Avelia sensibly pressed her lips together and nodded obediently: "I won't say a word. I'll listen to you completely." This kind of mentally taxing probing was far too complicated for her.
Kylen smiled in satisfaction and ruffled her hair. He turned to Isabella, who was chatting with Chloe and Selene not far away: "Isabella."
Hearing her name, Isabella immediately stood up and walked over: "Captain, what do you need?"
Kylen lowered his voice and explained his request: "I need your help. Your Star Gaze talent can observe magic fluctuations and emotional changes.
I need to test the Crimson Legion team. I want to know if someone is telling the truth or lying. Can your Star Gaze help me distinguish that?"
He paused and added, "If it involves talent privacy, don't force yourself."
Isabella smiled and shook her head: "It's okay. My talent isn't as special as yours. There's nothing I can't share."
"Distinguishing lies is indeed possible, but it's not absolute. People skilled at pretending can even deceive their own subconscious."
Kylen nodded slowly. He had anticipated this.
"However," Isabella changed the subject, "before judging truth or falsehood, my Star Gaze can first analyze the essence of the other person's talent."
"Talent is a reflection of the human soul. What kind of talent one awakens often reflects the core of their personality.
For example, those with strength-type talents are mostly straightforward and simple, while those with mental control talents are thoughtful and meticulous… I don't mean you're bad, Captain!" She quickly added, her cheeks blushing slightly.
"If we can trigger strong emotions or magic fluctuations in the other person, I can even detect fluctuations at the soul level."
Admiration flashed in Kylen's eyes. This was an extremely powerful observation-type talent. He hadn't thought of this layer before.
The connection between talent and temperament might be the key to finding the insider.
For example, someone with a pure strength-type talent like Raviel, who was straightforward and even took the initiative to send crucial clues, was most likely not the insider.
"Alright, I understand," Kylen nodded. "Avelia, help Isabella confirm their respective talent types. I'll take the initiative to probe. Isabella, please observe closely."
"Got it!" The two replied in unison.
Kylen stood up and walked straight towards the area where the Crimson Legion team was sitting.
Except for Raviel, the other six looked stunned when they saw him approaching. They hadn't gone to provoke him, so why was he coming to them first?
Kylen looked calm and sat down on the empty seat opposite the seven: "Let's formally introduce ourselves. I'm Kylen."
In the middle of the seven, a nearly two-meter-tall giant stood up first and stretched out his broad palm: "Maelon, the current captain of the Crimson Legion."
Two scars stretched across his broad face. His eyes were sharp as an eagle's, exuding the ferocity of someone who had experienced countless battles.
Kylen reached out to shake his hand. In an instant, he felt a powerful grip, as if his hand was about to be crushed to powder.
Faint silver patterns appeared on the surface of his arm. The physical strength of the Mithril Realm instantly resisted the impact.
Surprise flashed in Maelon's eyes: "Mithril Realm?"
"What? Mithril-level physical body?" The other team members exclaimed one after another.
They had thought their captain could give this freshman a hard time, but they didn't expect the other party to have already completed physical transformation, reaching a realm that many senior Contractors hadn't achieved.
Maelon let go of his hand and sighed: "No wonder Avelia chose you." He turned sideways to introduce, "This is the seventh member, Raviel. You've already met him."
"The second member, Eryngo.
Third, Zane.
Fourth, Jasper.
Fifth, Gideon.
Sixth, Pryor."
Kylen nodded in greeting to each of them.
Maelon got straight to the point: "Let's not beat around the bush. Just because the seventh member recognizes you doesn't mean we do."
"You're indeed somewhat capable, but the world of Contractors judges heroes by life and death. Whether you can survive in the abyssal rift remains to be seen."
The world of Beast Tamers was full of war and danger.
They never accepted the weak, especially someone who had taken away the "goddess" in their hearts.
Kylen's expression remained calm: "I don't need your recognition. As long as Avelia believes in me, that's enough."
These words struck a nerve with everyone. Maelon and the others' expressions darkened instantly.
The intimate way Avelia and Kylen acted had long made them feel a surge of anger in their hearts.
At that moment, Avelia leaned close to Isabella and whispered: "How is it? Can you observe their talents?"
Isabella activated Star Gaze. Misty starlight flickered in her pupils as she replied softly:
"Three strength-type, two control-type, one mental-type, one special-type… No!"
She suddenly frowned and fixed her gaze on Jasper: "That person's talent has two colors. Could he have awakened dual talents?"
Avelia followed her gaze, a look of thought flashing in her eyes. Jasper clearly only had a control-type talent, which she had personally recorded back then.
The appearance of a second mental-type color now, one that even she hadn't noticed, was suspicious in itself.
On the other side, Kylen started chatting with Maelon and the others. The topic gradually turned to that metal medallion.
When Avelia's attack was mentioned, Maelon and the others' expressions also turned serious.
Regardless of their attitude towards Kylen, they would never allow someone to secretly ambush their former captain.
"In this regard, our goals may be the same," Kylen said slowly.
Maelon nodded: "We also think that the attack was too strange. We won't stand by and do nothing."
"What have you found?"
Kylen's eyes turned sharp as he scanned the seven people present and slowly said three words: "There's an insider."
As soon as he finished speaking, he deliberately observed everyone's reactions.
There was confusion, shock, confusion, and thoughtful expressions. He didn't explicitly say the insider was in the team, both to warn them and leave room for later.
Maelon frowned tightly: "What do you mean by that?"
Kylen concealed his suspicion of the Crimson Legion team and only spoke of his speculation that there might be insiders in the Azure Dragon Knights and the academy.
Maelon took a deep breath: "What you say makes sense.
Although the Azure Dragon Knights are elites of the empire, their ranks are mixed with forces from various great families, making it a mess."
"We will investigate this matter secretly." He changed the subject and looked directly at Kylen: "Additionally, if you lose in the Nine-Academy Alliance Exchange Tournament, I advise you to take the initiative to leave Avelia."
"Not for anything else. I don't want to see our former captain die in the abyssal rift with a burden."
Kylen stood up, his tone flat: "That's none of your business."
Watching his departing figure, Maelon fell into deep thought.
Kylen returned to his seat and immediately asked: "Isabella, any discoveries?"