"Mysterious object, cursed object, sealed object, contained object … these are its different names …" Lin Sanjiu muttered to herself.
"Most of the strange things are very dangerous and need to be contained and sealed! This is the only thing we can do! "
Merry poured a cup of tea and continued.
"Why... seal them?" Hei Jie asked curiously.
"Why?" Merry looked at Hei Jie strangely. "Because they are very dangerous. No matter what form they take, they have malice towards humans! In other words, like the path you encountered, they are all madly killing people! "
"Indeed..."
Hei Jie knew that he had said the wrong thing.
He had thought of his notebook. Nothing bad had ever happened to it, and it had even saved his life. It was also very useful, so he thought that the strange things should be like the notebook.
Now, it seemed that the notebook in his hand was the strange thing among the strange things!
But the next question continued. "They... why do they keep killing people?"
"I don't know. In short, it's not out of hatred, and there is no purpose. Anyway, they kill for the sake of killing!" Merry replied.
'Perhaps, they are actively or passively collecting 'spirituality', like a set 'program'! 'Fang Xian added silently in his heart as he listened.
After growing his eyes, he could finally feel the movements of the outside world and quickly learned the local language.
"Wait, that path?" Hei Jie asked again. "What is it?"
"Yes, the mysterious case that you encountered was previously recorded in the files. It's codenamed 'No Circuit' … To solve a mysterious case, you must find its root cause. The root cause of this mysterious case is that road!"
Merry said. "It will randomly appear everywhere in the city, disguised as an ordinary street. When you walk in, it will become a closed loop!"
She picked up a piece of paper from the table. "This is that path. When the prey enters it, it will curl up, connecting the head to the tail. Therefore, no matter how you run, you will not be able to escape … And all those who are killed by it will forever remain on that path, becoming a fixed image, or rather, a 'derivative' of it …"
"But... we escaped," Hei Jie whispered.
"This is the second characteristic of the uncanny. Only the uncanny can restrain the uncanny!"
Merry smiled. "You have a strange item in your hand, and you used its ability to walk out of the Path of No Return alive. You even saved the three students! We call these people who hold these strange things' Sword Bearers'. Of course, you can also call yourself 'Spiritualist', 'Exorcist', 'Keeper' … They all mean the same thing. "
"Characteristic?" Hei Jie asked, "What is it?"
"What we have concluded are the rules of the strange cases. For example, the first one, the Law of the Undying Strange! Secondly, only the uncanny could restrain the uncanny! There's also the third one. You'll have to pay a 'price' to use the strange items! "
Merry's expression became very solemn. "Because only the uncanny can restrain the uncanny, so organizations like ours that specialize in dealing with uncanny cases train 'sword bearers'... However, some of the uncanny items have terrible side effects, so they can't be used and can only be sealed. For now, it seems that you're lucky!"
"Sword bearers … The sword they hold, does it mean that they're double-edged?" Hei Jie murmured, suddenly grabbing his school bag.
He knew that there was something wrong with his notebook, but there seemed to be no price to use it.
Such a strange thing might attract robberies? Or forcibly expropriate it?
He tensed up and stared at Merry.
"Are you worried that I'll snatch your strange item? I'm afraid that you're thinking too much... "Merry seemed to see through his inner thoughts and shook her head." Although some captains choose to do so, I've observed that you're in good condition and your spirit is normal, which means that you can control that strange item more perfectly. So, I'm inclined to accept you as one of us. Otherwise, why do you think I've been working overtime to chat with you for so long and tell you so many things? "
"After joining you, do I have to fight against those uncanny things?"
Hei Jie swallowed his saliva. "Is it too late for me to quit now?"
"What do you think?" A faint smile appeared on Merry's face.
…
"We hide in the darkness and have no fate with honor!"
"We swear to protect this world and fight against the uncanny!"
"We are sword bearers, and one day, we will die by the sword!"
…
Merry brought Hei Jie along and began the oath.
Then, she smiled and said: "Welcome, Hei Jie, to become a member of our Secret Service. Hmm, you can give yourself a code name. From today onwards, it will replace your name and exist in our files …"
"Why replace a code name?"
Hei Jie asked in confusion.
"Because some of these supernatural beings are very dangerous, they can curse you as long as they know your name, so our organization used another anomaly's ability to erase your own name, this is also a form of protection … Do you really think that our organization is called the Secret Service?"
Merry looked at him and said.
"Alright then … I, I'll be called 'Crow'"
Hei Jie held his notebook tightly, this was the first time he felt that this world was so dangerous.
"Very well, Crow, prepare yourself, tomorrow we'll go deal with that 'No Circuit'!" Merry smiled and said: "By the way, my Merry is also a fake name"
"Why do I feel like … you don't have anyone else to use …" Hei Jie said with a sad face: "That's why you decided to use me as a scapegoat?"
"You found out? There have been too many strange cases recently, the swordbearers are dying too quickly, I have no other choice … "Merry scratched her head:" If I confiscate your strange item and wait for a new 'qualified person' to appear, who knows how long it will take … but the No Circuit is just around the corner now. "
"Hmm, although the death rate of newcomers is very high, and it is your first time in the field, it is a bit sad that you have to face the extremely dangerous No Circuit, but if you think about it carefully, perhaps this is your chance! I remember there was a swordbearer at the headquarters who was temporarily taken on duty, just like you, he started his job from the most dangerous cases without any training, and now he has become a big shot in the underworld … "Merry comforted him.
"You might as well not tell me …" Hei Jie said with a sad face.
"Right, you also need to register the ability of your strange item, no need to go into too much detail …"
"I … I can use blood and add a name to curse any living being!" Hei Jie thought about it and hid some of his abilities.
"It's just so-so …"
Merry's expression was a bit disappointed: "It's good against people, but not very useful against the source of things … do you think a road, a knife, or a pencil will have the concept of 'blood'? At most, it can deal with their 'derivatives' … "
Hei Jie suddenly thought of the corpse that he had cursed into a pile of bones.
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