Forty-nine rules of the end times

Chapter 369 A Rigorous System

Although Guan Tong has never directly attacked the two hostile forces of humanity, the Parasites and the Cult of the Fire Thieves, he has been keeping a close eye on them for a long time.

These things are like cancer to humans, if you really want to describe them.

If humans leave them untreated for a long time, cancer cells will continue to spread throughout the body, eventually becoming irreversible and destroying the human body.

The leaders of various countries were well aware of this. The moment the parasite announced the construction of a "Seri Kingdom" belonging only to the parasite on the land of the Black Flag Kingdom, the Human Alliance quickly formed a human coalition and went to attack it. The efficiency was remarkable.

However, because humans cannot accurately identify the parasites, and for fear of accidentally killing them, the strategy has always been to contain and capture them while maintaining firepower suppression.

Otherwise, given humanity's technological and weaponry advantage, the parasites would have virtually no chance of resistance and would be quickly wiped out.

The Church of the Fire Thieves also suffered setbacks; long ago, Soromagna carried out a decapitation operation against them, eliminating "Joel I".

However, it was later discovered that this "Joel I" was not the real leader, but a puppet sitting on the throne, and the real manipulator was hiding behind the scenes.

After the fifteenth apocalyptic rule ended, humanity gained a deeper understanding of these two groups of enemies through continuous interaction with them.

Currently, it is known that the leader of the parasites is a being known as the "Prophet," and the Ascended's surprise attack on the landing site was most likely planned by this Prophet.

Humanity also gained a lot of information about the internal structure of the Fire-Stealers Cult after the war in which Soromagatovic sent the Annihilators.

Their positions within the church, from lowest to highest, are: Apostolic Society - Priest - Bishop - Pope.

The apostles were the lowest-ranking ordinary believers, and even the priests, who were of higher rank, were merely high-level cannon fodder. The true core leadership consisted of the four bishops and the highest-ranking pope.

To catch the thief, first catch the king. If we can defeat and eliminate the "Prophet" and the "Pope" first, it will greatly help to speed up the elimination of these two groups of human enemies.

Currently, the main focus of the North Star Countermeasures Research Office is on finding and eliminating the "Prophet," and Gao Liangwei intends to have Guan Tong handle the remaining "Pope."

“We are well aware of your capabilities, and your ability to manipulate shadows is well-suited for special operations and decapitation strikes,” Gao Liangwei said. “That’s why I want to collaborate with you on this project. Of course, we will provide you with all the resources needed for the operation.”

Guan Tong thought for a moment and said, "There is an order to things. I can't leave until I finish my business in Xisia. Even if I agree to cooperate, it will take some time before I can go to Fahe."

"Is what you're doing in Sisia related to the Sisia governor?" Gao Liangwei asked in a deep voice.

The intelligence department of the Countermeasures Research Office has been collecting information on Ascended beings of the "Shadow" level for a long time, so they naturally knew about his recent activities in Sisia.

When Gao Liangwei asked, Guan Tong shook his head: "This has nothing to do with our cooperation, so I cannot disclose that information."

"..."

"Hey, Guan Tong," Zhang Minglu said, looking at the top of Guan Tong's head on the screen, "you didn't participate in this competition based on the rules?"

During video calls, nicknames and points can be displayed above people's heads. Although "1 point" is very common, it depends on whose head it is displayed above.

It's normal on the heads of ordinary sublimators, but it's definitely not normal on the heads of "shadows".

One day of the seven-day rule period has already passed. If they are strong players aiming for a higher ranking, they should have at least dozens or hundreds of points by now.

"No," Guan Tong said.

"Is this the request of the Governor of Sisya?"

No, it was my own decision.

"..."

This time, it was Zhang Minglu's turn to remain silent.

Before the call started, he was thinking that Guan Tong probably already had a lot of points, and he shouldn't be too surprised when he saw them.

The result is now...

To be honest, what Han Qiu said to him after resigning touched him deeply.

Whether Beixing's consistent protection policy will turn ordinary ascendants into the "overprotected fledglings" that Han Qiu talks about is anyone's guess.

However, to be on the safe side, sending capable and strong individuals out into the world to fight to the death and become even stronger through brutal battles would definitely be beneficial to Beixing as a whole. Guan Tong is undoubtedly a typical example of this.

Even though his relationship with the authorities has always been lukewarm, he is, after all, a North Star native and a decent person. Rather than pushing him too hard and causing him to side with another country or become a mercenary, it's better to maintain friendly cooperation.

Therefore, both Zhang Minglu and Gao Liangwei assumed they would ignore Guan Tong's competition for rankings before the call started, and they wouldn't ask a single question no matter how many points he had.

As a result, Gao Liangwei saw the score of 1 and refrained from asking, but Zhang Minglu couldn't help but ask.

“In that case, after you’ve finished dealing with the Sisia matter, contact Dr. Zhang,” Gao Liangwei said. “It’s not too late to start cooperation then.”

Guan Tong nodded: "Okay."

Communication ends.

Zhang Minglu said regretfully, "It's a pity he gave up this time. I feel that if he had competed fully, he would definitely have been in the top ten."

“I think this is a good thing,” Gao Liangwei said, but he had a different opinion.

"Manager, why is this?"

"A powerful individual like him, once he becomes indiscriminate in his killing, will only pose a threat to the entire human race. Would you feel comfortable cooperating with someone who would kill countless people who have no grudge against you just for points and rankings?"

Zhang Minglu was taken aback, then realized that it seemed to make some sense.

"Alright, Dr. Zhang. You can communicate with him again later and give him some information about the Fire Thief Cult in advance, so that he is aware of the situation."

"okay, I get it."

……

"The leaders of the Cult of the Fire Stealers, the Pope, the bishops..."

After Guan Tong finished the communication, she thought about her next task.

Previously, when Shangyuan Zi was in the Icefield Town, she overheard a conversation among some believers, in which they mentioned the bishop.

It's clear that besides the Human Association, the Church of the Fire Stealers is also developing rapidly. In just over a year, it has transformed from a loose, grassroots group into a behemoth with a complete papacy-bishop-priest-apostle system that controls an entire country.

Eliminating the leader of such an organization would certainly be very dangerous. Especially since his several assassinations have attracted worldwide attention, those who are his enemies will definitely be more vigilant, and it would be difficult to succeed as easily as before.

He thought for a moment, shook his head, stopped considering it, and got up to leave the room.

He needs to protect Yelena and conserve his mental energy in the short term, so he definitely can't go to Fahe. It's not too late to make plans when it's time to go.

His room was next to Ye Lianka's study, which she now used as an office. He and Shang Yuanzi lived in rooms on opposite sides of each other.

He checked the time; it was almost noon.

Yelena was still handling official business, but he was going to the Twin Star Bar to retrieve the fully charged psychic crystal from Black Star.

He went to the entrance of Shangyuan Zimen and knocked on the door.

"I need to go out to Shangyuan."

Shangyuan Zi opened the door: "Are you going to Black Star's place?"

"Yes, I'll come back immediately if anything happens."

"understood."

Guan Tong nodded, and then vanished without a trace.

He didn't want to travel back and forth, so just as if he had left a shadow around Yelena so he could catch up at any time, he also left a shadow around the Twin Stars Bar.

(End of this chapter)