"Ragtag bunch."
Walking with steady steps, Topaz slowly approached the Borisin. She looked down at these failures, these defeated dogs, from above.
Gazing at their unwilling expressions, the girl let out a light hum, then stomped down and broke the Borisin leader's wrist, kicking the long spear out of his hand.
"Aaaah—!"
Listening to the ear-piercing screams, the company employees present all couldn't help shrinking their necks in fear. They had never expected that Director Topaz—who usually appeared amiable, approachable, and harmless—could also have such a ruthless side.
Judging from the force of that kick just now, the Borisin leader's wrist must have suffered at least a comminuted fracture. That kind of pain truly looked agonizing just from watching!
"Hey, I've taken care of the Borisin. Clean up the battlefield, tie up these remnants, and hand them over to the Cloud Knights once we reach the Xianzhou Luofu."
After glancing at the employees who had regained their freedom, Topaz gave the orders indifferently.
To the Interastral Peace Corporation, Borisin and other Abundance abominations were essentially worthless. If it were other factions—such as more righteous organizations like the 'Garden of Recollection'—they might be able to profit from the 'invasion' incident. But for entities like the Borisin or the Antimatter Legion…
Heh, it was better to just kill them directly. Keeping them served no purpose, brought no value, and merely guarding or capturing them would indirectly cause significant losses in manpower. It was clearly not worth the cost.
In this regard, Penacony was an excellent cautionary example.
The Borisin… the only ones truly interested in them were probably the Xianzhou. Handing them over to the Xianzhou Luofu could also be considered giving them some face.
Thinking of this, after simply arranging the follow-up tasks, Topaz deactivated her transformation state and returned to the temporary office.
The moment she opened the office door, Numby—who had been worried about his master's safety—trotted over with his sturdy little short legs and gently rubbed his small head against the girl's calf.
"Mm, good Numby~"
Looking at the little Trotter rubbing against her and acting spoiled, our Miss Topaz—who had kept a tense face the whole time—finally revealed a gentle smile. She bent down, used both hands to pick Numby up, and gave him a good, thorough rub.
After doing this, Topaz opened her contacts and began searching for acquaintances on the Xianzhou Luofu.
'Beep beep beep! Beep beep beep!…'
After the call connected, a series of beeping tones came from the other side. After quite a while, the other party finally picked up.
"Hello, Miss Tingyun? Can you hear me?"
...
Xianzhou Luofu, Sky-Faring Commission, "Sky-Fire" Chamber of Commerce residence…
By the windowsill, a beautiful foxian woman was leisurely trimming the "sideburns" of the plants she was cultivating. With the woman's careful movements, strands of green leaves slid off the scissors' blades and fell into the simple white porcelain flowerpot.
After trimming for a while and looking at her masterpiece, a satisfied smile appeared on the foxian woman's face. Just as she was about to continue perfecting her work, a crisp ringtone suddenly sounded, causing her hand to tremble slightly. With a snap, a perfect flower bud was severed.
"..."
Staring at the failed pruning before her, the woman fell into a long silence, letting the phone continue beeping nonstop.
"Ugh~!"
What was done was done. Since the flower had already been cut, there was no way to salvage it. In the end, the woman shook her head, then picked up the phone from her pocket with a helpless expression.
After seeing the caller information, she raised an eyebrow. After hesitating for two seconds, she still chose to answer.
"Hello~ Miss Topaz, long time no see. What business does the young lady have with me today?"
The moment the call connected, a bright smile instantly appeared on the woman's face, and her tone became gentle as well.
"Miss Tingyun, I'll keep it short. I am currently en route to the Xianzhou Luofu. On the way, we encountered…"
Topaz did not beat around the bush with Tingyun. She directly informed her of what had happened midway. The moment she mentioned the Borisin, Tingyun's brows furrowed slightly, as if recalling something unpleasant.
"Miss Topaz, I have roughly understood your situation. I will report this matter to General Jing Yuan. As for those Borisin, I'll trouble you to temporarily detain them. Once the ship docks at the Luofu's Starwatcher Haven, the Alliance will send personnel to receive and handle them."
"For this, on behalf of the 'Sky-Fire' Chamber of Commerce, I express my sincere gratitude to you!"
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Seat of Divine Foresight…
"Jing Yuan, have you seen that girl Yunli?"
In the General's office, Huaiyan frowned as he asked Jing Yuan about Yunli's whereabouts. Early that morning, the old man had discovered that his granddaughter had suddenly disappeared.
At first, he had only thought the girl had gone out to play with others. But after contacting various acquaintances, they all said they had not seen any trace of Yunli.
This left Huaiyan somewhat uneasy. Although Yunli was not his biological granddaughter, to this old man, the girl's weight in his heart was far more than just a 'grand-disciple.' He truly treated Yunli as his own.
"Miss Yunli? I'm not entirely sure about this either. General Huaiyan, have you asked Qingque?"
Upon hearing that Yunli was missing, General Jing Yuan—who had been leisurely sipping tea—also showed a slight change in expression. After thinking about what had happened yesterday, he spoke.
"Master Diviner Qingque?"
Hearing Qingque's name, Huaiyan shook his head.
"I have already inquired with Master Diviner Qingque. That girl Yunli did not go to find her."
"She didn't go to Qingque?"
Jing Yuan's brows furrowed even deeper. He had originally thought that the girl Yunli could not contain her excitement and had gone early to Qingque's home to look for Yun Fan. But from the current situation, it seemed that was not the case.
"If she didn't go looking for Yun Fan, then where could Yunli have gone?"