Chapter 287 Meeting
The Holy City of the Covenant, the City of Charity.
In the large conference hall, there was a lot of noise and excitement at the moment.
"This is simply shameful and blasphemous!!"
Looking at the completely destroyed ring wreckage on the screen in front of him, the Prophet of Truth clenched his fist angrily and smashed the armrest of the chair.
"Not only was the Holy Relic Ring destroyed, but even the Special Justice Fleet was annihilated! This is an unprecedented shame!!"
"We must respond! We cannot let humans continue to be so rampant!"
The Sorrowful Prophet on the side also spoke.
"However, we do not yet know the enemy's strength and intelligence."
The prophet of mercy on the other side shook his head.
"If the report is correct, the opponent only had a dozen warships, but they annihilated the entire Special Justice Fleet and even destroyed the Holy Relic Ring. Their power cannot be underestimated. We must investigate clearly where this fleet came from and where it belongs. ”
"No matter who the other party is, they can't stop our pilgrimage."
The Prophet of Truth was silent for a moment and then spoke.
"The pilgrimage is about to begin, and this failure will only make our determination stronger. In fact, it also tells us that dangers and obstacles are everywhere on the road to the Holy Path, but this does not stop us The reason for the footsteps.”
Having said this, the Prophet of Truth looked at the others, and the noisy races in the large conference hall fell silent at this moment.
Immediately afterwards, the voice of the prophet of truth sounded again.
"The great pilgrimage is about to begin. The obstacles that stand in our way will eventually fail. The Covenant will pass through these obstacles and reach the end of our holy journey!"
"Oh oh oh oh!!!"
At this moment, cheers resounded throughout the entire conference hall.
Although the Prophet of Truth temporarily stabilized the unstable hearts within the Covenant through his speech, the situation still did not change.
"So, we are going to turn a blind eye to that fleet?"
After the meeting, the Prophet of Mercy found the Prophet of Truth with a solemn expression and asked.
"For now, just a dozen warships will not pose much of a threat to the Covenant. As I just said..."
Speaking of this, the truth prophet looked solemn.
"The pilgrimage is what we should care about."
At the same time, the atmosphere in the UNSC headquarters was also tense.
"I never thought that such a fleet would exist."
General Terrence Hood looked at the report in front of him with the same emotion. This is an old man who is nearly sixty years old. His beard and hair are all white, but his face still reveals the perseverance like a rock - as the supreme commander of the UNSC, he is indeed worthy of this title.
"Are we really going to have them here, sir?"
Another officer standing in front of Terrence Hood said uneasily.
"Of course, no matter where the other party comes from, they defeated the Covenant fleet and helped us protect Reach. At least for now, they are not our enemies, nor the enemies of mankind."
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"But don't you think their goals are a little too unusual?"
What the officer was referring to was the report submitted by Colonel Holland previously, which described what Duanmu Huai told him about the goal of the Tribunal - to eliminate all existences that threaten humanity. Frankly speaking, this goal is a bit too far away in the eyes of some senior UNSC officials. Although this fleet is indeed powerful, the Covenant is not just a planet - it is, as the name suggests, a powerful cosmic empire created by the alliance of several interstellar races. And these interstellar races live on hundreds or thousands of planets, and wanting to destroy them all is a fantasy to most people.
Even the UNSC itself has never thought about completely wiping out the Covenant. Their goal is to defeat the Covenant's attack and then sign a peace agreement with the other party after they take the initiative in the battle. After all, war kills people, and fighting for human lives with the Covenant Alliance is obviously not a commendable choice.
Of course, there is also a group of extremists within the UNSC who have always believed that the UNSC should use this to completely eliminate the Covenant. However, these extreme radicals do not have the support of the majority of the people. The reason is simple. In order to fight against the Star Alliance, the UNSC will completely take over the rule and implement military rule. When mankind faces the threat of the Covenant Alliance, this is naturally necessary to ensure the survival of mankind.
However, once the Covenant is defeated, it is difficult to say whether it is necessary to continue to sacrifice and fight for it. Moreover, if high pressure is maintained for a long time, it can easily cause internal shocks. What's more, strictly speaking, completely annihilating the Covenant Alliance would not be of any benefit to the current human race.
Because of this, most senior military officers are worried that contact with the Inquisition may make those extreme radicals more fanatical and drag humanity into a protracted war. Therefore, many of them proposed to temporarily adopt a certain degree of long-distance contact measures with the Tribunal, but they did not expect that Commander Hood would directly invite the other party to Earth...
"They are the benefactors of Reach, so we naturally have to treat them with courtesy. And, no matter what, only by communicating first can we understand their intentions."
Commander Hood shook his head, and at this moment, a voice sounded.
"Report sir, representatives of the Inquisition have arrived."
"I'll go right away."
After hearing this, Commander Hood stood up, tidied himself up, and then strode out of the room.
The gate slowly opens. Duanmu Huai strode out of the gate and stepped onto the passage in front of him. On both sides of the passage, soldiers wearing UNSC uniforms could be seen standing there. At this moment, they looked at the dark and huge figure in front of them. They were also panicked and hurriedly backed away. open.
Following Duanmuhuai were Ogis, An, Audrey and Lorena. This time, Duanmuhuai only brought four of them to meet with UNSC senior officials. Ojisi is Duanmu Huai's most familiar partner, so naturally he takes her with him wherever he goes. An is the princess of Manalia. Although she usually has a wild personality and likes to be wild, as a princess, she at least knows how to maintain etiquette and propriety in such situations.
Audrey, as the maid of Duanmu Huai, followed the three of them. Of course, as a former noble lady, Audrey was no stranger to such occasions.
As for Lorena, she was traveling as a representative of the Holy Church. For this meeting, she also specially changed into her own missionary priest's attire.
I have to say that these four beautiful girls plus Duanmu Huai really attracted everyone's attention. On the one hand, both Duanmuhuai and the girls are impressive enough in terms of appearance. On the other hand, their clothes and temperaments are different, which is more eye-catching.
Duanmu Huai, who was walking at the front, was wearing the armor of the Tribunal. With his height and ferocious face, it was obvious at first glance that he was a ruthless character.
But on the other hand, Ogis, who was walking behind him, was wearing a black Gothic dress, dressed like a noble lady. An, on the other hand, rarely wore a sleeveless long dress, and she also put away her usual romantic and free-spirited personality, giving people the first impression of being a princess.
Audrey and Lorena are even more distinctive. One is wearing a maid's outfit and the other is wearing a priest's outfit. Even if you don't know, you can guess their profession just by looking at their clothes.
It's just that...it feels somewhat anachronistic.
"Mr. Knight is so scary no matter where he goes."
On the surface, An maintained her calm princess mode, but privately she silently complained to Ogis next to her, who just nodded slightly.
"The owner's appearance seems very threatening to the creature."
"Shut up, both of you."
Hearing the whispers coming from behind him, Duanmu Huai rolled his eyes helplessly, what the hell, are you backstabbing with a joint attack now? Or a combo?
Do you want people to live?
Soon, the group arrived at the auditorium of the Cairo Space Station located in outer orbit of the planet. Here, Duanmuhuai also met the UNSC Supreme Commander Hood. As a soldier who has experienced hundreds of battles, Commander Hood was not that frightened when he saw Duanmuhuai. He just stopped slightly, then came to Duanmuhuai as if nothing was wrong, and extended his arms to him with a smile. Take action.
"Hello, Your Excellency the Inquisitor, I am Colonel Terrence Hood, Supreme Commander of the UNSC. Welcome everyone to the Cairo Space Station. Here, on behalf of the UNSC, I would also like to express my sincere wishes to everyone in the Inquisition to defeat the Covenant fleet and protect Reach. Thank you very much for everything.”
"You're welcome."
Duanmuhuai stretched out his hand and shook it lightly with Commander Hood.
"As the Inquisitor, it is my duty to protect mankind and eliminate threats. For the Inquisition, any enemy that threatens mankind will only be destroyed."
"I can understand your thinking."
Facing Duanmuhuai's words, Commander Hood just smiled and said nothing more. Then, he made a gesture.
"Please go this way, I think we need more communication and understanding."
"I thought so too."
Looking at Commander Hood, Duanmuhuai nodded.
In fact, that's what they're here for.
After that, Duanmuhuai had a closed-door meeting with Commander Hood.
He did not conceal any information. Facing Commander Hood, Duanmuhuai told him frankly about the past and present life of the Inquisition, the origin of mankind, the current threats to the universe, and their goals. After all, for Duanmu Huai, there was nothing to hide, and he was too lazy to be a riddler. But most of the mentally retarded people who do this are treacherous believers, so he doesn't have the time.
After explaining everything that can be clearly stated, what the other side plans to do with the rest depends on their own ideas.
After all, the UNSC is considered a civilization that has set foot in the universe. It is not a problem to tell them some information and help them prepare, right?
But for Commander Hood, what Duanmu Huai said was completely different.
It can even be said that it completely destroyed his outlook on life, so much so that after Duanmu Huai finished speaking, the UNSC personnel almost sat there dumbfounded and did not recover for a long time.
I don't know how long it took before Commander Hood came back to his senses and swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
"To be honest, I can't believe what you said... So, everyone, come here..."
"I hope you don't misunderstand."
Duanmuhuai shook his head.
"As I said, the human empire that once ruled the galaxy has long been destroyed. I am not here to ask you to recognize your ancestors, but to inform you of the predecessor and status of the Tribunal. In fact, human beings like you who are living outside are There are many civilizations in the galaxy, and many of them have experienced the same development as you. Cheng, the Inquisition has no intention to unite the human empire again, but no matter whether the empire exists or not, there will be no change in what the Inquisition does. We will never let go of any existence that attempts to threaten humanity, and will completely eliminate it. Eliminate...I think, now you understand what I mean?"
"………………Yes, I understand."
This time, Commander Hood looked serious when faced with Duanmu Huai's words. Although everything the other party said was unbelievable, if he thought about it carefully, he had no reason to deceive him about this kind of thing. And just as Duanmu Huai said, he didn't talk about this period of history to order himself or anything like that, he just told them the origin of the Tribunal.
It is conceivable that if what this inquisitor said is true, then the Inquisition is indeed a powerful organization.
Maybe they can really wipe out the Covenant completely?
(End of chapter)