Chapter 83

Everyone squeezed into the conference hall, which was quite large and could easily accommodate hundreds of people. At the front, there was a huge projection screen, apparently used for showing slides during meetings. Prince Wang walked up to the big screen and said earnestly, "First, please watch a video of a monster. After watching it, you will understand."

He gestured to the staff to turn on the projector, and the screen immediately began playing the surveillance video.

In the video, several researchers were pouring the water from the Flowing Sand River into some glass bottles, seemingly preparing for chemical analysis. At that moment, a slender, long-legged woman appeared on the screen. She looked to be around twenty-three or twenty-four years old, quite beautiful, but with a slim figure, probably weighing less than 45 kilograms. Her chest was about a B-cup, and she was wearing ordinary casual clothes with a demon-subduing staff on her back...

The moment Tang Sen saw the demon-subduing staff, he exclaimed, "Ah, it's her! Is this woman the monster we saw?"

Prince Wang nodded and said, "To you, Tang Sen, she's a monster, but to us ordinary people, she is completely invisible. Strangely, although human eyes can't see her, the surveillance cameras can clearly capture her every move."

In the video, the female monster walked up to a male researcher, reached out as if to grab him, but then thought better of it and withdrew her hand, seemingly reluctant to touch a man. She then approached a female researcher, reached out, and grabbed her, flying her into the air.

The female researcher was clearly terrified, screaming loudly and flailing her arms and legs in a desperate struggle, just like the girl who had been suddenly grabbed and flown into the river earlier.

Only then did the teachers and students understand what had happened by the river, their faces changing dramatically. "So it really was a monster causing trouble."

The girl who had been grabbed was now trembling with fear.

The video continued, showing the female monster dragging the researcher through the air, circling the research institute twice, causing those below to scream in terror. Armed guards ran over, but they couldn't see the monster, only the researcher flying in the sky. They raised their guns in confusion, unsure where to aim.

After a chaotic scene, the female monster seemed to get bored and slowly descended from the sky, placing the female researcher on the ground. The poor researcher's legs gave out as soon as she landed, and she collapsed.

The female monster, hands on her hips, shouted, "Hey, I did such a crazy thing, and you still can't see me?"

Her voice was clearly captured by the camera, but strangely, no one around her heard it. They couldn't see her or hear her, only circling in fear.

The female monster's expression was one of great disappointment as she walked out of the research institute and jumped into the Flowing Sand River, ending the video.

Prince Wang said seriously, "This monster occasionally causes trouble, seriously disrupting research progress. Our company has even invited Taoist priests and high monks to exorcise her, but... alas, even those powerful Taoist priests and high monks can't see her and have been toyed with. One high monk was unknowingly stuffed with a chicken leg in his mouth, breaking his vegetarian vow and crying as he left... I feel very guilty about it."

Everyone broke out in a cold sweat.

A teacher asked, "General Manager Wang, since this monster can be captured by electronic devices, why not have the high monks and Taoist priests use cameras to see and deal with her?"

Prince Wang shook his head. "While cameras can capture her, the distance perception in the camera's view is poor, making it impractical to fight while looking at the screen."

Tang Sen nodded, understanding. Fighting an enemy with the naked eye and fighting an enemy while looking at a camera screen are very different. In a battle between experts, a slight miscalculation can mean the difference between victory and defeat. Fighting while looking at a screen makes it hard to judge distance, unless technology advances to the point where video can be projected directly onto the retina without delay, it can't be used in real combat.

Prince Wang held Tang Sen's hand and said, "Tang Sen, you are the first person who can see the monster with the naked eye and can even fight it. It seems you have learned some magic from a high monk or Taoist priest? Please help us deal with this monster... otherwise, our research institute will never function properly, and this affects the country's technological development. Don't you want to contribute to the country?"

Tang Sen, of course, loved his country, but he couldn't easily agree to this. As he was considering, the grade head came over and said, "Tang Sen, if you take a few months off, your attendance won't meet the standard for a graduation certificate. If you can help solve some problems for the country's research project, the school can give you special treatment..."

"Oh!" Tang Sen shook hands with Prince Wang. "If that's the case, I'm willing to contribute to the country. Alright, I'll take care of that monster."

After the meeting, the students returned to their dorms to rest. Tang Sen was given a small dorm room. To make it easier for him to "exorcise the monster," Prince Wang deliberately arranged a single room for him, so no other students would disturb him.

Tang Sen pushed his White Dragon bicycle into the room and placed it next to the table. He then put the Hug Bear on a chair and took out his phone, placing the Big Mouth Monkey and Little Pig phone charms on the table. "Everyone saw that video, right? Do you have anything to say?"

The Big Mouth Monkey charm stood up on the table and smiled. "That monster is interesting. She's invisible to the naked eye but can be clearly captured by cameras. This means she's not using an invisibility spell, so... why can't we see her?"

The Little Pig charm also stood up and giggled. "Is it an illusion spell?"

"No, she's not using any spells," the Big Mouth Monkey charm said proudly. "No spell can escape my fiery eyes, but even when I use them to their fullest, I can't see her clearly. The camera, however, captures her clearly..."

The Hug Bear shrugged. "That's a problem!"

The bicycle added, "I have an idea. Maybe the female monster has no presence. Presence is just a feeling. Because she has no presence, we can't feel her, so we can't see her or hear her. But cameras have no feelings; they are machines that record objective reality, so they can capture her clearly."

"Hmm? That's a new perspective!"

The Big Mouth Monkey, Little Pig, and Hug Bear all perked up, clearly intrigued by the White Dragon's idea. "White Dragon, you're surprisingly wise."

The bicycle blushed and shrank back. "Thank you, everyone. I'm not very talented, so please give me more guidance."

Tang Sen thought: Objective reality, but no feeling. Isn't this a bit idealistic? It's like what a madman once said: a person exists in the world because others recognize their existence. If no one recognizes them, they don't exist. The wind moves the tree, but is it the wind moving or the heart? Neither. It's the mind of the wise that moves.

At that moment, the dorm room door opened with a "bang," and a small girl with a red face jumped in. Tang Sen glanced and recognized her as a classmate from the next class. They had met a few times and exchanged greetings, but they weren't close. She was holding a pink letter, clearly there to deliver a love letter...

However, when she saw the two phone charms standing and talking on the table, the Hug Bear sitting on a chair, and the bicycle, all seemingly in a monster meeting, she rubbed her eyes, groaned, and fainted.

Tang Sen, breaking out in a cold sweat, quickly rushed over and caught the girl, preventing her from hitting her head on the floor. She was unconscious for about twenty seconds, then slowly came to, finding herself in Tang Sen's arms. Her face was red as blood, and she said, surprised and delighted, "Tang Sen, what happened just now?"

Tang Sen said gently, "You fainted when you came in, probably due to anemia. Maybe you saw some hallucinations. Don't worry, just go back and get some sleep, and you'll be fine."

"Ah? Is that so?" The girl looked up, and the Big Mouth Monkey and Little Pig charms were lying on the table, the Hug Bear was still, and the bicycle couldn't possibly talk. It must have been a hallucination. She sighed in relief and timidly handed the pink letter to Tang Sen. "Please read the letter... I... I'll go now."

With that, she jumped out the door like a wounded rabbit.

Tang Sen sighed and threw the letter into his bag, too lazy to open it. There was no need to, as everything was written on the girl's face.

The Little Pig charm stood up again and said admiringly, "Master is truly amazing... to receive another love letter. When will I learn even a fraction of your skills with women?"

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