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Chapter 1774 Pollution (I had wontons at night and they tasted good)

In fact, before Duanmu Huai gave the order, the nearby warships responsible for alert had already surrounded the cargo ships that triggered the alarm.

After all, the headquarters of the Inquisition is not just a base, it is also an extension of the Duanmu Huai Divine Domain in reality. In simple terms, it is like an eye of fear that is fused with the subspace and controlled by the evil god... Is this a bit wrong?

Well, anyway, in this divine domain, everything must follow the rules of Duanmu Huai as a god. Therefore, any item that is not Duanmu Huai's domain but has divine power will trigger an alarm when entering this domain.

This cannot be said that Duanmu Huai is neurotic. After all, divine power is like soldiers to gods. What do you want to do by sending a team of soldiers to sneak into my divine realm without saying a word?

Throw me a surprise party?

Duanmu Huai quickly opened the communication and connected to the night guard in charge of inspection at the front line.

"what's the situation?"

"grown ups!"

Hearing Duanmu Huai's question, the captain of the Dark Night Guard on the opposite side also hurriedly answered.

"We are investigating the cargo ship but have not found any dangerous goods so far."

"Where did the alarm come from?"

"From the cargo hold, but we have searched the cargo hold carefully. There are only a lot of materials here, nothing else. The captain and crew did not behave abnormally. They insisted that they were only here to transport supplies according to the orders of the Rogue Trader and were only responsible for loading and transporting the goods."

"I gonna go see."

Duanmu Huai made a decisive decision. He was not used to throwing things to others, especially when it came to this kind of problem. If the alarm was triggered in Faerun, Duanmu Huai would have considered it more to see if it was a god who wanted to communicate with him. However, Dardanelle, a wandering merchant, was not currently operating in the Faerun world. After all, that world was also wrapped in the crystal wall system, and Dardanelle could not enter it at all.

Among the galaxies currently controlled by the Dardanelles, none is related to gods.

Then this matter is... very strange.

Soon, Duanmu Huai and others arrived at the cargo ship in fighter planes. At this moment, the entire cargo ship had been completely controlled by the Dark Night Guards. The crew of the cargo ship were kneeling beside it, holding their heads in their hands, their faces covered in cold sweat.

Duanmu Huai just glanced at them, then retracted his gaze and looked at the Dark Night Guard in front of him.

"Take me to the cargo hold."

"Yes."

Under the guidance of the Night Guard, Duanmu Huai came to the cargo hold, which was filled with various materials, most of which were metal. Duanmu Huai walked up and knocked, then scanned it with the auspicious instrument, proving that the metal was solid and there was nothing hidden inside. Then he closed his eyes and placed his hand on one of the steel boxes.

Then, the shadow beside Duanmu Huai turned into a stream, flowing down his hand and gradually covering the steel box. This was the method of using divine power that Duanmu Huai learned from Mary in the tower world of Revatiel. He used his own power to corrupt materials and force out the foreign objects hidden in them. And what he was doing now was the same thing.

The dark shadow gradually covered the entire box. Just when it was about to be completed, a strange flash suddenly appeared on the box, and then it was completely swallowed up by the shadow.

Duanmu Huai put down his hand, stared at the steel box in front of him for a moment in silence, and waved.

"Bring the Captain here."

Not long after, under the "escort" of two fully armed night guards, the captain of the cargo ship came to Duanmu Huai. At this moment, he was sweating profusely and his face was pale.

"Your Excellency the Judge! I assure you that we are innocent. I really know nothing......!"

"Let's not talk about this yet."

Duanmu Huai waved his hand, interrupting the captain's explanation.

"How did you get here?"

"It's the same as before. We all jumped through the star gate and then teleported to the Jieshen system. We have always transported supplies along this route before. You see, we still have the route records here."

As he spoke, the captain opened the terminal and called up the ship's route records and permission records.

Everything seems to be working fine, no issues.

"So you didn't go to any strange places? And you didn't encounter any strange things along the way?"

"Yes………"

"You've been here more than once, and you haven't encountered anything like this before?"

"Never, my Lord."

The captain shook his head vigorously.

"So, where did you get these goods from?"

"Just like before, the supplies from Lord Dardanelles's storage center... We are only responsible for transportation, sir."

The captain was obviously very uneasy, but he still tried his best to explain.

"Our job is to transport materials. When we finish transporting the goods and return, we will report the situation and settle the payment. Then they will assign us the next materials and destinations to transport. All we have to do is to follow the orders to pick up the goods at the warehouse at the fixed dock and then transport them away... We didn't do anything strange!"

"So is there anything special about these goods?"

"Goods? I'm not sure. The source of the goods in the warehouse is not something we can ask about...ah."

At this point, the captain seemed to have thought of something and pounded his fist.

"I remember the destination of this shipment was changed." "Changed?"

"Yes, when we went to the warehouse to pick up the goods, we found that this batch of goods was originally shipped to another colony world. But later it was changed to your court of inquiry, and I asked what happened. They said that you needed supplies, so they gave priority to delivering your supplies."

"Well... okay, go away."

Duanmu Huai signaled the captain to step down, then he turned on the communication terminal and dialed Dardanelles' number.

The communication was quickly connected. The wandering merchant still looked strong and even a little fat. At this moment, he still faced Duanmu Huai with a smile on his face, rubbing his hands in a flattering manner.

"Ah, Your Excellency the Inquisitor, hello. What can I do for you? I have already sent someone to deliver the additional supplies you requested..."

"What I want to talk about is this batch of supplies."

Duanmu Huai stared at Dardanelles.

“They are contaminated.”

"pollute?"

Dardanelle was a little surprised to hear Duanmu Huai's words.

"Pollution... Sorry, I don't quite understand? Is it a quality deviation? Or..."

"They have been corrupted by divine power, the power of gods from outside the realm."

Duanmu Huai was too lazy to talk nonsense and gave the answer directly.

"You didn't go behind the back of the Inquisition to believe in some evil spirit, did you?"

"Absolutely not, sir!"

Hearing this, Dadaniel was shocked. He reached out and took the badge of the Inquisition from his chest and held it high.

"I am a wandering merchant. I have always followed the mission of my family. I have never done anything to betray it!"

Duanmu Huai did not speak. At the same time, the badge of the Tribunal in Dardanelle's hand emitted a dazzling light, covering Dardanelle. This light shone on Dardanelle, making him feel the pain of being burned by radiation. Under this light, even the luxurious dress on his body could not block it at all. Every inch of his skin seemed to be roasted by flames, and from the inside out, a shuddering pain emerged.

But Dardanelle just gritted his teeth, held the holy symbol high, and did not move.

After a moment, the light dissipated and Duanmu Huai withdrew his gaze.

"Well, I hope you can continue the glory of your family. Well, let's not waste any more time. I want to know where these materials are made from? And how are they transported?"

"Ah, yes, please wait a moment, I'll go now... Hurry up, you idiots! I have something very important to tell you! Go and find me all the process lists for the batch of materials I urgently allocated earlier, go! I'll only give you five minutes, if you're one second late you'll be executed!"

I don't know if Dardanelle's threat worked, but five minutes later, the lists were handed over immediately. Dardanelle was also wiping a cold sweat, flipping through the lists and reporting to Duanmu Huai.

"Your Excellency the Inquisitor, we have already found out that these materials come from Planet A-3 in the Avius Nebula. That is a mineral planet. According to initial exploration, we have discovered a large amount of metal deposits there. Therefore, we built a smelting plant on that planet to process the mined ore and then transport it back..."

"Are there other civilized races up there?"

"It is a dead planet, sir. It has no atmosphere and no life at all."

"And then what? Where did these resources go?"

"Let me see... Well, these resources will first stop at the transfer station, and then most of them will be used to build nearby colonies, and the rest will be kept in the warehouse as backup. This time, because you need to pick up a large amount of goods, I changed the route and transferred these materials directly to the warehouse after they were produced, and changed the destination to the Tribunal... That's about it."

Having said that, Dardanelle stared at Duanmu Huai with some uneasiness.

"Your Excellency the Inquisitor, please forgive me for being rude. I don't quite understand what it means to be corroded by divine power. Do you mean that it will cause harm to the human body like radiation?"

"It's not that simple."

Duanmuhuai snorted coldly.

"Divine power will affect human spirit and thinking, and make people subconsciously approach each other, and become fanatical believers of each other without reason. If there are a few gifted idiots who can absorb divine power, they may even become some kind of spokesperson, and then find a way to summon those damn evil gods... I don't know what your current situation is, but it seems that the territory under your command is also not peaceful."

"Is there such a thing?"

Hearing this, Dardanelle was stunned, and then his whole body trembled.

"Sir, most of these materials are used for the construction of the colony. If these materials are harmful, then the residents of the colony..."

"I will go and investigate. I have nothing else to do anyway, but all the supplies there must be abolished."

"Okay, okay. I will destroy those materials immediately! I will follow the instructions of the Inquisitor. I will also send out my own troops and act according to the orders of the Inquisitor."

"Then it's decided."

Duanmu Huai didn't waste any words, and at the same time glanced at Heichuan Chiyin who was standing next to him curiously. Originally, Duanmu Huai didn't need to go out directly for such a matter. But he thought that it was time to let Heichuan Chiyin experience the work process of the trial court firsthand... Well, what happened to the Titanium Clan before was a special case and could not be counted.

That kind of chaotic situation — it shouldn’t happen a third time, right?