In the quiet study room, Ai Qing silently stared at the mobile phone on the table. The light rising from the screen intertwined into an invisible screen in the air, revealing a man sitting at his workstation with a dull expression.

She said, "I want to check the progress of the report I submitted."

After a moment of silence, the dull clerk looked away from the computer screen and replied: "Your application for reinforcement has been approved. In accordance with the Ascended Person Management Law of the host country, it has been communicated to the East Asia Social Security Bureau within one working day.

Will get approval.

It is the obligation of every ombudsman to eradicate current threats. Please continue to pay attention to the current situation and ensure that the situation does not worsen before the incident is resolved."

Convey...

Ai Qing sighed.

In recent years, as the pressure outside the borders has gradually weakened, the United Nations has begun to further restrict the rights of the Astronomical Society. Now in countries with strong sovereignty, front-line inspectors like her are no longer qualified to retain the military department.

, the staffing is also becoming increasingly scarce, and it has gradually evolved from the original action agency to an observation agency.

Faced with the growing strength of the Five Permanent Representatives, the Administrative Bureau chose to make concessions and handed over daily military actions to the host country to act as an agent to avoid sovereignty disputes.

No, it should be said that the struggle between the sovereignty faction and the border faction within the command bureau has heated up?

As the agents of the WPC began to demand more rights and resources, conflicts inevitably arose. If this continues, sooner or later you will have to work in the Special Affairs Department, right?

But to still have such a conservative attitude towards such an incident involving destructive elements can be said to be indulgent, right? Or should we say that we want to let the situation get worse and come out to clean up the situation in the end?

There are too many possibilities to guess.

She rubbed her brows, stopped thinking about such damn problems, and asked:

"What about the other application?"

After the clerk operated the computer, he looked up and replied: "The "Relic Application" you submitted has been approved——"

As he spoke, he pulled out a form from the vacuum pipe next to him and checked the content and approval on it: "The border relic applied for is No. 1752, an S-level corrosive object - Faust."

He raised his head and said: "You will be allowed to question him three times. Please follow the relevant regulations and read Articles 6, 7, and 19 carefully. Please confirm when you are done."

A text appeared on Ai Qing's phone.

As usual, she glanced at it and said, "It's over."

The clerk nodded, tapped his finger in the air a few times, pulled out a text box out of thin air, and turned to Ai Qing: "Please read the following words and promise to abide by them."

Ai Qing calmly read the above text: "I will ensure that I remain vigilant and suspicious of everything Faust, the border relic, said, and I will ensure that questioning Faust will remain within the scope of the incident.

I will promise to follow the commandments.

I will remain rational, give up my personal freedom when necessary, and accept the control and personality correction of the technical department, above."

The moment she finished reading, her signature appeared on the text box, and then it turned into an A4 paper and fell into the hands of the clerk.

"Three questions, please use them with caution."

The clerk picked up the seal next to it and stamped it.

Snapped!

The crisp sound of the red seal falling on the paper seemed to burst a bubble, echoing in the room, but the invisible sound seemed to roll up the space, causing everything to ripple like water waves.

The authorization is passed and the world begins.

In an instant, Ai Qing felt as if she was weightless on a slide or in a sports car, but then, the strange feeling suddenly stopped.

The screen projected by the mobile phone has dissipated.

In the silent room, a phantom appeared silently and slowly condensed into reality.

Border delivery.

【B·I·F·R·O·S·T】, if this abbreviation is translated literally, it can be called the ‘Rainbow Bridge’.

One of the three major blockades surrounding the current situation, it is also the one with the most widespread intelligence dissemination among the three safety valves established by the Astronomical Society to prevent the world from being destroyed.

One of its most direct functions is to rely on hundreds of thousands of pathways and countless transfer stations built on top of the current world to place anyone in any corner of the current world anytime, anywhere.

Although there are many restrictions in place to prevent abuse, it has inevitably become the most commonly used method of mobility in emergencies.

The sonorous sound of steel sounded.

From Iron Armor.

It was a man of indistinguishable age, with a beard covering his face, wearing heavy armor, holding a flaming sword in his hand, and his braided head was engraved with layers of overlapping tattoos.

Desolate and majestic.

But his face was heart-stopping. Not only were his eyes sewn shut by needles and threads, and his ears that had been filled with molten iron and then dried into lumps, there was no trace of a tongue even in his open lips.

Don't look, don't listen, don't speak.

This is the caretaker of the border relic Faust, and it is also the safety bolt that cuts off the user's head when the relic gets out of control or is operated illegally.

He held the sword in one hand and a large and heavy book in the other. The steel cover and locks seemed to be bound in layers. As countless iron chains came loose, the locks opened.

There was a sound of viscous liquid boiling, and countless words flew out from it, like flies stumbling around in the air.

In the end, they gathered together to form a rickety old man. As soon as he landed on the ground, he choked violently, and his lungs were like an outdated engine, spurting out sparks, black smoke and wisps of jet-black liquid.

Before those things even hit the ground, they were pulled by invisible forces and returned to the book.

"call--"

The old man in a Roman robe slowly straightened up, propped up his crutches, and sighed softly: "I feel more comfortable at last... What a rare freedom. Who summoned me?"

He looked around, his strange and gloomy eyes scanning the surroundings, and finally landed on Ai Qing, showing a mocking smile: "Ah, an interesting half-finished product, a broken soul.

Look, what did I say last time? Little bitch, we meet again."

As he spoke, he came closer and sniffed the scent on Ai Qing's hair almost wantonly.

"The fragrance of a virgin, what a pity, it is already ripe? But no one picked it?" He paused and chuckled strangely:

"Or is it that no one cares about it? It would be too miserable to live a life without being able to appreciate the beauty between the sexes. Do you need me to help you?"

Snapped!

The sound of the stun gun disappeared in a flash.

The old man convulsed and fell to the ground, kneeling in front of the wheelchair, twitching violently. For a long time, he raised his head stiffly and stiffly, not knowing whether it was relief or pain: "Oh oh oh... does this feeling declare to me the rights of master and slave? Xiang Yi

This book? Hahaha, it’s so pitiful.”

As he spoke, Faust grinned with a mocking smile and spread his hands.

"——Devil Faust, here you are, please ask questions, my...'Master', if you can bear the price necessary to reach omniscience."

At that moment, the armored man behind him tightened his grip on the sword hilt.

Commandment 1: No questions will be answered directly, but a price must still be paid.

Commandment 4: Don’t ask Faust for anything.

Precept 9: Do not ask Faust questions that involve too broad a scope, nor seek answers directly. The only appropriate way is to conduct side verification to reduce the cost.

Ai Qing closed her eyes, ignored the devil's wanton laughter, and began to think.

After a long time, he opened his eyes and asked:

"Are the current actions of the Savior Society based on their own wishes?"

Faust smiled strangely, stretched out his hand and opened his palm: "The price of this question is an Odysseus gold coin, the one you carry with you."

Ai Qing frowned and looked at the armored man. The armored man had no reaction or objection.

Depending on the question, Faust will ask the questioner for things around them, not even limited to themselves and their belongings... Most of the time, the price will fluctuate according to the difficulty of the answer, but some

There are always exceptions.

Faust always asks the questioner for something that is of great significance to them, such as the lives of family members, the sacrifice of children, sacrifices, etc.

The serious consequences resulting from this are countless.

Otherwise, Tianwen would have asked the armored man to guard this book.

After the price exceeds the limit, he will simply chop off the head of the questioner to prevent Faust from telling the answer and completing the deal.

An Odysseus gold coin is still within range.

Ai Qing was silent for a moment, then took off the gold coin locked on the silver chain from her neck and handed it over without saying anything else.

Faust laughed triumphantly, held the gold coin, and licked it greedily, as if he was thirsty for the sweat and body odor that stuck to it, and swallowed it in one gulp.

Then, he wiped his mouth with satisfaction and answered her question:

"—just as birds cannot stop the storm."

In other words, after Wang Hai, is there anyone else who is managing all this and brewing any plans?

Ai Qing frowned.

What was extremely precious to her was only exchanged for such a word. Even though she had been prepared, she felt extremely unhappy.

She was silent for a long time, took a deep breath, and suppressed her anger.

The second question was asked again.
To be continued...