"So you have come." The commander’s expression turned solemn. "I apologize for suddenly inviting you here after knowing about your arrival."
The others were staring at the Tier 7 explorers in this room. Meanwhile, Clovis stepped forth. "I am aware of the emergency situation in this city. However, may I know the reason why a commander would invite us, who might be slightly famous but not qualified enough, here?"
The people in the room looked quite amused by his reply.
’So, this is Clovis. He is spitting some facts but not exaggerating them.’ One of them squinted his eyes.
’To think that such a young guy can beat Aileen…’ The elder next to Aileen couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.
The commander opened his mouth to explain, but he suddenly got interrupted by one of the Tier 7 explorers in the room. "Why don’t you take a guest? You can suggest the idea of sending reinforcement from other cities, right? You should be able to figure it out."
’As if!’ The other two Tier 7 explorers and even the commander reacted at the same time, but they didn’t show it in their faces.
In fact, the commander wanted to stop him so that they didn’t embarrass the little guy, considering they were about to ask him for a favor.
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But once again, the commander was one step too late. Clovis replied as if he had gotten the answer right after entering the room. "A mission… maybe related to Aileen. That’s just my guess. I apologize if I’m wrong."
"!!!" All of them were startled. There were a lot of possibilities, but Clovis managed to actually figure out their plan so quickly. Even the one who asked him to guess opened his mouth in amazement.
"How did you figure it out?" The elder next to Aileen asked.
"I’m just thinking that all the people here are all high-level, but there is one person who is not. It’s impossible for Aileen to join a meeting with only the strongest people in this city. While I don’t know much about all of you, I know that you have a successor or at least a good seedling that can experience the tension of a secret meeting."
"So you judge that my grandniece is here not because of the connection but because she is taking part in the mission."
"Yes." Noel nodded with a serious expression.
"Impressive." The commander muttered in a low voice. "If that’s the case, let’s cut to the chase. We would like to commission your group to complete a mission for us."
"That’s…" Clovis frowned. Considering the situation involved a Tier 7 beast, Clovis hesitated because the monster was beyond their level.
"You can listen to what I have to say first before deciding." The commander opened the map of the underground world. There were two cities in those maps and multiple territories, including unknown territories between the two cities.
"I originally entrusted the mission to Mr. Albert and Miss Aileen. However, once I learned about your existence, I thought that I could also include you to increase the success of the mission.
"First of all, I’d like Mr. Albert, Miss Aileen, and your team to infiltrate Serrest City. We have sent two teams to Serrest City, which causes them to be alarmed about our intentions.
"On the one hand, explaining our situation can cause the situation to go viral. I’m sure you have seen the atmosphere inside the city. It will simply become much worse when the real situation goes viral. We’re talking about thousands of deaths and numerous people suffering.
"On the other hand, we’re fighting against time. We have one objective. It’s to locate the Tier 7 beast’s existence and its location. Once we’re able to confirm their location, we can finally ask for reinforcement from the capital city.
"During that time, we can only hide the situation from the citizens as much as possible."
Clovis contemplated for a moment. "So you want us to go to Serrest City because we’re not related to your city, so they won’t really question us if we go there."
"Yes. The same applies to Miss Aileen and Mr. Albert. They have their own concealment technique, which allows them to infiltrate the city at their own discretion."
"Why don’t you explain the situation to the capital city? I mean, it won’t be a big reinforcement, but with enough connection, you can probably get one Tier 8 explorer to help you," Clovis asked while crossing his arm. "Or you can ask them for money."
"We have done that. The closest one is probably Tier 8 Explorer Liam, who happens to be Aileen’s teacher. However…"
"She is delaying her study, which causes him to not trust her easily?" Clovis squinted his eyes.
Aileen could only lower her head, feeling embarrassed.
As for the second reason, it didn’t seem the commander needed to explain. In fact, this was also the reason why only Aileen and her granduncle were included in this mission. The rest still needed to protect the family.
They still had to maintain the politics, even in this situation. And they seemed to have used a lot of money to stay afloat during this situation as well.
"I understand the gist of the situation and the reason you chose us." Clovis nodded in understanding. "What’s about the mission itself? You haven’t talked about the ’danger’ of this mission."
"Of course." The commander pointed at the map. "We want you to head to our underground city, Svilshare, through this unknown area. The areas surrounding this unknown place are classified as Tier 4 to Tier 5 areas. So there’s a chance that this unknown area is Tier 4 to Tier 6.
"And among the three unknown areas, we suggest going through this rocky mountain. Since the spider is the cause of all this, there should be no high-tier spiders in this place anymore. In addition, you can get the sample and send it to us so that we can examine it and create a better countermeasure."
Clovis frowned as if he saw the glaring problem.