Qu Jianlei took a group of Supremes away, and they were gone for nearly three years, which had some impact on Gemini Star.
Fortunately, the impact had not been too great. Overall, it was still manageable.
Once he finished asking his questions, You You spoke up. "Lao Ben said he waited for a full six months. Where did you all go during those two-plus years?"
Then she looked at Xiao Moshan. "Congratulations, you finally advanced to A-rank... and you still came along?"
Xiao Moshan sighed, looking thoroughly frustrated, but did not answer her question.
"Don't mention it," Qu Jianlei replied gloomily. "There was a miscalculation. We drifted through space for over a year."
"Huh?" You You was instantly stunned. "Then... how is Old Lady Jia?"
She was not particularly familiar with Old Lady Jia, but she was still one of their own Supremes. Losing one would have been an enormous blow.
"She's fine," Qu Jianlei answered casually. "We set up another base, and she's guarding it with another Supreme."
"Another Supreme..." You You was stunned again, her mouth slightly open. Were Supremes really this common now? "All right, let's not talk about that for now." Qu Jianlei shook his head. "Didn't you receive the Pioneers I sent by courier?"
"Pioneers... there were two of those," You You said after thinking for a moment, nodding. "But weren't those goods Bentley ordered?"
Qu Jianlei froze, then raised a hand and slapped his forehead... He finally realized where the problem lay.
He had mailed one Pioneer to each of the Gemini Stars, and Bentley had indeed been listed as the recipient for both.
The Smart Terminal was merely a cover. What mattered was that the Pioneers contained Xiao Hu's data fragments, indicating that they were in the Tianhe Star Region.
Bentley had not