This was the first time that Qi Guang and Bai Ling met face to face.
Before this, Qi Guang had only learned about this seemingly mysterious "prophet" from Wang Weizheng. Apart from that, he basically knew nothing about Bai Ling.
It’s not that he didn’t consider investigating, but after thinking about it, Qi Guang gave up.
On the one hand, it was because he felt that he could not find out anything - the ability of foresight was like a round and flawless ball, and Qi Guang did not think that Bai Ling would make a mistake in such a place.
This is also true.
Although the Web Weaver is currently a bit useless, it has done its best to protect personal information. Unless the computing power of many supercomputers is stacked together, the Web Weaver may not be a coward in this regard.
Of course, this is also because both parties need to take care of different things.
This is just one aspect. The other aspect is Qi Guang’s caution.
He has always believed that attitude is important.
Apart from anything else, at least as far as Qi Guang knows, no strong person would be happy to have his life story dug out like soil by some excavator.
So to sum up, Qi Guang was almost completely in the dark about Bai Ling's situation.
But Bai Ling was very familiar with Qi Guang.
This kind of familiarity is even more familiar than that of Wang Weizheng, director of the Countermeasures Bureau.
You know, according to the original timeline, Wang Weizheng would have died a heroic death three months later. At that time, the Countermeasures Bureau would have lost its director, so naturally a new director would be needed to take over.
The person who replaced Wang Weizheng was Qi Guang.
As the new generation director of the Countermeasures Bureau, Qi Guang has done a very good job.
Although his personal achievements are not as strong as Wang Weizheng, Qi Guang is also well-known and notorious.
The jailer who imprisoned "Light" and possessed many secrets that were hard for the world to find, and who was full of bad intentions when he was still the deputy director, such a person would undoubtedly be a thorn in the eyes and flesh of many monsters.
But surprisingly, although many people hated Qi Guang after he came to power, there were almost no assassination attempts specifically targeting Qi Guang.
You know, Wang Weizheng was assassinated almost every month. Apart from anything else, the number of assassins who died from his knife alone was enough to pile up into a small mountain.
However, Qi Guang is different.
The reason for this lies in the god Balder in him.
The god of light in Norse mythology, a panic-stricken evil beast created through the distortion of mythology, the source of extreme evil. His light was obscured by darkness. From then on, the sky was no longer clear, spring disappeared, and only winter remained forever.
When Qi Guang dies and the god Balder is released, the unstoppable cold winter will devour all the greenery around, until the mountains are covered with snow, and there is desolate silence and no living creatures.
However, this is not the most critical point.
The most crucial point is that if Balder dies, then "Ragnarok" will come.
The calamity of the Aesir will be the end of the world. Once the twisted God of Light dies, the sunset of the world will inevitably fall behind the mountain. At that time, it will not be a war between humans and aliens, but a question of who can survive.
So, no one was willing to let the jailer release the mad dog he had imprisoned.
Therefore Qi Guang is safe, very safe.
However, no matter how powerful the prison is, it is impossible to imprison gods forever.
Every person who tries to seal a different species in their body is actually using the "Soul Burning Potion" in different forms. The reason why they can seal a different species is because their body is just right for that different species, which is very similar to the effect of the Soul Burning Potion.
It was from here that Sun Yuanrang gained inspiration and created the "Singularity Type 1" which is more effective and less harmful.
But just like drinking too much soul-burning potion can cause harm, how could stuffing a monster completely into your body have no effect?
At least as far as Bai Ling knows, except for the special case of Ding Yan, all others who have sealed the alien species in their bodies have either gone crazy or died.
At this moment, Qi Guang, the "Jailer of Light", has less than a year left to live.
Thinking of this, Bai Ling couldn't help but glance at Qi Guang.
'He would never have thought that he, who thought he would die before Wang Weizheng, would actually be the one who sent him away and took over his position.'
How should I put it? It's quite sad.
After all, the relationship between these two people is really good.
Qi Guang probably had already made all the plans for what Wang Weizheng should do after his death, but he would never have thought that the director of the Countermeasures Bureau would die before him.
With a sigh, Bai Ling shook his head.
Time...
Sometimes it's really cruel.
This sigh made Qi Guang a little confused.
What's going on?
You suddenly barged in, said nothing, looked at me for a long time, then suddenly sighed after you regained your composure and became lost in thought? Can't you just talk properly?
You are scary like this?! In Qi Guang's mind, the "prophet" is like an old Chinese doctor. As the saying goes, "Western doctors are not afraid of smiling, but Chinese doctors are afraid of frowning." Now Bai Ling looked at Qi Guang like this, which made him feel as if he was sentenced to death by this prophet in an instant, making him feel uneasy.
Although he was ready to sacrifice himself, he had to make sacrifices of different types! Qi Guang was very afraid of pain, and if possible, he would like to die in a more peaceful manner.
After twisting his body in the wheelchair for a while, Qi Guang coughed softly: "Ahem..."
His expression gradually became serious: "This should be the first time the two of us meet."
But he quickly denied himself, "No, it should be the first time I saw you."
"People like you have probably been hiding in the shadows and spying on others for a long time."
Sitting in the wheelchair, Qi Guang had to look up at Bai Ling: "To be honest, if possible, I don't want to see you so early."
"I have always believed that all planning ultimately comes down to the control and use of information. If a person can grasp enough information, then this person may not be very smart, but he will definitely not make stupid mistakes."
Qi Guang shook his head and said, "But this is for ordinary people, not for you."
"I don't know how much you know and how much you have seen, but I believe it is definitely a lot. If the total amount of information is used as the basis for measuring wealth, then you must be the richest man in the world. Especially in certain aspects, do you know what my biggest feeling about you is? That is your overwhelming powerlessness in the face of my advantages!"
"So, I have always had a very interesting opinion about you."
As soon as these words were spoken.
Even Wang Weizheng next to him couldn't help but turn his head to look at him.
He was also very curious about how Qi Guang knew Bai Ling.
After deliberately pausing for three seconds, Qi Guang couldn't help but speak with disgust: "So I hate you, I hate people like you who know more than me! I especially hate the way you know everything but say nothing!"
"Especially since you have led our respected Director Wang astray, you are truly guilty of a heinous crime, a heinous crime!"
Qi Guang said with great sorrow: "Our Director Wang is such an innocent and simple person, but now he has been led astray by you! If one day he also wants to be a person who speaks half his words, what a great loss it will be for mankind!"
"You are so bad, you are so bad!"
At this moment, even Bai Ling and Wang Weizheng couldn't help but be stunned.
Bai Ling really couldn't understand. After laying the groundwork for a long time, the other party actually said something like this...
How should I put it? It always makes people feel that a delicious meal was originally served to you for you to taste, but what was finally served was something that looked like shit and was placed in a shape of a middle finger.
It makes people feel a little surprised.
As if he saw Bai Ling's surprise, Qi Guang couldn't help but smile with a sense of superiority and victory.
"Your prophecy didn't predict what I would say, right? It seems that you are not omniscient and omnipotent!"
Qi Guang's fingers tapped the handle of the wheelchair rhythmically, with a hint of pride on his face.
Damn it, let your people disgust me.
Since I am disgusted by your people, I have to disgust you too!
His ideas are so simple.
I have to say that Bering did have the uncomfortable feeling of being kept in suspense but ending up with a mouth full of shit.
If it were an ordinary person, he would probably just accept it.
But is Bering an ordinary person? His consciousness gradually rose from the turbulent ocean to the iron-gray surface, and his eyes looked far away until he could see through the dark sky.
The moment his eyelids closed again, Bai Ling returned to "reality".
那边，祁光还在装模做样地说道：“……我一直有一个很有趣的看法。”
这句话一落下。
白令就轻笑了一声。
“比起你的看法而言，我个人其实并不认为我很有趣，而且我自认为知道的也不算多。而且有的时候，并不是我不愿意述说，而是在这片浪潮之上、光是雪白的浮沫就足以让人沉沦其中，从而让人产生对时光的钝感。”
“我能够看到的，仅仅只是沙丘之上的些许碎片，”白令的手指按在书桌上，心情愉快，“而眼下发生的事情，恰好就是暴露在黄沙之下的滚热沙砾。”
“说起来，之前一直有一件事情想要向祁局道歉。”
白令轻叹一声：“我虽然预料到了祁局会亲自考校我手底下的人，也自以为是地提出了我认为的忠告，但是似乎因为我的判断失误、而导致了时间的泡沫被提前戳破了……”
说到这里，白令歪头看了一眼祁光，表情很是诚恳：“在考核的时候，您没受伤吧，祁局？”
这句话一说出口。
祁光原本还在装模作样等待的样子顿时绷不住了。
他的注意力一下被分散到别的地方。
腿几乎克制不住地打着摆子，祁光咬牙切齿地看着白令。
狗栽种！ 果然都是因为他，自己的一世英名才会毁于一旦！ 被一个还不到二十五岁的年轻人像是赶鸭子一样追着跑，甚至还被撞出去、砸断了一根指路牌……
这一幕绝对被眼前这个家伙的未来视看到了！ 不然他不会提点那个丁炎！ 看着几乎火冒三丈的祁光。
王伟正一个没绷住，嘴角轻轻一勾。
不过很快，他维持了自己一贯以来的平静和镇定
他看了一眼白令，沉吟了一声说道：“你来这里，有什么事？”
作为自己手底下的人，王伟正可不能光看着他被白令戏弄。
虽然他也是自作自受。
谁让他之前给自己甩脸色？而且前段时间还半遮半掩，说话说一半？ 治不了别人我还治不了你？ 这么想着，王伟正的目光聚焦在白令的身上。
而白令也不再去看祁光。
虽然说嘲笑这位娃娃脸的副局长很有意思，但是他也没有忘记自己这次来的目的。
白令：“事实上这次，我是来麻烦王局三件事的。”
三件事？ 王伟正眉毛轻轻一挑。
他没有第一时间同意，而是开口问道：“你要什么？”
白令：“第一是，出校证明，我要两份。”
“我会带两个学生离开学院，去一趟临江市。”
云上学院是一所封闭制的学校，如果没有老师的同意，那么是绝对不会被允许离开学校的。
同时，作为荣誉教授，白令目前还没有足够的权力带学生一起走、尤其是离开云上市。
所以这还需要王伟正的帮忙。
以对策局局长的身份，王伟正别说是要带两个学生走了，即使是打算把半个学院的学生打包送到晨风对策总局，都不会有人说半个不字。
只要他能够做得到，那么那些学生绝对会举双手双脚赞同。
这个学校目前存在的意义，就是为了给对策局输送新鲜血液。
在听到白令的第一个要求之后，王伟正沉思了片刻。
过了一会儿，他点点头：“没问题，我相信以你的实力，保全两个学生能做到。”
说完，他接着问：“这是第一件，那第二件呢？”
第二件。
白令看了一眼祁光，然后才说道：“一个月后，学院的毕业班会有与其他国共同举办的‘联合军演’。”
“这场演习，我希望能够加几个一年级的人进去。”
听到这句话以后，不仅仅是王伟正、连还在生闷气的祁光都停下了笔头。
他们看着白令，眼神闪烁着各自不同的意味。
“不行，”王伟正第一个拒绝，“联合军演不是儿戏，一年级的学生很难跟得上步调。他们可能会死的。”
“我要为他们的安全负责，这个要求太过胡来了，我不会同意。”
看着断然拒绝的王伟正，白令什么话都没有说，只是微笑侧头看向旁边的祁光。
祁光被他的目光看得有些头疼。
特妈的，这个“先知”，绝对是提前用预言能力看了自己到底要说什么！ 他手底下的那个人就已经搞得自己灰头土脸了，没想到第一眼看见正主、也让自己有点难受！ 祁光忍不住撇了撇嘴。
他叹了一口气，坐在轮椅上说道：“联合军演，可以考虑。”
什……
王伟正闻言，回头看了一眼祁光，眼神凌厉宛如刀锋出鞘寒光凛凛，猛虎一般摄人！ 这是王伟正少见的在同僚和朋友面前展露这样的眼神。
然而面对他的目光，祁光却全然不惧。
他镇定自若地说道：“当然，这不是没有条件的，”
说着，祁光从文件堆里摸出两张纸，推到白令的那边：“既然你提了三个条件，那么我就退而求其次，只提两个条件就好。”
“第一，你必须作为学院的随行教师一起，前往联合军演的地点——烟霞山。”
“我相信你的能力，别的不说，起码保护自己要加进去的那几个人没问题吧？至于别人，云上学院的毕业班可不是孬种，而且我们也在，没必要你来插手。”
这个条件白令并不介意：“当然，哪怕你不说，我也会去。”
得到了肯定回答的祁光点点头。
然后，他缓缓说道：“第二个条件。”
“既然你能够看到未来，那么我想要问你，在未来、人类是不是存在着一个名为‘特殊人才联合公会’的机构？”
这个问题一问出来。
白令脸上的笑意越发浓郁。
他看着祁光，轻笑了一声：“是的。”
“只不过，这个公会的诞生，原本应该是在今天、也就是新历十五年5月5日的一年后，或者说新历十六年，它才会出现。”
果然。
祁光忍不住叹了一口气。
他把空无一物的信纸推给白令：“那么，这就是第二个条件了。”
“一年以后的公会构架、及相应的说明，我希望你能够写下来。”
祁光的眼神严肃：“比起草创而暴露问题，我更想要知道在未来的人类到底会有什么相应的解决办法。这样的话，或许能够少走一点弯路。”
这就是借助后人的智慧。
其实祁光一开始并不是打算这么做的，但是今天看到白令之后，这个想法突然在他的脑海之中浮现了出来。
现在创设的公会系统可能没有办法应对日后逐渐变化的形势，如果不能及早调整、肯定会引起不少麻烦，甚至可能会导致很多人的牺牲。
因此，不如一开始就对照着后人的设计，为这个新创设不久的机构设置几个软壁垒。等到日后有需要，就把这些壁垒给拆掉，让这辆战车可以安安稳稳地行驶很长一段时间，而不至于走在一边散架了、让车里面的人全部命丧黄泉。
不过，这倒也不代表祁光会完全相信白令的信息。
看部分、信部分、改部分。
这算是祁光本人的观点。
这是王伟正那个家伙很难想到的内容，那个一根筋、只喜欢舞刀弄剑的，到最后说不定直接摆烂，把等级设置成ABCD，然后把奖励设置成为对策局服役一个月。
这肯定不行。
所以祁光想着，最好还是能够从先知这里获得一个比较靠谱、系统的构架。
这可不是摆烂，是合理利用后人经验！
“当然，这也不是让你完全无偿提供。”
祁光接着说道：“作为创设公会的一员，你将会成为创始人之一，享受很多待遇。”
“比如说这个，你现在已经被我们列入首批登记的组织。到那个时候，我们会有很多资源来为你们推广。例如说扶持，和绿灯等等。相信我，这会让你们的发展非常顺利，绝对能够让你如愿获得名气！”
说着，祁光把那张写满了明昼名称的单子递给白令。
看了一眼这个名单之后，祁光的嘴角略微抽搐了一下。
屮，忘记这上面还写着一些乱七八糟的字了……
这个时候收回名单很明显已经不太现实，所以他就只能够拿着不妨、手指刻意地盖住后半段。
At least it would be enough to show only five of the "bright days". It would be embarrassing to show all of them...
After taking a look at the list, Bai Ling nodded slightly.
He deliberately didn't read the following content.
Even though he had already guessed what would happen next.
"Okay," he said.
This is not a very important matter, so it doesn't matter if it is revealed.
What's more, if there was a better organizational structure, then in the future... probably hundreds of thousands of people would be saved from dying.
At least, in the original timeline, the number of humans who died due to the guild’s initial irregularities was more than tens of thousands.
These people who died because of the inadequate establishment of the guild and insufficient personnel mobilization should have been able to become the pillars of future humanity.
You know, after the Red Spider crusade, there were already very few people who had the courage to fight the monster to the death.
So it is a good thing for Bering that there are fewer now.
He also cared a lot about what Qi Guang said about "welfare".
A certain organization in the future took the initiative to take advantage of the Countermeasures Bureau and grew rapidly until it became an existence that no one could ignore...
Thinking of this, Bai Ling and Qi Guang looked at each other.
Then they smiled knowingly at the same time.
Qi Guang was really happy, because after finishing this matter, he could reasonably let go... he could reasonably use the experience of those who came after him and make improvements based on it.
So he even forgot that Bai Ling was trying to disgust him, and asked cheerfully, "And what's the third thing?"
"What is the third condition?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the smile on Bai Ling's face gradually disappeared.
It can be said that the first two things are okay and are the type that can be discussed.
However, this third item was indeed the core that Bai Ling was determined to obtain! He looked at Qi Guang and Wang Weizheng and said calmly: "The third condition is very simple."
"I want something, something from the Countermeasures Bureau."
After getting this answer, Wang Weizheng and Qi Guang looked at each other at the same time.
After a moment, Wang Weizheng asked in a deep voice: "What do you want?"
Bering was silent for a moment, and then replied after a while: "'Tranquilizer'."
"I need the 'tranquilizer' from the Countermeasures Bureau."
"Tranquilizer"? Qi Guang was very confused when he heard this term from Bai Ling: "Do you need this thing? Is there anyone under your command who needs to persevere and focus on doing one thing?"
Bai Ling nodded slightly: "Yes."
He did not say what this thing was used for, but said calmly: "This is my third condition."
Wang Weizhen and Qi Guang looked at each other again.
After a long while, Qi Guang groaned and said, "The tranquilizer is okay... but we can't give much."
"This thing is just like the Soul Burning Potion. It's not particularly useful. So we didn't mass-produce it at the time. Therefore, we can only give you twenty at most."
"We won't ask you what you're going to do with this stuff," Qi Guang said. "To be honest, except for those important matters, I won't believe a single word you say. Of course, we will give you 20 sticks, which is equivalent to the first wave of benefits the bureau gives you. Don't think it's too little."
Hearing this, Bai Ling smiled and said, "That's enough."
Twenty sticks are more than enough.