Chapter 218 You Are Now
Xu Lingqu did not immediately take up weapons and start a bloody massacre in the Yanyan Church. She asked Ksenia to go out and see if she could trick Father Mellen over first.
As the only good person mentioned by Kseniya, Xu Lingqu believed that he had certain value. After all, little Kseniya was just a low-level believer and had limited knowledge. Father Mellen must know much more than her.
At this moment, Ksenia felt as if she was in the military academy league and had become a Moye military academy student under Xu Lingqu. She walked out with a calm expression as if she was going to die, and told Xu Lingqu that she would definitely complete the task.
Xu Lingqu did not stay in the room waiting for her.
What if Ksenia really isn't a good person, and everything that just happened was just an act, and she's bringing people to arrest her?
At this time, she was sure that she was on a neutral planet and there were no weapons of mass destruction in this area. Xu Lingqu had weapons on her, so unlike when she just woke up and knew nothing, she could go out and observe the situation first.
She reluctantly put on Ksenia's space garbage worker's work clothes, which had a protective helmet inside that could completely cover her head, so she didn't have to worry about her identity being suddenly exposed.
Xu Lingqu walked out the door and towards the end of the corridor.
The living environment here is really terrible. The basement corridor is glowing with dark green light. There are many rooms, and it seems that there are quite a lot of low-level believers. They are exploited by the hypocritical bishops and priests on the ground and live like rats in the gutter.
Xu Lingqu stopped at the turning point and hid in the shadows. After a while, Godfather Mellen and Ksenia appeared.
Father Myron has long black curly hair and looks like a bard in his church robes.
He frowned and scolded Ksenia, "Hey, tell me, how did you manage to break the bed? Were you singing and dancing on it and thinking you were some interstellar star? You've been spending all your salary on nutrient solution lately, haven't you? You look like a little chicken. Do you have the money to compensate me? Or are you going to borrow money from me again? I shouldn't have come with you!"
He complained a lot, but still chose to go with Ksenia to see what was going on.
Father Meren walked into Ksenia's room and turned around to see that the bed was clearly intact, but there was something on the bed covered by the quilt and could not be seen at all.
"Hey! You actually dared to lie to me, are you..." Before Father Mellen could utter a word to scold him, he suddenly felt a cold wind coming from behind, followed by a kick on his waist, and he fell heavily to the ground.
Without waiting for him to scream, Xu Lingqu skillfully removed his jaw.
Ksenia, who was in charge of watching the game behind closed doors, was stunned. Well, Xu Lingqu was really gentle enough to her at that time!
Xu Lingqu didn't take off her work clothes, so Father Mellen thought she was some low-level believer.
She held the gun to his head and said, "Do you know what to do after I reattach your jaw?"
Father Myron was terrified and nodded quickly to prove his absolute loyalty. Who was this powerful low-level believer? What was she up to? Was she going to lead the low-level believers to overthrow those in power?
He is obviously the most honest priest, so why is he the first one to be targeted? It's so hateful. He took good care of little Ksenia, but she actually sold him out!
Feeling the resentful look in Father Mellen's eyes, Ksenia silently hid behind Xu Lingqu.
Getting kicked in the jaw and having a gun to your head is better than dying with a hole in your head!
"Tell me everything you know about this church and keep your voice down." Xu Lingqu helped him put his jaw back together, with the gun in his hand still against Father Mellen's head.
He stretched out his hands in surrender and began to confess everything honestly.
With Father Mellen's narration, Xu Lingqu had a more complete understanding of this place.
The Flame Church has one bishop, two archbishops, 52 priests, hundreds of senior believers, and thousands of junior believers, who are also known as ascetics to the outside world.
Senior believers, priests and bishops can move freely on the ground, and priests are responsible for managing lower-level believers and receiving visiting believers.
Senior believers only needed to practice daily with the bishops. The facilities on the ground were complete, similar to a dedicated resort island. There were originally only about a hundred senior believers, but the recent war between the Empire and the Federation had attracted many wealthy people from the Federation.
The grimy auction on the surface was real, but Father Myron had no right to attend, let alone interfere. The auction was hosted by the bishop himself, and the customers included senior members of the church as well as visiting believers. Among the items being auctioned were not only young children, but even real mechas.
"There is a mecha master on the neutral planet who cooperates with the bishop. This is why our church can gain a foothold on the neutral planet. I don't know which master it is, but I can be sure that it is Master Duanmeng and Master Xiao."
"Master Duanmeng disdains making such small profits, and Master Xiao believes in the saying 'Without integrity, one cannot stand firm.' If he knew about the existence of this auction, he would probably just wipe out the Flame Church..."
"This mecha master has recently been helping the bishop create a holy fire weapon. When the holy fire hits a person, it will continue to burn. Every priest has been given a wisp of holy fire. Mine is in the necklace on my chest."
Father Mellen explained everything in detail. He puffed out his chest and motioned Xu Lingqu to take the necklace on his chest.
"I'll give it to you, and you'll spare my life."
Xu Lingqu said, "Take it and open it yourself."
"Aren't you afraid that I will get it on you?" Father Mellen asked nervously.
"If you had the courage, you would have done it long ago. What if some mechanism was activated and it sprayed out automatically?" Xu Lingqu said as he removed one of Father Mellen's arms, leaving him with only one hand to operate.
Father Mellen was in so much pain that his soul was about to leave his body, but he didn't dare to shout out loud and had to endure it, otherwise this person might really kill him.
He opened the necklace with one trembling hand, and a small silver-white flame emerged.
Father Mellen forced a flattering smile towards Xu Lingqu, and was about to express his loyalty and say that he would never lay a hand on her when he was about to close the necklace.
Xu Lingqu took action. She reached out and grasped the small flame. The small flame did not burn on her body, but instead turned into a wisp of white flowing mist that wrapped around Xu Lingqu's index finger.
Father Myron and Ksenia were both stunned.
Xu Lingqu smiled playfully and asked Father Mellen, "Do you have any wishes?"
Father Myron recovered from his shock and answered honestly, "I want to be promoted to archdeacon."
"You are now."
"Huh?" Father Mellen was confused, but he didn't dare question Xu Lingqu. He asked dryly, "Then, what about the bishop?"
Xu Lingqu pointed at Kseniya and said, "It's her."
Father Myron, Ksenia:……
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