Chapter 795: then translation of title, then ===GLOSSARY=== then list

"Secondly, the six department officials of the Luo Fu Immortal Vessel. The manpower and material resources expended on organizing the martial arts ceremony are already incalculable; now it has suddenly been halted and must be postponed indefinitely. This series of changes may be hard for the interior to bear." General Huaiyan shifted his tone, "Of course, this method is not without supporters."

Yun Li's face lit up with joy: "... Really, truly?"

"The mastermind behind this jailbreak will surely raise both hands in agreement with your view. Hu Lei escaped from his cell during the interrogation, and you and Yan Qing later discovered a Buzhou spy in Returning Star Harbor... If you claim no one is pulling strings behind this, even a newborn wouldn't believe it."

General Huaiyan pointed out bluntly: "The fugitive is merely a pawn; the hand that moves this piece wants to see a Luo Fu populace riddled with suspicion, each endangering the other. Declaring martial law and postponing the martial arts ceremony plays right into the opponent's hand, bringing the fear Hu Lei brought forward to the table ahead of time."

Yun Li frowned slightly, quite troubled: "Hmm... What should we do?"

Those search-and-capture operations certainly need to be carried out, but everything on the Luo Fu Immortal Vessel must remain as usual, at least appearing so.

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Qin Dynasty Bright Moon.

The autumn night by Mirror Lake already had a chill; the fire pit in the wooden house burned brightly. Gao Yue sat by the fire, knees drawn to her chest, her small face glowing red from the flames.

"General Huaiyan's analysis is truly spot-on; I never expected that behind all these considerations there would be another layer of relation..." Gao Yue held her knees, tilted her head, thought for a long time, then softly asked: "Sister Rong, is the 'hand moving the pieces' that General Huaiyan spoke of Huan Long?"

"Hmm." Duanmu Rong sat down by the fire pit, picked up a wooden stick and lightly stirred the embers, "These actions do bear Huan Long's style, but the three generals opposing him have clear division of labor and place their moves very steadily."

"But I still feel it's too risky..." Gao Yue lowered her head, "I'm afraid Hu Lei, knowing escape is hopeless, might erupt in violence."

Duanmu Rong chuckled softly and said, "Yue'er, it's perfectly normal to have such thoughts; let me tell you a story about our medical family instead."

Gao Yue's eyes lit up, eager: "Great, great!"

Duanmu Rong said leisurely, "When practicing medicine to save people, medical skill is only one aspect; another is learning to 'communicate' with patients—this too is a great field of study. Often patients do not die from illness but from 'fear'. When this mindset takes hold, the patient's condition often deteriorates rapidly."

"So fear is the true enemy." Gai Nie sat down on the other side of the fire pit, "However, the effects of fear are mutual; although the Immortal Vessel side currently does not know Hu Lei's whereabouts, Hu Lei likewise lacks clarity on the generals' deployments of the Immortal Vessel—he doesn't even know that Jingliu has already left the Luo Fu Immortal Vessel."

Duanmu Rong pondered for a moment: "This is rather like a game of chess. The opponent places pieces to create chaos; we should respond with stability. The opponent lurks in the dark, while General Feixiao sets up a deceptive formation in the open, luring him to reveal himself."

"Exactly." Gai Nie's eyes flashed with a hint of praise, "Miss Rong, you are perceptive."

Duanmu Rong's face warmed slightly, fortunately the firelight obscured it. She lowered her head and continued stirring the embers: "Using the entire Immortal Vessel as a chessboard, the cost of this game is truly enormous—if we miscalculate even a single step..."

"Then it's up to General Feixiao." Gai Nie gazed out the window at the sky, "She understands this group of Buzhou fiends so well that surely every next step lies within her expectations."

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Yun Li puffed her cheeks: "Everything as usual? That guy Yan Qing has vanished without a trace, saying he intends to share the generals' worries and difficulties. Now look, the host's champion swordsman is absent—how is that 'everything as usual'?"

"That's right, that's why I summoned you two here."

"Could it be that General Huaiyan intends to take the field himself?" San Yue Qi's eyes lit up.

General Huaiyan chuckled: "I certainly won't stay idle, but the place I'm headed to is not the Jingfeng Warship."

San Yue Qi stammered: "Could it be... that General Huaiyan wants me... to replace Yan Qing... and mount the stage to guard the arena...?"

"San Yue Xiaojie is truly quick-witted! My meaning, old man, is exactly this."

"Grandfather, San Yue is a guest invited by General Jingyuan to observe the ceremony! How could we let a guest represent Luo Fu and mount the stage to guard the arena! Wouldn't that make people laugh at Luo Fu Immortal Vessel for having no one?"

General Huaiyan added: "Little fool, the nameless passenger of the Astral Express whose fame resounds across the Star Sea—what an honor it is to have them here! Moreover, Miss San Yue fights under the title of 'Disciple of the Cloud Cavalry Dawn Guard'; how could that be considered 'Luo Fu Immortal Vessel has no one'?"

"Both of you, the opening of the martial arts ceremony must not fail. What I entrust to you is not merely victory or defeat on the stage, but also the safety of the Jingfeng Warship. Yu Kong, tell them the upcoming arrangements."

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Advancing Giants.

Let San Yue Qi guard the arena??

Reiner violently thumped his own chest; hearing this, he almost choked.

"How come, you still look down on San Yue Qi's swordsmanship?" Annie gave him a calm glance, "You don't think there are many people who can blast through company mechs with just two metal plates, do you?"

"No, that's not the case......"

Reiner still has a clear grasp of his own strength; if he didn't transform into a Titan, humanity likely has no force capable of damaging the company's civilian mechs. If it weren't for the Survey Corps themselves also using "metal plates" to fight Titans, he would hardly imagine that the everyday tool he holds could blast through mechs.

However, the Survey Corps' weapons lag far behind those of the Luo Fu Immortal Vessel in forging craft—this sword is not that sword.

"Although San Yue Qi has made great progress, there are surely many strong individuals in the galaxy, and it's not certain that none can blast through mechs with a sword; letting her guard the arena is still too risky—it would be better to let Yun Li do it, since we're all forces of the Immortal Vessel, wouldn't that be better?"

"Although they're all from the Immortal Vessel, Yun Li is after all an envoy from the Zhu Ming Immortal Vessel here to observe the ceremony—she can take the offensive, but definitely not guard the arena." At this moment, Bertolt interjected, "Moreover, the Immortal Vessel might not keep San Yue Qi guarding the arena the whole time; what if Hu Lei gets apprehended midway? She would mainly be filling in for Yan Qing's absence during that period, guarding the arena."

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Meanwhile, on the other side.

Jingyuan brought Dan Heng and Ling Sha to the Hidden Prison, where Han Ya stepped forward to offer a salute: "The Hidden Prison's management is lax; General of Labor's gracious presence, we are deeply grateful."