Chapter 56 Level 1 Investigation
Jiang Chen maintained a calm expression, but he was extremely surprised in his heart - he didn't expect that in the immortal cultivation world, the "spirit hunter" who was just like an urban legend was real, and there was such a living person sitting in front of him.
Thinking of the various legends about the "Spirit Hunter", I can't help but be vigilant. According to the description in the legend, the main duty of this group of people should be to hunt down cultivators professionally, that is to say, the other party found them, nine times out of ten, because they exposed the identity of the cultivators.
What is going on, the immortal cultivation world is looking for him because of the "ancestors", and now the spiritless are also eyeing him, and they don't let people live!
Charlotte had been observing his expression, and must have guessed what he was thinking, so she smiled wryly: "However, my work may not be the same as you imagined." ”
So he patiently explained: "The organization I belong to, that is, the Diving Research Association, the full name is the International Potential Research and Development Foundation. I am one of the investigators, the 'Soul Hunter' as you call them. ”
"After that famous battle, the elites and leaders of various countries around the world were shocked by the ability and strength of the practitioners. At the same time, in order to ensure the stability of people's lives, they united with the world's forces and established a nominal non-governmental organization, the Diving Research Association, which confined the truth to the scope of the Diving Research Society, and trained specialized personnel to study and monitor the practitioners. ”
"It turns out that 'Spirit Hunters' have existed since the Spring War. Jiang Chen couldn't help but sigh, and asked again, "Then the frequent disappearances of cultivators after the Spring War are also related to you?"
Unexpectedly, the other party shook his head and said, "I don't know either." After that, he sighed very quietly: "I don't know, you call that battle the Spring War." ”
Jiang Chen didn't answer, but shrugged noncommittally.
Looking at his distrustful gaze, the other party smiled bitterly: "Maybe you don't believe it, as a first-level investigator, I have never met any cultivators. ”
Jiang Chen was stunned.
Perhaps, this record has been broken until today. Charlotte looked at him, "It's up to you to decide, right?"
"Wait a minute, I don't quite understand. Jiang Chen waved his hand to stop the other party's words: "What do you mean by saying that you haven't seen any cultivators?"
"Maybe you, oh no, cultivators can't understand it. The woman smiled bitterly, "Our lives are so short compared to those of cultivators. For cultivators, it may be that the Spring War just happened yesterday, but for us, it is already the history of the last two generations. ”
Jiang Chen was dumbfounded, indeed, in the battle more than forty years ago, if it was calculated in terms of labor, the young people at that time were almost retired now, and their descendants had entered middle age, and for the age of the woman in front of them, it was indeed very likely that there would be two generations.
Since when did his way of thinking gradually move closer to that of a practitioner?
"Although I don't know if the 'disappearance' you mentioned has anything to do with my elders, at least in the history of the Diving Research Society, there has been nothing that has attracted the attention of the Immortal Cultivation Realm on a large scale. Charlotte added, "Maybe a year or two after the end of the war, a group of cultivators who were captured on the battlefield were used to assist in research, but after that, to be honest, there were very few cultivators found. ”
"Auxiliary research?" Jiang Chen thought, I'm afraid it's some, maybe it involves ethical and moral experiments or something.
"Since the Spring War, for some reason, the cultivators who had had the occasional signs suddenly disappeared, but the Foundation has never given up the pursuit of the truth, which is why we have a group of investigators who inherit the responsibility. There was a lot of helplessness in the woman's expression: "I don't know about the other scope, at least in the United Kingdom where I have worked for a few years, I have not seen the shadow of a cultivator at all. Therefore, the cultivator is also like an urban legend to us in the past. ”
Jiang Chen thought of the various practices of the cultivators after the Spring War, and suddenly understood the decision of the predecessors of the Immortal Cultivation Realm to enter the world and hide their identities, to a certain extent, this was a very forward-looking behavior.
"I have one more question. He asked, "How did you join...... It is...... What about the profession of a Foundation investigator?"
"We also have a nice nickname, and unlike 'Spirit Hunters,' we are called 'Knights' by the Spiritless who know about it. She didn't answer Jiang Chen's question directly: "This is not only because, from a certain point of view, we have the responsibility of maintaining stability and peace, but also because the Diving Research Association itself is an inherited Knights of the Round Table system." ”
"How?"
"In order to ensure that the existence of cultivators is hidden from ordinary people to the greatest extent, we imitate the Round Table Council system, and the entire Diving Workshop is controlled by twelve elders, and all the staff members have signed the family deed of sale. ”
The woman looked at Jiang Chen's expression and seemed to hesitate a little: "Deed of Sale...... Am I using the word correctly?" and smiled again: "Anyway, it's something similar." ”
"So I was taught from a young age to be a member of the Diving Society, which is an incomparably noble job, a work that contributes to the development of all mankind. Her tone was a little ethereal, and Jiang Chen always felt that she didn't seem to believe what she said.
“...... So far, I understand what you're saying. Jiang Chen's speed of adapting to new things is not comparable to ordinary people: "But there is the most important point, you didn't say it." ”
"What are you looking for me for?"
"That's all about introducing yourself. Sherlock smiled, "Don't worry, I'm not looking for you, not to fulfill my duty. ”
"What do you mean?"
"In accordance with my duties, I should have reported any clues related to you and applied for the participation of the Secret Service Team of the Dive Research Council...... Well...... It may be offensive, but we call it a 'capture mission'. ”
Jiang Chen didn't feel angry because of this little thing, in fact, it was precisely because of his mentality that he was half in the cultivator and half in the world of the spiritless that he could maintain a very peaceful state in the face of every word of the other party.
The past decade or so has made him so familiar with the Spiritless that when Charlotte tells about the Hollywood movie-like setting, he subconsciously accepts it.
He also smiled, and had to say that the other party's words aroused his great interest: "You seem to be sure, I am the 'cultivator' in your mouth?"
Charlotte nodded without hesitation.
Jiang Chen was silent for a moment: "Can I ask why?"
"You asked me about the legend of the 'Spirit Hunter', and this is one of them. The woman stretched out her slender right hand and bent her index finger to the palm: "I am confident that I will not let ordinary people know even a little bit of the relevant truth." ”
"The ancient characters you asked me to inquire about before, this is the second. ”
Hearing this, Jiang Chen looked far away: "That may be the ancient script I found anywhere." ”
"No," the other party simply denied: "Querying the location of the photo, it is much easier than most people think, we have located a residential area, from your network information we matched, that is nine times out of ten is your address, that is, the thing printed with ancient characters is likely to be in your home." ”
Jiang Chen spread his hands, what can he say, Internet big data is terrible.
"Regarding the content of the ancient script, it has been translated into Chinese, and here is the document. The other party took out a thin brown paper document bag from his bag, and the red stamp "CLASSIFIED" was printed on it.
"Of course, if you are willing to trust me after listening to what I say, I hope to get the full text content, and I believe it will be good for you and me. The woman added.
He didn't rush to read the contents of the document, he just put it in his bag first. At this point, he couldn't be sure whether the other party's kindness was genuine, and remained silent.
"There's no hurry. The woman smiled: "Until I saw your own appearance, which was completely different from the information I investigated, I confirmed that at least you could have access to some abilities that were beyond the reach of very people." ”
Believing that the other party had more reasons to prove his identity, he simply acquiesced.
"You can tell your purpose. After a while, he asked.
Who knew that after listening to his words, the woman's eyes lit up suddenly, and at that moment, it was as if all the brilliance of the entire room fell into the other party's pupils, making people unable to take their eyes off.
"I want to hear you tell me in person that you are a cultivator. She said.