Heinrich paused briefly before continuing, "As the original species, many life forms in the Dark Link dimension inherently possess divine-level energy. Therefore, by purifying their body and mind, we can make them willingly join the Dark Layer system. Under our careful cultivation, they gradually grow into outstanding Purification Envoys."
"Thus, compared to recruiting priests or ordinary spirits from the Surface Layer system to join the Dark Layer, directly transforming these beings from the Dark Link dimension who have undergone purification is clearly more effective and less risky. Given the risks involved in purification missions in the Dark Link dimension, Purification Envoys often face higher casualty rates in certain operations. Therefore, choosing a large number of beings originally from the Dark Link dimension naturally alleviates the pain for the divine realms when unexpected incidents occur!"
At this point, Heinrich chuckled self-deprecatingly. However, it was clear he was mocking the pitiful treatment of priests like himself, rather than expressing dissatisfaction with the cold-blooded practices of the divine realms. It showed Heinrich's high loyalty to the divine realms, even though he knew they considered priests like him expendable material for purification missions at any time.
"Hmph! Indeed, the brainwashing prowess of the divine realms is quite strong! A bunch of hypocrites!" Dream Jia couldn't help but sneer.
Ignoring Dream Jia's sarcasm, Heinrich continued, "Of course, if these Purification Envoys can advance to quasi-intermediate level priests like me, they would receive better treatment and more attention. In such cases, the divine realms would naturally treat us on par with regular priests and wouldn't easily allow us to sacrifice ourselves!"
Heinrich sighed repeatedly, "Alas! It's just a pity that things don't always develop in the ideal direction! Even after gaining sufficient attention from leaders and obtaining the command of Detachment P1557, I strangely encountered those scoundrels. It's really a twist of fate!"
Hao Yun knew the "scoundrels" Heinrich referred to must be Elsie and the others, so out of curiosity, he asked, "By the way, who exactly are Elsie and the others? Are they recruited Purification Envoys from the Dark Link dimension, daring to assassinate a priest like you?"
"Elsie and her sisters are Purification Envoys excavated by the Dark Layer system from the Dark Link dimension, but Eve and Adam are not. Eve and Adam belong to a priest in some intelligence analysis department of the Surface Layer system. They were later recruited into the Holy Mission Expansion Department under the Dark Layer system. It's precisely because of their unique identities that I appointed them to serve as strategists in the team. Those two don't like to show their faces, so I can imagine they will promote Gogolnikyeva after resolving me, to replace my position as the new commander of Detachment P1557. Eve will continue to manipulate behind the scenes to plot their conspiracy." Heinrich answered immediately.
Hao Yun and the others finally understood. It turned out that Elsie, who seemed to have a strong leadership aura, was just a puppet leader of Detachment P1557. Her existence was just a cover. The real masterminds who colluded with Elina were Eve and Adam, who had always existed as staff members. At this point, Hao Yun and the others seemed somewhat disheartened. Because now it seemed that not only the divine realms, which ostensibly upheld justice and peace, but also an alliance of good and evil, secretly harmed innocent beings and spirits in the lower realms for their own development. Even within the divine realms, priests who strictly adhered to the highest moral standards on the surface, secretly harbored evil intentions.
This was indeed a significant blow to Hao Yun and his absolute loyalty to the highest moral standards of the divine realms, leading to a serious collapse of their faith. It even made them consider whether they should ignore Eve and Elina's conspiracy and allow them to wreak havoc in the divine realms.
However, despite being angry at the actions of the divine realms in secret, Hao Yun and the others quickly dispelled the idea of allowing Eve and Elina to collaborate in their schemes. After all, Eve and Elina's conspiracies were definitely related to the divine realms. Therefore, allowing them to act recklessly in the divine realms would mean condoning their harm to innocent beings and spirits in the divine realms. As individuals who always guided themselves by the highest moral standards and were willing to be guided by absolute justice, Hao Yun and the others naturally would not stand by and watch Eve and Elina create chaos.
Therefore, Dream Jia, as the representative of the three, asked, "Heinrich, what exactly happened between you all that led you to this situation? What conspiracy are Eve and Elina planning?"
Facing Dream Jia's question, Heinrich touched his almost skeletal face with his hand but did not respond immediately. However, it was evident that he didn't refuse to answer Dream Jia's question; he just didn't know how to answer it right away.
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Seeing Heinrich scratching his head and wearing an expression that was difficult to speak of, Guardian Uryll, who was eager for gossip, finally urged, "Hey! Heinrich, if you dare to do it, you should dare to admit it! Things have come to this, and your little secrets can't be hidden anymore! You might as well honestly confess! If you really don't want to say it, then I'll reluctantly do it for you?"
From Uryll's words, it was easy to hear that he knew Heinrich's current concerns very well. However, he clearly didn't want to help Heinrich resolve his embarrassment but rather wanted to transform into an audience member and enjoy the joy brought to him by Heinrich's past achievements. Since Uryll had said so, Heinrich could no longer continue to delay. So Heinrich waved his hand to Uryll and indicated that he had decided to answer Dream Jia's question by himself.
Heinrich sighed after organizing his thoughts, "Alas! Initially, Eve and Adam accepted the invitation to become Purifiers in the Dark Layer system solely to find an opportunity to escape from the control of the Spiritual Realm. However, with the arrival of Elsie and the Gogolnikyeva sisters, their escape plan escalated, evolving into a conspiracy to create chaos within the Spiritual Realm while seizing the chance to break free from its control."
Hearing this, Haoyun and his companions nodded in agreement. They understood that Eve and Adam's intentions were directly influenced by Elsie's involvement. Eve and Adam aimed to provide Elsie with information conducive to attacking the Spiritual Realm, covertly assisting her in causing greater crises within it to divert attention, thereby facilitating their escape. This raised a bigger question for Haoyun and his companions: why did Eve and Adam want to break free from the Spiritual Realm's control? If they left, where would they settle? Moreover, how did they possess information that Elsie could cause such a disturbance in the Spiritual Realm?
Facing their queries, Heinrich gestured for them to listen patiently before continuing, "As a quasi-mid-level priest, a devout follower and staunch supporter of the Spiritual Realm, I naturally disagreed with their actions, leading to significant disagreements between us. Hence, I unfortunately fell victim to Elsie's ambush and ended up in this sorry state."
Heinrich gestured to his skeletal lower half, reminiscing about his former self. Witnessing this, Uryll spoke up discontentedly, "Hey! You should be grateful you're still alive! If it weren't for my boredom and my desire for conversation at the time, I wouldn't have bothered to save you! You ungrateful dog! And what's so good about that damn place, the Spiritual Realm? Is it as comfortable as chatting with me here every day?!"
Seeing Uryll and Heinrich about to argue again, Haoyun hastily interjected, "Um, right. Heinrich, something doesn't quite add up. From what you're saying, you didn't immediately report Eve and Adam's plan to threaten the Spiritual Realm. In fact, you argued with them about it before Elsie ambushed you. So, your hands aren't exactly clean in this, huh?"
Faced with Haoyun's scrutiny, Heinrich appeared extremely embarrassed. After a fierce internal struggle, he finally answered with difficulty, "Um... Well, first of all, you should know that besides our hierarchical relationship, Eve and I, um, have had another kind of relationship... I mean, we've always had that, um, kind of relationship."
Though Heinrich's voice grew quieter, Haoyun and his companions understood his implication instantly. Simply put, besides their hierarchical relationship, Heinrich and Eve also had a physical relationship.
Heinrich nodded in agreement to Haoyun's summary. Haoyun and his companions were dumbfounded by Heinrich's admission, their jaws almost dropping to the floor. They stared at Heinrich in disbelief, their expressions asking, "Are you kidding me?" Never in their calculations did they expect Heinrich to reveal such explosive information. After all, wasn't Adam Eve's original partner? My goodness! Not only did you and Eve have an office romance, but it also involved a love triangle with three people!
Certainly, compared to Dao Lao and Dream Jia, who were burning with gossip, Haoyun clearly found Heinrich's story difficult to accept. Despite not wanting to admit it, theoretically, Eve was his biological mother. Therefore, even though Haoyun had no positive feelings towards Eve and even felt disgust towards her, learning that his biological mother had such a relationship with the person in front of him inevitably caused him considerable emotional turmoil.
But that wasn't all. Heinrich then revealed another bombshell—besides Eve, he also had an indescribable relationship with the Gogolnikyeva sisters! What's more outrageous was that Adam, Haoyun's biological father, not only knew about it but also accepted this fact gladly and became Heinrich's partner in crime.
What in the world was going on?! Who could have imagined that within Purification Squad P1557, there would be such chaotic relationships? Haoyun and his companions looked at Heinrich with expressions of utter shock, finding it hard to believe that what they were hearing was real.
However, soon enough, Dao Lao couldn't contain his curiosity, erupting like a volcano, he couldn't help but stammer, "Um, cough, then, Elsie, you... did something happen with her too?"
Heinrich shook his head silently, letting out a long sigh to express the myriad emotions weighing on his heart. Sensing a hint of regret in his demeanor, Haoyun and his companions felt it too. Dream Jia, realizing there was something between Heinrich and Elsie, was about to inquire further. However, before she could speak, Heinrich took the initiative and began to recount a once-unmentionable dark chapter from his past.
Heinrich first explained the unique challenges faced by Purifiers. According to him, the reason Purifiers could live securely in the Dark Link planes for extended periods was due to a certain flaw discovered in the Sea of Gestation. Exploiting this flaw, the Spiritual Realm established safe havens within the Sea of Gestation. With these sanctuaries, Purifiers could safely observe the diverse worlds concealed within the Sea of Gestation and weaken the connections between these worlds and the Dark Link planes through their purification tasks. This served the purpose of transplanting these worlds into the Spiritual Realm.