Chapter 2243: Do You Have Any Questions?

Chapter 2243: Chapter 2236: Do You Have Any Questions?

“Hey, you guys…” Zhang Menglong couldn’t believe they could pull off such a scene, it made him a bit speechless. Are all the people in this country so ridiculously naive?

“Mr. Zhang, we’ve been fighting these monsters for half a year now, and so far, we don’t even know what they are. Even the Dominators are at a loss. You are the first person to kill it, and only you can lead us to victory!” Bienzi continued to plead.

“Mr. Zhang, if you refuse to help us, more people in the Moruo Holy Nation will die, and by that time, our country will really be beyond saving.”

“Mr. Zhang, please help us.” Eno also bowed beside him to plead.

“Please, Mr. Zhang!” Initially, Xia Ke wanted to get away quickly, but he couldn’t help being affected by the atmosphere and bowed to Zhang Menglong too.

With such a display, if Zhang Menglong didn’t agree to help them, it would make him seem rather unkind.

“Alright then,” Zhang Menglong actually hadn’t intended to refuse, but he had to act as if he was quite reluctant, to make himself seem less easily persuaded, “Since everyone is so sincere, it would be unreasonable for me to refuse. Okay, I agree to join! But I have some conditions.”

“Mr. Zhang, please tell us. We will do everything in our power to meet your demands. Our department currently has the richest access to resources and funds nationwide.”

“First, I don’t wish to bear too many additional responsibilities. I will only help you deal with those Quantum Ghosts. I will propose plans, request personnel, and resources from you, but the rest of the process you will handle yourself.”

“Alright, that’s no problem!” Bienzi said, “We can appoint Mr. Zhang as our senior consultant, and you won’t need to participate in any other complex tasks.”

“Second, I don’t want anyone questioning the plans I propose. Once there is a combat mission, I hope you can execute it unconditionally.”

This point was indeed not easy, but after a lot of consideration, Bienzi nodded, “Okay, that I can agree to as well.”

“Good, in that case, may we have a pleasant cooperation!” Zhang Menglong extended a hand to Bienzi.

“Mr. Zhang, please guide us!”

…

After completing the handover of supplies, Xiac left with his team, while Captain Eno stayed behind, saying she had some personal matters to attend to and would leave the capital in a while.

“What has she gone through?” Zhang Menglong quietly asked Bienzi, guessing that only Bienzi could answer Eno’s issues.

“Due to a judgmental mistake, she caused the sacrifice of several comrades, including her lover,” Bienzi sighed, “However, under those circumstances, it was initially a dead-end. Her decision led to half of the team being sacrificed, if her judgment was correct, everyone would’ve survived.”

“But she’s never realized that without her, even that half surviving wouldn’t have been possible, the result would have been a complete wipeout!”

“Maybe she has placed too heavy shackles and mental pressure on herself.” Zhang Menglong shook his head, knowing this obstacle could only be overcome by herself. If she doesn’t get over it, she will forever remain tortured, without any significant meaning.

“Let’s head back, I’ll first introduce our department members to the consultant.”

“Okay!” Aboard the special task force’s ship, Zhang Menglong entered their headquarters.

This headquarters is established in a very special place, surrounded by several mountain ranges, a layout that Zhang Menglong once learned from Feng Shui, and it’s said to potentially fend off evil and disasters, even forming a visible energy field.

“This place was found by a foreign Soul Hunter,” Bienzi said, “That Soul Hunter said, this pattern might reduce our chances of being attacked to some extent.”

“Forget it, it’d be better to find a more spacious place, this so-called layout at most can block some ghost souls, it can’t stop these Quantum Ghosts at all.” Zhang Menglong said unceremoniously.

If it was a Soul Body, the energy field formed by this setup might even cause great harm to a Soul Body, but Quantum Ghosts are not soul creatures, it’s utterly useless against them.

Bienzi felt somewhat awkward, could it be that the area hasn’t been attacked by Quantum Ghosts all this time just by coincidence?

“Chief!”

Seeing Bienzi return, many greeted him.

“How many people are in this special task force now?” Zhang Menglong asked.

“The number of local Soul Hunters isn’t high,” Bienzi said, “Our predecessor was the department for researching supernatural phenomena, which actually had little value across the country. Sometimes, it even carried out some laughable tasks, altogether, there were only a few thousand members, including even the dining hall’s aunties.”

“But now, the entire department has received a massive influx of resources, the personnel have reached a million, currently, there are over 3.2 million Transcenders, more than 20,000 Realm Breakers, and the nation’s only Dominator!”

“Are there foreign individuals, too?”

“Yes,” Bienzi said, “Since we’re desperately short of manpower now, and there’s even fewer people capable of resisting Soul Attacks, we had to seek help from other regions of the continent, currently, 90% of the department’s members are foreign.”

“Wouldn’t it be hard to manage them?” Zhang Menglong asked.

“They wouldn’t dare,” Bienzi smiled, “We have contracts in place, if they mess around, we reserve the right to stop payments, if they want their fees, they’ll have to work earnestly.”

“I suppose your funds won’t hold out for much longer?”

Bienzi blushed, given the domestic industrial situation is indeed terrible, with massive funds and resource consumption, the national treasury is quite empty.

“Call some important people here,” Zhang Menglong said, “Know your enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles without defeat. To deal with Quantum Ghosts, we must first understand them. Today, I’ll give you a lecture, explaining what these Quantum Ghosts really are.”

“Alright, I’ll get on it immediately!”

Soon, Zhang Menglong followed Bienzi to an enormous conference hall, where hundreds of organizational leaders attended the meeting. They were not only very powerful but also held considerable positions within the special task force.

“Chief, you gathered so many of us just to listen to a young man give a lecture?”

Zhang Menglong knew there would be dissenters, but didn’t expect them to be so straightforward. He hadn’t even done anything yet!

“Chief, is he the senior consultant you hired?”

“Consultant Zhang killed a Quantum Ghost!” Bienzi felt a bit embarrassed, he couldn’t even control his own subordinates.

“Chief, do you remember my second demand?” Zhang Menglong’s face was cold, “Seeing the state of your department, I doubt you can fulfill my requirements.”

“Consultant, don’t be upset, I…” Bienzi hadn’t finished speaking before Zhang Menglong interrupted him again.

“Enough, since I’ve agreed to be this consultant, I don’t mind doing a bit more work and helping train your subordinates,” Zhang Menglong slapped the table, “Let me introduce myself, I’m your special task force’s senior consultant, my surname is Zhang, as in ‘arrogant’. From now on, you must unconditionally follow my strategic guidance and arrangements, any objections?”