I created the Bureau of Anomaly Control

After hearing Maen's question, Shadow's face immediately showed a surprised expression. Although the change in his expression was very natural, Maen still vaguely felt that this expression was specially prepared by him, and Shadow's next words seemed to confirm his idea.

Shadow said with an expression that wanted Maen to understand:

"Join the Federation? No, no, no, you misunderstood. I just said that we just want to provide you with shelter.

"There is no hidden implication in this sentence. What I said is that even if we want to do it, of course, you may have some small cooperation with us, but I guarantee that there is no contract, no conspiracy against you, and we will not ask you to do anything. You are not our member.

"We just want to make you look like our member, which is also our way of providing shelter. As long as they think you are now affiliated with our Federation, they cannot assassinate you casually.

"I can swear to you that there are no conspiracies or tricks in this, and this proposal is not specifically for you. The Federation will find everyone who is in a similar situation to i and offer this small suggestion.

"I know this sounds absurd, and you will definitely wonder why we are doing this? Is there any cunning conspiracy against you hidden in it? But you know that under the agreement of the contract, we can't do anything to you.

"And I can also tell you the answer, our purpose is very simple.

"That is to ensure the continuation of the future of human rule over the world."

Shadow was very serious when he said this, not like he was joking or satirizing anything.

Maen deliberately showed a suspicious look:

"This sounds completely inconsistent with what I see. You want to ensure the continuation of mankind?"

Shadow smiled and took Maen's words:

"No, not mankind itself, but to ensure the continuation of our rule.

"Do you know how many races there are in this world? Do you know how many of them can threaten our current status? Do you know what the things that ruled the species before us were called?

"We were not born with the world. This dangerous and sinister planet was won by us with difficulty. Now there are countless races in the world who are eyeing our position. Maintaining our current situation is not an easy task.

"So this is why we want to provide you with shelter. Here, we and you may be enemies, but when facing those dangerous creatures that may threaten our rule, we will always be on the same side.

"And now there is no longer any conflict between you and us, which means that for the Federation, your identity is no longer a member of the Salvation Alliance. Now you are just a human being—that is, a citizen of the Federation."

The true content in Shadow's words should not be low. This motive sounds like it is true. For the Federation, such a practice is indeed profitable and helps to maintain their rule. However, Maen has never regarded the Federation as an evil demon. The fact that the Federation can rule the world today already means something.

However, he still doesn't think that Shadow's real purpose is what he is saying now. What is mentioned in this passage may be true, but it is estimated that it is just one of the reasons Shadow said, and it is likely not the most important one.

Telling the truth, but not telling the whole truth is a good way to lie.

So he thought for a while and said:

"Is that so? The way I hear it, you seem to want to boil a frog in warm water. If I really accept your shelter, how will the other members of the Salvation Alliance view me? Will they regard me as a traitor? I always feel like…

"You want to kill me with a soft knife?"

Maen threw out this question not to get Shadow to answer. He didn't think he had seen through the other party's purpose. If it were so easy to guess, Shadow wouldn't have said this. But he still asked.

The focus is not on the content of the question, but on the question itself, and the flaws it may lead to.

Shadow said in a calm tone:

"From your perspective, maybe we are evil, but in this matter, we are on the same side as you. Of course, doing so is indeed beneficial to us. We are not Divine Firmament, but the main beneficiary of this matter is the human race as a whole, not any specific ability user.

"But what good is it for the Federation to plot against you now? You have also seen the content of the contract. We can't do anything to you unless you violate the contract first, and we won't do anything to you.

"Although we are not friends, we are no longer enemies. The Federation is not crazy. Although you may find it difficult to accept, we are the greatest protectors of mankind. Otherwise, why do you think we V-rank ability users would join the Federation?

"We stand higher than you, so naturally we see farther.

"What do you think you are in the face of the continuation of such human rule? Do we really care about you, a small follower of the Divine Firmament? Even the possibility of you being promoted to the V-rank is negligible now."

Maen nodded, but still did not back down:

"I believe what you said, but my experience tells me that I can't trust you. Divine Firmament once did this, and we all know what she got as a result."

Shadow shook his head:

"It's Divine Firmament again. Her existence has blinded your eyes. In fact, I know that this is the reason why you are still hesitant. It seems that when comparing with her, we have become villains in fairy tales.

"But do you know? In fact, the Federation could have killed the young Divine Firmament, or put heavy shackles on her when she had not fully grown up, turning her into a weapon that was not so strong but more controllable at the cost of her final limit?

"But we didn't do that, even though it would have been safer for us, because it was a necessary risk.

"If our purpose was to maintain the ruling position of a few people, we would naturally do that. If we were really as selfish and evil as you imagined, we would really do that, but we are not. The Federation has only had one purpose since its birth.

"To ensure the eternal existence of the human empire."

His eyes became a little deeper:

"And do you really think we don't want to stand on the same side as Divine Firmament? Do you think you really understand that god-like person? Do you know how reassuring it is for us V-rank ability users to fight alongside her?

"Can you understand the fear of us V-rank ability users? Do you think we don't want to save mankind?

"But we still have to imprison her, because she is too arrogant and arrogant. Do you know that she has tried to help many races other than humans, and doing so will only waste her precious divine power, just as she said that the end of the world is coming.

"You may think that our alliance with other races to deal with Divine Firmament is self-defeating, but let me tell you, they were actually the ones digging their own graves at that time. The Federation knows Divine Firmament better than they do, so it can gain their trust by this.

"Because they will not believe that what Divine Firmament wants is to save the whole world.

"I mean all innocent sentient beings.

"But the price is the interests of our human race, and we may not even be able to save our compatriots because of this. She is the traitor among us, and you better not really regard her as a saint in the world. In my eyes, she is just a mortal who is addicted to playing the role of a god."

The meeting room fell into a brief silence.

Shadow's words were very convincing. Under his narration, some of the Federation's practices seemed to be excusable. Under the rendering of strong racial emotions, the ideals that the Federation said seemed to become particularly lofty.

But it was not enough to make Maen forget what they had done in reality, their evil deeds against civilians, their abuse of power, and the fact that they could launch massacres against innocent ability users like Maen for their own purposes, and "abandon" the entire Southern Federation in order to fight against the gods.

Yes, what Shadow said seemed to have its own reasons, but the cold reality made his words sound particularly ironic to Maen, because although he kept saying that the Federation's purpose was for mankind, they were the ones who committed evil against their compatriots.

And the Divine Firmament, who truly defended the interests of mankind, became the so-called traitor in their mouths.

Thinking about it carefully, what Shadow said seemed to be blaming Divine Firmament for not doing well enough, but if you really delve into it, the current rulers of the Federation did not restrain themselves as they required of Divine Firmament.

They could completely abandon their own interests to benefit human society, but obviously they did not do so.

They are demanding that Divine Firmament become a saint of mankind, while at the same time restricting themselves with the lowest bottom line. It seems that as long as they generally ensure that mankind can continue to rule the world, they can肆无忌惮 commit all kinds of evil deeds under this pretext.

Moreover, Maen found it difficult to believe that their motive for doing so was for mankind, because maintaining human rule had extremely huge benefits for these Federation politicians. In this case, the facts were often just out of selfishness.

So Maen showed a hesitant expression, and then said:

"These words seem to make some sense."

That was enough. If what Shadow said was true, then accepting the Federation's shelter was his best choice. Therefore, he planned to agree verbally. After leaving here, he would start to verify this matter, and it would not be difficult for him to figure out this matter now.

As for the potential disadvantages of doing so, Maen was not as concerned as he claimed. Other people's views of him were completely unimportant, and if any member of the Salvation Alliance began to suspect other motives and positions, he could show the other party the Salvation Secret Alliance at any time.

This was enough to dispel any doubts. Those members of the Salvation Alliance whom he needed to gain trust could be persuaded by this, and the views of other ability users who were not particularly important were meaningless. Moreover, most members of the Salvation Alliance probably wouldn't think much.

Most of them are still very simple and kind, so they are more likely to think that Maen is doing this out of some noble purpose.

Moreover, agreeing to this matter really doesn't seem to have any disadvantages for him, and in fact, Maen also has his own ideas about Divine Firmament.

But unlike Shadow and the Federation, Maen still trusts Divine Firmament quite a bit.

If he had to choose one to stand in, in Divine Firmament or the Federation, and there was no chance to regret it, and no other information was provided, then Maen would choose Divine Firmament without thinking.

But he was still a little worried about Divine Firmament.

He knew very well that this feeling was irrational.

If he was really worried about the potential danger of Divine Firmament, then he should worry about every good person he met. Showing suspicion before there was any evidence was completely unreasonable, but Maen still found it difficult to control himself from considering the possibility of Divine Firmament losing control.

Because she was too strong.

And cooperation with the Federation was very beneficial for him to understand Divine Firmament. Besides, although the Federation itself seemed not so dangerous, it should be known that it was they who defeated the seemingly invincible Divine Firmament. Therefore, if he wanted to gain a foothold in this world, both the Federation and Divine Firmament were roles he couldn't avoid.

"That's why I found you," Shadow smiled, "not someone else. In the now disbanded Salvation Alliance, there are actually people who are equal to you in status, but I didn't look for him, because he is not as smart as you."

This sentence can also be translated as "his bones are harder than yours."

Maen said indifferently:

"I can accept your shelter, but don't think about asking me to do anything for you, and I will make sure that the other former Salvation Alliance members know the purpose of my doing so."

Shadow asked:

"Of course, this is your right. How about this…

"You can serve as a specially appointed consultant in the Federation, specializing in matters of the disbanded Salvation Alliance. You can convey some information to the Salvation Alliance on behalf of the Federation, and communicate with us on behalf of the Salvation Alliance. You can become our bridge.

"In their eyes, you are also standing up for the Salvation Alliance, and they do need a new leader. I'm not saying that I want you to gather them again, but you know that the Salvation Alliance has offended other organizations before.

"With you and us, we can avoid any retaliatory actions."

Maen felt that Shadow could hear about his intention to pull together a loose mutual aid organization.

"Okay," he nodded slightly, "like you said, this doesn't have any disadvantages for me."

Shadow nodded with a smile:

"Then we will contact you later, by the way…"

He suddenly paused, and then his eyes became extremely sharp:

"Have you heard?"

Maen asked:

"Heard what?"

Shadow waved his hand with a smile:

"It's not a big deal, it's just that Shu Yun, who was in charge of dealing with you, was assassinated some time ago, and the murderer was quite dangerous. He killed many employees of the Eastern Federation Security Company. The scene can be described as corpses everywhere."

Maen raised his eyebrows slightly and said:

"Good riddance."

Shadow smiled:

"That's right, but now the investigation of this matter has been handed over to us, and you and the Salvation Alliance are also on this list, but your names are ranked quite low on the suspect list. Those guys didn't leave any traces at all.

"I don't think I will be able to catch the murderer."

There was no evidence to show that Maen did this. The possibility of other Salvation Alliance members was also higher than him, but he still chose to mention this at this time, because although it seemed completely impossible.

But he always felt that Maen could do such a thing.

But Maen just nodded with a normal expression:

"It's good news for us too. With guys like that dead, we'll have fewer troubles."

There wasn't a single flaw.

Shadow smiled and said:

"I think so too."