Yu Sheng roughly told Xuan Che what he had learned from the Special Operations Bureau, including the fact that those cultists had excavated a "Shadowless Bones" in their homeland and that one of their small ships had disappeared while attempting to transport the Ankaela crystal away. He knew Baili Qing would soon pass this information on to the various major powers, so there was no need to keep it secret from someone like Xuan Che, a "young prodigy of Thousand Peaks Spirit Mountain."
The expression on Xuan Che's face visibly shifted from calm to serious, then from serious to grave. By the end, his eyebrows were practically standing on end.
"...You suspect that Feiyu-13b might also have been parasitized by a Dark Angel?!" Although Xuan Che tried hard to control his aura and emotions as he said this, he still failed to conceal the gravity and tension in his voice.
"It's only a possibility." Yu Sheng waved his hand. "After all, we don't really know what those Hermetic Society cultists use the 'Pillar of Order' for. The only cultist who could talk wasn't in very good physical condition, and he passed out halfway through explaining. But considering how obviously expensive this ship is, and the fact that it even has a 'chapel' clearly designed for religious ceremonies, they definitely didn't build this thing for fun. Even if it wasn't intended for a Dark Angel, it must have been for a task of a similar level."
"...A task on the same level as a Dark Angel?" Xuan Che immediately made a pained expression. "I really can't imagine it. I can't imagine it."
Then he lowered his head and pondered for a moment. For some reason, his expression changed slightly, and he suddenly looked up. "You also mentioned that one of their