Lin Qiye's expression towards Wen Qimo gradually became strange.
Wen Qimo chuckled softly, "Just kidding with you. I saw you were too stressed inside and wanted you to relax a bit."
He looked into Lin Qiye's eyes, his gaze gradually softening. "After all, anyone who witnessed such a brutal battle wouldn't be able to easily move past it, let alone you, who is just a high school student."
Lin Qiye was taken back.
He pursed his lips and remained silent.
Wen Qimo was right. Even Lin Qiye himself hadn't noticed how terrible his mental state was currently; even Lin Xi Chen wasn't okay, and she didn't hide anything from him either, she kept space out.
Witnessing Zhao Kongcheng's death in battle, fighting desperately alone against the Ghost Face King, leaving the small, broken harbor where he had lived for over a decade, and joining the strange and dangerous Night Watcher alone...
Although he was relatively mature, in essence, he was still just a young man.
Under such enormous changes, the pressure on his back had already suffocated him.
"Just now, while sitting there, I noticed your state was very bad. Actually, it wasn't just me; Hong Ying also saw it. Otherwise, she wouldn't have actively invited you to stay at her place temporarily, and she wouldn't have suppressed the sadness in her heart to laugh and bicker with the Captain and Deputy."
"You've just arrived and aren't familiar with her yet. Once you get to know each other, you'll realize..."
"She is too kind."
Lin Qiye was startled. He still remembered the scene of Hong Ying crying like a tearful person when he carried Zhao Kongcheng out in the rain. Recalling Hong Ying's faint smile just now, it seemed to also hide deep sadness.
But... since she was already so sad, why did she still come to care about my feelings?
"Actually, it wasn't just me and Hong Ying. Among those present, besides the stubborn Xiangnan and the ice-cold Cold Xuan, the others also saw it. It's just that the Captain is a bit tsundere and could only secretly use Hong Ying to liven up the atmosphere, while Xiao Nan was too shy to speak."
Wen Qimo turned around, continued climbing the stairs, and spoke leisurely:
"Perhaps before coming, you thought the Night Watcher should be a group of mechanical and cold killing machines, but once you've stayed here for a while, you'll find that's not the case..."
Lin Qiye followed Wen Qimo to the first floor, passed through the disguised Agency hall, and pushed the door open.
At this time, it was already late at night.
The bustling and prosperous Peace Bridge was quiet and deserted. Rain still remained on the ground from the recent shower. On the entire Peace Bridge street, only the Peace Agency was still open for business.
"Before I came, I thought the Night Watcher was a very large organization, located in an uninhabited military restricted area, with planes and tanks parked inside, and military exercises happening all the time." Lin Qiye looked at the quiet street scene and spoke slowly.
Wen Qimo was startled, turned to look at Lin Qiye, and couldn't help but laugh out loud. "What a coincidence, I thought the same thing before joining the Night Watcher. Who knows why those sci-fi movies portray it that way?"
He looked up at the hazy moonlight in the sky. "However, although there are no military restricted areas, planes, or tanks, the Night Watcher is indeed a very large organization."
"Why are there only six people here?"
"The Night Watcher is different from military forces." Wen Qimo shook his head. "The centralized management like the military restricted area you mentioned, although convenient for management and efficient in operation, has a fatal flaw... which is its low mobility."
"For example, if a mythical creature appeared in our Cangnan City today, after the local police confirm it, they would send a message to the base located in Shangjing City. Then the base would review it, and then send people to Cangnan City to investigate. It would take at least two days to start the investigation."
"And during these two days, many people might die."
"Therefore, the best solution is to station a Night Watcher Team in each city. When traces of suspected mythical creatures are found within the city, it is directly handled by the stationed Team."
"And we are the Night Watcher Team stationed in Cangnan City."
Lin Qiye was thoughtful. "No wonder the division of labor among you is so clear, each with your own strengths."
"That's right. From the main combat force, to combat support, to remote assistance, to leading the overall situation... everyone has their strengths and can cooperate with each other. This is the standard model for every stationed Team."
"What if a mythical creature appears in a city that the local Night Watcher Team cannot resolve?"
"Then we apply to the higher ups for Special Team support." Wen Qimo held out four fingers. "In Great Xia, besides the Night Watcher stationed in each city, there are also four Special Teams. They are not stationed in any specific city, but when a city faces a predicament that the local Night Watcher cannot resolve, they must go there.They don't have Team numbers, only their own 'code names'. That is the glory unique to the Special Team."
"Special Team..." Lin Qiye asked curiously, "Have you seen them?"
"I haven't seen them personally, but two years ago, three 'Sea' Realm mythical creatures appeared simultaneously in the neighboring Shanghai City, almost causing a major disaster."
"Later, the six-person Special Team code-named 'Mask' suddenly appeared and cleared them all out in just one night!"
A hint of longing appeared in Wen Qimo's eyes. "It is said that when the sun rose the next day, the mythical creatures' blood dyed the bay red, and that 'Mask' Team had already quietly headed to the next city."
"Sounds kind of cool."
"Right?"
"Do they have any requirements for recruiting people?"
"Of course, and they are very strict." Wen Qimo sighed. "First, members of the Special Team must at least be at the Peak of the 'River' Realm."
"'River' Realm Peak... Then among your six people, what is the highest Realm?"
"It's the Captain. He is also in the 'River' Realm, but he's still a long way from the Peak." Wen Qimo continued, "Furthermore, to join a Special Team, having the Realm alone is not enough; you also need 'specialness'."
"What kind of specialness?"
"It's something different from other Night Watchers, such as possessing an extremely high-risk Forbidden Ruin sequence, the kind in the top 80; or reaching the pinnacle in a certain field, such as a great master of the sword or a great master of the sword dao; or... is an Agent of a certain God."
"Agent of God? This counts as specialness?"
"...What kind of outrageous words are those?" Wen Qimo glanced at Lin Qiye, his eyes full of envy. "Just because you are a Seraph Agent, do you think Agents of God are as common as cabbages on the street?"
"Aren't they?" Lin Qiye asked blankly.
"Of course not!!" Wen Qimo had never seen anyone so shameless. "Agents of God who stand on the side of humanity are extremely rare species. Among the entire Night Watcher, there are only about eight or nine of them, mostly distributed among various Special Teams or serving as the Captain of the Night Watcher in a major city. They are extremely important figures!Damn, I really envy you, kid."
Wen Qimo rarely swore. He sighed helplessly, "Ah, your potential is very, very high. Once you grow up, this small city of Cangnan won't be able to contain you..."
"Maybe in the future, you'll become the Captain of the Night Watcher stationed in Shangjing City, or join a certain Special Team and travel the world. It's not impossible to become the Captain of a Special Team either."
"In short, both of your futures are limitless."