" Fu Qing, how's the progress?"
"The price fluctuates between Qian and Zhen. Actions taken in this direction will bring misfortune and bring no benefit."
" Fu Qing, speak like a human being, please."
Matrix of Prescience, Jing Yuan, still a virtual image, stood with his hands on his chest, his peripheral vision already catching glimpses of a group of people gathered not far away.
"Disaster is imminent... This is the fate of the Divination Commission today. The Matrix of Prescience has stopped turning, the talismans are dim, and there is still an evil Stellaron within the department that has not been exorcised. The Cloud Knights is busy protecting the people, and I want to restore the formation, but I have no troops available."
"In this predicament, we also have to deal with the Stellaron Hunters sent by the General, and one of them is still at large. Isn't this a disaster looming?"
"Haha, the man before me is Fu Qing, known as the 'Prophet of the Future, with Unfathomable Insight.' Isn't seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune your forte?"
Fu Xuan looked up. "There's no need to force-feed me this chicken soup, General. Fluctuations in fortune are the natural order of things; don't try to outsmart me."
You can question the architectural layout of the Divination Commission, but you cannot question Divination Commission professional competence!
" The Divination Commission merely presents good and bad omens before them and tries their best to make the right choice; they have no supernatural powers to reverse fate."
A laugh escaped Jing Yuan's lips as he sighed, "That's precisely why Fu Qing's intervention is necessary. To subdue the Stellaron Hunters can foresee the future, only the clairvoyant Fu Qing is indispensable. As for manpower... how could I be unprepared?"
Jing Yuan turned his head and saw the group of people from the Astral Express following behind Qingque. Among them, the one he cared about the most was undoubtedly Ye Yan.
The Stellaron Hunters, what an interesting and dangerous organization. To be able to disturb someone like the Aeon, or... is this person simply acting on a whim, wanting to visit the Divination Commission?
" Lord Diviner, I've brought you our guest." Qingque waved and greeted Jing Yuan beside her.
"The general is truly ruthless and opportunistic in his use of personnel."
"Since we're already here, we should make the most of everyone." Jing Yuan walked to the side and handed the space over to the Astral Express and Fu Xuan.
"Entering the Grand Matrix of Prescience without my permission is against the rules... If I said that, it would seem that I am heartless. Besides, this is our first meeting, and seeing you all is a pleasant surprise." Fu Xuan adopted a proper attitude and coughed a few times.
She formally introduced herself to everyone, "Fellow members of the Express Crew, nice to meet you all, no, I should say I've already anticipated meeting you all. I am Fu Xuan, one of the Six Charioteers of the Xianzhou, the Divination Commission Fu Xuan."
"A friend has come from afar, and we should certainly offer him fine wine, but the three elements of Heaven, Earth, and Man are not in their proper positions, so we can only postpone it for a few more hours."
Fu Xuan shifted his gaze to Qingque, who was waiting nearby. "Although Qingque seems unreliable most of the time, she does her best when it matters."
"Almost the entire Astral Express Crew is involved, aren't you happy?" Xingdu had already guessed that he would be helping out with errands again, so he was used to it.
"I was waiting for the [ Matrix of Prescience ] to be activated before I showed you all my extraordinary skills Divination Commission... Alas, it has been impolite of me to keep you waiting."
"Oh, don't be so polite. We heard what that general said... Just leave everything to us."
Upon seeing this, Fu Xuan succinctly explained what needed to be done, "Then I won't mince words: the Divination Commission is short-handed, and I need your help to exorcise the evil spirit from the Stellaron."
"Then... Lord Diviner, may I slip away now?" Qingque asked in a low voice.
"No, the important task of restarting the Grand Matrix of Prescience's foundation is entrusted to you. Consider this your punishment for skipping work these past few days."
Qingque's lips visibly curled downwards. Xing patted her and kindly comforted her, "A promotion and a raise are just around the corner! Young lady, seize the opportunity!"
"I went to great lengths to get transferred to the library, such an inconspicuous place where I could slack off at work. Alas, my easy career Divination Commission is completely ruined."
Why do you say that, young lady?
Although Xing had never been to the Interastral Peace Corporation, she felt that everyone in the company must be desperately trying to climb the ranks, and then look at Luofu... such a stark contrast.
"If this isn't handled well, there's a risk of being expelled from the Divination Commission ' Office. If it's handled well, won't the tasks assigned from above just keep piling up?"
"If I had known, I would have stayed at Mr. Ye Yan's milk tea shop and continued to take care of the business for him." Qingque was dejected, and a hint of regret could be heard in her tone.
" Qingque, do you think my ears are just for show?" Fu Xuan gritted his teeth, finally letting her get the key information.
"A bubble tea shop... This is utterly absurd. Who is that shop owner that you'd be allowed to linger there for so long? And even be expected to watch the shop for him?"
"Ah, Taibu doesn't know?... I thought Teacher Ye Yan's milk tea was very famous in Luofu." March 7th muttered softly.
" Ye Yan?"
For Fu Xuan, this was a completely unfamiliar name.
This was a clever use of information asymmetry; March 7th and Xing pointed to the right, where Ye Yan was chatting and laughing with Jing Yuan.
" Teacher Ye Yan wasn't lying to me; the Emanator really are attracted to each other!"
" The Emanator?" Fu Xuan was even more confused. The man who was talking to Jing Yuan... was the Emanator? How come she had never heard Jing Yuan mention him before?
"Hey, didn't you know? Teacher Ye Yan is the [ Eternity ] Emanator!"
General Luofu knew this, so how could she, the diviner, not know it, unless the former intentionally concealed it?
" Eternity?"
A string of unfamiliar words invaded Fu Xuan's mind. He looked towards Jing Yuan, who was chatting with the other three members of the Astral Express Crew.
"Thanks to you all, Luofu was able to bring Kafka to justice smoothly. Please allow me to express my gratitude. Since the company set up a bounty for the [ Stellaron Hunters ], there has never been a record of anyone being captured, and we have even been hacked before."
"Looks like the Stellaron Hunters's first kill is going to be taken by the Xianzhou," Ye Yan joked.
"Once this matter is resolved and the threat to the Stellaron is eliminated, Kafka will be of no use to the Xianzhou. If you all don't mind, the Xianzhou will hand her over to the Interastral Peace Corporation for disposal. As for the bounty... the Alliance has absolutely no interest in it."
"A hundred billion Credits is no small sum; the Xianzhou Alliance is truly generous," Welt responded. "Unfortunately, this money is useless to the train."
"Then..." Jing Yuan looked at Ye Yan: "How about the proposal to donate the entire amount to the Church?"
"Thanks for the Credits from the Alliance."
"However, that Blade is also a wanted criminal of our Xianzhou, so he cannot be handed over to you all."
Upon hearing the word "Blade," Dan Heng paused for a moment and asked, "Has the other Stellaron Hunters not been captured yet?"
"I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you all. To be precise... there are two of them. Besides the Blade I just mentioned, there's also the Silver Wolf who sent you all onto the Xianzhou. One has to admire their disguise; the Cloud Knights searched Luofu from top to bottom but couldn't find any trace of them."
"We even searched the Prison of Deep Seclusion, which makes me wonder... did they really come to the Xianzhou? Kafka's reluctance to speak and the Stellaron Hunters's intentions are unclear; we still need to rely on the power of the Divination Commission to clarify the truth."
"Is it possible that the Stellaron Hunters chose the same method as General Jing Yuan?" Ye Yan pointed to Jing Yuan's virtual image.
"Hmm... this is a path I never imagined."