1211 Group Battle 1 (1/2)
”Alright, I have two more minutes. If you have anything else to discuss, please do it as soon as possible for I need to chair the intercontinental forum meeting soon,” said No. 1 quietly.
”There's an issue regarding the mining rights of the Red Nation who are engaging in oil-drilling activities at sea. We've basically reached a universal agreement but we need to take an action and warn the surrounding pirates to put them in order,” said No. 5 immediately.
”Garen, I'll leave this matter to you, alright?” No. 1 looked at Garen.
”No problem.” Naturally, Garen did not simply waste his few hundred years of living, he had a solid grasp on various rights and influences. Although he was not as influential as the others in terms of his large-scale forces, his rate of expansion was still abnormally shocking.
”Aside from that, I have a minor request,” Garen resumed speaking.
”Speak.” No. 1 nodded.
”I was recently hoping to purchase a batch of specialized metal nets, perhaps a quantity of more or less twelve tonnes. I don't have any qualms with the price,” resumed Garen. These were his preparations to finish a product for a quest that was given to him during a forum with Lighthouse. The other side had mentioned that they wanted twelve tonnes of this specialized net. In most of the other worlds, this specialized net was a precious and rare metal. Fortunately, there was no shortage of it in this world. The only downside was that it was monopolized by the military and only the government had the right to use it, while other private forces were not allowed to possess it.
”Why are you going to use it for?” The old woman called No. 2 asked while furrowing her eyebrows.
”I have my reasons, of course.” Garen did not explain further.
Both of them stopped speaking after that. After coming into contact with them for more than a year, despite being a purely individual armed force when he joined Vulture initially, Garen later developed a powerful influence and grasped a certain sharpness. This was particularly apparent after the battle with the Slayer, where he escaped unscathed and was instantly highly praised as the strongest individual who existed in Slann. He was also depicted as the banner of Vulture's military force which they held up high.
His speaking power had also increased significantly.
”That's fine.” After considering for some time, No. 1 agreed swiftly while standing up. ”Alright, today's matters will end here. That woman must be grasped within our palms. Assemble the troops and capture her immediately. We can compensate Nine-tailed Fox to a certain degree.”
”Understood.” The others got up gradually and looked on while No. 1 left.
The old woman called No. 2 only left the room slowly after that.
Both of them came from powerful backgrounds and received the backing of numerous forces and high-ranking officials. They were actually the powerful foundations that were truly supporting the existence of Vulture.
Meanwhile, Garen was the people's international banner of assurance and the foundation of their military strength as well.
”I'll be taking my leave first, then.” Garen smiled and became the third person to walk out of the room. His secretary Double-tailed Scorpion and two other bodyguards followed him closely as he walked across the corridor which was covered in white carpet and exited the room.
After leaving the meeting building, Garen walked straight toward a luxurious black limousine while Double-tailed Scorpion walked up toward him and whispered next to his ear at the same time.
”The plane has been arranged properly already and can take off at any time.”
Garen nodded and turned back to glance at the lofty building. No. 4 and No. 5 had currently pulled open the curtains of the meeting room and were looking at him.
No. 4 and No. 5's authorities had been significantly reduced ever since he joined the meeting between the five people. Hence, the newly-appointed No. 5 did not have a favorable impression of Garen either.
”Is there a conclusion of the investigation of the skeleton of the White Crab Army's robot that was sent to Lawrence University?” he asked casually.
”There's one report already. They can improve the energy consumption issues that occurred when we modified our robots. The investigation report also showed that they could save us from another two years worth of scientific research and progress,” Double-tailed Scorpion replied quickly, ”I also think that the No. 1 Chief had considered this aspect before he agreed to your request so quickly.”
”That's good.” Garen took a long stride before entering the limousine. The front and back of this vehicle were flanked by convoys that were guarding it while the secretary Double-tailed Scorpion sat in the front row next to the driver.
”The exact whereabouts of Mind Reader has been determined at the Ocean Capital. We've already established good relations with Chief Executive Bob Crest there beforehand,” continued Double-tailed Scorpion.
”If I'm not mistaken, that girl in the white dress probably possesses the strength of the Illusionist. Therefore, it's better to achieve the goals one at a time. We'll discuss this again after we've seized Mind Reader,” Garen replied indifferently.
He did not want to waste any more time in this world. Since he had taken sufficient rest, it was probably time for him to keep moving forward now.
He had used the influence that he had acquired to complete a significant amount of quests during this past year. Thus, he had accumulated a good amount of Contribution Points. Once he entered Lighthouse, he could simply be compared to a veteran Transmigrator who had accumulated many years of experience.
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After the brief meeting, Garen spent the following week making preparations to capture Mind Reader.
There were other people from Vulture who were paying close attention to Yuria over there. Meanwhile, Garen focused on hunting Mind Reader down. The best time to surround and seize Mind Reader would be the moment when he met Yuria.
Garen was not concerned about the strength of the Sacred Sigil. In fact, he did not care about any Forged Sacred Sigils either because he was only concerned about whether he could absorb its Soul Energy and obtain it.
Within the span of a week, Yuria had rushed to the Ocean Capital. Meanwhile, Nine-tailed Fox and the others saved that mysterious girl but were later encircled by Vulture which took the girl away to be examined. Nine-tailed Fox and the rest were unimaginably furious because of that.
Garen made a phone call to explain that he was powerless, for this was what the No. 1 Chief meant earlier.
However, Nine-tailed Fox, Li Hua, and the others had somewhat rejected Garen as an outsider after this recent incident. They did not regard him as a companion anymore.
Garen was not the slightest bit concerned. He secretly ordered several people to disguise themselves as members of the White Crab Army to ambush Mind Reader. However, his continuous efforts to dispatch numerous powerhouses was of no help. Although Mind Reader did not have the protection of a designated armed force, he could conceal himself within the vast sea of people in the Ocean Capital fully without being captured at all.
Transmigrators were indeed the best candidates to hunt Mind Reader down since Transmigrators were not affected by Mind Reader's abilities that could capture their surface memories. Therefore, they would not accidentally reveal their own intentions to seize them. Unfortunately, Garen had completely fallen out with Nine-tailed Fox and the others.
After a period of consideration, he decided to enter the field personally.