Human Light Umbrella

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Inside the hall of the Supreme Council.

Looking down from above, the hall as a whole has a "Hui"-shaped structure, with stepped seats on the left and right, and it is full of thousands of "members" at the moment.

On the left side are nearly [-] decadent ostrich-like prophets in gorgeous costumes.

On the right side are the same number of elite councilors, dressed similarly to the Ferem councilor who helped Moore get out of trouble.

On the platform at the front of the hall, there were three prophets who received special treatment. The three of them sat in suspended "wheelchairs" first, and their decadence and laziness far surpassed that of their peers.

And the one sitting in the center is the ostrich priest who Gabriel and a group of brothers have seen in the built-in garden of the flagship, repeating scriptures.

These three are the Prophets of Mercy, Truth, and Sorrow, and together with a thousand members form the Supreme Council of the Covenant Empire.

Although there are a large number of councilors who disperse power, for the three priests, they can be bewitched by believing in the religion of the forerunner and the "True Covenant", thus indirectly achieving dictatorship.

However, the stubbornness and strength shown by the elites put this dictatorship in danger of collapsing at any time.

At this time, the honor guard escorted Moore and his subordinates to the center of the word "Hui" through the gate of the hall.

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The Prophet of Truth sitting in the center asked in a shrill and disgusting voice:

"Mur? Lin Mir, you were once the proud supreme captain of our Covenant Empire, so please explain why you were defeated by the heretics and why you were released by the heretics' captives!

explain!Have you betrayed your faith?Betrayed my God!A traitor who cooperated with heresy? ! "

"Traitor!" The Prophet Members present all echoed.

"..." The elite councilors chose to remain silent.

"The reason for the failure is very simple." Moore looked straight at the Prophet of Truth without fear, and said simply and clearly: "My subordinates and I are not human opponents who you call heretics."

Hearing this, the Prophet of Truth immediately waved his hand and said, "We call you a heretic? Human? You really are a traitor..."

"Traitor? To say that the traitor should be your prophet family!"

Moore sternly interrupted the words of the Prophet of Truth, raised his hand and took off his helmet, turned to look to the right side of the hall, and raised his voice:

"Members! My armor stores the evidence that human beings are not heretics! On the contrary, human beings still have the authority to open the relics!

If you want to say who is a traitor, then it should be the prophets who hinder the smooth pilgrimage and classify human beings as heretics! "

Chapter 265 Civil Disturbance and the Power Claw of Human Technology

"Open the authority of the ruins?!"

"This... shouldn't they be heresies that destroy the ruins?"

"Heretical speech! This is heretical speech!"

"Execute them immediately! Guards! Guards!"

Moore's words immediately sparked uncontrollable heated discussions and quarrels in the parliament hall.

All the prophet councilors shouted, claiming that Moore and his subordinates have been transformed into outright heresies by humans.

The elite councilors were confused, suspicious, and shocked, and more than half of them confronted the prophet councilors, insisting that Moore had a reason for what they said.

"Silence! Silence!"

At this time, after hearing one of the three priests, the Prophet of Sorrow, shouting with the almost degraded voice of the prophets, the whole hall gradually returned to silence.

It's just that the atmosphere of the scene still has a very strong "smell of gunpowder". After all, what Moore said can be regarded as tearing apart the coat of harmonious coexistence between the two races.

Since the defeat of the fleet led by Moore, although the Covenant Empire immediately mobilized heavy troops to the edge of the border, waiting for the Supreme Council's full-scale attack order, but this deployment of troops is an internal political struggle of the Covenant Empire.

Because Moore was defeated and captured, the Prophet finally grasped the "key point" and criticized whether the elite family still had the ability to defend the integrity of the city of fraternity and the ability to firmly defend the pilgrimage.

Under the pressure of public opinion, the elite councilors were forced to make concessions, dispatching elite fleets such as "Infinite Truth" and "Ancestral Glory" to break away from the joint fleet responsible for defending the city of fraternity and rush to the front line on the edge of the border.

This move led to the dispersal of the military forces directly controlled by the elite councilors, and the prophets also took the opportunity to merge the ghost-faced beast fleet that had been waiting for a long time into the combined fleet.

The delicate balance is upset.

The defeat of Moore was not only a loss of a battle, but the chain reaction made their entire race in a disadvantaged state within the Covenant Empire.

"Cough cough."

The Prophet of Sorrow cleared his somewhat hoarse voice, then glanced at Moore sullenly, then looked at the leader of the Glory Guard, and said unhurriedly:

"Captain Linmeer has been assimilated by a heretic called human beings, and his mind has become disordered. Take him and his subordinates away and imprison them, waiting for the final judgment of the Supreme Council."

"... "

Hearing this, the leader, who is also an elite, hesitated a little, but still waved his hand lightly, signaling that a hundred guards were going to escort Moore and his subordinates to the bottom prison of the City of Fraternity.

"Wait a moment."

At this time, the Member of Ferrem stood up, stopped the action of the Glory Guard, clenched his right fist on his left chest, and bowed slightly to show respect to the three priests, but his tone did not show much respect, and suggested:

"Honorable priests, since Captain Linmeer has the so-called evidence, we should read it first, and then make a conclusion, how about it?"

"... "

Ferem's "suggestion" made the ostrich faces of the three priests show a slightly unnatural and gloomy expression.

You must know that Moore's ability to successfully meet the Supreme Council is inseparable from Ferrem and many elite members, which also makes them in a situation where they can't get down to the next level.

Immediately, the Prophet of Mercy, who put his expression on his face, said to Ferem: "Evidence can be false."

"I swear by the blood of the martyrs, if there is any falsehood, I, Moore Linmier, will fall into darkness forever!" Moore raised the helmet in his right hand and swore.

Ferem took advantage of the situation and said to all the members: "I swear by the martyrs, well, this is enough to prove Captain Linmeer's determination..."

After speaking, Ferem turned and continued to the three priests: "If the honorable priests insist that they are not traitors, why should they be afraid of the evidence provided by a captain, could it be...?"

Ferem's remarks successfully allowed the elite congressmen to occupy the commanding heights of public opinion.

Regardless of whether the evidence provided by Lin Mier is false or not, the priests need to approve the broadcast, otherwise it will further prove their guilty conscience.

In fact, the three ostriches knew from the beginning that humans seemed to have the authority to open the remains of the forerunners.

But they never thought that there would be a "person" like Sui Bian among human beings, and they never thought that Sui Bian would receive Lin Mier and let Lin Mir back who knew everything.

Seeing that Ferrem and a group of elite councilors insisted on pointing it out, they finally prevented the three ostriches from stepping down completely.

then…

"enough!"

The Prophet of Truth hammered down the levitating wheelchair with his weak hands, and issued a mandatory order to the leader of the honor guard:

"Captain Linmeer has spread the heresy! Put him and his subordinates in prison, destroy the contaminated armor, and wait for execution soon! During this period, no one can touch the heresy, and those who violate the order will be treated together. Be a heretic!"

After speaking the order that seemed a bit out of breath, the Prophet of Truth immediately controlled the suspended wheelchair, turned around and disappeared into the council hall, followed by the other two priests.

The Honor Guard, who followed the order, put on some kind of "mask" shackles for Moore and a group of his subordinates, so that they could no longer speak, and then escorted them to the bottom prison.

Seeing the three priests hastily leave, the debate at the scene had to be settled, and at the same time, the gap between the two-faced councilors who left the venue one after another, or the gap between the prophets and the elite became more obvious.

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Leave the council hall.

Three ostrich priests walk through an air corridor.

"It seems... I have to give those reckless people in advance!"

The Prophet of Sorrow said, clenched his right hand, indicating to the two colleagues that it was time to eliminate the "disobedient" elites.

The Prophet of Truth, the head of the ostrich, said with deep hatred: "It's not just the Sangheili (elites), this time we want to "clean" all the councilors, including the trash of my family.

Proceed as originally planned, replace the Glory Guard with the long-suffering Jiralhani (Ghostfaced Beasts), and then let them quickly deal with the Sangheili living in the City of Charity. "

"Well, we can only advance the plan." The Prophet of Mercy echoed: "There is no delay, I will make arrangements now and let the Jilahani people prepare."

"Priority is to get rid of Lin Mier and the councilors. They are the biggest threat. The reason for the purge is that the Sangheili clan is secretly cooperating with heretic humans in an attempt to hinder the smooth progress of the pilgrimage." The Prophet of Truth added.

"Relax." The Prophet of Mercy replied.

The Prophet of Sorrow said again: "Give me the side of the Glory Guard."

"it is good."

The next three ostriches were going to their palace, preparing to uproot the power of the elite clan in the city of fraternity.

The seemingly well-prepared plan, which is sufficient to consolidate power and status, instead highlights the short-sightedness of the three priests. They are considering how to use war to gain absolute dictatorship despite the fact that there is an enemy of mankind.

They may be arrogant, believing that the covenant empire can crush human beings with their huge size, or they may believe that they are safe in the rear and don't have to worry about being attacked by the main force of human beings.

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Shortly after.

The upper area of ​​the City of Fraternity.

Cylindrical megastructures are located here, and the streets are more spacious, planted with green, blue and yellow "green" plants.

This is a residential area that only belongs to the elite, and in the residential unit of one of the giant buildings...

"Aw...~!"

In the living room of a human-like apartment, the angry roars of two elites resounded.

The excellent sound insulation effect of the residential units allows them to vent their anger and release their emotions without any worries.

In the center of the living room, there is a small holographic screen, playing the events of the Harvest Star ruins and the dialogue between Sui Bian and Moore for the elites present.

The source of the screen is the silver helmet placed on the table.

Three elites stand in front of the screen.

The elite wearing silver armor and lacking a helmet is Roscoe who sneaked away from the search of the Glory Guard according to Moore's order.

The other two were elite veterans in golden and purple robes who seemed to be on vacation, and the roar just now came from them.

The elite in golden robes belonged to the same supreme captain as Moore, and the skin outside the exposed clothes was also covered with hideous scars.

The most distinctive feature of the one in the purple robe is that its mouth is missing a part, which has changed from a "four-petal mouth" to a "three-petal mouth".

They are Tyr Vadami and Artes Watu, comrades-in-arms and buddies who once fought together with Moore, made great achievements from the bottom, and were promoted to the ranks of generals together.

Especially the purple-robed Ates was dubbed "half-mouth" by Moore and Wadami.

Losco visited Wadami secretly first, and after expressing his intention, they came to Artes' living unit together, and played the evidence that the prophet deceived the elite.

The evidence provided by the old friend's subordinates, coupled with the recent small actions of the Prophet, made the two elites completely see the face of the Prophet.

End the rant.

Vadami with a dignified expression opened his mouth to analyze: "The congressman supports Moore's cleansing of his crimes and safeguarding the honor of our family, but if he chooses to confront the Prophet openly, then the situation of our Sangheili family will be in danger."

"I'm going to gather my subordinates and kill those decadent bastards!"

Artes turned around and left, preparing to lead the elites belonging to the special forces to rush directly to the palace of the City of Fraternity.

"Don't be reckless." Vadami hurriedly stopped his irascible old friend, and persuaded:

"The first thing we need to consider now is to spread Moore's discovery and alert the people to beware of the Prophet and the entire Covenant Empire.

Even if the troops are assembled, it is to evacuate the clansmen living in the city of fraternity as soon as possible, rather than acting blindly without a plan. "

"That guy Moore must be saved!" Artes added.

"That's for sure, we first..."

"Boom~long~..."

Suddenly, the movement from the explosion caused the entire giant building to vibrate, and at the same time interrupted Vadami's words.

? !

The three elites, who sensed something was wrong, immediately walked to the edge of the living room and opened the holographic window to observe the outside world.

I saw a fierce battle broke out outside.

The streets are filled with a large number of armored units, as well as heavily armed Brutes, Gnolls, Grunts, and members of various ethnic groups, except for the elites who command the ranks.