For the Saints present, the battle between the Lawful and Evil alignments has always existed and never disappeared, but compared to the doomsday battle prophesied in the Light Compass, the past alignment struggles were like playing house.
They could participate in playing house, but the battle of Gods prophesied was not something that "all living beings" could interfere with. The Saints present were undoubtedly members of all living beings.
Even in the eyes of most The Way of the Extraordinary, they were all big figures.
"The alignment battle is not far away," Tianxiaguihuo tapped the table with his finger, muttering to himself.
He felt a strong sense of urgency. Saints were not enough. In the great battle between alignments, at least Sovereigns could protect themselves and play a role.
Guan Ya, Hongjige, and others also felt a sense of urgency. They all knew the prophecy of the Light Compass.
Asano Ryo suddenly understood the real reason for the frequent conflicts in New York County recently.
Star and Yin have returned to their positions. Only the last Sun, Sun Miaomiao and Zhao Chenghuang looked at each other, their expressions a little complicated.
As Night Watchers, they occasionally fantasized about achieving the demigod level, but after joining "Return of the Dead," they knew that the end of the Night Watcher was only "Sun, Moon, and Stars." Now that Star and Yin have returned to their positions, only one Sun remains.
This made the two young geniuses very discouraged, because there were more talented people in their generation than they were, such as the Demon Lord and Yuanshi, and there were many elders who were better than them.
Every Sun Wanderer is a genius.
Zhao Chenghuang pondered for a few seconds and asked, "How long will it take for the Sun to return to its position?"
If it took several years or even more than ten years for the Sun to return to its position, it would be fine, but reason told him that it would not be so long, because according to Yuanshi Tianzun, the war between the two major alignments had already begun, indicating that the Sun's return would not be too long.
Everyone looked at Zhang Yuanqing in unison.
"I don't know!" Zhang Yuanqing thought for a while and said, "But if you maintain your current upgrade speed, you should be able to advance to Sovereigns before the decisive battle between the Evil and Lawful alignments comes."
He really couldn't estimate it. From his own point of view, he would not be able to advance to Sovereign until the end of the year. After that, the dungeon intervals would be long, and there might not be many opportunities to enter dungeons in a year.
And Fu Qingxuan, who had the fastest promotion speed, took a whole year from Sovereign to Demigod.
Looking at the Night Watchers invested by various forces, it was impossible to estimate, because those invested Night Watchers were destined to be at the Sovereign stage.
Maybe they would attack the position of Lord of the Sun at any time.
"So, is the development plan for our gang in the next year a collective promotion to Sovereign?" Hongjige rubbed his fists.
Tianxiaguihuo said coldly, "From now until the end of next year, there will be at most three large-scale killing dungeons, with a maximum of three Sovereigns each time, unless we can take all three dungeon quotas."
Hongjige said angrily, "I'm just joking. You always tear me down. Do you want to fight?"
Zhang Yuanqing raised his hand and said in a deep voice, "Please don't interrupt when I'm speaking."
Hongjige still respected him and remained silent.
Zhang Yuanqing continued:
"The conflict between the Wine God Club and the Merchant Guild is a prelude to the decisive battle between the two major alignments. Currently, the Sovereigns have not yet entered the field. This is a good opportunity for you to enter the field in advance to adapt to the rhythm of the battle and prepare for the future decisive battle.
"Let's decide on the team's nominal captain now. Guan Ya, you are the Scout, so this position is entrusted to you."
Zhang Yuanqing did not tell the team members about his undercover work. This had nothing to do with trust. The more important things were, the less they could be revealed.
He looked at the others again: "My current Spirit Realm ID is 'Jumang,' a level 4 Beastmaster, Guan Ya's assistant. Everyone, remember this, especially Hongjige, don't let it slip."
Jumang was the identity Fu Qingyang created for him, but it was not fabricated out of thin air. Jumang was registered in the Songhai branch and was a member of the White Tiger Guard.
Even if Heavenly Punishment sent someone to Songhai to investigate, the information they obtained would not change.
Unless they investigated the White Tiger Guard, but the White Tiger Guard was Fu Qingyang's confidant force, and they usually hid their names and were extremely low-key, making it extremely difficult to find them.
This identity was very stable.
After discussing serious matters, everyone continued to eat.
After dinner, they were going to meet the two top leaders of the New York County Heavenly Punishment Branch—Chief Executive Officer Sean Meade and Chief Prosecutor Winnie Burnt.
The levels of the gang members of Return of the Dead were generally at level 5. Even in large organizations such as the Five Elements Alliance and Heavenly Punishment, they were high-level executive pillars, enough to be valued by Sovereigns.
After lunch, everyone left the conference room and took the elevator to the 101st floor.
From the 100th floor to the top floor 108, all were Heavenly Punishment offices.
In a large conference room on the 101st floor, Zhang Yuanqing met Winnie Burnt.
She was more beautiful and vibrant than in the photos, wearing a white shirt and trousers, with wavy chestnut hair draped over her shoulders, a high nose, deep eyes, and beautifully curved facial lines outlining delicate and three-dimensional features.
Around thirty years old, she was at the sexiest and most mature stage of a woman.
Her face was like a frost, and her serious aura often made people ignore her beauty, making people unconsciously awe-inspiring.
In addition to Winnie Burnt, there were only a few female clerks in suits responsible for reception (serving tea and water) in the large conference room. Chief Executive Officer Sean Meade was nowhere to be seen.
She's really beautiful, with impeccable temperament. The Demon Lord's lovers are all more beautiful than the last. Zhang Yuanqing sighed inwardly, and couldn't help but think of those famous sayings:
You laugh at the Demon Lord for dying early, but the Demon Lord laughs at you for having few lovers.
I don't envy mandarin ducks, I don't envy immortals, I envy the Demon Lord every day.
Winnie Burnt calmly scanned the eighteen The Way of the Extraordinary from the Five Elements Alliance and said indifferently:
"My name is Winnie Burnt, Chief Prosecutor of the Heavenly Punishment New York County Branch. I will be your direct superior in the future. During your work in New York County, you must obey my arrangements.
"If you encounter any trouble in life and need help, you can find my assistant."
Her tone was cold, but she spoke in Chinese. Although it was not particularly standard, her voice was clear and cold, which was very pleasant to hear.
From this detail, it can be seen that this cold and beautiful prosecutor was not a self-righteous and arrogant character.
After speaking, Winnie looked at the woman with light freckles beside her.
Emma, wearing a suit and white shirt, smiled:
"My name is Emma Smith. You can come to me for work and life matters. Minister Winnie is a fair and serious prosecutor. You can trust her with confidence.
"New York County has been turbulent recently. Evil organizations are trying to subvert the rule of Law and Order."
Before she finished speaking, Hongjige interjected, "The decisive battle between the two major alignments is about to begin, right? We know this, so you don't need to elaborate."
Winnie and Emma frowned at the same time.
Guan Ya said indifferently, "This is the Fire Mage of our team."
Hearing this, Winnie and Emma relaxed their brows at the same time and ignored him. The latter continued:
"New York County has been very turbulent recently. I hope that during your life here, you will try to keep a low profile, participate less in black market activities, and go to fewer gatherings of non-official Walker organizations. In addition, try not to associate with Lust professionals."
Hearing "associate less with Lust professionals," the members of the Return of the Dead gang all vaguely aimed at Zhang Yuanqing.
Winnie and Emma noticed the gazes of the Saints of the Five Elements Alliance and couldn't help but look at Zhang Yuanqing.
This person's features were delicate, his temperament was gentle, and he was a harmless big boy. As Winnie and Emma, who had read the information, quickly recalled Zhang Yuanqing's information in their minds.
Jumang, Beastmaster, level 4.
In this way, this person is a lustful type, a wood monster who desires to reproduce!
"I will restrain my companions," Guan Ya responded, and then said, "I hope Assistant Emma can summarize the current situation, the information of major evil organizations, and the information of Lawful organizations and send them to me. We Chinese people pay attention to 'knowing yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated.' We will not carry out any tasks until the basic information is in place."
Emma nodded slightly, showing her appreciation:
"As expected of the Scout of the Fu family, I will give you the information as soon as possible. I plan to arrange a gathering tomorrow night and invite elites from the Sea God Church and the Beauty God Association to participate. It's a good opportunity for you to familiarize yourself with the Lawful organizations in New York County."
The two sides exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Minister Winnie announced the end of the meeting.
Then, she looked at Guan Ya and said, "Please stay for a moment."
Emma said, "Everyone, come with me. I have arranged office areas for you."
Except for Guan Ya, everyone left the conference room with Emma.
After the conference room door closed, Winnie Burnt stared at Guan Ya and said, "I heard that you are Yuanshi Tianzun's girlfriend."
Guan Ya's expression darkened, but she quickly recovered and nodded.
She kept in mind her setting of losing her beloved.
Winnie Burnt pondered for a few seconds and tentatively asked:
"Have you ever seen a small speaker on him, the size of a palm, that can record audio, can blow out suona and drum sounds, and is of extraordinary quality, but sometimes the abilities it shows make people doubt its true grade?"
Guan Ya pretended to recall and said, "Yes, he does have props that can emit suona and drum sounds, but he has always hidden them in his waist bag and has never exposed them to the public eye."
Winnie got straight to the point and said, "Did he leave that prop to you? I hope to buy that prop, and you can name the price."
Is Yuanshi's prop very important? Guan Ya thought in doubt and shook her head:
"Sorry, he didn't leave me any props about the Demon Lord, nor did he leave any to Fu Qingyang. The prop you want should have returned to the Spirit Realm with him."
Winnie stared at her for a moment, said nothing, got up indifferently, and left the conference room.
On the 104th floor, Emma arranged a spacious office area for the Five Elements Alliance support team. Each Saint had a dedicated office, and extraordinary assistants were in the common area.
Asano Ryo applied to join and was granted permission by Emma, so she went back to pack her things happily.
Zhang Yuanqing poured a glass of water and stood by the water dispenser, chatting with the Saints:
"We didn't see Sean Meade. We are directly under Winnie Burnt. With the strength of our team, it's impossible for Sean not to fight for us."
Tianxiaguihuo nodded, "That means Sean failed and can only let us go to Winnie."
Sun Miaomiao frowned, "In that case, do we have to take sides? To be honest, I don't want to get involved in messy fights."
"No!" Tianxiaguihuo shook his head:
"Taking sides is a must. If we outsiders don't take sides, then we will be abandoned by both sides and treated as cannon fodder in this alignment war. It's better to have Saints from the Five Elements Alliance die than to have our own confidants die."
"Taking sides may also make us cannon fodder," Zhao Chenghuang said coldly.
"That depends on the leadership ability of our Captain Guan Ya," Zhang Yuanqing smiled.
Tianxiaguihuo looked at Zhang Yuanqing, "I suggest she show goodwill to Winnie, or find an opportunity to contact Sean Meade."
"That won't work!" Hongjige immediately objected, "I remember Ryo said that someone named Meade bullied her. If we rely on Sean Meade, wouldn't we be pushing Ryo into a fire pit?"
In the team, Hongjige is the most loyal.
At this time, Guan Ya walked into the office area, frowning, with a heavy heart.
"What's wrong?" Zhang Yuanqing waved to call her.
Guan Ya leaned over and whispered, "Winnie wants to buy a Demon Lord relic. I said that when he died, he didn't leave me any relics, and Winnie doesn't seem to believe it."
"Oh!" Hongjige changed his words, "Then let's rely on Sean Meade instead."
Tianxiaguihuo took the opportunity to ridicule, "As expected of someone who has been in the gang, you are very pragmatic."
Just as Zhang Yuanqing was about to speak, he suddenly heard Asano Ryo's delicate shout from the office door:
"Brady Meade, please stop pestering me, or I will report you to the Supervision Department and then investigate you myself."
ps: I will update the typos first and then correct them.
(End of this chapter)