14: rare treasures of heaven and earth

After inquiring about the Mutant creature’s information, he glanced at Yang Dian’s shoulder again:

“Also, remember to bring your enforcement recorder when on duty in the future.”

“Otherwise, if you encounter something like what just happened again, and there’s no record from the enforcement recorder, it might be difficult to handle.”

Yang Dian was silent for a moment.

“Do I have to bring an enforcement recorder?”

As someone with experience, Lin Mo immediately saw through Yang Dian’s thoughts.

“What, do you feel restricted and not free when the enforcement recorder is on?”

Seeing Yang Dian nod in agreement, he smiled again:

“It’s normal for you to think that way.”

“Awakening your innate abilities and mastering Ancient Martial Arts, deep down, you must feel somewhat extraordinary.”

“You were also specially recruited into the Special Administration Bureau and hadn’t undergone any civil servant training before that.”

“It’s perfectly normal to feel constrained by wearing an enforcement recorder.”

“In fact, it’s not just you; other Awakened and Martial Artists specially recruited into the Special Administration Bureau also have the same thoughts.”

“So, to accommodate your feelings, the Bureau has relaxed some requirements for you.”

Yang Dian, who had been looking down at ants, instantly looked up.

He hadn't expected the higher-ups to be so ‘understanding’ and to adapt policies to individuals.

Facing Yang Dian’s curiosity, Lin Mo didn’t keep him in suspense and directly explained:

“The Bureau doesn’t require you to activate your enforcement recorder every time you go out on a mission, like ordinary Policemen.”

“You only need to activate the enforcement recorder when you encounter situations like what just happened, which means handling ordinary cases, or Mutant invasion incidents involving ordinary people.”

“Normally, you can choose to turn off the enforcement recorder.”

Speaking of this, he patted Yang Dian’s shoulder again and continued:

“Besides, Mutant creatures, or rather, Mutant creatures that you resolve alone, the Bureau will not force you to hand them over.”

“It’s best to hand them over; the Bureau will give you corresponding rewards, including but not limited to merits.”

“If you feel the Mutant creature is useful to you, it’s fine to keep it for yourself.”

Facing Lin Mo’s somewhat suspicious gaze, he spread his hands:

“Are you wondering why the higher-ups are so lenient with us?”

Seeing Yang Dian nod, Lin Mo clasped his hands together, drawing a large circle:

“What do Awakened and Martial Artists mean in this era?”

“They mean national destiny!”

“Like our China, if we can unite many Awakened and Martial Artists into one, working together with one heart and mind for China’s rise.”

“Then the existence of Awakened and Martial Artists is naturally good for the country; it’s a once-in-a-lifetime Opportunity.”

As he spoke, he changed his tone:

“But what if it’s like India, or like America.”

“They are nominally countries.”

“But above, financial groups control people’s livelihoods; in the middle, various states govern themselves; and below, Awakened occupy mountains and become kings.”

“The three are disunited, distrustful of each other.”

“In such a situation, do you want to rely on Awakened and Ancient Cultivators to rapidly enhance national destiny?”

“Don’t even think about it.”

“It’s already good if they don’t split apart.”

“The mistakes of the past are lessons for the future.”

“The higher-ups’ gaze has always been global, and they naturally noticed the situations in India and America.”

“Therefore, to avoid completely unnecessary internal strife, the higher-ups’ requirements for Awakened and Martial Artists are relatively flexible.”

Seeing Yang Dian’s expression relax, Lin Mo patted his back again:

“But flexibility is flexibility; we absolutely cannot do anything illegal.”

Yang Dian smiled:

“Of course I won’t!”

“I was born under the red flag and grew up in the spring breeze; my faith couldn’t be more steadfast!”

Lin Mo also chuckled:

“You rascal…”

He pointed at Yang Dian, then his tone suddenly changed:

“So, that Mutant you mentioned in the message, was it really dealt with by you alone?”

Yang Dian nodded.

The golden cicada was already in his stomach, and after so much time, it was mostly digested.

There was nothing he couldn’t say.

“The Mutant was a golden cicada, capable of emitting ultrasound.”

“The three people who fainted just now were stunned by the ultrasound.”

“However, although it could emit ultrasound, the intensity of the ultrasound was limited and had minimal impact on me.”

At this point, Yang Dian pondered for a moment, then selectively described his state at the time:

“After I caught it, a sudden urge to eat it arose within me.”

“It was like wild animals instinctively search for herbs when they’re sick.”

“I also followed my instinct and tried to put a piece of its wing into my mouth.”

“Then I felt my body start to heat up.”

“After digesting the wing, I felt my physical fitness had improved somewhat.”

“After confirming that the golden cicada was a good thing, I ate it.”

As he spoke, he even threw two punches, producing a “chi chi” sound of air being torn, proving that he wasn’t lying.

Seeing this, Lin Mo immediately showed an envious look:

“You’re really lucky, kid.”

Seeing Yang Dian’s puzzled expression, he continued:

“Things like what happened to you aren’t unheard of before.”

“It’s just that the Mutants they encountered weren’t necessarily golden cicadas.”

“It could be a drop of earth core milk, or a fish, or even spiritual fruits or spiritual vegetables.”

“In short, these things that make people instinctively want to devour them are what we call rare treasure.”

“heaven and earth treasures that can increase one’s own limits.”

“heaven and earth treasures?” Yang Dian repeated, curious:

“What’s the meaning of that?”

“The meaning is simple.” The envy on Lin Mo’s face still hadn’t faded:

“First, heaven and earth treasures can directly improve physical fitness, and apart from needing a little time to regain control of the increased strength, there are no side effects.”

“You should have already felt this.”

“Second, heaven and earth treasures can affect talent, allowing innate abilities to be enhanced.”

He pointed to his eyes:

“I once ate a rare treasure bezoar.”

“Before eating the bezoar, my eyes could only see the veins of leaves 500 meters away.”

“After eating the bezoar, my eyesight doubled, allowing me to see the veins of leaves 1000 meters away.”

“Besides that, after eating the bezoar, my physical fitness also greatly enhanced.”

“That bezoar was a heaven and earth treasure.”

At this point, the envy on Lin Mo’s face almost overflowed:

“I Awaken for a full 9 years before I encountered the bezoar, a heaven and earth treasure, by chance.”

“You, on the other hand, kid.”

“Just going out for a stroll, and you encountered a rare treasure golden cicada!”

“Heh, I was the one who told you to come to this Wetland Park!”

“If I had known, I would have told you to go straight to the beach, and I would have come to this park myself!”

Seeing Lin Mo regretfully slapping his thigh, Yang Dian chuckled:

“Captain, I’m your subordinate.”

“Even if I eat a rare treasure, I’m still working under you, so it’s not much different from you eating a rare treasure.”

Looking at Yang Dian’s shameless appearance, Lin Mo was immediately torn between laughter and tears.

However, before he could tease Yang Dian a bit, he heard Yang Dian ask again:

“By the way, Captain, are there many heaven and earth treasures?”

“Does the Bureau have any in stock?”

“If so, how many merits does it take to exchange for a rare treasure?”