As Tang Ji's partner, Annie, the Lord of Happy Dreams, is undoubtedly the most mysterious character among the Seven Deadly Sins besides laziness.
She has been isolating herself behind the dream so that all forces cannot find her.
For this reason, she gave up her luxurious life and chose to hide herself among the poor. Even Mikkelsen never thought that there would be a Seven Deadly Sins willing to hide herself in this way.
That's right, Anne's main job is call girl, and the identity of the Seven Deadly Sins is a hobby. In her spare time, Anne will take some time to run her own church of pleasurers in her dreams, which can be regarded as cultivating her sentiments.
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Of course, because of her own particularity, Annie can always make her clients experience extraordinary happiness, so much so that she often has to change her identity, change the city of settlement, and leave her call goddess's love in one barren land after another.
legend.
This is another example of gold always shining...
Annie's life has been a little difficult recently, because she found that she was excluded from the 'main line'. Staying away from right and wrong did bring her a safe living environment, but it also made her unable to hold her fate by the throat and could only be passive.
accept.
In a way, she does like to be passive, but not now, when the world is about to undergo major changes.
Annie felt that she was just distracted, and Tang Ji and his group killed Envy and Gluttony one after another.
Although Anne really didn't like those two guys, they were both guilty of the Seven Deadly Sins, so she still felt a sense of crisis that was as bad as her lips.
Now Annie knows that Rage and Greed have formed an indestructible anti-player alliance, and they will not allow anyone from the Seven Deadly Sins to cooperate with the players in any form.
Although Anne has always been outside the rules, and from time to time provides some help to Tang Ji as a third party to gain favor, she actually does not have the courage to fight to the end.
She didn't trust anyone, even those bodies she brought out from the body warehouse, which were as clean as white paper, Anne still kept a certain distance from them and gave orders remotely.
Annie may be the only person besides the players who can quickly restore the physical body to combat effectiveness. She can rely on her ability to weave dreams to make these physical bodies grow rapidly.
At this time, Anne's subordinates controlled nearly two hundred awakened bodies, which was a force that could not be ignored for any force.
But under Annie, these people are just scattered around the world, serving as the contact point for the Church of Joy in the real world, deceiving those Joys into thinking that they have joined some great organization.
In fact, most of the members of the Church of Joy are just second-rate figures in the upper class. They are not worth enough to join the Phoenix Project, but they are rich enough to get some information about the truth from the participants of the project.
The level of anxiety in this group is undoubtedly quite high. Many of them are addicted to addictive compounds and are intoxicated every day.
The services that pleasure users can provide clearly exceed those of most addictive compounds, allowing them to realize their daily daydreaming dreams.
Not long ago, a merrymaker from this class brought Anne very valuable news.
His family received an invitation to serve and offer their loyalty to the ruler of the future world.
Of course Anne knew that it was the Converters who issued the invitation, and she even had a few undercover Joyners lurking in the Converter family, but someone who could fall from such a promising profession as a Converter to the Church of the Joyers,
That is definitely the supreme spoiler.
Unless there is information that happens to be delivered to their lips, they will be willing to take action. As a messenger, their subjective initiative is basically zero.
So she personally came to the dreamland of the happy person, entertained the devout believer with a virtual joy, and asked him to follow up on this matter and strive to win a high position in that organization as soon as possible.
Today, the fish school raised by Annie had a harvest, and the happy person delivered an important message... Annie now knows a location where players are hiding——
Valletta City, Island of Malta.
According to the Happy Man's description, his family supplied two thousand bottles of high-end wine, a large number of expensive ingredients, and various quantities of weapons to the location designated by the naturalized man during this period.
Through observation, they determined that there was a group of superhumans in that area, numbering no less than fifty people.
Now, Anne plans to give this news as a gift to Tang Ji as a belated congratulations.
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As Tangji kills his target in full view of an entire city of metahumans, Luther suddenly finds himself one step closer to his goal of making the Federation great again.
The demonstration city that was originally regarded as the base camp by the pioneers was just given up by them. If Night City in Southern California is Luther's base on the west coast, then the demonstration city not far from D.C. is now Luther-
The Mikkelsen complex's bridgehead on the east coast.
After controlling the demonstration city, it is equivalent to controlling the largest population gathering place on the east coast, which can infinitely amplify the federation's current policy advantages.
Taking the FBA Bureau as an example, the number of registered persons in the "Superhuman Registration Act" on the West Coast is much higher than that on the East Coast. Ultimately, this is because the FBA Bureau does not have sufficient strength on the East Coast.
As the influence of the Luther-Mikkelsen coalition expanded, more autonomous states began to re-embrace the federal center, and the power in their hands began to increase dramatically.
Now, all they need to do is act like a real country and let professional people do professional things.
Once, Mikkelsen secretly led the plan for military technology to swallow up the Federal Army Logistics Department. Now, he wants to personally break up this enterprise that has witnessed his past glory and turn it back into a part of the Federal Army.
Mikkelsen's life is inseparable from the military complex. He cannot allow the world to rely on the power of superhumans to understand the world without even fighting a decent conventional war in front of the players.
This does not conform to his understanding of the aesthetics of violence.
Mikkelsen, wearing an old-fashioned military uniform, stood on the roof of a high-rise building in the Demonstration City with his hands behind his back, looking down at the monotonous city.
In his eyes, this city has a population of more than 8 million, 79% of which are young adults. The pioneers have helped him complete the screening in advance.
The vast majority of them are engaged in the service industry, which is in line with the pioneers' plan for the residents of this city. The only problem is that after the pioneers are unable to occupy the city on the surface, the new owners will have a negative impact on these residents.
There is a new plan.
Mikkelsen needs soldiers, the Federation also needs many soldiers, and the world needs endless soldiers to risk their lives.
The good news is that as long as the price is high enough, many good young men are willing to get a fixed income in the military camp.
The bad news is that the federal government has been in deficit for almost two decades, and several presidents have had to pay for toilet paper in their palaces.
Of course, as many autonomous prefectures begin to return, it is foreseeable that the federal financial statement will have a good number this time next year, but now they are still too poor to open the door.
So at this time, the new Federal Minister of Finance, Mr. Marcin Cooper, needs to wave his magic wand and perform an outstanding economic magic to create a sum of more than 111 billion euros out of thin air and inject it into the federal government.
This country on the verge of fragmentation is experiencing a second spring.
There is no sadness on Marcin Cooper's face. He is used to having this amount of wealth coming in and out of his hands. Just the oil and water in the past is enough for him to live a life of superiority.
If the Ark organization hadn't announced his name, I'm afraid he would still be leading the money empire of the converted people, casting wealth magic everywhere.
However, the irony is that, in terms of effectiveness, the negative impact that Marcin Cooper's rebellion had on the pioneers and naturalized people was probably second only to Tanguy.
In order to ensure that he would have enough bargaining chips to negotiate with possible negotiators after his ID ran away, he almost drained the cash flow of the naturalized forces in the European Union.
This also directly led to the subsequent decline of the naturalized forces throughout the European Union. During the Battle of Paris, the naturalized people could hardly use much off-field power to support the Trail Blazers.
The more far-reaching impact is that the naturalized forces around the world began to consciously hide their assets, because the pioneers had no intention of making up for their European counterparts afterwards, which almost dampened the enthusiasm of naturalized people around the world.
Most naturalized people abandoning their dignity and choosing to be loyal to the pioneers is an investment behavior. With the emergence of Tang Ji and the influence of Marcin Cooper, this investment is undoubtedly heading towards negative consequences.
The direction of income shifts.
Although Cathy Walter and Aslan are great pioneers, they undoubtedly do not understand what economics is. In their eyes, the 111 billion euros may not be as important as the tens of thousands of bodies lost in the polar warehouse.
In Mikkelsen's eyes, Markarian might not have noticed this hidden danger because he was so smart, but of course it's also possible that he didn't care at all.
After all, he can now start filling the world with players on a large scale. Who cares about naturalized people who are not very useful?
"Now, let's transform the power of money into real power, Marcin." Mikkelsen nodded towards the other party.
The financial magician then began to cast spells.
As huge sums of money entered the account of the Federal Treasury, hundreds of orders activated the body of the Federation again with magic.
Countless companies have received orders with federal names. This is only one of the conditions for the autonomous prefecture to start supporting Luther. Luther gains rights and they gain profits.
In terms of economic weight, the wealth of 111 billion euros is just a drop in the bucket for the entire federation. Mikkelsen controls only the Military Technology Group and can generate so much cash flow.
Or to put it another way, this amount of money can buy a dozen yachts like the Moonlight Gold.
But if the Federation spends all of these 111 billion within three minutes, the impact will be different.
It is like a horn, blowing the signal for the recovery of the federal financial market...
Of course, both Mikkelsen himself and Marcin Cooper know that this is just a scam. Mikkelsen only needs those financial entities that have lost their helms to rely on inertia to continue operating after the Phoenix Plan.
Already.
As for how long this scam can last, it depends on Marcin Cooper's magic skills. From now on, even if he steals or robs, he must ensure that the subsequent payments of this 111 billion order can continue to be paid.
Go down and get the entire federation mobilized to produce enough weapons and equipment.
Watching the money in his account instantly drop to zero, Mikkelsen waved his hand. The building under his feet suddenly changed color, and a huge Federal Army recruitment advertisement instantly covered the surface of the building.
"Want to join the federal army? You can get protective gear and heavy-duty guns for free! Fed up with gangs everywhere? Join the federal army! You will have the legal right to fire! Clear your obstacles!
Come and join the army! You are not afraid of joining the army. There are only two possibilities: go to the front line or not. If you don’t go to the front line, what are you afraid of?
After going to the front line, there are two possibilities: injured or not injured. If you are not injured, what is there to be afraid of? There are also two possibilities for injury: seriously injured or slightly injured.
The federal army promises to provide free prosthetic transplants to all soldiers injured in the line of duty! You will have the right to specify the brand and model!
So, what are you waiting for!"
The recruitment slogan was written by Mikkelsen after a recruitment advertisement half a century ago. This thing is not so much for the citizens as it is for the pioneers.
They want war, Mikkelsen gives them war.
On that day, more than 50,000 people signed up to join the army in the demonstration city. This city was originally used as a gathering place for players. It has not yet formed a complete supply and demand relationship, and it is difficult to maintain such a large population gathering here.
Only the pioneers, in the name of new immigrant subsidies, paid monthly subsidies to all those who were willing to immigrate were able to survive. At this time, many people were already at the end of their rope.
If Mikkelsen had come a few weeks later, there is a high probability that this place would have become the next Detroit, gradually heading towards chaos and eventually turning into ruins.
Now, Mikkelsen plans to recruit enough cannon fodder here, arm them with military technology and junk stockpiled by other arms companies, and shoot them out like bullets.
Mikkelsen once said that once the number of players exceeds the threshold, they will become unstoppable. Not many forces can withstand the continuous attacks of these undead monsters. The existence of Kang Orr has made many people see this.
Those rich old people have regarded the tickets to Phoenix as their last life-saving straw. No one wants to stay in this mess.
Mikkelsen threw the remaining half of the Tree of Life off the roof and whispered: "They are all consumables."