Chapter 173 Investigating the Status of the "Book of Numerology"
"Investigate the 'Book of Numerology'..."
Colin took a deep breath. He knew that the "Book of Numerology" that Ms. Rabbit mentioned should be the original one, not those "fragments" or other disposable props.
"Well, we can confirm that the 'Book of Numerology' has fallen into their hands after being lost in the last invasion. Although it once belonged to the company, it does not mean that we will take it back. However, we need to understand its current status and, if possible, perhaps seek some help from it."
After hearing what Ms. Rabbit said, Colin felt a little relieved.
If he was asked to bring the things back alone, he would refuse without a second thought. After all, he had just come out of the "City of Scripts" and had a basic understanding of how terrifying items of this level were.
That is simply not something that ordinary humans can fight against...
But if it's just an investigation, there shouldn't be any big problems.
At present, it seems that both the official and the company have some plans against each other.
However, no matter what their intentions are, some things still need to be made clear...
"Can you guarantee that this mission will not cause a huge disaster?" Colin asked.
"Okay, I'll ask the company to draft the relevant documents."
Miss Rabbit's tone remained calm: "You don't have to worry about us having too many ideas about the 'Book of Numerology' and then trying to snatch it away. What we care more about than the 'Book of Numerology' is whether we can use it to determine the condition of its previous owner."
" Who was the previous owner of the 'Book of Numerology'?" Colin was surprised.
"Yeah." Ms. Rabbit nodded, and this time she didn't continue to explain the specific information about that person.
Colin was tactful and didn't ask any more questions. He knew that the reason why Ms. Rabbit didn't say anything was basically because he didn't have enough authority.
"By the way, can I ask, what means will they use to allow ordinary people to enter Bonfire Company at that time?" Colin thought of the young man's words and his curiosity surged.
Judging from Ms. Rabbit’s initial performance, they seemed unaware of this matter, which means that the official personnel joining Bonfire Company was not arranged by the company.
"I'm not sure about their specific methods, but the Special Operations Department's infiltration into the company has been going on for a long time. It's just that no formal action has been taken until now."
"It's been seeping in all the time?" Colin vaguely realized something.
Ms. Rabbit nodded and said, "They use some tricks to continuously send the power of the 'Book of Numerology' in. The 'Book of Numerology·Fragments' that you bought from the trading house were sent by them.
"As long as there are employees using it, the company will be connected to the 'Book of Numerology'. When the time is right, the characteristics of interfere with and influence some of the company's mechanisms..."
What? Are the “Fragments of the Book of Numerology” thrown in by officials to fish for fun?
Colin felt that he had heard something remarkable. After thinking about it, he asked curiously, "The company won't stop it?"
"That's not necessary." Ms. Rabbit shook her head without explaining the reason, but Colin had some guesses - there was a lot of mess in the company anyway, so it wouldn't matter if there was one more.
"When you return, a mission will be sent to you. You can decide whether to accept it or not."
Ms. Rabbit changed the subject after she finished speaking: "The part of '0-09 · Hunger' that you touched has been recovered. It accounts for about one-fifth of the total. Starting from next Monday, the 'Advent Project' will continue...
"Your actions there will be carried out in two aspects. The first is to continue to collect information on 'hunger', but the proportion can be reduced.
"The second is the main direction. You need to deal with the resettlement of those refugees. Based on the 'Bonfire Landing Point', you need to build a church and expand the faith. As for the content of the faith, as long as it is positive, it doesn't matter whether it is believing in science or shaping yourself into an apostle of God."
"I see."
Colin nodded and didn't say anything about not having enough time. After all, seven days in the other world was equivalent to three hours in reality.
Then, before the rabbit lady could speak, he spoke first: "Well... during the mission of 'Love Paradise' this time, 'Hunger' almost revived in my body several times."
Hearing this, Ms. Rabbit didn't seem surprised:
"As long as you don't overuse the power of Tyranny, you don't have to worry about it in the near future. As for the solution, once you truly master the power of Fire Wielder, you will be able to solve the problems it brings. Now , I have no other choice but to take you in as well."
"Uh... how to do it? I mean, how to obtain the power of the Fire Bearer..."
Colin added that he was worried that the other party might misunderstand him and take him in first.
"There is no fixed way to become a 'Fire Bearer'. The only thing you can do is to do what you think is right with good intentions and wait for an opportunity to come..."
Do the right thing with good intentions? This feels very Riddler...
Colin sighed and didn't ask any more questions, knowing that asking more questions would not yield any results, so he could only take things one step at a time.
After communicating for a while, he ended the conversation with Ms. Rabbit and returned to reality.
Colin opened his eyes and sat up from the bed. He picked up the parchment on the side and noticed that the activity seemed to have dropped a lot. There were rarely any people.
"Where are the people? Where did they go... Wait, two o'clock and one minute?"
Colin then remembered that his "Self-Selected Trial Event" was already on the shelves at this time.
Moreover, in less than a minute, the number of participants reached six hundred!
"Yes, there are at least 9,000 points here. I can try to get the purple talent then."
Colin nodded with satisfaction, then opened the [Task Bar] and saw that a new task had been issued.
[Temporary event - "Investigate the current status of the 'Book of Numerology'."]
I opened it and took a quick look. The requirements were similar to what Ms. Rabbit said. After joining the "Special Operations Department", I would gradually improve my position in it, and then try to understand the status of the "Book of Numerology".
"That's perfect. I can also use the 'Special Operations Department' to find out what the official image of 'Bonfire Company' is."
Colin nodded, decided to take the task, and started his journey as a double spy.
In addition, in the [Task Bar], the countdown for the "Advent Project" has started again, and the time remains the same, it is still next Monday...
"We still have four days to prepare. Since Ms. Rabbit said it's not too dangerous, then it shouldn't be too dangerous. We can bring fewer weapons and more high-calorie compressed biscuits and concentrated syrup. There are still many things that can be brought in 300 liters of space..."
Colin thought about it and felt that it was not a big problem, so he stopped paying attention to it and began to rethink the matter of "Infernal Affairs".
It can be foreseen that entering the "Special Operations Department" to investigate the book will be the next priority, and I have to think about how to perform.
While he was thinking, groups of employees came to the copy of "World No. 13-1" together.
