[Very quickly, the discussion meeting officially begins…]

[You had originally thought that this discussion meeting would, like the previous ones, be the same boring scene of various school higher-ups repeatedly questioning Rona’s identity, only to have Rona resolve each question one by one.]

[Unexpectedly, the Chairman gets straight to the point at the very beginning and announces…]

[Members of the Erudite Council, having a Prophet-level scholar such as Rona join the school association is without a doubt a good thing. However, because Rona’s identity is special, everyone held differing opinions during the discussion meetings over the past two days.]

[Since all of you kept raising objections and the discussion meetings argued endlessly without any clear decision, before this final discussion meeting, I specially contacted the Prophet Council to confirm this matter with the great Great Prophet.]

[Now, I will announce the Great Prophet’s oral decree!]

[The moment these words are spoken, the seats below immediately erupt into discussion. Some people’s eyes fill with excitement and joy, while others reveal malicious expressions…]

[If the Great Prophet acknowledges that Rona was an undercover agent merely infiltrating the Polar Star Society temporarily, then Rona, having now completed her mission, would undoubtedly become one of the most weighty figures within the association.]

[But if the Great Prophet denies it, then what awaits Rona is likely a death sentence.]

[You too feel somewhat tense in your heart and look toward Rona, only to see that her expression has not changed in the slightest. It seems that she does not care at all about the upcoming announcement.]

[The Chairman’s solemn voice echoes through the council hall…]

[As confirmed by the Great Prophet, Rona did indeed feign betrayal of the school, infiltrated the Polar Star Society, and completed the heroic deed of destroying the heretical organization and slaying the heretical leader, the Executor!]

[As soon as he finishes speaking, a noisy uproar of discussion erupts among the Sages seated below…]

[Most of them are supporters of the Chairman and know perfectly well in their hearts why the Chairman has been making things difficult for Rona and preventing her from returning smoothly to the school.]

[If the Chairman is making such an announcement now, does that not mean he is handing the position of Chairman over to Rona with his own hands?]

[Silence!]

[The Chairman shouts harshly. After the seats below grow quiet, he abruptly changes tone and continues…]

[This time, Prophet Rona uprooted the Polar Star Society, which had been lurking in the dark and battling the school for many years, in one fell swoop, and has rendered such great service. Naturally, the Great Prophet will not treat Rona unfairly.]

[The Great Prophet has decided to make an exception and exempt Rona from the redundant step of serving as Chairman for training, allowing her to be absorbed into the Prophet Council in advance!]

[Only after a long while following the Chairman’s announcement do the people seated below react, and they all begin applauding in celebration.]

[So long as Rona can be kept from interfering in the council’s affairs, then the school association will still remain theirs.]

[Rona sweeps her gaze across the crowd below and with only three words cuts off the thunderous applause…]

[I refuse!]

[The Erudite Sages all look at one another, their faces full of astonishment, as if doubting whether they had heard incorrectly.]

[In their view, the Great Prophet’s oral decree is like the true Lord’s prophecy itself. No one dares disobey or refute it.]

[If there is such a person, then that person must be an evil heretic who deserves execution!]

[The Chairman clearly did not expect Rona to dare openly resist. Hearing this, his face darkens at once, and he immediately says, Prophet Rona, please immediately retract the rebellious statement you just made. I can treat it as you being too excited for a moment and thus misspeaking.]

[Rona lets out a cold laugh and loudly repeats, You all heard correctly. I refuse to join the Prophet Council!]

[Her gaze sweeps across the ring of seats closest to the host dais, and she says disdainfully, a bunch of shameless despicable ones!]

[Then she looks toward the outer ring of seats, shakes her head, and sneers, a bunch of pitiful ignorant ones…]

[Upon hearing this, the Chairman’s expression changes drastically, and he sternly rebukes, Rona! Shut up!]

[What exactly are you trying to do!]

[Rona surveys the people below, each with a different expression, then turns her head toward the Chairman and says coldly…]

[I do not care whether you truly consulted the Great Prophet, or whether you did it for some other purpose…]

[Hand over Bennett, and I will do as you wish and join the Prophet Council, without interfering in the association’s affairs.]

[Otherwise, this seat of Chairman of the Erudite Council… I’m taking it for sure!]

[The moment these words are spoken, before the Chairman can even respond, someone seated below immediately stands up and loudly curses…]

[Rona, who do you think you are! This is the Erudite Council. The Chairman is announcing the Great Prophet’s oral decree. What qualifications do you have to oppose it…]

[Halfway through the curse, Rona’s icy gaze sweeps over in response…]

[His cursing stops abruptly. Under Rona’s powerful pressure, cold sweat pours down his forehead, his knees go weak, and he cannot utter a single word.]

[Only then does he realize that the one he just offended is not the former Great Sage Rona, but Prophet Rona, a true immortal god!]

[When Rona quietly withdraws her gaze, he collapses back into his seat, only feeling that his rash act just now had been a mad probe at the edge between life and death.]

[He does not doubt in the slightest that if Rona had infused even a little magical power into that gaze just now, his head would have burst open like a smashed watermelon.]

[The Chairman’s expression changes repeatedly, yet he still does not agree immediately. It seems Bennett is very important to him, important enough that even after Rona has proposed such a condition, he still has to hesitate again and again before making a decision.]

[Rona’s gaze fixes directly on the Chairman of the Erudite Council, and all her powerful pressure is concentrated entirely upon him alone.]

[The Chairman grits his teeth and struggles against the pressure. In the end, he still cannot withstand Rona’s forcefulness and can only compromise helplessly, announcing…]

[Bennett is a friend of Prophet Rona. Now that, under the Great Prophet’s confirmation, Rona has already cleared the suspicion of being a traitor, the Imperial Capital prison should naturally release Mister Bennett.]

[Prophet Rona may wait a short while after the meeting. I will send people to fetch Mister Bennett.]

[Rona sneers and says, No need. I know Bennett is within the association. You lead the way. I want to see Bennett personally…]

[As she speaks, she rises and leaves the host dais, heading toward the exit of the conference hall.]

[The Erudite Sages all look at one another in silence, and the Chairman can only announce the meeting’s adjournment with a darkened face, then follow after Rona.]

[You deliberately sweep the refined copper clock off the desk. It shatters into countless small parts with a crisp clatter that sounds especially piercing in the silent conference hall, drawing everyone’s attention.]

[Rona and the Chairman both look over in response. You hurriedly gather the parts on the floor while repeatedly apologizing, taking the opportunity to raise your head and wink at Rona.]

[Rona freezes for a moment, studies you carefully, and then the corners of her mouth rise slightly…]

[She suddenly points at you and says, You have been requisitioned. She happens to be lacking a secretary attendant at her side.]

[Beside her, the Chairman’s eyelid twitches. Rona has repeatedly acted outrageously, to the point that even he cannot guess what shocking move she will make next.]

[At this moment, he only wants to send this walking disaster into the Prophet Council immediately. He does not want to delay even for a single moment longer.]

[With a dark face, the Chairman scolds you, What are you standing there for? Hurry up and follow!]

[Thus, under the complicated gazes of the Erudite Sages, you leave the desk and follow after Rona, departing the conference hall together with them…]

[Without saying a word, the Chairman leads you and Rona to another room on the top floor. As you enter, you even make a point of glancing at the nameplate on the door. This is the Chairman’s private office.]

[After entering the office, the Chairman turns the vase on the desk, and the back wall rotates with a creaking sound, revealing another side on which two gigantic paintings hang.]

[They are two teleportation paintings. One is about the height of a person, and what is depicted on it appears to be a laboratory. There is not only an operating table and many surgical instruments, but also many bottles, jars, and fleshly limbs.]

[The other painting occupies almost the entire wall, and upon it is depicted only one huge and intricate character.]

[The Chairman throws Rona a Teleportation Badge and says, He knows that you, Rona, have certainly guessed some secrets. You may enter the teleportation painting, and you may also take Bennett away. But anything you see within it, as well as anything you have guessed, cannot be revealed to the outside…]

[No, after you settle Bennett, you must immediately join the Prophet Council!]

[Rona, do you not wish to know the truth? After joining the Prophet Council, you will understand everything!]