Chapter 1820: Chapter 572: Meticulously Crafted Drama (6k)

"The target hasn’t noticed any anomalies again. No need for Spirit interference for now..."

"The target’s actions are proceeding according to plan for the time being. Monitoring is ongoing."

The Undead perched on top of Xi Bai openly began its report right on the spot.

But its report made no sound; it was converted into pure electrical signals, which, after a series of complex transformations, turned into a packet of data in the Quantum Network and vanished.

Following the ship’s quantum comms unit, bypassing the Starry Sky’s Quantum Network Base Stations, it was sent point-to-point to a certain location.

For a mechanical Creation of fortress-ship level—if someone really wanted to infiltrate it—how could there possibly be no Undead involved.

It’s just that Undead are scarce at the moment. Even though their master has prepared a whole world for their kind, the Undead output is limited on the Starry Sky scale; the number that can be allocated to the Red Moon Church to cooperate in operations is even smaller.

Let alone for just one minor phase of a single Red Moon Church operation, not even a crucial link.

Thinking about completely taking control of the fortress is impossible.

They can’t even fully control this single ship right now, with just this one Undead. It can only perform certain key operations or step in at critical moments.

For example, the current monitoring of Xi Bai’s communications, and the recent tampering of the data Xi Bai obtained in that Space Station—those were all its handiwork.

And now its task is to keep a close watch on that Radiant Civilization spy below, make sure he leaves with the "correct" information.

It continued silently watching Xi Bai’s movements below, while using its Strength to keep constant tabs on the comms device down there.

"Alright, finally sent all the intel out. Shame not a single set of data matched the expected result..."

Of course not. It never will...

He was the one who personally went in and altered those datasets inside the main computer of that Space Station.

More precisely, he personally replaced the data there with carefully tuned decoy data from the network, which had already been run through calculations many times. How could you possibly find problems through normal analytical methods.

But even so, the Undead still faithfully logged the information that was sent out.

The uploaded data shows no anomalies...

Tracking Xi Bai’s intel upload all the way, the ship continued its normal flight, smoothly returning into the fortress.

"Phew... good thing I managed to upload everything in time.

Man, I’ve been away from the Federation too long. I got used to the tech level here and almost forgot how convenient the gear from ’Shadow of the Hermit’ is."

Xi Bai let out a wry chuckle and shook his head, then stowed away the specially-made comms unit.

Tech gaps between civilizations aren’t just reflected in the military. Even in civilian tech, the differences between civilizations are massive.

The everyday machines used by the most ordinary civilians in the Radiant Federation would already count as top-tier lab prototypes in a civilization like the Carli Empire.

Just like the comms unit he was holding now: not only is its communication efficiency leagues above the local Carli Empire models, it also comes packed with a host of hidden functions.

And if the civilization gap gets even larger, some planet-level civilizations are still using primitive electrical machinery.

When he first arrived in the Carli Empire, even with advance training, it still took him a long time to get used to it.

Thinking about it now, even if he really got the chance to go back to the Federation, he’d probably need a long time to readjust...

With a bit of nostalgia for the advanced tech of the Radiant Civilization, Xi Bai led his team back inside the fortress and handed over the mission report.

"Okay, everyone worked hard this time—especially you extra hands from outside. Let’s disband for now and get some proper rest!"

He called out cheerfully, and his order was immediately met with cheers from the teammates behind him.

Amid the burst of laughter and shouting, Xi Bai’s subordinates quickly scattered, each going off to find their own fun.

——With the bug outbreak temporarily over, all kinds of entertainment activities in the fortress were reopened. This counted as a reward for the fortress troops, helping them unwind after the tension of combat.

After every war, a lot of people look forward to this.

Including Xi Bai himself...

"Though this time I don’t have much leeway...

Hmm, maybe if I move fast, I can still squeeze something in..."

This entertainment window was the perfect opportunity for him.

Pretending to head to the entertainment sector like everyone else, Xi Bai cut around a few corners and slipped from some sparsely used passageways toward the usual duty areas.

But just a few turns in, a voice suddenly made him freeze mid-step.

"Yo, Lord Xi Bai, what brings you this way?"

Shit, why is there someone here!

Isn’t this usually deserted, just a maintenance walkway?

Xi Bai stiffened for an instant inside; his mind buzzed—but his body, trained as a spy, stayed completely natural.

He turned toward the voice, a faint smile appearing on his face.

"Ahaha, just feeling a bit uneasy, so I thought I’d swing by and do a spot inspection..."

Seeing who it was, Xi Bai instantly recognized the man as one of that supervisor’s subordinates; he’d even met him once before going to that Space Station.

"Since you’ve already checked this side, I’ll go patrol the other route instead."

Laughing it off, Xi Bai decisively abandoned his original path and headed in another direction.

Since he was ostensibly "inspecting," going over a route that had already been checked would be a bit unreasonable, and might even make it look like he didn’t trust the other guy...

Fortunately, this place is well-connected and not limited to just one path...

Normally there’s no foot traffic here; running into someone this time should just be a coincidence.

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