Officer Lu hesitated for a moment before replying in a highly official tone:
"The Pioneer Exploration Team is a civilian exploration group organized spontaneously by private citizens, while I represent the Great Xia military. Determining whether a video has been created with special effects is the work of professionals. We will not comment on the matter."
The host nodded slightly and continued, "When the Mist first descended, the Great Xia military also sent exploration teams into it. However, the results of those explorations do not seem to have been disclosed to the public. Now that the Mist has dissipated, may we learn what those results were?"
"I'm sorry. Although Great Xia did indeed have teams enter the Mist back then, they were not part of the system I belong to. I do not have the authority to access the relevant results."
"Even you can't access them?" The host seemed rather surprised. "From what you're saying... aside from the Great Xia military, there is another organization specifically responsible for exploration beyond the Mist, and it has an extremely high level of clearance. Is that right?"
"...Yes."
"Is it related to the silver fortress filmed by the Pioneer Exploration Team today, and the starlit Straight Saber Banner flying above it?"
Upon hearing that question, Zhao Zhengbin unconsciously held his breath and stared intently at the screen. He did not even notice his mother emerging from the kitchen with a dish in her hands.
On the television, Officer Lu paused for a moment and smiled helplessly.
"Host, you're trying to coax information out of me by beating around the bush..."
"Some things may have been classified back then, but perhaps they can be discussed now?" the host said with an accommodating smile. "Of course, if Officer Lu finds it inconvenient, you may avoid