Deep in the Living

Chapter 517 People Going Out
Special Cases of External Activities Personnel

[Permissions]:
1. Agents are allowed to not use the Exploration Bureau as their base of operations, but to move freely within the corner, decide their own exploration direction, and purchase corner properties on their own.

2. No need to accept any arrangements from the Exploration Bureau, including group missions such as exploration, rescue, and extermination.

3. Agents are permitted to return to headquarters at any time and access relevant resources within the Bureau of Investigation (depending on their position within their department).

4. If an agent encounters a life-threatening situation while on duty, they may request one rapid rescue from headquarters*.

Whether or not rescue will be provided will depend on the specific circumstances.

*After the rescue is completed, headquarters will assess the entire process of the agent's entrapment. If it is determined that the agent is not suitable for external operations, their external operation status and related permissions will be revoked.

[Assessment Requirements]:
1. The agent himself has extensive experience in independent activities.

2. Agents are better suited to grow independently in a corner than to be trained at the base.

3. The agent's pituitary stage has reached budding level and is recognized by the corresponding department.

……

The special application that Roddy submitted was this.
He has already reported all his experiences in the mid-level area during this period. Now, with his impressive performance in the new recruit test, this position has been quickly approved.

Ding Dong!

The elevator door opens.

A muscular woman, over two meters tall, stood at the doorway, staring at Roddy with a surprised look, at this "newcomer" who had joined the Exploration Bureau before reaching the required age.

"Yulia, the seventh seat of the Extinction Division."

"Welcome to the Exploration Bureau. Your application for external activity status has been approved. However, before you leave, the Minister needs to see you. Your identification documents are with him. Please follow me."

"Ok."

Roddy stared at the blonde woman, who was over thirty years old, and could clearly feel the surging power within her, which he guessed was directly related to 'destruction' and 'destruction'. His gaze never left her.

Perhaps she felt uncomfortable being stared at by the young man.

"What are you looking at?"

“Your physique is very similar to that of one of my former Soviet friends.”

"There are quite a few women with my physique. Didn't she come to the Exploration Bureau?"

"She should still be working at the Bureau of Investigation, right? I haven't seen her in a long time since she came to the Corner."

"That's true. There are basically no people who can join the Exploration Bureau at your age, and your current strength is basically at the median level here, or even higher."

Based on the materials you submitted, you seem to have connections with the Sorority in the Mid-Levels? And while hiding from the Joker 'Uncle Jock,' you spent an extended period of time staying at the Sorority's base?

"Yes."

Yulia was initially very skeptical of this information. She knew a little about the sorority, which absolutely rejected men, let alone allowed a human male to live there.

But after seeing Roddy's performance today, I'm somewhat convinced.

She even stopped and squeezed Roddy's lower abdomen hard, feeling the structure of his kidneys inside, and nodded as if she had found something.

"No wonder... with the support of the Connector system, your kidneys are far superior to ordinary people. Interested in sparring later?"

"Oh? That's not a good idea, I might have something else to do."

This response made Yulia laugh. "Haha, I thought you'd become very open after spending so much time in the sorority, but you really do seem like a newcomer."

When you talk to the minister later, try to be as humble as possible.

He was one of the earliest pioneers to arrive at the corner.

"understood."

Led by Yulia, they arrived at the deepest part of the floor. Although they had not yet reached the minister's office, the entire space felt decaying, giving the impression of approaching the end of life.

"die?"

Yulia explained simply: "The minister's pituitary gland is related to death. If you have any related insights, the minister would be very happy."

Roddy also caught a familiar scent, the very scent he had been searching for after the test.

After turning the last corner, sure enough, a young man was already standing at the door of the minister's office; it was Yu Ze.

Upon seeing Luo Di, Yu Ze immediately raised his arms in a gesture of surrender.

"Fellow villager, I only intervened in the test for your own good."

That way, your abilities will be most clearly demonstrated. Otherwise, if you were given any monster you captured, you'd probably chop it down in two hits.

"What are you doing here?" Roddy didn't seem to mind much; it was a good opportunity to test the effects of the massacre. Roddy was just curious as to why the other person was here.

"You'll find out later."

The door opened.

The so-called minister's office was dark and dilapidated, with only an old incandescent light bulb hanging from the ceiling, providing a dim glow.

An elderly man, whose body was severely atrophied, was sitting in a wheelchair, waiting for their arrival.

No hair

All teeth fell out.

Wrinkled skin covering bone; the eyeball structure is no longer visible beneath the drooping eyelids.

Even so, he appeared remarkably energetic, gazing at the two "newcomers" with his dark-rimmed eyes. The death Roddy sensed from this minister was somewhat different from the death he had ever witnessed.

【Exploration Bureau - Part 8】

The chief of violent suppression, the decision-maker of the extermination order, and the first minister.

Ivan Maslov.

"Yulia, go ahead with your business. I'd like to have a private talk with the two young people."

"Yes, Minister."

The office door closed, and a wave of deathly aura instantly enveloped the two of them. Yu Ze automatically released his true energy, forming a protective layer that kept the death at bay.

Roddy, however, took no precautions and allowed death to touch his body.

This affinity for death pleased the old minister even more.

"Roddy, your Black Gate attribute grants you immortality, and you seem to have some understanding of death?"

"Yes, when I was in the sorority before, there was a very powerful monster in it, who was also related to death. I studied with her for a while and have a very basic understanding of death."

"Your grandmother's executioner, [Yu Lu], is that right?"

"Yes."

"Being able to live with such dangerous monsters, you are indeed more suited to living outside. Keeping you confined to headquarters would be detrimental to your development."

Can you sense how my death differs from that of the monster?

"Yu Lu's characteristics lie in her spirit, range, and curse."

Minister, your physical strength is fundamentally superior to that of Miss Yulia, perhaps several times, or even more.

Although you may appear worn out on the outside, you are actually a concentrated form of death.

If you were freed from the shackles of death and your body were completely unleashed, you'd probably fill an entire floor, or even the entire department store, in an instant.

“Excellent, excellent! Here, take this, it’s your ‘External Activity Pass’.”

"Yours?"

Roddy's Russian is not bad; he must not have misheard.

"Yes, Yu Ze also submitted an application, and he also meets all the requirements. Considering that you two came out together as part of a special operations team, going out together should be more efficient, so both applications were approved at the same time."

Luo Di turned his head and glared at Yu Ze.
The latter quickly tucked his chin in, leaned back, and once again made a gesture of surrender.

"Oh my, seeing how fast you've grown up since you left home makes me really envious~ Besides, I also meet the criteria for leaving home, so it's perfectly reasonable, isn't it?"

"Yu Ze, you foresaw this a long time ago, you anticipated my situation, you anticipated that I had already met quite a few 'people' in the middle-level area, so that's why you submitted the application, right?"

"Didn't I tell you, fellow villager? It's hard to tell your fortune in this corner. The timing and location are all wrong. A little fortune telling can shorten your lifespan. I just believe that you will do well in this corner. When you come back, that will be the time for us to set off together."

"Alright~ It just so happens that I'm going to a place that might welcome human visitors."

Yu Ze made an OK sign and gestured with his eyes that they would talk about it later, handing the topic over to the minister.

The former minister didn't mind at all; he was very open-minded and very supportive of young people like him venturing out into the world.

"I don't have much to say. Roddy, your experience in the middle districts has surpassed that of many agents."

I have only one requirement.

When you return to headquarters, we need to update your exploration progress.

We also hope that when you return next time, you can each bring back the remains of a mature monster, which headquarters will process into decent "relics" to greatly improve your exploration efficiency.

"Ok."

As Roddy stepped forward to retrieve his travel pass, the minister suddenly grabbed his wrist, the force of which prevented him from pulling away.

"Before I leave, there is one last simple question I need to ask you privately."

What do you think is the fundamental purpose of humanity making so many sacrifices to establish exploration bureaus in remote corners of the world?

If this question had been asked in the past, Roddy would have given the standard answer from the textbook, which was "to eradicate the corners and eliminate the unknown risks that threaten human civilization."

And now,
Having experienced the videotape incident, touched upon deep-seated fears, and obtained "that finger," Roddy had a completely different answer.

"Do everything in our power to cultivate one or more humans who can reach the essence of the underworld before the monsters, and gain priority in this passive world selection."

Only in this way is there a 'slight' possibility of ensuring the continuation of human civilization.

This answer made the minister sit up straight, his dark eyes wide. "You've touched on the deeper issues? Is it the videotape incident you mentioned in your submitted documents?"

"Yes... I can roughly guess the essence of a small part of it. It may only be the tip of the iceberg, but the direction should be correct."

"Very good! Keep it up!"

We need people like you! Never slack off; work harder than before, harder than you are now. You were born a little later than expected; we don't have much time left.

"Understood, Minister."

"Go!"

(End of this chapter)