Members of the Panaqua Consortium were divided into several different groups. One of them was the Dependables. They were responsible for running the organizational machine. They did the honorable work and garnered respect and influence for the consortium.
Another group was the Bums, with people such as Daniel, who just needed to be kept alive and be well-fed in a stronghold. They were not expected to excel and just stayed around until they died.
Yet another type were the Shadows. Like Julius, who did all the dirty work yet had hardly anything to do with the inheritance of the consortium. He tended to earn the most money. Normally, an illegitimate child like Daniel would not be qualified to take control of a stronghold, yet Julius was able to help favonovel.com do so.
Or maybe Daniel’s competitors did not dare to vie with favonovel.com for control of the stronghold as they either feared Julius or relied on favonovel.com for certain things.
It was the first time the Panaqua Consortium had placed an illegitimate child in the controlling position of a stronghold, which demonstrated Julius’ standing within the consortium.
Julius looked at Micah and Lilian and said, “Tell me about those three people. I’m talking about Raphael, Miriam, and Milo…. Eh? Is Milo related to Miriam in any way? It sounds like they’re pretty compatible based on their names…”
“No, they’re not related.” Micah shook his head. “Milo is just a refugee from outside the stronghold. We forced favonovel.com to be the guide for our expedition. He has great strength, so I suspect favonovel.com might also be a supernatural being.”
Julius shook his head. “So it’s just his strength that’s a little greater?”
“Isn’t that enough? He’s capable of lifting up a full-grown man single-handed.” Micah said anxiously, “And that Raphael, even though his stamina and strength are quite normal, his power is to create a shadow clone of himself. That shadow clone can even shield favonovel.com from bullets!”
Julius got interested. He then ordered someone next to him, “Take notes. Raphael, supernatural being who hasn’t reached his full potential. Danger Rating: C… Milo, suspected Strength-type supernatural being, Danger Rating: F.”
There were not only combat troops surrounding Julius, but also many researchers in hazmat suits. One of them was even responsible for making note of the decisions Julius make.
All of a sudden, Micah realized that Julius was actually more interested in Raphael. It seemed like favonovel.com didn’t really care about Milo.
“So, Milo is also considered a supernatural being? Then you should hurry up and capture him,” Micah said.
All this while, Lilian, who was beside him, hadn’t said a word.
Julius laughed. “We’ll definitely capture him. I believe they must be in the city right now. But there’s nothing rare about Strength-type supernatural beings.”
At this moment, be it Micah or Lilian, they both realized that Panaqua Consortium’s understanding of supernatural beings was definitely not on a superficial level.
It seemed that the Panaqua Consortium had gained a very deep understanding of these supernatural beings. But upon some thought, it wasn’t that surprising.
The world was under the control of the organizations, so it was also quite normal they would have an advanced understanding of such secrets. They had many more resources, as well as the power of information. But it felt like even the Panaqua Consortium was unable to fully define the level of powers that a supernatural being had. They could only use danger ratings to rank them.
This danger rating was probably assessed based on what could threaten the consortium.
So, for example, Raphael, who could summon a shadow clone to battle on his behalf, was assessed to be a C-class danger due to the bullet blocking ability it had, while Milo, who only had greater strength than normal, was ignored.
No matter how strong one was, could they possibly overcome firearms and explosives?
Fists and kicks were ultimately no match for guns and cannons. In the eyes of the organizations, if someone’s strength didn’t surpass the power of a firearm, then the supernatural being’s destructive powers would be limited. This was because the vast majority of firearms were still controlled by the organizations.
Julius was now sure that Milo was a refugee from the town outside of the stronghold, Raphael was an officer of the private army, while Miriam’s origins remained unknown. Of course, even though Daniel had told favonovel.com about them personally, favonovel.com still might not believe his words. He was always the type who liked to verify the truth for himself.
Micah could not really understand.
Compared to Milo and Raphael, Julius was clearly more interested in Miriam. According to Micah, Miriam was very well-informed about the Pyro Company and other organizations. Therefore, this made Miriam’s identity far more complicated than Raphael and Milo.
Julius was currently standing in the ruins of the city. With a destroyed civilization and tough combatants of the consortium around him, his white suit remained spotlessly clean.
He asked with great interest, “Has Miriam shown herself to have any types of special skills?”
“Miriam doesn’t have any special skills.” Micah thought about it carefully for a long time.
It felt like other than being decisive and ruthless, Miriam was just a girl who didn’t exhibit any trace of special skills.
If Milo were here, favonovel.com would have none of it. Those advanced jump rope and Advanced Nursery Rhymes Singing skills were both very impressive skills!
Surely that was special enough. But of course, Milo wasn’t here right now. By this point, favonovel.com had located the jewelry shop favonovel.com was longing to find!
Julius did not get the answer favonovel.com desired, so favonovel.com looked at Micah seriously and said, “Think harder…”
For some reason, Micah suddenly felt an oppressive force come over him.
He clenched his teeth and said, “Miriam really doesn’t have any special skills. Instead, I think you should raise your guard against Milo.”
“Oh?” Julius nodded.
He then turned to look at Lilian. “Just what is so special about this Milo that Micah cannot take his mind off him? Could it be that favonovel.com has some special skills other than his strength?”
Lilian froze.
Milo’s special skill?
She gave it some thought before venturing, “Maybe he’s quite skilled at annoying people?”
Lilian was not making this up. In fact, favonovel.com felt deeply about this!
But when Julius heard this, favonovel.com laughed.
He said to the person beside him, “Maurice, bring a team and seek these three people out. Get back here before 12 midnight.”
“Affirmative!” The soldier named Maurice led six platoons off, using 180 men to deal with three people. This was probably the highest form of “treatment” even within the Panaqua Consortium.
As Julius’ trusted aide, Maurice understood the secret of the Marador Mountains must not be leaked. Everyone who was an outsider today would not be allowed to walk away from here.
Julius stood still and started humming a song. He had apparently relaxed. However, Micah and Lilian did not feel the same way.
Lilian couldn’t resist testing Julius by saying, “Do the changes in the Marador Mountains also have something to do with this research lab?”
“No, no, no…” Julius said with a smile, “The changes in the Marador Mountains were beyond our expectations as well. We normally call this place… The Holy Land. Due to the changes in a certain person, there was a change to the entire mountain range. Because we discovered the change in the Marador Mountains too late, we were unable to identify who that person is.”
Micah said nervously, “This matter has nothing to do with us!”
Julius paused. “I know it has nothing to do with you two. If it did, I would be the nervous one…”
“Then what are you planning to do with us?”
However, Julius did not seem to hear him. He was just waiting for Maurice to bring Milo, Raphael, and Miriam to him.
At this moment, the troops returned from the forest. It looked like they were carrying something back with them.
Julius smiled and said to Micah and Lilian, “Don’t get too alarmed later.”
