Great! I'm surrounded by villains!-Chapter 408 - 227: Personnel Dispatch

Jiuyue had gradually adapted to the lifestyle of interstellar travel.

She had her last dinner with her parents and announced the next destination.

The Holy City of the Ashen Church, located on a planet perpetually bathed in sunlight, reminded them to take precautions against the sun when the clerics handled their visitor procedures.

"After I return from the Holy City, I will bring you back to Blue Star!"

Jiuyue energetically declared her next plans to her parents.

The troubles engulfing the Saintfield family provided them with an opportunity — if there was sufficient evidence proving that former and candidate heads of the Saintfield family had long-term dealings with the Witch Council, when the Ashen Church sought accountability, they would certainly have no time to attend to matters on the Eco-Ship.

She and Fu Ling had made arrangements, and at that time, Fu Ling would use her department director’s authority to prepare the departure from the Eco-Ship for the old couple.

The father was very pleased with his daughter’s growth.

He had loved to explore mountains and rivers in his youth and had traveled across the great landscapes of Blue Star, and now his daughter had inherited his will and reached even farther places.

However, Jiuyue’s mother frowned, slapped her hand, "Don’t speak of ill omens."

It seemed that foxes were naturally more sensitive to the act of flag-planting.

Although Duan Mingyuan was accompanying her on this trip to the Holy City, she had a vaguely ominous premonition.

"You can rest completely assured, I have already grown up!"

"You still talk!"

Her mother glared at Jiuyue, lifted her hand intending to pinch Jiuyue’s cheek, but she agilely dodged.

After making a funny face at her parents, Jiuyue picked up the travel bag they had prepared for her, and bounded down the mountain.

As per custom, before setting off, the Third Prince gathered everyone on the ship for a crew meeting.

When Jiuyue arrived at the meeting room, Earth Wolf Twelve and He Ya were staring each other down; the interstellar cowboy lit a cigar and expressed doubts about this new crew member, "Am I the only one who finds her suspicious?"

The mysterious woman, who had boarded partway, claimed to be an archaeologist hoping to accompany them to the Holy City to investigate the "historical text."

He had never heard of such a thing.

And his instincts told Earth Wolf Twelve that she was a rather dangerous woman.

He Ya deliberately put on an innocent expression, harmlessly shrugged her shoulders.

Upon seeing Jiuyue enter, the Third Prince opened the briefing about the Holy City.

Although the Holy City was the stronghold of the Ashen Church, and countless believers spent their lives hoping to make the pilgrimage there, for those who did not follow the Ashen Church, it was definitely not a good tourist destination.

"Due to its geographical location, the surface temperature of the Holy City remains at 50 degrees Celsius year-round; once we get there, we’ll need more than just sun protection."

Walking on the streets in such temperatures all day could easily lead to dehydration and heatstroke.

The followers of the Ashen Church had long adapted to the high temperatures, one of the effects brought about by the Scorching Sun Energy was their remarkable heat resistance.

"What about the visitors?"

Tang Qianqian asked, starting to have second thoughts upon hearing 50 degrees Celsius.

As a homebody, she and Li Hua preferred to stay inside the spaceship with the air conditioning on... of course, to put it in a more grandiose manner, it was essential that someone manned the rear.

In the previous operations, she and Li Hua had always been the most reliable support, and this time was no exception.

She believed crew members should stick to their roles and leave the task of defending the rear to those who truly had the experience.

"Typically, no tourists would visit the Holy City, and for those ships that cannot be identified, they would be intercepted by the church’s Solar Cannons before they even approach the Holy City."

Speaking, the Third Prince flipped the projection to the next page, "Holy City was built by the first batch of refugees from the Ashen Empire. They used all the technology they knew there. Today, Holy City is not only a sanctuary in the eyes of the believers but also a bona fide military fortress. The Ashen Church is also the only force within the company that does not employ Long Branch Guards. They believe that their selected Judges possess strength on par with the Long Branch Guards."

"If you include the Judgment Chief, Holy City currently has eleven Judges stationed there. Not long ago, Director Fu Ling sent a message stating that, for some unknown reason, the Long Branch Committee has sent six Long Branch Guards to Holy City."

It is no exaggeration to say that over half of Universe Company’s top combat forces are currently assembled in Holy City.

Everyone knows that something significant will happen in Holy City soon.

"This might be related to the movements of the Shanqi Commerce Association."

Earth Wolf Twelve suddenly spoke.

His good friend, Mocking Pigeon, had suddenly sent him a message out of the blue, advising them to stay away from Holy City for the time being.

Isn’t that coincidental?

Wherever there’s trouble, their presence can be found.

Earth Wolf Twelve felt that he was getting along with the people of Blue Star more and more.

"The Shanqi Commerce Association has dispatched its main fleet to the Star Zone where Holy City is located."

These "main fleets" naturally refer to those infamous groups of Cosmic Pirates and the armed forces of the United Front, famous for their resistance against the company.

"That’s exactly what I’m worried about,"

sighed the Third Prince.

Compared to the disturbances on Mechanical Star and Prison Planet, this setup is much bigger, looking like a prelude to a cosmic war.

The movements of the Judge Fleet and the Witch Council are closely related, but he didn’t think the Witch Council’s power was enough to invite the Shanqi Commerce Association unless...

People of Shanqi are all tarred with the same brush; the higher-ups of the chamber have long been in cahoots with the Witch Council.

"Upon learning of our planned visit to Holy City, the Pope specially invited me to the Ashen Cathedral for a meeting."

Receiving an invitation from the current Pope of the Ashen Church should have been an immense honor, yet the Third Prince felt no joy at the moment.

"It looks like we will need to split our forces again."

"I’ll go with you to meet the Pope."

Earth Wolf Twelve exhaled a ring of smoke, "I’ve always heard about him, and this time it’s good to finally meet him in person."

Once again, he voluntarily took on the role of bodyguard, since he was regarded as one of the top three war strengths of this ship. frёewebnoѵēl.com

"Mingyuan, Jiuyue, after you see the Baptism, just operate on the outskirts of the Church District. The security in the Church District is stringent; once inside, all activities will be restricted."

"Alright, alright, I’ll keep an eye on the ship."

said He Ya.

After all, she knew plenty of ’mind over matter’ tricks, and while physically on the ship, sending her spirit outside wasn’t difficult.

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Meanwhile, in Holy City, Church District.

Accompanied by guards, the elegantly dressed Jean Saintfield walked towards the front door of the Ashen Cathedral under the curious gaze of the believers.

Before long, two clerics dressed in long robes blocked their way.

"The Pope has been waiting for a long time, but according to the rules of Ashen Cathedral, all accompanying personnel must stay outside."

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