Chapter 1074
It was entirely possible that Velvet was overthinking things and her suspicions would all come to nothing. On the other hand, it was possible that the whole of Alliance security was in danger. It wasn’t too ridiculous to believe that even though Vlasta was just one person. Velvet knew what she herself could do, so it wouldn’t be a surprise if Vlasta was similarly capable. Perhaps even better- she couldn’t assume anything.
Obviously, the ambassador was being very closely watched… but the information she was trying to learn might not even be secret. Vlasta might also be looking for people like Durff to find lapses in their security to learn more than she should.
Assuming the woman would walk away with no secrets wasn’t something that had even been considered by the Scarlet Alliance. They just intended to keep the things they considered important out of her hands.
Velvet wanted to look into the woman herself… but she simply didn’t have time to run off into the Trigold Cluster and infiltrate the Distant Shadow Sect. Besides, they might be expecting her if she did. Vlasta might notice a prolonged absence from Velvet.
She was extremely observant. And far too often, Vlasta managed to spot Velvet using her best techniques- even within her home territory. The only way she knew to be less visible was to have Catarina activate certain formations, though the formations themselves would be far more obvious than she ever was.
Velvet was using her presence as something like a training exercise, though it was difficult to give proper feedback. When she thought she was unnoticed, she couldn’t be quite certain. There were techniques to tell when one was being observed, but they weren’t perfect. Relying only on the woman’s eyes was certainly insufficient to know if she’d been spotted.
There was one thing Velvet was considering that likely overstepped even her bounds as spymaster. That was to directly infiltrate Vlasta’s room while she was away. While most likely any secrets would be kept in a storage bag, she had some hope. But potentially ruining their relationship with the first actual ambassador was a risky proposition. That was a line that should not be crossed without good reason, not just because of her status but the connection to Koronis and the Creeping Fire Sect. They really didn’t need a Domination cultivator angry at them for an actual reason. Zaur was bad enough, even though their first conflicts had probably been the fault of Everheart.
Was Vlasta working with Everheart? There wasn’t really any reason to believe that, but it was an angle that had to be considered. That was the problem. Vlasta could be up to anything.
Though if Velvet was being honest, there was only one area she’d spotted so far that might actually be worth risking everything. It all came back to Durff. If somehow she was aware of the connection between Durff and Ratna- a Domination cultivator- there was all sorts of trouble Vlasta could get up to. The Trigold Cluster wasn’t exactly harmonious, and if the Creeping Fire Sect intended to make a move once Koronis fully reached Domination, they might try something involving Durff.