Enforcer Manual
Chapter 264: Wise General _1

Chapter 264: Chapter 264: Wise General _1

A medical team that disappeared in a small town within the third country’s borders more than half a month ago, Song Lan felt there must be something fishy about this.

So as soon as he got home, he discussed the matter with Lu Xiang.

After a busy day, and having been covered in dust from an explosion, Lu Xiang took a shower and then lay in bed, not wanting to move. She pulled the blanket over her mouth with both hands, her eyes fixed on the ceiling.

After listening to Song Lan’s description, she said, "Infection has always been a major problem in the third country. Almost periodically, there would be sudden outbreaks of infection in villages or towns. Most of the tactical nuclear weapons have been used in the third country over the years. The problem is that no one knows where the source of infection comes from."

Having learned about the existence of Devourers, Lu Xiang thought that it seemed as if someone was deliberately releasing Devourers into certain small towns from time to time.

"This just proves that wild Devourers are no match for our domesticated ones."

Domesticated?

Lu Xiang always found this description slightly peculiar, as if a mutated creature that was over a hundred meters long was still being treated as a small animal.

"Unrestrained devouring and growth only lead to self-destruction. These wild Devourers are just the perfect negative example for us."

Song Lan went on and on, "Look at our domesticated Devourers. They can produce armored vehicles, automatic turrets, military robots, and even formed a Shadow Guard. Now, the landfill has been developed into four research departments and a complete security system, whereas wild Devourers can only produce zombies."

In his view, zombies were undoubtedly one of the weakest "trash fish" types of troops on the battlefield.

They couldn’t be immune to bullets, would die if shot in the head, and had no countermeasures against weapons with extensive destructive capabilities. Other than their infection ability with their attacks, they were almost useless,

They were classic assassins against civilians, only formidable against unarmed common citizens, and even then, armed civilians could take them down easily.

Consider those zombie-themed movies where the survivors are mostly characters without spiritual energy, cybernetic or physical enhancements, and yet they’d manage to pick up guns and blow the zombies’ heads off, making Song Lan believe that inserting a cyber madman into many of these zombie films would be an overkill.

"They completely fail to utilize the collective consciousness of the Bug Swarm and their powerful learning abilities. This is the consequence of willful descent!"

"Right, this is the consequence of willful descent!"

Hearing this, Lu Xiang immediately perked up, flung off the blanket, sat up straight in bed. She never expected to hear such words coming from Song Lan’s mouth one day, "And in our department, there is someone indulging in such willful descent, always thinking about slacking off and skiving!"

She acknowledged that Song Lan was reliable in critical moments, but if there were no critical moments, the guy could lie on the sofa in her office for a month.

The cushions on the sofa had recently been softened by Song Lan lying on them.

"I think you should reflect on yourself. You should ensure at least 4 hours or more of effective work time every day."

"I’ve thought deeply about this issue already," Song Lan spoke earnestly.

"Discussing this issue requires a clear premise, that our department’s workload is fixed. For example, if the total workload is 100, as long as someone else finishes 99 of the workload, I just need to do the little bit left to be considered to have completed the task."

"What kind of theory is this?"

"In all conscience, I think the work time of the Devourers and the Horn Bug squad should be credited to me."

No matter what Lu Xiang thought, Song Lan believed he was making a lot of sense.

He didn’t recruit his staff randomly, "Although it might appear on the surface that I’ve done nothing, in actuality, the responsibilities for city reconnaissance patrols, weapons research and development, and construction of military forces have all been completed."

He had conducted a profound study into the theory of deadbeatness. A straightforward deadbeat would indeed only cause their own destruction, but if you found someone who could do the work for you before you slacked off, then you could slack off with a clear conscience, "Director Lu, think about it, aren’t the two departments I manage capable of completing their work excellently even without me?"

Roger and his two colleagues were well seasoned in the production of the weekly publication. As long as something big happened in District 17 from time to time, their work continued smoothly.

As for the issue with the psychological counseling department...

After the Horn Bug investigation team was put into action, the work stress of the colleagues greatly diminished. Now, even the busiest special operations team and the crime investigation department could periodically go to the bar for team building, and the likelihood of suffering from psychological disorders was getting smaller and smaller.

"You...!"

Lu Xiang always felt that something was a bit off, but she couldn’t quite put her finger on what to refute at the moment.

Indeed, if judged solely by his roles as head of both the psychological counseling and the publicity departments, Song Lan had accomplished his tasks impressively.

This was simply too unscientific.

Every day, this person would discuss the day’s work with Roger and the others in less than a quarter of an hour, then he would lie down in her office, and as a result, the work was actually done in an orderly fashion.

She felt her worldview was being challenged like never before.

"This is how a person of intelligence solves problems."

Song Lan crossed his arms. If he were in a certain real-time strategy game, he believed he would definitely be categorized as an intelligence character. Spiritual energy was merely a means to solve problems for him. If he had to rely on spiritual energy and brute force for everything, he would have been exhausted to death long ago.

"So returning to the issue we initially discussed, I’m considering capturing a Wild Devourer and giving it a proper education here."

As an excellent commander, when the construction of the main base was nearing saturation, it was time to consider expanding to a secondary mining location.

"Right now, my biggest worry is whether the Devourers will quarrel and fight amongst themselves."

Don’t be fooled by the fact that the Devourer they were raising was over a hundred meters in length; its psychological age was only two or three years old. Those Wild Devourers out there would only be younger. "I’ve heard that kids of this age are particularly prone to fighting over the most trivial reasons."

The difference is, fights between Devourers aren’t about breaking your toys, but about demolishing your buildings.

"Hold on a second."

Lu Xiang had to interrupt Song Lan, "Wasn’t the main purpose of this mission to rescue Doctor Oleg’s team?"

"Of course, we are going to rescue them, but we should also see if there’s a way to capture the Wild Devourer."

Only kids make choices; adults are already on the path of expanding to a secondary mining location.

"Even if you catch it, where do you plan to keep it?"

There was only one landfill in District 17, and there was a limit to the daily production of household and electronic waste. If two Devourers were placed together, there might not be enough "food" for both of them.

"So isn’t that why I came to you for advice?"

Song Lan said, "Where do you think it would be best to keep it?"

"I think you shouldn’t fuss over these impractical things for now."

Lu Xiang frowned and glared at Song Lan. She forcefully slapped the pillow beside her, making a thudding sound, "Get into bed and go to sleep!"

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