Investigator Dylan, who belonged to the logistics department, could be considered a know-it-all in the bureau.
Dylan was a warm-hearted person. No matter which department it was, Dylan would take the initiative to help without anyone's instructions. Gradually, he became very familiar with all the departments in the bureau. If there was any movement or gossip, Dylan would be the first to know.
Fu You made a pot of tea and handed a cup to Xia Fan. "Dylan said that something big is happening in the Outer Territory. It has alarmed the headquarters and all the most important authorities of the three major alliances. After we came back, the bureau suddenly said to strengthen their involvement in the Outer Territory. It is likely to be related to this big event."
Xia Fan drank the tea in the cup and said with a smile, "Don't keep me guessing. What big event is it? What can make the three major alliances so nervous? "
Fu You said, "The situation in the Outer Territory has always been very complicated. Because of the non-expansion agreement, the Outer Territory has always been a lawless free zone.
"But before this, the three major alliances didn't feel that the pirates and local tyrants in the Outer Territory had any impact on the alliance. After all, they were just a group of stragglers who couldn't do much against the regular army of the three major alliances.
"It's different now. After a long period of development, the God Slaying Society has become more and more powerful. The number of weapons and warships from the three major alliances in the Outer Territory has also increased. The Outer Territory's fleet now has the strength to fight against the regular army of the three major alliances."
Xia Fan shook his head. "There are three major alliances in Cangyue, and none of them are on the same side. Selling weapons to the Outer Territory brings huge profits. Merchants can't resist this temptation at all.
"Anyway, if the Star Cloud Alliance doesn't sell weapons to the Outer Territory, the Republic Alliance will. If the Republic Alliance doesn't sell, there is still the Sacred Alliance.
"Now, everyone is competing to sell weapons and equipment to the tycoons in the Outer Territory. Arms have long become a big business. Even if the three major alliances want to control it, they can't. There are thousands of smuggling channels, and a large number of merchants do business in the Outer Territory. Few of them are clean."
"Isn't that so." Fu You shrugged his shoulders. "Men die for wealth, and birds die for food. The arms in the Outer Territory can't be stopped by just blocking them. That's why the three major alliances thought of incorporating them.
"In the end, the reason why agreements exist is so that they can be easily torn up in the future.
"The three major alliances have reached hundreds of ceasefire agreements, but none of them actually worked. In the end, they still ended up in a mess."
Suddenly, Fo You's voice became a little serious. "But it's different this time. Those guys from the God Slaying Society spread the news that they're likely to incorporate the major forces in the outer realm. They're going to gather all the pirates and local tyrants under their command, forming the fourth largest alliance in Cangyue."
"This is something we will never allow. The reason why we got the news from Chief Huo Jiang that the Alliance will expand outwards is to stop the rise of the God Slaying Society."
"After all, if the God Slaying Society takes in the Outer Realm, we'll be in danger."
"Although the Outer Realm is barren, it's a large place with a large population and rich mineral resources."
"Even if the Outer Realms don't have the strength to fight the three great alliances now, it's hard to say in the future."
Xia Fan frowned. If the God-Slaying Society expanded in the outer region, things would be troublesome.
After all, the Outer Realm was just too big. The three great alliances didn't know how many star regions there were, or how many races and people there were.
The three great alliances' understanding of the Outer Realm was limited to an ancient star map. No one knew what was beyond the star map and whether there were any intelligent life forms there.
"So what's the Bureau's decision?" Xia Fan asked Fo You.
Fo You crossed his legs and said, "Dylan has a good relationship with Huo Jiang's secretary. It's said that the Outer Realm is going to hold a King of Superpowers Battle this time. They're going to gather experts from the Burning, Rock, Tianyu, Sala, Bresto, Ye Tong, Li Weilan, and the eight major star regions to decide who's the strongest superpower warrior in the Outer Realm."
"Things are getting out of hand. Not to mention the Special Task Force, all the powerful organizations will send people there. It's just that the method of intervention is still controversial."
"The Navy feels that the mastermind behind this so-called King of Superpowers Battle must be the God Slaying Society. They want to take in all the experts from the Outer Realm through the competition."
"Therefore, the military strongly advocates annihilation. They want to capture all the superpower users who went to the scene and investigate them one by one to see if they have anything to do with the God Slaying Society."
"But those are excellent superpower warriors from the eight major star regions. There are probably tens of thousands of them. It's very difficult to capture all of them. Moreover, the Sacred Alliance and the Republic Alliance won't let us act unilaterally."
"Anyway, no matter what strategy we use, the Delong Star Region's Special Task Force will definitely send a large number of investigators to the scene because it's close to the border. The two of us will be among them."
Xia Fan nodded slightly after hearing Fo You's words.
The eight star regions where the competition was held were very large. Two of them were bordered by the Inner Realm. From the star map, they were vertical like a river. One side of the river was connected to the Inner Realm, and the other was connected to the Outer Realm.
As for how many people there were in the eight galaxies, no one could say for sure. The extraterrestrials had never done population statistics. According to Xia Fan's observations in the Scorching Star Region, there were still a lot of natives living in the extraterrestrials. The population must be astronomical.
Since there was an astronomical population base, there must be a lot of superpower users among them. If all these superpower users went to work for the God Slaying Society, it would be troublesome.
The main task of the Special Task Force was to manage the registered superpower users of the Alliance. However, none of the superpower users in the Outer Realm had been registered. If one day, these superpower users were ordered by the God Slaying Society to stir up trouble in the Inner Realm, the Special Task Force would definitely be in big trouble.
"It won't happen," Xia Fan said after thinking quickly.
"What won't happen?"
"I mean, the military's plan to encircle and annihilate all superpower users will definitely not be approved."
"Why? There must be a reason, right? "
"It's very simple. Superpower users are resources for the God Slaying Society and the three major alliances in the Inner Realm. If the God Slaying Society can recruit superpower users from the Outer Realm, so can the three major alliances. There's no need to be afraid that the God Slaying Society will become too powerful and offend the people in the Outer Realm."
"You mean, we will also choose to recruit them?"
"Yes, it's much easier to recruit these superpower users than to kill them. There's no need to complicate a problem that can be solved in a simpler way. I believe the higher-ups of the Alliance will not think of this. So, just wait and see. When the time comes, the mission we receive will definitely not be to eliminate them."
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Gossip always spread fast.
The next day, when Xia Fan arrived at the station, he found that everyone was talking about the upcoming King of Superpowers Tournament in the Outer Realm.
The investigators were very interested in the strength of the superpower users in the Outer Realm. This was because the Outer Realm had never conducted any comprehensive investigation. No one knew how many superpower users there were in the Eight Major Galaxies and how their combat power was.
Humans were creatures that loved to compare. The reason why the investigators were so enthusiastic about it was probably because they wanted to compare. They felt that the combat power of the superpower users in the Outer Realm was definitely not as good as the ones in the Inner Realm. However, no one knew how much of a difference there was. Before the super tournament was held, everything could only be guessed.
Since using the Wine of Immortality to increase his speed, Xia Fan's appetite had increased for some reason. For lunch, Xia Fan could eat three fried chickens and a whole plate of vegetable salad. He also drank at least two liters of fruit juice.
Perhaps it was because of the changes in his body. The cells in Xia Fan's body had metamorphosed. Even his skin had become smoother than before. This meant that inside his body, new cells had replaced the old ones.
The new cells were more active, and naturally, they needed to consume more calories than before. That was why Xia Fan's appetite had increased. He ate the equivalent of six strong men's meals every day.
That morning, Xia Fan and Fu You went to the Special Task Force after breakfast as usual.
Even before he entered the door, he saw that his colleagues all had serious expressions on their faces. Their footsteps were hurried as they rushed into the agency. There were also small warships and hover cars of unknown origin coming and going from the top of the Special Task Force tower.
At the door, Xia Fan bumped into Ma Zheng, who had just come out of the station. He strode forward, his face darker than before.
"Brother Ma, where are you going?" Xia Fan stopped Ma Zheng and asked curiously.
When Ma Zheng saw Xia Fan and Fu You, he immediately trotted over and whispered into Xia Fan's ear, "You guys should go up and have a look. The list has been announced."
"What list?" Xia Fan was slightly stunned.
"Nominally, it's a list of people seconded from the Alliance Navy. But in fact, everyone knows that the people on the list will definitely be sent to perform secret missions in outer space."
"My name is on the list. I have to leave early tomorrow morning, so I asked the minister for leave. I won't be going to work today. I need to make some arrangements at home, such as the bank account, insurance account, and my child's college fund. These are all in my name. My wife is a little muddle-headed, so I'm afraid she won't be able to figure it out."
Xia Fan smiled and scratched his head. "Brother Ma, look at you. Why do you sound like you're making arrangements for your funeral? The outer space is not a scourge. You don't have to be so nervous."
Ma Zheng shook his head seriously. "It won't be if it's not serious. One-third of the Delong Special Task Force has been transferred away. There are more than 2,000 investigators in the bureau, and 750 people are on the list."
"And this is only our Delong Branch. The Navy, Army, Intelligence Agency, and Security Bureau are all making large-scale transfers. I estimate that there will be at least tens of thousands of superpower warriors going to outer space this time."
Xia Fan was surprised. The Alliance had mobilized the Navy and tens of thousands of outstanding superpower warriors to outer space. It was indeed a big move.
As Ma Zheng said, the Alliance would never make such a large-scale transfer if there was no difficult task. It seemed that things were not as simple as he thought.
"Are our names on the list too?" Fu You asked matter-of-factly. After all, he and Xia Fan had excellent combat strength. It would be strange if they were not on the list.
Ma Zheng shook his head. "No, I don't know why. But when I asked the minister for leave, he asked if you two were here. I told him I wasn't here yet, so he stopped asking. "
"Anyway, you'll know when you go there. The transfer order came so suddenly, and the bureau is in chaos now. Those who are not on the list are not convinced, and those who are on the list have to hurry back to pack their luggage."
"Got it, Brother Ma. Since you've already asked for leave, you should go back quickly," Xia Fan said to Ma Zheng.
"Okay, then I'll leave first. Apart from my wife and children, I have to visit my parents and mother-in-law. After all, I might be away for a long time. It might be a few months, or even a year or two."
Ma Zheng patted Fu You and Xia Fan's shoulders and hurried home.
The next morning, the investigators on the list would set off. Time was too tight. Even if they wanted to gather everyone together and have a farewell party, they might not have the chance. After this farewell, it would probably be a long time before they could meet again.
Xia Fan and Fu You did not dare to delay. They immediately took the elevator to the floor where the logistics department was located.
Sure enough, the bureau was in chaos. The colleagues on the list were busy handing over work and handing over the unfinished investigations to the colleagues who stayed behind.
"Chief is looking for you two." Dylan saw Xia Fan and Fu You and snapped his fingers in the distance. Dylan was busy handing over work, so he did not come over to talk to Xia Fan.
Xia Fan and Fu You came to Tong Guan's office. They knocked on the door and walked in. They saw Tong Guan looking out of the window with a serious face.
"You're here?"
"Yes, I heard you were looking for us?"
"Yes, sit down and talk."
After Xia Fan and Fu You sat down, Tong Guan carefully locked the door and opened the drawer. It was not the drawer that usually stored documents, but a safe with a password lock hidden under the desk.
He took out two envelopes from the safe. The envelopes were sealed and had a red seal of the Secret Service on them.
Tong Guan took the two envelopes in his hand and placed them next to Xia Fan and Fu You. He said with a serious face, "These are your resignation files."
Resignation!
Fu You and Xia Fan were both shocked. How could they be resigned all of a sudden?
Now was the time when the bureau needed people. Not only did they not get on the list, but they were also removed from the Secret Service?
Tong Guan said slowly, "Don't worry, the resignation is only temporary."
"The headquarters suspected that there might be a mole from the God Slaying Society in the bureau, so they gave special treatment."
"You saw it when we came, right? It's a mess outside. The sudden transfer order has left everyone at a loss."
Xia Fan nodded. "It was a little sudden. The transfer order was just issued today, and we will leave tomorrow."
Tong Guan raised his chin. "That was all an act for others to see. That big name list was also a fake name list."
Tong Guan's face suddenly turned serious as he shook hands with Xia Fan and Fo You.
"Leave your badges, communication terminals, and everything that proves that you are investigators of the Secret Service here."
"When you leave this building, there will naturally be someone to contact you, because the two of you have already been selected to join the real mission unit."
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