"Compared to gang members, their crime rate is not high. Most of them are just people who have been driven bankrupt by casinos and have no other choice."

Thomas's voice changed,

"You will encounter more strange cases in the future, but don't be merciful. First, keep an eye on their hands and protect yourself. After all, no one knows whether these lunatics will suddenly pull out a gun."

"Um."

…

After this time, when the time came to eleven o'clock in the evening, the intercom never rang again.

At the entrance of the police station, Dean, who had changed back to civilian clothes, got into his Bronco and waved goodbye to Thomas outside the car window.

"I'm on call at any time. LVPD can contact me if necessary. As long as it's at night, it's no problem."

"Are you sure that no volunteer has ever been on duty so frequently? They usually only participate in one or two missions a month." Thomas couldn't understand why this young man was so keen on boring AP missions. "To be honest, a volunteer

, even if you work hard for ten years, you will not become an official police officer."

"I know what I'm doing, I'm leaving it to you."

…

the next period of time.

Due to Dean's special instructions, Thomas will arrange patrol tasks for him every day.

After all, the LVPD's tasks are very heavy, and volunteers, a cheap labor force, can never be too much.

The COPs in the bureau all knew that a young fool was here. They didn't need any publicity and simply gave him an "appointment" until next month.

The bureau was very satisfied with such a down-to-earth and hard-working volunteer, and was planning to increase his subsidy.

This amount of money can almost offset Dean's monthly living expenses of two to three hundred dollars, and his savings remain unchanged.

In just one week, Dean accompanied four different police officers on patrol missions, and encountered all kinds of incidents along the way, including trivial disputes, domestic violence, fights, drunken troubles, traffic violations, etc.

Two of the most profound memories for Dean were. The first time was when an old man living alone in an old house reported a missing pet. As a result, Dean found a cat under her bed that had died of old age for several days.

The second time, someone called the police and claimed that he was being watched, and the sound of surveillance equipment operating could be heard in the house.

As a result, Dean discovered that the sound came from his house's water pipes that were in disrepair.

All kinds of strange events opened Dean's eyes, and fully explored his "God's perspective" powerful reconnaissance ability. As long as cats and dogs disappeared within three days, there was no incident that Dean could not find, and he was about to become a member of the LVPD.

Find a pet expert.

Unfortunately, these events are too simple, the system does not recognize them, and you cannot get experience rewards.

But this week was not without success. Under the warmth of the jiban, "Shadow" quietly made a breakthrough.

Six o'clock in the morning.

At home, a reminder flashed in front of Dean, who had just escaped from meditation:

Shadow of the Past lv0 (100/100)

Is it promoted?

yes

Shadow of the Past lv0→lv1(0/200)

Your spirit is simultaneously improved: 14.3 → 14.8

…

"What? How come the super power upgrade only gives 0.5 spirit, and the total attribute improvement is only one-third of that of fighting and shooting?"

Dean felt the turbulent waves in his mind, and couldn't figure it out after thinking hard. He simply closed his eyes and sat on the bedside.

Ten minutes later, I suddenly opened my eyes.

A light flashed in his eyes.

"Shadow of the Past" jumped out of the trap, quickly circled in the air several times, blowing the curtains into pieces.

Suddenly fell down and transformed in front of Dean.

Still a figure as dark as ink.

But the false and blurry face has a little bit of humanity and wisdom in his eyes.

"After the upgrade, what changes do you feel?"

Dean walked around the "shadow" with his bare feet, transmitting sounds from his mind.

"I, I feel that my consciousness has become clearer..."

A slightly hoarse, dull voice sounded in Dean's mind.

The more advanced and powerful the ghost is, the more complex its humanity is.

Then let’s do an experiment!

Crash--

Dean casually scattered a bunch of colorful pens in the pen holder on the bed, and then gave instructions to "Shadow"——

"Pick up all the green pens."

In less than three seconds, the breeze blew across the bed, and a dozen green pens floated into the air and landed at Dean's feet.

But Ying didn't do it himself.

"Not only did your intelligence improve, but you also awakened new abilities?" Dean asked in surprise,

"I can retrieve objects from the air to a certain extent." Ying explained.

Dean took out a pen from the pile and threw it over, "Now, control this pen and write your own name."

"My name?"

Ying hesitated for a moment,

Using a pencil from a distance, he wrote Dean Lu's English letters on the white paper, crookedly like a tadpole, reminiscent of a child who had just learned to write.

Dean then asked him to look at the book and read passages through his mind.

It went very smoothly. Before this time, "Shadow"'s intelligence was at most equivalent to that of a five or six-year-old child.

I'm afraid it could be nine to ten years old now.

The smarter it is, the more complex commands it can understand, and the greater its help will be.

"Can you see what I'm thinking?" Dean felt worried.

"No, unless you take the initiative to tell me."

Dean's smile became even brighter, so he still didn't have to worry about privacy leaks.

…

"Now, find all the novels in the bookshelf."

Ying followed his words and waved at the bookshelf three meters away. Suddenly, the boxy books were summoned by an invisible force and flew to Dean one after another as if they were losing gravity.

Dean picked up a book, thoughtfully,

"This so-called retrieving objects from across the air should be the power of mind."

Dean issued a series of instructions, trying to make "Shadow" move objects remotely, throw objects, and attack objects.

The result left him quite disappointed.

The intensity of the current telekinesis ability is at most equivalent to a full-force blow from a nine to ten-year-old boy. Unless a lethal weapon is used to attack vital points, this telekinesis power will only cause an adult a small amount of pain.

Moreover, the current control of telekinesis is very rough and unstable. Every time I move the pen holder, it shakes like paralysis. The maximum range of telekinesis is also within 17 or 18 meters around Dean's body, and it does not extend the effective distance.

At present, it seems that the newly added mental power has little use except to play some tricks and perform magic.

Dean could only comfort himself that this was a good start.

As the skill level of "Shadow" increases, the telekinesis ability gradually increases. Sooner or later, he will be able to tear off the ceiling and blow out the sea of ​​​​fire like Alexander Raphael.

Next, Dean tested the power, speed, duration, and range of the "shadow" itself, as well as its distance from him, but the result was disappointing.

The 0.5 spiritual power that comes with the Shadow of the Past upgrade makes them slightly better.

But the increase in level has almost no impact on these four indicators.

"So skill upgrades will only enhance the intelligence of 'Shadow' and expand its new abilities."

…

later time.

Dean's daily training program for summoning "shadows" has been slightly changed, reducing the time for fighting and shooting, and adding detailed items such as continuous output of telekinesis to boil water, mopping the floor, chopping vegetables, manipulating the wooden board, and throwing knives.

Dean had a great time.

…

Mid September.
To be continued...