Chapter 474: Chapter 265: Purge Protocol, Spiritual Shackles!
The man’s face under the wide-brimmed hat was heavy; he seemed to not have anticipated that the voice on the other end of the walkie-talkie would go to such lengths.
They actually activated the gravitational capture device to forcibly drop a meteor?
"Aren’t you making too big a commotion? Couldn’t this have bad repercussions?"
The man, often labeled as "extreme," hesitated and asked.
The Judicial Court indeed has a reputation for being quite rough, but they wouldn’t be so reckless as to smash a meteor, destroying everything indiscriminately.
"This is the quickest and most effective rescue strategy."
The voice on the walkie-talkie gradually became clearer; it turned out to be a gentle female voice:
"According to my deductions, there is a seventy-nine percent chance that the personnel on the list are trapped in the Human-faced Spider’s mother nest.
It is an A-Level anomaly, codename ’任意门’. For reasons unknown, it has generated an internal pocket universe of approximately three thousand square meters.
This anomaly isolates itself from the outside world, used by the Human-faced Spider species as an anchoring point for the mother nest to hatch followers with extremely high blood purity...
Given that the listed personnel intruded into the administrative building and are now surrounded by the Human-faced Spider species, to ensure the rescue plan proceeds smoothly, I have activated Judicial Court permissions to open a cosmic bore and capture a floating meteor from the New Star of Heng Province."
The man’s eyelid twitched, doubt surfacing in his heart, and after a long pause, he asked:
"If, and I mean if, we accidentally kill the protection target, what then?"
The female voice on the other end of the walkie-talkie was very steady:
"According to my calculations, the personnel on the list have a very high likelihood of survival. Furthermore, the meteor’s impact site is situated on the outskirts of the Human-faced Spider nest; the damage from the impact shock wave will be attenuated layer by layer, ensuring it won’t endanger the protection target’s life."
The man absolutely trusted the "contact" on the other end of the walkie-talkie; they were the most steadfast and loyal members of the Judicial Court, known as the "Iron Maiden." Their analyses and conclusions were devoid of any personal emotions.
"Alright then, we will proceed according to your plan. The primary objective is to ensure Qin Shi’s safety and not let him get trapped in the contaminated zone."
The man’s voice was sonorous and forceful, like cast iron hitting the ground.
His gray eyes, akin to those of a hawk, seemed to ablaze with fire.
"He Lanchan... Unity of Spirit and Body... spanning two pathways... Celestial Imperial Secret Collection... the ancient sky path..."
The corners of the man’s mouth curled into a smile, growing colder.
"I’m quite looking forward to this person reaching the Imperial Capital."
As the newborn Dongxia entered the ninth millennium, many ailments came to the surface.
Especially as the Nine Marshals have been asleep for increasingly long periods; they are like star celestial bodies illuminating the Galaxy, whose light and heat have not diminished but are drifting further away from the mortal world.
As a result, various factions and power bases emerged and thrived, for in the absence of a leader, a massive group will undoubtedly yield discordant voices.
The extremist members of the Judicial Court had a simple demand; they hoped that Marshal Qin, the most esteemed of New Dongxia’s nine supreme accomplishments, would decide the future successor.
This newcomer, fully commanding the Fourth Battle Group, would cleanse and supervise the nine major families and the super consortiums and military giant corporations behind them, accomplishing a top-down reshuffle and reorganization.
This is also the reason why the nine families are reluctant to provoke the Judicial Court, perceiving it as a "mad dog."
The latter couldn’t wait for the nine families to expose a weakness, to grab hold of it tightly and peel away a layer of skin.
"Qingnu."
As the thought flickered, the man suddenly spoke.
"Can I include the Qin Shi from New Star of Heng Province in the highest-level confidentiality ’Purification Agreement’?"
Almost all were loyal followers of the dictaorial faction; under the unity of a Fèi-named presiding judge, they had drafted the Purification Agreement, by which "everything is destroyed through violence."
However, because nearly 80% of votes in the Council Court opposed it, coupled with the awakening of a supreme accomplishment who personally halted this madness from the Judicial Court, the Purification Agreement was interrupted.
The Fèi-named presiding judge consequently retired early, remaining semi-confined in the public virtue hall at the heart of the Imperial Capital.
The place, together with Qin City Prison, is renowned—a facility for accepting members of the Three Ministries and Nine Departments who made mistakes without carrying out substantive actions or when lacking substantive evidence, and a place for detaining convicts judged in military tribunals.
"Agent Yin Jian, I am obliged to remind you. Even though you possess the recommendation rights, the Purification Agreement is not officially recognized and hasn’t been formally ratified as a regulation, thus not included in the Supreme Constitution."
The soft voice known as "Qingnu" advised:
"Therefore, if you wish to absorb a Dongxia Fire and incorporate it into the Purification Agreement, turning it into a loyal reserve of the Judicial Court faction, not only would this violate the records but also breach the ninth internal regulation..."
Yin Jian raised his hand to adjust the wide-brimmed hat, wrinkles of a smile appearing at the corners of his eyes:
"Just give me the conclusion, Qingnu. You’re becoming increasingly like the artificial intelligence errors of the Empire era, fond of indefinitely adding preconditions to your answers."
Qingnu succinctly stated:
"I do not suggest doing this; it is a violation. I won’t report it upwards, but if discovered, you will be subject to punishment."
Yin Jian shrugged, laughing:
"With my rank, I probably wouldn’t be able to join the retired presiding judge in the public virtue hall. Since you’ve said this, we’ll wait and see; if Qin Shi makes it to the Imperial Capital, I’ll meet him, in the capacity of a ’Guardian.’
He hung up the walkie-talkie, clasped his hands behind his back, and continued striding down the corridor, military boots stomping on the floor.
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In the vast wilderness, the sound of footsteps echoed, and the Seventh Battle Group responsible for reinforcing defense retreated like a tide, quickly withdrawing from the Human-faced Spider’s nest.
Jiang Shijie gazed at the distantly standing administrative building, reluctantly retreating with the troops.
"For no reason whatsoever, a meteor falls suddenly?"