I created the Bureau of Anomaly Control

Chapter 120 119. Introduction (I'll probably add more tonight)

Ren Qingxue placed both hands on the desk and reported:

"The entire Southern Federation has been attacked by the Salvation Alliance. Although we eliminated eight Tier IV ability users, dozens of Tier III ability users, and even more lower-tier ability users from the Salvation Alliance,

"Overall, our achievements are far less than the losses we've suffered. As many as thirty-four percent of the Hunting Rituals have failed, and only seven percent have a chance to be restarted in a short period. This number is no longer sufficient.

"And the reason these attackers have been so successful is that they not only obtained specific intelligence about the Hunting Rituals in advance, but they also possess magical items and equipment that exceed our original expectations, including several special weapons designed specifically for the employees of the Investigation Department.

"According to the identification of other Children of Gods, we can now confirm that these are weapons crafted by the Children of the Craftsman."

Ji Gaochuan looked puzzled and asked:

"Children of the Craftsman?"

Ren Qingxue explained to him:

"There are several camps among the Southern Gods. Since ancient times, the Sun God has always been the strongest deity. In the past, he was the recognized leader of the gods, and most of the gods in the New Gods Alliance were under his command in the past.

"Some gods who are not in the alliance were also his subjects in the past, such as the Thunder God and the Wind God, who are now neutral.

"In addition, there are some free gods who resist the rule of the Sun God. The Sea God, the Moon God, and the God of Forging are all important members of this group.

"They led this operation, providing accurate times and locations to the Salvation Alliance members who were isolated from communication. And in Gowen State, the one who did this was the Han family you've been mentioning."

Ji Gaochuan asked in confusion:

"Doesn't the New Gods Alliance intend to stop them?"

Ren Qingxue shook her head:

"No, such disputes are actually very common. The current losses are still within the acceptable range for both sides. The deaths of these Children of the Hunter are not as serious as you think, and neither side is willing to pay the price of a full-scale war."

Now the Free Gods camp has only consumed some resources, and all those who died were members of the Salvation Alliance who were hostile to the Federation.

In the eyes of most gods in the New Gods Alliance, the deaths of the Hunter God's children are a risk that He should bear for holding the ritual. Moreover, He recruited a large number of children in advance in order to hold the ritual, so the number of Children of the Hunter is actually quite large compared to the past few centuries.

Most importantly, the deaths of the Children of Gods have almost no impact on the gods.

The number of followers will not make any god slightly weaker or stronger. In fact, the latter determines the former.

Therefore, sending their own children to kill each other is meaningless to the gods, it's just a change in the number of mortals controlled. A few decades is enough for any god to rebuild their own church.

"So you don't intend to retaliate against those gods at all," Ji Gaochuan asked calmly. "Are you planning to leave it all to the Federation to handle?"

Ren Qingxue nodded:

"Yes, it is up to us to handle this.

"And relying solely on that mass-produced ability user is not enough to stop our opponents. The flaws and weaknesses of that kind of inferior product have been completely figured out by them. When will the reinforcements arrive?"

Ji Gaochuan said with a wry smile:

"The Federation is already discussing how to deal with this matter, but I am still in the stage of being questioned. I have to wait for a while to apply for reinforcements.

"Although there will be Tier IV ability users from the Investigation Department to deal with the Salvation Alliance in the long run, they will definitely not be under your and my jurisdiction, and before the people in our faction finish dealing with those politically motivated questions…

"We can't do anything."

Ren Qingxue asked:

"But we must deal with the Han family.

"We can't give them a chance to accumulate strength, otherwise the Children of the Ocean may continue to attack us."

Ji Gaochuan shook his head tiredly:

"Seventeen Tier III ability users have already disappeared. How can we still deal with the Han family now?"

Sure enough, the Reformist faction was able to secure a position in the Southern Federation's Investigation Department because the other two factions knew very well that the early returns here were not high. But precisely because of this, they had the opportunity to seize these positions.

He must make some achievements in order to forcibly demand that other councilors provide them with the necessary resources.

Ren Qingxue said sincerely:

"I have a way."

He looked at Ren Qingxue in confusion, waiting for her to continue.

"I don't recommend just waiting for the Investigation Department's reinforcements and those Tier IV ability users who specialize in dealing with the Salvation Alliance," she said. "Do you remember Ma'en, the one under their command? He probably knows the whereabouts of that Salvation Alliance member. Ma'en should still be in Gowen State now.

"Because he feels that he has the protection of the Han family and the promise of the Investigation Department, so there won't be any problems in a short time.

"And if we can dig out the specific details of that attack from him and the Han family, we can explain to the Federation why we should do the following."

Her goal was of course Victor Castle, but the risk of attacking the Han family now was not as serious as before, because they took the lead in overstepping the boundaries and helped the Salvation Alliance kill members of the New Gods Alliance.

In this way, even if she, as a member of the Investigation Department, killed several Children of the Ocean, it would not anger the gods behind them.

Ji Gaochuan asked in confusion:

"How to do it?"

Ren Qingxue asked:

"You have the right to recruit new members for the Investigation Department locally, right?"

Ji Gaochuan frowned:

"What do you mean?"

Ren Qingxue said:

"If you are willing, I can introduce you to several excellent Children of the Flame. They can join the Investigation Department and do things that official members of the Investigation Department would never do."

If you want the flames to engulf everything, you must bury the fire in the most flammable place.

Ji Gaochuan immediately realized the real purpose of what she said:

"You want to place your own people in the Investigation Department. Do you think I would agree?"

Ren Qingxue looked at Ji Gaochuan with a smile:

"Of course it's possible.

"If we continue to expose our weakness, it's easy to attract hungry 'wolves'.

"And if you agree to let the Children of the Flame join the Investigation Department, you can also let them do what they want to do, even if it doesn't actually conform to the interests of the Federation and the Investigation Department, for example…

"Eliminating the Han family."

As she expected, Ji Gaochuan fell into deep thought.

The gods and the Federation are jointly promoting the Hunting Ritual, but in fact that is not the only ritual involved in the contract. The purpose of placing the Children of the Flame in the Investigation Department is not for power in these cities.

The Children of the Flame also have rituals to dedicate to their gods. They want to burn something grand enough - the Federation.

The Mechanical Crisis was only resolved this afternoon.