268 Lucent Force (1/2)

Ace felt that he was having a headache after learning their purpose for coming here.

He wasn't exactly sure how the government became interested in what he was doing but he was impressed by their decisive actions of sneaking into his place to conduct their investigation.

Since he was an apprentice of one of the three Grand Arcanists of the country and he was also the Traceless Hands with decent connection with the NMTI, he already thought that he was on the watch list of the government.

However, it doesn't explain how they could easily come up with such a grand accusation. He doesn't have a suspicious background or connections to any underworld organization to point him with such an absurd plan...

'Ugh...'

Well, he may have a suspicious background considering that he was only a sixteen-year-old young man and was already capable of creating groundbreaking technologies.

'Maybe, my creations were causing problems to the government? No, maybe only for a few. I may be affecting some of their business but if they have the capability to command the Lucent Force, then they were not so simple. Should I confirm this with the president?'

Ace was referring to the previous student council president, Aaron. He had seen him together with the other members of the Lucent Force when he left Yumi in a safe hotel after their escape in Araceli Island. During that time, he was curious about his identity and so, he made his own research and even double-checked it with Veda.

That young man wasn't as simple as he seems to be. He bet that if he and the other members of the ethics committee, Garry and Humphrey, participated during the TMAC or the international competition, they would sweep through the tournament.

They were on a completely different level that these types of tournaments no longer excites them.

Ace believes that Aaron should know something about this. He instructed Avalon to remind him about it.

Anyway, Ace has now brought the group a bit deeper in the forest but it was still far from his villa and the hangar. They were still unable to have a glance at these structures due to the trees and the ground's elevation blocking their sight.

However, they had a closer look at the tip of the Mass Driver as they were no longer affected by the mana formation's ability to deceive their vision... This mana formation was only effective to those outside the perimeter so they wouldn't see whatever he was building inside the mountain's territory.

He wasn't sure what they were thinking but Ace noticed that they were glancing at it as if to engrave the image in their minds.

Ace brought the group in a cabin not too far from their original location.

”Follow me...”

The cabin was large enough to house the 30 automatons who responded to Ace's call so having the thirteen people inside wasn't too crowded yet.

Ace let the 30 automatons stay outside to guard the cabin while Ace talks to the group. Of course, this wasn't just the reason he brought them here.

”Leader...”

”This place...”

”Don't worry. I don't think this is a trap... Isn't that right, Wallace?”

Falcon confidently asked the armored being.

Apparently, they just felt that this place just bounded them... They can't properly sense any mana inside. It probably dulled their sense or there was no mana within this room at all!

”Well, it depends...”

Ace continued wearing his bio-armor and not showing his face at all.

He was confident that Falcon was still doubting whether he was truly Wallace inside the armor.

He felt that Falcon was just calling him with his name to ensure that he was really Wallace.

”Very well... I believe that you've confirmed our identity. As long as you're clean and wasn't truly planning to overthrow the government, then you should not worry... We are only here to investigate whatever projects you have in this mountain, dangerous or not...”

Ace went silent for a moment as he was considering how to explain the situation or should he even bother to explain?

Haaa~

Of course, it seems that the government has misunderstood his aim here. They weren't like his friends who would accept whatever plans he has in his mind. These people would surely question his work.

Even Aeolia had trouble with them.