I created the Bureau of Anomaly Control

Ren Qingxue stood up from her chair and looked at the brazier on her desk. She extended her right hand directly above it, her thumb and forefinger rubbing together to sprinkle sparks.

Boom.

Flames soared into the air, swaying like red roses under the constraint of Ren Qingxue's thoughts. The powerful force beyond nature contained within was visible to the naked eye—anyone who saw this flame could clearly recognize this.

Ren Qingxue stared at the flames, vaguely seeing her own reflection. Then, the flames seemed to pounce towards her eyes and body, dragging her entire body and soul into the brazier.

She stared blankly ahead, and a figure slowly emerged from the embrace of the flames.

"Father," Ren Qingxue respectfully knelt on one knee towards the figure. "I have arrived at the investigation department in Godwin State, and the Sons of the Hunter have also arrived. I would like to request your guidance."

"Child, I have heard your questions," the figure in the flames said. "You have not allowed anger and pride to influence your judgment, and you have taken the initiative to ask for my guidance. You have done well."

She slightly raised her head, gazing at the flames burning on the figure's legs, her eyes suppressing intense fear and fanaticism. These two opposing emotions intertwined and tore at her like venomous snakes:

"I will always remember Father's teachings."

Her father had hundreds of children, many of whom had good talents like her, but only a few were entrusted with important tasks, because most of them could not resist the flame in their hearts.

The flame man said:

"That Maen should be a member of the Salvation Alliance."

Ren Qingxue was a little surprised by his statement. Maen's appearance was indeed a bit coincidental, but there were no obvious problems. Had she overlooked something?

The flame man said:

"You said that you encountered Wraith attacks in that castle. The psychic of the Salvation Alliance did not control their power. The Wraiths in the castle must have reached a cooperation with the Salvation Alliance.

"And the ability that mortal showed is the rapid decomposition of matter, but he claims to have a way to deal with these Wraiths…

"Obviously, he has no way to defeat those Wraiths, and the reason he dared to buy the castle is because he is a member of the Salvation Alliance."

He didn't tell his daughter that the Salvation Alliance's cooperation with the Wraiths in the castle wasn't a secret at all.

Ren Qingxue respectfully asked:

"How should I deal with this remnant of the Salvation Alliance? Should I have the investigation department eliminate him, or should I take action secretly?"

The flame man continued:

"You are one of my most outstanding children. There is an important reason why I sent you to Godwin State. If members of the Salvation Alliance hadn't reached out to the castle, I wouldn't have told you this so soon…

"But Wit Castle must be in our hands."

In their hands?

Then Ren Qingxue recalled who the original owner of Wit Castle was and immediately understood. The "we" her father was referring to was not the Ren family, or even the New Gods Alliance…

He was talking about all the Southern Gods.

The flame man said:

"The Sons of the Ocean have crossed the line. If Wit Castle really falls into the hands of the Salvation Alliance, the secrets inside may be unearthed.

"Even if Qin Luan is not here now, doing so is too risky."

In the past, Wit Castle had some connection with the Salvation Alliance, but at that time, on the one hand, they considered that the Wraiths didn't really understand what was going on, and Qin Luan hadn't fallen yet, so they didn't want to alert the enemy.

At that time, the master of the Wit family didn't explain the truth to his children. His purpose here wasn't to seal the underground passage. In fact, the opposite was true—Old Wit built the underground passage.

Old Wit's goal was the treasure in the underworld.

As for the sealing procedure, it was just his second-hand preparation. The materials originally planned to be used for this seal were not his family, but those servants hired locally at that time.

But Old Wit wanted to play the role of a good father and husband, so he didn't tell his family the truth. Therefore, when the friend who entered the underground with Old Wit returned alone, his wife and children believed the lies of their father's friend.

In the end, they became part of the seal.

And that friend who went to the underworld with Old Wit and returned alone was him.

Wit Castle was the flame man's mistake.

Is Maen a member of the Salvation Alliance?

The flame man didn't know at all.

It is very possible that Maen doesn't know what relationship this castle has with the Salvation Alliance at all, but just stumbled into it by mistake, and compared to a member of the Salvation Alliance, there is another possibility…

But this is not something the investigation department should know.

And now that Ren Qingxue has been arranged into the Godwin State investigation department, then claiming that Maen is a member of the Salvation Alliance can become a suitable reason to mobilize federal resources.

Now that the Divine Firmament Walker is no longer here, then it is time for him to take Wit Castle back into his own hands.

Ren Qingxue looked at the flame man:

"My superior in the investigation department suggested attacking the Han family, and this Maen is very close to the Han family. Maybe I can use this to let them kill him first?"

The flame man asked in confusion:

"You didn't stop him from dealing with the Daughter of the Ocean?"

Ren Qingxue explained:

"I tried, and he could understand, but he is still trying to blackmail me into revealing more information. I don't know if he will stop there."

"After a few people die," the flame man said, "the Federation will understand which gods cannot be angered. Since they have reached out, they naturally have to pay a sufficient price to understand the situation here. Maybe this is the reason why the Federation wants such politicians to enter the Southern Federation first.

"However, if he wants to deal with the Daughter of the Ocean, you can also take the opportunity to deal with Maen together, forcibly take over the Wit Castle under his name through the Control Act, and you don't have to consider how to explain it to your superiors…

"Anyway, he has already stepped halfway into the grave."

Moreover, Shana handed Wit Castle over to this Maen to send a signal—if he could, he could take it back at any time, and if she didn't take action, she wouldn't let the castle really fall into the hands of mortals.

The Sons of the Ocean must have their own reasons for doing this. Maybe they want to contain their daughter's energy, or maybe they want to reach a deal with themselves, or even maybe it's a trap.

But the worst case is that he loses one of his children, which slightly affects his layout in Godwin State.

In terms of his lifespan, these are trivial matters compared to the ownership of Wit Castle.

"Go, Daughter of the Flame, retrieve my things."

Ren Qingxue lowered her head with a face full of worship and said:

"As you command, my God."