A Guide to Surviving the Mysterious Dungeon and the Twelve Talismans

"What... what's going on?" Zhang Fei slumped to the ground, looking completely bewildered.

"I've lived all these years and this is the first time I've ever seen anything like it."

"You can call the police or do whatever you want; it's up to you."

"But now, please settle the bill first, I'm almost starving," Zhou An said.

"Okay, I'll pay the balance now." Zhang Fei quickly took out his phone and transferred the money to Zhou An.

"One hundred thousand yuan?" Zhou An was taken aback and looked at Zhang Fei with some doubt.

"You've worked hard. It must have been dangerous for you to find out these things. Consider this a token of your appreciation."

“I was blind to your greatness before. You must be a martial arts master.” Zhang Fei stood up and quickly said.

"Then thank you very much, Mr. Zhang," Zhou An said with a faint smile.

With the money doubled, Zhou An naturally accepted it with a smile.

“I was going to call the police, but I have a good friend who works at the police station, so I’ll talk to him first.”

"Mm." Zhou An nodded, but didn't leave. Instead, he sat down to the side.

In this technological world, two people died, and there were also parasites.

Zhou An is gone. With his abilities, he won't be found, but it will still be troublesome. His identity will probably be unusable.

I might as well stay here. Anyway, I can just say I'm a martial artist, and killing two parasites won't be a problem.

“I’ve spoken with my brother, and he’s already reported it. He’ll be bringing people over.” Zhang Fei plopped down next to Zhou An.

"What kind of mess is this? How could there be such a parasitic monster?"

“My wife…sigh…” Zhang Fei’s face was full of grief.

"Please accept my condolences," Zhou An said softly.

Zhang Fei shook his head and didn't say anything more, just sat there silently.

About ten minutes later, the police arrived.

The person leading the group was not Zhang Fei's brother, but rather the other party's superior.

"As expected, it seems we need to report this to the Tianheng Division; this is beyond our ability to handle."

As soon as Captain Liu entered, his gaze swept over the two pieces of corpses, and finally settled on Xu Li's head, which was still blinking.

"Tianheng Division?" Zhou An's heart skipped a beat.

I reckon that the Tianheng Division is specifically responsible for managing those who are extraordinary.

Moreover, judging from Captain Liu's appearance, he clearly knows about the parasites.

"You're the private detective who killed the parasitic worm?" Captain Liu turned his head and looked at Zhou An.

“Yes.” Zhou An stood up and nodded.

Chapter 156 Supernatural Ability Guild

"A martial artist?" Captain Liu looked Zhou An up and down, then shook his head: "No, I can't sense any qi or blood power in you."

"Enhanced human? Modified human? Or perhaps a superhuman?" Captain Liu picked up a machine and scanned Zhou An directly.

Upon seeing this, Zhou An frowned slightly, but still made no move.

“You’re just an ordinary person. You don’t have a martial arts qualification certificate, an enhanced human qualification certificate, a modified human qualification certificate, or a superhuman qualification certificate.” Captain Liu’s tone changed.

Zhou An said, "I think I should be a superhuman. One day, I suddenly became very strong and fast."

"Oh? When exactly did your strength suddenly increase?" Captain Liu continued to press.

“A month ago,” Zhou An casually made up.

"Then why don't you go to the Superpowered Professionals Guild to take the qualification exam? Or are you deliberately hiding it?" Captain Liu's tone became serious.

Upon hearing this, Zhou An shook his head: "No, the certification exam for the Supernatural Abilities Guild requires a fee of 10,000 yuan, and I don't have any money on me."

"So I took Mr. Zhang's business and planned to take the qualification exam after completing the business."

"I see." Upon hearing this, Captain Liu's tone softened.

"If someone hides their abilities, the first time they are discovered, it will be recorded. If they are discovered a second time and have not yet obtained the qualification certificate, they will be fined heavily and forced to take the certification exam."

"This is the first time, just a verbal warning. Tomorrow morning, you will go to the Superpower Profession Guild to take the qualification exam."

Upon hearing this, Zhou An nodded: "Okay."

The security guards then conducted some routine questioning with Zhou An.

Zhou An also sent them the videos he had taken.

These things took more than an hour to complete, and we kept dawdling around.

"Alright, you can go now. Keep your phone on 24/7, we'll contact you if anything happens." Captain Liu saw Zhou An out of the villa.

"Mm." Zhou An nodded.

"By the way, would you like to join the Tianheng Division?" Captain Liu suddenly called out to Zhou An.

“Tianheng Division? I’d like to, but I need a recommender, and I don’t have one.” Zhou An shook his head.

“I can be your recommender, but you need to do me a favor,” Captain Liu said in a deep voice.

“Oh? Deal.” Zhou An replied immediately.

"Huh? Aren't you going to ask me what kind of help I need?" Captain Liu looked at Zhou An with some surprise.

“I want to join Tianheng Division. I’ll help you with anything,” Zhou An said in a deep voice.

"Haha, okay, the Tianheng Division is recruiting new employees in three days. You should get your superpower professional qualification certificate tomorrow."

"After you obtain your professional qualification certificate, go directly to Tianheng Company to register, and I will recommend you through the internal system."

"As for helping, we'll talk about that once you're in Tianheng Division." Captain Liu laughed a few times, left these words, and turned to go back into the villa.

Seeing this, Zhou An didn't say anything more and simply turned and left.

His mission is to resolve the world's calamities.

That is, to eliminate the root cause of the parasitic insects.

This is definitely a huge project, and joining the Tenheng Division is absolutely an important first step.

He's just a small-time private investigator right now, and he knows very little.

Following his memory, Zhou An returned to his detective agency.

Although it's called a detective agency, it's actually just a one-bedroom apartment of only forty square meters.

This house is still in my memory; it was the inheritance left to me by my parents after they died.

Having a house at least prevents Zhou An from becoming homeless.

It took Zhou An a full hour to get home.

He transformed the living room into a detective agency, with miscellaneous documents piled up all over the floor.

Zhou An looked at all of this, but didn't want to clean it up. He simply turned around and went back to his room.

The room was quite tidy, which suited Zhou An's character.

Zhou An lay on the bed, took out his phone, and began to continue collecting information about this world.

……

A good night's sleep.

Zhou An got up early in the morning, washed up, and went out.

I had a quick breakfast downstairs and then headed to the subway station, which was about 30 meters away.

The only advantage of his house is that it's only 30 meters away from the subway station.

If you rent it out, you can get two thousand yuan a month.

That's right, it's two thousand yuan a month.

That's more than double the average monthly salary of 1,000 yuan.

This world is strange; prices are pitifully low, wages are low, but housing costs are very high.

Zhou An took the subway and arrived at the gate of the Superpower Profession Guild.

You can see the gate as soon as you exit the subway.

It could be said that a subway entrance was specifically built here.

People come and go here; some are here for assessment.

Of course, for most of the people being assessed, the assessment focused on promotion.

People like Zhou An who obtain professional certifications are a minority.

Most people, however, accept missions in the mission lobby.

This world is relatively developed in many aspects, but it has created a distorted society.

Songjiang City is one of the eighteen megacities in China.

It is divided into three layers: the inner city, the outer city, and the residential area.

The inner city is where only those with real power, money, and influence can reside.

Security is greatly guaranteed, and more advanced technology is also available in the inner city.

There are strict rules and regulations for entering the inner city.

The outer city was where Zhou An was located.

It's a fairly prosperous place, with a level of technology similar to the main world.

The residential areas, to put it nicely, are actually slums.

This is roughly equivalent to the early 21st century in the main world.

Outside the city lies a world shrouded in black mist.