Shadow Slave

Chapter 814

Once they entered the confines of the port fortress, the human traffic lessened to a considerable degree. However, there were still plenty of people around, all moving with determined haste. Master Jet parked the PTV near a blocky, low building and opened the hatch to exit.

Breathing in the cold winter air, she closed her eyes for a moment, and then let out a long sigh.

After that, Soul Reaper glanced at him with a grin.

"Actually, you arrived just on time. The officer roster of our company is more or less full as of a few days ago, so we were about to hold our first briefing. It was supposed to start half an hour ago, but I postponed to come grab you from the train station."

Sunny raised an eyebrow.

"Oh?"

Master Jet nodded:

"Everyone more or less only knows as much as you do, so I'll bring all of you up to speed in one go. Granted, the rest had more time to prepare, not to mention the fact that they have been with the government for years. Don't let those old dogs intimidate you, though."

Sunny smiled.

"Do I look like someone who is easily intimidated?"

She glanced at him and laughed.

"You do, actually. That is one of your advantages, as far as I'm concerned. Being underestimated is always a boon."

at a brisk pace and said

paperwork can wait for later. We'll get you settled and processed after the briefing. Usually, you would not have been allowed anywhere near the classified information without proper clearance and documentation, but these days proper procedure has taken a backseat to efficiency. Plus, there

building. After cutting through several checkpoints without anyone daring to look directly at Soul Reaper, let alone say something about the apparent civilian she was dragging into the guts of the military bunker with her, he understood that her status and reputation truly trampled procedure, at least to a

fearful respect. Even an occasional Master they

hesitated, then asked with

is your official title in

at

Jet, senior officer of the First Awakened Irregular Company of the Northern Quadrant Corps

government force organization and hierarchy.

captains? Colonel is… three or

Soul Reaper nodded.

of thumb, Awakened are one rank above what they would have been as mundane soldiers. That's just for normal ones, though. As irregulars,

the back of

'Outside the hierarchy? What?'

hesitated, then said in a

am… not sure what "irregulars"

him a

will be in

through winding corridors of the military bunker and then pressed the palm of her hand against a complicated

a large, round table. Five individuals were already seated around it, quietly waiting

Master Jet entered, they all

that Sunny realized

men, while the other two were women. The oldest Master seemed to be nearing his fifties, while the youngest was only slightly older than Soul Reaper. All of them wore

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