Chapter 329

Remnants of time (1)

National Guard coup.

Two days after the ambition of Edmus Treppen, commander of the Mobile Fortress, ended with a predestined ending.

Agent Deputy Director Palad was sitting in his office, struggling fiercely with incoming calls.

“... ... So, didn’t we talk about that part beforehand? As far as this matter goes, I received official approval from the city council... ... .”

“Reinforcement is difficult. Right now, with our manpower, it is difficult just to deal with the traces of the National Guard.”

“yes? Some of the city council members want a quick distribution of loot? You mean the mobile fort’s munitions? Why the hell is that?”

bang!!

“X feet!!”

As soon as she put the phone down, Hina, with a bandage wrapped around her head, put another pile of documents on the desk next to Pallad, who was swearing.

coo!!

“This is the last one. Roughly 200 complaints about the current situation and approval agenda. You can read it all and sign it.”

“Chief, I can see why that woman ran away, leaving her seat intact.”

Pallad muttered as he picked up the pen with a haggard complexion.

“Whenever something happens, they’re going to hand it over to us and deal with it... ... .”

Agents, who have been active as spy agencies directly under the city government, are a group of superhumans who are relatively free from the prohibition law, and one of the few special forces that can most directly get involved in the shadows of a megalopolis.

Therefore, inside the city government, on-site work and administrative processing of what happened in the outskirts were naturally handed over to the agent.

Until now, whenever this happened, I had handled it roughly and evasively, but the coup that took place just two days ago was an impossible task.

As all the attention of the city councilors was focused, it was almost certain that if I forgot even a single document, I would be immediately called to the city hall and severely criticized.

“If I had known it would be like this, I would have ignored the lieutenant commander so that he could fire at least one missile into the closed area. Then the prohibition law would be lifted much sooner and we wouldn’t have to suffer like this... ... .”

“It’s a very useless and dangerous statement.”

“Is team leader Marcia still out of contact?”

Hina nodded her head obediently.

Palad clicked his tongue in disapproval.

“Are you planning on not even giving an interim report because you took such a long vacation? I think we need to reconsider the integrity of the team leader.”

“You’re not saying this because you don’t know why the team leader went to the North Continent right now, right?”

“know. All the intelligence agencies that can know roughly what the problem is now must know... ... this.”

“What happen?”

As Hina turned her head, the figure of Palad, who had frozen with a piece of paper in her hand, came into Hina’s gaze.

“Senator Jekyel’s order has been dropped.”

“If it’s Jekyel, that... ... .”

The city council, which holds the highest power in the city. Among them, the Senate is a playground for those in power who have lived like nobles for hundreds of years.

Jekiel was the name of a member of the Senate who had a strong faction that was counted among the top three.

“They told me to carefully investigate Ban’s personal information and send it upstairs.”

Pallad muttered, rubbing his forehead.

“It is a direct line. It’s clear that Senator Zekiel is starting to take care of himself.”

“Have you heard about what Van did?”

“Because there were a lot of eyes to see in this case. It must have been rather difficult not to be noticed. But I never thought it would move so fast... ... .”

What Lennok did in the operation to capture the mobile fortress did not stop at simply attacking the fortress.

Single-handedly infiltrates the fortress, induces the National Guard to fire by mistake, and catches up with Lieutenant General Treffen, who runs after using it as bait to subdue him.

Didn’t he completely destroy a fortress without anyone’s help in the process and come back alive even against the pandemonium he encountered immediately after?

A feat that feels unrealistic just by listing the previous records of this operation.

The fact that such an order was issued even before the report was sent to the upper ranks proves how seriously the city council took this matter.

“Um... ... .”

Pallad, who had been sweating profusely and pondering hard, made a difficult decision.

“The work of the city council should be left to the city councilor.”

“Deputy Director?”

“Let’s toss Senator Mayer.”

“... ... .”

With Hina’s cold gaze behind her, Pallad picked up the phone, looking for Mayer’s phone number, pretending not to know.

“... ... You haven’t been contacted.”

Pallad, sweating profusely, looked up at Hina.

“What do we do?”

“Wouldn’t it be right to contact Van in advance?”

“No, but the problem is... ... . I’m not even answering the phone.”

* * *

But there were also those who sought immortality in other ways.

Balkan Central Council. At the time, the very few powerful people who held the peak of power could not escape from that desire.

“I tried to forcefully buy lifespan and immortality that didn’t exist. It was the city council that did the job, but there were also a lot of superhumans who agreed to the strategy.”

A bad customer who tries to forcefully buy a life. That’s why the Black Consumer project. Half of it was self-deprecating.

“Other cities have done similar things, such as the Ascension Gate of Machine City Machina and Mangwi Night Trip of Yorta, the military command city of Machine City, but the project in Balkan is said to be of a different class.”

“Are you saying the class is different?”

“I don’t know the details. I’m just chasing the ghost of that project.”

“... ... .”

“However, the way the project progressed was achieved through the grafting of ideas and power that transcended providence, and it seems that there was an existence that played a key role in the process. I found only one name in the deepest part of the Houses of Parliament, which I was granted access to for my contribution to stopping the coup.”

Lennok nodded, finally understanding why Mayer had taken the time to call him.

Mayer’s biggest goal is to climb to the top of the city and uncover the inside story of the Black Consumer Project.

He felt that Lennok, who had made the greatest contribution to this work, needed to share the information he had obtained in return.

“Who was it?”

“Alkaid.”

“... ... .”

The moment he heard those words, Lennok’s eyes went cold.

The last message left by Chun Gyeon. No matter how hard I tried, I didn’t know that I would hear the name that I couldn’t even catch a trace of.

“It is not clear whether it is an individual or a group. The minutes of the meeting I checked in the hall also had a lot of names erased... ... It is clear, however, that the disappearance of that being was a fatal blow to the project.”

Mayer continued, not noticing Lennok’s feelings.

“Because from that time on, infighting broke out among the members. After that, as recorded in the official history.”

Mayer said.

“The project is suspended indefinitely. The facility and its traces were all buried and kept secret, and the city council began to manage them by dividing them into zones to hide their mistakes.”

Thus, each district of the megalopolis was numbered and assigned a purpose.

“Those who supported the city council and those who opposed it were kicked out amicably to the outskirts. What survived was only a few of the neutral armed groups... ... Can you guess how many compromises and deals went through before the current order was created?”

“... ... okay.”

“I will definitely uncover the secret of this out-of-this-world project. If only I could get my hands on the secrets hidden in the deepest part of the megalopolis... ... .”

Lennok was silent as he listened to Mayer’s words.

alkyd.

If an unknown being, whose traces could not be caught, existed in the city council project 50 years ago, it

would mean that Chun-gyeon’s visit to this city right before his death was not a mere coincidence.

The last message left by a transcendent who saw through Lennok’s talent and bondage the truth of this world.

If even a transcendent who challenges ascension is a being who asks to be vigilant and careful, it would not be strange to say that the danger is comparable to the end of the open sea.

‘Maybe Alkaid isn’t just a name... ... .’

Countless speculations and doubts running through my head.

However, instead of thinking for a long time, Lennok shook his head lightly and stood up.

It is a question that cannot be answered right away even if we think about it here. However, it is enough to confirm that Alkaid’s activities overlap with the project from 50 years ago.

That was enough motivation to relieve Lennok’s hesitation in the process of uncovering the city’s secrets.

“What do you plan to do from now on?”

Mayer said, looking at Lennok who slowly stood up.

“The city council will accelerate discussions to lift the ban. In order to prevent such a situation, you may think that it is necessary to slightly upset the balance of power. We have no reason to stop it.”

“... ... .”

“When the ban is lifted, this city will turn into a real mess. The outskirts and the shadow side are no exception.”

It is only natural that the entire city will turn into a huge riot when Yangji’s armed force begins to be released under the control of the city council.

The number of organizations operating inside the Balkans easily exceeds thousands, and the interests intertwined among them do not distinguish between good and bad.

The Balkan City Council intends to use the chaos to filter out the power that exists in the city and increase their control.

The number of lives sacrificed in the process would not be taken into account.

“... ... well. I plan to think about it after some time has passed.”

Lennok took out his phone, checked the message on the screen, and sighed lightly.

“I feel like I just had something new to do.”

As if he had just known what Lennok was thinking about Thousand Dogs.

Lapis’s name appeared on the lightly flickering screen... ...

As the leader of the blue eyes and the owner of the lighthouse, he is the lighthouse keeper.

If she, who had been growing the organization alone for two years without opening her hands to Lennok, contacted her, there would be only one reason.

It’s been three days since the assault on the mobile fortress ended. It’s been about a month since Evelyn Marcia headed to the North Continent Highlands.

Finally, the order to summon the Blue Eye also reached Lennok.

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