Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate

The Grand Priest of the Guang Ming Holy Church, Meng Jianjie, was indeed struggling to make his way through an underground passage 130 kilometers away from Facility No.9.

This passage was a mining tunnel, dug throughout the interior of the ninth satellite for resource extraction when the ninth base was first constructed, a network of tunnels that branched out in all directions.

However, there were no life-support systems here, and since it was too distant from the ninth base's city, it was uninhabited.

After some onsite inspections, Meng Jianjie discovered that this place was actually a treasure trove.

They could easily extend a life-support system from the nearby abandoned military depot cluster.

In the future, when he truly took control of the Guang Ming Holy Church at Facility No.9, he could consider developing a secret base here capable of sustaining over a hundred thousand people.

But for now, the priority was to locate the Heart of Guang Ming No.9.

This was connected to his power within the Guang Ming Holy Church's ninth subdivision.

The Heart of Guang Ming No.9 controlled the detailed information and communication methods of all the followers within the ninth subdivision, including millions of Guang Ming followers and many high-level members of society.

Once he had control of No.9, he would have immense power and societal influence, and only then would he be able to evade the Security Bureau's tracking.

Lately, for some unknown reason, a powerful force within the Security Bureau had been investigating his intelligence and location.

This force had high authority, and even the friends of Meng Jianjie within the Security Bureau couldn't stop them, causing Meng Jianjie to not dare enter the ninth base's city for the past few days.

Now, it seemed only the capabilities of No.9 and the vast resources it controlled could help him counter the Security Bureau's pursuit.

However, their drag-net search in this lower section had been ongoing for almost a month with no success in finding No.9's physical location.

Meng Jianjie, a bit agitated, tugged at his collar. "11, you still can't determine No.9's location?"

"Patience!" That was a 'Falcon' Model 7 combat mecha walking nearby Meng Jianjie, with a hint of light flickering in its targeting scope. "I can only use quantum communication to collect information from this area for calculations. It's impossible to outmatch it on the network. It's cunning and has a high level of intelligence, laying many false targets and decoy cables nearby to prevent me from confirming a successful trace. But it'll be soon. I estimate, at most, two days and we should be able to find its physical form—"

Meng Jianjie's brow furrowed deeply and then he calmed his emotions.

The militia he had called from the eleventh base's city, although followers of the Guang Ming Holy Church and not requiring salaries, still had significant daily expenses.

This militia had their regular occupations and couldn't afford to follow him aimlessly around these underground passages for long.

If it was only going to take two days, it was acceptable.

Just then, the 'Falcon' Model 7 combat mecha suddenly exclaimed, "I think I've found the real location of No.9. It's here, not far from the military depot cluster. However, there's something strange. The No.19 fusion reactor just had a sudden malfunction and temporarily shut down."

Meng Jianjie first felt a surge of joy, then asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"

"The source of power for No.9's supercomputer cluster is the No.19 fusion reactor. When No.19 reactor shut down momentarily, there was a broad power outage in the area, and No.9's backup power kicked in, exposing its true position."

The 'Falcon' Model 7 combat mecha spoke with confusion, "But there's something suspicious. It's best to wait for the results from my main body's calculation. There might also be electromagnetic interference around here causing network speed to be a bit slow; I haven't figured out the situation yet."

Meng Jianjie frowned, "Has it mobilized any armed forces from the ninth subdivision?"

The 'Falcon' Model 7 combat mecha shook its head, "No."

Upon hearing this, Meng Jianjie immediately stood up and took flight following the map sent by No.11. "Delay leads to changes! All units advance, maintain combat formation!"

The light in the 'Falcon' Model 7 mecha's targeting scope flickered once more, yet it followed along.

Due to No.9's SS+ level hacking capabilities, only this one combat mecha accompanied the two militia battalions under Meng Jianjie's command, and its combat power was indispensable.

Meanwhile, Lin Rui was sitting leisurely in an officer's club within the military depot cluster, sipping tea.

Although this place had been abandoned for 20 years, it was very clean inside due to the internal cleaning system.

From within the club, one could look out through the adjacent floor-to-ceiling windows and take in the view of a vast dockyard spanning thirty square kilometers in front of them.

—This dockyard was originally for starship repairs and now lay unused.

Lin Rui, wearing a silver-white mask that covered half of his face, sipped his tea while browsing through internal information of the Guang Ming Holy Church.

He had already obtained the authority of the Supreme.

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It's quite simple, one just needs to add No. 9 as a friend, register an account, and then undergo a genetic authentication.

In the past, Lin Rui wouldn't dare do such a thing since, after all, it is a cult recognized by the government, with many risks involved.

As for now, since No. 9 knows his identity, he must take control of it without fail.

He indeed had seized control of No. 9's core mechanism.

Lin Rui's eyes showed surprise, as he discovered that the Guang Ming Holy Sect held far more power than he had imagined.

He saw many secret followers, either with formidable strength or holding high positions within the federal government.

Besides, the Guang Ming Holy Sect could also organize a militia army, capable of summoning at least 12 battalions.

"No. 9, the strength of the ninth branch is quite good. If you mobilize them, it should be enough to defend against those high priests," Lin Rui said.

"That won't do. I indeed have the authority to use these forces, but only for the defense of the holy sect, the defense of the faithful, and not for self-defense," No. 9 replied.

At this moment, the Heart of Guang Ming No. 9 was operating a maid robot, serving by Lin Rui's side.

Now appearing as an Eastern female dressed in a maid's uniform, wearing white gloves, and holding a teapot, she said, "The reason these followers worship Guang Ming is that they look forward to the true light's arrival; we shepherds should not, for our selfish gains, push them into darkness."

Lin Rui gave No. 9 an astonished look, his impression of No. 9 improving slightly.

Lin Rui continued to browse through internal information: "Our escort battleship is nearby? These several docks all connect to the exterior of the ninth satellite?"

"Yes, Supreme One," No. 9 replied in a measured tone: "There was originally a small space navy warship repair base here, with dedicated passages to the exterior of the ninth satellite. These passages are now under strict control. Next to it is a military port belonging to the East Asian Republic, so normally it is not possible to enter and leave freely. But I have installed a small quantum jump device on our escort vessel, which can directly jump to the 'planetary ring' 150,000 kilometers away."

On hearing this, Lin Rui almost spat out the red tea in his mouth.

So this escort battleship actually has a quantum jump device, wouldn't it mean that it could enter the dangerous atmosphere of Tianji Star?

Lin Rui thought, why didn't you say so earlier, if I had known, I would have come to take the supreme authority earlier.

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Before being reborn, Lin Rui knew that Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune all had planetary rings.

The 'planetary ring' of Tianji Star is exceptionally large, with a very complex environment on the ring's surface.

It harbors dirt and is home to numerous pirates and smuggler factions.

Just as Lin Rui was about to speak, he saw a message come through from the combat group.

Gong Hengdao: BOSS, I've discovered a large number of armed police forces nearby, and they're heading in the direction where you are.

Invincible Ox (Fei Yunlai): BOSS, what exactly are you planning to do? This is at least a heavy-armored regiment!

Lin Rui: Don't worry about it, they're allies. Old Gong, don't be nervous, they won't attack you. You can coordinate with them in combat later on.

When Gong Hengdao saw Lin Rui's reply, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

He had actually already noticed that he seemed to be marked as an ally by the troop's situational awareness system.

Could it be Xue Lingxue? But as just a Safety Bureau Colonel, she doesn't have such authority, does she?

Fei Yunlai was lying in wait only 300 meters away from Lin Rui. After seeing Lin Rui's reply, he was stunned for quite a while.

Subsequently, he observed a large number of armed police forces pouring into the massive dock, orderly dispersing to every corner of the dock, taking up advantageous firing positions.

Along with those lying in wait outside, the total was precisely about 300 combat robots, 300 Mechas, and 120 magnetic levitation tanks, 120 heavy-duty combat vehicles, 40 self-propelled anti-matter field guns—an enhanced heavy-armored regiment configuration.

After seeing this, Fei Yunlai wasn't overly concerned about his own life; after all, he was still a law-abiding citizen, not like Gong Hengdao, who was already a suspect in several homicide cases.

Still, he couldn't help but swallow hard and sent a message to Lin Rui.

Invincible Ox (Fei Yunlai): BOSS, did you call these troops here? Exactly who are you?

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