62: Chapter 0062 Expert

As the energy points slowly depleted, a mysterious and powerful stream of energy particles, like lively sprites, lightly swept over the potion in Li Size's hand.

In an instant, the potion seemed to be endowed with life, rapidly transforming into specks of illusory fluorescent light that slowly dissipated in the air.

Simultaneously, deep within Li Size's mind, a door to knowledge seemed to open, and the formula and refinement method for the "swift spirit" flooded in like a tide.

The formula detailed twelve types of raw Materials:

Li Size had heard of eleven of them and was already intimately familiar with their general origins.

For instance, the "Wind Whisper Grass" grew atop wind-swept high mountains, and under the whipping of the fierce winds, its leaves could capture the whispers of the wind, containing the agile power of the wind.

The "Phantom Flower" grew in mysterious, secluded valleys, its petals shimmering with a dreamlike, illusory light, rumored to be able to cause brief visual illusions in people.

There was also the "Swift Vine," which often clung to ancient giant trees; its vines were tough and elastic, capable of granting the user the swift climbing ability of a vine.

However, among the twelve raw Materials, one, the Silver Ring Trout, stumped Li Size.

It was unfathomably mysterious, only mentioned briefly in the formula without much description of its origin or characteristics.

It seemed deliberately hidden in a fog, waiting for Li Size to unveil its mysterious veil.

But regardless, Li Size had made up his mind to gather all twelve raw Materials and successfully refine the "swift spirit."

Li Size prepared to ask Felina, who had a wider network of contacts, for help in making inquiries.

Thinking about it, Felina had been a tremendous help to Li Size throughout his growth.

Without Felina's efforts, Li Size might not even be an Elementary Wizard Apprentice now.

Let alone becoming a Mechanical Alchemy Genius and an unprecedented scholar with perfect scores.

As for the rewards for first place in Gele City and Monte Province, they hadn't arrived yet, possibly due to the influence of recent major newspaper reports.

Since it was a sure thing, Li Size wasn't in a hurry; rushing wouldn't help.

However, while the rewards were delayed, the communications expert for the Feiting Federation mission arrived first.

Gelia also sent word to Li Size that the technical experts from the Gele City Police Department had also arrived.

The next round of missions revolving around "eavesdropping" technology finally commenced...

The expert from the Feiting Federation was personally brought by Rice.

According to the principles of The Lurkers, besides Rice, Felina could not trust a second person, nor could more people be made aware of this mission.

Rice looked rushed, as if pursued by vengeful ghosts...

He unceremoniously shoved this unusually silent and strange fellow toward Felina, then vanished like a gust of wind without a trace.

For him, the mission might have a possibility of failure, but his identity absolutely could not be exposed; that was something more important than life itself.

This so-called expert was thin and gaunt, his face as pale as paper, as if he hadn't seen sunlight in a long time.

He always kept his head bowed, his eyes darting around evasively, as if afraid of any contact with the outside world.

His hair was messy, his clothes wrinkled, and he exuded an old, decayed aura that made people instinctively want to keep their distance.

Felina looked at the strange man before her, feeling uneasy. She truly had no patience to communicate with this expert.

She coldly pointed to a secret residence Li Size had prepared in advance and said flatly:

"You will stay here. Someone will arrange food for you daily. Don't wander around.

Wait for the appropriate time, complete the mission, and then leave."

Her tone was as if she were speaking to an insignificant object.

The expert kept his head down, said nothing, merely nodding slightly, his movement as stiff as a marionette.

Afterward, Felina never bothered with him again, as if this person didn't exist at all.

Meanwhile, Li Size and Felina, after carefully observing the work routine of the Communications Center personnel, quickly formulated a mature action plan and informed Gelia, even arranging the action plan for Gelia's side at the police department.

Throughout the entire process, that strange expert remained like a ghost, quietly huddled in the corner...

Unnoticed, yet exuding an indescribable strangeness that made one's hair stand on end.

That night, the other personnel at the Communications Center had all gone home after work, and the deserted Communications Center quickly became quiet and pitch black.

But Felina, who was hiding nearby, knew from recent observations:

Inside the Communications Center, there were actually five Internal Affairs Department personnel hidden in the shadows, protecting the core device of the "eavesdropping" technology.

She carefully led the silent expert, hiding in the distance and waiting quietly.

Not long after, a black figure secretly slipped in through the back door of the Communications Center...

About six or seven minutes later, the lights suddenly came on inside the Communications Center, and someone roared:

"Damn it! Someone entered the equipment room! Catch that guy quickly!"

That black shadow was naturally Li Size, who fled the Communications Center according to the planned time.

For this mission, his Agility had been boosted to 5.0.

Combined with the inferior potion he had taken beforehand and the bonus from the sword held in his left hand, his Agility reached 6.0.

He was like a phantom in the dark night.

Two figures pursuing him chased Li Size relentlessly, determined to capture him, but they simply couldn't keep up with his speed.

The three quickly moved far away during the chase.

About a minute later, Felina cast a Lesser Shapeshifting Spell on herself and the expert.

She had finally obtained the accurate images of the five individuals after days of intelligence gathering.

This finally came into use; she and the expert instantly transformed into the two figures who had just chased out, swaggering back through the main entrance of the Communications Center.

Someone inside the center saw the two return, looked closely, saw they were their own people, and asked: "Didn't catch him?"

The expert and Felina shook their heads. That person cursed and then returned to his hidden position without another word.

The expert and Felina also returned to the previous hiding spot based on the intelligence acquired by the phantom Bobby; the Communications Center fell back into darkness.

Taking advantage of the darkness in the Communications Center, Felina secretly led the expert into the equipment device room.

The silent expert pulled out a strange device from thin air.

He must have prepared a precious spatial item; the Feiting Federation had clearly invested heavily in this mission.

This strange device quickly scanned the apparatus in the equipment device room, obtaining the key information.

The entire process took only five minutes, which was the time agreed upon by the expert beforehand and the key to the mission's success.

If they had to stay in the equipment room for a long time, Felina wouldn't have been confident about completing this mission secretly.

Felina and the expert, having completed the task, were about to leave stealthily when the two who had been chasing Li Size returned to the Communications Center at that moment.

"Damn it! Someone disguised themselves and snuck in just now!?"

The person who roared felt his acting skills were superb; he led his teammates to attack Felina and the expert.

Thus, Felina, Li Size (who had returned to provide support), and the expert engaged in combat with the guarding personnel of the Communications Center.

They fought while retreating. The protection personnel of the Communications Center were unsure what Felina and the others had accomplished during their infiltration and wanted to apprehend them, so they decided to dispatch four people to pursue and kill them.

Li Size and Felina intended to delay, so they led the four pursuers in circles...

On the other side, Gelia, who was leading patrols near the Communications Center, happened to hear the sounds of fighting from the Communications Center.

She then led the nearby squad to surround and protect the Communications Center, communicating with the sole remaining guard personnel to record the case statement.

Behind her, a 'Patrol Officer' quietly entered the Communications Center amidst the crowd under the guise of searching for any remaining dangerous personnel, unnoticed by anyone.

With Gelia stalling the last remaining guard, the technical expert from Gele City easily and smoothly entered the equipment room and stole the core technology of the "eavesdropping" device using a similar device.

He was congratulating himself on completing the mission...

Little did he know that at this moment, Gelia and the sole remaining guard were glancing meaningfully at the window of the equipment room on the second floor of the Communications Center.

"Finally... it's done."

Gelia and the member from the "Flame Fox Squad" simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief.

On the other side, among the four chasing Felina and the others, two were actually not from the Flame Fox Squad; they mistakenly believed they were diligently protecting the Duchy's core and attacked with extraordinary effort, truly making things difficult for Li Size and Felina.

The four stuck close behind the trio. To successfully escape, Felina and Li Size had to use a powerful wizarding prop to 'severely injure' one of them.

The other three, seeing one of their own severely injured, realized that if they split up to care for the wounded, their pursuit strength would be insufficient and they might even be counter-killed.

After discussion, the three could only abandon the pursuit, take the injured person, and slowly return to the Gray Mist Mountain Communications Center.

With an injured person to care for, their return journey would be even slower.

By the time they returned to the Communications Center, they saw it heavily surrounded and protected by the Gray Mist Mountain Patrol Officers.

As for the expert from Gele City, he had already left long ago...