Enforcer Manual
Chapter 955 - 881: Life is Cultivation

Chapter 955: Chapter 881: Life is Cultivation

Regarding the final question, Song Lan maintained his silence.

"Nothingness" also tacitly refrained from pressing further. They both knew each other thoroughly, and silence served as the answer.

"You should visit the ’Outside World’ whenever you get a chance."

Before leaving, "Nothingness" added, "Those mechanical beings don’t like me to stay too long in their territory. When you come to the ’Outside World,’ we can catch up properly. A lot has happened there recently. Now that I think about it, that guy called ’Rat’ was your handiwork, wasn’t he?"

If there was a person who had recently become the most prominent in the "Outside World," it was undoubtedly "Rat."

After escaping from Zone 17, "Rat" saw his status within the Esinvig Army soar, involved in almost every major incident, becoming the second-in-command in the eyes of the people.

Out of curiosity, "Nothingness" attended a meeting of the Rebel Army to join in the excitement.

The result was profoundly disappointing, and he saw through "Rat’s" nature at a glance. The only admirable thing was his ability to mediate during disputes among the leaders of the Rebel Army, where he often played the role of a peacemaker. His role was more akin to that of a non-combatant civil servant.

He couldn’t understand how "Rat" came to be portrayed as an unparalleled fighter.

However, after meeting Song Lan, "Nothingness" began to recognize the extraordinary aspects of "Rat."

Though he seemed like just another minor character, whenever he found himself in a tough spot, luck always seemed to be on his side.

Incomparable luck can also be considered a form of strength, quite fitting for Song Lan’s modus operandi. In fact, the champions of those cricket fighting competitions had all mysteriously faded out of the public eye of the Church and the upper echelons in such unexpected ways.

Confronted with a question from "Nothingness," Song Lan nodded.

At least for now, "Rat" was proving to be an excellent financial product, having elevated from a mere fugitive with a bounty of less than a million watts to a ten-million-level most-wanted criminal in less than a year. With his extensive experience in Zone 17, now just a wanted poster of "Rat" was enough to quiet crying children in the zone.

By any standard, that was at least at the level of a formidable warlord.

Of course, in Song Lan’s view, their good friend Mr. "Rat" was equivalent to a high-end property in the bustling districts of Zone 17.

Their salary increases couldn’t keep up with the housing prices in Zone 17, but fortunately, his investment in "Rat" paid off handsomely, outpacing the housing market by a wide margin.

One benefit of this investment was that, should they travel to the "Outside World" in the future, "Rat" would likely play the perfect host, extending his hospitality.

"Since that’s the case, you must have heard plenty about the Rebel Army," he said.

"I heard they’ve been quite uproarious lately."

Before the Shadow escapees broke out, the Rebel Army was the United Government’s foremost adversary, once claiming many border cities including Zone 17 as their wartime frontlines.

With the appearance of the Gene Master, the Review Meeting was too preoccupied to deal with threats from border cities and the "Outside World."

"Ultimately, they believe the Rebel Army has mastered the training of Spiritual Energy."

"Nothingness" was somewhat aware of the United Government’s tactics. Criticism and bounties on the Rebel Army had already been in place since the end of the gold rush era, yet the army had not yet grown to its current scale, and the bounties themselves reflected the government’s stance.

If the Rebel Army didn’t provoke warfare willingly, the government preferred not to invest substantial manpower or resources into resolving disputes in the "Outside World," instead hoping to use bounties to incite conflicts between the Rebel Army, Neutral Countries, and Warlords. The emergence of leaders from the Esinvig-led Rebel Army gradually changed the Review Meeting’s view on them.

For years, the United Government had been studying ways to unlock the potential of Psychic Ability Users, investing significant resources, but the return was significantly less compared to those "Naturally Awakened" Psychics from the "Outside World."

Thus, the Review Meeting reckoned on repeating their tactics under the guise of justice, to claim these potential Spiritual Energy resources as their own.

"But as you know, after burning down the house, unless a new bridge is built, there will be no more ’Naturally Awakened’ Psychics emerging," stated "Nothingness." "Their ’Natural Awakenings’ have nothing to do with me, and that’s why I was asking you... Apart from you and me, there must be others who chose to remain. As far as I know, those Abnormal Creatures seem quite interested in the source of power for the Rebel Army’s leaders."

"So you came here for backup," he said.

"Strength in numbers, that’s a theory you proposed," "Nothingness" responded fluidly.

Back when he was still part of the upper world, this guy was known for calling in reinforcements for even the most trivial matters, rallying everyone over.

As everyone busied themselves, this guy would brazenly start shirking.

"When it comes to delegating tasks, you truly are the expert," he said.