Chapter 832 - Controlled!
Chapter 832: Controlled!
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Inside the discussion room, the Rebellion Army Leader Medrick was silent. The atmosphere appeared tense, while Commander Keno from the First Battalion appeared enthusiastic, his eyes filled with excitement.
“Intelligence system… We must get it at all cost! However, this Merlin seems suspicious. Let’s do it this way. You summon him here, and I will make him accept a memory scan.”
Medrick’s heart was also thumping but he remained calm. Naturally, he understood the significance of a full-intelligence system. If his dimension-level warship could be fitted with an intelligence system, then it would be almost comparable to a few ordinary dimension-level warships.
In fact, they could leverage on this period while the Army was preoccupied and hijack a few starships to expand their force and become comparable to the Federation’s force.
However, the first priority was to obtain the intelligence system. The key to this was the suspicious Merlin.
“Memory scan? I’m afraid Merlin would not agree.”
Keno shook his head. Although he too wanted to obtain details of the intelligence system from Merlin, he never considered a memory scan. Usually, only the vilest criminal would be subjected to a memory scan, as a last resort. The entire Federation had strict rules about memory scanning.
Medrick smirked faintly. “It doesn’t matter whether Merlin agrees to it or not. We are the Rebellion Army, it doesn’t matter if we use some questionable tactics. Moreover, Merlin is a person with a mysterious background who possesses a full-intelligence system. He is a key person. Once we scan his memory, everything would be made clear. Anyway, it’s decided. You must send someone to bring Merlin here at once.”
The discussion hall had several guards. An Atlan who had left his warship and did not have any armor would not pose any threat, so just a few guards would suffice.
Keno ruminated for a moment and finally nodded. “I’ll get Bellio to inform Merlin right away.”
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Merlin was inside his room ruminating about how to approach the Rebellion Leader Medrick when he received Bellio’s message.
“Beep”.
Merlin pressed on the message button. This was a temporary identity chip that was issued to him when he joined the First Battalion. Although it was merely an identity chip, it was equipped with various functions. Transmitting messages was only one of these functions.
“Captain Merlin, His Excellency Commander just ordered me to inform you that Leader Medrick would like to see you. Please go to the discussion hall as soon as possible.”
“The Leader wants to see me?”
Merlin was taken aback and looked stunned. Just as he was trying to hatch a plan to approach the Rebellion Leader Medrick, such an opportunity came along. Nonetheless, as an esteemed Great Lord, he quickly calmed himself down.
“Roger, I will be there soon.”
Upon ending the message transmission, a series of thoughts flashed across Merlin’s head.
“Medrick must have found out about the intelligence system in the warship. This intelligence system seems to hold a lot of weight to the Atlans. All the better, this is my opportunity.”
Merlin stood up and initiated the navigation function on the identity chip. The identity chip held various functions in a single device, so it was extremely convenient. Even in a completely unfamiliar place, as long as detailed information was provided, one would not get lost.
Following the identity chip’s navigation guide, Merlin soon arrived at the door of the discussion hall. The guards at the door seemed to have received instructions, so upon checking Merlin’s identity chip, he was allowed to enter.
Merlin pushed open the door with a mighty heft. Entering the discussion hall, he saw a black-clad man with the slender Commander Keno beside him.
“Your Excellency Commander, this must be Leader Medrick?”
Merlin gazed at the black-clad man beside Keno steadily.
Keno nodded. “This is our Leader. Captain Merlin, the reason our Leader has summoned you is to meet you in person. After all, you are the first Captain who willingly joined the Rebellion Army in a very long time, and commands an empire-level warship to boot.”
“Captain Merlin, the empire-level warship that you command is very useful to the Rebellion Army. You’ve just joined the Rebellion Army, yet you’ve contributed so much. In return, I’ll appoint you as the Sergeant Major of a fleet under the Third Battalion, what do you think?”
Minutes into their first meeting, Medrick had already bestowed Merlin a tremendous benefit. A single fleet contained at least five empire-level warships and close to twenty city-level warships. Hence, it could be considered a position of high authority.
“Thank you, Leader, and also Commander Keno!”
Merlin could see the irregularity in Commander Keno’s expression.
“However, Captain Merlin, there are some questions that I must first ask you. I heard that you’ve slipped back to the Atlan Dimension from the Void Zone battlefield and that your warship is equipped with the military’s secret research intelligence system. Can you describe for us in detail, the full-intelligence system? Even better if you can decrypt it so that the First and Second Battalion can also install this full-intelligence system. When that happens, everyone in the Rebellion Army would be indebted to you.”
Merlin wrinkled his forehead and replied, “I don’t know anything about the full-intelligence system. My warship came pre-installed with the system. Please forgive me.”
“Oh? It’s okay if you don’t know. We have a memory scanner, so we would like Captain Merlin to cooperate with us and allow us to scan your memories. Even the insignificant details that Captain Merlin might have overlooked will be displayed on the memory scanner. Perhaps, then, we can find a way to decrypt the full-intelligence system.”
Medrick’s face still showed a smile, but his tone was considerably less warm, even to the point of coldness.
Merlin, on the other hand, raised his head to look at Commander Keno and deadpanned, “Commander Keno, do you acquiesce to this as well?”
Commander Keno gazed at Merlin with a complex expression but did not say anything. His silence was an admission of guilt in itself.
“Slam”.
The doors of the discussion hall swung open. Immediately, a dozen armored and armed guards entered the discussion hall and stared intently at Merlin.
A legion of guards in full uniform against an armor-less Merlin, an ordinary Atlan, was not at all considered a challenge. Any single guard should be able to dominate Merlin easily.
“Anyway, Captain Merlin, please cooperate. After the memory scan, if there are no issues, you will still be an important member of the Rebellion Army. Escort him there!”
As soon as Medrick issued the command, all the guards around Merlin snapped into motion and walked towards Merlin.
“Captain Merlin, the reason Leader is doing this is for the sake of the Rebellion Army. Your background is truly suspicious, and the full-intelligence system is too crucial for us…” Commander Keno’s tone was filled with remorse, but before he could finish speaking, the dozen or so guards had stepped past Merlin and advanced towards the two of them instead.
Furthermore, the guards had the weapons in their hands aimed directly at Keno and Medrick. Although Commander Medrick had his armor on, he would not be able to evade such a large number of guards.
“What’s happening? I’m asking you to capture Merlin!”
Leader Medrick’s eyes were filled with incomprehension as he roared at the guards. However, no matter how loudly he roared, the guards were unmoved. All of them appeared to be like puppets.
A smile quirked up on the corner of Merlin’s lips. Leisurely, he came before Medrick. His gaze swept across Keno and Medrick as he said calmly, “There’s no need to yell, all of them have been controlled by me.”
“Controlled by you? Merlin, who are you really? Are you a spy sent by the Federation?”
Commander Keno responded immediately. Nevertheless, he did not act rashly. He was very well-acquainted with the prowess of the weapons in the hands of these guards. Perhaps his armor could withstand a few hits, but would not be able to hold off so many guards.
“The Federation? Commander Keno, Your Excellency Leader, I think it’s time for a proper introduction. I indeed came from the Void Zone but I’m not an Atlan. I’m from the Spell Caster civilization who is on the other side of the war. The Marshal whom the Army sent to the frontline should not be unfamiliar with me.”
Merlin had silently shrouded the entire discussion hall inside the Illusory World beforehand, hence he was able to control the minds of the guards. Currently, they were basically Merlin’s puppets who would obey his every command.
“You’re a foreign tribe member?”
Keno and Medrick were taken aback. Although they often heard the updates announced by the Federation about the war that was ongoing with some foreign tribes in the Void Zone, in reality, very few people had actually seen a real foreign tribe member. Unexpectantly, this Merlin standing before their eyes, who looked no different from them, was actually a foreign tribe member. To add salt to the wound, Merlin also possessed such a powerful and manipulative ability that allowed him to control these guards silently.
“So, what do you want?”
Medrick asked gruffly after he calmed down. Since he was completely uninformed regarding foreign tribe civilizations, he did not know how to respond.
“Very simple, I just need to borrow the Rebellion Army’s force!”
As soon as Merlin finished speaking, he did not allow Medrick to reply. Instead, he activated his Mind Power to control both their minds. The entire discussion hall descended into silence.
“Hmm? Someone’s coming?”
Merlin was alerted. Wherever his Illusory World enfolded, any movement would not escape his attention.
“Lombass? It’s him? That’s even better. The Leader, the Commander of the First Battalion and the Commander of the Second Battalion will be controlled by me. There’s also the Commander of the Third Battalion, who I can summon using Medrick’s name. With that, I will control all of them and carry out my plan.”
As long as Merlin’s first step succeeded, he would basically be able to control the entire Rebellion Army. Using the force of the Rebellion Army, he would be able to find out all kinds of information. This was far more effective than revealing his identity and destroying the Atlan Dimension by force.