The piercing alarm blared throughout the Time Bureau, leaving the two girls in a stunned silence.
Kiana stammered, her voice trembling, "You... you don't happen to be some kind of prophet, do you..."
This move was truly remarkable.
Initially, the Time Bureau's alarms were treated as mere decoration, as they were believed to never sound.
In their understanding, no one would dare cause trouble in the Time Bureau.
The probability of it sounding once was less than winning the lottery every day for a week straight.
And to sound twice within a short period was practically zero.
And it was exactly as the purple-haired girl had predicted. The probability...
A bead of cold sweat trickled down the purple-haired girl's forehead. This coincidence was unbelievable, and she couldn't help but wonder if she had awakened some strange superpower.
"How, how is that possible? Don't talk nonsense!" The purple-haired girl looked like she was about to cry.
She couldn't bear such a huge responsibility.
"Who knows why the alarm is actually ringing!"
"Could something strange have happened again..."
The unlucky purple-haired girl lost her appetite for donuts. She put down her donut, her face etched with melancholy.
Alright, they didn't know why the alarm was ringing, but it would undoubtedly increase their workload.
The best-case scenario was working overtime starting today...
If the Time Bureau sustained any damage, they could be stationed there around the clock, without even needing to sleep...
While the white-haired Kiana's head was in a state of shock, she didn't forget to stuff donuts into her mouth.
Her eyes darted around.
"Why aren't you saying anything?" The purple-haired girl, slumped on the table, turned her head to look at Kiana listlessly.
She hadn't rushed off to see the commotion? This wasn't like Kiana's personality!
"Hmm... I'm thinking about how to avoid overtime..."
"Impossible, give up!" The purple-haired girl retorted, rolling her eyes.
Still thinking about avoiding overtime? What was this kid dreaming about!
"Oh, anything is possible!"
"See, you just said the alarm would ring, and then it actually did!" Kiana said with a chuckle.
"That was purely a coincidence!" the purple-haired girl complained.
"I don't think so. I think you might really be a prophet!"
"A prophet, my foot! I also said that thief was right behind you then!"
"Then why didn't I see him behind me?"
"Hahaha, then it's impossible! Could the thief have been invisible and hiding behind me?"
Kiana burst into laughter, took another bite of her donut, and then suddenly her expression changed, and even her chewing stopped.
"Invisible..."
The purple-haired girl muttered these words and also felt something was amiss. She sat up and met Kiana's gaze.
Kiana turned and ran, abandoning her donut!
"Hey, where are you going?!"
"I'm going to check on my treasures!" Kiana disappeared from the cafeteria without looking back.
"Treasures? Those two gems? Wait for me!" The purple-haired girl chased after her.
This girl, could she really think that thief was right behind her just now...
...
On the other side of the Time Bureau.
As soon as the alarm sounded, a squad arrived at the warehouse.
The starting point of the alarm was, after all, in this warehouse.
And the ones sent to investigate, coincidentally, were the same squad leader from last time.
Looking at the empty warehouse, the squad leader showed no expression, feeling somewhat numb.
The accompanying team members had also experienced this twice, and were no longer surprised.
"Captain, should we notify the Administrator?" a team member stepped forward and asked.
No one spoke, but they all shared the same thought: the person who emptied the warehouse this time was likely the same one from last time.
After all, they had sent out a squad not long ago, and even with a "retcan," they couldn't kill him.
The grudge was settled, and it seemed reasonable for him to come back and loiter around, right?
The squad leader nodded.
This kind of matter was beyond their capabilities.
Besides, the new female administrator had also given instructions not to act rashly.
"No need to notify! I'm already here!"
Before the team members could act, a sharp female voice echoed from the end of the corridor.
Immediately after, the new female administrator, accompanied by two subordinates, waddled over with their plump bodies.
Her face was strikingly unattractive, with small, beady eyes, a flat nose, and dull skin...
My goodness, this appearance was absolutely incredible; one could only discern gender by body shape and voice.
The madam was dressed in a remarkably trendy pink suit, which couldn't conceal her large belly.
The two female subordinates beside her were like her maids, each holding one of her arms.
Judging by the entourage, it was clear the madam was no ordinary person.
"Administrator!" the entire squad bowed their heads slightly and respectfully made way.
Seeing the respectful attitude of everyone, the madam nodded with satisfaction.
She craned her neck to look into the warehouse, which was already empty.
Clearly, the Time Bureau's warehouse had once again been subjected to "zero-dollar shopping."
However, there was no sign of panic on her face.
"Administrator, would you like to activate the time reversal device for inspection?" the squad leader asked respectfully.
The squad leader was very astute and maintained a humble posture towards this highly authorized administrator.
The madam's smile faltered, and she let out a cold snort.
"Why activate that?"
"We couldn't see anything last time, could we?"
"I've said it long ago, that thing should be phased out!"
"Yes!" The squad leader grumbled internally but remained respectful on the outside.
"Here, take a look at this!" The madam proudly pulled a device from the pocket of her ill-fitting suit.
"Do you know what this is called!"
The squad leader looked at the glowing top and shook his head.
Who knew what the hell she was pulling out!
"This is called a projection constraint device!" the madam said with a rather boastful tone.
Without waiting for the squad leader to reply, she began to introduce it herself.
"It is composed of the explosion trajectories and operational rules that appeared at the birth of 108 million universes."
"And because of this, its greatest function is rule constraint!"
"Within its coverage, everyone's abilities, including the abilities of items, will be restrained! Thus becoming ordinary and common!"
Upon hearing this, the squad leader's eyes lit up. This was remarkably similar to the restrictions within the Time Bureau.
"You mean, by using this, the thief who emptied the warehouse will lose their abilities and thus be unable to leave the Time Bureau?"
Indeed, most treasures and abilities from the universe couldn't be used within the Time Bureau.
But the thief last time had clearly used some unknown ability to escape the Time Bureau.
It seemed that this administrator position was specifically designed to target that thief!