Endless Debt

Chapter 1282: Chapter 85: Reclaiming Lost Ground

When Bologue once again set foot in the Order Bureau, several days had passed since his return from the Ruins District, during which time the Order Bureau’s internal affairs had been subject to significant vibrations.

The reason for the vibrations was simple. The Ruins District was expected to be brought back under the control of the Cultivation Room within a few years.

As this news spread among the upper echelons, departments first fell into shock, followed by hysterical celebration. In the secret war, each department had suffered some losses within the Ruins District, and now they had the opportunity to reclaim these precious assets, a prospect that excited everyone.

The most radical response came from the Sublimation Furnace Core. Upon learning the news, the elderly scholars from the Scholars’ Hall emerged in wheelchairs, insisting on entering the Ruins District first to pay homage to the long-lost Forge Furnace Volcano.

Considering the various factors, such as ongoing instability within the Ruins District, the Field Operations Department temporarily sealed the Outpost, while the Decision Room was preparing a series of reconstruction plans.

Besides, another major upheaval in the Order Bureau was the presence of Furya and others.

It couldn’t be helped. The presence of Furya and others was only disclosed to the highest ranks within the Order Bureau. The vast majority of staff were unaware of the Decision Room’s nature, let alone concepts such as consciousness clusters and Void Realm intelligence.

The presence of Furya and others directly exposed the consciousness clusters and Void Realm intelligence, and the Decision Room had no intention of concealing it. Instead, they accelerated the dissemination of knowledge to quickly integrate Furya and others into the Order Bureau, allowing them to join this vast machine.

Regarding the placement of Furya and others, the Decision Room had preliminary arrangements. As Bologue and Mamo discussed, nearly all Furya were assigned to the Sublimation Furnace Core, acting as interns to familiarize themselves with the Order Bureau’s current operation regulations.

"Now the Sublimation Furnace Core seems like an experimental field; they’ll work here for a while, and if effective, they’ll be assigned to other departments."

A familiar voice rose from beside Bologue, Aimou crossed her arms with a weary expression.

"According to Mamo, the Decision Room has positioned Furya and others as auxiliary staff, serving as lubricants across departments to enhance operational efficiency."

"Sounds like quite a few staff members might face unemployment," Bologue said.

"Why would that be," Aimou replied, "It’s more accurate to say the arrival of Furya and others alleviates the Order Bureau’s personnel shortage, allowing more human resources to be allocated where needed. As for those mundane tasks, Furya and others can handle them."

"Every department has some mundane tasks, don’t they?" Aimou added.

"They sound like an enhanced version of the Logistics Department."

"No, Furya and others are much stronger than the Logistics Department. They have exceptional learning abilities. After basic training and assessment, Furya and others employed in the Sublimation Furnace Core excel in scholar theory, assist scholars in conducting research, and can even undertake independent inquiries.

In the Field Operations Department, they can serve as strategic advisors to a certain extent, having exceptional computational capabilities to alleviate considerable pressure on the staff."

Aimou said, "Along with her identity as Void Domain Will, she’s like an omnipresent, on-call little helper."

"Sounds good," Bologue lowered his voice, "Did Mamo assign you a little helper?"

Aimou said, "Yes, but I refused."

"Why?"

"I’m really busy, you know!" Aimou shook her white coat, "Right now, the Furya little helper is like a test version. You need to manage your work while teaching her; it’s troublesome."

Bologue saw through Aimou’s intention, "Hmm... So you’re waiting for the official version to apply directly?"

"Hehe, little helpers are indeed convenient in many aspects."

Aimou, thinking about those tedious and mundane formulas, felt relieved that someone could assist her in calculations with almost no errors. Besides this, Furya and others have many other potentials, their learning capabilities are immense.

"Are you planning to apply for one in the Special Operations Group?" Aimou asked again.

"I think it’s not very useful," Bologue said, "Lebius, Geoffrey, Yuriel... Nearly half of the team members handle logistical affairs, and Furya and others can only act within the Cultivation Room. Even with special methods, they can only operate at Oubos, nowhere beyond."

From his perspective, Bologue contemplated the use of Furya, "I think she’s well-suited to build the Heart Core Net, a large-scale all-weather operating Heart Core Net, closely linking all field staff together."

"Sounds good, but the resource consumption must be staggering."

Aimou, as a scholar, liked to view things from a logistical angle; it could be said that every bullet fired by field staff required support from several logistics staff.

"By the way, you’re actually quite contrasting, aren’t you?" Aimou suddenly scrutinized Bologue.

Bologue remained expressionless, "In what way?"

"You seem cold, but you’re kind-hearted, always looking to rescue people."

"I don’t save everyone," Bologue said, "Sometimes, it’s just a matter of convenience."

"Oh? Is this also a matter of convenience?"

"Not really, without saving her, I wouldn’t be able to leave the Ruins District, let alone continue my subsequent actions," Bologue confirmed, "To a large extent, Furya and I have aligned interests."