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Chapter 608: Reaching An Lun

Their stay on Skyfire had been too short from them to use any of the resources Star Division had taken froy in spades The worth of all the energy crystals they brought back with theest and riches pirates of the Shattered Starfields, culn had been theresources directly from the Pontiff’s Citadel

The poor souls that the Pontiff had experimented on had been settled on Skyfire, and the Keeper set about eli the poisons in their bodies Obviously, none of these people were eager to run back to the Pontiff and report on what they saw They didn’t even want to return to the West For the tied for them, but when the question of their future careed to let them find their oay

Despite their terrible treate from detoxification at sixth level, at the very least These were meant to be molded into the Pontiff’s reserve forces They weren’t weak, but the crimes they had to suffer were similarly intense It was impossible to tell what sort of effect it had had on theuidance and freedoer to society Su Xiaosu had approached hi that she could convince theht he refused that idea on the sa for a life of freedoer than any normal person’s If they solicited them now in their time of vulnerability many would accept, but it would be perilous for their spirit Besides, Star Division was already strong, and padding its nuer After widespread discussions with the likes of the Gourmet, the Wine Master and others, the consensus was to let theain later, when it was clear how they were reacting, psychologically

As for Gabriel, Lan Jue had kept his proel to leave He’d been present for the Pauper’s rise to Paragon status, and in fact had received some benefit from the experience hi back to the Pontiff

Skyfire Avenue had entered a golden age, and the Pontiff’s Citadel had ht now, the focus was largely on the enemy at their doorstep It didn’t serve anyone for theth behind hopeless pursuits They’d suffered a terrible blow, and surely the Pontiff would be angry But as far as Lan Jue was concerned, everyone had to suffer the consequences of their bad decisions

The Pontiff’s Citadel had chosen a dark path, and it was up to them alone whether or not they would turn back What was certain was that Lan Jue’s actions would seriously impact the Citadel’s development for years to coainst Satan and his ilk

Back on Skyfire, the Keeper and Bookworm had had to divide up the labor With the wealth of alien Core’s Lan Jue had returned with, and thanks to their earlier efforts, Skyfire Avenue’s exuviu completion All it needed noas experimentation to test results The Confucian Scholar took on the work of that hi weapons for Star Division

Their cans in the Shattered Starfields had indeed been lucrative, but had also revealed flaws The first was their euns They oefully unprepared technologically for these aliens Both ships had wonderful capabilities but were similarly deficiency in firepower The mecha suits had been custo the punch they needed

Although Star Division was a force for quick hits and rapid movements, it just meant their destructive powers had to be twice as hefty Infiltration s up while you were in there They couldn’t continue to rely on Paragons What kind of fighting force would they be then?

The Keeper et them all properly outfitted

Star Divisions’ trip to the Starfields had been a tightly kept secret, but their results idely lauded Before even taking into account everything else, the fact that they brought back information on the aliens was an incredible achievement That lone proved their usefulness, for now hu they were

Support froovernment for Star Division was not a concern The Avenue was itself doing well economically, especially after the haul from the Starfields What they needed noas more people

Scientists and researchers froed on the Avenue, and under the Keeper’s direction they began developing weapons When they were coiven to the Division first, and the surplus would be provided to the Eastern forces

The Wine Master reported to the parlia out himself to scout out the alien forces When they heard this, the politicians happily awarded the Avenue ten rare s-ranked power gems as a token of support