The interview room was not big, and the furnishings were a little empty. Three Exorcists sat behind a long table, all in their twenties. One of them was a girl. She held a pen in her hand and had a piece of white paper in front of her. She seemed to be the interviewer.
"You're from Baishi City?"
The man with thick eyebrows and big eyes asked. He had a heroic air about him. If he were to change into an ancient costume and carry an ancient sword on his back, he would be quite suitable to play the role of a swordsman in a movie.
"Yes," Xia Fan replied.
"Smell ability? That's quite new. It's not easy to evaluate the level of a non-combat superpower. How strong is your sense of smell? Is it like a dog? Once you smell the enemy, you can track them all the way? But we already have a lot of dogs. Unless you can prove that you're better than a dog, we won't let you into Exorcists City, "the female warrior said.
She looked at Xia Fan's information and played with the pen in her hand. Perhaps combat superpowers naturally looked down on non-combat superpowers. Her words were very impolite, repeatedly comparing Xia Fan to a dog. Although Xia Fan did not discriminate against dogs, it still made him very unhappy to have someone talk to him like that.
The corners of Xia Fan's mouth rose slightly, and he showed his usual smile. Then he closed his eyes and took a deep breath, letting the smell in the room enter his lungs.
Cherries and butter. They probably had cherry pie for lunch. The eggs were fried with olive oil, and the drinks were coffee and milkshakes. There was also the smell of roasted pork belly wrapped in rosin, so it was roasted with fruit wood instead of charcoal. The female warrior even ate garlic. She had quite a strong taste.
The smell of mixed sweat. Well, it did not come from the three warriors. It came from the young people who had been interviewed before. They were very nervous, and some of them were holding back their urine. Their bladders must have been very full.
The moment Xia Fan activated his smell ability, countless smells and the information contained in those smells entered his brain. Although his eyes were closed, Xia Fan saw scenes that others would never be able to see. Through his sense of smell, he simulated the state of the three of them when they were eating. He could clearly see whose coffee spilled on their sleeves.
If he only told them the contents of their lunch, it would be child's play. They would really think that Xia Fan's sense of smell was similar to that of a dog's.
Thinking of this, Xia Fan opened his eyes and looked at the female warrior on his right who was in charge of taking notes, and then at the male warrior with chestnut-colored curly hair on his left. He said, "You two drank wine together last night, aged for three years. The grape is Cabernet Sauvignon, and the main course is pickled olives and grilled fish.
"After dinner, you went to this lady's room. To welcome your arrival, she sprayed the room with clove extract, which is commonly known as perfume. The bedding was also freshly starched. She used a natural detergent, Chinese locust and a quarter of a teaspoon of baking soda."
"You two exchanged bodily fluids in of the room. The process was rather intense, but overall, it. and it, and, and it. all. and You. with a. and, and, and a... and, and, and, and, and, and. and you.,"., and, and, and, they.
Xia Fan calmly described the information he had gleaned from the smell. He was very calm, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him.
However, the male warrior with chestnut-colored curly hair and the female warrior who had compared Xia Fan to a dog looked extremely shocked. Their faces began to burn. They felt as if Xia Fan had stripped them naked and exposed them to the sun. Every single hair on their bodies was clearly visible.
"That's enough!" The male warrior with chestnut-colored curly hair slammed the table and stood up. The veins on his temples were throbbing, trying to stop Xia Fan from continuing. The female warrior was so angry that her body was trembling.
Xia Fan did not want to fight with them, so he chose to keep his mouth shut. However, he had already shown enough strength at this point. The shocked expressions on the faces of the three warriors were enough to say it all.
The sense of smell was not an ability that could be used in combat, but it was extremely terrifying. It could expose anyone. It could cruelly peel off layers of disguise and reveal the truth. Even the brand of shaving water used in the morning could not escape Xia Fan's nose. As for judging whether someone was cheating, it was child's play to Xia Fan.
Of course, the reason why Xia Fan could tell that the female warrior was cheating was not only because of the smell, but also because of the wedding ring on her finger. It was clearly engraved with another man's name and smell.
The man with a pair of dashing eyebrows sitting in the middle sighed deeply and said, "I'll pretend I never heard about this. Xia Fan, don't talk nonsense."
Xia Fan nodded in agreement. Catching cheating was not his hobby, and he could not be bothered with such trivial matters.
The man with dashing eyebrows said in a deep voice, "Very well. So, both of you agree that there is nothing wrong with Xia Fan's sense of smell, right?"
The man with chestnut-colored curly hair and the female warrior nodded sullenly.
The man with dashing eyebrows said, "Then let's continue the interview. Xia Fan, do you believe in God in this world?"
Xia Fan was puzzled. He did not expect to be asked such a question.
"I don't believe it."
"Why not?"
"If there is a God, why wouldn't they answer when I call for them? Please call them over and take a few steps. Then I will believe it. "
"So, you also don't believe in demons in this world?"
"I don't."
"Understood. Third question: if there are gods and demons in this world, how would you kill them?"
"With weapons, of course."
Hearing this, the man with dashing eyebrows could not help but smile bitterly. The other two warriors, who had just been exposed by Xia Fan, showed disdainful expressions. With such a nonsensical answer, there was no way Xia Fan would get a chance to enter Hidden Demon City.
.....
Xia Fan was the last to leave the interview. After the examination, those who could enter Hidden Demon City would be allowed to stay, and the rest would be eliminated.
"How do you feel?" Armstrong asked Xia Fan nervously.
Xia Fan shrugged. "Judging by the examiner's expression, I don't think there's a chance."
Sigh …
Armstrong sighed softly. Letting Xia Fan sneak into Hidden Demon City was Heaven's Wings' Plan A. If Plan A didn't work, then Heaven's Wings would execute Plan B, which was to use speed to kill their way in.
However, if he did that, White Stone City would also be implicated. If the Exorcist found out about the relationship between White Stone City and Heaven's Wings, the city and the country would certainly be in danger. Xia Geng considered that he didn't want to harm Meimei, so he didn't insist on going his own way. He agreed to let Xia Fan try first.
"God, please let Xia Fan pass," Armstrong prayed in his heart.
.....
After sending off the last interviewee, the three young warriors began to organize the information. Just then, a small door was pushed open, and an old man walked in. He was slightly plump, with sparse silver hair and gold-rimmed glasses. He looked more like a scholar than a warrior.
"Professor Tu Lan," the three called out respectfully.
Tu Lan nodded, glancing at the information in their hands. "How did the interviewee do today?"
The man with dashing eyebrows said, "After our examination, three people can enter Hidden Demon City and participate in the final examination."
"Does that include Xia Fan of White Stone City?" Tu Lan asked.
The three of them were stunned. Tu Lan had specifically mentioned Xia Fan's name? It was really puzzling. What exactly did he mean? Did he know Xia Fan from the beginning?
The man with dashing eyebrows said, "There's nothing wrong with Xia Fan's ability, but his understanding was just passable, so he did not meet the requirements."
Tu Lan pulled up a chair and sat down. "Oh? How is it barely passable? "
The man with dashing eyebrows began to record. "The first question, Xia Fan answered that he did not believe in God, and the reason he did not believe in the existence of Gods and Demons was because they would not agree even if he called them by their names."
"Wonderful, truly wonderful!" Tu Lan nodded with satisfaction. "Xia Fan is definitely a genius! He called them by their names, but they would not agree, so God does not exist. This is the most perfect answer I've ever heard! "
"The reason why God exists is because he is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent. Xia Fan called them by their names and they did not respond, which means that the two conditions of omniscience and omnipresence do not exist. From this, we can conclude that God does not exist!"
Tu Lan looked up and saw that his three students were all dumbfounded. Their mouths were so wide open that a tomato could be stuffed into them.
"Teacher, are you serious?"
"Of course I'm serious. Quick, tell me the answer to the next question. I can't wait to know what kind of shocking answer Xia Fan will give."
* Gulp *
The man with dashing eyebrows swallowed. His brain was starting to turn to mush. He said, "The second question, if there is a God, how can we kill it?"
"Xia Fan answered with a weapon."
* Clap clap clap clap *
Tu Lan was overjoyed and excited. She stood up and applauded.
"Genius! This is the most genius answer I've ever seen in my life! " Tu Lan said in high spirits. "Of course you need a weapon to kill a God. Although faith and will cannot be seen or touched, they are extremely lethal. They are invisible weapons!"
"Wonderful! This is too wonderful! Xia Fan's answer was straight to the point. I really don't know how he came up with such a genius answer! "
"Quick, add Xia Fan's name to the list. Our Hidden Demon City needs a talent like him. No, he is a genius!"
* Pfft *
Tu Lan's three students were no longer dumbfounded. They almost spat out a mouthful of blood. What the hell was going on? Using a weapon to stab a God to death was a genius answer?
The interview room was silent for a long time. Even the air seemed to freeze. The atmosphere was very awkward.
After a while, Tu Lan smiled and scratched his head. "Haha, it seems that my acting was a little too much. I scared you all."
The man with dashing eyebrows said very seriously, "Teacher, can you not joke around? We were almost scared to death by you. "
Tu Lan shook his head disapprovingly. "I'm not joking. No matter what Xia Fan says, even if he says that God can be drowned in water or strangled to death, we have to judge his answer as correct."
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