Chapter 63, The Road to Longevity in Another World(1/2)
When Natalia Long heard the sound coming from outside, his face turned pale as paper.
In fact, she was in a good mood today, and the assassination of the MP was almost over. Before determining what the murderer was doing, no one was willing to accept the job of the dead Viscount Freswater, deputy director of the Defense and Suppression Bureau, who could become a MP, were all great figures with noble bloodlines and noble status. They did not have to add this power.
If people like Wakefield are going to risk their lives for this power, they will fight, but the MPs will only retreat to let others fight to the death.
Their lives are so precious!
Since no one takes over as deputy director of the Defense and Suppression Bureau, it is a bit unreasonable to put pressure on the Defense and Suppression Bureau. Although the Defense and Suppression Bureau is just a lackey in the upper class, they have a living saint as a signboard above their heads. Unless you are willing to take over the position of Deputy Director, you want to skip St. Isaac and point fingers at the Defense and Suppression Bureau... Assistant Director Wakefield said, haha.
In the past few days, he has been bluntly urging against several bigwigs who want to get involved in the power of the defense and suppression bureau.
"The Defense and Suppression Bureau welcomes the Deputy Director to come and provide guidance." He always said this, and his implication was naturally clear.
Of course those big guys also understood what he meant, but what could they say?
"It's not the same who will take care of it?"
Haha, Wakefield's meaning is very clear. If you want to manage the Defense Suppression Bureau, he can't stop him. But as long as you stretch out your hand, he will take you to the position of deputy director of the Defense Suppression Bureau!
This is the rule left by St. Isaac. I want to take charge of the business and don’t want to take responsibility. Then you go to St. Isaac to change the rules!
Of course, the MPs did not dare to discuss such a thing with St. Isaac, and that saint was not easy to talk to at all! He once said nakedly, "For England, the only indispensable thing is me. Even if the rest of the people are dead, I will go to Africa to catch a group of black people and return, and I will still be able to rebuild England." Such a rebellious and arrogant statement, the person who heard the words could only laugh and nod, and did not dare to show any dissatisfaction.
Challenge him?
Do you know why the Defense Suppression Bureau was built next to the Congress Building?
This was the address chosen by St. Isaac back then. At that time, the Queen asked him why. His answer was: "The distance is close. When Congress makes trouble for me, he can kill everyone inside and let the Defense Suppression Bureau take over. The whole process only takes more than ten minutes to avoid chaos."
Yes, he speaks and does things without any concealment.
But no one dared to resist him.
One of the most important reasons why England was able to win the War of Right to Way was his existence.
Many people suspect that he had already reached the level of a famous person, and even... it might have been Si Chen.
Have fun with Si Chen?
Well...it's not impossible, but please become a famous person first.
But for these old men, let alone the names, even the immortals, they can’t become!
If they had this talent, how could they delay until now? Are they still short of resources?
So once Wakefield lifted St. Isaac's regulations, the MPs were all timid.
So the Defense and Suppression Bureau has temporarily entered an era without a deputy director.
Without laymen, they rely on the operation of the defense and suppression bureau itself. Perhaps over time, they will suffer losses in the political struggles of the top leaders, but at least in a short period of time, they are really unparalleled comfort!
In the past few days, the various operation teams of the Defense Suppression Bureau have been in a very happy mood.
Without the pressure from the top leaders, Wakefield even transferred back all the people who were chasing the death of the MP, in his words, "There is a natural disaster. Is there anyone planning to be an enemy of the named for a murder case?"
This can be said to everyone’s hearts!
What's so strange about using invisible art?
Dead civilians are not a big deal, but death of the MP will collapse and the earth will break?
You're thinking too much!
In the world of invisible art, the queen is not even more amazing than the civilians. Not to mention a few old men who are barely considered to be the entry-level invisible art, even if a few recognized masters from the Defense and Suppression Bureau die, they can only be considered unlucky, that's all.
It would be better to say that after the initial shock, most of the members of the Defense Suppression Bureau were actually secretly amused when they died of the four members of the Congress.
For example, Natalia Long.
She was born as a civilian scholar, and her family could only be considered to have little savings, barely worth about 1,000 pounds. This wealth is of course considered high in society, but it is still the lowest-level existence in the pyramid of the upper class.
...As for the civilians whose total wealth is only 100 to 200 pounds, and even poorer, the upper class does not consider them individuals at all.
This kind of discrimination is reflected in all aspects, and she suffered a lot from it back then.
Not to mention the distant future, the reason why she couldn't make it in the academic world and had to surrender to the defense and suppression was mainly because she became involved in some noble figures when studying history.
If she hadn't joined the defense and suppression bureau in time, she would have been frustrated long ago.
So when she is determined that the defense and suppression bureau will not have to look at the upper class in the future, she is one of the happiest people.
For this reason, at the end of the long overtime work, she specially pulled a few friends to have some wine to celebrate.
I was drunk three or four minutes drunk. After I came back, I soaked hot water in the bathtub for twenty minutes. The cold winter in London disappeared. It was another wonderful night, so I could sleep peacefully.
But just as she was reading the book for a while and was about to go to bed, she heard a knock on the door.
And that sentence.
The famous person who came from other history actually came!
Natalia's face was pale, and she felt her heartbeat was almost about to explode, but her hands and feet were cold and she couldn't even lift her strength.
(I... am I going to die?)
She wanted to say something, but her trembling lips couldn't say a word.
In the dream, she dared to enter the high places and chat and laugh with famous people like Julu Gribi. That's because she knew that dreams were just dreams after all, as long as she knew how to protect herself in dreams and was able to understand the difference between dreams and reality, even weak mortals could survive in front of the famous people.
But now it’s not a dream, it’s a reality!
When the names enter reality, they are unparalleled terrifying existences!
As long as they wish, perhaps a name could razor the entire London to the ground and leave only a fraction of the million people here.
So, what is it to die a Natalia Long?
As she looked at her panicked and uneasy eyes, Pan Long pushed open the door and walked in.
"I knocked on the door," he said to Natalia, and closed the door, blocking the eyes that others might have cast in the high-end apartment.
Natalia dared not say anything.
"Okay, let's talk." Pan Long said, "To be honest, I'm quite interested in your Defense Suppression Bureau. In my world, there is no such organization as the Defense Suppression Bureau."
Natalia instantly realized that she might probably...don't die!
Her face immediately regained blood, her hands and feet became warm again, and her whole body was revitalized.
"Please... please sit!" she stammered, "What do you want... want to know?"
"It's nothing special, it's just... I'm curious, why can you build such an organization?" Pan Long said, "I've been in this world for a while, but I've seen many people with some skills. Those characters... I don't think they'll be willing to obey management."
"The defense system is just a product of compromise," Natalia said. "Initially, St. Isaac had some apprentices to help him manage the chores that he was not interested in. Later, he ascended to Saint, and those apprentices inherited the legacy he left behind and formed the "Isaac Sect". At that time, the Isaac Sect was not even considered a particularly powerful sect."
She recalled and said slowly: "Later, St. Isaac returned to the world. He reached a compromise with the English royal family at that time. With the Isaac sect as the core, he absorbed several other invisible art practitioners who had good relations with the government and formed a defense and suppression bureau."
"At the beginning, everyone did not buy the tent of the Defense Suppression Bureau. St. Isaac killed many people who opposed him, and then he made the reputation of the Defense Suppression Bureau. Then he stepped into the village again and has not returned yet. The Defense Suppression Bureau has been fighting against all kinds of ghosts and monsters, protecting the world until today."
Pan Long nodded slightly, and then he understood the whole cause and effect.
In the reading room of the Defense Suppression Bureau, books about the origin of this organization were not found. Perhaps it was deliberately concealed.
When he was playing the game, he was always wondering whether the players formed a sect, they had a significant intention to be enemies with the government. How could other invisible art practitioners form a defense and suppression situation?
But it turns out that's the reason!
"Okay, my doubts are answered. In exchange, you can also ask me a question," Pan Long said. "But I don't guarantee that I can answer so much, because I don't necessarily know the answer to that question."
Natalia seemed to have not heard the second half of the sentence, and her breathing suddenly became rapid.
It is a great temptation for her to ask a named person questions and get answers!
Although she may also meet a famous person when she enters a dream, when she falls into a dream, her mental state is unstable and does not have complete rationality.
In that case, when encountering a named person, people tend to just chat with them.
Chatting with the named person may of course make some gains. But no matter what, you can communicate with the named person in a rational state and get the promise of the other party to answer questions...
This kind of thing may only be encountered in those years when the Defense Suppression Bureau was just established and when St. Isaac was still stationed in the mortal world!
Natalia took a few repeated deep breaths, forcing herself to calm down, and then asked questions she had longed for.
"How should we observe other history?"
She asked.
Pan Long was silent for a moment and said, "I can't answer this question. For me, observing history is a natural ability. For example, although I am sitting in front of you and looking at you, other history often appears in my eyes. In each history, you will have different life trajectories, and this is the same in London...."
"Aren't you a scholar who studies history?"
"On the contrary, I actually have no interest in history. At least I have hardly studied history before I entered the field today," Pan Long said. "Instead of spending too much effort on studying history, why don't you find ways to make yourself stronger, or live longer, or anything else?"
Natalia was silent for a moment and said, "The Defense Suppression Bureau also has rituals about immortality. As far as I know, if you want to become an immortal, you must first pursue your deepest desire, and then use rituals and pursuits to sublimate your desires, and at the same time your body and mind will also change. Finally, a grand ceremony will be held to get rid of the body of a mortal and become an immortal."
"I have studied this path a lot. But I... don't dare to walk."
"Why don't you dare to leave?" Pan Long asked.
"I have changed my body and mind, and even finally abandoned the body of a mortal. Are 'me' or 'me'?" Natalia asked the question she had always wanted to know the answer, which was also a question that has troubled many invisible art practitioners for a long time.
Pan Long looked at her and remained silent.
He is actually thinking about this issue.
To be continued...