Chapter 122

After hearing the short man’s surprised inquiry, Leon couldn’t help but shake his head. An anomalous item that could communicate with animals? That definitely didn’t exist. But he had just obtained a badge himself.

[You have acquired your first pet, successfully activating the Black Iron Badge “Poop Scooper”]

[Poop Scooper: A keeper who raises pets in the city and must regularly clean up their droppings]

[Wearing Effect: Your rapport with the pet you raise has improved, allowing you to understand some simpler meanings from each other]

[Ascension Path: If you continue raising a pet for over a month while maintaining its good health, this badge will automatically ascend to the Bronze Badge “Pet Owner”]

[Hidden Trait (No Need to Wear): Your affinity with animals has slightly increased]

Looking at the shining [Poop Scooper] on the interface, Leon couldn’t help but reaffirm his desire to earn more badges.

Among the thirteen badges he currently owned, almost none provided direct combat enhancements, but they all offered quite remarkable auxiliary effects.

Even without needing high-level badges like [I Am Demon] or [Practitioner], which could directly strengthen anomalies, even seemingly useless black iron badges like [Poop Scooper], when paired with suitable anomalous items, could still produce fairly impressive results.

Hmm… but throwing explosive eggs is still out of the question for now! It might cost you your life! Glancing sideways at the dressing mirror beside him, Leon saw the puppy showing its baby teeth as it gnawed on a whale oil bomb. He got a huge scare and quickly made it return the bomb.

Truly worthy of its husky lineage, it was already trying to dismantle things at such a young age. Although throwing bombs directly through the Mirror Dog into an opponent’s face would be fierce, this little guy was still too small. If it threw it in the wrong place, it would be disastrous.

Precision tasks like定点投蛋 (precise egg throwing) would have to wait until it grew a bit more, or until the [Poop Scooper] badge ascended and he could control its behavior somewhat!

…

“After meeting for only a short time, you two can already understand each other. Looks like you two are quite compatible.”

Unaware of the perilous moment just now, the short man weighed the returned whale oil bomb in his hand, then looked at the drowsy-looking puppy in Leon’s arms, couldn’t help but chuckle, and handed the bomb back to Leon.

“Although you probably can’t use special mirrors like eyes or water surfaces to transfer objects yet, most likely still limited to mirrors, since you can simply communicate with the little guy, this thing isn’t completely useless. At least in critical moments, it can serve as a hidden card.

Take it. Come find me when you run out. Keep it in the Mirror World normally and don’t take it out. Activate it ahead of time when you need it, and it will explode five seconds later!”

“Thank you, Senior!”

Hearing the short man’s words, Leon couldn’t help but feel a little pleased. He immediately took out the small mirror given by the other party, aimed it at the whale oil bomb, and lightly patted the puppy’s butt.

“Woof~”

Accompanied by a somewhat lazy bark, the awakened puppy lazily crawled into the small mirror, helping Leon put away the whale oil bomb. Then it didn’t come out again but lay down inside instead. Shortly after, fine snoring sounds came from the small mirror.

“This little guy must be tired.”

Glancing at the dog pup lying sprawled out with its paws around its head inside the mirror, the short man couldn’t help but smile. Then he rhythmically tapped twice on the small mirror in Leon’s hand.

Ms. Lisa’s crisp barking sounded, and Leon looked down to see the large golden retriever also entering the small mirror. After giving the puppy a complicated look, it calmly lay down inside and barked twice at him.

“Lisa says this little one is a bit mischievous, so she hopes you’ll bear with it… Also…”

After translating Ms. Lisa’s “dog talk,” the short man pointed at the two dogs inside the mirror and said to Leon:

“If the Bureau Director sends you to rescue people at Rose Manor, then let Lisa guide you. She knows my ‘friends’ well.

She’ll stay in your mirror for the next couple of days. When you need her to guide you, just tap the mirror. Oh, and here, take this as well.”

While speaking, the short man barked twice towards the mirror. After listening, Ms. Lisa nodded and walked out of the visible range of the mirror, rummaged around for a while, and returned carrying a palm-sized small bed, placing it inside Leon’s mirror.

“The Bureau Director mentioned that your compatibility with demon-type anomalies is very good, so take this as well!”

Reluctantly glancing at the [Monster Under the Bed] worth 8.7 Leon Value, the short man patted his chest and exceptionally generously told Leon,

“Since you’ve called me Senior, I must act like one. And you’ve seen how many anomalies I have; losing one won’t make much difference. Take it!”

“Well, in that case, I won’t be polite…”

Looking at the generous senior who first gave him a dog, then an egg, and finally even a bed, Leon felt warm inside.

The Bureau Director, although a bit tricky and a wine-loving prankster, always took great care of him and truly shouldered responsibilities;

Senior Emma was also amazing. Though her actions were sometimes overly “steady,” she taught him invaluable experiences, genuinely helping him solve numerous problems;

And this Jerry Senior was exceptionally generous. Although there was the influence of the [Connection] badge, he had already given him so much upon their first meeting… There were really a lot of good people in the Bureau! Feeling quite grateful, Leon glanced at the short man and for a moment didn’t know how to reciprocate, so he promised:

“Senior, although I’m not very skilled in combat, I do have some confidence in matters like investigation, interrogation, and obtaining intelligence about anomalies. If you ever need help in these areas, please don’t hesitate to ask!”

Done! That’s exactly what I wanted to hear!

Looking at the grateful newbie in front of him, the “good senior” repeatedly said it wasn’t necessary on the surface, but couldn’t help but chuckle inwardly.

Besides genuinely liking this kid, this time being so generous was also because he planned to ask for help later. The ability to appraise anomalies was quite rare, and he would definitely need to seek him out again when he found something good.

So rather than asking for help later, it was better to be generous beforehand… Hmm… Plus, it would block this kid’s mouth, after all, quite a few things in his possession were “borrowed” from other branches.

And originally, he thought identifying the abilities and costs of anomalies was already impressive enough for this kid, but unexpectedly, he could even figure out where the items were stolen from. Since that was the case, the original deal wasn’t appropriate anymore. The extra benefits would serve as a gag order fee!

(End of Chapter)