"Two thousand years ago, Jesus proved the existence of God; five hundred years ago, the witch hunt proved the existence of demons; and three hundred years ago, the Black Death proved the existence of Vampires…"
Agent O spoke gracefully, "Looking back at human history, such extraordinary events are not uncommon. But for various reasons, all of this has not received enough attention from humanity…"
As she spoke, Agent O waved her hand, and Agent Z placed a file in front of Mike.
The file showed that every year, many people suffered tragedies due to being misguided by mysterious forces.
Among them were also glimpses of dangerous creatures like Vampires and Werewolves.
It is worth mentioning that Mike also saw information about "Cannibals" in the document.
There were a total of seven cannibal dens like the one by the Texas highway throughout America.
The good news was that, besides the Texas den that Mike destroyed, the other six cannibal dens were also destroyed by the MIB who arrived later.
"To deal with these mysterious events, Men in Black Headquarters decided to establish a special department, codenamed 'X'."
After Mike had roughly browsed the file, Agent O introduced, "Division X is temporarily planning to recruit two teams, 'Sun' and 'Moon'. You're one of the candidates I have chosen. Of course, the premise is that you're willing to join us."
On the other side, Mike, looking at the file in his hand, felt that he had come to the right place this time. With the ability to pick up attributes and a certain degree of self-preservation, he was now least afraid of dealing with extraordinary events.
"I want to know, do you have more detailed information about these extraordinary events?" Mike regretfully put down the file in his hand.
Although the information recording these extraordinary events was comprehensive, it was clear that important parts had been intentionally hidden.
"Also, I want to know who the other candidates for Division X are?" Mike, who already intended to join the MIB, asked the doubt in his heart as an aside.
"It seems you have already made a decision in your heart, but to be on the safe side, you still have one day to consider whether to join us. You should know that when you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you…" Agent O gave Mike more time to think.
Then, she continued, "As for your questions, I can answer them now. For the first question, regarding extraordinary events, you do not have enough authority to view more information at present."
"For the second question, the candidates for Division X so far, besides you, include the exorcist Constantine, 'Blade' Eric, Van Helsing, and also the Brothers Grimm, among others."
Not to mention, the newly established Division X has quite a bit of competition.
Of course, this is assuming Agent O was not lying. It should be known that none of the people she mentioned were simple individuals.
"Agent Z, please take Mike to visit our Mysterious Item Containment Facility and explain the rules of the Division X to him at the same time." Agent O, having concluded the interview, began to see them out.
Finally, she did not forget to tell Mike, "If you still decide to join us after the visit, please report here on Monday morning the day after tomorrow."
After leaving the office, Mike was led by Agent Z through the Men in Black Headquarters' reception hall.
[Alien Language Experience + 99]… [Spaceship Piloting Skill Experience + 66]… [Environmental Adaptation Ability Experience + 35]…
In the bustling alien reception area, aliens of various shapes and sizes were queuing up, waiting to apply for temporary planetary residence permits.
"Nearly fifteen hundred aliens from all over the world live with us on Earth. To ensure they don't cause major trouble, we need to screen their information one by one, as well as their intentions for coming to Earth, etc…" Mike was almost certainly an internal Men in Black employee, so Agent Z didn't mind introducing him more to the organization's situation.
Strictly speaking, Men in Black is a global organization, with headquarters also established in the capitals of some other countries.
This level of coverage is to ensure that every alien who comes to Earth can live peacefully.
As for those aliens who want to cause trouble, the special forces will tell them who the masters of this planet are.
Passing through the reception hall, Agent Z led Mike to a secret room that looked like a fish frying pan. Here were mysterious items sealed with talismans and holy water, as well as the corpses of some monsters infected by mysterious forces.
Mike didn't pick up any attribute light clusters here, perhaps because everything was suppressed.
Of course, it's also possible that the items here were too low-level to drop attributes.
On the other side, after Agent Z finished introducing each "exhibit" here, he continued, "The Division X you're joining is a special department within Men in Black. Due to the nature of the work, you will often need to interact with ordinary people."
"Therefore, outside, you can retain your original identities. However, when facing internal personnel, you also need to use your codenames. This makes communication easier…"
"For example, your name is Mike, and your name starts with M, so your internal codename will be Agent M."
After explaining the basic situation of joining Division X, Agent Z sent Mike back to the headquarters entrance.
"Oh, by the way, considering that you're still in school, if you decide to join us, the organization will help you with your school leave issues," Agent Z said thoughtfully before they parted.
Strictly speaking, some of the supernatural powers on Earth pose no less threat to humanity than aliens.
And unfortunately, the current MIB has very limited means to deal with supernatural powers, so every candidate for Division X is very precious to the organization.
This also explains why Agent Z's attitude towards Mike was so "friendly."
At the same time, Agent K seemed to have already introduced the MIB to James.
Agent K, who also sent James back to the entrance, warned, "Men in Black have no past, and no future. If you want to be my partner, then you must be prepared to sever all ties with the outside world. We only have codenames…"
"Of course, besides these disadvantages, joining us will allow you to enjoy an exciting life!"
After also giving James a day to consider, Agent K returned to Men in Black Headquarters with Agent Z.
As the large door on the stone pillar behind them disappeared, James felt as if he had dreamt it all, finding it very unreal.
Aliens really existed, and the Men in Black's concept of maintaining world peace was also real.
"Hey, jock kid, did they invite you to join that MIB too?" James once again proactively approached Mike to chat.
It seemed that continuous talking could help him calm down.
"I've wanted to tell you for a while, I don't play football anymore. So you can just call me by my name," Mike corrected the other's address, then continued, "They did invite me, but I'm joining the Division X…"
Then, Mike explained the difference between a regular agent and an Division X agent to him.
"That's not fair, why can the department you join retain its original identity, while I have to cut ties with the outside world?" As expected, after hearing the difference in treatment, James started complaining again.
"Probably because the department I'm joining is X!" Mike said with a smile.
X represents the unknown and the infinite, and also represents goals and hope.
Of course, the reason Division X candidates can retain their external identities is largely because the events they deal with mostly occur among ordinary people.
They need to be in contact with the public at all times.
Whereas special forces personnel like Agent K mostly deal with alien matters. In a sense, they only need to deal with aliens and do not need to interact with ordinary people.