Chapter 1987: Li Wei’s report
Jessica Family
Mrs. Jessica was in her room, looking at the various data about the current situation in the Jessica Universe that had been transmitted back.
She hadn't expected that the people of the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire would release her so easily.
They didn't even assign anyone to monitor or control her.
The only requirements for her were to ensure the normal operation of Jessica's Universe and to cooperate with the upcoming needs of the Dragon Star Empire.
Is this trust?
No, this is a kind of self-confidence.
That little Marshal Xue was very confident in himself, so confident that he could completely let himself go.
Because in her view, even if she did something, they could easily deal with it.
During this time, Mrs. Jessica dutifully followed the other party's requests.
Because the other party basically did not have any impact on the local planetary order, and did not even land on those planets.
Therefore, the daily operations can basically proceed in an orderly manner.
Aside from a few industries that require interaction with the Holy Maiden Civilization, they may have been affected.
But soon there were replacements, or they were put to do other jobs.
It was as if everything was the same as before, as if nothing had changed at all.
"Madam, your tea and refreshments."
You haven't had a proper rest in a long time. The last time you rested, you slept for less than five hours.
If this continues, your health will suffer.
I specially had some food prepared to help people sleep.
"You need to get some rest," the secretary beside her said with some concern.
"Thank you," Mrs. Jessica said, then ate the food and drank her tea.
"Is there still no movement from the Holy Maiden Civilization?" Mrs. Jessica asked her secretary.
Her secretary was no ordinary secretary; her power and status were among the highest in the Jessica family, making her arguably the person she trusted most.
"The Holy Maiden Civilization is assembling a large fleet of legions, but prior to this, there have been no further military attack missions against the five universes controlled by the Wyvern Interstellar Empire."
According to our estimates, the next wave of attacks from the Holy Maiden Civilization should be around one to two weeks from now. The secretary looked at Mrs. Jessica with some concern as she said this.
Are you worried about my safety?
"In the eyes of the Holy Maidens' Society of the Holy Maiden Civilization, I am now a great traitor," Mrs. Jessica said with a self-deprecating laugh.
The secretary hurriedly said, "No!"
Madam, this is merely a stopgap measure.
The saints of the Holy Maidens' Society will surely believe in you, Madam, for you have contributed so much to the Holy Maidens' Civilization.
At least... at least they shouldn't be executed..."
The secretary didn't say the last thing.
Actually, she herself didn't quite believe what she was saying.
Although the Sisters of the Holy Church are all women, they are well aware that these religious women within the Sisters of the Holy Church are even more fanatical and cruel.
Even if they know their own difficulties, they understand their own actions.
But they would never allow themselves, the 'traitor,' to live.
But at least, if I die, I can at least have an explanation.
Those clansmen who were 'imprisoned' by themselves were able to escape this calamity.
That's enough.
But deep down she was hoping for another outcome.
That means the Holy Maiden Civilization cannot reclaim these five universes, so she can continue to live as a puppet of the Wraith Dragon Interstellar Empire.
At least for now, the Dragon Star Empire's attitude and policies toward them are quite favorable.
They are not required to have a high degree of freedom, and their management is not as strict as that of the saints in the saintly civilization.
The Saintess Society of the Saintess Civilization is actually viewed with fear by the vast majority of people in the universe.
They were simply powerless to resist due to the strength of the Holy Maiden Civilization.
"Given the current situation, since the Holy Maiden Civilization does not dare to attack directly, it needs to prepare a legion fleet group and carry out a process of assembly."
That means they are still quite wary of the strength of the legion fleet sent by the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire.
Perhaps they really do have the strength to fight. Mrs. Jessica felt a genuine sense of anticipation at this moment.
After all, who wants to die?
Moreover, under the rule of the Dragon Star Empire, her status and that of the Jessica family are actually higher than before.
Previously, the Jessica family was merely the largest family in the Jessica universe, and the chosen administrators.
But now, under the jurisdiction of the Dragonflight Interstellar Empire, Mrs. Jessica is the ruler and administrator of this universe.
He held a position that could be described as "second only to the emperor and above all others".
"Our fate depends on the outcome of the upcoming war."
While Mrs. Jessica awaited the outcome of the war.
Other interstellar civilizations were surprised by the sudden deployment of troops by the Wyvern Interstellar Empire against the Holy Maiden Civilization.
After all, they remained detached and watched from the sidelines as the conqueror civilization was invaded by the three divine messenger civilizations, even waiting for an opportunity to kick them while they were down.
But now, the Dragonflight Interstellar Empire has made its move, and its target is the Saintess Civilization, one of the three Divine Envoy Civilizations.
Although the purpose of the Dragonflight Interstellar Empire is unknown, this outcome undoubtedly helps the Holy Maiden Civilization.
This has left people somewhat confused about the attitude of the Dragon Star Empire.
Is the Dragon Star Empire preparing to stand with the Conqueror Civilization?
However, the Dragon Star Empire did not make a direct statement, only saying that it had a past feud with the Holy Maiden Civilization.
This is indeed a fact.
The Xiaolong Interstellar Empire had previously fought against four divine messenger civilizations. Now, one of them, the Devouring Civilization, has been destroyed and has become the Black God Civilization under the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire.
It is entirely understandable that the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire would take action against the remaining three Divine Envoy civilizations.
Some might say, "If you're just curious..."
Why can't we just ask the Falcon Star Empire what its intentions are?
That won't do.
It should be noted that only interstellar civilizations with equal strength to the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire are qualified to ask this question.
But now, how many people dare to confidently say that they have the strength to stand on equal footing with the Dragon Star Empire?
Those that are somewhat close, however, do not have a very close relationship with the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire.
Asking questions at this point would be considered crossing a line.
It's their freedom to decide who they fight with. Why are you suddenly coming over and asking what it is?
Do you really want to interfere with the plans of the Dragon Star Empire?
They're pointing fingers at the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire.
Because of these thoughts, no one dared to openly inquire about the ideas of the Dragon Star Empire.
They could only try to find out what the Dragon Star Empire's intentions were through their own channels and personal connections.
What exactly does that Dragon Emperor want to do?
At this moment, they naturally had no idea what the Dragon Star Emperor was planning to do.
At this moment, in the Xiaolong universe, in the Xiaolong star field of Chang'an City.
Zhao Chen personally welcomed back an old friend.
He looked at Li Wei, who had walked up to him.
"Li Wei, thank you for your hard work this time."
"Hehehe, what's the use of just talking?"
Your Majesty, shouldn't you reward us handsomely?
You must understand, this time we risked our lives to go deep behind enemy lines.
"Those T7 interstellar warships you built owe a debt to your brothers!" Li Wei said with a grin.
That is why there was no one around.
Li Wei would never act like this when others are around.
This was also permitted by Zhao Chen.
Because Zhao Chen considered Li Wei a rare friend and brother, and he didn't want to lose this brother because of his own status.
Don't worry.
You will receive what is due.
The rewards will be announced later.
"Take a look for yourself, and see if there's anything you're not satisfied with." Zhao Chen generously handed an order to Li Wei.
The above is a reward for the personnel involved in Li Wei's operation.
However, since Li Wei's operations have been a secret mission until now, they will also need to be kept secret from now on.
Therefore, the rewards were all conducted in secret or under other pretexts.
Instead of in the name of this mission.
Li Wei glanced at it, then looked at Zhao Chen with a grin and gave him a thumbs up: "Brothers are the most reliable."
"I know you took a lot of risks this time."
Those who came back also mentioned the risks you experienced several times during this period.
Your identities were almost exposed several times.
And you have been trying every possible way to ensure the collection and transportation of materials.
"You've really worked hard." Zhao Chen patted Li Wei on the shoulder and said this again.
These words were spoken by him as Li Wei's old friend.
Li Wei raised his head proudly and said, "When I go back this time, I can really brag about it to my older sister."
I used to be inferior to her in every way.
But this time, I surpassed her.
To go undercover and engage in transportation and trade right under someone's nose.
My sister has never done anything like that.
Li Yaqi has always been Li Wei's life goal.
This incident certainly allowed Li Wei to show off in front of his sister.
How could he let such a good opportunity slip by?
Zhao Chen could even picture Li Wei beaming with pride in front of Li Yaqi.
"Alright, let's get down to business first."
You've been staying in the Saintess Civilization for a while now, though it's been in just a few universes.
However, among us, besides the former Imperial Guards and scouts, there were others.
You are the one who knows the Saintess Civilization the most.
They have already sent me some of their opinions and thoughts.
I want to hear your thoughts on everything about the Holy Maiden Civilization.
Any type is fine.
Upon hearing Zhao Chen's question...
Li Wei also showed a serious expression, and he said solemnly, "You've really come to the right person."
My mission this time was actually to collect those materials and transport them back to our empire.
But to cover it up, I did actually do a lot of business there.
They even made a lot of money.
I also visited several other universes.
I even met several saints, and even the great saint.
In my opinion.
The Saintess Civilization is an interstellar civilization with a strong religious influence.
Although they nominally revere the powerful existence of order.
But that's what they say.
If you take a walk among them, you will find that what they promote in the community is their own Holy Maiden Society.
Rather than order, they are intentionally controlling the influence of order.
This shows that they want the lower classes to only know about the existence of their Holy Maiden Society.
Order is merely a banner they've raised.
It is possible that in the early days of the Order of the Saints, they operated under this banner.
But now that the Holy Maidens' Order has grown powerful, they naturally no longer want to remain under that banner.
"You mean, the Holy Maiden Society actually wants to become independent?" Zhao Chen asked, narrowing his eyes.
"They can't be considered independent; they are still willing to remain under the control of the order."
But they didn't want to simply be henchmen or lackeys.
They still hope to have some say, or rather, that if something happens in the future and the established order wants to take action against them, they won't be fish on the chopping block.
That's what they thought.
Of course, it's unknown whether they would have new ideas if they possessed mass-produced T7-class interstellar warships.
Furthermore, due to the authoritarian nature of the Sisters of the Holy Church, they appear to be an organizational structure.
But in reality, all the power is in the hands of the Sisters of the Holy Land.
Any power or family that goes against the will of the Holy Maiden Society will be eliminated without hesitation.
Unless you are already on the side of the Holy Maidens' Church.
Families and factions without a current Holy Maiden will be purged by the Holy Maiden Society if they make any mistakes.
I even witnessed such an event.
That was a family that could once rival the Jessica family, but it failed to produce a saintess for over a hundred years.
Their business has caught the eye of another saintly family.
The saintess devised a plan: she fabricated charges against the family and relentlessly suppressed them, eventually wiping them out entirely.
All of that family's businesses were swallowed up by this family that had a saintess.
Such situations are commonplace.
A family with a saintess is like a superior being; even if it is not very strong now, it can still look down on all others.
Families without a saintess are like food placed on a table, always at risk of being eaten.
The only option is to go from being food to being a diner.
This has led to some rather abnormal situations.
The major families are not thinking about development or strengthening their own power.
Instead, they tried their best to cultivate a saintess, and even developed a system for cultivating saintesses.
Some people are enthusiastic about this, but others are already tired of it.
I know that many people secretly dislike the Holy Maidens' Society and will call them bitches and such.
However, due to their limited strength, they had no choice but to swallow their anger and endure it.
If given the chance, they would betray the Holy Maiden Civilization without hesitation.
I've already compiled a list of these forces!