MMB Chapter 621 - 618: Child of the Sea
Chapter 621 - 618: Child of the Sea
"What’s the situation?"
Outside the Cultivation Field, Bai Pu inquired.
Li Ling held a freshly printed document and said, "The Special Service Bureau’s Jiangnan Region branch sent back a message... Some unofficial awakeners have been frequently appearing at various Boundary Lands lately.
"Yuan Hall, the Special Service Officer in charge of this matter, found it odd, so he secretly followed a few awakeners and discovered that they were deploying an unknown device in the Boundary Land! This seriously violates the regulations for using the Boundary Land."
Bai Pu took the document, looked through it, and asked, "What happened next?"
"Yuan Hall clashed with those awakeners. Yuan Hall had just advanced to become an Advanced Awakened, and his power wasn’t fully developed, so he suffered a minor loss in the battle, but he managed to escape and called for the official Special Forces to surround every exit of the Boundary Land. Unfortunately, those awakeners reacted quickly and escaped before the Special Forces arrived."
Although Bai Pu had taken on the new role of Tenth Sequence Central Standing Member and was the Commander of the Awakened Legion of H Country, he had previously managed the Jiangnan Region Boundary Land, and this task had not yet been transferred.
Therefore, any abnormal situation would still be reported to Bai Pu.
"This matter is quite unusual. What about those unknown devices? Were they found?"
Li Ling said, "In the Boundary Land where the conflict occurred, the suspects fled with the devices after forcing Yuan Hall back, and none were confiscated. However, Yuan Hall later led a sweep of other suspicious Boundary Lands and collected several samples. After passing them to the Special Equipment Department for identification, they were confirmed to be some kind of transmit locator devices."
"Transmit locators?!"
Bai Pu’s eyes narrowed slightly, and he then issued an order:
"All personnel in the Special Service Bureau across the seven major regions of the country are to conduct a thorough check of all Boundary Lands to confirm whether there are other similar transmit locator devices!"
Li Ling immediately sent this order to the Practical Officers in charge of each major region.
"Gangxin, do you suspect this isn’t an isolated incident in the Jiangnan Region but rather a nationwide operation?"
Bai Pu nodded slightly and then gave a second instruction:
"Sister Ling, if similar devices are found in other regions, report directly to the Nine-Men Conference. I also suggest sending a notice to other countries and asking them to synchronize checking for similar devices."
Li Ling inhaled sharply and realized the severity of the situation.
In her boss’s judgment, this wasn’t just a regional or even domestic issue; it could be a global event!
Combining this with recent knowledge of an apocalyptic crisis, Li Ling further speculated. She saluted Bai Pu and then hurriedly turned and left.
...
The official forces, already on alert, are astoundingly efficient when mobilized.
Only 1 hour and 24 minutes after Bai Pu’s order was issued, feedback came from the East Sea Region that similar transmit locator devices were found in five Boundary Lands!
Other regions also reported findings one after another.
The Special Service Bureau in the Jiangnan Region, led by Yuan Hall, even discovered a hideout of these suspicious awakeners, capturing two individuals! They are currently undergoing intense interrogation.
The Nine-Men Conference received Bai Pu’s report and, without much discussion, issued a formal notice to neighboring countries.
Of course, given the state of factions and disputes among individual financial groups in neighboring countries, their response to such an international notice was considerably delayed.
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"Based on the interrogation results using the Charm Technique and Spiritual Enslavement magic, those two awakeners confessed."
"Leaders, this is their confession. Due to its significant implications, we dare not make a direct decision."
The head of the Special Service Bureau, Hongdu, is a shrewd and capable middle-aged man. Although not famous, his strength is at the peak title Candidate Level. He comes from an official background and is trusted by the leadership.
In the highest Nine-Men Conference, Bai Pu now temporarily joined as the Tenth Sequence, effectively making it a Ten-Men Conference.
By law, Bai Pu has no voting rights, only the right to speak at the meeting.
Of course, regulations are one thing, and reality is another.
The importance of Bai Pu is crystal clear to the central figures of the Nine-Men Conference. If Bai Pu’s suggestions are reasonable, they are well-received by the leaders.
After receiving the interrogation results provided by Hongdu, the leaders reviewed them one by one.
"This secret organization... is called the ’Child of the Sea’?"
"Who would have thought, the Miracle Auction House, Fengzi Auction House, East Mountain Dojo... so many major domestic forces are involved."
"It seems Gangxin’s guess was right. The organization known as the Child of the Sea is setting up locator devices across the country in preparation for the Sea Race’s invasion."
The leaders exchanged views.
Speaker Wan asked, "Gangxin, what do you think?"
Bai Pu said, "It’s very clear; the Sea Race hasn’t fully prepared for our space location yet. They don’t have our precise spatial coordinates! Therefore, they’re using this method for infiltration. The more and denser the Child of the Sea’s locator devices, the more smoothly the Sea Race’s space positioning will proceed, and the shorter the time it will take.
"Now the issue is, how long does the Sea Race still need to fully locate us accurately and start the invasion?"
The other leaders’ gazes followed Bai Pu’s to Hongdu.
Hongdu, with sweat on his forehead, replied, "The two we captured are just small fry. Such secrets are likely only known to the higher-ups of the Child of the Sea."
"Everyone, time is of the essence, so let’s skip the discussion. I propose, based on this list, to launch a direct strike on those suspected of joining the Child of the Sea!"
The leading figure slammed the table.
The others agreed. During these critical times, there’s no time for meticulous identification; control must be established first.
"Gangxin doesn’t need to go; he should stay and command," Speaker Wan stated.
Bai Pu shook his head with a smile, "Ladies and gentlemen, I cannot miss this opportunity. My Honor Points are still four thousand short of Colonel, and over thirty thousand short of Quasi-General! The Child of the Sea must have quite a few experts; this is a big catch."
"If you bring them back and eliminate them one by one, wouldn’t that achieve the same effect? It’s also safer that way."
Bai Pu persisted in wanting to go.
"Well, since Gangxin wants to go, let him go. I propose unsealing the 7th and 11th National Destiny Artifacts and granting them to Gangxin for use, ensuring his safety."
"Agreed," the leaders almost unanimously consented without hesitation.
...
At the headquarters of the Fengzi Auction House, in the private Boundary Land of "Xian Mountain."
Amid intense spatial tremors, an invisible beam of light sliced a large crack into the sky over Xian Mountain Boundary Land.
Boundary Land enforcement tool: the Space Cutting Device!
Figures whistled as they flew in; these were H Country’s legion and the awakened experts from various major forces.