The Seventh Base

Capítulo 1240: Chapter 283: Divine Oracle

In space, a fleet was grandly advancing. This was the Kales Empire Fleet, and aboard the main ship ‘Shadow’, Roson Chris was tallying the losses of this battle.

They had paid a huge price to shake off the republic’s fleet, and afterwards, the warships that had successfully retreated from the battlefield finally regrouped in space, forming the current fleet.

Though still magnificent, after the tally, they discovered that the fleet’s losses in this operation reached a horrifying two-thirds.

In other words, most of the fleet’s members were left on the battlefield; even for those who managed to escape, many starships were severely damaged, including the main ship ‘Shadow’.

“Teacher, is there still no contact with the Church?” Lonco asked.

“Something must have happened.” Roson Chris replied, “Gaia and Zeus, they actually managed to assemble a fleet so quickly.”

Obviously, they already knew some news.

Before the Holy Light Battleship had an incident, they had already sent the message out when they saw the starships plundered in Asgard; at that time, the signal had not been completely blocked.

“Gaia is going to be our enemy now.” Lonco’s eyes showed killing intent as he thought about Xu Mo encountered at the Empire Trial Field back then, when the Kales Empire and Xu Mo had a fierce conflict, and Xu Mo had killed many of their people.

Is this the continuation of that grudge?

Now, all sides believe Xu Mo is of the same mind with Gaia. Previously, when the Church and Lin went to the Republic Capital Star to capture someone, Xu Mo left the Mystic God Temple.

The clues about Gaia and the Star Ring were thus cut off, and their specific relationship could not be verified.

But this time, during the Chloe Star battle, the opponent actually emerged from behind, and it seems like they belong to a different faction from the O’Brian Republic; they were taking advantage of the chaos to hunt and ambush specifically.

Quite a few of their fleets disappeared, most likely the doing of the opponent.

“Teacher, where are we going now?” Lonco continued to ask.

“Return to the Empire, it’s not safe here, there might be a traitor among us.” Roson Chris said.

“Inside the fleet?” Lonco frowned.

“This battle was top secret, yet the operation was still exposed. Not only did the O’Brian Republic know, but even Gaia and they figured out the situation and came to ambush us. In addition, a lot of fleets disappeared during the retreat, how did they do it? This matter needs thorough investigation.” Roson Chris’s voice was icy.

Some things seem hard to explain, whether there is a traitor or not needs to be checked to be certain.

“Before it’s cleared up, this space isn’t safe, let’s retreat to the Empire.” Roson Chris’s voice carried a tone of helplessness, years of effort destroyed in an instant, they would have to start all over again.

The fleet moved grandly, and within the fleet, on one warship, Xu Mo’s face suddenly appeared on the command room’s screen.

In the retreating fleet of the Kales Empire, there was still a warship controlled by Xu Mo surviving in the battle, which was this very warship.

In other words, Xu Mo is currently aware of the Kales Empire Fleet’s location.

A moment later, this warship suddenly attacked its own fleet, destroying one warship. This unexpected situation left the Kales Empire Fleet unsure of what had happened, and they quickly destroyed this crazed warship completely.

In fact, all of this didn’t make it to the main ship, and when Roson Chris learned of the news, his expression was particularly grim, but with that warship destroyed, all evidence was obliterated as well, and they might never know the exact answer, only speculate on what happened.

Elsewhere in space, after giving commands, all of Xu Mo’s controlled warships disappeared.

“It’s over.”

Xu Mo said, the last warship mixed into the large Kales Empire fleet retreating, but they couldn’t make a move, otherwise they would just die.

In this battle, all they could do was covertly handle things they were confident about.

“What’s your next plan?” Gaia asked.

“What do you think, Sir?” Xu Mo replied.

“Let’s lay low for a few years. With the geographical advantage of Skull Star, the opponent won’t find us easily, wait for the development of Byron Star.” Gaia said, “This operation brought significant gains, giving Skull Star certain self-preservation capabilities, but if we continue being ostentatious, it would lead to dire calamity once a large-scale crusade is drawn.”

“What you said is also my thought.” Xu Mo nodded.

This operation was actually a temporary decision after learning about Kales Empire’s military action on Chloe Star, taking advantage of the chaos, but it didn’t affect the main situation. This is different from when they were on Byron Star, where all major star fleets in that Star Domain were generally weaker, but here, the space fleets of the universe’s top forces are too strong, with Destroyer level figures they dare not provoke.

So, laying low and developing is the right way.

They now have a top-notch research team that needs more time.

“However, with the O’Brian Republic currently in chaos and all factions taking advantage of the turmoil, we could perhaps form a Skull Army and play the role of interstellar thief.” Xu Mo said with a smile.

“Being a bit cautious doesn’t hurt, especially now that the republic doesn’t have the energy to restrain these matters.” Gaia responded, “Over these years of development, we can still engage in other affairs.”

“Other affairs?” Xu Mo looked at Gaia.

“Yes.” Gaia nodded, “No rush, we will set some plans after returning. The known universe is about to fall into chaos, and at this time, both military strength and individual combat power need to keep up.”

Xu Mo nodded, issued the order to retreat, and the fleet did not continue to linger in this part of space, but rather took what was good and returned to the Skull Star Domain.

……

Some time after the Chloe Star War ended.

The O’Brian Republic began rebuilding the Chloe Star Space Base, and countless flying devices were busy in the sky above Chloe Star every day.

Advanced Civilization planets have sophisticated technology, abundant resources, and a large workforce, which allows them to complete large-scale projects at the fastest pace. Super projects like space bases, which would be practically impossible on the current Byron Star, are not a difficult task on Chloe Star.

The O’Brian Republic and the Mystic God Temple officially joined hands, entering a honeymoon period, which was also what Osman O’Brian had always wanted to see.

After this battle, Osman O’Brian issued a declaration of war, stating that the O’Brian Republic would make the Kales Empire pay for the war. Additionally, although the O’Brian Republic did not announce the involvement of the Church, the top ten stars of the republic began to target the Church’s forces.

In the O’Brian Palace, Osman O’Brian sat high above, with many people below reporting the latest events.

“The Church has expressed strong dissatisfaction with our actions, and many local churches have begun to incite their followers to cause trouble.”

“Don’t push too hard; now is not the time to make a public announcement.” Osman O’Brian spoke, although the Church participated in the last war, they couldn’t reveal it openly. With the strength of the O’Brian Republic, it would be difficult to deal with both the Church and the Kales Empire simultaneously.

“The Mystic God Temple will intensify the training of Transcendents and recruit more members.”

“Yes, do your best to cooperate, allocate resources to the Mystic God Temple to assist them in nurturing Transcendents,” said Osman O’Brian, which was also the scenario he had always wanted to see—the integration between the O’Brian Republic and the Mystic God Temple.

“Also, that mysterious force has disappeared as if it never existed, but they did appear in the Chloe Star campaign.”

“Ignore it, and there’s no need to investigate further. As long as they don’t threaten the republic’s safety, let it be,” Osman O’Brian said. The intelligence for the Chloe Star campaign was provided by the Mystic God Temple, and if his guess is correct, that mysterious force was the source of acquiring the information.

And the only one likely in direct contact with the Mystic God Temple could only be Xu Mo.

It seems Xu Mo indeed has a very close relationship with Gaia.

Xu Mo, Zeus!

……

Emperor River, Midgard Star.

Midgard is immensely prosperous, much like Asgard, this planet occupies a very important position in the Emperor River, rich and flourishing. In the age of the Empire, it was one of the most prosperous planets in the Empire.

However, unlike Asgard, which remains the City of Freedom to this day.

But Midgard, in the post-Empire collapse era, atop Panassa Mountain, a towering temple covered the Divine Mountain. Centered around the temple, the Holy Light City rose majestically and became the supreme Holy Land on Midgard Star.

This is the location of the Church’s headquarters.

In Holy Light City, countless believers come daily for pilgrimage, even crossing interstellar domains from various major planets of the Emperor River to receive the baptism of the divine.

At this moment, in the center of the Holy Light City, within the towering temple reaching the heavens, revered elders of the Church spread the light of the divine everywhere, and many worshippers kneel on the ground in devotion.

At the highest point of the temple.

In a grand hall, a sacred voice emanates.

“God births all beings, grants me flesh; light nurtures the earth, endows me with a soul; cleanses my sins, bestows upon me divine power, soothes my broken body, grants me eternity.” A line of figures kneels on the ground, light shining down, their figures seeming to merge with the holy light.

A figure wearing a crown slowly walks forward, stepping out from the light, holding a scepter, dressed in a robe, sacred and inviolable.

With both hands open and his right hand extending the scepter, a more dazzling light descends, and he slightly raises his head, proclaiming aloud, “In light we stand.”

“In light we stand,” the crowd responds in unison, their voices echoing through the grand hall.

The figure walks out from among them, and as the grand hall doors slowly open, he exits, greeted by several figures bowing and waiting outside. Seeing him come out, they place their right hands on their chests and bow, saying, “In light we stand.”

“The Divine Oracle descends, the universe is too corrupt and needs purification,” the figure who came out declares loudly.

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