“According to the introduction in ‘Newborn’, plus the various clues MN gathered from the internet and analyzed, I’ve come to this conclusion: almost everything up there is true! Especially regarding those two organizations—T and P have probably expanded throughout Europe, the Americas, and Africa. Actually, there are similar organizations in Asia, but they just haven’t reached that scale. After ten years of change, they’ve already infiltrated every corner. Since the new humans possess abilities beyond ordinary people, it’s just too easy for them to get into any position they want. And there are some in China too, but they’re very scattered and haven’t formed any strong groups—or maybe I just don’t know about them. As for Newborn, I suspect it was created by one of those organizations in the first place.”

“Yes, it’s really hard to detect new humans unless they expose themselves. In this regard, the West is indeed a bit stronger. They might have some special means to quickly identify awakened people and recruit them into their organizations,” Emily Carter added. Her Saintess can only search vaguely within a small range; if the other party deliberately hides, there’s no way to find them.

“What you’re saying is giving me chills—it really sounds like the end of the world. What if someone doesn’t want to join either side?” To lighten the mood, I finished off my coffee. Sigh, such a rare treat, and it’s gone just like that.

“Even if it’s not that exaggerated, it’s close. On the surface, everything seems calm, but underneath, the waves are surging. As for those who want to stay out of it, most of them get K-ed, and only a few strong ones can escape. There really aren’t that many who awaken with such powerful abilities.”

“Jeez, China really is better!”

“Maybe we’re just a bunch of fish that slipped through the net. China is just too big, and there are too many people. Plus, the probability of Easterners awakening is lower than in the West, which is also a reason why a system hasn’t formed!”

“All right, Walter, let’s not worry about foreign affairs for now—we can’t do anything about them anyway. I think we should first understand our own situation, our abilities, and our future direction!”

“Heh, boss, you hit the nail on the head. Those things are too far from us. Our current situation is a four-person group outside all the major organizations. Who knows when someone might come looking for us, or when we might run into a lone wanderer. In short, anything’s possible, so we need to be prepared!” After saying this, he looked at me, then at Emily Carter and Grace Bennett.

“Of course we want to add more companions, but we have to get along. This needs an agreement among the four elders, with a one-vote veto system. Agreed?” Grace Bennett suggested, and naturally, none of us objected.

“Should we give our little group a cool code name and maybe even carve a symbol?” Walter’s eyes were a bit fiery.

Before I could say anything, the two beauties already objected. They definitely didn’t want to leave marks on their flawless bodies… and it would hurt a lot, too.

“Forget it, Walter, your big teeth are already an unmistakable mark—no need for anything else!”

“Heh, true, a handsome guy’s teeth are always this prominent!” Walter was clearly very satisfied with his teeth.

But coming up with a name was just too “hard”—either too lame, or lacking originality, and the ones with originality had no meaning. After much debate, we gave up. Besides, it’s just four people—what’s the point of a name?

“Speaking of envoys, let’s start with their origin. According to ‘Newborn’, plus our own understanding, our world is a plane, or you could say an interface. But because of different energy properties, the universe has many planes. For some unknown reason, we awakened ones can establish a strange connection with the plane that overlaps with Earth, that is, the sub-plane. You could call it spiritual power, or a contract. We can sense the ‘existences’ in that plane, and then summon them into this world in the form of a contract. Some have their own physical forms, some are based on our imagination, and some are direct copies of the main body—there are all kinds of forms. Since we’re on overlapping planes, as long as there’s a link, they can instantly arrive here, just like this.” As he spoke, MN appeared. We didn’t want any trouble, so we immediately had Walter put it away.

“But here’s the problem: the existences in the sub-plane are conscious. Besides those that can be controlled by us as envoys due to special attraction, there are also many other conscious beings. Originally, the two planes were not connected, but as more new humans appeared and kept summoning, intermittent channels started to form between the two planes. Some weaker beings—we call them ‘demon beasts’—just appeared out of nowhere, causing quite a bit of trouble in our world. Fortunately, ordinary people can’t see them, and every new human will actively eliminate them.”

“Jeez, but the guy today seemed pretty tough. Aren’t they supposed to be weak?” I asked, because from their expressions, it was clear that today’s “three-in-one” was no ordinary creature.

“That’s a question for you, boss. An A-level demon beast showed up, and it was even a thunder demon that could control lightning. Gotta say, you really hit the jackpot!” Remembering the demon beast’s performance, everyone suddenly started looking at me with complicated expressions.