Enemies Are All Nourishment for My Fungi..

Chapter 72: Chapter 72: The Big Space User Finally Couldn’t Hide Anymore (2)
 

“And then?”

“And then we collaborated with Anyuan City to carry out that mission to strike against the Cult Members.”

“…Hmm?”

The secretary stepped forward and pulled out two pages from the stack of printed papers in the minister’s hand, laying them on top.

Those who could sit in this position might be deceitful, but they were certainly no fools.

“Her mission status isn’t completed, it’s terminated. According to the timeline, this mission was a trap aimed at her, but she managed to escape and uncovered the mastermind behind it. After returning, she contributed to this joint operation.”

After hearing the secretary’s explanation, the minister grew even angrier.

“Our Big Space User, her presence in the task system for so many days without drawing attention, yet the Cult Members made their move first. If she hadn’t escaped, wouldn’t we have just lost a talent for nothing?”

“Minister, don’t be angry, I think this young person’s combat prowess is still commendable. That time in Danger Zone 7, when the frontline camp was attacked by Cult Members and our team ambushed, even encountering the Bloodthirsty Vine, it was she who fought to the end by herself, blasting off sections of the vine with a grenade gun, crawling into the battlefield to tie hemostatic bandages on every injured soldier. She even received a bravery bonus.”

“The incident where 8 people were sacrificed?”

“Yes.”

“So I shouldn’t be angry? It ended up with a civilian holding the fort?”

“Uh…”

The secretary slightly lowered his head, realizing he was making things worse, and chose to stay quiet.

Both individuals in the office fell silent, and finally, Minister Zhang picked up the phone again.

“She’s a talent; we can’t allow Anyuan City to poach her; they’re wealthier than us.”

The secretary concurred, indeed Ye Nai’s fee for taking on work was a borderline 20 bucks, with the highest only at 30. For any other wealthy city, 30 would just be the starting price, given that Ye Nai’s training grades were on the record, calling for a higher fee.

Following that, he dialed the private number of the commander of the Danger Zone 5.

“Minister Zhang, what brings you to call me?”

“Old Pan, I need to ask you something.”

Hearing the serious tone on the other end, the leader of the regiment became more earnest.

“What is it, tell me.”

“Ye Nai has been in your jurisdiction for so long, and you didn’t give a peep?”

“Ah?”

“If it weren’t for Anyuan City’s call, I wouldn’t have known that we in East Ridge City had a Big Space User.”

“Heh, after she registered, didn’t she proceed with the following steps? You can’t blame me for that. How was I to know that you guys on top had no idea about this?”

“Don’t play coy with me, what’s she doing in Anyuan City?”

“Buying a car, I guess. I heard she recently got her motorbike license, and the young folks with motorbikes under me have been making a fuss for days.”

“Hah, certainly not just that. It’s rare for someone to go shopping in Anyuan City; surely she’d buy a bunch of stuff which got noticed, leading to a phone call to me.”

“What’s that, what’s that? You thinking of detaining her and not returning her to us?” Old Pan’s voice rose at the possibility.

“Not likely now, just want to send some goods her way. But give it time, and who knows? Anyuan City is wealthier than us, and you group leaders are well aware of the level of compensation Ye Nai is getting, right?”

“Understood, I’ll notify them.”

“Good, let’s leave it at that.”

After hanging up the phone, Minister Zhang began to secretly investigate what was going on with the Awakener Center, why the registration information entered into the system had no next steps.

This Ye Nai rose to prominence in seven dangerous zones of East Ridge City. She was clearly registered in the city, yet the city had no knowledge of her existence, truly mysterious.

Even if the system’s staff were negligent, Ye Nai had displayed bravery twice in a row and had dealt with the situations in Level 1 dangerous zones, yet had still not been reported. This surely was the handy work of those regimental commanders.

The incident in dangerous zone 7 could be let go, as no one knew who the mastermind was to this day, and the only survivors had committed suicide by poisoning. As for the special case targeting Ye Nai by the Heavenly Taoist, if her name had been mentioned in the reports, the attention to her level would have been raised long ago.

The more the Armed Minister thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. How could such a big issue go without a word?

“Minister, where do you think the problem lies?”

“That incident with the Heavenly Taoist, How come there wasn’t a single word about the great contributions made by Ye Nai in the report?”

“…Could it have been prearranged?”

“Why make arrangements? What’s there to arrange about something like this?”

“To fish…” The secretary narrowed his eyes, offering an unlikely hypothesis, “The report mentioned that Ye Nai’s physical fitness and athletic talent are excellent, and she went straight to Training Level 2 at the beginning of her Awakening. Could it be that she is using herself as bait to lure more Cult Members?”

Minister Zhang grabbed the phone and called Regimental Command Pan again, directly asking about what happened with the Heavenly Taoist.

He indeed found out the truth, which was just as the secretary had speculated.

“This is ridiculous, she’s a young person being reckless, and you, a colonel and regimental commander, are also being reckless. It’s outrageous!”

Minister Zhang angrily hung up the phone.

The secretary, who had listened to the entire conversation, silently gave Ye Nai a thumbs-up in his heart.

She was truly bold to use herself as bait to lure more rapists and Cult Members, to seize their property and fatten her own pocket, to participate in operations that bring in honors, to help the nation fight against evil powers, and to boost the morale of the citizens, achieving four goals in one fell swoop, creating a world where only the bad suffer.

It would be great if there were more talented individuals like her.

To end these doggone days sooner.

Minister Zhang was still sighing.

“Tell me, why doesn’t such a good young person want to enlist? She wouldn’t have to worry about someone harming her in the military.”

“After enlisting, she wouldn’t be able to make money like this. Although the reward is low, she can still make several hundred thousand a month.”

“Uh…” Minister Zhang tapped his fingers on the desk a few times, “Like this, go check her family situation. Remember to do it covertly, don’t alarm the relatives, it wouldn’t be good for them to misunderstand that the child is doing bad things outside.”

“Yes, Minister.”

The secretary went straight to the intelligence team to get this job done. The team had mental system Awakeners and psychology professionals, all experts in drawing out information.

Ye Nai was still in bed, happily browsing on her phone when a system notification popped up.

There was new information for Awakeners.

She opened it to find that two dangerous zones of Anyuan City were hiring her to deliver supplies to the Secret Realm, inquiring about how large a volume her Space could accommodate.

Ye Nai thought they were quite considerate, not forgetting that she had just purchased such a large tractor and trailer, which took up a substantial amount of space.

She could make room if necessary, by stacking the unused trailers.

After some rearranging, she freed up 1800 cubic meters of volume.

This was possible because her Space was of the growing type, and with sufficient energy, it could slowly expand. Day by day, it seemed insignificant but after a while, she would find the volume had increased slightly.

That’s why Ye Nai loved entering the Secret Realm, she didn’t have to do anything personally, and the rich rewards would continuously flow into her hands.

After replying, the 1800 cubic meters of space were booked at the rate of 50 dollars because they included both living supplies and munitions.