I Don't Agree to the Terms

Tang Wen realized that his appetite had recently become insatiable, so much so that he could eat anything, giving him an extremely absurd illusion.

At first, he boasted about his unique ability, but soon, something horrifying occurred.

Hunger, uncontrollable hunger.

He ate frantically, first consuming everything in his home, and eventually, unable to bear the hunger, he began eating soil, rocks, plants, and more, stuffing them into his mouth and filling his stomach.

Yet, these things couldn't satiate him. Instead, the more he ate, the hungrier he got, and he became emaciated.

Fortunately, his parents, wife, and friends hadn't given up on him and continued to help him, but the more they did so, the guiltier he felt.

Eventually, not wanting to be a burden on them, he came to the wilderness alone to die of starvation.

After all, with his death, everything would end.

A constant feeling of weakness spread throughout his body, and he knew he had no strength left from hunger.

"Just walking forward like this, do you have no regrets?" a voice suddenly came, startling Tang Wen.

He then looked up to see a middle-aged man standing not far from him, calmly assessing him, which puzzled him.

"Do you mean me going into the wilderness?" Tang Wen asked, somewhat confused.

He wasn't worried that the middle-aged man would harm him because he was here to seek death, not life, so death was nothing to fear.

"Of course not, I am asking whether you truly have no regrets about leaving your family and friends?" the middle-aged man's question surprised Tang Wen.

"No regrets, who are you?" Tang Wen asked warily, as the man knew about his situation, revealing that he had been watched for a long time and even followed here.

"I suppose I'm one of the officials from the Twelve Offices," the middle-aged man said after a slight pause.

"I suppose?" Tang Wen was puzzled, as either one is or isn't.

"Actually, the Emperor has established thirteen offices," the middle-aged man said abruptly.

That made Tang Wen pause before responding, "Isn't that false information?"

"What do you think?" the middle-aged man smiled and then continued, "Do you know that you have become an Abnormal?"

At this, Tang Wen was taken aback inside. Him, an abnormal? That's impossible, how could a person become abnormal.

"You're thinking that it's impossible for a person to become an abnormal, aren't you?" the middle-aged man guessed Tang Wen's thoughts and continued, "You know about the golden crow incident two years ago, right?"

Tang Wen nodded silently.

The golden crow incident involved the descent of ten suns, affecting the entire dynasty and plunging it into severe turmoil. Fortunately, the suns didn't linger too long, otherwise, the entire dynasty might have been destroyed.

Who resolved the golden crow incident and how it was resolved was not disclosed to the public.

"A human, he..." the middle-aged man briefly summarized Xia Zhang's affair, making Tang Wen become more solemn.

"Do you mean that humans can become abnormal too?" Tang Wen wasn't foolish and quickly grasped the implication.

"Exactly, but generally speaking, when humans become abnormal, there are severe side effects. For instance, Sheyr, whose injuries became permanent."

"And for you, it must be the unstoppable hunger."

Tang Wen wasn't surprised that the middle-aged man could describe his condition, apparently coming from the thirteen offices, and he figured the man was here to contain him.

"So, you're planning to take me back to suppress?" Tang Wen's expression gradually relaxed, as being abnormal and going back with him would prevent harm to his fellow villagers.

"No, we want to invite you to help, to become part of the thirteen offices. On one hand, you would act as a deadly weapon to handle various abnormalities, and on the other hand, we aim to perfect the transformation of humans into abnormalities through you, and even further, to grant people abnormal powers, thus making abnormalities no longer a threat to us."

"You wouldn't want to see the sun come over again or the moon turned into a fanged monster, would you?"

The bluntness of the middle-aged man made Tang Wen recall the disaster from two years ago, and he then said gravely, "If I can truly contribute to the dynasty and the Emperor, I am willing to be part of the thirteen offices!"

He had no reason to refuse, as this was beneficial for everyone, including himself.

"I really appreciate that," the middle-aged man said eagerly.

"Wait, you just mentioned the moon turning into a fanged monster, is that true?" Tang Wen keenly sensed some issues in Gu Shanhai's words because the sun had truly come, and taking that as a basis of truth, the transformation of the moon was also possible.

He then saw the other party sigh slightly and say, "It's coming soon...