13 Mink Street

Little Kangna carried two three-meter-long chairs upstairs, one in each hand, to the second-floor terrace and put them down.

After deliberately looking at the other chair from the back of one chair and confirming the alignment, little Kangna lay down on an armchair contentedly. She had just taken pills and now she was starting to feel sleepy and wanted to sleep.

Pu'er's family education is obviously very successful. Even when Little Bone Dragon is outside, he meticulously follows the family's living habits.

Karen came to the terrace holding a water glass in her left hand, a thermos bucket filled with ice cubes in her right hand, and a copy of "Order Weekly" under her arm.

It is really a pleasant thing to drink ice water and read the newspaper in the desert oasis.

Some days have passed since the contact point was found. Karen has submitted the investigation team situation report, performance report, incident observation report, etc. Those dozens of heads should have been circulated by the higher-ups of the cult, and today The big picture on the second page of the "Order Weekly" I just got is a photo of the "Beijing View" with heads piled up.

Written by the editor-in-chief of "Order Weekly" personally, a large amount of ink was used to exaggerate and describe Karen's achievements this time.

The writing is very delicate, the writing is very emotional, the writing is very passionate, and the writing is also very surging;

Karen couldn't help but want to get to know the "Karen" described in the newspaper.

All I can say is that the editor-in-chief is worthy of being an editor-in-chief, and his hard work is really admirable.

In critical moments, what I thought about was order; in difficult moments, my belief in order gave me a stronger fighting spirit; the editor-in-chief used a lot of parallelism to describe "Karen"'s inner activities at that time.

Karen couldn't help but laugh while watching, she just felt it was funny and strange.

He can't go back for the time being, because his current status is very embarrassing. In name, he is still a member of the investigation team. Although the investigation team is almost destroyed now, people can fall, but the frame cannot.

He even received an appointment from within the church and became the temporary deputy head of the investigation team.

Although it is temporary and deputy, for Karen now, this position is still at the top of the ladder.

But after the investigation team was destroyed, Karen was the first member of the investigation team to actively contact the cult. Later, he gathered some scattered people who escaped, but many of his positions were not as high as Karen's, even if they were high. It's also very high.

Anyway, it’s just an empty title, so it’s better to give it to someone who has made a meritorious service, which can be regarded as having a beginning and an end. After returning to report on the work, there will be a formality. After all, the sacrificed members have to assess the pension benefits.

Just as Lange expected, he gained a huge amount of political capital through the "headhunting operation" this time. In the past, he was only on the stage of the York City region. Now, he is clearly standing in the spotlight of the entire divine religion. Down.

The Cult of Kosmos’ internal propaganda method was no surprise. It first announced the losses of the investigation team, and then focused on promoting Karen’s deeds.

The only thing that Karen didn't expect was probably that the cult's attitude toward the desert incident was so clear and tough.

The headline on the front page was the speech of High Priest Norton.

First, the incident of the Desert Investigation Team was defined and labeled as: a direct provocation and violation of order.

After the characterization came the measures. There were no official clichés, nor was it postponed until later, and there was no warning from the void. Instead, it was directly and clearly stated that the Cult of Kosmos would personally end the matter and clean up all the dust of order.

Among them, there are three sentences that impressed Karen the most;

The first sentence is: Some people want to set aside a place to bleed us continuously, thinking that this can bring us down, but they don’t know that I, the believer of Order, am not even afraid of death, so will I be afraid of bloodshed?

"Not even afraid of death" in this sentence is not an adjective of courage, but a direct reference to the First Knights.

This is to directly take out the recognized great weapon of the God of Order, to encourage believers of Order in one's own side, and to frighten the outside church circle.

Tell the entire church circle that in this incident, the upper limit of the Church of Kosmos' handling mechanism can be as high as the use of the Knights of Kosmos.

This is actually how a big killer is used. It can sleep all the time, but it must never be without it. Moreover, its value does not lie in its actual use. It can be used if it has nothing to do and "pull it out" to bask in the sun.

Second sentence: The Desert God Religion's ability to deal with this crisis has deteriorated, its faith has been shaken, and it is not worthy of trust and trust.

This sentence seems to be the high priest directly criticizing the Desert God Cult and expressing his dissatisfaction. In fact, it is providing a confirmation of the master-slave relationship for the subsequent intervention of the God of Order.

The Desert God Cult is too useless, so the purpose of the God of Kosmos' intervention is not to help the desert, but to unilaterally seek revenge and punishment from the God of Kosmos.

The Cult of Kosmos will no longer spend energy and cost to support a desert skin, that is, a "pseudo regime".

From a practical point of view, continuing to maintain the existence of the Desert God can significantly reduce the intervention and maintenance costs of the God of Kosmos, and gain a moral high ground.

But from the perspective of long-term interests, continuing to maintain the existence of the Desert God Cult will only allow it to continue to become the bleeding mouth of the God of Order. Once the power of Order withdraws in the future, the Desert God Cult may fall instantly again.

Therefore, there is no need to save this church that is riddled with holes.

Besides, Order originally planned to control and annex it, but now, it is simply to tear it apart and eat it, without covering it up.

Moreover, this also means that the Cult of Kosmos will not fall into the quagmire of traditional "security warfare". We are only here to kill people, not to govern the place.

Karen couldn't help but sigh: "This is about treating the desert as a space for development."

Each of the major divine religions has its own newly opened space, and most spaces contain "aboriginal people", non-human beings. To deal with them, the divine religion's method of dealing with them is basically to clean them up first and then build them.

So next, the Cult of Kosmos will focus on attacking the hostile forces in the desert. I don’t want this territory, and I don’t want to run this faith area. I completely give up all the profits here. I am here to kill people!

The cost will be very high, maybe only a few strongholds, and the power of order will have to be delivered instantly through the teleportation circle during each military operation, but this can effectively preserve one's own vitality.

"Training troops..."

Karen couldn't help but think of this.

If nothing unexpected happens, not only the knights and the garrison, but also the major regions will take turns organizing people to go to the desert to participate in war missions to temper the believers.

Maybe not long after, he would have to come back again, bringing with him the "militia" formed by the York City Region.

The third sentence almost confirmed Karen's conjecture. The high priest said:

"We will decide the time when this war starts, and let them decide the time when it will end."

Reading this sentence alone makes people feel that it is a sign of weakness and helplessness.

But considering the foreshadowing in the previous article and the size of the Cult of Kosmos, the taste suddenly changed, showing a truly transcendent self-confidence.

A leader's tough stance always makes it easier to gain favor because it can provide a better sense of protection and pride.

However, if we ignore the actual situation and insist on being tough, it can easily lead to the continued deterioration of the situation or even overturning.

Karen doesn’t know what the future of this kind of strong intervention will look like, because so far, he still feels like a grain of sand in the times. He has seen it, experienced it, and participated in it, but he is still being ignored. Coerced.

It is worth mentioning that after this statement was publicly released, the desert rebels immediately stopped pursuing the victory and did not continue to attack other desert god strongholds and kill them all.

Instead, they quickly shrunk their strength and transferred resources. Even the large holy lands they had just captured seemed to no longer hold on, and they began to prepare for the next step.

Because the rebels and the orthodox religious cults behind the rebels knew very well that even if they gathered all their forces to defend themselves in the Holy Land, when the Knights of Order appeared, they still could not resist the hoofs of Order.

Because of this reason, many desert believers were able to escape from the area controlled by the original rebels. Many people have also come to the small stronghold where Karen is located recently.

A woman wearing a long yellow dress appeared behind Karen. Her name was Denimir. Her grandfather was a high-ranking member of the Desert God Cult, and her father was originally the third manager of a holy place.

During the past period, her grandfather and father died at the hands of the rebels. She herself lurked and took the opportunity to escape after the rebels shrank.

Her status is noble, but the premise of being noble is that the Desert God Cult can continue to exist.

Karen knew that she was close to his thoughts and hoped to maintain stability through her relationship with him.

This behavior pattern seems cliché and natural.

But she is doomed to be disappointed, because Karen has no intention of continuing to develop in the desert. He is waiting for the call. After returning to the Dingle Region to report on his duties, he will return to the York City Region to be the district chief. York City is his next step. Basic disk.

Staying here in the desert as a warlord of order, enjoying the good food and drinking hot food, and being accompanied by a desert noblewoman. This kind of life may be liked by people like Count Rekar, but Karen does not like it.

Denimir squatted down next to Karen's lounge chair. The little desert lizard on her shoulder jumped out and seemed to want to go to the lounge chair where little Kangna was. After all, the owner talked to the owner and the pet played with the pet.

The sleeping little Kangna turned over and frowned slightly. The desert lizard immediately stopped where it was, not daring to come forward. It only dared to crawl on the spot, much like its owner.

Karen sighed, put away the newspaper, and said, "Miss Denimir, I said, you don't have to spend your time on me. You can't get what you want from me."

"I am willing to follow you out of the desert, Lord Cullen."

"But I'm not willing to take you out of the desert, miss."

"I'm willing to do anything for you, I just need you to give me a little peace."

"I don't need you to pay anything for me, and I'm not qualified to give you any peace."

"Are you really so cruel?"

Miss Denimir showed a sad and weak look. She was born in a noble family, and she should have been a kind star at high-level banquets in the past. Now she is very skillful in pretending to be weak.

Karen nodded and said, "I have a fiancée, and I have no intention of having any involvement with other women to affect my family."

"Okay, I understand, thank you for taking care of me during this time."

"You should go thank the Director of the Liaison Office here. I was actually taken in. Okay, Miss, I need to rest now. You have disturbed me."

Miss Denimir stood up and left, her lizard following her.

After a while, Dari Wenluo, wearing a robe and a mask of the God of Order, came over and asked curiously: "I originally thought you would carry her to the bed in the bedroom, and then sway her down, rubbing out the spark of life. .”

Karen continued to flip the newspaper and said: "When you come back with me to receive education from my manservant, you should know that I don't like others to talk too much about my personal feelings."

"This is not a personal relationship, this is the inheritance of life." Dali Wenluo pulled over a small bench and sat down next to Karen, "The constraints of marriage ethics will reduce the growth of life. I am very curious, why do you How about habitually restraining your desires?"

"Because I don't want the child she gives birth to to become the next you."

Daly Winro: "..."

Karen put down the newspaper, looked at him, and continued: "Life should not only focus on quantity and ignore quality, otherwise the value and meaning of life will also be weakened."

Dalywinro sighed: "Okay, I understand what you mean."

"How is your health lately?"

"I am recovering very well. This is the most amazing thing for me. I am obviously dead, but my vitality has not decreased, but has become more active. Did you know that in the past, I used magic to transform my body and stimulate my potential?" At that time, we still had to worry about the soul's endurance limit. Now, this limit has been raised.

The piece of regular ecology you left in my body is very fragile, but also very tough. "

"This is a good thing for you."

"Yes, a good thing. Now I gradually suspect that the soul may be a burden to life."

"You're being extreme again."

"It is inevitable, oh praise order."

"Your gesture is wrong."

"I try to improve."

"You've been sparring with Philomena lately, haven't you?"

"Yes, she is a very difficult opponent. Fighting with her is very interesting. Fighting with you is really boring. Please forgive my offense, but I really feel that you do not have the aesthetics of fighting."

Just rely on the foundation, crush, crush, crush...

That feeling of losing from the beginning stays with you until you actually lose. It's really no surprise and no fun.

"Before the fight started, I was sure I could win. This is my fighting aesthetics."

"So you went crazy at the end of the last era because you were so bored?"

"You don't need to test me and ask me these questions."

"It's not a test. I've already come back from the dead. What else do I need to test with you? I'm... just curious."

"If you're curious, ask the dog at home when you get back."

"I wax the top of my head every day now, just hoping to face it in the best possible way."

At this time, Richard came over, holding a document in his hand:

"Karen, the investigation team is calling back to the Dingle area!"

…

Karen carried little Kangna and walked into the teleportation circle. Dali Wenluo stepped forward and asked, "How about I carry her?"

"She will be angry if you carry her on your back."

As Karen spoke, she turned her face sideways. Little Kangna put her chin on her shoulder and was sleeping soundly. Karen couldn't help but reach out and pinch her cheek gently.

Cute children are always lovable, because they are cute, but the prerequisite is that they must be obedient and well-behaved.

When Karen stood up, half of the remaining members of the investigation team outside first bowed to Karen seriously before walking in.

Among the four batches of investigation teams, half of those who escaped were from Makina Holy Land. They were all those who took the opportunity to escape when Karen brought them out to set up sentries.

Especially the Whip of Order ministers from other regions respect and appreciate Karen from the bottom of their hearts.

It's just that during the period when Karen temporarily served as the temporary deputy commander, he refused all requests to see him. He was tired and wanted to rest quietly.

But Richard is not idle. He has established a relationship with them and wants to drink and talk every day. Richard's two talents are, the first is socializing, and the second is taking beatings.

This relationship will help Karen extend his influence to other regions after successfully managing the York City region.

Moreover, there is no need to worry that this "life-saving kindness" will fade away. As long as Karen can continue to do well, this "life-saving kindness" will become more vivid.

The opening of the teleportation array was slightly stalled, and everyone waited for a while because there was a larger teleportation array being opened and they were afraid of affecting each other.

About a quarter of an hour later, Karen saw a knight wearing black armor of order coming in from the door, and the teleportation circle on his side was activated.

The day he left the desert was also the day the power of order officially entered the desert.

After arriving in the Dingge area, no reception ceremony was arranged, and there were not even family members coming to greet and wait.

First, because everyone knows that there is no body for you to collect; secondly, the mission of the investigation team was a failure. Except for Karen, who had a glorious personal resume and made great contributions, the others, even the relatives of the victims, are worried. Will there be any joint punishment?

Karen did not mean to keep the deceased secret in his report, and severely criticized Yamrek's operation in the teleportation circle hall of the Holy Land of Meqina.

He doesn't care whether this report will add any negative impact to his now "cleansed" image, because he really doesn't want to experience such a situation again next time when the leader above him is still a pig.

If everyone had followed their own suggestions and chosen to break out, perhaps half or even more of that batch of investigation teams could have come back alive.

Karen first went to the Academic Affairs Building for the handover. After running back and forth in the building for a long time, he finally completed all the procedures. This was under the premise that no one was making things difficult for him and gave the green light all the way.

There was no way, there were originally so many deputy captains and captains, but now I was the only one who was on temporary duty, which meant that I had to handle all the processes by myself.

The last step was to sign the list of those who died in the service. Karen signed one by one for a long time.

After the task handover of the investigation team was completed, Richard held many invitations in his hand. Many people asked Karen to have dinner together in the evening. Karen originally planned to put it down. He wanted to return to York City tonight, but there was an invitation from someone. Lun had to go, but the other party asked his secretary to wait for him in person, and he himself was sitting on the carriage outside.

He is Andilao Kraft, the head of the Disciplinary Inspection Committee of the Whip of Order, and one of the three academic giants he met at the lakeside manor outside the University of Order.

Karen carried little Kangna to the carriage. The waiter helped open the door. Andi Lao pointed to the seat opposite him: "Get in the carriage."

Karen was about to leave little Kangna to Richard for temporary care, and Andy Law said: "It's okay, take her with you."

After getting on the bus, the door closed and the carriage started to drive.

Andi Lao said: "It's not that we want to see you, we are not in such a hurry."

The “we” here refers to the academic community.

"So, guess who wants to see you now?"

Karen replied, "I don't know."

"The whip bearer."

Karen puffed up her chest slightly and began to pack her cuffs.

No wonder Andi Lao asked himself to take little Kangna with him. The whip holder also had a dragon. He also brought a dragon to the appointment, which could make the superior feel closer and more like himself.

Even at the position of Andi Lao, he still pays great attention to such details, which also reflects from the side. Just like the high priest Norton's control over the Holy See, the whip holder's control over this system is also very high.

"This time, because of your achievements, we, the Whip of Order, have gained two more benefits. The whip holder is very happy. You have met the whip holder, right?"

"Yes, I've seen it."

"But not alone or formally?"

"This has never happened before."

"Seize the opportunity." Andy Law urged, "This is very important to you."

"Yes, I understand."

There was silence in the carriage for a while, and Andi Lao spoke again: "The plan last time is ready to be implemented. Make preparations when you go back. The handover ceremony will begin soon. After you become the district mayor, you will work hard to implement this reform. , make things more beautiful.”

"Yes, I will."

"You are already considered the district chief. This reform is completed, and it will actually pave the way for you to continue to rise in the future."

"I understand, thank you for your teaching."

"You're welcome."

The carriage drove into an iron gate. After entering the iron gate, the environment outside the window changed dramatically. The original garden disappeared and was replaced by a gloomy scene that looked like a passage to purgatory.

Immediately, the carriage drove into a cave, and after driving for some distance, a door appeared in front of it.

"Get out of the car."

"yes."

Karen got out of the carriage with little Kangna who was still sleeping on her back, and followed Andy Law into the door.

After entering, the scene inside changed again. There were glass doors on both sides and an office area on the outside. This should be the real headquarters of the Whip of Order, but the place where I entered before was probably the back door.

At the end of the transparent corridor is an office. Sitting at the door of the office is a man with red hair. He is young and has a warm smile.

"Lord Andilao."

"Please send word to the whip bearer. I've brought him."

"Okay, my lord."

Andy Law said to Karen: "I'm leaving first."

Karen responded: "Yes, my lord."

Obviously, even with Andi Lao's status, he could not enter the whipmaster's office casually.

The secretary completed the announcement and said: "The whip bearer is not in the office for the time being, but you can go in and wait now."

"Is that okay?"

"Of course it's no problem. You were not called here by official letter to inquire about the job, so now you are considered half a guest."

"Thanks."

"You're welcome. Oh, by the way, you can call me Miguel. I was recently promoted to the first secretary of the Whip Holder."

"Congratulations, Secretary Miguel."

"You're welcome. Being a whip holder's secretary is a high-risk profession. The two previous secretaries have become Auggie's snacks."

"this……"

"Don't worry, the whip holders like us to talk about lessons and warnings, so that we don't make the same mistakes. Well, please come in, Minister Karen. There is spring water and ice inside. It is your favorite. .”

"Thanks."

Karen walked into the office. Inside the office was a glacier, and where he stood was like an island in the glacier.

The drop in temperature made little Kangna slowly wake up.

At this time, a huge dragon head slowly emerged from under the glacier.

Master Auggie glanced at Karen who was standing here, and his voice came out: "You are progressing so fast."

When they first met, Karen was just a mid-level priest in the York City Region. Now, he was actually summoned by the whip bearer in person.

Xiao Kangna opened her eyes, raised her head, looked at the huge dragon head in front of her, and said dissatisfied:

"You're noisy, stupid dragon."

Master Auggie's dragon face twitched, and she knew that the little bone dragon didn't like her.

Karen squatted down in front of a spring, picked up a handful of water, and took a sip. It was refreshing.

On the other side, there was the sound of the door opening, and Karen immediately stood up, and from there, Foden's figure walked out.

This is not the first time Karen has met the whip bearer, but he is far more nervous than the previous meetings, because in the previous meetings, he was just a small character next to him.

Foden sat down behind the desk, and Karen came over holding little Connor's hand.

"Meet the whip bearer." Karen saluted.

"You are raising a dragon well."

"This is all the result of the researchers at the institute."

The whip bearer lowered his head, opened the documents on the table, and started working.

Upon seeing this, Karen immediately said: "Thank you for your teaching, I will resign."

"Yes." The whip bearer responded without raising his head.

Seeing Karen go out, in the ice pool next to him, Master Ogi asked with some confusion:

"You have a problem with him?"

Foden was signing a document. When he heard this, he sneered and said:

"A beast is a beast after all."

Master Ogi didn't dare to get angry, so he could only silently and slowly retract the dragon's head into the ice pool.

Karen led little Kangna out of the office. Miguel placed refreshments in front of his desk. When he saw Karen coming out, he said, "Minister Karen, can we use some together?"

"Your hospitality is something I cannot refuse."

Karen sat down next to him and had tea with Miguel. Neither of them ate much. They both just picked up a piece and took a bite. Miguel put the snack down and focused on the work at hand, while Karen pinched it. The snack sat there quietly.

About twenty minutes passed.

Karen put down the less than half-eaten snack, and Miguel also closed the file in his hand.

"Secretary-General, I take my leave and thank you for your hospitality."

"I heard that Minister Karen is good at cooking, and I hope to have the opportunity to taste it in the future."

"I'm always waiting for you."

Karen held little Kangna's hand and walked out along the way they came. At the door, the carriage was still parked there. After getting on the carriage, Karen said to the coachman: "Teleportation Circle Hall."

"Okay, my lord."

As the carriage was driving, little Kangna asked with some confusion: "So, the whip bearer just came to see if I was well raised?"

"Our family Kangna is really well-raised."

"No, I mean, he has nothing else to say to you? I thought he would praise you like sister Pu'er did to me, but I didn't expect that it was just a one-time meeting and there was nothing substantial. "

"Meeting once is already something substantial."

Being summoned alone by the boss of this system is a kind of reward. This matter will not be hidden, it will definitely be publicized, and the corridor is still transparent, so many people will see it.

As for the people outside, they don't care what they say to the whip bearer. They will only pay attention to the "individual summoning" itself.

When Karen does something next, it is easy to think that there is a whip holder behind her to endorse it. This is actually a kind of support.

Sometimes, many people below work hard just to shake hands with the leader. This seemingly simple move has an impact that can play a vital role in the future development of this person. , and can even determine the future direction of the entire industry behind this person.

Furthermore, given the character of a whip holder, he didn’t take you to smoke cigars or catch ants. He just deliberately said that the pets were well raised. He didn’t say too much, but he didn’t mean to be perfunctory, but deliberately used this method. Leave blank space.

You can use this blank space to create better conditions for what you want to do next. Of course, if things are not done well and problems arise, it has nothing to do with the whip holder, because who is the whip holder? Didn't say anything.

Little Kangna asked: "Isn't that snack delicious?"

"I forgot, I don't know."

"But you ate for so long and only ate half a piece."

"Oh, that's just to delay the time on purpose."

Little Kangna shook her head, reached out and patted her forehead, and said, "It turns out that I am also a stupid dragon."

"You're not stupid, Auggie is."

Xiao Kangna affirmed: "Yes, that's right."

After the carriage drove out of the iron gate, everything outside the carriage returned to normal.

Karen leaned on the seat, looked at the sunset in the sky, covered his mouth with the back of his hand, and yawned.

Little Kangna said: "Karen, you are sleepy."

"fine."

"You will take the teleportation circle back to the York City area later, and then take the carriage home in the teleportation circle hall there. You can go to sleep, Karen."

"No, you're wrong."

"wrong?"

"This time, when we take the teleportation circle back to the York City area, we are already home."