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Chapter 510 The New Director of Wanghai Branch

When they saw Meng Yawen suddenly appear, the group was taken aback at first, but quickly returned to their previous lively atmosphere.

Lei Huo shouted, "You're only arriving now? According to the old rules, you'll have to punish yourself with three cups."

Meng Yawen was naturally unafraid and immediately poured five cups, then pushed them in front of Fang Hui, who had a question mark on his face.

After downing five glasses of wine in quick succession, Fang Hui's face flushed, and in a slightly tipsy state, he completely let loose. Coupled with his naturally outgoing nature, he quickly blended in with the other members of the Management Bureau.

Towards the end of the celebration banquet, Director Gao and Lei Huo pulled Meng Yawen aside and asked her where she had been and what she had been doing during this time.

Meng Yawen did not shy away from the questions raised by the crowd, and addressed them by introducing Fang Hui.

"This is my boyfriend, and also Conghua's college roommate, Fang Hui."

“He was kidnapped by the Bliss Cult a while ago. They wanted him to become some kind of holy son. In order to save him, I followed the trail into a pillar of the present world.”

“Originally, it wouldn’t have been easy for me to rescue him on my own. It just so happened that Peace was passing by and took a liking to that Pillar of the Present World. While killing the projection of the Mother Goddess of Desire, I also rescued him.”

"Fang Hui turned misfortune into blessing. During the ceremony of the Bliss Church, the innate power within him awakened, and he became an extraordinary being. In order not to waste his talent, I took him to see the old man."

After Meng Yawen disappeared, Wu Chang had tried to learn about her.

The "old guy" Meng Yawen was referring to was probably her father. Both Meng Yawen and Lei Huo are second-generation members of the Bureau. Meng Yawen's father was a high-ranking official in the Bureau and was promoted to the Li Jie (理界) four years ago.

According to the information Wu Chang gathered, Meng Yawen and her father have a strained relationship on the surface.

It is said that because her father was an evolutionist, he indirectly caused her mother's accidental death in the process of promoting evolutionism. Since then, Meng Yawen has partially severed ties with her father and joined the Order faction as a second-generation evolutionist.

However, after Wu Chang, posing as a peacemaker, came into contact with Meng Yawen in the world instance, he discovered that things were not so simple.

Meng Yawen was born with the power of the Root, and it is an extremely powerful "I" that is the Root, but she has never revealed a bit of it to the Administration Bureau.

This shows that from the very beginning of her joining the Bureau, she has been hiding her strength and suppressing herself.

Wu Chang has not yet completed his job change and does not yet possess the lie detection ability of a Sword Star. However, as he recalls his childhood memories, he can vaguely perceive the changes in Meng Yawen's mentality.

When Meng Yawen said the words "old guy," her attitude was clearly angry and her emotions were intense, indicating that she had not completely let go of the past.

When she mentioned going to see Fang Hui's father to help him, her tone was frank and her mindset was calm, which should be the truth.

Based on the available intelligence, Wu Chang filled in the gaps in the events.

In his view, when Meng Yawen first joined the Bureau, she must have concealed her identity at her father's behest, intending to use her as a hidden pawn to play a role in the future.

As a result, in one incident, the evolutionist plan went awry and became real, leading to a genuine rift between the father and daughter.

Afterwards, Meng Yawen discovered that Fang Hui had been kidnapped. The Pillar of the Present World was guarded by both powerful enemies from the Bliss Cult and executives from the Administration Bureau. She could not act alone, so she went to his father for help.

This incident served as an opportunity for the relationship between the two sides to ease somewhat, but some unresolved issues remained.

When Meng Yawen mentioned her father, neither Director Gao nor Lei Huo asked any further questions.

After all, they are members of the Order faction. The relationship between the Order faction and the Evolution faction is currently sensitive. If something is found out, not reporting it would be unfair to the Order faction, but reporting it would be unfair to their friends.

Loyalty and righteousness are hard to reconcile, so it's better to be a little confused.

Director Gao and Lei Huo didn't ask, but Meng Yawen took the initiative to speak:
"Don't rush to the Realm of Reason these days. I've obtained some information through special channels. There's a high chance that there will be major changes between the Realm of Reason and the Desolate Realm."

Director Gao frowned slightly, a sense of foreboding rising in his heart, and asked:

"What happened?"

Meng Yawen shook her head slightly and said:

"I can't say for sure, but in the worst-case scenario, a large number of the rational evolutionists will enter reality through the Pillar of Reality and seize control of reality."

"The Realm of Reason is in chaos. Going in now could easily lead to trouble. It's best to stay in the Desolate Realm and wait until things settle down before taking any action."

A look of worry appeared on Director Gao's face as he asked:
Can the Order faction win?

The defeat of the Order faction in the Realm of Reason, leaving them only able to contend with the Evolution faction through Reality and the Wasteland, is no secret to the higher-ups of the Administration Bureau.

Even if the battlefield were placed in reality, with dimensional barriers narrowing the gap between them, it would be extremely difficult for the Order faction to contend with the Evolution faction.

Meng Yawen shook her head slightly and said:

You shouldn't be asking me that.

Lei Huo continued:
"Then who should we ask?"

Meng Yawen said:
"Peace."

"Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the future of the Desolate Realm and reality will depend on how peace chooses to proceed."

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent, their faces showing complex expressions.

They had witnessed Peace's power and knew that Peace was different from the painter; he truly possessed the power to influence the entire situation.

However, the problem is that once you enter the Realm of Reason, the pressure that Peace faces is far greater than the pressure that the Order faction faces in the Wasteland and in reality.

Although He Ping is incredibly strong, he is still a player from the Desolate Realm. Compared to the max-level players from the Realm of Reason, he is already doing well to protect himself.

Under immense pressure, will peace still be able to choose to stand on the side of order?

Meng Yawen said to Director Gao:
"It won't be long before you are notified to go on alert. Wanghai City is not an important city and will not be a target of the Lijie. There is no need to be too nervous."

At this point, Director Gao suddenly remembered something and pointed at Wu Chang, saying:

"If there's any notification from above, it should be to Conghua (a nickname), that I'm no longer the director."

"Huh?"×3
Wu Chang, Meng Yawen, and Fang Hui spoke up at the same time.

Fang Hui was the first to react, patted Wu Chang on the shoulder, and gave Wu Chang a "boss is awesome" look.

During his time in the Abyss Game, he learned a great deal about it from Meng Yawen, gaining a very detailed understanding of the four major organizations, especially the Bureau.

According to Meng Yawen, Wu Chang was just a newcomer who had just begun to show his talent. She never expected that he would become the director of the Wanghai branch in such a short time.

Meng Yawen was a beat slow to react, but she highly approved of Wu Changcheng as the director.

Privately, Wu Chang was a friend of both her and Fang Hui, and thanks to Wu Chang's influence, she also benefited from Heping in many ways.

From an official standpoint, given the peaceful relationship, no one is more suitable than Wu Chang to be the director of Wanghai City.

The person most surprised by the choice of bureau chief was Wu Chang himself.

Such a big thing, yet no one had told him about it at all. The world instance had just ended, and Director Gao hadn't even gone to Yanjing yet, but they were already able to confirm that he was the director. This means that they had already secretly arranged this matter before the world instance.

He hesitated for a moment, but still did not choose to refuse.

In the past, the position of director would have been meaningless to him. Wanghai City was Eileen's kingdom. No matter what his identity was, even if he left the Administration Bureau, he would still be in charge of Wanghai. Why would he make himself stand out for a title?

But things are different now. Recalling his childhood memories, he wants to investigate what exactly happened twenty years ago. Only the four major organizations might have relevant information.

With the director's authority, investigating intelligence from that year might be easier for him.

The latter half of the celebration banquet was simply a celebration.

Meng Yawen boasted about Fang Hui's talent to Director Gao and Lei Huo, while Wu Chang and Fang Hui reminisced on the other side.

Wu Chang had only meant it as a joke, asking:
"Haven't you always wanted to take a long trip with your girlfriend and explore the world together? Now you've finally got your wish."

Upon hearing this, Fang Hui almost burst into tears. He downed the glass of wine he had just poured and then began to sob to Wu Chang.

The reason he was able to reach the threshold for entering the world instance so quickly was not only because of the power left in his body by the Elysian Mother Goddess, but more importantly because of the erosion instance.

During this period, Meng Yawen took him through five erosion dungeons. Although the erosion dungeons they chose were not very difficult, they were still erosion dungeons, and their difficulty was equivalent to that of real dungeons on the verge of going out of control.

Meng Yawen not only helped Fang Hui gain experience, but also let him face some crises on his own. Countless times, he saw his great-grandmother waving to him across the river before Meng Yawen stepped in to save him.

From the time he left the underground shelter until he entered the world instance, he spent almost all of his time in the eroded instance.

He lifted the hem of his shirt, pointed to a row of tally marks on his lower abdomen, and said:

“Every time I failed, she would write a mark on my body. Looking at the number of marks, you can tell how hard it was for me to live.”

Wu Chang glanced at Meng Yawen in the distance and thought to himself that the young couple were playing quite the trick. Could it be that the character "正" in their name had another meaning tonight?

Fang Hui sighed and continued:

"However, thanks to Yawen's grueling training, I didn't die in the dungeon when I actually entered the Abyss game, and I even successfully obtained the qualification for the world dungeon." It's clear that the high-intensity, grueling training in a short period of time had taken a toll on Fang Hui.

When Meng Yawen was dating him, she was gentle, but when it came to the Abyss Game, which involved life and death, her standards became exceptionally strict and she was ruthless.

Not only Fang Hui, but she was also just as tough when she was an instructor teaching new recruits. Because of this, Zhao Yan, a new recruit she once trained, would instinctively tremble when she glared at him.

The celebration banquet lasted until it was completely dark. Meng Yawen carried the drunk Fang Hui on her back, said goodbye to Wu Chang, and left.

She said before she left that she and Fang Hui would stay in Wanghai City until things were completely settled.

Director Gao and Lei Huo approached Wu Chang and told him that regardless of whether he could stay in Wanghai City as director or hand over the directorship to someone else, he had to report to the headquarters in Yanjing first.

The two also reminded Wu Chang that the outside world is very chaotic and not as safe as Wanghai City, and that he should be mentally prepared.

The Administration Bureau's app in the attribute panel is offline, but the real Administration Bureau app is still operating. During the time since the completion of the strategy dungeon, everyone in the Wanghai branch has learned that the world has descended into chaos.

But in their eyes, the reason why Wanghai City did not descend into chaos was because it was a blessed land with simple and honest people and the supernatural was not rampant, so it was not affected.

Meng Yawen, who knew more about the inside story and had the roots of "me," also thought so. She felt particularly safe in Wanghai City, which is why she was willing to stay with Fang Hui.

This is the value of the "absolutely rational" state. No matter who it is, as long as they enter the Desolate Realm, they will be affected by the absolute rationality and have their reality distorted.

No matter how outrageous everything that happens in Wanghai City is, they will always consider it correct and reasonable.

Even if Wu Changming had He Yun control the super factory to produce a batch of mechs and let the whole world know about it, everyone would still think that mechs have always been a specialty of Wanghai City, and it wouldn't be surprising if they could produce mechs.

After returning to his residence, Wu Chang did not rest but went directly into Eileen's divine kingdom.

It's unclear whether Meng Yawen felt there was no need to keep it a secret from him, or whether she wanted to use him to convey a message to He Ping.

In his earlier complaint, Fang Hui mentioned that he and Meng Yawen had gone to the Realm of Reason through the Pillars of the Present World, and that the Evolutionary Faction possessed a considerable number of Pillars of the Present World.

The Light Society's plan failed, and these Pillars of the Present World will inevitably be preserved. In order to prevent the Order Faction from falling too far behind, Wu Chang must immediately help them prepare Pillars of the Present World that connect the Realm of Reason and the Realm of Desolation.

Currently, the pillars of reality he possesses are Quiet Town, Underground Shelter, Silent Route, Anthem Corporation, and Steam Phantom.

All five pillars of the present world bear traces of the Church of Eternal Light. The underground sanctuary and the Hymn Company plane contain important secrets, so it is impossible for players of the Realm of Reason to move around freely.

Fortunately, these five planes were not only his private planes, but were also incorporated into Eileen's divine kingdom, giving him and Eileen sufficient control over them.

He brought Eileen and Raven to the quiet town, and he and Eileen handed over all the dimensional permissions to Raven. Under Raven's control, they successfully designated a small island as a special area.

This area is not connected to the outside world and can only be used as a temporary transit point for players to pass through. It is equivalent to dividing a small Reality Pillar into the large Reality Pillar.

This area is protected by the divine kingdom, and no one can break the rules of the Eileen divine kingdom unless a mid-level god personally arrives.

Putting aside the fact that there are no intermediate gods in the Realm of Reason, and that intermediate gods cannot enter the Pillars of the Real World, even if these things could be accomplished, Eileen, who is only one step away from becoming an intermediate god, with the backing of the divine kingdom, would surely ensure that the other party would never return.

The Lesser Pillars of the Present World possess exceptional secrecy, yet their practicality is in no way inferior.

Thanks to Raven's adjustments, the Lesser Pillars of the Realm have the same accessibility as the Greater Pillars of the Realm. The only difference is that by using the Lesser Pillars of the Realm, one cannot explore the entire plane, and may not even know which plane they have entered.

Wu Chang only agreed to lend Hou Jingchuan the Pillar of the Present World, but never agreed to let the Order faction open the plane where the Pillar of the Present World is located.

Once the island was formed, Wu Chang entered the Realm of Reason from the other side, recorded the coordinates of the Pillar of the Present World, and then recorded the coordinates of the Quiet Town in reality. Thus, the Pillar of the Present World was completed.

He repeated this process five times, thus creating five pillars of the present world that were completely under his control and had no need to worry about leaks.

After dealing with the Pillars of the Present World, before sending Eileen and Raven back to the Everlight Research Institute, Wu Chang asked Raven:

"I want to know what major event happened on Earth twenty years ago."

Upon hearing Wu Chang's question, Raven did not answer, but instead looked at him with a puzzled expression.

It seems to be telling him that I can only know enough knowledge and gain some inspiration, but I am not really omniscient and omnipotent.

After a brief silence, the raven said:

"There is too little information available for me to answer your question."

Wu Chang sighed and said self-deprecatingly:

"It's nothing, I just asked a stupid question."

After seeing the two off, Wu Chang returned to reality. He sighed and muttered to himself:
"It seems that to find out what happened back then, we still need to start with the four major organizations."

Last night at the celebration banquet, Director Gao had already reported to headquarters on his behalf, and he set off for Yanjing early the next morning.

This time, his identity as the director of the Wanghai branch, not Heping, was on his way to the Administration headquarters, so everything had to go through the proper procedures, including taking a regular flight.

On his way to Yanjing, he could clearly feel the impact of the extraordinary on Earth.

Within Wanghai City, everyone maintained a calm demeanor, and security checks, boarding, and takeoff proceeded normally.

However, just as they left Wanghai City and took off, an inexplicable atmosphere enveloped the cabin, making the atmosphere inside the plane tense.

The obvious change in atmosphere caused many children to burst into tears.

Because it was an early morning flight, many people were sleepy, and when their children started crying, they suddenly found it impossible to rest.

Under normal circumstances, most people would simply turn on their headphones to noise cancellation and bear with it.

However, influenced by the atmosphere, people found it difficult to suppress their emotions and immediately extended warm greetings to the child's parents and grandparents.

The parents initially felt they were in the wrong, but when the other party started using profanity, they naturally couldn't tolerate it and began to hurl insults in return.

The cabin was in complete chaos, with some of the loudest shouters even unfastening their seatbelts, preparing to solve the problem using classical mechanics.

One of them got so carried away that classical mechanics was no longer enough to vent his anger, and he had to use magic to do so.

A burly man with a large, tattooed arm appeared, the dragon tattoo on his arm seemingly coming to life, emerging as a phantom from his shoulder, a fireball gathering at the dragon's mouth, about to explode towards one of the children's parents.

The fireball has immense energy; if it were to explode, not only would those hit be scattered in all directions, but the entire aircraft would also be severely damaged.

Judging from the power of this move alone, the burly man is at least a level 25 player, not a wild superhuman.

Players of this caliber shouldn't be so impulsive. Wu Chang opened the Bureau's database and searched for "Dragon Tattoo." Sure enough, he found the strong man's information in the wanted criminal database.

The burly man on the wanted poster appeared to be in disguise, looking rather plump and fair-skinned. His codename was "Dragon Pattern," and he was an A-level wanted criminal who was a follower of an evil god within a religious circle.

He rarely took action himself, but rather presided over the sacrifices as the mastermind behind the scenes. At least four large-scale sacrifices were related to the dragon pattern, making him a key target for the Administration Bureau to hunt down.

Although they look different, the dragon tattoo on the wanted poster matches the ability used by the burly man in front of him.

Upon seeing the giant dragon of light and shadow and the fireball in its mouth, the surrounding passengers realized something was wrong. Remembering they were on an airplane, they disregarded the argument and quickly tried to stop the burly man.

But the burly man was already out of control of his inspiration. His eyes were bloodshot, and he ignored everyone's advice and insisted on making a move.

Just as everyone was in a panic, a hand reached out from the side and crushed the fireball and the phantom of the dragon tattoo together, as if extinguishing a cigarette.

The moment the tattoo was crushed, Longwen regained consciousness for a moment and looked at Wu Chang.

This brief moment of clarity, along with his astonishment and fear of Wu Chang, was enough to imprint Wu Chang's image in his mind.

"Job Change Quest 1: Make a deep impression on at least one hundred extraordinary individuals and leave an anchor point in their mental world. Current progress: 1/100"

The eyes are the windows to the soul. When he looked at Wu Chang, Wu Chang also saw into Longwen's heart through his eyes.

The image in Longwen's mind was a dark stone altar with runes carved on the ground. Longwen poured his blood into a stone bottle in the hands of the statue. When the bottle was full of blood, the statue lowered the bottle and poured the blood onto the ground.

Blood fell to the ground, filling a small patch of runes. Longwen took off his shirt and lay down on it, thick black smoke and a scorching sound emanating from where his back touched the ground.

A few seconds later, Longwen stood up again, his back now covered with blood-red rune marks.

He knelt devoutly before the statue and said:
"Praise be to my Lord, the dragon pattern will surely live up to my Lord's trust."

Longwen kowtowed several times, and when he raised his head to look at the statue again, he found that the statue had disappeared and the person standing on it had become Wu Chang.

Wu Chang looked down at the dragon pattern and said:
"Go back to your seat and sit down. When we get to Yanjing, come with me to turn yourself in."

Longwen sensed something was wrong, but his will, which was already on the verge of collapse, was powerless to resist Wu Chang, so he had no choice but to kneel down again.

In reality, the passengers on the plane noticed that the burly man, who had just been starving and looked like he was having a rabies attack, suddenly became extremely docile after the stranger ripped off his tattoos.

He voluntarily sat back in his seat, fastened his seatbelt, closed his eyes, and remained motionless as if he had passed out.

(End of this chapter)