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Chapter 1773 Alarm

Chapter 1773 Alarm (It’s snowing and I don’t want to go out to buy food)

Due to Duanmu Huai's outburst, the Inquisition lost two fleets, and Duanmu Huai had nothing to say about it. But that doesn't mean that others didn't have any. For example, Maria pushed Duanmu Huai out after being annoyed by his repeated questioning.

"If you have so much free time, Lord Inquisitor, go collect more supplies. We don't have enough supplies now!"

Since Maria said so, Duanmu Huai couldn't say much, after all, he was the one who destroyed those fleets. Anyway, he was free, so Duanmu Huai returned to the base camp of the Inquisition in the Jieshen Star System, responsible for supervising the collection and transportation of materials. By the way, he also brought Kurokawa Akane to familiarize himself with the environment and have a specific understanding of the work of the Inquisition.

As for the supplies themselves, it was not difficult to find. Duanmu Huai directly contacted the wandering merchant Dardanelle and asked him to deliver the required supplies. During this period, Dardanelle's business alliance was also thriving and very prosperous, making a lot of money. Dardanelle naturally did not dare to neglect Duanmu Huai's request and agreed to it.

At this moment, a group of people were standing on the dock, watching the transport fleet entering the port in the distance.

"It's truly spectacular."

Looking at the scene outside through the French window, Kurokawa Akane couldn't help but sigh. Transport ships are generally large in size. Although they are not as powerful as warships, their size alone is shocking enough. This is also normal. After all, many ocean-going freighters are not much worse than aircraft carriers in terms of size alone, but it does not mean that they can compete with destroyers in terms of combat effectiveness.

But it’s really big…

Watching the transport ships coming into the port and unloading cargo one after another, Kurokawa Akane was also amazed.

"It must have cost a lot of money to buy so many goods."

"No, it didn't cost a penny."

"Hey? Doesn't it cost money?"

"Yes, this is used to deduct taxes."

Duanmu Huai nodded. Are you kidding? Let the Tribunal spend money? What kind of dream is this? The Tribunal is not a commercial organization, and it does not print money itself.

"Tax deduction?"

"Tithe tax, you can think of it as protection money if you want."

"Well……………"

Hearing Duanmu Huai's answer, Kurokawa Akane's expression became somewhat complicated.

"Is it the kind of fee that gangsters collect from stores in TV dramas?"

"Yes."

“Are they willing to give it…?”

"They have received the protection of the Inquisition, so they naturally have to pay a price."

Duanmuhuai snorted coldly.

"We are not an organization that is easy to mess with. If they don't give it to us, then I don't mind letting them have a taste of the power of the Inquisition."

"………………………"

Kurokawa Akane looked at Duanmu Huai with a complicated expression, then looked at An and Mary standing beside him. The latter shook her head without saying a word, while An gave a bitter smile.

"Actually, you don't need to think so complicated, Ms. Kurokawa."

"is it?"

"Yes, just like national taxes, the state has to collect taxes from the people, and if they are unwilling to pay taxes, they will be punished or even imprisoned. In return for collecting taxes, the state will also protect its people from foreign enemies, which is not much different from what the Inquisition does. And sometimes, if the state cannot make a deal through money for some reason, it can reach a deal through tax reduction or exemption or other alternative means."

As he spoke, An rolled his eyes at Duanmu Huai.

"It's just that what Mr. Knight said was very misleading."

"What's the misunderstanding? Aren't they essentially the same? What's the difference?"

Duanmu Huai sneered.

"But for those who are listening... well, I know Mr. Knight doesn't care about this either."

An also gave up trying to persuade him. After all, she knew what Duanmu Huai was thinking.

Just then, a cheerful and lively voice sounded.

"Hello, big brothers and big sisters."

Along with this voice, Kurokawa Akane saw a very cute white-haired girl with horse ears and a pony tail coming out from the side, smiling and greeting everyone. Kurokawa Akane had seen her before, and remembered that her name was Zhen Jiling, a horse girl. Duanmu Huai said that she was a monster girl, which Kurokawa Akane didn't quite understand, but thinking about the cat-eared girls that appeared in many animations and comics in his world, he was afraid that Zhen Jiling was similar to this kind of girl.

"Is something wrong?"

"Well, didn't I say before that I wanted to shoot a video with Sister Chiyin to introduce her to everyone? I just happened to hear that you guys are back, so I came over to take a look."

"introduce?"

"Well, I heard that Sister Chiyin is a talented actress and is very good at acting? Have you ever thought about continuing to act in movies?"

"Genius actor or something, that's too exaggerated..."

Kurokawa Akane waved his hands hurriedly, but soon tilted his head in confusion.

"But, haven't I joined the Inquisition now? Can I still continue filming?"

"Mr. Knight is the only one in the Inquisition who truly regards being an Inquisitor as his main job."

An also spoke with a smile beside him.

"Everyone usually does their own work. Unless Mr. Knight gives an order, we will go to the court for work. For example, Gu Leiya and I usually have the work of the princess to do. Miss Mary also writes novels. Doesn't Zhen Jiling often do live broadcasts? This does not conflict with our daily work."

“Ah… I see.”

Kurokawa Akane nodded, then she looked at Duanmu Huai.

"Is it okay, Mr. Duanmu?"

To be fair, Kurokawa Akane still likes acting very much, but she originally thought that when she arrived at the Trial Court, her job would only be to be Duanmu Huai's stand-in and fight, and she would have no chance to act.

"Of course there is no problem. As long as it does not delay the trial court's tasks and does not violate the regulations, it doesn't matter." Duanmu Huai shrugged.

After hearing Duanmu Huai's reply, Kurokawa Akane pondered for a moment and then made up his mind.

"I... also hope to continue acting."

"no problem."

"That's great."

Hearing Kurokawa Akane's answer, Zhen Jiling jumped up excitedly and grabbed her hand.

"Karen has always wanted to perform with other people. After all, everyone in the Inquisition is not used to doing this kind of thing. But now it's no problem. With Sister Chiyin, it will be much more convenient to carry out similar activities in the future."

Looking at the lively and cheerful Makoto, Kurokawa Akane also smiled - this girl did have a very outstanding cute temperament, even Kurokawa Akane could feel this cuteness and beauty.

"Then please allow Sister Chiyin to introduce herself to everyone."

As he spoke, Shin Ji-ling pulled Kurokawa Akane to the platform next to him, and pointed at the ball floating beside him.

"what is that?"

"Hmm? The camera equipment used for live broadcast."

“There is actually live broadcast in the universe.”

"Of course, Karen will broadcast live for a while every day, chatting with everyone, singing and dancing, and it's fun to be happy together. In the future, Karen will also invite Sister Chiyin to broadcast live together!"

Hearing what Zhen Jiling said, Kurokawa Akane was relieved. At least from what he heard, it seemed that this was not much different from the live broadcasts Kurokawa Akane had seen in his own world. Being able to find something familiar in an unfamiliar environment made Kurokawa Akane feel relieved.

So she followed Zhen Jiling's instructions, introduced herself in front of the open camera, chatted with Zhen Jiling, and then showed off her acting skills.

"Thank you, Sister Chiyin!"

After it was over, Zhen Jiling took back the camera and thanked Kurokawa Akane with a smile.

"Everyone's response is good, and my followers have increased again. Sister Chiyin should appear more often in the future."

“Is there a lot of audience?”

"It's okay. After all, Kallen is the face of the Inquisition. Everyone will see her."

Kallen fiddled with the camera and then checked the number of people.

"The current audience is probably around 80 billion people."

"………………………Why?"

For a moment, Kurokawa Akane even doubted whether he had heard it wrong.

"Eighty billion?"

"Of course, the population of the Star Alliance home planet alone is 114 billion, not to mention that there are so many planetary worlds. Each world also has many viewers who will pay attention to the actions of the Inquisition."

"…………………"

After hearing Zhen Jiling's answer, Kurokawa Akane suddenly felt as if his body was a little weak.

After all, according to her experience, having tens of thousands of viewers for a live broadcast on the Internet is considered a big deal. So how come the number of viewers is more than the total population of her planet?

In other words, I just performed in front of 80 billion viewers?

"Well, I'll discuss the next performance with Sister Chiyin later."

After saying this, Zhen Jiling waved to everyone, then turned around and left. As expected of a horse girl, her 100-meter acceleration was no joke. Before Kurokawa Akane could even open her mouth to speak, Zhen Jiling's petite figure had already disappeared at the end of the metal corridor hundreds of meters away.

“……………………Mr. Duanmu, this………………”

"Used to it."

Seeing Kurokawa Akane looking at him for help, Duanmu Huai patted her shoulder.

"And there's no need to think too much about it. After all, the Court of Inquiry has to do its job. This is considered a daily relaxation."

"Really……………"

"Yes."

"Well, I have another question."

"Huh? What's the problem?"

"Just now the bottom of the screen over there was flashing..."

As he spoke, Kurokawa Akane pointed curiously at the red dot below the holographic screen next to him.

"what does that mean?"

"Oh, nothing, just detected some dangerous items... Holy crap!?"