Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 1482 A Dense Net Captures Hidden Evil

After waiting for a few seconds, Chen Chuan saw a list of clues and names laid out in front of him, with each person having an identity, background, and related annotations.

Kaiyang then said, "Advisor Chen, similar organizations exist abroad, but there is currently no accurate information about the 'Ladder of Ascension' organization in the domestic database."

The investigation only covered some related clues and suspected individuals; further clarification of behavioral characteristics is needed.

Chen Chuan looked through it and found that in Da Shun, very few people had publicly claimed to have a "ladder to advancement," but rather had mentioned such related or similar content in private or public settings.

Furthermore, it is still uncertain whether they heard the relevant claims or are indeed a member of the organization.

The list compiled by Kaiyang mainly consists of these individuals, who are from various departments of the government and the company, and are all senior executives of the company and government officials at the middle to upper levels.

Unsurprisingly, most of the participants have a background that leans towards or is associated with conservatives. There are also some progressives, but according to the spectrum provided by Kaiyang, most of them are concentrated in the extremes of the progressive faction.

Interestingly, once you get to the upper levels, especially after a certain point, information about the organization becomes completely blank. It's so clean that it seems like someone deliberately erased it.

"Behavioral characteristics..."

He pondered for a moment, then transmitted the words Ryan had once said to him, along with some other information he already possessed, for analysis, and requested Kaiyang to encrypt the information.

Kaiyang immediately responded: "Advisor Chen, we will now begin the search again. Please wait a moment."

This search went beyond just language and public activities; it categorized individuals based on their behavioral characteristics and ideological tendencies.

A few seconds later, another result appeared, and this time many people listed it, especially some important government officials.

In terms of political leanings, they highly overlap with the background of the refinement faction. If ranked in order, the next ones are the integration faction, the implantation faction, state-owned enterprises, and even the purification faction.

Chen Chuan recorded all these people. Of course, this was just a simple behavioral statistic, and it doesn't necessarily mean that all of these people were members of the rising organization.

At this point, Kaiyang provided another piece of information: "A consultant had previously made a similar inquiry. The detailed information is within the consultant's sub-services and is not publicly available."

Aside from that, there aren't many other hints.

Chen Chuan's thoughts shifted; it seemed that advisors had previously shown interest in similar matters.

It's unclear whether this person is investigating the Ascending Ladder, or if they are actually part of the Ascending Ladder and are conducting an investigation of themselves first to make it easier to hide.

If it is the latter, then the accuracy of the information obtained should be questioned.

The fact that Kaiyang was able to inform him of this information indicates that he had the other party's permission, which is not good news, as it is likely intended to mislead the public.

However, conversely, this suggests that an organization called the "Ascension Ladder" does indeed exist domestically; otherwise, there would be no need for investigation or cover-up. In fact, given the pressure of the Great Bombardment, the existence of such an organization is not surprising at all.

The consultants are providing cover for them, and may even be the leaders.

Once someone becomes a member of the advisory board, it becomes incredibly difficult to challenge their position. For example, it's virtually impossible for anyone to touch him now; even higher-ups wouldn't easily take action against him. However, it's equally difficult for him to harm others; they can't even find any specific information or details about his actions.

It's no wonder that some people dare to act so boldly, and he felt that there might not only be advisors involved in this organization, but perhaps there were also people from the other side infiltrated into it.

There's no doubt about these people's audacity; they are absolutely capable of doing something like this.

He can't control what's going on in the Linax Federation right now, but he can control what's going on here. He doesn't know which advisors are involved yet, so he'll deal with the people below first and make a show of things to see who will jump out.

Those who made extreme remarks were never investigated in the past, but he has no intention of letting them go.

He scrolled through the lists, quickly adding a few names, intending to start with these people.

Doing these things is very simple; he only needs to instruct certain government departments, such as the Ministry of National Security, to arrest people directly.

However, this requires him to have sufficient influence over the head of the department; otherwise, the other party may not listen to him. Therefore, those who can be mobilized and cooperate with him are usually people from his own faction.

If he is unwilling, or feels that he does not have enough control, he can bypass these restrictions and form a temporary department or action group to do things for him.

As long as there are legitimate and sufficient reasons, the laws of the state cannot be applied, because the advisor's power is almost unlimited if he wants to. Of course, all of this is based on the stability of the state; disrupting the normal internal operation will not be allowed by the Heavenly Pivot.

His plan was to communicate with Ren Xinshan and have the latter handle the matter.

Before that, there is another organization that needs to be noted.

That's Wansong Company.

The company's stated goal is to create a world entirely dominated by fighters. This may seem similar to the current situation at first glance, but in reality, the company is pursuing a retro approach, aiming to make fighters gods like those of the old era.

It is foreseeable that in this world, everything serves the fighters, and even the fighters themselves have little status. Ordinary people are completely stripped of their political power and are simply treated as inferior beings.

Judging from past experience, this company is undoubtedly a global organization.

He asked Kaiyang, and soon a lot of information was retrieved.

Wansong Company has existed for a very long time, dating back to before the founding of the People's Republic of China, which is consistent with the information he had previously investigated.

In addition, he also discovered a secret file.

It was discovered that this company actually existed more than a hundred years ago, and during the transition between the old and new eras, it provided the rebel army with a considerable amount of funds and equipment, including resources for training fighters.

When the rebels were initially facing difficulties, they received a considerable amount of funding from this company for a period of time. However, as the organization gradually became more formalized, it not only stopped accepting funding but also gradually repaid the company in batches, while also providing it with certain policy benefits.

During the formation of the government, many high-ranking government officials had dealings with this company, including some important figures during the founding of the nation. The company maintained good relations with the Refinement Faction and various central cities.

Although his goals are very radical and he seems to look down on ordinary people, on the other hand, he has been supporting outstanding talents from ordinary backgrounds. For example, some ordinary students who are admitted to Wuyi Academy have received his funding directly or indirectly.

More importantly, he provided another channel besides companies, governments, and schools of thought, which in a sense played a positive role.

This company has a large, multinational board of directors with representatives from various countries, but it is relatively loosely organized and lacks a unified affiliation.
There is a detailed and complete list of domestic directors, and below them are the heads of various regions, such as Wang Weichang, whom he had met last time.

Chen Chuan pondered for a moment. Even back then, he had purchased a lot of services from Wan Song Company. What the company wanted to pursue was one thing, but as of now, it was definitely not as destructive as the Ascending Ladder.

Because no matter what, if one takes the stand of a fighter and regards oneself as a god, one is still resisting an external force. If his group wants to replenish itself, it is inevitable that it will still leave a way out for ordinary people like him.

Ascending the steps, however, involves actively embracing the other side, completely disregarding the life or death of the entire race.

Therefore, Wansong Company should be wary, but can put it aside for now. The first thing to deal with is the rising ladder.

As he pondered, the vehicle drove out of the tunnel and returned to his original residence.

The housekeeper asked respectfully, "Sir, where are you going?"

Chen Chuan glanced at the modern manor located on the hill and found that all the previously delivered items were stored there. He said, "Let's go there first."

"Okay, sir."

The vehicle drove over there, along a gentle mountain road, and entered the estate.

Since this is Chen Chuan's first day here, the management personnel and equipment are not complete, and there are only a small number of maintenance personnel.

However, it didn't matter to him. The moment he entered, the creatures and active consciousnesses in the area immediately awoke from their slumber, and the entire residential area was powered on.

Chen Chuan managed to find out that the place provides fresh ingredients from the fusion region 24 hours a day. Although the daily quota is limited, it is enough to meet the needs of two to three fighters.

He no longer needs these ingredients for energy; at most, he just wants to taste them. So if he brings his team over, the whole team can enjoy them.

As for cultivation, if you want to go to the other side, because there is an eternal rift below, you can directly tear open a rift leading there by activating your consciousness.

However, to maintain it, certain field resources are needed here, and it will have a certain impact on this field space. Therefore, he felt that it would be better to just use the Snow Lord Blade to cut it open. After all, after becoming an advisor, crossing the rift is his own right.

After taking a quick look around, he arrived at a place filled with esoteric paintings in the lobby on the first basement floor, guided by Kaiyang.

There is a pool-like structure here, with a long stone mace sculpture standing upright in the middle.

Kaiyang then pointed out that this was a ritual core, and as long as he infused his spirit into it, he could gain control of the entire airspace.

Chen Chuan stepped forward, grasped the upper handle of the stone carving, and transmitted his spirit into it.

After a while, the entire space began to vibrate gently, and then a flowing sensation spread outwards from the center.

At the same time, he sensed a force surging into his body.

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(End of this chapter)