"Two thousand years ago, Jesus proved the existence of God to people; five hundred years ago, the witch hunts proved the existence of demons to people; and three hundred years ago, the Black Death proved the existence of vampires to people..."
Ms. O spoke eloquently: "Throughout human history, such supernatural events are not uncommon. But due to various reasons, all of this failed to receive enough attention from humans..."
While speaking, Ms. O waved her hand, signaling Mr. Z to place a document in front of Mike.
The document showed that every year, many tragedies occurred due to people being bewitched by mysterious forces. Among them, the figures of dangerous creatures such as vampires and werewolves were also interspersed.
It is worth mentioning that Mike also saw information about "ogres" in the file. There were a total of seven ogre dens like the one by the Texas highway throughout the United States.
The good news is that besides the den in Texas destroyed by Mike, the other six ogre dens were also destroyed by the Men in Black organization that rushed there later.
"To deal with these mysterious events, the MIB headquarters decided to form a special department, codenamed 'X'."
After Mike roughly browsed the information, Ms. O introduced: "Department X is temporarily preparing to recruit two teams, namely 'Sun' and 'Moon'. You are one of the candidates I selected. Of course, provided that you are willing to join us."
On the other side, Mike, looking at the information in his hand, felt that he had come to the right place this time. With the ability to pick up attributes and certain self-protection capabilities, what he feared least now was dealing with supernatural events.
"I want to know, do you have more detailed information about these supernatural events?" Mike put down the information in his hand with a regretful expression.
Although these materials recording supernatural events were comprehensive, it was obvious that important parts had been intentionally omitted.
"Also, I want to know who the other candidates for Department X are?" Mike, who already had the intention to join the MIB organization, asked the doubts in his heart by the way.
"It seems you have already made a decision in your heart, but to be safe, you still have one day to think about whether to join us. Remember that when you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you..." Ms. O gave Mike more time to think.
Then, she continued: "As for your questions, I can answer them now. First question, regarding supernatural events, because your authority is insufficient, you cannot view more information for now."
"Second question, so far, besides you, the candidates for Department X include exorcist Constantine, Blade Eric, witcher Van Helsing, and also the Grimm brothers, etc."
Say, the competition in this newly formed Department X is quite fierce. Of course, provided that Ms. O wasn't lying. You know, none of the people she mentioned were simple characters.
"Mr. Z, take Mike to visit our mysterious object containment facility, and at the same time explain the rules of the special Department X to him." Ms. O, having finished the interview, began to see the guest off.
Finally, she didn't forget to say to Mike: "If you still decide to join us after the visit, please report here on Monday morning the day after tomorrow."
After leaving the office, Mike was led by Mr. Z through the MIB business hall.
[Alien Language Experience +99]... [Spaceship Piloting Technology Experience +66]... [Environmental Adaptability Experience +35]...
In the lively alien reception area, aliens of various shapes were queuing up, waiting to apply for temporary residence permits on the planet.
"There are nearly 1,500 aliens living with us on the Blue Star worldwide. To ensure they won't cause big trouble, we need to screen their information one by one, as well as their intentions for coming to the Blue Star..." Mike had almost been internally designated as an employee of MIB, so Mr. Z didn't mind introducing more about the situation within the organization to him.
Strictly speaking, MIB is a global organization, with headquarters in the capitals of some other countries as well. This coverage is to ensure that every alien coming to the Blue Star can live lawfully.
And for those aliens who want to cause trouble, special combat members will tell them who the master of this planet is.
Passing through the business hall, Mr. Z took Mike to a secret room that looked like a frying fish. Here, there were mysterious items sealed with charms and holy water, as well as corpses of monsters infected by mysterious powers.
Not sure if it was because they were all suppressed, Mike didn't pick up any attribute light orbs here. Of course, it could also be because the level of things here was too low to drop attributes.
On the other side, after Mr. Z introduced the "exhibits" here one by one, he continued: "Department X you are joining belongs to a special department in MIB. Due to the nature of the work, you need to frequently contact ordinary people."
"So, outside you can keep your original identity. But when facing internal personnel, you also need to use your code name. This facilitates communication..."
"For example, your name is Mike Quinn, starting with M, so your internal code name is Agent M."
After explaining the basic situation of joining Department X, Mr. Z sent Mike back to the headquarters entrance.
"By the way, considering you are still in school, if you confirm joining us, the organization will help you solve the leave issue with the school." Before parting, Mr. Z said thoughtfully.
Really speaking, the threat level of certain supernatural powers on the Blue Star to humans is no lower than that of aliens. And it just so happened that the current Men in Black organization had very poor means to deal with supernatural powers, so every candidate for Department X was very precious to the organization.
This also explains why Mr. Z's attitude towards Mike was so "friendly."
At the same time, Agent K seemed to have finished introducing the situation of the Men in Black organization to James.
Agent K, who also sent James back to the entrance, warned: "Men in Black have no past, nor future. If you want to be my partner, then you must be prepared to sever all ties with the outside world. We only have code names..."
"Of course, besides these disadvantages, joining us you will enjoy an exciting life!"
Then, after also giving James a day to consider, Agent K returned to the Men in Black headquarters with Mr. Z.
As the gate on the stone pier behind disappeared, James felt very unreal, like he had dreamed a dream. Aliens actually exist, and the Men in Black's concept of maintaining world peace turned out to be true too.
"Sports boy, did they invite you to join that Men in Black organization too?" James actively approached Mike to chat again. It seemed that talking incessantly could calm his mind.
"I wanted to tell you long ago, actually I don't play football anymore. So you can call me by my name directly." Mike corrected the other party's address, then continued: "They did invite me too, but I'm joining the special Department X..."
Next, Mike explained the difference between normal agents and Department X agents to him.
"This is unfair; why can you keep your original identity in the department you join, while I have to sever ties with the outside world?" Sure enough, after hearing the gap in treatment between the two, James started complaining again.
"Probably because the department I'm joining is X!" Mike said with a smile.
X represents the unknown and infinite, and also represents goals and hope.
Of course, the candidates for Department X can keep their outside identities largely because the events they have to face mostly happen among ordinary people. They need to contact the public at any time.
While special combat personnel like Agent K mostly deal with alien matters. In a sense, they only need to deal with aliens and don't need to deal with ordinary people.