Enforcer Manual
Chapter 325: Internal Conflict_1

Chapter 325: Chapter 325: Internal Conflict_1

In fact, the infection itself brought about countless new possibilities.

It could quickly heal wounds, assimilate thoughts, and even grant certain individuals a form of immortality, allowing them to rise from their graves no matter how many times they died; the infection would repair their bodies. The only known method to Song Lan for eradicating Devourers completely was the use of Destruction-type Spiritual Energy.

"You used the infection to control those people?"

Lu Xiang asked in surprise, always finding this approach a bit strange, hardly different from that of a real villain.

"Didn’t I tell you? I only took the bodies they didn’t need."

Song Lan waved his hand, as he was a genuinely enthusiastic and upright citizen, how could he possibly become a villain? It was essential for him to clarify and defend his reputation, "Besides, I didn’t control them, I just eliminated their fear of death in this way."

Aljom’s intelligence department had always used drastic measures such as death and disappearance to deter people from venturing to the surface, unable to completely erase this ideology, they could only erase those who voiced it.

"I stayed in the city for a while and learned about the situation in Neutral Country Four."

Song Lan said, "During Veirdo’s rule, Neutral Country Four experienced a surge of sentiment for returning to the surface to live. They gathered their most outstanding talents to discuss plans to resettle and rebuild on the surface. After conducting exploratory missions, they confirmed the situation above ground, and the plan received most people’s support."

"But there were also opponents?"

"Aljom and the Cavalry he led."

Song Lan had thought that Aljom’s initial disagreement with Veirdo was because the latter, in his ambition to live on the surface, intended to use Neutral Country Four’s energy resources as a bargaining chip to forge an alliance with the United Government, but the past decade’s events had shown that Veirdo never considered doing so.

The reason the United Government recently learned about the secret of the "Sun" lay in their intelligence department’s internal issues.

A senior official who realized he’d been included on a filtration list made a desperate escape, and although he did not ultimately evade pursuit, he managed to convey this message to the United Government through a merchant convoy.

Knowing that a new energy source was hidden underneath Neutral Country Four, the United Government couldn’t sit still any longer. They immediately dispatched their most trusted Spy Master to infiltrate Neutral Country to gather intelligence, and even put on the pretense of attempting to rescue Veirdo.

Song Lan had to admit that Teacher Lu Xiang’s understanding of the United Government was quite accurate, truly befitting her formal education, as she knew their tactics like the back of her hand, "If your teacher really did bring Veirdo back to the core area, it won’t be long before they wage war on Neutral Country Four under the guise of ’justice’."

"But, by resurrecting these people, can you really help Veirdo confront Aljom?"

Lu Xiang felt it necessary to remind Song Lan, "Don’t forget that Veirdo’s defeat back then came precisely because Cavalry’s control was in the hands of Aljom, who, aside from the army, is also a bounty over a hundred million among the Rebel Army."

After experiencing the Wild Bone and Esinvig incidents, she thought that Song Lan should understand just how terrifying these wanted Rebel Army members with bounties over hundreds of millions were; the United Government had to deploy Six Stars rescuers to take them on.

What could a few resurrected citizens do against such enemies?

"Ideology itself is a weapon, and it infects far more efficiently than an actual virus."

Right up until he severed the neuron link, the idea of fleeing the deep levels for the upper areas had already spread among the people, "I just made them realize that the more they kill, the more they push the public sentiment towards Veirdo’s side."

This was the true infection!

It not only gave the infected powerful regenerative abilities but, more terrifyingly, spread a certain ideology through their existence.

Lu Xiang was extremely surprised because this time they did not personally go to Neutral Country Four. With just a Horn Bug warrior, Song Lan managed to bring such a significant change to the most central area of Neutral Country Four.

"But..."

Lu Xiang started to speak but held back, now down to her last question, "Are you sure that living on the surface is a good thing for them?"

It was foreseeable that if Veirdo’s regime were restored, they would inevitably enforce the previous plan, organizing everyone to return to the surface to rebuild their ancient land, and without financial assistance from the United Government, it could be a very long process - they might even be heavily stricken by various forces before the process was completed.

After refusing the alliance, the United Government did not have to act personally; there were many ways to make Veirdo’s regime fall once again.

"I don’t know."

Song Lan said, "Who can say for sure about the future? Moreover, this is their choice."

Or, more precisely, it was the choice the intelligence department had forced upon them over the years.

After overthrowing Veirdo, they gradually turned this underground kingdom from a post-war shelter into a cage with a facade of false prosperity.

Those confined to the cage could never leave, possibly never knowing in their lifetime what the world above ground looked like.

And the resurrected people just became the catalyst.

Song Lan never believed he had the power to influence these people’s thoughts; the internal conflicts of Neutral Country Four had built up over more than a decade and had nothing to do with him.

"However, this approach has also had some negative effects..."

Song Lan suddenly changed the subject, scratching his head awkwardly with a look of apology in his eyes.

The secret resurrection of those executed had exacerbated the internal conflicts within Neutral Country Four, disorienting the intelligence department, and prompting them to take hasty measures.

For example, the most typical one was, "I heard they intended to publicly execute your teacher tonight."

Unable to identify the source of the infection, they began treating all recent arrivals as potential carriers.

As guests of Aljom, Esinvig Army was inconvenient for them to address directly, so they could only vent their frustrations on Teacher Lu Xiang.

For the intelligence department, mere suspicion was enough to issue an execution order.

"I feel like I owe your teacher an apology."

Song Lan said, somewhat embarrassed.

Nominally, one of their reasons for infiltrating Neutral Country Four was to rescue Lu Xiang’s teacher, yet his actions had instead hastened the intelligence department’s decision to execute the teacher.

"Director, I don’t know if it’s appropriate to ask."

"Go ahead."

"Do you have any experience with storming the execution ground?"

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