Chapter 1257 - 1117: Military Secrets

Chapter 1257: Chapter 1117: Military Secrets

Seeing the aircraft hovering above the front yard of the guesthouse, everyone was slightly taken aback: who could the visitors be?

But the next moment, there was joy on the faces of the guesthouse staff; the aircraft was emblazoned with the word "Guardian"!

"It turns out it’s from the Guardian of the Supreme Mansion," Xiang Xue breathed a sigh of relief; the likelihood of it being an enemy was low.

But then she became curious, "What are they here for?"

The aircraft slowly descended in the front yard, and an A-level Warrior emerged.

Xiang Xue recognized the person; it was indeed Hamilton, the assistant of Iron Skin Snake, who often accompanied the Guardian Supreme to the guesthouse.

Her curiosity grew, but she said nothing: Iron Skin Snake... didn’t come?

Hamilton glanced around and raised his voice, "Guardian Supreme’s decree..."

"I hope everyone adheres to the rules and jointly maintains the hard-earned prosperity of Paradise Star. Do not engage in acts that disrupt social stability."

"If anyone thinks they have the ability to violate the rules, the Supreme Mansion will not sit idly by!"

The words sounded neutral and impartial, yet they were indeed standing up for the guesthouse.

Regarding today’s entire incident, the guesthouse may have gone too far at some points, but the main ones unregulated are still the River faction.

Moreover, the River people found out that Iron Skin Snake is indeed very close with this guesthouse.

The most crucial is that Guardian Supreme and the River faction are not of the same accord.

The two sides had collaborated in the past to maintain planetary security—on the surface, their goals were aligned.

But both sides knew there couldn’t be a closer relationship, or the Imperial Authority wouldn’t agree.

The River people were not surprised, as the Stone Attribute Supreme voiced, "Assistant, we don’t even know the identity of the other side!"

Bentley’s identity is actually among the shareholders of the estate, but now he changed his appearance; who can recognize him?

Hamilton knew his master didn’t introduce the other’s identity to him—perhaps he was also unsure.

But he couldn’t say that, so he coughed lightly, "Master, do you have the authority to verify the other’s identity?"

It’s you who forcibly intruded into someone else’s home and now demand them to show identity—do you genuinely believe you’re a security agency?

However, although the Stone Attribute Supreme spoke politely, he wasn’t addressing the assistant but the Guardian Supreme behind him.

The counterpart said as such, so he could only express, "Unclear origin, we have the right to question, don’t we?"

"You can question," Bentley spoke plainly, "After knowing our identity, this Du Pont... we intend to take away."

A living Supreme is more profitable than a dead one, as he already figured out.

Furthermore, Du Pont had already harbored resentment against the guesthouse; keeping him might cause certain troubles to its operations.

"Taking away the Supreme..." The Stone Attribute heard and sneered coldly, but uttered nothing more.

But the implication was obvious: Supremes are a scarce resource of the Imperial, what are you scheming?

Hamilton also found himself at a loss for words, but suddenly a thought flashed in his mind.

Meanwhile, Silver Fir and Bentley exchanged a glance—turns out Iron Skin Snake was actually on the aircraft.

The Guardian Supreme’s reluctance to appear wasn’t surprising; his every action held significant sway.

Thus, letting his assistant act on behalf wouldn’t diminish his stature, but also represented his personal intent.

If unforeseen circumstances arose, he could appear himself with room to maneuver.

Hamilton looked to Xiang Xue, "Well then, your guests here..."

While saying this, a hint of bitterness lingered in his mind; it truly wasn’t his intention—it was a signal from the Guardian.

Xiang Xue hesitated, but before she could speak, Bentley spoke up, "Then just verify it."

After finishing, he gestured at Silver Fir concisely, "It’s up to you."

Old man Bent, your act this time, I’ll give you ninety-nine points... deducting one point for fear of you getting vain.

Silver Fir produced an Identity Token and tossed it to the A-level assistant.

Hamilton instinctively caught it, and upon glancing at it, was immediately stunned, "This is Military Headquarters... what is ’Secret Records’?"

"Hmm?" Someone grunted softly, and at the next moment, Iron Skin Snake was already beside him.

Guardian Supreme gazed at the Identity Token, then thoughtfully looked at Silver Fir, "Military Secret Records... quite a pedigree."

Silver Fir spread his hands, signifying candidly, "It was instructed by my family Supreme, not my will."

River’s Stone Attribute Supreme froze upon hearing, "Military Secret Records... what is that?"

Iron Skin Snake cast him a glance, lightly shook his head, "With your insight, it’s normal not to have heard of this."

These words sounded slightly insulting, already a Supreme, what information could be inaccessible?

Nonetheless, it was indeed the case; the Secret Records Bureau in the military is a confidential institution, absolutely unknown to those without sufficient rank.

Even Supremes encountered such limits, let alone Iron Skin Snake’s understanding of Stone Attribute Supreme, knowing he leaned more toward academic pursuits.

The Stone Attribute was about to speak when another Supreme from the River beckoned to him, "What military secret? Bring it, let me see!"

"If I were you, I wouldn’t be so curious," said the Iron Skin Snake coolly, "The consequences could be severe."

This time, he was genuinely siding with the River; were such documents something just anyone could view?

"Go ahead," Bentley lifted his chin slightly, "After you’re done looking, you’re coming with me!"

"What’s the meaning of this?" The Supreme was dissatisfied, "Just by looking at the documents, you want to arrest someone?"

Bentley snorted coldly, completely ignoring him.

It was Silver Fir who spoke out, "This Stone Attribute gentleman has been communicating all along; it wouldn’t hurt for him to take a look."

"Since it’s none of your business, if you insist on meddling, don’t blame us for being rude."

The Supreme felt a surge of anger at these words. Since when did such a small figure talk to me like this?

However, ultimately, he wasn’t sure of the other’s strength, and he’d been in contact with the Iron Skin Snake long enough to know this person’s character.

That is to say, the Guardian Supreme’s reminder might truly be in favor of River Technology.

After all, the Iron Skin Snake wasn’t allied with the River Element, but there wasn’t any deep-seated hatred either, and they even had several successful collaborations.

Moreover, if the matter escalated, involving the life and death of several Supremes, the Guardian Supreme himself was highly likely to be drawn in.

So keeping things under control would meet everyone’s needs.

He then moved aside to contact his well-informed friends, hoping to find out what the military secret might be.

It has to be said that while the Academics can be a headache, most of them aren’t very interested in brazen conflicts.

Outside of the Academics, information is much more accessible, and soon he learned of the existence and nature of the Secret Records Bureau.

That’s a department that holds the top-level information of the entire Empire, with extremely powerful intelligence capabilities and higher secrecy levels.

To put it simply, any person or event noticed by the Secret Records Bureau at least involves the Supremes.

It also needs to be pointed out that not every Supreme is worth the attention of the Secret Records Bureau.

The main task of the Bureau is intelligence gathering; they rarely execute violent tasks but often act as a communication bridge.

The identity proof issued by this agency doesn’t necessarily mean the person is from the Bureau; it could very well be for a targeted group that needs attention.

The person providing the information also stated, regardless of the holder’s true background, it’s best to steer clear.

Even if you have the backing of the River Element, you might not be a match for them, and encountering such an opponent, the River Element might not intervene.

The man, shocked, couldn’t help but ask, "What if the person with such an identity isn’t a Supreme?"

"Damn it, then you’d better run as far as you can... By the way, you haven’t contacted me today."

After saying this, the person on the other end abruptly hung up the communication, revealing their deep apprehension.

The man was taken aback and quietly shared what he had learned with another Supreme.

Coincidentally, that Supreme had also heard some news, "Behind them could very well be someone above Supremes."

Because of the successful auction on Dream Star, the number of those knowing "above Supremes" has increased considerably.

The Stone Attribute Supreme, upon hearing their information, was somewhat dazed, "Could it be? Have we provoked such an adversary?"

Even the attendant beside the opponent’s Supreme carries such an identity, so wouldn’t the Supreme’s identity be even higher?

However, withdrawing at this point wasn’t easy, and the key was Terry’s overt carelessness...

Throughout the process, which he also heard about, at first he felt Du Pont Supreme’s response wasn’t wrong.

If an A-level shows disrespect to the River Supreme, shouldn’t there be a light punishment?

As for the location of the punishment, does that even matter? An underling offending a Supreme should face severe punishment.

But now it seems, Du Pont was indeed too impetuous; even if he acted, a thorough investigation of the opponent’s roots was necessary.

Of course, saying anything more at this point is too late; life inevitably presents various unexpected events.

But even so, they couldn’t sit back and allow Du Pont to be detained like this.

Not receiving treatment is one thing, but the River Element also has to save face; being detained in their own territory, how will they face others in the future?

But they also knew, this group of people was impervious to persuasion and force, so they could only find the Iron Skin Snake and ask him to intercede.

The Guardian Supreme truly didn’t want to get involved in such matters; otherwise, he wouldn’t have stayed on the aircraft and only sent Hamilton to negotiate.

But then again, since you bear the title of "Guardian," you must bear the responsibility of guarding.

So he found Bentley, "Friend, this Du Pont is still a face of River, you..."

Bentley waved his hand, directly interrupting him, "You stop there; they want to save face, so do we!"

He found the conversation with the other party went okay, but when Supremes act, it’s often candidly; the Iron Skin Snake has this too.

Bentley’s straightforward refusal gave a clear signal, preventing misconceptions by the other party.

This method of communication shouldn’t affect the friendship between the parties.