Before Nick left the headquarters, he visited the Technician.
They hadn't seen each other in a long time, and Nick wanted to keep him up to date.
"Oh hey, you're back, Julian," the Technician said, working on his Flexinator. "Everything alright?"
"Everything alright," Nick answered. "Everything is going according to plan."
When the Technician heard that sentence, he knew that nobody was currently watching.
After all, Nick could now sense from where somebody was looking at him.
"How are-"
Nick held up his hand to stop the Technician. "You don't have to ask. Stalwart City is doing fine."
The Technician's heart rate shot up a little.
The only reason why Nick would stop him would be if somebody suddenly started paying attention to them.
"That's good to hear," the Technician said with a smile.
"I'm now responsible for hunting some Specters for Aegis. Make sure that there are enough Containment Units," Nick said.
"No worries. I will keep them coming," the Technician said with a laugh.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Nick wanted to tell him more about the progress of the researchers, but the Champion of Light was currently looking into their room.
A moment later, Nick said his goodbyes and left Aegis' headquarters.
'Seems like the Champion is much more interested in me now. He didn't pay me that much attention in the past.'
'Luckily, I can sense when he's watching me now, making things easier.'
When Nick's ability reactivated again, he went into a random cave to plan his next move.
'I need to increase my Zephyx production while also contributing to Aegis. Causing suffering to entire cities is still a way to advance, but I can't lose my way. If I start causing unnecessary suffering to humans, I will not be better than any other Specter.'
'I must not get lost on my path to power.'
'However, it's an indisputable fact that I need to increase my Zephyx production.'
'Sure, killing a Corruptor will achieve that, but every single Corruptor I attack represents several instances of me risking my life.'
According to the Left Arm, a new servant of War was appearing, and Nick wanted to find out more about it.
The first couple of cities he went to were clean.
Sure, there were some asshole Heroes here and there, but they didn't deserve to experience the suffering Nick would cause.
This was exclusively reserved for traitors of humanity.
Eventually, after several days, Nick arrived in a city that seemed quite suspicious.
'That's textbook dictatorship.'
Of course, technically, all cities were dictatorships, but this one perfectly exemplified it.
There was an insanely strong presence of guards everywhere.
There were soldiers and guards stationed at every corner, and they all watched the people with hostility.
Meanwhile, the people were not allowed to leave their homes without permission.
Naturally, going to work implied permission, but every worker needed to give any guard free rein to search their home for whatever reason.
At the same time, Nick saw hatred and suppression in the eyes of the normal people.
That was strange.
Of course, it wouldn't be unusual for people in this situation to feel hatred and suppression, but there was one emotion that was absent.
Fear.
It was like the people were not afraid.
They constantly rebelled against the guards, who then promptly beat them up.
The prisons were full, and almost 20% of all normal people were stuck in bed due to severe injuries.
The people had united against the oppressors and collectively challenged them.
The guards couldn't afford to hurt even more people since the economy would suffer too much.
Under normal circumstances, that wouldn't work since most people wouldn't be willing to throw their lives away for the collective good.
But that was exactly what was happening here, and that was also why this city was suspicious.
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