The Field Service Department of the Ministry of Military Affairs, a department with such a suspicious name, is also in a suspicious position. Lu Xi came to the headquarters of the Ministry of Military Affairs, but learned that the so-called Field Service Department was not here at all, and even ordinary staff members did not know that there was such a department.

"Why does it sound weirder and weirder?"

Lu Xi got a map from an old official who looked like an old fritter and looked like a few doorways. Looking at the twists and turns marked with a red pencil, Lu Xi felt a little headache.

He walked out of the gate of the military headquarters, followed the twisting and turning route, crossed several avenues, walked through the winding alleys, and finally came to a dark and deep narrow alley. A two-story house is hidden in a cluster of dilapidated haunted buildings, and a small sign hangs at the door with the words "Field Service Department of the Ministry of Military Affairs" written on it, which is easy to ignore without looking closely.

"It's not a serious unit at first glance." Lu Xi stood at the door, sneered at the above comment, and then walked into the house.

In the humble hall, there were only two plainly dressed female receptionists, one in his fifties and the other in his thirties. The old one was reading the newspaper, but the younger one was knitting sweaters, and when Lu Xi walked in, they didn't even raise their heads.

"Is that work?" For this inexplicable field support department, Lu Xi couldn't find the slightest favor.

"What do you do?" Finally, after a few minutes, the old lady reading the newspaper raised half of her eyes and glanced at Lu Xi with dim eyes.

"I don't know what I'm here for, but this letter asked me to report here." Lu Xi handed over the letter signed by the three parties.

The old lady glanced at the letter, and then glanced at Lu Xi again with a strange gaze, which made the latter tremble. At that moment, the boy already thought of the old witch of fairy tales and legends, hiding in the depths of the inaccessible jungle or the hills, boiling in a soup pot with complex and disgusting colors, with a skinny black cat and a crow, feeding on virgins and girls.

"Come with me." The old lady staggered to her feet. Lu Xi realized that this woman who looked very ordinary, but just looked a little fat, was actually much burder than most people.

The old lady led Lu Xi through the foyer and into a small room. There was nothing in the room, and just when Lu Xi still felt inexplicable, the old man walked to the wall and opened a brick, revealing a small machine spring. The old man pulled the spring so hard that the whole room was thrown into a strange vibration.

After about a few minutes, the shaking of the room stopped. The old man opened the door, and by this time, there was already another view outside the room.

"It's ......"

"Don't ask, follow me." The old lady said, and then led Lu Xi out.

At this time, the scenery in Lu Xi's eyes was no longer the dark and dilapidated corridor in the dilapidated small building, but a bright and spacious corridor. There were people busy coming and going in the hallway, and at the end of the hallway was another wide hall. The lintel of the hall is inlaid with a peculiar coat of arms that holds the six-pointed star with the falcon in both talons, which looks solemn and heroic, and even more solemn and slaughtering. At the bottom of the Falcon Emblem, a line of ancient runes is engraved with gold characters. Others may not understand its meaning, but for magicians who have taken runes as a basic course, they are even more familiar with ancient runes than the continental lingua franca.

"We are the Falcon of the Federation, monitoring and hunting a qiē threat!"

It's really a murderous declaration, but because of this declaration, Lu Xi has somewhat guessed: What is this so-called Field Service Department doing? …,

The old lady led Lu Xi through the hall, walked through a corridor and a long spiral staircase, and finally came to the door of an office.

"Who?" The old lady's knock on the door drew an inquiry from the room.

"It's Lord Lucy Berencaster who has arrived."

"Oh, please come in."

The old lady opened the door and let Lu Xi walk in. She nodded to the people in the room and turned to leave.

There was a huge desk in the room, and it was estimated that three or four people would be fine lying on it, and behind the desk sat a man in his fifties and wearing a robe. Maybe it's because his desk is so conspicuous that Lu Xi can't remember the other party's appearance after looking at it several times.

In front of the desk is a set of leather sofas and a delicate crystal coffee table. There was also a person sitting on the sofa, which was Lu Xi's acquaintance.

"Brother Alain? Is that you? ”

"yes, it's been a long time. The last time you tried to pass guò, you didn't even say hello and left, it's too unrighteous. ”

"The Ministry of Military Affairs called me all the way over, it didn't mean to get you revenge, right?"

"I'd love to," Arantis laughed, "but someone is going to stop me." Well, let me introduce you to Brigadier General Makanov Paton, the Alliance's four-star Magister, the head of the Field Service Agency. ”

"It's a pleasure to meet you, you are indeed a good young man." Makanov stood up from behind his desk, walked over to Lu Xi and stretched out his right hand. At this time, Lu Xi finally saw his appearance clearly. He had a plain face, and his bronzed skin looked healthy, but not to the point of being toned. He has a beard and a stiff copper-gray hair, but he has not changed the coldness of a tough guy and a beautiful man. Underneath the eyebrows are a pair of gray eyes, the gaze is warm and elegant, but there is nothing sharp about it. Makanov's voice seemed very flat and uncharacteristic, although he welcomed and appreciated Lu Xi in both speech and gesture, but he did not feel any sincerity and enthusiasm, and it was as boring as his appearance.

However, it is such a boring uncle who is thrown on the street and no one will recognize him again, but it is a magus whose strength has reached the gold level 8. This means that his overall strength has surpassed that of the world's powerhouses such as the commander of the Eastern Legion, the 'Ghoul King' Garyl, or the captain of the Arras, 'Red Thunderlight'.

I don't look like a master.

Lu Xi tilted his head and looked at this inconspicuous uncle with impolite eyes, and finally held his outstretched hand.

"I'm Lucy Berencaster. Regards to you, Honorable Director. Well, it's probably not polite to ask that, the notice sent to me was to go to work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but now I'm coming to the Ministry of Military Affairs, well, and it's such a secret department. I hope to be able to get a reasonable explanation. ”

"You can sit down first." Makanov gestured to the couch.

"Where do you start...... Well, let's just put it that way. In this magician qualification examination, many outstanding young people have emerged. For example, Seyleuk Moore, who is a full honor student of the Central Academy, not only has a solid basic knowledge, but also has a rare talent for the alchemy school and the summoning school; Another example is Rubeck Gulpot, although he did not study at the Central College, but after all, he is the son of a wealthy family with a family background, and he has traveled abroad all the year round and has accumulated rich practical experience. As soon as these high-profile outstanding candidates are qualified, they will be the object of competition between various departments of the government and the military. However, I have the highest rating for one candidate! ”

"Oh, who is it?"

"Lucy Berencaster, this is you!" …,

"Uh...... Well, Master Makanov, even if you say that, my unscrupulous teacher won't be happy about it. ”

"Hehe, do you think that I am saying this to you for the sake of Master Oruseiro?"

"You're really wrong," Arantis said with a smile, "If you're just a straw bale with the aura of 'Disciple of Orucero', the government will definitely give you a noble but unpromising position for the sake of his old man's face." There's no way you're going to wait until today to get an invitation, and it's impossible to come here. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"I think you've always wondered why someone didn't send you an invitation until today, right? Those who are not as good as you have already been poached by various departments, why are you as good as you and no one cares? ”

Actually, I really didn't feel weird. No one wants me to hide at home and be an otaku, just you guys have a lot of trouble in the field department!

Lu Xi naturally didn't put the above-mentioned belly slander out, and he asked very cooperatively, "Why?" ”

"Because a lot of people are robbing you! How many people in the history of the Federation were able to drive away the Crypt Lords, kill the Lich, and earn the Silver Meteor and the Golden Maple Medal during the Trainee Era? Besides, you are still a disciple of Master Aruzeiro after all. On the one hand, you can get an excellent employee, and on the other hand, you can also sell Master Oruzeiro a face, where can you find such a good thing? As a result, everyone grabbed and quarreled, but forgot to give you an invitation. Of course, it's also possible that the old guy Turner is putting a little pressure on him, after all, it's normal for you to make your son lose face and get you in some trouble. ”

"Turner? Who's that? ”

Arantis exclaimed dissatisfied, "...... I now know why the whole family gnashes your teeth at the mention of it. Don't you remember? That Duyd Wielambarth? Haven't remembered yet? It's the 'seaweed head' who duel with you and was cleaned up badly by you! Turner is his father, the Federal Secretary of State for the Interior, and the teacher's sworn enemy in the political arena! ”

"Oh, it's him! You just say 'Seaweed Head Daddy'. What 'Turner', what 'Duyd', who remembers such an unorthodox name so clearly? ”

“…… In short, for various reasons, many departments want to invite you to work, but in the end it is not successful. It just so happened that the Field Service Department of the Ministry of Military Affairs was preparing to expand its establishment and was in urgent need of excellent personnel, so the teacher recommended you to Master Makanov. ”

Makanov took Arantis's words and continued: "I have carefully read the records of your missions when you served in the Legion, and I have also checked your previous resume. In the end, I came to a conclusion: you are thoughtful, cheerful, very contagious in what you say and do, and although there are cynical aspects in your personality, you are generally a person who can easily be trusted by your peers. In addition, you are not in the limelight, you are honest and kind, and you are jealous and hateful, but you do not lack the aspect of being smooth and round. Coupled with your outstanding strength and growth in magic and combat, I am sure that you will be a perfect fit for this job. ”

"I'm a little embarrassed to say all that, uh, that's a little bit embarrassing. However, can you tell me what exactly this so-called job is? ”

"Before I talk about it, let me explain to you the history and authority of our Field Service Department of the Ministry of Military Affairs."

"The predecessor of the Field Service Department can be traced back to the time when the Union was first established. At that time, the whole country was in ruins, and the alliance could not even appoint enough magistrates, so it had to let the natives govern themselves. In addition, there are also different voices within the magicians, and many magician families have even begun to enclose the land as kings and disobey the orders of the central government. The human empires underground, of course, will not sit idly by and ignore the act of breaking away from their control and establishing an independent state, they have already assembled an army, and as long as they find the opportunity, they will definitely launch an invasion of the sky. There is a surging dark tide in the Federation, and there are external enemies eyeing each other. Because of the historical circumstances at that time, the Council of Elders of the Learned Alliance finally decided to establish a covert operation organization to spy on intelligence, sabotage the actions of enemy forces, and even create terrorist incidents externally, and internally outside the legal principles, without trial, to enforce the law of the country. ”…,

"Enforcing the law of the land? What do you mean? ”

"Of course that's it." Makanov made a gesture of chopping off his head.

So, Lu Xi realized.

"At that time, this organization was directly accountable to the Central Council of Elders of the Learned Alliance, with the best and most ruthless magicians as commanders, secretly recruiting and training a large number of covert operations troops. The name of this organization at the time was 'Knoss', which means 'dagger' in ancient Oakland. ”

"Just call it 'Stave'." Lu Xi couldn't help but say.

"Oh, why is that?"

"Please don't care, it's just an inertial mental convulsion as a two-dimensional believer." Lu Xidao.

"Oh? Is that so? In short, after many years of development, the 'Knoss' organization has continued to expand, and its mandate has become clearer. Of course, since the Federation is a democracy, it can't use such a quacky name and organizational structure, otherwise it will become a faceless or a dark brotherhood. As a result, just ten years ago, the Kronos organization was officially disbanded, and on this basis, a department was re-established, the full name of which was the Department of Foreign Consultation and Operations under the Ministry of Military Affairs, referred to as the Field Service Department. Nominally we belong to the subordinate units of the Ministry of Military Affairs. ”

"That said, the Field Service Agency is only following orders from the Governing Council. You don't have to go to the council, you don't have to go to the courts. Arantis added.

To put it bluntly, isn't it a Jinyi guard in disguise? Nominally, it belongs to the forbidden army establishment of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, but whether it is the Metropolitan Governor or the Military Department, it cannot be controlled at all.

"In the former Knos or now the Field Service Department, the command and center personnel of the operation are all excellent magicians of the Alliance. We call these people the 'Secret Imperial History', and of course, the external name is now Inspector. They are responsible for patrolling around the country, and if they find problems, they can report them directly to the central government, and they can even mobilize the local secret mobile team to exercise the power of national law, first cut and then play! ”

"I really didn't expect that the so-called democracies would have such inexplicable anti-system units...... So, what do you mean? Just let me be a brocade robe...... Ah, no, the so-called Inspector? ”

"Well, you're very smart."

"Isn't this the kind of person who is very cautious and loyal should be chosen for such a position? Since you are so powerful, you should also know that I am not a docile and good citizen. Becoming a so-called anti-social, anti-government, anti-system dangerous element is actually only one step away. ”

Makanov and Arantis looked at each other. Finally, the public-faced field director showed a smile that was not charming, and he shrugged his shoulders: "It's okay! Actually, I, as well as Lord Russell's mentor and apprentice, including the vast majority of the patrol envoys within the Field Service Department, are not good babies. Well, if you were a good boy, you wouldn't be able to do this job. If we really want to expect the courts and Congress, which have been manipulated by corrupt officials, many of the guys who should have been punished by God a long time ago will still be doing well, so enforcing justice outside the system is our supplement to the imperfect parts of the Federation. Anti-establishmentists? We welcome with our hands up! ”

"Aren't you afraid of someone abusing your power?"

"Then, the heavenly punishment will also fall on his head!" Makanov's eyes widened. In an instant, a huge feeling of oppression like a monstrous wave came to his face, and in that instant, Lu Xi seemed to feel that his muscles, bones, blood, and even internal organs were about to be crushed. He bit his lip tightly and couldn't say a word, his back was already soaked in cold sweat.

In an instant, the majesty suddenly vanished, and only the soaked back proved that the situation was not a phantom.

Gold level 8, a four-star magister who is only one step away from the legend, is indeed worthy of his reputation.

"The last question, since I was asked to work in the Department of Field Affairs, why did this letter say that I should be asked to work in the Department of Foreign Affairs?"

"If I answer, it means that you have to accept the first task of the organization. So, are you ready, Belencaster? Makanov held his chin, and a cold light like a falcon flashed in his small and unremarkable eyes.