Chapter 121: 120 Choice

【Name: Joyful Dancing Shoes (Puppet, Emotion)】

【Appearance: A pair of women's dance shoes stained with a large amount of blood. The style is from 50 years ago. Because a certain famous dancer was fond of them, they were once popular throughout Belai County...】

【Ability: Graceful Posture, Contagiousness】

【Cost: Stamina consumption is doubled, and they cannot be voluntarily removed until the wearer loses the ability to move.】

【File: These were the favorite pair of shoes of a famous dancer in Belai County. She once wore them to perform twenty-three consecutive spins, conquering nearly six thousand audience members in a grand performance.】

【However, after the performance, she had to retire completely from the stage she loved due to a tendon tear. Yet, after several years of silence, she returned with the ability to dance once more.】

【Only, this dance was no longer her solo performance; it made everyone follow along, even causing them to fall into a faint, unable to stop, forced to continue dancing like puppets.】

【Evaluation: Once you put them on, you will become the top dancer. Everyone who sees your dance will follow along and dance until you run out of stamina or your muscles are completely torn.】

【Infection Value: 2.5】

【Name: Dehydrated Mermaid Jerky (Transformation, Element)】

【Appearance: A dehydrated, sun-dried dugong corpse...】

【Ability: Transform into a mermaid, short-term water control】

【Cost: Cannot drink water for 48 hours】

【File: Ariel (male), a Level 3 Accident Handler from the Libra Branch of the Bureau, once used this anomalous object to transform into a female mermaid to infiltrate the Sea Clan. He attempted to investigate intelligence via the mermaid identity, but was unexpectedly taken a fancy to by the Mermaid Prince and suffered...】

【Evaluation: A quite practical ability. You only need to lick it once to become a member of the Sea Clan for 48 hours. It's just a pity that the taste is truly disgusting; it's like licking a sweaty foot brushed with stinky tofu juice.】

【Infection Value: 1.1】

【Name: Monster Under the Bed (Corruption, Terror)】

【Appearance: A demon palm that reaches out from the shadows under the bed at night. Its size and quantity change according to the size of the bed frame...】

【Ability: Physical damage, spreading fear】

【Cost: Every time it is used, you will have a nightmare for the whole night, forced to face your inner fears.】

【File: A special anomalous object created by the Merino Baiyan. It once caused quite a bit of trouble for the Xiaoquan Branch of the Bureau. It wasn't until Jerry Baker, a Level 2 Crisis Handler from the *** Bureau, was temporarily borrowed to drive three million termites to eat through all the bed frames in the vicinity that it was...】

【Evaluation: Possessing both physical and mental damage, it is considered a decent anomalous object. However, forming combat power requires a sufficiently large bed frame, making it difficult to carry around, and it can only be activated at night, which is a significant limitation.】

【Infection Value: 8.7】

Spending nearly an hour investigating the pile of anomalous objects on the table and recording the relevant information one by one, Li Ang put down his pen, shook out his sore wrist, and sighed with emotion.

The thieving habit of this Senior Jie Rui is truly quite serious, but he is also truly capable.

The last sentence of the files for these anomalous objects on the table was basically the same: "Stolen after a brief contact with Level 2 Crisis Handler Jerry Baker of the *** Bureau." The identities of the former owners of these anomalous objects were even more varied.

Ordinary people who lost control after awakening, High Priests of underground sects, members of the royal family of another kingdom, and even backbone employees of other branches, and even the directors of the Twelve Zodiac Bureaus—there was almost nothing he dared not steal.

It's just that the overall quality of these things can only be described as "okay." The anomalous object with the highest infection value among them was barely over 12 points, only slightly stronger than one-seventh of the Merino Baiyan, and the cost of using them was quite huge. They couldn't compare to the level of the Holy Spirit Pendant at all...

"Great! Haha! This is truly... oh my... I really have to thank you properly!"

Not knowing Li Ang's thoughts, the short man was flipping through a stack of "Appraisal Reports" with great joy, feeling that he had truly had a stroke of luck this time.

Originally, his own level was already approaching that of a Level 1 Crisis Handler, but his Li Ang value was slightly lacking. Coupled with the fact that his strongest two anomalous objects were one for stealing and one for beast-taming, his combat power and methods were a bit lacking, which was why he couldn't pass the Level 1 Crisis Handler rating no matter what.

Now that this batch of anomalous objects had been appraised, if he chose a few suitable ones to use and made up for his shortcomings, and then spent half a year increasing his Li Ang value, he would likely reach the standard of a Level 1 Crisis Handler very soon!

"This one, this one, and this one, I have to keep. These few are truly too suitable for me."

Selecting three sheets from the stack of appraisal reports and tucking them away carefully, the beaming short man took Li Ang's hand, stuffed all the remaining reports into his hand, and waved his hand with great boldness.

"The rest are yours to pick! Take whatever catches your eye. If one isn't enough, take another one!"

"Then I won't be polite."

Nodding with a smile, Li Ang took the appraisal reports and began to flip through them. He discovered that Senior Jie Rui was truly not stingy; except for one anomalous object with an infection value of 10 that had been selected, almost all the anomalous objects with high infection values were still there.

But the things that Senior Jie Rui took out for appraisal were either quite troublesome to use due to high costs, or they could achieve similar effects using the Holy Spirit Pendant, making them somewhat redundant in function.

Moreover, with his own infection value of a mere 2.6, he could currently only activate two anomalous objects with an infection value of 1.3 to their limit at the same time, or activate one anomalous object to the level of 2.6 infection value. He couldn't even "fill up" the revived Merino Baiyan. He felt that the few anomalous objects he already had were enough for him to mess around with... Wait... hold on!

Thinking of this, Li Ang looked at the glass pane on the table, then put down the stack of appraisal reports in his hand and asked tentatively:

"Senior Jie Rui, was the one inside the glass pane just now also an anomalous object?"

Hearing Li Ang's question, the short man was slightly startled, thought for a moment, and nodded:

"It should count as one. Three years ago, there was a Mirror World invasion at the border between the Libra Branch and our branch's jurisdiction. Lisa was something I took in during that mission... You want her?"

"I am a bit interested..."

Li Ang nodded, feeling a bit embarrassed:

"I haven't been in the Bureau for long, my infection value is only two-point-something, and activating anomalous objects often consumes stamina. The box issued by the Bureau doesn't suit me. I just happen to be missing a helper who can carry things like she does..."

Having said that, remembering that the other party was suspected to be a "Grand Druid," Li Ang added:

"Of course, I don't necessarily have to have her. I just feel that her ability happens to be suitable. If it's inconvenient, changing to another one is fine."

"This... is indeed a bit inconvenient..."

After hearing Li Ang's words, the short man breathed a sigh of relief and explained:

"Lisa is my friend, not an anomalous object that belongs to me. It wouldn't be right for me to use her for an exchange... However, other 【Mirror Dogs】 are fine."

After speaking, he knocked on the glass pane once more, summoned the golden retriever named Lisa, and then rubbed his throat, exchanging a few barks and growls with her.

After a period of unintelligible communication, the golden retriever inside the glass pane stuck her head outside the "screen" range and made a "fetching" motion. Soon after, a dazed little puppy was tossed out from the glass pane.