Chapter 1300 - 1160: A Headache

Chapter 1300: Chapter 1160: A Headache

"Invisible?" Qu Jianlei perked up at the mention, "Well, that’s a good thing!"

Before coming to the collection hall, the two had agreed not to touch anything else, but some items were simply too tempting.

Considering Little Jing’s Fire Attribute, her defense was relatively weaker, so it was necessary to prepare some protective artifacts.

This plan could barely keep up with changes, but fortunately, neither of them were stubborn and didn’t mind adapting to circumstances.

The Energy Shield was deactivated by Big Head Butterfly, and Little Jing picked up the cloak, "Light as a feather, it must be the Invisibility Cloak."

She feared the boss might think she was greedy, so she emphasized again, "This cloak can only be driven by Spiritual Qi."

"Hmm, they can’t use it, taking it won’t be wasteful," Qu Jianlei casually replied, then asked Little Lake to restore the Energy Shield.

After that, they didn’t look at any other collections—there could be good things, but too much is as bad as too little.

Not until they climbed a wall again, stealthily advancing a couple of kilometers, did Little Lake detach from the collection hall’s control system.

The next moment, a faint, piercing alarm sounded.

They had long prepared to flee, "Let’s go!"

Instant Flash was most useful at this time.

Although they didn’t want to release too much Energy Fluctuation, the distance Instant Flash covered was limited, but it was fast enough and sufficiently concealed.

After two Instant Flashes, they had already run over ten kilometers and suddenly turned back.

A supreme aura rose in the estate, majestic and violent.

Immediately after, a wave of Spiritual Power rushed over indiscriminately.

"Oh my," Nutrient Injection stuck out her tongue, using Divine Sense to communicate with Qu Jianlei, "This must be Versailles."

In Versailles’s estate, there were actually two supremes, apart from the old dean himself, there was also a Honored Guest Elder.

This Honored Guest Elder was half a student of the old dean, having encountered some changes... no need to elaborate on these, the key was his Water Attribute.

Spiritual Power may not always display the user’s attributes, but it’s not hard to exclude Water Attribute.

"Ignore it," Qu Jianlei replied with Divine Sense, "If the Instant Flash distance were just a bit further, it would be fine."

He was battle-hardened, instantly reacting, realizing that although the Spiritual Power was sweeping over, it might not perceive details.

Spiritual Perception is not an easy task; sensing all anomalies requires gathering vast amounts of information.

The human brain capacity is limited; even after advancing to Supreme, where life forms undergo earthshaking changes, processing, screening, and receiving large amounts of data still requires a process.

Even for a true Golden Core, with perception reaching thousands of kilometers, it can’t instantly comprehend everything around.

The opponent’s Spiritual Power was indeed indiscriminate, but discerning various situations in detail can’t be done in a mere moment.

Since the search has priorities, how would the opponent sort them?

Clearly, the first priority is the estate and surroundings, only then might there be an extension.

The two of them were already over ten kilometers from the estate, the opponent wouldn’t expect such a rapid escape.

The surrounding Spiritual Power had enveloped them, but the search focus couldn’t reach there temporarily.

Thus, the two only needed to stay calm and carefully escape from there.

This explanation seemed long, but Qu Jianlei made the judgment in a split second.

Nutrient Injection was a bit behind in this aspect; though she had lived quite long and had experienced many battles.

Yet she wasn’t quite like Qu Jianlei, who almost grew up in battle, and many combat judgments had become instinct.

She initially contemplated risking using Divine Sense to perceive the opponent’s situation—Jing Yuexin actually preferred confronting enemies openly.

Upon hearing Qu Jianlei’s words, she instantly responded, "Alright, let’s escape for now."

Shortly afterward, they had already fled over a hundred kilometers.

This place was still within the range of that Divine Sense, but essentially posed no threat.

Yet this also indicated how furious the opponent was, releasing Divine Sense this far.

Operated like this in the bustling city, severely violating the Imperial behavioral norms for supremes.

Nutrient Injection softly whispered to Qu Jianlei, "Tomorrow will surely be lively."

Qu Jianlei slightly nodded, "We’ll add fuel to the fire, then we can leave."

After returning to their rented estate, he asked Little Lake to send out an anonymous report again.

This time, the report was about the list of higher-level resisters, containing only three names.

One of them held a government post, thus he didn’t inform the City Guard but told the Patrol Guard instead.

Duke Descartes’s forces weren’t informed either, the reason being the same, no need for further explanation.

Qu Jianlei’s plan was to use the list of resisters to hold the opponent in place, facilitating their escape.

At that moment, Versailles was venting furiously in the estate.

"None of them are reliable, sneaking around so much, now this is what they get, having the enemy come right into the house... such a humiliation!"

"Mobilize all available forces, we must find the infiltrators!"

Twenty-odd main family members were present, witnessing the old man’s fury, they could only lower their heads and silently endure.

They had all figured it out now; the old man claiming he was attacked and injured was actually a tactic to observe the family’s various members’ reactions.

During this period, they indeed weren’t very well-behaved; reflecting on it brings some shame.

However, the fact that the old man used tactics meant for outsiders on his own family is chilling when you think about it.

A group of people were silent as cicadas in winter, but the Supreme Honored Guest Elder dared to speak, "The missing items are the tower and the Invisibility Cloak, the former being rather puzzling."

The Invisibility Cloak is a good item, everyone knows this, but that damaged tower truly seems to have little value.

They had already analyzed from the on-site traces that the thief likely left quite easily after stealing the items.

In other words, the alert triggered relatively slowly—exactly how slow, it is hard to say.

So here’s the question: since the thief had ample time to withdraw, why didn’t they take other treasures?

So everyone had a feeling: the true target of the thief was likely that tower.

As for the Invisibility Cloak, the thief took it casually, as the two treasures were adjacent to each other.

In other words, the thief was relatively restrained and did not want to provoke too much anger.

This is quite normal, because if all the collections of the museum were stolen, the Versailles’ anger would likely be beyond measure!

So, who might be interested in the small tower?

The Supreme Honored Guest Elder knew that some time ago, someone had inquired about buying this tower.

The other party concealed their identity, but it was certain they were of considerable background.

This time, taking only two items was also out of fear that the enraged Versailles might trace the original clues.

If the old dean could not perceive this subtle suggestion and insisted on investigating, it might provoke even stronger retaliation.

The Versailles, in the Supreme’s echelon, is indeed a power not to be provoked, but he was not invincible.

Not to mention, above this echelon, there exist those even beyond the Supreme!

The Supreme Honored Guest Elder had no issues helping the old dean, but when confronting figures not to be provoked, he had to reconsider.

At this time, someone murmured, "It might also be done by people from River Technology or Green Water."

The past conflict between River Technology and Green Water Academy wasn’t small.

Of course, in such a vast empire, there are many significant matters to catch attention, and it might not necessarily draw the notice of the Versailles family.

However, the focus of their dispute was the research results on the small tower, which is in the museum.

Versailles, seeing that the one speaking was a descendant of his first wife, originally had potential to compete for the position of patriarch.

In his rage, this person dared to speak, obviously wanting to demonstrate meticulous thinking.

With this in mind, Versailles felt a bit tired, "Are you thinking that Yao Yang can firmly suppress River and Green Water?"

From the academic discrimination chain’s perspective, Yao Yang’s graduates can definitely think this way; even combined, those two academies aren’t worth a glance.

But please figure this out, Yao Yang is Yao Yang, and the Versailles family is the Versailles family, they are not the same thing!

From certain angles, the esteemed old dean indeed could represent Yao Yang, but... he is old now.

While alive, those relationships were trivial; they could be managed effortlessly.

However, the more those relationships are used, the faster they will depreciate in the future.

He is old now; asking the academy for help is possible, but a person should be self-aware, which is now somewhat inappropriate.

When he is truly gone, how long can the academy’s halo envelop the entire family?

These are obvious truths, why can’t these guys comprehend them?

The person, quite persistent, replied, "Old man, the other party could infiltrate the control system, clearly adopting a technical route."

The system being infiltrated can almost be considered a certainty, otherwise, there is no reason for the alert delay.

Although many major powers also have similar capabilities, it is widely recognized that this area is academia’s domain.

Versailles gave him an exasperated look, "Can you ensure that no one deliberately misled us?"

He had unspoken thoughts, maybe, among you scoundrels, someone did this on purpose!

He was indeed a bit disappointed in his descendants but couldn’t be blunt about it.

He had trained students, though accustomed to being imperious, he knew that once people become rebellious, they are unreasonable.

The family fracture already had its signs; he could not afford to further exacerbate this trend.

But this matter did indeed provoke his anger.

He achieved much in his life; besides nurturing many students, his prized possession was his collection.

If not for this, he wouldn’t have disregarded pretending to be injured and directly shown up.

At this moment, Baroque spoke, "Old man, how should we report the loss?"

"Alas, another headache," Versailles replied, rubbing his forehead.

He hadn’t forgotten that the stolen small tower should be a collection of the Awakened Museum.

Originally, someone requested a favor from him, he took the small tower, and dared to show it off to friends—it wasn’t like he took it from the museum.

But to report the loss... well, he couldn’t do it; otherwise, it would be a provocation against the empire’s authority.