Only after the adjutant had left did the duke lower his voice. "Actually, I've obtained an Enlightener relic. Under certain conditions, it can pinpoint a target's general location. I can locate them once every twenty-four hours. Of course, there'll be some margin of error in both time and position, but for people like us, that's more than enough."
Sobek gave an "Oh," and put on an appropriately curious expression. What he was really thinking was, A relic is a relic! What's with all the imagination?
Surely one of the most important requirements for becoming a big shot was being able to bluff people without batting an eye, right?
Thinking this, Sobek felt that he had learned quite a lot from his teacher once again.
"Last time, Lan Jiufeng and I clashed in the New Lushun system, and I did suffer a slight setback. So I used this treasure to track him." Duke Saduran beckoned, bringing up a star map of the New World. He tapped his cane on a remote system along a "branch route" off the New World highway, near the edge of Sector 164.
"An hour ago, Lan Jiufeng appeared here." Duke Saduran stared at Sobek and asked in a low voice, "Why would he show up there?"
Yeah! Why? Why are you asking me? Sobek thought. Lan Jiufeng is your nemesis, not mine.
"So, in that case, where would his disciple, Yu Lian, be? Jaeger, what do you think?"
Sobek blinked and answered despite his misgivings. "Teacher, I think there must be something suspicious about this! The Lan Jiufeng I know should be a recluse who pays no attention to worldly affairs..."
"Pays no attention to worldly affairs? Hmph. If he really did, would he have gone to a girl group's fan-signing event? Mixed in with a