A Core Ship From The Start-Chapter 1557 - 1048 The Next One

The four-way meeting finally concluded successfully.

In the end, Duanmu Huai agreed to their proposal and discussed a liaison mechanism — Angels, Fallen Angels, and Demons would each leave a representative here. If they found any deity attempting resurrection, they would notify Duanmu Huai through their representative, who would then handle the matter.

Of course, this means the Tribunal has attracted all the attention, but for Duanmu Huai, it doesn’t matter. As he said, the Tribunal will eliminate all beings attempting to harm humans. Therefore, even if the Three Factions do not reach an agreement with him, Duanmu Huai will act if he finds something amiss.

With the Three Factions helping him keep an eye out, it saves Duanmu Huai time.

The representatives, needless to say, were naturally Liliath, Isia, and Murasakifuji Ilina.

Regarding eliminating these Non-compliant Gods, Duanmu Huai was full of confidence. His [The Sixth Great Demon King] Divine Position is a natural counter to all Gods of Faith. He had long wanted to see if he could gain some experience with this Divine Position because almost all the godly beings in this world are Gods of Faith—so why not take the chance?

Moreover, reaching this agreement brought an unexpected joy to Duanmu Huai — his summoning list unlocked a new slot!

Undeniably, the tasks in this world are chaotic and complex, encompassing everything. From Liliath’s ranking competitions to the Wind Band Club’s national tournaments, and now even Non-compliant Gods are included. Duanmu Huai felt like a player triggering countless side quests, nearly overwhelmed... and these quests mostly have no hints.

So, who should be picked next?

Duanmu Huai stared at the list, deep in thought. According to his original plan, it should either be Ling’Nu or Aikute now, but plans change quickly, and if Duanmu Huai were to fight against Non-compliant Gods, bringing those without combat abilities would clearly be unwise.

However, what Duanmu Huai needed now wasn’t combat ability, but support in the logistics aspect. After all, with him and Mary in a fight, though invincible can’t be guaranteed, in this world, anyone daring to come would just be courting death.

Beyond that, there’s a bit of trouble.

So what Duanmu Huai needs now is...

Hmm?

At this point, Duanmu Huai’s eyes suddenly lit up as he glanced at Mary.

"Mary, you brought a suitcase when you came, right?"

"Yes, after all, Mr. Duanmu, you said we were going on a trip, so I had to organize my personal belongings. Also, clothes for changing and other things..."

"Hmm......"

Upon hearing Mary’s answer, Duanmu Huai nodded. Speaking of which, he remembered Frieren also brought a suitcase over?

He seemed to have discovered something very interesting about this invitation function. To see if his guess was right, trying it would reveal the truth!

With this thought in mind, Duanmu Huai quickly extended his finger, chose a name from the list, and sent an invitation.

The speed of Angels and Fallen Angels was swift. Almost the next day, Murasakifuji Ilina and Isia transferred to Ryuo Academy as transfer students. Naturally, the arrival of these two beauties sparked a joyous commotion among male students. However, for Duanmu Huai, all this was unimportant, wasn’t it?

After all, their task was to relay messages.

As for Naruse Mio, she still practiced magic diligently every day, mostly working on basic magic.

"She’s really having a rough time."

Watching Naruse Mio struggling to practice in the small forest behind the villa, Duanmu Huai shook his head. Frieren’s approach was very straightforward; she only taught Naruse Mio the manipulation system of Gravity Magic and the teleportation system of Space Magic, and then let her repeat the practice.

For example, using Gravity Magic to lift a huge stone and then using Teleportation Magic to transport it a certain distance away.

Frieren demanded that Naruse Mio practice this at least a thousand times every day.

According to Frieren, Naruse Mio’s age was too old—starting training from an early age would be more effective, but Naruse Mio awakened her ability at sixteen. To establish a solid foundation, she must work harder than others. Thus, Frieren’s task for Naruse Mio was to practice the basics at least a thousand times daily.

Undoubtedly, this kind of practice was nerve-racking for Duanmu Huai, reminding him of being punished by a teacher to write a word a hundred times as a child—truthfully, by the end, Duanmu Huai had forgotten what the word even meant.

"Lani never made me do anything like this."

Mary stood beside him, watching Naruse Mio sweat profusely as she gritted her teeth, lifting a stone the size of a small house, transporting it away, then back, setting it down, and couldn’t help but agree.

"You’re different from her."

Duanmu Huai shrugged. According to Lani’s explanation, Mary’s talent was one in a million. In school, she wasn’t even a top student—instead, she was at the godlike level, the kind who could get into prestigious universities while eating hotpot, singing songs, and playing guitar. Although Naruse Mio had strong magic attributes, her talent in this aspect was average, at most mid to upper-level student’s standard.

Such students and Mary, the genius undoubtedly can’t be compared. A genius can casually score full marks, whereas an ordinary student wishing for full marks has no choice but to repeatedly practice the basics.

"By the way, who did Mr. Duanmu invite this time?"

"Hehe, you’ll see when the time comes."

"Ugh... Still won’t tell me, huh? But it’s already been a week this time... Nothing bad happened, right?"

"Probably not, right?"

Hearing Mary’s words, Duanmu Huai instinctively opened the system and checked it. It has been a week since he sent the invitation, and the invitation shows "In Use," so theoretically, there should be no problems...

"Buzz—————!!"

However, just as Duanmu Huai was pondering, his ears suddenly caught a deep rumbling sound. Then, Duanmu Huai felt the entire mansion begin to shake.

"Oh no!"

At this moment, Duanmu Huai seemed to realize something and shouted out loud.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

"Boom!"

The next moment, a massive, bright red spaceship, tens of meters long, suddenly appeared out of thin air and crashed into Duanmu Huai’s mansion. Its swan-like raised head looked like a spear, directly piercing through the mansion itself. In an instant, it tore the house into pieces.

"Whoa, what’s going on, what’s happening?"

"What happened?"

"What is this thing!?"

At this point, other people living in the mansion also ran out screaming, and upon witnessing this scene, Duanmu Huai couldn’t help but twitch his eye.

Indeed, damn it, I shouldn’t have tried to exploit loopholes!

With the appearance of this spaceship, the identity of the person Duanmu Huai invited naturally became obvious.

"My name is Lumiaire, appointed by Sir Judge to report here. I’m really sorry... I didn’t expect this to happen..."

Standing in front of the crowd was a small girl with curly hair on the right side, looking about ten years old. She is one of Duanmu Huai’s assistants as a Judge, Lumiaire. Although she appears to be a ten-year-old, in truth, this girl is an artificial human who underwent nanogene modification in her galaxy, with an actual age tallying in the hundreds.

Lumiaire is highly skilled in handling electronic devices and information technology, making her Duanmu Huai’s dedicated electronic intelligence warfare expert. They cooperated well back in Night City, and in this modern world, gathering intelligence naturally requires the internet, something Duanmu Huai doesn’t understand at all. Among his people, Lumiaire is the only one proficient in this.

Moreover, Lumiaire is indeed listed on Duanmu Huai’s enhancement list.

Back then, Duanmu Huai found them because Lumiaire was injured and dying, and he found their distress signal, saving the two and recruiting them into the Tribunal. Though altered by nanogene technology, Lumiaire’s body is no better off than a real ten-year-old girl in terms of fragility.

Even as an electronic intelligence warfare expert with little chance of facing the battlefield directly, you still have to beware of getting stabbed from behind.

So, enhancing Lumiaire’s physical quality is also one of Duanmu Huai’s objectives.

Just... this time he messed up.

Seeing the spaceship half-buried in the ground behind Lumiaire, Duanmu Huai couldn’t help but twitch his eye. He had suddenly thought of this after Mary brought something earlier: since he didn’t bring a warship, if someone were to arrive by warship, could it not bring warships for the Tribunal?

Thus, Duanmu Huai invited Lumiaire and specifically asked her to arrive in her spaceship, Lameus, to see if his idea was correct.

Result — Wow, looks like my house really needs rebuilding.

"Oh well, it’s not your fault; it’s my mistake for such assumptions."

Duanmu Huai shook his head and sighed helplessly. He already asked Lumiaire why it took so long, and she explained that from receiving the invitation to arriving here, it felt like only three hours had passed.

Looking at it now, this invitation setting indeed prevents loophole exploits. The more things you bring, the longer the transit time. A small spaceship taking a week meant Duanmu Huai shouldn’t expect to have his warship brought over — that would take thirty or fifty years.

"Is your spaceship okay?"

"It’s fine, just didn’t expect to appear in such a place..."

"I told you it’s not your fault. Well, it was smart to have a backup plan."

Duanmu Huai sighed silently and shook his head. Luckily, he tested with Lumiaire first, instead of letting her bring the warship directly. Otherwise, an Emperor Level smashing into the city could wipe out the whole of it.

And now... half of the house is gone.

But it must be repaired...

Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai felt utterly hopeless.