If we were to judge by universal values, his past self could not be called a failure, but certainly had little to do with 'success.'
But now, not only had he successfully joined the Abnormal Strategy Bureau, but he had also co across a fortuitous encounter during a bizarre attack, erging as a rising star among the ASB's combat personnel?
Was he really still himself? Could it be, as he had thought, that it wasn't he who dreamt of the moth, but the moth dreaming of him, and everything he was experiencing was just a dream of the moth?
"Hey! You there, why are you spacing out again?"
The young man walking in front of him suddenly turned around and smacked Tian Sheng's shoulder hard, "We're at the cafeteria now, it's ti to eat! What are you daydreaming about? A beauty?"
"Ah, sorry, sorry!" Tian Sheng snapped back to reality and hurriedly made his way to the service window up ahead.
The young man he was with was nad Li Yingwei, the captain of the third combat squad of the Special Operations Division at the Abnormal Strategy Bureau, and also his supervisor.
Li Yingwei was a year younger than him, having beco a Magician of the controller level at only 27, and had established many rits in the fight against the Gray Magic organizations, earning him the position of captain at such a young age.
It seed like Li Yingwei ca from a family that had been studying Spell Techniques for generations; each family mber was a Magician with substantial research accumulation, and his family held considerable influence within Fangting City. Moreover, with his good looks and a straightforward and generous personality, he had always been the focus of the young female colleagues at the bureau.
However, according to other mbers of the sa squad, Li Yingwei was still single.
It appeared that he had been pursuing a female liaison officer from the archives departnt, surnad Hong. Although she was older than him, she was well-known for her beauty within the bureau and had transferred from Tiandu City, with a rather mysterious background.
Unfortunately, during the previous attack, the liaison officer sustained severe injuries and had chosen to take an extended leave for physical therapy elsewhere.
This seed to have dealt a heavy blow to Li Yingwei, who had been busy tracking down the remnants of Black Ash Dawn since the bureau's reconstruction. Because Tian Sheng had joined the third squad during this period and perford exceptionally well in combat, Li Yingwei had taken a liking to him, which was why he had pulled him along for lunch.
"Sigh, after all that hustle for a week, we haven't caught many big fish."
Sitting at the dining table, Li Yingwei played with the food on his plate, "I heard that Black Ash Dawn had ways to make use of Remnant Beasts' powers, how co we haven't seen any till now?"
"If we did, we'd annihilate them..."
Tian Sheng couldn't help but shake his head, "You should think about more realistic things, Captain."
"How is that unrealistic?"
Li Yingwei was sowhat indignant, "Our squad now includes three controllers, including you, and we're fully equipped. Even if we really encounter a Remnant Beast, we could take a crack at it. Who knows, we might even kill it?"
"But that would only be the weakest of the Remnant Beasts, right?" Tian Sheng stuffed a spoonful of rice into his mouth.
"How strong can a human beco by borrowing the power of a Remnant Beast?" Li Yingwei picked up his chopsticks.
How strong could one beco by borrowing the power of a Remnant Beast?
Tian Sheng didn't know the answer to the question, but he felt what Li Yingwei said wasn't right. Although he had no evidence, every ti he recalled that dream where he turned into a moth, he always felt a sense of wonder stirring within him.
Is it possible that a human could transform into a Remnant Beast?
Furthermore, if he hadn't been awakened by that angelic existence in the dream, would he still be able to exist like this today?
With these thoughts, Tian Sheng's movents as he picked up his food inevitably slowed down again.
"Daydreaming again? You're really acting odd today!"
Seeing Tian Sheng's gaze start to drift, Li Yingwei couldn't help but tap his al plate with his chopsticks, "What's on your mind? Co back, co back!"
"...Sorry." Tian Sheng offered an embarrassed smile, but couldn't bring himself to admit that he had been thinking about the Magical Girl, "These past few days there has been a situation at ho."
"Ho? I thought you didn't have a girlfriend, right?"
Li Yingwei looked at him suspiciously, "Trouble with the elderly?"
"It's not that serious..." Tian Sheng was evasive.
"Never mind, it's your own business. If you don't want to talk about it, I can't force you."
Li Yingwei suddenly burst into laughter, "But if you really do feel sorry, you can do a favor."
"What favor?" Tian Sheng was puzzled.
"Run an errand, take our third squad's combat records to the Director's Office." Li Yingwei picked up so at from his plate, "That's simple, right?"
"The Director's Office? But hasn't our Director already..." Tian Sheng paused montarily before realizing, "A new Director is coming?"
"Right, the announcent should go out in the group chat around noon, and there's a eting scheduled for the afternoon." Li Yingwei shoved the at into his mouth, "Take the chance to get acquainted with the new leadership before that, good opportunity, right?"
"Why don't you go yourself, Captain?" Tian Sheng felt sothing was amiss.
"I was supposed to, but I'd rather not." Li Yingwei grinned, "I've seen the new Director from afar, tsk tsk, such a stern guy with a frown that suggests a bad temper. Surely, I'd get a scolding if we t."
"And you're sending ?" Tian Sheng's eyes widened.
"Young man, you need to toughen up."
"Aren't you younger than , Captain?"
"Then it's about the rookie getting toughened up."
Li Yingwei waved his hand, changing the subject, "But really, I'm not setting you up. Our new Director is quite the big shot, actually."
"What makes him such a big shot?" Tian Sheng grinned, "Another transfer from Tiandu City?"
"Hey! You rascal, why hit such a sore spot?"
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