Cradling a strand of anticipation and an inexplicable thrill, Kexiao gently put down his tea cup and called Jiu Ling to his room.

"General, you called me so late?" Jiu Ling, who was obviously ready to sleep, entered the room with her hair disheveled.

"Please sit." Kexiao gestured for Jiu Ling to make herself comfortable. He even had the guard bring Jiu Ling's favorite coffee; indeed, drinking coffee helps to stay alert.

"I think you are very curious about this morning's report. Currently, only a few people are aware of this news."

"Hehe, it seems, General, that the purpose of calling me here is to share a secret with me."

"Not necessarily. Let's not talk about this for now. What do you know about Feng Yi?" Seeing Jiu Ling's surprised look, Kexiao quickly added, "Hehe, please don't misunderstand, I just feel that besides you, no one else in Saudi seems to understand Feng Yi better, given your special relationship with him."

Jiu Ling pondered for a moment, her slender finger touching her lower lip softly as she said, "It's hard to say. He's very real, probably one of the most insightful people I know."

"It's not easy to receive such praise from you. So, what do you think about the reliability of his words?"

"A complete liar!" Jiu Ling bit her lip, wanting to say that this man not only deceived intelligence, but also liked to deceive emotions, said, "Of course, this is under the premise of the greater good."

Kexiao seemed to be listening to an interesting story and nodded in agreement, "I also agree with your statement."

Jiu Ling lightly exclaimed, completely puzzled by Kexiao's intentions.

"When you meet someone who never lies, and someone who occasionally lies but never reveals anything, in your heart, they are both equally honest because there is no way to discern the lies from the truth."

Jiu Ling was somewhat baffled.

Kexiao continued, "That's why I am sometimes unsure about him. Feng Yi is someone who occasionally lies, which may not necessarily reflect his true nature."

"I don't quite understand what you mean." Jiu Ling shook her head.

"Hehe, that's why I called you here. You're someone who keeps secrets well. You must be curious about the urgent report today, right?"

Seeing Jiu Ling nod, Kexiao continued, "He once told me this, 'The winter of the Fifth Epoch is coming soon.' For this reason, he specially demonstrated a unique realm called 'Blank Paper Realm' to me. It may be just a coincidence, he might have other motives, but upon close observation, it's not hard to notice that the daily lives of humans are quietly changing—the onset of plagues, the change of environment, and during the day, I received a special report from the V583 asteroid region."

"So what exactly is the report?"

"I hope you can keep it confidential."

Jiu Ling nodded earnestly, "I will keep it confidential."

"There is an alien civilization relic on V583. At 10:25 AM, our army discovered an alien warship at the site that had crossed thousands of years. To put it directly, the engineering and the battleship are definitely not human-made. The military sent four teams, except for the last squad that could communicate via radio. The first three teams either vanished or likely perished, which suggests that modern equipment cannot approach the alien warship. I think this may have some connection with Feng Yi's prophecy—maybe, it's just a liar's talk to achieve some aim—what is your opinion on this matter?"

Jiu Ling, a bit bewildered by Kexiao's words, counter-asked, "Is there a big difference between truth and falsehood?"

"That's also what troubles me. You should know, a butterfly flapping its wings can cause a storm miles away. We should prepare early for any unknowns. The reason Feng Yi disclosed the prophecy to me is because he was already aware of a fact."

"What fact?"

"The unpredictability of the future. Other powers are unaware of the V583 space relic, so it could become a common wealth for the Saudi Federation. Considering the issues mentioned above and weighing the benefits, that's why he didn't leak the news. If what he said is real, I think the Federation has already taken action."

"Did you ask me here to confirm this prophecy?"

Jiu Ling's voice inevitably made Kexiao nod slightly, "Do you know Blade Warrior?"

"No."

"What about the Combat Power Tester company?"

"Nobody would not know about the Combat Power Tester company, but what's the connection?"

"Blade Warrior is the founder of the Combat Power Tester. Feng Yi has always been closely associated with that person. If you pay attention to Maraca Freedom Port, it's not hard to notice some recent disturbances."

"What disturbances?"

"The Combat Power Tester company purchased a piece of land the size of a city district at a high price. Through investigation, I found out some inside information; the land has been transformed by Blade Warrior into an environment suitable for human habitation. From this, one might infer that Blade Warrior might have gotten wind of something in advance—of course, this is just my speculation, and objective factors are always just one side of the story."

Jiu Ling couldn't help but feel shocked; Kexiao knew everything about the situation at Maraca Freedom Port so clearly. Today, he had called her to hear her response, merely to further confirm his own guesses. As the saying goes, 'Arrange the plans secretly and thoroughly'; Kexiao was truly impressive.

"So, what should we do next?"

"Hehe, for now, all we can do is wait for the investigation results and observe the Federation's reaction," Kexiao said, massaging his temples. "By the way, can you contact Feng Yi? I would like to have a chat with him."

"I have Heavenly Communication, but I don't know..."

Jiu Ling wanted to say that this person was as unpredictable as the wind, almost impossible to contact, yet she couldn't help but take out her communicator and dial through.

Listening to the dial tone, Kexiao shook his head with a wry smile... Indeed, it was exactly as he had expected.

As a senior commander, Kexiao never let anyone guess his personal thoughts—except for that person, of course. The truth was not as Jiu Ling understood; contacting Feng Yi through Jiu Ling was his real purpose.

The next day at 4 PM, during twilight at the Dragon Gate Space Station 17, the Federation inspection team had also arrived... Since they were traveling in an old-fashioned ion fuel vehicle, they arrived more than ten hours later than the Saudi team.

Fortunately, aside from the old-flight equipment, a Level 3 civilization product approaching a Bizarre battleship showed no reactions, and everything was normal, apart from occasional interference from S electromagnetic storms in the wireless communication devices.

This inspection team, composed of 30 federal elite astronauts, wore the most modern Level 8 protective suits designed for bulletproof, radiation-proof, electromagnetic-proof, and even ion shock protection, featuring a Black Hole isolation layer.

Saudi would not provide any intelligence to the Federation; besides nominal cooperation, they even had to find the entrance on their own—of course, the Saudi response was that they hadn't found the passage either, let alone share it.

This process wasted a significant amount of time for the inspection team. The massive ship was far more spectacular than any battleship humanity had ever built, being 5,000 kilometers in length and coated in black, isolating it from modern scanning devices; the crew could only observe through night-vision equipment, which was extremely inefficient.

Major Anthony was the captain of this inspection team. As an astronaut with 20 years of experience, his knowledge was vast. To increase efficiency, Anthony split the 30-person team into ten groups, three people each, for mutual support.

The ringing of the public channel instantly made his heart skip a beat.

"Team 3 has found a hollow area in the battleship, Team 3 has found a hollow area in the battleship, we believe it is possible to enter."

Anthony said, "Send your location now, everyone pay attention and assemble at the area Team 3 transmitted."

"Received. Received. Received..." The communicator suddenly echoed the responses from the other teams.

Moving in space is not like walking on land; if you lose the adhesive device, you could potentially fall into the deep space, never to return. These people were ordinary humans, they didn't possess the special movement abilities like Feng Yi.

After about half an hour, the ten hurriedly and slowly arriving teams finally managed to assemble.

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