Having finished a day of exhausting work, Xuelian slowly shuffled over to her familiar corner and sat down on the ground, just as she had on countless lonely nights before.
She tilted her head up at the night sky. Beyond the iron bars, the vast expanse of the cosmos was dotted with twinkling stars, like scattered diamond shards—both chilling and mesmerizing.
Lately, the administrative arrangements within The Church had grown increasingly tight, and with a severe shortage of personnel, a large number of members had been dispatched on various dangerous and tricky missions.
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