Chapter 667: But, Are We in Entropy Increase Really Just These Few People?

Hua Jian Lei had become familiar with the Special Division; after hanging up the phone, he rushed straight to the Special Division, and the people there, upon seeing him, immediately escorted him to the conference room.

At Hua Jian Lei's main gate, he saw a scene inside that could be called a three‑hall trial.

A long table, a few chairs, a half‑withered green plant in the corner, and opposite the table sat a person whose hands were shackled and placed on the table.

Although his hands were shackled, Yang Yixie sat there, very relaxed, completely ignoring the people watching him.

One could say he's bold, or that this guy trusts him enough.

Yang Yixie saw him come in from the doorway, even casually waved at him, and the shackles swayed, reflecting a bright white metallic sheen.

These shackles are designed specifically for spellcasters, unlike traditional shackles that are more humane; they leave a slight range of motion, automatically adjust when worn, and lock completely.

Consequently, once worn, they leave conspicuous red marks, especially against a cold‑white complexion, making them especially obvious.

After entering, Hua Jian Lei casually closed the door behind him, and upon seeing the scene, couldn't hold back and spoke.

"New look? It actually suits you."

Yang Yixie lifted his head to look at him, slightly moved his uncomfortable shackled hands, and because he had been shackled before, he was quite experienced.

"... I'm just giving you a chance to show yourself, aren't I?"

As one of the very few normal people in Entropy Increase, and a normal person with intact intelligence, Hua Jian Lei single‑handedly shouldered all of Entropy Increase's intelligence and diplomatic work.

Even though Entropy Increase itself has few members.

Hua Jian Lei glanced at him, walked to the opposite side of the table, pulled out a chair and sat down, looking toward Pei Ci seated at the other end of the conference table.

He thought this person would be the one handling negotiations with Yang Yixie about his disposition.

Pei Ci intended to give Entropy Increase a warning, but Hua Jian Lei didn't buy it at all, and even launched a taunt at his own teammate.

"You two have a great relationship," he said.

Hua Jian Lei smiled slightly.

"We're not close," he said, "we just got some experience the hard way."

Pei Ci said no more, turned the folder in his hand, pushed it to the center of the table, and let Hua Jian Lei take it.

"First, we require all members of Entropy Increase to register with real names and cooperate with official management."

"This is not a discussion but a notice; Entropy Increase must accept our proposal before we have any reason to continue talking."

Within the officials, Entropy Increase's existence has always been a thorn in many people's minds.

Although some think Entropy Increase saved many players and supplied the officials with Rune weapons, helping them through the toughest period, various signs indicate Entropy Increase is not a docile, honest organization.

The official demand is simply that all Entropy Increase members must register their identities with the officials and cooperate, but there is still some leeway; after all, not all Special Ability Practitioners can be monitored daily, so control will become increasingly lax.

Besides that, another reason is that officials have always eyed the technical staff inside Entropy Increase who can produce Rune weapons.

Ying Duo is a firecracker to them; if a newly awakened Yang Yixie, who wields the same Aberrant Arts as Ying Duo, appeared, they might try to pull him into the Special Division, but if Yang Yixie is already the Ying Duo in the game, the situation is different.

One is a usable talent, the other an uncontrollable madman.

Hua Jian Lei glanced down at the official requirements, which left ample room for negotiation; the person who drafted this document must be paying close attention to Entropy Increase and have ulterior motives.

It appears to only ask them to submit a list of all Entropy Increase members, with each person's information and abilities, but it reveals clues in some places.

Looking at it, the generous benefits offered to Entropy Increase members who join the officials almost made Hua Jian Lei sway.

This is not a threat; it's plainly an attempt to poach people.

However, among them, perhaps only Yang Yixie would choose to stay in the city under official jurisdiction; the others are not ones to stay in one place for long.

The trouble the Strategy Group caused, of course, he himself would resolve.

"No problem." Hua Jian Lei replied outright, with no intention to discuss at all.

"Is it trendy now to negotiate without any concession?"

Pei Ci paused slightly; Hua Jian Lei's eager agreement made him feel a bit uneasy.

Hua Jian Lei's hand already lifted a black signing pen and scribbled his code onto the document; although conventional law can no longer control Special Ability Practitioners, the proper attitude must still be maintained.

"... Later, we will send someone to receive Entropy Increase's member list," Pei Ci said coldly.

"No need, I'll write it for you now."

Unlike Pei Ci's solemn seriousness, Hua Jian Lei was completely relaxed, even a bit impatient.

Without waiting for Pei Ci to speak, Hua Jian Lei grabbed a blank sheet, clearly ready to write down the entire Entropy Increase member list for him.

"But for some people I don't know their real names, I can only write a code."

To be precise, aside from Yang Yixie, the others don't know each other's real names.

Unlike Yang Yixie, some of them have none, some have long abandoned them.

Pei Ci nodded slightly, but his eyebrows involuntarily furrowed; Entropy Increase's internal management is looser than he expected, and many players may accept later.

Fortunately they're dealt with now; otherwise later they might cause trouble.

Hua Jian Lei wrote extremely fast, and in the brief moment Pei Ci's mind wandered, Hua Jian Lei had already completed the list he wanted.

"That fast?"

Pei Ci instinctively lifted his hand to take the list Hua Jian Lei handed over, but it only contained a few perfunctory names and looked unreliable.

Xi Ren Sheng, Lao Bao, Hua Jian Lei, Yang Yixie, Bai Mu Yun (tentative?)……

When Bai Mu Yun's name was written, there was hesitation, and the "tentative" note beside it was puzzling.

"Are you kidding?"

The people listed are genuine Entropy Increase members, but aside from the names, the list is essentially a blank sheet.

The officials have collected a lot of intelligence on those listed, but that's not what the officials want.

What they want is the list of other Entropy Increase players, especially those capable of producing Rune weapons.

"How could that be?" Hua Jian Lei said leisurely as he sat back; he knew what the officials were after, but the fact remains that Entropy Increase only has so few people.

"This is the entire Entropy Increase roster, without exception, all right here."