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Ma En asked curiously:

"But since the逍遥 Daoist is such a dangerous character, why are you looking for him to conduct this negotiation?"

Tang Xueluan replied:

"The reasons for this are particularly complicated, but there are two main reasons. First, the consultant department was created for high-level ability users like逍遥 Daoist and Zhao Lao who don't truly belong to the Federation. Of course, you are also one of the targets of this plan.

"But among these people,逍遥 can be said to be one of the most valued by the Federation. Although his value cannot be compared with Zhao Lao, Zhao Lao already has a pretty good relationship with us, while逍遥 Daoist was originally in a delicate relationship with us.

"Because of this, the Federation is actually taking the opportunity to contact him. He actually has some things that the Federation desires most, and they very much hope to get those things out of逍遥's pockets through the consultant department."

Ma En said:

"That reason doesn't sound very reliable."

Tang Xueluan nodded:

"If it were just for this reason, I would think so too, but the Federation certainly didn't arrange him here casually. There is another very important and reasonable reason for them to have逍遥 Daoist participate in this matter, and that is that he also possesses a certain predictive ability.

"Although he is not an expert in this field and cannot be compared with a powerhouse like Shenxiao,逍遥 Daoist's ability is also very valuable for our negotiations with Shenxiao. Moreover, he has researched the essence and operation of prophecy. Although we did not let him participate in the original plan to deal with Shenxiao for confidentiality reasons, we often ask him about prophecy issues after Shenxiao was imprisoned.

"逍遥's understanding of the essence of prophecy can also be used in this negotiation. He cooperates with Zhao Lao and several other scholars in the research institute who are specifically responsible for this field, and he can provide a perspective that we don't have.

"So, in fact, his selection is indeed reasonable."

Ma En said:

"Listening to you, they may not even openly cause us trouble."

Tang Xueluan agreed:

"That's right,逍遥 Daoist is just likely to have a grudge against you. After all, his approach of helping us in turn is a bit too strange, so strange that it seems like he has some ulterior motives. Moreover, this guy is a bit difficult to figure out for us, and coupled with his powerful and dangerous power, we still have to maintain sufficient vigilance against him in advance to avoid any serious trouble.

"As for Kania, she doesn't count as a threat, she might just trip us up a bit. You just need to pay a little attention to her.

"What I'm going to say next is the most troublesome guy. Actually, when we inserted you, we also encountered some resistance from members of the New Liberal Party, but because our reasons were sufficient, their obstruction didn't really have any effect.

"This is not really because they have any opinions on you, it's just that the members of the New Liberal Party want to oppose all of our actions."

Ma En asked:

"So there's a politician in the negotiation camp?"

She nodded:

"Yes, in fact, I can be regarded as a representative of the Rongbang faction, and even you can barely be counted as a member of us, so the New Liberal Party will definitely send their people to participate in this negotiation, and they will definitely dislike us.

"And the one they sent is Shen Zongdao, who has been gaining momentum internally recently. Before Shenxiao's defeat, he was a high-level member of the Supervision Department. After the Supervision Department was disbanded and merged into the Investigation Department, he became a high-level member of the Investigation Department.

"Now his position is second only to high-level ability users like Shadow. Although in principle, top ability users like you should be on an equal footing with politicians like him, in reality, because you are one of us, you can't directly enjoy the status of the Federation.

"Secondly, Shen Zongdao's identity is not only a high-level member of the Investigation Department, but also a politician of the New Liberal Party, and based on his actions in recent years, we estimate that he will likely get a seat in the Grand Council in the near future."

This was even more important than Tang Xueluan's other descriptions of Shen Zongdao. It should be known that the entire Shu family only has six seats in the Federation, the Reformist faction that originally wanted to win over Ma En only has twenty-three seats, and even the entire Rongbang faction only has one hundred and eighty-seven seats.

Compared with the entire Federation and the Federal Government, this number is actually quite small—so much so that even just a change in one seat is not a small matter within the Federation.

Moreover, due to the various factions' desire for councilor positions, these councilors are likely to possess an influence far exceeding their original level.

"So this is the guy I should pay the most attention to?" Ma En asked.

Tang Xueluan nodded:

"Yes, but even with him, you don't need to worry too much. Politicians are usually measured when fighting internally, and in fact, he may not really bring us any trouble. As long as you perform reasonably well in the negotiations, he will not have an excuse to target us, and if you can successfully reach any of the conditions I just mentioned with Shenxiao, then he will obediently shut his mouth in front of us.

"And I believe you can definitely handle Shenxiao."

Ma En said:

"You have too much trust in me, and I don't have any confidence in this. If I didn't have something to ask of the Federation and you, I wouldn't have accepted such a difficult proposal."

Tang Xueluan smiled:

"You can feel that you don't have confidence, but I also firmly believe in my judgment of you."

After learning about these temporary "colleagues" of his, Tang Xueluan finally brought Ma En to the preparation room before the negotiation, then directly pushed open the door and led him into this spacious living room.

When she pushed open the door, what came into Ma En's eyes were various Federation members walking back and forth. Several figures that he was somewhat familiar with were sitting in the very center of the entire preparation hall, while other Federation members were evenly scattered around them, each responsible for their own work, and frequently exchanging information with the people in the center.

The outer members seemed to come from different departments. There were researchers who looked similar to Kania, ability users from the Investigation Department who Ma En was very familiar with, and some clerical staff he had seen in the Federation building. The most conspicuous were a few guys who didn't seem to be doing anything. After observing for a moment, Ma En realized that they were actually Federation politicians.

The central members included familiar figures like Zhao Guanwu, Shadow, and Kania, as well as two people who he hadn't met yet, but could perfectly match based on Tang Xueluan's description just now.

One of them was an old man with a celestial air…

No.

Ma En blinked and looked at the "old man" again, suddenly noticing that his face didn't seem to have any signs of aging, but merely looking at him couldn't clearly distinguish his actual age. Moreover, if he didn't concentrate particularly, it would be easy to hallucinate this extraordinary Ⅴ-level ability user as an old man, and he seemed like he should be an old man.

Moreover, although Ma En couldn't quite tell his age, the old man's face wasn't as difficult to see as if he had used cognitive impairment. On the contrary, it was a very extraordinary and recognizable face, but Ma En couldn't judge his apparent age through this face.

And unlike other Ⅴ-level ability users, just looking at逍遥, Ma En could feel that he was a very strong Ⅴ-level ability user. Although some ability users also looked quite extraordinary, they were definitely not as obvious as him. The strangest thing was that逍遥 also gave him a sense of introversion.

Beside him was a man in his thirties. His expression was calm and peaceful, but his eyes were still sharp, and overall he also gave Ma En a sense of extraordinary bearing, but when he stood among these people, his slightly prominent temperament became extremely mediocre.

After all, around him and Kania were all true Ⅴ-level ability users. When they were beside these powerhouses, no matter how outstanding their achievements were in their own fields, they would be dwarfed.

After they walked a few steps inside, Shadow took the lead in looking up at Ma En, and then the others also glanced at them one after another, and then they all turned their attention back to their work.

Only Shen Zongdao looked at them for a few more seconds with a cold expression, but he didn't immediately show any emotion.

Tang Xueluan led Ma En to an empty table closer to them and sat down cross-legged, then whispered:

"We'll wait here for a while."

Although the Shu family had inserted them into the second negotiation, they would definitely not be the leading members of this negotiation. Although the work contract could prevent him from harming the interests of the Federation, after all, Ma En still had the special identity of a former Savior Alliance member.

But they didn't wait long, because soon Shen Zongdao got up and walked to their table, then sat down directly opposite Ma En and Tang Xueluan without any politeness, and then looked up at them a few times.

He looked at Ma En expressionlessly and said:

"You are the traitor of the Savior Alliance?"

Ma En replied calmly:

"The term traitor is not accurate."

Shen Zongdao sneered coldly:

"Heh, so you're an undercover agent?"

Tang Xueluan said with dissatisfaction:

"Shen Zongdao, if you have any opinions, you can report them directly to the Federation, you don't need to show off your petty cleverness in front of us."

Shen Zongdao turned to look at him, then deliberately showed a somewhat surprised expression, as if he had not expected Tang Xueluan to dare to call him by his name, but Tang Xueluan knew very well that this was just his way of showing contempt.

"Hmm? Why are you so anxious?" Shen Zongdao's face showed a deliberately exaggerated suspicious expression, "Could it be that he really has some unspeakable secrets, and it also involves you? Otherwise, if he is upright, why should he be afraid of shadows?"

"Why do you need to be nervous?"

But Tang Xueluan was not to be outdone:

"We are here to help with the negotiations, and Ma En has just made great contributions to our Federation. It is unreasonable for you to run over here and probe him like an interrogator at this time. This is extremely disrespectful to Ma En.

"Do you want the other members who join the consultant department to think that this is how the Federation treats new members?"

Shen Zongdao said indifferently:

"The consultant department was not originally built to recruit Savior Alliance members."

Speaking of this, he looked sideways at Ma En again, and then commented on him:

"You did do a pretty good job some time ago, but in the end, you were just lucky. If we wanted to, we could definitely find someone to replace you. Anyway, you were originally a guy we found from outside.

"Moreover, your achievements at that time don't count for much now, because your victory is not only meaningless, but it is also very likely that it is the reason for the current situation of Atlantis.

"And it's hard to say that your opponent may not have intended to win in the first place, because the current situation is what they want to see, so in fact, your victory is not only useless, but it is also very likely not real."

Then he paused, and then showed a hypocritical expression:

"Of course, I won't deny that you are a very excellent ability user. If you are willing to work for the Federation, then we are naturally very welcome, but this matter is indeed a bit sensitive, and as a member of the Federation, I cannot lower my guard against you.

"You are a member of the Savior Alliance, and we are responsible for the dialogue with Shenxiao, who must not have any mistakes."

Tang Xueluan immediately retorted:

"He is a former member of the Savior Alliance. The Savior Alliance has long been disbanded.

"And this identity is precisely the reason why he is here. Ma En and I are going to use this identity to gain Shenxiao's trust. Don't you believe in our Federation's great protective measures? Are you worried about what a Ⅳ-level ability user like him can do?

"I think you are also very clear that the information you gave Ma En has been specially screened. We cannot use the information you gave us to harm the interests of the Federation. In my opinion, you are just looking for an excuse to harass us."

Shen Zongdao sneered, then asked coldly:

"Is that so? Your meaning is that I can completely trust this follower of Shenxiao, this criminal who killed countless members of the Investigation Department? Do you know how many of my colleagues' funerals I have attended? You want me to trust him? I would rather give this job to a wild dog.

"And you say he can help, but if he really betrayed Shenxiao as you said, how could he provide us with useful help? Those who can really help us can't betray her, so in my opinion…

"His purpose must be to take this opportunity to do something beneficial to Shenxiao, and it is impossible to achieve any results."

Tang Xueluan said:

"He is indeed not the kind of guy who would betray Shenxiao, but the Shu family has its own ways…"

Shen Zongdao's emotions became even more agitated:

"I know you promised him a Ⅴ-level anomalous item. Did you hear what I said? You are preparing to give a Ⅴ-level item to a member of the Savior Alliance. Even if he really makes Shenxiao agree to the conditions, do you think that would be a good thing for us?

"How can you guarantee that Ma En will not use this weapon that you gave him to slaughter our poor compatriots in the future?"

Finally one million words!~