CHAPTER 380: 293. TOO FAR FROM HEAVEN, TOO CLOSE TO GREAT XIA_2

Qin Deguang confirmed the other’s guess, "Mr. Larod, yes!"

Larod curiously asked, "Why haven’t we seen your country’s operatives?"

Qin Deguang chuckled, "Because the Tusk special forces squad is equipped with optical invisibility suits.

"When they switched to invisibility mode earlier, the members of the three squads jumped down, and they have now landed safely and are advancing towards the target area."

Zhu Bai Xuan echoed, "These optical invisibility suits are very advanced, even if a special forces member stands five meters away, it’s hard to detect them with the naked eye."

Larod was greatly surprised, "That formidable?!"

Zhu Bai Xuan nodded, "The actual effect is even more impressive. I once saw a soldier in an optical invisibility suit moving slowly four meters away, and it took effort to notice something off."

Aorot felt a chill down his spine.

Has Great Xia’s single-soldier optical invisibility technology reached this level?

He had heard that many countries were developing similar technologies.

These countries generally faced a common problem—it’s undetectable from a distance, but as soon as you get closer, it becomes very noticeable.

Especially when someone wearing an invisibility suit is moving, you can see a mass of distorted light moving.

Aorot glanced at the screen and muttered to himself, "The Rasslov family is doomed."

The Rasslov family is precisely the mastermind behind the scheme against the Great Xia International Coal Group for the enormous benefits of the Red Fire Coal Mine.

According to the style of the Xia People, once they showcase advanced weapons, they won’t end things half-heartedly.

So, the Rasslov family will likely become a target for the Xia People to set an example.

Zhu Bai Xuan smiled, "Everyone, the next actions of the Tusk Squad might include untimely scenes, so we won’t display them. After the operation is over, we will show everyone the results."

Aorot immediately understood that the so-called "untimely scenes" must be graphic and violent scenes.

Soon after.

The projection beam vanished.

The screen image disappeared.

"Clap! Clap!"

Zhu Bai Xuan gently clapped twice, smiling, "Everyone, please continue dining!"

Aorot held his chopsticks, staring blankly at the dishes on the table, without any appetite.

*

After a while.

Aorot got up and walked to the restroom.

But he didn’t use the toilet.

Instead, he sat on the toilet, lit a cigarette, and started smoking.

Facing the immense pressure from the Xia People, he felt very frustrated; this was his way of relieving stress.

Although there was a "no smoking" sign in the restroom, he often did this in Gujarat, so he didn’t care.

After just a few puffs, he heard a light "creak".

The restroom door was pushed open.

Footsteps immediately followed, and then the sound of running water.

"Aorot!"

A deep male voice suddenly sounded, speaking in the Gujarat language.

It was the voice of Maras, the superpower user representative of Gujarat.

Aorot remained silent.

He was very disappointed in Maras and didn’t want to engage with him.

"Aorot, I know it’s you. I just saw you come in," Maras said again.

Aorot took another puff of the cigarette and said sullenly, "You failed the supreme leader who appointed you as the highest commander of the Superpower User Corps—Gujarat’s Light; you failed the supreme leader’s trust."

Earlier, when facing the Xia People, this commander just resisted briefly before quickly giving in, so Aorot held him in contempt.

Maras responded calmly to the accusation, "In Gujarat, I’m a strongman, but in Great Xia, I’m nothing."

Aorot’s tone became agitated, "But you could have argued your case, instead of being a puppet and saying nothing."

Maras shook his head, sighed, "You’re not a superpower user, you won’t understand the feeling of ’possibly being crushed to death at any moment’ from the overwhelming sense of mortality."

Aorot truly couldn’t comprehend it and directly snapped, "Coward!"

Maras, losing interest in arguing with his companion, changed the topic, "I believe you’ve noticed that the Xia People have already begun their actions; it’s just a matter of time before they fully control the Five Countries in the Middle of East Continent."

Aorot couldn’t help but sigh, "We’re too far from paradise and too close to Great Xia."

Maras suddenly suggested quietly, "Perhaps we should consider sending our relatives to Great Xia."

Aorot was taken aback and coldly laughed, "Gujarat hasn’t collapsed yet, are you already ready to defect?"

Maras retorted, "Once the Xia People’s influence extends into Gujarat, even if we’re unwilling to align with them, won’t there be other opportunists who will?"

Aorot was at a loss for words.

He knew in his heart that, under the allure of power, there wouldn’t just be some willing to turn to the Xia People, it would be a tidal wave.

Maras continued, "If you seized power, wouldn’t the lives of Gujarat’s civilians be better under your rule than under the opportunists?"

Aorot fell into contemplation.

Initially, he despised Maras, thinking he didn’t deserve to be a Gujarati, yet now he suddenly realized that after listening to Maras, he was genuinely tempted.

He even unconsciously considered the benefits of sending his family to Great Xia.

After the cold wave disaster, Yetis appeared all over Gujarat, with a trend of increasing numbers. Who knows if more dangerous creatures will emerge in the future?

Now, it is globally acknowledged that Great Xia is the safest country on the entire Canglan Star, so sending family members here is evidently not a bad idea.