Chapter 836

Soon after, the Divine Strategy Manor.

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"Sorry, I'm late again, just like when I arrived."

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Feixiao hurried into the hall and found Jingyuan and Huaiyan already waiting for her.

Translation: "Feixiao hurried into the hall and found that Jingyuan and Huaiyan had been waiting for her for a long time." Need to keep names: Feixiao, Jingyuan, Huaiyan. So: 【3】 Feixiao hurried into the hall and found that Jingyuan and Huaiyan had been waiting for her for a long time.

"The Alchemy Division detained me for a health check, which took some time, and only released me after confirming I was alright."

Translation: '"The Dan Ding Si detained me to examine my condition, taking considerable time; only after confirming I was fine did they release me."' Need to use Dan Ding Si exactly. So: 【4】 "The Dan Ding Si detained me to examine my condition, taking considerable time; only after confirming I was fine did they release me."

The general is unharmed, so the old man and Jingyuan can finally relax. Hulue's prison break caused a major disturbance and forced the martial ceremony to be halted—truly an undeserved disaster. Fortunately, the younger generation is formidable; a few young people braved fire and water to quell this great calamity, which is a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

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Jingyuan said, "Before Tai Bu Fu Xuan went to the Jade Void Astral Express to report for duty, I once asked her about the divination ceremony. She left a note saying, 'The hexagram fluctuates between Qian and Zhen, indicating the aspect of Great Strength.' Even with setbacks, one can pass through safely. She wanted me to trust in the abilities of the young and let them act freely. In that case, the divination has indeed come true."

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"Just..." Jingyuan's tone shifted, and a hint of worry appeared on her face: "The Luofu Astral Express has been responsible for imprisoning Hulue for hundreds of years, but before he could be transferred, he died in the arena of the Battleship Spear. If this reaches the alliance's higher-ups, it will surely attract criticism."

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Feixiao said, "Hulue's death isn't necessarily a bad thing. Once the news spreads, it will both deal a heavy blow to the Striders' attempt to make a comeback and thwart anyone trying to exploit his ambition. We can simply hand over Hulue's corpse to the Yaoqing Astral Express; as for explaining things to the alliance, I'll handle that. As for the martial ceremony—although the Wolf Hunt plan went smoothly and no one knows what happened on the Battleship Spear, the news of the Striders attacking the market will surely spread."

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Since the ceremony has been interrupted, we must definitely reopen it. As for the spectators who witnessed the attack, we should not only comfort them further, but also let them see the Astral Express's cloud riders sacrificing themselves without regard for their own lives.

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"On the first day of the ceremony, Strider thugs attempted to cause panic, but fortunately the Heavenly Strike General leading the cloud riders who had come to observe resolved the crisis and slew the madman." Such a heroic tale is not only genuine, but when spread, everyone loves to watch it, and it is the most effective way to quell rumors and criticism.

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Jingyuan nodded: "Then let's follow Old Yan's wishes. Luofu will do its best to compensate the dead and injured, make up for losses, and strive to reopen the martial ceremony within a few weeks."

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In that case, the matters within Luofu are settled. However, I am more worried about the black hand behind this disaster— General Huaiyan paused, "Since the Jianmu anomaly began, all the upheavals the Luofu Astral Express has experienced have been closely tied to the Sovereign of Annihilation, Illusory Vague."

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Thus line 12: "Since the Jianmu anomaly began, all the upheavals the Luofu Astral Express has experienced have been closely tied to the Great Extinction Sovereign, Illusory Vague."

We need to keep "General Huaiyan". So: 【12】 "In that case, matters within Luofu are settled. However, I am more worried about the black hand behind this incident—" General Huaiyan paused, "Since the Jianmu anomaly began, all the upheavals the Luofu Astral Express has experienced have been closely tied to the Great Extinction Sovereign, Illusory Vague."

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fate/zero。

This line is "fate/zero。" It's a title with a full stop. We need to translate? It's already English/Japanese mix. Probably keep as is: "fate/zero." So: 【14】 fate/zero.

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Thus line 15: "The essence of Illusory Vague is still Solar Yang; immortal and indestructible, in a sense she has virtually infinite criminal cost—even if her flesh in the Scales Abyss Realm is destroyed, it cannot affect her at all." Alice furrowed her brows, "In other words, she is the eternal enemy of the Astral Express Alliance."

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Thus line: "The Flame Emperor is the Flame Emperor, Illusory Vague is Illusory Vague; although the Flame Emperor was once the king of Solar Yang, it never received the power granted by Nanuke, becoming an envoy, right?" Alice poured Saber a cup of red tea and handed it to her, "Vermilion Bright may have treasures to restrict Solar Yang, but I doubt they'd work on Illusory Vague—after all, no one has ever tried to imprison an envoy."

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Translation: '"Eh? Kill, kill Illusory Vague……?" Alice stared, eyes wide open, "... Such a wish, the Grail probably couldn't grant it either, right? Illusory Vague cannot be killed, can it?"' So: 【19】 "Eh? Kill, kill Illusory Vague……?" Alice stared, eyes wide open, "... Such a wish, the Grail probably couldn't grant it either, right? Illusory Vague cannot be killed, can it?"

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Translation: Jingyuan: "Looking at past behavior, compared to victory through force, Illusory Vague prefers to rift open discord among allies and sow seeds of chaos. If the Alliance cannot mend these rifts, it will eventually crumble into loose sand." So: 【23】 Jingyuan: "Looking at past behavior, compared to victory through force, Illusory Vague prefers to rift open discord among allies and sow seeds of chaos. If the Alliance cannot mend these rifts, it will eventually crumble into loose sand."

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Translation: '"With Old Yan's insight, how will the Marshal respond?"' So: 【25】 "With Old Yan's insight, how will the Marshal respond?"

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I even feel that before we completely exterminate the several Extinction Sovereigns, the matter of the Abundant Folk can be set aside for now; as long as the Abundant Folk do not launch a large-scale attack on the Astral Express, the Alliance should focus its current primary opponent on Phantylia. Jizi raised her head to watch the scene of the three generals conferring, and said lightly: 【Destruction】 strives to eradicate all destruction in the universe…… In other words, if Nanok truly succeeds in carrying out this goal, even we cannot escape calamity.