Chapter 538

After spending a fair amount of time and effort, Sui Xiong finally succeeded in bringing Wood under his command.

From the perspective of combat power, this was absolutely a losing proposition. Wood was merely a high-level ranger; even counting his spellcaster levels, he had yet to reach the level of a "pseudo-legend." Among Sui Xiong's subordinates, there were already more legendary powerhouses than could be counted on both hands. Whether there was one more or one less of him made no difference at all.

But Sui Xiong felt it was worth it.

Because Wood was no ordinary talent. He was a rare intelligence talent, and one of the very best.

The Northwest Republic's intelligence operations were currently led by Clito. This spy chief, who had begun as a ranger, was skilled in tracking, stealth, concealment, theft, and many other specialized skills. Yet when it came to the mindset of a spy and intelligence analysis, he was a complete amateur.

Relying on the power of a legendary powerhouse, he could easily infiltrate the vast majority of places and steal whatever he wanted; he could also silently send anyone hostile to the Northwest Republic to the Underworld, perhaps leaving them dead without even understanding how they had died; he could even follow the faintest traces and uncover clues others had gone to great lengths to hide.

But that was the limit of his abilities.

He was a good thief, a good assassin, and a good hunter—or perhaps even a good police officer... but he was anything but a good spy.

For example, not long ago, he discovered a group of people monitoring Damwed, the mage Sui Xiong had chosen to become the God of Agriculture. In Sui Xiong's view, Clito could have used his formidable strength to observe them in secret and