Chapter 1299 - 1159: Infiltration

Chapter 1299: Chapter 1159: Infiltration

While all parties were still investigating the identity of the informant, a new report surfaced the next night.

——"Please thoroughly investigate your own teams"!

Qu Jianlei’s two reports were both delivered through anonymous emails.

In reality, the Imperial realm doesn’t have a term like "email," but it’s roughly similar in form.

Using a bit of hacking techniques, first attacking the opponent’s communication devices, and then releasing information once the opponent notices.

Not many in the Imperial realm are proficient in hacking technology; most have been incorporated into official institutions, and it’s strictly prohibited there.

However, such simple techniques are still grasped by some in society, and various factions are not lacking in similar talents.

Yet, both reports followed the same method, with identical operation techniques, even unable to be traced back.

This allowed all parties to ascertain that it was indeed the work of the same group.

Thus, this warning was worth high attention——Could it be that among our own people, there are rebels hidden?

If such a situation truly arises, the relevant high-levels cannot escape the blame of oversight.

The issue of rebellion among Duke Descartes’ forces has already made the spokesperson extremely troubled.

They dare not take any actions against the Versailles household, instead entrusting others to convey their greetings.

In recent years, these two families haven’t had any intense conflicts publicly, seemingly just growing apart with no interactions.

But even so, the breaking of such a state indicates the spokesperson’s panic.

The Duke’s forces, in their ignorance, have fallen into such a passive situation.

Now other parties have received a clear warning.

If they don’t investigate thoroughly, once something happens in the future, there would be no way to explain to the future investigators.

However, it is because of such warnings that the parties somewhat understand the informant’s impulse to submit multiple reports.

——The person likely holds many clues, so rather than notifying any singular household, they simply informed everyone.

In such circumstances, even if it alarms the rebels, or fails to capture them, at least the lid has been lifted!

After receiving such a warning, the families touched base and began stringent internal investigations!

Whether they uncovered anything or not, the key is whether they commenced a vigorous investigation!

In fact, they not only conducted internal checks, but also began a search across the entire planet.

The Nutrient Injection’s various procedures were prepared quite thoroughly, yet even so, the estate was searched three times the next day!

Momentarily, Good Fortune Star was on high alert, and tensions were running high.

Nevertheless, it remained a planet close to the core, with strong governmental control, and the travel wasn’t halted because of it.

That night, Qu Jianlei and Nutrient Injection quietly made their move towards the Versailles Clan’s main estate.

Having already stirred the planet up, why wait to strike now?

Official institutions clearly increased their inspection efforts, and some local forces were also mobilized, making the checkpoints on the streets extremely tight.

However, that was targeting ordinary people... ordinary Awakened ones; such small setups were hardly a challenge for the two.

During their Divine Sense Projection, they even tested the sensitivity of the official "brainwave sensors."

And as expected, their actions were a bit reckless, and the brainwave sensor issued the lowest level of alert.

Thankfully, the two had high enough cultivation levels and agile body techniques, managing to evade and escape without any danger.

The inspector looked around, found nothing unusual, and accordingly dismissed the matter.

The more sensitive the equipment, the more prone to false alarms.

After this test, Qu Jianlei and his companion avoided further risk and reached their location by about three in the morning.

The Versailles estate is not far from Yao Yang Academy, just a little over two kilometers.

The estate covers a large area, about two square kilometers, which is quite large on the relatively land-tight Good Fortune Star.

Over a thousand people reside in the estate, besides the Versailles family, including some relatives and employees.

Various monitoring and defense systems are also mounted on the outer walls, though they don’t look particularly stringent.

Since it’s very close to the academy, the School Protection Team patrols past, and the estate hasn’t really cared about fortifications traditionally.

Only recently have incidents frequently occurred, prompting the estate to initiate full defensive systems.

Nonetheless, even so, the defenses are relatively loose.

Qu Jianlei, accustomed to tightly guarded estates, was somewhat surprised by such lax defense.

However, upon reflection, being a planet near the core area, with decent security conditions and a Supreme sitting it out, makes sense.

Three gaps were visible in the wall, seeming like construction was ongoing, evidently as Versailles strengthens its defenses.

At the dead of night, no one was working, but several bright, shining Elemental Headlamps brightly illuminated the gaps as if it were daylight.

In the estate’s dark areas where lights couldn’t reach, temporary pavilions were erected, where Divine Sense could detect people inside.

Before arriving, Qu Jianlei, through Little Lake, had already found several spots of weakness in the surveillance equipment.

Some of these were due to equipment aging, while others were affected by environmental conditions and had poor imaging.

The two used Divine Sense Perception to choose a spot where no one was around, and with two Instant Flashes, they managed to leap over the wall.

The estate is lush with vegetation, and fields of crops can be seen. Surprisingly, the Versailles family even engages in farming.

Hidden among the trees, you can see various independent courtyards of different sizes.

One has to admit, the layout of this estate exudes a certain warmth of daily life.

Compared to those heavily fortified estates in the Edge Star Realm, it appears very peaceful and serene, giving people a sense of stability.

However, the two uninvited guests ignored these features and headed directly to the depths of the estate.

In the central area of the estate stands a gigantic fortress, covering over one hundred thousand square meters, which is the Versailles collection gallery.

The collection gallery is much more heavily guarded, with various protections activated, including a defense array.

Qu Jianlei took out an anti-smuggling terminal, and Little Lake began to infiltrate the defense system.

In his mind, if it weren’t for having the nutrient injection with him, he wouldn’t even need the terminal to infiltrate.

Using the equipment, things could be done more conveniently, and it also served to conceal the presence of the Big Head Butterfly.

Even though he trusted Little Jing very much, Little Lake was actually his greatest trump card — and wasn’t there no need for her to know this?

As expected, the nutrient injection wasn’t surprised, having secretly observed that the boss had artificial intelligence long ago.

However, the control system of the collection gallery was really not simple.

Versailles is well aware that although the estate isn’t feared to be targeted, there are far too many valuable items in the collection gallery.

Having controlled Yao Yang Academy for many years, the control system used to protect the items is quite advanced and complex.

After about twenty minutes of infiltration, the Big Head Butterfly successfully gained control of the system.

Upon seeing this, Qu Jianlei took out the vortex without hesitation — he had underestimated the control system; the anti-smuggling terminal was still a bit insufficient.

Under Little Lake’s control, the strength of the defense array slightly decreased, and a gap appeared.

There were three people keeping night watch in the collection gallery, one of them, a B-level, keenly sensed that something seemed off.

He instructed two people to carefully inspect each monitor, but no anomalies were found.

Then he went out personally to investigate again and still found nothing wrong.

He didn’t know that two shadows were clinging to the gallery walls, already embedded into the walls.

Qu Jianlei is attributeless himself, and though the nutrient injection is fire attribute, she is already a fake Nascent Soul.

She absolutely didn’t need Qu Jianlei’s help, able to silently use Stone Into Mud herself.

Once the three night watchers relaxed again, the two began further action.

They directly used Stone Into Mud to pass through the walls, using the Gold Attribute Technique to break the metallic defenses.

However, as for the Gold Attribute, the nutrient injection was at a disadvantage because of attribute conflict, making it difficult for her to master the Gold Attribute Technique.

It’s not that she couldn’t use it at all; the main issue was her lack of control over the strength when she did.

The night watchman was fairly alert, and even subtle energy fluctuations could potentially be detected.

Thus, it required Qu Jianlei’s assistance, and there was no need for much explanation.

Additionally, the damage to the alloy layer theoretically would trigger an alarm, but fortunately, Little Lake had already taken over the whole system.

In sum, the trio’s coordination was quite seamless, with each complementing the others’ strengths.

The collection gallery has a total of three levels, with two above ground and one underground, where the most precious treasures are kept.

Qu Jianlei and the nutrient injection quietly moved to the underground level, striving to bypass various alert devices.

Even with Little Lake’s assistance, they couldn’t act too recklessly, or else they would easily draw more attention.

Using a combination of detection instruments and divine sense, the two spent about ten minutes and finally pinpointed the location of the Black Horse Tower.

It was a sealed room; although the smart lock shouldn’t pose much of a challenge to Little Lake, the two decided to use techniques.

Corroding a large hole in the wall, they entered and Qu Jianlei slightly hesitated upon seeing the Black Horse Tower.

In his thoughts, since the Black Horse Tower was a Divine Text Treasure, if its size wasn’t large, it should be quite small.

Just like the nutrient injection’s Soul Suppressing Bell, which normally is very small and becomes large when activated.

However, the Black Horse Tower before him was over two meters tall, awkwardly in between.

"I wonder if it can be stored in the Storage Talisman?" he thought to himself, slightly uncertain.

There were also alert devices on the Black Horse Tower, not just one, but with Little Lake... no need to worry!

After taking the Black Horse Tower, Qu Jianlei restored various alert devices.

For example, the pressure sensor on the ground, he also took out heavy objects to keep it pressed down.

The better news was that the Black Horse Tower really could be stored inside the Storage Talisman.

While he was busy, the nutrient injection was on guard while curiously dissolving another wall.

Saved there was a cloak, appearing light and airy, covered with a transparent energy shield.

After putting away the Black Horse Tower, Qu Jianlei casually asked, "Do you want to take this one?"

"This... let’s take it," the nutrient injection hesitated a bit but was reluctant to leave it behind.

This contradicted their initial plan, so she explained, "It should be the legendary Invisibility Cloak."

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