The meeting place of the Rosicrucian Order has always been a secret, and not everyone can be summoned to every meeting.
Their meeting mode is very special - when a senior executive decides to call other people, he will first call four people, called "My Cross Keepers", and inform them of the time and place of the meeting, as well as the theme and importance of the meeting.
sex.
And each person who is summoned will summon up to four more people from the association list, and the person who is summoned will summon up to four more people...and so on.
Eventually, there will definitely be people whose addresses are told by multiple people at the same time, and there will definitely be people who are not told their addresses.
That's someone who is considered untrustworthy by those currently attending the rally - or at least someone no one wants to vouch for.
——On the other hand, anyone who can appear here at least means that they are trustworthy.
But Master Walter's words pointed out extremely clearly - there must be betrayers among them.
Walter glanced around with sharp eyes.
There are only twelve people here, and the lowest level among them is also the fourth level. All the people who know the secret of the Ring of the Ending Ceremony are here; all the remaining fifth-level extraordinary beings in the Rosicrucian Order are already here.
This collection is complete.
There are four more people in total.
——Ms. Malacia, Master Walter, Miss Sprengel, and Dr. Leverkuhn.
In other places, four fifth-level extraordinary beings are enough to form a country. Even in Star Antimony today, they already account for more than half of the fifth-level powerful people!
With the deaths of Earl Dawn, the first Red Chancellor Pomponazzi, Valentine VII and Lady Emma, plus the two people taken away after the split of the Narcissus Principality... and the two people inside the Ziggurat
It is possible to leave the fifth energy level of Star Antimony at any time.
There are only nine fifth-level extraordinary beings left in the entire Star Antimony.
You must know that at this time a year ago, Star Antimony still had seventeen fifth-level experts, the most among all human countries. But in just one year, this number has been cut in half.
Among them, excluding General Karl, who is no longer a transcendent, as well as two people from the Wangli Alchemy Association, one from the Red Fort, and the unknown Master Chongbo... even if General Karl is added, and La La, who has just been promoted,
Minister Luo, there are only a pitiful six fifth-level experts that the Demon Society can mobilize, and they are already on the same level as Avalon, who is next door and has withered talent!
The most terrible thing is that their black and red phases can no longer protect the kingdom...
It was clear that the dazzling and glorious Herasl Empire could be rebuilt just before our eyes... How did it become like this?
"We are the only ones who know about the ceremony of the Ring of Ending."
Looking at everyone in a dull atmosphere, Master Walter spoke again and emphasized: "There must be a reason why the Theocracy suddenly made such a big move.
"It is impossible for the Theocracy to allow sixth-level transcendent beings to appear elsewhere, which will undoubtedly shake the balance of the world - besides, the popes of this generation are human beings. Power is intoxicating, not to mention that it comes from Avalon.
The people who came out. There is no doubt that they are coming for us. Their purpose is to prevent the Ring of Endings ceremony."
"What should we do?"
With her white curly hair as curled as snow, Ms. Malacia, who was already an old lady, said angrily: "Do we have to stop? Anyway, the ceremony hasn't officially started yet, and we still have a chance to regret it."
"——It's useless."
But Miss Sprengel just smiled and shook her head, denying: "The coronation ring ceremony has been prepared for almost a year. Now the outer ring ceremony has begun, and the inner ring ceremony will start in four days. And there will be more.
The summoning will be completed in one month. Foreign Transcendents have begun to gather since the end of last month - obviously, they can no longer stop at this time."
"Miss Sprengel is right, cough cough cough..."
Dr. Levi Kuhn coughed: "Now... cough, we can't stop. If we stop... we can't explain to others..."
He is a sickly man, sitting in a wheelchair, wearing glasses, and his thighs are even thinner than normal people's arms. His skin is sagging, but there is always a vague purple light in his eyes. A faint shadow wraps around him, making him feel uncomfortable.
His sense of presence seems to be much lower than others.
In fact, Dr. Leverkuhn is also the most unsociable among Rosicrucians, and not many people are willing to get close to him.
Because the fly demon in his body is the evolved form of the rip demon, the demon that people who commit the sin of gluttony will turn into after death.
The Rift Demons have an endless desire for hunger, but their split mouths allow food to leak out, making them one of the few demons that continue to attack humans. If they "adapt" to this state, they may evolve
Become a high-level demon with the power of adaptation - the fly demon.
Dr. Levi Kuhn's body will continue to rot, and his pale and sagging skin is full of fly eggs. These flies that carry fatal diseases are one of his clones. Through the insect swarm, he can also transform himself into
The consciousness gathered together. Wherever he appeared, he could always steal the lives of others quietly... Even his colleagues were quite afraid of him. After all, no one knew whether he had planted the seeds of disease.
If he hadn't been called anyway this time... I'm afraid there wouldn't be him at this party.
Compared to others, Dr. Levi Kuhn is more like a pure scholar. He is so weak that he does not look like a fifth-level person, as if he may die at any time.
"-Don't cough on me, Doctor."
Master Walter frowned, showing clear displeasure.
Normally, he wouldn't be so rude to his friends.
He looked tired and his facial hair was unkempt - and everyone else knew why.
Master Walter's doted, rebellious, and now corrupted only daughter of the Son of the Moon failed and died in the promotion ceremony last night.
Generally speaking, children of the moon have stronger vitality. Even if the ritual fails, or even is seriously injured and dies, they may not die completely when they return to the real world.
In fact, he somewhat doubted whether the people who killed Andrea were Lalo and Her Royal Highness the Princess who had completed their promotion. With their distance, it was entirely possible that they would have entered the same promotion ceremony - Master Walter had also already
Someone was sent to warn Andrea, but she was obviously unwilling to obey Master Walter's command.
There is currently only one fifth level in the Red Castle, and that is the leader of the "Secret Chamber Agency", Ms. "Blood Diamond". This means that the next fifth level will definitely become the "Red Phase" of this generation, and will also
Become the person Louise trusts most.
As the current ruler of Star Antimony, Louise will definitely not participate in the promotion ceremony. So she will probably encourage other children of the Moon who are stuck at the fourth energy level to try for promotion... Now the Snake Father has a very strong influence on the world's transcendent consciousness.
, energy level improvement and promotion rituals will be much simpler than in the past, and will become simpler and simpler over time.
Although Andrea has become a child of the moon...in a sense, she is dead.
But that is Master Walter’s only daughter after all——
On the one hand, he knew that "that was just a monster that stole his daughter's body and memory," but on the other hand, looking at that face and listening to that voice, he still couldn't help but shed tears. Whenever this happened, he would feel particularly
Understand why Valentine VII was bewitched by Queen Louise.
So Master Walter couldn't help but tell her this secret - future promotions will become easier and easier.
Unexpectedly, his news inspired a desire for rebellion. In other words, Andrea was anxious to be promoted at this time because the promotion would become easier in the future...
Of course Dr. Levi Kuhn also knew where Master Walter’s anger came from.
"Sorry...cough..."
He did not quarrel with Master Walter, but nodded slowly while coughing, politely turned his head and covered his mouth with his hand, and then coughed non-stop.
Seeing that Dr. Leverkuhn ignored him, Master Walter felt as if he had hit cotton with a punch.
He stared at Dr. Leverkuhn for a long time, and finally looked away.
He abruptly changed the subject: "So what should we do, everyone? Vote.
"How many want to stop the ceremony? Some raised their hands."
Among the twelve people, only two raised their hands.
Both of them looked to be over fifty or sixty years old, and there was only one fifth-level person among them, and that was Ms. Malasia.
"That means there are ten people who want to continue the ceremony."
Master Walter nodded: "Then the ceremony will proceed normally——
"But we can no longer lose other people. We have to trick someone from a foreign transcendent as a sacrifice. This matter..."
"Let me go," Miss Sprengel said suddenly.
Master Walter was a little surprised by this senior's opening.
But he readily agreed: "I'll spare your trouble, Miss Sprengel."
Sprengel just smiled gently and did not respond.
"...cough, cough..."
Dr. Levi Kuhn coughed for a while and suddenly said: "I have been thinking about a possibility...
"Could it be that...the Ring of Endings ceremony was a scam from the very beginning?
"Just by sacrificing one person, a group of people can be promoted to the sixth level. This is not equal at all. Even in terms of 'ritual', this is too loose..."
"I have actually considered this issue."
Unexpectedly, Master Walter did not say blunt words such as "There is no turning back" or "The matter must be carried out now", but he actually gave his opinion: "So we are prepared for both things.
"Let's first see if the Ring of Ending Ceremony can be established. If so, it will be easy to say. If not...
"Then win over these transcendent people from foreign countries and give them benefits. We have the support of the Ministry of War and many officials standing with us, but it is really not possible...
"——We also went out independently, separated from the Alchemy Association and the Red Keep, directly carved out the area to rebuild the country, and created a pure transcendental country... As a paradise for demonologists, this is also a way. The transcendents who participated in the ceremony this time
, plus the four of us, there are already nine people. Even if a few of us may die in the middle, together we can be enough to protect a country."
"But how do you convince them?"
Ms. Malacia frowned, pushed up her reading glasses and commented sharply: "Transcendents never succumb to others - let alone the fifth-level transcendent."
"So we just create a country without a king, just like the Iris people did."
Master Walter said.
This statement shocked people.
Because the main scope of protection of the church is that "the monarchs of various countries cannot be assassinated by other countries", people have never considered the possibility of abandoning the monarch. As long as there is a monarch, at least they can ask the Theocracy for help when the country is about to collapse.
But think about it... Nowadays, the church is no longer neutral, and their interference principles must have changed.
In other words, "king" no longer has an irreplaceable meaning!
"Parliamentary system?" asked Dr. Leverkuhn.
"...should work."
Ms. Malacia thought for a moment, but then raised another question: "But what about Lalo and the eldest princess in our hands? This is also a card."
"Then it goes hand in hand. We can have a king, but the king has no actual power and is just a symbol. Such a country can be called a country of transcendence. It is better than not having a king, because we still have people.
It’s super.”
Master Walter said seriously: "There is also the tantra book "Rose Tantra" that our society has passed down from generation to generation; the "Blood-Stained Tantra" that was previously lent to the Noble Red Society, Sprengel
The lady has also been retrieved from Avalon. Whether it is sealing the incarnation of the devil in the body, or the skill of directly killing the devil in one's own contract, bypassing the contract, it is definitely valuable to them.
"If we build a country, these two tantras must also find ways to become skilled and popularized. They can become our core competitiveness."
"I think it's okay...but does the eldest princess agree?" Ms. Malasia was not greedy for these two tantra books, she just asked another question.
"She has a very weak character and will agree. No matter how bad the order is, it is better than chaos, and no matter how small the power is, it is always better than a real mortal. If the country is truly destroyed, the status of the exiled princess is not as good as that of a commoner... She will figure it out.
.”
Master Walter said without hesitation: "Why else would I advocate saving her in the first place? Among the many children in the seventh life, she is the best to control.
"Since everyone agrees - let's establish a country first. This way we can have the cards to negotiate with those people, and at worst we can conquer them later.
"The city we now fully control is only about a quarter of the mainland of Star Antimony. Although the area is small, I think it is enough.
"Only extraordinary ability is the most real thing in this world. As long as we are strong enough, the land lost now can be regained in the future; conversely, if we are weak enough, even if we have an infinite territory, we can't get anything back.
arrive."
"Then establish a country."
Ms. Malacia said decisively: "Go and tell the eldest princess that we will establish a country on May 1st."
And now, on the other side.
Lalo was still sitting in front of the mirror, frowning, playing an instrument here and there.
"Illusory Blood..."
He murmured, his face rarely showing any frivolity, but instead looking extremely serious.
This ability...
...Why does it feel like a trap?
On the one hand, it can satisfy its desire to "dedicate everything to Star Antimony" and give itself a way to better directly intervene in the political situation without having to think about "how to get the monarch to listen to itself."
After all, the end point of "persuading the monarch" is "forget it, I will do it myself".
And the eldest princess is full of desire to escape... This ability can completely satisfy two people at the same time.
No one would attack a monarch, so there is no flaw in this transformation - he can permanently transform into the eldest princess twenty-four hours a day, and then he will become the eldest princess herself.
Because of this...this ability can satisfy one's wishes and solve one's troubles at the same time...
It will also bring out the evil in one's heart.
But if he keeps using the appearance of the eldest princess...what's the difference between that and clinging to power?
But as the eldest princess said, she is now seriously injured and unable to move... Only with Lalo's treatment can her soul gradually heal.
She couldn't let anyone know about this, otherwise some people would want her to lie like this forever.
Therefore, all the "eldest princesses" who go out now can only be played by Lalo.
And on the other hand...
...As long as the eldest princess dies, no one will ever know that this "eldest princess" is Lalo.
He doesn't even need to kill anyone - as long as he does nothing, the eldest princess with damaged soul will die on her own.
"What an evil ability..."
Lalo played the instrument a few times and murmured to the mirror: "Do you really want to see my ugliness? A god without an eye or a self..."
I will never give in.
I will never give in to my inner desires——
"I bet you," Lalo murmured, "that my true feelings at this moment are not twisted.
"No matter what I go through, I will never be greedy for anything other than 'me'..."
That ordinary mirror will not reply.
But Lalo saw himself in the mirror looking up and showing a strange smile.
——Who knows?
La Luo in the mirror moved his mouth and said this.
