God recruits workers

Lin Feng stood stunned, having heard a nearly suffocating phrase. He could hardly believe his ears: "You just said... what?"

"The Temporal Management Bureau," the silver-haired woman said with a smile. Though she had a cold and distant aura when silent, once she spoke with a hint of a smile, that sense of detachment melted away, making her seem quite approachable.

Lin Feng asked, bewildered, "No, I mean, what did you say after that?"

"Oh, the EN35 Node Office in Wangbatuo," the silver-haired woman happily confirmed.

Lin Feng almost wanted to smash his head... or maybe he should go out and smash something else. Everything here looked quite valuable, and he probably couldn't afford to break anything. But he really did want to smash his head somewhere! How on earth did "Temporal Management Bureau" and "EN35 Node Office in Wangbatuo" end up together? Moreover, the way this white-haired girl said it made it seem perfectly natural. Lin Feng's feelings upon hearing this were akin to hearing the following sentence: "The Wang family has three children, the eldest is called Daming, the second is called Erming, and the third is called Eisenhower William Hannibal..."

But what the silver-haired woman said made so much sense that Lin Feng was speechless: there really was a Wangbatuo nearby.

"Heh... hehe." Lin Feng forced a stiff smile, shifting his body on the thick, seemingly cotton-padded chair to a more comfortable position. He was worried that hearing anything more shocking would make him fall to the ground. "Temporal Management Bureau, right... Oh, by the way, what did you say your name was?"

It was only now that he remembered the woman had introduced herself earlier, but he was too caught up in his emotions to have listened carefully.

The silver-haired woman didn't mind at all, even more amiable than expected. "You can call me Raven12345, and you must remember this; it's important."

"Including the numbers at the end?"

"Including the numbers—actually, the numbers are the essence," the woman known as Raven12345 nodded emphatically. "They help to differentiate me from other ravens. So, any other questions?"

In a flash, Lin Feng's mind was filled with a myriad of scenarios involving artificial human clones, dark forces, evil armies plotting to overthrow the Earth, accompanied by a 200,000-word script and the complex relationships of over a dozen protagonists—not that he had an overly active imagination, it was just that he watched too many movies. However, he cleverly refrained from asking where the other ravens were (experience told him this was a taboo question; of course, he would later realize how absurdly wrong he was). Instead, he scratched his chin and said, "Raven12345... Ah, that's quite a creative name. Well, why did you need to see me?"

The silver-haired woman smiled faintly. "There should be a peculiar creature living in your house by now, right? According to calculations, it should be a 'werewolf.'"

Lin Feng suddenly became nervous, his muscles couldn't help but tremble slightly. He had intended to keep this a top secret, believing that revealing Mu Yun's identity would be an irretrievable loss, a futile attempt to salvage the familiar aspect of his daily life. Yet, before his eyes, this mysterious woman seemed to know everything! However, he quickly relaxed—since the mysterious person in front of him was also an "anomaly," it was understandable that she knew some things. Lin Feng was well aware of his almost complete ignorance in a certain mysterious field, so he couldn't afford to be too surprised; it would only put him in a passive position.

Since Raven12345 didn't mention Vivian, it indicated that her intelligence was somewhat outdated, and Lin Feng naturally wouldn't be nosy.

He nodded. "Indeed, but shouldn't this be a taboo? Does your... Temporal Management Bureau manage this?"

"No taboo, just a reminder that in the future, more peculiar fellows will move in with you. This will be your future work." Raven12345 casually dropped the bombshell. "The organization has high hopes for you..."

"Wait a minute!" Lin Feng finally couldn't help but blurt out, "Are you arranging all of this?"

"Not at the moment, but you will in the future," Raven12345 shrugged. "Since you've already had contact with the 'werewolf' called Mu Yun, and I happen to need an assistant, you're perfect for this job."

"What exactly do you do?" Lin Feng frowned. He felt that Raven12345's speech was somewhat confusing, always talking nonsense and never getting to the point. Could you please explain what the Temporal Management Bureau does?

"We? 'We' is a vast group," Raven12345 rubbed her nose. "The Hesperian Empire is vast, managing countless universes, with numerous departments and complex divisions of labor. We do a bit of everything. Just think of us as gods; it's easier to understand. By the way, we only recently transformed into a divine race as a whole. The organization is young, but youth brings opportunities. As for the Temporal Management Bureau, it's a department under the Empire specifically for managing various universes. It's responsible for information transmission, guiding and controlling the crossing of universes, and enhancing the cohesion of worlds... Anyway, that's what the recently issued documents say; it might change in the future. I'm just a grassroots worker at the Temporal Management Bureau, responsible for the trivial matters in this universe—such as preventing certain races from causing a world-ending catastrophe, or planning the evolution of celestial bodies. Technically, this isn't my job, but due to some special circumstances, I'm covering here. As for you, I need an assistant because I have to manage the affairs of the entire universe, so I need someone to handle local trivial matters. You were chosen. Feeling pretty awesome, aren't you?"

Having listened to this almost fantastical story with a dizzy and swollen head, Lin Feng stood up calmly. "Thank you, but you seem like a good person. Your special effects show is quite interesting. Where's the exit?"

Raven12345's face lacked even a hint of surprise, as if she had seen similar situations many times before. After Lin Feng finished speaking, she lightly snapped her fingers. "According to the entry requirements, a new probationary inspector needs to undergo psychological testing. The testing period is quite long, so we'll start with the most basic for you now..."

Before Lin Feng could say much more, he felt a lightness all over his body, and then the surroundings changed dramatically!

The magnificent mansion disappeared, and darkness engulfed him from all directions. Lin Feng found himself standing in a void, and then a bright spot suddenly exploded in the void, with light streaming in all directions!

The first thing to appear was an indescribable burning light, with no discernible structure and no fixed form. This light surged towards him with a crushing force, spreading to the infinite distance in an instant. Lin Feng only had time to blink, and this light had expanded to a scale beyond his comprehension.

Then the light dimmed, and the ultra-high-energy level quickly decayed and degraded. Primitive particles were born in cooling and layered decay. The initial aftermath of the flash swept across the universe, and the first primordial nebula was born

, laying the foundation for future galaxy clusters and giant celestial structures.

Everything continued to cool, and ancient stars began to be born in the densest parts of the primordial nebula, while the primordial nebula itself differentiated into independent galaxy clusters. Local nuclear reactions replaced the rapid energy of the big bang, and the world ushered in a more gentle period of order. As cooling continued, the primitive stars quickly burned out their fuel, ejecting accumulated heavy elements over the years. These heavy elements were the first highly stable substances to appear after the "initial flash." They flew along the path indicated by the remnants of the stellar afterglow, collided, fused, and were captured by newly formed young stars.

The first star systems were born.

As matter became increasingly rarefied, the restless galaxies also calmed down after releasing a vast amount of energy and consuming a large amount of matter. The complexity of the universe began to increase, with stars evolving and life proliferating. Lin Feng felt that his vision had surpassed human understanding, standing from an almost omniscient perspective to observe the entire universe. Thus, at a glance, he saw his goal: near a young star, a blue planet was covered in green...

Then the screen froze, and a line of text floated before him: "Genesis Videographer Trial Version. Please recharge to continue use."

The surroundings receded like a tide, and Lin Feng found himself still sitting in the magnificent room, his clothes soaked in sweat. The woman who called herself Raven12345 looked at him with a smile, "This is the record of the evolution of your universe up to now. Of course, some local sections have been adjusted in the timeline for your viewing. This wasn't recorded by me but was directly extracted from the underlying information of the universe, so you've essentially experienced a genesis. How do you feel?"