Chapter 414: Chapter 413: The Void Realm
Underground base, eting hall.
Ji Burlen lay on the table, as if taking a short nap, when suddenly, in a swoosh, he lifted his head and opened his eyes, filled with red veins, to look around.
Seeing many people standing around looking at him with odd expressions, Ji Burlen realized sothing.
Had he accidentally fallen asleep during the eting due to extre exhaustion?
“Hm—”
Ji Burlen rubbed his temples and shook his dizzy head, looking at the people around him with a hoarse voice, he asked, “How long did I sleep?”
“Uh, about half a minute,” soone answered.
“Half a minute, okay, sorry for the delay, it’s my fault.”
“No, no, Steward Ji Burlen, you’re just too tired. Why don’t you take a rest first?” soone suggested.
Ji Burlen waved his hand dismissively, “I’m fine, now is not the ti to rest; there are so many matters left unhandled. After this mission is done, there will be ti for a proper rest. Right, where were we in our discussion just now?”
Seeing Ji Burlen so serious, the others didn’t dare say much and hurriedly replied, “Steward Ji Burlen, we were just discussing the matter regarding the personnel needed for the White Stone Tower operation.”
“What’s the issue?”
“We don’t have enough people. As it stands, with the people we’ve gathered, destroying the entire White Stone Tower will be quite difficult; we predict… the numbers would need to double at least,” said a tall, thin person as he stepped forward.
“Is that so…” Ji Burlen glanced at the speaker and began to ponder. He only had to think slightly to feel a severe headache, but still spoke out, “In that case, what about transferring the people from Black Rock Valley over here? Their tasks should be nearly complete, they could be moved here to support us.”
“This…”
“Vasily, you ca from Black Rock Valley, didn’t you? You know the situation there best, tell us what you think,” Ji Burlen called upon him.
“Yes.” Vasily, a man of shorter stature, stepped forward, feeling a bit uneasy as he touched the iron ring on his ear. He began, “Steward Ji Burlen, I think your suggestion doesn’t have much of an issue in broad strokes. The people over there have indeed almost completed their tasks.”
“That’s good then, we’ll settle on this. After the eting, we’ll send a ssage there,” Ji Burlen quickly made a decision.
“However, Steward Ji Burlen, even if we transfer people from Black Rock Valley, it probably still won’t be enough; we need even more people,” Vasily said.
“Then…” Ji Burlen started to think again, enduring the almost explosive pain in his head, he spoke, “Then let’s transfer people from Red Castle here. They have more ti for their tasks and could co to support us for a while. After dealing with the matter at White Stone Tower, they can proceed with their own assignnts. Right, I rember the mbers from Red Castle are quite capable, like Bill, Tokchi, Nani…”
As he spoke, Ji Burlen suddenly stopped, tilted his head slightly, and furrowed his brow gradually into a knot, feeling a strange and absurd sensation in his heart. Looking up at the people around him, everything appeared to be so unreal, so… illusory.
“This…” Ji Burlen’s forehead ultimately scrunched into a “川” shape as he asked the people around him, “Tell , the things I just said, the matters we discussed—haven’t we gone over them before?”
“Uh, Steward Ji Burlen, this…” Suddenly the expressions of those around him beca incredibly lively, stamring without knowing what to say.
Ji Burlen beca angry and shouted loudly, “What is going on, tell !”
The bodies of the people around shook involuntarily as they hesitated, looking at Ji Burlen and slowly spoke, “Steward Ji Burlen, actually we…”
Before they could finish speaking, their bodies began to twist and then dissolved away like blue smoke.
Ji Burlen’s eyebrows shot up sharply, his gaze turning keen as he was about to take action. The next mont, the eting hall’s door banged open, and he quickly turned to look.
“Bang!”
The door to the eting hall was thrown open, and a blindingly intense white light burst in, causing Ji Burlen’s pupils to constrict involuntarily as he couldn’t help but raise a hand to shield his eyes.
Then, through the bright light, Ji Burlen saw a figure—an imposing figure.
The person was clad in an extrely lavish Golden Robe, wearing a sparkling Ring on their hand.
This is!
As the bright light faded, the figure approached Ji Burlen.
Ji Burlen “whooshed” to his feet from his seat, looking toward the arrival and exclaid in surprise, “Supervisor Long i’er, it’s you!”
“Yes, it’s .” The newcor said, lightly patting Ji Burlen’s shoulder, “Steward Ji Burlen, you’d better sit down first. Let’s talk calmly.”
“I…” Ji Burlen sat down with a complex expression, remaining silent for a while before looking up at Long i’er and asked, “Supervisor, have I failed?”
“Steward Ji Burlen, you should be aware that I’ve always thought highly of you, and you have never disappointed . You’ve always been serious and desperate in your efforts, I have seen all that.”
“Supervisor, did I really fail?” Ji Burlen’s eyes widened, his breathing beca hurried, realizing a certain possibility, “Then, everything here is now…”
“No matter what, you believe you did your best, so I won’t bla you, and the organization won’t punish you…”
Listening to Long i’er’s words, Ji Burlen’s facial expression gradually settled. Long i’er’s words, although not directly answering his question, seed to avoid the matter entirely, but exactly that gave him the answer he was looking for.
“Whew—”
Ji Burlen took a deep breath, trying to calm down, and looked at Long i’er with a wry smile and asked, “Supervisor Long i’er, please tell , how did I fail and… how did I die?”
“As for the specifics, I am not clear.” Long i’er looked at Ji Burlen, exhaled softly and answered seriously, “For now, we only know that you and all your subordinates lost contact at almost the sa ti, with no signs of life. If I’m not mistaken, you and your n must have perished in a preditated attack, none spared.”
“None spared?”
“None spared.”
“I see, none spared.” Ji Burlen closed his eyes in pain and after a long while, opened them, “Then, how does the organization plan to deal with ?”
“As I said, I believe you gave it your all, this failure was rely an accident. Therefore, the organization won’t deal with you, but considering there is no suitable body container for you and your n, you and your subordinates may need to rest for a considerable ti. As for the tasks that you and your n were responsible for, we will deploy manpower from other regions to make up for it.”
“Is that so, how long must I rest?”
“Until the next major operation, I suppose.”
“The next major operation?” Ji Burlen sighed out loud, “That will be a very, very long ti, and I really don’t know if I’ll have another chance.”
“You will. The reason I am here is to tell you to be patient, rest well, and don’t overthink things. Yes, truly, don’t overthink things.”
After saying that, Long i’er patted Ji Burlen’s shoulder and turned to leave.
At that mont, Ji Burlen called out, stopping Long i’er, “Supervisor, may I ask one last question?”
“What is it?”
“Since my task has failed, then… how should we deal with White Stone Tower?”
“You should know that White Stone Tower must be taken. This is not just about White Stone Tower itself, but it is also about the situation on the entire East Coast. We’ve been setting up this play for so long, expended so much effort, we absolutely cannot co up short now.
Since the attempt on White Stone Tower has failed, there’s no ti for slow redies anymore, we must resort to drastic asures. Therefore… I will personally handle it.”
“Supervisor, you’re going to take matters into your own hands?!” Ji Burlen gasped, “Won’t this breach so limits?”
“It doesn’t matter anymore, the circumstances are exceptional, a few limits broken, so be it,” said Long i’er, and then with a change of tone, “Actually, even after the breach, most people who realize sothing is wrong will not comprehend what it is, and those who do realize will mostly end up dead. Don’t worry about it.”
“Alright.” Ji Burlen said, with nothing more he could say.
Long i’er continued walking toward the door and, just as he was about to leave, he waved his hand and said, “Rest well, until we et again.”
“Until we et again.” Ji Burlen responded.
“Bang!”
The door to the hall slamd shut, and Long i’er vanished from sight.
The next mont, starting with the hall’s door, the entire space began to shatter bit by bit, creeping towards Ji Burlen.
Looking at this scene, Ji Burlen appeared numb, devoid of sorrow or joy, and whispered softly, “Until we et again, in the next major operation, will I really have a chance…”
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