I'm no thespian deity.

That afternoon, the screams on Hanshuang Street hardly stopped.

However, Chen Ling, the instigator of all this, was sitting quietly under the tree with his head resting on his hand, watching the commotion with the surrounding onlookers... while also paying attention to the changes in the [Audience Expectation Value].

At first, every time Uncle Zhao hit Zhao Yi on the buttocks, the audience expectation value would increase slightly. But after hitting him a few times, the increase stalled and finally stopped at 48%.

After watching for a while longer, the expectation value actually dropped by 1% and became 47%...

It seemed that the audience was also getting bored.

"Could all those audiences in my head be just people looking for entertainment?"

Chen Ling couldn't help but think.

Through this experiment, Chen Ling had already confirmed that the audience expectation value changed according to his own actions. If the events he was experiencing were exciting enough, the expectation value would rise. But once there was no excitement for a long time, the expectation value would drop as time passed...

Didn't that mean that if he wanted to keep the expectation value above 20%, he would have to continuously create "exciting plots"?

Today, Zhao Yi had provoked him first, and besides, the other party was a bully on Hanshuang Street, so it was understandable to give him a little lesson... But he couldn't do this kind of thing every day, could he?

Going by this trend, was he doomed to become a great devil who caused trouble in the world?

Thinking of this, Chen Ling felt a bit tired.

Currently, the only hope for Chen Ling was the [Doctor] in Aurora City that Doctor Lin had mentioned. Perhaps he could remove the calamity pollution in his body and rescue him from this life trajectory of being a "passive entertainer".

Just as Chen Ling was deep in thought, a low bell sound came from a distance!

Dang —— Dang —— Dang!!

The three bell rings seemed to penetrate space and echo in every corner of the world.

The moment they heard the bell sound, the expressions of the people around changed. Even Uncle Zhao, who was chasing and hitting Zhao Yi, stopped and stared in disbelief towards the distance.

"Three calamity bells?!" An old man's face turned extremely 难看. "How is this possible?"

"The ringing of the calamity bells is a warning signal from the Enforcers, indicating that they have detected traces of the convergence of the Gray Realm in the district and that a calamity has invaded..."

"Didn't they say that the Aurora Domain is protected by the aurora and hardly ever converges with the Gray Realm? In the past ten years, the number of times a calamity has appeared is no more than three..."

"Where is that calamity now?"

"I don't know... Anyway, go home quickly! Don't come out unless it's necessary!"

When they heard the three calamity bells ring, everyone's faces turned pale. Zhao Yi, who had just been whipped and was howling in pain, even went weak in the knees and knelt down on the ground directly.

The ground beneath their feet trembled slightly. Chen Ling turned his head and saw more than ten fast horses galloping towards them from a distance.

On each fast horse, there was a figure wearing a black and red uniform. They had pistol holsters slung diagonally across their waists, and their faces were equally solemn.

"A suspected high-risk calamity has appeared! The entire District 3 is under full lockdown! No one is allowed to enter or leave!!"

"Pay attention to all suspicious signs around you, such as roads or buildings that appear out of thin air, strange and mysterious creatures, or even humans with abnormal behavior!!"

"If you find anything unusual, report it to the Enforcers immediately!!"

"Everyone, please cooperate with the investigation!!"

The voices of the Enforcers echoed in Hanshuang Street and every corner of District 3. Along with the lingering sound of the calamity bells in the air, an inexplicable sense of tension enveloped the world.

At this moment, no one had the mood to watch the commotion anymore. Everyone rushed home in a hurry. Even Zhao Yi, after getting a slap in the face, was dragged into the house by his father while being cursed at.

Chen Ling stood alone under the tree and was also about to go home. Just then, two lines of characters flashed in the pile of fallen leaves ——

[Audience Expectation Value +18]

[Current Expectation Value: 65%]

When Chen Ling saw the sudden surge in the audience expectation value, he was stunned.

The next moment, a terrifying thought suddenly flashed into his mind...

"Could they... be coming for me?!"

...

In District 3.

The Enforcers' Headquarters.

The dim sunlight shone through the hemispherical glass dome, refracting colorful glimmers that illuminated the interior.

A flag more than ten meters long was hung high in the center by ropes. On the black background, two cyan hexagonal star emblems overlapped each other, resembling the shining stars in the Arctic night sky.

At this moment, below the flag, more than a dozen Enforcers in black and red uniforms looked serious. They stood in a straight line, facing the direction of the headquarters' gate, as if waiting for something.

As the gate opened, five Enforcer Officers wearing black windbreakers walked in side by side.

Among the five, Han Meng walked in the middle. There were four silver lines engraved on the hem of his windbreaker, while the other four only had three lines. As they arrived, all the Enforcers present stood at attention simultaneously.

"How's the situation?" Han Meng asked in a deep voice.

"The calamity bells have already rung, and District 3 is currently under full lockdown. However, there's still no trace of that calamity..." An Enforcer hesitated for a moment, then couldn't help but ask, "Brother Meng, what does it mean that the Calamity Pointer self-destructed?"

"There are only two situations when the Calamity Pointer self-destructs." Han Meng said calmly.

"First, a special calamity has descended nearby, and the ability of this special calamity just happens to make the Calamity Pointer ineffective... However, this explanation only exists in theory. So far, no such calamity has been discovered."

"Second, a Grade 9... that is, what is commonly known as a 'world-destroying' grade calamity has invaded. The residual energy fluctuations exceed the limit that the pointer can withstand, causing it to explode automatically."

"World... world-destroying grade??" Everyone's faces turned pale.

"Don't be so nervous... You don't really think a 'world-destroying' calamity will 降临,do you?" The Enforcer Officer beside Han Meng chuckled.

"A 'world-destroying' grade calamity is something that can exterminate an entire human domain. There are only a few of them in the entire Gray Realm... If a 'world-destroying' calamity really came, not to mention District 3, I'm afraid even Aurora City would be reduced to ashes the moment it arrived."

Hearing this, everyone finally let out a sigh of relief...

"So, it should just be a special 'calamity'?"

"That's the only explanation for now."

"But the Calamity Pointer is broken. How are we going to rate it?"

"We can't rate it." Han Meng shook his head. "Unless it shows up again and we fight with it... The most important thing now is to mobilize all our people for a carpet search and find it before it starts hurting people on its own initiative."

"A carpet search... But we may not have enough people."

"Then temporarily call in the reserve Enforcers. Didn't the written test end a few days ago? Gather the group of people who passed and tell them that this is the physical test."

"Yes! Sir"