Chapter 596: Your future is not limited to this planet

One month passed, and Watermelon Rind grew considerably larger; its size surged with the amount Zhang Jie fed it, almost becoming as big as a basketball.

Its appearance also underwent a significant change: its fingers grew fully, and the other arm was gradually growing.

But its hind limbs remained unmoving, its gaze became more lively, and it no longer left a sticky trail wherever it went like a blob of slime.

Its body has now stabilized, becoming increasingly strange....

Its mouth can also emit some simple tones; the word it says most often is....

"Hungry!!!"

Zhang Jie:.......

"Hungry!! Hungry!"

Zhang Jie wearily got up and went to the front of the huge storage box, looking down at it.

Watermelon Rind once again struck its signature pose, pointing a finger at its own mouth.

Zhang Jie saw that the large sack of pig feed by the door was only half left, and suddenly felt like he had raised something extraordinary.

It can eat way too much!

Before I thought pig feed wasn't necessary, but now it seems absolutely essential!

Zhang Jie scooped a large spoonful into its small bowl; the sound of munching came, and Zhang Jie reached out to pat its head.

"Don't smack your lips while eating!"

"......"

"Oh...."

The munching sound stopped; Zhang Jie watched the little creature eating with its head down, and noticed its hair.

This thing.... resembles a person, with gray hair, yet it couldn't possibly be human...

But Zhang Jie also felt no contamination on its body; that also wasn't abnormal, right...

Oh right, this thing also has intelligence....

"What exactly are you?"

"No matter what, let's raise it for now...."

Zhang Jie gave Watermelon Rind two more scoops of pig feed, put on his Intermediate Investigator uniform, and hurried to the Anomaly Bureau.

After becoming an Intermediate Investigator, he became somewhat busy; the newly arrived intern was overconfident and under-skilled, acting like a know-it-all who thought he understood everything wherever he went.

In reality, he had no real ability; after a month in the unit, he hadn't killed a single anomaly, looked down on everyone, and deliberately badmouthed Old Zhang in front of Huang Mao and Qiu Yu, thinking they were on his side.

Then... after being subjected to Huang Mao's sharp-tongued sarcasm and still not backing down, Zhang Jie tore apart a C-rank anomaly right in front of him, and that finally made him behave.

The next day, he was directly persuaded to quit, without giving him any face.

Who knows how this person awakened his will; Chang Ban told him it was 'Desire'.

Will can have many carriers; obsession, faith, and morality count as three positive wills.

While desire, hatred, and malice are negative wills, these cannot be perfectly detected.

"How does it feel to lead a team?"

"Ah, don't mention it—there aren't many who are even human."

"Hahaha!"

Chang Ban patted Zhang Jie on the shoulder; he was very satisfied with Zhang Jie.

"Keep working hard, kid; I can still protect you for another year."

"?"

"Green Star, you know, has been lost."

Zhang Jie froze; the information he previously knew was that all three planets belonged to humanity, while the other two were in poor condition.

Now they say.... lost?

"Um, the forbidden zone on Green Star has spread across the entire planet, all high-intensity, making it impossible to station there anymore."

"And I am going to Cloud Star to guard the last human territory there."

"Not just me—other senior investigators, after completing three years of service on Main Star, must also go."

Zhang Jie fell silent; he.... knew the situation of this world was dire—despite having developed interstellar travel technology, they were blocked within the star system by an impenetrable membrane of flesh.

It cannot be blown apart or broken; without a planet as a foothold, they are like rootless water, destined to eventually die out.

"I understand..."

"Um, I have high hopes for you."

"Remember, your future is not limited to this planet."

"His words gave you a sense of urgency, so you started actively speeding up the progress of the supernatural missions given by that phone, although those missions are annoying, they also give you considerable bonuses."

"Your physique is becoming less and less like that of a normal human; just look at how you tore apart a C-rank anomaly earlier—it's already practically impossible, right?"

"And you're not limited to this; remember that pendant the investigator gave you earlier? You decided to use this supernatural item to gain your second supernatural ability."

"Will level isn't just a simple rank; each level of will can contain one instance of supernatural power."

"The pendant can hold one anomaly's ability as supernatural power; it's highly malleable, and after careful consideration, you decided to hunt down a B-rank anomaly to serve as your supernatural ability."

"As anomaly ranks increase, those with lethal abilities become fewer; most rely on bizarre skills instead, and your target is an anomaly whose rule is speed."

"Um....."

"B-rank anomaly, Bullet Time?"

"That actually fits your situation."

Chang Ban looked at the anomaly Zhang Jie had chosen, nodded silently in approval, and agreed with Zhang Jie's judgment.

Bullet Time, a lanky monster of a system, is famed for its extreme swiftness.

Back when people hadn't studied anomalies much, they often thought this anomaly's ability was an incomprehensible speed for humans, but after more contact they realized its ability was actually Bullet Time.

This thing's body can't keep up with its thoughts; often it ends up killing itself by crashing headfirst, but even so, this information was obtained only at the cost of many lives.

However, B-rank anomalies basically never appear inside the city; we need to go to the outskirts of the forbidden zone.

Medium-intensity region.

Zhang Jie thought, nodded, and said he had no objections; anyway, with veteran investigator Chang Ban leading the team, nothing unexpected should happen.

No, I suggest you wait until you have third-level will before going.

You lead the team yourself.

Zhang Jie:???

Me lead the team myself?

Otherwise, do you want to stay like a flower in a greenhouse, waiting for me to lead the team until when?

Zhang Jie had nothing to say. Yes, he's already an intermediate investigator, and with third-level will he could even be a senior investigator—what's the problem?

I will.

That's right—you need training, you need to build your own team, but where can we find suitable recruits?

You thought of older sister....

You guys will eventually have to enter the forbidden land together, so it's good to get accustomed beforehand.

But this actually isn't a problem—we can round up people, Huang Mao Qiuyu will definitely be with him, but the most important issue right now is....

The watermelon rind was discovered by older sister!!!

Ahhhhhhh!!!!!

Zhang Jie!!! This is!!! What thing!!!