Chapter 287: Prelude to Stealing Faith
"The simultaneous appearance of the Son of God and the A-level priests means this is no longer an ordinary invasion by evil gods." Hannes said slowly with a solemn expression:
"We should report this to the higher-ups and wait for support."
"Huh?" A question mark slowly emerged in Li Yu's head. It's already this late, and this guy is still thinking about retreating?
"It's too late to wait for support. I guess the blood sacrifice will start soon." Li Yu shook his head. It was not his guess. He knew the time of the blood sacrifice clearly - five days later.
The original plan of those believers was to completely eliminate the two supports from Guixing, and then quickly create enough blood and flesh quagmire to construct the statue.
However, due to the appearance of Transformers, the bloody quagmires everywhere were severely damaged. Those blood beasts were originally transformed from the blood and flesh of ordinary people.
They don't have much strength at all, and are just about the same as the Transformers. When the Transformers have independent consciousness, they are even worse than them.
"What do you mean?" Hannes frowned and reminded, "The invasion of the evil god has a clear division. The simultaneous appearance of the Son of God and the A-level high priest, plus the possible appearance of the god's clone, can already be determined as [High Risk]."
"Before a [high-risk] event, we can choose to wait for support." Hannes kept hinting.
If Hannes had escaped before, he would have been brought to a military court.
But now there will be no punishment at all, and it can't even be called escape, but a strategic transfer, waiting for support.
"But... if you leave, what will happen to the Hengfeng Galaxy?" Gobe could no longer sit still. He heard the hints in Hannes' words.
"Consul Gobe... no... the interim consul..." Hannes said to Gobe with an extremely cold attitude: "I think... you can leave now."
"If you have any other friends, you can leave now. Commander Li Yu and I have something to talk about."
Gobe stared at Hannes and heard a faint roar in his head, as if some kind of belief he had been holding on to had collapsed.
This is the Return Star he believes in and the faith he upholds! ?
The beliefs that supported him in prison collapsed.
The hunter supported the trembling Gobe, exchanged glances with Li Yu, and then walked out. The other adjutants also walked out of the combat command room.
After they left, Hannes's expression suddenly changed, and he gritted his teeth and whispered, "What on earth do you want to do!?"
"I didn't intend to do anything..." Li Yu shrugged: "Just completing my mission."
"Mission!?" Hannes sneered twice:
"I know you are great and confident, but you also need to know yourself!"
"Rohan's divine incarnation is not something you and I can deal with. It's too risky."
Then, Hannes was a little disappointed again: "Yes... I admit that I underestimated you before. I thought you were a discarded child sent by Guixing and asked you to come and die on purpose."
Li Yu suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Hannes had such a bad attitude towards him at the beginning. Even if it was a systemic contradiction, it was impossible for him to be so indifferent to the support team.
Now he understood that this guy thought he was here to die... or maybe to take the blame, anyway, he was a discarded pawn.
Thinking of this... Li Yu thought for a moment and said, "Do you know who sent me here?"
"Who is it?" Hannes was a little confused, wondering why Li Yu asked that.
According to normal procedures, his request for help should be accepted by the military center, and people should be sent to support him based on the comprehensive influence of distance and strength.
That's why he guessed at the beginning that Li Yu was a discarded pawn, because normally, a newly promoted A-class life form should not be supported by a fleet with a disabled title.
Unless a task is specifically assigned by senior management, such assignment will either result in taking credit or taking the blame.
"It's His Majesty Tigor..." Li Yu uttered a name that Hannes had not expected.
"How...could it be..." Hannes' pupils trembled. He had never expected this name.
In an instant, he thought of a lot of things. As the most powerful person in Guixing, it would not be necessary for him to go to such great lengths to kill someone.
Unless... this is a consideration?
Not only had he guessed wrong before, but he had been extremely wrong. Li Yu was not a discarded pawn, but a rising star on the Guixing Star.
Being valued by Tigor, Li Yu's future is limitless, and Hannes can't help but feel a little envious.
Although he is the commander of the patrol fleet, he is also in a high position of power.
But above him is the joint commander-in-chief of the patrol fleet, as well as the heads of various government departments. Some of them are not as powerful as he is, but he cannot be arrogant when he meets them.
Unless he breaks away from Guixing and is free from all constraints, he will have no choice but to abide by this rule.
And above them are people of the same level as General Ethel and Prince Connor.
Li Yu is valued by Tigor. After all, he is at the same level as his boss, or even higher.
But then, Hannes couldn't help but feel a little gloating, because this "consideration" task was indeed difficult.
In his opinion, the reason why Li Yu worked so hard to complete this task was because he wanted to improve his status in Tigor's mind.
"I understand what you mean, but this is a pity..." Hannes paused, and suddenly stared at Li Yu suspiciously: "You won't record our conversation, right?"
"I'm telling you, if this recording without my consent is distributed, it will infringe my rights."
Li Yu was somewhat speechless. He glanced at the running Titan Colonization Suit and said confidently, "I already have the evidence against you. Why should I do anything more?"
"That's true..." Hannes thought about it and couldn't help feeling sad.
Alas... When purchasing illegal slaves in the future, I should use more secret codes and not be so straightforward.
Thinking that too many lice won't itch, Hannes threw in the towel and said, "There are only a few hundred million survivors on these two planets. There's no need to take risks. You still have a bright future. Why insist on it?"
"Afterwards, several ecological adjustment devices were installed, and hundreds of millions of interstellar immigrants were brought in. A hundred years later, the galaxy was once again thriving."
"The mission is so difficult, His Majesty Tigor will understand you. To be frank, this is just a job, not worth risking your life for."
Li Yu had a strange look on his face. This guy was really a talent. If word of this got out, he would probably have to "drink three cups of wine as punishment" and sit on the bench for a while.
However, compared to this guy buying illegal slaves, this incident is really not a big deal.
Illegal slaves are people who have normal citizenship but have been abducted by interstellar predators and become slaves.
…
“Why…why…” Gobe murmured, “It’s a galaxy after all, and there are nearly 100 million survivors…why just give up like this…”
"You are also an old politician. Don't you know the true colors of these people?" The hunter leaned against the mottled wall of the corridor and said casually, "But you don't have to worry too much. Li Yu will probably not give up on you."
"Really?!" The fire of hope rekindled in Gobe's old eyes.
"I'm about 80% sure, because that guy... is a 'good guy'." The hunter said sadly, feeling disgusted with himself for flattering Li Yu. In the end, he became the person he hated - referring to Li Ping.
Of course, the truth is not like this. In fact, he has never seen Li Yu do business at a loss.
I have wasted so much time here in vain, created those mechanical life forms, and fought with the Son of God. How can I leave without getting some benefits?
He hasn't seen the benefits Li Yu has gained, which means that Li Yu will not leave.
"That's good... That's good..." Gobe murmured in a low voice, as if he had grasped the last straw.
"Grandpa Gobe, where is Lord Yuanshi Tianzun..." A childish voice sounded in his ears. Gobe slowly focused and looked down at the boy who had come to his side at some point.
In his hands he held an exquisite wreath that looked like it had just been woven with fresh flowers. A hunched mechanical lifeform sat on his shoulders, coughing constantly.
"Did you find him for something?" Gobe forced a smile and said gently.
"Grandpa Radio told me that it was Yuanshi Tianzun who saved us, so we want to give this to him..." The boy raised the wreath in his hand and said expectantly.
"He... is in a meeting. I'll pass it on to you." Gobe took the wreath with trembling hands. There was a faint fragrance wafting in the air, and traces of soil on some of the petals.
"No need..." A clear voice came. Li Yu had walked here without knowing when. The radio mechanical body struggled to stand up to show his respect.
Li Yu nodded and looked at the boy. The boy stared with his eyes wide open, his eyes sparkling, as if he was a little excited. "Are you Lord Yuanshi Tianzun? Thank you... Thank you..."
"This... is for you..."
Li Yu looked up at the group of boys at the corner. Some were big and some were small, some were boys and some were girls. They all looked at him timidly and didn't dare to come forward.
"You can call me Li Yu..." Li Yu took the wreath and touched his head. "The wreath is nice. Thank you very much."
The boy was so excited that he couldn't speak and his face turned red.
"Consul Gobe, regarding the issue of supplies..." A soldier hurried over and whispered.
Gobe looked at Li Yu with questioning eyes, but he didn't dare to ask, for fear of getting bad news.
At this moment, Hannes came over with a gloomy face, and left as if he didn't see everyone.
Gobe immediately understood everything, looked at Li Yu with gratitude, then quickly left and asked the soldiers to send the children back.
"This wreath is nice..." Li Yu picked up the wreath with his fingers, turned it in his hand, and put it into the compressed space.
"Oh... the tough guy is showing some tenderness?" the hunter teased.
"I just feel a little emotional..." Li Yu shook his head: "I remember that this shelter was built underground, so flowers should be difficult to find."
The hunter was stunned for a moment, looking at Li Yu's back as he left. Somehow, he seemed to be a little jealous. Why didn't anyone send him a wreath...
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Gurgle gurgle～～
The viscous blood pool was constantly filled with blood bubbles that exploded on the surface. All kinds of indescribable objects were floating in the blood pool, mixed with black and yellow colors.
The scarlet flesh kept squirming, the muscle fibers were pulled into threads, and at the same time, they were stained with smelly blood and slowly rose from the sticky pool of blood.
The flesh and blood formed a twisted ring, and the blood film inside began to ripple. The high priest's gloomy face appeared in it, and he immediately asked:
"Priest Otis, what happened to the Son of God? How could he be defeated?!"
Otis lowered his head and said, "Respected High Priest Yuno, the enemy's strength is beyond imagination. This is an unexpected failure."
Yuno is the high priest in charge of this operation. He is very powerful and can even talk directly to Rohan.
He is just an ordinary priest. Although he is in charge of Fengchen Star, he also has to obey Yuno's orders.
"Otis, the day of sacrifice is coming soon, but the blood supply of Fengchen Star is decreasing. Believers alone are not enough." Yuno said with fanaticism:
"I still need enough food to please my god!"
These sacrifices are one-time transactions, because it is difficult for Rohan to develop his own believers in foreign civilizations.
Therefore, the best option is to turn around and leave, carrying with him the flesh and blood and souls of the believers.
However, due to the emergence of Transformers, the number of blood beasts in various places has been continuously reduced.
“It’s my fault…” Otis kept his head down, controlling his emotions to avoid the other party seeing his disgusted expression.
Faithfully complete the tasks assigned to him by Li Yu.
"Respected High Priest, I have an idea..." After admitting his mistake, Otis continued, "It will be difficult to get rid of the remaining...food...in a short period of time..."
Otis clenched his hands to force himself to say the word "rations", and at the same time tried to remind himself that Li Yu did not belong to the "rations" to avoid exposing his true identity.
"...Why don't you come to Fengchen Star to take charge of the situation, start the sacrifice on Fengchen Star, and let the gods come... to devour everything. Those remaining... people will probably find it difficult to resist at all."
"I'm going to Fengchen Star?" Yuno's expression flickered.
"Yes..." Otis continued, "I don't have the ability to communicate directly with...God. The sacrifice must be initiated by you..."
His original plan was to sacrifice both planets at the same time, but now because of Li Yu's existence, Fengchen Star has never fallen.
But Otis was not strong enough to resist them.
Yuno thought about it carefully. He only considered the feasibility and did not consider whether letting Otis go to Hengfeng Star would intercept his credit.
There is no such thing as merit in the Church of God. The great gods watch over everything, and only the pious can gain favor.
Otis said in a deep voice: "If we continue to postpone it, I don't know if there will be any additional changes. We need to complete this sacrifice as soon as possible..."
"Okay..." Yuno finally agreed. The Son of God and the High Priest are already a force that cannot be ignored. Maybe the other party will continue to ask for help.
The statue of Fengchen Star has always been difficult to build because the entire planet has not been completely eroded and the amount of blood and flesh quagmire is insufficient.
Without the statue, it would be difficult for the power of the gods to descend directly, and sacrifices could not be offered at the same time.
"I will force the sacrificial ceremony to start on Fengchen Star. You will come to Hengfeng Star to cooperate with me. The rations have been greatly reduced. We cannot let them continue."
Yuno controlled the blood pool in front of him, chanting obscure spells in a low voice. As the flesh and blood squirmed, it gradually condensed into a staircase shape.
At the same time, the blood pool in front of Otis continued to boil, and a deep staircase of flesh and blood slowly emerged.
Yuno walked out slowly. Otis took a few steps back and prostrated himself on the ground respectfully until Yuno walked out completely.
He stood up and stepped into the bloody stairs.
