After hearing Meng Biao's words, Fang Yu couldn't help but open the door to let Meng Biao enter the captain's cabin.

As soon as he entered, Meng Biao let out a hearty laugh and happily said to Fang Yu, "Well done. I was still troubled by those Divine Envoys, and I didn't expect you to hijack the Divine Essence."

"Now that the Divine Envoys don't have the augmentation of the Divine Essence, their lives can't be perfect. This is a great achievement for us."

Upon hearing Meng Biao's words, Fang Yu's heart stirred slightly, but he kept a calm face and asked, "Old Meng, I didn't tell anyone this news. How did you find out?"

Meng Biao was slightly stunned, then waved his hand and laughed, "Naturally, this couldn't be hidden from the military. Such a strong energy level fluctuation occurred there that several experts from the Theological Research Institute instantly sensed the change in energy levels from afar and went to investigate."

"And that's how they found out about it."

Meng Biao smiled, his gaze fixed on Fang Yu.

"You, kid, always manage to do big things quietly. But for this mission, you must have an inside man among the Divine Envoys, right? Otherwise, how could you have found the real whereabouts of these Divine Essences?"

"I heard the Divine Hall Alliance Army once set a trap and already took down a batch of people..."

Meng Biao paused slightly here, then continued, "How about it? Introduce this insider to the military. We can collaborate with this insider to make more adjustments and deployments, which might lead to a war victory."

"By then, you can definitely earn an honorary title and get a promotion in rank, becoming a major."

Meng Biao said this while looking at Fang Yu, but saw only Fang Yu watching him quietly without saying anything. Taken aback, Meng Biao suddenly understood, "I get it. You want me to settle the mission for you?"

"Okay then, if you can connect me with your resources from the inside man among the Divine Envoys, I'll settle the mission for you immediately with an absolutely generous task reward!"

Meng Biao grinned, looking expectantly at Fang Yu.

However, Fang Yu just smiled, then shook his head, "Don't joke around, Old Meng. If I had an inside man among the Divine Envoys, wouldn't I use this advantage to do something?"

"This time I went to sea just for some intelligence from the Outer Realm Captain, not what you think, an inside man among the Divine Envoys."

"But..." Meng Biao frowned slightly, about to continue speaking.

But quickly, as if realizing something, he abruptly stopped talking, forced a smile at the corner of his mouth, and nodded, "Alright, anyway, whatever you want to do, feel free to discuss it with me, and I will fully support you!"

"Alright!"

Fang Yu remained noncommittal, a slight smile appearing on his face as he quietly watched Meng Biao.

Seemingly realizing that staying longer wouldn't yield any useful clues, Meng Biao shook his head, bid farewell to Fang Yu, and then left Fang Yu's captain's cabin.

As Fang Yu watched Meng Biao's departing figure, the smile on his lips gradually faded, replaced by a sharp glint in his eyes.

Meng Biao... there's something wrong with him!

...

A strong sense of caution arose in Fang Yu's heart.

Meng Biao's perspective was somewhat too broad.

He wasn't just looking from the military's viewpoint, but seemed to have a bit of an all-seeing perspective...

With just an investigation, at most, one could only find out that someone had hijacked the Divine Essence and similar matters.

But how did he know the person who hijacked the Divine Essence was me?

And how did he guess I had an inside man among the Divine Envoys?

Unless...

He could reach the Divine Envoys, or perhaps the Divine Hall, and learn from the Divine Hall's lips that the one who hijacked the Divine Essence was me and that there was a Divine Envoy who helped me fend off the pursuers at that time.

This made Fang Yu think of an organization: the Peacekeeping Council.

According to rumors, the Peacekeeping Council is a special force formed by a coalition of high-ranking officials from multiple parties, combined together.

Among these high-level members, as far as Fang Yu knew, the vice president of the Ji Clan Trading Association could be considered one, representing the munitions factory.

And certain high positions within the Divine Hall are likely part of it as well, as many actions of the Divine Hall bear the shadow of the Peacekeeping Council in the background.

A high-ranking member of the Alchemist Association is also among them, the very one who ordered the relocation of most senior alchemists, creating a situation where the Southern Island Sea Region is isolated and unsupported.

And now...

Fang Yu took a deep breath.

He couldn't help but suspect that a dire situation might be occurring: a certain high-ranking military official of the Duorong Federation might also be part of this group.

And this high-ranking military official was probably the officer behind Meng Biao's dispatch to the front line to command operations.

Thinking of this, a chill ran through Fang Yu's heart.

On either side of the conflict, there's the shadow of the Peacekeeping Council. So what's the point of fighting?

It seems like Meng Biao was appointed as a commander purely to stir things up; I fear that with him leading, the army will put on a pretense of defense, then collapse rapidly, ultimately relinquishing the Southern Island Sea Region.

Guan Xinxue once said that the high-ranking members of the Peacekeeping Council, by researching the promotion methods of the Blue Star Captain, grasped a certain ability to evolve sea vessels, intending to initiate a new era. They aim to use the power they hold, just as the Ocean Court once replaced the old individual Extraordinary system with the sea vessel Extraordinary system.

Perhaps the conspiracy and the hidden war of the Peacekeeping Council quietly commenced long ago, from the moment when the vice president of the Ji Clan Trading Association gained control of the munitions factory and provided it to the Alien Race in the West Qinghai Sea Region, sparking turmoil.

Many Blue Star Captains were captured by pirates and turned into slaves a long time ago.

Perhaps, in this process, the Peacekeeping Council secretly captured Blue Star Captains, confined, studied, and secretly mastered their ability to evolve sea vessels.

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