Agent Headquarters (1)
“Gear Sidera….”
Even Lennok had heard the name.
At the time when we were tracking the traces of the Guido Church at Rabatenon University, weren’t the undergraduate students of the Necromancy department treated as members of the Machine Church?
I thought it was far from Guido’s fanaticism, but it seems that he was called Gearside.
“It is a group that has been brought up in size and capital starting from the machine city of Makina, and has continuously shown interest in other cities’ civilizations and weapons.”
Jenny nodded and continued.
“The most elite research group pioneering a new era in magic engineering. There are rumors that the chief recently opened a trading network with pandemonium. If that’s true, it won’t be strange if a new member of Pandemonium is born soon.”
In fact, Jenny’s tone seemed to be making a conclusion. Realizing the reason, Lennok nodded.
“Did you find something in the National Guard members you captured?”
Although he said he had selected three strong candidates, he acted as if he had half-confirmed that Gearside was behind this incident.
Considering that I didn’t have much time to think about this, I can guess where the information came from.
At that, Dray opened his mouth.
“As a result of repeated investigations and interrogations by our associates, along with Manson, abnormal metabolic activity was found in the blood of the captives. Microchips were inserted into the body to artificially enhance physical and cognitive abilities.”
What appeared on the screen were unknown mechanical devices flowing through the blood vessels.
The sight of them clinging to blood vessels and constantly wriggling was bizarre, like a parasite.
Dray looked at it with a calm expression and said.
“Overwhelming output, efficiency, and resilience compared to normal magic users. A physical ability that will almost certainly give you an edge over superhumans of the same class. In other words, they are Super Soldiers who have been enlightened as a product of magical engineering.”
“Wouldn’t there be no side effects in this way?”
“Of course. It’s a plan that has already tried to partner with Gearside once at the Defense Forces Command, but it failed.”
belonging to the National Guard. Perhaps because he was discharged from the Special Forces, Dray was well aware of the alliance plans the National Guard was attempting.
“In exchange for forcibly activating the metabolism, aging becomes abnormally accelerated, and the ability to regenerate cells repeatedly deteriorates later. In exchange for increasing your fighting ability for a short period of time, you will have to live the rest of your life with a much weaker body than others. There is no choice but to suffer some losses in securing long-term military power.”
“….”
“I know it as a project due to the lack of technological prowess that precedes it in order to produce efficient results, but the fact that it was taken out is proof that it has joined hands with a partner with that level of technological prowess.”
“Is this because as long as the coup is successful…. But there are too many oddities.”
said Lennok, shaking his head.
“If you’ve made a decision to fight against the city government, it wouldn’t be strange to attack the inner city and bomb the outer districts right now. Instead, why are you hiding the requirements and repeating only one-off raids?”
If the National Guard had invaded the outskirts of the city in a form close to an all-out war, Lennok would have focused on wiping out the enemies without much hesitation.
However, the biggest incident that occurred after the National Guard made demands and declared war was not the advance of the National Guard, but the assassination plot of another congressman who was trying to kill Mayer.
“The purpose of the headquarters is likely to be somewhere else…We need to figure that out so we can decide how to deal with this.”
Even for the business I’m doing with Jenny right now, I have to stop the National Guard from bombing the outskirts.
But in the process, if you don’t understand the exact purpose of the headquarters, you will lose your strength in a useless place.
Lennok now had neither the time nor the leisure to do so.
“For the Hyeongung to be away at a time like this… … . If she had been there, things wouldn’t have gone this way.”
Jenny sighed softly, but it was inevitable.
At least, it seemed very likely that the Defense Forces had confirmed the absence of Evelyn Marcia and had taken action.
Beep!!
After checking the alarm on his phone, Lennok nodded and stood up.
“For now, the two of you should contact Dyke or Antares and continue to focus on collecting information.”
“What are you going to do?”
“You should meet with the people who understand this matter best.”
As Lennok said that, he held up the screen of his phone.
“After all, even without Evelyn, there will be only one armed group directly under the city government that understands this floor the best.”
Colleagues who moved in a different direction from what Mayer said. There was no need to ask who it was from the beginning.
An intelligence organization that obtained the privilege of managing the dark side of a megalopolis regardless of the restrictions of the Prohibition Law.
On the other side of the pale screen, the name of Agent Hina Oneil appeared.
* * *
[How far is data collection going?]
“56% of target rate. It’s much faster than expected.”
[That’s not enough.]
A hard mechanical voice echoed calmly through the speaker.
[In order to build a combat algorithm and implement iterative learning, much more data and learning time are needed than now.]
“I know. But I want you to think about our position as well.”
A relatively senile male voice answered.
“The current situation is to grind the members of this side to secure data and transmit the data through the magnetic storm outside the Balkans. You’re literally trading human lives for algorithms. If you don’t give me more time… … .”
[It must have been your generals who decided to agree to our plan.]
“….”
[The transaction is over if the promised data on the superintendents are not secured.]
“….sincerely. Isn’t that what you’ve been preparing for for so long just to end it here?”
The hesitant man continued.
“If it was easy to obtain data simply by conducting battles, it would obviously be our mistake. However, there are cases where data is not collected at all even after a battle has already been fought.”
[What does it mean?]
“The fastness of Area 49…. In a single battle, we killed six of our crew, captured four, and disappeared. However, the spell bias analysis system sent by them did not work even once during the battle with him.”
[…] … .]
“Among our members who confirmed the progress, there are many who are dissatisfied. I promised compensation equivalent to that, but there is still no sign of things going well.”
The man spoke forcefully against the silenced voice.
“This is obviously a problem with your data analysis system. I think follow-up is necessary.”
[I understand.]
A voice that had been silent for a long time answered.
[Among the specimens that attempted battle, only one of the mage’s data was erroneously processed. This is a mistake on our side.]
The man’s face blushed.
“then?”
[The matter of fastness is handled directly by us.]
“….”
Isn’t it the introduction of a new new technology that will revolutionize the defense force?
The man, who quickly recovered his disappointment, cleared his throat and said.
“good. Then we will work on securing other sample data instead of touching the dog.”
[Don’t forget about raiding downtown so we can proceed. If you needlessly save yourself and focus on this side for no reason, then… … .]
“We were planning on moving, too. Don’t worry.”
After that, the man, who had been quieting his voice for a long time and cut off the communication, hit the chair violently.
Kwajijik!!
Hard wooden chairs smash like toys with gloved punches.
The man is also one of the generals who served on the frontlines for a long time and rose to high positions.
Although rusty because he hasn’t been in real combat for a long time, his body’s magical power itself is at a level that is not lacking compared to any other warriors.
The man’s killing spree became an intangible blade and began to scratch and smash all over the place indiscriminately.
“Damn it!! Those who are said to be at the forefront of magical engineering are not even as good as children in negotiations… … .!”
“Come on, General. Calm down.”
A restless young soldier next to him soothed him by carefully arranging the remains of a chair.
The man couldn’t hold back his anger for a while, and after giggling, he slowly sat down on the chair.
“…okay.”
The man took a quick breath and cast his gaze out the window without saying a word.
“I can’t come this far and collapse. It’s been a long time since the winning numbers have already been thrown.”
As he stroked his gray beard, the man murmured as if possessed.
“How did you come all the way here, and you can’t be abandoned like this? Haven’t you always dreamed of the day you could enter there?”
“…“
If necessary, even using the blood of Balkan citizens as a carpet…!”
The man who looked at the attendant growled.
“Call the other generals. From now on, we will have to move in earnest.”
“All right!”
The man looked at the attendant quickly leaving the room with a complicated gaze.
The scenery outside the window behind the man was moving very slowly.
* * *
The day after Hina contacted me.
Lennok went straight to the meeting place she said after finishing his personal affairs.
Due to significant progress in the research with Aris, the additional results of the spirit magic ceremony had to be reported and rescheduled.
In addition, even ten bodies are not enough to repair firearms damaged in consecutive battles in the fortress and personal training for space-related techniques.
But that doesn’t mean you can ignore her call right away.
[Intelligence Bureau directly under the city government. Welcome to Agent Headquarters.]
The place Hina called Lennok was right in the middle of Agent Headquarters.
wheein!
A wide field of green grass. In the center is a undulating, streamlined building made entirely of glass.
Although the exterior of the building seemed infinitely transparent, Lennok noticed that the inside of the building was not visible at all.
It is the headquarters of an intelligence agency directly under the city government that directly manages public security in the shadows of megacities.
Contrary to the image I thought, it has a very sophisticated atmosphere, but the security must be more than Lennok thinks.
A black sedan built nearby is also darkly tinted and does not easily show the inside.
In addition, the shape of a strong security barrier built around the outskirts of the headquarters.
Considering that Evelyn was an organization she had been a part of for a long time, this level of meticulousness should be taken for granted.
Tring!
As I press the pager and wait for the door to open, I feel sharp eyes from all sides.
“….”
The blatant gazes felt even when pretending to be on the phone nearby or not revealing themselves at all.
It’s the first time I’ve seen this kind of gaze in the city center area.
Reactions that cannot come out without recognizing Lennok. It must be proof that considerable effort is being put into the dark side even within the agent.
As I waited, fiddling with tobacco inside my coat, the door opened and someone jumped out.
Greeted Lennok in a neat suit, she raised her glasses and grinned.
“long time no see.”
“Right.”
“Actually, not that long.”
When Hina made fun of Lennok, Lennox smiled and replied.
“Are you talking about the executive meeting?”
“Eh? how….”
Lennok passed Hina with a surprised expression and immediately accepted the pass at the desk on the first floor.
Lennok replied, waving a temporary nameplate in the form of a necklace given to those who came as guests.
“At that time, I was a bit nervous too…I was checking every single life reaction that passed around the stadium.”
This is the place I visited with the intention of having a discussion with the chairman of the cartel.
He was prepared for a life-and-death battle on the spot in an emergency, so he was paying close attention to the signs around him.
At that time, it was not difficult to grasp the existence of Evelyn, who appeared to help Lennok, as well as the agent who was watching the situation.
“That is very…. That’s an answer that doesn’t sound like a human being.”
Hina shook her head with a strange face and naturally stood in front of Lennok and started guiding him.
“Anyway, welcome. In fact, in a situation where Ban-nim was formally entrusted with the position of external advisor to the agent, he should have had a meeting like this at least once, but somehow things got twisted and ended up like this.”
“If Evelyn hadn’t been away, none of this would have happened.”
In the first place, from the time Lennok first contacted the agent, hadn’t he exchanged business and transaction details through Evelyn?
Although it was not intentional, it is also true that even inside the agent, she, who is by far the absolute ace, has been treated like Lennok’s exclusive liaison.
However, Hina’s expression after hearing Lenok’s words was quite different from what she thought.
“That’s not our doctor, it’s the team leader… … .”
“The chief?”
“…It’s not a story to talk about because there is no team leader. We will talk later.”
Hina naturally turned her tail and continued.
“Anyway, the reason I called Ban today isn’t just to show you around the agent headquarters. An assassination attempt on Senator Mayer. As long as the possibility of the culprit being the same city council member has increased, our agent will take over the task to some extent and solve the current situation.”
“I guess so.”
Lennok replied, fiddling with the tobacco in his arms.
The Bardisch Brotherhood’s attempted assassination of Senator Mayer just a few days ago.
On the surface, it may seem close to terrorism caused by a shadowy organization out of dissatisfaction with a city council member, but the inside story is completely different.
A coup d’état at the headquarters of the National Guard. The city council member’s journey through the series of events.
The suppression and deprivation of security personnel, which is impossible without specific awareness of the related schedule.
Because it was impossible to explain unless the whole process was committed by the same lawmaker.
Therefore, according to the recommendation of the city council, Mayer stopped all outside activities and was under strict security at home.
Still, he was actually in charge of this operation, but he was put in a difficult position to move himself.
“The assassination failed, but as a result, Mayer’s radius of activity was drastically reduced. I was prepared to tie him up somehow from the start.”
Of course, just because Mayer was placed under half-house arrest doesn’t mean that contact has been completely cut off.
However, the realization of communicating with the outside world using video calls or holograms and meeting people while running on your own is bound to be very real.
Even if the congressman stabbed Mayer in the back from the inside didn’t kill Mayer, he did succeed in making it difficult for him to solve this case.
As a result, the agent, who had been working inconspicuously in opposition to Mayer, came to the fore and replaced Mayer with duties.
The agent’s call to Lennok now was, to put it bluntly, tantamount to taking over what Mayer was trying to do.
“Why is another city councilman interfering with work this far?”
Whoops!
Lennok asked as he and Hina rode the elevator upstairs.
The scenery outside the window rapidly rises and the scenery on the ground recedes.
“If the National Guard’s Mobile Fort really starts bombing the 30th Sector, the City Council won’t be able to escape its responsibility either.”
“The secretary’s office thinks it’s unlikely that it’s a personal grudge against Congressman Mayer.”
top floor of the building. Hina answered as she walked down the vast hallway where no one was passing by.
In the hallway, only the sound of the shoes of the two could be heard.
“then?”
“Because of the ban.”
Hina muttered.
“It seems that Van has been active in the shadows of the Balkans for a long time, so he doesn’t feel well, but the prohibition law that binds the power of the sun has long been a hot topic of debate.”
“….”
“Isn’t the ban, created for the order of the city and the safety of the citizens, now becoming a fetter…As the influence of the dark side has increased rapidly over the past 20 years, such voices are growing even among city government officials.”
Hina continued by knocking on the wooden door with a large embossed pattern of a stylish agent.
“Isn’t the agent’s power alone not enough to entrust the task of managing the outskirts? There are also quite a few opinions like that.”
“That means there are a lot of people in this city who expect the ban to be lifted.”
jump!!
At that moment, the wooden door opened wide on both sides, and a clear voice rang out from the inside.
“The power that has been condensed in this city for decades is eager to burst out.”
Appearing from the back of the door was a mature man with a relaxed look.
The man in the loose-fitting shirt looked Lennok up and down and then held out his hand with a grin.
“And I think you can be the solution to this.”
Genius Wizard Who Eats Medicine Chapter 305
