Master of Kaidan
Chapter 60: The Girl’s Magical Disappearance

Chapter 60: Chapter 60: The Girl’s Magical Disappearance

"No, I learned by reading books. Hmm, do you know about Skill Books? Like those in games, you just slap it, and you learn it." Chen Xiyao sized up the officer in front of her, seemingly pondering whether this woman could understand young people’s way of speaking.

However, as part of the organization dealing with Kaidan, the female officer had evidently encountered quite a few strange things and quickly grasped Chen Xiyao’s meaning. The "human-shaped lucky charm" label in her mind for Chen Xiyao became even firmer.

There were currently less than ten known Magic Items worldwide that could let someone directly learn a skill. While it wasn’t impossible that countries and organizations were hiding some, the rarity was undeniable, not to mention that Inner Strength was a system that could enhance abilities in all aspects.

What? Chen Xiyao hadn’t introduced the ability?

But that’s Inner Strength! If it weren’t a system that most people in Yan Country knew about, Chen Xiyao wouldn’t use such a specific term for it.

Seeing the officer’s eyebrows unable to suppress her shock, Chen Xiyao inwardly chuckled, but she maintained a composed appearance and said:

"He seemed like he could manufacture Skill Books. Aside from an Inner Power Secret Technique, he also made a CD right in front of me. As long as you put that CD on your head, you can learn a fog-manufacturing magic, but this ability can only be used ten times a day, and each time lasts for only half a minute."

Listening to Chen Xiyao’s "it’s nothing special" statement, the female officer felt a bit violent urge, but as a public servant, she restrained her impulses well. She thought about the White Robe’s value while asking without much hope:

"Can you teach these two abilities to others?"

Upon hearing this question, Chen Xiyao thought, "Here we go," and showed a puzzled look as if a student caught by the teacher unprepared: "The fog one probably not, as for Inner Strength, my Inner Strength runs automatically, but I did copy down the Secret Manual."

Maybe due to Chen Xiyao’s acting rooted in real life or just because the news was too shocking, the female officer couldn’t see through Chen Xiyao’s act. She just tried to calm her slightly heavy breathing and asked nervously:

"You said... Secret Manual? Isn’t it a Skill Book?"

"It is a Skill Book, but it’s also a Secret Manual that can be read. However, this Secret Manual is incomplete, only the first page’s general outline is complete. After you learn it, you can cultivate Inner Strength, but the later parts are missing. However, this Secret Manual is interesting; each page is not only text but also a picture, slightly similar to those large emoticons. According to him, it’s a Cultivation Technique of ’shaping the star formation into words,’ and to complete the later parts, you need high astronomical knowledge."

Chen Xiyao briefly introduced the details about the Song of Steps toward the Sky but didn’t immediately pull the copy out from under her skirt.

"Whew..." The breaths of the three officers became slightly rapid, then calmed again. Seeing their emotions getting unstable, Chen Xiyao seized the moment and said:

"So, how do you plan to deal with me?"

"Deal with?" The female officer was slightly caught off guard by this term, but upon thinking, she understood. After all, young people these days seemed to have a bit of a persecution complex. In novels, just a little special ability, and they fear being dissected by the government.

She immediately opened her mouth to reassure:

"Don’t worry, we won’t do anything to you. Generally speaking, people like you who return from Infinite City, we will assign specialized psychologists for mental counseling, assisting the victim to step out of the shadows..."

"I don’t need it!" Chen Xiyao immediately shook her head and then added:

"You see, I have superpower too. Can I join you guys?"

"Ah, this..." The female officer felt slightly complicated hearing Chen Xiyao’s request. After all, there had never been a precedent for this. Most people who returned from that side were left with severe disabilities. Very few could communicate normally. Still, she had heard there were regulations on recruiting returnees two or three decades ago.

So, after a brief silence, she replied:

"We need to discuss this before deciding, but it won’t take too long. In the meantime, stay at home and try not to go out. We’ll get back to you soon. Also, considering you’ve gained an extraordinary power, we might conduct some routine checks on you, please don’t resist..."

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"The above is the specific experience of this victim. Through the identification of ’Item No. 17,’ we confirmed that she didn’t lie. We can basically confirm the authenticity of this statement."

In the meeting room of the Kaidan Countermeasure Bureau’s West Capital branch, the female officer succinctly reported the results of the visit, and everyone seated around the meeting table looked incredulous.

It wasn’t as if they were ignorant; it was just that Chen Xiyao’s experience was utterly incredible. If anything, it was like a place where everyone said was Hell, suddenly having someone claim to have been there, toured, and found treasures. No matter how rational one was, suspicions of lying lingered.

"Isn’t there a possibility..." In the silence, a person in a white coat with the "Psychological Consulting Group" sign in front of them spoke seriously:

"The determination of Item No. 17 is subjective. That is, if someone believes they’re not lying, then even if it’s a lie, it would be considered the truth."

"You mean she’s under some psychological suggestion, with her memory modified?" asked the middle-aged man with a "Tactical Action Group" sign. The doctor shook their head and said:

"Memory modification and psychological suggestions against one’s essence can’t bypass Item No. 17. What I’m saying is, is it possible that the girl deceived herself? That there isn’t a White Robe at all, and she did it all herself?

"After experiencing ’Kamikakushi,’ she assumed she was a transmigrator. Having read many novels, she developed persecution delusions, escaping the crossing location and coincidentally evading capture. She experienced many bad memories in that world, unwilling to accept what she had to do to survive, so she fictionalized a ’White Robe’ to replace her in doing things she’s unwilling to, like killing people..."

"Your theory is too abstract. Let’s not even argue if self-hypnosis aligning with one’s thoughts can evade Item No. 17. First, how does a girl, in just fifteen days, grow to the point where she can kill those Kaidan? You have to understand that even our professionally trained soldiers have high casualty rates when facing Kaidan, let alone one person trapped in a world full of them! And Inner Strength and the Secret Manual she mentioned, they couldn’t possibly have appeared from nowhere, right?"

The middle-aged man from the tactical action group immediately retorted, but the doctor shook their head and said:

"That could entirely be explained by ’drops’ after killing Kaidan. After all, our items were obtained like this. As for evidence, didn’t you notice? In her statement, her interaction with the White Robe was minimal. If this person really existed, what reason would he have to protect a stranger they barely interacted with? Just out of goodwill?"