Magical Girl's Knight Brother

Chapter 576 Warm Water, Frog

Inside the Director's Office of the Demon Surveillance Bureau.

Wearing his uniform and having not shaved for several days, Chang Lei strode into his room. The office lights were very bright, and there was a faint fragrance in the air, similar to tea. However, this fragrance was full of vitality, and just one breath was enough to refresh the mind.

Chang Lei strode quickly through the air and went straight to the large desk, placing a stack of documents in front of Shangguan Su. Shangguan Su was at her desk approving something. She had noticed Chang Lei when he entered, but she didn't stop. Instead, she quickly and carefully reviewed the documents. After finding nothing wrong, she signed her name and looked up at Chang Lei. "Why are you being so polite today? I thought you were more used to sending me things directly from the computer screen."

Chang Lei smiled upon hearing this. "Didn't you replace the security cameras in your office after the repairs were done?"

"Alright, stop joking." Shangguan Su stretched. "We just received a report from the surveillance room that there's been an unusual spatial intrusion at the station. Is Tang Zijun back?" "Yes." Chang Lei nodded slightly, then pushed the file forward. "Chief, you'd better take a look at this first." Shangguan Su had a lot of trust in Tang Zijun, and she had personally participated in this operation, so she was relieved to know that Tang Zijun had returned safely. But seeing Chang Lei's somewhat strange expression, she couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"What do you mean? Has something happened again?"

As she spoke, Shangguan Su grabbed the folder and glanced over at it.

Chang Lei quickly scanned the folder, which contained reports sent back to Suolin by the agents who had arrived in the wasteland through their consciousness. He had compiled them, which described in detail the situation in the wasteland and their encounters.

Shangguan Su already had a basic understanding of the general situation in the wasteland world. To be honest, she didn't take it too seriously. In her eyes, as long as the gods of the era didn't cause trouble, how the wasteland people lived was none of her business.

This is not to say that Shangguan Su is heartless, but rather that she simply has no time to care about the situation there.

It's said that when poor, one should cultivate one's own virtue; when rich, one should help others. The Bureau of the Demonic Oversight Agency is currently struggling to manage even the affairs of Earth, so how could it possibly concern itself with matters in other worlds? The fact that so many key personnel were selected to go to the wasteland world this time was likely due to Tang Zijun and Chang Lei's assurances of their safety; otherwise, the higher-ups wouldn't have approved the mission so easily. "Has the research team received this information?" Shangguan Su asked casually while looking at the documents.

"I had Xiao Ma send a copy over, but I feel we probably can't replicate the advanced technology of the wasteland world. Their technology won't be of any help to us either," Chang Lei answered truthfully. "Why?" Shangguan Su paused, looking up at Chang Lei. "That's a civilization that's over a hundred years ahead of us in terms of technology." You see, the wasteland's ability to create "artificial gods" is enough to surpass Earth's technology by hundreds or even thousands of times. Not to mention their galactic warships and consciousness-uploading technology—even a small detail about that level of technology would be enough to significantly improve the Bureau of Demonic Supervision's technology.

Even if it's not about weaponry, it would be great to develop some technologies that benefit the people. Shangguan Su was even fantasizing about fighting in a mecha form, but Chang Lei poured cold water on her hopes. Hearing Shangguan Su's words, Chang Lei just smiled. "Director Shangguan, don't forget, the wasteland has been rewritten by the gods of the era. The physical conditions there are completely different from ours, which means their technology simply cannot be implemented in our world."

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Su's expression remained unchanged, only her eyes shifted slightly.

Although Shangguan Su wasn't a scientific research luminary in this position, she wasn't entirely ignorant of the subject. Science is all about precision; even the slightest error can have immeasurable consequences. And if it's two worlds with completely different matter and elements, then such technology seems indeed difficult to integrate. "What a pity."

I thought we could leap into the interstellar age, but it seems that society still needs to progress step by step.

After a soft sigh, Shangguan Su smiled again. "Well, I didn't have high hopes anyway. Let's just stick to the plan and confirm the safety of the wasteland outpost first." As she spoke, Shangguan Su's gaze suddenly fixed on a name on the document, and then her expression changed, as if she was pondering something. After a while, she frowned and said, "This Scáthach... is this the Scáthach I'm thinking of?"

"If you're thinking of the legendary Queen of the Sky Island in the North Sea of ​​Great Britain, also known as the Land of Shadows..." Chang Lei nodded. "Then it must be Scáthach." "It really is her!?" Shangguan Su was genuinely surprised this time.

Although the cooperation with the Flower Fairy Clan was already very close, and most of the people in the Demon Surveillance Bureau had experienced the feeling of mythology becoming reality, actually coming into contact with an ancient god was still a very special experience. Shangguan Su looked up at Chang Lei. "You've seen her?"

"I've seen her. She came back with Tang Zijun," Chang Lei replied in a deep voice.

"How does it feel?"

"Well, how should I put it?" Chang Lei pondered for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile. "There's nothing special about him; he looks just like an ordinary person." "Just like an ordinary person?" Shangguan Su frowned.

Chang Lei nodded. "According to Tang Zijun, Scáthach has given up her divine power. Now, she should be considered an ordinary person with a relatively long lifespan, and should be called an 'immortal.'" "An immortal, huh?"

Hearing this, Shangguan Su's previously tense heart relaxed slightly. An ancient god versus an immortal being with less destructive power—the latter was clearly more controllable. "That's good. I really don't want any more variables to occur in this world." She paused, then placed the file on the table. "Is her situation recorded?" "It's already stored in top secret, but I haven't had time to write the report yet. I just organized the information Suolin gave me and sent it to you." Chang Lei replied. "Okay, thank you for the report." Shangguan Su picked up her cup and took a sip, then, as if remembering something, asked, "By the way, where is Scáthach now? Is she with Tang Zijun?" "Oh right, I almost forgot." Chang Lei slapped his forehead. "Tang Zijun asked me to report to you. He's preparing to advance the project in the Dream World. With Scáthach, this ancient god, although she has lost her divine power, her memories remain. Perhaps she can be of help in the Dream World."

Shangguan Su was stunned for a moment, her hand holding the cup paused for a second, and then she slowly placed it on the table.

Tang Zijun had always been the one handling the issues related to the dream world. Due to the unique nature of the dream world, it was difficult for the Demon Surveillance Bureau to extend its reach into that world, so those within the bureau who knew this hadn't taken it too seriously. However, that was in the past. Now, after experiencing the invasion of the wasteland world, the bureau had begun to take the threat of the dream world seriously again. After all, no one wanted the "Demon City Fortress" incident to happen again. Thinking of this, Shangguan Su's expression became much more serious.

"What do you need me to do?"

Is this like boiling a frog in lukewarm water?

Tang Zijun's gaze towards Scáthach became incredibly profound.

Now that things have developed to this point, who can say for sure who is the "warm water" and who is the "frog"? The answer is already self-evident. Tang Zijun pushed up her glasses and nodded. "I think I understand. So, the gods are probably close to reaching their limit." "Yes," Scáthach slowly raised her head.

"So we need to get going as soon as possible."