Chapter: The Ninth Unit had already been disbanded, its members either sent to remote mountains and dense forests or imprisoned, and the position of Ninth Unit Commander was nothing but an empty shell.

Chapter: The Ninth Unit had already been disbanded, its members either sent to remote mountains and dense forests or imprisoned, and the position of Ninth Unit Commander was nothing but an empty shell.

This empty shell, the Old Saint King and the Moon Goddess had chosen to preserve, likely intending for Su Xiao to do something for them, or perhaps to have a follower stir things up and create obstacles for certain people's actions.

Without ever meeting them, Su Xiao knew that the Old Saint King and the Moon Goddess were probably two old schemers. Moreover, given the current prosperity of the Dawn Empire, these two were likely super-level old schemers, on the same tier as Old Lion and Harold.

Lost in thought, Su Xiao followed Sonia and two administrative officials out of the secret prison. This group was also quite interesting—Sonia belonged to the Moon Goddess faction, while the administrative officials were from the Old Saint King faction. If anyone said these two sides weren't hostile, Su Xiao absolutely wouldn't believe it.

Next, Su Xiao would have to search for the Soul Speaker right under the noses of these two old schemers. As for Eagle Marquis, if that guy turned out to be another old schemer...

The Awakening Quest gave too few clues. Aside from the two words "Soul Speaker," there were no other useful hints.

Moreover, there was a Violator in this world. Fortunately, Su Xiao didn't have to fight that Violator to the death. Even if this hunting mission wasn't completed, he wouldn't need to act as a temporary Arbiter—this was a privilege granted during the Awakening of his talent.

Just as Su Xiao was about to step onto the lift, he suddenly remembered something. There was still a member of the Ninth Unit in the secret prison—a "madwoman" named Philomena, a steam bomb expert who had once been his vice officer and the second-in-command of the Ninth Unit.

"Release Philomena."

Su Xiao stopped in front of the lift. Inside the lift, the tall administrative official and Sonia both showed troubled expressions. Sonia was the first to speak:

"It's like this, Mr. Kukulin. We've only received the approval for your release. Regarding T17.2229·Philomena, we are powerless to help. Apologies."

Sonia placed a hand on her chest as a gesture of apology. She couldn't afford to bow further for this goddess salute now—there was a long tear in the back of her skirt.

"Am I still the Commander of the Ninth Unit?"

Su Xiao looked at Sonia. He was sixty percent confident he could get his vice officer, Philomena, out.

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