Looking into Klein's eyes, Dunn took a deep breath, leaned back, and slowly uttered:
"Do you really know for sure?"
His expression changed very little. It seemed that he had been prepared for this special application before, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly.
Captain, why do you have that relieved and content feeling in your heart... Klein didn't hide his smile and said:
"I'm sure, Captain. When you fully master the potion, you will have a special and wonderful feeling. You will be absolutely certain that you have fully mastered the potion."
"Special and wonderful feeling..." Dunn mumbled as he chewed on this sentence, his eyebrows slowly wrinkling.
Huh, Captain, the two promotions you received before were all done without fully digesting the potion? Also, without the "acting method", it's very difficult to achieve complete digestion... It can only be reduced the risk of losing control by spending a long time polishing and relying on some subconscious acting... Poor Captain... Klein looked at Dunn Smith quietly. Smith didn't speak or add anything, letting him think carefully.
After nearly a minute, Dunn's deep grey eyes once again reflected Klein's figure. He deliberated his words and said:
"Perhaps, waiting for another year would be a better choice."
Captain's meaning is that waiting for another year won't be too conspicuous. With Ms. Daley as a role model, the higher-ups won't pay too much attention to me. At most, they will include me in the list for further observation? Klein thought for a moment and replied calmly:
"I originally also wanted to submit the special application next year. After all, there is still a lot I need to master, such as fighting, which is just starting to learn."
"But, Captain, don't you think we have encountered too many coincidences in the past two months? Searching for the kidnapper, and then meeting the Antigonus family's notes in the adjacent room; the delayed delivery of the sealing object '2-049', and Riel Bieber didn't escape from Tingen but started to try to digest the power at the dock; I attended a birthday party, and it led to the matter of Hainas Vanson; I went to the library to investigate, and I met that member of the Aurora Society right away..."
"I don't know what these coincidences mean, but I always feel uneasy, so I want to maximize my own improvement."
Taking this opportunity, Klein mentioned the matter of the mastermind behind it, which was also something he had originally planned to include in the schedule - without exposing his special nature, remind the night watch team to find more clues from other aspects, and his previous words, in the eyes of others, could only be interpreted as one thing - having a sharp intuition and being good at organizing.
After Klein said the word "but", Dunn's body gradually leaned forward, and finally, he used crossed hands to press his mouth.
His gaze became concentrated, and for a long time, he didn't speak, seemingly thinking about the previous words.
After several seconds, Dunn raised his head and said in a gentle and low voice:
"Very sharp... Maybe, there is something hidden in the dark depths."
Before Klein could speak, he turned and ordered:
"You can go and write the special application."
"Okay." Klein replied with a smile on his lips.
He stood up with a smile and walked towards the door. Unexpectedly, he heard the familiar addition again.
"Wait a moment." Dunn shouted to the person about to open the door, considering before saying, "Be careful with your words."
Relax, Captain, I value this issue more than you do! Klein nodded with a smile, agreeing.
He originally thought Dunn would come up with another plan, that is, not through the Sanctuary, privately advance to sequence 8, wait three years before following the normal process, but later he carefully studied it and found that this was impossible because whether it was the special application or the normal application, the applicant had to pass the examination of the personnel dispatched by the Sanctuary, although one was very complex and the other was quite simple. At that time, the secret that had become known as Sequence 8 could no longer be kept hidden. It would affect the entire Team Tinggen and Nighter. ......
After leaving the captain's office, Klein, who had completed all the mysticism courses, didn't rush to change shifts underground but instead walked slowly into the civilian personnel room next door.
At this moment, there was a man and a woman sitting in this office. The man was in his early thirties and the woman was in her twenties, which were the two new members.
When they saw Klein enter, they were momentarily stunned, then forced a smile and nodded in greeting, showing curiosity and awe towards the extraordinary person.
Klein didn't engage in idle chat with them. Instead, he found an empty table, scribbled out the draft of the "Special Application".
As he had a preconceived plan, he completed the initial work in just ten minutes.
After reading it several times and making multiple revisions, he sat down in front of the 1346 model mechanical typewriter and transformed the draft into the original.
The clicking of the keyboard filled the room as the two new civilian personnel glanced at each other, stood up simultaneously, and left the office to chat with Rosan in the reception hall, leaving the room to Klein alone.
Very reserved and highly conscious of confidentiality... Klein glanced at their backs and silently admired.
He looked away and continued typing.
Just as he was about to finish the special application, Leonard Mitchell came out of the rest room, looking around and buttoning his shirt, with his hair in a messy yet rebellious style.
"What report are you working on?" Leonard looked at the civilian personnel office, leaned against the door, with his toes touching the ground, and asked with his hands in his pockets.
His green eyes surveyed Klein with interest.
Klein finished the last word and the last punctuation mark, turned his head and smiled:
"Special Application."
"Special Application?" Leonard asked in confusion.
Klein picked up the paper and quickly glanced through it, seemingly casually explaining:
"Application for promotion to sequence 8."
Huh! Leonard suddenly coughed violently, taking a long time to calm down, and blurted out:
"You've finished digesting the potion yet?"
Digestion? My friend, you know a lot... Klein held the "Special Application" and walked up to Leonard, raising his eyebrows and saying:
"Yes."
Then, he stared into his eyes, lowered his voice, and added with a smile:
"I remember someone once told me that there are always some people in this world who are more special and can accomplish things that others cannot."
"For example, me."
"And also you."
Leonard was suddenly at a loss for what to say and could only change his standing position, pulling his hands out of his pockets and wrapping them around his chest.
He opened his mouth, finally organizing his words, and asked in a low voice: "Don't you think this is too risky?"
Since he knew about the digestion, he must have understood that my promotion was not risky... Well, he was referring to the attention from the church's higher-ups? Klein thought to himself:
"Leonard, do you remember the first task we worked on together? Just tracking the kidnapper, and we unexpectedly discovered a clue about the Antigonus family's notes in the room opposite..."
He recounted what he had said to Dunn in detail.
Leonard's expression gradually became more serious, subtly nodding his head in agreement.
He muttered to himself: "Perhaps, I also need to speed up the process..."
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly looked at Klein and smiled brightly:
"Don't you want to share your experience with us? The experience of quickly mastering the potion and minimizing the risk of losing control!"
This guy changes his expression so quickly... Klein smiled:
"I'd love to share."
He was about to take the opportunity of today to give a hint to the members of the night shift team to reduce the risk of their losing control.
Of course, considering his own safety, he couldn't be as explicit as when facing Dunn. Smith. At most, he could describe the initial groundwork, which was something that could be made known to the higher-ups.
"Right now!" Leonard couldn't wait to lead Klein to the night watchman's recreation room.
At this moment, except for Luo Yao who was on duty at the entrance of the Chansim Gate, the rest of the Fraw, Cohenli, and Xigao Teong were all there, playing cards very leisurely.
"Everyone, everyone!" Leonard knocked on the partially closed door and began to speak in a recitative manner, "Let me solemnly introduce this gentleman over there. Klein Morretti, who mastered the potion completely in just one and a half months!" ... This guy is so over-the-top... Klein suddenly felt a bit embarrassed.
"What?" Miss Xigara Tengon, the unknown and unsold author, tilted her head slightly, seemingly testing her hearing.
"Leonard, stop joking. Your performance is always so exaggerated," Cohenli helplessly covered the cards in his hand.
Fry held the cards, glanced at Klein, and remained silent for a few seconds before saying:
"Are you sure you have fully mastered the potion?"
"Yes." Klein felt the other person's concern and nodded affirmatively, "There are obvious signs of mastery here."
"What? Really?" Cohenli shouted in hindsight, standing up abruptly.
Leonard chuckled and pointed at the paper in Klein's hand, saying:
"This is his special application, a special application for promotion to sequence 8!" "... "How did you do it?" Sijia Teng thought for a long time, but after taking a deep breath, he only asked the most important question.
The calm and elegant woman found it difficult to control the intensity of her gaze at this moment.
Klein found a chair and sat down, answering in a low voice:
"I got inspiration from the motto of the 'Secret Seekers'."
"Do as you wish, but don't harm?" Leonard responded very responsibly.
"Yes, our internal records show that the 'Secret Seekers' who abide by this motto have a lower probability of losing control than normal," Klein said, referring to what he had learned from Old Neil. "Later, I had a further thought from the example of Ms. Daly."
"Daly the Medium?" Cohenli asked inquisitively.
"Yes, Ms. Daly also submitted a special application. She became a 'Medium' from 'Grave Collectors' in just two years. She once told Old Neil that she wanted to be a true Medium," Klein explained in detail. "And combined with some things I experienced in the Divination Club and the corresponding feedback I received, I gradually summarized the 'Divinationist Code of Conduct', and strictly followed it, trying to be a true diviner... When I actually did this, I found that my progress in mastering the magic potion became very fast, very fast, even too fast to be called mastering..."
After listening to Klein's statement, Fry, Sijia, and others fell into deep thought, and Leonard was pretending to be thinking.
"I submitted the 'Special Application'." Klein held up the paper and said, "If you have any questions, you can come and ask me privately."
"OK." Fry nodded coldly in response.
Outside the entertainment room, Klein knocked on the door of the captain's office again.
He sat down opposite Dunn's desk, picked up a pen and ink, signed first and then pressed his fingerprint.
"Captain, my 'Special Application'." After doing all this, he held the paper in both hands and handed it to Dunn.
Dunn carefully read it and then put the application down:
"I will submit it to the Sanctuary as soon as possible. You should prepare for the examination. It might be next week, or the week after next."
"OK." Klein took a deep breath and nodded firmly.
He stood up, walked out of the captain's office, and casually closed the door of the room.
During this process, he glanced at his application once, and a thought naturally emerged in his heart:
I don't know what kind of examination I will be subjected to...