Chapter 350 Is This Thing a Monster?

The following collaboration process progressed very smoothly.

The Chicks sent some people out to work with the Ability Bureau on handling ability-related crimes, but each time before heading out for an event, they needed to register within the organization.

At the same time, they had Ling Mo issue equipment.

Ling Mo was totally playing the role of a wealthy boss, outfitting every team heading out to deal with crimes with the custom-made battle armor he developed. In simple terms, it pursued ultimate mediocrity, balancing all attributes equally to maximize suitability for everyone.

With this battle armor, those brothers going out to help tackle crime looked like war gods, even briefly overshadowing the Ability Bureau itself, making the Bureau’s people envious.

After all, who wouldn’t want a snazzy, powerful set of battle armor?

Moreover, as crime cases surged, the Chicks also made quite the splash in front of outsiders. During this time, numerous videos of Chicks members in battle armor circulated online, naturally attracting many inquiries about the origin of these armors.

Actually, similar gear was available in games, but at a sky-high price. The most important thing was that these things weren’t indestructible; they were more like consumables, so most players couldn’t bear such costs.

Thus, seeing so many high-tech armors on the Chicks people piqued their curiosity about where they came from.

Then, under Ling Mo and Xia Xinyan’s intentional disclosure, those passersby learned that all these came from Ling Mo’s hands.

As a result, Ling Mo’s online reputation flipped.

This time, he was no longer the soft rice king but a generous big boss.

The subsequent impact was quite evident—the number of people willing to join the Chicks surged during this time, leading to a situation where the reception staff were seriously overwhelmed.

Also, from Xia Xinyan’s perspective, the long-term benefits brought to the Chicks were far from over.

Using this opportunity to publicize the Chicks also laid groundwork for future influence.

Of course, since the Ability Bureau provided them so many perks, Xia Xinyan naturally wouldn’t hold back—like the earlier mentioned “prophecy” information which she didn’t go back on at all.

This included potential information about future monster appearances, more detailed invasion incidents, and corresponding handling methods, along with some public Intel from the Dark Zone world—

For instance, the most straightforward thing: as long as all demons in the Dark Zone world were eliminated, the invasion issue could be completely resolved, restoring peace to the world.

However, aside from sharing this with the Ability Bureau, she also casually informed Summer Jincang and publicly released part of the non-society-disruptive content from the Chicks’ standpoint.

And then, the Ability Bureau came knocking.

Along with them was Summer Jincang.

What a coincidence, Xia Xinyan was also sunbathing at that moment.

But this time it wasn’t during meal hours. Ling Mo was sweeping the floor when he heard the knock on the door and went to open it.

At the door stood Morning Light and Summer Jincang.

“Brother Jincang? What brings you here?” Ling Mo politely smiled and stepped aside.

“I came to see my sister.” Summer Jincang glanced at Ling Mo and entered the room quite casually, “As for what this officer is here for, I have no idea.”

“I’m just checking in on a collaboration partner,” Morning Light chuckled.

Xia Xinyan stretched and got up to enter the living room: “No need to check on me; I’m doing well.”

As she said that, she sat down next to Ling Mo, looking at the two: “I imagine you’re both quite busy right now? So we can skip the pleasantries and get right to business.”

Currently, all forces were grappling with the real Dark Zone, and with the current instability in the real Dark Zone, the larger the power, the busier its management. She hadn’t seen Summer Jincang in a while.

So, no need to waste time—primarily, she wanted to keep sunbathing.

…Has she been too relaxed lately?

Summer Jincang was left speechless by her words, pausing for quite a while before he had to dive straight into the topic: “Alright, I wanted to ask… Is the information Xia Xinyan sent real?”

Xia Xinyan nodded: “Am I lying about the demons invading reality?”

Summer Jincang fell silent for a moment.

When he first heard Xia Xinyan say that, his first reaction was to think she was joking.

But with the objective of being cautious, they prepared, and then they really witnessed the demon invasion, which was the last straw that broke the facade of social stability.

He didn’t know how Xinyan knew these things, but this time, the sensational nature of the recorded content was no less than that of the previous demon invasion, and subconsciously, Summer Jincang chose to believe.

If even demons could invade reality, what else was impossible?

Monsters? They just made an already magical world a little more magical.

At this moment, Morning Light also caught on to what they were discussing.

Great, they were all here for the same purpose.

He interjected: “Can I ask what exactly constitutes a monster? Have there been monsters appearing in the world… or in the Dark Zone?”

“Yes,” Xia Xinyan nodded, then suddenly yelled towards the bedroom, “Tianji! Come out!”

Immediately, a small yellow chicken waddled out under the strange gazes of Morning Light and Summer Jincang, running straight to Xia Xinyan, “What’s up, Master?”

—Calling her “Master” was a command from Xia Xinyan, as “Host” was too conspicuous.

Also, this guy’s self-identification of “this system” was finally corrected to “this chicken.”

Xia Xinyan thought it would be great to use this guy as a monster for once; she just needed them to be aware of this concept.

Summer Jincang stared incredulously at this Tianji for a moment before finally unable to hold back the question: “What is this thing? A monster?”

He had never seen such a species.

And it could actually speak human language.

Most importantly, can this thing really be called a monster? This was far off from what he had imagined?!

Xia Xinyan nodded earnestly: “Don’t let its harmless appearance fool you; it can literally brain you—want to give it a try?”

Tianji immediately wanted to refute, “This chicken can’t…”

Xia Xinyan grabbed it and shook it, “They are allies; you can’t act against them, got it?”

If she said it could, then it could.

Tianji: “…”

Summer Jincang swallowed hard: “…I understand now.”

Turns out he underestimated the situation.

Maybe this monster’s appearance is just a disguise to let people lower their guard, and then BAM, a kick to the brains.

Anyway, for now, he believed what Xinyan said.

Morning Light’s expression also turned serious, as if he recognized the underlying issues: “So… can I ask when monsters will start to appear in large numbers?”

“I don’t know that either,” Xia Xinyan shook her head helplessly, but after a moment’s hesitation, she added, “But I suggest keeping an eye on remote areas, like mountain villages… In reality, those places are high-risk areas.”