Chapter 1282.
The Sacred Flame, the source fire of the Source of the World, was an issue that Wang Dust could not avoid.
Because the entire Sacred Flame Society revolved around the Sacred Flame, its importance was beyond compare, and the fact that Wang Dust had swept through the Sacred Flame Society’s lair without mentioning a single word about the whereabouts of the Sacred Flame really made people suspicious.
Gu Yanchang then very much suspected that this item had been taken over by Wang Dust for himself!
But he didn’t have any evidence.
Most importantly, in the Holy Fire Society’s information archive, the Holy Fire was described in extreme detail, it had been enshrined for decades, not directly accessible, and nothing could contain it, eternally burning without extinction.
Although it was said that there was a great deal of bragging in the Holy Fire Society’s account of the Holy Fire, its specialness was indisputable.
Then the question came, if it was swallowed by Wang Dust, then how did Wang Dust take it away?
Even though there was no video record of Wang Dust’s battle in the temple, he returned to the TK043 Space Fortress from Senghai Star on an official ship, and there was surveillance video of the entire journey.
It was impossible for Wang Chen to have swallowed the sacred fire and taken it away, right?
This makes no sense at all.
Gu Yanchang was more or less helpless, so he could only say, “If you know the whereabouts of the Sacred Flame, you must report it truthfully, the empire will not treat the meritorious officials badly!”
Wang Chen smiled bitterly, “Officer Gu, I really don’t know.”
The empire would not treat meritorious officials poorly?
Hadn’t he made enough merit this time?
As a result, he was only promoted one level and then given a status of a scholar.
Wang Dust wasn’t a naive teenager, much less an ignorant white boy, and was well aware that a portion of his merit had been erased.
He came from a civilian background and was merely an orphan of the war dead, without any background connections.
It was too normal for such a situation to arise.
In fact if Wang Chen’s mission this time around had not been commissioned by the higher ups of the 7th Fast Reaction Fleet, certain people would not have dared to go too far, or else it would not have been impossible for all of it to be taken away!
This wasn’t the worst, the worst was the meritorious person turning into a sinner.
“Ahem!”
Xu Zhen, who was sitting on the side, couldn’t stand it anymore and coughed twice, “Officer Gu, we’re here today mainly to talk about establishing the Imperial Superpower System, let’s talk about the rest later, okay?”
This Vice President of the Holy Light Research Institute spoke softly, like an elegant old neighbor lady, very gentle and kind.
But Gu Yanchang immediately closed his mouth, not daring to have any arguments.
The reason was simple, Xu Zhen was one of the top scientists in the Holy Light Empire, she had dedicated her life to the cause of the Empire’s scientific and technological advancement, almost dedicating her life to it, and thus was deeply trusted and valued by His Majesty the Emperor.
Gu Yanchang didn’t doubt for a second that if killing himself would increase Xu Zhen’s lifespan by one year, then His Majesty would not hesitate to send out his forbidden guards to cut off his head!
So this old lady’s words were all he could do was listen strangely.
Xu Zhen smiled and said to Wang Duan, “Major Wang, I’ve gone through the X6 Lab’s research materials, and I have an understanding of your abilities, but there are still a lot of doubts, so can you cooperate with our research institute to do some more experiments?”
Worried that Wang Chuan would resent it, she hastened to say again, “Of course this is not a mandatory requirement, you can refuse.”
Wang Dust smiled and said, “No problem.”
He had heard of Xu Zhen’s name and had a certain understanding of this great scientist.
This was a very pure expert scholar!
“Great.”
Xu Zhen narrowed his eyes with a smile, “I believe that this test will help us establish the empire’s superpower system and facilitate the management of the empire’s superpowered people!”
Wang Chen asked, “So when does it start, or is it here?”
“No.”
Xu Zhen shook her head, “We’ll go to the Sacred Capital, the headquarters of the Research Institute has the most advanced equipment in the Empire.”
Saying that, she took out a letter and handed it to Wang Chen, “This is the invitation to the Holy Radiance Celebration that His Majesty the Emperor bestowed upon you.”
Invitation to the Holy Radiance Celebration!
The Holy Radiance Celebration was the Holy Light Empire’s National Day Ceremony, which was held once every ten years in the imperial capital, Sacred Capital, and was an extremely grand spectacle in which the entire imperial family, including His Majesty the Emperor, would personally participate.
At that time, hundreds of millions of imperial citizens would gather at the Holy Capital to celebrate the empire’s birthday.
And those who held an invitation to the Holy Glory Celebration were qualified to follow the royal family in the parade and admire the Emperor’s majesty up close!
According to past practice, there were no more than five hundred people who could obtain this invitation.
Its gold content could be imagined!
Gu Yanchang’s face changed.
Because he had no idea beforehand that His Majesty the Emperor had also bestowed an invitation to the Holy Radiance Celebration to Wang Chen, otherwise, he would have inevitably been much more polite in his questioning of Wang Chen.
At once, he felt that he had stepped into a pit.
However, Gu Yanchang was not an ordinary person after all, and still maintained his composure and calmness.
Only the complicated eyes betrayed him.
In fact, this Chief Officer of the Security Bureau still had quite a few questions that needed to be answered by Wang Chen, but as a result, he was stabbed in the back by Xu Zhen and could only stop helplessly.
In fact, Gu Yanchang had originally had the intention of controlling Wang Chen in his hands, which was why he had acted aggressively in the beginning.
Now his calculations were all in vain.
When it was time to say goodbye, Gu Yanchang didn’t say a word while Xu Zhen smilingly said to Wang Duan, “I’ll be waiting for you at the Sacred Capital.”
Both of them were high-ranking figures of the empire, and it wasn’t easy for them to personally come to Taiwu Star once, so of course, they couldn’t spend all of their time on Wang Chen.
After Wang Chen returned to his residence, he told Tang Mi and Ming Mei about this matter.
“His Majesty bestowed an invitation to the Sacred Radiance Celebration on you?”
Tang Mi’s eyes immediately widened in disbelief, “Oh my god!”
She knew the weight of this invitation all too well!
It could be more than just a status symbol, it represented the trust and importance of His Majesty the Emperor, and to put it politely, it was worth more than an imperial knighthood.
After Wang Chen had gilded this layer of gold, anyone else who wanted to deal with him would have to think twice.
Wang Dust smiled, “This invitation can bring three friends and relatives to watch the ceremony together, do you want to go together?”
Although these three family members and friends could only sit on the viewing gallery, it was a rare honor.
Tang Mi replied without thinking, “Yes, I want to!”
She hugged Wang Chen’s arm and pleaded in a delicate voice, “Brother, take us with you.”
Wang Chen heatedly smiled and said, “That’s up to you!”
Tang Mi grinned and wrapped her arms around Ming Mei next to her, “Mei Mei, let’s go together and milk him dry!”
A fierce battle broke out!
Three days later, Wang Chen embarked on the long journey to the Holy Light Empire’s imperial capital, the Holy Capital.
Before that, he formally resigned from his position in the Seventh Fast Reverse Fleet, and although he still retained his military status, he had practically left the Imperial Army system.
After another five days, the interstellar cruise ship that Wang Chen was traveling on arrived at the Sacred Light Star Region where Sacred Capital was located.
The heart of the Empire!