The most powerful organization in the Federation of the Milky Way was not the Administrative Committee or the administrative authorities of the various planets, but the military headquarters.
The department with the highest authority in the military was the Internal Affairs Department. According to the regulations of the Federation of the Milky Way and the relevant military regulations, the Internal Affairs Bureau had the right to investigate anyone, including the members of the committee, as long as they had the written authorization from the chief commander of the military headquarters.
Over the centuries, the Internal Affairs Division had been extremely cautious in its use of this power.
— Religious matters.
It was the praying hall and all the affairs related to the praying hall.
Today, this tradition seemed to be broken.
The successor of the Star Gate Priest had to be investigated and interrogated by the Military Headquarters as soon as he arrived on the Main Planet. This was something that the Star Gate Priest could not accept.
The confrontation downstairs continued, and so did the conversation upstairs.
Zong Lizi was very close to Jing Jiu when she said that. It was probably for this reason that she blushed a bit.
Jing Jiu could even feel her body temperature. Then he remembered that it should be the heat emitted by the small stove that brewed the tea.
"Don't overthink things after playing too many games."
He knocked her head and said, "Someone will take care of it. Don't worry about it."
After saying this, the water in the kettle boiled.
After grunting twice, Zong Lizi took out the tea leaves from her bag and poured them into the teapot.
Jing Jiu still felt that the lines on the iron kettle were somewhat familiar, but he was too lazy to think about it. He took out a book and leaned against the chair to start reading.
The people from the military's Internal Affairs Department were about to barge in, but as the person in question, he was still so calm.
Hua Xi looked at him with admiration and curiosity on her face.
Jiang Yuxia looked at his face absent-mindedly. That crazy youth under the ginkgo tree at the University of Stargate turned out to be a true genius in Cultivation. He was at least in the Deep Night State at such a young age, and he was also so beautiful … Who was he?
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Bishop Tai Yang and the officials of the College of Priests failed to stop the officers of the Internal Affairs Department.
According to the laws and regulations, they had no reason to stop him. Of course, they didn't really try to stop him.
The dozen or so soldiers from the Internal Affairs Division were dressed in light mecha armor, wielding large firepower firearms as they charged in just like that.
This kind of physical firearm was more suitable for use in space. On the surface of a planet, it was far less convenient and less powerful than a laser gun.
Since they didn't choose laser guns, it was obvious that they knew something.
However, those high-firepower physical firearms weren't of any use today. They couldn't even be raised because someone was already waiting for them. It was a dark-skinned, middle-aged general who sat on a soft chair on the first floor. Looking at the soldiers who had walked in, he said expressionlessly, "If I don't agree, are you going to shoot me?"
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Those soldiers retreated very quickly, as if they had never been there. No matter how one looked at it, it was like a farce.
The dark-skinned, middle-aged general looked at Jing Jiu, who was walking down the stairs, and raised his eyebrows, as if he was not used to his face. He asked, "Can we go now?"
Jing Jiu glanced at Bishop Tai Yang.
The bishop whispered, "This is General Ran."
The rising sun.
Ran as in Ran Handong.
In the Federation of the Milky Way, the family name Ran represented more significance, such as a well-known clan with a history of one thousand years or a truly important figure.
Jing Jiu followed General Ran to the inside of the manor. They came to the underground along the stone steps hidden in the flowerbed.
The underground passage was large enough to accommodate the floating train like the one in Shou 'er City. The air was dry, devoid of any peculiar smell, and the ventilation system was perfect.
"The underground fortifications on the Main Planet are quite advanced, enough to withstand the attack of the nuclear bomb with the highest yield. However, the monsters of the Sea of Dark Matter don't know how to make nuclear bombs; so whom are they defending against?" General Ran went on in a mocking tone, "As such, the ones to be feared are not those monsters, but the humans themselves."
As they came to the underground passage and found nobody but the two of them, General Ran felt much more relaxed.
"Those guys of the Internal Affairs Bureau came here to tell us that it was them who did it."
General Ran took out a cigarette and lit it, motioning to Jing Jiu if he wanted one.
Jing Jiu shook his head and held his breath.
He couldn't smell the smoke, and he didn't like the smoke entering his body.
"The attack on the battleship is a serious matter, so my father can't do anything about it. All I can do is block it for him for a while. As for what will happen next, it depends on the negotiation with that person."
Hearing the faint buzzing sound in the deep end of the passage, General Ran took a deep breath, and the whole cigarette was burned out instantly.
This underground passage was large enough to accommodate the passage of a floating train, and a floating train had actually arrived.
This floating train had only three carriages. Besides a few taciturn workers, there were no other passengers.
The authority or privilege existed everywhere, but it was more obvious on the Main Planet.
The floating train didn't travel long before it stopped. Jing Jiu and General Ran took the self-propelled elevator to the ground, arriving at a place that was obviously a military fortress.
Standing outside the door, Ran Handong led Jing Jiu to the deep end of the passage. "That's my big brother," she said in a low voice.
Jing Jiu uttered "hmm".
There was an office in the deep end of the passage. The floor was covered with a wool blanket, and the soft chair was wrapped in genuine leather. One could sense the retro or expensive feeling from all the details.
An old man sat behind the desk, his face full of wrinkles and his cheeks freckled. He got up and reached out his hand to Jing Jiu.
The old man had an ordinary energy, but he couldn't conceal it from Jing Jiu.
Jing Jiu knew that the old man had a profound Cultivation state. According to the standard of this world, he was a swordsman in the Inherited Night State, a figure in the Heavenly Arrival State in Chaotian.
An important figure in the Federation of the Milky Way should be an important figure to begin with.
According to the official records, this old man was one hundred and twenty-four years old this year, and he had reached the Heavenly Arrival State after cultivating for a little more than one hundred years. It could be said that there was too much fairy energy in this world.
Jing Jiu didn't like having physical contact with others. He reached out his hand and let go of the old man's hand after touching it lightly.
The old man was Ran Donglou, the father of Ran Handong and General Ran.
He was the governor of the Main Planet and the vice chairman of the Administrative Committee of the Federation of the Milky Way, and he was also the vice commander-in-chief of the military, though the latter was more of a nominal title.
The two of them sat down in their respective chairs.
Ran Donglou sat in a relaxed posture, but he exuded an aura of a leader, his voice calm and forceful.
"Is there anything the government can do to help?"
Upon hearing this, the expression on Ran Handong's face changed slightly.
She was well aware of Jing Jiu's temperament during their journey together. She was worried that her father's words would irritate him, so she brought two cups of tea to him hastily.
Ran Donglou was a little surprised when he saw this scene. It was known that his daughter had always been proud and arrogant. She rarely did things like serving others.
It was because of the authority granted by Ran Donglou that Jing Jiu could control the Scorching-Sun Battleship without worrying about getting in touch with the ghost in the deep end of the data network. As such, he spoke straightforwardly.
"You've guessed my background?"
Ran Donglou motioned for his daughter to leave before he replied, "Yes."
"How can I help you?" asked Jing Jiu.
"There's a mysterious force behind the Federation of the Milky Way, which has been influencing the course of history."
Ran Donglou went on, "There's an old proverb that goes, 'When a butterfly flaps its wings, a storm will occur on the other side of the ocean. I'm worried that the butterfly will flap its wings in a frenzy."
"You've thought too much." Jing Jiu went on without hesitation, "It's not an influence; it's because this world has been under their rule."
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