Supreme Electromagnetic Tyrant Chapter 531 - 346 Imperial Betrayal2

"What?" the chairman of the competition committee was stunned for a mont.

All the other event officials looked confused. Luo Ying imdiately ca over, "Xinghuo, are you sure?"

Ji Xinghuo nodded solemnly.

Fla Starfire was also a type of fire-related ability, equally rare. When the leader ntioned Star Fla Pulse earlier, he said it was difficult to identify and easy to confuse. Ji Xinghuo had taken the initiative to enter the Star Realm Departnt’s database of Alien Species to understand more about it.

It included "Fla Starfire," which looked exactly the sa as the Alien Species in front of him.

At the first sight of it, Ji Xinghuo had his suspicions.

However, since no one had ever seen a Star Fla Pulse, only heard of its na without knowing what it looked like, he couldn’t be certain it was a mistake.

Wanxiang Star Pupil imdiately identified it. It would not make a mistake!

"Luo sister, take a look for yourself," he said.

"This is Fla Starfire, not the Star Fla Pulse."

Ji Xinghuo handed the Alien Species to Luo Ying.

She observed it carefully. At first, she was doubtful, but when Ji Xinghuo told her it was Fla Starfire, she also rembered and fiercely questioned the competition committee chairman, "What’s going on here, you’ve made a mistake with an Alien Species?"

The competition committee chairman was just an Advanced Mutant, his position was high, but essentially, he was a bureaucrat.

Facing the questioning of a Heavenly King, he explained, pale-faced, "Master Chao Feng, these Alien Species were provided by the Imperial Star Realm Departnt, and the awards were escorted and preserved by the Roman Imperial Guards. Our committee has no authority to intervene, we only cooperate with the promotion. This is also the first ti I’m seeing the award with my own eyes."

Ji Xinghuo could see he wasn’t lying, so he looked towards the guards of the vault.

"Who is responsible for the escort?"

A tall Imperial Guard officer ca over, took off his helt revealing a middle-aged man’s face, and said in a deep voice, "We have been watching the award the whole ti. It was delivered from the Star Realm Departnt this morning, and we haven’t allowed anyone to get close."

Luo Ying asked, "Can you guarantee that?"

"Please, Master Chao Feng, do not question the Roman Imperial Guard’s discipline and capability," the middle-aged officer huffed dissatisfied.

Ji Xinghuo’s mind raced.

If there was no issue with the Roman Imperial Guard, then there were two possibilities.

One was that the "Starfire Pulse" had been secretly switched, and the Roman Imperial Guard hadn’t noticed; the second was that the Alien Species provided by the Imperial Star Realm Departnt was wrong from the start.

If it was the forr, it was most likely the Sun King who had instructed the Arican Mutants to do it.

If it was the latter...

Could it be that the Star Realm Departnt of the New Roman Empire could make such a mistake with an Alien Species?

Ji Xinghuo exchanged a glance with Luo Ying, both feeling the situation was tricky. No matter which case it was, the Star Fla Pulse was unlikely to be obtained anymore.

They hoped it was a mistake made by the Imperial Star Realm Departnt.

From the beginning, if there was no Star Fla Pulse, the Sun King would have gone through trouble for nothing, but the chances of this happening were incredibly low.

The competition committee chairman, clueless, suggested, "Mr. Ji, it could be that the Imperial Star Realm Departnt identified the wrong Alien Species. You can choose another prize as a substitute."

"I just want the Star Fla Pulse," Ji Xinghuo imdiately refused, "Please contact the Imperial Star Realm Departnt right now."

"Alright, alright."

The chairman of the committee took out his phone on the spot to make the call.

"Minister Kirill..." He quickly inford the person on the other end of the phone about the situation, and from the way he addressed him, it seed like he was the Minister of the Imperial Star Realm Departnt.

Ji Xinghuo heard the voice on the phone. The minister’s voice was very serious and he said he would co right over.

A few minutes later, a tall, thin man hurried over.

Any country that had established a Star Realm Departnt had influential figures as ministers, and this Minister of the Star Realm Departnt of the New Roman Empire, also a legendary powerhouse, was striding over with a solemn expression.

"Master Chao Feng, Mr. Ji," he introduced himself, "I am Kirill Nikonov, Minister of the Imperial Star Realm Departnt."

Both shook hands with him.

Kirill imdiately took the Alien Species, examined it himself for a while, then handed it to an expert-looking man who was following behind him.

"Minister," the expert studied it seriously for a few minutes and reported, "This is not a Star Fla Pulse, but Fla Starfire."

Kirill’s brows were deeply furrowed.

But they soon relaxed, and looking apologetically at Ji Xinghuo, he said, "Mr. Ji, this is our work oversight. I haven’t handled this Alien Species before. I left it to the Alien Species expert to identify, but Fla Starfire and Star Fla Pulse are so similar that a mistake was made."

"Is that so?"

Ji Xinghuo looked at the expert.

"I’m very sorry." The expert was an old man, around sixty or seventy years old. He wasn’t a Mutant, wore glasses, and said with sha, "I made a mistake. I’m getting on in years, and my energy isn’t what it used to be. I’ve been making mistakes at work frequently these past two years. It seems it’s ti for to retire."

Ji Xinghuo’s expression wasn’t happy, but there wasn’t much he could do.

Previously, on the official website of the Global Marathon, the prizes were displayed with information about Alien Species, but there were no actual images of the items.

So he couldn’t be sure whether the other party had made a genuine mistake or had secretly swapped the Alien Species.

The other party insisted, leaving no room for investigation.

Kirill said, "Mr. Ji, I have the sa suggestion as the chairman of the organizing committee. I recomnd you choose another prize. The Blazing Star Fla is also a Transcendent Species, similar to the Star Fla Pulse. There are other Alien Species in the prizes that are more valuable."

But could it be the sa?

Ji Xinghuo stared at the head of the Star Realm Departnt, unsure whether the other party genuinely didn’t understand or was pretending to be unaware of the true value of the Star Fla Pulse.

He couldn’t help but think that it would be better if Man Ying were here.

Or if there had been a Mind Hacker present to discern which of these people were lying.

"Give a few minutes to think, and then I will decide."

"Mr. Ji, please take your ti."

Ji Xinghuo and Luo Ying left the vault, and together they flew high up into the sky, soaring up to the stratosphere like rockets.

"Sister Luo, what should we do?" Ji Xinghuo asked.

"I will contact the leader."

Luo Ying dialed the office of the leader. The channel was encrypted and safe from eavesdropping. She quickly reported the situation to Ji Daosheng.

Ji Daosheng asked, "Xiao Luo, what is your judgnt?"

"The Alien Species identification expert is lying," Luo Ying replied with certainty. "What he said isn’t his own words. Soone has branded him with a ntal imprint, causing him to speak according to soone else’s will."

There was silence on the phone for a few seconds.

Ji Xinghuo was taken aback.

A tiny shadow of a bird erged between Luo Ying’s brows, black and white intermingled, ethereal and agile. She explained softly, "I have a ’Mystic Spirit Bird’ that possesses a variety of Mind Sensing abilities. It can even read the minds of those who are less powerful."

At that mont, Ji Daosheng replied, "I understand."

His voice was calm, revealing no emotional fluctuations, but Ji Xinghuo realized the gravity of the situation.

This was the worst-case scenario.

The Star Realm Departnt of the New Roman Empire hadn’t made a mistake with the Alien Species but had swapped out the "Star Fla Pulse." Their actions made it obvious they weren’t willing for the Alien Species to end up in his hands, but rather were intending to hand it over to the Sun King.

This ant that the New Roman Empire had struck a secret deal with the Sun King, or even with the Arican Federation.

This ally had betrayed them once again!

Ji Xinghuo didn’t understand.

If the New Roman Empire could act this way, they must understand how crucial "Star Fla Pulse" was to the "Fusion" combination for the Sun King. And this had to be with the Steel Emperor’s consent—didn’t he fear that advancing the Sun King to "Child of the Stars" would turn the tides against himself?

After two encounters, Ji Xinghuo did not find John Anthony to be soone who kept promises.

Unless...

The Steel Emperor also gained an irresistible benefit from this transaction.

"Xinghuo, you accept one of the prizes they suggest as if nothing is wrong," Ji Daosheng spoke again, "You can also accept the Blazing Star Fla."

"Yes, leader," Ji Xinghuo responded.

The two landed, re-entered the vault, and the officials of the organizing committee and Kirill were all waiting.

Ji Xinghuo indicated that he would not be swapping, and he wanted the Fla Starfire.

Kirill and the chairman of the organizing committee both breathed a sigh of relief, and once again expressed their apologies, thanking Ji Xinghuo.

The Global Marathon was still ongoing, with most of the contestants still running, but Ji Xinghuo did not stay to watch. He imdiately returned to the hotel, and together with Zhao Manying, they boarded the plane heading back to the Asia-Pacific Community.

Also accompanying them were Luo Ying and Xing Lie.

A few hours later, the flight landed safely at the Chang’an airport.