Chapter 491: The Old Skeleton Wearing the Crown of Wisdom

The world became blurry, everything seemed to be twisting and shaking, she could no longer hear what the people around her said, she wanted to break through these figures and leave, but she found that she was already unstable, and her mental trance made her almost lose control of her body.

Her body tilted, and she was about to fall to the ground. She stretched out her almost unconscious hands and barely supported herself on the ground. It seemed that someone was pulling her, but she could no longer distinguish it.

There seemed to be a flash on the side of her vision, and the people in front of her seemed to be running around.

Suddenly, a flash of knife light like a blazing electric appeared, splashing blood, and sprinkled on her face, making her finally feel a little warm, and then someone grabbed her and ran fast. When she was getting farther and farther away from the open space of the airport, her dizzy brain was finally able to turn a little and regain some thinking ability.

At this time, with the help of the people beside her, she finally stood up slowly.

There were three people around, a man with a scar on his face, a slightly handsome boy, and a woman with short hair dyed purple and blue.

"Gern, Shan, and Soga." She called out their names.

"Are you feeling better, Miss?" Soga patted Alana on the back. She was the only woman among the three, and it was she who had just run out with Alana.

"Gern just injured a few people and frightened them. Then we took advantage of the chaos to bring you out. After that, Shan used some technical means to distract and divert the enemy, and then we escaped."

Gen is an elite of Sequence 6 Blade, and the strongest one among the few people accompanying Alana. However, his resume is not very good, and he does not have many friends among the "Connectors". Unexpectedly, he did not betray Alana this time and still stood by Alana.

Soga's situation is similar. She has been hanging out in various bars and other chaotic places since she was very young. It is said that she used to engage in some illegal activities, but later because of something, she quit. After

checking the surroundings and finding that the other party did not catch up, Gen put away the blade he carried with him and walked towards Alana.

"It's okay for now, let's find a place to hide first."

"Can't we go back to my house? The security there should be very good." Alana said.

"It's better not to. The other party is obviously not an ordinary organization. The area near the young lady's house must be under close surveillance. If you go back, you will be trapped." The other party denied it.

"Let me think about it. Then I ask for help from the company I signed a contract with. Is it feasible?" The only thing she could think of at this moment was the big company she signed a contract with.

"I don't know much about them, but if the young lady wants to contact, it's best to make sure that you won't be located because of the call." Gern was obviously experienced and seemed to have really done that kind of work before.

"Gern is right. Let's find a place to settle down first. The other party is obviously targeting you, young lady. It's best not to go to the places you used to go to."

"Then where should I go?" Alana couldn't think of what to do now. After all, this was the first time she encountered such a thing and she didn't know what to do.

"Let's go to my place. I have an abandoned garage that I rented on the outskirts of the central 8th district. I was originally going to modify some second-hand hoverbikes to make money, but now it's good to hide from people." Soga suggested.

"Okay." Alana nodded, and then looked at the three people again.

"Shan, you..." She wanted to say that with Shan's current status as a college student, it would be safer to go back to school directly, but she was not sure now.

"I can take two days off and see how things go later." Shan took the initiative to speak.

"Thank you for your help." Alana felt like a burden. The person who was supposed to lead everyone to victory now seemed to be unable to do anything.

She had considered various situations before, such as preparing a secret safe house, a warehouse for storing emergency vehicles and weapons and equipment, recruiting good doctors who could be dispatched at any time, etc., but these were almost useless with the betrayal of the organization.

I don't know how many people in the organization have betrayed, and she found that she seemed to have no means to identify and counter. Now activating the ability of the "connector" would undoubtedly expose her position in the dark.

"If we don't activate the ability of the 'connector' and suppress the kind of connection synaesthesia that we usually maintain, it won't be so easy for others to find us." Shan started to discuss.

"I was also caught by someone some time ago. After that, I looked up many anti-tracking methods and learned some common detection and search techniques."

"If the federal officials want to find us, then we have almost nowhere to escape. There are surveillance everywhere. When we go to any place to pay, we have to use the identity chip to pay."

"Fortunately, ordinary police stations don't have this authority and can't use the entire federal network to actively search. At most, they will passively input us as illegal persons, and alarms will be triggered when connecting to network payment or identity verification equipment."

"The other party is not an official organization. I can be roughly sure of this, otherwise I would have been expelled long ago. If they can't identify me as an illegal person, then our safety factor is actually still very high. After all, they don't dare to arrest people openly."

"But since the other party is not a small organization, it is also very likely that they can bribe a police officer from a police station to use their authority to temporarily lock our identity. This needs to be verified." Shan analyzed calmly.

"Hehe, what you are worried about is indeed possible. It seems that you have made efforts to understand a lot." Gern said with a smile.

"My past, young lady, should know something about it. I used to be a 'black mercenary' in the firm, that is, someone who doesn't sign a contract and gives money to help do shady work."

"I have experienced all these methods. As for the identity chip, there are actually forgeries, but they are generally time-limited, and can only be used for a day or so. If it takes longer, it will conflict with the original owner and will not match the database."

"When doing shady work, you will use this temporary identity chip to disguise yourself, otherwise you will expose your true identity and you will not be able to survive in the future."

"There are many people who betrayed the organization, but the other party has never contacted me. Maybe they think that people like me are not easy to fool and surrender. Besides, I don't have any family to worry about, so they don't have any good methods."

"Now that you mention it, it seems that I am also single, because I had a falling out with my family a long time ago. If they want to harm my family, I think I have to applaud." Soga also laughed.

"They haven't contacted me either. Maybe it's because of the last experience that the other party doesn't want to try it anymore." Shan thought about it and felt a little amused.

It turns out that the reason no one betrayed was not because of loyalty, but because the other party had no contact at all, Alanna sighed in her heart.

Or, these people are really hard to deal with, and the other organization is not stupid. The success rate is low and it is easy to be exposed, so

they simply don't contact them. "Let's go to Soga first, and I'll ask my old friend if there is a way to transfer and contact the company without exposing the location of the young lady." After Gern finished speaking, everyone began to act.

...

Aijieka Network, Gray Skeleton Cemetery.

The surrounding space seemed to be a tomb under the ground. The walls were dark in color, with several torches inserted. The air was still a little damp, and occasionally the sound of dripping water came from a distance.

The old skeleton with the crown of wisdom sat on the throne. From time to time, figures shrouded in black robes appeared in the hall. They couldn't see each other's faces clearly, and occasionally communicated with each other silently.

At this time, a gray figure emerged from the ground.

"My lord, we have controlled about 60% of the people in the "Connector" organization. The rest are either difficult to convince or marginalized members of the organization, and even the secret method of using the "Connector" ability is not smooth and fluent."

"Soul, skeleton, body. Of the three, the soul is ethereal and easily dispersed, and the body decays and rots over time. Only the skeleton is so solid that it supports the entire living being." The old skeleton said the ancient necromancer motto.

"Now we have controlled the skeleton of the 'Connector'." He nodded slightly.

"Where is Alana now?"

"She is heading to the central area 8 with her companions, where one of them lives."

"Do we need to send someone to catch up?" There were shadows swaying below, and one of them suggested.

"No, let them go, give them some hope to better control Alana."

If this operation was not necessary, he actually didn't want to touch Alana. This singer is very influential. If she had some kind of accident, it would attract public opinion and the attention of the upper echelons of the Federation, which would be a very troublesome thing. This is the central star field, the Academy City where several singers are, and many personnel of the Inquisition are stationed here. The public security is not good, and it is easy to touch the nerves of the upper echelons.

As a conservative and technical faction in the "Seven Sages Council", Old Skeleton believes more in the darkness and silence, manipulating and controlling the situation, rather than being as direct and rough as the "Red Scimitar".

First of all, the "Connector" organization is in a gray area. If some of Alana's remarks are made public, it can be said that it is a personal complaint about politics, which is nothing, but it can be said that she used it to establish an organization to split the Federation, which is completely different in nature.

It must be said that the organization created by Alana has many lucky elements. First of all, she is a star and can easily use the fan club to cover up her daily behavior. In addition, her personal style of doing things is very loose and she has no bad intentions. This makes the "Connector" organization almost not aggressive and has not caused any accidents. If it were not for their ability to use the "Aijieka Network", almost no one would think that this is a powerful organization. They would probably think that it is a gathering of Alana's fan group, where they usually go out at night, party, help each other, etc.

As long as Alana didn't expose herself, no one would report them to the Inquisition. Even if they did, most people wouldn't believe them. There are countless cults and underground organizations like this in all parts of the Federation, but most of them are not big and can't cause any trouble. They just take advantage of human greed and weakness to make profits. A few Sequence 4 police officers can destroy them and arrest people to educate them.

If you ask them to rebel against the Federation, they are not so bold and idealistic. They just want to make money from fools by putting up a name. They say they are the savior, that they can help believers break through and advance, and that they have a happy family. They are all for profit.

If they can really help people advance easily without any harmful side effects, then they are not called that. Such people should be the founders of a certain supernatural faction, masters, and people that the Federation's top leaders should respect and commend.

After the people below reported the situation, the old skeleton nodded and then talked about the next arrangements.

"Don't let Alana lose hope too quickly, and don't disturb her too much. It's even better to let her be more comfortable."

"I guess, soon her companions will help her with various strategies, maybe ask for help from a certain party, maybe talk to people in the original organization, or investigate the truth."

"But these are not important. As long as she still has hope, she will not report it to the Inquisition, because in this way her own life will be completely ruined, and her companions will not have an easy time either."

"Drag her slowly, give her some possible hope of success from time to time, and let time pass slowly."

"In another year or two, we will fully master the 'Connector' and understand the technical principles. Then it will not matter whether this organization exists or not, because we can always build a new organization of the same kind in other places." "At that time, we

will deal with all the traces and clear ourselves of any involvement. Even if Alana exposes herself to the Inquisition and the organization that surrendered to us is abolished, it will not affect us." "

Of course, a better way is that after a year or two of tug-of-war, Alana is exhausted physically and mentally. At this time, if we are more conciliatory and negotiate some conditions, she may be of use to us."

"Yes, sir."

Soon after, the people in the tomb dispersed, and it became empty and quiet. The old skeleton still sat on the throne without moving. At this time, a silver-green mechanical puppet slowly appeared beside him.

"Do you understand?" The old skeleton said, he was teaching the "Silver-green Work" beside him.

"I understand it roughly, but why are you teaching me?" The mechanical puppet beside him turned the gears on his body and made a synthetic sound.

"Do you remember that time when you said you hadn't entered the Spirit Sequence 6 yet? This allowed me to quickly guess your identity."

"I remember."

"You are too young. Although you are gradually catching up with us in terms of technology, you are still far behind in terms of intelligence and planning."

"A stupid person with powerful technology and strength will be more destructive than a smart villain. At least the latter will not do things that harm others and themselves."

"With your current technical strength, combined with your existing mind, I think it is a dangerous thing, so I want to teach you something."

"You are very similar to 'Gray Rock', but he is purer than you. He is a person with strong technology who does not need too much wisdom."

"The original intention of the organization was very simple, to maintain the stability and sustainability of the Aijiaka network, but to maintain this stability, it is necessary to grasp power, and grasping power will inevitably attract many people who are eyeing the benefits."

"So the organization later had to absorb people like 'Red Scimitar' and 'Blue Bird Mask' to stabilize the forces of all parties."

"'Connectors' used the Aigeka network to connect them. Once this power breaks out, it is conceivable that the Federation will strengthen its control over Aigeka and will no longer allow unrestrained network sharing."

"This is a very uncertain and unstable factor, so we either extinguish it or control it."

"There are many means to achieve our goals, especially when we have a lot of intelligence, there are more means to choose from. How to handle problems patiently and meticulously and let them dissipate quietly is a very profound knowledge." "

'Gray Square Rock' is probably in a long hibernation, and he won't wake up for a long time. Currently, there are only you and me, the technical faction and the conservative faction who maintain the original intention among the seven people in the organization." "

I am also very old. Probably because of my rigid thinking, I no longer like to accept new things, but you are still very young, and even have more potential than me."

"I hope you grow up and gradually take over my position. In addition, I also hope that the big ship of the 'Seven Sages Council' will still be in the hands of our technical faction, rather than becoming a tool for others. Those guys who only know how to fight and kill and are full of politics are really not suitable for this pure field."

"Aren't 'Ragdoll Bear' and 'Long-Handed Monkey' seniors technical?" the puppet asked.

"Hehe, you came late, it's normal that you don't know."

"Yes, they are indeed very technically capable, but they are both impure. 'Ragdoll Bear' is confused by the aura of power, and 'Long-Handed Monkey' is good at calculating but has no ethics. You can't change them."

"They can't be in charge. If these two people come to power, they are not even as good as 'Blue Bird Mask' and 'Red Scimitar'. At least the other party is really capable and has the means." When talking about Blue Bird Mask, the old skeleton's voice signal fluctuated slightly, which made 'Silver Blue Work' on the side slightly guess.

"Let's stop here today. From now on, as an assistant, you will continue to observe and learn. You still have several years of college time, and you are not suitable to directly command certain things at the moment."

"Well."

Then the light and shadow in the hall dimmed, and the outlines of the two people slowly disappeared.

(End of this chapter)