Outside the street, Gray Rat looked at Charles with admiration in his eyes.
“Are we just going to let this matter drop?”
With a strange feeling in his heart, he hesitated twice before finally voicing his question.
“The matter of Mrs. Metler was only reported up to the regional director. Due to the high secrecy level, only those two individuals knew the details. I’ve already cast a memory-erasing spell on them using mental magic, making them believe this was a case of mistaken intelligence…”
Charles spoke calmly, “We Revenants possess power, but not every matter should be dealt with through brute force. Of course, we should still prepare afterwards, relocate the Metler family… give them new identities and let them live in another country…”
“You’re absolutely right, boss!”
Gray Rat was sincerely convinced. Suddenly, nearby, a round of applause rang out: “Truly worthy of being the Mind King. Among Revenants nowadays, someone as rational and restrained as you is rare indeed!”
“Revenants?!”
Gray Rat’s body suddenly sprouted dense fur, transforming him into a monstrous form, as he stared at the figure that had suddenly materialized out of thin air.
The figure wore the standard uniform of the Black Society, had a pale complexion, and his pupils were an unusual wine-red. Upon seeing this, he immediately waved his hands: “Please don’t misunderstand, I mean no harm! I was just passing by and happened to see something. Charles, right? We even had a bit of a connection back in the Zerg world!”
“Shadow King Oliver?!”
Charles, however, closed his eyes: “Didn’t expect even you to be recruited by the Kingdom…”
“Shadow King?!”
Gray Rat gasped in astonishment and immediately dropped his combat stance.
After all, this was a renowned Revenant in the spatial realms, a figure comparable to the Mind King and the Blood Queen, famous for his stealth and assassination skills.
Thinking about his earlier attitude, Gray Rat couldn’t help but feel a cold sweat on his back.
“Thank goodness the boss is here!”
He glanced at Charles behind him and exhaled in relief.
“Recruited?”
Oliver shook his head: “Just cooperation! Charles, you should know how powerful the Kingdom’s machinery is once it starts moving, right? We aren’t afraid of it, but we do have loved ones and friends. Like you… in Benjamin State, there’s…”
“What do you mean? Are you threatening me?”
Charles narrowed his eyes, and the space around his body trembled slightly.
“No, no! Just a friendly reminder… After all, I am also a Revenant!”
Oliver showed no intention of fighting: “And regarding this matter, I’ll pretend I saw nothing.”
Although he was cooperating with the Kingdom, his own interests still lay primarily in the Revenant space. Oliver was well aware of this.
If the news spread that he was “assisting the Kingdom in fighting Revenants,” how would he survive in the Primordial God Space afterward?
“Then I’ll remember your kindness this time!”
Charles shifted his thoughts, and the strange aura around him instantly vanished, clearly not really intending to engage in a serious fight here.
“Seeing as we once worked together, I have one more piece of intelligence to give you!”
Oliver smiled slightly: “Have you heard of Chevrolet?”
“What about him?”
Charles felt a jolt in his heart. This was also a powerful figure at their level.
“He completed a world’s ultimate mission. It’s said he upgraded his abilities to S-rank, and recently in the real world, he’s done something big…”
Oliver spoke softly: “The rebellion in the Pandorn Empire has already drawn in several major states, and even the colonies have sparked a wave of secession from the Empire. I suspect that all of this is being orchestrated behind the scenes by him…”
“Chevrolet is indeed from the Pandorn Empire…”
Charles nodded, then looked somewhat puzzled: “But what does the chaos in the Pandorn Empire have to do with us?”
“You’re a master of the mind and mental powers, Charles!”
A sudden fervor flashed in Oliver’s eyes: “If Chevrolet can do it, we can do it too!”
“You want this country?”
Charles almost laughed incredulously: “Impossible!”
“Why impossible? Where there is oppression, there is resistance. We Revenants are hated, captured, and even experimented on… all because there is no nation in the real world established by Revenants themselves. If it doesn’t exist originally, why can’t we establish one?”
Oliver extended his right hand: “Charles, help me!”
“Enough!”
Charles painfully covered his forehead: “I originally thought Lolita was crazy enough, but it turns out you’re even more insane!”
Although he also had similar aspirations, he was well aware that under the current circumstances, Revenants had not yet gained absolute dominance.
Right now, he only wanted to maintain a stable life in the real world and strive in the Primordial God Space to revive the people who mattered to him.
But Oliver’s goal was much more radical. Seeing him now infiltrating the Black Society, it was clear his plans went far beyond this.
However, Charles was quite pessimistic about Oliver.
Oliver had once been just an ordinary person. Although he had some special abilities, his strength was still too weak, far from reaching a dominant position. Once he got involved with the system and started scheming with those old foxes, he might die without even knowing how.
“This isn’t madness, it’s a vision! A vision for the future life of us Revenants. Don’t you wish for your family to live openly and freely in the sunlight?”
There was a hint of seduction in Oliver’s voice, at least Gray Rat seemed somewhat tempted.
“Sorry…”
Charles slightly bowed: “I have absolutely no interest in such matters!”
“You’re just a coward!”
A cold gleam flashed in Oliver’s eyes: “Even if you have power, you’re still a coward!”
“A coward… maybe…”
Charles, along with Gray Rat, slowly walked out of the street: “Back in the Primordial God Space, I originally just wanted to survive…”
…
Charles was still relatively lucky. Even though Shadow King Oliver dared not push him too hard, other Revenants, especially those in the Federation, were not so fortunate when faced with the combined efforts of the Supernatural Office and the Bureau of Investigation.
John was an ordinary office worker.
He worked as a sales assistant at a water dispenser company, living a life just like any ordinary person—going to work on time every day, enduring heavy workloads and his boss’s scolding, all for a meager salary.
But recently, his life suddenly improved, and he was even planning to quit his job at the trading company to start his own small business.
The reason he could do this was because he had a little secret.
“Never thought reselling a few artifacts would bring such huge profits…”
Back home, John muttered excitedly. Thinking about the astonished and confused look on his boss’s face when he handed in his resignation today, he felt a surge of satisfaction.
Of course, compared to the large numbers added to his bank account, this satisfaction was just a small joy.
Although he was only a novice Revenant, he was quite lucky. Several major Revenant organizations in the space appreciated his shrewdness, appointing him as an agent for selling goods and giving him generous commissions.
With this income, he was quite confident about surviving well even in the Primordial God Space.
However, this brief period of happiness lasted only a short time.
Bang! Bang!
“Open up!”
A sudden knocking came from the door.
“What is it?”
John asked in a good mood.
“Delivery! Your pizza order!”
“Oh right!”
John scratched his head and opened the door, then his mouth slightly dropped open.
Standing before him were two sharply dressed men in suits wearing sunglasses, holding fast-food boxes—an odd combination indeed.
“Your beef pizza order!”
The man smiled and handed him the food box.
“Thanks… uh… are the couriers’ benefits that good now?”
John was at a loss for words. Looking at their car parked outside through the door, he couldn’t help but feel the urge to comment: “Driving a car to deliver pizza?”
“In fact, it’s just a side job. Mr. John, won’t you invite us in for a moment?”
The man’s smile never faded as he pulled out an ID: “We’re from the Federal Bureau of Investigation!”
“Damn it!”
John instinctively flung the pizza away, his body springing up like a rabbit and dashing toward the nearest window with incredible agility.
Pap! Pap!
But the two seemed well-prepared. They directly pulled out oddly shaped guns and fired at John.
Zap! Zap!
Electric sparks flashed as John cried out in pain, collapsing to the ground, his limbs still twitching involuntarily.
“Alright, Revenant Mr. John, now you should be ready to listen to us, right?”
The two federal agents sat down: “You have two choices now. First, join our bureau—we’ll give you a special position with high allowances! Second, you keep resisting, and we’ll arrest you on charges of assaulting an officer and endangering public safety!”
“Crap, when did I assault an officer…”
John got up, his mouth still twitching slightly.
He was just a novice with little power, barely able to defend himself against a small squad of patrolmen.
Now he suddenly realized why those powerful Revenant organizations had chosen him to be their middleman and go-between.
They were using him as a front! Using him to sell artifacts and reap the profits while they sat back and benefited. He had been such a fool!
“Do I really have a choice now?”
John gave a bitter smile.
One good thing about being a small fry is knowing when to yield. Facing the powerful national agencies, he knew they must have thoroughly investigated his background, so he immediately chose to compromise.
“Good, sign this contract and you’ll become a special consultant for our bureau!”
The two agents exchanged a glance, looking quite satisfied, and handed him another contract.
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