My Endless Life.

Chapter 430 Happy Transaction
The director took off his glasses and wiped off the dust, then looked up again: "This mysterious organization must be investigated, thoroughly investigated! If possible, this organization must be eliminated at all costs!"

When this mysterious organization hides its existence, it becomes the most dangerous organization in the world.

The ferocious beasts in the open are not scary, but the poisonous snakes hiding in the dark are scary.

Now they are only using these overt means to destroy humanity.

God knows whether they will use more radical means in the future!

If this mysterious organization finds something rare that will cause serious harm to the entire world and uses it, then even China, which has the Twelve Golden Immortals and the Witch God, may find it difficult to withstand this unknown crisis!

To do this they must find this organization and completely eliminate it!

"However, the Golden Immortals have already used divination, but they are unable to find their traces... and as for the Witch God... we are not sure whether the Witch God we call later can help us find them."

The Director of the Strange Objects Management Department said hesitantly.

He is the person in charge of the strange objects in the Administration, so he knows the most about them.

There are currently five S-level artifacts in China, namely [Picture of the Twelve Golden Immortals], [Faceless Statue of the Sorcerer], [Spirit Protection Device], [Map of Mountains and Rivers], and [Sword to Slay Gods].

The mental protection device is responsible for protecting the minds of all members of Bureau 057 to prevent them from being affected by spiritual objects or pollution.

[Mountain and River Map] is a painting scroll that contains the universe and can accommodate millions of people. Currently, China’s main management personnel are hidden in the Mountain and River Map.

[Sword of Slaying Gods] is currently the most powerful offensive weapon in China. As long as it is given a specific target, it can cut off everything in the world!
Apart from the illusory pollution, any person or thing can be killed with just one sword by the [Sword of God-Slaying].

But the price is also extremely high. Every time the [Sword of God-Slaying] is used, while cutting off the target, an unmanageable pollution will be created in the world.

Therefore, the [Sword of God-Slaying] is now put aside and has never been used.

In comparison, the one with the lowest cost is the [Diagram of Twelve Golden Immortals], which only requires the payment of human lives.

As for the last [Faceless Witch Statue], its main body is a faceless, extremely smooth, gray sculpture without any gender characteristics.

After paying the price, the sculpture will change and eventually take on the appearance of a witch god.

The Witch God possesses great power that reaches heaven and earth, and one of him is equivalent to all the Twelve Golden Immortals.

And each witch god possesses completely different powers.

For example, the witch god 'Qiangliang' they summoned earlier has the power to control thunder and lightning. Because of this, it can maintain the concept of electricity in the entire Chinese territory.

But the problem is that the summoning of the witch god is very random, and no one can guarantee that they can summon the witch god they want to see.

Then there is the price of this wonder.

The cost is unknown.

No one knows what they have paid, and no one knows what will happen after using the Witch God Statue. No one has any memory of paying the price of using the Witch God Statue. Therefore, this rare object is ordered not to be used unless it is a critical moment.

Now, the only rare objects that can be used to identify the mysterious organization are the Twelve Golden Immortals Picture and the Faceless Wizard God Statue.

However, the former's divination method could not figure out anything, and as for the latter, on the one hand, they were worried that they would pay a heavier price than using the [Sword of God-Slaying], and on the other hand, they were not sure that they could summon a witch god who was good at divination.

This is why the Minister of the Department of Strange Things is so hesitant.

The director also knew this, but after a moment of silence he gave the order:
"Three days. If you still can't find any trace of the mysterious organization within three days, then use the Witch God Statue. Remember, no matter the cost!"

Compared to the cost of using the witch statue, the director feels that the threat posed by the mysterious organization that is secretly doing small things is greater.

If he doesn't find this organization, he will really be unable to sleep or eat!
Having decided on this topic, the Minister of Intelligence said the next thing:

"Director, Zhao Hong from Chunhui City has found a way to maintain electricity."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, the director's eyes lit up instantly: "What is his method?"

The intelligence chief hesitated and said, "He didn't say it, because the one who really mastered this method was the captain of his team, a... uh, kid named Meng An."

"child?"

"Yes, he is the kid that the old director made an exception and made him a special consultant in the bureau."

After the intelligence minister said this, the current director of the 057th Bureau had some impression.

He remembered that at that time the pollution was not as severe as it is now, it was not yet the time of eternal night, and the number of strange objects did not grow as explosively as it is now.

Therefore, when a child actually had a strange object in his hand, a mind-controlling object, the current director's first thought was to control him and take the object in his hand.

In the end, it was the old director who persuaded him.

Although the current director did not quite understand the old director's decision, when he thought that this was a senior leader from the decision-making level and the founder of Bureau 057, although he did not understand, he followed the old director's request and got the kid a position of special consultant.

Afterwards, he found many more such children across the country, but compared to Meng An, the other children were just children. Although they were sometimes very mature, most of the time they still had the mentality of children.

It is precisely because of this that Meng An’s uniqueness becomes even more noticeable.

Originally, the director wanted Meng An to come to the capital, on the one hand to help manage children of his age, and on the other hand to meet this "little adult" who was highly regarded by the old director.

But a series of recent events made him so busy that he forgot about this matter.

Hearing Meng An's name again, the current director couldn't help but feel curious:

"Is it him? Can he restore electricity to other cities?" "Yes, I have confirmed that Chunhui City does not have the Twelve Golden Immortals' protective formation, but there is still electricity. I heard from Zhao Hong that this is all Meng An's credit."

"This little guy is very cunning. He let us know about this. I'm afraid he has his own reasons for doing so, right?"

The director touched the sparse stubble on his chin and asked the Minister of Intelligence.

The Minister of Intelligence nodded:
"Yes, he proposed three conditions. The first was to borrow the Twelve Golden Immortals Map. The second was to exempt him from the one-year assessment and directly let him join the ancient ruins exploration team. The third... was to ask for information about a certain organization, but he did not specify what organization it was."

"Is that all?" The director was a little surprised.

The Minister of Intelligence continued to nod: "That's all."

The director maintained a surprised expression on his face.

It’s not that Meng An’s conditions are too difficult, but that they are too simple.

Although the Twelve Golden Immortals Diagram is an S-level rare item, the conditions for accessing it are not as harsh as imagined.

With Meng An's current authority, he may not be able to access it, but he can restore the country's electricity. With such a contribution, not to mention the Twelve Golden Immortals Picture, even the Faceless Witch God Statue can be lent to him!

As for skipping the one-year assessment of being the "king of children" and directly joining the ancient ruins exploration team, this requirement is also extremely simple.

As I said, restoring electricity across the country is a huge achievement in itself. With such a great achievement, Meng An can easily form a team of ancient relics exploration, let alone join it!

Only the last condition, requesting information about a certain organization, made the director hesitate.

After all, Meng An did not mention the name of the organization, and the director was not sure whether his bureau would have the information.

After thinking for a while, the director said:
"In that case, find an opportunity to have him come to the capital. I want to talk to this little guy in person."

"Yes."

The Minister of Intelligence responded.

Bureau 057 has an A-level item that can teleport over a large area, and the cost of using it is not very high.

Helping major provincial cities to relocate power plants depends on this rare item.

Now I'm just using it to pick someone up in Chunhui Dungeon, which is more than enough.

……

The action above is very fast.

Almost as soon as Zhao Hong sent out the message, someone took Li Qi away to the capital's underground city.

Not only Li Qi, but also most of the members who were recorded in the capital and possessed powerful rare items were taken away.

This includes Li Qi’s team members.

Li Qi, who came to the capital for the first time, felt a little regretful when he saw the underground city in front of him which was larger than Chunhui City.

Before traveling through time, he had never been to the capital, seen the Forbidden City, or watched the flag-raising ceremony.

As a result, when we arrived in this world, we still couldn't see them, because these things were covered by heavy snow. Even if we wanted to see them, we could only see a vast white snowfield.

However, Li Qi did not feel melancholy for long, as his attention was attracted by the director of Bureau 057 and the Twelve Golden Immortals Picture he carried with him.

The director of Bureau 057 is a middle-aged man who looks to be in his fifties, with gray hair, a thin face, and is wearing a gray suit.

His face looked rather dignified, which made Li Qi couldn't help but associate him with the word "dean of studies".

But his actions were decisive. As soon as he saw Li Qi, he took out the Twelve Golden Immortals Diagram to prove that he agreed to Li Qi's two conditions.

"Meng An, right? I've heard of you for a long time. Today should be the first time we meet."

When the director saw Li Qi, who was only as tall as his waist, he greeted him seriously and earnestly.

He did not treat Li Qi as a child, but extended his right hand to Li Qi as if he were a colleague.

Li Qi shook it and said to the director with a smile:
"Nice to meet you, Chief. What's your name?"

"Wu Miao, Comrade Meng An, you can just call me Director Wu. This is the Twelve Golden Immortals Diagram you asked for. I brought it to you."

As Wu Miao spoke, he asked the person beside him to hand the Twelve Golden Immortals Picture to Li Qi.

Li Qi looked at the Twelve Golden Immortals Diagram, which was exactly the same as in Liu Yiye's memory, and did not take it. Instead, he asked Wu Miao:
"You agreed to my conditions so decisively? I thought you would bargain with me."

"With 230 million lives at risk due to the power outage, we have no right to bargain. I am handing you the Twelve Golden Immortals Diagram now, and I also want you to act as soon as possible to restore power to other places."

Wu Miao spoke very sincerely, not letting Li Qi feel any airs of a superior throughout the whole process, and there was only sincerity in his words.

Upon hearing this, Li Qi looked at Wu Miao deeply.

Finally, he took the Golden Immortal Map and said to Wu Miao in the same serious manner:
"Don't worry, the only principle I believe in is equal exchange. Since I promised to help you and you have paid the corresponding price, I will seriously fulfill my promise.

"So now, there's no need to waste any more time talking. Just tell me which city will have its electricity restored next."

The superior was so straightforward and decisive, and Li Qi was not the kind of person who would shy away from it.

One hand handed over the money and the other hand handed over the goods. Once the other party handed over the Golden Immortal Map, the price had been half paid. Now it was time for Li Qi to work.

(End of this chapter)