Yu Yuan left the player who had invaded Greenfield to Xiao Xi and Hogg. He sent them in with a team.
The intruder was Gold Tier, but against Hogg's emotional manipulation and Xiao Xi's overwhelming strength,
a Silver Tier player could no longer pose any threat.
They took him down easily, without a hitch.
It was even easier than Yu Yuan had expected.
And the result was just as he had suspected.
The player really was a mole the Blood Grand Duke had planted in the Sleeping Temple.
Yu Yuan grew even more interested in the Blood Grand Duke.
"Whatever else you say about the Blood Grand Duke, the way he plants moles makes him the king of spies!"
Greenfield's ranking rose again.
Star Disciple spread word of the Blood Grand Duke's mole throughout the Civilization Ladder. While confronting him directly, Star Disciple also drew a fresh wave of hostility his way.
And while the Civilization Ladder was in chaos,
Yu Yuan entered Liberty Tower World.
"Leader, we've found the Casino Manager. He's in the settlement ahead. Right now, he's the third most powerful person there."
Inside the hovering Ground Flyer, Veteran briefed Yu Yuan on the situation.
"Third? How many people live in this settlement? What's it like?"
Veteran tapped the controls a few times.
A complete 3D image of the settlement appeared in the holographic projection before Yu Yuan.
"This is the second-largest settlement on the continent. It has twenty thousand permanent residents, its reach extends over a thousand kilometers in every direction, and between three and five thousand people pass through each day."
"Twenty thousand?" Yu Yuan was stunned.
That many?
In the worlds he had visited before, a group of several thousand already counted as a major power.
Even the All-Nations Covenant Civilization had only twenty