Miss Huang shook her head in disbelief, her eyes filled with astonishment as she looked at Billy.
"Why? That makes no sense. You joined Celestial Being and were given complete autonomy? And from beginning to end, you never followed VEDA's arrangements, only Alex's? You were even forbidden from contacting VEDA? This is completely unreasonable. That isn't how Celestial Being operates. Are you sure the organization you joined is Celestial Being and not something else? And aren't you afraid that Alex is simply deceiving you?"
"The general has no reason to deceive us." Billy shook his head at Miss Huang and said gently, "The general was already my superior. Given his current position, doing whatever he wanted would be easy enough, and he might even rise further. There is simply no need for him to deceive us. Besides, I can confirm that we joined Celestial Being."
"Everything I know, from the First Generation machines to the current Third Generation machines, has records within Tianshen. It even possesses Solar Furnace technology. Around half of its members were directly transferred through VEDA, and they all received orders from VEDA as well. We have completely separated from Celestial Being's normal structure, remaining independent and only following the general's arrangements and orders."
Miss Huang muttered distractedly, "How could this be? Why would VEDA allow an uncontrolled organization to exist?"
"I'm sorry. Although I would very much like to tell you why, without the general's permission, I cannot say anything more." Billy shook his head and gave Miss Huang an apologetic look.
Hong Long, who had been driving all along, spoke up at this moment. "Miss Huang, I must remind you that Tianshen's existence is top secret. You must keep it confidential as well."
"Not even to VEDA?" Miss Huang shook her head with a bitter