The moment they stepped off the airship, Akina Mountain Hachiman was already there to meet Yu Lian. He had brought three armored vehicles. Yu Lian didn't even take off his crest mech before climbing into Hachiman's vehicle, while the twin beauties got into another.
As for the rest of their companions, the reporter and Yaxiu, an international friend, were naturally taken to a hotel to rest. Major Winter and his subordinates, meanwhile, hurried back to the battlefield outside the city to prepare for the follow-up cleanup operation.
Once they were in the vehicle, the two old classmates who hadn't seen each other in ages skipped the small talk and got straight to business.
"Based on the intelligence you just sent, the target is in Building B of the Ocean View Hotel in Tulong, in a room facing Tulong Central Square. To be safe, we've completely sealed off the coastal district within three minutes. We've also set up a double cordon along Mediterranean Avenue, where the hotel is located," Hachiman said.
"...The Ocean View Hotel? Well, the room's decor does have a distinctly Mediterranean feel. But what's with the whole ocean-view thing in a place like New Jade Gate?"
Akina Mountain Hachiman felt that the man's priorities were definitely off, but the other man was now the planet's highest-ranking military officer—and the boss of the "illegal assembly" organization he belonged to—so he decided to pretend he hadn't heard. He adjusted his glasses with a solemn air and said, "The coastal district is a very important commercial area in Tulong. There are a lot of high-end hotels, entertainment venues, and branches of major companies operating on the New Continent."
"What high-end entertainment venues does Tulong have? There's no market for that here, you know." Yu Lian shrugged. "Before the Zixin Hui Group