I created the Anomaly Control Bureau

Chapter 1036, Chapter 1031: The Wish in My Heart

"This way," the fairy girl pointed in a direction. "We need to get to our destination on foot first. You know you can't fly here, right?"

As she spoke, she began to move forward on her own.

"Can't fly?" Ma En asked, following behind the fairy.

The fairy girl nodded:

"That's right. There are a lot of flies in this area that are attracted by movement. Their prey are various creatures that fly and move at high speeds, so if you fly at high speed in this area, it's easy to attract them."

"But don't worry, there's a town not far from the portal."

"We have the transportation we need there."

Marx and Engels nodded:

“That makes sense. If we could move at high speeds at will, you might not have hired me.”

The girl smiled and nodded:

"Yes, but you sound like you just found out about this. I heard you've actually been to the Dark Dimension several times already. Haven't you read the safety manual for the dangerous creatures?"

In previous fragments of memory, his doubts might have already caused instability, but nothing has happened yet, and Maren offered a very lame excuse:
"My memory isn't very good, so please remind me if there's anything wrong."

Hearing this, the girl glanced at Mar and Engels somewhat uneasily:
"Okay, although this is somewhat different from what I've heard, it shouldn't be a problem."

Marx and Engels asked curiously:
"What rumors have you heard?"

The girl's expression turned to one of reminiscence:
"You are efficient and restrained in your work. You are decisive enough when it is time to act, and you will never cause any trouble. You will make full preparations before starting any task."

"I've heard that on several normally dangerous cargo delivery missions, you even managed to avoid all the dangerous enemies that were supposed to appear while carrying the goods. Is that true?"

Ma Entian shamelessly admitted:
"Of course, what else have you heard of?"

“Hmm…” The girl thought for a moment, “I heard that you use a different appearance every time you go on a mission, and you often change your appearance during the mission. How am I supposed to recognize you then?”
Do you have any secret code?

Mar and Eng shook their heads, pretending to be very professional:
"I won't change my appearance this time. I'll let you know in advance if I need to."

The fairy girl nodded:

“The Party still believes that since we have hired you, we will definitely trust you. If there is anything you need me to do, you can tell me. I understand that I should cooperate with and respect your judgment.”

Marx and Engels nodded, and said in a pretentious manner:

“Very good, a wise idea. By the way, you don’t have to answer if you don’t want to, but I’m a little curious why you’re going to the Dark Dimension. Is it some kind of deal?”

The fairy girl blinked:

"You should be able to imagine it easily, it's about those things related to wishes."

She didn't explain the specifics, but Ma En understood what she meant.

He didn't press the matter further, but instead said:
"Can you be sure that there won't be any specific person chasing us? If your purpose will attract this type of danger, I need to know in advance and be prepared."

The fairy girl quickly shook her head:
"No, at least I don't know." Marne nodded:

"Then I'll pretend it doesn't exist for now."

In fact, he still had many questions in his mind. For example, he wanted to ask them why they had come to him. Obviously, this was not a decision made casually, but most of his questions were not suitable to be raised at this time.

After thinking for a moment, he asked a standard, almost cliché, question:
"Can you really grant wishes? I mean, how does that work? I don't mean I have any wishes that I want to have granted, I'm just a little curious."

He himself didn't care about this at all, since he couldn't make a wish through memories, but this was probably a question most people would ask, so he was just putting on a show.

And your past self might have asked the same question for the same reason.

The fairy girl looked up and thought for a moment:
"Then answer me a question first. If you could make this wish as you expect without any conditions or costs, what would you wish for?"

She looked at Ma En with expectant eyes.

This question instantly drew Marx and Engels in, even though they had initially remained uninvolved.

After a moment's hesitation, Marx and Engels finally decided to "tell the truth":
"If possible, I hope to live a peaceful and happy life. I am not the kind of person who is very ambitious, nor do I believe that meaning exists in so-called more important things, and I don't care about the opinions of the majority."

"So in my opinion, a simple and abundant life is already perfect."

The fairy girl nodded thoughtfully:

"A very simple wish. I know some fairies will grant those easy, simple wishes to satisfy some special psychological need of theirs..."

"But your wish may sound simple, but it is not simple at all. After all, the environment we live in now is too dangerous. Otherwise, you wouldn't be doing this kind of work."

Sensing something, Ma and En chimed in:
"That's right, and that's precisely why it became my wish. This world is just that cruel."

The fairy girl sighed:

"That's right, and for guys like us, our understanding of reality has become a curse."

"Because if you know nothing, you might be able to live in the bliss of ignorance, so when disaster strikes you you can see it as an accident, but the more you know..."

"The more you struggle, the more likely you are to fall into worry and fear, and struggle under the control of the will to survive. But what is even more cruel is that no matter how much we struggle, we still cannot decide whether we live or die."

"The aftershocks of those two dangerous powerful individuals could potentially kill us, just like the path we're currently on. Although it's relatively safe, what if some dangerous creature lingers nearby..."

"We may also have our lives taken away by things we can't control."

Upon hearing this, Marx and Engels said:
“That’s right. Actually, I think you fairies are already pretty good, after all, you have your own sanctuary.”

The fairy girl nodded:

"That's right, but our lifespan is much longer than yours. It's very likely that in a few decades or centuries, our current sanctuary will disappear, and humans have now fully realized the value of fairies."

“We will encounter all sorts of problems simply because we exist. Most people who discover my secret are hesitant not about whether they should take action, but about how many people they should hire to take action.”

"That's why we're looking for you. More than your abilities, we care about your bottom line."

(End of this chapter)