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Chapter 912 The Benefits of the Control Bureau (4K)

You believe that you can achieve true fame by detaching yourself from books, so &*%&……￥……&

The text became blurry again.

Have you reached the word limit for this reading session?
Xia Shou closed his notebook and, as usual, checked all his emails on his computer before going to bed.

His request to the minister received a response; the minister agreed to his request for assistance.

With that, the first problem was solved. With a suitable person, there was a body to accommodate Vero, but the next step still needed to be considered.

The root cause of the weakening of the Velo seal has not yet been found, but it is very likely that the seal is incomplete, as mentioned in the Death Note, and that there is still a clone of that dog outside.

It was never just a dog; it was a period of time that could be attached to any individual's time. So it's normal for it to have clones. The different time periods of Vero attached to different people are equivalent to clones.

But the key is how to seal away Vero's clone with the shadow after finding it.

Xia Shou already had experience sealing physical entities with shadows, but this time he needed to seal a period of time, specifically a period of time that had already passed and existed in a person's memory—essentially a person's past. This was the second challenge.

Xia Shou had no clue about the answer to this question for the time being, but he would soon be meeting with Sparrow at the club, where he could ask Ximen Qing.

Since Ximen Qing is so obsessed with this dog, he must know something about it.

Xia Shou continued to scroll through the emails, but apart from some work-related handovers, there were none that he was particularly concerned about.

Just as he was about to turn off his phone and go to bed, an email suddenly popped up in the lower right corner, requesting a voice call.

"Minister." Xia Shou pressed the answer button.

"Check the email I sent you right now." There was no small amount of pleasantries, just the familiar, unquestionable tone of command.

"Oh."

The email's subject was "Latest Analysis Conclusions of Heart of the Rift (Draft)".

Upon opening it, Xia Shou discovered that the text was not in the standard, clear format of the Bureau of Control's files. The layout was very rough, and there was no table of contents or reading guide, not even an introduction. It went straight to the point.

"This is a recent test conducted by the research department on this anomaly. After you've seen it, what are your thoughts?" Shangguan Yan said.

Xia Shou moved the mouse, his gaze sweeping back and forth between the closely arranged paragraphs. The most noteworthy ones were some hastily taken photos, which had colored lines drawn on them by hand in post-production. The notes next to them were the death lines that could be seen from the perspective of the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, and the actual fineness of the lines were also marked.

The thickest line, visible to the naked eye, has a diameter of approximately 0.1 millimeters, and its position changes extremely rapidly and irregularly.

"Is the part about the death line from Xiaoyue?" Xia Shou asked.

"That's right. Do you think we can make a breakthrough from this point? If you were to formulate a plan with the goal of eliminating this anomaly, how would you do it?"

"Hmm... I don't have any ideas for now." Xia Shou pondered for a moment before giving a negative answer.

This anomaly is classified as EX, meaning that only higher EX levels and forbidden powers that transcend level limitations can be used to deal with it.

Xia Shou's own level is not high enough. Although he can use the Peak of Perfection to ignore resistance, the price to pay for using the Peak of Perfection on this kind of abnormal body is immeasurable. If he is not careful and messes up, it will be the end of him.

As for forbidden senses, the only forbidden sense that can be used against this monster at present is Su Yue's eyes.

The Mystic Eyes of Death Perception can see the immediate image of death and directly reach the result of death by cutting the death line. However, the death line cannot be cut casually. Since this abnormal entity is not dead, it means that Su Yue cannot complete this task.

He could certainly use Alice to steal Su Yue's image and thus see the death line, but Xia Shou was unsure whether the image he saw could still be considered a visual representation of "death".

It's possible that after this step, it's no longer the same; it's just that Su Yue's colorful imagination of the death line was projected into his eyes.

After all, in reality, death is not transmitted through light, nor can it be seen with the naked eye. What Su Yue can see are eyes that have been affected by the forbidden perception.

“If we can resolve this, all the troubles will be resolved. Haven’t you always been concerned about the Scar Era? Even though history has been reset, you’re still uneasy.”

Since it's uncertain whether the threat of the Scar Age has truly been eliminated, let's look at this from a different perspective. Sprite's ultimate goal in coming to the present world is to take her name, and Huangfu has already provided quite reliable intelligence, confirming that Sprite came for the Heart of the Rending King.

If the Heart of the Rending King can re-sever the Möbius strip of Earth and flatten the landscape again, then such an achievement would be more than enough to support his promotion to the rank of a titled official.

Similarly, if we can eliminate the Heart of the Rift first, it will nip Spreadt's hopes in the bud. He will then have no motivation to continue advancing into the modern era; after all, he's not a massacre maniac, he's after advancement.

Xia Shou's eyes lit up. He thought to himself, "That's right! To end a kidnapping case, if we can't deal with the kidnappers, we can deal with the hostages!"

If one could directly destroy the other party's ultimate interests, then a rational person would not start a war.

"However, this is just a side benefit. The real challenge that the current control situation faces is the increase in the activity of the Heart of the Rending King."

If this continues, the connection to the earth may be severed. In order to maintain the status quo, we can only keep increasing the number of living people inside.

There won't be enough death row inmates soon, and then we'll have to use ordinary people instead.

"But even at all costs, it probably won't last long. Even with transportation tools like dimensional wormholes and magical trains, the efficiency of turning corpses into flesh bridges will eventually be unable to keep up with the cutting speed of the Heart of the Rift," Shangguan Yan said.

"Is there no other way?"

"That canyon is the connection point of the earth, just like the earth's natural landforms."

The Heart of the Rift, which is closely related to the canyon, is like a natural disaster such as an earthquake. Natural disasters cannot be solved easily, and even delaying them cannot last long.

There are solutions, but before paying that exorbitant price, we should think of other ways – that's what we do.

Moreover, even at the very last moment, humanity will not become extinct.

Although many people will die, the Fire Start plan arranged by the Control Bureau can ensure that some people survive.

The Scepter Council has already prepared the escape list. When the time comes, the employees' families will be assigned based on their contributions. The highest tier will be sent as the "seed of humanity" to take temporary refuge in a suitable historical cycle, returning once Earth becomes peaceful and stable again. The remaining employees' families will be added to various "survival plans" in accordance with regulations.

Far away.

Have you finished reading that document?

“I’ve finished reading it,” Xia Shou replied.

"The Bureau of Control is currently investigating how the modern Earth's landscape was formed. The Earth was flat during the Scar Era, but it is the shape it is now. This must have happened during some period of history, but this part is currently missing in the path. We are trying to find this missing part of history."

I'm telling you this because Alice is related to the First King of the Rift.

Although there is no direct evidence to prove that the Heart of the Rift King is related to the Rift Kings, the names are similar after all, and the activities of the Heart of the Rift King did indeed begin to accelerate rapidly after the Underworld fell into the Scar Era. It is highly likely that the two have a strong connection that the Control Bureau is unaware of.

If you have any clues or ideas, feel free to investigate and give it a try. I will do my best to send people to assist you if needed, which is also what the higher-ups mean.

"This mission is very rare. If you go to investigate, you won't have to stay in the mortal world. It's like you've directly obtained a spot to skip this cataclysmic disaster. This is a privilege that only the families of top-tier cleanup crews have," Shangguan Yan said cheerfully.

"I will try my best." Xia Shou sighed. "Very good."

After the call ended, Xia Shou sighed.

It sounds like this crisis is huge; it seems like a lot of people could die if things go wrong.

To be honest, he had never really known much about the employee benefits of the Control Bureau. He only knew that the salaries at the Control Bureau were always very high, and that there were bonuses for every project.

Besides cash bonuses, most of the other benefits are related to employee family protection, comprehensively covering various aspects such as daily life, medical care, and education.

Besides these two major benefits, the other benefits are very detailed, and there's no need to know about them unless you need them.

"Speaking of which... how much money do I have?"

Xia Shou suddenly became interested.

Since joining the company, he has never logged into his bank account to check his balance, and he pays little attention to any SMS notifications related to his bank card.

Because of Wei Yu, he is not short of money at all.

Xia Shou opened his mobile banking app, logged in, and glanced at his account. It started with a three and was followed by a number of zeros.

I counted them, thirty million.

"Wow!" Xia Shou exclaimed, feeling a special sense of accomplishment.

He wasn't short of money, but the feelings and experiences brought about by what Su Weiyu gave him and what he earned himself were different.

Thinking that he could never earn that 30 million in his original world, he realized that if his parents knew that their son was capable of earning so much money, they would probably be so happy that they couldn't sleep.

Thinking of the world in the book, Xia Shou sighed.

Upon opening the prize details, Xia Shou discovered that many of the tasks he participated in had very low prize money.

The prize money for the Blood Demon's House is only 100,000.

Seeing that the category was recuperation allowance, Xia Shou remembered that in the report from the Blood Demon House, the Beast Tamer was the one who dealt with the Blood Demon. He just happened to be protected and survived. This 100,000 was considered as the Bureau of Control's mental compensation.

Then, regarding the Blood Mother Cult incident, aside from the normal business trip benefits, the only bonus he received was for reaching the summit of the Lighthouse.

The reason for not receiving a bonus was the same: according to the report, the Blood Mother Cult was not dealt with by him, but by the Level 5 finisher, Tiffany, who turned the tide... although in fact it was he who did handle it.

Scrolling down further, Xia Shou saw the bonus for Yue Zhuo Village.

This time the reward is exceptionally high, with a cash prize of five million.

Following closely behind, Blood Dynasty also received millions in prize money.

Then Xia Shou remembered that they later encountered a movie hotel with a ghost story theme, but there was no money in their bank account this time.

That time, they were entangled in anomalies, not on a mission issued by the Control Bureau. Brother Bai was also involved in the operation for personal reasons, so there probably wouldn't be any bonus for such a mission.

Next, I remember it was Fogoth.

Wait, why didn't Vogt record this?
Oh, I remember now, that was originally the minister's personal project.

Then he also received a huge bonus in the underworld, 20 million.

However, the Divine Law did not, and it is unclear whether the process was incomplete or something else.

After reviewing the records, Xia Shou realized that he had missed out on a lot of prize money because he had been hiding his strength.

However, it doesn’t matter anymore.

With Wei Yu around, money is just a string of numbers.

Of course, the control bureau didn't really think it had given out a lot of money. The higher-ups were well aware that these bonuses were just symbolic rewards and couldn't compare to the contributions made by the people who were finishing up.

After reviewing the other part of the benefits, Xia Shou could also sense that the real reward the Bureau gave to the people in charge was not in money, but in their contributions.

Each completed task will be evaluated, increasing your contribution level.

Its most significant and important function is to provide a safety net.

It provides a safety net for daily family needs, ensures the safety of family members, and prioritizes them on the "Noah's List."

The Noah's List, as the minister just mentioned, refers to those who are eligible for safe haven before the cataclysmic disaster strikes.

The higher the contribution, the higher the level of protection enjoyed, and the more people can choose to be protected.

Within these meticulously detailed rules, Xia Shou could sense a cruel yet tender sentiment.

The cruelty lies in the fact that the control bureau makes almost ruthless calculations about life.

Its gentleness lies in its calculation that aims to ensure the survival of as many people as possible.

The benefits seen by the eyes are merely a superficial layer draped over idealism.

This reminded Xia Shou of the very first line of the Control Bureau's motto when he was reading the welfare webpage: "The organization you have joined has nothing; everything we have comes from the dedication of its members."

We cannot offer any reward to those who contribute, but we can use your contributions to the organization to pay for the people you cherish at a time when you deem it appropriate.

Xia Shou sighed, feeling quite emotional. On one hand, he was impressed by the Bureau of Control's philosophy, and on the other hand, he was surprised that he hadn't realized it at all.

He joined the Bureau of Control purely because he was attracted by its powerful intelligence network, various privileges, and unusual data.

Only by possessing those privileges, intelligence, and data could he efficiently allow the shadow to devour the monsters and maintain his own depth.

Of course, because of the minister, he felt that he could no longer leave the Control Bureau... although there was nothing to leave anyway.

At least for now, the various privileges granted to him by the regulatory authority remain very important.

Whether it's the path and access permissions of the history tree, or the massive amount of bizarre data, they are all of great help to him.

The costs of "future prefabrication," the preparation of ritual materials, and other such tedious matters are things that he would either be unable to handle on his own, or his efficiency would be shockingly low.

Looking back now, Xia Shou is very glad that the Death Record Notes led him to join the Control Bureau, rather than some funeral home or the Tower of Babel.

(End of this chapter)