From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars

Amber actually wanted to ask the Imperial Civil Engineering guys around her, aren't they afraid at all? This is clearly a mission that requires one to go and never return, so why are they all so excited like elementary school students on a spring outing, with expressions on their faces that say they want to "bring honor to the family"?

Soon, as the heavy transport elevator started, the group slowly headed towards the underground area of ​​the Grand Palace.

According to the information known to Amber, Frederick, the current emperor of the Star Dragon Empire in the original timeline, should be recuperating in the core of the underground area. However, judging from the later encounter with the Royal Silencer in the ruins and the fact that his "Eternal Cell" was taken away by the other party first, as well as the story told by Saleh, this underground area is far from being as simple as a royal sanatorium.

The heavy-duty transport elevator ran very smoothly. According to the usage and wear and tear observed by Amber, the elevator had been used for only about ten years. This further confirmed the judgment of Amber, Saleh and others that the Grand Palace was built after the underground facilities were established, and it was even very likely that it was built to cover up the underground facilities.

After all, there is no place in the Empire that is safer than the Grand Palace, and it is better to keep important secrets under your buttocks than to hide them on a remote planet. It takes a lot of effort to run back and forth.

Amber felt that the group had descended perhaps hundreds of meters in height before the elevator finally stopped slowly with a brake sound. An alloy door in front of the elevator also slowly opened, and a huge underground facility appeared before everyone's eyes.

And at this exit, an old man dressed in gorgeous priest robes, wearing a noble crown and holding a long staff, just stood there quietly.

After seeing this person, all the civil engineers in the team were shocked. Almost instantly they lowered their heads subconsciously and dared not look directly at him.

Although Amber didn't know what was going on, she lowered her head as well and continued to observe secretly with her peripheral vision.

On both sides of him stood two level five psychics whose attire was similar to that of the Royal Silencers, but without any markings on their bodies.

The high priest and the Royal Silencer who led the team immediately bowed their heads respectfully when they saw this person. The former spoke at the same time:

"Archbishop, the engineering team you requested has been brought here and is ready to start work at any time."

"very good."

Amber couldn't help but be a little surprised. She had actually met a famous historical figure. No wonder the civil engineers around her were so quiet and didn't dare to move. Not to mention the two psychics around him, the identity of this old man alone could indeed intimidate most people in the Star Dragon Empire, a country with close interactions between politics and religion.

After the archbishop stood still, he suddenly spoke a string of words that Amber didn't understand, and then a mechanical female voice sounded in the elevator:

"Verification passed - Welcome, the Archbishop is heading to the 'Final Dogma Area'."

As the elevator began to descend again, Amber realized that her group's destination seemed not to be this underground facility but a deeper area.

The name 'Final Dogma Zone', which sounded very 'EVA-like', also made Amber realize that she might have really won the jackpot.

This time, the elevator ran even longer than before. If the speed remained unchanged, it also meant that the elevator descended a deeper distance.

According to the terrain information near the Grand Palace that Amber checked before the operation, this depth has completely penetrated the mountain where the Grand Palace is located, even reaching hundreds of meters below the horizon.

At this moment, Amber could clearly feel that the civil engineers around her were beginning to get nervous. After all, this was a mission deep underground and the Archbishop was leading the team himself. Any normal person would realize that this mission was unusual. However, standing next to this "highly respected" Archbishop, they had not yet thought of the worst.

When the elevator finally arrived at the destination and the alloy door slowly rose, the first thing that hit them was a gust of cold air that made everyone shiver. The temperature here was much lower than that of the upper floor and the outside world.

This also made Amber's first impression of this place: a huge cold storage hidden underground?

Amber felt that he was only one step away from the truth. He patiently followed everyone out of the elevator. In front of him was a spacious corridor, and not far ahead was a heavy security door.

After everyone came out, the archbishop slowly spoke.

"My fellow citizens of the Empire, today is the day you pledge your utmost loyalty to the Empire. You are very lucky to have come to the most confidential area of ​​the Empire and to be able to display your talents here."

The Archbishop paused, then turned to look at the crowd and continued:

"Because of the sudden accident on the west wing of the Grand Palace, the energy pipeline buried underground was affected, and the detection equipment here issued a yellow warning. So I need you to inspect the equipment here. If you find any problems or abnormalities, please repair them immediately. The room on the right has all the common and uncommon engineering equipment and materials. Please feel free to use them. Remember, I have only one requirement, to detect all the hidden dangers and repair them to ensure the normal operation of this facility. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Archbishop."

"Very good. The Empire will not forget your contributions. After the work is completed, you will all receive extremely generous rewards. In addition, I will personally preside over the blessing ceremony for you to encourage you."

After hearing the last sentence, the team suddenly became a little restless, but the archbishop and the two psychics beside him did not stop them.

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The civil engineers became extremely excited. You know, when the Star Dragon Empire was first founded, the proportion of believers of the state religion among the people was very high, and this was even more so for the imperial citizens who could work in the imperial capital. Therefore, in their view, the "personal blessing of the archbishop" was indeed the supreme reward.

"Oh my god, did I hear it wrong? The Archbishop personally presided over the blessing ceremony?!"

"This is truly an honor to our family! With the personal blessing of the Archbishop, won't we be worshipped by the Engineering Department when we get out?!"

"Dragon God is above."

The civil engineers were whispering to each other, all with fanatical expressions on their faces. Even Qilin Jindoshi beside Amber was no exception. He shook Amber's arm excitedly and spoke in a suppressed voice:

"Did you hear that? Archbishop Amber's personal blessing, what an honor!"

“Yeah, it’s really an honor.”

Amber nodded in agreement with a smile on his face, but the danger alarm had already sounded in his heart. His intuition told him that the "blessing ceremony" mentioned by the archbishop must not be a good thing.

In addition, the false record of the collapse time of the west wing wall by the historian of the Star Dragon Empire made Amber more convinced that the Archbishop and his men would never let her group of people leave here alive.