The bearded man chuckled and said, “No problem, no problem. People from big places really are very polite.”

According to the agreement made at the foundation’s inception with the major consortiums and administrative bodies, the foundation does not have “law enforcement” authority. Therefore, the foundation’s extraordinary personnel agency is simply called the Department of Supernatural Affairs Research and Investigation, with an emphasis on the word “investigation.” Their main responsibility is to clarify the facts of incidents, issue timely warnings or predict the arrival of certain disasters, and provide recommendations for local armed forces to resolve them.

But regulations are one thing; actual practice is another.

Everyone in the industry knows in their hearts that investigation often also means strength.

If you can investigate, you can fight; if you can’t fight, you can’t investigate.

And in the current common Twelve Demon system, there aren’t many who excel at direct confrontation. But since this was their first meeting, William Carter couldn’t tell whether this bearded man belonged to the Death Demon system or the even rarer War Demon system.

Captain Owen smiled again and pointed to the man with a ponytail, whose features were as handsome as a woman’s, and said:

“Linda Green.”

“He’s in charge of intelligence analysis in our team, and he’s also the one who writes the incident reports for the administrative office.”

“……”

The man with the ponytail heard his name and looked a bit uncomfortable. He immediately added to William Carter:

“Just call me Little Brian.”

“……”

“Alright, Brother Brian.”

William Carter glanced at him and nodded with a smile.

Analysts usually possess abilities in intelligence gathering and analysis of supernatural logic, but he wasn’t sure which type he belonged to.

Or maybe, both?

As he pondered this, William Carter turned his gaze to the last member, a chubby man with a big smile.

“This one’s impressive.”

Captain Owen laughed and said, “This is Bobby. He’s responsible for the aftermath of missions, but not just that—he also handles our team’s logistics, odd jobs, procurement of supplies, as well as emotional analysis and psychological comfort…”

“This…”

A string of titles left William Carter in awe. He stepped forward to shake hands: “Brother Bobby.”

After meeting several people, this one really stood out.

After listening for a while, he still couldn’t guess what type he actually was…

But you should never underestimate the most inconspicuous person in the team—maybe he’s the hidden boss!

“No, no need to be so polite.”

The chubby man hurriedly stood up and shook hands with William Carter, saying enthusiastically, “Let’s have dinner together tonight. I happened to cook a bit extra.”

“Yes, let’s eat together later. I also need to help you with onboarding procedures and arrange your dormitory and such.”

Captain Owen also smiled and said, “Also, Sister Lucy will be back for dinner soon, so you’ll get to meet her then.”

“Alright.”

William Carter nodded with a smile, already having a preliminary understanding of this small team in Scrap Iron City.

Scrap Iron City is a small, remote town, and even in the outermost third city ring, it’s considered very small.

Naturally, the extraordinary team stationed here isn’t particularly strong.

The people in front of him looked even more lazy and untrained, probably pure-blooded wild ability users.

To combat the ever-emerging three types of dangers in the world, and to turn these potential threats into assets, the foundation once spent a great deal to recruit a large number of wild extraordinary individuals, offering generous benefits and stabilizers in exchange for their service.

For a long time, they were the main force against mysterious incidents and dangers.

It was only in recent years that people from training camps started to appear.

However, because wild ability users lack systematic enhancement and training, they are generally considered to have high potential risks.

Even if they’re not fallen fanatics, many of them have serious psychological issues.

But William Carter didn’t really mind—

…These days, who doesn’t have a few issues!

Chapter 7: The Core is “Luck”

“Since it’s Little William’s first day, let’s add a few more dishes.”

The bowls, chopsticks, and stools were already set, and a pot of meat was bubbling away on an alcohol stove.

But since Sister Lucy was still on duty at the security office and hadn’t returned, everyone felt too embarrassed to start eating.

It was at this moment that William Carter understood the work pattern of this small branch.

The extraordinary affairs response team isn’t a regular administrative agency, but it has a deep and close connection with the administrative office, forming a clear yet inseparable mode of cooperation.

Routine security and normal incidents are handled by the administrative and security offices, but once there’s suspicion of extraordinary factors, the case is handed over to the team.

Before he arrived, there were six people in total. Excluding the intern who joined with him, the other five would take turns on duty at the security office from Monday to Friday, constantly monitoring and screening for possible extraordinary incidents to handle in a timely manner.

The rest basically acted at their own discretion.

If nothing happened, it could even be understood as working only one day a week while receiving a high salary.