151: Chapter 0151 Big News

Felina pressed for details, tightening her grip slightly on the dagger's hilt:

"Who is your supreme commander? What is his Rank?"

The corpse made a 'huh-huh' sound from its throat, seemingly struggling to recall:

"It is... it is a mysterious Second-Level Wizard... We only saw his cloak... never saw his face..."

Felina continued to question:

"How long have you been clearing it? What is the scope?"

The corpse's answers were intermittent:

"One... one year and three months... from the Feiting border all the way to the Crimson Soul Duchy... a passage nearly a thousand kilometers long..."

She immediately posed the fourth question:

"How much longer until the clearing is complete?"

The corpse's fingers twitched slightly:

"The... the order from above is to finish within three years... two years remaining..."

For the final question, Felina's gaze sharpened:

"What is the true purpose of this clearing?"

The corpse's voice suddenly rose, tinged with madness:

"When war breaks out... we will launch a surprise attack from the passage into the heartland of Monte Province... a lightning occupation... seizing an entire province!"

After asking the fifth question, the residual power of his Soul was no longer enough to sustain him, and he collapsed.

The corpse fell stiffly to the ground, unable to be subjected to further Corpse Questioning Art or any other Necromancy Sorcery.

Felina turned to the female wizard's corpse beside her, blood dripping onto her forehead once more:

"Do you know the total number of people involved in the clearing? Have you seen the supreme commander?"

The female wizard's corpse opened its eyes, its voice faint:

"No... I don't know the total number... I never saw the supreme commander... The captain always relayed the orders..."

Felina asked again:

"What Rank of Magic Monsters were you clearing?"

The reply came:

"All were below First Ring... Occasionally we encountered First Ring ones, but rarely..."

She continued asking:

"Did you hear anything about the purpose of the clearing?"

The female wizard's corpse fell silent for a few seconds before slowly speaking:

"I... I heard other squads say... it was to establish a frontline base..."

Felina turned to the melee wizard's corpse:

"Did you encounter any danger during the clearing process? Did you receive any special orders?"

The melee wizard's corpse opened its eyes, its voice hoarse:

"We encountered danger... a Magic Monster raid... The special order was... not to let the Magic Monsters occupy the passage..."

Felina finally asked the recorder corpse:

"What is the clearing progress you recorded? Did the training camp mention any arrangements after the passage is opened?"

The recorder corpse opened its eyes, its voice carrying a hint of longing:

"Progress... one-third completed... The training camp said... once the passage is opened... we can go home..."

After the Corpse Questioning Art concluded, the eyes of all the corpses closed simultaneously, and they became completely still.

Felina wiped the cold sweat from her forehead; the Mental Energy exhaustion had left her face pale:

"The Corpse Questioning Art consumes too much... This information should be enough..."

Li Size sat beside the experiment table, tapping his fingers rapidly on the surface, his expression grave:

"Let's summarize: Feiting dispatched over ten thousand people to clear the passage, the strongest being a Second-Level Wizard. They have been clearing for one year and three months, covering nearly a thousand kilometers, with two more years remaining. The true objective is a lightning raid on Monte Province... Mia hearing about establishing a frontline base should be their cover story..."

Gelia frowned as she recorded the information, the tip of her pen scratching the paper:

"This Second-Level Wizard is key... We must report this to the Internal Affairs Department as soon as possible..."

Violet nervously clutched her protective magical tool, her voice trembling slightly:

"Brother-in-law... their plan is terrifying..."

Li Size patted her shoulder, his gaze firm:

"Don't be afraid. We already know their trump card. Next, we must destroy their plan..."

Gelia clenched her fist:

"How detestable! We must report to the Internal Affairs Department immediately!"

Felina nodded:

"Captain Sven will handle it... But we also need to prepare—Feiting's movements are faster than we anticipated."

Violet hugged her protective magical tool, her voice shaking:

"Brother-in-law... Are we in danger?"

Li Size stroked her head:

"With me here, I won't let anything happen to you."

Li Size's gaze darkened, and his fingertips tapped the edge of the experiment table:

"According to the Corpse Questioning information, Feiting's passage clearing has two years left until completion. War will most likely erupt immediately after—we must move away from Gray Mist Mountain Town, this frontline area, as soon as possible, especially my father; he is just an ordinary person and cannot withstand the ravages of war."

His voice held an unquestionable firmness:

"I plan to first take my father to a safe city in the interior to settle down."

Violet immediately nodded, gripping her protective magical tool tighter:

"Wherever Brother-in-law goes, I go! I have no attachments; I can leave anytime!"

Felina bit her lip, her golden curls falling across her shoulders:

"I am an instructor at the Town Academy. If I apply for a transfer now, I have to wait for the City Department of Education to send a new instructor to take over my classes. That timeline is a bit uncertain..."

Gelia put down her pen, her brow furrowed into a knot:

"I am the Deputy Director of the police station; resigning isn't that easy—we can only wait until you find a place to settle down and confirm the location before I find a chance to submit a transfer application, and then I'll find a way to transfer there."

Li Size looked towards Fora in the corner of the Laboratory (she was quietly organizing potion bottles):

"Fora, you must remain in Gray Mist Mountain Town and help me manage the Miners Brotherhood—the metal ore resources there are very important to us; we cannot lose them."

Fora stopped what she was doing and bowed in response:

"Yes, Master! I will look after the Miners Brotherhood and wait for your return!"

The rune lamp in the Laboratory flickered with a cold light, stretching the shadows of the four people long.

Outside the window, the sky over Gray Mist Mountain Town was gradually brightening—a new day had begun, but they knew a storm was approaching.

After summarizing the information, Li Size pushed a stack of parchment covered in writing toward Fora:

"Organize this information into a formal report, emphasizing the scale, progress, and commander's Rank of the Feiting passage."

Fora's fingertips skimmed across the parchment, her quill moving rapidly dipped in ink, leaving a rustling sound on the paper. Her eyelashes drooped, concealing the seriousness in her eyes:

"Master, rest assured, I will finish within an hour."

The next morning, Li Size arrived at the Internal Affairs Department in Gele City with the sealed report.

Sven's office was filled with the aroma of coffee. A magical map of Monte Province hung on the wall, with red markers spreading along the border.

Li Size handed the sealed report to Sven, lightly tapping the confidentiality rune on the cover, and reported solemnly:

"The Feiting passage discovered this time is located deep within the abandoned mine shaft on the northern slope of Gray Mist Mountain. A main passage five meters wide and three meters deep has been excavated, reaching 30% completion. The commander is a mysterious Second-Level Wizard from Feiting."

He paused briefly, looking up at Sven:

"What should we do next?"

Sven's fingers paused as he took the report, his brow instantly tightening. The coffee cup made a light clinking sound as he placed it on the desk:

"This intelligence is of the highest grade. I must immediately contact the Provincial Headquarters to discuss countermeasures. Wait for me in the office; do not leave—the coffee on the desk is still hot, pour yourself a cup."