80: Special operations team, carrying out official duties

In the Arcane Arts Society, apart from the registration desk, reception area, and mission zone in the main hall, all other administrative bodies were located in different sections.

The second and third basement levels, and even the fourth, belonged to the Academic Department, one of the core institutions of the Arcane Arts Society.

Because they involved the important assets of the Arcane Arts Society, core institutions were often built in independent underground spaces.

This was true for the Academic Department, and it was the same for the Logistics Department, which was also a core institution.

In fact, the path to the Logistics Department was even more complex than the relatively accessible Academic Department.

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Aside from the necessary checkpoint verifications, the routes would automatically change at different times of the day.

This was likely a passive protection strategy.

In the event of an external invasion, these winding and complex routes could effectively stall the intruders, buying time and space to create possibilities for subsequent reinforcements.

To put it bluntly, this place was not prepared for outsiders at all.

Without someone to lead the way, Ronan would have spent the entire day wandering around this place unless he invested a massive amount of Spiritual Power to probe it, regardless of the cost.

This was only possible due to the optimization and improvement of his spiritual power web.

The optimization process of the spiritual power web was continuous, accompanying his acquisition of knowledge.

In reality, as a simple application of Spiritual Power, the spiritual power web was not very popular among mages.

The main reason for this was that the spiritual power web was slow to deploy and consumed a significant amount of Spiritual Power to maintain.

Most mages preferred other solutions, such as "Spiritual Probe" or "Danger Sense" spells.

Ronan had always used the spiritual power web most frequently, and it wasn't because he hadn't noticed these drawbacks.

It was simply that he had enough Spiritual Power to crush any obstacles with pure quantity.

But now, as his knowledge expanded and he filled in many basic principles, his spiritual power web had also been optimized.

Ronan believed that the optimized spiritual power web should now be called the Spiritual Domain.

It not only accelerated deployment speed and expanded the detection range but also enhanced the intensity of perception,

and it could even pile a massive amount of Spiritual Power into a single point at close range, making the enemy endure a colossal amount of spiritual pressure.

Within the underground passage, Ronan and Arabella wound their way back and forth until they finally arrived at the Logistics Department.

Arabella pulled out the chairmans order and said in an official tone,

“Special Operations Group, performing official duties.”

The guard clearly recognized Arabella; after announcing their arrival, he opened the door and let them in without a word.

Upon entering, rows of shelves that reached the ceiling came into view, with staff members moving back and forth on rolling ladders to select supplies.

This area resembled a large hall, with a sign at the entrance that read "Common Materials Area."

Ronan followed Arabella toward a passage on the other side.

Along the way, they passed several halls of the same size, with signs hanging for the "Intermediate Materials Area" and "Purchasing and Storage Area."

When they reached the area with the "Premium Materials Area" sign, a series of roars echoed from within.

“Who on earth miscalculated? How could such important life science materials go missing?!”

“Recalculate it for me!”

“You can't even tell the difference between a moon sleep flower and a moon soul flower? Do you think just because they look the same, they are the same thing?! Idiots!”

“Also, who authorized the use of the misty breath without permission? That's something I worked so hard to get...”

“...Ahem.” Arabella coughed twice to announce her arrival.

“Who is it? Oh, Arabella! Quick, quick, come and sit here.”

As soon as the balding man saw it was Arabella, his expression changed instantly.

“Supervisor Liqi, this is a Special Operations Group mission. I hope you will cooperate.”

Arabella didn't care at all about how quickly his expression changed, speaking in standard official language.

“I'll cooperate, I'll definitely cooperate,” the balding man said with a solemn face.

Then he whispered, “Do you want some fruit candy? You loved eating them when you were little...”

Arabella's expression remained unchanged as she quietly grabbed a handful and held them in her palm,

“Supervisor Liqi, please provide the source of the latest batch of rune stones, as well as the information on the middlemen involved.”

“It's already prepared.” The balding man handed her a neatly organized set of paper documents,

“I've had people confirm it multiple times; there are no issues with this batch of rune stones from their source to their entry into the Logistics Department.”

“However, what happened after they were requested and distributed is unknown.”

The balding man's eyes darted around as he said, “It must be the applicant's problem. Let me see who it was...”

“Miss Lena... which department is she from again?”

“Oh, her direct supervisor is Director Dick...”

The balding man clicked his tongue and muttered softly, “It's unlike her to make such a mistake...”

Ronan watched the balding man's performance from the side, his face expressionless throughout.

He had previously heard from the chairman that Supervisor Liqi of the Logistics Department was eyeing Director Dick's position covetously.

The possibility of a frame-up could not be ruled out.

“Thank you for your cooperation, Supervisor Liqi,” Arabella said, maintaining a poker face.

“Also, that misty breath of yours was likely taken by the chairman, so there's no need to blame your subordinates.”

Ronan subconsciously touched the misty stone hanging from his chest.

It seemed the chairman had obtained this himself.

“So that's how it is. Then it's fine,” the balding man said with a look of realization.

“The chairman hasn't requested anything from the Logistics Department in a long time. Since he suddenly took this, the staff indeed couldn't react in time.”

“You there! Forget about the misty breath. Miss Arabella has cleared things up for you. Go collect a bonus at the end of the month.”

“Thank you, Supervisor! Thank you, Supervisor!”

“Why are you thanking me? You should thank Miss Arabella.”

“Thank you, Miss Arabella! Thank you, Miss Arabella!”

Amidst a harmonious atmosphere, Ronan and Arabella left the Logistics Department.

Before leaving, Arabella took the opportunity to grab another handful of fruit candy and stuffed them into her pocket.

“I don't think you even need to show the chairmans order. It feels like everyone knows you and is very cooperative,”

Ronan said while eating the fruit candy Arabella had given him.

“And there was no need for us to pretend to be a couple; nobody cared about that at all.”

“I grew up in the Academy, so the veteran supervisors indeed look after me.”

“But the newly appointed department heads aren't so easy to deal with.”

Arabella shook her head and said, “You'll see in a moment.”

The Secretariat of the Arcane Arts Society.

“Oh, isn't this our little princess? Where have you been hiding these past two days? Even with your privileges, you shouldn't be skipping work...”

As soon as they stepped through the doors of the Secretariat, a sarcastic voice drifted toward them.

“Oh my, you even brought a wild man with you. Is our little princess finally pining for love?”

Ronan looked toward the source of the voice and saw a mature woman with heavy makeup and a neckline plunging nearly to her navel, sizing him up.

At the same time, he suddenly felt an extremely subtle burst of Spiritual Power probing him.

“Special Operations Group, performing official duties.” Arabella pulled out the chairmans order and said expressionlessly,

“Lena of the Secretariat is currently suspected of multiple criminal charges. Please cooperate with our operation.”

Arabella shot a glance at Ronan.

He understood immediately. His Spiritual Domain expanded instantly, focusing his Spiritual Power into a single point.

A massive amount of spiritual pressure crashed down upon the mature woman. Her eyes rolled back, and she immediately fainted.

Simultaneously, Ronan rapidly expanded his Spiritual Domain, tracing the source of that subtle Spiritual Power back to its origin.

Arabella was a bit surprised. She had only intended for Ronan to restrain the woman, but he had actually knocked her unconscious.

Was he doing this to stand up for her?

Arabella's face flushed slightly as she looked at Ronan.

However, Ronan was tilting his head, his gaze fixed on a point in mid-air, as if he were in a silent confrontation with something.