Gong Changfa heard his subordinates' complaints and saw Fang Qinghao at the bow of the ship looking unrepentant. He immediately sneered, "Do you think I'm that easy to fool?"
With that, Gong Changfa pointed his index finger directly at Fang Qinghao at the bow of the ship and said, "I knew long ago that you found the location of the meteorite! Are you still trying to pretend? Let me tell you, these people were arranged by me. Because I knew that the meteorite was located beneath this stretch of water!"
Everyone on the ferry was stunned. The information had only been discovered by Fang Qinghao at noon. Only people on the ship knew about it, and no one had left the ferry. How did Gong Changfa get this news? Did he secretly plant listening devices on the ship?
Shen Feng thought for a moment and said in a low voice, "This is very strange. Only our people know the whereabouts of the meteorite. Unless someone personally goes into the water, no one else would know its exact location. Perhaps one of the people from the Chosen Bureau is behind this!"
Just then, a large ship slowly approached from a distance. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a massive warship. Compared to the small ferry, the warship was twice its size.
Shen Feng sensed a familiar superpower and quickly took out his binoculars to look at the warship. He saw a young man using his superpower to propel the warship with strong winds, allowing it to move forward. Otherwise, electronic equipment was completely unusable in the Divine Realm, and the warship would not be able to move.
"Him again? He can also propel ships. It seems he's at least a fourth-tier superpower user," Shen Feng thought to himself as he looked at the unfamiliar man on the ship.
In the Divine Realm, electronic equipment was mostly unusable due to the interference of chaotic electromagnetic waves. However, superpowers were not affected in any abnormal way and could still be used. Although most ships ran on oil, many of their switches were electric. Therefore, to operate a ship, one could no longer rely on the engine; instead, superpower users had to use their abilities to propel the vessel.
Gong Changfa then boarded the ferry and said to Qin Ke Wei, "To tell you the truth, I know everything you've been discussing during this time! You might suspect I installed listening devices around you, but that's not the case!"
As he spoke, Gong Changfa pointed to the warship in the distance. Standing on the side of the warship was a sickly young man wearing glasses. He was leaning against the railing, with his eyes closed, resting. He looked unremarkable and ordinary, and most people wouldn't pay attention to him.
"Do you know? There's a superpower that controls sound. How does sound appear? Vibration! Therefore, as long as distant sound waves can be detected, distant conversations can be heard! All your discussions and private words have been heard by me, including the vows you exchanged with Yue Heng Yi, and even the late-night conversations between Shen Feng and Dr. Li Ke Yi! Even other sounds emanating from the ship!" Gong Changfa said calmly.
Although Gong Changfa's tone was light, the content of his words was shocking enough. If such a superpower truly existed, then all their discussions over this period had been overheard!
The sickly young man on the warship was named Xu Hu Wei. His superpower was simple: controlling sound waves. However, it had no offensive capabilities and could only be used for eavesdropping. Within a ten-kilometer radius, after activating his superpower, he could begin to eavesdrop.
At this moment, everyone present was stunned, their mouths agape, not knowing what to say. If Gong Changfa's words were true, then all their conversations over the past few days had been mastered by the Chosen Bureau. They never expected such a person to exist within the Chosen Bureau!
Qin Ke Wei's face fell upon hearing Gong Changfa's words, leaving him no room for denial. If even his sweet nothings with Yue Heng Yi had been overheard, then their plan to search for the meteorite had also been heard by everyone! It was no wonder the sea area where the meteorite was located had been occupied; it turned out to be due to eavesdropping by a superpower user.
Chang Hao Jie was the most agitated at this moment. He walked over to Shen Feng and said, "Brother-in-law, you're too much of a womanizer! My sister is still giving birth to your child, and you're out chasing skirts. No wonder I thought your relationship wasn't normal before; it really is!"
Shen Feng quickly defended himself, "We were discussing serious matters! Don't overthink it. I've always been loyal in love."
"Were you really discussing serious matters?" Gong Changfa sneered. "If it were truly serious matters, why would you be hiding it from everyone? Why would you not report the spoils of war after obtaining them, but instead secretly claim them for yourselves?"
Shen Feng was unable to refute this. Indeed, after finding the red crystal inside the squid, he had kept it hidden. He thought that besides himself and Li Ke Yi, no one else knew. But now, it seemed that everything about them had been discovered by the Chosen Bureau.
"You've said so much, what exactly do you want?" Li Ke Yi, not wanting to dwell on this topic, directly questioned Gong Changfa.
Gong Changfa pointed to the ground beneath his feet and said sternly, "What I want is very simple: don't think of hogging everything. The Heavenly Chosen Bureau must have a share of the credit for salvaging the meteorite. I admit you all possess extraordinary skills, but you cannot handle such a great achievement alone. Currently, the Divine Realm is filled with superpower users. You cannot expect to make a fortune in secret!"
Hearing this, everyone understood Gong Changfa's intention. He had come to share the spoils. The Chosen Bureau, having overheard the top-secret intelligence about the meteorite found by Fang Qinghao, demanded a share of the credit. If they refused, they might face repercussions.
Qin Ke Wei looked at Shen Feng and asked, "What's your opinion?"
"Let's cooperate for now. Salvaging the meteorite is the most important thing!" Shen Feng was also helpless. He had only two options: cooperation or confrontation. In the current situation, confrontation would not be easy to explain to their superiors.
For Shen Feng, he didn't care about credit or anything like that. He only cared about obtaining a fragment of the meteorite. Credit was something those in the system needed; with credit, they could get promoted and become wealthy. But Shen Feng wasn't part of that system, so he didn't need credit to bolster his reputation. He needed something more tangible.
Ke Yi Ming voiced his objection, "This is too unreasonable. Gong Changfa, your Heavenly Chosen Bureau members lacked the ability to locate the meteorite and did not offer any assistance when we were searching for it. Yet, by eavesdropping on others' conversations, you obtained information and now demand to share the credit for salvaging the meteorite without lifting a finger. Is there such a good thing in the world?"
Seeing someone object, Gong Changfa calmly said, "Ke Yi Ming, you've been frequently going out with your backpack to make contact with the outside world these days. What's in that backpack? Do I need to spell it out?"
Upon hearing the threat, Ke Yi Ming became a little intimidated. He still had several hundred pounds of gold hidden in his wardrobe on the cruiser. Logically, this was something that should have been handed over, but he had embezzled more than half of it. If this were to be revealed, it would be disastrous.
"Ahem, you all discuss. I will not participate in the conversation for now!" Ke Yi Ming decisively chose to withdraw, his attempt to play the hero having failed.
Next, Gong Changfa looked at the remaining superpower users and said, "We have been monitoring all your conversations. Therefore, any wrongdoings you have committed have been heard by us. If we cooperate, I will not make these matters public. However, if you do not wish to cooperate, you can either fight, and the victor will claim this sea area, or I will go out and reveal your actions. What do you say?"
At this point, the situation had escalated into a blatant threat. What was worse, Shen Feng and Ke Yi Ming, among others, had their weaknesses exposed, leaving them no choice but to grudgingly agree to this cooperation.
"Alright, let's cooperate. When it comes to salvaging the meteorite, everything else is secondary. Moreover, with a large number of superpower users entering the Divine Realm, we are all compatriots, and cooperation is the most important thing!" Shen Feng quickly said.
The others did not object and grudgingly agreed.
Subsequently, the warship slowly approached, and the two ships were tied together with chains. Despite the difference in size, they became more stable once bound together.
Suddenly, Shen Feng noticed a shadow flying past the ship and quickly looked up at the sky. In the Divine Realm, apart from superpower users, no other animals could survive. There shouldn't be any birds passing overhead at this time.
Shen Feng looked up and saw a person flying in the sky. This person had bat-like wings on his back and was flapping them to fly.
"Look at the sky, someone is coming!" Shen Feng quickly said to the people around him.
The people from the Heavenly Chosen Bureau also looked up. Everyone on both ships looked towards the sky and immediately spotted the figure. It was a man with blond hair, wearing a denim jacket, and a beard could be vaguely seen on his face. Foreigners often sported beards, so judging a person's age from their appearance alone was difficult.
Zhu Kai walked out with a book and explained to everyone, "This is a superpower user from North America named Stephen Rayner, whose nickname is easy to remember: 'Bat.' His superpower is the bat wings on his back, and like Zhang Jue, he can fly. Additionally, he can use ultrasonic waves to detect locations."
Zhu Kai placed great importance on controlling information. Before setting out, he had anticipated how to deal with other superpower users if they were encountered in the Divine Realm. Therefore, Zhu Kai had compiled statistics on all superpower users who had appeared globally, categorizing them by the type of superpower and printing out the information. He had compiled data on all superpower users who had ever posted information online. The book he held contained information on at least eighty percent of superpower users.
"This birdman is flying around in the sky. Isn't he here to monitor us? Should we shoot him down?" Jiang Kui couldn't help but say at this moment.
As he spoke, Jiang Kui took out a sniper rifle from his person. Although electronic equipment was unusable, firearms operated by the kinetic energy generated by gunpowder explosions were not affected. Therefore, Jiang Kui carried a sniper rifle as a weapon.
"Shoot him down!" Gong Changfa said from the warship. "We cannot allow others to spy on us at all times; this can easily lead to information leaks!"
"You still have the nerve to say that, I never expected it!" Shen Feng couldn't help but mock. Gong Changfa, who was the most fond of prying into others' affairs, was now forbidding others from prying, which was quite like saying, "Only officials are allowed to set fires, not common people."
Gong Changfa explained, "In warfare, information is the most important. As Sun Tzu said in The Art of War, 'Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win a hundred battles.' Information is crucial. At this moment, it is better to have a dispute with others than to allow others to spy on us at will!"
Shen Feng deeply understood the feeling of being in the sky. Looking down from above, no matter the situation, everything was in full view. And now, they had to figure out how to salvage the meteorite, so they had to guard against being spied upon.
Seeing that no one objected, Jiang Kui immediately aimed his sniper rifle upwards. Through the four-times scope, he could clearly see the man flying in the sky.
"You are howling, I am not an enemy, I am here to invite you to a banquet, do not open the wall, I have no malice." Stephen in the sky immediately explained, speaking broken Chinese, but everyone could still understand what he meant.
Shen Feng quickly stopped Jiang Kui's next move and said, "Let him come down and explain what kind of banquet it is!"
Next, the "Bat" from the sky slowly descended onto the warship and asked, "Excuse me, who is in charge?"
Seeing the other party land on his ship, Gong Changfa stepped forward without hesitation and said, "I am. Do you have something to say?"
"Bat" quickly said, "Respected Chinese superpower users, I am from North America. Our general is preparing to hold a banquet in the Sea of Silence and invites superpower users from all over the world to discuss how to divide the meteorite. This matter is very important, and we implore you to attend. Everyone should be at peace and not engage in conflict."
A smile immediately appeared on Gong Changfa's face. "I see. We will definitely attend the banquet then. Please inform us of the time and location of the banquet."