Chapter 17 A 90% New Brain
Current affairs civil servants are indeed professionals.
Even if someone chuckles from time to time as background music, he can still maintain a perfect smile and talk to you, as if he didn't hear his colleagues whispering about him being "the top fox helper who was caught by the real owner on the spot."
You also temporarily put aside the idea of exploring unknown areas and try to fill your brain with mission information.
It seems to have grown on my brain just now. It is 90% new. Let’s try and see if it can be used.
The Dark Honmaru discovered by Tokimasa was in normal condition three months ago. Until a month ago, when Tokimasa determined the new judge to be assigned to this Honmaru, the Dark Honmaru's aura was suddenly detected during the handover period.
The investigators just reported the news that the number of Dark Fallen Swords has increased from one to three.
It was the first time that Shi Zheng saw the Dark Fallen Sword, and also the first time he knew that Dark Fallen was so contagious.
The top management acted decisively and immediately sealed off the main castle after the uncorrupted sword was transferred. In just a short period of time, the entire main castle was contaminated and became a veritable Corrupted Main Castle.
Current politics has no solution to the problem of corruption.
The term "dark fall" has always been regarded as a "concept". Theoretically, it is possible for it to occur, but no one has actually encountered it after so many years of practice.
Having never seen it, naturally there is no way to think of a solution in advance. Even if there is a seal, it can only last for a period of time. Once the seal can no longer hold, Shi Zheng can only destroy the Honmaru and the swords left behind.
The higher-ups must not allow the aura of darkness to seep into the cracks of time and space.
After understanding the situation, a few of the transferred swords decided to return to their original Honmaru because they had received help from the Dark Fallen Sword.
"We are not rare swords. Even if we did not choose the new Judge, he would not feel regretful." The sword that chose to stay laughed and said goodbye to his companions. "Although we did not meet the end on the battlefield, this choice makes us have a clear conscience."
After dealing with the sword problem, all the staff of Shizheng began to work overtime to search for information related to the Dark Honmaru.
The original inquisitors were recruited by the current government through normal channels after undergoing screening and assessment.
This shows that there is no problem with the judge's ability and personality, and in the subsequent annual tests, the other party always gets excellent results. The reports sent back by Kitsunesuke every quarter also show that everything is normal.
Capable, not abusive, good character, no emotional disputes with swords, respect every blade, regard being a judge as a normal profession, and handle problems in a businesslike manner...
He is not a fan of the Blade, but he is an excellent judge.
The problem with current affairs is that they have not found the inquisitor.
Is that a problem with the sword?
However, from the time the original Judge stepped down to the time the new Judge took over, the swordmen did not show any resistance, and Kitsunesuke, who stayed in the Honmaru, even gained three pounds.
After working overtime for a whole week, the hair in the current affairs trash can was stacked up three layers, but they still didn't find the reason for the sword's fall.
It's like the first Dark Sword was a genetic mutation, and boom, it's no longer a normal blade.
"Some time ago, an elder recommended you to us." The civil servant sighed and smiled bitterly, "Now everyone is just trying their best to save the situation."
It's okay. Your bad posture is natural. Although the system asks you to do tasks, what should I do? I have no idea how to purify myself.
But there must be a way out before the car reaches the mountain. The mission will automatically find the way, but...
"Didn't you check Honmaru?" You scratched your head in confusion. "The man, the sword, and Honmaru, the first two are fine, so the problem is Honmaru, right?"
"This..." The civil servant pinched the lamb on his chest awkwardly, his eyes shifted with guilt, "I didn't think about this aspect at first. Even if it is purely theoretical, the research is based on the relationship between man and knife..."
"I thought about it later. The government can't send investigators there." The official paused, "The Honmaru has been completely darkened. Even the nearby space-time coordinates are polluted. The government won't let people or swords die."
"So..." The civil servant squatted down, speaking in a gentle and serious tone, "This is just a request from the current political situation. Judge, you can choose to refuse."
"oh."
You stand on tiptoe, reach out and grab the little sheep from his chest. It's soft and fluffy, and you squeeze it well.
If you like it, and the NPC didn't say you can't take it, and the system didn't pop up any prompts, then it's yours.
After putting the lamb in your trouser pocket as if nothing had happened, you looked at the shocked civil servant who was reaching out his hand and smiled shyly: "Let's talk about the reward."
"You said before that no matter what your request is, it will be met, right?"
Your smile becomes more gentle and shy.
The civil servant who lost his beloved Mianmian was still vomiting his soul. His colleague behind him quickly stuffed his soul back into his mouth. The civil servant stood up in a daze and said, "As long as it does not violate the current political regulations and is not excessive..."
"Then I want all the swords that are still missing from Honmaru, and..."
"Current affairs help me grow a billion-year vegetable crop."
You, you, you, and your Mian Mian, all come to me as player assets.
*
After an extreme tug of war, the civil servant used a combination of rhetoric such as "The government knives were awakened, we can't make the decision for them", "It is impossible to give you all the knives at once, after all, you may not be able to complete the task", and "If you can solve this Honmaru problem, Jizheng will personally deliver the knives to you", which defeated you who had no negotiation ability at all.
Damn it, I lost! You pounded the ground in frustration, gnashing your teeth as you looked at the happy civil servant.
You better keep your eyes on guard tonight, or else the players will get a chance to sneak through your window.
The civil servant shuddered violently.
"However, if you can get the government to agree, then you can bring them back to Honmaru."
Civil servants still know that they cannot get something for nothing, and they will give you all the resources and rewards you deserve. On the one hand, they don’t give you the full sword account because they are afraid that you will run away, and on the other hand, they are worried that you don’t have enough spiritual power.
The spiritual power that the Judge needs to provide to support the entire sword account is not as simple as simply multiplying the spiritual power provided for a sword. Even if your spiritual power is detected to be very strong, it can be said to be unprecedentedly strong, but Shi Zheng still dare not take the risk.
It’s not like there haven’t been cases in the past where a Shinsengumi had forced their full sword account to be opened, which ultimately led to the exhaustion of their spiritual power, and even the upper limit was lowered a lot. Even if they recovered in the end, they had to give up their original Honmaru.
"So...if they agree, I can take the blade back with me?"
You are familiar with this. If you don’t want it, just tie it up and take it back with you.
"Yes, we will send two swordsmen to follow you for inspection and protection," said the official, "They will arrive at your main camp tomorrow morning."
“Oh, sure.” You stood up, looking excited. “Can I explore your building?”
The civil servant hesitated.
"Really? Are you hesitating over such a small request? Didn't you say you can agree to anything I ask?"
Seeing this, you turned your back, rubbed onions on your face sadly, then turned around and launched a pitiful attack on the current political officials with your big, fat, watery eyes.
"Xiao Fei is just visiting such a high-tech place for the first time. Can't even such a small wish come true? Sob, sob."
The civil servant looked at his colleague behind him, thinking that there were people guarding the entrance to the confidential area, and that you probably wouldn't be able to find the way here for the first time, so he replied: "There are a few rooms that belong to the rest area for sword men. Please avoid them if possible."
"Okay."
When you saw the system pop up a message of [Current Affairs Pass Permit], your expression changed in a second, and you contentedly put the Genji Sword that you secretly took out back into your backpack.
Hehe, you can pretend to be moral and ask questions. If they agree, you can explore politely. If they don't agree, you can explore impolitely. Just kill everyone who sees you, and no one will know that you are exploring current affairs in an unruly way.
The civil servants who had already left shuddered together and said that the temperature seemed to be dropping recently, and asked if they wanted to go eat hot pot together tonight.
After returning to the entrance and sending Kitsunesuke away, you open the map and look at the vast expanse of gray unknown area. You scratch your chin and think: Should I go to this secret area to search for treasure chests? Or go to this sword rest area to get transmogrified decorations? Or go to the current politics cafeteria to steal some new dishes?
[An unknown fishing spot was detected 20 meters to the west]
[Unknown fishing spot: A strange fishing spot located inside Shizheng... maybe you can catch something interesting. The fish king here is not included]
No need to think anymore.
You pull your fishing rod from your backpack and head west with determination.
This must be a revelation from God to the fishermen.
*
Yamaubakiri Nagayoshi is chatting with his colleagues.
"A child serving as an inquisitor? Isn't it the policy of the current government not to recruit minors... meow."
"Specially hired." Yamaubakiri Nagayoshi flipped through the documents on the table. "I've always said that we should ask Killer Neko-kun for this kind of thing. Kids all like Killer Neko-kun, who looks so cute even when he's angry, right?"
"What? This is a cat's curse. I'm supposed to be tall and mighty. Meow." Nanquan Ichimonji angrily withdrew his hand, "Don't use a cat toy on me, meow!"
"But the younger generation seems very happy." Ichimonji Norimune put down the cat toy and covered his face with a folding fan. "Just now, the government issued a new notice."
Yamaubakiri Nagayoshi looked up at him, who was still smiling. He put the document back on the table and said with a click of the tongue, "Is it related to the specially appointed divine judge?"
"Haha, I don't know~ Just let me and my junior go to a certain Honmaru tomorrow." Ichimonji Norimune put away his folding fan, "If you really care, you can go together. I am very tolerant of my companions."
"No, I don't care at all." Yamaubakiri Nagayoshi said coldly, "Were you slacking off again yesterday? These reports are not up to standard, rewrite them."
Now Norimune couldn't laugh anymore: "Haha...do we really have to let the old man do the work?"
Yamaubakiri Nagayoshi smiled: "What do you think?"
"Yamaubakiri...you...behind you..." Nanquan Ichimonji pointed behind Yamaubakiri and suddenly shouted, "There's a fishhook, meow!"
"Fishhook?"
Yamaubakiri Nagayoshi looked back in confusion, and saw a mini "crow" with an abstract style.
"What is this?"
Was it a metal bait? How did it appear in the air? Yamaubakiri Nagayoshi caught this strange "crow" and looked up along the fishing line, and found a black hole in the ceiling.
What is this? What kind of failure has the current affairs experiment group produced again? He subconsciously pinched the "crow" and pulled it down.
Nothing happened.
"Ah, a prank prop or something like that." Yamaubakiri Nagayoshi let go of his hand, turned around and looked at Ichimonji Norimune, "Let's continue discussing your report..."
There was a huge pulling force coming from behind.
"What's going on?"
Yamaubakiri Nagayoshi quickly grabbed the table beside him. He turned his head with difficulty, but saw that the product he judged to be a mediocre failure was biting his cloak tightly.
The "crow", which was originally a dead creature, noticed Yamaubakiri Nagayoshi's gaze, and a strange light suddenly flashed in its small eyes that were drawn very abstractly, and it pulled Yamaubakiri Nagayoshi upwards with greater force.
"No... What is this? Let me go!" Yamaubakiri Nagayoshi, who was pulled into the air, could only struggle helplessly, "Hey, are you two just going to stand there and watch? Damn it, what the hell is this..."
Ichimonji Norimune and Nanquan Ichimonji, who were unable to take action in time, just watched as Yamaubakiri Nagayoshi was caught in the ceiling by a strange fishing hook.
Nanquan Ichimonji asked dully, "Does this have to be told to the current political situation?"
"Oh." Ichimonji Norimune opened his folding fan again, "Isn't this quite interesting?"