Lin Ran smiled and said,
"Perhaps there's an inside mole within the Xiang Chu competition organizers?"
"You know the Su family's matters."
The moment Lin Ran finished speaking, Zhao Wudi flashed and appeared before the two.
Seeing Zhao Wudi's slightly puzzled expression, Lin Ran shrugged,
"It's fine, with the illusion array in place, we can talk freely."
"Until the illusion array is broken, no one outside can hear anything from within."
Zhao Wudi's eyes flickered, and his heart was greatly shaken.
Had Lin Ran's illusionary arts already reached such a terrifying level?
In mere moments, he could set up an illusion array without anyone noticing.
If he wanted to make a move against him, he would have probably died countless times already.
Uh... perhaps it wouldn't even be that troublesome...
His heart was still in Lin Ran's hands; if Lin Ran simply crushed it, he would also be instantly killed.
Zhao Wudi shook his head and sighed,
"After so long, you have become even more unfathomable."
"This subordinate admires you."
Lin Ran smiled and waved his hand,
"Your progress is also very rapid; you've already broken through to the sixth-tier awakened."
"Judging by your performance, you're not a mere sixth-tier weakling; your combat power is quite considerable."
Zhao Wudi gave a wry smile,
"I still can't compare to you, sir..."
"Your unfathomability is truly the most outrageous among everyone I've ever met."
"Let alone any sixth-tier awakened, even if Su Lie himself came, he would likely only end up regretting his defeat."
Lin Ran felt a bit embarrassed by his flattery,
"Alright, alright, let's stop with the mutual praise. Let's talk business."
"What's the situation with those forces secretly plotting their schemes?"
Zhao Wudi, now restored to his initial cold demeanor, said solemnly,
"According to the intelligence I obtained from Ye Yun, there are five different factions that have preemptively positioned themselves within the fortress."
"The first is the Su family disciples, led by Su Lie himself. Their numbers are unknown, but their average quality, besides Su Lie, doesn't seem very optimistic."
"However, considering the possibility of Su Lie resorting to desperate measures and acting personally, the threat level to you is definitely the highest."
"The second faction is led by Xu Zheng, consisting of his close confidantes. Their numbers are less than a hundred."
"Among them, there are no overwhelmingly powerful experts, but their average quality is not low. There are likely over ten sixth-tier awakened individuals alone."
"The third faction is the Gray Bear Special Forces that I brought, totaling one hundred and twenty-five."
"The average strength of this unit is slightly weaker than Xu Zheng's group, but not by much."
"Furthermore, they are all absolutely loyal individuals willing to die for this subordinate. You can command them as you wish."
"The fourth faction is an assassin group directly dispatched by the Ye Yun organization, presumably at someone's request, solely to take your life."
"Their numbers, scale, and strength are all unknown. We can only take it one step at a time."
"As for the fifth faction... they are even more mysterious."
"I don't even know where they come from, their names, or their objectives at all."
"But this group has indeed arrived at the fortress, clearly intending to fish in troubled waters during this survival competition."
"Of course, these are the forces that I can ascertain. As for whether there are more hidden presences that leave no trace, I cannot say."
After hearing Zhao Wudi's brief report, Lin Ran touched his face with a hint of speechlessness,
"So many people, so many factions... it's truly quite lively."
"With such a grand stage, I wonder if the Xiang Chu competition organizers can handle it."
Hearing Lin Ran mention this, Zhao Wudi frowned,
"There's something... this subordinate doesn't know if I should say it..."
Lin Ran glanced at him,
"In front of me, what is there that cannot be said? Speak freely."
After receiving Lin Ran's permission, Zhao Wudi finally spoke,
"It's like this..."
"Actually, this subordinate feels that there must be some great secret hidden within this survival competition."
"Why do I say that... Firstly, the intelligence I obtained from Ye Yun this time was surprisingly easy to acquire, almost unbelievably so."
"And the completeness of the intelligence is also extremely exaggerated."
"You can take a look, sir, and compare the encrypted version of this intelligence with the public version you received as a participant."
Saying this, Zhao Wudi directly sent an email to Lin Ran's bio-chip.
Lin Ran didn't expect it, but upon seeing it, he was genuinely shocked.
What the hell!
The survival competition information Zhao Wudi sent him was countless times more detailed than the one he originally had!
For example, in the map information provided by the competition organizers, it only mentioned which areas had more high-value items and which had fewer.
But Zhao Wudi's version had the names of all the specific items marked out.
In addition, the map details, rule settings, random spawn points, and information on some of the highest-value items were all vastly superior.
It even contained countless foolproof tutorials that could help the holder pass through special shortcuts to obtain those highest-value items with minimal combat and effort.
For this survival competition, this was practically an omnipotent cheat guide!
"It's truly detailed..."
Lin Ran could only exclaim this after a long pause.
Luo Qingyan, standing beside him, was also stunned by the guide Lin Ran shared with her, finding it hard to speak.
Zhao Wudi nodded,
"No matter how resourceful Ye Yun is, it should be impossible to investigate this thoroughly."
"Therefore, the source of this intelligence is quite clear."
"There is and can only be one possibility..."
Lin Ran sighed,
"The Xiang Chu competition organizers sold it themselves, is that it?"
"But why would they do that..."
Zhao Wudi could only shake his head,
"I don't know, and I believe no one would know..."
"Except for the people who actually did it, others cannot possibly guess."
"If Xiang Chu had simply developed this guide to supply their own people and increase the advantage of the Xiang Chu University representative team in the competition, then that would be one thing..."
"To directly sell it to the Ye Yun organization... is truly unheard of."
Lin Ran frowned and lightly tapped his forehead,
"These guys are truly unfathomable..."
"But no matter what, they definitely don't have good intentions."
"Let them be, we'll deal with whatever comes our way."
"If I'm not afraid of Su Lie, why should I fear some mere Xiang Chu conspiracy?"
"You did very well this time. Thank you for your hard work."