Pillar of Yita

That was a holographic projection.

It displayed a somewhat refined man who gave the impression of extreme cultivation at first glance. The man glanced at Sophie, then nodded towards her and said, ”Miss Sophie, correct? Chosen ID number 076032115H, hello, my name is Liao Tianhua, the Republic’s Ambassador to the Stargate Port. You can also call me Ambassador Liao—now I am requesting that you transfer the video signal from beneath Fenris Isle to the emergency command center at Stargate Port.”

”This is also a directive from the headquarters,” Su Changfeng said with a smile like a sly fox, adding on from the side.

”The emergency command center?” Sophie’s eyes widened as she looked from her own father to Ambassador Liao—she certainly recognized him as the supreme official stationed at Stargate Port and, essentially, the direct head of the Chosen from the China Competition Region. It could be said that there weren’t many Chosen from the China region who didn’t know him.

She asked her father in a quiet voice, ”Wait, you... you didn’t secretly report all that stuff we discussed before, did you?”

”What do you mean by secretly?” Su Changfeng shook his head, ”Whether it’s the high-level incident involving the Rain Listener or the possible betrayal by Toragotos, as well as the relationship between the Blood Oath Alliance and the cultists, these are all serious matters. How could I possibly keep them to myself? That would be a breach of discipline.”

Ambassador Liao also smiled faintly, ”Miss Sophie, don’t be angry with Colonel Su, he is just fulfilling his duty. Moreover, given the urgency of the current situation, we need to be decisive.”

Sophie humphed softly, although she was informal with her own father, she didn’t want to give off the impression of being unreasonable in front of others. She just nodded and said, ”Fine, but you must ensure my safety and not haphazardly pursue responsibilities later on. I still remember what happened on Mount Holy Pact.”

”That was the Super Competitive League causing trouble; what does that have to do with us?” Su Changfeng immediately retorted.

Ambassador Liao coughed to interrupt, ”Let’s begin the video linkage now. Miss Sophie, do you know how to open this system?”

Sophie nodded; she certainly knew how to do it. While opening the interface and authorizing access, she started transmitting the underground footage.

But soon, there came an exaggerated response from Su Changfeng, ”Haha, this kid’s command level is really blunt, but he’s got some luck, managed to stumble upon a method and hold those Lizardmen at bay.”

”Dad!”

Sophie glared at her father with fierce eyes and knitted eyebrows. Of course, she had seen the scene below—truth be told, it was rather amusing; how common was it for someone to use the Fireball Technique to blast buildings? However, she was also aware that commandeering the battlefield was not Fang Hong’s forte, but it was another matter for her father to comment in front of Ambassador Liao.

She still harbored hopes of paving a way for Fang Hong to enter the military ranks. Only then would he be able to face the Jiefulite Red Cloak Team with confidence.

For some reason, Sophie felt that she should do this favor for the big boy.

Su Changfeng waved his hand dismissively, thinking that the command level of this genius you introduced is just so-so. Ambassador Liao is knowledgeable, and he could see it clearly without anyone saying, so why hide it? But recalling the fellow’s previous analysis, it piqued his interest.

In Eteliria, it wasn’t just those with a talent for combat or command who were sought after by the major powers; Invokers with exceptional analysis ability were also highly prized within the Grand Guild, and such talents were even more scarce than the former two.

His mind was already set in motion.

But right at that moment, both of them heard Ambassador Liao let out a soft ”huh?”

He was looking with some surprise at the person in the center of the underground scene.

The view returned to the underground—

Fang Hong was completely unaware of the drastic changes on the surface of Fenris. All he knew was that his two shots with the Fireball Technique worked wonders, and he wanted to launch two more to test it out, but firstly, the open plaza didn’t allow for predicting the enemy’s routes as well as the rooftop did, and secondly, the Silver Weslan was not a team known for its Magic Guided Conductors or Elementalists. The only Elementalist on the team had already overloaded the Magic Guided Reactor after casting several level four spells—after all, a level four spell was still considered an advanced spell for level 15 characters.

But that was okay.

They might have lost their advantage in magic, but the enemy had lost the terrain advantage. Meeting face to face, it actually played into Silver Weslan’s hands—their knights in a direct combat situation would force even Elite-class enemies to steer clear, not to mention these Night Lizard People.

After all, these Night Lizard People were still bound by the laws of the Black Holy City, they could not exceed level 15.

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