In the elevator downstairs, because it was already late at night, there were many fewer police officers in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department who were still working than during the day, and there were only two people in this elevator, Kiyoshi Uesugi and Ryunosuke Akutagawa.

Pressing the button to the third floor, Ryunosuke Akutagawa seemed to suddenly remember something.

"Ah, I forgot to tell you about our treatment here, look at my brain."

"The main thing is that I haven't personally recruited anyone for a long time, so don't be surprised by Uesugi-kun."

The elevator started slowly, and Ryunosuke Akutagawa leaned on his cane, his face showing the color of memory.

"It's no secret that we're in the Collectibles Society, so it's okay to talk to you."

"It's roughly divided into three parts, the back-office, the back-office and the [collector]."

"The field staff is mostly made up of mortals with systematic military training, and according to their duties, they are divided into agents, investigators, tactical task forces, etc..."

"Our field personnel generally do not have a direct conflict with ghosts and gods, they are responsible for surveillance and intelligence investigation, as well as logistical support, and will also arrest and suppress some mortals who are bewitched by ghosts and gods, in general, it is not a dangerous position."

"The internal staff is mainly responsible for the in-depth analysis of the ghosts and gods and the study of the transcendent system - this is a very large project, in fact, many transcendents are powerful, but they don't know why they are so powerful, what our internal staff need to do is to find out the weaknesses of the ghosts and gods, and find a convenient way for the transcendent to become stronger."

"The internal staff are all researchers, led by several [true knowledgeables] with average strength but outstanding professional level, to conduct some bizarre subject research, in addition to them, there are also command headquarters for field personnel, public relations department responsible for external exchanges, logistics team responsible for logistics support..."

"All in all, everyone has their part to ensure the normal operation of all aspects of the association."

"As for collectors, you can understand them as [cadres] in the association."

"All of them are made up of transcendents with some kind of specialty, but not just transcendents can be called collectors, and the association has clear evaluation criteria."

"Other aspects of the assessment are very complicated, and I will only say that the most common combat aspect of the evaluation criterion, to be called a collector, must have the ability to solve a regional disaster event alone."

"In other words, at least one must be able to kill a regional-level ghost god in one-on-one, or a transcendent person with the same strength as it."

Speaking of these things of fighting and killing, Uesugi Kiyoshi was quite interested, and he then asked: "Regional-level?" ”

Ryunosuke Akutagawa nodded.

"Reality is not a game, there is no clear standard for judging the strength of the transcendental, in fact, the abilities of many transcendental people are mutually restrained, and the simple destructive power cannot be used to measure the strength of the transcendental, and the following things are endless."

"For example, if an onmyoji with a powerful technique is inadvertently assassinated by a swordsman of Uesugi-kun's strength, then it is self-evident who lives and who dies."

"But the intensity of the ghosts and the extent of the damage caused by them is a standard that can be measured by data."

"After leaving the dream mirror world, you can move freely in the real world, take the lives of mortals, and destroy it with ordinary casualties of less than ten figures, which is considered the lowest ghost god, and is called the killing level."

"Above the killing level, there are ghosts and gods who have the ability to threaten a certain region of Tokyo, and they are called regional levels."

"Yokoda Ye is a secret ritual, and his destructive power is converted into ghosts and gods, which is the level of the regional level."

"Regional-level ghosts, without the intervention of supernatural forces, can destroy a large area of Tokyo, or any small and medium-sized city in Japan."

Uesugi Kiyoshi frowned, seemingly disapproving.

He hesitated for a moment, feeling that everyone was open and honest, and there was nothing worth hiding, so he said bluntly: "A transcendent person of the level of Yokotano... Are they all regional? ”

"As you said, his physical fitness is only three times that of ordinary people, and when I fought with him, I also felt that he was almost at this level, so in this way, needless to say, a team of SAT teams is enough to clean him up, right?"

SAT is the abbreviation of the Japanese National Police Agency's anti-terrorist special surprise attack force, also known as "Eagle", which is a professional anti-terrorism team, and its specific nature is similar to that of special forces.

Ryunosuke Akutagawa smiled slightly and shook his head.

"Yes, Yokotano's physical fitness is really just that, but... He is a mystery. ”

"You don't think that those who believe in ghosts and gods will only get some physical enhancements, right? Uesugi-kun, I don't know how you killed him, but Yokodano isn't the kind of cannon fodder you see everywhere. ”

"His body has been dissected by the association's researchers for a detailed analysis."

"The abilities given to him by the ghosts and gods he believes in are a certain degree of physical immunity, super physical healing ability, and fatal injuries will not lead to death."

"It is difficult for an ordinary cold weapon to leave a wound on him, and even if a wound is left, it will heal quickly, and... Even if you dig out his heart and cut off his head, he won't die, he'll still get up and fight. ”

"Maybe his gouged out heart and severed head will grow on their own – it's not without precedent."

"Imagine that Yokodano, who has this ability, would it be enough to turn the Minato area upside down if there was no transcendent intervening? Even if he were to be killed with the netting of heavy firearms, he would be able to do as much damage as he could before he died, reaping the lives of a large number of innocent people. ”

"It's not an exaggeration to say that he's a disaster event at the regional level."

"Above the regional level, there are more powerful ghosts and gods who can destroy the entire Tokyo Metropolitan Government if left unchecked, or who can wreak havoc within a prefecture, and they are called the castle tower."

Japan's county-level administrative units and the prefectures of the Celestial Empire are not the same concept, although they cannot be compared in terms of area alone, but just in terms of administrative hierarchy, a prefecture in Japan is equivalent to a province of the Celestial Empire.

"Above the castle guard level, there is a national land level that will destroy the country."

"Above the national level, there is the legendary natural disaster level - Jörmungad is a ghost god of this level."

"These things in the back are too far away from us, I've been in this business for ten years, and the most serious ghost and god disaster events I've encountered are just at the castle guard level, so those who can solve regional-level incidents alone are already the mainstay in the association."

Uesugi Kiyoshi nodded thoughtfully and asked, "So... The Akutagawa Police Department wants me..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning of the inquiry was obvious, and Akutagawa Ryunosuke smiled knowingly and affirmed, "Naturally, I invited Uesugi-kun to become a [collector]. ”

"I'm not afraid of your jokes, the association's resident collectors in Tokyo, including me and Kudo, are only three, and if Uesugi-kun can join, it will really help a lot."

Uesugi Kiyoshi pondered in his heart, and always felt that something was wrong, this organization was too strange, and the members of the "cadre level" were recruited so casually? Shouldn't this kind of transcendent organization be the kind of strict standards for recruiting members, at least you have to check the intelligence of the three generations of the ancestors of the new people to judge whether the other party is undercover?

He didn't hold back the words in his heart, and just asked.

After hearing this, Ryunosuke Akutagawa was a little dumbfounded.

He shrugged his shoulders and said bluntly: "Uesugi-kun's thoughts, I can probably understand that the Shinsengumi and Heiankyo recruitment are indeed the kind of routine you said, as for us... It's different. ”

"I can't say much about the specific reasons, our Collectibles Association only needs to have two official collectors as guarantors, and then pass the ability assessment."

"As for the loyalty of the new member, if he does something harmful to the association, we will directly hold his guarantor accountable."

"If Uesugi-kun is willing to join us, your guarantors will be me and Kudo, so please rest assured, this is not a problem."

"Ah, I don't seem to have said anything about the treatment yet, I'm a bit talkative, please don't be surprised by Uesugi-kun."

"The reason why the Collectibles Association is called the Collectibles Association is because the owners of the Association have many [collectibles], which are all transcendental!"

"There are the [Ghost Artifacts] that can threaten the ghosts, the [Heroic Soul Lenses] that can carry out the transcendent awakening of the linkers, and the transcendent equipment that the true knowers of the Association have worked so hard to create..."

"New collectors can choose to own a collection from the list we provide, which is a welcome gift from the association."

"In addition, there is a basic salary of 3 million yen per month, additional bonuses and special remuneration for tasks, and the indicators of mandatory tasks once a month are mandatory, and the rest of the tasks can also choose not to participate in principle."

"Of course, if Uesugi-kun chooses to join, I still hope that you can do more tasks, we are really short of manpower, Kudo has no combat ability, and another colleague of mine can't find anyone all day, my hair is going to fall out during this time, and the affairs of the entire Tokyo Metropolitan Government have to be supported by me alone..."

Ryunosuke Akutagawa poured bitter water there, but Uesugi Kiyoshi ignored it.

All he has in his mind now is the phrase "3 million yen a month"!

Do you have a mine at home in this collectibles association?!

The average annual salary in Japan is more than 4 million yen, and in Tokyo it is slightly higher, at more than 6 million yen.

In other words, an ordinary white-collar worker who works tirelessly in Tokyo for half a year earns as much as these collectors fish for a month!

Is this still a base salary?!

He swallowed his spit, and forcibly suppressed the idea of agreeing to Akutagawa Ryunosuke - he was really poor, a penny was difficult to beat a hero, he had a murderous swordsmanship, but he couldn't generate income for him, he had been living a poor life, he went to work, and his hourly salary was only 1,000 yen, which was enough to make ends meet.

Uesugi Kiyoshi's expression became serious, and his eyes became a little more eager as he looked at Ryunosuke Akutagawa.

"Akutagawa Police Department, please rest assured!"

"I'll seriously consider it!"

As they spoke, they had already walked to the door of a lounge on the third floor, and after solemnly making a promise to Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Uesugi Kiyoshi pushed the door and walked in with a somewhat stunned look in his eyes.