Gao Gong raised an eyebrow.
This investigation report had the feel of one of those sensational forum headlines.
"Your 'majority'—did you conduct a census?"
"Yes, I did."
"..."
The Disaster Investigator, Minister Zhang—or rather, the player I Will Always Love Zhang Aiping—solemnly handed over his investigation report. It was the kind that ran to several hundred terabytes.
The kind you couldn't finish even if you spent all day reading it.
He scratched the corner of his eyebrow and pointed at the little green-skinned old man beside him.
"Give him the short version."
Old Walter silently nodded.
As the only two employees in the Disaster Investigation Department, the pair reported directly to Gao Gong. They also possessed enormous authority, including the power to investigate any member of the faction and activate civilization trump cards.
Especially at certain critical junctures, they could even directly activate the "Swordbearer Authority."
Precisely because their authority was so immense, the number of people in the entire faction who knew this department existed could be counted on one hand.
The two of them were also very low-key. Unless matters reached an extremely critical point, they would not exercise their authority.
"...So, according to you, the current Fourth Disasters have already developed at least ten thousand underground mechanical organizations. Their membership is so numerous and so vast that it even includes some higher-ups?"
"That's right."
Gao Gong flipped the "documents" to the section on the higher-ups. Sure enough, more than a hundred high-level NPCs had successfully been "converted," including, among others, several Mechanical Masters, Black Sages, Mechanical Legion commanders, and command personnel from some of the highest military academies...
Gao Gong spotted quite a few familiar names, such as General Quill, Daisila, Gao Xiaoyan, and Gao Lili... They were all outstanding members of the Gao family, each with