When they returned to Zero-Sum City, Han Su and Li Manman didn't use their abilities or anything like that. Instead, they dutifully found a truck at the Church of Rest.
They stripped off the Church of Rest insignia, then Han Su took the wheel while Li Manman sat in the passenger seat.
The dolls she had summoned had disappeared, sent off to who knew where. In the truck bed, the Crooked Melon Squad from the Church of Rest sat hunched up with their arms wrapped around their knees. Han Su had deliberately kept them when he cleared out the Church of Rest's temporary chapel, after having them modified. They might come in handy if things got physical.
The mysterious source of the Church of Rest's power was in his hands, but he wasn't good at wielding it. He needed vessels.
The truck drove past one ruin after another and entered Zero-Sum City's sphere of influence. The Council Hall must have already issued orders, because the checkpoints didn't try to stop them. At most, the guards eyed Han Su and the Crooked Melon Squad in the truck bed before letting them through. Of course, their gazes and the dark mouths of their guns remained trained on them the whole time. No one dared to let their guard down.
They drove deeper into the city, and only after they reached Zero-Sum City did a special squad escort them to a building.
"Wait here, all of you."
The staff member who received them had a cold expression. He pointed at Han Su and the Crooked Melon Squad as he gave the order.
Then he turned to Li Manman. "You need to arrive at the Wine Party at seven sharp tonight. The Council Hall's dignitaries will meet with you. Also..."
He looked over Li