Gacha games can't save this bizarre world.

"Om~"

Suddenly, a strange psionic energy fluctuation appeared, directly enveloping the first to third floors of the unfinished building. Zhao Hao had just crawled from the second floor to the first floor when he was suddenly blocked by a psionic membrane with strong resilience.

This was the first time Zhao Hao had encountered this type of psionic energy. If a barrier was a strong, rigid psionic energy combined with space to form a barrier, then this psionic membrane was a tough, flexible psionic energy combined with air to form a barrier.

This thing is similar to a barrier, but not entirely the same.

Zhao Hao suddenly became interested and decided to study it, so he did not forcefully break through.

In reality, this thin film is only the psionic strength of a Black Iron 4-star. With Zhao Hao's current psionic strength, breaking through it would only take a second or two.

However, this thing is invincible to those weaker than the caster; there is basically no way to break free or break through it.

“This psionic energy fluctuation… it’s that colonel with the long braid.” Zhao Hao recognized the somewhat familiar psionic energy as belonging to someone else.

Sure enough, Colonel Django's voice rang out: "My friend, please don't rush off. Perhaps we can have a chat, maybe we can even cooperate? Perhaps we can be of help to you..."

Zhao Hao said with a hint of sarcasm, "Oh? You're not afraid of me? I'm an evil spirit!"

Colonel Django came out, wearing a pair of non-prescription glasses, but disguised as Zhao Hao.

Those eyes weren't ordinary objects either; their unique spiritual energy fluctuations indicated they were strange artifacts.

"You're joking..." he said, pushing up his glasses.

Zhao Hao thought that the colonel with the long braid had actually guessed that his true form wasn't a ghost, but who knew that his next sentence was: "Even if you are an evil spirit, as long as you are willing to cooperate with us, you are an evil spirit protected and recognized by this country!"

Good heavens, I'm just speechless! You guys really live up to your reputation!

Zhao Hao said, "Cooperation? How can we cooperate? What will I get in return?"

Colonel Django smiled with confidence upon hearing this, while Zhao Hao sensed a very subtle spiritual energy quietly affecting his mind.

Good heavens, there's something wrong with the weird eye he's wearing; it's subtly changing the observer's thoughts.

So you guys use this thing to recruit people?

Colonel Django began his performance, speaking frankly and without reservation.

The U.S. military has been paying attention to the underworld for the past decade, and has established many projects and plans over the years. Last year, the Defense Intelligence Agency led a joint effort with multiple agencies to launch a project called "Project Stargate".

It was a large-scale joint project with numerous categories, including developing human supernatural abilities, researching extraordinary instruments, and cultivating extraordinary species, among dozens of projects of varying sizes.

"Think about it, there are countless opportunities to operate on such a large project. And America is one of the most powerful countries in the world; the convenience and benefits it can provide are indescribable. Whatever you want, as long as it satisfies the higher-ups, it can be achieved!"

Colonel Django is quite experienced in this area.

He has recruited and lured more than thirty extraordinary individuals.

Through these "grotesque glasses," he can easily see through the hidden desires in people's hearts, thereby influencing their thought patterns.

However, this evil spirit in front of him was different; he couldn't see through its heart, so he had no choice but to try to persuade it with words.

At least for now, the other party seems to be a calm, composed, and intelligent person capable of equal communication. That makes things easier!

The methods of winning people over are nothing more than enticing them with benefits, threatening them with power, explaining the greater good, and binding them with personal relationships.

The other party is a ghost, so seduction or similar methods probably won't work.

Zhao Hao: Actually, you can try it. My willpower is extremely weak!

His strength is at least Iron 5-star, and among 5-stars, he has an off-the-charts combat power, so there is no threat to him.

Zhao Hao: You're right about that.

Needless to say, there's no need to talk about personal relationships; what kind of interpersonal connections could a ghost possibly have?

Ah Hao: This is why I appear before you as a ghost!

Therefore, the only options are to try enticing them with benefits and explaining the greater good.

Zhao Hao: I'm all ears.

Colonel Django first talked about various benefits and hidden advantages, the subtext being: join us, and we'll make you rich. Amei's family is wealthy and powerful; we ate until we were stuffed.

Because Zhao Hao was wearing a mask and his expression was not visible, Colonel Jiang Ge felt somewhat uneasy.

However, as a professional with a deep understanding of human nature, he did perceive some information about the ghost in front of him.

For example, the other party is not an ancient entity that has existed for hundreds of years, but rather quite modern in its actions and thinking.

We usually call these kinds of people "young people".

Young people are the easiest to fool, so why not try explaining the greater good to them?

Colonel Django, his expression grave, asked, "You should know about the Red Soviet Empire, right?"

Zhao Hao nodded. "A bipolar world, you know. Young people all know that."

To be honest, the current Communist Party, in the real world, has even subtly surpassed the United States, exerting a degree of suppression over it. Even the relatively low-profile Song Dynasty is not taken seriously by the Communist Party.

Colonel Django sighed dramatically, his expression one of deep concern for the nation: "You know, that red empire is extremely domineering; they want to control the fate of humanity. We are competing with them, and that includes the realm of the extraordinary..."

"Do you know? They've achieved something extremely advanced in the supernatural field because they're ruthless enough to stop at nothing!" Colonel Django's expression turned pained.

"Over the past decade, they have conducted countless horrific human experiments, even using superhumans and superhuman beings for inhumane experiments! These include sleep experiments, giving ordinary people excessive doses of stimulants, keeping them awake for days to allow their minds to enter the dream state on the surface of the psionic sea, attempting to create artificial superhumans..."

"What kind of person crossbred their bloodline with a supernatural being to create a supernatural bio-weapon ape warrior..."

"What mind control experiments, large-scale mental interference and enslavement..."

Colonel Django spoke eloquently, recounting more than a dozen inhumane and horrific experiments, his expression agitated as he spoke, his body language perfectly conveying the message.

To put it simply, if he were to encounter a great director, he might be able to compete for an Oscar.

Zhao Hao was at a loss for what expression to wear, so he remained expressionless.

Zhao Hao: If I hadn't seen some of the Bureau of Mystery's highly classified files, I might have believed it!

How come most of the experiments you mentioned were actually conducted by you?

You say the Red Big Brother is doing experiments, but haven't you done any yourself? What was Fort Detrick for? Was it researching how to make steamed buns with yeast?

You accuse others of developing biological weapons, yet you use your own people as guinea pigs!

They tricked Black people into conducting syphilis observation experiments; they researched and created a hemorrhagic fever virus; and they used biological weapons containing Serratia marcescens to attack San Francisco, with the aim of testing San Francisco's "chemical defense capabilities."

And that mind control experiment—wasn't that something you yourselves conducted? Did you find those mind control weapons on the street?!

Zhao Hao suddenly felt an itch in his hands; damn it, he wanted to slap someone! Like, a dozen or so big slaps on both sides!

However, Zhao Hao also obtained a lot of useful information from Colonel Django's persuasive talk.

For example, part of the Stargate Project, such as wall-penetrating technology, telescopic vision, and remote sensing, are all espionage activities.

There is even a method of communicating with the dead.

It is said that during the war against Annam, the military sent out special teams, ostensibly to disguise the fallen soldiers and appease their spirits, but in reality to obtain intelligence about the deaths at the time by communicating with the spirits.

Colonel Django, for example, is a telekinetic.

The concept of telekinesis is broad, and depending on the individual's inclinations, telekinesis will eventually lean towards a specific direction. For example, Colonel Django's "telekinesis with a protective film."

He can perform many functions through this special telekinetic form. He once participated in the Annam War, working to comfort the dead.

On the other hand, the Afghan military, drawing on its earlier experimental experience, has also developed highly targeted mind control weapons for its psionic devices. These include electronic mind control equipment, reverse brain-computer interface technology, brain intrusion capsules, and electromagnetic interference fields…

As for why he was so outspoken, it's because in the eyes of some established supernatural forces, their operations are transparent, a semi-public secret, and there's nothing they're afraid to say.

What's that saying again? As long as I'm not embarrassed, it's others who are embarrassed. As long as I'm shameless, it's others who lose face.

Colonel Django also recounted many of Big Brother's unsavory deeds, such as the deadly virus leak at Yekaterinburg that Zhao Hao had heard about some time ago.

For example, they have already developed a large-scale psionic generator!

According to Colonel Django, that thing was created by studying the human brain and mind, and it took countless victims to successfully use certain extraordinary materials to conduct large-scale mental simulations and artificially generate a large amount of psionic energy.

"How terrifying is this? They are sacrificing innocent people, using machines to replace human minds and generate psionic power. They are creating weapons to destroy the world!"

"Join us! To fight against the evil empire, we need everyone's strength now!"

Zhao Hao nodded: "What you said makes a lot of sense... but what does it have to do with me?! As for the cooperation you mentioned, we can talk about it another time. I hope you can show some sincerity!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a powerful surge of psionic energy tore through Colonel Django's psionic membrane, and then Zhao Hao disappeared.

Colonel Django was taken aback at first, then angrily took off his glasses, covered them tightly with his hands, and cursed, "Fake! Shat! Damn it..."

Using supernatural objects always comes at a price. I've been wearing these glasses for so long, and the other party hasn't been affected at all. And they even easily tore through my thin membrane barrier! Damn it! Damn it all! I feel like I've been played!

Zhao Hao went back and tallied up his gains: several sets of psionic equipment and several extraordinary items.

The main purpose of psionic devices is to provide myself with some research ideas, to see what the military's research direction is, and whether there are any valuable aspects.

Zhao Hao found those extraordinary items rather interesting.

The four necklaces made of eagle feathers have a somewhat Native American feel.

Zhao Hao also saw the thing on Colonel Django's neck.

It appears to be standard equipment and identification documents for Jedi members.

It turns out that the military already possesses a certain capacity to mass-produce extraordinary items.

Has an alchemist defected to the military? I hadn't heard of that in The Secret of Silver.

……

The month drew to a close on November 30th, and the Fate Points from the Ghostly Placement event were credited to my account.

329 + 212 + 550 = 1091 Fate Points, enough for another ten-pull.

To Zhao Hao's surprise, the last event was a summoning-themed event, but this time it's a mount-themed event!

【Peerless Luma】, a Black Iron 3-star summon card... its main function is riding.

It even has attributes that hinder the master; a master whose fate is not good enough will be killed by it!

【Carrot on a Stick】, Black Iron 2-star item card... Its main function is to be placed on the head of a mount to increase the mount's various attributes and movement speed.

Just thinking about a crane with a carrot on its head is enough to make me stop thinking.

【Shrek the Talking Donkey】, Iron 3-star... Its combat power is extremely weak. Its main function is that it can talk and has a strong reproductive ability.

Even fire dragons can be paired with... I'd rather eat donkey meat sandwiches!

After using three cards, Zhao Hao was starting to question his life choices.

This can't be solved by washing hands anymore; you need plastic surgery to get a white face to turn things around.