Chapter 129 12. Let Mr. Hunter teach you how to avoid professional risks in three sentences
In Mr. Hunter's office, when she called Mason "Reserve Old K", Mason knew that the big leader was in a showdown.
So he didn't care anymore and asked:
"So, is this some kind of test? Like an initiation into the Brotherhood of Evil? I have to do certain things to show my abilities and earn the respect of others or something like that."
"If you're going to convince yourself to get blood on your hands, that's a good reason."
Mr. Hunter nodded and said:
"The two pioneering teams under my command, 'Afterlife' and 'Ex', are both top teams in the Star Club. You just met Anna.
I think you got a good idea of what kind of person she was when you tested her.
The Captain of Afterlife has the same philosophy.
I see your potential, so I recognize your possibility in the future, but their outlook on life formed by experiencing crises seems simpler.
If you want to win their goodwill and recognition, you have to show your abilities.
If you want to be one of your own, you have to use actions to prove that you are reliable.
After all, the world is too complicated. We don’t have that much time to observe what a person is thinking, we can only watch how he acts.
Do you know what I mean?
Only blood can establish true unity!
Either the enemy's or one's own. ”
"I understand, I will organize an action when I get back."
Mason stopped dwelling on the issue.
But now that it was clear, he was no longer polite and turned to talk about what he needed most at the moment.
"About my material application.
One world gate is really not enough, and just before we arrived at the Star Castle, my magic circle had begun to monitor the space-time disturbances in the entire world.
You know the details of that super dangerous A-level world. I feel that I really need the care from the organization urgently.
"But in principle, a team can only have one world door. This is the rule."
Mr. Hunter was processing the documents and said without raising his head:
"Even I have to abide by this rule. My team can only use one door when going on a mission. I can't help you with this.
As for the risk of being discovered in your base world, this is a required course for every member of the Society of Stars.
Most worlds, regardless of their power system, are not friendly to outsiders.
If you can't even solve the problem of hiding yourself, then in the words of my fellow swordsman, you deserve to be finished and leave the door of your world to those who are more capable and in need. ”
Such a direct rejection did not make Mason angry or disappointed, because he had keenly grasped the loopholes in Mr. Hunter's words.
Mason rolled his eyes and said:
"In principle, not allowing it means that there are always special circumstances, and the moment the rules are formulated, doesn't it mean that loopholes also appear?
Dear Mr. Hunter, look, I'm not asking you to open a back door for me or anything.
I just need your heads up.
I just need some life experience from an elder to tell me what mistakes this reckless young rookie must not make at work, lest I make the same mistakes again and cause trouble for you.
Really just asking for advice on work.
Please don't get me wrong.
If you are inconvenient or very busy, I can go to the cold Miss Anna or Miss Judy, as long as I get your permission.
Isn’t it also part of the job of mature old employees to lead new employees? ”
"Very good, you have learned to correctly view the coordination of rules and loopholes. For newcomers, this is a very admirable advantage.
As the direct superior of Team K, I really should remind you of some ‘taboos’ at work. ”
Mr. Hunter stopped working and nodded in agreement. After thinking about it, he leaned on his chair and picked up his coffee cup, just like a veteran cadre holding a tea cup.
He coughed a few times, took a sip of water, and said in a long voice:
"First of all, although every World Gate will have a number and power projection record when it is distributed, when we are doing the work of traveling through the world, there will always be some unexpected situations that cause the World Gate to be lost and cannot be recovered.
Most of the Star Society's bounty missions are about recovering the World Gate left in a dangerous world.
Therefore, you must have strict requirements on your team members on weekdays!
If you accidentally 'pick up' a World Gate left behind by a team that has been wiped out or is on the verge of being wiped out, don't just keep it in your pocket. It must be handed over in time to avoid any loss of the organization's property.
Don't even try to disassemble the handle of the World Gate and soak it in a high concentration of sacred purifying liquid, as that will cause problems with the positioning of the World Gate.
All the coordinates recorded on it will become invalid, and the Star Castle will temporarily lose track of it.
Organizations can lose valuable assets as a result.
remember!
This terrible thing must not be done! The consequences of being discovered can be quite serious. ”
"I will write it down in my notebook, and I will tell my team members the importance of it over and over again after I go back."
Mason took out a notebook and recorded all the instructions from his superiors.
As he wrote, he said:
"This article is called 'Organizational property is sacrosanct'. Are there any similar terrible taboos that I need to pay attention to? Sir."
"Of course, as a well-organized system, we must pay attention to some small details in our work."
Mr. Hunter stroked his left arm, which was covered by his robe, and said:
"For example, you should avoid entering areas with energy disorder or out-of-control magic power under any circumstances. This will not only put you in danger, but also prevent the Star Castle's monitoring center from capturing the specific location of your team.
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This means that it is difficult for the headquarters to monitor the private conversations between you through soul marks, so that once you are in danger, it will be difficult for the headquarters to send out searchers and rescuers. ”
"This sounds really scary! It really is a life-threatening detail. I will definitely avoid those places."
Mason quickly recorded this and looked at Mr. Hunter expectantly.
The latter thought for a while and said:
"Avoid entering base worlds that have been vassalized by a certain team. There are usually members of our 'brother agencies' performing certain important tasks there.
You have to understand.
The Association of Stars is just an explorer sequence under a larger organization. Unlike the 'humanized management method' in our organization, most of our brother organizations are under military control.
Once you enter their workplace by mistake, you can easily be executed on the spot.
If you must go, be sure to notify the team in the vassal world in advance and ask them to issue a temporary certificate. This is also very important, for example, if you are going to help the organization eliminate the traitor.
I will give you a secret execution order.
Because the A-level world where Sandstorm is located has been vassalized for a long time and has been deeply developed. Don't run around there. It will be very troublesome if you encounter vanguard cleaners or more dangerous conquerors. ”
Hearing this, Mason's heart suddenly moved.
Mr. Hunter's words confirmed his thoughts. The "Liquidator Corps" was indeed the same as the Star Club, and they were different agencies under the same organization.
He stepped forward and placed the Cleaner Commander enhancer he had found earlier on Mr. Hunter's desk. The latter immediately sat up straight when he saw the thing.
She snapped her fingers and activated certain powers in the room.
"This is a strengthening agent that is only used by vanguard commanders. It is specially rationed by the logistics department of each purifier. It is almost impossible to get the actual product.
Where did you find it? ”
She picked up the small injection bottle with only a little liquid left and asked seriously.
Mason no longer held back and told all about his subsequent explorations in Hogwarts. After listening, Mr. Hunter was silent for a few seconds and said to Mason:
"It's really hard to judge whether your luck is good or bad. Okay, take it back. You can study it or use it for yourself, but once you are discovered, be sure to disassociate yourself from it!
Liquidators are so called because they are specially transformed into cold-blooded killing machines.
The very existence of these guys is to destroy all those who resist.
The most troublesome thing is that compared to us explorers, they are real battle sequences. It's like the difference between a clever and cunning hunting dog and a mad dog that pounces on its prey.
Avoid contact with them under any circumstances, and avoid conflicts. ”
"Then under what circumstances will they take action?"
Mason asked.
Mr. Hunter hesitated longer this time, as if he was considering whether to tell Mason these obviously deeper secrets.
In the end, she chose to tell the truth:
"The first situation.
When a world excessively resists the pioneering actions of the Stellar Society or survives the 'pollution' on its own and plans a counterattack, the Stellar Society has the right to apply to the higher-level organization for the dispatch of liquidators.
The second situation.
When the hounds of the Society of Stars confirm that there are items of special concern in the target world, such as dangerous divine powers, they can also apply for the intervention of the Vanguard Cleaners. ”
"Contamination? You mean the zombie virus actively spread by the scum among us? You call them 'hounds', well, that's a good name.
Calling out the hounds of doom is not a good thing to hear. ”
Mason raised his eyebrows and said:
"But the world of Hogwarts does not meet either of these requirements. They have neither survived the zombie virus, nor do gods exist in that world."
"So the Cleaners didn't actually go out in that world, Mason. Also, what that wizarding world experienced was not real 'pollution'.
The walking dead you see are just 'downgraded' poisonous contaminants, and what Old K spreads in the pirate world is also the same 'non-lethal' stuff.
Those found in your world are the real weapons used in the "contamination war". ”
Mr. Hunter handed the small bottle in his hand to the young man, and she explained:
"The nature of the liquidators is an army! Once they appear, they will form at least a small group of thousands of people with conventional force and landing ships that can bulldoze a world. They are not a small team of three or four people.
It is impossible for a world that has been attacked by those mad dogs to remain intact, and judging from the corpse you found, it should be an undisclosed 'private action'. ”
She explained:
"This is the rare third situation.
For example, private instructions from some big figures in the higher-level organization often trigger such actions, just like the model of the Star Club's pioneering team, which dispatches elite liquidators to sneak in in a low-key manner and then evacuate after achieving the goal. ”
Mr. Hunter thought for a moment, flicked his fingers and said:
"I probably guessed what they were looking for there. Do you remember the magic stone fragment you gave me? It is said that it can be made into some kind of life-prolonging medicine.
It was probably a dying old guy in a higher-level organization who was too afraid of death, which contributed to the rapid destruction of the world.
But it only takes a few people to cause that level of destruction. I guess there is at least one 'conqueror' among them, that is, the kind of super monster that can single-handedly destroy civilization like the Kryptonian Superman and Wonder Woman in your world. .
But they failed.
That’s why Old K accepted the bounty mission and entered the ruins of Hogwarts. ”
Mr. Hunter's words silenced Mason, and he whispered after a few seconds:
"I'm sorry about old K. Looking at it now, he doesn't seem to be a completely bad person."
"When you enter the Society of the Stars, stop using such simple and almost childish criteria as 'good or bad' to identify a person, Mason."
Mr. Hunter waved his hand and said in a relieved tone:
"We are all complicated.
As for old K
I don't blame you for killing him.
Your actions can even be regarded as bringing him some kind of relief, preventing him from living in the nightmare of living an ignoble existence day after day. He should have given you something else? ”
"Yeah."
Mason took off the inheritance badge of the Cat School from his neck and handed it to Mr. Hunter, who took it in his hand and looked at it with a complicated look.
After more than ten seconds of silence, she said:
"Are you interested in accepting the Trial of Green Grass? Mason, maybe becoming a demon hunter will give you more power to protect yourself. Now that you have it, it may be a revelation of fate.
I can help you through this trial.
Herbal medicines have been improved and no longer have a terrible loss rate, but of course the pain is still inevitable. ”
"Thank you for your kindness, but I don't need it."
Mason shook his head and said:
"I heard about this trial from Old K. I feel that my ability is not enough to pass it, and I feel that it is good to be an ordinary person.
Speaking of which, I saw in old K’s notes that he described the scenery of his hometown, the fairy tale country Toussaint, as almost exactly the same as the scenery around the Star Castle.
So, is this the hometown of old K? ”
"Absolutely."
Mr. Hunter said ambiguously:
"This is the last trace of a destroyed world, like a 'specimen' taken from a corpse, or a collectible used by hunters to show off their exploits.
So, I don’t think he considers this his hometown.
Unless necessary, he rarely comes to Star Castle to stay for a long time.
It was a painful and tired soul. He is free now, but the responsibilities he left behind have to be shouldered by you and move forward. Mason, when you come back, your code name will be 'Old K'. ”
As he spoke, Mr. Hunter pinched lightly with his leather-gloved fingers.
A worn-out Gwent card appeared in her hand, which was her symbol. There was a black Q symbol in the corner of the legendary demon hunter Geralt's card.
She said:
"In our small group, you directly connect with me. When your group is strong enough, you will continue to finish it even when old K failed to finish it.
Find people who can help us in the world where he failed. ”
"I'm curious, what does our organization do?"
Mason asked:
"To overthrow"
"唰"
His mouth was covered.
Mr. Hunter, who was in front of him just now, appeared behind him like a flash of light, and clasped Mason's mouth with his hand to stop him from speaking the next words.
She almost lay on Mason's shoulder and warned him coldly in his ear:
"There are things you can't say or even think about. It stares at you, it stares at us and never relaxes! You guessed it right, we all hate this place that does evil in the name of doomsday.
While the reasons may be different, the goals are the same. ”
Such close contact made Mason move his body uncomfortably, but the uncomfortable feeling dissipated a lot when he thought that Mr. Hunter was actually a woman disguised as a man.
He nodded.
Mr. Hunter let go of his hand and said:
"It's time for you to go, Mason Cooper. Keep going with your questions, and one day you'll see the answers. If you survive until then.
Try to survive until then.
This thing is for you. ”
She picked up an exquisite hourglass from the corner of her desk and handed it to Mason. The hourglass was very strange, and the gravel in it slid down regardless of gravity.
Even if Mason turns it upside down, it will still fall backwards.
"This is the countdown."
Mr. Hunter said:
"The moment it ends is when the 'Third Impact' arrives. I will send someone to inform you of the specific situation. The sooner the sandstorm ends, the better. Then stay quietly in your world and don't mess up. Run.
As long as your luck is not too bad in the Transcendent A Grade world, you will always have the power to protect yourself.
But then you need to be mentally prepared. After the impact event is over, actions against your world may be on the agenda.
If you want to protect it from the poison of the Council of Stars
Then become stronger as soon as possible.
No matter what you think in your heart, the protection claimed by the weak means nothing. I have witnessed this tragedy first hand, don't let it happen again. "(End of Chapter)