Ultimate Firepower
Chapter 317 - 302: Taking Crossovers to the Limit_2

Chapter 317: Chapter 302: Taking Crossovers to the Limit_2

Joelson continued, "To utilize the advantages of the Dark Web, you were previously known as ’Sky Garden’ on the Dark Web. It was ’Sky Garden’ that eliminated Captain Naaoi and ’Sky Garden’ that took down ’Freedom Wind.’ But what does ’Sky Garden’ have to do with you? As long as you have a new name, then you are the head of a top-secret project established by Deputy Director Panetta two years ago. Any problems?"

After finishing, Joelson said softly, "To put it simply, it’s like first getting on the boat and then buying the ticket. The CIA has a stringent process for confirming the identities of undercover agents, but the current director has been in office for less than a year. Isn’t it normal that the new director doesn’t know what the previous one did?"

"Do the old and new directors not hand over?"

"Of course, they do, but there are tens of thousands of top-secret files that only the director has the right to access. Do you think any director would go through them one by one?"

This matter, then, was both logically sound and incredibly improbable, incredibly improbable and yet logically sound.

Joelson continued, "Why involve the Dark Web just because you’ve been too entangled with it before? The Dark Web knows too many of your secrets, so it’s necessary for you to become invisible there."

"I know that using the Dark Web leads to location tracking. What do you mean by becoming invisible?"

"It’s simple. The FBI has the Red and Blue Group on the Dark Web. You know that, right?"

"I know..."

Gao Yi certainly knew. Martin was just the FBI’s low-profile lackey working for the Red and Blue Group. His identity, the identity of all of them, was arranged by the Red and Blue Group. It would be odd not to know.

Martin was indeed the stepping stone for Gao Yi’s ascent in the upper echelons. To say he was a benefactor in Gao Yi’s life was not an exaggeration at all.

"The Red and Blue Group is the FBI’s dark force for making money on the Dark Web."

Joelson easily revealed this not-so-secret information and then smiled, saying, "The Dark Web will never leak the secrets of the Red and Blue Group. They wouldn’t even dare to peek because the roots of the Dark Web are in the United States. They want to continue operating here; how could they afford to offend the FBI? Similarly, the NSA’s proxy is the Burning Legion."

Gao Yi was stunned for a moment and said, "Burning Legion? That name sounds familiar."

"Of course, it’s familiar. Haven’t you ever played Warcraft? The single-player Warcraft and the online World of Warcraft? The entire storyline starts with the invasion of the Burning Legion."

"Warcraft... I didn’t have time to play games as a kid."

Gao Yi felt a tinge of regret because when his friends were busy playing games, he was busy practicing martial arts, making his childhood somewhat incomplete.

Joelson waved his hand and said, "The leader of the Burning Legion is called Sargeras. The Burning Legion is outwardly a mercenary group, and it indeed is a mercenary group, but the capabilities of the Burning Legion extend far beyond just any mercenary group. It’s simply that the NSA needs a proxy in the mercenaries sector. But, since the NSA is also an intelligence organization, the Burning Legion is strong at everything. Because they are backed by the Pentagon, the Burning Legion gets the best troop reinforcements. It’s a semi-official super-group."

"Super-group!"

"Yes, there’s no other description but formidable. It’s always right to stay away from the Burning Legion. Think about it, what kind of person would leave active service to join a mercenary group? Think about it, what are the possibilities besides war maniacs? Oh, and let me add, the Burning Legion makes money for the NSA, not to fulfill some national mission."

Gao Yi sighed and said, "Understood, so what about us?"

"You should operate in the intelligence sector, become big players like the Burning Legion and the Red and Blue Group. But, the intelligence sector already has a spokesperson from the CIA. There’s no need to mention the assassin sector—that’s the domain of Andic Group. So, you’d better not choose the assassin organization. You could operate in the intelligence or mercenaries sector. Deputy Director Panetta will have a word with the Andic Group, henceforth preventing any monitoring on your activities."

After finishing, Joelson said very formally, "Logically speaking, you should operate in the intelligence circle. You do have resources for intelligence trading, right?"

"What if we cross sectors? Trading intelligence under the guise of a mercenary group?"

Gao Yi planned to take cross-sector operations to the extreme.

Acting as an assassin was indeed handy, but now it was not convenient. Mercenaries were not Gao Yi’s forte, but there was Feng Biao and Lin Xianghua. For intelligence trading, there was the Saudi National Intelligence Agency, the Defense Clandestine Service, the French Directorate-General for External Security, the FBI, and now even the CIA. Just think, who could match these resources?

But intelligence business was inconvenient in the Underworld, since looking at the Intelligence Boards, no famous organization was listed; everyone was hidden too tightly. Gao Yi disliked it, and more importantly, it was inconvenient.

Joelson thought for a moment and said, "Cross-field, right? Cross-field is also good, so do you have a name for it?"

"Yes, Warhammer Mercenary Group, the captain is Wind Knight. Do you think this name sounds good?"

Gao Yi expected Joelson’s admiration, but Joelson indifferently said, "It’s okay, nothing special. Um, there’s something I need to tell you now, don’t be too sensitive; Crawford hopes to meet with you in the United States. Of course, you can refuse; this is just his hope, not an order, he doesn’t have the authority to command you."

Gao Yi nodded and said, "Let’s meet. Also, let me tell you why you haven’t been able to rise after all these years. Do you know why you’ve followed Crawford for many years, yet he never really treats you as a true confidant?"

"Eh, I count as a confidant; he can only handle things through me."

"That’s just a white glove, not a true confidant. Have you ever been to his house? Do you have an intimate relationship with his family?"

Joelson shook his head, then he whispered, "No, just official business."

"Official business means not a confidant, not truly one of us. Now I’ll tell you what you lack; you must learn this if you want to progress."

Joelson immediately said, "What?"

Gao Yi smiled and said, "I’ll introduce someone called Wind Vane to you later; learn more from him. If you can acquire a skill from him, even one-tenth of his capabilities, you would rise."

Joelson was confused and asked, "What? Learn what?"

Gao Yi suddenly shouted, "Wind Vane."

Feng Biao heard the call and immediately came out, addressing Gao Yi, "Boss."

Unknown to what Gao Yi said, Feng Biao decided to play the role of a loyal subordinate.

Gao Yi nodded toward Feng Biao and then said, "Joelson, as you’ve seen, we are now our own people. Also, we can go incognito on the Dark Web because we now have new privileges, but we need to register under a new name; I plan to call it Warhammer Mercenary Group, and my code name will be Wind Knight. Eh, do you think the name I chose sounds good?"

Feng Biao obviously knew this name, having heard it enough to get calluses on his ears, but seeing Gao Yi acting as if it was just devised, he also put on a thoughtful pose, then seriously said, "Absolutely fantastic. How did you come up with such a great name? High-end, luxurious, and filled with depth. The name is wonderful! Truly wonderful!"

Joelson stared, mouth agape, dumbfoundedly watching Feng Biao.

Feng Biao sighed, then with an expectant face, he said to Joelson, "This name can be used, right? You know, such a great sounding name is hard to come by; if it can’t be used, that would be really disappointing."

Joelson swallowed hard, thought for a moment, and said, "It can be used."

"Wonderful!"

Feng Biao smiled at Gao Yi, "Then from now on, we are the Warhammer Mercenary Group. Great, Warhammer; I like this name."

Gao Yi nodded and said, "Go tell everyone, our discussion went well here, we can go out now."

Feng Biao left cheerfully, and then Gao Yi said to Joelson, "Have you learned?"

Joelson took a long sigh and said, "I understand, provide emotional value precisely; I really do understand."