Chapter 22: The Mediation of the Church Fathers
Although the people of the upper districts did not think that the existence of angels had any necessary significance.
But in fact, the deterrent power of angels is quite high.
Recently, the most high-profile underground organizations, including the Curtain of Ignorance and the Eternal Tribulation, have been forced to retreat to the border from their positions in the "Heavenly Grace Zone" in the center of the city.
Once upon a time, being able to occupy this area was a testament to its status-
Some of them are strong and united enough to take the area from their peers; Their courage to stay closest to the Department of Enforcement without being wiped out shows that they are not afraid of the Department and that they are able to carry out radical actions without fear of reprisals. This will naturally attract other uncensored people to vote.
There are a large number of criminals among the uncensored...... There are quite a few bastards, but few are truly stupid.
They know very well in their hearts - with their position and identity, they must hold together to survive.
But angels also live in the executive department.
No matter which direction they patrol, they must be "refreshed" from the corresponding lower city of Tian'en District.
This means that simply living beneath the Grace Zone is a deadly risk.
At present, the two more popular areas are below the Lingquan area near the Snow Mountain, which is the prison, and below the compass area between the Lingquan area and the Tian'en area.
The former is the area occupied by the Veil of Ignorance, while the latter is the eternal reincarnation.
This is the territory that the godfather allotted to them.
- Although at first it was said that it was to unite against the angels.
But it's okay to work with other organizations...... After a month of trying, the two of them still couldn't fight side by side.
The main reason is that they lack leaders who can convince both sides at the same time.
Only when the Church Father occasionally appears can he temporarily reconcile the conflict between them.
This, in turn, deepened the authority of the patrists...... This makes it even more difficult for the other leaders to convince the public. Once one of the parties sacrifices more than the other, the two sides will quarrel after the war.
In order not to have a civil war, in the end they could only be temporarily separated. And because of the pressure brought by the angels, they didn't dare to separate too much, so they retained the possibility of supporting each other.
However, the situation in the lower city has gradually stabilized.
It's not that the angels aren't working, or that the number of mages has suddenly exploded—it's simple.
That is, under the pressure of angels, the mercenary group that was originally outside these criminal organizations was forced to choose a force to join.
These mercenaries were originally free men...... And there are certainly no mages among them.
But they're also uncensored, and they're also unlawless psionics. And they have definitely committed crimes such as murder, robbery, theft, etc., so it is impossible for the angels to spare them.
And the mercenaries in the squad mode are simply impossible to fight against the angels.
They are also uncensored and criminals, unable to live in the upper city and killed in the lower city, so they can only choose to cling to the group......
And this has led to the fact that with the change in the form of warfare, the combat power of the psionic people of those criminal organizations has increased instead of decreasing.
After all, these mercenaries can be said to be the elite of a hundred battles.
Compared to those who only know how to bully civilians, or engage in group warfare to bully more criminal organizations...... The main targets of the mercenaries are other mercenaries except for the elite prosthetic bodyguards.
Their participation has significantly increased the level of combat power of these organizations. And let them make up for a huge shortcoming.
That's intelligence.
These criminal organizations have always wanted to rob them directly. Even if it's not for profit, it's for existentiality, fun, and revenge. Naturally, it is impossible for someone to communicate with them.
Mercenaries are comparatively more orderly. At least they have a middleman to be able to make sense.
So after the mercenaries joined, the organization in the lower city quickly evolved a new mode of operation.
- That is, let the mercenaries take orders in batches, and then they help the mercenaries to complete it. Then rely on the mercenary's "account" to buy supplies and intelligence.
In this way, these mercenaries become like contractors......
Originally, these mercenaries were very cautious when taking on tasks.
Because if you can't complete the task, there will be a penalty. And they can't be in multiple places at the same time, and if they don't get enough rest, they are prone to problems when performing tasks.
But not now.
As long as the pay is reasonable, you can take it with your eyes closed. It doesn't matter if it's a time conflict, they don't care if it's dangerous or not...... Anyway, those jobs are for other people to do.
There are many of them. As long as there are more people, many difficulties will no longer be difficulties.
So now the mode of mercenaries taking on tasks has become "grabbing orders".
- I don't care if I can finish it or not, anyway, I will grab it first.
Once you've grabbed it, go back and distribute it to others in the organization. They can take a cut of it, and all they have to pay in the middle is a credit guarantee...... That is, the penalty for failing the mission.
Unlike other uncensored people with low desire. The mercenaries have adapted to this way of life of "temporarily returning to the upper town" through intermediaries.
Wealthy enough mercenaries could theoretically even have their own villa in Uptown — as long as they don't have a connected smart home and don't go out and walk around under the camera, no one will know that the owner is actually an uncensored person. And the intermediary can also argue with the executive part, "We are not providing housing for the uncensored, but they hacked the key and moved in themselves when the owner was not at home".
They can even enjoy good wine, good food, and beautiful women normally. It's just that they can't order it themselves, but have to deliver it directly to their door through a middleman as a medium.
Of course, the rent of this villa will certainly not be cheap.
When they run out of money and return to the lower city, they will yearn for this return to the sun. Therefore, they will work harder for the middleman to take orders.
Then if someone steals too many good orders, they will easily fight.
Grandma Lan's entrustment to the "godfather" was to mediate the conflict between the two groups of mercenaries.
At the very least, don't let them fight in the open, cause trouble for other guests, and attract the attention of the executive department.
Originally, Grandma Lan had already conducted a round of mediation. She arranged a full spa service for the two of them – receiving an oil massage from two bunny girls after a soak in the hot spring. It relaxes the body and mind, and in that state you can have a more rational and gentle conversation.
After all, they are not enemies per se. But after all, both of them are cadres under Grandma Lan, and she is not good at being biased.
But unexpectedly, these two people were too vulgar and neither of them backed down.
Before the massage was over, the yin and yang weirdness and taunts gradually turned into scolding, followed by attacks that threw teacups at each other, and then scuffled together.
The two little girls had already stopped what they were doing, and cowered in the corner of the room in fear.
They vaguely felt that these two people dared to kill. Not only judging from their words and deeds, but also vaguely feeling the bloody atmosphere.
- Rabbits are very sensitive in this regard.
And just as they were already thinking about whether to jump out of the window and escape, the door suddenly opened.
The first to enter was Grandma Lan. Her entry attracted the attention of the two, but the movements of their hands did not stop.
But after that, the blue-haired ponytail youth followed him and calmly walked in.
At that moment, it was like pressing the pause button. The movements and expressions of the two froze together.
The girls were very sensitive, and there was a very clear panic and nervousness on the faces of the two men.
Both men were canine spirits.
It's like a house dog that has been demolished and sees the owner come home, clamp his tail and collapse his ears, and hide in the corner and shake non-stop.
So they were curious about the young man.
He doesn't look vicious or violent...... Although not as handsome and cute as Ultramarine, this young man has a straight back, heavy shoulders, and always slightly squinted eyes that give a warm and generous feeling.
It's like the brother next door, the gentle senior, the baker who stands in the room full of the aroma of bread.
It doesn't look any offensive.
But the young man walked in, drew a stool, sat down in front of them, crossed his legs, and looked at them quietly.
The hands of the two men holding each other's collars slowly lowered.
"Hit?"
The young man didn't get angry, but asked with a gentle smile: "Don't fight?" ”
Silence.
No one dared to respond, not even look directly at the young man.
The arrogant wild wolf turned into a dog with a tail between its legs in front of him.