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Chapter 436 - 363: Ash will definitely appear in my household registration book.

Chapter 436: Chapter 363: Ash will definitely appear in my household registration book.

Vatican Mura, Senheiser building, 72nd floor.

The Red Hats were already covered in scars at this moment, "Deadshot Red Hat" Ray and "Crying Red Hat" Cleos were gasping for breath, even unable to gather their Holy Domain, signifying their magic power was close to depletion.

The battle had actually ended long ago, under the suppression of Absolute Points, Holy Sanctuary Mages were simply unable to break through the Clan Leader of the Six Emblems’ blockade line.

Even if the Clan Leader of the Six Emblems could only borrow a fraction of the All-knowing Weaver’s power, it was not something mere mortals could breach.

Precisely because of the immense role of Gospel Points, the successive Clan Leaders of the Six Emblems had unreservedly strengthened and perpetuated their family, even Holy Sanctuary Mages were willing to fragment their soul as family insurance, Legendary Mages willing to exhaust every strategy to design a mermaid scent farm for the family—It was not just a matter of family cohesion, but also because the prosperity of the family significantly boosted the personal power of the Clan Leader, the points of the whole family could be converted directly into the Clan Leader’s personal combat power.

Not to mention other kingdoms, even in another city, such a family system would not work. How could ordinary family members willingly give up their Gospel Points? Only those dazed by the Beauty Mist would unreservedly surrender themselves to the clan.

From this, it could be seen that the first-generation Emblem Mage dealing in mermaid scent did not do so with good intentions; it could be said to be ’selfishness hoping that everyone else would be selfless.’

However, with the passage of time and the growth of dreams, Clan Leaders were inevitably caught up while leading the families—the dreams gathered the members’ loyalty, also replacing the personal will of the Clan Leaders.

Every Clan Leader of the Six Emblems was soaking in the grace of the clan members since childhood, coupled with the subtle influence of the family’s Rebirth Dream, no matter if their personalities were contrary or tired, diligent or playful, but the most valued thing in their hearts must inevitably be the family, can be said to be ’selflessly indoctrinated to the point of being unable to be selfish.’

Although it was very bizarre, though it seemed riddled with holes and issues, because of these selfless Clan Leaders and selfless clan members, this peculiar system of Vatican Mura managed to cycle healthily, even representing the advanced productive forces of the Kingdom of Gospel.

The Clan Leader of the Six Emblems didn’t even exert much effort, they simply let the massive Vatican Mura move a finger, and its profound presence was enough to overwhelm the Red Hats, leaving them gasping for air.

But precisely because the Clan Leaders put family first in everything, no matter how angry they might be, they would not kill the Red Hats.

As an official department of the Empire, the Red Hats represented the dignity of both Yisu and the Gospel. Even Qinna, angry at the death of her clan members, only severely injured Ray but did not finish him; as for the other Red Hats, they only suffered superficial wounds—after all, if they personally killed a Red Hat, they could forget about appearing on any leaderboards in the future.

The Clan Leader of the Six Emblems just wanted to drag things out until the Red Hats were completely exhausted, and coincidentally, Ray and his group thought the same.

When Ray saw Ash leaving, he knew he had no chance of catching this doomsday criminal.

Still, he needed to keep the Red Hats entangled with the Clan Leader of the Six Emblems.

Because Deadshot also wanted to hold up these masters of Vatican Mura.

The exposed Ash could not possibly stay in Vatican Mura, otherwise, once the orders from the Yisu royal family came down, Senheiser would absolutely not be able to protect Ash. Qinna was only so bold because she was relying on a timing difference.

Once Ash tried to escape by car, the Family Reunion Office on the outskirts of Vatican Mura would come into play. Now, it was actually crucial to prevent these Clan Leaders from snatching the person back, so even if Ray couldn’t win, he still had to hold them off.

However...

"Sigh," Ray sat down on the ground with a thud, putting down his several-kilograms-heavy sniper rifle, "No more fighting."

"Fine," Qinna said coldly, "I’ll lock you up for questioning—"

"Not so fast," Ray pulled out handcuffs and shackled himself to Cleos, "I’ve been caught by the Red Hat Cleos, if you want to transfer a criminal, please apply to Azura of the Red Hats."

"She can’t protect you either," Qinna stated, "You’ve murdered two civilians in front of us, even if we let you go, the Gospel will declare you a criminal—this is not just a royal warrant, but the Gospel’s hatred. You’re socially isolated, pursued by Red Hats, loathed by the Gospel, with nowhere to stand, and you’ll never be able to hear the Gospel again."

Cleos looked at Ray, at a loss for words, not understanding why Ray shackled himself to her—The Clan Leader of the Six Emblems thought Cleos might secretly let him go, but the two had only met for the first time today!

Lowering the evaluation of Gospel by releasing criminals on the sly, how could Cleos possibly do that?

Actually, two hours earlier, Cleos was full of doubts.

Why was Ray willing to shoot innocent civilians in his pursuit of Ash? Didn’t he know this would make him lose his status as a Red Hat and even be despised by the Gospel? Are you here to hunt down Ash or to commit suicide?

Cleos didn’t understand what was happening at all. She was chasing Ash for Gospel Points, for the leaderboards, for the Empire’s rewards, but Ray’s actions brought no benefit, only sinking him deeper into trouble.

Compared to Ash, Ray was the one who truly terrified Cleos—she could not comprehend the reasons behind his actions. Ray’s image in her mind had suddenly become abstract.

"It’s not that serious," Ray said indifferently, "As a Holy Sanctuary Mage, I still have a few tricks up my sleeve to survive."

"But why?" Qinna asked the question that Cleos also wanted to ask. "I really can’t understand why you would go to such lengths."

"I just said, for the Gospel."

"That’s just a slogan, right?"

"For you family-brained types, that indeed is just a slogan." Light said. "However, I also want to ask Clan Leader Qinna, why do you want to protect Ash?"

At this time, the other five clan leaders also looked toward Qinna.

Although they believed that the actions of the Emblem clan leaders were for the benefit of their families, they could not figure out why Qinna would protect a criminal wanted by the royal family’s mandate. Opposing the Empire was definitely a bad strategy.

Qinna said, "All of this started with my daughter Hanna, twenty years ago..."

The man with glasses said, "Please fast forward to now, Senheiser."

"In short, Hanna has mastered the legacy of the Doran family. She has the ability to influence the Weaving Festival. At the same time, she knew that the second list was greatly related to our family, so in order to get her companions on the list, she decided to use Senheiser’s family Rebirth Dream to help her companions cheat and influence the judgment of the Gospel."

Qinna said, "If nothing goes wrong, Ash and the others will appear on the second list, but alongside them in the Weaving Festival will be our Six Emblems— because Ash and his companions will become part of Senheiser."

Light said, "Are you so sure that Ash Heath will join Senheiser?"

"Of course, Ash’s fiancée is my daughter Hanna." Qinna raised her eyebrows. "And even if something unexpected happens, I also have a backup plan. In short, Ash will definitely appear in the Senheiser family register."

At this point, everyone understood Qinna’s intent— to continue the family line!

In the past, the Six Emblems family didn’t really place much emphasis on the Weaving Festival.

After all, for the Six Emblems with a thousand years of accumulation, the rewards of the Weaving Festival were just icing on the cake—nice to have, but not affecting their livelihood if absent.

But now was different. The "Beauty List" portended an apocalyptic future that even the Kingdom of Gospel could not resist, a disaster against which Vatican Mura could only sit and await doom.

Exactly how to protect the family had been a question in the clan leaders’ minds ever since "The Beauty List" appeared, and now Qinna had provided an answer—she didn’t know how to perpetuate, and she didn’t need to know. Why not let the Weaving Festival declare it for them?

The Gospel is an all-knowing and all-powerful Wish Machine, and the Weaving Festival represented a future that was bound to happen. As long as the Senheiser family appeared on the future list, it meant they would safely weather the apocalypse and continue securely for fifty years.

Therefore, Qinna had to protect Ash and the others. These people from the Exotic Realm were the tickets to the future, and by binding them, they could ride the ark to escape the end of days!

The other Emblem clan leaders nodded in agreement, highly approving of Qinna’s plan.

If Senheiser really made it to the future list and was recognized by the Gospel as able to continue fifty years hence, then tomorrow the Six Emblems would become one, with Vatican Mura having only the surname Senheiser left.

"But don’t you think it would be better to kill Ash now?" Light said. "Perhaps that could prevent the future disaster..."

"How is that possible!" The man in the coat immediately countered. "That’s the future foretold by the Weaving Festival. How could it possibly change? And a Mage couldn’t create a horrific disaster that obliterates the Kingdom of Gospel, not even a Legendary Mage!"

"Rather than plotting against Ash Heath, it’s better to make him our beacon into the future," the man with glasses nodded and spoke. "Senheiser has done the right thing."

Light lowered his eyelids and gave a soft snort, laughing at something unknown.

The moment the Vatican Mura bell tower struck, a Gospel Book popped up in front of everyone, with a glittering bookmark tucked inside.

They immediately realized what had happened— the Weaving Festival had updated right on schedule!

The man with glasses flipped it open and couldn’t help but let his stoic face light up with joy. "It’s really the ’Family List’!"

The man in the coat took a glance, and couldn’t help but sigh, "It looks like we’ll really have to change our surname to Senheiser now..."

"The Family List"

"Family List 10th place: the Mist Spirit clan of Senheiser."