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Chapter 592: Parliah clenched teeth She spun around and ran froo keep an eye on her,” the seamstress said to the Gourmet She hurried after the Beautician What the bereaved woht noas coathered soldiers “The Barber’s was the first life given to Star Division I hope he’s the last Go rest”

“Co” An Adept stepped out from the crowd, followed by a second, then a third They didn’t say anything, but the resolution in their eyes said enough

The Barber’s death was painful motivation These nized that ith the aliens was inevitable They saw the planets transfer, and knew it meant they had total control of the board They could devour any planet, any time they wanted If this was their enemy and a clash was fated, then they had to est they could be IT was the only way to survive

There were no tricks or shortcuts The only thing you could truly rely on was your own strength

Lan Jue saw the fervor in their gaze He nodded “Very well, you have two days to get things in order, then reasse! Dish the easy atmosphere had disappeared The air felt oh their communicators to keep their mission a secret

Lan Jue, the Gourmet, and Su Xiaosu followed the Wine Master toward the parlia members of the Division were free to return hos in the center of Skyfire City The building was in an old Chinese style, adherent to the old ways of feng-shui It was very pleasing to the eye By the tinia on his shoulder was already there to greet theave the Wine Master a salute and led theovernment convened was a sea of people In its center was a circular table around which sat leaders of government, headed by the speaker Lan Jue and the others followed the Wine Master as he descended the steps into the rotunda and toward the middle He stopped and sat in the first row, and they followed

As Lan Jue took his seat, he spotted a familiar face nearby It was the Chairman of the Eastern Alliance, Zhou Xue Guan He spotted Lan Jue as well, and after a eards In reality, he wasn’t sure what his obligations were to the man For all appearances he seemed to be the father of Hera and Zhou Qianlin, yet he knew the Clairvoyant had arranged that

As the Skyfire Avenue delegation arrived, a hush fell over the chambers Boisterous conversation became curious whispers All eyes followed them to their seats

Star Division’s conified, like a placid lake surface Underneath, however, his es of the heartbroken Beautician She looked like he did after Hera died Hadn’t he been just as devastated? You never appreciate what you have until it’s too late, and soh those years, and hers in this moment Where they not the saret

“Order!” A booh the hall, followed by the sharp rap of a gavel Silence quickly descended upon the congregation

Lan Jue lifted his head to look

The speaker of parliarey hair He looked to be in his seventies or eighties but his eyes were bright, and he looked well-kept with his slicked-back hair A black Chinese-style tunic suite gave hinified air

All eyes fell upon the speaker His deep voice continued “Two days ago, we received very startling news It was decided iravity of these findings, we’ve invited several leaders fro this data It is our hope that they can tell us, in detail, what transpired within the Shattered Starfields We have dispatched probes to discover ence in the next three days In the meantime, ould very much like to invite the Skyfire Avenue representatives to share their findings now”

As he concluded, the speaker pressed a button Lights flickered overhead as a holographic ie of Moonfiend shimmered to life It appeared as it had before the attack

Lan Jue looked at the Wine Master a on answered his unspoken question with a nod Skyfire Avenue’s Jewelry Master then rose and nodded his acknowledgment of the speaker, who in turn motioned for him to approach the round table