I, transformed into a vampire girl, sparked the Industrial Revolution.

Chapter 54 Secret Intelligence Bureau

"Then, that's settled, Your Highness."

Alice stood in an "unknown" room, where officers drawn from the First People's Guard Division and several officials she trusted were gathered.

The newly built magic lamps emitted a dim light, and the finished building was made of poured cement, a rare type of cement building in the entire Trian.

"Gentlemen."

Everyone in the room, regardless of gender, stood up and looked at the national flag. Alice had told them from the beginning that this position required a high degree of secrecy and absolute loyalty.

"I swear on my life that I will remain loyal to Amelancy and the Secret Service for the rest of my life, never betraying or selling out, working in the darkness to serve the light."

"sit down."

The Secret Intelligence Service was a covert and powerful agency authorized by Alice to deal with the growing threat of espionage and for the purpose of intelligence gathering. Of course, in form, the Secret Intelligence Service of Amelia also inherited its predecessor in terms of information.

"Your Highness."

"Please sit down, Director."

After introducing and training all employees, Alice personally spoke with her appointed director. The two sat in an "unknown" room, Alice leaning back in her chair while the director stood upright with his upper body slightly tilted, looking at the princess in front of him.

“You know, working in intelligence is no easy job, Lavinia Olicats.”

Before Alice stood an elf. In fact, elves were everywhere on this continent, but few ventured out of the deep forest, and civilized elves were even rarer.

“I understand completely, Your Highness.”

Lavinia nodded. Her suit uniform had a metal tag hanging from a blue paracord. If you ignored the pointed ears, she looked exactly like a secret agent from a movie Alice had seen.

"Even though you are the best candidate, ah, legendary ranger, mercenary, the infamous thief 'Blackhand,' if Grant were still alive, I would really like to let him see you sitting here."

Alice was joking, after all, Lavinia had made her name with Grant, but she had disappeared on the eve of the war.

"They're all just empty titles, Your Highness."

Lavinia thought Alice was testing her, and she even felt that if she said the wrong thing, the vampire princess would suck her blood dry.

“I must remind you that working for the Secret Intelligence Service is not a retirement job. You need to know that. In essence, the Secret Intelligence Service’s fieldwork is no different from what you did back then.”

“I understand completely, Your Highness.”

“But this is different from the past. Sometimes, for the sake of the whole country, you may find yourself in a dilemma. You certainly don’t want to be accused of treason, right, Director?”

“I am completely loyal to you and the country, Your Highness Alice.”

Alice nodded slightly. She wasn't wearing a complicated dress; like everyone else, she chose a suit and wore sunglasses, so her eyes couldn't be seen.

"The same goes for your outside contacts. From the moment you stepped through that non-existent door, your friends and acquaintances became different to you. Do I need to remind you again?"

“I understand completely, Your Highness.”

Alice was silent for a moment, then slowly took off her sunglasses, placed them on the table, and stood up.

"Agents need a suit to conceal their faces. Here you go, Director. Remember our principle: if the authorities don't acknowledge it, it never existed."

"You have never been to this place that does not exist."

"Very good, what about the conversation and meeting just now?"

"What conversation?"

Lavinia smiled and replied, "What conversation?"

"You have the potential to become an excellent agent."

Alice left this "non-existent" place, and Lavinia sat back down in her chair in her director's office. The department was newly established and actually understaffed. Alice recruited a large number of retired soldiers for her and even pardoned some experts in the field of item transfer from prison.

She flipped through stacks of documents, feeling a little awkward in her uniform. She occasionally shrugged her shoulders to adjust her shirt. Of the three types of bottoms—trousers, a pleated skirt, and a pencil skirt—she chose a pleated skirt and pantyhose. Her legs were comfortably encased, but she had some concerns.

"Establish an intelligence network within the controlled area..."

Lavinia sighed. After all, Alice's departmental guide did include a section on establishing an intelligence network. She opened the document.

“Develop external contacts... recruit people to exchange intelligence with the public... gather intelligence from pubs, parties, and even children.”

"A small, seemingly ordinary piece of news can often piece together key information... Is that so?"

Lavinia nodded. She had quite a few connections herself, especially in the Ruhr economic development zone and Saxony. She wrote a note and placed it aside.

Few people walked in the “unknown” corridor. At first, Lavinia thought this place was similar to a forest, but she suddenly felt that this place was more like a tomb, a tomb made of reinforced concrete.

She drew back the curtains. The river, now renamed the Trian River, meandered around the "unknown" location. Outside the window lay the bustling city. In reality, the "unknown" location was not mysterious at all. It was one of the first modern buildings in the Trian city construction plan, with reinforced concrete structures, glass exteriors, and magical wires and 220V power lines connecting the walls. The corridors and rooms were equipped with magical lights, the floors were tiled, and even the outdoor spaces were paved and landscaped.

In the publicly disclosed construction plan, the Secret Intelligence Agency is an inconspicuous building in the Trian municipal complex, just one of the buildings in the future municipal office complex. Its official name is "Intelligence Agency Building". So after the Secret Intelligence Agency's administrative departments moved in, some employees gave it a name: "Unknown".

Neither secret nor unknown, it sits on the banks of the Trian River. What is unknown are its multiple agent training bases and the location of the intelligence agency's special forces that Alice plans to equip it with.

That's right, Alice is mobilizing manpower for the special forces under the intelligence agency, but the veterans forged in war are not enough. Most of them have gone to the national police departments with the greatest demand, which is the main focus.

However, the National Police Department is not as high in administrative rank as the Secret Intelligence Service. In fact, the Secret Intelligence Service can exert considerable influence over the National Police Department in terms of authority. Her role as director is actually more about building good relationships with her growing number of colleagues.