Chapter 279

For the assembled Saints, the struggle between Lawful and Evil factions had always existed, never disappearing. But compared to the prophesied final battle in the Light Compass, past factional conflicts were mere child's play.

They could participate in child's play, but the prophesied battle of gods was beyond the reach of "ordinary people." The Saints present were undoubtedly among the ordinary.

Even in the eyes of most Lingjing Xingzhe, they were big shots.

"The factional showdown is not far off," Tianxia Guihuo murmured, tapping his finger on the table.

A strong sense of urgency welled up in him. Saints were not enough. In the grand factional battle, at least a Ruler was needed to protect oneself and be effective.

Guan Ya, Hong Ji-ge, and others also felt a sense of urgency. They all knew the Light Compass prophecy.

Asano Ryosuke, on the other hand, suddenly understood the real reason for the recent frequent conflicts in New Covenant County.

The Star and Taiyin had already returned to their positions, leaving only the final Sun. Sun Miaomiao and Zhao Chenghuang exchanged glances, their expressions somewhat complex.

As Night Watchers, they occasionally fantasized about achieving Demi-Godhood. But after joining "Return of the Dead," they knew the end of the Night Watchers was only "Sun, Moon, and Stars." Now that the Star and Taiyin had returned, only the Sun remained.

This deflated the two young geniuses because there were those more talented than them among their peers, such as the Devil Lord and Yuanshi, and even more so among their elders.

Every Sun Wanderer was a genius.

Zhao Chenghuang pondered for a few seconds and asked, "How long will it take for the Sun to return?"

If it took years, even decades, for the Sun to return, that would be fine. But reason told him it wouldn't be that long because, according to Yuanshi Tianzun, the war between the two major factions had already begun, indicating that the Sun's return wouldn't be far off.

Everyone looked at Zhang Yuanqing.

"I don't know!" Zhang Yuanqing thought for a moment and said, "But if you maintain your current leveling speed, you should be able to advance to Ruler before the final battle between the Evil and Lawful factions."

He really couldn't estimate. From his own perspective, he wouldn't be able to advance to Ruler until the end of the year. After that, the dungeon intervals would be long, and there might not be many opportunities to enter dungeons in a year.

And Fu Qingxuan, the fastest to advance, took a full year to go from Ruler to Demi-God.

Looking at the Night Watchers invested in by various forces, it was impossible to estimate because those invested Night Watchers were destined to be at the Ruler stage.

Perhaps they would challenge the position of Sun Lord at any time.

"So, is our gang's development plan for the next year to collectively advance to Ruler?" Hong Ji-ge rubbed his fists.

Tianxia Guihuo coldly said, "From now until the end of next year, there will be at most three large-scale Slaughter Dungeons, with at most three Rulers each time, unless we can take all the spots in the three dungeons."

Hong Ji-ge angrily said, "I'm just joking. You always shoot me down. Do you want to fight?"

Zhang Yuanqing raised his hand and said in a deep voice, "Please don't interrupt when I'm speaking."

Hong Ji-ge still respected him, and immediately kept silent.

Zhang Yuanqing continued,

"The conflict between the Dionysus Club and the Merchant Guild is a prelude to the final battle between the two major factions. Currently, Rulers have not yet entered the field. This is a good opportunity for you to enter the field early to adapt to the rhythm of battle and prepare for the future battle.

"Now, let's decide on the team's public leader. Guan Ya, you are a Scout, so I'll leave this position to you."

Zhang Yuanqing didn't tell the team about the mole. It had nothing to do with trust. The more important something was, the less it could be revealed.

He looked at the others again, "My current Lingjing ID is 'Jumang', Level 4 Beast Master, Guan Ya's assistant. Remember that, especially Hong Ji-ge, don't spill the beans."

Jumang was the identity Fu Qingyang made for him, but it wasn't fabricated out of thin air. Jumang was registered in the Songhai branch, a member of the White Tiger Guard.

Even if Heavenly Punishment sent someone to Songhai to investigate, the information they obtained wouldn't change.

Unless they investigated the White Tiger Guard, but the White Tiger Guard was Fu Qingyang's trusted force and usually worked in anonymity and was extremely low-key. It was extremely difficult to find them.

This identity was very stable.

With the serious business finished, everyone continued to eat.

After the meal, they were going to meet the two top leaders of Heavenly Punishment's New Covenant County branch—Chief Executive Officer Sean Meade and Chief Prosecutor Winnie Berrent.

The gang members of Return of the Dead were generally at Level 5. Even in large organizations like the Five Elements Alliance and Heavenly Punishment, they were high-level executives, enough to be valued by Rulers.

After lunch, everyone left the conference room and took the elevator to the 101st floor.

From the 100th floor to the top 108th floor were all Heavenly Punishment's offices.

In a large conference room on the 101st floor, Zhang Yuanqing met Winnie Berrent.

She was even more beautiful and vibrant than in the photos, wearing a white shirt and trousers, with wavy chestnut hair draped over her shoulders, a high nose, deep eyes, and the graceful lines of her face outlined delicate and three-dimensional features.

Around thirty years old, she was at the most sexy and mature stage of a woman.

Her face was covered with frost, and her serious aura often made people overlook her beauty, making people feel involuntarily awe-struck.

Apart from Winnie Berrent, there were only a few female clerks in suits in the large conference room responsible for reception (pouring tea and water). Chief Executive Officer Sean Meade was not present.

Indeed beautiful, with impeccable temperament. The Devil Lord's lovers were all stunning Zhang Yuanqing sighed inwardly, and couldn't help but think of those famous sayings:

You laugh at the Devil Lord for dying early, the Devil Lord laughs at you for having few lovers.

I don't envy mandarin ducks, I don't envy immortals, I envy the Devil Lord every day.

Winnie Berrent's gaze swept calmly across the eighteen Lingjing Xingzhe of the Five Elements Alliance and said indifferently:

"My name is Winnie Berrent, Chief Prosecutor of Heavenly Punishment's New Covenant County branch. From now on, I am your direct superior. While working in New Covenant County, you must obey my arrangements.

"If you encounter trouble in your life and need help, you can find my assistant."

Her tone was cold, but she spoke in Chinese, although not very standard, but her voice was clear and cold, very pleasant to listen to.

From this detail, it could be seen that this cold and beautiful prosecutor was not self-willed or arrogant.

After speaking, Winnie looked at the woman with light freckles beside her.

Emma, ​​wearing a suit and white shirt, smiled:

"My name is Emma Smith. You can come to me for work and life matters. Minister Winnie is a fair and serious prosecutor. Everyone can trust her with confidence.

"New Covenant County has been uneasy recently. Evil organizations are trying to subvert Lawful's rule..."

Before she could finish speaking, Hong Ji-ge interrupted, "The final battle between the two major factions is about to begin. We know this. You don't need to elaborate."

Winnie and Emma frowned at the same time.

Guan Ya said indifferently, "This is our team's Fire Master."

Hearing this, Winnie and Emma relaxed their brows at the same time and ignored him. The latter continued:

"Recently, New Covenant County has been very uneasy. I hope you can keep a low profile during your stay, participate less in black market activities, and go less to gatherings of non-official Xingzhe organizations. Also, try not to associate with lust-related professions."

Hearing "associate less with lust-related professions," the members of the Return of the Dead gang all glanced obscurely at Zhang Yuanqing.

Winnie and Emma noticed the gazes of the Five Elements Alliance Saints and couldn't help but look at Zhang Yuanqing.

This person had delicate features and a gentle temperament. He was an innocuous-looking boy. As Winnie and Emma, who had read the information, quickly recalled Zhang Yuanqing's information in their minds.

—Jumang, Beast Master, Level 4.

In this case, this person was a lust type, a wood spirit who craved reproduction!

"I will restrain my companions," Guan Ya responded, and then said, "I hope Assistant Emma can summarize the current situation, the information of major evil organizations, and the information of Lawful organizations and send it to me. We Chinese people pay attention to 'know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle.' We will not carry out any tasks until the basic information is in place."

Emma nodded slightly, showing approval:

"As expected of the Fu family's Scout, I will give you the information as soon as possible. I plan to arrange a gathering tomorrow night, inviting the elites of the Sea God Church and the Beauty God Association to participate, so that you can familiarize yourself with the Lawful organizations in New Covenant County."

The two sides exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Minister Winnie announced the end of the meeting.

Then, she looked at Guan Ya and said, "You stay for a moment."

Emma said, "Everyone, come with me. I have arranged office areas for you."

Except for Guan Ya, everyone left the conference room with Emma.

After the door of the conference room closed, Winnie Berrent stared at Guan Ya and said, "I heard that you are Yuanshi Tianzun's girlfriend."

Guan Ya's expression darkened, but she quickly recovered and nodded.

She remembered her setting of losing her beloved.

Winnie Berrent pondered for a few seconds and tentatively asked:

"Have you ever seen a small speaker on him, the size of a palm, that can record audio and blow out suona and drum sounds? It's of extraordinary quality, but sometimes the abilities it shows make people doubt its true grade."

Guan Ya pretended to recall and said, "Yes, he did have props that could emit suona and drum sounds, but he always hid them in his waist bag and never exposed them to the public."

Winnie got straight to the point and said, "Did he leave that prop to you? I hope to buy that prop, and you can set the price as you please."

Yuanshi's prop was important? That Winnie valued it so much flashed through Guan Ya's mind with doubt, and she shook her head:

"Sorry, he didn't leave any of the Devil Lord's props to me, nor did he leave them to Fu Qingyang. The prop you want should have returned to the Lingjing with him."

Winnie stared at her for a moment, said nothing, got up indifferently, and left the conference room.

On the 104th floor, Emma arranged a spacious office area for the Five Elements Alliance aid team. Each Saint had a private office, and the extraordinary assistants were in the common area.

Asano Ryosuke applied to join and was allowed by Emma, and went back to pack her things happily.

Zhang Yuanqing took a glass of water, stood next to the water dispenser, and chatted with the Saints:

"Sean Meade wasn't seen. We are directly subordinate to Winnie Berrent. With the strength of our team, it's impossible for Sean not to fight for us."

Tianxia Guihuo nodded: "It means Sean failed and can only let us go to Winnie."

Sun Miaomiao frowned: "In this case, do we have to choose a side? To be honest, I don't want to be involved in messy fights."

"No!" Tianxia Guihuo shook his head:

"Choosing a side is necessary. If we outsiders don't choose a side, we will be abandoned by both sides and treated as cannon fodder in this factional war. It's better to die the Saints of the Five Elements Alliance than to die our own confidants."

"Choosing a side may also make us cannon fodder," Zhao Chenghuang said coldly.

"That depends on the leadership ability of our Captain Guan Ya," Zhang Yuanqing smiled.

Tianxia Guihuo looked at Zhang Yuanqing: "I suggest she show goodwill to Winnie, or find a chance to contact Sean Meade."

"That's not okay!" Hong Ji-ge immediately objected: "I remember Ryosuke-chan said that someone named Meade bullied her. If we rely on Sean Meade, wouldn't we be pushing Ryosuke-chan into a fire pit."

Among the team, Hong Ji-ge was the most loyal.

At this time, Guan Ya walked into the office area, frowning and preoccupied.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Yuanqing beckoned to her.

Guan Ya leaned over and whispered, "Winnie wants to buy a Devil Lord relic. I said he didn't leave the relic to me when he died. Winnie doesn't seem to believe it."

"Oh!" Hong Ji-ge changed his mind and said, "Then let's rely on Sean Meade."

Tianxia Guihuo took the opportunity to mock: "As expected of someone from a gang, very pragmatic."

Zhang Yuanqing was about to speak when he suddenly heard Asano Ryosuke's delicate shout from the office door:

"Brady Meade, please stop pestering me, or I will report you to the Supervision Department and then investigate you myself."

ps: Fix typos later.

(End of this chapter)