"Kafka, everything since we arrived here has been part of your plan, hasn't it?" Welt said in a deep voice.
From observation, this Kafka had deliberately let herself be caught.
"It's not a plan. It's the future."
Kafka smiled. "We intervene across countless possibilities of the future, turning the best one into reality."
"Don't overestimate us, Welt. The Stellaron Hunters are merely slaves to destiny as well."
March 7th shouted, "The best future? The best future for whom? I don't believe you'd consider others at all."
"The entire universe—do you believe that? Of course it's best for me."
"However… there really are some small variables this time."
Kafka smiled as she looked toward Tingyun and Zeig, who were slowly walking over.
Welt said in a deep voice, "We will take you to see the Luofu General. Since you claim to be innocent, you might as well explain it to him. He will make the judgment."
"No can do. I hate doing things according to other people's pace. Aren't you the same, Mr. Yang Transcendent~?"
"Uh…"
"Time is running short. Let's get moving, or it'll be too late."
Upon hearing this, Welt raised his hand and unleashed a wave of gravity suppression. Kafka's movement speed visibly slowed down.
"Wow, she didn't even kneel!" March 7th stared in shock.
Ever since they arrived on the Xianzhou, Uncle Yang's kneel-inducing technique had never failed once!
"Oh my… what a troublesome ability."
Kafka sidestepped to dodge the arrow March 7th shot, then tossed out several grenades that rolled to Welt's feet.
"Uncle Yang, watch out!"
Just as March 7th put a shield on Welt's body, a figure suddenly slid in and arrived right under Welt's crotch.
Zeig swept his leg upward, kicking all the grenades back.
"Boom boom boom—!!"
After the smoke cleared, Kafka walked out coughing and said in a disheveled manner, "Oh my… aren't you being a bit too much? I'll be very sad, you know."
Then she pulled out handguns with both hands again.
"Careful, she's going to shoot you, Zeig!" March 7th shouted.
But the next second, Kafka smiled slightly and shifted the gun muzzle upward.
"Ratatatatatata—!!"
After the intense barrage, countless bullet casings fell around them.
And.
A pink-haired girl.
"Child's play."
The girl slowly stood up and patted her sleeves.
The storm of bullets just now hadn't injured her in the slightest.
"Every move you make has already been foreseen within my divination."
Upon hearing this, Kafka also raised both hands, letting the two guns slip from her fingertips and fall to the ground.
"Oh my, I surrender."
The pink-haired girl looked at everyone and declared, "The criminal is now under my custody."
"Everyone from the Express, nice to meet you for the first time… or rather, I have already met you all in my foresight. I am one of the Xianzhou's Six Commissions, the Master Diviner of the Divination Commission, Fu Xuan."
Her gaze fell on Welt. "Mr. Yang Transcendent, I have long heard of your great name."
"Uh…"
"Do you remember what you said when you fought Yanqing with weapons?"
Fu Xuan smiled. "Changing the name of that square to Yang Transcendent Square requires application procedures."
Welt: "No, I didn't mean…"
Fu Xuan: "Of course, even after the application procedures, it still needs approval from many people. I think Mr. Yang Transcendent will return empty-handed."
Welt: "I think there's some misunderstanding. I'm not called…"
Fu Xuan: "Alright, when friends come from afar, one should welcome them with fine wine. However, the three elements of Heaven, Earth, and Man are not in position, so it can only be postponed for a few hours. Let's discuss official business first."
Welt: "But…"
Fu Xuan: "Mr. Yang Transcendent, please stop interrupting me."
Welt: "..."
"I have a general's proclamation here. Please take a look. After you capture the Stellaron Hunter, the Divination Commission will handle the interrogation."
Welt raised his head and said in a deep voice, "Understood. But the General once promised us shared intelligence. We have the right to know every word Kafka says."
"We won't add any procedures. Just let us observe the interrogation."
Fu Xuan nodded. "Good. You three, come with me to the Divination Commission."
March 7th was a bit worried. "Can't we interrogate her on the spot? Stellaron Hunters are so cunning. What if she runs away again?"
"With me here, she won't run. The only method that can pry open a Stellaron Hunter's mouth and make her reveal the truth can only take effect inside the Divination Commission."
"The auspicious time has arrived. It is time to set off. Everyone, shall we?"
Among those present.
At this moment, only Welt and March 7th were listening to Fu Xuan speak.
Especially Zeig!
"Hey, what are you doing? Didn't you hear me speaking?"
"Wait a second… almost done."
The black-haired man was sticking red square objects onto the nearby wall.
"What are those things?"
"TNT."
"What is TNT?"
"Explosives."
"…Oh."
"???"
"No, is there something wrong with your head?!"
Fu Xuan quickly trotted over to Zeig's side, carefully examining those red square objects, and scolded, "What did Stargazer Navalia ever do to you?!"
"I sensed an aura of destruction. Just to be safe, I'll leave some explosives here first."
"Stargazer Navalia is within the Fragmentum range with so many voidrangers wandering around. Isn't it normal to have a bit of destructive aura?!"
"No no no… that's not an ordinary feeling. I can't quite describe it."
"What does that have to do with you planting explosives? Stargazer Navalia is innocent!"
"It's fine. Just put some everywhere. What if this place gets flooded with monsters later? One blast and 90% of the problems are solved!"
...
"Everyone, please take your seats. This little lady is going to pilot the starskiff."
Fu Xuan sat on the starskiff and looked around in confusion.
"Actually, I had a doubt from the very beginning."
"What?" March 7th asked.
"Why… is my starskiff the only one parked here? How exactly did you all get here?"
Zeig raised his hand. "Flew here."
Welt also said in a deep voice, "Flew here."
Tingyun piloted the starskiff while smiling. "Miss March and I were also brought here by the benefactors' assistants."
"And you?" Fu Xuan asked the heavily bound Kafka in the middle.
Kafka closed her eyes and remained silent.
"..."
...
After the starskiff had traveled for some time.
Tingyun's voice sounded inside the starskiff.
"Benefactors, please disembark here~"
The group got off the starskiff one after another.
Fu Xuan looked around, widened her eyes, and then said to Tingyun discontentedly, "Although I usually stay deep within my duties, I still recognize what my jurisdiction looks like."
"Take a good look. Is this the Divination Commission?!"
Everyone looked around at the streets here in confusion.
It didn't look like some heavily guarded important agency at all.
"Oh dear, Master Diviner, please calm down. The Divination Compass malfunctioned, and locating the entrance to the cave isn't easy."
Tingyun said pitifully, "This little lady also wanted to handle things neatly, but the only place we can dock the starskiff right now is here."
"Such a failure. Fire her!"
"Benefactor, you jest. This matter, this little lady also..."
"Very good. You're fired." Fu Xuan chimed in.
"Huh?"
Tingyun stared blankly at the two of them.