Karun woke up from a short sleep, feeling like he had just laid his head on the pillow when he was awakened by Alfred's knocking.

A call came in, the team gathered at the Ankara Hotel to continue the security mission.

Sitting on the bed, Karun looked at the clock, it was a quarter to nine.

So, excluding the time for bathing, he had only slept for two hours.

Compared to the exciting day before, two hours of sleep was clearly not enough.

After washing up and changing into clean clothes, Karun got into Alfred's car and headed to the Ankara Hotel.

On the way, Alfred handed Karun the breakfast prepared by Hilly. Karun looked at the pancakes and milk inside and shook his head, saying, "You eat it later, I can't eat right now."

When one doesn't sleep well, their appetite is also poor.

"Alright, young master."

Exactly at ten o'clock, Alfred dropped Karun off at the entrance of the Ankara Hotel.

"Phew..."

Alfred looked at the magnificent and solemn hotel in front of him, his eyes shining.

Seeing him like this, Karun smiled and said, "If we have the chance, we should open one too."

Alfred also smiled and said, "Alright, young master."

After getting off the car, Karun carried his sword case and pushed a small suitcase to the entrance of the hotel. He regretted not packing up and taking everything with him yesterday since he knew he would be coming back today.

After showing his identification, Karun was allowed to enter.

The number of security personnel at the gatehouse remained the same, but as they walked inside, they could clearly sense that the number of internal security personnel had tripled compared to yesterday. Everyone had a serious expression on their faces.

Although the Senate would officially announce the declaration of war against the Wheel of Reincarnation at noon today, it was obvious that the news of the Order's declaration of war on the Wheel had already spread. Everyone was nervous about this war, but of course, more than that, they were excited.

Karun remembered that the captain had said yesterday that the earlier they gathered, the better the situation would be. However, even the "Order Weekly" couldn't publish the progress of the war at the moment. Everything was unavoidably delayed.

Entering the hotel building, Karun went through the identity authentication at the front desk and arrived at the elevator lobby, pressing the elevator button.

Soon, the elevator door opened.

To Karun's surprise, Leon was already inside.

What surprised Karun even more was that when Leon saw him, he directly pounced on him, opening his arms and hugging him tightly, rubbing his back with both hands while tears welled up in his eyes.

Luckily, there weren't many people in this elevator location, otherwise it would have been really awkward.

"Alright, alright." Karun comforted him.

"Thank you, Karun, thank you so much."

"Alright, alright, help me with something."

"Okay, okay!"

Leon went to help Karun with the sword case, but Karun stepped aside, and Leon immediately smiled and helped Karun with the suitcase. The two of them entered the elevator.

The elevator door closed and started going up.

"My mother said that if you hadn't shown up last night, she and my father would probably not be alive anymore. Thank you, Karun."

"It's what I should do."

"My grandfather said that after the war, he would invite you to our house as a guest, and my grandmother would personally cook and entertain you. You are our benefactor."

"No need to be so polite."

"Please don't refuse, really."

"Alright."

Karun gently twisted his neck, thinking of visiting his own grandmother.

He didn't have much feeling towards the original "Karun" since he had already died when he arrived. Otherwise, Dis wouldn't have used the super-specification God Descent Ritual.

But he was grateful to the woman who had protected him, so he wanted to visit her mother.

"The war is going smoothly. Three sacred sites of the Wheel of Reincarnation have been captured, and two other sacred sites have chosen to surrender. When I left home, my grandfather told me this. I think the Knights are probably gathering and preparing to attack the Wheel Valley."

Karun shook his head. The smoother the war went, the more likely the Order would be to stop. From the current situation, it seemed that the high-level members of the Wheel of Reincarnation didn't have the intention to completely overthrow the Wheel. Otherwise, they would have already mobilized. The personnel inside the Wheel of Reincarnation's Education Building yesterday wouldn't have accepted their surrender.

The elevator door opened, Karun waved to Leon, and then walked into his room. After putting down his luggage and sword case, Karun yawned. He noticed that there were new cigarette butts in the ashtray on the coffee table, which meant that Pei Leng and Vani had already arrived but were not in the room.

Karun lay on the bed, closed his eyes, and rested for a while before the phone rang.

He got off the bed, picked up the receiver, and heard Vani's voice on the other end say, "Come to the first floor, we're ready to receive the target."

"Okay."

Karun rubbed his neck and walked out of the room, taking the elevator to the first floor.

Vani and Pei Leng were standing at the door. When they saw Karun approaching, they greeted him, especially Vani, who still looked energetic despite vomiting blood from being hit by Karun yesterday.

"You didn't sleep well?" Vani asked.

"Mhm." Karun nodded.

"Then take a good nap in the afternoon."

"Okay, I will." Karun rubbed his eyes and yawned again, covering his mouth with the back of his hand.

At the hotel entrance, buses arrived one after another, and groups of members of the Palmyra Church who had been captured as prisoners of war were released.

A car drove separately and stopped in front of Karun and the others. Karun perked up and walked forward, opening the car door. The first person to get out was not Delius, but the Bishop sitting in the passenger seat.

Delius followed, and Karun saw his current self in Delius's face. Everyone looked exhausted.

"You've worked hard." Karun greeted.

Delius smiled and shook his head.

Karun thought that after releasing them, they should at least be given a day to rest so that he could take the opportunity to catch up on sleep. However, when they got on the elevator, Karun realized that they were going to the conference hall floor.

Well, this is work, there's no place to sleep.

Entering the conference hall, the negotiation table that was originally face-to-face had been rearranged into a corner, unanimously facing the outside.

After sitting down, Karun was patted by Pei Leng, indicating that he could lean on her shoulder and sleep, but Karun shook his head and said, "Wait a bit."

This was not a refusal, but there were simply too few people here. Only the three of them were sitting below, and above them were Bishop Burn and Delius, father and son.

Soon, more and more people began to enter the conference hall, all of whom had attended the meeting before.

As people filled the negotiation table and the area below, Karun noticed that there were still two rows of soldiers standing at the entrance.

Just as Karun thought the time was about right, and he could use Pei Leng's shoulder to take a nap, he saw Leon and Lorry gesturing to him, indicating for him to come out.

Karun really wanted to ignore the two of them, but he felt that it wasn't worth it to give the two young masters a bad impression just because he wanted to sleep. He reluctantly stood up and walked out of the conference hall, washing his face at the sink near the restroom entrance, then walked into the storage room.

Leon and Lorry were sitting there eating bread and drinking milk. Karun sat down and picked up a bag of milk, biting off the corner and started drinking.

"What's going on?" Lorry complained.

"But it has already happened." Leon shook his head.

"Does your grandfather know?" Lorry asked.

"He acted calm, but I think he probably doesn't know."

"My grandfather is the same. He appeared in front of my father and me last night with an appearance of being in control, but he didn't seem like his usual self."

"So, this was arranged by the Senate."

"Yeah, to keep it secret."

Karun just drank his milk and listened to the two young masters chatting.

"But I heard that the war is going well. The Wheel of Reincarnation didn't even put up a fight."

"Yeah, they've been living in peace for too long, probably forgot how terrible war can be. Judging from the current situation, I think the Knights are probably gathering and preparing to attack the Wheel Valley."

"That's right, it feels like it's coming soon. It's just a pity that we didn't get a chance to go to the front lines."

Leon looked at Karun and said, "Even if we were going to the battlefield, he should be in front of us."

Active Knights, local garrisons, and then the Order's Whip, and the Order's Whip would be followed by personnel from various departments of the church.

"Yes, the first Knights?" Lorry asked.

"Get lost!"

The three of them finished eating and stood up, walking out of the storage room.

Karun knew that the two of them just habitually called him to eat together, it was a way to relive their prison friendship.

After returning to their seats, Karun's drowsiness was not as heavy as before, but his mind still felt a bit groggy. Looking around, Karun noticed that he wasn't the only one feeling this way, but they weren't sleepy because of lack of sleep.

It was because yesterday they were sitting here, one side arrogant and the other side dejected; today, they gathered together, and for some reason, they had unanimously turned to face outward.

The upper echelons had already reached a tacit understanding, and in the end, it was the lower-level people who experienced the ups and downs together.

This feeling of being "played" made people feel uncomfortable, but no one dared to show any dissatisfaction.

Karun noticed that many waiters were coming in with tea, and this time, the representatives of both sides of the negotiation team were also treated to tea and snacks; it wasn't because the leaders sitting above had a "change of heart," but because the security level of the meeting had been lowered.

During the process of pouring tea, some people didn't receive any tea, and the waiters whispered something in their ears. Those people could only stand up with a frightened expression and walk to the entrance of the conference room, where soldiers in black armor handcuffed them. Most of them were Order personnel, and all the members of the Palmyra Church delegation received tea.

This was the process of purging the infiltrators.

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Soon, more than ten Order officials who didn't receive tea and were "invited" out, and during this process, no one argued or resisted, because they knew the terrifying consequences of disobedience.

When the waiter came to Karun's row, he brought tea to Karun, Pei Leng, and Vani.

Ignoring the scalding, Pei Leng took a big sip and then excitedly rubbed her hands on Karun's legs. If Karun hadn't hit her yesterday, she would probably be walking out now.

Karun smiled and said, "Next time, let's not take on these extra jobs."

"I won't do it anymore, it's not worth the risk for just a little extra money. I really didn't expect the Church to suddenly grab onto this."

Vani spoke up, "In the future, it will only get stricter."

"Yes." Karun agreed, "The days of looseness are gone forever."

Karun looked at the time, it was already eleven fifty.

"Sizzle... sizzle..."

The speakers on the conference hall wall started making a buzzing sound, and the sound of people moving could be heard, indicating that the official declaration of war from the Order was about to be announced. This feeling was like the highest authority representative giving a national broadcast speech.

Some things could be done casually, but there were also things that had to follow their procedures. Otherwise, even if everyone knew, as long as the procedure was not correct, it would still be illegal.

Just like the declaration of war against the Palmyra Church announced here yesterday, Karun believed that when Leon's grandfather recited that declaration, he definitely believed it was real. In fact, it should be real, truly coming from the Senate. Everyone present also believed it was real. The news of the declaration of war against the Palmyra Church would be revealed immediately after the meeting ended.

But its true effectiveness should be when the Senate officially announced it at noon today. Of course, what would be announced today was definitely not the declaration of war against the Palmyra Church.

Interesting, the people who planned this battle even used their own internal infiltrators. This clearly showed how clear the high-level members were about the extent of infiltration within their own ranks.

If everyone who attended the meeting yesterday was loyal to the Order, this smoke bomb would not have worked.

Karun took a sip of tea and patiently waited.

Everyone present, whether on stage or off, was also waiting.

York City's Chief Bishop, Wofflen, who was sitting on stage, said, "Everyone, quiet down. Next, our Order's Grand Priest will read the Order's decree to the entire world."

Grand Priest?

Rasma, right?

Has he come out of the church on Mingke Street?

Karun turned his head to look at Vani and asked, "Is the Grand Priest Rasma?"

"Don't you know that Grand Priest Rasma retired months ago? Now the Grand Priest is Norton. The reason for Rasma's retirement was also mentioned in the 'Order Weekly' at that time. Rasma felt the calling of the Order God and is preparing for the final preparations to enter the Order Temple as an Elder."

"Oh, I see."

Rasma really went all out to gather the fragments of the God's Essence. He even gave up the position of Grand Priest.

At this moment, two communication priests hurriedly ran into the conference hall with letters in their hands. Everyone immediately raised their necks. At this time, receiving a message should be news from the front lines.

Bishop Wofflen opened the letter, read it, passed it to the person next to him, and smiled slightly at the people below who had turned into giraffes with raised necks. He also pressed his hand down.

Karun heard a sigh of relief, indicating that everyone had received positive feedback from the Grand Priest. The situation was good, and there were no unexpected events.

At this moment, the Palmyra Church representatives and the Order representatives all cheered, regardless of the procedures and justice of the war, people always enjoyed hearing about victory in war.

Pei Leng and Vani also cheered and celebrated the victory. It was only Karun, who had anticipated this, that remained calm.

However, this news should have spread throughout the entire church world by now. The Order of God only took one day to force the Reincarnation Church to surrender.

"Hmm..."

Norton, the high priest, made a sound.

The conference hall instantly quieted down, and everyone maintained a respectful listening posture.

In the projection, Norton, the high priest, looked dignified:

"I now announce the decree of the Order of God, originally scheduled to be released at noon today:

Due to the existence of the Reincarnation Church, the original order between life and death has been disrupted. My Order of God declares war on the Reincarnation Church!"

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