Regarding her "sincere" confession, Ma En also showed a gentle and kind expression, and then asked straight to the point:
"What do you want from me?"
Tang Xueluan also answered directly:
"You should have heard from Shadow that the Federation is planning to establish a new anomaly agency recently, called the Supernatural Professional Advisory Department. Its internal position within the Federation is closer to an anomalous agency like the Investigation Department, but it is more loose.
"You can understand that the members of the Investigation Department are the standing army of the Federation, while the Advisory Department is mercenaries. Of course, in reality, they are definitely not as free as common mercenaries. All ability users who join the job must sign a contract with certain binding capabilities. However, it is completely incomparable to contracts like those of the Investigation Department and the previous Coordination Bureau. You can leave at any time if you want.
"And the most important thing is that we will also provide different contracts to some people. If you join directly, you will naturally get those who are close to the top in the normal contract. But since you are joining the Shu family, we will definitely strive for more for you. OK
"First of all, you don't need to have any loyalty to the Federation. The contract will state the price if you betray the Federation, and this price is the complete invalidation of the rights and interests given to you by the contract itself, which is equivalent to returning to the present, that's all.
"And the problems that the Coordination Bureau had before will not exist. There is no requirement that you cannot take action against federal politicians. At least there will be no such clauses in your contracts with other high-level people. Of course, you are better than the employees of the Investigation Department. You will also receive a lot less treatment, but we will still ensure that the federation will not attack you at will, unless you are the first to do something that crosses the line.
"We will also allocate the work of recruiting members according to their abilities. The basic work of members of this new department is to perform some safe and routine tasks to fill our manpower shortage. Although many tasks need to be performed by people with high-level abilities, they are There is no risk that if having members of the Investigations Division perform this type of work would drain our resources, the new division would be more willing to perform this type of work.
"The second is really high-risk jobs. These are suitable for those who want high remuneration and are confident in their abilities. They can get corresponding high remuneration through us, and we will also provide them with various non-consumable Equipped, and find jobs that best utilize their abilities, so that together we can both achieve greater benefits than working alone.
"And when performing specific work, they may have to sign temporary documents depending on the situation to ensure that the task itself will not cause problems due to the loose original contract. These are their basic work contents. They will be mainly responsible for the most difficult and most difficult tasks. Simple work, while employees in the investigation department are responsible for the intermediate and most difficult parts. The work content itself is somewhat different, and the way of accepting the work is also different.
"But more importantly, the members of the advisory department are all elites. We will only recruit those with more unique characteristics and levels of free abilities. This can also recruit those with abilities who would not otherwise be able to work for us. This is actually the most important thing for the federation." Important place.”
This is also the most obvious reason for the federation to establish this agency, and now the Federal Investigation Department has a very bad reputation in the abnormal world. They have just ended the war with the Salvation Alliance. No matter whether other free abnormal people like the Salvation Alliance or not, they will definitely hate it. The FBI wants to kill them all.
Therefore, Tang Xueluan believes that in addition to utilizing the power of these freely-abled people, the Advisory Department may be more important in terms of public opinion. As long as the treatment they provide is acceptable, then the interaction between the Advisory Department and the freely-abled people can continuously reduce their hostility. .
The existence of the Advisory Department can slowly replace the Investigation Department as the impression of the Federation in their minds.
As for other reasons for its appearance, Tang Xueluan had some speculations and conjectures, but these were not supported by any evidence, and there was a high probability that no matter what she thought, there were some real reasons that she could not touch, at least for now.
In fact, having said that, it is also very interesting. In fact, the structure of the Advisory Department came from Shenxiao's original idea of the Coordination Bureau, but after several pulls with the federation, she was finally forced to give up this idea, but after she lost, Similar organizations have emerged.
Moreover, the fact that the Advisory Department has such favorable conditions is largely due to the negative impact of her defeat on the federation. Although the impact was not significant for a short period of time, in fact, after the conflict with her, other departments of the federation Recruitment efficiency has dropped a lot.
Many politicians did not even realize that the original coordination department’s high recruitment efficiency was actually due to Shenxiao’s outstanding image, and that incident caused the positive image of the federation to rely on Shenxiao to completely collapse and reverse. If they did not If you do something, serious problems may begin to surface in a few years.
"So what I want to do is basically the same as the Investigation Department, but with better conditions?" Ma En asked curiously.
If this is the case, his interest in this proposal will immediately drop several times. He has no intention of doing anything for the Federation, because in fact it is of no benefit to him. He also wants to develop the Abnormality Control Bureau in the dark.
But even if she said so, Ma En would not refuse directly, but would discuss a better plan with her.
Tang Xueluan immediately replied:
"No, of course not. Those are just basic jobs, and they are provided to those low- and middle-level ability users who have no useful specialties. High-level ability users like you must have other arrangements, even if you belong to the Federation on the surface. It is already a value.
"Since this organization is called the Advisory Department, the most important job is naturally to serve as an advisor to our federation. On paper, it is said to provide the most basic and specialized consulting work to federal members on certain matters, but in fact, this is not very accurate. Official word order.
"You can simply understand that the work is different from that of the Investigation Department. Basically, there is nothing that requires your hands to do anything, but it requires you to use some of your unique special abilities.
"To give a simple example, we will recruit people with psychic abilities to do interrogation work, or former members of the church to do things related to their beliefs. You should still remember the 'practitioner' who was originally competing with you, right? His master, Taoist Xiaoyao, also joined the advisory department.
"And what he has to do is deal with some security matters that require the intervention of Level V ability users, and help us study the place where he came from, as well as his unique power. This information and ability that only he possesses are what the Federation wants. , we do not expect him to participate in any risky battles on our behalf, and most of them are not willing to put themselves in danger for this benefit.
"I think you must be like this. It's only a matter of time before a talented person with such a promising future like you reaches Level V. I think you will definitely want to use your time to improve your abilities instead of wasting time on dealing with trivial matters. It is even less possible to take unnecessary risks.
"So you don't have to do either of these. We have secured a very good position for you within the Federation.
"A position only you can fill."
Ma En asked:
"What's the position?"
Tang Xueluan said seriously:
"To the members of Shenxiao and the Salvation Alliance advisory group, we want to establish effective communication with Shenxiao through you, but I promise that we will never force you to deceive Shenxiao or do anything that is not beneficial to her.
"The relationship between the Federation and Shenxiao is not as simple as it seems, or the relationship between us is actually very complicated. I would like to use the metaphor of a love that is overly selfish and lacks respect. It is the same for us.
"The final outcome we want to see is for Shenxiao to return in a stronger posture. The Federation certainly does not want the world to be destroyed. What we want is to achieve a win-win situation with her. In fact, our current situation is more like a quarrel than a quarrel. It’s really a matter of life and death.”
Ma En said:
"I am a member of the Salvation Alliance, and what you said is not what I saw."
Tang Xueluan nodded:
"You are right, I am too one-sided.
"But I can guarantee that there is no such restriction in your contract. I will use my credit to prevent them from forcing you to do anything detrimental to Shenxiao through the contract. You can still feel that the Federation really wants you to take advantage of it. You came to harm Shen Xiao, but now is actually your chance. We can let you get in touch with Shen Xiao's situation and provide an opportunity to prevent other federal members from harming her.
"Isn't that a good thing?"
When she said this, Ma En was a little surprised, because what she said was actually what Ma En wanted to do when he joined the Federation, but he did not expect that Tang Xueluan would throw it out as a bargaining chip. It's going to be quite difficult to get in touch with this.
And he had to admit that this was an extremely tempting offer for him and any member of the Salvation Alliance, and joining the advisory department had changed from a troublesome thing to a very good condition.
Ma En said:
"According to you, this doesn't seem to be of any benefit to the Federation?"
Tang Xueluan said with a smile:
"No, the actual situation is more complicated. The Shu family will make this matter beneficial to all three of us. However, the details are difficult to explain, but this is politics. Many times things are not what they seem."
What did he think of:
"Wouldn't they mind who I am?"
Tang Xueluan nodded:
"They will, so they will prevent you until you sign a special contract, so it depends on your ability. But I believe in you more than them. I just don't know what you think about this."
This sentence was a downright beautiful statement. In fact, neither she nor the Federation felt that Ma En could have any impact on Shenxiao. In fact, even if he was allowed to stay in that prison freely and participate in every task related to her , he can't change anything.
Their security measures for Shen Xiao were unreasonably good. Given these conditions to a Level V ability user, it would be impossible for him to rescue Shen Xiao under these conditions. The resources they invested in this aspect were no less than those that defeated her.
Even if the stabilizing function of the prison is turned off and Ma En walks in front of Shenxiao, there is no way to take her away. The only one who can do this is probably another Shenxiao.
Ma En is not arrogant to that extent:
"No, since you said they won't give me any chance, I believe that it is impossible for me to do anything for Shenxiao, but even the smallest details are worth knowing for me. Simply understanding her situation is enough. It’s very valuable.”
Tang Xueluan nodded:
"As long as you like these conditions, we can arrange them for you. Moreover, I will also join the consulting department as a former senior executive of the Eastern Federal Branch and become your colleague, and we will achieve high positions in this department together. I need you to help me.
"In addition to this, we will also reach some treaties with you as the Shu family."
Ma En asked:
"What are your thoughts?"
Tang Xueluan took out a document from his arms and handed it to him:
"Here are the specific details of the transaction between the advisory department and us. You can listen and read at the same time. First of all, our Shu family will try our best to provide you with resources within the federation to help you become stronger, and to obtain resources from the federation for you.
"In normal times, you have to help me rise within the advisory department, and we will also provide you with corresponding resources. But the real point is that we will provide you with resources for promotion to Level V depending on the situation. And if you do it because of our The resources have been promoted to level V. There are several ways to repay our rewards. The specific details are in the information.
"Don't worry, our conditions won't be particularly bad."
Ma En flipped through the document. The repayment methods mentioned above include providing help within the federation, or providing the Shu family with some services with clear standards. As long as there is no particularly serious situation, he has to provide help within the federation. The Shu family provides a reasonable level of support and help. To be honest, these conditions are nothing compared to being promoted to Level V.
But when it comes to Ma En, it's a bit worthless, because he is indeed likely to be promoted to Level V, and he may indeed need some help from the federation, but that will definitely not be the key factor in his promotion.
However, this can also prove Tang Xueluan's trust in him. Without knowing the existence of the Abnormal Control Bureau, such conditions are actually particularly favorable for Ma En.
"Great conditions." Ma En said, "But I definitely won't have the chance to advance to Level V in a short time, and I also have other more urgent requirements that I want to fulfill."
"What request?" Tang Xueluan was not too surprised by his words. When Ma En took the initiative to ask to see her, she had already guessed that there must be something hidden in it.
Ma En said:
"Do you know about anti-psychic metal? I need a piece of level V."
Tang Xueluan thought for a few seconds, and then immediately replied:
"Theoretically, I can get it for you. In fact, my elders have the power to get it, but the process may be more troublesome and requires you to have some achievements in the advisory department. After all, this thing still belongs to the Federation. We want to There has to be an excuse to get it for you.
"But if so, what are you going to give us?"
Mahn replied:
"I will provide you with the things in the contract within two years, but some conditions need to be changed. If you have a conflict with me or something bad happens, then this promise will be invalid and I will tell you What are your specific conditions?"
Tang Xueluan frowned slightly when he heard this.
"But if I am still unable to provide corresponding returns in two years, then all these new conditions I have added will become invalid, which means that you can force me to give returns, and the rewards can be doubled after two years. times."
"Deal!" Tang Xueluan shouted as if he was afraid that he would regret it.
