Chapter 2: Containment Institution
After viewing the world introduction, Su Xiao understood the situation of this world. In fact, just a few days ago, he had come into contact with something related to this world, the dangerous object S-109.
After temporarily eliminating S-109, Su Xiao obtained something called [Life Remnant Ashes]. Now, as he checked his storage space, the [Life Remnant Ashes] had disappeared.
This was an item he had obtained in the Real World. During the process, there must have been an unusual change, causing it to become a 'passive type' key item, which led to him entering this world.
The technology of the Alliance World was not considered backward. Black and white televisions had already been invented, but they were expensive items, not something one could buy just with money. Only Alliance officials or very influential wealthy merchants could obtain them. At this stage, no one was interested in these things. You could only watch fixed images, and they might explode while you were watching. Buying a black and white television came with a built-in bomb.
However, there were some black technologies in this world, products that completely surpassed the current level of technology. These things were very rare and were suspected to be items from other worlds.
Su Xiao checked the main mission. The content of the main mission was not complicated.
[War Mission: Preliminary Containment (First Ring)]
Difficulty Level: Lv.76
Mission Briefing: Successfully contain or eliminate two A-level dangerous objects and one S-level dangerous object.
Mission Time Limit: 12 natural days.
Mission Reward: Golden Attribute Points × 2
Mission Penalty: Forced Execution.
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The difficulty of the first ring mission had already reached Lv.76, which made Su Xiao feel uneasy. In addition to the main mission, he also received a long-awaited hunt mission.
[Hunt Mission: Clean Up An Anomalous Violator.]
Mission Briefing: Use any means to clean up Violator 14023.
Mission Information: This anomalous violator is extremely difficult to find and hunt.
Mission Time Limit: Before leaving this derivative world.
Mission Reward: Diamond Honor Medal × 82.
Mission Penalty: None.
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Su Xiao closed the mission list. First, he needed to find a way to escape, prioritizing the main mission. As for the hunt mission, it could wait for now. This hunt mission had no penalty, which was enough to show how troublesome that violator was.
Just as Su Xiao was preparing to think of a way to escape, the Hunt Authority suddenly activated. That violator appeared directly above him.
Crack!
The shackles on Su Xiao's arm shattered. He planned to forcefully break free first and then come back later. He had done similar things many times in this identity, and they always ended up unresolved.
A holographic map appeared before Su Xiao's eyes. A red dot appeared on it, almost overlapping with his current position. This meant that the violator was right on the surface above him. This guy had actually come to him voluntarily.
Just as Su Xiao was preparing to break free and pursue, a surprising scene unfolded. In his line of sight, the red dot on the holographic map suddenly moved, dragging into a straight line. In the blink of an eye, it had rushed out of the maximum range of the Hunt Authority. The entire process happened in an instant.
Su Xiao's brows furrowed tightly. This... was too fast, so fast that it was unbelievable. He didn't even have the thought of pursuing. It was impossible to catch up.
This scene before him felt somewhat familiar to Su Xiao. He seemed to have encountered this violator before. The last time was a similar situation. The other party had fled in a whoosh, leaving him with no intention to hunt. The speed gap was too obvious.
Su Xiao suspected that this violator had invested most of the resources they obtained into speed or escape abilities. If he caught them, he could end the fight in one or two slashes. But the current situation was that not only could he not catch them, it was unlikely he could even get close.
Ignoring that for now, Su Xiao was more interested in his current identity. The reason he was called Vice Legion Commander was a title passed down from several hundred years ago.
Within the Containment Institution, there were a total of three systems. First was the system under the Inspector General. This system was mainly responsible for containing orphans, the disabled, mental illness patients, etc. The Inspector General was more often called the Dean, Dean Victor.
Dean Victor was the face of the Containment Institution, responsible for contacting the Alliance, selecting and training combat personnel, intelligence relay, etc. He was an indispensable part of the Containment Institution. However, there was one point: successive Inspectors General, i.e., the Deans, had to be ordinary people and could not be held by Transcendents.
This involved the dark history of the Containment Institution. One year, the Containment Institution almost controlled the highest authorities of the Alliance. Since then, successive Inspectors General could only be ordinary people.
This was the face part of the Containment Institution. The second part was finance. The Finance Director was named Xiulin. This woman was the god of wealth for everyone in the Containment Institution. All real estate and trade under the Containment Institution's name were controlled by her.
As for the last part, that was Su Xiao's side, the violent apparatus of the Containment Institution. More than 40% of the members here were Transcendents, and the rest were also frequently in contact with Transcendent events and dangerous objects, serving as intelligence personnel and field agents.
This violent apparatus had no official name. It was once called the Third Legion, then used names like Gravekeeper and Night Watchman. In the end, it was found that having no clear name was more conducive to concealment, so this place was called the 'Agency'.
The people under Su Xiao were mainly responsible for handling violent Transcendent events, as well as the containment and elimination of dangerous objects. The former was not much of a concern. Transcendent events were usually just people seeking death, which could be solved by some courageous Alliance Transcendents. What was truly terrifying was the handling of dangerous objects.
At this moment, in the underground of the 'Agency's' headquarters, a total of 862 types of dangerous objects were contained. A more apt description was that even if someone from the 'Agency' committed a crime, it was not up to the Alliance to handle it. Internal discipline and execution were carried out internally.
The reason for such great authority was precisely because of the 862 types of dangerous objects underground in the 'Agency's' headquarters.
If the 'Agency' were truly disheartened, leading to no one maintaining the underground containment vault of the headquarters, and these contained objects escaped or were taken away, then the Alliance would explode on the spot. A fitting metaphor was that the 'Agency' was sitting on a pile of 'nuclear bombs'.
A long time ago, the Alliance's councilors proposed disposing of these dangerous objects. This delighted the people of the 'Agency'. The scene at the time was that all the Transcendents of the 'Agency' lined the streets to welcome them, almost sending a banner to the Alliance.
The Alliance sent 300 Transcendents, clearly intending to take over the 'Agency's' control of dangerous objects, thereby seizing the 'Agency's' privileges. In response, the Transcendents of the 'Agency' chose to eat popcorn and watch the show. They sincerely hoped that these hundreds of dangerous objects would be disposed of. It wasn't that they didn't want to handle them, but they couldn't eliminate them.
The more than 300 Alliance Transcendents entered the containment vault of the headquarters. No one knew who was so malicious as to turn off the heating device for S-009. S-009 escaped. Of the total 300 Transcendents, 279 died, 15 were crippled, and of the remaining 6, 2 showed signs of mental collapse, leaving only 4 who escaped.
The 4 seriously injured were taken back by the Alliance. The 2 with mental problems were sent directly to Dean Victor's containment facility. It was a one-stop service.
After that, the Alliance never again mentioned replacing the 'Agency'. Not only that, but they also allocated funds every year. The meaning was clear: contain these dangerous objects well, and never let them out.
The reason Su Xiao was locked up here was that half a month ago, he slapped an Alliance councilor to death with one slap. There were originally 12 councilors, now only 11 remained. The Alliance was furious and demanded an explanation from the Containment Institution.
Dean Victor and Finance Director Xiulin were both full of tricks. They jointly dismissed Su Xiao from his post and, with 'apologies', brought him to the Alliance's parliament hall. The remaining 11 councilors were so frightened they nearly died. They unanimously voted that this was an internal matter of the Containment Institution and that Vice Legion Commander Mister should be taken back quickly.
Ms. Xiulin firmly stated that this was not acceptable and that this matter needed to be 'severely' dealt with. After some back-and-forth, it developed into the current situation. In reality, the councilor who was slapped to death had stretched his claws too far, interfering with the containment and elimination of dangerous objects. The other councilors knew this, so they didn't pursue the matter further.
As Su Xiao was pondering, with a puff, the metal door in front rose, and a figure walked into the empty room.
"Sir, time to eat. Huh? How did you get in there again?"
A monkey-like man walked into the metal room carrying a tray. The food on the tray was very sumptuous, and there was also a bottle of wine. Behind the monkey-like man followed a young woman. He had a sudden idea and brought her to entertain his superior.
Inside the armor that imprisoned Su Xiao, the pure water was drained. The armor opened, and Su Xiao, bare-chested, walked out. Water droplets dripped from the ends of his hair. He looked formidable, dangerous, and sharp.