I created the Bureau of Anomaly Control

Facing the Shadow's question, Mann did not answer immediately. Resolving the remnants of the North Federation's Salvation Alliance was more difficult than he had initially thought helping them and the Titans join forces would be, but this also had an advantage.

That was that he could very naturally ask for the Reverse Mind Elixir. If things had developed as he had originally imagined, he would have had to use some tricks to obtain the Reverse Mind Elixir.

But the current situation could be said to be a natural outcome.

"I'll consider it," Mann deliberately wore a pensive look.

Seeing this, Nie Chengyu immediately said:

"If Your Excellency Mann is willing, we can also discuss the reward for this operation in detail. You saw what the Federation has last time. We can talk about anything you want."

Mann shook his head slightly:

"The things that our Secret Alliance needs are extremely rare. At least, I didn't see them in your possession."

Shadow asked:

"Then what do you need?"

He pondered for a moment and then said:

"How about this, I'll mention a few things and see if you have them. We are seeking abnormal items that can traverse time and directly observe the past, props that can perfectly heal irreversible mental trauma, or weapons or items that suppress the power of reality warping, which you must also possess. We have some need for these."

Hearing this, the corners of Nie Chengyu's mouth twitched slightly. Although the items Mann mentioned might have slight differences in value, they were all extremely precious and rare top-tier abnormal items.

Shadow's expression also became slightly serious:

"If you're just talking about this matter, the Federation can't give away such precious things."

Mann said calmly:

"I mentioned these not because they are equivalent to your request, but because we only have a need for these three things.

"The premise of a transaction is not that the items on both sides of the scale have the same weight, but the exchange of needs, and my needs are only these few. Other than that, you have nothing to give us.

"Even if you do, I wouldn't tell you."

The other two items were naturally Mann's smokescreen. Even the request that actually pointed to the Reverse Mind Elixir was exaggerated to the point of being able to perfectly heal it, making it not stand out when it appeared at the same time as the other two.

Of course, if the Federation was willing to provide the other two items, he could also accept them. Items that could observe past history might also help him find his past memories, especially after being utilized by the Abnormal Containment Bureau.

And weapons to deal with the power of reality warpers could be used to deal with Great Demons and Angels.

Nie Chengyu glanced at Shadow, and then, as if receiving some message, his expression immediately became extremely serious and earnest, his eyes fixed on Mann, as if he was conducting some formal negotiation.

"I'm sorry, we can't accept this condition. You're asking for too much."

Mann shrugged:

"I really wanted to stop you from attacking the North Federation, but I'm still a member of the Secret Alliance. I've brought too much trouble to my alliance during this time, and now I must repay their kindness.

"At least, I can't bring back a few more troubles without taking anything."

Shadow pondered for a moment and said:

"How about this, your request is indeed particularly excessive, and we certainly can't satisfy it, but we have a kind of medicine that can temporarily heal irreversible mental trauma. If you're interested, you can take a look."

Mann said casually:

"Show me the documents."

Soon, the document containing detailed information was in Mann's hands, and he pretended to read it, as if considering whether this thing was worth his effort.

After reading all the information, Mann nodded slightly:

"Alright, this should be enough for me to explain."

Seeing his reaction, Nie Chengyu also breathed a sigh of relief, but this was also within his expectations. Although Mann had just said the reasons for refusing them, he still felt that Mann would not give up helping the remnants of the Salvation Alliance.

If he didn't take action, the fate of those Salvation Alliance members of the North Federation would probably not be good, so deep down he still hoped to agree to this transaction, but was restricted by various factors and couldn't readily agree to their request.

"Speaking of which," Mann asked as if suddenly thinking of something, "you actually care so much about what Shenxiao thinks and feels about this matter. I thought you all didn't care what she thought at all."

Nie Chengyu revealed a confident look:

"It's normal for you to have such doubts. All politicians hope that Shenxiao can be controlled by us, but we have considerable differences regarding the various details after controlling her, and there are many other things besides this.

"For example, I think Shenxiao will have a relatively high degree of freedom in the future, so what I am doing now will leave her with enough goodwill, and this will be transformed into our benefits in the future.

"In simple terms, I am investing in advance. The question is whether my judgment is correct.

"However, Shadow agrees with my view on this."

He also looked at Shadow.

"Saying it this way might be a bit ambiguous," Shadow clarified, "I don't feel as strongly as he does that Shenxiao will have a higher degree of freedom in the future. In fact, I think several possibilities have a good chance of becoming reality, because the Federation that is confronting Shenxiao is also strong enough, but I am different from other politicians in one point.

"That is, they have no cost if they judge incorrectly, because there are too many politicians, but if the reality of Shenxiao gaining a high degree of freedom occurs, and I have done something that particularly offends her...

"Then she will definitely find me."

This actually also explained why the views of many politicians and Shadow had such a huge conflict. In fact, it was not because Shadow had completely similar judgments to them, but because even if their judgments were similar, he could not afford the cost of offending Shenxiao.

Because even if Shenxiao only had a very low probability of gaining freedom, the cost of him offending Shenxiao would be extremely serious, and there might even be a risk of death, so he had no intention of taking the path that would offend Shenxiao.

Most importantly, his interests were originally different from those of the politicians.

The greed and fear of these politicians forced them to imprison Shenxiao, because they were very afraid of being killed by this terrible and righteous force, but Shadow was not worried about this.

Not to mention that he didn't even care about the survival of the Federation. He was not originally a thug for these politicians.

He was his master's "shadow."

Mann nodded slightly:

"I see, I hope your expectations can become reality."

Shadow did not answer this question, but said directly:

"Then we have a deal?"