Big Head Butterfly sent Qu Jianlei a message at once.
"I've been controlling things as much as possible, but they've already noticed abnormal energy appearing here."
It could control all kinds of observation equipment, but it could not effectively control every single device.
This had nothing to do with computational power. The Gustin Family's territory had two sets of Calculation Unit clusters worth more than ten billion each.
To make it easier to flee at any time, Qu Jianlei had put away those two expensive pieces of equipment.
The one currently in use was only a Calculation Unit cluster worth two billion, but it was already enough.
What affected Xiao Hu's ability to maintain effective control were some man-made factors and unexpected incidents, which needed no further explanation.
Qu Jianlei understood. His brow rose. "Hm? Abnormal energy, not 'Exotic Energy'?"
The two were not the same. Abnormal energy referred to all unusual forms of energy, encompassing different types and also serving as a general term for quantity.
Exotic Energy, on the other hand, often specifically referred to spiritual energy. In the broad sense, it could also be understood as all energy from Other Space.
This terminology came from the military and the Divine Script Society, and quite a few Above Supreme knew something about it as well.
However, most unrelated people—even some Above Supreme—could not accurately distinguish between these two terms.
After confirming that it was abnormal energy, Qu Jianlei secretly breathed a sigh of relief. "Continue monitoring."
Then he spoke in a low voice, "The authorities haven't noticed anything yet. We got lucky."
But his words did little good. Hardly anyone lowered their guard because of them. Everyone knew that Old Lady Jia's disturbance would only grow greater.
Qinghu, however, glanced at him and said with a smile, "First