Chapter 271

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    Chapter 271

    After firing the shot that ended Pan Fengxuan's life, Su Hao calmly stepped out of the office.

    He casually concealed the pistol inside a nearby pillar using flowing steel before quietly disappearing without leaving behind the slightest trace.

    The gunshot instantly shattered the silence inside the Summoner Association headquarters.

    Security alarms rang throughout the building as armed guards rushed toward Pan Fengxuan's office from every direction.

    Moments later, they forced the door open.

    Pan Fengxuan sat motionless behind his desk, a single bullet hole in the center of his forehead.

    One of the Ten Senators of the Summoner Association...

    Had been assassinated inside the place known throughout the world as the safest building.

    Everyone present felt as if the sky had collapsed.

    Because Pan Fengxuan disliked being monitored during private meetings, there were no surveillance cameras inside his office.

    No one knew what had happened during the final moments before his death.

    The only person who should have been nearby—the thick-browed man in the suit—had vanished completely.

    The more they investigated, the stranger the entire incident became.

    Meanwhile, Su Hao had already blended back into the crowds on the street, continuing the shopping trip that had been interrupted by the sniper attack.

    His objective hadn't changed.

    He still intended to collect interesting technological products and later exchange them for their underlying technologies.

    As for whether anyone would suspect him...

    That was almost impossible.

    To the outside world, he was merely a ten-year-old Advanced Summoner from Yongxin City.

    He had no relationship with Pan Fengxuan, no conflict with him, and no reason to assassinate a senator inside the Summoner Association headquarters.

    Even if someone knew a sniper had attempted to kill Su Hao earlier that day, they would naturally assume Pan Fengxuan's assassination had been an unrelated, carefully planned operation.

    There was no motive.

    There was no evidence.

    There was no believable explanation.

    Without proof, nobody would dare openly accuse him.

    Besides...

    Su Hao had never feared enemies who preferred operating in the shadows.


    ---

    He wandered through Shengshi City until dusk, recording every interesting device he encountered inside the Marble Space.

    Later, he could exchange those technologies through the Summoned Beast Custodial Bureau.

    Just as evening arrived, Chen Qingsheng found him.

    The middle-aged manager greeted him with his usual warm smile.

    "Mr. Bai, it's only been a few days, but I already missed you."

    "I've prepared all the technologies you requested."

    "As long as you agree, I'll hand them over immediately."

    Su Hao nodded.

    "Fine."

    "You can take custody of the first four summoned beasts."

    "Please look after them properly."

    Chen Qingsheng immediately produced a flash drive.

    "Please come with me."

    After the two got into the car, Su Hao continued,

    "I've selected several additional technologies."

    "See whether your Bureau can obtain them."

    "The conditions remain the same."

    "One technology."

    "One summoned beast."

    "This offer is always valid."

    Chen Qingsheng smiled even more brightly.

    "Just tell us what you want."

    "As long as it isn't something absolutely restricted, we should be able to acquire it."


    ---

    The procedures at the Summoned Beast Custodial Bureau were completed with remarkable efficiency.

    The staff quickly implanted identification chips into the four summoned beasts before transferring them into the Bureau's custody.

    Watching Su Hao personally complete the handover, Chen Qingsheng finally relaxed.

    Afterward, he quietly pulled Su Hao aside.

    "Mr. Bai."

    "I'll tell you something unofficially."

    "Something serious has happened inside the Summoner Association."

    "It may remain unstable for quite some time."

    "If possible..."

    "Try not to wander around outside."

    Su Hao deliberately showed a surprised expression before nodding.

    "Thank you."

    "I'll be careful."

    Naturally...

    Whatever happened inside the Summoner Association had nothing to do with him.

    Compared with the Summoner Association, Su Hao found dealing with the Summoned Beast Custodial Bureau far more pleasant.

    They negotiated openly.

    Neither side wasted the other's time.

    That was exactly the kind of cooperation he preferred.


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    After returning to the hotel, Su Hao immediately copied every file from the flash drive into the Marble Space before beginning to study them carefully.

    None of the technologies Chen Qingsheng provided were core secrets.

    Most belonged to peripheral research.

    There were papers such as Principles of Force Field Enhancement and Research Methods for the Nature of Psychic Power.

    Although they did not directly involve advanced spatial technology, the ideas contained within greatly broadened Su Hao's perspective.

    Perhaps...

    Some of them would prove useful while developing new runes.


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    Pan Fengxuan's assassination soon shocked the entire world.

    No one could understand how a senator had been murdered inside the world's safest building.

    As expected...

    Suspicion quickly focused on the missing thick-browed security officer.

    After all, he was the only person with both the opportunity and a firearm whose bullets matched those recovered from Pan Fengxuan's body.

    Unfortunately...

    The man had disappeared without leaving behind even the slightest clue.

    No matter how extensively the authorities searched...

    They found absolutely nothing.

    Pan Fengxuan's death dealt the greatest blow to the faction that had supported him.

    Everyone else merely watched from the sidelines.

    The remaining nine senators, however, genuinely became afraid.

    Even they no longer trusted the security of the Summoner Association headquarters.

    Until they understood how Pan Fengxuan had been killed...

    Almost none of them dared remain inside the Holy Tower.


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    Naturally, investigators also questioned Su Hao.

    Facing them, he simply behaved like an innocent ten-year-old child.

    "I'm just a genius Advanced Summoner."

    "I don't understand any of this."

    "What exactly are you asking about?"

    His expression remained perfectly confused from beginning to end.

    No one obtained anything useful.


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    Several days later...

    Pan Hua was discovered unconscious inside her home.

    Doctors performed every examination they could think of.

    None of them found any abnormalities.

    Yet her consciousness never returned.

    Her physical functions continued declining day by day.

    The final diagnosis...

    Brain death.

    The doctors estimated she would lose all signs of life within three to five days.

    Unable to determine the cause, the hospital could only classify it as another unsolved medical mystery.


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    Meanwhile, through the awareness shared by his summoned beasts, Su Hao quietly observed everything happening inside the Summoned Beast Custodial Bureau.

    Just as he expected...

    Researchers immediately began studying his summoned beasts.

    Blood samples.

    Skill testing.

    Behavioral observation.

    Combat analysis.

    Various experiments continued every day.

    However, because ownership still belonged to Su Hao, none of the researchers dared go too far.

    Everything remained within acceptable limits.

    More importantly...

    Although the Bureau showed considerable interest in these unique summoned beasts...

    They were far from its primary research focus.

    Its true objective had always remained unchanged.

    Space.

    To be more precise...

    The Secondary Stars.

    Every major organization in the world ultimately pursued the same goal.

    Whoever first unlocked the mysteries of space and successfully reached a Secondary Star would effectively gain control over an entire planet.

    Ironically...

    Despite possessing enormous resources, neither the Summoner Association, the Summoned Beast Custodial Bureau, nor the World United Federation had mastered that technology.

    Instead...

    The only organization capable of reaching the Secondary Stars was the one universally labeled as evil—

    The Summoned Beast Resistance Association.

    Naturally, the three major organizations refused to acknowledge that fact publicly.

    Allowing an underground resistance organization to surpass them technologically would be an enormous humiliation.

    Nevertheless...

    All three coveted that technology desperately.

    Even today, no one knew the true identity of the Resistance Association's leader.

    It remained one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in the world.


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    Su Hao wasn't concerned about those matters for the moment.

    After observing the Bureau's research progress, he quietly smiled.

    "Their interest still isn't strong enough."

    "That's fine."

    "The tournament has only just begun."

    "My summoned beasts will continue revealing abilities that completely exceed this world's understanding."

    "Their value will keep rising."

    "And once I reveal a little more..."

    "They'll have no choice but to take the bait."

    After experiencing countless worlds...

    There was one thing Su Hao understood exceptionally well.

    Human nature.

    No matter how lofty someone's position...

    Once they believed something could bring them overwhelming benefits...

    They would inevitably reach out to seize it.

    Compared with conquering the Secondary Stars...

    The bait Su Hao intended to throw before them would be even more irresistible.

    (End of Chapter 271)
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    im surprised no one is suspicious on mcs probability of getting consistently high ranked mons.
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