Chapter 313: The spoils!
To be honest, Yu Sheng was quite surprised at this time.
After all, he had seen grandsons who could pretend to be grandchildren, and he had also seen grandsons who were still passionate even when they were about to die, but this was the first time he had seen such a passionate grandson.
The flash of light suddenly disappeared in the distance, obviously using some kind of teleportation technology - perhaps it was to a safe hiding place prepared in advance, or perhaps it was randomly transmitted to some unknown corner of space. In any case, it disappeared from Yu Sheng's perception.
This made him feel a little regretful - he should spend more time studying the structure of the spacecraft, or at least find out what offensive weapons it had, so that he would still have time to fire a shot at the flash of light when it accelerated.
Of course, it is too late to think about these things now, and although it is a bit regrettable, Yu Sheng did not leave any backup plans - when fighting with the sage, he had already seeped his blood into the steel and left a little "mark" on the opponent.
It doesn’t matter if you can’t track it now. The fear of blood and death will grow, and when the time is right, the prey will return to the hunter.
So Yu Sheng quickly adjusted his mentality and focused his attention back on the interior of the spacecraft.
The sage has escaped, but he's not gone away yet—there are secrets galore that can be pried from the cultists who are still alive.
In the messy control hall, the surviving members of the monastery were still imprisoned in steel cages. The solid seal formed by the activated metal made it difficult for them to even move a finger. However, compared with these layers of confinement, the despicable betrayal of the "Sage" had obviously caused them more harm.
Everyone saw the flash of light accelerating and teleporting away in space.
Therefore, when Yu Sheng's face appeared on the wall of the spacecraft again, these cultists didn't even react.
"Obviously, you have been abandoned by your 'sage,'" the sound of steel rubbing echoed in the hall, and Yu Sheng's face said to the cultists, "I'm afraid that he himself doesn't even believe in the so-called 'path to holiness' and 'noble sacrifice' he told you about - what about you? How long will you resist?"
There was silence in the hall for a moment, and finally someone spoke, but it was an operator who still had his neck stiff: "Stop, don't try to seduce me! Scum is scum, we are us! No matter what, we will never bow to a monster like you!"
Yu Sheng was a little speechless: "... After all, you are cultists, and I am just a good citizen who is enthusiastic about public welfare. You said this as if your position is reversed."
The cultists in the room were so angry that they were more scared than fearful. Some of them even started cursing.
Yu Sheng was too lazy to bother with these people.
He just suddenly tightened the iron cage, and after letting these people quiet down, he spoke again: "Before sending you to your 'new home', I have some questions to ask you - of course, you can refuse to answer, anyway, there will be more 'professional' people to interrogate you later, but the process may not be so comfortable then.
"My question is very simple. Are the 'artificial saint' and 'knight' all transformed from living people? Where did you capture these people from?"
There was only silence in response to him.
Yu Sheng was not surprised by this. He knew that it was impossible to obtain this information so easily, so he changed the subject directly: "Let's talk about something else. What are you doing at the border? What is your purpose in leaving such a large spaceship there? What's the matter with that 'City in the Mist'?"
There was another uncomfortable silence, and then finally a member of the monastic order spoke, mocking and cursing: "That place full of mistakes and flaws, which missed our correction and salvation, will sooner or later face a catastrophe! You won't know anything - you will die with them! All those who refuse the path to holiness will eventually die with this flawed world!"
"Okay, I know your attitude now," Yu Sheng said calmly. He knew he couldn't get any useful information from these people, so he decided not to waste words with them. "According to my current mood, I don't intend to let you live, but after knowing the truth about the artificial saint, I found that killing you guys is far from enough. Let's go. I'll send you to a 'good place' where professionals will do the work. Sooner or later, you will 'open your mouth'."
The door of the control hall opened, but opposite the open door was not a corridor in the spacecraft, but a hall in the containment area of the Secret Service headquarters.
Fully armed Secret Service agents and deep divers stood at the door, with Baili Qing and Song Cheng standing next to them - the former still had that cold look on his face, while the latter was as happy as a fisherman who had caught more than 80 kilograms of fish with one cast of the rod. There happened to be more than 2,000 citizens watching around, and a TV station was filming nearby and filmed him for a live broadcast to the entire universe.
Now the surviving members of the Order finally know where their missing compatriots have gone.
The animated floor began to wriggle, and amid screams of fear, the last batch of 'prisoners' were packed up and sent to the other side of the door.
Then, this spaceship full of secrets and conspiracies finally calmed down.
The walls and roof in the hall that had been distorted during the battle began to recover gradually, and Yu Sheng's face disappeared on the wall. Then, after a while, an illusory door suddenly appeared in the corner of the hall, and Yu Sheng pushed the door open and walked out.
"...Finally it's done," he took a breath and pulled the corner of his mouth, "After dying twice in a row, Irene's mouth is really blessed."
As he spoke, he casually took out his cell phone from his pocket and called Baili Qing: "Hello, this is Yu Sheng. Have you guys settled it? Have you got the people under control?"
"Everything went well," Baili Qing's calm and indifferent voice came into his ears, "Their will to resist is very weak."
"Of course he was weak. After all, their boss ran away in front of them after giving an impassioned speech. Before he left, he killed more than a dozen of his own people just to fight with me," Yu Sheng said with a somewhat unhappy tone. "Oh, really, I let that guy run away... I was really careless."
"The Secret Service has had many dealings with the Saintly Hermitage. It is a rare victory to capture so many believers at once." Baili Qing's voice was still indifferent, but it sounded like she was trying to comfort Yu Sheng. "Don't worry too much about the leader who escaped - the cultists you captured are enough for us to piece together the truth of their actions this time."
"Well, I hope so," Yu Sheng muttered, and then seemed to be distracted for a moment before he suddenly said, "By the way, I may have to break my promise to you about sending the artificial saint girl and the matching holy coffin to the Secret Service."
"What happened?"
"Something unexpected happened. The artificial saint died, and the holy coffin was broken. I'm not sure if I can repair them," Yu Sheng paused, "and... the situation of the artificial saint is a bit special. I'll talk about it after I get back."
"Okay," Baili Qing responded happily, "When will you come back?"
"Wait a moment," Yu Sheng said, looking up and looking around, "I have an idea."
There was an instantaneous sound of a slight inhalation from the other end of the phone.
Yu Sheng was quite helpless: "Is it so scary just because I came up with an idea?"
"...Tell me what you think first." Baili Qing said calmly.
Yu Sheng thought for a moment and said, "I want to try to sail this ship back."
This time, Baili Qing's tone was finally not so calm: "You can fly the spaceship of the hermit order?! Their navigation and driving systems are notoriously weird..."
"No," Yu Sheng said directly, without waiting for the other party to finish, "but I don't need to 'drive' it now - I just need to spend some time to 'get to know' it."
Baili Qing was silent for a few seconds, as if she was trying to understand the meaning behind Yu Sheng's words. Obviously, she gradually reacted.
"...same as that valley?" she asked tentatively.
"It's about the same."
"You give that ship to..."
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"I ate them," Yu Sheng said frankly, "otherwise, how could I send you these cultists in batches? I can't even fight them with my head with my limited fighting power."
Baili Qing took a deep breath.
"Okay, I understand. Since you have a better solution, the Secret Service will not intervene. I wish you all the best."
"Thanks," Yu Sheng laughed, but before hanging up the phone he suddenly remembered something and raised his voice, "Oh, there's one more thing! Oh my god, I almost forgot!"
Baili Qing's tone suddenly became tense: "Go ahead."
"Now I use Interstellar Communication to call the border area," Yu Sheng said with a painful look on his face, because he had checked the cost of "Interstellar United Communications" on the Internet while wandering around in the spaceship after his resurrection, and the numbers that popped up were enough to blind him. "Can the bureau reimburse me for this?"
The silence on the other end of the phone was deafening, spanning the stars.
Half a minute later, Baili Qing almost gritted her teeth and blurted out a word: "Yes."
"Oh, that's fine. I'm fine now. I'm going to study the spacecraft. Bye."
After hanging up the phone, Yu Sheng's mood became very good.
The process of settling the spoils of war is always a joy.
In the control hall, the messy scene caused by the battle was still recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Yu Sheng actually didn’t know how to repair those things that looked like high-tech stuff - he simply restored the damaged areas to the state they were in when he had just "taken over". If one had to study the process, it was probably a bit like his "regeneration" after his death.
The damage will be reversed and the harm will be undone.
This is also why when the "sage" was about to self-destruct (although he didn't explode in the end), Yu Sheng had to throw him out.
Because at that time he had not yet completed the "takeover" of the entire upper area. Once the explosion range exceeded this hall, he would not be able to repair the damaged area outside no matter what.
He had promised Irene that he would bring back some "local specialties".
Now, the "takeover" of the entire spacecraft has come to an end.
With a relaxed mood, Yu Sheng walked past the rows of seats and control consoles.
Metal squirmed under his feet, pipes reshaped beside him, and hanging cables curled up like living organisms and reset themselves back into the grooves of the walls and roof. With the humming sound of equipment running, energy supply to various parts of the hall was quickly restored.
Behind him, the control consoles that had been turned off were lit up again one by one, and various holographic projections and screens were jumping with secrets about the universe, the stars, and the distant deep space.
Yu Sheng came to the wide porthole and narrowed his eyes slightly.
He bathed in the distant starlight, and exclaimed in satisfaction among the radiation of the stars.
This local specialty will definitely give Irene a shock.
(End of this chapter)
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