Chapter 522 - Brewing Storm (2/2)

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King Dushi remained silent for a short while under the watchful gazes of everyone before coughing and speaking, “Everyone, I also think it will be safe to send an Inferno King to investigate but I think it will be even safer to send two Inferno Kings. Don’t forget, this news is very easy to leak. If Elysium came to know about this matter…”

Kshitigarbha’s eyes looked around thoughtfully, apparently considering King Dushi’s suggestion seriously. The conflict between Elysium and Inferno had already reached the climax. If the news of new energy really got leaked, then Elysium would definitely get involved!

“Everyone, I really want to go but…” King Dushi looked at everyone, apologetically. “I have something to do these days. If you can wait for me for a few days, then I won’t mind making a trip for Inferno.”

Wait a few days!? Everyone sunk into silence once more. How could things like the new energy source be delayed? Every second delayed was an extra second for Elysium to get wind of it.

“This…” Kshitigarbha started speaking slowly. “Old Six, Old Seven, you go first. After King Dushi is finished with his matters, he will converge with you immediately. You need to be extra careful this time.”

The projections disappeared after the meeting came to an end. King Dushi started tapping on the armrest gently. If Old Six and Old Seven haven’t finished the mission after three days, all the credit will quite possibly be taken by me. If Elysium people saw me rushing with a bunch of youngsters, it would scare the hell out of them, right? Of course, the premise is that Elysium people are aware of this information!

Will Elysium know about it? King Dushi smiled. There are many secrets on Saturn but these secrets aren’t secrets for long. If my guess is right, Elysium might have similarly received the news already.

“Alright! Since that’s the case, Lu Dongbin, take the remaining eight immortals.”

In Elysium’s video conference room, a similar meeting was being held at the same time. Jade Emperor had also gotten the news regarding the new energy source and the metal. After a simple discussion, Lu Dongbin, the most powerful of the eight immortals took a team to the natural cemetery to search.

Whether it was Elysium or Inferno, both of them wanted to send troops, but at the same time, they had to worry about guarding against each other. The other party might take advantage of this opportunity to launch an attack on their opponent’s headquarters. At that time, it would be even more dangerous for the martial artists stationed at the base!

“Qin Fen, I have calculated a few possible positions for this new energy and metal.” Yang Lie raised his head from the computer screen and said, “We have to exchange hostage and ransom after three days. But a wait of three days might result in too many variables. We are not the only ones on Saturn, there are Elysium and Inferno as well.”

Qin Fen nodded in agreement. “What do you think?”

“I think, you don’t need to go for the exchange of hostage and ransom.” Yang Lie looked at Xue Tian. “Young Master Xue, you can consider who to send at that time. If they are up to no good, Lin Ling can snipe them from a long distance and kill Solov, whereas you can withdraw immediately. Even if you can’t win, you can always run, can’t you?”

“I will go.”

Solomon took the job with a simple and short sentence.

Yang Lie nodded indifferently. “As for the matter regarding the natural cemetery, Qin Fen, you will take one more person with you on this trip. The remaining people will remain at the base for the base transfer. Since Inferno’s Solov is in-charge of this base, I dare not guarantee its safety.”

The soldiers in the room stared at Qin Fen and Yang Lie just like Solov, tongue-tied, and dumbfounded. Isn’t the person appointed as the highest officer-in-charge of Saturn by the military headquarters Lieutenant Colonel Qin Fen? Then, why is this handsome half-blood boy taking command from Lieutenant Colonel Qin Fen and arranging everything at will? And Qin Fen actually doesn’t care about it. Does he not care about authority at all? This is the military control of the entire planet! If people get used to following some half-blood’s command, Lieutenant Colonel will be suspended.

“Alright!” Qin Fen, sensing Du Peng’s burning gaze, said calmly, “Then, Du Peng will go with me.”

Yang Lie was slightly taken aback. Looking at the excitement shrouded by Du Peng’s calm face, a faint sigh escaped in his heart. Du Peng isn’t the most suitable person for this task. Mourad, Caesar, Brooks, or Chen Feiyu are more suitable than Du Peng. Even I would be more suitable. But since this friend had already voiced his opinion so strongly, it will not be good to say anything.

“Okay.” Yang Lie patted Du Peng’s shoulder. “Be careful on the road. I have checked the images a few times. It has been giving me jitters. That place seems to be really dangerous.”

Du Peng clenched his fingers as he nodded, again and again. I admit my star-class is a bit weaker compared to other guys but I too have similarly contributed to this group.

Qin Fen looked at Du Peng. “Can you drive a Jungle Ranger? I just observed the terrain there and found that it’s very suitable to use light mobile armors.”

Du Peng nodded as his deep eyes flickered with a cold gleam. “Ace-level pilot.”

“Very good.” Qin Fen looked back at the logistic office plate hanging by the door and asked. “Colonel, do we still have Jungle Rangers?”

“Yes, yes, yes.” The colonel in charge of managing the logistics nodded in succession.

Qin Fen stepped forward. “Please give us two.”

“Okay, okay.” The colonel nodded again. “I’ll link them to you. When you leave, you can pick them up from there.”

Qin Fen took the permission to take the goods and left through the lift. Yang Lie swept a glance at Caesar. His eyes twitched slightly a bit, and Caesar turned and left the base with a smile.

Brooks walked to Yang Lie and punched him on the shoulder, asking him in a low voice, “Why not me?”

“If a jungle battle really took place, Caesar is more suitable.” Yang Lie answered earnestly. “I remember, Caesar’s jungle battle score is higher than yours.”

Brooks shrugged his shoulders and didn’t argue. No matter what, no one was assured by Qin Fen’s choice to take Du Peng with him to the natural cemetery. It was always better to have Caesar follow them secretly as double insurance. If something did happen, he could provide help at a moment’s notice.

Solov found that he couldn’t see through this group of youngsters even more so. It seemed that anyone could have the final say. Anyone could order others.