The Seventh Base

Capítulo 1232: Chapter 275: Critical Intelligence

Archbishop Riley walked out of Governor Kapar’s house with satisfaction, his face now once again wearing a gentle smile.

Kapar personally saw Archbishop Riley out, walking to the side of the small starship.

“Take care, Archbishop,” Kapar said with a smile.

“Lord Kapar, your kindness will receive the Creator’s protection,” Archbishop Riley said gently, as Kapar placed a hand on his chest in a slight salute, watching Archbishop Riley enter the starship.

The starship’s hatch opened and then took off, flying over the city.

In the starship’s lounge, a church guard approached, holding a glass of wine, and called out, “Archbishop.”

Riley frowned, the gentle smile disappearing from his face. His gaze suddenly turned cold as he looked at the figure standing before him and said, “Who are you?”

At the same time, a powerful aura erupted from him, the aura of a Skywalker level.

On the various major planets of the Chloe Star Province, most stationed personnel were only of bishop rank. Only the provincial center, Chloe Star, and a few larger planet churches had an archbishop stationed.

However, after the O’Brian Republic fell into chaos, the church had dispatched personnel from headquarters and elsewhere to the O’Brian Republic to complete tasks here.

Archbishop Riley was one of them, who, along with other archbishops, would complete the tasks assigned by the church.

But just as he was releasing his powerful aura, a terrifying domain power enveloped the starship, and formidable spiritual power directly surged into his mind. At that moment, Archbishop Riley felt plunged into a state of chaos, as if everything had come to a standstill, with time and space not flowing, and the figure before him seemed to grow immensely tall, while countless figures appeared in his mind.

These figures invaded, intruding into his memory, causing Archbishop Riley’s face to turn deathly pale, a ghastly gray.

In his mind, at every stage, Xu Mo appeared, recklessly searching his mental domain, with just a thought able to obliterate him entirely.

“Boom…”

His mental domain suddenly trembled, and Archbishop Riley’s eyes gradually became dazed. At that moment, he powerlessly leaned back in his seat, allowing Xu Mo to take control.

A moment later, some memories and thoughts were directly implanted into Riley’s mind, and his eyes shifted from confusion to clarity, gradually becoming respectful.

After some time, Xu Mo retracted his spiritual power and just quietly sat opposite Archbishop Riley.

Archbishop Riley lowered his head, his attitude respectful, not daring to meet Xu Mo’s eyes.

“You will continue to serve the church openly, ensuring not to arouse anyone’s suspicion,” Xu Mo said.

“Yes,” Riley nodded in response.

“Regarding the ‘Angel’ project, you can select people from the Kapar family and their ‘friends’ families, release the other children, and additionally, eliminate Kapar, replacing him with your Puppet to control Mar Star,” Xu Mo continued.

“Yes,” Archbishop Riley continued to nod silently, obediently following orders.

“Open the hatch,” Xu Mo said, and as he finished speaking, the hatch opened, and Xu Mo leaped out, diving through the sky towards a direction at great speed like a beam of light.

When spiritual power can absolutely suppress and control the opponent, Xu Mo can imprint thoughts to fully control them.

By controlling Archbishop Riley, there would essentially be no suspense regarding the affairs on Mar Star, allowing their forces to develop with peace of mind.

Furthermore, Riley and the church might even become their allies.

After some time, they would become the secret controllers of this planet.

As for Kapar, Xu Mo wasn’t concerned; Archbishop Riley was fully capable of removing him. Of course, Xu Mo would stay for a few days. If all went smoothly, he would leave for other planets; otherwise, he would personally intervene.

Xu Mo peered into Archbishop Riley’s memories, understanding the deeds of him and Kapar, ideally wishing to kill them both, but he needed a Puppet to carry out tasks. Killing Riley would only alert the enemy unnecessarily, serving no purpose.

And the plan he was setting up should ideally not involve harming any church personnel, or it would leave flaws; what he needed was control.

As for Governor Kapar, as the current controller of armed forces on the planet, he could be said to have committed all kinds of evils, acting as the local tyrant emperor, exposing all the malicious intentions of his nature.

This was also a calamity brought about by war. Once war plunged the planet into disorder, certain people with power would expose the malicious intentions of their nature.

Additionally, one matter in the other party’s memory caught Xu Mo’s attention.

It was the church’s ‘Angel’ project, which even Archbishop Riley himself did not know the ultimate purpose of, only knowing he was to select children with potential and have them take the genetic medicine and be sent away; the church would arrange everything.

The true executors of the Angel Plan are at a higher level, probably only those of the Red Robe rank know the specific details of the plan.

Xu Mo returned to a station on Mar Star.

The perimeter was guarded by many. This was Blue Star Technology’s base on Mar Star.

Upon entering the base, Ross saw Xu Mo’s arrival and called out, “Mr. Xu Mo.”

The current Ross no longer had the innocence of the past; he appeared middle-aged, even sporting a beard, a stark contrast to the Ross from the days on Lucas Star.

“Ross, have someone keep an eye on the Church and Governor Kapar’s house. Unless unexpected, the Church will become our leverage on Mar Star. However, only you should know about this, and everything must be kept secret, not made public.”

Xu Mo said, “You can start setting some groundwork, expanding influence here. However, avoid using too many of our own people; instead, leverage the local forces. Be prepared for exposure at any time. If exposed, ensure the losses are minimal, and continue with the strategy of splitting into smaller units.”

“Yes, Mr. Xu Mo,” Ross nodded.

“First, resolve the matters on Mar Star. If successful, we will replicate our actions on other planets.”

Xu Mo continued, although he had control over Archbishop Riley, he didn’t think it was foolproof. If top figures of the Church used the same means to search Riley’s memory, they could discover him.

Especially if he wanted to execute this plan on other planets, the number of target individuals would increase, thus raising the possibility of exposure.

Therefore, executing all this required pre-planning for evacuation and leveraging local forces from various planets for clandestine control through cooperation.

Days later, news of Kapar’s death leaked from the Governor’s Mansion on Mar Star; even his family faced disaster. It’s rumored that Kapar’s subordinates instigated a rebellion, killed Kapar, controlled the Governor’s Mansion, successfully seized power, and conducted a purge.

Following the news, the citizens of Alxi clapped and cheered, with some even celebrating on the streets, indicating their hatred for Kapar.

Upon receiving the news, Xu Mo silently thought that Archbishop Riley was indeed cunning; no reports mentioned the Church, but Xu Mo knew who the mastermind was.

After the incident, Ross handed over matters here to subordinates and left Mar Star with Xu Mo, preparing to move to the next planet.

Earlier, Xu Mo had people investigate the Church’s movements on Skull Star, precisely for what was to be done now.

The Church operated in the open, while they were in the shadows, making things much easier, discreet, and unobtrusive.

……

Two months later, while Xu Mo was targeting an archbishop on another planet related to the Church, he intercepted crucial intelligence about a military action from the Kales Empire.

The Kales Empire was preparing a military operation against Chloe Star, a large-scale deployment.

The reason the Church’s archbishop knew this classified information was due to the cooperation between the Kales Empire and the Church, with the Church secretly assisting the Kales Empire, and the Church would also mobilize some forces in this military operation.

This intelligence was of utmost importance to the O’Brian Republic. The Kales Empire’s target was Chloe Star, the center of the Chloe Star Province of the O’Brian Republic, one of the top ten primary stars.

Chloe Star housed a space station with strong military defenses. If the Kales Empire has decided to attack, it means deploying a large military force. This will be a crucial military action; if Chloe Star falls, it would directly shake the foundation of the O’Brian Republic.

Xu Mo did not expect that by targeting the Church, he would intercept such a classified piece of intelligence. Based on the information he received, very few were aware of this, and the archbishop only knew because of relevant assignments from the Church.

Upon learning the news, Xu Mo immediately returned to Skull Star and prepared to pass the message to Taros Temple Master of the Mystic God Temple, allowing him to notify the O’Brian Republic to take action.

The Mystic God Temple had already decided to join the war. If Chloe Star were attacked and destroyed, the Mystic God Temple on Chloe Star would also be obliterated, something Xu Mo was unwilling to see. Moreover, the Governor’s son of Chloe Star was his friend.

Back on Skull Star, Xu Mo convened a meeting.

Present were himself, Benjamin, Zack, Lincoln, and others, to discuss whether they should deploy the fleet to engage in the battle.

Of course, this engagement didn’t mean direct participation—that would be madness.

They were unqualified to engage directly in the large-scale battle between the Kales Empire and the O’Brian Republic. Joining the battlefield directly would mean becoming cannon fodder; currently, their fleet power wasn’t enough to fill the gaps in the enemy’s teeth.

However, without directly engaging, there might be opportunities to cause some disturbances behind the scenes, which was Xu Mo’s consideration.

War is a great opportunity for plunder.

If there’s a chance to seize from the Kales Empire, Xu Mo certainly wouldn’t hold back; however, he would have to consider the size of the risk. Failure would result in very dire consequences.

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