Plans and Preparations
Lu Yuan was still pondering whether resolving the crisis at the heating boiler factory today counted as participating in the core of Watch City.
If we're considered to have participated in core affairs, then logically, a specific entry for Watch City should have appeared in the view, but unexpectedly, a much broader entry for the Northern Territory popped up instead.
Lu Yuan stared at the newly appeared gray and white note, and couldn't help but slightly purse his lips, secretly complaining to himself, "What the hell is this? How come it skips Watch City and goes straight to the entire Northern Territory?"
However, after listening to Lin En's detailed explanation, Lu Yuan finally understood the enormous danger facing Watch City and the series of thorny problems they would have to face in the city. He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "The task ahead is truly arduous."
Fortunately, Watch City still has the Northern Territory Knight Academy and the city's defenses to maintain appearances, so the city's public order has not truly collapsed.
To be fair, the response from the Auris Empire's central government and the Academy was indeed very fast. From the initial discovery of the abnormality among the refugees on the outskirts to the emergency deciphering of the Plague Potion by the Hanging Tower Pharmacy Group, the time and manpower invested were poured in batches, and various rare resources were used without limit. It was only in this short period of time that the entire Northern Territory was prevented from sliding into an even worse situation.
As Lu Yuan leaned back in his seat, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly. The Northern Territory Knight Academy had done so much behind the scenes during this crisis. In places unknown to ordinary students and grassroots staff like himself, the Knight Academy had already made preparations to take over the city and launch a full-scale counterattack. It seemed that this Knight Academy, which stood Northern Territory, had a much deeper foundation than he had previously imagined.
Just as Lu Yuan was pondering and reflecting, Oden, who had been listening in on his mind, couldn't help but speak up:
"If what they say is true, then this Watch City is truly doomed. Spores of this 'Illusion-Reality Boundary Mushroom' mushroom could be hidden everywhere in the city. If the Heretic were to release them all one day, I really don't know what you plan to do with them."
Oden paused for a moment, then suddenly spoke to Lu Yuan:
"No, I need to get some sleep. I haven't rested for too long lately, and I'm feeling a bit groggy. I don't see any danger around your carriage for now. If you encounter any problems later that you can't handle, you can call me anytime."
After giving Lu Yuan a brief greeting and saying that, Oden's mind quickly calmed down, and he fell into a deep sleep in the blink of an eye.
As Lu Yuan felt Oden completely disappear from his mind, he shook his head helplessly for a moment. But then he thought about it and it was quite normal. Back in Bronze City and the Academy, Oden always talked about wanting to sleep.
Having traveled from the Land of the Dead Silence to Watch City, I haven't had a proper rest in a long time.
After Oden fell into a deep sleep, the carriage fell silent. Lu Yuan listened to the rumbling of the wheels over the stone streets of Watch City and began to make plans in advance for his own project.
The first thing to do right now is to participate in as many tasks as possible issued by the Northern Territory Knight Academy, help Watch City overcome this current difficulty, participate in the overall mission of the Northern Territory, and develop your own plans as soon as possible.
The primary goal was to collect the list. Lu Yuan planned to take advantage of the subsequent city-wide screening and investigation to increase his authority within the Academy's base as much as possible, until he could truly participate in the decision-making of the Watch City leadership.
Only by reaching a sufficiently high position could he legitimately obtain a list of potentially Contamination officials and key personnel in Watch City, or even the names of hidden enemies, whose identities were too sensitive to be directly manipulated openly.
Once Lu Yuan obtains this crucial list, he can use the [Deprivation] ability of the Sea of Knowledge to extract everything from them.
As for whether, when the time comes to take action, he will only remove the Contamination from their bodies or completely remove all their Transcendence power, it will all be up to Lu Yuan to decide.
Of course, if the other party is truly a mortal enemy who has been completely Contamination, Lu Yuan will not show any mercy and will extract all their power to turn into his own experience.
The second priority is to assess the city guard Inscription of Watch City to see if it is safe to open the Sea of Knowledge within the city. To use the [Deprivation] ability, one must establish a connection with the Sea of Knowledge within Watch City.
Lu Yuan carefully considered the necessary conditions for opening the Sea of Knowledge in Watch City. As one of the major cities in the Northern Territory, Watch City must have its own set of city guard Inscription.
However, judging from the current internal and external troubles facing Watch City, its city defense Inscription is obviously not very effective. It probably has not provided any significant early warning or interception for the plague spreading in the city, the Contamination attracting outsiders, or the Heretic lurking in the heating boiler plant.
This is enough to show that the city guard Inscription of Watch City are very likely inferior to the ancient core Inscription of Bronze City that have been preserved for thousands of years.
Based on his deductions, Lu Yuan felt that he might actually be able to secretly open the Sea of Knowledge within Watch City without being discovered by anyone.
However, given this premise, to be on the safe side, I still need to find an opportunity to personally see what the guard Inscription of the Outer City of Watch City actually look like.
Once the details of the Inscription Outer City are understood, I can help handle events in the city while secretly collecting lists, making preparations in advance for opening the Sea of Knowledge.
Lu Yuan knew very well that his preparations were not simply for saving people, but to open the Sea of Knowledge to deal with any possible changes. Lu Yuan had a strong feeling that these Heretic hiding in the shadows were definitely going to cause a big stir in Watch City.
As for establishing his own organization in the Northern Territory, as Oden had previously mentioned, Lu Yuan was still somewhat clueless about how to proceed.
The reason for the lack of clues is very simple: the high-level Transcendence who can truly help you in this Watch City are basically all from their own organizations. For example, they are the Watch City's own Guardian, or people trained by the major families of the Northern Territory, members of the Night Watcher, or people who are directly under the central government of the Auris Empire.