Chapter 21: A Position Always Reserved for Her

After finishing the discussion about joining the Supernatural Administration Bureau,

Xu Xi did not leave immediately.

Instead, he stayed in the director's office and continued to talk with Zhang Yaoguo to learn more about supernatural beings and the Spiritual Qi recovery.

In this regard, as the branch director of the Administration Bureau, Zhang Yaoguo undoubtedly knew more than Xu Xi.

"Spiritual Qi recovery?"

Sunlight shone into the office.

It fell on the middle-aged man's face, highlighting a hint of loneliness.

Zhang Yaoguo let out a long sigh: "Xu Xi, how much do you specifically know about the Great Cataclysm five years ago?"

Xu Xi shook his head: "I don't know much. I only know that many supernatural creatures appeared overnight, causing significant destruction worldwide."

"I was one of the survivors back then. If I hadn't been lucky enough to escape with my life, I'm afraid I wouldn't be sitting here today."

Director Zhang looked surprised: "I didn't expect Brother Xu to have such an experience. As they say, surviving a great disaster brings good fortune later. No wonder Brother Xu was able to obtain a Cultivator Legacy."

He paused and then continued.

"Most people's impression of the Great Cataclysm is actually similar to yours. They only know that many supernatural creatures appeared and that people gradually awakened as supernatural beings afterward."

"Beings that originally only existed in works of fiction suddenly appeared in reality for real. Such a thing is indeed incredible."

"That's also why most people call the new era the Spiritual Qi recovery."

"It's just—"

"'Recovery,' these two words are somewhat inappropriate," Zhang Yaoguo said with a bitter smile on his face. "Those things, those abilities, have never been native to Earth from the very beginning."

"Rather than recovery and Awakening, it's more like an invasion."

"Cultivation, magic, martial arts, Xuanhuan, and even more inconceivable existences all appeared on Earth at once."

"Invasion?"

Listening to Zhang Yaoguo's explanation, Xu Xi frowned slightly.

He had imagined many truths, but the words coming from Zhang Yaoguo's mouth still startled him.

"Director Zhang, do you mean those supernatural creatures are actively invading us?"

"Regarding that, not necessarily."

Facing Xu Xi's question.

The middle-aged man weighed his words before speaking: "In the operations I participated in before, I encountered some supernatural creatures that could be communicated with, and even humans from other worlds."

"They also seemed unable to understand why they appeared on Earth."

"Moreover, it wasn't just supernatural creatures that appeared on Earth. There were also other things, such as vast landscapes, entirely new species, and abundant supernatural resources."

"The Supernatural Administration Bureau was able to grow to its current scale largely due to these products from other worlds."

Speaking of this.

The expression of the man in front of Xu Xi was very complex.

On one hand, he was dissatisfied with the invasion from other worlds, which changed the Earth he knew.

On the other hand, he was sincerely happy that with the help of these supernatural powers, his motherland was moving toward a more prosperous future.

Finally, Zhang Yaoguo concluded:

"Whether it's an invasion or a recovery."

"It actually doesn't matter much to us, and we can't change anything anyway."

"What we can do is try our best to improve our strength to prevent ourselves and others from being affected by sudden supernatural disasters."

Xu Xi deeply agreed and identified with Director Zhang's viewpoint.

"Thank you for the explanation. I've benefited a lot today."

Having obtained the information he wanted.

Xu Xi stood up to say goodbye.

Having learned the truth about the Spiritual Qi recovery and successfully joining the Supernatural Administration Bureau, he now had many things he wanted to do.

Director Zhang warmly saw Xu Xi out and arranged for a staff member to act as Xu Xi's guide to help him become familiar with the internal structure of the Administration Bureau.

For example.

A storage room specifically used to store items purchased from the Supernatural Home.

Considering that most items from the Supernatural Home are harmful to ordinary people, the purchased items are uniformly sent to the local Administration Bureau.

Then the purchaser retrieves them in person.

Besides that.

To help newcomers who have just stepped onto the supernatural path master their powers, there are various supernatural courses within the Administration Bureau. Of course, these were completely useless to Xu Xi.

After a brief tour of the Administration Bureau and getting a general idea of the locations of various departments, Xu Xi walked out of the main gate.

While walking in the direction of home,

He looked at his phone.

"Although the Supernatural Home is an internal trading network of the Administration Bureau,"

"It can be used from anywhere."

"Trading, searching for information, and accepting missions can all be done at home. It's much more convenient than I thought."

Looking at the phone activated and bound through the Administration Bureau,

Xu Xi was very satisfied.

This way, he wouldn't have to run back and forth frequently between his home and the Administration Bureau.

"However, I really didn't expect that the so-called Spiritual Qi recovery is actually an invasion from other worlds, and from multiple worlds simultaneously."

"At this rate, perhaps Earth will fuse with other worlds?"

Xu Xi thought absentmindedly.

But he soon gave a self-deprecating laugh.

Even if it were as he thought, what of it?

He was just a lucky person who happened to have a simulator, pitifully weak and helpless, unable to do anything.

It couldn't be that this so-called Spiritual Qi recovery had something to do with him, could it?

Such a thing was obviously impossible!

"Anyway, I should head home first. There are many useful things in the Storage Ring Zhang Yaoguo gave me, which can help refine my combat power."

"Once my strength is stable, I'll use the Administration Bureau's intelligence channels to slowly collect Anchor Mediums and start a new simulation."

Thinking this,

Xu Xi's pace quickened slightly.

"Drip, drop." However, his luck was a bit bad. Not long after he walked out of the Administration Bureau, the sky darkened rapidly, and raindrops began to fall.

The fine rain was like silk, and the moisture was like mist.

The road surface, which had been scorching hot from the sun, cooled down rapidly, with a series of splashes on the surface.

As his nose twitched, Xu Xi could still feel the moisture entering his nostrils.

He originally wanted to use his magic power to prop up a barrier and block the rain all the way home, but after thinking about it, he turned into a department store and bought a new umbrella.

He opened the umbrella and continued walking home.

The rain hit the surface of the umbrella, making a crisp thumping sound.

Xu Xi liked this sound very much.

Like a dream, like an illusion, like a lullaby.

"Speaking of which, the last time I walked in the real world with an umbrella like this was five years ago."

"Time flies so fast. I suddenly spent five years in a wheelchair."

Xu Xi sighed with emotion. Suddenly feeling his left shoulder slightly wet, he adjusted the umbrella he was holding in his right hand, moving the canopy slightly to the left.

But not long after,

Large raindrops hit his left shoulder again.

It was then that Xu Xi realized that when he held the umbrella, he would always unconsciously tilt it to the right, subconsciously wanting to shield a non-existent figure from the wind and rain.

"…"

After a moment of silence, Xu Xi stopped correcting his posture.

He continued walking with the umbrella, maintaining a posture that seemed somewhat strange to others.

Letting his left shoulder get soaked.

Xu Xi knew that he couldn't change this habit for the time being, nor did he intend to. If asked why, perhaps he was hoping for an impossible miracle.