Pute actually tried to persuade Digital Phantom to stay again.
But Qu Jianlei refused bluntly. Even if the other side did not mind another attack, he did not want to take any more risks.
It was not that he lacked courage; he simply hated the feeling of the enemy being in the open while they remained in the dark.
Even if both sides were operating in secret, that would be one thing. But now, Digital Phantom had been placed under the spotlight.
Seeing that he could not persuade him, Pute stopped insisting and finally asked his last—and naturally, most crucial—question.
"The Law Restriction Talismans... the Talisman Treasures, they don't seem to affect you much?"
Qu Jianlei answered directly, "That involves confidential matters. All I can say is... there is no such thing as an all-powerful method."
Pute shook his head regretfully. "It's truly disappointing. Why can't you cooperate sincerely with the military?"
Qu Jianlei coughed lightly. "You can go ask Zhenshan Fort."
Pute's face darkened. He said nothing more, lowered his head, and left dejectedly.
After the two of them left, Qu Jianlei went to make talismans. Since he had promised them some samples, he had to actually produce them. "Hua Xiezhi, come here. It's time I taught you a craft."
When Hua Xiezhi heard that she was going to learn talisman-making, she was utterly unwilling. "First One, gathering intelligence is what I'm good at!"
"And I still need to handle communications with them... Xiang Xue is in seclusion!"
Jia Shuiqing shook her head when she heard that. This girl truly did not know how fortunate she was.
If you were not one of First One's trusted people, learning this skill would be nothing but a dream—hadn't they seen how First One was pricing it for the military?
So she