Chapter 683

Chapter 683: Helpless Bunier

Buzz, buzz, buzz…

On the Deserted Star, Bunier was training with immortal stones.

Suddenly, the communication stone vibrated.

His Perception Ability reached inside, and he was taken aback.

It was a communication request from his direct superior, a high-ranking leader of the foreign affairs department.

“Sir, do you need something from me?”

Bunier quickly connected the call without thinking further.

“Bunier…” the high-ranking leader of the foreign affairs department began, “the personnel skilled in tracking and searching techniques were attacked by the Time Tribe warriors and captured completely.”

“What?”

Bunier was dumbfounded by this news.

He exclaimed, “How could the Time Tribe warriors know their whereabouts?”

“The Time Tribe warrior has been lurking in the outer space of the planet where the headquarters is located and acted immediately after discovering the Large Battleship,” the high-ranking leader of the foreign affairs department explained helplessly.

“When will new personnel be sent over?”

This explanation left Bunier furious, and he wanted to shout out loud.

But his rationality made him change the subject instead.

The responsibility clearly lay with the high-ranking leaders of the foreign affairs department for not being prepared, failing to arrange for strong fighters to escort the Large Battleship before it accelerated to light speed.

Even if he wanted to curse, he would only do so quietly behind their backs.

“After discussion, we decided not to send personnel skilled in tracking and searching techniques over again,” the high-ranking leader of the foreign affairs department shook his head.

“Why not?”

Bunier’s voice was filled with dissatisfaction.

He couldn’t understand why the mistakes of the high-ranking leaders should be borne by him and Blake.

“There is no choice. The Time Tribe already knows about our star cluster. Fortunately, the Large Battleship was only destroyed by the Time Tribe warriors and was not captured,” the strong member of the foreign affairs department explained. “The Time Tribe must be eager to seize a Large Battleship in order to reach the star cluster outside the human federation and control their large-scale long-distance transportation capacity.”

“You should understand that if the Time Tribe seizes a Large Battleship, the consequences will be dire. Therefore, unless we have a large number of Large Battleships and relevant crew members returned to the Tree Star Cluster, we will not send any Large Battleships for your support.”

“At the same time, you must inform the high-ranking leaders of the human federation not to send any Large Battleships to the Tree Star Cluster.”

Bunier suddenly felt overwhelmed.

He was not a high-ranking leader of the foreign affairs department, and the position he held meant that he considered things differently.

With this explanation from the high-ranking leader of the foreign affairs department, he now understood the seriousness of the situation.

The High-ranking Leaders of the foreign affairs department did not intentionally target Bunier and Blake.

If it were him, he would not dare to take that risk either.

However, from his position, he could not accept the current arrangement.

Neither he nor Blake wanted to stay in the star cluster.

“By the way, can’t you personally escort the Large Battleship?”

Bunier seemed to think of something and said, “If you escort it yourself, I believe it would ensure the Large Battleship can accelerate to light speed easily. Once that happens, even a Time Tribe warrior cannot catch up.”

“That’s true, but we cannot guarantee that the Time Tribe won’t send elder-level strong fighters! The value of the Large Battleship is enough to attract elder-level strong fighters from the Time Tribe.”

The high-ranking leader of the foreign affairs department shook his head. “The Large Battleship must remain at the foreign affairs department headquarters, protected by powerful defensive barriers as the first line of defense, with us high-ranking leaders as the second line of defense, and with the Ninth Elder overseeing everything. Even if the Time Tribe sends multiple elders, they can only return empty-handed.”

“…”

Bunier had no words in response. He understood that the high-ranking leaders of the foreign affairs department had made up their minds not to deploy the Large Battleship again.

No matter how much he said, it would be hard to change their minds.

Ultimately, the issue involved the human federation and the Large Battleships, concerning the crucial war preparations for the Tree-Dwelling Tribe. The high-ranking leaders, having made mistakes before, did not dare to take any more risks.

As a result, they could only ignore the pleas of Bunier and Blake.

“Actually, even without personnel skilled in tracking and searching techniques, your tasks aren’t too complicated; it just requires a bit more time,” the high-ranking leader of the foreign affairs department reassured. “In addition, once the human federation produces and trains large numbers of Large Battleships and crew members, you won’t need to be so cautious. If you haven’t completed your tasks by then, we can send the appropriate personnel to assist you.”

“Furthermore, considering the importance of the human federation, we have decided to increase your and Blake’s task rewards. The specific rewards haven’t been determined yet, but we can guarantee they will be ten times greater than the original, and include at least one powerful treasure, or several high-quality immortal materials.”

“Well… alright! I will discuss this with Blake.”

Bunier nodded helplessly.

The high-ranking leader of the foreign affairs department secretly sighed in relief.

He knew that both Bunier and Blake were filled with grievances.

For those of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe at level 200 or lower, it didn’t matter.

They had to keep their grievances to themselves.

But reaching level 210 meant that they were high-end combatants of the foreign affairs department.

Just like Morris; even if he made a big mistake, it would be a small punishment and a big warning.

Even if they tricked the War Department’s strong fighter, Mares, and even heavily injured him, the high-ranking leaders of the foreign affairs department would still find a way to make things work to keep this level 210 strong fighter.

Bunier and Blake were even more significant, being level 220 strong fighters.

In the foreign affairs department, their status was second only to sixteen high-ranking leaders.

They agreed to come to the star cluster outside their main region, which was always at odds with the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, due to a variety of conditions set by the high-ranking leaders.

It was clear that they would have to stay longer now, and regardless of any mistakes Bunier and Blake had made, they had to be appeased to ensure the tasks were completed without holding any grudges.

After closing the communication, Bunier helplessly looked at Blake, who had also stopped his training and was waiting for news.

He introduced the situation to Blake.

Blake was left speechless.

Yet he could not refute it.

He could only choose to accept, just as Bunier did.

There was no choice but to accept.

As level 220 strong fighters, they indeed had privileges within the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.

If they insisted on their position, they could even go directly to the Ninth Elder to argue their case.

But the reasons given by the high-ranking leaders of the foreign affairs department were reasonable, and they could not refute them.

Let alone the fact that due to their inferior mistake leading to the assassination of three skilled tracking and searching personnel from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, the high-ranking leaders of the foreign affairs department did not hold it against them and instead offered compensation.

“Without the personnel skilled in tracking and searching techniques, we can’t quickly determine the coordinates of the strongest members from various tribes. To help the human federation unify the entire star cluster quickly, it’s likely we’ll have to take action ourselves,” Bunier said helplessly.

“This is just a bit troublesome, but the key issues revolve around the strongest members of humanity and the Shadow King,” Blake responded, feeling a headache.

Bunier pondered for a moment but still had no clue, then sighed, “We can only take it step by step.”

Blake nodded in agreement.