Todd's voice rang from Richel's ear: "The latest batch of 'Sutherland Elixir' produced can equip twenty-six successors, and there are about twelve pairs of mature 'dragon bones'. With regard to the selection of delegators, I have made a list of the highest priority for members of the army, which you can see. ”

After a cursory glance and lowering the list to his lap, Todd stared at the woman's face and asked, "After the negotiations with the relief committee that day, I saw that you seemed to have something to say?"

Rachel glanced back at Todd and quickly lowered his head: "Nothing. ”

Todd sighed, "You don't want the relief to enter Twilight, do you?"

"As long as it's good for Lord Todd, as long as it's good for Twilight, it's all acceptable, and personal preference doesn't matter. ”

Hearing this, Todd, who was a little angry, picked up the list and slapped it heavily on the table, and said in a low voice: "Richel! You make me feel strange to me, and I don't want to hear these perfunctory words! Tell me, where did the woman I met in the past, who talked and laughed at the dinner party, frank and sincere, gone?!"

Rachel raised her head, and there was an indissoluble sadness in her eyes: "Lord Todd, the present is the present, the past is the past, everything is different. On your back and mine, there is an extra bag called "responsibility". Whenever we want to throw it away, we are always afraid that the beauty and preciousness inside will be shattered. So, moving forward with weight is the only option we have, and there's nothing wrong with that. ”

"As I said, as long as it's good for you and Twilight, I'm not going to object to it. The woman's eyes regained her composure, she stood up and walked to the door, suddenly turning around and saying, "I always remember that there was a person at that dinner who chose to curl up deliberately for fear of soiling my clothes...... It was the first time in my life that I felt kindness without interest and without demand......"

The door to the commander's room was slowly closed.

In the large room, Todd was the only one sitting at the table, staring blankly ahead.

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Todd, full of concerns, came to the newly built Twilight Academy, walked to the podium of the staircase hall, and looked around. Below it was filled with people, Kendi, Ulysses, Richel, Joe...... These are the core members of Twilight, as well as his loyal followers.

Flipping through the books that had been made by the printing press, Todd chose to put other things behind for a moment and concentrate on today's lesson. After introducing the basic disciplines, he plans to talk about his own major, microbiology, and the first lesson is the taxa of microorganisms and the status of microorganisms in the biological world.

Why teach microbiology?

In terms of xenomorph research, Todd's strength alone is too thin after all, and there are many large data experiments, such as the pointing and classification of phages, the function quantification of xenobacteria, and the measurement and adjustment of the intensity of abnormal energy, and he has no time or energy to study it at all. Therefore, there is an urgent need to establish a scientific research team for xenogeneous research. However, there are some key technologies that he intends to keep secret, such as the production method of Sutherland's bacteria, the cultivation of the "Inheritor", and the use of parasites such as "keel", "hive", and "Tesla".

After finishing the course, Todd rushed back to the Knights' headquarters and summoned Huggins, intending to give him an important mission.

With the development of Twilight Town, the structure of the residents is no longer as simple as it was in the early days, and problems such as factional struggles, spies lurking, and resident conflicts have gradually emerged. In such a complex environment, it is especially important to have an agency similar to internal investigation and intelligence gathering.

In fact, Todd had already done such things, such as the "Come Back Tomorrow" tavern and the "sister inn", and he gave these places the function of intelligence gathering. But this loose intelligence organization is simply unable to control the growing internal risks of Twilight.

In terms of the candidate, Todds thought about it for a long time. The person in charge of internal intelligence investigation, first, must be loyal to himself, second, he must be familiar with the town, and third, he can adapt to the situation.

"My lord, the ...... you said What is the whole situation of Twilight?" Huggins listened to Todd for a while, and said with some uncertainty: "In Twilight Town, there is already a guard team responsible for law and order, what is this newly established agency to do?"

Todd looked at the other party and reminded him, "Do you remember when we were in the monastery, preparing to fight the pirates, your men went around asking for information? ”

Huggins finally understood Todd's deep meaning, hesitated for a moment, and said softly, "My lord, ...... in terms of resource mobilization?"

"I will transfer a part of the 'Reconnaissance Successor' from the army and assign it to you as an assistant. In addition, I will also take a portion of the money from the Holy Treasury to be used as the start-up capital of the Security Service. ”

Todd got up from his chair, turned around and walked to the shutters of the chief regiment's room, looked at the bustling people on the street through the gap in the window, and said slowly: "After the establishment of the Security Bureau, I will give you two tasks. First, the Arbitration Tribunal of the Holy Order will begin to count and inventory the residents of the town, and file the population according to their personal information and family, and issue the "Identity Document of the Residents of the West of the West". What you'll have to do is help them secretly and find the nails that the enemy has planted in Twilight. Second, take the core figures of the Twilight West Academy as the target, monitor their every move, and make sure that some hidden things are not publicized. ”

Huggins pondered Todd's words.

This man, who had been a knight, served the royal family, fought against enemies, and later mixed in society for a while, had no resistance to such orders. On the contrary, in his opinion, who is familiar with the "laws of society", Twilight Town is in need of some "control" and "prevention". But there was one thing he had to confirm with the high head of the regiment.

How much power can this kind of shady organization gain?

Huggins looked at Todd's back and asked in a low voice, "What should I do if I find a wrongdoer?"

"What you want to ask about is the authority of the Security Bureau? First, I will allow you to use the 'Inheritor' team, second, I will allow you to implement the practice of 'arrest first and report later', and third, I will allow you to use psychiatric xenos for interrogation. ”

Huggins turned his gaze to his toes, and his voice became quieter: "What should I do if one of the derailed is a core member of the Knights, or even a friend of yours?"

Todd's body stopped moving, and after a while, his voice was a little dry: "Treat it as the same, there is no difference." ”

Listening to the sound of the door closing behind him, Todd reached out and grabbed the window frame weakly, muttering, "Responsibility......