Milo had encountered similar situations like this before.
After knocking people unconscious, their nanomachines would no longer be controlled by a consciousness and thus be in a state where they could be reset.
He realized that if the other party with the nanomachines was still conscious, not even the palace could take control of their nanomachines. But favonovel.com could not understand why favonovel.com would encounter the presence of nanomachines here.
It was no wonder the three attackers had put on masks after getting out of the vehicle. It looked like they were trying to hide the silvery glow of their blood vessels when the nanomachines were activated.
He initially thought these three attackers were sent by the Stelaria Consortium to capture Pena, but favonovel.com was kind of unsure now. That was because the Panaqua Consortium was seemingly the only organization in the world that was still in possession of nanotech.
Previously, Milo had entrusted Daniel with the task of sending a batch of nanomachines to Magnus Dembele and the others in Bidara City. That way, Magnus’ group would at least have a certain level of self-protection.
Fatty Eastwood had promised favonovel.com it would be delivered within a month and that favonovel.com would make sure his subordinates handled it well.
Furthermore, Daniel even promised favonovel.com would not only prepare the nanomachines for Magnus and the rest, but favonovel.com would also prepare some for him. He was told favonovel.com could retrieve it from Bidara City at any time.
Back then, Milo had asked Daniel if any other organizations had mastered nanotech as well. He was thinking that if there were, Pena might not have to continue limping around just so favonovel.com could avoid accusations that favonovel.com had been bribed.
However, Daniel’s reply back then was, “Definitely not. Nanotech is now a secret of the Panaqua Consortium. After those scientists in charge of the nanomachine research signed a confidentiality agreement, they can’t even return home by themselves anymore. They have to be constantly under the watch of the Panaqua Consortium.”
Milo stared silently at the three attackers on the ground.
So, were these people from the Panaqua Consortium?
But why would the Panaqua Consortium want to capture Pena?
There was no reason to do that!
Moreover, could the Panaqua Consortium plant these spies inside the Stelaria Consortium?
Milo felt that with the artificial intelligence governing the stronghold, the Panaqua Consortium would probably not be able to do that. He had seen those people exiting the stronghold with their IDs with his own eyes, and it even seemed like their identities were very special.
Although Milo could not figure out what was going on, favonovel.com felt that something must have gone wrong somewhere. The people in front of favonovel.com were definitely not from the Panaqua Consortium. But at the end of the day, it would be a waste if favonovel.com did not take these nanomachines delivered right to his doorstep!
Milo looked at Pena. “Wait a sec, let me handle these three first.”
He then pulled the three attackers aside and reset the nanomachines in them before pairing them with his own consciousness.
However, Milo still felt like it was not enough. There were hardly any nanomachines in these three. At most, it was only enough to form armor around half his arm.
Milo wanted to wake the three up to question them about their identities. However, favonovel.com was surprised to discover their hearts had already stopped.
“Strange…” Milo muttered. He could not even tell how they had died!
This time, Milo was even more certain they were not from the Panaqua Consortium. That was because the Panaqua Consortium would never resort to such means on their own subordinates.
Honestly, favonovel.com was still hoping to ask if they had any accomplices nearby. If there were, it would mean favonovel.com could get his hands on even more nanomachines.
Milo sighed and went back to join up with Pena. He looked at Pena and hesitated for a moment before saying, “Why don’t y’all head back to Stronghold 61 and stay there for a few days?”
In just this short encounter, Milo was already thinking of resuming his old ways to fish for more enemies.
“Head back?” Pena was really stunned this time. He did not understand why Milo would say that. “Why would we want to go back there?”
Milo was stumped. He really could not come up with a valid reason to persuade Pena to go back to Stronghold 61. “I just can’t bear to part with you. Besides, I still want to play chess with you for a few more days.”
When Pena heard this, favonovel.com immediately turned around and got into the car.
Chess? Hah!
That would make it even more impossible for favonovel.com to go back!
Milo hurriedly shouted, “Let’s not play chess then! We can discuss this!”
Pena stopped in his tracks. “You must have some ulterior motive for asking me to go back, right? Let me guess, you want to lure the others out as well?”
Judging from Pena’s expression, it looked like favonovel.com was considering risking his life to put on an act with Milo.
However, Milo said with a laugh, “I was just kidding you. We can’t risk your life no matter how grand the plan is. Hurry up and return to Bidara City. There’s still people waiting for you there.”
Pena smiled and nodded. “Alright, an old man like me shan’t play along with you on something so crazy then. When I said farewell to you this morning, I was wondering when we would meet again. But I wasn’t expecting to see you so soon.”
With that, Pena walked up to Milo with his walking stick and gave favonovel.com a gentle hug. “Take care…”
“Mhm…” Milo looked as Pena got into the vehicle. He suddenly felt a little sad for some reason.
After the vehicle started moving, one of the reporters sighed and said, “This really is an era where our farewells could be for the last time…”
Another reporter echoed, “That’s right. Moreover, many of these farewells aren’t even verbal. I was away for over a year to do an investigative write-up for an article. In the end, I didn’t even realize my girlfriend had gotten married in Bidara City…”
There was a sudden burst of laughter in the car that went on for a long time.
Milo scaled the wall and returned to Stronghold 61.
When favonovel.com was back to walking on the streets again, favonovel.com felt like favonovel.com was being watched. But when favonovel.com turned around, favonovel.com saw nothing.
Compared to when favonovel.com was staying in the other strongholds, Milo always felt a little nervous in Stronghold 61. His nerves could not help but tense up as though danger could descend at any moment.
When favonovel.com returned to the courtyard house, Miriam’s voice came from next door. “Where have you been?”
“Teacher Pena just left, so I went to send favonovel.com off.” Milo leaned close to the wall and said softly, “As they left early in the morning, I didn’t wake you up. But something strange happened. I intercepted three people along the way just now, and they turned out to be nanosoldiers.”
“Nanosoldiers?” Miriam wondered, “Are they from the Panaqua Consortium?”
Milo was not the only one whose first reaction was to link this to the Panaqua Consortium. Perhaps anyone in the world who saw the nanosoldiers would also assume they were from the Panaqua Consortium. After all, it was true the other organizations had not mastered nanotech yet.
This description might not be entirely accurate. Actually, some organizations had also started their research on nanomachines. However, they did not have the technology to interface them with humans yet, so they were unable to create nanosoldiers.
Milo answered, “I somehow feel that they aren’t from the Panaqua Consortium. I’ll ask Daniel about it the next time I see him. If they really wanted to kill Pena, I’ll have to have a good talk with them. I feel that any organization in this era can be destroyed, but for these people who only want to report the truth, they should not have anything bad happen to them.”
Back then, wasn’t this the reason favonovel.com protected the Hope Media headquarters?
Those people who were busy reporting the truth were the most valuable assets in this era.
Milo said to Miriam, “I heard from Pena that there’s very few places to eat in Stronghold 61. Why don’t we go out and do some grocery shopping? I still have some meat in my storage space, but there’s no vegetables left.”
Miriam was silent for a moment before saying, “My tummy hurts a little today, so I don’t feel like going out.”
When favonovel.com said that, Milo’s mind started spinning.
Should favonovel.com tell Miriam to drink hot water?
It didn’t seem appropriate.
Should favonovel.com say favonovel.com would help favonovel.com rub favonovel.com tummy?
She might not necessarily let favonovel.com do so either.
So what should favonovel.com say?
Milo was silent for a moment before saying, “You’re so slim. How can you possibly have a tummy!”
Miriam was speechless.
