I created the Bureau of Anomaly Control

Shadow was quite satisfied with Ma En's proposal. Although he could have asked for more, considering the scarcity of reality benders in this era, he didn't try to haggle with Ma En.

He even wanted to actively conceal the existence of this reality bender to prevent politicians with special needs from interfering with his work.

For him, the negotiations with the Salvation Alliance were far more important than a reality bender, and even if he obtained this reality bender, he could only trade them to politicians or ability users with special needs for benefits.

And such a transaction would hardly help Shadow in his current situation.

Moreover, the importance and value of disbanding a derivative organization of Divine Firmament far outweighed those of ordinary low-level reality benders. In fact, before encountering Divine Firmament, Shadow had always felt that reality benders were just lucky guys, no different from them in essence.

And Divine Firmament only made him aware of the potential danger of these beings, but to be honest...

In most cases, this potential danger would not materialize.

As for whether Ma En would gain anything after he helped subdue this reality bender...

Shadow didn't care at all. This point would only matter to the Federation and him if the ceasefire didn't go smoothly. As long as they completely disbanded the Salvation Alliance, the members of the Salvation Alliance wouldn't really come looking for death.

Knock, knock.

Shadow looked up.

The office door slowly opened inward under his gaze. The girl standing at the door looked a little nervous and curious, seemingly very concerned about what Ma En had said.

You're not planning to deploy many ability users at the negotiation site, are you?” Shadow asked.

Wang Yin was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said:

“Yes, you also said that we should show the Salvation Alliance our sincerity.”

In addition, several Federation members active in the Southern Federation who had the ability to intervene in this matter had also been transferred from their original positions not long ago to participate in various tasks that they couldn't easily leave in a short period of time, all in order to smoothly disband the Salvation Alliance.

The girl tentatively asked:

“Do you want me to arrange manpower?”

Shadow shook his head:

“There's no need for that…

“I will go in person.”

Wang Yin asked doubtfully:

“Aren't you…”

As far as she knew, Shadow had never set foot in the Southern Federation in the past, and he still had quite a lot of important things to deal with now. Normally, he shouldn't have the time to go to the Southern Federation.

Shadow said:

“Of course, I won't go in person. This would not only disrupt the stability between us and the Gods, but I also can't spare the time.

“But if I only send a clone that can deal with all Rank Ⅳ ability users, it won't attract the attention of the Gods, and it's not a problem for me. Now I also have a reason to go to the Southern Federation, and most importantly…

“The Salvation Alliance has also agreed.”

Disrupting the stability with the Gods...

Was that really the reason why he hadn't set foot in the Southern Federation all these years?

The girl solemnly asked:

“What reason?”

Shadow replied:

“If Ma En isn't lying, there will be a reality bender trying to disrupt our ceasefire with the Federation.”

Wang Yin asked in surprise:

“A reality bender?”

Shadow nodded slightly:

“And it's Hong Yuan, a former member of the Salvation Alliance.”

This sentence plunged the girl into genuine shock.

So, Hong Yuan, whom Ma En had recently dealt with, was a reality bender?

But Wang Yin immediately realized that the current situation proved that Ma En hadn't killed him.

“Did Ma En just let him run away?” the girl asked her question.

“No.” Shadow replied, “I heard that this reality bender has been resurrected.”

This sentence answered the girl's doubts, but it plunged her into a second surprise:

“Resurrected?”

Shadow nodded:

“Sounds unreasonable, right?

“But that's the style of reality benders. They are just a bunch of lucky bastards. Their innate talent often turns them into arrogant bastards, treating creatures other than their own kind with arrogance, and always making fatal mistakes because of it.

“Or rather, mistakes that should have been fatal.

“That's what makes them annoying. It's clear that you know you're doing better than them, and if you were in their position, you might have surpassed them several times, and you also know that you've correctly seized the flaws they've exposed…

“But it's useless, because even if you knock them down…

“They always have a chance to make a comeback.

“The reality is that they're not on the same starting line as us.”

At least most reality benders who haven't undergone good training and education are like this, and although reality benders like Divine Firmament and the Destined Returner don't have the shortcomings he mentioned, Shadow suspects that's just because they're too strong.

The shortcomings become less obvious.

In the eyes of some people, Divine Firmament still has such flaws. The specific manifestation is that she is arrogant to the point of wanting to save the world, but Shadow, who actually knows her quite well, doesn't think so.

If she were really as arrogant as other reality benders, he might be more accepting.

Wang Yin had now shifted her attention away from Ma En:

“Do we need to prepare anything to deal with this reality bender?”

But Shadow's words surprised Wang Yin:

“No, but I want you to answer a few questions.

“I want to ask you if you think Ma En might be the kind of person who would take the opportunity to set a trap for us?”

He brought the topic back to Ma En.

Wang Yin was stunned for a moment, then replied somewhat puzzled:

“Do you think he might be lying?”

Shadow replied:

“I didn't see any signs of it, but I still have to ask.”

In his conversation with him, Ma En was impeccable.

Maybe he really was using the Salvation Alliance to achieve his own goals as he said, but it was also possible that this was just to cover up his purpose of catching reality benders.

Wang Yin thought for a while and said:

“I'm not very familiar with him, but when I first saw him in East New State, I couldn't completely see through this guy. I can't imagine what he would do at the negotiating table.”

Although she had some inexplicable dislike for Ma En, Wang Yin wouldn't blindly say things according to her temperament when facing this kind of thing.

This matter concerned the Divine Firmament Walker.

Shadow nodded:

“Very good, you can go. After you go back, just work according to the original process.

“Remember, don't mention to anyone that the attacker is a reality bender.”

Looking at the girl's somewhat surprised expression, Shadow didn't plan to tell her anything in detail.

Now he needed some advice from the outside.