The more Xia Xiu read the records in the dossier, the more he felt that something was wrong.
He had initially thought the candidates were unruly, and that the Amsterdam regional government, left with no other choice, intended to kill them off to eliminate the menace and avoid future condemnation from Heaven and other Normal State powers over the matter.
Fuck, who knew these geniuses were playing an even bigger game?
The [Interface Pan-consciousness Layer] was classified by Heaven as an [Absolute High Risk] matter, just as dangerous as [Apotheosis]. Yet these geniuses were actually thinking of not reporting it. What they were plotting probably involved more than just the candidates.
No wonder this place would become an area of direct intervention by Heaven in the future. It was probably because of this affair.
"Forgive me for asking, but shouldn't your superiors visit a neurological hospital to have their brains checked?" Xia Xiu asked Ebei tactfully.
"I also think they ought to have them checked... ahem, let's get down to business." Ebei suddenly coughed as he spoke and changed the subject.
"Business? You mean stopping the advent ritual? I think you'd be better off reporting this to Heaven. Otherwise, if something really happens down the line, you'll have nowhere to turn." Xia Xiu was already mentally drafting the letter of denunciation he would later write to Eden.
"Besides, when you requested assistance from Deer College, you explicitly said it was a minor problem."
"We've already obtained most of the intelligence concerning the Inner Layer Anchors, and we've sent personnel to deal with them." With a note of helplessness, Ebei continued speaking to Xia Xiu:
"But since most of our personnel have already been assigned to the Inner Layer Anchor cleanup operation, we need you people from Deer College to help