Chapter 160

In the hinterland of the Ankra region, five kilometers south of the regional capital, there was a small canyon; this was originally an oil field half-excavated by the Shawute Stan government.

Later, as the resistance movement intensified, the Shawute Stan government lost control of the site, and the half-built facilities had been in a state of abandonment ever since.

But now, this oil field had been completed under the operation of the independent government and had begun to produce crude oil.

On the cliff above the canyon, Leonard looked at the bustling extraction site below and sighed, "This is truly a spectacular sight."

It was indeed spectacular, because besides the oil field workers, there were many Ankra people watching the excitement.

An oil field in the desert, hope in the midst of adversity.

"I always feel this scene has quite a symbolic meaning," Leonard muttered to himself, then asked the twin sisters behind him, "How did the things I asked you to investigate turn out?"

The older of the twins, Xia Yufang, who had long black hair, replied, "It has been confirmed. According to your standards, Wang Liumei's performance is outside the baseline, but her age seems to be within the periphery."

After a pause, she continued, "As for the other target, Shihe Hafunisi's performance fluctuates around the baseline, but her age doesn't match."

"What a pity," Leonard shrugged and said regretfully, "If only both of them were."

It's no wonder he felt it was a pity; he himself was an "Whispered," so he knew very well the importance of the Whispered.

Whether for the growth of his own power or for the goal in his heart, he wanted to obtain more Whispered.

And this was actually the real reason he had set his sights on this region.

Wang Liumei, who could lead such a massive organization to establish an independent government in the Middle East at only fifteen, naturally attracted his attention with this excellence that didn't match her age.

It's just that from the current contact, although Wang Liumei fits the age, the possibility of her being a Whispered is low.

The excellence she displayed was entirely based on her own management skills from her background; she didn't show any talent in technology.

It was at this time that another girl in the Resistance caught Leonard's attention.

She was Shihe Hafunisi, the girl Wang Liumei called sister and who served as the AS team leader.

She actually displayed quite excellent technical ability during the construction of the oil field.

Although she didn't seem to have relevant technical knowledge at first, she learned too quickly during the construction process and soon became something like a chief engineer.

Such signs were almost like the awakening of a Whispered.

It's just that the age seems a bit off.

To be safe, he tried a dangerous method.

Resonance—that was an ability that could be used between Whispered.

It could allow for a certain degree of mental fusion; it was a very dangerous ability.

Because the fused thoughts would gradually become inseparable as the ability continued.

So every use required great attention to time.

He had tried using that dangerous ability when contacting the other party, but he couldn't perceive the other party's existence with his Whispered ability at all.

"Forget it, let's just wait and see for now," Leonard said to himself. "After all, we are still in the cooperation period. If I directly capture those two girls for experiments, that cooperation partner will go crazy. If it turns out neither of them is one, all my hard work during this time will go down the drain."

He still had doubts in his heart; after all, Wang Liumei might not have awakened yet, and Shihe's age might be a disguise.

It's just that the possibility is indeed not high.

But in any case, if there is a plan, a final confirmation is still needed.

Leonard looked down from above at Li Boyong, who was also at the extraction site, and the two girls laughing and talking beside him.

Once he becomes unable to leave Amalgam's power, he will naturally obediently offer up those two girls.

Humans are mostly such base things...

"Let's go. For the prosperity of this region, we seem to have quite a bit of work to do."

Looking at the smiles on the faces of those Ankra people, Leonard gave a self-deprecating smile and turned to leave.

His subordinates followed silently one by one. As they were about to reach their own convoy, Xia Yulan, who had short, capable hair, suddenly asked, "Is it really okay to just let that guy join the organization so easily?"

"Hm?" Leonard stopped, looked back at the girl who spoke, and asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Did something happen during your stay? Judging by your tone, you seem to hate that guy very much."

To be honest, if other subordinates questioned his authority in public like this, Leonard wouldn't mind using some means to maintain his prestige.

However, he could be a bit more tolerant with the Xia sisters.

First, they were the foster daughters and disciples of that Jiulong; he still had to give that much face.

After all, that evil ghost was now an Executive Candidate among the cadres.

Secondly, these two girls were originally asked from Jiulong to help, for the purpose of testing the possibility of them being Whispered.

Although the experiment proved they weren't, they had spent quite a bit of time together afterward, so he still had a little bit of mercy.

"I heard that she provoked the other party while being a hostage, and then was rubbed into the ground by the other party in an AS battle," one of his subordinates who knew some inside information answered Leonard's confusion.

This also caused a stir among Leonard's subordinates.

Although the Xia sisters weren't old, their AS piloting skills were recognized as strong.

"I see, so you lost, Yulan," Leonard spread his hands, "This also shows that he indeed has the ability to be worthy of managing the interests of this region for the organization."

A small matter, just take it as an anecdote.

Leonard smiled and was the first to board his vehicle, and his subordinates followed one after another.

Xia Yufang stepped forward quickly, grabbed her sister's hand, and whispered, "Don't cause trouble for the teacher."

Xia Yulan held her sister's hand back, fingers interlaced, and nodded, "I know, sister. I just wanted to kindly remind him that that man is not simple, but since he doesn't appreciate it, forget it."

"That kind of thing doesn't matter; when the time comes, let's go back to the teacher's side."

"You're right, sister."

The sisters held hands and got into their own car.

Even so, Xia Yufang couldn't help but think of that conflict.

And the strength of that man—a strength that was not at all weaker than the teacher's.

That day, her sister, who hadn't had a chance to bathe for a long time, couldn't help but lose her temper at their residence.

She hadn't bathed for a long time either, so she, who was just forcibly enduring it, couldn't stop her sister's outburst.

As a result, what happened afterward was beyond the sisters' expectations.