Chapter 205: Jian Suiyu Obtains the SSS-Level Item [Truth Flower]

Chapter 205: Jian Suiyu Obtains the SSS-Grade Item [Truth Flower]

An unmarked shuttle with no identifiable origin requested landing clearance at Blaze's landing pad.

After thinking it over, Jian Suiyu sent a private message to Shen Que:

Jian Suiyu: "Did you sell yourself out to the royals after all?"

Shen Que: "...Did you skip your crazy pills today?"

Jian Suiyu: "We suddenly got a shipment of weapons for the team, and now an unfamiliar shuttle is requesting landing."

Shen Que: "Must be from Secretary-General Zhou Qianfeng from the Alliance."

Jian Suiyu’s eyes widened slightly as he carefully typed word by word:

Jian Suiyu: "So... you actually offered yourself to the Secretary-General?"

No way, Captain!! Going that far for the squad?!

Shen Que: "I healed Master Fu! The crystals you provided were ultimately used by the Secretariat for the development of the DX001 detector."

Jian Suiyu let out a relieved sigh. That’s good.

Hold up—

The crystals were given to Wu Yue. How did Shen Que know?

At this moment, Jian Suiyu’s brain was firing on all cylinders.

Jian Suiyu: "You bumped into Wu Yue at the Secretariat, and she finally realized you’re Prince Squire!!"

Shen Que: "..." If not for maintaining harmony within the team’s leadership, he would’ve blocked Jian Suiyu right then and there.

This guy might as well be dancing on his grave.

Shen Que: "No. Deadpan.jpg"

Jian Suiyu: "What a shame. But the soulmate detection system has a five-meter detection range.

I can’t wait to see the moment your identity gets exposed after you turn back into Shen Que."

Now that's drama. *snicker*

"Message read. No reply. You have been blocked."

Jian Suiyu personally directed the shuttle to land. Once it settled, a crew of twenty stepped out.

All of them wore generic gray jumpsuits with no insignia. Lu Li stepped forward and thrust a form at Jian Suiyu.

Lu Li: "Vice-Captain Jian, is this the full-base security system upgrade service you requested?"

Aunt Chen blinked, confused, "Huh? Suiyu, did you make an appointment?"

Yanking the form back before he could react, Lu Li nodded. "Copy that. Vice-Captain Jian has confirmed."

Aunt Chen, "Huh? Suiyu hasn’t even moved a muscle."

Lu Li raised his hand. "Begin security system overhaul immediately—both hardware and software."

"All aerial and ground-based hardware will be configured to the alliance's current highest standards, with a full system upgrade on the software side, with zero system vulnerabilities remaining."

Chen Yi, "Hmm? Doesn’t Blaze already have the alliance’s top-tier defense rating?"

Lu Li checked Blaze's current defense status and nodded,

"Indeed, it is the alliance's highest defense level—but that was five years ago.

Alliance technology advances rapidly, with defense systems updated every three months.

Compared to five years ago, the defense capabilities have improved twenty times over.

With Blaze's current aerial defenses, it wouldn’t last through the alliance’s opening salvo.

After this upgrade, it should at least hold until the fifth wave, buying us time for a full retreat."

Chen Yi’s eyes went wide as she looked at Jian Suiyu in disbelief,

"Bombardment? Why would the alliance bomb Blaze?

Suiyu, what’s the price tag on this upgrade?

Our base just expanded into the back mountain, and the planting sector’s still in Phase Two."

Lu Li was surprised, "Your team has already started a planting zone?

Perfect—that cuts out the land-clearing phase. We can directly implement the newest agri-livestock blueprints provided by the Agricultural Academy."

"Secretary Lu, I’ve seen the planting zone. The layout’s solid—Professor Yan Wei’s work.

The second phase is under development and doesn’t need to be redone."

Lu Li nodded, "Good. All units, move out—start the upgrade now."

He turned to Jian Suiyu, "Vice-Captain Jian, you hold absolute authority over this upgrade.

Rest assured, the post-upgrade access codes stay with Blaze, with the initial keys will wipe themselves. Blaze will have total system control."

After authorizing the encryption key controls to Jian Suiyu,

"Oh, one more thing..."

Lu Li handed him an item, "As part of our launch promo, the first customer receives an additional SSS-rank item.

This is [Truth Flower]. It requires no mental energy to activate.

Once it detects malicious lies or harmful intent, it automatically activates and neutralizes them.

Single-use, capable of handling up to ten targets—quick and clean."

Blaze’s rep in the alliance kept climbing—purifying planting zones, upgrading defenses, equipping weapons—

The next step was recruiting new members to expand the team.

Faced with the SSS-rank [Truth Flower], Jian Suiyu never imagined he’d experience the same dilemma Wu Yue once had—dealing with a live grenade.

Jian Suiyu smiled, "Blaze only provided 14W Starfall Ore. Going by market rates,

the defense system you’ve offered far exceeds the ore’s worth. This spec-ops-grade system isn’t something private teams can usually access. I can’t accept this SSS-rank item."

Lu Li, "This is a gift our company is presenting exclusively to Deputy Captain Jian."

Jian Suiyu, "Then I definitely can't accept it."

Lu Li, "Deputy Captain Jian, you reap what you sow. This is my boss’s personal thank-you gift for the kindness you planted four months ago."

Jian Suiyu frowned. Four months ago was precisely when Wu Yue arrived at Blaze.

Lu Li, "It seems Deputy Captain Jian has already figured it out. You’re a smart man."

Handing the item to Jian Suiyu, Lu Li completed his assignment and hurried back to Zhou Qianfeng’s side.

Auntie Chen looked at the SSS-grade [Truth Flower] in Jian Suiyu’s hand and cautiously reached out to touch it. Unexpectedly, the [Truth Flower] wasn’t shy at all—it even affectionately nuzzled Auntie Chen’s hand with its tiny bud.

Auntie Chen, "Sui Yu, this flower seems really intelligent."

Jian Suiyu, "Items ranked S-grade or higher already possess thinking capabilities."

Jian Suiyu held the [Truth Flower] up to his face, "Are you willing to bind with me and become my item?"

The Truth Flower nodded its tiny bud and made a soft chirping sound.

[Truth Flower] successfully bound. The SSS-grade item lit up 18 star points. Though not fully maxed, 18 star points already marked it as an incredibly rare god-tier item.

While Auntie Chen pulled out crystals to feed the Truth Flower, Jian Suiyu used her communicator to message Shen Que:

"Chen Ou (AAA Food Supply): What’s the relationship between Wu Yue and Secretary-General Zhou?"

"Shen Que: No clue what you mean."

"Chen Ou (AAA Food Supply): Stop pretending. Secretary-General Zhou’s people brought weapons, upgraded all our base defenses, fast-tracked development of planting and breeding zones in phases three and four, and even gifted me a personal SSS-grade item. If you had that kind of pull, the Royal Court would’ve been under your thumb ages ago."

"Shen Que: You’re overthinking it."

"Chen Ou (AAA Food Supply): The SSS-grade item was given by Secretary-General Zhou claiming it was for me rescuing Wu Yue and bringing her back to Blaze four months ago. Keep playing dumb."

"Shen Que: ...I don't really know either. I'm guessing, Wu Yue might be Secretary-General Zhou’s daughter."

"Chen Ou (AAA Food Supply): Your *guess*?"

"Shen Que: Yeah."

"Chen Ou (AAA Food Supply): Forget it then."

"Shen Que: ???"

Shutting off the communicator,

Jian Suiyu mused:

If it’s Shen Que’s guess, then it’s definitely not true. That jinx has never called a coin flip right to save his life.