"I got it." Roland noncommittally shrugged his shoulders.

Upon hearing Vladimir say this, Mirami felt a streak of exasperation. Her brother, really, saying these things in front of everyone. She's not a child, but fortunately, Mirami had become accustomed to such oddities. One could say the main reason for her coming this time was to find Roland. Recently, Mirami encountered a bottleneck, especially in regard to her X Ability. On this point, aside from Roland, there were really few people who could give her guidance.

Turning around, Vladimir walked away, his figure receding into the distance...

Only then did Roland consider, wondering whether or not to give a brief introduction of Mirami to everyone, "Hmm, her name is Mirami, my friend."

"Come on, it's not like we haven't seen her on television. Speaking like this instead makes us seem like outsiders. From now on, we're all one of our own," said the Blade Warrior with a smile, smoothing things over. In fact, these people indeed needed no introductions. As star-level pilots, they had all crossed paths to some extent. Introductions would actually be more awkward for individuals like the chubby one, Sky Shadow, or Zhang Xiaobo.

Mirami gave a bright smile to the Blade Warrior as a gesture of courtesy, then turned to ask Roland, her curiosity about him evident, "Roland, what are we going to do next?"

"Hm? Don't you know why you're here?"

"I don't know, I just heard that you had returned. I arrived at Alpha this morning, so I hurried over."

"Heh, you really are an impetuous girl. This is going to remain a secret for now."

"Why keep it a secret?" the chubby one asked.

Blade Warrior immediately silenced his mouth with a gesture, signaling him not to talk too much. Since Roland put it that way, he surely didn't want Mirami to know about their mission this time. It was clear that Roland cared a lot about Mirami because the operation carried many uncertainties, so it was not unreasonable for Roland to call it a secret.

On the way to the hotel, Blade Warrior suddenly remembered Heavenly Communication, a line for the Federal Army.

Military line? It seems the operation is a go; didn't expect Hell's Gate to maintain such efficiency. Blade Warrior decisively answered the call.

Squeak, squeak... A middle-aged man with the rank of captain appeared on the other end of the light screen, "Yo, good morning, everyone."

"Um, and this gentleman is...?"

"Robert Kent, you can just call me Robert. I am the captain of Alpha's Special Operations Fleet for this operation."

"Er... this... Are you sure you're the captain? We need some special resources."

"Absolutely sure, no doubt about it."

"But..." Looking at this rebelliously arrogant middle-aged man, Blade Warrior truly couldn't understand how a captain could have any special privileges.

Robert seemed to notice the doubt in Blade Warrior's mind, shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile, "Don't worry, my lovely lady. Although my position isn't high, the Special Operations Fleet is the only force in Alpha directly managed by the Military Department. Well... we will provide the resources you need as much as possible, like this one."

While speaking, Robert effortlessly took out a crystal and gently shook it in his hand.

That's... a crystal, an energy crystal used to travel through parallel universes. Why does Robert have such a thing in his hands? Blade Warrior had searched for many years and found only a few of these crystals, and indeed, she did mention a shortage of these crystals on her list of required resources. It seemed that this must be a valuable material obtained by the officials through some means. It showed that the Federation and countries around the world took the 'bizarre' incidents very seriously, to the extent that the items she needed were prepared by the higher-ups in just a few short hours.

"Alright, where shall we meet?"

"At the Wind Thunder Military Academy's space science research base, building C, room number 75, on the 189th floor of Dr. Rhine's laboratory. I will be waiting for you all there. Don't forget to bring your identification cards."

"Eh? You mentioned identity cards?"

"Yes, without an identity credential, it's tough to get into that kind of hellish place. Of course, you and Sky Shadow are qualified; I'm referring to the group of friends standing next to Your Lordship."

The group of friends standing next to him? In other words, Zhang Xiaobo, Roland, Mengdie, Mirami, as well as Sara and the robot Iman, are not qualified to enter a place renowned for its absolute secrecy.

"Hey, watch it, I'm a frickin' special Red Cloak of the Normandy fleet. Even I don't have access?" The fatty suddenly got upset, damn it, after so many years fighting life and death on the front lines, with a higher military rank than yours, and yet he can't even enter such a place.

Upon hearing this, Robert's profound gaze flickered suddenly as if he recognized the fatty, "Hey hey, isn't this the notorious deserter of the Normandy fleet? Ha, I recognize you."

Damn, really? Even recognized this? The fatty was just trying to look impressive, you should know he wasn't even wearing a uniform, but he was exposed in an instant, "Dude, who the hell are you? Don't mess with me, we have no beef recently."

"Hahaha... Nonsense. As a member of the special operations unit, I'm somewhat aware of various matters. If it's you, I can vouch for His Lordship with my integrity. But do you really want to come? If your identity is exposed, you'll have to return to the military, and you might even get an extra demerit."

"You're ruthless, forget I said anything." The fatty was immediately scared off, waving his hands, insisting that Robert must not leak the secret. Pretend he didn't see him, and for this, he would even treat Robert to a drink.

Robert responded with a carefree laugh, indicating there was no need. Although his duty was a bit special, he wouldn't waste time on something that was within his responsibility but thankless and likely to offend people. That's a fool's errand, so the fatty certainly had the right to come in for a visit, though people there who might recognize the fatty weren't just limited to him.

Like Dr. Rhine, Rhine would probably recognize the fatty too, as during the Assembly 9th Generation model modification process, Zhang Xiaobo, as a special Red Cloak, and Elvis were specifically invited to the Military Department for a practical test of the mobile warrior. Hence, if the fatty really came, his identity exposure might be inevitable. Of course, this was just a well-meaning hint from Robert, whether to come or not was still up to him. Maybe he'd be lucky and no one would recognize him?

Zhang Xiaobo quite agreed with Robert's explanation. And so, he and the others said goodbye to the Blade Warrior and headed to the hotel.

Sky Shadow had no interest in such matters. Besides combat, he believed that Blade Warrior could think of everything that needed to be prepared, knowing very little about this himself, coupled with Blade Warrior's significant status and close relationship with Feng Yi, the Federation had no questions about her.

That evening, taking the maglev, Blade Warrior arrived at the Shadow District branch of Wind Thunder Military Academy...

After making several turns and walking unobstructed, she quickly arrived at the door of Dr. Rhine's laboratory, as Robert had mentioned. The electronic eye completed the scan instantaneously, and she then stepped into the vast room.

"Welcome."

"Good evening, Mr. Robert."

"Haha, don't be so formal, it makes me uncomfortable—come in. We have some materials prepared for the lady and some of our action plans. Of course, the most crucial part is that Dr. Rhine has something to say to you."

"Eh? Dr. Rhine has something to say to me."

The thoughts whirled, and Blade Warrior immediately associated with that annoying old man—Rhine. Yes, she had gone to great lengths to get the data from this old man, even at the cost of her body, resulting in being mocked by Feng Yi, and now thinking about it, it's a bit that... well, it was all for science!

Hearing Robert say this, Blade Warrior suddenly thought of a possibility, could that old man be after her body?

Indeed!

As soon as she stepped into the room, she heard Dr. Rhine saying to Robert he hoped for a moment alone with her, he had something to tell her privately.

Robert clearly wasn't expecting this, "As you wish." Full of doubts, the officer decked with the rank of captain stepped out of the room uninterested, leaving Blade Warrior face-to-face with Rhine.

"Long time no see, hope you're keeping well, heh, hehehehe..." Blade Warrior's smile was somewhat strained.

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