Verlin raised an eyebrow and said, "That's true, but you should also know that I'm not responsible for the technological advancements. In fact, I didn't even know about them until you just mentioned it."

Alexander sighed and said, "Well, it seems that I was mistaken, and I apologize for that assumption. However, this still raises the question of who or what is behind the sudden technological leap."

Verlin thought for a moment and replied, "Are you sure this all happened suddenly? Maybe a secret organization on Earth has been hiding its advancements."

Alexander shook his head in disagreement and said, "We have made sure to keep tabs on the Federations. Before 20 years ago, there was no organization or individual that had discovered anything close to the leaps in technology that transpired in the countries."

"So, what type of technological advancements are there, from the knowledge that's released to the public, it only goes as far as missiles."

Alexander nodded his head and said, "The public knowledge is limited to what the governments allow them to know. But we have intel that suggests that each federation has different advancements in technology. The West Federation has laser technology, the East Federation robots that can be manually controlled, and the North has had advancements in genetic engineering. Although the South hasn't shown anything technological advancements, we do know they are involved with the kidnapping of enhanced humans."

Verlin was a bit surprised when he heard this and said, "That's very strange. How could each Federations technology have such vast differences."

Verlin had already known that the Federation must have had more weapons than it showed on the surface, but this was in a completely different direction than what he anticipated. Especially with each Federation having such diverse technological breakthroughs, It was almost as if someone or something had intentionally distributed these advancements among the federations to create a more chaotic and unpredictable conflict

Alexander sighed, " It's a very bizarre situation, we would have taken action long ago if not for the society being unable to come to a consensus about a plan. With half of the Hidden Society not wanting to partake in the war and wanting humanity to battle it out, with the other half wanting to stop the conflict between the countries."

Verlin wasn't that surprised to hear this. He had expected that there would be internal divisions when it came to this matter, especially with individuals like enhanced humans. From their point of view, they are better than humans in almost every way possible, its a given that they would look down on humans and their affairs. If it weren't for their lack of population, Verlin was 100% sure they would be the ones to rule this planet and would have even ventured off into space. If anything, Verlin was surprised that half of them even wanted to intervene in the war.

Verlin replied and said, " What about the enhanced human kidnapping in the South Federation?"

"That is something we can not ignore regardless of the war. In fact, we have already sent a team to rescue the kidnapped enhanced humans, but we haven't heard from them for a couple of months. We are currently planning on sending another team to go recover the agents."

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Verlin nodded his head and said, " By the way, the other day, I was attacked by some enhanced humans. And they seemed to have wanted to kidnap me. Although they weren't successful, they managed to escape."

Alexander's expression became serious, and he said, " Did you manage to get a good look at the people who attacked you, or do you remember their abilities?"

Verlin nodded his head and said, " I do, there were 2 females and 2 males, One of the females had super speed, while the other one could teleport, and the 2 males had a fire ability and a wind ability."

Alexander's expression became even more serious as he heard Verlin's description of the attackers. " I'll have to take a deeper look at this. "

He shook Verlin's hand once more and was about to leave before he turned back around and said,

" I forgot to ask, what is your position in this war? "

Verlin didn't think too much about it and said, " I don't plan on interfering in the war."

Alexander nodded his head and left the room. Although he didn't show any obvious signs, Verlin could tell he was relieved after knowing he wasn't joining the war.

Verlin had kept a close eye on Chloe and was already aware of her whereabouts. Utilizing his super speed, he swiftly made his way to her location. Upon arrival, he observed Cleopatra explaining the process to Chloe. Out of consideration, Verlin chose to stand a few feet away from the pair, not wanting to disturb their conversation. He attentively watched as Cleopatra described the process, which aimed to accelerate the growth and development of young, enhanced humans. The process involved the provision of a significant amount of energy, which would then boost their body and abilities to reach adulthood potential at a much quicker pace. The normal process of growth for enhanced humans involved the gradual absorption of energy through food, but the new process bypassed this, providing a faster and more efficient means of growth.

The only downside to this is that they lost a few years of childhood, which was the main reason Cleopatra was gonna wait till Chloe reached adulthood before bringing her into the Hidden Society. Although to most Enhanced humans losing a couple years or even a few decades weren't a big deal as their lifespan can extend to 2000 years. Cleopatra still didn't want to force it onto her niece, She looked at Chloe and said, " You don't have to go on with the process if you don't want, You'll reach the same point in 6 years time. "

Chloe shook her head and said, " No, I want to do it. I want to be able to help protect others and make a difference in the world. I don't mind losing a few years if it means I can become stronger and help others."

At this time, Chloe and Chleopatra had already noticed Verlin and Chloe called out to Verlin,

" Verlin, are you also going to go through the process? "

Verlin took a deep look at Chloe before saying, " I can't go along with the process."

Chloe looked a bit disappointed and said, "I understand why you wouldn't want to do it. Six years isn't a short amount of time."

Verlin shook his head and said, " No, I literally can't do it. I'm not a human or an enhanced human."

Chloe looked at Verlin and said, " What do you mean you're not an enhanced human?"

Verlin sighed and said, " I'm an extrterrestial being."

Chloe looked at Verlin and said, " You're joking, right?"

Seeing Verlin shake his head, Chloe turned to her aunt and said, " Did you know about this?"

Chleopatra nodded her head and said, " I just thought it would be better if he told you himself. I'll give you some time to talk. I'll be back in a couple of minutes."

After Chleopatra walked out of the room, Chloe turned back to Verlin, her eyes filled with curiosity and confusion. "So, if you're not an enhanced human, what are you?"

Verlin thought for a moment before saying, " I am a kryptonian. Although I look very similar to humans, my biology is completely different."

Although he has only been on the planet for 2 weeks, He could say that Chloe was his closest friend on this planet. He felt a little bad that out of everyone, she was the one who knew the least about him.

Chloe raised her eyebrows and said, "That doesn't really tell me much. I mean, you are an alien. There should be so much , like, where is your spaceship, or how did you get here?"

"All you have to know is , I also have abilities similar to enhanced huamns. And I'm not here to harm anyone or take over the Earth. I just ended up here accidentally."

Chloe looked deep into Verlin's eyes, searching for any sign of deception, but she found none. She sighed and said, "Okay, I believe you. It's just a lot to take in, you know? One day, you think you know someone, and the next, you find out they're an alien."

Verlin shook his head and said, " I get it, I probably should have told you sooner instead of letting stretch out. "

Chloe gave him a small smile and said, "Well, it's not like you had an obligation to tell me. I appreciate your honesty now, though. It doesn't change anything between us. You're still my friend."

Verlin smiled slightly and said , " Naturally. "