In the Abbasid Empire, the Council of Elders and the Iliad Laboratory.
Todd opened his eyes and was out of the soul space. His face was solemn and he looked at the woman in front of him.
Meredith, who was so rested, played with a black feather in her hand and said, "The situation is not optimistic?"
Todd nodded, turned his head and glanced at the closed laboratory door not far away, and whispered: "I hope Iliad can find something."
Meredith chuckled and said, "That guy has been in there all day and night. He doesn't eat, drink or sleep. He has been studying the undead parasite, but he has not produced any results."
Todd said: "Theodore, the creator of the Necromancer Successor, and Elder Eliade are close friends and classmates. I believe these two people should have academic contacts with each other."
Meredith threw the black feather into the air, then caught it and said, "Things are not as simple as you think. Theodore and Eliade took two completely different paths."
Todd sighed and turned his gaze to Meredith: "Last time, Eleanor treated you...?"
"You want to ask if Eleanor gave me any trouble when you left last time?" Meredith said with a smile: "She will not completely fall out with me until the big trouble of Eliade is solved.
Yes...but I still have to thank you for your concern."
Todd added: "Well, when I come this time, Eleanor..."
"She knows." Meredith looked a little helpless: "I bet she noticed your presence as soon as you set foot on the territory of the Southern Empire."
"In fact, as far as I know, she seems very happy about your arrival."
Meredith thought for a moment and added: "Exceptionally happy."
Todd became alert: "Why would that woman want to see me coming?"
Meredith shrugged: "Who knows? She is just a lunatic. Maybe she was laughing one second, and then she would take action directly the next second."
After tilting her head and thinking for a while, Meredith said: "The Presbyterian Church is now in a delicate balance. Eleanor's power and Eliade's power are equally matched. No matter who strikes first, they can only get one.
A lose-lose outcome.”
"However, Iliad has a trump card that has not yet been revealed, which is Sutherland sleeping in the underground magma. One day, if Sutherland wakes up, then this balance of power will be completely broken, and this should also be Eleanor
The outcome we least want to see.”
Meredith stared at Todd and said: "So, I guess that Eleanor is happy to see you coming this time, but actually hopes to win over you, take the lead in breaking this balance of power, and stop Eli before Sutherland wakes up.
Yade's actions."
Todd was a little skeptical: "Is this possible? The last time Rachel and I left, I was her enemy."
Meredith emphasized: "As I just said, that woman is a lunatic. You never know what her next move will be. However, she definitely has something in her hands that can affect your decision."
Todd said: "The purpose of my coming to the Presbyterian Church this time is to find a solution to the undead parasite. If the undead are allowed to spread like this, the entire world will be destroyed, and the Presbyterian Church will be no exception."
"I feel that at this point, both Eliade and Eleanor are actually on the same side as me."
"As for the internal fighting within the Presbyterian Church, I have no intention of intervening."
Meredith shook her head and said, "Some things you can't escape."
Having said this, the door to the laboratory opened.
With a tired look on his face, Eliade waved to Todd, gesturing for him to come in.
Entering Eliade's laboratory, Todd walked through petri dishes filled with human organs and remains and came to the experimental bench where Eliade worked.
The undead parasite was soaked in a large jar of a clear liquid with an unknown name but a pungent smell. Even though the liquid looked so thick and dangerous, the parasite was still wriggling there.
Eliade stared at the black parasites in the jar and said in a deep voice: "That old guy Theodore did a lot of things without telling me."
Todd asked, "You don't know about undead parasites?"
"I know about the successor of the undead, but this is the first time I know about this thing."
Eliade carefully observed the undead parasite: "The birth of the undead successor was actually an experimental error."
"Back then, Theodore saw the potential of the successor and planned to use it to transform the human body, hoping to obtain a more perfect body that could withstand the stronger power of the alien species."
"However, an error occurred in the formulation of dosage and catalyst, causing the death of the test subject, and some basic physiological reactions unexpectedly occurred."
"Theodore made mistakes, continued to increase the dose, and finally turned the dead corpse into a living corpse that could move."
"Later, he shared the results of this experiment with me. With my help, he improved the manufacturing method of this undead successor, and finally got a corpse servant with different powers and the ability to understand simple commands.
.”
Todd looked back at the door: "Your men, the guards standing outside..."
"Yes, they are all my carefully selected corpse servants..."
Todd was a little puzzled: "After repeatedly improving the Necromancer successor, why did Theodore still conduct experiments on the Necromancer?"
Eliade said: "The next step is my guess. The reason why he continued the experiment was because he wanted to gain immortality."
"eternal life?"
"Eternal life is the top and most difficult achievement in alchemy, and it is the glory that every alchemist dreams of." Eliade stroked his beard and said: "This is one reason, and there is another reason, it is Eleanor.
"
Hearing this familiar name again, Todd was stunned: "The successor of the undead is related to Eleanor?"
"There was a history between Theodore and Eleanor. It was not long, but for Theodore, it was an unforgettable experience."
"But later, for unknown reasons, there was a quarrel between the two and they eventually parted ways. Some people say that it was because of Eleanor's dissolute private life that Theodore became angry and finally left her."
"Although Theodore repeatedly told me that Eleanor was a stain in his life, I can tell that he may never let go of the past."
Eliade sighed softly: "Theodore is a man with strong self-esteem. Mastering the technology of immortality is not only an honor for him, but also a kind of revenge against Eleanor. Just like a
A man who has been abandoned by love wants to use wealth and fame to attract his lover's attention again."