Silent Uncontact 297

"Thank you, Mr. Olavier. This is all thanks to your help." Li Aoz.

"If you hadn't driven away the ' United Company ' and hadn't continuously supplied Valenkov with large numbers of immortal soldiers, this place would probably have become a war-torn hell on earth long ago."

Olavier joked, "Although there are wars everywhere now, Valenkov People has made a lot of money from the show's revenue, at least she has escaped the economic crisis. Most people have immigrated to other planets, and those who stayed behind are the staff who provide support and logistical support for the show's crew—they are doing quite well under the low intensity of the war."

"You flatter me, they're my precious little pigs." Li Aoz smiled knowingly; he'd have to tell Nikita the news later.

As a veteran, he would be very gratified to know that the people of his hometown are becoming happier.

"Speaking of which, you're already quite wealthy. With your assets, immigrating to ' Heroes Empire ' would instantly place you in the elite class."

Olavier suddenly changed the subject. "--However, we should still be more careful lately."

Li Aoz sensed something was off in his words and asked:

"Has anything been going on lately?"

"There's nothing major happening on the surface, but you're already at the Zeta-rank. If nothing unexpected happens, a young talent like you will definitely be going down into the Abyss to unleash your potential."

Olavier took a sip of his drink and said, "Although you've kept a low profile these past few years, the world isn't at peace. Something troublesome has happened in the Lower Star Abyss."

"What do you mean?" Li Aoz sent a red envelope without making a sound.

Olavier understood immediately, accepted the red envelope, and readily explained, "You should know the rules of the Star Abyss: among the same group of descenders, the more people on the same path, the more dispersed the curse. If there is only one person on the same path among the same group of descenders, then you will bear the full curse, while others will only bear a quarter or a tenth of it."

"I know that," Li Aoz nodded.

"Due to the varying strengths of the curses, your growth rates will gradually diverge after descending into the Star Abyss. Therefore, once you reach the Lower Star Abyss, everyone will choose to band together and unite. People on the same path naturally form alliances, and those with more people on their path have an advantage in the lower environment."

Olavier took a sip of his drink and continued, "However, most civilizations lack the technology to dive. Even if they grit their teeth and send a few seeds to dive into the Star Abyss, once they reach the Abyss, they find that the resources and potential for advancement are too abundant, so they simply disobey the orders of their civilization, advance to the Kappa-rank, and never come back."

"Yes, I'm familiar with this."

Having grown up on the Azure Planet, Li Aoz.

"To avoid this situation, ordinary Interstellar Civilization that want to dive into the Star Abyss must establish good relations with Narrative-level Civilization, because they have dedicated ' Deep Abyss Squad ' that are responsible for training, leading people down into the abyss, and bringing them back—this whole process is seamless, and because there is Narrative-level Civilization in charge, the powerful individuals who dive down dare not not return, so everyone is quite trusting."

At this point, Olavier Li Aoz already begun to understand.

"I guess at this point, they'll say 'however'."

"However— Lioz, why do you talk so much?"

Olavier said irritably:

"However, in recent missions to dive into the Star Abyss, the Deep Abyss Squad dispatched by the Temple of Annihilation have not returned on time."

"Over-issuance delays, excessive curse load, or encountering resistance from lower-level narratives. This should be quite normal," Li Aoz said casually.

"I feel like you know more about Star Abyss than I do—but this situation is truly exceptional. Not only the ' Temple of Annihilation,' but also the ' United Company's' Deep Abyss Squad hasn't returned."

Olavier said seriously, "On the surface, there has been no official statement, but the attitudes of several small and medium-sized civilizations that commissioned people to dive down are very anxious and there is a lot of panic in the public opinion. According to the information I got from my friend in the Abyss, these two groups of Deep Abyss Squad probably won't be able to come back."

"You mean... Silent Uncontact?"

Li Aoz asked, "What level of accident? Level 4 or Level 5?"

Olavier was stunned for a moment. "How do you even know this technical term? You even know the diving accident levels?"

"I've had the pleasure of reading a few books," Li Aoz said casually. "Diving accidents are very serious, especially since the civilization of the Abyss is not monolithic, and it can easily lead to diplomatic disputes."

"You're making me sound very unprofessional..." Olavier said sullenly, "It seems that we have Silent Uncontact – there was no notification to the Narrative-level Civilization, the biological information is blocked, and the information recorded on the Ascension Platform has not changed. Of course, it is also possible that it was not made public."

"That's Level 5." Li Aoz said in a deep voice, "Level 5 Silent Uncontact basically has only one possibility."

"Yes."

Olavier sighed and said seriously:

"The two waves of Deep Abyss Squad were most likely ambushed by [Social] forces, and it was a targeted attack."

Li Aoz pondered for a moment and said:

"This problem is indeed serious. The location of the Deep Abyss Squad should be specifically connected with the Narrative-level Civilization in the Lower Star Abyss. Generally, they are escorted and protected by dedicated personnel. Once might be an oversight, but being targeted and killed twice—that basically confirms that there is a mole within the team."

"In short, avoid going down before the investigation is complete," Olavier said. "It's best not to get too close to Narrative-level Civilization. Young talents like you are most likely to be targeted by corrupt moles within society."

"My path will soon take another step forward, and diving into the Star Abyss is imminent."

Li Aoz shook his head:

"Since the Deep Abyss Squad's approach is blocked, if all else fails, I will dive down myself."

He was about to go to the Hunter's Gathering, and the intelligence Olavier had sent reminded him to purchase more items to combat [Society].

"Dive on your own?" Olavier thought for a moment. "Then you'll need to find the Star Abyss Node at least—do you need my help?"

Li Aoz immediately said:

"That's not necessary for now—but Mr. Olavier, I need you to provide me with some Qualia-Direction intelligence."

As a veteran player, he knew all the Star Abyss Node in the Layer Abyss very well.

If we say that the Deep Abyss Squad is like a seven-day tour with a travel agency, there is a guarantee of safety and stable food and accommodation, but the members are not very free.

So, diving on your own is like a road trip; you can do whatever you want, with no time limit, but the danger also increases dramatically.

Li Aoz didn't care whether or not to join a group—after all, he had enough [Dominator] level players under his command, and he would definitely be leading a large number of people down into the Star Abyss, so he didn't need to worry about the curse.

The most important thing now is to find the Qualia-Direction and obtain the [Weak] Aoneng in order to change to the [Moonstring Bishop] class.