Hearing Xiao Ran's question, Kalinin also glanced toward Tessa and Richard. Seeing the same confusion on their faces, he shook his head at Xiao Ran. "According to the intelligence, aside from that red AS, the Hell Monarch, nothing particularly unusual has been discovered."
"However, one thing is certain: this unidentified armed force has the capability to completely suppress a military base's defensive forces."
At that point, Kalinin suddenly asked, "Are you worried this might be a trap aimed at Mithril?"
"Perhaps I'm overthinking it." Xiao Ran shook his head and glanced at El-Elf. El-Elf shook his head as well. "Since arriving here, I have been monitoring all external communications. I found nothing improper, unless the information was leaked from somewhere other than Danner's Son."
El-Elf calmly stated that he had been monitoring all communications aboard Danner's Son, instantly making the atmosphere in the conference room somewhat strange.
Tessa, Richard, and Kalinin all knew that El-Elf had become Mithril's current intelligence review officer. Though they knew this, the fact that El-Elf had already taken control of intelligence matters without their noticing still left the three of them somewhat shocked and stunned.
As for the combat team leaders who did not know about this, after their initial astonishment, they looked at El-Elf with anger and disbelief. Having their intelligence controlled was practically an insult to people like them who fought on the front lines. El-Elf completely ignored every one of their stares.
Seeing the situation in the conference room, Tessa gave a light cough. Once everyone had turned their attention to her, she said, "We know about this matter. The higher-ups, especially the Intelligence Department, granted Mr. El-Elf this authority. He can monitor our intelligence at any time—not only that of Danner's Son, but of all Mithril."
After hearing Tessa's explanation, several