Chapter 1010: Chapter 980: Time to Rise Again
“Since you have chosen, I will support you!” Li Ruo looked at Ye Chen and said, “It’s often said that behind a successful man there’s an unsung woman. I want to be that unsung woman for you!”
“You have always been, in the past, now, and you will be in the future!” Ye Chen nodded.
“Thank you, Ye Chen!” Li Ruo hugged Ye Chen tightly. Ye Chen also embraced Li Ruo tightly. The two held each other close, feeling an immense happiness. Sometimes, a single word or a glance can warm each other through a harsh winter; sometimes a bit of understanding or a knowing smile can bring waves of gentleness to the other.
Li Ruo left Ottawa the next day. The brief meeting filled her with hope for Ye Chen. She knew that from today onwards, Ye Chen would rise, and he would definitely stand taller, walk farther. Perhaps, that night’s conversation was like a fire in the cold winter for Ye Chen. Many years later, when Ye Chen recalled the conversation from the previous night, he said, “If it weren’t for Li Ruo, if it weren’t for Li Ruo’s words that night, there might not be the Ye Chen I am today, with such glorious achievements!”
Indeed, Li Ruo is the most important woman in Ye Chen’s heart, and also the most important woman in his life. For Li Ruo, Ye Chen is the one and only in her life; for Ye Chen, Li Ruo holds an irreplaceable position. Even though she doesn’t directly help in his career, some words and pillow talks have a significant influence on Ye Chen.
Defeat is regrettable, but how to rise again is what’s most important; winning the next battle is crucial. Ye Chen did not shy away from failure, and upon returning to Sunset City the next day, he gathered everyone. Then, he delivered the following speech: “Brothers, I am fortunate because I am standing here with you. Yet, I am also sorrowful, for most of our brothers have gone to the afterlife. However, living is for changing the war, pick up your guns, and bravely enter the real battlefield. Go to the front lines, you are the hope of victory. Rest in peace the dead, stay strong the living. Total war. Brave the front lines. Let us avenge our fallen brothers!”
“Avenge our fallen brothers!”
The crowd shouted in unison, Ye Chen’s words awakened everyone, and they realized that wallowing in pain would not do. The most important thing is to turn that pain into motivation, transform it into the power to avenge their brothers.
A rally of vows filled everyone’s hearts with burning resolve.
“Now I am finally relieved!” Da Xia sighed, “Big Brother finally stood up, I was worried that he wouldn’t recover!”
“How could it be, Brother Chen could never just fall down!” Feng Zhixiao grinned, “Because he’s Brother Chen, if he falls, what would the brothers do? We have no way back now, wolves in front, tigers behind. We might as well fight fiercely!”
“Exactly!” Da Hei nodded.
After Ye Chen’s rally, he gathered all the senior leaders. Jimmy followed Feng Zhixiao and others to the Royal Palace, which was temporarily completed but not decorated, so they moved some chairs and sat scattered under a high-power wartime lightbulb for a meeting.
“This victory is painful, so I hope everyone can pull themselves together!” Ye Chen glanced at everyone.
“Brother Chen, don’t worry, we’ve all become indifferent to life and death!” Everyone nodded.
“Hmm!” Ye Chen nodded, then scanned everyone and said, “Now is the time for us to fight back, we cannot always be passive; we must take action and deliver a heavy blow to the enemy.”
“Brother Chen, we’ll do whatever you say!” Feng Zhixiao nodded, “I also think we should not remain silent, it’s necessary to give them a fierce counterattack!”
“Counterattack? That’s also a troublesome thing!” Ye Chen looked up at the ceiling, sighed, and said, “Some things are easy to say but very troublesome to do!”
“Big Brother, it’s not troublesome at all!” Da Xia immediately looked at Feng Zhixiao and said, “According to Rothschild’s intelligence, the Church Court has forces spread out globally, so we can focus our forces to strike their dispersed powers. In doing so, we gain a significant advantage and can indirectly weaken the opponent’s power!”
“Exactly!” Feng Zhixiao’s eyes lit up with excitement, “Brother Chen, I also think this method is feasible, as long as we concentrate our forces on attacking their dispersed powers, we can draw out their main force, and perhaps we can create an opportunity to attack the Temple of the Gods!”
Ye Chen’s mind lit up hearing this idea; he immediately nodded and said, “Hmm, a good idea, worth considering!”
“Brother Chen, what’s there to consider!” Li Tieniu chimed in, “We should now take some real action, avenge our fallen brothers, and boost the morale of our living brothers!”
“Hmm!” Da Hei nodded, agreeing with the idea. It’s indeed time to seek justice for the fallen brothers and also indeed time to boost the morale of those living, otherwise, it might become a state of deadening depression.
Ye Chen was silent for a long time and eventually agreed to the plan. He nodded and said, “Okay, then we’ll do it according to this plan, but to cherish our brothers’ lives, we must carefully fight every war, and carefully plan every battle.”
“Yes!” Everyone nodded.
After discussing for a long time, they finally decided to start from Europe, not for anything else, just because the Church’s power is right in Europe. Moreover, Europe is the foundation of the Church. The Church almost controls most of the countries in Europe. The doctrine has spread throughout Europe. In the whole of Greater Europe, churches stand tall, becoming the homeland of a religious nation.
“Let’s establish ourselves in the UK!” Ye Chen glanced at everyone and said, “There should be dissatisfaction with the Church there, and currently, the Church can’t control the UK. The United States and the UK have a good relationship, and I believe we can handle this relationship well. As long as we are established in the UK, then… everything will fall into place!”
“Great idea!” Feng Zhixiao nodded and said, “The UK can advance and attack or retreat and defend. It’s not far from the Temple of the Gods, and also, if we want to withdraw, we can quickly retreat back to North America. Great Britain is indeed a good place!”
After making the decision, the next day they began secretly transporting troops to Northern Ireland, then entered the south of Great Britain from Northern Ireland. The Rothschild family’s personnel also entered secretly; of course, all this had already been coordinated with Blair through a phone call. The UK’s relationship with the Church was very hostile. Knowing Ye Chen was coming to deal with the Church, they naturally welcomed it with open arms.
Therefore, Ye Chen and others entered secretly, slipping through unnoticed. Jimmy, with his Special Forces, even played a vanguard role, going directly from Great Britain into France and then boarding a train from Lille, France. Jimmy, familiar with Europe, disguised his troops as tourists, and a tour group of one hundred people entered Italy and the Temple of the Gods.
“Colonel, this Temple of the Gods is really magnificent!” the soldiers said one after another.
“Isn’t it?” Jimmy nodded and said, “I really want to move this great hall to the United States, so we can see such a magnificent hall there in the future!”
“No way, it’s too heavy to move!” The soldiers naively started discussing how to transport this great hall.
“Why can’t it be moved? Back in the day when technology wasn’t advanced, they still managed to transport the Statue of Liberty to the United States, didn’t they?” Jimmy laughed heartily, and his laughter also caused the surrounding soldiers to laugh.
“The key is this hall is too big!” The soldiers began to argue again.
Their discussion was overheard by the nearby tourists, who looked at this group of ‘lunatics’ in astonishment. Who would think of moving the Temple of the Gods? Are they really foolish? Not to mention whether it can be moved, would the Italian government allow anyone to move this Temple of the Gods? The Temple of the Gods is a symbol of Italy, the origin of the Italian Renaissance. They deemed those thinking of moving the Temple of the Gods as insane, as fools.
“Let’s go in and have a look!” Jimmy beckoned a few comrades to head inside.
“Stop!” The guard at the door, dressed in a military uniform, immediately intercepted Jimmy and others, coldly saying, “This is forbidden territory of the Church; no one is allowed to enter. Those who violate the order will be killed!”
“Hiss…”
The tourists around immediately backed away upon hearing this, frightened. The murderous aura emanating from the guard made people feel a chill, as if there were invisible spikes stabbing into their backs. However, Jimmy was not afraid. He smiled calmly and said, “We paid for the tickets; why can’t we go in and take a look?”
“This is a ban!” The guard ignored him.
“Forget it, a ban is a ban!” Jimmy shrugged helplessly. He sneaked a glance inside, occasionally spotting a few graceful women walking around, but he couldn’t see anything else!
This was just a side door of the Temple of the Gods; the real main entrance of the Temple of the Gods is prohibited from being approached by anyone. As a tourist attraction in Italy, the Temple of the Gods significantly boosts Italy’s tourism revenue every year. Many Church cultists come here to worship, promoting Italy’s domestic economic development and stimulating various demands.
Jimmy and others roamed around the area but gained nothing. Helplessly, he could only retrace his steps back to Great Britain.
“How was the harvest?” Ye Chen asked with a smile.
“Nothing at all!” Jimmy shook his head helplessly, complaining, “The people of the Church are too cunning!”
“Haha… Don’t blame others for being cunning if you can’t do it yourself!” Ye Chen laughed heartily and said, “You have to know, so many people visit the Temple of the Gods every year, and do you know how many countries’ spies are mixed in there? None of them have been able to obtain any information from the Temple of the Gods. What makes you think you can get any information?”