Chapter 439: Don't You Feel Any Remorse?

At this moment, Ye Bai noticed that Baiming seemed to have something he wanted to say to him.

His brows were furrowed into a "chuan" shape, his mouth opened several times, but in the end, he let out a long sigh, said nothing, and prepared to turn and leave.

"Director Baiming, if you have something to say, just say it directly; there is no need to deliberate for so long."

"Watching you hesitate just now, I was getting anxious for you."

"My style of doing things is straightforward."

"I don't use official jargon, I don't speak in officialese, and I don't have the time to engage in such things."

"Currently, I still have to deal with the surprise attack from the Seven Stars; that is the top priority."

"Additionally, I would like to learn from you whether those Indescribable Objects could possibly be used by us."

Hearing this, the heavy stone in Director Baiming's heart was completely lifted.

Ye Bai's words coincided exactly with what he wanted to do.

Director Baiming took a silver-flashing USB drive out from his bosom and placed it on the table.

"Sir, in fact, some Indescribable Objects do not need to be locked up at all; they can cooperate with humans."

"We must be adept at utilizing their strengths."

Ye Bai coughed lightly: "Please elaborate!"

He was quite curious about the Indescribable Objects.

"Take the Meidusha statue, for example; its Petrification ability is very strong. Pet Beasts below the seventh rank will immediately enter a state of Petrification upon meeting its gaze."

"According to my observations, theoretically, the range of Petrification can also be controlled."

Ye Bai was immediately interested upon hearing this.

He subconsciously ignored that Baiming said "observation" rather than "research."

"I saw a seventh-rank Armored Boar also being petrified by the Meidusha statue. Does this mean that seventh-rank Pet Beasts have a certain probability of being petrified, while those below the seventh rank have a one hundred percent probability?"

If that were the case, whenever a low-rank Beast Tide broke out, just the Meidusha statue alone would be enough to suppress the entire scene.

"Theoretically that is correct, but in reality, we haven't conducted many experiments."

"These are all results I summarized from secret observations."

"The former director not only refused to encourage us but also forbade us from conducting research on Indescribable Objects."

"He said we would be unable to withstand the temptation of the Indescribable Objects and would become their slaves."

"Violators would certainly be severely punished."

"So our research has all been conducted in secret."

"Even so, every year many people were discovered and executed."

"Those who got off lightly were demoted, while those who were punished severely had their memories extracted and were expelled from the Bureau."

"He believed that Indescribable Objects were all evil cults and heterodox paths, and that only one's own internal cultivation was the true skill."

Hearing Director Baiming say this, Ye Bai was so angry he laughed.

"He was afraid you would discover that he was secretly using an Evil God statue to practice his cultivation."

"That's why he came up with this method."

"Do not think of Zhishen Dashi as being so benevolent and righteous."

"However, always calling them Indescribable Objects is a bit unpleasant to the ear; how about we call them 'Gui'?"

After hearing this, Director Baiming gave a thumbs up: "Gui? This is much simpler and easier to remember than Indescribable Objects."

"I just don't know if you, sir, would allow us to conduct in-depth research on the Gui, rather than stopping at superficial understanding."

"You are now in command of the entire Bureau, and you have a good relationship with Qilin Marshal; could you help us bring it up?"

"And establish a special project and allocate some research funding."

At this moment, Baiming suddenly became spirited.

Ye Bai had once checked Baiming's profile; he was originally a professor of theology and was only assigned to the Bureau due to a job transfer.

"I believe that conducting research on the Gui is very necessary, and we can also borrow the power of the Gui to develop and strengthen ourselves."

Ye Bai nodded: "It can be developed, but there must be a limit."

"The Gui have a great impact on the mental threshold of Pet Beast Masters; we must have a device to monitor the mental threshold at all times."

"At the same time, every Pet Beast Master who finishes an experiment must have their mental threshold monitored at fixed points for one month."

"If you can meet my requirements, then I agree to let you conduct research on the Gui."

"And I will personally initiate the project and allocate a portion of special research funding to the Bureau."

Baiming thought for a moment; currently, the mental threshold was still at the conceptual stage, and if they wanted to conduct research, it would truly be impossible to achieve in the short term.

"However, we cannot kill the idea entirely; I suggest we can start by researching the Meidusha statue to see what the principle behind her petrifying Pet Beasts is,"

"And how to expand the range of Petrification."

The Petrification ability of the Meidusha statue would play a key role not only against the Beast Tide but also in the future Heaven-Slaying War at the Sea God Abyss.

"I understand; I will arrange for people to conduct research on the Meidusha statue."

Baiming said with a serious expression.

"By the way, sir, in this USB drive of mine, there is also a lot of information about other Gui."

"If you have any questions, sir, you can come and ask me at any time; I will definitely tell you everything I know," Baiming said respectfully.

"You go ahead and take charge of the situation at the Bureau first; start by announcing the crimes of Zhishen Dashi and his accomplices."

"For example, list out one by one how many resources they embezzled and how many illegal and criminal acts they committed."

"While you're at it, root out the nails hidden deep within; I will only give you three days."

"I know you have your own loyalists in the Bureau; although three days seems a bit rushed, we no longer have the time."

"If you cannot get it done within three days, or if any other mistakes occur later, then I will have no choice but to 'weep as I execute Ma Su' and directly replace you with someone else to take over the Bureau."

"By the way, arrange someone for me; I want to focus on visiting the 'Specters' of the Bureau."

Just at this moment, there was a sudden knock on the room door.

A young girl wearing a JK uniform appeared before Ye Bai, holding a stack of documents in her hands.

"Sir, these are the documents currently awaiting signature for the Bureau."

Ye Bai took them casually, glanced at them, and handed the documents to Baiming.

"These documents give me a headache."

"You handle them."

"Also, are there any Specters that haven't been contained yet?"

"Take me to see them?"

Ye Bai stretched his limbs.

He intended to start working.

"Specters?"

The young girl asked curiously.

"That is, the Indescribable Objects."

"Just now, Sir referred to them as Specters. Xiaolan, send an email to everyone immediately; Indescribable Objects are officially renamed to Specters!"

Baiming said with extreme solemnity.

Bureau Shelter.

This is the place specifically used to contain Specters.

Through the incredibly bright display window, Ye Bai saw a mass of Shadow creature suppressed inside.

The notice board outside the display window had already listed the Specter's name and abilities.

【Name: Shadow (Indescribable Object ×) Specter】

On the notice board, a big '×' was drawn over 'Indescribable Object', and the word 'Specter' was filled in behind it.

It seems there wasn't enough time to replace the notice board, so it could only be written like this for now.

【Discovery Location: Zhuangzhou Middle School.】

【Ability: Manifests into a phantom, merging into the shadows of humans or Exotic Beasts. Once merged into a shadow, it begins to Parasite, gradually replacing the human or Exotic Beast, trapping their soul within the shadow.】

【Weakness: Fears light; once scanned by strong light, it will instantly Curl into a ball.】

Ye Bai also saw a row of incandescent lamps in the display window, emitting a blinding, strong light.

"We make multiple arrangements for every containment room."

"Just like this Shadow Indescribable, cough, Specter; in case there is no light in the room, they will immediately dive into the shadows and disappear."

"So there is usually a backup power supply in the room; once the central control system loses power, the incandescent lamps will continue to shine for a period of time before dimming."

"At this time, the backup generator will start."

"At the very worst, we have planted Emperor Sunflowers in the six positions of the room: southeast, northwest, top, and bottom."

"Once the backup generator also fails and it senses the room's brightness decreasing, the Emperor Sunflower will revive and emit a blinding, strong light."

"The Shadow Specter seems to have other abilities, but unfortunately, the Bureau Chief does not allow us to conduct research."

Xiaolan stuck out her tongue playfully.

"No matter, later when the mental threshold device is developed, you can research Specters to your heart's content."

"You just said the Shadow Specter seems to have other abilities; how did you deduce that?"

Zhang Lingxue asked curiously; her talent in research was on par with Ye Bai's, and she also liked observant researchers.

"Actually, this was also an accidental discovery of mine."

"One time, the backup generator didn't start, and I saw the Shadow Specter drag a white skull out from the shadow."

"At the same time, there was a long scythe, and ghost fire flickering blue was flashing on the skull."

"Just when the Shadow Specter wanted to enter the shadow to travel and escape from here, the power suddenly came back on."

"The blinding, strong light once again enveloped the Shadow Specter, and what surprised me was that the skull and scythe in its hands had both disappeared."

"So I suspect that the Shadow Specter should have a shadow space; unfortunately, I wanted to do an experiment to see, but I never found the opportunity."

"The Bureau does not allow contracting Specters. I heard that some people secretly contracted Specters in the past, but one by one they were affected by the Specters and went crazy, eventually even transforming directly into Specters."

"This stopped everyone's desire to contract Specters."

Thinking about it, Xiaolan felt lingering fear; she had almost contracted a Specter like the Red Umbrella.

At this moment, Ye Bai suddenly saw a person wearing red rain boots and holding a red umbrella appear ahead.

"Xiaolan, why is it so strange here? Why is someone holding a red umbrella?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Xiaolan immediately showed a very frightened expression.

She began to look in the direction Ye Bai was pointing.

There was nothing in front.

"May I ask the other two adults, can you see her?"

Xiaolan asked, stuttering slightly!

"No, there is no one in front."

Zhang Lingxue and Lan Fenghuang shook their heads one after another.

"It seems you have been targeted by the Specter known as the Red Umbrella."

"Only those who have been targeted can see the Red Umbrella."

"I was once entangled by the Red Umbrella; I was originally going to contract with her, but the Red Umbrella was scared away by the sarira I wore on my neck."

"We have explored for so long and discovered one characteristic of Specters, which is to agree to the Specter's request."

"As long as you can satisfy one of the Ghost's wishes, the Ghost will dissipate on its own and go look for someone else."

"Otherwise, you must find the Ghost's weakness and forcefully defeat it."

"Generally, there are only these two choices."

Xiaolan said earnestly.

"I remember that the Red Umbrella's wish back then was to form a contract with me."

"It's a pity that the sarira I was wearing at the time completely turned to dust shortly after scaring off the Red Umbrella, as if it had blocked a disaster for me."

Ye Bai saw the Red Umbrella stop suddenly not far from him.

She seemed to have sensed something, and her body rapidly turned into a cloud of red mist and disappeared.

This left Ye Bai very puzzled; what was wrong with the Red Umbrella, and why did it feel like it had run away immediately upon encountering something it couldn't defeat?

"I noticed the Red Umbrella suddenly ran away."

Ye Bai said, quite puzzled.

"There must be something on you that scared the Red Umbrella away; otherwise, the Red Umbrella wouldn't have fled."

"You can test it out; just use the Shadow Ghost on the side to test it."

Shadow Ghost!!!! Big sister, are you sick? I'm already in this state, and you're still using me for testing.

Doesn't your conscience hurt?

Xiaolan looked up and saw the Shadow Ghost, which had curled into a ball, looking at her with an incomparably resentful gaze.

That feeling was just like looking at a heartless man.

She rubbed her nose in embarrassment.

Ye Bai thought for a moment, and suddenly a flash of inspiration struck; he summoned the Bronze Ancient Sword from his Pet Beast Space.

The moment the Bronze Ancient Sword appeared, the Shadow Ghost let out a shrill scream, and with a bang, it turned into countless scattered black mists, about to dissipate into the air.

Seeing this, Ye Bai hurriedly put the Bronze Ancient Sword away, and only then did the black shadow, which was about to dissipate, gather together again to form the shape of the Shadow Ghost.

However, compared to before, the Shadow Ghost's size had shrunk by more than half, and now only a quarter of its volume remained.

"It seems this Bronze Ancient Sword of yours has a powerful deterrent effect on Ghosts."

"Perhaps the Red Umbrella sensed the aura on you and fled in a panic because of it."

"And the Shadow Ghost, having nowhere to hide, could only be injured by the aura on the Bronze Ancient Sword."

Xiaolan immediately drew a conclusion.

"In other words, this sword has a restraining effect on Ghosts."

Ye Bai thought about it; what he saw through the Truth Eye was that the sword spirit of the Taiji Yin-Yang Sword had merged with the Dustless Sword, and it seemed the Old Celestial Master had channeled all his spiritual power into the Dustless Sword.

The Celestial Master himself had a restraining effect on Ghosts, and the Ten Thousand Dragon Slash, which had merged sixty-four swords, was even more so.

Therefore, it was no surprise that the Bronze Ancient Sword had become the nemesis of Ghost-type Exotic Beasts.

He was essentially carrying a weapon that could ward off a hundred ghosts at all times.

"By the way, Xiaolan, do you have any heinous Ghosts here?"

"I want to test the strength of this Bronze Ancient Sword's restraint against Ghost-type Exotic Beasts."

Xiaolan poked her chin with her finger, and her eyes rolled around.

"Now that you mention it, there really is one."

"But this guy is a bit troublesome; he's at the very bottom of the containment facility, he's very difficult to deal with, and he's good at controlling water currents."

"It took us several seventh-rank Pet Beast Masters to contain this Ghost."

(End of chapter)