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Li Wei was the de facto leader of the Sacred Order of Knights. If he always refused to accept the witches, it wouldn't be easy for the witches to continue living in Holy Temple City.

Li Wei rarely opened up, but upon hearing this, he said, "I don't trust them. The power they hold far exceeds that of humans.

"If we don't set limits, over time, a second Red Dragon will surely emerge.

"However, you are the Prophet. What you say goes, and I can accept her becoming the Deputy Commander of the Holy Knights if it means saving Holy Temple City…"

Before he could finish, he was interrupted by the Hellhound, "I don't want to be some Deputy Commander; it's so boring. The knights all taste awful, I really don't want to deal with them! Hanging out with you is much more interesting!"

"Stop messing around, I have other matters to attend to. Once I resolve this crisis and settle you all down, I will be leaving for a while. However, you'd better not pull any tricks; I'll come back occasionally to see if you've kept your promise," he said.

However, Ma Lu's last half-sentence was directed at Li Wei.

Yet, the purple-haired girl seemed genuinely uninterested in the position of Deputy Commander of the Holy Knights, "Ugh, I'd rather go hunt Energized Plants outside the city."

Ma Lu, hearing this, didn't insist and looked towards Yun Que and the others, "Who among you wants to be the Deputy Commander?"

After a brief silence, Ouroboros Serpent stepped forward, "I'll do it. I know a bit about politics. Even though I was tricked this time, I've learned quite a lot. I'll do my best to protect everyone else."

"Alright, then it will be you. As for Bliss Bird, you can be a library director, and Yun Que..." Enjoy more content from My Virtual Library Empire

When he mentioned Yun Que, Ma Lu paused, thinking about what suitable job there could be for a fool within the Church.

"How about you be the… new Pope?"

"That won't work," Yun Que and Li Wei almost blurted out simultaneously.

Yun Que turned pale, her face stricken with fear. She had never imagined herself becoming the Pope. In her mind, the Pope governed the entire Order Church and was the highest authority in Holy Temple City, definitely a position only a very capable person could fulfill.

So she frantically waved her hands, "No, no, absolutely not. I'm too foolish."

"It's precisely because you're foolish that I want you to be the Pope. There's nothing more suitable for a fool than leading a mature organization. Once we get past this crisis, even if you do nothing, the organization will still operate normally.

"Additionally, the vested interest groups below are quite solid. Whether you want to rid the Church of its old corruptions, aspire to greater things, or act recklessly according to your whims, you'll be undermined. And the salary of the Pope is high, benefits are good, it's a secure job, very suitable for someone like you to retire comfortably," he added.

"The Pope must be human," Li Wei interjected, not doubting Yun Que's capabilities, but firmly stated.

"Then let's create a new position—Holy Maiden," Ma Lu took a step back, finished speaking, and didn't give Li Wei another chance to object, immediately issuing a divine decree.

After finishing, he patted the stunned Yun Que, encouraging her, "Do well."

Whereas Li Wei was already becoming impatient, "Alright, I've agreed to your terms, now it's your turn to fulfill your promise."

"Okay."

Time indeed was running short, so Ma Lu didn't delay any further and promptly took out that bottle of ∑139+ Virus Liquid.

He found a small bowl, poured the Virus Liquid into it, then applied it to the purple-haired girl's Curved Blade and also put some on Yun Que's bullets.

The two then re-engaged in battle, but this time they chose not to kill the Energized Plants outright.

Instead, they deliberately left some HP.

Then Ma Lu let the Ouroboros Serpent use the Acid Rain Spell to mix the remaining virus reagents into the acid rain and scatter it over the area most densely populated with energized plants.

After they had done all this, those energized plants looked no different from before.

Five minutes later, Li Wei asked Ma Lu, "Has it worked yet?"

"It should... I guess." Ma Lu wasn't very sure. His research topic was on the effects of pcw growth liquid on energized plants; he only mentioned the Σ139+ virus in passing.

He only mentioned that this thing was fatal for energized plants, but how and how long it would take to be fatal, he didn't say a word.

Seeing more energized plants approaching from a distance, Li Wei couldn't afford to ponder any longer about the small bottle of mysterious liquid Ma Lu had just mentioned and instead said,

"I'll take care of the south side, you handle the north. Let's clear out this wave of energized plants first."

"Uh... I won't go," Ma Lu said, "It's time for me to leave."

"Time, what time?" Li Wei frowned.

However, this time he did not receive a response from Ma Lu, who simply hurriedly threw out a sentence.

"I'm going back to report to the Master of Order. I'll return next week. Hang in there, oh and by the way, my new armor is temporarily at your place."

After saying this, Ma Lu's wristwatch countdown also hit zero, and the next moment he had returned to the couch in his rented apartment.

Afterward, Ma Lu asked Old Wang, who was mopping the floor with a steam mop, "Do you know about the Σ139+ virus?"

He had just asked casually and did not expect an answer; Old Wang was a chef, not an agronomist, and moreover, he had lost most of his memory, with the remaining part unlikely to have stored information on the Σ139+ virus.

But to Ma Lu's surprise, Old Wang actually nodded, "It's a rather common virus for energized plants in the Multiverse; I've used it to cook before."

"Really? Is it even possible to cook with a virus?" Ma Lu was greatly shocked, "Who would pay to eat a virus?"

"Plant viruses are harmless to the human body," Old Wang said, "And technically, it's not cooking the virus, but using the Σ139+ virus to alter the texture of the plants.

"This virus rapidly proliferates once it infects the plants, causing the fibers to become more brittle, which can be used to salvage some overgrown or inherently coarse-fiber vegetables."

"I see," Ma Lu suddenly understood, "Then if the ingredients are accidentally infected with the Σ139+ virus, is there a way to recover them?"

"Of course, many Cosmic Chefs have specialized equipment to deal with this situation, especially if the ingredients are 6 or 7 stars or even more precious. It'd be a pity to just throw them away if they got contaminated."

Old Wang paused, "But our kitchen doesn't need such equipment. The desktop farm you have has a similar function. Just plant the infected energized plants in it, and they will soon recover to their optimal state."

Old Wang's words also relieved Ma Lu. With this, he might continue to collect energized plants from that plane in the future.

Well, that's as long as Holy Temple City can hold on.

But Ma Lu had done everything he could, and although he fled in the end, he had to because his time was up.

And although he had fled, Yun Que and the witches were still there. Without the constraints of the Ring of Order, even without him, the knight, the four of them could still fight and were sufficient to handle energized plants below 7 stars.

So probably, maybe... things shouldn't be too bad.