Necromancers are frantically stationing troops in the apocalypse.

Chapter 1088, Rescue Plan

Wu Heng's expression also became gloomy.

After waiting for so many days, this is the result.

"How to say it specifically?"

Lilith replied, "Hadarayi said the religious representatives sent back a message saying 'The Holy Temple has no response yet.' But I feel like that's essentially a rejection. Perhaps they simply don't want to completely anger you at this point."

"If you are really afraid of angering me, you should accept the settlement." Wu Heng picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Lilith agreed: "I can't quite figure this out either."

Wu Heng pondered for a moment and asked, "Has our spies over there sent back any news recently?"

"No." Lilith's eyes narrowed. "Do you suspect... that the Holy Temple is secretly planning something?"

"I have a feeling they are still unwilling to give up." Wu Heng said in a low voice.

Lilith knew what he was worried about, and a hint of doubt flashed in her eyes. "It can't possibly... really come to that, right? Things about gods are just legends after all."

"I hope so." Wu Heng said in a heavy tone.

"I'll take the initiative to contact them after I get back. If there's still no news, I'll suggest that 'Hadalai' send someone directly to the temple to investigate." Lilith also felt uneasy.

As far as the current situation is concerned, as long as the Holy See does not use the ultimate means, the development momentum of Treasure Island will completely change the world pattern.

It is not to replace associations, but to propel the entire civilization forward through innovations in communications, the spread of novel creations and new knowledge.

This is something that benefits all races.

Except for the Vatican, of course.

The only standard the Holy See uses to measure everything is whether the faith is pure and whether it shakes the foundation of their rule.

Hadarai should have also seen this clearly and will tend to favor Treasure Island in his actions.

Despite this, Lilith still did not believe that the Church would really ask the gods to intervene in mortal affairs.

For thousands of years, gods have always been just legends, and it is uncertain whether they can really come.

Moreover, if they could really intervene, why didn’t any gods appear when the association was rising?

"Alright! If our spies still have no information, we'll find a way to give the Vatican something to do," Wu Heng said thoughtfully. "Doesn't the previous leader of the Twelve Heavenly Saints still exist? Let's spread the word that he's plotting to attack the Vatican."

Lilith raised her eyebrows: "Will the Church believe this kind of news?"

"It doesn't matter whether they believe it or not. As long as we can distract them and buy us some time, that's all that matters."

Lilith curled her lips helplessly: "The 'Secret Whisperer' can't just fabricate information."

"How can this be fabricated?" Wu Heng said seriously, "This is the clue I found when I was clearing out the Twelve Heavenly Saints."

Lilith rolled her eyes at him, "Alright, I'll report the 'information' to the Association. But you said it, and you'll have to bear the consequences."

"The more serious the situation, the better." Wu Heng reminded again.

"I understand." Lilith stood up. "I'll go back first. I'll let you know as soon as I have any news."

Wu Heng also stood up and walked her outside.

……

When I returned, the side hall was bustling with activity.

Viola and the wood elf sisters gathered around Shannara, Minnie and the others, curiously asking about the new exercises they had practiced that morning.

Philippa boasted with a hint of pride, "This is much more comfortable than your practice. You don't have to be roasted in the fire!"

Robbe nodded in agreement, "It does feel a little gentler."

Viola sighed softly: “The master really loves you and specially found this kind of skills.”

Sylvain also nodded, "That's right, I really love you guys."

Several people were talking and laughing, without any tension like when Wu Heng was talking to Lilith.

Turning around and seeing Wu Heng coming back, Minnie immediately went up to him and asked, "Master, what would you like for lunch?"

"Just keep it simple."

"Okay, I'll ask the kitchen to prepare it."

"Ok!"

Minnie hurried to the kitchen and arranged for the skeleton to prepare lunch.

The others also gathered around and asked about the new skills.

……

After lunch, Wu Heng returned to his study.

Except for Xiaoxiao who was still playing downstairs, the three ghosts of Glenda, Niangniang and Benny were all in the study, doing their own things.

"Lilith just brought news from the Holy See." Wu Heng said.

The three souls immediately looked at him.

"They refused?" Glenda guessed the result from his expression.

Wu Heng nodded and carefully repeated what Lilith said.

After he finished speaking, the study fell into a brief silence.

Benny was the first to break the silence. "What does it matter whether they agree or not?"

Granda calmly analyzed, "Wu Heng isn't worried about the attitude of the Holy See, but rather that if they're pushed into a corner, they might even resort to calling on the gods."

The Empress asked, "Doesn't Lilith have spies over there? If there's any movement, there should be news back, right?"

"There has been no news from our spy for a long time." Wu Heng said in a deep voice.

"So you suspect something might be wrong?" Glenda stared at him.

"Ah."

Glenda thought for a moment, his tone remaining steady. "It's pointless to worry about uncertainties now. It will only disrupt your plans. The most urgent task is to improve your strength as much as possible to deal with any possible crisis."

"I understand. I'm just discussing this with you guys." Wu Heng exhaled. "Let's go and take a look at the zombie world."

The empress looked up at him and said, "This time we will control the puppet to follow you, not attach it to you."

Wu Heng nodded and turned to Beni, "Beni, go get Xiaoxiao back, we're ready to go."

"Okay." Benny floated out of the study and quickly returned with Xiaoxiao.

Wu Heng said no more and opened the gate directly.

All four ghosts possessed the puppets and followed them into the gate together.

……

On the other side of the gate is still the monitoring room of the prison base.

The room was dimly lit, with several monitors emitting a cold blue light, reflecting on the pale skull of the guard.

The four ghosts each found a place to sit down, picked up their phones, and began to browse the forum.

"Wow! The forum said that we can post short videos now!" Xiaoxiao cheered.

"What is a short video?" Beni leaned over curiously.

"I just shot a very short video that I can share with everyone." Xiaoxiao explained while skillfully downloading the APP and clicking on the video to play it for the other three souls.

Four heads immediately gathered together, staring at the phone screens, occasionally letting out low exclamations.

Wu Heng ignored the exclamations of the ghosts and was still thinking about the affairs of the Holy See.

The attitude of the Holy See is too abnormal.

The current Pope is definitely not a tough person, otherwise he would not have endured until now after having so many rare items taken away by me.

If it were the previous Pope, he would probably have come to kill us.

Even if we cannot win, we must fight for our faith and the honor of the Holy See.

But if he chose to continue to endure, he should logically accept the reconciliation proposal. This unusual silence made Wu Heng suspect that the Holy Temple was secretly preparing something.

With a thought, he called up the attribute panel and his eyes fell on the faith value column.

【Faith: 42851/50000】

Wu Heng raised his eyebrows.

His faith value has reached more than 42,000 points. At this rate, he only needs to delay for a few more months to accumulate enough faith to break through to the heroic level.

Now, I just hope that the Holy See won’t really take the worst step.

Calming his mind, he picked up the satellite phone on the table and dialed Li Yahong's number.

After two busy tones, the call was connected.

"Hello?" Li Yahong's voice came.

"How is the base lately?" Wu Heng asked.

"Everything is normal, nothing happened." Li Yahong replied.

Wu Heng got straight to the point: "How's the situation at Lingqi Sect?"

"It went very smoothly! All major bases have recognized the legal status of Lingqi Sect and are actively cooperating with our missionary activities." Li Yahong's tone was somewhat efficient as she reported on her work.

Wu Heng pondered for a moment and continued, "Have the rescue plans for those small bases and remote shelters been implemented?"

"We've held several meetings within the Dawn Alliance, but...nothing has been finalized yet."

Wu Heng said, "Prepare the plane. I'm going to the South Korean base."

"Understood. I'll arrange it immediately."

After hanging up the phone, Wu Heng stood up and asked the ghosts to go downstairs.

Then take an off-road vehicle to Xinfu Airport.

……

The plane landed smoothly at the South Korean base airport.

The hatch opened and Wu Heng walked down the gangway.

Qi Hancai, who had been waiting by the runway, immediately brought people to meet them.

Today, Qi Hancai wore a neat brown jacket, a simple white T-shirt inside, slim jeans and a pair of lace-up high-top leather boots, looking extremely capable.

A white owl stood on the shoulder, carrying a mini leather bag across its shoulder and wearing a miniature bowler hat on its head. Its round eyes looked around alertly.

The animal that Wu Heng trained for her was turned into an ornamental pet.

Behind Qi Hancai stood two tall skeleton attendants, and behind them followed several senior managers of the base.

The group of people were waiting here quietly, their aura was so strong that it made her aura even more powerful.

"Chief!" Qi Hancai stepped forward and greeted with a smile, and the people behind him also saluted respectfully.

Then, his gaze passed Wu Heng and curiously turned to the two strange women behind him.

The two are Xiaoxiao and Niangniang. Glenda and Benny did not control the puppets, but followed beside them in the form of ghosts and could not be seen by ordinary people.

In the current environment, the ghost's identity does not need to be kept secret.

Since he was willing to appear in the form of a puppet, Wu Heng had no intention of stopping him.

"Who are these two...?" Qi Hancai couldn't help but ask.

"I'm Xiaoxiao, Aunt Qi!" Xiaoxiao's puppet took the initiative to speak, then took the hand of the empress beside her and introduced: "This is my aunt!"

Aunt?

Qi Hancai's eyes widened instantly, and her face was full of surprise.

Isn’t Xiaoxiao a ghost?
How come I suddenly have a real body?
Moreover, she had never heard that Wu Heng or Xiao Xiao had any aunt.

Qi Hancai looked at the empress, but the latter had no intention of greeting her.

Wu Heng said, "I'll tell you more about this later. Let's go to the meeting room first."

"Okay." Qi Hancai suppressed the doubts in her heart and nodded.

Wu Heng turned to Xiao Xiao and Niang Niang and said, "You two should go to your residence first."

"Can we go to the market?" Xiaoxiao raised her hand immediately.

"Okay, be careful. If you want to buy anything, just put it on your Aunt Qi's account." Wu Heng waved his hand generously.

Qi Hancai smiled and took out her wallet from her bosom and took out some money. "It's not easy to keep accounts here. Auntie will give you money. Buy whatever you want."

Xiaoxiao glanced at Wu Heng and took it when she saw him nod. "Thank you, Auntie."

After saying this, he pulled the empress away happily.

The group arrived at the conference room in the core area of ​​the base and took their seats.

Qi Hancai first led several senior executives to briefly report on the recent progress and development plans of the base. After the report, the other talents left one after another.

She and Wu Heng were the only ones left in the room.

The atmosphere relaxed a little.

Qi Hancai leaned forward slightly and looked at Wu Heng with a teasing smile: "Did you come here this time because you missed me, or do you have any important instructions?"

Wu Heng also laughed: "Of course I miss you."

After a pause, his tone turned serious, "By the way, I do have something important to discuss with you, regarding the next steps of the Dawn Alliance."

Qi Hancai showed an expression of 'as expected' and said with a smile: "Any new ideas? Feel free to tell me."

Wu Heng pondered for a moment and said, "There are two main points! First, we need to further increase the publicity efforts of the Lingqi Sect. This should not only be limited to our local area, but also cover all member bases of the Dawn Alliance."

"Li Yahong, Sister Zhao, and I have already discussed this. We are planning to increase investment in Lingqi Church with the goal of attracting more believers." Qi Hancai responded fluently, and it was obvious that he already had a plan for this matter.

Wu Heng nodded in agreement and continued, "The second point is about launching rescue operations for small and medium-sized survivor bases, especially those located in remote areas."

Qi Hancai raised her brows slightly. "This matter is already on the Dawn Alliance's agenda, but due to various coordination and resource issues, it has not been able to move forward. If you are anxious, I can propose an emergency meeting to try our best to implement it."

"No, I don't mean through the Dawn Alliance." Wu Heng shook his head, his eyes determined. "I plan to form an independent rescue team from the Lingqi Church and go directly to various places to carry out rescue operations in the name of the church."

Qi Hancai was slightly stunned, and then she understood Wu Heng's intention.

This is a way to expand the influence and reputation of the Lingqi Sect, and the rescued people will basically return to their base to live.

In other words, these remote survivor bases outside will all join the Yama Palace.

His fingertips tapped lightly on the table. "If this matter completely bypasses the Dawn Alliance, it will probably weaken the significance of the alliance's existence and may even cause unnecessary suspicion and criticism. We have worked so hard to achieve this unity..."

Wu Heng naturally understood her concerns.

Unity is hard-won, and the missionary work of Lingqi Religion also requires a united environment at present.

But he was even more aware that the pressure from the Vatican was like a sword hanging over his head, and there was not much time to negotiate slowly and wait for consensus.

He leaned forward slightly and spoke seriously, "Time waits for no one! Therefore, you must immediately convene an emergency meeting of the Dawn Alliance and directly propose that the Spiritual Awakening Cult lead the formation of a rescue team, emphasizing the urgency of the action."

"It's to rescue every survivor as soon as possible. If we delay any further, they will die outside sooner or later. We also made it clear that no additional resources from the alliance members are needed. The Lingqi Cult will independently bear all the manpower and material resources for this operation... and we will also give them a name when the time comes, which will make everyone look good."

A glimmer of understanding flashed in Qi Hancai's eyes.

This plan not only ensures the efficiency of the operation, but also takes into account the face of all parties and the framework of the alliance, and can indeed minimize resistance.

"I understand." Qi Hancai nodded, "I'll go and issue the meeting notice right away."

……

airport!

The empress boarded the plane alone, glanced at the navigation displayed on her phone, and then turned the screen to the skeleton pilot on standby in the cockpit.
"Take off and go to this place."

The Skeleton Pilot carried out the order silently.

The engine started, emitting a low and powerful roar, and then took off into the sky.

(End of this chapter)