Before long, the three parties reached an agreement. The Rose Empire sent another batch of Modified Humans aboard a spaceship toward Keng Star. This time, their goal wasn't to seize the mountain range, but to search for Lu Yin. As long as they confirmed he was there, they would immediately contact the Sword Sect.
He had held Ju Que Saber between two fingers. Whatever the reason, that alone proved he possessed strength close to Ling Que's. He had also killed Gar instantly. None of the Extreme Realm cultivators under their command could match such strength. They had to rely on the Sword Sect.
However, no plan could account for every twist of fate. The three parties from the Rose Empire hadn't realized that the person who leaked the schematic wasn't a spy for any major power, but a desperate man controlled by a small gang of a dozen or so people. The gang used various methods to make desperate men steal confidential information from certain factions, then sold it for money. That was all.
At first, the gang had only wanted to obtain geological research materials from the Rose Empire. They hadn't expected to get anything particularly confidential. By sheer coincidence, though, they had become involved in the geological analysis of Keng Star and obtained the schematic. The man hadn't chosen to die willingly. The gang had threatened his family and forced him to send it out, and he had taken his own life because he feared the Rose Empire would torture him for information.
The Rose Empire had its eyes fixed on the major powers. How could they have imagined that a gang would be audacious enough to covet what belonged to them?
The gang had short-sighted ambitions and no way to work with a major power to acquire