From sailboats to star destroyers (Source: Web)

Chapter 14 A calm pond cannot nurture a dragon that braves the wind and rain.

Miao Meng's eyes lit up as he looked at the skill points that appeared at the end of the dungeon. This was the first time this month that he had actually earned new skill points from a dungeon.

He had used the skill points from the last upgrade in witchcraft, which gave him the ability of mechanical thinking and enhanced his basic brain processing power.

Witchcraft - Mechanical Mind: Consumes psionic energy to adjust one's mind into a mechanical mode, enhancing resistance to control spells and greatly increasing mental processing speed.

This skill not only enhanced his resistance to negative spells, but also relieved his immediate crisis, making his previously troublesome studies of computers and magic much easier.

He didn't save the newly acquired skill points for future use, but instead went straight to the last page of the five skill pages, which featured the honor of a seven-colored gem crown.

Honor - Versatile Hands (Beginner): The hands become extremely flexible and stable, making them the most advantageous weapon for everything from small carvings to stealing money from others.

"What kind of honorary skill is this? Could it refer to various artistic pursuits?"

Looking at the skill page, which was completely different from the other skills, Miao Meng couldn't recognize what kind of area he was good at for a moment.

War and witchcraft are clearly defined, and even survival is not difficult to understand. The only thing that is confusing is the throne on the first page and the crown on the last page.

However, after investing skill points in all five pages of skills, Miao Meng vaguely heard the sound of fire burning. This fire seemed to be burning inside his body, or burning in every corner of the world, accompanied by countless wails, making it hard to breathe.

The hallucination lasted for quite a while. When Miao Meng finally broke free from it, he realized that he had returned to reality without even realizing it. However, everything around him was normal, with no trace of the flames.

Even after breaking free from the illusion, Miao Meng couldn't suppress his wild thoughts, no matter how many times he told himself it was just a skill effect.

According to the basic information that comes with one's profession, powerful psychics never enter dreams or see hallucinations without reason. Such situations are usually supernatural precognitions given by powerful psychic abilities.

Unfortunately, the basic knowledge associated with the profession only scratches the surface in this regard and is not explained in depth. Furthermore, since magic cannon users specialize in magical knowledge, there is not much introduction to prophecy.

When Miao Meng ignited that ball of psionic flame, the Investigation Bureau, which was also located in a remote part of the city, also discovered this newly emerged torch-level radiance.

"Team leader, another new psionicist has appeared in the old town area on the outskirts of the city, and he awakened at the Torch level immediately. Should we send someone over to investigate?"

An investigator dressed in a uniform similar to that of a police officer, but in a different color, stood in front of his team leader's desk and quietly reported the situation.

"The old city? It's not very safe there. Just in case, let's send two more people. Hopefully, they're people who have awakened normally, and not beings who have been corrupted by some kind of pollution."

The team leader looked at the real-time electronic map not far away, where red lights of all sizes covered one-third of the city.

"Understood. Then we'll follow the patrol regulations and send out two groups of investigators."

Upon hearing the team leader's words of concern, the team members, with the team leader's support, directly mobilized two groups, one overt and one covert, to begin investigating the local situation with police identification.

Just like how Miao Meng struck up a conversation with the local elderly people, this young man studying alone attracted a lot of attention, and the investigators obtained his relevant information without much effort.

"Thank you for your cooperation. This is just a routine patrol, not a search for any wanted criminals. Please rest assured, sir, we're just checking in."

The amiable investigator put away his identification, while another closed the registration book he was holding. To quickly understand the most noteworthy targets in an area, one still had to rely on these ordinary citizens of Chaoyang District.

"I see. Sigh~ It's not easy for Xiao Meng on his own, and he's so young. You all need to take better care of him. If it's not anything urgent, a few words of criticism or a reminder will suffice. There's no need to detain him."

The kind-hearted old man thought Miao Meng had done something wrong online. After all, there's no reason why the police would question him. The old man just thought Miao Meng had been scammed online or had used a VPN to watch porn.

After all, the migrant workers in this area have often been visited by the police because of this. Every now and then, you can hear stories of people giving money to livestreamers on their phones and ending up losing both their money and their lives.

Some workers even tried to hook up with men on their phones, only to be scammed by criminals, causing widespread panic in the area.

"Old Liu, don't make wild guesses. If you keep talking nonsense like this, Xiao Miao's reputation will be ruined. How will the young man find a girlfriend in the future? Right, officer?"

Several other kind-hearted old men sitting and chatting nearby couldn't stand Old Liu's gossiping behavior, so they all 'coaxed' him.

"Don't worry, we won't wrong any innocent people. The main reason is that the new residents don't know much about our situation, so we're giving them special guidance on theft and fraud prevention."

After all, this place has never been very safe. Aside from online scams, there are plenty of petty criminals. We can't let someone move in and have their things stolen after just a couple of days; that wouldn't be good.

Although the investigators weren't actual police officers, they had conducted numerous interviews and gained a deep understanding of the reactions of the Chaoyang residents, and were very adept at handling these grassroots situations.

In just a few words, he dispelled the suspicions of the chatting old men and even earned the title of a warm-hearted comrade, making the old men praise him repeatedly as a responsible and good policeman.

After obtaining detailed information from several key figures, the Android team also obtained relevant information through headphones and electronic devices, and then began to compare it in the official archive system's database.

Miao Meng, male, 18 years old, graduate of Luocheng No. 3 Middle School, ID card...original address...

Recently, things have been unusual. In early July, he received an unknown amount of gold, which he exchanged for cash, and then moved to the outskirts of Liancheng.

Addendum: The gold that the target sold showed an energy reaction, and the people involved showed signs of mind manipulation, suggesting that a psychic was involved. The danger level has been raised!

After briefly comparing the information they had obtained, the other two groups did not hesitate much. The investigators continued their normal interview route, knocked on several doors to educate the residents on theft and fraud prevention, and then arrived at Miao Meng's house.

"Ding-dong~ Ding-dong~"

The investigator listened to the unusual doorbell sound and a strange look flashed in his eyes. In the old town, very few people actually have doorbells installed on their doors; most people just knock on the door or shout loudly.

This new doorbell detail reveals that either the owner is simply used to it or has specifically implemented soundproofing measures, preventing the usual knocking methods from reaching the person inside.

Not long after the bell rang, the sound of heavy footsteps came from the courtyard. Then, the investigator was met with a tall man with a still-childish face that revealed his naivety and foolishness.

Beneath that clear, college-student face, even with a height of 1.9 meters, it's hard to feel any wariness; one would only think the young man is quite tall.

"Hello, what's this?" Miao Meng looked at the two police officers, a man and a woman, at the door with some confusion.

"Hello, this is a routine patrol for theft and fraud prevention education. Are you available now? We need to conduct a simple registration for new residents."

The investigator showed his police ID, while another officer took out an anti-fraud leaflet, which looked no different from the public service leaflets carried by regular police officers.