Holy Spirit City, Daily Office.
A woman in a purple dress was carefully flipping through a thick stack of files, her delicate brows slightly furrowed.
"Your Excellency Deputy City Lord, I am the Bishop of the Holy Light Church branch in plane d0623. This month, the Black Cloud City, the overlord of this plane, handed over a total of 3.66 million crystals of strategic materials, which is lower than expected. I suspect that this is a secret violation of the Holy Spirit City's orders and that important strategic resources are being hoarded. Please give me your instructions, Your Excellency."
"Your Excellency Deputy City Lord, this subordinate is from plane A0213..."
A thick stack of similar reports had been piled up.
Although after the last All-Realms Conference, all forces outwardly expressed their submission to the Holy Spirit Alliance and their willingness to accept unified management and arrangements.
But the rules and restrictions of Holy Spirit City are simply too numerous.
Strategic materials are among the most profitable items, and some major powers are fine because they are closely monitored and dare not make any small moves.
Those small forces located in remote areas, where the Holy Spirit City's army did not cover them sufficiently, eventually couldn't help but develop some inappropriate thoughts, coupled with the fact that the God Creation Sequence was not yet fully widespread.
Although they dared not openly defy the decrees of Holy Spirit City, they only dared to secretly withhold some supplies.
However, although the missionaries sent to various forces were of average strength, almost all of them were carefully selected by the Holy Light pantheon from countless eras. They were proficient in astronomy, geography, arithmetic, and physics, and even had some talent in singing, dancing, and rapping.
Even if the other party's false accounts are flawless, they can still see the flaws in their eyes, but it's just that they can't find substantial evidence for the time being.
If it were an ascetic or an angel, they probably wouldn't hesitate to take action without saying a word.
While the missionaries were equally devout, they were relatively tactful in their dealings, which was one of the reasons why Jiang Yan preferred to assign them tasks.
"Jaberic".
After thinking for a moment, the woman called out softly.
In an instant, a Holy Light Dragon, shrunk to less than two meters in length, rushed in from outside the door with a "whoosh," half-prostrate on the ground, and said with a fawning expression, "Vice City Lord, what are your orders?"
The woman said helplessly, "Jaberic, you are also one of the high-level managers of Holy Spirit City, you don't need to be so polite."
"What are you saying?"
Yaberic shook its head obsequiously: "You are one of the most important people to the master, while I am just the master's mount. When the master is not around, of course I have to obey your orders."
"Alright, go and fetch Ainate and the head of the tribunal."
Seeing this, Li Miaolin stopped pressing the matter and shook her head with a slight smile.
"Okay!"
Jacob immediately agreed and flew off happily.
It has thought it through very clearly.
He was just a dragon with no redeeming qualities other than being handsome. Yet, he had risen from Diamond Tier 10 to God-level, from "Holy Dragon King of Light" to the point where even the Dragon God had to address him as "You are the true Holy Dragon God."
What is it that we rely on?
Is it hard work?
No! It's exceptional investment acumen and the ability to choose the right side!
Now everyone in Holy Spirit City knows that the Deputy City Lord is the Great God's childhood sweetheart and is known for being good to his subordinates. In all the systems of Holy Spirit City, his treatment far exceeds that of other departments!
At the same time, he also controls the most important logistics strategy department and research and development center, which have all kinds of the most advanced enchanted equipment and cultivation resources.
Therefore, it, which was originally a staunch follower of the Holy Light pantheon, did not hesitate to switch sides.
After all, although Lady Anna was equally favored, the Holy Light pantheon was far too strict.
It wasn't even allowed to run away and meet with the little female dragon in secret, and was required to spend all its time strengthening its faith in the Holy Lord.
Sometimes, the reward for doing good deeds is actually being allowed to pray for two more hours in front of the statue of the Holy Lord, or to listen to Lady Ether read the Holy Scriptures one more time, which is simply outrageous!
Most importantly, everyone in the Holy Light pantheon is actually enjoying it! They're a complete bunch of lunatics!
While it was thinking, it teleported several times and quickly arrived at the two people's location, taking them back to the office.
"Sir, what can I do for you?"
Upon arriving, Ainate and the head of the court bowed respectfully.
"Many missionaries have reported that forces in some planes are secretly defying the orders of Holy Spirit City and trading restricted materials in private. Mr. Ainart, I'll have to trouble you to investigate this."
Li Miaolin handed the compiled coordinates to the other party and smiled.
“This is my duty, sir.”
Ainate reached out and took it, sneering, "A bunch of ignorant natives. In front of the Time God, unless they haven't done anything wrong, all their secrets will vanish."
As he spoke, he glanced at the coordinates, and two streaks of blue light appeared beside him, instantly reflecting a different scene in his eyes.
"retreat!"
The scene flashed back rapidly, and soon it reappeared before my eyes.
A group of people gathered in a secluded spot, secretly discussing something...
Footage of transactions being arranged privately through various means...
Other methods include murder to silence witnesses and eradicating evidence...
With the ability to rewind time, they emerge one by one.
"Alright, sir."
A moment later, Ainate withdrew his divine power and presented the extracted images one by one.
"Thanks for your hard work."
"It's nothing, sir."
Ainart laughed and said, "Speaking of which, only these weak native planes would dare to do such a thing. The more powerful the forces in the Holy Realm and the various divine realms, the more awe they hold."
After glancing at the footage, Li Miaolin waved her hand and sent the images to the head of the Inquisition: "These are yours to manage in the Holy Light Inquisition. Have someone follow and record the entire process, and then have the Holy Light Churches in all planes play them on a loop to deter those unruly individuals."
"Yes, sir, then I..."
"Wait a moment."
Just as the head of the court was about to take his leave after receiving his orders, a clear voice rang out. It was Jiang Yan walking in from outside.
"Jiang Yan!"
Li Miaolin subconsciously stood up, dashed off her seat, and asked with delight, "You finished your assessment? You weren't hurt, were you? When did you get back?"
"Owner!"
"Holy Lord!"
The others also bowed with excited expressions.
"I've finished. I just got back and saw you handling government affairs, so I watched for a while."
Jiang Yan smiled and waved his hand, signaling the others to stand up. He praised, "Miao Lin, it's been a while since I last saw you. You've handled things even better than I expected."
"No, it's all the result of everyone's hard work."
Li Miaolin's cheeks flushed slightly, and a hint of joy flashed in her eyes.
"By the way, you just asked them to wait a moment, were you unhappy with this arrangement?"
"No, that's not it."
Jiang Yan shook his head and said, "However, we are in need of manpower right now, so it would be a waste to hand it over to the referee."
"Hmm...so what do you mean?" Li Miaolin asked curiously.
"One may be spared punishment, but cannot escape the death penalty."
Jiang Yan smiled faintly, "It just so happens that the construction of the defensive barrier requires a lot of manpower, so let their bodies atone for their sins."
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