Tai Yu got straight to the point. "Two things. First, the bail money. I know the Myriad Gods Hall certainly isn't short of this little bit of money, so there's no fundamental conflict on that front. Then I won't stand on ceremony—I'm drawing a red line here: the bail money will not be refunded. As for registration and Mandatory Missions, signing up for them would only be asking for trouble. I definitely won't do it."
Without waiting for Priest Kik to respond, Tai Yu immediately continued:
"Second, regarding that Mandatory Mission, the more I thought about it after going back, the more something felt off.
"Vajello is currently the target of a full-scale manhunt. From the Myriad Gods Hall to the Red Silicon Star System, to Star Ring City's police departments, and even all manner of mercenaries, everyone has their eyes peeled for him. Making this my Mandatory Mission means that, besides capturing Vajello, I'll also have to compete with all these departments and people?
"I'm not afraid of competition, but wasting resources is disgraceful. Fine, I can accept this Mandatory Mission, but I'll need the authority to mobilize all those pursuit resources."
Tai Yu dared to ask, and Priest Kik dared to answer:
"Mister Tai Yu, the authority and responsibilities assigned to you are those of a Military Representative, nothing else."
Tai Yu gave a "heh heh."
"Then that proves the people who appointed me never took this Mandatory Mission seriously. Did they assume I would naturally know how to sort through and make use of resources, so they made no special arrangements? Or did they think I would definitely fail and planned to use it to hold me hostage afterward?"
As he spoke, he raised his brows at Priest Kik. "Choose one of the two. Which will it