"I don't understand what you mean..." Under the Shimmer Sea mask, Sean frowned and said to the female staff member in black uniform who replied to him, "What does it mean to be moved to the 'damage to be observed' queue?"
The female staff member was not a Explorer and was not wearing a mask.
With a polite smile on her face, she further explained: "The Association's Mission Rating Committee has received your risk warning report about Kensington Park.
"After reading and evaluation by professionals, it was determined that it was not suitable to release the task for the time being, and it was moved to the 'damage to be observed' queue."
There was a hint of "sorry" and "regret" in her smile: "You know, compared with so many weird events,... explorer elites like you have always been rare.
“The number of tasks to be completed by the association has already reached the upper limit. Although the upper limit has been raised year after year, there is still no way to release all the tasks that urgently need to be completed...
"So, the rating committee has their own considerations as to which tasks are suitable for release."
Sean felt a fire burning in his stomach: "I think you don't understand what I mean, ma'am...
"What happened in Kensington Park, ten years ago, led to the disappearance of three orphans.
“And just a few days ago, there was an orphan’s mother, and her soul was taken away in front of me.
"That park is still tempting children from the downtown area to play, and there are also weird explorers guarding it...
“Are you telling me that under such circumstances, we should continue to observe the damage?
"Then what kind of damage is considered a 'worthy mission'? Do we have to wait until there is a mass death of orphans in Xiacheng District before the King class is dispatched?"
The staff member in front of him still had a kind smile: "Sir, this is the judgment made by the rating committee based on the actual situation of the association. Please understand."
The questioning just now was just to vent the emotions in his heart.
As a reporter, Sean was actually already suspicious of the situation in front of him.
After questioning in vain, Sean was now sitting in the cafe called "Night of the Comet" in the internal commercial street on the fifth floor of the Explorer Center. Sean said to his best partner Moonlight 1902: "This There is definitely a problem."
Moonlight was also very surprised that the risk report failed to generate a King-level mission or even an investigation mission.
However, considering that it was the first time for the two of them to submit a risk report, it was reasonable to encounter things beyond their understanding.
"Why is this happening, Sean?" She nodded and thanked the waiter wearing a brass mask for bringing her cappuccino. Moonlight asked in confusion, "Could it be that the disappearance of three people is the loss of a soul?" , and a lonely soul hanging in the old site of Kensington Park, aren’t they enough to attract the association’s attention?”
"It's not that it's not enough to attract their attention, but..." Sean narrowed his eyes, "They chose to turn a blind eye on purpose."
The confusion on Moonlight's face became even more intense.
Sean has read many high-level mission bounties. Judging from other missions, the current situation in Kensington Park is definitely worthy of a King-level mission.
Paradoxically, the risk report that I polished failed to generate a task.
Well, there's only one possibility...the Explorers Association, letting what happened in Kensington Park go unchecked.
This also explains why Peter Pan's actions have so far failed to earn even a single mission against him.
So, actually the problem itself has changed.
Not why the current "damage" doesn't generate advanced quests yet...
Rather, why did the Explorers Association choose to indulge an evil existence?
Obviously... Looking at the Del-style coffee with the water level in the cup dropping rapidly, Sean sighed, "This is another secret that is difficult to access for the Queen level.
"No matter what, for Thomas, Mrs. Dominic's soul must be saved." Sean's eyes showed the appearance of the most huggable 'thigh', "Let's go find our 'old captain' first. …”
After failing to find Katherine in the Ghost Quest Company, Sean called the number left by the actress, but still no one answered.
As a last resort, he chose to vibrate the card to make contact.
After being bound, the playing cards can carry out simple communication over long distances with the explorers who are bound to each other.
However, contacting hastily during a more dangerous mission may cause unpredictable consequences. Therefore, Sean will only use playing cards to contact the other party when he cannot find the other party.
Fortunately, Katherine Haley quickly replied: On assignment and will not return in the near future.
Catherine's strength is already at the upper limit of the Queen level. Not only that, as a more experienced person, she also understands the various hidden rules better than Sean.
Sean felt a little melancholy without a strong teammate.
In order to learn the secret of Kensington Park, Sean dialed the number of "the detective" after thinking about it.
Unexpectedly, after the call was connected, bursts of gunshots and unknown shouts came from the other side of the phone...
"Arthur?"
"Oh, Sean, it's you!" The gunshots and roars stopped temporarily, and Arthur Merlin said in a relaxed tone.
"Where are you?" Sean frowned in confusion, "You're not in the office?"
"No, no, I'm in a... uh, a place called 'Jericho'..."
Merlin left the phone and shouted to the side, "Hey guys, wait a minute, I'll take a call!"
"Are you on a mission?"
"Yes, that's what I said before, the price of a 'fair arms dealer' - I might have to be busy for a while before I can come back."
"Oh, Arthur, let me make a long story short... Do you know what happened to the ghost room at the old site of Kensington Park?"
Opposite him, Arthur Merlin was silent.
After a long while, he spoke, and you could tell from his tone that there was a slightly helpless smile on his lips: "Oh... Sean.
"I just remembered that your function is 'reporter'——
"No wonder you always hit some sensitive areas."
"So, you know what's going on there?" Sean seemed to have a glimmer of light in his heart.
"Well, to be precise, it's just some rumors——
"Sean, I don't know if I have mentioned it to you before. There is actually some 'tacit darkness' in the territory of the association."
Acquiesced darkness? Moonlight frowned while listening to the voice on the phone.
Sean nodded: "I know, I've been to 'Undercurrent Street'."
Undercurrent Street, the deep spiritual world, the place where the giants of the fallen are entrenched.
If the Divine Court and the Association join forces and use extraordinary power to carry out encirclement and suppression, it is possible to wipe out that evil place...
However, the center of Undercurrent Street is Erx, the "Long Lost One". His presence means that the Divine Court and the Association will have to "bleed heavily" themselves while pulling out this thorn in the flesh.
Moreover, the Lost Ones have never done anything that breaks the current rules, so Undercurrent Street has always existed.
"That's right, Sean." The other side of the phone became quieter, and Arthur Merlin whispered, "The reason why darkness is allowed to exist by default is because of two situations.
"It's like an 'undercurrent street' because there is no good solution for the time being,"
"There is another kind of...
“It’s like what happened in Kensington Park.
"It's not that it can't be solved, but... not solving it will bring greater benefits to some people in high positions than solving it."
Sean was confused for a moment: "Why..."
Arthur interrupted Sean's questioning: "Listen, Sean, that's all I can say."
Unconsciously, Sean tightened the receiver in his hand: "You mean, the matter of the old Kensington Park site can no longer be pursued?"
