After the Shadow Fleet resumed navigation mode, Mu Fan vanished from everyone's sight.
But news concerning him began to spread among several specific circles.
First were the upper circles of the Barnard Star System, where the officially designated taboo name was universally replaced with "That Military Officer."
Next were certain deeply hidden major powers on the Capital Star. Mu Fan's name once again entered the eyes of the Federation's upper society, especially the military nobility famed for their achievements in war.
Then came the upper ranks of Dingchuan Academy on Landu Star, with Dean Tang at the head and Ruan Xiongfeng and others forming the core of the academic faction.
Beyond that, those who could learn of this news were exceedingly few.
"S Team has become active again. It seems that person in the Federation is about to make another big move? Things really haven't been peaceful lately... Have they already begun drawing fresh blood from the academies?" On the Capital Star, beneath the towering dome of Mount Moxi White, within the enormous Floating City, Sigrid Palma, with his violet eyes, looked like a handsome man who had stepped out of a painting.
Wearing the uniform bearing the rank of major general, he stood quietly before the floor-to-ceiling window, watching the rolling clouds churn back and forth as he muttered to himself.
Behind him, a colonel bent respectfully, waiting for instructions.
"Your report can end here. The reason you were able to come see me was not because your theft of intelligence went undiscovered, but because they could not be bothered with intelligence of such a low level. If you go any deeper, you'll lose your life."
"So stay alive and become someone useful to the Iris Flower Family."
Sigrid Palma casually waved his hand and spoke indifferently.
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