In the duty room of the police station, Chu Feng watched Jessica, who looked slightly nervous, with a light chuckle.
With a flip of his hand, a thumb-sized bottle filled with emerald green Low Level Awakening Elixir appeared in his palm.
"Here you go. Drink this, and then you'll get what you want!"
"Will it... will it hurt a lot?"
"Hmm... I don't think so!"
Chu Feng, who had never considered this question, gave Jessica a noncommittal answer to reassure her.
Taking the small green bottle from Chu Feng's hands, she twisted off the cap and stared at the green liquid inside, taking a deep breath.
After mentally preparing herself, Jessica finally closed her eyes and poured the liquid from the bottle into her mouth.
"It's quite tasty... UGH! My head hurts so much!"
Jessica, in agony, clutched her throbbing head. She seemed to have a thousand words for Chu Feng, yet the pain made it impossible for her to speak.
Looking at Jessica rolling on the ground and clutching her head, Chu Feng's expression was apologetic. He really hadn't anticipated the Awakening Elixir would be so painful.
Fortunately, the intense pain lasted less than a minute.
Weakly lying on the floor, her police uniform completely soaked in sweat, Jessica relied on Chu Feng's help to move from the ground to a chair.
After a short while, Jessica, leaning against the chair, finally recovered. She sat there, sensing the subtle Spiritual Power within her.
Meanwhile, Chu Feng was examining the system prompts that had suddenly appeared in his mind.
"Ding! Congratulations, Host, on successfully initiating one of your subordinates. You have acquired the following items:
Spirit Viewing Technique: A cultivation method for those whose sparks have been ignited in the Star Chart. Daily diligent practice allows for rapid growth in Attributes.
Star Chart: For each individual initiated via the Awakening Elixir, the Host may choose to include them in the Star Chart and ignite their spark. Through the Star Chart, the Host can observe the status of those whose sparks have been ignited and control their Spiritual Power."
Looking at the scroll that had suddenly appeared in his mind, Chu Feng's thoughts stirred, and the scroll slowly unfolded.
The opened Star Chart revealed only endless darkness, like a night sky without stars.
Seems it needs to be filled!
Looking at Jessica beside him, an idea struck Chu Feng. Immediately, a small green light point appeared in the once pitch-black Star Chart.
As he looked at the green light, information from the Star Chart suddenly appeared in Chu Feng's mind: Green represents friendliness, red represents hostility, and yellow represents neutrality.
"System, configure it so that everyone who completes their initiation through the Awakening Elixir is automatically included in the Star Chart."
"Ding! Host's command received! Adjustments complete."
Having done all this, Chu Feng fought to suppress the excitement in his heart and shifted his gaze to Jessica beside him.
"Jessica, now that you have become a member of the agency, there's a task for you."
"Mr. Chu Feng, please tell me! I'll do my best to complete it," Jessica said earnestly, looking at Chu Feng, awaiting his instructions.
"I want you to stay here and establish a branch of the Exorcism Agency!"
"What? But I don't know how to perform exorcisms yet!" Jessica looked at Chu Feng, an expression of shock on her face.
"Don't worry, I'll send someone from New York to assist you.
"Your initial task is to handle the preparatory work, such as securing a location for the agency's branch.
"Don't worry about funding; I will give you startup capital!
"The task that follows, however, is of the utmost importance. I hope you can find people who are eager to become Exorcists and recruit them into the agency. I will provide you with a batch of Awakening Elixirs."
Jessica instantly realized Chu Feng wanted to cultivate a group of Exorcists. She nodded silently; as long as the task wasn't illegal, she would do it.
Seeing Jessica accept the task, a delicate briefcase suddenly appeared in Chu Feng's hands.
"Here, take this. It contains ten bottles of Awakening Elixir."
After she took the briefcase, Chu Feng produced ten yellow crystals, each the size of a little finger, and handed them to her.
"These are for you—Low Level Spirit Essences. Consume one at a time. Wait until it's fully absorbed before taking another. They will increase your Spiritual Power."
Jessica reached out, took the Spirit Essences, glanced at them, and then placed them in the briefcase as well.
"And this..."
Jessica reached out her hand but saw nothing. Just as she was about to look at Chu Feng in confusion, his fingertip touched her forehead.
Following a soft BUZZ in her ear, she was astonished to find a cultivation method called the Spirit Viewing Technique had suddenly appeared in her mind.
After Chu Feng had given her these items, the light point representing Jessica in the Star Chart had turned deep green and grown to the size of a candle flame.
"Since there's nothing pressing right now, you can try learning the Spirit Viewing Technique."
He swept the clutter from the desk, making space for Jessica to sit cross-legged on it.
Jessica sat cross-legged on the desk. Following the instructions of the Spirit Viewing Technique, she closed her eyes tightly, cleared her mind, and attempted to connect with the faint Spiritual Power within her.
To her surprise, the attempt was remarkably easy. The trace of Spiritual Power within her was incredibly compliant, following her will and, in the blink of an eye, outlining a mysterious Rune in her mind.
The instant the Rune formed in her mind, darkness suddenly fell before Jessica's eyes. In the next moment, she felt as if she were standing in a sea of stars, surrounded by their brilliant light.
As Jessica was mesmerized by the beautiful scene, a brilliant point of starlight rapidly approached her.
What's this?
Curious, Jessica reached out. The moment her fingertip touched the stationary point of starlight, it exploded, transforming into a colorful light screen.
Images of various animals, plants, and even rocks and oceans from the natural world flashed across the light screen.
After some time, the images on the light screen finally settled on a black panther resting on a grassy field.
As the image stabilized, the resting black panther slowly rose. It inclined its powerful body towards Jessica, then, with a light push from its muscular hind legs, it leaped out of the image, transforming into a beam of light that shot into Jessica's forehead.
All the images vanished instantly, and Jessica's mind returned to darkness.
After an unknown period, a single point of starlight appeared, then two, then three...
In a short while, a black panther composed of colorful starlight materialized in the sky within Jessica's mind.
With the black panther's appearance in her mind, the Spiritual Power within Jessica's body felt nourished, gradually growing stronger.
「Meanwhile, in the duty room.」
Chu Feng, who had been sitting and observing for some time, finally allowed a faint smile to touch his lips when he saw Jessica was on the right track.