The middle-aged man took this so seriously
because it was simply too important for the future development of the top squads.
Even the old men had reached the point where they had no choice but to take it seriously.
As the saying went, I could go without it, but you absolutely could not have it.
"There's nothing we can do. Our resources here are limited, so we still haven't received any news about Vermilion Bird."
The middle-aged man was deeply frustrated as well.
Vermilion Bird Squad had originally been responsible for gathering intelligence.
But after two successive Vermilion Birds stepped down, Vermilion Bird Squad had become the weakest link among the elite squads.
The weakness of Vermilion Bird Squad meant that, in many situations, their sources of information were slower than their opponents'.
"You don't have any information at all. How am I supposed to help you investigate? You don't really think my abilities are omnipotent, do you?"
Qiao Na was unlike the young people present.
By age, she and the middle-aged man were from the same generation.
When she had been Vermilion Bird, the middle-aged man before her had been Black Tortoise of that era.
So Qiao Na had far fewer reservations around him.
"If there were any other way, I wouldn't have asked Old Zhao to use his connections to invite you out of retirement.
"I know about your health, so..."
"Cut the nonsense. I'm in excellent health, so you don't need to worry about that.
"I don't mind making a move for you.
"But you have to give me a scope, don't you?
"You should know that the territory of the Bear Nation is even larger than our Huaxia Nation.
"And can you be certain those people haven't taken the little Vermilion Bird out of the country?"