Global wonders have descended, and only I possess the treasure-hunting radar.

The next moment, a light red paper coupon fell into his hand.

A system prompt then appeared.

Congratulations on receiving: 1 Collection Exemption Ticket.

[Collection Exemption Certificate: Allows you to waive the collection requirements for any rare item and immediately add it to your collection.]

Wang Yan frowned as he looked at the description of the [Collection Exemption Certificate] in his hand.

Seeing the system shudder slightly, Wang Yan thought it might be something good.

Is that all?

It can exempt any rare item from the collection requirements.

If an ordinary weapon user received this, they would indeed be overjoyed.

Because if they want to master a rare object, they often need to try the conditions for mastering it again and again.

But Wang Yan is different.

He can see the collection conditions directly.

As long as the conditions aren't so outrageous as to be completely impossible, most rare items are just a matter of time for him to acquire.

Just as Wang Yan was about to put away the [Collection Exemption Coupon] in his hand, he suddenly stopped.

He read the system's description of it again.

Any strange object...

There is no restriction on A-level or SS-level!

Wang Yan's eyes lit up at this thought.

"This thing... seems a bit off."

If it's only used on A-grade artifacts, it's a complete waste.

Even if used on S-class artifacts, it would only be a small profit.

But what if it were used on SS-class or even SSS-class artifacts?

The conditions for collecting those high-level rare items cannot be described in just two words.

Just one glance at it might send chills down your spine.

However, this "Collection Exemption Certificate" allows Wang Yan to skip the collection conditions and collect the rare item directly.

For Wang Yan, that would be an absolute steal!

In this light, the prizes for this lottery are in no way inferior to those before, and may even be better.

Moreover, Wang Yan also happens to have a clue about an SS-level rare item.

That pitch-black chess piece!

As mentioned before, the chess piece can take its holder to a location where they can obtain an SS-level artifact.

Previously, Wang Yan thought that SS-level artifacts were far beyond his reach.

Even if we do find it, we might not be able to get it.

But things are different now.

Now, as long as that SS-grade artifact is unclaimed, and as long as he can touch it...

He can collect it directly!

Thinking of this, Wang Yan excitedly put the [Collection Exemption Coupon] into his system space and stored it carefully.

I glanced at the time.

She realized that the time she had arranged to meet Shen Qingli was approaching.

After cleaning up the traces of his presence, Wang Yan raised his hand and patted the [Wanhu Xingkuan].

They teleported directly to a store within the headquarters where Wang Yan had left traces of a transaction.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him.

Wang Yan glanced down at his clothes and, after confirming that there was nothing unusual about them,...

Then I used [Fake Face Ink] to wipe away a layer of residual scent.

Then they headed towards the office building where they had previously discovered the Faceless God.

Wang Yan hadn't forgotten that there was a teleportation artifact waiting for him there.

But just as Wang Yan was halfway there, he suddenly stopped.

Because he discovered that this system was displayed on the radar.

Several unusual fluctuations of energy appeared around the office building that Wang Yan was heading to!

[A Class S artifact has been detected.]

[A Class S artifact has been detected.]

……

Three S-grade artifacts, plus dozens of A-grade artifacts.

They completely surrounded that office building.

It was as if they were deliberately waiting for something.

Did headquarters detect the teleportation fluctuations appearing there?

Or has headquarters already discovered the presence of the Faceless God?

Wang Yan had no idea what the specific reason was.

But he knew perfectly well.

We definitely can't go there anymore, so we'll just have to let go of that strange object that's still there.

Wang Yan then changed direction and headed towards the dormitory area.

Compared to the office building, the strange fluctuations in the dormitory area were much more normal.

There was no phenomenon of S-class artifacts clustering together.

This means that, at least for now, headquarters has not yet discovered the identity of the Faceless God within headquarters.

Soon, Wang Yan mingled into the crowd and entered the dormitory building.

We arrived at the door of dormitory 524.

The system notification reappeared.

[Unclaimed Class A artifact detected: Return to Mother Gate.]

[Strange Object: The Gate to Return to Motherhood]

[Ability: Return, feigned concealment, you are designing an ability.]

[Abilities: Mother and Child, Ajar, Borrow Door]

[Mother and Child: The Mother Gate is divided into two gates, the Mother Gate and the Child Gate. The Child Gate can be placed on any gate. If someone passes through the Child Gate, both the Child Gate and the person passing through will move to the Mother Gate. If no one passes through for a long time, the Mother Gate will move to the Child Gate and merge into one.]

[Weakening: Those who enter the mother gate through the child gate will be affected by corruption, curses, mental influence, rule locks, slowed movements, and disorientation.]

[Close the doors: Once the mother and child doors are closed, no one will notice anything amiss.]

[Side effect: After each use, the user will experience a brief but intense urge to go home.]

Rating: A

[Conditions for collection: After the door to the mother's home has been opened, close it yourself and say, "I'm not going back."]

This strange object is not a real door.

Instead, it was a phantom attached to the doorway, which was not noticeable unless you looked closely.

After forcibly opening the original lock, Wang Yan, following the instructions in the collection conditions, closed the door himself.

Then he said, "I'm not going back."

The next moment, a system notification appeared.

[Collection requirements have been met]

[Do you possess the Grade A rare item: Returning Mother Gate?]

"collect!"

[Successfully added to favorites]

[The side effects of using this rare item have been waived]

[Task: Collect 300 rare items (150/300)]

After doing all this, Wang Yan turned and left.

I arrived at the place I had arranged to meet Shen Qingli.

I waited for a while.

Shen Qingli was accompanied by someone wearing a pointed hat and a white research coat.

A man wearing gold-rimmed half-rimmed glasses appeared.

Shen Qingli was about to introduce the man to Wang Yan when

The man reached out his hand to Wang Yan first.

"It's a pleasure to meet you. I am Gu Zhixing, a first-level researcher at the Administration Headquarters, and also your recommender for becoming an S-class artifact candidate."

"Since I recommended you to be a candidate for S-class artifact, I will be the one to take you there for the test."

Wang Yan looked at his hand, and subconsciously glanced at the name of the strange object on the system radar.

[A Class S artifact has been detected: the Hat of Knowledge.]

[A-grade artifact detected: Escape Rope.]

Judging from their names, the two strange objects don't seem to have the ability to read minds directly.

Seeing this, Wang Yan felt relieved and gently shook hands with him.

"Wang Yan".

Gu Zhixing smiled and released his hand.

His gaze, however, fell on the tips of Wang Yan's shoes.

"Your shoes are a bit dirty; you'd better clean them."

Wang Yan glanced down at it.

There was indeed a small patch of mud stuck to the toe of the shoe.

That must have gotten on him near the abandoned well in the desolate mountains when he went to deal with the [Sweet Voice Radio] nest.

He focused on dealing with the lingering scent of the strange object on his body.

I'd almost forgotten about that.

He reached out and wiped away the mud, pondering why Gu Zhixing had suddenly brought this up.

Logically speaking, if Gu Zhixing had a cleanliness obsession, Shen Qingli, knowing that the two were going to meet, should have reminded Wang Yan in advance.

Wang Yan's heart stirred, but his expression remained unchanged.

Gu Zhixing watched his reaction, his smile unchanged.

"It must have gotten on the lawn in that park to the west, right?"

"That place does have a nice lawn. I like to go there for a walk when I'm not working on a problem."

Wang Yan glanced at him.

It's unclear whether Gu Zhixing actually figured something out.

I don't know how to answer the other person's question.

First of all, he had no idea whether there was a park to the west.

Secondly, mud spots can only be produced by splashing wet mud.

Who knows if the park was watered today?

If he goes along with Gu Zhixing's words, he might very well fall into a trap.

Shen Qingli stood aside, not immediately offering any assistance.

She was very familiar with Gu Zhixing.

I know Gu Zhixing wouldn't bring this up for no reason.

But now that Gu Zhixing has brought it up, it means that he must have discovered some problem.

Wang Yan thought for a moment and was about to speak.

Gu Zhixing's phone suddenly rang.

He glanced at the number and answered.

A hurried voice came from the phone.

"Zhixing, did you take Wang Yan for the test?"

Gu Zhixing replied, "Not yet."

"Then hurry up."

"The arrangements have just been changed; the selection of candidates for S-class artifacts has been brought forward."

Gu Zhixing raised an eyebrow.

"So urgent?"

"Yeah, I don't know what the higher-ups are thinking."

"Anyway, take Wang Yan there for the test first, so he doesn't miss it."

The phone hangs up.

Gu Zhixing put away his phone and didn't continue the previous topic.

"Alright, enough chit-chat, we need to get Wang Yan over there for the test right away!"

Shen Qingli nodded upon seeing this and said to Wang Yan.

"Zhi Xing is a researcher, and he always likes to say a few more words when he sees these details, so don't mind him."

Wang Yan nodded.

"fine."

His expression was calm.

However, he was quite surprised by Gu Zhixing's observational skills.

It's unclear whether it's due to the strange object the other party possessed, or simply because he himself was like that.

But Wang Yan knew that if Gu Zhixing appeared in the future, he would have to be extra careful so that the other party wouldn't notice anything.

Meanwhile, I learned from the other party's phone call that the selection process had been brought forward.

Wang Yan's time became even tighter.

[Faceless God] only gave him two days to prepare his next move.

He originally expected to have a day and a half to resolve the issue.

But now that the selection process has been moved up, he has very little time left.

Roughly speaking, only tonight is left.

He still has two Faceless Men left to deal with.

There was a location that was relatively close, right at headquarters, where he could take advantage of the evening to resolve the matter.

But the other location is quite far from here.

Wang Yan estimated that it would take several hours just to get there.

By then, he will have very little time to resolve the issue.