CHAPTER 38: CHAPTER 38: SPIRIT ALLIANCE AND DIVINE HEART ASSOCIATION

Lin Guang paused for a moment, then continued:

"As legal citizens of Great Xia, when contracting certain special Spirit Beasts, like those of the Spiritual Element, you need to cooperate with the relevant departments for examinations. These record the Spirit and Ethereal Fluctuation of the Spirit Beast, because these types can act maliciously more conveniently and secretly than other types. Take your skill ’Fearful Face,’ for instance; if used with ill intent on ordinary people with heart conditions, it could easily be fatal."

"Oh, I usually used bombs and daggers before. Killing like that isn’t interesting to me, so you can rest assured."

"...Should I praise your honesty now?"

The two chatted as they walked into the district, unaware that two police officers glanced their way and then paused their actions to approach them.

"Excuse me, could you spare a moment?"

One of the middle-aged police officers approached, a tone impeccable yet commanding.

As he spoke, he pulled a small wallet from his pocket, flipping it open to reveal a police badge clearly displaying his name, photo, and badge number.

"No problem, officer."

After Lin Guang nodded slightly, Officer Peng put away the badge and roughly explained the situation to Lin Guang.

Early this morning, the police received a report from the public. A Spirit Beast nearby had used the Spiritual Skill ’Wide Area Exploration.’

This counts as an invasion of privacy within the city, not to mention such spiritual exploration can awaken some Advanced Spirit Masters or sensitive people from their sleep or meditation, which is genuinely disturbing at night.

However, due to insufficient police force and no emergency calls reporting malicious incidents, the police station didn’t have the manpower to investigate until the afternoon.

"Are you a resident of Haiyue District?"

"Yes."

"Around 1:15 last midnight, did you notice anything unusual?"

"No, I was meditating at that time."

"Your Level, and proficiency in Meditation Contract Technique?"

"Level 7... no, just reached Level 8. Plus, Mastery Level of Equal Contract Technique."

Officer Peng looked at Lin Guang with some surprise.

The young officer next to him was jotting down quickly in a notebook, murmuring under his breath, "The reporting party’s Level is 25, meditation technique only reaching Entering the Hall, while this student’s Meditation Contract Technique is mastery level, thus his perception should be more sensitive, yet he didn’t sense anything unusual. Preliminary estimation of the target’s Level is between 10-20."

"Student, is this person next to you... your partner?"

Officer Peng suddenly asked, and Lin Guang promptly pulled out his student ID from his bag, allowing the officer to scan the information code with a professional device, revealing Vishdair’s appearance and details.

After a moment of silence, Officer Peng still said: "The scene has been somewhat processed, but we can still confirm some information. It’s likely an unregistered Spiritual Spirit Beast, possibly linked to the Spirit Alliance and Divine Heart Association. Your partner... is quite rare, so be careful, and report anything unusual promptly."

"Spirit Alliance? Divine Heart Association?"

Startled for a moment, Lin Guang muttered.

"Oh? You’ve heard of them?"

Lin Guang nodded: "Yes, I’ve heard about them while surfing the internet a lot, sometimes come across mentions of them, didn’t expect it to involve us here."

Perhaps due to habits from before transcending, Lin Guang was always an internet surfing expert before and after awakening, and he had impressions of both names.

The Divine Heart Association is an illegal organization active within Fenghai Province, rumored to have conducted many rare Spirit Beast abductions secretly, with members at odds with the Great Xia Spirit Master Association. Some say they have ambiguous relations with a few aristocratic families in Fenghai Province, preventing thorough eradication.

The Spirit Alliance, on the other hand, is much more significant.

This organization emphasizes the spirituality and sanctity of Spirit Beasts. It’s said they attack Spirit Masters who mistreat their Spirit Beasts, forcing them to dissolve contracts and take the beasts away.

The key point is, this organization officially exists with governmental backing, not a shady organization.

The most seen online regarding the Spirit Alliance is wealthy kids’ Spirit Beasts being forced to dissolve contracts by the Alliance, and all lawsuits against them invariably fail.

It’s hard to imagine why such a pet protection-like organization has such power; Lin Guang couldn’t find more answers, not having the connections to access the Advanced Spirit Masters’ forums guarded by constantly vigilant mechanical Spirit Agents as firewalls. There are mere rumors among the public alleging it’s under a mighty Spirit Master’s command.

Overall, both organizations are relatively distant from ordinary people. Lin Guang hadn’t anticipated hearing their names in reality so soon.

Passing the two policemen, heading into the district, Vishdair curiously, with a touch of mischief, asked, "So, someone died?"

"Try to wish people well, alright?" Lin Guang shook his head, "Shouldn’t be related to us, no need to worry."

"Tch."

She crossed her arms behind her head, seeming a bit bored.

Back at the doorstep, Lin Guang picked up the egg carton, finding all ten eggs intact inside—uncertain whether the little fox left the district or didn’t starve enough to dare come out due to fear of humans.

Seeing this, Vishdair hummed happily, unclear whether it’s excitement over adding supper tonight or some other reason.

...

Early morning, 4:45 am.

The faint vibration of his phone at the bedside awakened Lin Guang from a night of meditation.

Teacher Liu’s Illusion Dragon Tree’s ’Spiritual Shock’ proficiency likely reached the mastery level; the effect is notably potent, still clearly lingering in Lin Guang’s mind, prompting him to continue imprinting the one-star Spirit Pattern ’Ethereum Charging’ in the Sea of Spirit. Otherwise, even a slight blur would render the Spirit Pattern’s imprinting efforts futile.

Though lacking auxiliary from a Meditation Room, aided slightly by a Meditation Potion and Lin Guang’s own diligent efforts, the Spirit Pattern delineated within the Sea of Spirit is approximately 27% of a complete pattern.

At this pace, during the Spirit Pattern class next week, mastering the one-star Spirit Rune Secret Technique ’Ethereum Charging’ seems likely.

After a quick washup in the bathroom, Lin Guang paced softly into the kitchen to prepare breakfast.

Scooping two cups of Changwu Rice from Linbei Province from the rice jar, he tossed it into a large bowl, rinsing and rubbing it in clean water until the water turned murky. Lin Guang changed the water several times until the rice was clear, then placed it in a pot, adding fresh water, simmering on low heat.

Taking note of the time, Lin Guang grabbed a few brown cubes from the bowl on the shoe cabinet by the door, pushing the door open.

Flap-flap, the sound of wings flapping resonated from outside.