"Sister Han, where are we going?"
Chen Na followed Han Ling out of the base, got into a car heading sowhere, and couldn't help asking along the way.
Han Ling said, "To a place out in the wilderness. Based on your abilities, I've customized so challenge projects for you. You go and complete them to get first place, and once this rule ends, you'll be able to increase your Mind Power upper limit."
"Customized for ..."
Chen Na was now at the age of attending junior high school. Combined with her experiences over the past six months in the Doomsday Rules era, she had matured considerably compared to other girls her age.
She knew that each person could only create one challenge project. For Han Ling to say this ant...
"Sister Han, did you have other people create the challenge projects for ?" Chen Na asked.
"Correct."
"But if that's the case, those people themselves..."
"Chen Na, that's not sothing you should worry about." Han Ling smiled at the girl. "And don't worry, the people who created the challenge projects for you did so voluntarily."
Chen Na was slightly taken aback. Voluntarily?
Han Ling explained, "Just like you voluntarily joined the organization to exchange for dicinal items to save your mother's life. Those people are willing to pay the price of Ascension Coins, items, and even setting up specific challenge projects during this rule, in exchange for our organization's protection. It's essentially no different."
"Oh..."
Not long after, the vehicle arrived at a certain spot in the wilderness.
After getting out, Chen Na noticed a camp stationed here with quite a few people inside. Seeing the bulges at their waists, they probably all carried guns.
"These are all our people," Han Ling said after getting out of the car. "Don't worry."
Chen Na said, "They're not going into the base. Are they here to guard the area and prevent others from coming to challenge?"
Hearing this, Han Ling looked at Chen Na with surprise, seemingly finding it impressive that a girl Chen Na's age could think of this.
"That's right. Even though I can customize projects for a few of you, there are countless strong people across the country. It's possible soone in your field might be even stronger than you. Having ard personnel guard the project locations is an insurance asure."
"..."
"Let's go. Your challenge is to be completed inside this camp."
So ti later, after completing the challenge, Han Ling brought Chen Na back to the base.
Back at the base, Han Ling imdiately went off to attend to other work without a mont's rest. As the manager of this base, she was extrely busy every day.
Chen Na returned alone to the residential area. As she reached the entrance to the zone, she happened to run into her teammate Gu Fei, who was coming out from inside.
Chen Na was sowhat afraid of this emotionally unstable teammate who often lost his temper. Seeing him, she lowered her head, pretending not to see him, and walked inside.
Unexpectedly, Gu Fei stopped and called out to her.
"Chen Na, wait."
"Ah..." Chen Na looked over nervously. "What is it?"
"You rarely co out of your room when there's no mission. Let
ask you, did Han Ling take you to complete a challenge project?"
Chen Na nodded.
Gu Fei snorted coldly. "I knew it. First Jiang Ming, then you. I guess I'm next. Han Ling better get
more slaves to create projects. I can't wait to beco stronger."
"S-slaves?" Hearing this word, Chen Na's eyes widened considerably.
"If they're creating customized challenge projects for others, what are they if not slaves?"
"But I heard Sister Han say! The people who customized the challenge projects for us did it voluntarily, as a price for receiving the organization's protection!"
"Hah, hahaha..." Hearing this, Gu Fei couldn't help but laugh out loud, looking at Chen Na with mockery. "You little thing are so easy to fool. 'Price for receiving protection'... How laughable. Do you believe everything Han Ling says?"
"Then... then it's not like that?"
Gu Fei sneered coldly. "Let
ask you, little thing. How much do you know about this base? Do you know that below the floor we live on, there's a large area? Why doesn't Han Ling tell us what that area is for? Why does she never let us go down there?"
"I... I don't know."
"You don't know? I'll tell you. Down there, there's definitely a place where slaves are held! Little thing, let
give you a piece of advice. Don't think of Han Ling as so good person. Don't you understand from her making us go rob supplies from other camps?"
As Gu Fei spoke, he seed to rember sothing upsetting. He spat and cursed, "These organizations are all the sa. They all take other people's things under the banner of doing good for others. Don't just talk about this base; what about the official teams? Is there any difference in essence? I know all too clearly, they're all just trash and scum..."
Chen Na listened in a daze.
After coming back to his senses, Gu Fei's expression darkened, feeling it was completely unnecessary to talk about these things with a teenage girl. He snorted coldly and turned to leave.
It took Chen Na a while to regain her composure. With a complex expression, she returned to her dormitory.
Thinking about what Gu Fei had said, she turned on her computer, wanting to search for so information. But seeing the "No Network" prompt, she rembered that they couldn't use the internet after moving into the base.
Computers, phones... all electronic devices couldn't connect to the network. Han Ling's explanation for this was to protect the base's security.
If team mbers had any needs, wanted to watch a movie, or play a ga, they could make a request. She would have soone specially download it for local use.
Looking at the prompt on her computer, and thinking about the "slaves" Gu Fei ntioned, Chen Na felt more and more that sothing was wrong... Could that Sister Han Ling, who was always so kind and gentle to her, really be deceiving her as Gu Fei said...
...
The official Counterasures Research Office.
On the large screen in the conference room, the post titled "Collecting/Counting Those Challenge Projects Established by Providers" from the Ascendant Ho website was displayed.
The the of this eting was precisely related to this post.
Everyone in the conference room had already read the post's content. So had long anticipated this situation, others appeared deeply concerned, and so looked indignant.
Gao Liangwei spoke up: "Everyone understands the situation. The purpose of this eting is to have a discussion. Should the authorities handle the issue ntioned in this post?"
Everyone looked at Gao Liangwei. Although he said it was for discussion, judging by his expression, he seed to have already made so decision in his heart.
"The current situation is sowhat complex," soone spoke up first. "The general population within the cities has currently begun adopting the 'Alliance Mutual Protection' counterasure. Taking shelters and gathering points as whole units, they mutually assist in guarding each mber's first place. Currently, this appears quite effective.
As for the 'provider system' ntioned in this post, let's not talk about the small-scale ones involving a few or a dozen people. The large-scale ones basically appear in so countries with chaotic governance, especially in places like the Tulip Federation, a federation of warlords.
Currently, based on collected intelligence, the Tulip Federation's thod of fully supporting the alpha wolf also faces intense opposition within its own ranks.
The Tulip Federation is essentially a polity ford by dozens of warlords, large and small. The identity of the alpha wolf has also been exposed; he is the son of one of the largest warlords. Just think, how could the other warlords unite wholeheartedly to supply resources to soone else's son?
Therefore, I believe the Tulip Federation is very likely to experience warlord infighting in the near future. Perhaps we could suggest to the higher-ups to use this as a point of leverage, make arrangents in advance, and when the ti cos..."
"Let's not talk about such international-level matters for now. The higher-ups will make their own judgnts," Gao Liangwei interrupted. "Let's talk about the dostic situation."
That person nodded. "Dostically, currently, due to the Warti Managent State, there's basically no room for the existence or survival of large provider systems within the cities. The occurrence of this system is basically out in the wilderness... those camps, organizations, having escaped official control, are becoming increasingly violent.
Considering the total population outside the cities amounts to tens of millions, if the authorities don't do sothing, several large provider systems are very likely to erge. This absolutely should not happen in our country."
"I agree," another expert also said. "Now, people are voicing appeals through various channels, hoping the authorities will do sothing to stop this behavior. I believe we cannot ignore this wave of voices. Allowing the provider system to develop and grow is a trendous harm to the citizens."
"I also agree we should strike hard against organizations in the wilderness that are establishing large provider systems! How can such things that don't treat people as human beings happen in our Beixing Country, happen on our land?"
The voices of everyone were almost unanimous, all believing the authorities should take action, do sothing. Otherwise, witnessing the authorities' inaction towards this behavior, what would the people think?
At this mont, Gao Liangwei spoke in a steady voice: "So ti ago, I received news. After the country entered the Warti Managent State, due to reasons like insufficient manpower and lack of resources, we temporarily lost control over the wilderness... This led to the proliferation of nurous gangs of thugs in the wilderness.
Those who chose to leave the city are still citizens of Beixing Country. As citizens of Beixing Country, the authorities have an obligation to ensure their personal safety. The rampant activities of thug gangs in the wilderness are undoubtedly a disgrace to us.
Now, due to the exposure of intelligence about the eighth rule, this despicable and shaful provider system has been dragged out from the darkness. This has undoubtedly crossed the bottom line of our citizens. I want to ask everyone, do you rember what all countries jointly announced after the first rule?"
Soone recalled, "It was... we cannot yield to the Doomsday Rules, yield to the Fire Thief. We humans must guard our own civilization, guard our own lives."
"Correct." Gao Liangwei nodded. "Guard our own civilization, guard our own lives. Now, if we remain indifferent to what's happening in the wilderness, that is allowing civilization to sink... I hereby declare in my capacity as the head of the Counterasures Research Office: we will, and must, take imdiate action."
Hearing this, everyone's spirits were greatly lifted. Dr. Zhang imdiately said, "I suggest dispatching all five official teams along with other reserve personnel, coordinating with ard forces to operate via transport aircraft, scattering them to locations across the country at the coordinates of those provider challenge projects for a sweep. Eliminate all organizers of provider systems!"
Gao Liangwei gave a slight nod to Dr. Zhang. "I will report your proposal to the higher-ups. However, everyone rember, during the rule period, this operation must be kept confidential. Only if those organizations in the wilderness believe the authorities won't take action can more provider challenge projects be exposed."
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