Enforcer Manual
Chapter 316: New Order_1

Chapter 316: Chapter 316: New Order_1

"A Area inspection complete, no anomalies."

"B Area inspection complete, no anomalies."

...

Early in the morning, the daily inspection of the underground shelter was completed, and the armed Cavalry reported the situation of the subway lines. For those who had been living in the underground refuge year-round, they welcomed another peaceful day.

The conversation at this moment was observed by a passing Horn Bug.

This is the upper layer of the underground refuge, where military strength is relatively weak, serving as the main area to accommodate outsiders. Those who manage to evade the mutant creatures and reach this place could, after a series of screenings, choose to settle down in these upper areas or engage in simple trade.

Anyone wishing to pass through the checkpoint to the lower area must obtain a pass, and anyone who tried to force their way through the checkpoint would be shot on the spot.

It seemed that the arrival of the Esinvig Army had made the people in the upper area somewhat nervous.

The last war that swept through the entire Fourth Neutral Country was due to a disagreement between the Aljom Army and the then-leaders over the signing of the Neutral Country pact and whether to open the underground shelters. The dispute ended with Aljom’s victory.

The Fourth Neutral Country ultimately did not sign the treaty, and Aljom himself became one of the most vicious fugitives "outside."

From the bar in the upper area, Song Lan, who was currently controlling the Horn Bug, overheard some intelligence.

A few days ago, a foreign caravan had arrived in the outer area. This caravan traded with the upper area all year round, but this time, there was a strange woman among them.

The strange woman’s appearance subjected the entire caravan to interrogation.

After a series of screening measures, the caravan was let go, but the strange woman was taken to a deeper area by the Cavalry.

Song Lan felt that the strange woman being discussed by the people was probably Lu Xiang’s teacher, although she had no idea what she had discussed with the Cavalry, she did pass through the upper area’s checkpoint in a surprisingly unexpected way.

What surprised him was that his tactic of uniting mutant creatures was not successful.

After finally finding the relatives of a deceased mutant creature, he was astonished to discover that the group was as exclusionist as the inhabitants of the underground shelters. Even after he brought them the message of their brethren being ambushed by invaders, they did nothing; instead, they chased him out of their territory with threats and insults.

Song Lan felt that this was the disadvantage of remotely controlling a Horn Bug. If he had been there in person, he might have been able to promote better mutual understanding.

He moved the Horn Bug warrior to a dark corner to stand by and cut off the neural link.

Regarding his recent experience, Lu Xiang commented, "I think this is a more typical response for mutant creatures. In fact, the fact that they let you go is already a concession."

If mutant creatures were that easy to get along with, there wouldn’t be so many people becoming their meals every year.

"With such shallow thoughts and insights, it’s no wonder they can only stay underground for life."

"Actually, we’re not without any gains."

Lu Xiang consoled, saying that through the eyes of the Horn Bug warrior, she had indeed confirmed some of her suspicions. Aljom, as a general of the Fourth Neutral Country, had vehemently objected to signing the treaty to open the underground shelters to the outside, which likely hid deeper reasons.

"Song Lan, have you ever wondered where all the energy for such a huge refuge comes from?"

The scale of the upper area they saw was comparable to that of a small town, and there were a dozen or so such upper areas. According to the Cavalry, the lower areas were even more magnificent.

The people living there didn’t rely on oil lamps or candles to get by, as all sorts of energy facilities were available.

"The reason they are so exclusionary, could it be because once one gets close to the lower area, they would discover the source of these energies?"

Signing a treaty with the United Government would be like telling the biggest secret of their nation to the other party.

Until now, the United Government still knew nothing about the internal situation of the fourth Neutral Country. The only intelligence they had was that the country had built a shelter capable of accommodating nearly forty percent of its population to cope with the impending nuclear war. Before the war even started, the government had already started publicly selling "residence permits" for access to the shelter.

Both Aljom and the original leaders of the underground shelter were among the first to obtain "residence permits" and moved into the shelter at the earliest opportunity after the nuclear war.

No one knew exactly how the underground shelter operated.

"It seems that the worst-case scenario I mentioned has still happened."

Song Lan said, "Although I don’t know what your teacher told the Cavalry to make them take her to the underground area, once you enter that place, you can’t get out."

After being rejected by the local mutated creatures, their subsequent actions became extremely difficult.

The Horn Bug warriors, both in terms of level and equipment, were far behind the Rebel Army. The opponent could take down a Horn Bug warrior with just the floor of A Area.

"I didn’t expect you to be at a loss too."

"That’s not necessarily the case; even if they don’t want to help me, I still have one last resort."

As Ge Fu said, infection had its powerful points.

In addition to a body full of implants, this Horn Bug also carried a secret weapon—a Devourer virus.

Before the words were finished, a shriek came from outside the window.

A creature resembling a bat rammed its head against the glass of their house, but, seemingly out of fear of the two people inside, its actions appeared quite restrained; it did not dare to actually break a hole in the glass.

"Look, the courier has arrived."

Song Lan thought that, with Xinyue’s hatching abilities, if it went into the courier industry, it could definitely crush most of the logistics companies on the market.

One bird of hers was equivalent to an entire courier company.

"This is..."

Lu Xiang opened the window and looked at the tiara respectfully handed to her by the Flying Dragon, falling into thought. After a moment, she turned to Song Lan with confusion, "Did you dispatch other Horn Bugs?"

"No, I just made do with what was available. You’ll know once you try it on."

Lu Xiang studied the tiara delivered by the Flying Dragon courier, finding it indistinguishable from other headbands she had seen.

She put on the headband with skepticism, and after a brief feeling of dizziness, she established a connection with a certain mutated creature.

This perspective was much higher than that of a Horn Bug.

As she looked down, she saw snowy white fluff, and as she looked up, she was greeted by a pair of dauntingly sharp claws.

Lu Xiang immediately turned her head to inspect her new body, and found that the section that was previously cut in half had been completely repaired by the Devourer, leaving no trace behind.

This was clearly the unknown mutated creature they had encountered before entering the underground shelter!

Soon, under the connection with the Queen’s Nest, a voice of a Horn Bug warrior popped into her mind.

"I figured since no one wanted this body, lying here all lonely, it’d be a pity, so why not let it join the big family of the Mechanical Insect Swarm."

To avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, Song Lan immediately clarified, "I’m not spreading the virus here; I’m just picking up what others don’t want."

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