The mascot of the wishing shop is a cat.

Chapter 179 Scales

Meanwhile, inside the wishing shop.

An Qing was bending over, holding a broom and dustpan, carefully sweeping the messy, dusty, and cluttered floor of the shop.

She started from the entrance and slowly made her way in, not missing a single corner. When she reached a secluded corner of the store, a strange reflection suddenly caught her attention.

Upon closer inspection, she realized it was a black object lying on the ground.

Putting down her tools, An Qing walked over curiously, squatted down, and picked it up. Examining it closely, she saw it was a peculiar black scale.

"What is this?"

“⊙(?◇?)?”

An Qing's eyes widened in surprise as she muttered to herself, her face full of doubt, and she carefully examined the scale.

This scale resembles fish scales, but it's different. Its surface isn't smooth and flat like ordinary fish scales; instead, it's covered with pits and bumps of varying sizes, as if it had been viciously gnawed by a hungry wild dog.

Moreover, the thickness of the scales is uneven, with the lower half being thicker and the edges being very thin.

An Qing subconsciously reached out her finger and gently touched the thin edge, but she was surprised to almost get cut by the sharp scales! She was startled and quickly withdrew her hand.

Looking at the entire scale, it was pitch black, with faint glimmers of eerie green light. However, this combination of colors did not bring any aesthetic appeal; instead, it evoked a feeling of nausea, as if one were in a filthy swamp.

"what happens?"

"what have you found?"

Lanster and Earl, who were observing the traces of the battle and the flow of energy, heard An Qing's words and walked over curiously.

"I found this while I was cleaning. Here it is."

When An Qing saw them coming, she immediately reached out and handed over the scale she had found.

Lanster took it first, examined it carefully, and seeing nothing wrong with it, so he casually handed the scale to Earl beside him.

"Huh?! I feel like I've seen this somewhere before..."

Earl casually took the scale, staring at it, a sense of déjà vu welling up inside him.

He gently picked up the mysterious scale, held it up to the bright light, and examined it intently.

Under the lamplight, Earl was astonished to discover that when the scales were adjusted to a certain angle, they emitted a strange and unique light wave. This light wave flickered in the darkness like a faint lightning bolt.

In order to observe this amazing phenomenon more clearly, Earl decided to take further action.

With practiced ease, he swiftly conjured a light source and carefully controlled his gestures, gradually increasing its brightness. As the light source grew brighter, the previously blurry light wave became increasingly clear.

Finally, the beam of light was projected accurately onto the snow-white wall next to it.

At first, the projection was slightly blurry, but as the brightness of the light source increased, the projection became clearer and clearer. Finally, a chilling image was fully revealed—a bizarre pattern with a heart as its main element was clearly imprinted on the wall.

The heart seemed to be pounding violently, and a hand with sharp, hooked nails, gleaming coldly, gripped it tightly.

That hand, like a demon's claw, seemed intent on crushing the heart completely. Then, crimson blood gushed from the tightly clenched heart, dripping slowly down the wall, forming gruesome streaks of blood.

The entire design exudes an indescribable aura of evil, sending chills down one's spine.

"What, what is this?! Σ(⊙▽⊙“a”)"

An Qing was startled when she saw the eerie pattern projected on the wall. Not only was the pattern terrifying, but she was also shocked that such a small scale could project such an intricate and terrifying image.

“I remember him. He was a subordinate figure in the organization founded by that Philip.

Lanster leaned closer, carefully examined the pattern, and then began to explain it to An Qing.

"Meager?"

An Qing's eyes revealed confusion.

"Oh, I forgot you don't know. Just think of it as an organization among the alien races that wants to destroy all of humanity. Hmm... how should I put it, something like a terrorist organization among you humans? Probably, I don't really understand this stuff either. ┐('～`；)┌"

Lanster could tell that An Qing knew nothing about it, so he gave the little girl a brief explanation.

"!!!"

"Is it that dangerous? Shouldn't we notify the authorities quickly?! And tell Sister Yueyue and Brother Mo?! ヽ(?Д?)?"

An Qing was stunned. Looking at the leisurely Lanster and Earl beside her, she felt as if she were in a different world from them.

"Okay, okay, I'll let you know right away. Don't worry."

Lanster glanced at An Qing, who was anxiously pacing around in circles, and couldn't help but laugh out loud, thinking she was like a little spinning top. Then, he reassured her and agreed to inform Lin Xiyue and the others.

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The Psionic Center, Archives.

Lin Xiyue and Mo Luosi, who had almost finished searching, were sitting nearby casually flipping through the files, making summaries, and chatting with Ling Yan.

Of course, Ling Yan was also ordered to be included in the file. He was assigned full responsibility by Ling Ye, so how could he be allowed to relax there so leisurely?

"Jingle Bell--"

Just then, Lin Xiyue's terminal rang. She looked at it and saw that it was Lanster calling.

"We think we've found a crucial clue! Brother Lanster said it belongs to an evil organization. Come back and check it out!"

Before Lin Xiyue could speak, she heard An Qing's excited yet slightly anxious voice coming from the other end of the terminal.

"Huh? A child? Oh, I remember who it is, the little girl you adopted named An Qing, right? Shall we go back now?"

The little girl's voice echoed in the archives room, also waking Ling Yan, who was pretending to look at the files but was actually dozing off.

He was a little confused at first, but after listening for a while, he realized who they were and very naturally decided to go back with them.

"Hmm, that's fine. We're quite tired after seeing so much today. Let's look at it again tomorrow."

Lin Xiyue rubbed her temples and said wearily.

"What's the point of coming back tomorrow? Let's just take it with us!"

Ling Yan waved his hand and ordered the boxes to be packed up and taken back for inspection. His actions showed no sign that these were important documents.

"Aren't these important documents? Can we take them back?"

Lin Xiyue was a little confused. Was it really that hasty?

"What are you afraid of? I'm fully in charge, which means I can make the decisions. Don't worry."

Lingyan said smugly. He knew that Molos and the others had a space, so he directly told him to install the space so that they could leave quickly.

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