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Minhe Road is located in the South City of Tianmeng, and its location is not very remote, but it is secluded and very quiet.

The "Time Boat" coffee shop is at the end of Minhe Road. By the time Yan Junze arrived, Zhang Xiaomo was already sitting inside.

Yan Junze checked the time; although he had taken a car as soon as he left his house, he was still almost fifteen minutes late.

"Sorry for the wait," Yan Junze walked into the shop and sat down directly opposite Zhang Xiaomo.

Zhang Xiaomo was still dressed casually, with a small cross-body bag that could fit a magnetic knife on the table, sipping a cup of strong coffee.

"Order whatever you want," Zhang Xiaomo called the waiter over.

Yan Junze ordered a coffee casually and, looking at Zhang Xiaomo, said, "You seem unrested, with dark circles under your eyes."

Zhang Xiaomo shook her head with a sigh, "Yeah, very unrested. I've only slept six hours in total over the past three days."

Yan Junze didn't know what had happened, but he didn't feel it was appropriate to ask, so he just chuckled dryly.

Zhang Xiaomo took a sip of her coffee and said, "I still have important things to do later. I called you out because I wanted to ask if you've become a 'Semi-spirit'?"

Yan Junze replied with a wry smile, "Do you have to be so blunt? Couldn't you have phrased the question more subtly?"

"I just knew it." Zhang Xiaomo lightly slapped the table, "Look at your pale complexion, that's the first sign of a semi-spirit. Is blood your staple food? How did you become a semi-spirit?"

"I refuse to answer that question," Yan Junze shook his head.

"I don't care how you became one, just curious and asked casually. But luckily, I'm quite familiar with you, I investigated your background and knew your nature beforehand, otherwise, you would have to face a strict review by the Exorcist team regarding semi-spirits."

Zhang Xiaomo revealed a smile, taking out a copper six-pointed star badge from her bag. The badge had an embossed word "Spirit" on it.

"This is the special badge issued by our incident team for external hires," Zhang Xiaomo said. "From now on, you're our special hired staff. Well, there's no salary usually, only a bounty is paid upon completing a case."

"You mean... hired from outside?" Yan Junze paused for a moment and didn't take the copper badge, asking, "What if I refuse? You can't possibly force me."

Zhang Xiaomo smiled, seemingly unconcerned about him refusing, and said, "With this badge, you can get blood for free and delivered to your home. You don't have to worry or fear about your secret being exposed anymore. Do you want it?"

"You play hardball!" Yan Junze snatched the badge and held it in his hand.

Zhang Xiaomo couldn't help but cover her mouth and snicker, explaining, "Actually, this thing is all benefits no drawbacks for you. Establishing a good relationship with the Exorcist team is beneficial for you, your family, and friends. Hmm, if someone close to you is in danger, we can prioritize handling it for you."

"It can't be that easy," Yan Junze firmly shook his head.

Zhang Xiaomo burst into laughter and said, "Right, if we need help or assign you tasks on the spot, we ask for your full cooperation. You may do your best to complete it, but full effort is required."

After their exchange, Zhang Xiaomo seemed much happier, her fatigue having vanished. She took another sip of her coffee and added, "Initially, I suggested you join the Exorcist team, which would have required a physical examination, but now that's unnecessary since you've become a semi-spirit, bypassing many procedures."

"But you just believe I'm a semi-spirit without testing me?" Yan Junze asked.

"Of course, we'll test you." As if performing a magic trick, Zhang Xiaomo pulled a large bag of fresh blood from her bag, "This is pig blood I just got. Drink it in front of me, and then you'll pass."

"It's that easy?" Yan Junze took the bag, bit into it without a word, and quickly drained it.

He had been thirsty all day and now there was free staple food; he couldn't keep the act up any longer.

After he had finished, Zhang Xiaomo watched him closely for a moment and nodded, "Hmm, your complexion is rosier now. Looking into your eyes, I can confirm you're a semi-spirit."

Yan Junze was speechless.

Zhang Xiaomo continued, "Now, try to sense it. Hold the badge in your hand, feel the changes within you."

"Hm?"

Yan Junze hesitated but then began to sense it. The badge was originally very cold in his hand, but now it emitted a warm sensation.

He then felt his blood flow slowing down, and his understanding of his body seemed much clearer. The badge felt like it was emitting some sort of strange energy, very familiar.

The metabolic rate of the blood consumption in his body was decreasing!

Yan Junze was elated; this meant he didn't have to consume blood as frequently. At this rate, even if he drank a bag only every two or three days, it would be sufficient.

Suddenly, Yan Junze was startled and realized why this energy felt so familiar.
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It was... Different Dimension Energy!

But it wasn't entirely that; rather, it was some kind of energy that contained Different Dimension Energy. Naturally, it wasn't as concentrated as the energy stored in the Spacetime Atlas, approximately only a quarter of it.

But this quarter of Different Dimension Energy, when released through the badge, could slow blood metabolism, which was unexpected for Yan Junze.

If this was the case, then it's indirectly relying on energy to replace blood. Moreover, with the stronger energy concentration he possessed, if it was infused into the badge, the effect might be even better.

What a pleasant surprise!

Yan Junze almost couldn't maintain his expression and quickly secured the badge close to him, nodding, "Right, a bag of blood seems to last me a long time now."

"That's the third benefit of joining us," Zhang Xiaomo nodded. "There are countless more advantages you will learn in the future, and all it costs is helping us complete some tasks."

Yan Junze almost rolled his eyes. He knew these tasks would definitely not be easy. But, worth it!

Zhang Xiaomo clapped her hands, "Since you're getting so many benefits, you're paying for the coffee this time."

"No problem," Yan Junze smiled and nodded. "I made some money from video blogging, not just for this coffee. After you complete your task, I'll treat you to a big meal."

"Perfect timing, I also need to remind you," Zhang Xiaomo seemed to remember something, "From now on, you'd better stop video blogging. As a specially hired member of the Exorcist team, we have our own rules. Some things might cause widespread panic and even become uncontrollable. So now, in West City, there's a strict ban on spreading videos."

"Is it that serious?" Yan Junze was surprised, "What happened over in West City?"

Now that he was somewhat a part of the Exorcist team, his earlier hesitations were gone, so he asked directly.

Zhang Xiaomo didn't conceal the information, speaking in a low voice, "A Spirit Bridge has appeared in the outskirts of West City, the fourth one in Great Capital Huaying. Seven days ago, every resident of Mo Family Village died overnight."