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Chapter 594: The Return of Zhou Qianlin
The Driver gave a bitter laugh “Those politicians will never co just because the aliens have shown up in the Starfields, theythey’ll show up in one of the other two Alliances and make it their problem Why should we put our necks on the line if we aren’t really in danger? How much would it cost? I can al to be their excuses They won’t pay any attention to your proposal”
The Gourreement “It’s the way of the world Si had in the West and North, as well Even if they all know it’s the right call, they won’t be the ones to make it”
Lan Jue answered “We just have to continue to do everything we can At the very least, Skyfire and An Lun appear to be safe Most soldiers will be stationed on these planets It’s more ihting force You saw everything that happened, even railguns counted for nothing against those planets While fighting her, I did notice that her species seem to be antithetical to Adepts Put another way, our abilities see them”
“And yet to them we’re practically ants,” the Driver said with a fatalistic chuckle “I
t looked like she could s up our whole division with that giant mouth of hers”
“You shouldn’t underestimate your capabilities,” the Gourmet assured “We simply need to improve ourselves I, for one, intent to shut myself away in meditation for a while”
The Wine Master nodded “We live in troubled tirow, but I believe they’ll rise to the occasion when they knohat’s on the line Now you allto discuss it can wait until tomorrow I’ll keep an eye on parliaht,” Lan Jue replied with a nod He returned to his store with a heavy heart
The Wine Master watched hiratitude He ood judge of character You chose well, he’s already set upon his path Maybe you played with destiny, or maybe it was always supposed to be this way, but with him around I have hope”
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Zeus’ Jewelry Shop almost appeared deserted When Lan Jue arrived, his four Aed to creep in during their extended absence
That was inaccurate There were now five Amazons Su Xiaosu was there as well For Star Division business, she kept the wheels turning as general commander of the force, but here she was the fifth Aot to work she looked just like the other wohtened up and greeted hied a smile after a moment “You all have worked so hard lately, take a break We’ll deal with the cleaning later”
Mika chuckled “No problem, this is our hoht, Xiaosu”
“Yeah,” she replied with a nod
Lan Jue was pleased to see the Their experiences in the Starfields had brought Su Xiaosu into the fold The former Moonfiend Empress had shown herself to be more than skilled in the midst of battle, but she seemed just as comfortable here in the store Lan Jue was the sa back helped settle soht to the fore how bone tired he was
Suddenly, for no iy As he watched, stunned, his body eaped at hi from him
Lan Jue paused, then his face lit up with joy He turned away from the women and raced toward his apartments in the back “Don’t let anyone disturbinto his room
Zeus’ five Amazons looked at one another, confused They had no idea as going on