Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 232 - 225: Wang Xu’s Concerns

Chapter 232: Chapter 225: Wang Xu’s Concerns

"I have a question." Luo’er looked at Zhuyan Yu and asked.

"What is it?" Zhuyan Yu asked.

"If we obtain this sword, will our superiors decode the anti-magic glyph from it, and apply it in the third otherworld war?" Luo’er asked.

Zhuyan Yu was taken aback. She didn’t expect Luo’er to raise such a question. She glanced at Wang Xu, who seemed to want to speak but held back. So she paused before saying, "At present, our superiors are still hesitant about sending troops to the otherworld. They always feel that this operation is like a huge plot, so they have been indecisive."

"A plot?" Luo’er looked at Wang Xu.

Wang Xu coughed lightly, averted his gaze, and said, "This impending war gives us the feeling that the Western nations and the Otherworld people are eagerly begging us to attack, and there are many unclear aspects."

Luo’er thought about it and suddenly remembered the kidnapping case at the Magic Academy. It was indeed as Wang Xu said. The otherworld people posing as Earth people coerced the Church Court to agree to station Earth troops in Yazhi City. Their unusual actions as otherworld citizens were suspicious.

Luckily, before the attack was launched, the headquarters had already sent an advance team to the otherworld and obtained some information. Otherwise, the decision-makers might have impulsively decided to send troops. If anything went wrong, it would be a serious problem.

"So, if we can find enough evidence to prove that this operation is truly plotted, then the top will cancel the thought of sending troops, right?" Luo’er asked.

"That depends on your effort." Zhuyan Yu replied.

"As for this anti-magic blade, how much information do you have?" With this worry cleared, Luo’er continued to ask.

"I just give assignments. For the specifics, you should ask our commander!" Zhuyan Yu said as she looked at Wang Xu.

Wang Xu coughed lightly, took out some intel on the anti-magic blade from his desk, flipped through it and said, "Our known information indicates that this sword has been acquired by Saint Basaya and is kept in the palace in Saint Bawa."

"Saint Basaya is a Bobulu nation. What do they want with this sword?" Luo’er frowned and asked.

"Because someone is very interested in it." Wang Xu replied.

"Who?" Luo’er asked.

"The Pope of the Church of Light!" Wang Xu announced.

"So to obtain this sword, we’d have to oppose the Church?" Luo’er asked.

"Exactly," Wang Xu closed the dossier, then continued, "You better move quickly. Information suggests that the Church has dispatched their elite force, the Heresy Tribunal Army, to Saint Basaya to transport this sword back to their holy land. Once they possess the sword, it will be much harder for you to snatch it back."

"Why would Saint Basaya be willing to hand over the sword to the Church? Wouldn’t it be better to use it to win favor with the Aud countries?" Luo’er queried.

"They want to use this sword to exchange for something else." Wang Xu explained.

"What?" Luo’er asked.

"They want to secure trade rights with the Ancient States!" Wang Xu announced.

"I don’t understand." Luo’er admitted.

"The Ancient States is not under the jurisdiction of the Church of Light; they have their own faith. Therefore, the Church always views them as heretics and strictly forbids any follower from making contact with these heretics. Moreover, once the conditions are ripe, they will actually launch a religious war aiming to eradicate the faith of the Ancient States and establish the faith of the Church of Light there." Wang Xu explained.

"So Saint Basaya wants to use this treasured sword to secure trading rights with those heretics?" Luo’er asked.

"Exactly. Actually, the trade between Saint Basaya and the Ancient States has a long history - they acted first and sought permission later. So, offering this treasured sword feels like buying an indulgence. As long as they present this sword, the Church will turn a blind eye to their trade with the Ancient States, and the Heresy Tribunal Army won’t set foot in Saint Basaya to carry out any purges against people from the Ancient States." Wang Xu explained.

"I see now. What do we know about this Heresy Tribunal Army?" Luo’er continued.

"The Heresy Tribunal Army, though it sounds like a special agency, is in fact a military institution. It’s one of the two main legions under the Church of Light, the other being the Temple Knights. This is also why I’m urging you to secure the Anti-Magic Blade before the Heresy Tribunal Army arrives, because what you’re facing isn’t a small special operations team, but an entire army." Wang Xu explained.

After speaking, he lowered his head and fell silent for a moment, then said, "You don’t have to be so desperate in this mission. Failing to obtain the sword doesn’t affect headquarters that much, but if you lose out because of it, the loss would outweigh the gain."

Zhuyan Yu looked at Luo’er, then at Wang Xu, hesitated for a moment, but couldn’t help but speak: "I want to give you guys a heads up, not only you and the Church Court want to get this sword. Our intelligence from Earth has shown that the CIA seems to be planning to send someone to take the sword as well. Therefore, you are very likely to encounter them."

"What did you say, the CIA people are also involved? That’s messed up. Luo’er and the others are just novices! Can they fight against those veterans who have been in the field for decades?" Wang Xu got worried as soon as he heard about the involvement of CIA, he stood up and said loudly.

"Shouting at me is useless, this is the top’s decision, I also don’t want anything to happen to Luo’er and others." Zhuyan Yu turned her face and said.

"Who arranged this? I’ll go find him!" Wang Xu said indignantly.

"It’s the Chief’s idea!" Zhuyan Yu calmly said.

When he heard that it was the Chief’s idea, Wang Xu was stunned for a moment, and slumped back into his chair. After a long silence, he finally said slowly, "The Chief seems to want Luo’er’s life. Has he forgotten the kindness of Luo’er’s father?"

"You talk as if I’m definitely going to die." Luo’er shrugged his shoulders, looking at Wang Xu without any expression.

"Do you know what you’re up against? You should know that you messed up your last mission too, that means your team is still raw." Wang Xu said bluntly.

"Failure on the last mission does not mean failure on this one. People learn from their mistakes." Luo’er retorted.

"Luo’er, stop arguing with me now. Right now, who knows how many people are guarding the sword in the palace of Saint Bawa, plus the arrival of the Heresy Tribunal Army, plus the agents sent by the CIA, you guys don’t have enough lives for this!" Wang Xu tried to reason earnestly.

"I appreciate your concern, but for me, orders outweigh everything else!" Luo’er retorted without backing down and then turned around and left the office.

"You..." Wang Xu was so angry at Luo’er’s words that he was speechless.

"You’re not unfamiliar with Luo’er, where can you talk him out of it." Watching Luo’er’s figure, Zhuyan Yu shook her head and said to him.

"It’s as if you understand him so well," Wang Xu said displeasedly, "I’ve watched him grow up, to me, Luo’er is like my own brother, how can I tolerate any harm to him."

"That’s why men like you are so stubborn, you’ve been with him for so long and you still don’t understand what he’s thinking." Zhuyan Yu educated him.

Wang Xu glanced at her without saying a word, but took a deep sigh. It was quite a while before he spoke, "If you are leaving later, let me know, I’ll go with you to see the Chief and ask him in person."

"Give it up, you’re a grown man in his forties and still so naive. Do you think General Lin would listen to you?" Zhuyan Yu shook her head and said.

"Then let the Principal go to him and talk it through." Wang Xu said.

"The Principal is just a Principal, he has been retired for a long time, don’t make it difficult for him." Zhuyan Yu said.

"Do you really want to see Luo’er go on this mission, it’s clear that they’re being sent to their deaths." Wang Xu said exasperatedly.

"Firstly, I outrank you, so you have no right to yell at me, and secondly, I hope you can keep your personal feelings out of your work as a soldier!" Zhuyan Yu was getting angry too, and said coldly to him.

"Yes, yes, my Colonel, since you rank higher, you must be right!" Wang Xu spoke in frustration.

Zhuyan Yu sighed and walked up to him, speaking calmly: "I’m actually quite worried about Luo’er too. Do you think I’m heartless? If I weren’t worried about them, I wouldn’t have brought these grenades to Otherworld myself."

As she spoke, she couldn’t help but cough a few times, her face turning pale. Wang Xu was taken aback, then got up and said loudly, "If you have the Magic Erosion Disease, why would you come to Otherworld?"

As he spoke, he walked over, supporting her to sit down on the chair. Zhuyan Yu, her pale face wearing a smile, said laughingly, "Thank you for caring, big straight man!"

Wang Xu looked at her smile and couldn’t help but shake his head, saying, "You flatter me, you are the Colonel, I wouldn’t dare let you stand."

He was quite familiar with Zhuyan Yu. Since he graduated and returned to the academy to join the Origin Project, he and Zhuyan Yu had become colleagues. They have been working together for more than a decade. And now, she is still unmarried, and so is he...

Wang Xu didn’t know why he thought of these things. Noticing his strange gaze, Zhuyan Yu looked up and smiled at him, which made his heart flutter uncontrollably, causing him to look away.

Wang Xu gave a soft cough, then focused elsewhere and said, "If there is nothing else, you should go back to Earth as soon as possible. Although there are rejection drugs, your body has been eroded after all. If you endure it once or twice more, the problem will get worse.

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