I, Lord of Prayer

Zhou Chen looked at Jiang Che quietly, waiting for her to explain.

Jiang Che didn't keep them in suspense any longer. He reached out and swiped the tablet to turn to the last page of the document:

"Unfortunately, although Fina Blanche is a deacon in the Golden Bamboo region, she did not take over the handling of the goods and was completely unaware of the details. She only knew that the matter was classified as confidential by the Grand Deacon and was handed over to a mysterious believer codenamed 'Blue Whale'."

She didn't know the true identity of "Blue Whale," but she knew who had access to it.

Zhou Chen looked at the familiar photo in the document and exclaimed in surprise, "Li Xiaoxiao, the head of the dance department?"

The photo shows a beautiful girl with a youthful spirit; she is none other than Li Xiaoxiao, the well-known head of the dance department at Jinzhu University.

She was Zhou Chen's junior, and became the freshman beauty of Jinzhu University in her first year. After joining the dance department, she quickly became a popular figure on campus. Every year thereafter, she could be seen leading the beautiful girls in the dance department to perform at the year-end party.

—Those shows where people wear short skirts and dance provocatively.

It has been consistently praised by male students every year.

"She's also a follower of the Eternal Flame?" Zhou Chen couldn't believe it. Just how many people had the Eternal Flame secretly bewitched?

"As you can see, she is indeed."

Jiang Che said calmly, "Moreover, her status is not low. She is one of the very few people who can come into contact with 'Blue Whale,' and she is also a crucial mission target at present."

Zhou Chen pondered for a long time: "So you want me to be a double agent to get close to her, so you can take the opportunity to find out where 'Blue Whale' is?"

"It would be best to truly infiltrate the Eternal Flame. It would be even better if we could participate in their festival. At that time, the 'Blue Whale' will surely appear."

"But...why not just go for it and send someone to arrest Li Xiaoxiao?" Zhou Chen asked, puzzled.

"Because the waters behind this matter run deeper than I imagined."

Jiang Che said, "You should still remember those pink worms that Fina Blanche spat out, right? Those worms are called Desire Worms, which are the extraordinary abilities of the S-class wanted criminal 'Lover.' They can influence the subconscious and subtly change the personal habits of the person being parasitized. To put it bluntly, they are a means of controlling the mind."

After being parasitized by the Desire Worm, one becomes like Fina Blanche, with the biological instinct for mating being amplified infinitely. Furthermore, due to the influence on the subconscious, even as an Ascended Being, one will not notice anything amiss and will only feel that all actions are of one's own volition.

Furthermore, the Desire Worm also grants its host the ability to manipulate desires. Actually, Fina Blanche's extraordinary ability isn't 'forced romance,' but rather 'air cannon,' a point you should be well aware of.

"I can totally relate, I almost got beaten to death..." Zhou Chen thought to himself, then quickly organized his thoughts: "You mean the waters are deep when you say that? You mean this wanted criminal nicknamed 'Lover'?"

  

"No, it's the organization behind him."

Jiang Che gave him a deep look. "The organization he belongs to is called 'Paradise Lost,' an ancient and mysterious organization that has existed since the destruction of the old era. You are definitely familiar with one of their members."

"Who?"

Jiang Che took the tablet, operated it a few times, brought up a confidential document, and turned the screen to show Zhou Chen:

"Duren Joyce, male, second-tier corruptor, former North American Star Society operator, extraordinary ability is 'Shadow Pool'."

Five years ago, he disappeared during a classified mission by the North American Stars Society. When he reappeared, he had become a Corruptor and joined Paradise Lost. He is now a Class A wanted criminal, nicknamed—

--gentleman."

gentleman.

Zhou Chen stared silently at the face on the screen, a face he could never forget, until his death. His mind involuntarily replayed those painful memories, the fear and despair he felt as his soul was slowly devoured…

The emptiness and void that constantly permeates my soul now is thanks to him.

It wasn't until Jiang Che flipped the screen that he snapped out of his daze, irritably tugging at his hair: "He's a member of Paradise Lost, and so is 'Lover,' which means Paradise Lost was involved in this too?"

Jiang Che nodded: "Fina's memory report shows that she reported about the goods to 'Lover,' which means that Paradise Lost is also eyeing that shipment."

And then there's the Eternal Flame—there's so much more involved behind this that even I will be overwhelmed.

Paradise Lost, Eternal Flame... Two of the world's most famous organizations simultaneously appeared in Jinzhu, all for a shipment of goods.

A single Star Mango could never have attracted both Paradise Lost and the Eternal Flame at the same time.

What exactly was in that shipment?

What exactly did West Wind find in the restricted area?

Jiang Che felt extremely troubled. She had only been transferred to Jinzhu for less than a month and had already encountered such a troublesome matter, which was really unpleasant.

She sighed softly, bringing the topic back to the main point: "Paradise Lost is also keeping an eye on Li Xiaoxiao. If we send people to arrest her directly, Paradise Lost will definitely interfere, and a battle between Ascended Ones will break out. Not to mention the various losses and casualties, Eternal Flame will definitely be alerted immediately."

Zhou Chen considered it for a moment, then sighed helplessly, "I understand. I'll just be a traitor then, as long as I can find Xing Mango in the end."

"You'd better lower your expectations and prepare for the worst. Maybe their big fuss is all about Star Mango," Jiang Che warned.

Zhou Chen was taken aback. "What if we can't find the Star Mango?"

My life depends on this!

"I told you, I would help you think of other solutions," Jiang Che said.

Zhou Chen gazed into her calm, almost indifferent eyes and said sincerely, "I hope you're not trying to get something for nothing."

Jiang Che raised his eyebrows slightly, but said nothing, and simply started working on his tablet.

What does this mean... Is she angry or has she been exposed? Zhou Chen couldn't figure it out, because Jiang Che always had that indifferent look on her face, and it was impossible to tell what she was thinking.

Seeing that Jiang Che didn't leave after remaining silent, Zhou Chen opened his phone to see if there were any messages. While cleaning up his text messages, he found a message from the bank among a bunch of spam and junk messages.

He froze for a moment.

[Your savings card ending in 9861 has received an income of 400000 yuan, with a current balance of [amount missing].]

[Your savings card ending in 9861 received an income of 2500000 yuan, balance: [amount missing]]

Surprised!

The 400,000 should be the money from selling the Fire Slave Crystals, but where did the 2.5 million come from?

A windfall? A bank system error? A wealthy young woman making a mistake during a transfer?

He opened the Stars Club app with a bewildered look on his face and then saw several notifications.

Your fieldwork subsidies have been issued. Please check your account.

Your bounty mission has been completed, and the bounty has been paid. Please check your account.

Your application to use the Alchemy Lab has been approved, and access permissions have been configured. You can use Lab 503 freely for one month. We wish you a pleasant learning experience.

Your beginner-level combat training session has been booked. You are welcome to visit the training department at any time.

Your intermediate-level practical combat skills appointment has been completed...

Your advanced combat training appointment has been completed...

Your introductory alchemy course reservation has been completed...

Zhou Chen opened his mouth wide, completely bewildered.

When did I apply for access to the alchemy lab? When did I book a combat training session? When did I book an alchemy course?

Where would I get that much money?

He checked the details of each message: the first field mission's subsidy was 500,000, and the second, most recent one, the subsidy soared to 1 million.

The other million is the bounty. It says that the standard bounty for capturing an Eternal Flame Deacon is 500,000, but because of his outstanding performance and the great value of the captured deacon, the bounty has been increased by another 500,000.

As for the access to the alchemy lab, the practical combat skills, and the alchemy courses, these were even more incredible, with each item costing at least one million, and the higher the level, the higher the cost, yet he wasn't deducted a single penny.

Most importantly, with his current level of access, he actually has no way of applying for these things.

Even if Zhou Chen was slow-witted, he should have realized what was happening by now. In an instant, he changed his expression to a fawning smile: "Sister Jiang, I admit I spoke a little loudly just now. Please don't take it to heart. From now on, if you tell me to go east, I will never go west; if you tell me to climb mountains of knives, I will never go into seas of fire..."

Jiang Che glanced at him, nodded in satisfaction, put the tablet in her bag, and got up to leave.

"In that case, work hard for me."

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