CHAPTER 723: CHAPTER 201 LEGACY AND ENTRUSTMENT (REQUESTING MONTHLY VOTES)_3

Summoning a demigod to intervene showed just how seriously Bai Sanxiang regarded the matter.

"Is there any other news?" he asked again.

Xu Shu hesitated before saying, "There’s a plan against the Esoteric Buddhism attack tomorrow, right?"

"Of course, there is," Bai Sanxiang replied. "I’ve already arranged with Old Ning to station defenses throughout the city. Even Master Han will be paying attention to this matter, diligently ensuring that the damage to the citizens is minimized."

"Old Ning?" Xu Shu raised a question.

"The Director of the Supervision Bureau, Ning Baishou. You should have heard of him," Bai Sanxiang said.

"Oh." Xu Shu nodded, indeed he had heard of him.

He was the one known as the Scavenger who rose step by step to the highest civilian model.

At one point, this man was also a sort of idol in Xu Shu’s heart,

Bai Sanxiang suddenly looked at Xu Shu and said, "Right, since Old Yu has given you the Holy Word Book, no matter what the Holy Court says in the future, from now on you’ll be in charge of the Dawn Church. For this operation, the Dawn Church will provide a hundred clergy members to participate, and you will assign them. Also, within the Judgement Department you have a whole team to arrange, you can’t be absent tomorrow."

Xu Shu immediately grimaced and said, "Director, you can’t push this onto me. I’ve never really dealt with the people from the Dawn Church. I can’t do this job well, it’s not about daring, I’m just afraid I’ll do a poor job and embarrass you."

"You want to shirk your responsibilities as a shopkeeper? Didn’t Old Yu give you a Holy Word Book for nothing?" Bai Sanxiang’s demeanor darkened, visibly angry.

Xu Shu said, "It’s not about shirking responsibilities as a shopkeeper, I just don’t want to be this shopkeeper at all. It’s not false modesty; I’m just being honest. Anybody else can take on the role of bishop for the Dawn Church. Please find someone more skilled for the job."

With these words, Xu Shu threw the Holy Word Book directly at Bai Sanxiang.

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Bai Sanxiang was taken aback.

A position as a bishop with such high status and power, and this guy truly didn’t care about it at all?

Frowning, he stuffed the Holy Word Book back into Xu Shu’s hands and then said, "Alright, I’ll take command of this mission. As for the position of bishop, that’s an internal matter for the church. The Astronomy Association shouldn’t interfere directly. Once everything here is settled, when the Holy Court from the Eastern Extreme Zone sends someone, you can discuss it with them."

"Eastern Extreme Zone?" Xu Shu was momentarily astonished.

Bai Sanxiang casually explained, "Don’t you know? The Eastern Combat Zone is governed by the East Pole General District, and so is the Holy Court."

"Oh."

Xu Shu recalled briefly and then suddenly realized.

The so-called East Pole General District was one of the top five special secure zones, located in the (D9) area to the east, also known as ’Qinghua’ Secure Zone.

It seemed he would still have to deal with this hot potato for a few more days... But if the other side highly respected Yu Mingluan’s personal choice, and allowed him to truly be a hands-off shopkeeper, then perhaps it wouldn’t be so bad...

Xu Shu was somewhat optimistic about this matter, not dwelling on it any further, but instead asked another question: "Director, do you know Alice?"

Bai Sanxiang visibly paused before replying, "You mean the Alice that Yu Mingluan adopted?"

Adopted?

So, it seemed she wasn’t the bishop’s wife, but his adopted daughter?

This explained why his tone was relatively flip when appraising her, as she wasn’t his biological daughter...

Realization dawned on Xu Shu, and he nodded, saying, "Yes, the bishop entrusted her to me, I’ll go recognize her."

Bai Sanxiang frowned slightly and said, "Hmm, okay, that’s fine, but there’s certainly a tough battle to be fought tomorrow. I’ve arranged the matters of the Dawn Church for you, but you can’t get too comfortable. You can’t lose yourself in this. I won’t say anything else, but at least take good care of the people from the Judgement Department that you’re given tomorrow. You’re only Second Rank; we’ve promoted you exceptionally, so you need to show some spirit and not let me down!"

Xu Shu immediately pledged, "Don’t worry, Director. I despise those Esoteric believers to the bone. But since Alice is a trust left by the bishop, as a junior, I must see this through."

"Alright then, Alice usually stays with the Starry Church, just go directly to their bishop and tell him about this matter!" Bai Sanxiang added, then donned the ’Red Clothes’ guise, transforming back into the appearance of Yu Mingluan.

The two of them agreed that Yu Mingluan’s death must not be publicized, at least not until this crisis was over.

The two returned to the entrance, Xu Shu opened the door, and Bai Sanxiang whispered something and then added each other to the Promotion Drive as friends.

"Remember, don’t allow distractions to sap your will!" After saying this, Bai Sanxiang took his leave first; he had to arrange the tasks for the Dawn Church clergy.

"Safe travels, Director!" Xu Shu watched him leave, feeling somewhat slighted in his heart.

What did he mean by ’don’t allow distractions to sap your will’?

Could he really be seen as someone who would indulge in pleasures to the neglect of his duties?