Global Mining.

Chapter 863 Caught
Gabriel exclaimed with delight, "See? This is the uncanny accuracy of my intuition as a woman! It's far better than that guy who was electrocuted and foaming at the mouth."

Raphael coughed lightly: "It's not just the mouth that's foaming at the mouth..."

Metatron exclaimed, "Don't interrupt! What about me?"

Michael said, "Of course I won't admit it!"

Metatron closed his book: "Your Honor, I really didn't do it!"

The judge said in a deep voice, "He will not be guilty."

Metatron was absolutely certain: "While I admire these achievements, I have never done them."

The judge said in a deep voice, "It seems there is insufficient evidence. The trial will be postponed."

Metatron was getting impatient: "How long is this going to be delayed?"

The judge waved his hand: "When the case takes a further turn..."

After saying that, Metatron was pushed out of the white hall and back into the small dark room.

Metatron was absolutely furious: "This must be a backdoor that those Alpha guys opened up in secret, right?"

Sariel retorted angrily, "I think so too. Shall we fire a few more curries to calm things down?"

Michael was completely at a loss: "Butler, arrange for someone to check the accounts again and deal with a few of the Karens."

Butler: "Received."

Regardless, despite being locked in a dark room, Metatron was sweating profusely and thankful to have escaped unscathed: "Is there no chance for me at all?"

Gabriel laughed: "Let's send Shira to the selection of a concubine! Maybe then we can rescue you."

Metatron said irritably, "By the time she gets elected, I don't know how many days I'll have been locked up."

Gabriel chuckled: "Why isn't Samuel saying anything? Is this a selection of a bride?"

Samuel looked exhausted: "Actually, you can choose that too. I'm flying back to the city to find a hotel and sleep."

Gabriel laughed, "Flying pretty fast, huh? Did you overexert yourself?"

Raphael sighed, "That's not a rocket flying, it's the sorrow of a broken heart propelling it..."

Samuel snapped, "You two bitches, shut up!"

Raphael was overjoyed: "Ah, I got called a bitch, this is a form of recognition..."

……

Blood Sand City.

Even in the remote desert border cities of the empire, the lights at night still illuminate the city like a luminous pearl in the desert.

A high-speed meteor fell and dissipated.

Samuel disguised himself and entered the city. At night, groups of beggars would appear, following unfamiliar travelers and begging for money.

Samuel was most annoyed by these little beggars. No matter how well he disguised himself, they could tell at a glance he wasn't a local. And according to the usual travel guides, he couldn't just give them money, otherwise more and more little beggars would follow him. But he couldn't refuse either, or they would keep following him. In short, there was always a long line of them following him.

So this is the curry slum, huh? The boss really should fire more curry people.

Samuel was already in a bad mood, and this only made things worse. So he simply threw a handful of coins into the air behind him, and the group of little beggars finally let him go and scrambled to grab them.

In short, just get rid of it.

Upon arriving at the hotel, Samuel requested a room. The instant he opened the door, the screen flashed red, and a web of magical light rushed towards him!

Samuel was so exhausted that he didn't have time to react. He was immediately caught in the net and dragged away. Before he could even fall to the ground, a black-robed mage teleported to his side and slammed him to the ground!
A black bag was put over his head, everything went black, and he was completely unable to move!

"Wanted fugitive Samuel, you're under arrest!"

System notification: Warning! You have been captured by Imperial agents and are about to face trial and imprisonment.

Samuel was jolted awake, utterly shocked and incredulous: "Gentlemen, I've been arrested! At the hotel entrance!"

The elders were incredulous: "How could this be?"

Michael exclaimed, "Can we escape?"

Samuel said helplessly, "I gave all my offensive artifacts to Sila, and I rushed back to sleep. I'm completely exhausted..."

Gabriel was taken aback: "The fact that this spy was able to ambush at the hotel entrance suggests that this was not a last-minute arrest, but rather that the other party had been preparing for some time?"

Samuel exclaimed in astonishment, "So, you mean I was actually being followed from the moment I started tracking Da Chun?"

Raphael exclaimed, "Of course! The Magic Mirror surveillance system in Gem City can also filter and lock onto targets!"

Samuel panicked; "Then what should I do?"

Michael said in a muffled voice, "You're too tired, go to sleep and rest. Anyway, once you log off, the NPCs won't judge you."

Samuel's feelings were indescribable: "Well, it seems I'll be locked up for many days, just like Mei. The Dark Faction can only rely on Sila and Uriel..."

The chat group of the Ten Elders was deathly silent, save for Xila's heavy breathing...

……

At 10 a.m., Da Chun was awakened by Ai Lian's cheers: "We've arrived!"

Before I knew it, I had taken a three-hour nap, and I felt much more refreshed and comfortable.

Looking at the screen, it was completely obscured by a riot of colors, but the minimap showed Ellen's radar, which clearly indicated the location of the ruins of the Holy Mechanical City ahead.

That's fast!
Then I saw a row of system message notifications:

—Aytnas 2.02Plus+ version prompt: Your Wood-type constitution, Aytnas Forest Goddess form successfully extracted the essence of the thousand-year-old plants from the wine and transformed it into "Sweet Spring" in the Dream Forest Divine Realm, your wine tolerance +10.

—System notification: You have poured out your love, and your gang elder, Sheila, has increased her affection for you to "Passionate Infatuation"...

……

System notification: Congratulations! With the assistance of your team member, Imperial Agent Holmes, you have successfully captured the wanted criminal Samuel. You have completed the mission within the time limit. Please proceed to the Hathaway Manor in the Imperial city of San Gondor to hand over the mission.

—Aytnas 2.02 Plus+ Version Tip: Aytnas, in her forest goddess form, has successfully extracted the power of the "Law of Time" contained within the wine. Your wine tolerance has increased by 3, and you can continue drinking and extracting. Your archaeology skill has advanced to Grandmaster level, earning the achievement: Time's Essence.

Time-related significance: You can identify antiques that embody the laws of time.

— Scholar Career Tip: Your Archaeology skill has advanced to the Grandmaster level, your Scholar career experience has been greatly increased, and the "Convert Wisdom" skill can be activated again.

……

Da Chun was truly overwhelmed with surprises! Gan Quan!? Holy crap, I finally mastered the arena skills! This thousand-year wine really does work like a hundred bottles!
Also, Ellen has even gained favor with the pile driver, but she's clearly a player in disguise!
But wait!

Looking at the message below, Da Chun was utterly incredulous. Samuel had actually been captured by Moss? Holy crap, Moss really does what he says. How did he manage to do that?
Also, Yatnas is already at version 2.02, is that all due to drinking?
Just then, Ellen laughed and said, "Darling, Lia's clone has successfully infiltrated!"

(End of this chapter)