13 Mink Street

Three VIP cars carried a total of 24 people from the volunteer team to the hillside outside the barrier.

Two altars have been set up here, and people from the Forbidden Space Office were standing around them. When Karen and others got out of the car, they activated the altars.

Soon, black holes appeared above the two altars, and then, the shadows of a white cloak and a harp slowly fell, emitting milky white and blue light respectively.

"Minister Cullen, please."

"Well, go up."

Karen waved her hand, signaling for everyone to line up and go to the altar.

As long as you stand on the altar for a while, a white or blue mark will appear on your palm. This is the blessing of the artifact. It is stored and can be released by stimulating the mark when needed.

Richard wondered: "Why not just use the power of the artifact to blast in?"

Neo joked: "So, do you want to blow up the cesspool for fun?"

"Well, then why don't you just let us go in with the artifact?"

Neo was amused: "You are such a generous gentleman. It's not enough to have three artifacts inside. You still want to take the initiative to send more?"

"Ah, I understand."

"So, you didn't listen at all during the previous class? Divine pollution, did you think it was a gas leak?"

"Well, I was too excited before and didn't listen much. Anyway, I just followed the instructions after entering."

"If you had told me earlier, you could drink with me."

Neo put his arm around Richard's shoulders and went up, Karen following behind them.

When Karen passed the altar where the white cloak was, everything was as usual, and a white mark appeared on the palm of her right hand; but when Karen passed the blue-light altar where the harp was, she heard a gentle woman's voice next to her ear:

"The plan is being improved."

Karen was stunned for a moment, then looked up at the harp above, and finally connected it with the instrument spirit. She was the harp of Goddess Mills.

However, just as Karen was about to get off the altar, the blue light around her suddenly fluctuated and became more intense.

The people from the Forbidden Space Office immediately stepped forward to check the situation, fearing that something unexpected might happen while receiving the artifact. This had happened before, and Karen slowly walked down.

"Minister Cullen, are you okay?"

"I'm fine."

Karen shook his head and smiled at them:

"Thank you for your hard work."

"No, what we have done is nothing compared to you, Minister Cullen."

"Minister Cullen, I hope you can come back safely."

"Thanks."

After a friendly and warm polite exchange, Karen led his men towards the entrance of the barrier.

Neo came closer and asked: "What happened just now?"

"Nothing."

Neo opened the palm of his left hand, where there was a blue water drop mark.

Karen also opened his palm. His was a blue gem mark. In terms of color and size, the water droplet was completely outshone.

Neo frowned and said, "Damn, this is simply ridiculous. Even if you are blessed by an artifact, will you still be separated from others?"

"It should be because of Luo Ya."

In fact, even Karen himself didn't know that this was the reason for Ranedal.

"I feel that I have been contaminated by my own jealousy. Otherwise, after entering, I will find an opportunity to trap you and die inside."

"up to you."

"Ah."

Entering the barrier, what comes into view is a huge castle.

It's just that other castles are for external defense, but this castle is for internal defense. The most central area of ​​the castle complex is the underground cave. The periphery is shrouded in huge apertures of three colors, and there is a black Throne of Order floating above it.

Outside the castle, there are eight giants who are cooperating in the construction. Karen has seen this kind of giant in the temple.

This is a permanent fortification, because even if Karen successfully completes the task, it will only make the source of pollution quieter and prevent extreme situations from occurring, but long-term monitoring and defense are necessary.

If nothing else happens, even a hundred years from now, there will be priests stationed here.

Entering the castle and coming inside, Karen and his men sat down at the "thin line" of the sealing formation, and a priest immediately brought food and water.

"Have a rest for half an hour."

"Yes, Minister."

"Yes, Minister."

At least for now, the atmosphere in the entire team is good. After all, Karen's direct subordinates account for half of them, and everyone knows that this is not an expedition, and there will be no possibility of uneven distribution of spoils and internal strife. Everyone's common interests are still Complete the mission and come out alive.

While Karen was eating the bread, he looked at the priests who were still in strange kneeling postures on the outside of the cave. Next, they would soon face them.

"Alfred."

"Yes, Master." Alfred immediately leaned towards Karen.

"After entering, you can activate the mental chain and make arrangements."

"Understood, Master."

At this time, a middle-aged priest took the initiative to come to Karen. His name, Karen remembered, was Tolisso, and he was the captain of the Whip of Order team.

"Minister Karen, there is something I want to ask of you."

"You tell me."

"After the mission is completed, can I bring my daughter to the headquarters to see you? Don't worry, she just wants to see you up close and won't take up too much of your time. She is your admirer and is now at the headquarters. Mission school, hehe, she likes you very much, after all... you are really handsome."

This is the father personally helping his daughter to chase stars.

Indeed, Karen's age and image, coupled with past deeds and current status, are indeed very popular among young women in the sect. Prince Charming... No, the Cult of Kosmos is still dark, and Prince Dark Horse is almost the same. Karen is the template.

"Of course, no problem. After the mission is over, I invite you to bring your daughter to our dinner. I will cook it myself."

"Really? That's great. Haha, when my daughter knew that her father was going to perform this mission with you, she was very proud. She was proud of me. She said she had a great father."

"She's right, you are. You can tell your daughter that you work with me in the future."

"Thank you, Minister Karen!" Tolisso understood the implication of Karen's words. He was planning to promote himself. After all, he belonged to the Whip of Order system.

“We support each other.”

"Okay, Minister Cullen, I'm going down first." Tolisso returned to his place in the crowd with satisfaction.

The last break of half an hour passed quickly. Karen clapped his hands and ordered: "Energy recovery potion, drink one bottle now to ensure that all of you are in the best condition."

Everyone obediently took out a bottle of potion from their backpacks and drank it. It tasted slightly sweet. Ten breaths after drinking it, a kind of brain excitement could be felt immediately.

Before entering, everyone, led by Karen, collectively faced the communication array that had been aimed at them since they arrived. The relevant monitoring personnel and the adults in the processing team were passing through this communication array at this time. The array is observing here.

"Minister Karen, let's take a picture for everyone?" A priest with a camera hanging around his neck ran over with his assistant.

"Taking pictures?" Karen waved her hand, "Forget it, no more taking pictures."

At that time, the survivors were holding photos and counting how many people could not come out. This scene was a bit too desolate.

As all preparations continued, Karen saw several figures standing on the observation deck of the castle in the distance, Deron, Piro and Joses. They were the persons in charge of the formation field.

"Your grandson is also in there, right?" Piro asked Deron, who was standing behind him.

"Yes." Delong nodded and thought: There is more than one.

"I'll come back safely."

"I hope they get the job done," DeLong said.

"I believe that boy Karen, oh, by the way, a signal has been sent over there. Let's open an opening and let them in. Can you do it alone?"

"sure, no problem."

"Well, let me see the key to Guman's Rubik's Cube."

Delong opened his palm, and the Rubik's Cube appeared.

Karen and others were already standing on a teleportation array altar. As a teleportation array phantom appeared inside, this spatial teleportation, which may be only a few meters apart in actual distance, was beginning.

"Buzz!"

When the light dissipated, Karen and others had appeared in the sealing formation.

Deron sighed and put away the Rubik's Cube.

Back then, he personally sent his daughter to the Academic Affairs Building to take the teleportation circle to the Dingge area to perform the mission. Now, he personally sent his two grandsons into the contaminated area.

He originally thought that he would be nervous and blame himself, but the reality was that he was not. He just felt empty in his heart, like the calm before the storm.

Jose made fists with both hands, lightly smashed them on the battlements, and said:

"My Malina..."

Piro raised his eyebrows, blew out a puff of smoke at José, and asked, "You are so reluctant to leave your students, why don't you go by yourself?"

"I'll go by myself in the second round. If they don't succeed, what, you don't believe it?"

"Haha." Piro shook his head, "There's nothing we can do about it in the second round."

"You..." Joses took a deep breath and said with emotion, "I originally proposed that we old people should go in, but the others didn't agree. If I insisted on going, I would have to kidnap them. , they can’t do it even if they don’t go.”

"Stop making excuses. Is it difficult to face your heart?" Pillow knocked on his pipe, "Anyway, after the matter is over, prepare to go to the court one by one. After all, this matter happened in the York City area. That is to say, if our Minister Karen comes back safely after completing his mission, he will most likely be responsible for prosecuting you personally."

"Pillow, no matter what you think, I have a clear conscience regarding this project."

"You have a clear conscience, but the project failed and someone has to be responsible. This matter cannot be hidden. The church also needs to use this method to show that it will not continue similar experiments to appease the church circle.

Oh, by the way, guess why the chief bishop of this region and the newly appointed district governor did not come to the scene to watch them enter?

What are the two of them busy with now?

If you cause such a mess on other people's territory, they didn't have the right to interfere with you before. Now, you are not allowed to take the time to settle accounts afterwards?

Maybe this can lead to the promotion of new bills and enhance the region's say in front of higher-level special departments, haha. "

"Pillow, are you reminding me?"

"No, how could I have such good intentions? I'm just watching the fun, seeing you in misfortune and embarrassment makes me happy.

If Karen and the others fail in their mission, the culpability of you guys will immediately become greater;

If Karen succeeds in his mission, you can just wait to be the stepping stone for Karen's new journey. The chief bishop has already been paving the way for this. "

"I don't care." Joses smiled, "Just step up his feet. I respect this young man and I hope he can come out safely. When the time comes, he will question me about my crime, and I will cooperate with him. That’s it, Pillow, don’t look down on people.”

"Ah."

"You, on the other hand, really stepped on dog poop while walking. You are so lucky that you picked up such a good student for nothing."

"Are you envious?"

"envious."

"After you are dismissed, go teach young people a lesson. If you can't deal with God's affairs, at least deal with people's affairs first."

Jose was silent.

Delong listened to the conversation between the two retired adults. He confirmed that his guess was correct. As long as Karen could complete the task safely this time, his grandson's future would be completely opened.

Our Guman family,

There will also be a big sacrifice?

The footage that Karen and others transmitted into the seal was broadcast live through the communication array. Other regions and relevant departments of the Holy See were also paying attention.

As for the York City Region, under the respective orders of the chief bishop and district governor, all personnel who did not have to go on a mission watched the broadcast collectively, and all the church auditoriums were filled.

When Karen and others officially entered, the priests stood up to pray.

Sometimes, influence and cohesion are accumulated in this way. You cannot replace all positions with your direct descendants. Once the number of direct descendants increases, they are no longer considered direct descendants;

But if you can spread your influence downward along every gap, the places your influence touches are actually the places your power can touch.

In the chief bishop's office, Byrne is reviewing the materials that have just been sent to him. They are all "black materials" from the people involved in the God-making project team. He is very aware of this set of political operations, even if everyone knows that you are involved in this project. You will be punished for failure, but the crime should not be linked to this project.

Ahead, what is shown in the communication circle is not the image of Karen and others entering, but the broadcast images of various auditoriums.

During the trial, the attendant gently spread out the documents he had just sorted out, and said with a smile: "Chief, you are really kind to Minister Karen."

"Because this kid is worthy." Bourne picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea. "I originally wanted to take this kid into my original position. If he can be a mouse, I believe he can be an undercover cultist. Pope, and it doesn’t take generations of relay efforts.

Now, it's not necessary. He can have a better way to go. I will do my best to send him up. It is time for the people above to have a taste of this kid holding the "Order of Order" in his hand. Bad temper, hahaha. "

Bourne put down the teacup and stared slightly.

When Gaspar's term expires, Karen will most likely take over the position of district chief. When he retires, the next chief will not be able to hold down Karen. He will follow Seuss's example and leave office after retirement. Before that, help the successor dig the hole.

And Karen will become the Whip of Order District Chief who is extremely rare in history and has the highest say in a region.

The York City region will become his Cullen region.

However, Bourne did this not just to make Karen the "lord" of the local forces in the region. His vision is not that small. What he wants to help create is that after Karen continues to be promoted, all Priests who are subsequently promoted or transferred from the York City Region will be labeled by their Karen faction, which is the so-called York City Sect in the Cult of Kosmos.

This not only means a solid base of forces in the rear, but also means that a steady stream of talents will be harvested, and they will have the qualifications to gradually grow and join the high-level factions of the theocratic factions.

Norton, the current high priest, also rose to this rhythm. To this day, the Farland Region is still called the "Norton Region".

"Okay, I've finished reading the information. You can take it."

"Yes, chief."

Bourne opened the drawer and took out a list of papers.

"Since you have the courage to write your name first, then I will help you push it to the top."

Bourne opened the book "Symmetra" on his desk again, and turned directly to the page where the God of Order wiped out the Burial Ground.

On those lines of text, there are obviously still slight marks left by fingernails.

This imprint touched Bourne even more than the first line of the list.

"We are all worshiping the God of Order, and you are learning from the God of Order."

…

Inside the whip holder's office, icebergs surround him.

Foden had just lit a cigar, and in the communication circle in front of him, the scene of the seal of the York City Region was being played.

"It's this kid, hehe."

Holding a cigar between his fingers, the whip holder left his desk and walked to the screen. He held a report in his hand. The report told him that most of the volunteers Karen selected this time were his direct subordinates.

In fact, for the whip holder, the problem of divine pollution is indeed very serious, but at his height, it is not a big deal. He only pays a little attention to this matter.

But looking at this scene, the whip holder was reminded of the past.

A similar emergency happened. Norton, who was still young and not yet the high priest at that time, simply said:

"When it's our turn, don't try to hide behind."

That time, their group entered an affiliated religious sect as an investigation team.

Under the instigation of their pope, this cult is preparing to break away from the control of the Cult of Order and stand on the side of order. This is a rebellion.

Norton led them and raided the temple where the Pope was, captured the Pope alive, chopped off his head, extracted his soul, and roasted the Pope's soul with the fire of order in front of all the priests of the sect. to completely dissipate.

It was a huge gamble. There were countless possibilities for the investigation team to be destroyed that night, but they chose the most difficult and dangerous way to successfully reverse the situation, quell the rebellion, and maintain the sect and the Cult of Kosmos. relationship binding.

"This kid... is indeed interesting."

After checking the time, Foden left the office. He still had a meeting to hold to preside over the civil war process of the Desert God Cult.

After Foden left, a huge dragon head slowly gave way inside the ice pond.

"Gudu... Gudu... Gudu..."

The dragon's breath spurted out, rolling out huge bubbles.

Lord Ogi's eyes were also fixed on the scene in the communication circle, and the soliloquy of the previous whip holder echoed in his ears.

She knew clearly that this meant that Karen had officially entered the whip holder's sight.

When the whip holder feels that this person is interesting, he may soon ask this interesting person how long it will take before he can be active in his presence.

She understands the temper of the whip holder so well, just like the whip holder understands the temper of the high priest.

…

A similar sentence was also uttered from a star in the Temple of Order at this time:

"Oh, the young man Rasma chose is indeed good. He is completely loyal to order."

…

"Ah sneeze!"

Richard sneezed loudly: "Why is it so cold in here?"

Neo replied: "It's not the body temperature, it's the soul temperature. We haven't entered the cave yet, but the chill of the soul has already hit us."

Karen ordered: "Everyone, activate the divine robe formation to the maximum, and activate the protective sacred weapon immediately. If you feel anything strange, report it immediately!"

"Yes, Minister!"

"I like this dress." Richard touched the material of the divine robe, "My grandma would definitely not be willing to buy it for me."

"It's really expensive," Memphis said.

Richard smiled and said, "But would you believe it? My grandma would definitely be willing to buy it for Karen."

Memphis nodded: "I believe it."

Neo tore off some threads and used violent methods to further activate the formation effect of this divine robe, but the price was that this divine robe might only be worn for one day before it would be completely useless.

Richard couldn't help but remind him: "Minister Neo, this is too wasteful."

Neo heard this and said to him: "It's okay, you can cherish your burial clothes (shroud)."

Richard: "..."

"Philomena, Minister Neo." Alfred gave the order through the mental chain.

Immediately, Neo and Philomena moved forward first and entered the area where the group of kneeling priests were, and they were responsible for exploring the way.

The kneeling priests looked like dead people.

Everything seemed very quiet, but if it was really quiet here, how could they become like this?

"Let's move forward."

The crowd began to move forward, walking among the kneeling priests.

Without any disturbance, Karen and others arrived at the entrance of the cave.

Malina couldn't help but said to Kuito beside her: "It would be nice if I could always be so quiet."

Kuito nodded and responded: "Yes, I hope so too. If there are no other accidents, we can stay in peace..."

Alfred's voice sounded in their hearts through spiritual chains:

"Don't say such things, it could cause trouble."

The two young experts looked at me and I looked at you. They couldn't understand what Alfred meant.

"Everyone sit down and rest!"

Everyone sat down, and Neo and Philomena, who were already waiting at the entrance, were slightly surprised.

What surprised everyone even more was that both Minister Cullen and Alfred were still standing.

Karen looked at Alfred. He asked Alfred to take command, but he couldn't understand why Alfred ordered him to sit down and rest at this time.

Everyone else obeyed the order unconditionally, and only Karen could question it.

Alfred also looked back at Karen with a shocked face, because he had not given an order just now, but his voice appeared in the mental chain.

"Yes, obey the order!"

At this time, among the people who were originally sitting down, Tolisso, who was sitting at the back, suddenly burst into laughter.

Everyone turned to look at him, and saw that Tolisso stabbed his hand sharply into his heart. There was a "pop" sound, his chest sunken, and then he forcefully dug out a bloody heart. .

But he did not die. Instead, he put his heart on top of his head, spread his hands, waved them up and down, made funny movements, showed a weird smile, and shouted:

"Welcome, welcome, warm welcome!"