I created the Anomaly Control Bureau

South of Hell, Libra City.

Ma En was sitting in a private room by the window of a coffee shop, staring intently at the scene outside. The buildings that caught his eyes could be said to be quite prosperous and modern, hardly losing to any big city on the ground.

And the devils and demons constantly passing through the streets are all dressed in "civilized" clothes, and their behavior looks no different from people who are shopping, which is completely different from the residents of the ancient dragon ruins.

Compared with the residents of this city, the performance of the demons in the ancient dragon ruins seems to be a deliberate imitation, while the ones outside at the moment can almost be said to be a group of modern humans wearing devil skins, even indoors or in dark alleys. There was no sound of fighting, and everyone was very polite.

This is related to the fact that most of the residents here are devils, but the more important reason is that the owner here is a Prince of Hell known as the Balancer, and he personally set rules for the city that do not allow violence.

In fact, he did not completely prohibit ordinary violence, and he did not have any punishment, but his power permeated the city, and any initiative to initiate violence would be restricted.

That is to say, if anyone here actively attacks others, the combat power will be severely suppressed. Therefore, not long after the city was established, there were almost no obvious battles, and the residents here even slowly formed There is an atmosphere of contempt for violence, and gradually even demons will not easily do it.

However, the city itself will not prevent any conspiracies and tricks, so in fact this city is not less bloody and dangerous than other cities in hell, but it is more subtle.

This also faintly reveals the preference of the checker and balancer himself. Obviously, he doesn't have a good impression of the various violent acts on the surface that are common to demons, and prefers things like assassination or calculation.

At the same time, he also showed his stubbornness to the rules. Although other devil cities are a little more civilized than the devil's, they don't have special restrictions like Libra City, and the power that can suppress others is also secretly It fits the meaning of "check and balance", and in a sense he is indeed creating balance.

And the Federation will ask him to sign an armistice agreement with the Salvation Alliance, also because the checker has a reputation of not participating in the battle directly. This is not to say that he will not participate in anything, but that the checker will not take the initiative to go alone Who is the enemy, he is more inclined to affect a conflict that already has opposing camps.

For example, the war between the Salvation Alliance and the Federation at that time, and according to his very "arrogant" statement, he was pushing everything towards a certain balance in his eyes, and sometimes he would even provide help for free, just to To achieve the so-called balance, of course, he will still charge most of the time.

However, the standard of remuneration for the balancer does not seem to be rewarded. Sometimes he will do particularly troublesome things for a very small price, or the balance itself is the reward he asks for.

In any case, he has a very special characteristic, that is, he does not have a clear stand, and he will not stand firmly on a certain side in that battle, but treats any client with a very open attitude.

In other words, no matter who is behind the scenes, the counterbalancer will not insist on standing by his side. As long as Ma En finds him, he will have a chance to make a deal with him, and even thanks to his character, the possibility of success is quite high.

While Marne was observing the scene of this hellish city, a black limousine that looked like it was produced in the 80s slowly stopped outside the cafe, and the rear door was pushed open.

It was the little devil who walked out of the back. The moment he got off the car, he immediately trot excitedly into the coffee shop, turned around a few times and came to the private room where Ma En was, and said with a proud look:
"Master, the counterbalancers have agreed to meet."

After leaving the ruins of the ancient dragon, the little devil's admiration for Marne can be said to have reached its peak. He will execute any order to Marne with a near fanatical attitude, and he will be proud when it is successfully completed.

The conversation between Ma En and the Dragon Mother at that time has been deeply engraved in his soul, and it is precisely because of this that the image of Ma En in the heart of the little devil is already taller than the Dragon Mother who was feared in the past, not even inferior to the image of the Dragon Mother. It is the Prince of Hell like the Balancer, and he always maintains a strong self-confidence when communicating with the Balancer's subordinates.

Mann nodded:

"Good job, you can go back and wait for me first."

The little devil who received the praise showed a happy expression, but he quickly turned around and walked out of the private room, and carried out Ma En's order as quickly as possible, taking this matter of going back as an important task to carry out.

In fact, this was somewhat beyond Marne's expectations. At this time, the little devil had truly developed a loyalty to him that was so strong that it could even resist the fear of death—even if it was based on fanatical worship.

Watching the figure of the little devil gradually disappear, Ma En also got up and left the private room, and threw the silver coin echoing with the mourning of the soul to the devil's salesman, and then walked towards the black car that was waiting for him.

Marn opened the back door of the black car, and the space inside was several times larger than it looked. There was even a long table for playing cards and drinking in the corridor between the two vertical sofas. All the mansions Marne had seen were lavishly furnished, full of gold and precious stones where mighty souls were stored.

And sitting across the table was a young man who looked like he was only wearing a black suit. He looked only about 20 years old, even younger than Marne, with white gloves on his hands.

The man poured a glass of strange light red wine with a smile on his face, and pushed the glass to the opposite side:

"We meet again, Mann from the Camarilla."

Marne sat down opposite him, raised his hand and took a sip of wine:
"Balancer?"

In fact, although the little devil didn't see it, Ma En, who observed the whole process of his work through the little devil, still realized that the so-called checker and balancer who had contacted and agreed with the little devil was the Prince of Hell himself, but in this case, Ma En still Pretend you don't know anything.

The counterbalancer smiled faintly, and politely raised his glass:
"That's right, the last time we met, I helped Qin Luan sign a contract with the Federation. When I watched you fight Hong Yuan, I felt that there must be something wrong with you.

"But I didn't expect you to hide it so deeply, of course, even if I knew it, I wouldn't tell the Federation.

"After all, as you know, I like to remain neutral."

This statement is not entirely accurate. The so-called neutrality maintained by the counterbalancers does not mean not intervening in anything, but exerting influence in a certain way that he considers to be "neutral".

However, this prince of hell is better than Ma En imagined. He is not as high as Ma En originally expected, nor is he holding any airs. He is completely different from Dragon Mother.

Maybe that's the difference between a devil and a demon, or maybe it's because the mother of dragons is the unusual one.

After all, how can I say that I am also a person of the same level as them.

Mann said:

"I also heard that you don't like to be involved in any fights. Is it because you don't like trouble?"

The counterbalancer explained with a smile:
"Not really, I really don't like trouble, but if it's just that, I can actually participate in those fights that are safe and beneficial to me. I stay neutral to build this reputation.

"You see, both the Salvation Alliance and the Federation can trust me, and no one will doubt that I will do anything in the contract to favor either party, because they have all heard of my reputation.

"Credit, that's what I get by being neutral, and they believe I'm going to be neutral, which is infinitely more important than if I'm actually neutral, and I do the latter in order to achieve the former.

"Of course, you don't have to worry that I will lie to you, because the best and only way to gain the trust of other people for a long time is to prove it with actual actions. Unless the benefits of something are enough for me to be promoted to Tier VI, otherwise There's absolutely no way I'd give up the reputation I've built up over the years for petty gains.

"And if it was really about such an astonishing value, you wouldn't be so stupid to come to me."

Ma En showed a puzzled look:

"But you still often intervene in all kinds of battles to maintain the balance of various things, but this doesn't seem to have anything to do with reputation, does it?"

The devil smiled:
"Why doesn't it matter? People like you can realize that I will never give up my most valuable things for any benefit, but some guys may not be able to figure this out, and will suspect that I may be at any time without any constraints. breach of contract.

"And most people tend to think that all actions must have some kind of logic and meaning, so if you want to convince them that I will not renege on the contract, you have to give them a seemingly meaningful reason.

"If they think I'm a weirdo trying to create balance, they can also trust me to be kind of neutral because of my weirdness, and they're always willing to believe that.

"Isn't it?"

Ma En didn't expect him to answer his question so sincerely, but actually thinking about it again, it might just be a plausible lie, and sitting opposite him at the moment was a very cunning devil.

He nodded slightly, showing a clear look:
"Makes sense."

Seeing that Ma En didn't intend to get to the point, the counterbalancer asked without any haste:

"I heard that you have also encountered some small troubles recently. It seems that someone is secretly dealing with you. Have you found out who succeeded? Have you solved this problem?"

Faced with his seemingly gossipy question, Ma En shook his head slightly, showing a slightly heavy expression:

"Not yet. In fact, I came to you on behalf of the secret alliance this time, which is also related to this matter."

The counterbalancer showed a somewhat curious look:
"Didn't you say someone wanted bad news about me?"

Mann replied:
"That's right, and what I'm talking about is the person who did it to us. In fact, he may not be targeting you, but he did do something that will seriously damage your interests, because he wants us to suspect that you are behind the scenes. "

Hearing this, the counterbalancer narrowed his eyes slightly, and then asked with a smile:
"And you shouldn't believe such a cheap lie, I'm a neutral person."

The second half of the counterbalancer's sentence is also a lie, but Marne doesn't care.

"Of course we weren't fooled by him," Marne said, "but if he did fool us, it would be a very bad thing for you and the Camarilla, and I can show you the stolen goods he left behind .”

The counterbalancer blinked, but did not immediately agree:
"You know I'm a neutral, so I won't get involved in your fight."

Ma En realized that this was the reason why he repeatedly emphasized the word "neutrality". Creating balance is just his disguise, or this matter has reached a certain balance for him.

Seeing this, Ma En just immediately clarified:
"No, we didn't intend to let you get involved in this matter. We did intend to use the information of the stolen goods to trade, but what we are asking for is not particularly important, just some irrelevant information."

The counterbalancer looked at him and asked:
"What do you want?"

Mann replied:
"We want to know about the ancient demon worshiped by the Dark Star Church. By the way, after you have seen the loot, we also want to get your judgment on it. After all, you are a very powerful demon."

The counterbalancer only thought for a moment before giving an answer:

"So that's the case, then of course I'm happy to make a deal with you."

After speaking, he took out a contract and handed it to Ma En.

After watching Ma En finish signing, the counterbalancer immediately went on to say:

"First of all, Dark Star is a name that has been distorted over time. Those of us who were familiar with him at that time knew that his more accurate name should be Dark Sun, but this is not a secret."

Mann asked:

"What is the meaning of this title?"

The counterbalancer smiled:

"Of course, he claimed that he would be as immortal as the second scorching sun. At that time, we didn't pay special attention to this matter, but according to the news I got recently...

"What he said was not a lie, but it is very likely that he vaguely revealed that he has some means of resurrection."

Mann asked curiously:
"resurrection?"

The counterbalancer nodded slightly:
"That's right, I said that naturally because he was dead, at least we thought so before, in fact, the name Dark Star was a nickname we gave him later, with a bit of irony in it.

"Because at that time he was fleeting like a meteor, Dark Sun was indeed a powerful demon, but because he was too arrogant and stupid, he offended many big demons, and was eventually killed by them.

"Looking at it now, he is definitely not a real devil, and he should have other identities, but this style of behavior has reminded me of a few old acquaintances, maybe I can give you more than you originally expected. "

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