Chapter 158 Secret Identity Arouses Curiosity


    Seeing that Isis persisted in asking, Marin had no choice but to tell her all the details of what had taken


    ce.


    "Are you kidding me?! You really mean to tell me that Rocky, a petty officer, who knows his limited


    strength, managed to distract the Dark Heaven Insect at the fifth-level of the Earthly Stage all by


    himself? Is he stupid? How bird-brained! Oh my God!" After listening to the dramatic narration, an odd


    look crossed Isis''s face. She found it difficult toprehend Rocky''s weird behavior.


    "But, you still shouldn''t have awarded him the first-ss military merit, though he has done something


    great. After all, he is not the one who killed the Dark Heaven Insect. He survived by sessfully


    distracting the insect by chance! " Isis shifted the focus to her concern that the award to Rocky might


    lead to a flood of first-ss merit awards and would make the awards depreciate.


    "Indeed, I made that hasty award because I thought that he would not survive. To my surprise, he came


    back safe. I could not figure out how Rocky dodged the attack of the Dark Heaven Insect, and who


    really killed that monster," Marin expressed her confusion and helplessness, since she could not


    revoke Rocky''s award. Taking back her decision would prejudice her prestige in the army.


    "Marin, ording to your description, it is true that this guy is a little strange, but, he should be very


    smart. Otherwise, he would have been totally obliterated by the Dark Heaven Insect." Isis seemed to


    grow more interested in this Rocky. His smarts made her more curious about who he was.


    "That guy is not only strange, but also extremely annoying." Marin recounted Rocky''s disrespectful


    attitude at the camp, seething with anger.


    "Dear sister, I''ve never seen you hate a man so much. You are not yourself when you mention him."


    Isis was surprised at Marin''s intense dislike of Rocky. Isis had grown up with Marin and knew her quite


    well. Marin was a forthright tomboy who, while being independent, was amiable and seldom disliked


    anyone with a passion. Marin acted like a flustereddy when talking about Rocky, though seething


    with anger. Her demeanor made Isis even more curious.


    "I just don''t like him. Besides, he seems to have a peculiar identity. So, my dear sister, could you


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    please help investigate how Rocky was enlisted to the northeast military camp?" Marin suddenly


    requested.


    If only Rocky knew that Marin was so resolute to investigate his identity, he would have felt worried and


    rather ufortable. After all, his identity could not be exposed easily, or it would bring great chaos


    and disturbance in the Holy Dragon Empire.


    "Expel him from the military camp since you dislike him. Why do you still want to make an


    investigation? That is an easy solution, right?" Marin''s behavior perplexed Isis.


    "I…" In fact, Marin was unable to answer Isis''s question. The truth was that she was determined to


    discover Rocky''s secrets which he tried to conceal so well.


    Well, I''ll send someone to check his background right away. If he is an enlisted man, there should be a


    record in our headquarters!" Isis pped her hands and soon a pretty servant girl appeared, "Go to the


    General Affairs Division and check the recruitment records of the northeast military camp to find out the


    native ce and identity of Rocky - a spirit maniptor."


    "Yes, Ma''am." The pretty girl sped away to the Division hastily.


    "Thank you, Isis." Marin nodded.


    "It is rare that you show interest in a man, Marin. I ought to do you a favor. I would like to meet this man


    if possible," Isis said meaningfully, her eyebrows raised.


    "Cousin, what does your favor mean? All what I do is just driven by my suspicions on his identity. A


    thorough investigation will much relieve my concerns and give me peace of mind. As amander of


    the northeast military camp, it is my duty to know more about Rocky since he serves in my army," Marin


    exined quickly, catching the hints that Isis was dropping.


    "It means nothing special, my dear. But why do you look so nervous if you have no interest?" Marin


    found no immediate answer for Isis''s question.


    "Isis, stop ying for fun, or I''ll go back to my camp." Marin replied with embarrassment, visibly


    ufortable.


    "Never mind, I was just kidding. How about taking a break to cultivate? We have not cultivated together


    for a long time!" Isis dragged Marin to the jade bed.


    The two women took off their garments, sat opposite each other in a cross-legged meditative position,


    and stretched their arms to keep their palms touching with each other. The chilly smog from the white


    jade bed instantly surrounded the two delicate beauties.


    After a long time, Isis opened her starry eyes, "My dear cousin, your cultivation is very close to the


    second level of the Heavenly Stage. Later I will give you a medium-level Dark Heaven Egg. I hope it


    will help you make a breakthrough."


    "Medium-level Dark Heaven Egg? It''s too precious! I can''t ept!" Marin was astonished. As a


    Commander of the northeast military camp, she was entitled to a primary-level Dark Heaven Egg every


    three months. But, it was much less powerful than the medium-level one, which was considered a rare


    treasure for a spirit maniptor at the Heavenly Stage. It could help them quickly reach higher stage,


    and was especially helpful when a maniptor was at the very top of their current stage. The benefit


    brought by the medium-level Dark Heaven Egg was always beyond expectation. Receiving one as a


    gift was no small matter. Marin was extremely touched.


    "Just ept it, my dear cousin!" Isis pretended to be annoyed. Undoubtedly, the rare medium-level


    Egg sent as a gift without any hesitation showed Isis''s deep love for Marin, since it was also very


    difficult for Isis to get another one.


    At the moment of Isis''s urging, the pretty girl, who was deployed by Isis to retrieve the details of Rocky


    from the recruitment record, came back.


    "Wait a moment, Marin." Isis swiftly covered herself with the white light robes, stepped down the jade


    bed barefooted and went outside to meet the girl.


    "Are you sure?" Isis felt quite surprised suddenly when the pretty girl whispered close to her with the


    result.


    "I am certain, Ma''am. I checked the record three times," the girl replied.


    "Go take a break then." Still very bewildered, Isis waved her hand to order the pretty girl to go. Then


    she went back to the jade bed.


    "Isis, what is it?" Marin asked, seeing that Isis looked quite confused.


    "Marin, in the recruitment records filed in our headquarter, no details can show that the spirit


    maniptor Rocky was recruited and allocated to the northeast military camp. That is, Rocky is not


    among the enlisted men..." Isis answered seriously.


    "Really?" Marin was stunned by the astonishing result.


    "In the recruitment records for the past several months, there is only one new entry, which has been


    kept in strict confidentiality. What''s even more confusing is that the entry has no details, not even the


    name. If Rocky is the only spirit maniptor recruited to the northeast military camp within the recent


    months, obviously the entry of recruitment belongs to him." Isis had never beforee across an entry


    was treated with such strict secrecy. Even her father had no right to ess the details of that entry.


    How strange!


    "What?! Do you mean that…" Marin became more bewildered.


    "If there is no error in the recruitment record, then the fact should be that Rocky''s identity information is


    deliberately concealed for some reasons. And he must have a special identity or be rted to some


    secrets. He is really peculiar," Isis said, rubbing her chin with her fingers.


    "So, what is his identity? Why could it be hidden? He was never an outstanding maniptor and seems


    not to be a vicious guy." It was unimaginable for Marin that Rocky, a spirit maniptor who was at best


    at the second or third level of the Mortal Stage, had a top-secret identity.


    "I don''t know. I''ve never noticed that entry before. But, my father may know something about it. I will go


    ask him. Goodness, cousin. I''ve joined you in being so curious about him!" A short profound smile of


    curiosity shed on Isis''s enchanting face. Her curiosity seemed to be incurred by the unexpected


    mystery arising from the boring military camp.


    Listening to Isis, Marin also showed curiosity and astonishment under her attractive appearance.