The Modern Age of the Mysterious

This is already Sean's fifth combat training. Catherine is not surprised by Sean's super learning ability. After five training sessions, Sean has the fighting level of a qualified Jack-level explorer.

Usually, an untrained person needs at least six months of training to reach the level of Jack-level combat.

Now Katherine even has doubts about whether Sean is inexperienced. A strong soul, memorizing all the basics in a month, getting to where I am now after only five combat drills...

"Have you been exposed to the exploration industry in Leon?" Catherine asked Sean, who was wiping sweat.

Sean shook his head, with doubts in his eyes: "Leon also has explorers?"

Catherine didn't see any trace of lying on Sean's face: "Leon's exploratory organization is not as developed as New Zealand's, it is more ancient and hidden...

Sean asked: "By the way, I have always had a question. In my impression, things like exploring secrets, exorcising evil spirits, etc. are relatively hidden. Why is the New York Congress so...prosperous?"

Catherine replied: "Indeed, according to common sense, this industry should be hidden in the shadows. However, the driving force for profit is strong, and New Zealand's exploration industry has paid very high returns in recent years, so although there is a great Risks, but there are still many people involved, so there is a current prosperity.

"However, although capital is very interested in this industry, ordinary people still know very little. The public has only a little understanding of the existence of mysterious events. Because mysterious and terrifying things always bring ominousness, most people will Take an evasive attitude.

"After all, if you want to live a peaceful life, it's better to pretend that you can't see some things. It's like a crime in the slums - everyone knows it happens from time to time, but there's nothing you can do about it, so you can only protect yourself and try to avoid it.

"So, the current situation is quite special - although people in the industry have seen the prosperity, in fact, the life of ordinary people is still in harmony.

"The so-called exploration industry in New Zealand is like an invisible elephant in the room - it has the appearance of prosperity, but it is very different from the life of ordinary people."

Sean nodded thoughtfully: "Actually, think about it carefully, I used to be like this in Leon. Although I know that some weird things happen in other people's lives, I never ask and explore, just follow my own. the trajectory to live.”

Thinking of the simple days before, he smiled bitterly: "The surface of life is calm and peaceful, everything is normal and reasonable..." There are no corpses, evil spirits and cursed objects... "That feeling is really happy."

Katherine disagrees with Sean: "I think it's just indulging in illusion. If evil invades your life, you still have no choice. That life is stable, but it is a kind of stability that can be easily broken. .

She clenched her fists tightly, and her ice blue eyes became hard: "Only by becoming strong can you be able to maintain your own stability."

Sean looked at Catherine in surprise. The old days flashed in his mind, the days when Aaliyah was at home, and his eyes became firm: "You are right."

Katherine and Sean have returned to her office. She walked to the desk, opened the drawer, and dropped an M1920 revolver in her gun pocket on the ground.

Sean looked at Catherine in astonishment. Catherine hugged her chest and said in a stressed voice, "If you've 'unintentionally' discovered any powerful self-defense weapon recently, I suggest you put it away, and you'll have to put it away for your apprenticeships. Useful.

"Of course, you don't have a gun license now, nor are you an official detective, so if you find a gun, don't let the indoctrination officer find out."

Sean suddenly realized, gratefully picked up the revolver that "dropped" on the ground, and pinned the pouch under his own shoulder.

Sean took out the black revolver. Feeling exactly the same as when he usually practiced, he pulled out of the revolver and found that there were six esoteric bullets inside.

Sean knows that although esoteric substances can be regenerated, the cost of making esoteric bullets is very expensive.

"Catherine..."

After sitting at the desk, Catherine took out a book and looked at it with a cold attitude: "I still have something to do, go and do yours."

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Sean returned to his residence with a full harvest.

In addition to getting the explorer playing cards, the "unknown man" mask and the "accidentally found" gun, he also purchased a set of sturdy leather tactical straps in the "supply company" in the explorer building. With plenty of pockets and hooks for mounting, it can be worn over a shirt and invisible when you put on a coat. Of course, pistol ammo and various consumables are also not to mention.

The purchase cost a total of $9 and 45 cents. Thanks to his previous payment, Sean still had $96 in savings at this point, even though the rent and bond had been paid.

Then, Sean began to concentrate on meditation, not only to strengthen his soul, but also to assimilate that "stubborn" twin symbol as soon as possible.

Two days have passed. During these two days, Sean devoted almost all of his time to meditation except for buying food, cooking, eating and sleeping.

Under the blessing of the candlestick symbol, unconsciously, his mental strength has surpassed that of most Jack-level explorers. The volume of the spiritual substance has also increased again, and it is already among the best in the same level.

He opened his eyes with satisfaction and recovered from the state of meditation: "Mental strength has been significantly improved. If you encounter a situation that will cause mental shock again, you will be much less frightened and affected.

"Not only that, the reserves of psionic energy can also allow me to use more vicious piercings, and the mist of elixir can also heal more lastingly."

"With the revolver and holy water bottle, my exorcism ability should be better than most Jack-level."

The square "Jack" playing card in the inner pocket of the jacket exudes a ray of spiritual power - the "Explorer's Playing Card" is a mass-produced magical item, and the playing card has the personal information of the explorer. After that, the cards will remind you.

Since there will always be "thankful" evil events in New Zealand, the Explorers Association has a mechanism called "recruitment". Depending on the level, the explorers have to respond to different missions assigned by the association each year.

The association will organize teams according to the difficulty and nature of the tasks, and then "recruit" notifications through playing cards. If the explorer has other emergencies, the call can be refused. There are only three opportunities to refuse each year, and if you do not respond to the recruitment more than three times, you will be removed from the association.

Sean's mission this time is a critical "apprentice mission". He only needs to survive the mission to be officially promoted to a "Jack"-level explorer. Of course, he has no reason to refuse the call.

He took out the metal, brass-colored playing card with a great feel from his inner pocket, rubbed his fingers against its sunken black pattern, and felt the brief message it conveyed: at two o'clock this afternoon, the south gate of St. Peter's College , Difficulty: Jack level. "

Sean took out the map of New York City on the desk, searched for a while, and soon found St. Peter's College on the left side of the map: "It's not far from here, it should be within half an hour by tram. "

Sean looked at the time: there are still three hours until two o'clock in the afternoon.

After lunch, he put all the useful items on the table and started "arming" himself.

Sean first put the copper playing card in the pocket of his shirt, and fastened it with a button - the explorer's playing card can be found by magic, and also has the function of "identification".

"Three bottles of psychic smelling salts are placed in the pocket on the right side of the belt." Sean moved calmly, stuffed the blue smelling salt bottles into the belt pockets one by one, and buttoned the button lightly.

"First-aid carbonated syrup and hemostatic powder are on the left." Three small bottles of red liquid and a paper bag with a red diamond logo were put into the pocket on the left side of the belt. Although Sean has the mist of elixir, in order to save money Spiritual power, still brought first aid items.

He picked up the M1920 revolver with a certain weight, remembered Catherine's appearance, and couldn't help but closed his eyes gratefully, and then inserted the gun firmly into the gun pocket~www.NovelMTL.com~ He bought 30 rounds of ammunition from the material company ——The material company tacitly accepted his identity as a trainee explorer, and did not ask for a license inspection when purchasing bullets.

He stuffed the bullets one by one into the bullet belt of the tactical harness. The six esoteric bullets were the most precious, and he tucked them into the bullet belt of his belt.

Two holy water bottles and two holy light bullets were hung on the hooks under the flanks and blocked by the windbreaker.

In the end, he inserted the sacred dagger that had helped him to deal with the corpse in the scabbard on the left side of his belt.

After being armed, Sean still has a lot of time.

He stood in a tactical posture indoors, and then kept trying to draw a gun, draw a dagger, and take out items, over and over again...

After he was very proficient in drawing weapons with his bare hands and aiming at once, he started to get creative.

The psychic tentacles were solid, and he directly brought the revolver and dagger into his hands-like magic, it was faster than pulling out with bare hands.

At the same time as the pistol is fired, the psychic tentacles draw out psionic smelling salts from the belt, simulating the state of not replenishing psionic energy with hands.

While on guard, he stepped back, and instantly used the spiritual substance to draw out the holy water bottle and make a throwing motion...

Aiming at the front to simulate shooting, the vicious piercing stabs the enemy imaginary behind him fiercely...

He usually carries out these trainings, but at this moment, the warm-up is very smooth.

If it was said that there was fear and tension in the face of evil before, now Sean can hardly notice the tension - he remembered what Catherine told himself during combat training:

"Confidence comes from adequate training."

Sean clenched his fists. He put on his mechanical watch, pressed his grey wide-brimmed hat over his head, and went out the door.