Chapter 1816 - 571: The Radiant Federation Spy’s Marvelous Adventure (6k)

Chapter 1816: Chapter 571: The Radiant Federation Spy’s Marvelous Adventure (6k)

Back in the control room at his post, after handing over duties with another Transcendent, Xi Bai seemingly casually asked the person in charge of control about the situation.

"What’s the situation now?"

"Oh, Xi Bai, you’re back.

Same old, the communication with the Mother Star has been cut off by the Insect Swarm, and ever since the State Preceptor returned, there hasn’t been much intelligence feedback from the Mother Star’s direction."

The person in charge he asked shook his head, spreading his hands.

"On the contrary, those Insect Swarms are really resilient. Despite several fortresses firing simultaneously, they keep coming endlessly."

"A real bunch of monsters..."

Xi Bai glanced at the virtual screen, silently taking notes, and remarked.

"Exactly, a bunch of monsters!" The person in charge echoed, then turned to smile.

"But since the State Preceptor returned just now, it should be over soon.

That’s a high-tier State Preceptor!"

Controlling the fortress’s firepower isn’t something that requires exhausting effort, especially at the level of the person in charge.

After all, these are not the ancient cannons that need manual loading.

It’s all about setting the target and waiting for the program to fire automatically, so during monitoring, the person in charge can only pass the day by chatting.

Fortunately, as another person in charge, the guardian in charge is equally idle.

After the usual chit-chat with the person in charge, Xi Bai suddenly seemed to remember something, feigning an annoyed laugh.

"Almost forgot, I still need to patrol, I’ll be back later."

"Oh, right, still have to deal with it..."

The person in charge realized, as the captain of the defense team, even if slacking off, he has to at least pretend to patrol.

"Sigh, we’re all busy, it’s good to be busy..." The person in charge waved his hand.

"..."

Xi Bai was silent for a second, speechless for a moment, and left helplessly.

But after leaving the room, Xi Bai’s expression suddenly became calm.

"Now that I’ve gotten rid of the person in charge, the next step is to find a chance to visit those monitoring points and use their machines to check.

I remember all the control machines are connected, data should be accessible..."

He knew very well his own capabilities, aware he couldn’t silently obtain data before the person in charge.

Although it seemed like he wasn’t doing his job properly and was chatting idly, having been acquainted for so long, Xi Bai knew the other person wouldn’t slack off in critical areas.

In comparison, checking under the subordinates of these persons in charge was more prudent.

His identity as a guardian person in charge carried some permissions, including the authority to check data.

Straight to another ship cannon control room, Xi Bai wasted no words in expressing his desire to check machine data.

But before he could make any moves, a notification interrupted him.

"Latest command! Ceasefire! The State Preceptor is back, successfully repelling the Insect Swarm from the planet’s surface and preparing for a counterattack!

Everyone, prepare to cooperate.

Launch a counterattack against the Insect Swarm!"

The voice of the person in charge broadcasted and echoed in every room.

To others, this was good news, but to Xi Bai, it was terribly inconvenient.

Why now of all times...

He indeed could leverage his authority to force a check, but in the current situation, insisting on it would be somewhat inappropriate, and as a spy, he couldn’t allow this stand-out situation.

Until he can achieve his goal and retreat safely, he must weigh his spy identity heavily, never exposing it—this was his basic spy etiquette.

But the data wouldn’t run away; if the State Preceptor really did return, with high-tier power, the Insect Swarm should be driven off.

Then, once everything calmed down again, getting data should be much simpler.

Exactly, that’s the plan!

Having missed his chance, Xi Bai reorganized his plan while heading back to where the person in charge was just mentioned in the broadcast.

On the large virtual screen upfront, the previously unchanged image of the Mother Star suddenly showed changes—the encircling Insect Swarm around the planet had been torn open.

Even at a distance, the image enlarged on the virtual screen made the tearing spells clear even at a planetary level.

A noticeable high-energy reaction on the radar flashed within, swiftly moving through the outer space layer of the planet.

"This is the power of high-tier Extraordinary...

Each able to incite planetary-caliber calamity, possessing annihilating planetary strength..."

The person in charge stared blankly at this scene, with excitement in his tone and eyes.

Undoubtedly, the high-energy reaction on the radar was the State Preceptor they discussed just now.

"Indeed... A Seventh Rank Close Combat Mage, able to wield such massive destructive techniques, truly is the might of high-tier power..."

Xi Bai muttered with awe too, being a spy from Radiant Civilization, his knowledge was broader.

He once specifically studied knowledge related to high-tier Extraordinary and knew the basic Transcendent profession distinctions.

Even a high-tier Close Combat Mage usually isn’t specialized in such extensive group strikes.

But now, the Spell the State Preceptor displayed could even clear out the Insect Swarms, known for their robust Life Force, with absolute high efficiency.

Though describing a high-tier Extraordinary this way might seem disrespectful, at this moment the person seemed like a sweeping robot, cleaning away the Insect Swarm as filth along the way.

For a Close Combat Mage to achieve this requires either outstanding talent or formidable raw strength.