Bernadette turned her head slightly and looked at Rawls. She was no stranger to the doomsday prophecies that have been circulating in the mysterious world. This is also a common claim of many secret sects. After becoming a "master of prophecy", she also has her own ideas about whether the doomsday has come.
judgment.
The end is coming!
But no matter the "Mysterious Queen" or ordinary people, they can't resist the doomsday!
But for Bernadette Gustave, finding her father Russell Gustave was her only wish before that.
"No one can escape the end except the gods."
"No, even gods cannot avoid it." Rawls shook his head slightly.
"Even the one you believe in?"
"We believe in a being beyond the true God."
Beyond the True God? Bernadette found a certain existence with a similar description from her memory. The Rose School originated from the Southern Continent. It initially believed in the "Bound God", and later the "Mother Tree of Desire" became more and more influential.
It caused civil strife in an organization comparable to the Church of the True God. The "Temperance Faction" disappeared, leaving only the "Indulgence Faction".
The extraordinary people of the "Sexualist Sect" believe that the "Mother Tree of Desire" is a god that transcends the Seven Gods and the "True Creator"!
But Bernadette knows one thing very well, that is, the two paths of "Mother Tree of Desire" and "Arbitrator" and "Lawyer" have nothing to do with each other. This does not mean that people who believe in a certain true god must be extraordinary people in their paths.
, the Church of Storms will also have Extraordinaries with the "Reader" path, but they will never be able to cultivate a "Prophet".
So are the "Uncertain Mist" and the "Mother Tree of Desire" similar existences, or are they simply exaggerations?
"The Tamara family chose Rune?"
“It suits us!”
Bernadette silently said that as a "Master of Prophecy", the ritual for her promotion to "Sage" is to prevent a disaster involving high-level power. For her, the high-level power is at least an angel, and when it comes to angels, it is
There is a high probability that it will trigger a divine descent.
And this kind of opportunity is not just once in Backlund.
"I don't know exactly how much power the Tamara family has preserved, but it is absolutely unable to deal with the Augustus family. Whether it is the number and level of extraordinary people, or the influence it has on Loen in all aspects."
Even though the Kingdom of Loen is now in power with the parliament and cabinet, the Augustus family's thousand-year heritage makes them fully capable of overthrowing these and taking all power into their own hands. However, due to the three major churches and the three gods behind them,
You can't do this.
"So, do you have any good suggestions?"
Bernadette looked at Rawls sitting opposite, raised her chin slightly, and stared at him for two seconds:
"cooperate."
"Cooperation?" Rawls repeated the word, and Alicia on the side was somewhat moved.
"Yes, you should know my identity. The things he left behind are by no means limited to the extraordinary world! And these are what the Tamara family lacks the most, aren't they?"
Because of her lack of understanding of the Tamara family and the "Uncertain Mist" they believe in, Bernadette was relatively passive during the conversation, but now she has taken back the initiative. After all, for her, the relationship with the Tamara family is
Cooperation is optional.
At this time, Rawls realized how Klein felt when he faced Bernadette for the first time. He clearly had the initiative at the beginning. He could feel that Bernadette followed his messenger to find him this time.
Because of the relationship between "Uncertain Fog" and "Black Emperor", it's because of Russell.
But Bernadette didn't mention a word about these, and only talked about the difficulties that the Tamara family had to face, and even provided solutions. Because of Russell's current situation and a certain idea of his own, Rawls temporarily
We cannot reveal that Russell finally chose the "Black Emperor", or even other related information.
Although the "Uncertain Fog" is "closely related" to him, he really doesn't understand it. Alicia may know a little bit about it, but Rawls is also worried that she will reveal some other information during the story, such as a hundred
Many years ago, a "Black Emperor" was born.
Bernadette's sudden attack put Rawls into a passive position. But it was undeniable that he still yearned for what she provided.
“What do we have to pay?”
Bernadette's expression softened a little, and there was a slight smile on the corner of her mouth:
"I haven't thought about it yet, but you can take a look at what I have."
This is for sale! Rawls sighed and nodded in agreement.
…
Rawls opened his mouth and tried his best to control his expression. Not to mention him, even Klein might not be able to control himself here, and might even lose control on the spot. As a "law mage", he always lacks expression.
Alicia is not much better.
After a while, Rawls pinched the frame and pressed the bridge of his nose hard before he could react from the huge surprise. He looked at Bernadette opposite who said this but didn't take it seriously, exhaled and said:
"What do you need?"
"I have a hunch that even if I ask the question, I won't get the answer I want, so I will wait for a suitable opportunity." Bernadette is very confident in her hunch, and does not think that after all this effort, she will get the answer.
There's something wrong with not answering, "As for Nast, I will hide it for you."
"...Uh, okay, thank you." Rawls almost forgot the purpose of writing to Sharf.
"I know very little about Edward Laitor. He is Nast's adopted son and was promoted to 'Fallen Earl' forty-two years ago..."
"Forty-two years ago?" Rawls was stunned for a moment and blurted out.
"There is no problem with the timing. I will help him with his ceremony." Bernadette's voice was soft but dignified, as if she was dissatisfied with Rawls interrupting her.
"Didn't he defect just thirty years ago?"
Rawls remembered clearly that Edward's defection occurred before the "Dread Viscount" boarded the ship, so he had no impression of the former first mate. And because of his relationship with the captain, he could not learn about it from other crew members.
"It was precisely because Nast left the Black Emperor and infiltrated Backlund that Edward had the opportunity to defect."
Rawls knew that the "King of the Five Seas" had infiltrated Backlund. After all, his father Mason and Bird Mustang had experienced it personally, but he did not expect that Edward's defection was also affected by this reason.
But why did he choose to defect after being promoted to demigod for more than ten years?
Growing ambition?
"Although I don't know the reason for Edward Laito's defection, it should be affected by the characteristics of this route. It is more likely that more than ten years have passed, his potion has been digested, and the power controlled by Nast
There is no way to help him advance to 'Frenzy Mage'."
Bernadette paused, looked at Rawls deeply with her blue eyes, and then continued:
"And this is unless Nast becomes an angel and is promoted to the 'Duke of Entropy'."
Although she had endured the knowledge infusion from the "Hidden Sage" in order to clarify some details of her father's last moments, she only had some understanding of some characteristics of the "Black Emperor" path, down to the details of the rituals and the formula of the potion.
Not sure. Except for some people she couldn't ask, the Tamara family should also know.
In addition, there is the "Black Emperor", the thief who once appeared in Backlund.
Alas, a pirate king cannot support two demigods, which is why it is difficult for the four kings to continue to expand their power... Rawls did not respond to Bernadette's temptation. In fact, even if he told Nadine
Judging from the future situation, there is little hope of completing the ritual and formula for St to become an angel.
"Which demigod did Edward's promotion ceremony 'fallen'?"
"He was a 'puppet' of the 'Indulgence' faction of the Rose School. At that time, the struggle between the 'Temperance faction' and the 'Indulgence faction' became increasingly fierce. He looked for opportunities to complete the ceremony. Nast and I blocked the 'Indulgence faction' for him.
's aid."
Bernadette turned her head and looked into the void, seeming to be thinking about something. After a while, she said with some uncertainty:
"Looking back carefully now, Edward's ceremony should not have been completed completely. Whether it was time or specific details, loopholes in the ceremony should have been exploited. Neither Nast nor I realized this at the beginning. After all, he had already completed his promotion.
.”
Good guy, Edward Laitor is the real "lawyer"! Even the promotion ceremony dares to be completed through loopholes! Rawls's eyelids jumped instinctively. He had seen "The Black Emperor's Card" and he knew very well that "The Fallen Count"
"In fact, the more important thing about the ritual is the preliminary preparation, otherwise it is easy to not have enough understanding of the "soul corruption" process, which will affect the subsequent digestion of potions and promotion.
Ritual can be simplified or loopholes can be exploited, such as the "tyrant"'s god-making ceremony. It requires hundreds of thousands of followers who obey and believe out of fear. Secondly, challenge a true god alone, that is, other sequence 0, and
Survive, and finally, in that atmosphere of fear and obedience, take the magic potion and complete your promotion.
The core of this ritual is to challenge the courage of the gods and a lot of fear and obedience. This was actually accomplished by the Storm Lord when he assassinated the ancient sun god. The effect of facing a quasi-pillar of the past is definitely better than challenging a true god.
And a lot of fear and obedience is also easy for the Storm Lord who has his own followers.
The core of the "Fallen Earl" ritual is to experience "fall" and establish a connection with the rules. The mind and state of the "Indulgence School" demigod itself is too good. Edward has to face the turmoil within the Rose School and the "Mother Tree of Desire".
"This old controller most likely completed the ceremony on the qualifying line.
But no matter what, Edward succeeded, but it’s not certain whether it will be affected in the future!
Rawls looked at the "Queen of Mysteries". Nast probably did not ask her for a "prophecy". After all, this would hurt the majesty of the "King of the Five Seas" too much.
…
On the way back to the hotel, Rawls felt that his feet were not solid ground but soft sand. He no longer felt that it was so important how much influence Russell had on the world. Even now he felt that everything Russell had
The most important legacy of Bernadette is not the diary or the "blasphemous cards", but the long list of names that came out of Bernadette's mouth.
This includes banks, land, trust funds, major mines, stock exchanges, plantations, railways, newspapers, law firms, etc. Almost all important industries in the world have the shadow of the Gustav family.
After Russell's fall, Intis went through many regime changes, and finally settled on a republic. However, in order to gain support and balance from all parties, the Parliament did not liquidate the forces behind the previous regimes.
It has also maintained basic stability and maintained the competition among multiple forces in the competition for parliamentary seats.
This includes the Gustav family, which at the cost of completely withdrawing from politics, has almost retained most of its property. These properties are managed by the Church of Steam, and they only enjoy dividends.
But these properties do not include Bernadette's share. The share she controlled has been retained through various equity holdings and cross-shareholdings. Although compared to the share held by Charles's descendants, it is not
It's a lot, but full management rights are retained.
This allows the "Queen of Mystery" to be well aware of many situations in Intis, Loen, Lundborg, Maxi, and Segar, and use this to exert influence. This is what Russell once said about Lundborg, Maxi, and Segar.
Countries such as Sehgal were included in the protection, as well as the influence of Intis's long-term marriage with Loen.
Take newspapers as an example. Even if you ask an illiterate homeless person, he will know about the most famous newspaper in the world, "Intis Post". This newspaper was founded by Emperor Russell, with the title
It is famous for being sensational.
But Russell also had a certain shareholding in some newspapers in Intis, and when the newspaper was first established as a news media, he asked these newspapers to compete to increase sales... Of course, these are Rawls's
Guess, but he believed that Huang Tao could definitely do such a thing with his character.
When Bernadette realized that Backlund had an opportunity for her promotion, she gave up some of Intis's properties through equity swaps to strengthen monitoring of various news about Backlund.
And these are the assistance she can provide, making up for the biggest shortcomings of the Tamara family. Even if you put aside the power of extraordinary people, mastering these can make the Tamara family grow into a family second only to Negan in an instant.
The Hall family is a huge family, almost comparable to the Levitt family and the Wolf family.
The only flaws are the title and history.
But judging from the current situation in Loen, money can be exchanged for a title, it just depends on how much you pay. As for history, it can only be measured by the landed nobility. For more nobles, the more important thing is influence.
Rawls still remembers Albert Vane, whom he met at a banquet at Tingen's Lincoln's Inn. His family's wealth was far less than that of Lord De Vere of Tingen, but its influence far exceeded his.
It is because the Wynn family has extensive influence in the newspaper industry that even the New Party and the Conservative Party want to win over them.
Thanks to Rawls' previous interference, the Wayne family temporarily delayed the merger led by the new party. After Duke Negan was assassinated, they could persuade Philip to reconsider the matter.