Chapter 295 - Plan (2/2)

“So, there won’t be any problems as long as you’re careful?” Shang Jianyao asked with a smile.

Jiang Baimian pondered over Genava’s words. “Some Awakened’s abilities can affect smart bots? This isn’t limited to illusions that distort environmental information?”

She found it a little difficult to understand the principle. After all, smart bots didn’t have human consciousness, so they couldn’t be targeted by Awakened abilities. She could only believe that many Awakened abilities directly affected the environment and interfered with reality. This was increasingly obvious at the Mind Corridor level.

Jiang Baimian glanced at Shang Jianyao and deliberated before saying, “This plan does have a certain level of feasibility, but it needs to be handled step by step. We can only proceed to the next step depending on the situation.”

After saying this, she inexplicably felt a little relieved. “I now approve your first attempt: Find a mole. What do you plan on doing when the butlers are sufficiently vigilant and won’t easily come into contact with you again?”

Shang Jianyao had long had an idea and happily said, “Head to Iron Mountain to wait for the body dumpers.”

This referred to the guards who would abandon and bury the servants’ corpses at the Underground Ark entrance near Iron Mountain.

Just as I expected… Yes, if nobody comes out to dump the corpse for the next three days, the plan will terminate on its own… If there is, there’s a high chance that DiMarco killed another servant and revealed his brutality. That will only exemplify the need to execute him ‘on behalf of the heavens.’ This might be fate… When the time comes, I’ll assign Little White and Little Red a relatively low-risk mission… Jiang Baimian slowly exhaled and said, “Before that, let’s go to the cathedral and inquire about the Vigilance Church’s attitude from Harbinger Song.”

This was a place that was being watched by the Kalendaria, Eidolon Nun!

“Alright!” Shang Jianyao eagerly agreed.

…

In the red and gold cathedral, the gigantic symbol of the female figure hidden behind the half-closed white door made Jiang Baimian, Shang Jianyao, and the others feel solemn and very dangerous.

Standing under Eidolon Nun’s Sacred Emblem was Redstone Collection’s new bishop, Antonella. He was more than 1.8 meters tall. Even in a black cloak, he looked relatively muscular.

Apart from his hairless head, his facial features were covered by an extremely simple mask. This mask seemed to be made of white cardboard with holes poked out that corresponded to the eyes, nose, and mouth.

“May your vigilance last forever.” Antonella stared at the Old Task Force, raised his hands, clasped them to his chest, and took a step back.

Long Yuehong, Bai Chen, and the others bowed slightly in response.

“Distance is our friend.” In the entire Old Task Force, only Shang Jianyao returned the greeting in the Vigilance Church’s manner.

Antonella swept his gaze across the masks on their faces and said with a smiling tone, “Thank you for providing assistance to the Church in Redstone Collection.”

He spoke in relatively rusty Ashlandic as if it hadn’t been many years since he grasped it.

“You recognize us?” Shang Jianyao asked in ‘shock.’

Antonella was stunned for a moment before saying, “The news of your return to Redstone Collection spread last night.”

As expected of a place that uses vigilance and hiding as folklore… Jiang Baimian sighed in amusement.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, she directly asked, “I wonder if Harbinger Song is around?”

Antonella turned around and pointed diagonally behind him. “I’ve already sent someone to invite him over. Is there anything?”

“We’re here to visit a friend,” Shang Jianyao replied briskly, happily, and sincerely.

Antonella smiled. “You can’t blindly believe in friends either.”

Jiang Baimian was just sighing with emotion that the bishop was really someone who preached at all times when Song He—who wasn’t wearing a mask—walked into the hall.

His face still didn’t have any wrinkles, and only his sideburns were a little white.

“You guys returned so quickly?” Song He first bowed at Antonella before questioning Jiang Baimian and the others.

“We completed our primary objective ahead of time,” Jiang Baimian explained simply.

At this moment, Shang Jianyao looked around and said, “Viel is hiding again?”

Song He’s thin eyebrows twitched slightly, and he fell silent for a few seconds before saying, “He hasn’t appeared for two days.”