The New Era (Part Two)

The Xilan Embassy.

The Grand Duchy had invited seven renowned Xilan scholars to attend the Grand Royal Scientific Symposium.

But in the end—

After a power struggle over the Grand Duchy's possible scheme, only one person, [Bio-Exterminator] Xixi Li, had arrived in Saint Grand Fort yesterday.

Through the second-floor window, Xixi Li felt a faint stinging on her skin.

She gazed toward Saint Grand Cathedral in Saint Grand Fort.

"A divine miracle!?"

The stinging came from the rejection caused by bathing in the Laws, much like an allergic reaction.

She could no longer accept the so-called blessing of light like ordinary people.

"Academician Xixi Li!"

With a bang, the door swung open, and Xilan's ambassador, Robin Han, rushed in without regard for etiquette.

"Reliable news! The palace warriors have surrounded Saint Grand Cathedral in Saint Grand Fort and are arresting the clerics there. This is heresy and treason! The Holy See's followers have surrounded the place!!!"

Xixi Li didn't turn around.

Her faintly troubled expression grew more solemn, then abruptly gave way to a shockingly strange smile of delight.

"I'd thought I was making far better progress in the Xilan Duchy than you were. But now it seems you've not only won the full support of Grand's Academic World, you've also used your disaster weapon to awaken the ambitions, greed, and desires of the nobles under the Imperial Authority, turning them into your weapons. They're no longer content with the power they hold under the Holy See's rule... Very good, very good, very good. I'm looking forward to meeting you more and more!"

"Huh?"

Robin Han stared at Xixi Li, dumbfounded.

The Grand Natural Sciences Academy.

Countless instructors gazed toward the miracle appearing above Saint Grand Cathedral.

Their memories seemed to return to a not-so-distant year, when the Red