"If you think so, that's it!" Rocky echoed. He also sensed a trace of hostility in Deputy Commander Lin's tone, so he decided to take advantage of the situation.
"No, Basil. We need to get to the point. Has the crisis in the western region's front line been resolved or not?" Tucker asked, looking at Rocky with concern swimming in his eyes.
"It has been settled... sort of," Rocky replied ambiguously, shrugging slightly.
"What do you mean? Yes or no? Give us a direct answer!" Deputy commander Lin snapped, being slightly rude on purpose.
"Commander Tucker sent me to the front line of the western region with Commander Ling to solve the crisis caused by the spiritual beasts. If you're asking me in regards to the spiritual beasts, then I've completed my task." Rocky was deliberately avoiding the majority of what had happened during his mission. He kept his face calm. If he didn't take credit for what he had done, Tucker would be left with a greater impression of him.
"That's good." Tucker nodded and smiled. He was just glad that Rocky hadn't disappointed him and that he had completed the mission.
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cleaning herself by accident," Rocky replied, smiling sheepishly.
Kye became speechless when he heard Rocky's confession. He had never seen Rocky act so boldly before. He was the one who had seen a naked woman and been threatened by her, yet it didn't seem to bother him at all.
"Well, thank you for lying about the commander in chief thinking highly of us. Otherwise, she would not have let me go so easily. How did you come up with such a good story?" Rocky smiled.
"Who said that I came up with it? It's true. However, it may take some time. After all, if the commander in chief intends to put you in an important position, it will inevitably cause other commanders and deputy commanders to become angry. Then they will worry about their positions," Kye explained with a serious look on his face.
"You are right," Rocky said, nodding his head. "Are you just passing by? It doesn't look like it. You're here to try and merge with the martial spirit again, right?"
"I can't hide anything from you." Kye smiled awkwardly.
"Let's go." Rocky said before leading Kye to a remote corner. Then, the two of them entered Rocky's Magic Spiritual Space together.