A Guide to Surviving the Mysterious Dungeon and the Twelve Talismans

"You can now directly select one rule-based item and one rule-based skill orb."

"One A-grade item, one skill orb, one S-grade item, and one S-grade skill orb."

"From now on, you can choose any item and a skill orb every year," Zhang Tiandao said slowly.

Zhou An nodded slightly: "Okay."

He didn't care about these rules, props, or light orbs; what he wanted was this attitude.

Fortunately, Zhou An was quite satisfied with the attitude given by the headquarters of the Bureau of Strange Affairs.

"Zhou An, I'll have Xiao Ye take you to the prop store to choose props."

"I need to have these techniques tested immediately." Zhang Tiandao knew that the General Administration was about to get busy.

“Yes, Director.” Zhou An nodded.

"Xiao Zhou, you did well this time too. Go to the item store and pick out a B-grade skill orb." Zhang Tiandao looked at Zhou Tianhan.

"Alright, Director." Zhou Tianhan chuckled.

Just one trip was enough to get a B-grade skill orb; it was worth it.

"Let's go, you two." Zhang Xiaoye said as she approached Zhou An, then walked out of the office on her own.

"Your name is Zhang Xiaoye, right? How old are you?" Zhou An asked, bored.

"I'm eighteen this year, uncle. Didn't you want to pursue me? Sure, I'm still single." Zhang Xiaoye gave Zhou An a flirtatious wink.

"What nonsense are you spouting? How could an old man like you?" Li Shengsheng's eyes suddenly turned sharp, and she stepped forward to block Zhou An's path.

"Little sister, you're so pretty!" Zhang Xiaoye chuckled, looking Li Shengsheng up and down.

“I’m eighteen this year too, maybe even older than you. Call me sister,” Li Shengsheng said coldly.

“My birthday is January 1st, how can you be older than me?” Zhang Xiaoye chuckled.

"You... Hmph!" Li Shengsheng snorted coldly, too lazy to pay any attention to this guy.

"Xiao Ye, are you the bureau chief's granddaughter?" Zhou An asked again.

“That’s right, I’m not only the director’s granddaughter, but also my grandfather’s spirit bond.” Zhang Xiaoye said with a smile.

"You are your grandfather's spirit contract holder?" Li Shengsheng was immediately surprised.

Zhou An was also somewhat surprised.

"Surprised? What's so surprising? I'm already my grandfather's fifth Spirit Contractor."

"My first wife was my grandmother, who died in place of my grandfather when he was in his twentieth year."

"My second husband was my father, who died in place of my grandfather when he was 43 years old."

"The third one was my second uncle, who died in place of my grandfather when he was at level 59."

"The fourth one was my brother, who died in place of my grandfather when he was 85 years old."

Zhang Xiaoye spoke in a relaxed tone, but it made Zhou An and Li Shengsheng's expressions turn serious.

Chapter 127 A Rich Inventory

"Don't look at me like that, we all did it voluntarily."

“My grandfather is very powerful. If he were to randomly choose a spirit contract user, it would create instability.”

“Grandpa didn’t want his family to become Spirit Contract Holders either, but we forced him to by threatening to kill ourselves.” Zhang Xiaoye said it very casually.

However, the meaning contained within it is so heavy.

Zhou An also gained a better understanding of Zhang Tiandao.

Their entire family has been working for the Bureau of Ghost Stories and contributing to the country.

"Your efforts will not go unrewarded, and I respect you for them."

“However, I didn’t expect that your family members would all be able to become Spirit Contract Holders,” Zhou An said in a deep voice.

"Hehe, maybe even God thinks we should dedicate ourselves to this," Zhang Xiaoye chuckled.

"Alright, stop being sad. I don't need your sympathy. With my strength, I could crush you with just one finger."

As soon as Zhang Xiaoye finished speaking, a terrifying aura instantly pressed down on Zhou An.

Zhou An felt strange all over, and an extreme sense of palpitation rose in his heart.

It felt as if I would die at any moment.

Even with the horse talisman, it seems he couldn't survive.

But this feeling was fleeting, as if nothing had happened.

"We're here. Go in yourselves. Access has been granted. Just select your items and come out on your own." Zhang Xiaoye stopped and pointed ahead.

"Thank you," Zhou An said.

Zhang Xiaoye smiled and nodded, then turned into a cloud of black mist and disappeared.

"Let's go, don't think about her anymore." Zhou An patted Li Shengsheng's head.

"Oh." Li Shengsheng nodded.

Ahead was a seamless alloy wall, completely concealing the door.

However, as Zhou An approached, a red light appeared and swept over Zhou An and Li Shengsheng.

"Identity confirmed. Zhou An, captain of the action team of Furong Branch of Changsha Bureau of Strange Affairs. Li Shengsheng, please come in."

The next instant, the alloy wall split open from the middle, and the two large doors opened directly inward.

The pitch-black space inside was instantly illuminated by daylight.

At the same time, the passage through which Zhou An and his group had come suddenly darkened, and a strange aura emerged.

It's most likely some kind of anti-theft measure.

Zhou An and Li Shengsheng immediately went inside.

Upon entering, you find yourself in a solid-color space of approximately one hundred square meters.

There were no doors or windows in sight, only a platform-like structure in the center.

On the control panel, there was a device that resembled a tablet computer, but it was rather large, measuring a full seventy inches.

As the two approached, the tablet computer was turned on.

The computer screen is the prop library.

"Zhou An, please select the items you want from the item inventory. Your privileges allow you to select one A-grade item, one A-grade skill orb, one S-grade item, one S-grade skill orb, one rule item, and one rule skill orb."

A mechanical female voice came from inside the computer.

Zhou An immediately clicked on the A-level category in the prop library.

And you know what? There were quite a few items, a total of 108, but far fewer A-level skill orbs, only about 30.

He then opened the S-level category, where there were only seventeen items and even fewer skill orbs, only nine.

Even so, it shows that the Bureau of Mysteries has a considerable inventory of props.

Zhou An opened the rules and items category, and there were quite a few more, a total of thirty-one items.

However, it can be seen that most of the rules and props are rather useless.

Looking at the rule skill categories, there are only fifteen, half the number of items, with eight of them being useless skills.

Seeing these rule skill orbs requires a lot of merit points.

That's true. If it were cheap, it would probably have been redeemed long ago.

Zhou An pondered what type of props and skills he lacked.

Suddenly, Zhou An remembered his ability to control flames, and immediately locked onto a rule-based item.

【Fire Spirit Orb】: A Fire Spirit Orb formed from the condensation of fire-elemental rules.

Effect: Rule-based item. Refining the Fire Spirit Orb into the body can double the fire-type ability.

It's a very simple, straightforward set of rules and tools.

Zhou An directly chose the Fire Spirit Orb.

"This, this, uncle, this S-rank item."

Li Shengsheng, who was on the side, was using split-screen operation and seemed to have found something, so she exclaimed in surprise.

Zhou An immediately looked over, then raised an eyebrow.

[Flame Vehicle Card]: Attach this card to any vehicle to unleash hellfire, activating the vehicle and granting it incredible abilities. Duration depends on the user's demonic power.

Note: At least level two Ghost Power is required to use this.

"Can this be used on rice balls? Let's choose this one." Li Shengsheng's eyes sparkled.

“Okay, then let’s choose this one,” Zhou An said with a smile.

Zhou An then selected a rule skill and an S-level skill, a light orb.

【Inverted】：Inverted, inverted, inverted, completely inverted.

Effect: A rule-based skill. Shouting the word "reverse" will reverse the "up/down" and "left/right" orientation rules within the area, and the user is not restricted.

Note: The duration depends on the strength of both sides, but will last at least ten seconds.

[Air Cannon]: It can compress air with its own power and fire an air cannon.

Effect: Based on one's own strength, compressed air can unleash up to double the power. Attack range depends on one's own strength attribute, with 10 points of strength equaling 1 meter of distance.

This air cannon is very interesting. It's similar to Doraemon's gadgets, but it's much more powerful.

The main advantage is its long attack range; with his current strength of nearly four thousand, he can extend his attack range to four hundred meters.

Moreover, once the flesh sacrifice is used, the attack range will reach four thousand meters, or four kilometers.

The Reversal skill is also good; in certain scenarios, even a sixth-tier being will be confused for a period of time.

As for A-level skills and A-level items, Zhou An didn't find many that appealing.