Chapter 222: Visit
After a brief respite, the war between the Empire and the Federation broke out again.
This time, the Empire took the initiative to open up a second battlefield and launched an attack on the Federation at the Zhuyun Frontier and Mulan Frontier at the same time. Shen Shouli and Lin Suomelin had just recovered and continued to drive the Shendao and the Chijian to fight again on the battlefield.
Originally, given that the Federation planets had significantly more military populations and a larger military population than the Empire, the Federation should have had an advantage due to the lengthening of the battle line.
The situation has now reversed entirely because the one million elite soldiers of the Federation were killed by Xu Lingqu alone, and the wormhole that was originally a secret weapon was also destroyed by her alone.
Coupled with the death of their heir, the entire empire was united in its desire to fight. Andrew's attitude was also resolute enough. This time, the war with the Federation was a life-and-death struggle, and he would not stop until the Federation was completely conquered.
Yudmerlin continued coughing as he reviewed the battle reports. He frowned and looked down at the military commander and asked, "What's going on with Duanmeng? Has he considered selling the blueprints for the new weapons he's developing?"
The Minister of War shook his head, his face heavy. "There's no movement over there, and, it's said..."
He looked up at Yudmerlin's expression, swallowed his saliva, and continued, "It is said that he recently went to the Imperial Star Region to look for new materials, but..."
Yodmerin waved his hand: "Don't worry too much, he won't take the initiative to help the empire."
He knew Duanmeng well. If Duanmeng had wanted to intervene in the affairs between the Empire and the Federation, he wouldn't have waited until now. He had always sold his mecha blueprints to both sides; it was simply a matter of sooner or later. He expected the same to be true for his new weapons.
"When he returns to the neutral planet, I have to ask him to come over and meet him..."
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On the island of the Flame Church, Father Mellen finally gathered a few surviving priests and senior believers, as well as the lower-level believers who were willing to follow Ksenia, to clean up the bodies - throwing them into the incinerator to burn and then throwing them into the sea to feed the fish.
In fact, this island is more than enough to accommodate 10,000 to 20,000 people. All the low-level believers underground can come up to live, but the original bishops and senior believers are unwilling to do so.
They would rather let a large part of the land go to waste than give it to low-level believers, and they are very happy to see them stay in the dark underground.
Most of the low-level believers were willing to follow Ksenia to the surface, but a small number of them were so successfully brainwashed by the bishop that they insisted on staying underground to practice hard.
In this situation, we can only respect the fate of others.
As the messenger of God who blessed that group of people, Xu Lingqu immediately fulfilled his promise and chose a very close time to start the divine blessing ceremony for the new bishop Ksenia and the deputy bishop Mellen.
Xu Lingqu read the oracle expressionlessly, and the two men put on the exclusive headdresses belonging to the bishop and archbishop in the presence of other believers.
"I feel like I'm really dreaming." In just a few days, Ksenia went from being an interstellar orphan who couldn't even afford to drink nutrient solution to a beloved bishop.
Ksenia still looked like a skinny little girl with a pale face. She looked a little strange in the grand and complicated bishop's attire, but no one dared to say anything to her.
This was a bishop personally chosen by the envoy of God. Who would dare to question the envoy of God? Could it be that he wanted to be blessed by the envoy of God, who held the truth in his hands?
The few priests and senior believers who survived knew very well how Xu Lingqu "blesses" them. This "messenger of God" was very adept at using technology and force, and he was obviously a professional.
But they didn't dare to explore who Xu Lingqu was and what her purpose was, nor did they dare to question her identity, because it was an indisputable fact that she could control the holy fire. Most importantly, no one would have their life at stake for no reason.
After settling everything on the island, Xu Lingqu immediately began to prepare to go to the island where Master Forging Dreams was.
According to the rules on the neutral planet, if you want to get close to Master Dream Forging's island, you must first apply to the island where he is.
Once he or his authorized students approve the application, the energy field barriers and defensive weapons set up near his island will be removed, allowing people to land on the island.
Father Myron, a hardworking priest, volunteered to write a request for Xu Lingqu to the island where Master Forge Dreams resided. In the past, the bishop had also submitted a request for a visit to Master Forge Dreams under the pretext of exchanging the Holy Flame. Father Myron had written it for the deputy leader, so he felt comfortable doing it this time.
This time, it was just a simple change, replacing the main body from the bishop to the messenger of God.
Xu Lingqu also went to visit in the name of exchanging the sacred flame.
She did not directly expose the hoax of the holy fire. Most of the low-level believers who came up and the high-level believers who survived still sincerely believed that the holy fire would burn all impurities.
Exposing the Holy Flame's true past would be equivalent to severing the Flame Church's roots, but Xu Lingqu felt that keeping the church alive still had some use. At least, for now, it was the most suitable place to store the Holy Coffin, which was inextricably linked to him.
"Gradually reduce the importance of the Holy Fire in the Church, promote new teachings, and return to the original intention of joining the Church."
In the past, the bishop's application would have been directly rejected by Master Dream Forging nine times out of ten, but this time it was approved immediately.
After the ship was ready for departure, Xu Lingqu had a private conversation with Ksenia before leaving.
The little girl's temperament has become much more stable these two days after becoming a bishop. In addition, she no longer has to starve and can eat some good food. She doesn't look so miserable anymore. Her face is a little rosier and her blonde hair is no longer like dead grass.
She was the only person on the island who knew Xu Lingqu's true identity, and she kept it a secret for her and didn't tell anyone else.
"Since I have decided that you will be the bishop, you must exercise your power well." Xu Lingqu looked at the somewhat confused Ksenia and handed her a gun.
Ksenia took the gun with a dizzy head. The gun was seized from the inheritance left by the former bishop. She looked at Xu Lingqu with some confusion.
"You think Myron is a good person, right?" Xu Lingqu looked at her.
Ksenia nodded. Father Mellen had helped them so much, he must be a good man!
"So do you think he will always be a good person?"
Ksenia hesitated.
In fact, Myron was obviously older and more mature, more familiar with the affairs of the Flame Church, and more suitable for the position of bishop than Ksenia. Now that Myron was the deputy bishop, he handled most of the church's affairs. Ksenia, as the bishop, looked like a mascot.
But Xu Lingqu had already decided to give the position of bishop to Ksenia, and now he must teach her to keep her position and hold power in her hands.
As a low-level believer, she had previously relied on Mellen for her livelihood. Now that she has become a bishop and Mellen's "immediate superior", it is normal for her to lose power temporarily.
"But you can't keep being the mascot mentor. You need to learn and take back your power step by step. Only then can you achieve what you want to do—like what you said, providing a place for interstellar orphans."
Ksenia looked at Xu Lingqu, holding the gun she gave her, and felt it become very hot in her palm, as if burning her, but she still held it firmly.
"You can believe that Myron is a good person right now, and he is indeed so, but you must always be on guard against others. Trusting others is not as effective as trusting yourself." Xu Lingqu paused, "If necessary, you can come to me."
After saying that, she put on a silver mask, walked out of Ksenia's room, and boarded the ship to the Dream Forger Island.
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