civilwarnovels Chapter 590 Newcomers
Chapter 590 Newcomers
Chapter 590 Newcomers
Zheng Shu was enjoying his life, but a large group of people, including those from the Warlock Association, were unable to sleep because of the torment.
Inside the headquarters of Libra, Stephen looked at the report in his hand with red eyes.
He slumped down on the sofa, looking exhausted. Beside him, K.K. and Libra's newcomer Doug also sat on the sofa in silence.
The expressions of several people were exactly the same, and they all looked worried.
Smoke lingered around Stephen, and the ashtray on the table in front of him was already full of cigarette butts.
The node invasion of the Hersharemz Great Barrier was a serious matter, and Libra was commissioned by the Warlock Association to investigate.
But obviously, the results were quite unsatisfactory.
Jane and other wolves used their invisibility abilities to obtain a lot of shocking information from the headquarters of various violent groups.
Once these evidences were disclosed, they would be enough to bring down dozens of large criminal groups. However, even so, nothing has been heard about the smuggling of related machinery.
Stephen led his men through the dark alleys of Hersharemz for a full half month, and their clothes were almost soaked with the blood of various unscrupulous thugs.
Stephen even felt a little bit of anemia because he used blood fighting techniques too much.
Even K.K., who was always extremely busy, returned to the headquarters and took Doug to tour various underground places in Hersharemz. After "politely" rejecting countless requests to buy Doug, he also got nothing.
"It seems that the opponent this time is quite good at hiding..." Throwing down the documents in his hand, Stephen casually stuffed the cigarette butt in his mouth into the ashtray, lowered his head dejectedly and sighed.
"We've checked all the underworld headquarters, but found no relevant information at all." Jane curled up in the chair next to her with a lost expression.
"It's the same here. I haven't found any information about anyone requesting to assemble the relevant machine in any of the major workshops. From the information I received, the shape of the machine is quite peculiar, and its use should also be very special. Once the order is accepted, it should not be forgotten."
K.K. looked much better than the others present. Doug beside him took out a record in a serious manner:
"We've looked at Billy's Modification Shop, Gene & Saxon Modification Workshop, Gordon Biomechanics, Armor Merchant Co., Ltd., Hasselhoff GMBH... basically all the big stores.
I have also looked for small shops like the personal business office in Koakihabara, but there are not many shops that can meet the requirements of mechanical construction precision, and I really haven't found any relevant information."
K.K nodded after Doug finished speaking, then turned to look at Stephen:
"So we can basically rule out the possibility that these guys commissioned these workshops to assemble the machines. Speaking of which, the precision of that thing is incredibly high. Could it be that it was directly manufactured outside and shipped in?"
The instrument that can carry the space-crossing ritual is itself very advanced, coupled with various additional unknown functions. Even with the support of technology from another world, there are only a handful of workshops in the entire Hersharemz that can process such machines.
If it were outside, the number of countries and factories that could produce this number of machines would be an order of magnitude less.
But even so, it is still possible that the other party manufactured this machine from the outside world and transported it into Hersharemz.
After all, judging from the intelligence sent back from the Warlock Association, the other party is a force that can find magicians and ask them to take action.
What is difficult for ordinary people to do is not difficult for such a powerful being.
"Impossible. The Warlock Association has already asked Banglai Nankada here, and later asked Leir Demisos from the other world. Both of them said that they have never seen a similar machine, not even the parts. After all, such a finely crafted thing will definitely attract their attention."
Stephen shook his head, denying K.K.'s statement.
"Is that so..." K.K did not refute anything after hearing this.
As a city completely enveloped by fog and barriers, the only channel for Hersharemz to communicate with the outside world is the cross-sea bridge.
In order to maintain the stability of the two worlds, both worlds sent their own personnel to serve as "gatekeepers" to guard the only passage to prevent something too outrageous from Hersharemz from entering into the two worlds.
Banglai Nankada and Leir Demisos were the names of the two gatekeepers.
The other world and the human world have been able to maintain a miraculous balance until now, largely thanks to these two paranoid people.
Although the two belong to different worlds, they both have the same characteristics.
In terms of power, both of them can be called divine beings. Relying on the status brought by power, they both have enough ability to resist all kinds of temptations.
However, the reason why they have been able to maintain their status as impartial gatekeepers has nothing to do with money, power or sense of mission, but relies solely on the pure desire to memorize everything in the universe.
The two's current positions are enough to realize this wish, plus the tension they maintain from competing with each other after knowing each other, and their strong power and status are enough to maintain their own safety...
With multiple combinations, there is no stronger barrier in the world than them.
Given the status of these two people, even if the Warlock Association wanted to ask them questions, it would cost a lot, so they generally would not disturb them casually.
But this time the matter was too serious. It was no longer the "small things" such as special drugs or biological weapons that Libra usually dealt with.
The Great Barrier of Hersharemz concerns the life and death of two worlds, and it cannot be overemphasized no matter how much importance it takes.
So after getting some clues, the Warlock Guild contacted other forces and questioned the two gatekeepers together.
Of course, the answer they got was within their expectations. The other party did not leave any clues with the gatekeeper.
Stephen picked up the coffee in front of him and took a sip: "However, not only in this city, anything can happen all over the world, so even if someone really bypasses their eyes, it is not impossible."
"In that case..."
Behind the desk in the corner, Klaus, who had been silent all along, suddenly stood up. His huge body and sudden movements attracted everyone's attention.
"Then it's my turn to act."
Newcomers like Doug looked puzzled when they heard this, not knowing what else their boss could do when all the intelligence personnel were ineffective.
K.K showed a trace of worry, but quickly hid it in his smile: "You are really impressive, little Klaus."
While drinking the coffee in his hand, Stephen glanced at the computer that Klaus had just turned off, and a look of understanding appeared in his eyes.
So he shook his head at Klaus: "No, we can't do this this time."
"But don't we have any other options?" Klaus looked puzzled.
He knew his partner's character very well. Logically speaking, even if this matter was extremely risky, he should not stop himself.
"It's not just about your life safety." Stephen saw through Klaus' thoughts.
"The situation this time is very unusual. Although we haven't found any specific clues, based on the known intelligence, it is very likely that the powerful people at the top of the two worlds are involved. So we don't know whether 'that person' has joined this plan.
The Warlock Association dared to ask the gatekeeper because they could ensure that these two people did not join the plan, but other than that, all the powerful people cannot be trusted!"
"……I see."
After a moment's silence, Klaus sat back in his chair.
The other people present also understood what Stephen meant, and their expressions involuntarily became heavy.
Although I knew this matter might be tricky, I didn't expect it to be so troublesome.
This matter involves the two world's most powerful people. If it is not handled properly, a war between the two worlds is likely to break out.
Seeing that everyone present understood the seriousness of the matter, Stephen sighed helplessly:
"It is precisely because of the special nature of this matter that the Warlock Association also said that even if no answers are obtained, we should not use overly radical means and should proceed in secret as much as possible to minimize all impacts.
Fortunately, the other party will not make any moves in the short term, and the Warlock Association has also strengthened the protection of the Helsharemz Great Barrier. This incident has affected too many people, and Libra is powerless. Our job this time is just to assist. "
"It's really... stressful." K.K leaned back on the sofa and sighed.
As if wanting to boost the morale of his subordinates, Stephen put down his coffee and clapped his hands:
"Okay, don't be too discouraged. Besides, we haven't gained nothing."
"What do you mean?" K.K's attention was indeed attracted.
Not only her, but Klaus and Doug next to him also turned their eyes to Stephen.
"The fact that we didn't find any clues is actually a clue in itself. There has been no news of the destruction of the workshop in recent times, which means that the other party did not kill to silence the witnesses. On the other hand, they did not use the workshop in Hersharemz when assembling or manufacturing this machine."
"What do you mean?" K.K. asked.
Stephen smiled and said, "What I mean is that the enemy's power this time may be stronger than we initially expected. They may have personnel who understand advanced mechanical technology in their action team."
"This is such good news!!!" K.K was a little crazy.
"Haha, I didn't say this was good news."
A cold joke swept away the originally depressing atmosphere in the Libra headquarters. Stephen restrained his smile as he looked at the lively people in front of him, and a hint of hidden worry flashed in his eyes.
Suddenly he felt someone patting his shoulder. He turned around and saw Klaus coming to his side without him knowing.
Although he didn't say anything, his firm gaze still gave Stephen strong support.
Stephen felt the determination of his old partner through the strength of the hand on his shoulder, and a slightly relaxed smile appeared on his face:
"Ha! I'm not that easily defeated!"
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Another month passed, and there was still no progress in the investigation into the invasion of the Hersharemz Great Barrier Node.
Both the Warlock Guild and Libra have tried their best, but still haven't found any clues.
Although it is a headache to have a sword hanging over your head that may fall at any time, time does not care about anyone's troubles and continues to flow forward.
Gradually, because of other events that happened in Hersharemz, Libra and the Warlock Association began to shift their focus to these things.
After all, if the Great Barrier of Hersharemz is invaded, it will indeed affect the balance of the world, but other events also have similar problems.
In the absence of any clues for the time being, they could only record the incident and then shift their focus to other incidents that could be handled.
However, after this battle, Stephen also discovered that Libra was short of manpower. Other aspects were fine, but they still lacked in frontal combat effectiveness.
So while solving various incidents and maintaining the balance of the world, Stephen also began to secretly look for new people suitable for Libra.
This is not an easy task. As Libra solves more and more cases, their reputation begins to spread secretly among major underground organizations and super villains.
Unlike the situation a year ago when no one knew about it when it was first established, news about the secret society Laibula has now become the hottest topic among underground organizations.
Unfortunately, after interacting with Zheng Shu, Stephen discovered his problem and improved his confidentiality measures.
Therefore, only the name of the secret society Libra has been circulated so far, and people still know nothing about other related information.
Faced with such an enemy hiding in the dark who could bite off their necks at any time, all those who wanted to cause trouble in Hersharemz were trembling with fear.
Correspondingly, the reward for information about Libra has become increasingly higher.
This also caused a certain degree of trouble for Stephen in his search for new people. Faced with such a huge risk, many people who were originally interested quietly retreated.
After searching for a long time, I finally found only one and a half people.
"What do you mean by one and a half? Even though this guy looks stupid, he is still a person after all. And I have no intention of joining your Libra, so don't count me in casually."
Zheng Shu sat on the sofa, drinking Gilbert's special black tea, and expressed his dissatisfaction with what Stephen described.
"Boy! Are you looking for trouble?!"
On the sofa opposite Zheng Shu, a guy with silver hair and brown skin suddenly jumped up, put his feet on the table, and with a bloody blade in his hand, he roared at Zheng Shu fiercely.
"Hey! Zapp, calm down." Stephen coughed and reminded the new recruit.
The new guy recruited by Libra this time is Zapp Renfro in the original novel, a cheerful bad guy who likes to take care of the younger generation. He uses the sword technique "Bleeding Fight" which turns blood into blades. He is considered a funny character in Libra.
Stephen looked at Zheng Shu's indifferent expression and hesitated for a moment, then told the truth somewhat awkwardly:
"Actually, Zapp is one, and you are half..."
"Hahahahaha! Big idiot, did you hear that? You are the half-baked one..."
Boom!
With one punch, he knocked Zap, who was mocking him, into the ground and made him lose consciousness. Zheng Shu retracted his fist expressionlessly and turned to look at Stephen.
"Why am I half?"
"Didn't you just say it yourself? You have no intention of joining Libra. But if we pay you to assist us, it should be no problem, right?" Stephen took a sip of tea calmly, as if Zapp who was smashed through the floor did not exist.
"There's nothing wrong with that, okay." Zheng Shu nodded.
(End of this chapter)