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[Name: Joyous Dance Shoes (Doll, Heart)]

[Appearance: A pair of women's dance shoes stained with a substantial amount of blood, styled after a popular design from fifty years ago. They gained immense popularity in the entire Belleray County due to their association with a well-known dancer...]

[Ability: Graceful dance moves, infectious charm]

[Cost: Double stamina consumption, and cannot be voluntarily removed before losing the ability to move]

[File: These shoes were a favorite of a renowned dancer in Belleray County. She wore them to perform a record-breaking twenty-three spin dance, captivating nearly six thousand spectators at a grand show.

However, after the performance, she had to withdraw from her beloved stage due to a tendon tear. Yet, after years of silence, when she returned, she had regained the ability to dance.

This time, though, her dance was no longer a solo act. It made everyone dance along with her, unable to stop even when they fainted, forcing them to continue like puppets.]

[Evaluation: Upon wearing them, you become the ultimate dancer. Everyone who witnesses your dance will join in, dancing irresistibly until your stamina is depleted or until your muscles are completely torn.]

[Contamination Value: 2.5]

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[Name: Dehydrated Mermaid Jerky (Transform, Element)]

[Appearance: A dehydrated and sun-dried dugong corpse...]

[Ability: Transform into a mermaid, brief water control]

[Cost: Unable to drink water for 48 hours]

[File: Ariel, a Level Three Crisis Handler from the Libra Division of the Purification Bureau (male), once used this anomalous object to transform into a female mermaid. He infiltrated the Sea Race, attempting to gather intelligence under the guise of a mermaid, but unexpectedly caught the eye of the Mermaid Prince, ending up...]

[Evaluation: A highly practical ability. Just one lick turns you into a member of the Sea Race for 48 hours. Unfortunately, the taste is quite nauseating, akin to licking a sweaty foot coated in stinky tofu juice.]

[Contamination Value: 1.1]

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[Name: Monster under the Bed (Corruption, Fright)]

[Appearance: A demon's hand that extends from beneath the bed's shadow at night. Its size and number vary with the size of the bed frame...]

[Ability: Physical harm, spreading fear]

[Cost: Post-use results in a night of nightmares, forcing you to confront your inner fears]

[File: A special anomalous object created by the Bai Ye Sect, it had caused considerable trouble for the Purification Bureau's Little Dog Division until Level Two Crisis Handler Jerry Baker from the Virgo Division was temporarily assigned. He employed three million white ants to devour all the surrounding bed boards, only then...]

[Evaluation: Possesses both physical and mental harm capabilities, making it a rather decent anomalous object. However, forming combat power requires a sufficiently large bed board, making it difficult to carry, and it can only be activated late at night, posing significant limitations.]

[Contamination Value: 8.7]

...

After spending nearly an hour investigating and documenting all the anomalous objects on the table, Leon, whose wrist was sore from writing, put down the pen, flexed his wrist, and sighed.

*This Jerry guy's kleptomania seemed quite severe, yet he truly had some skills.*

The final sentence in these anomalous object files always read the same, "Stolen after brief contact with Virgo Division Level Two Crisis Handler Jerry Baker." The identities of these previous owners were quite varied.

From ordinary people who lost control after an awakening to the High Priest of an Underground Sect, a royal family member of another kingdom, to key employees of other divisions, and even the director of the Twelve Zodiac Bureaus— there seemed to be nothing he wouldn't dare to steal.

*Yet, the overall quality of these items was just moderate.*

The anomalous object with the highest contamination value barely exceeded 12 points, only slightly better than one-seventh of the goat mix, and their usage cost was considerable, incomparable to something like the Holy Spirit Pendant...

"Wonderful! Ha ha! This really is... Oh, I must thank you properly!"

Unaware of Leon's thoughts, the short man was leafing through a stack of "appraisal reports" with a look of joy, feeling incredibly lucky.

His level had nearly reached that of a First Level Disaster Handler, although slightly lacking in Leon Value. Additionally, the two strongest anomalous objects were for theft and beast control, lacking in combat effectiveness and methods. This was why he couldn't pass the rating for a First Level Disaster Handler no matter what.

With these anomalous objects appraised, he could choose some suitable ones to fill in his shortcomings, and with a little effort to augment his Leon Value, he could soon meet the requirements for a First Level Disaster Handler!

"This one, this one, and this one, I need to keep. They're really perfect for me."

Selecting three reports from the stack, he carefully tucked them away. The short man, grinning from ear to ear, grabbed Leon's hand and shoved the remaining reports into his hand, waving generously.

"The rest are yours to choose from! Take whatever catches your eye. If one isn't enough, feel free to take another one!"

"Then I won't be polite."

Smiling and nodding, Leon accepted the appraisal reports and began flipping through them, noticing that Jerry had not been stingy. Almost all the high-contamination-value anomalous objects remained, except for one with a contamination value of ten that had been selected.

However, the things Jerry offered for appraisal either had high costs and were troublesome to use or could be replaced by the Holy Spirit Pendant, with some overlap in functionality.

*And with my meager 2.6 contamination value, I could only fully activate two anomalous objects with a 1.3 contamination value each, or push one anomalous object to a 2.6 contamination value level.*

*I couldn't even make full use of the revived Black Goat, feeling that these current anomalous objects alone were enough to keep me busy.*

*Plus, my physical strength isn't strong enough, I can't even carry the issued box from the division,* and the few useful items among this pile of anomalous objects are quite large, so taking them would just leave them collecting dust in the office... hmm... wait!

At this point, Leon glanced at the glass panel on the table, then set down the stack of appraisal reports in his hand, and tentatively asked,

"Jerry, the object inside the glass panel earlier, is that also an anomalous object?"

Hearing Leon's question, the short man paused, then nodded after some thought.

"I suppose it counts. Three years ago, there was a Mirror World invasion at the junction of the Libra Division and our division's jurisdiction. Lisa was a Mirror World creature I took in during that mission... Are you interested in her?"

"I'm kind of interested..."

Leon nodded, somewhat awkwardly.

*I've only recently joined the bureau, with a Contamination Value of just over two,* and activating anomalous objects still often consumed physical strength. The issued box from the bureau wasn't suitable for me, and I happened to be lacking a helper like her to carry things...

Remembering that the other party might be an "Archdruid," Leon quickly added,

"Of course, I don't necessarily have to have her, just that her ability seems suitable. If it's inconvenient, something else would work too."

"Well... it is a bit inconvenient..."

Hearing Leon's response, the short man breathed a sigh of relief and then explained,

"Lisa is more of a friend than an anomalous object of mine, so I can't use her for trading... but other Mirror Dogs are possible."

After saying this, he knocked on the glass panel again, summoning the Golden Retriever named Lisa, then rubbed his throat and barked back and forth with her.

Following a series of seemingly incomprehensible exchanges, the Golden Retriever in the glass panel extended her head beyond the "screen" range, making a "fetching" motion. Then, a dazed little puppy was tossed out from the glass panel.