"It seems that our Mr. Karun really doesn't know about this."

"Yes, my position is too low. I can't access the high-level affairs of the church."

Through the reflection on the elevator door in front of her, Ophelia glanced curiously at Karun standing behind her.

She found this man interesting. Setting aside other things, his frank admission of his low status without any emotional attachment made her feel comfortable.

Because he was not the type to resign and self-deprecate, but rather seemed natural, with a feeling of liberation from the shackles of his identity.

The young master of the chief bishop's family who invited her to dance at the banquet earlier, was talking about his grandfather's arrangements while dancing, which was completely different.

The latter made her feel normal but a little greasy, similar to her understanding of Viennese cuisine;

While the former, Karun, always gave her a refreshing impression. Talking to him made her feel comfortable.

Because Ophelia had already jumped out of the traditional "class circle". First, she had not experienced the so-called survival pressure, and second, because of the special status of the Dark Moon Island, she had a self-awareness of marriage alliances. Her family and the Dark Moon Island also had a need for external alliances, but it was not as serious and urgent as others.

Under the premise of no visible pressure, the sensitivity in the emotional aspect tends to become acute.

Therefore, it is not so much that Karun makes her feel fresh, but rather that she finds a certain similarity in temperament with herself in Karun.

But Ophelia could not think deeply about this, because she did not think that a member of the Order of the Whip could have a mindset that matched her own status.

Because she was even less likely to know that the person who blew up the Temple of Order was the grandfather of this young man behind her.

The elevator door opened, and after sending Ophelia into the room, Karun also returned to the opposite guest room, picked up the phone, and dialed the funeral home. As expected, the loyal foreman Alfred was still guarding his post at the construction site.

Karun informed Alfred of the matter, the arrangement for the Allen family, and most importantly, the task of repairing and renovating Puerh's grave. After exchanging a few sentences with Alfred about the "miserable" poetry language to be used on the tombstone, he hung up the phone.

He was not worried that his phone would be monitored, because strictly speaking, he was now a listener.

Then, after pouring himself a glass of ice water, Karun sat down on the sofa.

He really didn't expect that the incident of his grandfather blowing up the Temple of Order would have such a far-reaching impact, and the waves had reached the present.

Rumors, sometimes, can make a huge creature collapse;

The rumor that the God of Order abandoned the Order of the Whip did indeed trigger a chain reaction, which was equivalent to a sect being stripped of its true trump card;

Because although the Order of the Whip was powerful, it could not face the entire church circle alone.Especially after the collapse of the Light Church in this era, the Order Church, which has been standing in a bullying posture, has long replaced the position of the former Light Church.

So, if the Light can be destroyed, why can't the Order disappear?

Karun took a sip of ice water, then spun the cup in front of him, a smile unconsciously appearing on his lips.

The aftermath of his grandfather's explosion has now affected the "soft power" of the Order Church, especially with the trend of "the awakening of the gods", the destruction and devastation of the Order Church's "cultural soft power" is even more serious.

"Invincible" means that no one dares to stand on the arena with you;

"Very powerful" means that someone has begun to weigh the number of wins and losses with you, even if they only have a 20-30% chance of winning, they finally have the confidence to challenge you.

These are completely different concepts.

So, is the Order Church's recent actions to respond to the crisis, or have they taken an initiative to find an opportunity to show their strength and restore their influence?

The room door was opened and Peina walked in. Because Karun didn't turn on the light, the room was a bit dim, but Peina still saw Karun sitting on the sofa with deep eyes.

"Can I turn on the light?" Peina asked.

"Yes, of course."

"Snap!"

Peina turned on the light, walked to the sofa opposite Karun, lit a cigarette, and said, "When I came in, I saw you sitting here thinking, and I felt a little charming."

"Hehe, really?" Karun smiled, "Do you want something to drink?"

"No, I'm too full now." Peina waved her hand, "How's the food tonight?"

"It's great."

Karun found the feeling of eating with his family when he was a child.

"This kind of opportunity is not common. There weren't many opportunities like this in Sangu City before, and the level was not as high as York City's, but there will probably be many security tasks in the future."

Peina winked at Karun.

"Well, that's great."

"Oh, by the way, the maid of the lady opposite seems to have a problem with you."

"Oh, really?" Karun shrugged, "I didn't notice."

"Yes, don't pay attention to such people. The more servants around big shots, the easier it is to have a sense of being a big shot themselves."

"Looking down on people with dog eyes?"

"I really like this metaphor. I'll remember it, haha."

Peina laughed and pointed to the bed, "You go to sleep, I'll guard the first half of the night, and Vani will guard the second half."

"Do I need to be arranged?" Karun asked.

Anyway, it's not good to have two ladies guarding themselves at night and sleeping alone.

"Unless you think that the lady opposite will call you over again and something else will happen in the middle of the night..."

"I don't think so." Karun immediately said."You can sleep well to replenish your energy and deal with her daytime calls. Alright, don't be polite, be straightforward, don't be hesitant, show the decisiveness you talked about this afternoon when you said we're old."

"Actually, you're very charming, really."

"It's too late to try to remedy it now, huh."

Karun took off his coat, lay down on the bed, and started to sleep.

Although his personal security team had always been a bit playful, even the entire team seemed unreliable, in reality, everyone's professional quality was very high.

Perhaps it was precisely because their professional quality was high that they could be "lively" in the midst of "seriousness."

Sleep well, rest.

Karun quickly fell asleep. Vani's voice could be vaguely heard as she came back and opened the door, but he didn't wake up. Then he felt Vani lie down next to him and fall asleep too.

Afterwards, it was the clear ticking of the clock in the guest room.

Karun originally thought that his light sleep could continue until morning, but he didn't expect that he would start to feel hot as he slept.

Deep inside, it was as if a fire was being ignited.

It wasn't desire... but rather some kind of energy property, or perhaps, some kind of spiritual imprint or inertia.

Karun began to subconsciously search for the source of this feeling. Finally, he realized that his [Dark Moon Blade] was slowly starting to operate spontaneously within his body.

Realizing the source, Karun immediately stopped the operation of this technique, then sat up and saw that it was Peina who was sleeping next to him, not Vani, and she was very close to him.

That was close. If he had unknowingly succeeded in operating the [Dark Moon Blade], he could have cut Peina who was sleeping next to him.

Because she was sleeping next to his teammate, and someone was "keeping watch," he didn't have any murderous intent. So, even the most vigilant person would find it difficult to guard against such a sneak attack in this situation.

At the same time, in the room opposite, Ophelia, who was meditating with a reddish sword, also opened her eyes with some confusion.

"What's wrong, miss?" The female warrior who was guarding her meditation asked with concern.

"I feel like I sensed something."

"This is the Ankara Hotel, where many people from the church circles live. Perhaps there are others who are using the night time like you to practice, so there is some resonance in the aura."

"Um, that should be it."

Ophelia nodded, gently stroking the long sword in her hand. Blood spilled out of the sword, and the aura of the Dark Moon Blade became extremely strong. She closed her eyes again and resumed her interrupted meditation.

...

"Was I dreaming?"

It was Vani speaking, sitting on the sofa with her feet on the coffee table, clipping her nails.

"Yeah." Karun nodded. "It's the first day of the mission, and my mind was a bit unsettled.""You don't need to explain these things to me." Vani smiled. "I won't think it's because Peina is sleeping naked next to you that you can't sleep."

When Karun heard this, he glanced over and found that Peina was really not wearing clothes. Strangely, he hadn't noticed it before. Maybe because she had already been naked next to him during the day, so he subconsciously thought it was normal.

"Isn't she worried that something might happen at night and she won't have time to put on clothes?"

"What's wrong with not wearing clothes?" Vani shrugged. "It's not like missing a piece of meat. As long as you're alive, it's fine."

"Okay, I got it."

"Was your life peaceful before?" Vani asked.

"Yes, it was."

"That's why. You'll get used to it."

"I will."

Karun felt that Neo's team was like a mercenary group, and Peina and Vani didn't show promiscuity, but indifference. Being naked was nothing to them. Even if they lost an arm or a leg, they would continue to fight.

People who often hovered on the edge of life and death tended to unload more unnecessary burdens and baggage than ordinary people.

Karun got out of bed, poured himself a glass of ice water, and refilled Vani's coffee. Then he sat down opposite her.

He couldn't sleep, but it was already 4:30 in the morning, and it would be light soon anyway.

Vani continued to trim her toenails and blew on them from time to time.

"How did you meet your girlfriend?" she asked.

"Our parents arranged a blind date."

"Hmm, how old-fashioned."

Karun nodded.

After a while, Vani said, "Why don't you ask about my love life? After all, I just asked you. According to etiquette, you should ask me too."

"Because I don't think it will be a good result."

Vani stopped using the nail clippers and said, "I used to be like you, an outsider at first. I met a guy in the team. He wasn't handsome, he was even a little ugly, but he said he liked me. Well, since he liked me, I dated him. After all, we were in the same team, and I was younger then..."

"You're not old now, really, you're very charming."

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"Do you know what the most disgusting thing is? After happily stabbing you, they pretend to care about your wounds and sprinkle sugar on them. It's useless."

"Okay, I see."

"Anyway, I thought at the time that I didn't need to give other men an advantage in the team, so I closed my eyes and got together with him. I also closed my eyes when we had sex."

Karun listened silently.

After a while, Vani asked again, "Why don't you ask which one he is? Didn't you meet them all during the day? Do you remember everyone's name?"

"I remember."

"Aren't you curious who it is?" Vani asked.

Karun said, "You're not an outsider now.""Damn it!"

Vani threw the nail clippers directly onto the carpet and looked at Karun with frustration.

"It's boring to talk to you. There's no anticipation at all. It's my fault for having no anticipation."

"I'm sorry..."

"Yes, you guessed it right. He died, protecting me during a mission, and then I took his place as a regular member from an extra member."

Karun nodded.

"Do you know what he said to me in his last moments, lying in my arms before he died?"

His last moments...what did he say?

Karun looked at Vani, looking troubled.

"Can you guess?" Vani urged.

"Can you not close your eyes the next time we have sex?" Karun said.

"Damn it!" Vani cursed.

Obviously, Karun guessed one of the sentences correctly.

"What about the second one? Guess quickly!"

"I can't guess," Karun said.

"Guess quickly!"

Karun looked at the French window and said, "I don't want to push from behind all the time."

"Damn it!!!" Vani completely lost it.

"Did he or did he not?" Peina was awakened by the noise and lay in bed with her body turned sideways, propping her head with her hand, looking over here. "Should I give up my bed?"

"If I didn't know he's been certified by the God's Servants, I would really suspect that this guy is a lurking witch or demon in the Order of the Gods!"

Karun licked his lips, feeling helpless. He didn't want to continue this topic from the beginning.

"Hehe." Peina laughed, "a very interesting newcomer, indeed."

"You can talk to him about your love history," Vani suggested. "Believe me, there will be surprises."

"Huh, I'm not stupid. I woke up early and saw you chatting with him. He even took off his underwear with just a few words from you, or rather, he was directly hoodwinked. It's really interesting."

"Do you know how the captain described him at first? The captain said he was recommended by Mr. Pavaro, and he would definitely be a shining star in our team, different from all of us. Now I find that he's even darker than us."

"Hehe." Peina got out of bed, picked up a piece of clothing and draped it over her body, walked over, lit a cigarette, looked at Karun and said, "Isn't this good? Are you really looking forward to a little white rabbit joining our group of hunting dogs? Who will die to protect him in the end, that's what's really agonizing."

"What's the plan for today..." Karun asked.

Vani spoke up, "The plan for today has been approved. We'll leave for the Allen Estate at 10 a.m. this morning. They asked if we need additional security measures, but I rejected it in the name of the captain. Well, the captain himself would definitely reject it too."

"Of course we have to reject it. The reward for a mission is finally calculated at the end. If other teams interfere in the middle, even if they only show up, they will definitely cause trouble in the end," Peina said."Also, there is one more thing. Our mission this time will be prolonged," Fanny said. "According to the higher-ups, if the negotiations go smoothly, the Sacred Cult will establish a mission office on Darkmoon Island, and the Darkmoon Clan will allow a small number of islanders and clan members to believe in our religion. Our team will be responsible for escorting Miss Ophelia's delegation back and escorting the missionaries and other staff sent to Darkmoon Island."

Karun asked, "Doesn't that mean our reward for this mission will be even greater?"

"It's like two mission rewards combined into one," Peina said.

Fanny smiled and said, "The most important thing is that, as usual, when we leave Darkmoon Island, the Darkmoon Clan will definitely give us additional hardship fees. This hardship fee will definitely not be low and can be considered as doing three missions together."

Peina exclaimed, "Oh, I love York City. This is what a mission should be like, no, this is a real vacation!"

...

In the morning, the doorbell rang.

"Go ahead," Fanny said.

"Go ahead," Peina said.

Karun stood up, opened the door, and saw the maid standing at the door. She said to Karun, "The Miss wants to invite Mr. Karun to have breakfast together."

"Okay."

Karun walked to the opposite room, and the dining cart had already been pushed in. There was an extremely rich variety of food on it, some of which he had eaten at the banquet last night, and some of which he had not eaten before, but they were obviously high-end ingredients that could only be purchased with points.

This breakfast was really too luxurious. The breakfast across from him could not compare to this.

Karun picked up a plate, put food on it from the dining cart, then sat down and started to enjoy.

After finishing a plate, he stood up and walked to the side of the dining cart, picked up another plate, and then sat down to continue enjoying.

He felt that he had eaten up Mr. Pavaro's salary for more than three months.

Throughout the meal, Ophelia only tasted a few bites and spent most of the time drinking milk and smiling at Karun eating.

Karun thought to himself, "What a waste. Can't you buy milk at a milk store?"

Finally, Karun was full.

"Vien's food is not as terrifying as I imagined before I came," Ophelia smiled.

"Because the food you ate is not the food that ordinary Vien people can eat," Karun said.

"Oh, so you mean it's a pity that I didn't taste it?" Ophelia asked.

"No, it's lucky," Karun said.

"Hehe, you always make me feel happy, Mr. Karun."

At this time, the maid Xinla reminded, "Miss, it's time to prepare for today's itinerary." Then she looked at Karun, meaning that he could leave first.

"Okay." Ophelia nodded.

"Miss, I'll be waiting for you outside." Karun stood up and walked to the front of the dining cart naturally. "Miss, let me push the dining cart out for you."

"It's okay, Mr. Karun, you don't need to trouble yourself," Xinla said."It's okay, I'm happy to serve Miss, no need to be polite." Karun smiled and insisted on pushing the dining car out of the room. After closing the door, he went straight into the opposite room, and Peina and Fanny immediately got up and walked over.

"Come, come, come, eat the delicious food."

"Haha, great! This is already more expensive than the VIP menu at the Ankara Hotel. It must be something they ordered themselves. It's no wonder they're a big shot on the Dark Moon Island. They even ordered such a luxurious breakfast."

"There's so much food, let's eat first. We'll pack the rest in a bag and give it to the captain later. The captain loves grilled lizard meat the most."

Karun smiled and said, "You guys eat first, I'll go find a bag to pack it in."

In the opposite room,

Ophelia looked at the position where the dining car was previously placed, and held her stomach with both hands.

She was a martial artist, and one of the characteristics of martial artists was that they had a very large appetite and needed to eat a lot at every meal. At the banquet last night, she was too busy socializing and didn't eat much.

Just now, in front of Karun, she didn't feel comfortable showing her appetite and only drank some milk to fill her hunger. She thought she would eat heartily after Karun left, but...

"He... actually pushed the dining car away."

Miss Ophelia bit her lip, feeling a bit aggrieved, and said, "I'm so hungry..."

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There's still dinner tonight.