Chapter 430 The never-completed hermit becoming a god
Wearing a tuxedo, with a delicate appearance, a gentle smile on his face, his hands behind his back, and his slightly high hairline, Lu Er'an can be regarded as a standard Loen gentleman.
But there was undisguised arrogance and indifference in his blue eyes, and he didn't seem to worry that the adventurer in front of him would reject him.
I really want to punch him... Klein still maintained a stern look, his dark brown eyes without any emotion directly looked into those indifferent and arrogant ones, his hands naturally hung on both sides of his body, and his upper body was slightly forward.
Leaning, like a giant cat ready to go.
If Gehrman Sparrow had not been a crazy adventurer, he would not have made such an imminent move, but similarly, he would not have taken action directly without reason.
Since the guy in front of him dares to disregard the reputation of his boss, Brigadier General Overton, in addition to relying on his identity as Admiral Amyrius's secretary, his own strength should not be too bad, at least Sequence 6.
He does not have the sense of majesty possessed by the extraordinary people of the "Arbiter" path. Like Mr. "Emperor", he should belong to the "Black Emperor" path, Sequence 6 "Corruption Baron", Sequence 5 "Chaos Mentor", this path is the most
Good at finding loopholes in the enemy...
"Lieutenant Colonel Lu Er'an, the matter here has been resolved. You can go and report to General Amyrius. I will also handle the follow-up matters here."
Although Brigadier General Overton strode forward, his expression softened, but his tone returned to the original feeling of scolding his subordinates. He held a snow-white handkerchief in his right hand, wiping away the bits of dirt that had splashed on his general's uniform.
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This made Lieutenant Colonel Lu Er'an, who was originally dissatisfied with Klein's attitude, narrow his eyes, the corners of his mouth disappear little by little, and his tone became even more arrogant:
"General Ofotong, I want to know, as the chief intelligence officer of the Zhongsunya Sea region, do you know what the Extraordinary of the 'Soothsayer' pathway represents? Do you know what a 'Faceless Man' represents?"
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"Soothsayer"?
"Faceless Man"?
For MI9, the "faceless man" often represents an organization, an organization that has been fighting with them for nearly two hundred years.
It is not a secret organization, the Secret Order, but the General Directorate of External Security of Intis, whose predecessor was the Central Intelligence Agency established by Emperor Russell.
This is the target of MI9's imitation, and it is also their biggest enemy.
Mr. Brigadier-General shrunk his eyes, waved his arms vigorously and said:
"You don't need to ask about this, and you are not qualified to question your boss!"
The night that had just calmed down seemed to be filled with gunpowder smoke again, causing Klein, who was in hunting mode, to straighten his back, but he was still ready to leave at any time.
During the long silent confrontation, Lu Er'an, who only had the rank of lieutenant colonel, suddenly smiled and said:
"I'm rude, but this involves an idea that General Amyrius once mentioned and His Excellency the Prince also approved, so this is not something we can decide."
Brigadier General Overton's face turned livid instantly. If it was just Amyrius, he could still resist. After all, MI9 is directly under the royal family and His Majesty the King, and the admiral cannot directly interfere with their internal affairs.
But after Lurian moved out of Prince Grove, he had no reason to refuse.
Klein, who was standing aside, also secretly thought that it was not good. He originally thought that Overton could reject Lurian for him, but he did not expect that a prince would be involved.
And if the guess is correct, this prince should be the "chaos hunter" in charge of this operation as mentioned by Mr. "Emperor".
In this case, I might not even be able to escape.
He can still handle Lu Er'an, but with the addition of a "Punishing Knight", he can't do it even with the "Creep Hunger" in his hand, and there are a group of MI9 members around him!
So I can only agree to it first, and then look at the situation. If it doesn't work, I can go to Mr. "Emperor". The worst is that I will be exposed as "the world". As long as the "Fool" card is not exposed, I will be safe.
As for asking Mr. Azik for help, I'm afraid he will be involved. After all, there is a Sequence 3 "Chaos Hunter" here.
Klein now only hopes that what Lu Er'an said at the beginning is true and is not deceiving him.
"Then please, Mr. Brigadier General, please come with me and take Mr. 'Faceless Man' to see the general!" Lu Er'an had a "disgusting" smile on his face, his left hand behind his back, and he stretched out his right arm to signal.
The two of them left first.
Overton glanced at Klein, shook his head at him, and walked forward.
What do you mean, are you not optimistic about my results? Klein couldn't help but complain secretly, but he could only follow along.
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Oravi, hotel.
In the dark room, there is a translucent crystal ball placed on the small table, emitting a little light. Two or three little people appear in the crystal ball, sitting or standing, talking to each other.
The younger of the two people sitting has a round face, narrow eyes, and a mustache, which is somewhat similar to George III. He is half leaning on an easy chair, with a quietly burning fireplace behind him.
Friendly attitude.
This should be Charles Augustus... Rawls looked at the little man in the crystal ball. He had never seen this prince, not even at the New Year's ball, and the oldest Prince Govington and the youngest Prince
He had met Prince David at that party, so when Princess Delina took the initiative to talk to him, he thought that the future eldest princess was testing on Charlie's behalf.
But how could he have thought at that time that he would actually marry this princess?
Rawls, who suddenly realized that his thoughts were going astray, concentrated and looked at the man sitting opposite Charlie. This man was no stranger to him. He was the guy Philip hated the most, the youngest of the three Leavitt brothers, Auston Leavitt.
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Facing a prince, Governor Olavi was very humble and even a bit flattering. Even though Charlie acted casually and showed that he didn't care much, he didn't take it seriously.
It wasn't until he took the initiative to mention his two brothers and revealed that he would find a way to persuade them that Charlie became more interested and his tone became warmer and a bit more intimate.
It seems that the Levitt family did not intend to bet on Charlie, but Auston was not satisfied with his under-appreciated status and chose Charlie. He even tried to drag his two brothers into trouble in order to improve his status in the eyes of the prince...
Rawls nodded slightly, the attitude of Earl Levitt and Amyrius was what a family controller should have.
Regarding the succession of the throne, when the identity of the crown prince is not determined, as long as it does not occur when the dynasty is established or the emperor is not long after his death, as a qualified minister who wants to live longer, he must avoid taking sides, at least avoid taking sides openly.
, this will arouse the emperor's dissatisfaction.
In the former case, Li Shimin was prone to appear; in the latter case, the emperor no longer had the energy to deal with the ministers who took sides, and would even take the initiative to ask the officials to take sides.
But for aristocratic children like Auston who have not inherited the family, it is normal to join the fight for the throne.
But sitting on the throne is George III, who is expected to become a god. Such a move will only usher in destruction.
In this case, Klein was warned by the Twilight Hermits when he was pretending to be Amyrius. It should be because of the matter between Auston and Charlie. George III did not want to trigger a succession war before he became a god, so he just
He was dismissed from his post, and later Emilius was dismissed from his post as well.
Only King George III could do this.
Only after the crisis has been dealt with and before the war breaks out can Aimilius, who has switched from the conservative party to the new party and has war experience and no side, take charge of the Ministry of Defense.
The inside of the crystal ball is still going on, but the scene has changed, the two people are still the same, and Charlie also revealed to Auston that he wanted to trade some information about the East Balam Fleet to Fusac.
But even if this evidence is provided, it means that Auston Leavitt will be removed, and at most Charles Augustus will be brought with him. For the latter, the outcome he faces is far worse than that of his brother Edessa
Be better, after all, the inheritance issue only involves the Loen royal family and will not attract the church.
Even if something goes wrong with Govington, this prince can still inherit the throne. After all, Prince David is too young. If Loen, who is at war, welcomes a king who is not yet a minor, it will only weaken his own confidence.
But if this evidence were revealed at the beginning of the war, then Charlie's inheritance rights would probably be completely deprived!
But this still doesn't work, Govington is still alive... An idea suddenly popped up in Rawls's mind, but the possibility of this idea coming true is really low.
After throwing away the unrealistic thoughts in his mind, he picked up the crystal ball and tossed it up and down and said:
"I'm afraid this thing can't be made by 'craftsmen' alone, right?"
The crystal ball is obviously the memory of Auston Leavitt. He extracted the memory of talking with Charlie separately and copied it in the crystal ball, which should involve the "audience" pathway.
"It's possible, but the power to extract memories may come from the 'audience' or the 'secret instructor' from the 'reader' pathway. They have all kinds of weird abilities." Although Alicia has never seen this before,
Things, but we can also analyze the general principles.
"Alston still has secrets!"
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When it got daylight, Rawls, who had just slept for a few hours, opened his eyes and looked at the table beside him. A letter slowly fell on it.
Is it a letter from Bernadette?
The Abraham family will probably have to consider his request for some time... Rawls got up from the bed, walked to the table, saw the beautiful and regular handwriting on the envelope, and knew that he had not guessed wrong.
After sealing the room, he opened the envelope and found that the content inside was very brief. It only wrote about the recipe for "The Hermit", which should have been copied from the "Card of Blasphemy", followed by a sentence from Bernadette.
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"I know that for him, this ceremony will never be completed."
It can never be completed? Rawls frowned and looked ahead.
"Sequence 0: Hermit.
"She represents knowledge, information, and mystery. In a sense, she is knowledge, information, and mystery. She is separated from the world and connected to everything. She is always between madness and reason.
"The recipe for the potion is as follows:
"Main material: the 'uniqueness' of the 'Hermit', the remaining two extraordinary characteristics of the 'Emperor of Knowledge' besides itself;
“Supporting materials: records about at least three-quarters of yourself;
"Promotion ceremony: break away from the world and let your existence be 'forgotten' by the world."
Putting down the letter in his hand, Rawls sighed. No wonder Bernadette said that Russell would never be able to complete this ritual.
This senior time traveler has left too many traces in this world. Unless mankind perishes, her name will always be recorded in books and engraved in the memory of mankind, even if it takes another thousand years.
For Russell, she must have thought this was a great irony when she gained this piece of knowledge!
However, she who finally chose to jump to the other side and became the "Black Emperor" should be able to understand the meaning of the saying that a blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise.
As long as a new "Black Emperor" is not born, Russell will always have a chance to resurrect and return, unless mankind perishes. Because the order he created has been closely linked to human civilization, his name will always be followed by a suffix -
— "The Great Emperor".
The ritual of the "Hermit" is almost the same as Rawls's previous speculation. Judging from the ritual, Constantine's preparations should be almost completed. She has abandoned her descendants and her own existence. People and gods who know her existence are probably not
More than twenty.
Perhaps this is why she, who is clearly only a Sequence 2 "natural disaster", dares to prepare to complete the godhood ceremony of a non-adjacent pathway. She has been "forgotten" by the world, and is no longer an angel of the "Sailor" pathway.
And there is a reason why Stiano is willing to help Constantine. Although not many people know her name, there are probably not many people who know her name in the Fourth Age.
Judging from the name "Stiano's Golden Armor Technique" and the fact that Russell once improved this secret technique, this name is not something that needs to be kept secret in the Church of Steam and the Church of Knowledge.
Her status in the Fourth Age may be equivalent to Russell's status in the Fifth Age, and this definitely hindered her from becoming a "hermit", so she gave up the opportunity to Constantine, and she aimed at the "Hermit" in the adjacent path.
The perfect one".
But there is still one problem, that is, they have all seen the second blasphemous tablet. It would be fine if they did not see the way to become the old one, but if they did, Stiano would not be stupid enough to cultivate an enemy for himself.
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At least, judging from the history that Rawls has learned, the only angel in the two paths of "hermit" and "perfection" may be Stiano, who is the chosen one with no competitors at all.
This can also explain the reason why they were able to found the Moss Ascetic Order, choose to believe in the sages who believed in the invisibility of impersonal gods, and finally pushed themselves to a dead end.
First, the ceremony to become a "hermit" is not ready yet, so we can only prepare it slowly.
Second, the Fourth Age is the world of true gods and kings of angels. It is possible for angels like Constantine and Stiano to become cannon fodder accidentally. They need a helper they can rely on, a hidden sage.
This is how the Church of the Night was born, and the Church of the Night also had good relations with them at that time.
Third, there are no other angels competing with them, and in order to avoid disputes, they can gather the high-level characteristics of the "Hermit" and "Perfect" paths.