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Federation Central Archives?

Now, those high-level officials who remain in Digital City are indeed action-oriented.

It’s genuinely because many tasks are inseparable from them that they have been delayed from heading to the New World.

Moreover, most of them are fairly young and highly experienced in their work.

At the moment the female secretary mentioned the Federation Central Archives, the group had already realized the implications.

The Federation Central Archives, it documents all regional access arrangements and the responsible persons for regional data privileges.

According to Wang Ye’s intelligence, there is a technique capable of spatial movement. This is also why higher-ups are particularly wary of him. A powerful data life form, equipped with such a bug-like ability to move instantly, is bound to be a headache for any leader.

But in Digital City, he can still be somewhat restricted because any data life form showing up anywhere within the city would be recorded. This is a characteristic of data life forms, of course... provided they don’t have access privileges!

Humans, no matter what shape they take, will never be lacking in special privileges.

According to Federation law, everyone’s records must be archived.

Yet, ironically, some elites can leverage their access privileges to erase their traces, rendering the data into logs incapable of recording their movements.

But where there are privileges, there are also loopholes.

Many top-level hackers can accomplish the same feat through such loopholes.

As an outsider, Wang Ye is closely guarded against; all data is closely monitored in relation to him.

Even seeking the best hackers would be futile. However, privileges can...

"Immediately notify the older generation with access privileges..." The leading middle-aged man, having realized the situation, promptly said: "Restrict all access privileges of retired old parliament members!"

Those currently working in official positions are accounted for daily; it’s easy to detect if anyone were to disappear.

If the opponent is smart, they would not target current officials.

On the contrary, some of the elderly waiting in line to go to the New World still possess the capability to conceal Wang Ye’s tracks.

But in theory, these privileged elders are hard to find. It should be very difficult for an outsider like Wang Ye to know who possesses access privileges. However, if that Hou Jie had once worked in the Federation Central Archives... he might have memorized some old politicians’ confidential files.

"Half the night has already passed..." the female secretary said coldly: "It’s too late now to think of restricting access. What is needed now is to discern his intentions and locate his potential destinations."

"Whose subordinate are you?" Someone finally couldn’t refrain from questioning her.

A clerical secretary, tossing out instructions time and again, while making sense, did not seem to have the qualifications to interject.

"Really hasn’t changed a bit..." Facing the inquiry, the female secretary had undisguised mockery on her face: "They say that making officials younger won’t carry on the outdated formalism of the older generation. But as a matter of fact, once someone occupies that position, whether young or old and seasoned, don’t they all prefer a bit of formality to flaunt their power and status?

Otherwise, where would the supremacy of authority lie? "

The faces of the attendees changed. Was this female secretary out of her mind?

Who had brought her in?

But immediately someone else realized that a secretary able to appear in this conference room, even if just to serve tea to the bigwigs, would be from a significant family. Yet, the present woman seemed unfamiliar to everyone.

"Who exactly are you?" The middle-aged man chairing the meeting asked with a frown, now fully aware that this female secretary was by no means ordinary... not even an ordinary family offspring.

On careful consideration, a conference secretary of this level couldn’t simply be anyone who wanted the role; should their identity be incorrect, even the most powerful data life forms would set off alarms. She hasn’t... so there were only two possibilities.

She could be an official secretary who had passed through the proper assessment procedures, but judging by her tone, this was nearly impossible — she didn’t sound like a newcomer at all.

The other possibility... she possesses the highest level of privileges, allowing her to come here, even without notifying any of them.

Thinking of this, the middle-aged man’s face turned grave.

He currently serves as the Deputy Prime Minister of the Eastern Federation Council and holds nearly the highest level of access privileges.

For someone to enter quietly without his knowledge, there were only a few in the entire Federation, and most of them had already entered the New World. This woman... what is her background?

"It doesn’t matter who I am, what’s important is that you’ve all got a big problem now." The woman smiled as she opened the conference room’s data page, an action that caused everyone to freeze, for they all saw that on the page... was a directory of all regional access personnel!

These are the secret archives of the elite, not publicly disclosed. Even for us, the senior members, to access them, we must go to the Federation Central Archives in person. Yet this woman... can remotely retrieve the data, such authority... it’s unheard of by any of us!

"You should have realized from the beginning, Chen Qing didn’t leave this person here simply to act as a communications bridge between both parties.

Wang Ye is an heir to the Flying Star Technique, and in the entire New World, there are only two individuals who possess this secret technique, both top Magician talents.

Leaving such a figure here merely to act as a diplomatic envoy, do you really think that’s realistic? "

"Then... what do you think... his purpose is?" the meeting room director asked cautiously.

"His purpose is, of course, to find a way to neutralize your threat capability!" the woman said with a cold laugh.

"You jest, we are currently in a collaborative relationship with Mr. Chen Qing, having signed a magic contract specific to their world, which is not to be revoked..."

"You bunch of laymen, what do you know about magical contracts?

" the woman said with amusement. "He could have a myriad of contingencies in place and you wouldn’t even notice.

To actually believe in that thing – despite being raised in political families, you are so naive.

If he can completely control you, why collaborate with you?

Your existence is a dagger hanging over his head, ready to fall at any moment.

Would a man as ambitious as Chen Qing allow you to exist? "

"But we are mutually beneficial to each other..."

"He doesn’t need you for mutual benefit.

This collaboration is actually more favorable to you.

He has to open up his territory and allow your people to go in and share resources, he also has to suppress the dissatisfaction of his own people, and after your strength is established in the New World, he still has to be wary of you.

What benefit does he gain? The only benefit is that you continue to keep this world open. "

"That’s right, so to him, you are a threat, not a partner. The reason he’s cooperating is that you could shut down the New World at any moment and directly destroy that world. Do you think he would hesitate to reject you if he had the chance?"

"But at that time in the Federation, he had already demonstrated overwhelming combat power. If he wanted to do so, he could have done it then."

"That’s because his foundation was still in-game; of course, he wouldn’t dare to burn bridges with you. But if given the chance, he wouldn’t hold back."

"What do you think he would do?"

"Shut down Digital City!" The woman said coldly, "Apart from the game, he could shut down and reboot all of your data lives, cause a total collapse of Digital City, and then send his trustworthy people to guard the power source of the New World, then he would have complete control."

"Has he gone mad? Shut down Digital City? That’s a massacre of billions!"

"Do you think he cares?" The woman chuckled.

"To even attempt to understand him with modern thinking – anyone who has made it out of the New World has long since lost the basic moral codes of a modern person. Isn’t it quite normal in their world where the life and death of billions is frequently decided?

Why would you think he would hesitate about the people in Digital City?

Merely because you are his compatriots?"

"But as an outsider, he doesn’t have the authority; how could he shut down Digital City?"

"He does... as long as he can restart one place," the woman said darkly.

"You mean..." The director immediately understood what she meant.

"The control room?"

"It seems... among the people left behind by the old masters, there are some who are thinking capably..."

A group of people immediately turned ashen-faced.

The control room – initially designed by Chen Qing alongside numerous Family Heads to contain a crazed member. And now... he’s actually planning to reactivate that place?

"Who is in charge of that deserted control room now?" The woman asked outright.

"I am in charge!" The middle-aged man looked at her gravely and said, "In the entire Federation, there are now only two people who know the coordinates of the control room. He can’t possibly get his hands on it. And somehow, I feel that the person who wants to find the control room... is you?"