Chapter 81

"Six young geniuses of the Silver Leaf Group, greetings. My name is Guroding, one of the highest councilors of the Azure Supreme Council."

In the reception room of the Iron Wall Fortress, a middle-aged man with red eyes was meeting with the members of the Silver Leaf Group. His first words left everyone in shock. Even Du Nan found the man's appearance strange. Although he did not know what the Supreme Councilor meant, he knew what the red eyes signified.

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.

Those with seven-colored eyes were the nobles, the star managers under the four great royal families of wind, fire, water, and earth.

"A Supreme Councilor, a noble?" Lu Sheng's voice trembled slightly. Despite his usual composure, meeting a red-eyed noble for the first time still left him slightly unsettled.

"Yes, I am a noble." Guroding nodded and smiled.

Compared to the lofty nobles, he was more approachable. This meeting felt like a casual invitation among old friends.

Du Nan pointed at Guroding's side and asked, "Then who is he?"

Guroding was slightly surprised.

At this moment, a figure slowly materialized beside Guroding, as if emerging from the void.

"Strange, you can see me?" the figure, clad in a film-like armor, was puzzled.

"There's nothing strange about it; we can all sense it." Li Wenfu quickly recovered from the shock of meeting a noble and resumed his usual jovial demeanor. "You're a wind-type mage, right? Your mech armor is impressive. I've never seen such a close-fitting, thin armor before. Its functions are excellent, and combined with your skills, it's flawless."

"Mr. Li is joking. If it were perfect, how could you see me?"

"It's simple. Your will is locked onto us. Even though this isn't a battlefield, based on our previous training, we can sense it even if a sniper is aiming at us from a kilometer away. You're the noble councilor's guard, right? You're very diligent. Although there's no killing intent, this 'lock' is easy to sense." Lu Sheng explained in detail.

"Oh, I see. Thank you." The guard was not annoyed.

On the contrary.

Lu Sheng's words gave him new methods to improve his stealth.

"No need to thank me. By the way, even if you don't lock onto us, you can only deceive me and Fat Brother. It won't work on Du Brother and the others." Lu Sheng added.

"Oh, thank you again." The guard was skeptical but sincerely thanked him again.

At this moment, the red-eyed noble Guroding spoke again: "This is a family retainer of the Gu family, sent to protect my safety. As for his name, it's better not to mention it. You can call him Gu Sixteen. Today, I have three things to discuss."

Guroding took out a 'medal' and placed it in front of the Silver Leaf Group, saying, "Based on your achievements, the Supreme Council has specially awarded the six of you second-class war merits. The four who killed the super-armored general have been awarded first-class war merits. The material rewards are listed here, and there are many. Additionally, you can request anything you need, and as long as it's reasonable, it will be given priority."

"Lu Sheng and I need five-star seed hearts, a Giant Wave Core and a Vortex Sea Core, as soon as possible." The fat man returned to his usual self and was not拘谨 in front of the noble.

"Congratulations to the two. Within a day, as you wish." Guroding congratulated them first and nodded to Gu Sixteen.

Gu Sixteen immediately sent a message to have the items delivered.

Li Yinzhu then asked, "I want a Super Earthquake Core as a backup. Can a first-class war merit exchange for it?"

Guroding was slightly surprised and asked, "Miss Li Yinzhu, you previously fused a four-star Minor Earthquake Core and a five-star Major Earthquake Core?"

"Yes." Li Yinzhu replied.

"Alright, I'll give it to you. It will take three to four days, as it's not easy to find." Guroding smiled. Everyone understood that a first-class war merit could easily exchange for a regular six-star core, but a special six-star core might not be enough. At least four to five first-class war merits would be needed to exchange for it.

"Thank you." Li Yinzhu thanked him.

Guroding smiled and did not make much fuss.

Turning his head, he looked at Yinling and said, "Captain Yinling, yesterday your sister, General Jinling, and General Li Qifeng successfully killed a super-armored general. Based on your achievements, everyone has been working hard, and in these three days, eight super-armored generals have fallen. The Supreme Council is very pleased and has decided to specially gift you a six-star Fire Phoenix Core."

"Oh." Yinling's eyes showed joy, but she pretended not to care.

However, this joy was not hidden.

"Miss Ye Binghua, the famous Ice Cannon, what do you need?" Guroding asked, with a look of hidden importance. He had already understood most of the Silver Leaf Group. Li Wenfu and Lu Sheng were far behind the others in talent and did not seek special skills. Li Yinzhu had been pursuing unique skills since the four-star level, such as the four-star Minor Earthquake Core, the five-star Major Earthquake Core, and the future six-star Super Earthquake Core. The Supreme Council had already anticipated her needs.

Yinling's needs were even more obvious: a four-star Fire Egg Core, a five-star Firebird Core... To advance to the six-star level, she would definitely need a six-star Fire Phoenix Core.

Yinling and Jinling were almost the same, with the only difference being fire and ice.

Among the six,

Guroding also understood Du Nan. The Pure Blue skill was unfamiliar to the citizenry but had examples in noble history. Although there were no living Pure Blue warriors now, the nobles had deeply studied this skill: composed of Light Blue Core and Dark Blue Core, it had three effects: 'Pure Blue Expansion,' 'Pure Blue Suffocation,' and 'Pure Blue Devouring.'

It was not a major skill with two effects, as citizens speculated, but a super skill with three effects.

The Supreme Council could not estimate what Du Nan had fused at the four-star and five-star levels.

However, given that Du Nan had only recently mastered the Pure Blue skill, he likely would not seek other skills. To master the Pure Blue skill, his four-star and five-star cores were probably ordinary. As for the higher six-star core, it would likely be a common seed, and he would not seek anything higher. Among the six members of the Silver Leaf Group, the one with the least information was Ye Binghua. The Supreme Council only knew that her one-star base seed was a Zero Degree Core, but no one knew what her two-star to six-star seeds were.

The Blue Sea Federation had not revealed any real information.

At this moment, Guroding most wanted to know what Ye Binghua 'preferred.'

Ye Binghua listened and gently shook her head, not even speaking. She seemed like a super shy little girl, always too timid to speak or raise her head in front of others. Compared to her explosive combat power, her personality was completely opposite, making her seem weak and useless.

"Oh, never mind." Guroding did not press further.

He did not insist on his noble status and was very tactful, showing that he would not offend even if he did not please.

Failing to uncover Ye Binghua's 'true' combat power, Guroding was not disappointed.

Turning to Du Nan, he asked, "Mr. Du, it's a pleasure to meet you. A warrior with the Pure Blue skill is a rare sight. In my noble circle, there were once three Pure Blue generals, but they all sacrificed in the great war. Fortunately, in this small place, the Azure Star Alliance, I met another, Qin Zhong, General Qin. Unfortunately, some old foxes, for a bit of power, let a talented general fall. Fate is like a play; who could predict the next scene?"

"Sounds like I'm the fifth?" Du Nan thought of something but did not ask further.

"Yes." Guroding was very frank, saying, "After Qin Zhong's death, the Blue Sea Federation and the Red Dragon Federation have been striving to develop, but they have never risen in the Azure Star Alliance, all because of my obstruction as a Supreme Councilor. Qin Zhong's death made me very angry, so I have vetoed all the 'merits' of the Blue Sea and Red Dragon for so many years."

"Good veto." Li Wenfu laughed.

The other members of the Silver Leaf Group also had a 'so that's why' expression. They wondered why the Red Dragon, despite its rapid development, could never become a major federation.

It turned out there was a noble who 'disliked' them.

"To ordinary people, the Pure Blue skill is a major skill, but as members of the Silver Leaf Group, you must know more. In fact, the Pure Blue skill has three effects and belongs to the category of 'noble techniques.' The value of a genius with this skill is beyond your current understanding, but as a noble, I deeply understand it. Suppressing the Blue Sea and Red Dragon for so many years has already been lenient on my part." Guroding's eyes showed regret when he mentioned Qin Zhong.

Perhaps in his eyes, Qin Zhong was more important than an entire Blue Sea planet.

From his words, the Pure Blue skill was not as 'simple' as it seemed, with more powerful effects yet to be revealed.

"Sorry, a moment of reflection. Mr. Du, what do you need?"

"I need information on two cores." Du Nan said.

"Oh, Mr. Du doesn't want the actual seed cores but information? Does Mr. Du believe that I absolutely don't have these two cores?" As a noble, Guroding's resources were ten times richer than a major federation. For a mere citizen to only ask for information and not the actual cores, was this underestimating the noble's treasure trove?

"Six-star Minor Ice Age Core, seven-star Major Ice Age Core, information on these two cores." Du Nan did not answer directly but stated his needs.

After Du Nan's words, Guroding was immediately speechless.

Gu Sixteen beside him also had a strange look.

Minor Ice Age Core, Major Ice Age Core... These seed types were not unknown to Guroding, but he had never heard of them.

As a noble, Guroding considered himself well-informed.

After much thought, he still found nothing.

At this moment, the guard Gu Sixteen could not help but ask, "Mr. Du, I have lived for 268 years and have never heard of Minor Ice Age or Major Ice Age cores. May I ask where you heard these names and what their characteristics are? If you don't want to say, consider it my impertinence, and I apologize to you."