I created the Bureau of Anomaly Control

Ma En paused for a moment, then said:

"In that case, you need to offer something to convince them. You have to understand that this kind of betrayal can't be simply compensated with an apology and a vow. The gods have already been alerted, and the price we have to pay to deal with them will be far higher than in the past. Our cooperation with the Federation is also facing problems.

"Not to mention that members of both us and the Federation are likely to be killed by the gods because of this. Do you think their anger is so easily appeased?"

Walter's face still wore that unusually gentle expression:

"Indeed, but the gods certainly haven't realized your purpose yet. Of course, they may realize that someone is trying to deal with them, and it may become more difficult to deal with them next. However, you're wrong about one thing.

"The ones who should really pay the price are the Federation, not your Secret Alliance.

"No matter how you try to lie, I've already seen through it. Although your organization genuinely wants to eliminate these gods, you have no intention of contributing yourselves. It's a simple calculation.

"The power of Shenxiao, the influence of the Federation, and our weapons, combined, are enough to put the now-powerful gods into a collective slumber. Thinking about it that way, you don't actually have to pay anything in the process.

"Actually, you've been trying to get something for nothing from the beginning, haven't you?"

Hearing this, Ma En still looked innocent. In reality, the situation was far more complex than Walter imagined, because in the process of contacting the raised head, his lies were also more numerous than Walter thought.

Although he was indeed trying to get something for nothing, he was still taking risks. And if Shenxiao's words were some kind of prophecy, danger would come to him sooner or later.

However, Ma En couldn't show it. Instead, he had to maintain Walter's current perception of him.

One lie requires countless lies to cover it up.

Ma En seemingly casually ignored the other party's question:

"Our Secret Alliance might be able to accept this level of loss, but the Federation can't."

Walter blinked and said:

"Then how about I compensate you with anti-god weapons that have the same function, and are even slightly stronger?"

"Okay," Ma En said without hesitation.

This was the only remaining purpose of his trip. After obtaining Walter's oath and ensuring that the plan to deal with the gods could proceed smoothly, Ma En only needed to resolve the problem with the Federation.

Although he still wanted to try to obtain more anti-god weapons, Ma En could vaguely feel that Walter wouldn't easily budge on this matter, and as Walter said...

The weapons he provided were already enough—if the "player" on their side was Shenxiao.

Lies have the magic to turn decay into something miraculous, but the user also needs to bear the corresponding price. If not restrained, they will eventually be completely consumed by it.

Walter spread out his hands:

"I will give you the weapons, but before that, you should want to hear my explanation, right?"

As he spoke, he handed over another piece of gold, but this time Ma En needed to swear.

Ma En solemnly swore to keep it a secret.

He really needed to know the reason.

Seeing this, Walter also smiled:

"Very good. Actually, I wanted to tell you this the last time we met, but something unexpected happened that prevented me from explaining the specific situation. In fact, I still don't understand what happened.

"But that's not important anymore. You should know a little about the history of the Titans. Flesh and mechanical Titans were initially called puppets, and were war weapons researched by many scholars, including me.

"In the beginning, I thought they were just soulless puppets. The emotions these things showed were simulations of humans, some kind of technical error. Even the Titans themselves thought so. Therefore, we recklessly threw them onto the front lines, and cruelly used them as weapons.

"But it wasn't long before the Puppet Revolution broke out. All the flesh and mechanical puppets rebelled, and this made us realize that they were actually living beings, not tools for us to use at will.

"The problem now is that you haven't realized it yet."

Ma En looked up at him in confusion:

"We don't even know you exist. It's impossible to say whether we've realized it or not."

Walter didn't answer his question, but continued:

"After that, the Human Empire gave them the status they deserved, and I stopped conducting experiments to transform flesh Titans into biological weapons, and instead prepared the current Titan Revival Project.

"It was then that I saw the problem."

Ma En asked curiously:

"What problem?"

The gentleness on Walter's face finally disappeared, and he became expressionless:

"I saw the dark side of humanity, or rather, 'he' saw it.

"Now you should see it too."

After he said these words, the chair and the wall behind him began to move to both sides, revealing a spacious secret space hidden behind him. In this suddenly appearing secret room, there were two things.

On the far right was the mirror that Ma En had seen before, and on the left was a glass jar that looked like it was filled with some kind of liquid, with a young human woman floating inside.

Moreover, this young woman was covered in various needles, and even her eyes had been gouged out, replaced by two metal tubes inserted directly into her head, which looked particularly horrifying.

Ma En looked at Walter with a serious expression:

"What is this?"

Walter said:

"This is a power user who strayed into this place, and also one of your kind. But don't worry about what I did to her. She's not a good person. On the contrary, she's a criminal in your society, and she has nothing to do with the gods, so she's the most suitable test subject.

"By the way, you may have heard that flesh puppets are not much different from you humans. Their body structure is basically the same as humans. It's much easier for us to create them than to create mechanical Titans.

"If you find specialized books while browsing the library, you will learn that their bodies only have certain organs that can replace the function of a 'soul'. This is because your bodies are already sufficient to undertake many tasks of consciousness.

"For example, the neural network centered on the brain is the most indispensable intermediate system for you soul-manipulating bodies. But in fact, the statement in the book is not entirely accurate...

"We didn't create organs that could replace the soul. There's no such thing at all."

As he spoke, he placed the glass jar and the mirror at a specific angle.

Then, a woman with lively eyes appeared in the mirror.

After appearing, she first looked at Walter, and after receiving Walter's affirmative and gentle gaze, she turned to look at Ma En and smiled restrainedly, then raised her hand and waved:

"Hi, hello."

Ma En looked at her in confusion:

"Is this that human's soul?"

"On the contrary..." Walter smiled, "This is her body."