After spending all eight million skill points rewarded by the system, Wang Lan’s strength experienced yet another surge. If previously, when fully exerting his powers, he vaguely reached the threshold of the Star Soul Realm, now, with full power, his combat strength firmly reached the Star Soul Realm. Even without activating the Phoenix Form or going all out, his strength was around that of a Half-step Star Soul. Especially his Sunlight Sword Qi, which showed a tendency to rge with his soul. Once the Sword Spirit and soul rged, the Sword Qi could be unleashed in an instant. In other words, the mont you thought about decapitating soone, the Sunlight Sword Qi would have already struck out with your intent. Skipping the casting process ant that being a step faster was the difference between life and death—an entirely different realm of combat.
Following Mr. Jin’s advice, Wang Lan, Jiang Xinyu, and the other two returned to serve at the International Security Council. While in Jade Country, Wang Lan hadn’t known much about the International Security Council, whose presence indeed wasn’t very prominent. However, the International Security Council’s influence in international affairs surpassed that of any single country. In fact, while citizens of most countries might only know a few famous cities and figures from nations like Jade Country or White Eagle Country, they were familiar with the International Security Council as if it were the back of their hand. This was because only a very few countries in the world possessed absolute autonomous defense capabilities.
Among the more than two hundred and fifty countries globally, only those ranked in the top ten had comprehensive defense capabilities. This completeness ant they could resolve even the most severe crises on their own. If they couldn’t solve their problems, the International Security Council’s intervention would be futile. For such countries with autonomous defense capabilities, the International Security Council had no right to intervene, nor would it interfere excessively. As one of the top five nations in the first tier, Jade Country was no exception. Consequently, agents from the International Security Council rarely carried out missions within Jade Country.
The four of them returned to the International Security Council and went to the front desk to handle their employnt procedures. Their last mission had been a continuation of their assessnt, and Wang Lan and the others had not yet been assigned official positions within the International Security Council. After completing the registration, Major General Dyson t the four of them in the conference room, primarily because he was already acquainted with Wang Lan’s group.
"Based on your initial team formation, the Council had already defined your roles," Major General Dyson began. "You are all designated as an independent S-class squad, a special operations group for the International Security Council, primarily tasked with S-class missions. However, at that ti, you hadn’t confird whether you would stay on, so your official registration wasn’t completed. Now, on behalf of the five Council mbers, I formally ask: do you have any objections to the Council’s arrangents? If you have any requests, feel free to voice them."
"No objections," Wang Lan replied. "Just, how many people are in my independent squad? And what is its level?"
"An S-class independent squad doesn’t have a fixed number of mbers, but it must consist of at least four people. It can also have six, eight, or even twelve. However, it’s best not to exceed twelve, because a twelve-mber unit could easily be split into two S-class squads. S-class squads are highly valuable; even the International Security Council, which gathers top experts from around the world, only has twelve such squads in total. S-class independent squad mbers must all possess strength at the Star Sea Realm or higher. The squad leader, in particular, must have the combat strength of an elite Star Sea Realm warrior. In Jade Country terms, that ans being a Titled Strongman. You should know about the Vermilion Bird Squad in Jade Country, right? An S-class independent squad is akin to a super-formation like the Vermilion Bird Squad. As for your rank... since you’re already a Level 7 agent, you probably have a good idea of what it’s been set to, right? You’ll report directly to the Council, and your missions will also be assigned directly by the Council. You can have your own independent camp, logistics support departnt, hangar, armory, and all other necessary logistical departnts. Any other questions?"
"No, that’s all."
"Then please fill out this registration form. What do you intend to call your squad?"
Wang Lan pondered for a mont before slowly lifting his head. "Prival!"
"Prival Team? Sounds quite imposing," Dyson remarked. "Special operations squads are not allowed to use real nas. Therefore, each of you must have a codena. Once generated, the codena will replace your original information, and your real data will be sealed as S-level classified material. Please think of your own codenas."
"My codena will be Fire Phoenix," Wang Lan said after a mont’s thought. His primary attacks were fire-based, and his Phoenix Form was a phoenix transformation, making Fire Phoenix a fitting codena.
"Then I’ll be Ice Phoenix," Jiang Xinyu stated imdiately after Wang Lan.
"Why are you all choosing birds?" Xu Xiangwen joked. "Then I’ll pick a beast. I’ll be Observed Listen."
"As a scout-type Star Martial Warrior, Observed Listen suits you well," Dyson comnted. "Miss Xie Sisi, how about you?"
"Ying Long," she replied. "The god of rainwater, Jade Country’s water deity."
"Alright, S-class independent squad, Prival, totaling four mbers: Squad Leader Fire Phoenix, Deputy Leader Ice Phoenix, mbers Observed Listen and Ying Long. Please confirm!"
"Confirmation complete."
After Wang Lan confird, the terminal uploaded the information, automatically archived it, deleted the original data, and added the real data to the S-class confidential database. The International Security Council’s data security was formidable. It utilized twelve quantum supercomputers for encryption, which changed their encryption rules twelve tis per second with no discernible pattern. Wang Lan had tested this himself. Even Xiao Ai couldn’t breach it without triggering the alarm system. And even if Xiao Ai risked triggering the alarms, it said the chance of successful intrusion within a day was only one percent. If Xiao Ai couldn’t do it, Wang Lan estimated that nobody else in the world could.
Wang Lan selected a camp from the reserve facilities to serve as their base. Although the base was chosen, there was still much to be done, such as acquiring the team’s combat uniforms and setting up the training ground. Fortunately, Star Martial Warriors didn’t have high requirents for equipnt, and the training ground didn’t need to be extensively or elaborately refurbished. Given the strength of Wang Lan and his companions, even the best-equipped training ground wouldn’t withstand their rigorous activities for long.
As for combat suits, that was an even simpler matter. The team uniforms they had used during the previous examination were quite good, so they could simply replicate that design. Though the style would be the sa, the materials used would be worlds apart. Moreover, under their cloaks, the garnts Wang Lan and the others wore were made of a special nano-regenerative material, the kind that could self-repair even if damaged. The only downside was that Wang Lan wasn’t particularly fond of the tight-fitting style. However, since they were worn under cloaks, the snug fit didn’t matter much.
For an entire month, Wang Lan and his team idled in the camp. The first few days were sowhat busy with organizing the camp, which staved off boredom. But afterward, Wang Lan began to feel restless. In the past, even when there were no missions, we still had classes and studies. But now, all we do every day is play cards or gas. It feels like life is being wasted.
It was especially frustrating seeing other teams frequently going in and out on missions, while his own team hadn’t had a single assignnt in a month. Anyone who didn’t know better might think the Prival Team was just for show.
After discussing it with Jiang Xinyu and the others, Wang Lan led the squad to the mission center. As an S-class independent squad, they were prominent figures at the International Security Council headquarters, regularly attracting a lot of attention. Seeing Wang Lan and his group arrive, many agents in the mission hall began to whisper among themselves.
"The Prival Team? What are they here for?"
"Are they finally going on a mission? An S-class mission? Did sothing big happen sowhere?"
"I haven’t heard anything..."
"Special Agent Fire Phoenix, how may I assist you?" the receptionist at the mission desk asked with a flattering smile. Don’t be fooled by the seductive and enchanting appearance of the woman before you, or by her soul-enticing smile; it could very well be a disguise. Anyone working at the International Security Council was far from simple. Besides the extraordinarily powerful combat personnel, there was an even larger contingent of intelligence operatives. So, don’t assu that just because a woman smiles warmly at you, you can easily get her into bed. If you did manage it too easily, you might lie down alive but not get up the sa way.
"I’m here to see if there are any missions available," Wang Lan said. "We’ve been idle for a month and are practically growing mold."
"Oh, I see. Most of the missions listed in the hall are A-level or below. They don’t require an S-class squad to complete."
"Can we take them on, though?" Wang Lan frowned slightly.
"Of course, that’s not a problem. It’s just... most of these are B-level or C-level missions. For your squad, it might be a bit like using a sledgehamr to crack a nut."
"No problem, we’ll just treat it as a trip. Expenses are reimbursable, right?"
"Certainly."
"Then give us a mission," Wang Lan said with a wave of his hand. After a month of nothing but cards and gas, they were all bored; a trip combined with a mission sounded like a great idea.
"Here’s a B-level mission from Baron Country. Would you like to take a look and see if it’s suitable?"
Wang Lan took the mission tablet and carefully browsed the overview. In recent months, Baron Country had experienced frequent murders of socialites and business owners, with seven or eight victims already. Baron Country suspected a Star Martial Warrior was responsible. This Star Martial Warrior seed capable of predicting future events and left no clues at the scenes. After three months, the investigation had made no progress, and panic was spreading among Baron Country’s upper class. Under pressure, they had appealed to the International Security Council for help.
An investigative mission like this... perfect! Wang Lan thought. Besides, I rember Baron Country is a coastal nation with a long shoreline and fine sandy beaches—a great spot for a vacation.
"I’ll take this mission."
"Alright, then I’ll register it for you."
Having accepted the mission, Wang Lan and his team left the mission hall and returned to their camp to prepare.
Heavens! An S-class independent squad is actually taking regular missions now—not even sparing B-level ones! This thought rippled through the crowd as news of their action instantly stirred the entire mission hall. For an S-class independent squad, regular missions were like light entertainnt. But for ordinary agents, these missions were their bread and butter. If S-class squads started sweeping up all missions below S-class, those regular agents might as well pack up and go ho. After all, S-class missions were rare, and most S-class squads usually spent their ti training or on guard duty. If they all started actively taking on missions, a single squad could complete dozens in a month; twelve such squads could easily clear all available assignnts.
Wang Lan paid no mind to the groundless worries of the others. After returning to the camp, they packed, ensuring they had their team uniforms and masks. As for the rest... we’ll figure it out as we go. Just as they finished packing, the necessary docunts for executing the mission were delivered to them.
They boarded a helicopter to a nearby airport and then took a direct flight to Baron Country.
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