I created the Bureau of Anomaly Control

"You want to recommend this member of the Salvation Alliance to participate in the battle for us?" The questioner was a stout, middle-aged man, Kang Shouxing, the federal politician in charge of personnel deployment for this operation. Standing opposite him was Shadow, the Minister of the Investigation Department.

He looked at Shadow's proposal with suspicion, his expression as if he had heard something unbelievable.

Shadow nodded slightly:

"This is my professional recommendation. I understand your doubts, but this is actually our best choice. That bastard from the Northern Federation recently killed two geniuses we had specially cultivated. Now the Federation has no trustworthy candidates.

"Among the Tier IVs, he is our best choice. Although he is a member of the Salvation Alliance, I can assure you that he is not a brainless idiot. Ma En sees the situation more clearly than all his accomplices. He is a smart man.

"Even if our so-called geniuses hadn't died, they would still be far inferior to Ma En. They are just flowers in a greenhouse, and they will easily reveal their flaws when they encounter similar enemies who have truly grown up in blood and fire. We don't know how strong the Atlanteans can send, but their young people are definitely more mature than our original ones.

"You can completely trust my judgment of Ma En. I am the Tier V ability user."

Kang Shouxing looked troubled:

"Of course I trust your judgment, but no matter what, he is a member of the Salvation Alliance. Do you really think he will stand on our side?"

Shadow said:

"I have already answered this question. Ma En is a smart man. He knows where to stand. Besides, we are the Federation. Isn't restraining others what we are best at? Just sign something like a contract with him."

The middle-aged man then asked:

"Then how do you plan to convince him? Why should he help us? Does he already plan to join us? If you really have this idea, I think I need to remind you.

"He is a member of the Salvation Alliance. If such a person joins the Federation, I will only suspect that they want to be a mole."

Seeing the subtle change in Shadow's expression, he immediately spoke again:

"Of course, I understand what you just said. You have your own opinions, and you are more professional than us in this regard, but you also know that things don't work that way. The point is not whether you are right or wrong, or whether Ma En is suitable or not.

"The point is that doing so will cause a lot of people to have doubts. It's not that simple for me to convince them."

Shadow said:

"Leave this to me."

Hearing this, he smiled:

"Since you say so, then I'm relieved."

In his opinion, Shadow obviously wanted to win over Ma En by taking this opportunity, and he naturally couldn't run around for Shadow's benefit. However, giving this Tier V ability user some face was no problem, so he agreed after Shadow promised to solve those troubles himself.

Kang Shouxing suddenly said as if he remembered something:

"By the way, there is one last problem with this matter that you need to solve. After all, this spot was not originally for Ma En, and there are only a few people in the Federation who can take on this responsibility. Before you suggested it, we had already contacted Daoist Xiaoyao, and he also sent his most prized disciple."

Hearing this, Shadow knew that things might not be as simple as he had originally thought. Xiaoyao was a Tier V ability user semi-affiliated with the Federation, and he had taken the initiative to join the Federation, and had also put forward various harsh demands.

These included the Federation providing him with the resources he needed, and he would not be subject to the Federation's orders. In return, he would provide some assistance to a certain extent, but overall, this deal was a loss for the Federation.

The Federation agreed because of his special skills and mysterious origins. This ability user, who called himself Daoist Xiaoyao, possessed a repeatable and inheritable abnormal technical system, and his speech and demeanor did not resemble people within the Federation, nor did they conform to any known era. It could only be said that it was very similar to the former Eastern Federation language, but there were also considerable differences.

The several "disciples" who appeared with him also had similar cultural and linguistic systems, as if they all came from some more distant unknown era or location, and they would sometimes say words that they had never heard before.

For example, this Daoist Xiaoyao asked them to call him something like a Guest Elder, and was unwilling to accept the title arranged for him by the Federation.

Moreover, once when he was drinking with the "servant" sent by the Federation to take care of him, he had said that he was an outsider, and explained to the Federation employee who was drinking at the time that an outsider referred to a Taoist who jumped out of the Three Realms, but when they asked what it meant to jump out of the Three Realms, Daoist Xiaoyao brushed them off by saying that they could not understand.

According to this "servant" in charge of espionage, Daoist Xiaoyao's expression at the time seemed to carry some elusive smile, and he vaguely felt some mockery. After that, he left this job.

Moreover, the technology possessed by Xiaoyao was completely beyond the Federation's understanding and knowledge. His disciples also possessed abnormal abilities similar to his. After questioning, Daoist Xiaoyao answered their questions—this was a technology that could be taught.

They called it the Path to Immortality.

This had similarities to that equally magical martial art, but compared to what they called immortal techniques, it was even stranger. The Federation is still studying the connection between the two, although they have found some common ground, but until now there has been no decisive evidence and breakthrough.

And the real reason why the federal politicians decided to satisfy all his demands was also on this path to immortality.

They once asked Xiaoyao what becoming an immortal meant, and at that time he said with some playfulness:

"The path to immortality is the art of longevity."

That's why the Federation respected him so much. Of course, normally speaking, the Federation would directly use force or some shady tricks to steal information when encountering such magical things, but they didn't do anything.

Or rather, they had actually thought about it. After the Federation had just learned about him, they tried to get Shenxiao to subdue him, but she obviously directly rejected the Federation's request, and said to them quite seriously:

"He is not my opponent, but it is not easy to catch him. This guy also has some attainments in the field of prophecy. If I agree to your request now, he is likely to escape before you find me.

"I suggest you stay away from him, and don't provoke him. He is not a problem you should consider. If necessary…

"I will kill him myself."