Audrys had once asked Bernadette how she had developed her own power back then.
The answer he got was: she didn't really develop it; after becoming a demigod, the power came naturally.
Audrys didn't expect it to be so simple, but after asking in detail, he learned that Bernadette's so-called "naturally" was the result of twenty or thirty years of accumulation before she had her own power.
And Audrys felt like he didn't have that much time, after all, after next year's God war, the invasion of the Outer Gods would become more frequent, leaving him little time.
In order to recruit people faster, Audrys currently has two plans: first, after the war starts, take the opportunity while the official Beyonders are busy to recruit wild Beyonders on a large scale.
However, it is estimated that the official Beyonder organizations will also recruit a large number of wild Beyonders at that time, and he may not be able to compete with them.
Fortunately, there is another opportunity: after the war ends, various countries will be overwhelmed and let many Beyonders recruited during the war retire.
This is also an opportunity, because the official Beyonders have already helped train those retired Beyonders in past battles, and they can be used as soon as they are recruited.
Those Beyonders who are forced to retire are not necessarily those with poor abilities, but are likely to be Beyonders whose connections are not strong enough.
In addition to these two opportunities, he also has to create opportunities himself.
For example, Audrys attached great importance to Xathas's and Mobert's voyage this time. He not only went to see them off in person, but also gave them some coordinates of islands inhabited by elves, which he had obtained from Bernadette and Cattleya.
Bernadette had been operating in the Misty Sea for a long time and was more familiar with the situation of the elves there. Audrys had discussed this matter with her in a casual chat.
Bernadette warned Audrys not to provoke these grumpy ancient races, and then told Audrys all the information she knew.
The latter was exchanged by Audrys from the Tarot Club and is now given to Xathas.
In addition to Audrys, a group of people came to see them off, some of whom had received help from Xathas and others and came to see them off spontaneously.
Some were secretly organized by Audrys. In short, it was necessary to fill the dock to show Xathas how much everyone missed her.
The final effect was very good. Xathas waved goodbye to the shore reluctantly and left the port on the "Ghost Ship" of the "Sword of Dawn."
This was Audrys taking the initiative to create opportunities. Although he didn't go, his ship arrived, and the feelings of the Cruz residents arrived.
Audrys will definitely not attack this group of elves now, but what about in the future?
When Audrys becomes an angel, the image of the "Lord of Mysteries" will definitely be closer to the gods, and perhaps there will be an opportunity to recruit that elven Prince Constantine.
Therefore, he must show goodwill to them now to provide conditions for the recruitment that may be carried out in the future.
After seeing off Xathas, Audrys stayed on Cruz Island for dinner and returned to East Chester in the afternoon.
He estimated that the person sent by the royal family to stare at him should have collapsed. A good, living person disappeared without a trace, and he didn't know where he went all morning.
In the afternoon, Audrys came to a dilapidated hotel on the edge of the city again and met Adonis here.
This man in his thirties was once a trusted subordinate of the Minister of Internal Affairs. Not long ago, he was sent by Duke Bowen to collect evidence of Audrys's crimes.
However, because he suggested waiting until the construction work in Wotezhou was completed before transferring Audrys back, he lost Duke Bowen's trust.
Then, he did something that surprised Audrys: he found the president of the newspaper and reported in detail what Audrys had done in Wotezhou.
This move once caused a wave of public opinion in East Chester, making Audrys a political celebrity in this country and even further helping Audrys digest the potion.
At Audrys's request, although Adonis was released, he lost everything he had before. He and the president had no money and could only temporarily live in this dilapidated hotel.
Adonis didn't know Audrys, so when Audrys came to his door, he was a little unresponsive for a while.
When he learned that the person who came was Audrys, he was not enthusiastic, but he was not indifferent. He invited Audrys to sit down in the small room and then poured Audrys a glass of water.
Audrys asked: "You don't even know me, but you ended up in this situation because of me. Do you think it's worth it?"
"It's not worth it," Adonis sat opposite Audrys: "Since you have appeared in East Chester, it means that you have been relieved of your duties as governor."
"All our previous efforts seem ridiculous."
Mr. Ed, the forty-something, somewhat bald former president of the Lennberg Morning Post, was sitting on the bed listening to their conversation.
Audrys said: "It's not funny at all. Not everyone has your courage."
Or rather, in his opinion, because of the extraordinary suppression, there are not many people who have such courage anymore.
"Your efforts will not be in vain," Audrys said to Adonis: "I am here today to recruit you to be my staff and accompany me to Backlund to take office."
Adonis shook his head weakly: "Forget it, I am completely disappointed in this country."
Audrys smiled: "I will return to Wotezhou, and I have a hunch that this time will not be too far away."
Adonis was stunned for a moment: "Please... please let me think about it."
Adonis was stunned again, not expecting that this Governor Gars was so efficient.
And it sounded like his power in Wotezhou had not been greatly affected.
Audrys stood up, patted Adonis on the shoulder and said: "If you have thought about it, go to Room 306 of the Lennberg Grand Hotel to find me. Well, it is best to go before the day after tomorrow, because I may be leaving after the day after tomorrow."
After speaking, Audrys said goodbye and left.
After he walked away, Ed said to Adonis: "What else is there to consider? Even if you are an unofficial staff member, it is much better than the current situation."
"And Audrys obviously wants to reuse you!"
Adonis smiled: "I just don't trust the officials in Lennberg very much."
Before that, not only did Duke Bowen trust him very much, but he also trusted this Minister of Internal Affairs, so he boldly put forward his own ideas.
As a result, Adonis saw clearly the essence of the nobles and officials of this country.
Ed said: "Governor Gars only used two and a half months to completely recover Wotezhou and solve the problems that the state had not solved. He is obviously different from other officials!"
Adonis slowly sat on the chair: "It seems so."
...
Audrys returned to the hotel, had dinner under surveillance, and came to the Royal Palace of Lennberg under surveillance the next day.
Audrys had passed the Soderak Palace of the Loen Kingdom by carriage and knew what the main entrance of this palace looked like.
The Royal Palace of Lennberg looks as grand as the Soderak Palace from the front, but the architectural style is very different.
This palace is called Stockholm Palace. The main entrance seems to have only steps, but no gate, but there are many guards guarding it.
The carriage entered through a side door on the side of the steps, and was subjected to strict inspection and questioning when entering the door.
After entering the yard, Audrys got out of the carriage and was taken to the king's office by the deputy captain of the Royal Palace Guard.
Taking a look around, Audrys sighed in his heart: This is what a palace looks like.
Entering the door is a large yard, and inside the yard is a dark five-story building.
This is the main building. Of course, there are many buildings behind, which are the residences of the king, queen, concubine, prince, and princesses.
For Audrys, who had bought tickets to visit the Forbidden City, such a small place was not awe-inspiring.
The king's office was very spacious and the decoration was very luxurious.
Audrys bowed to the king and then looked at the figure behind the wide office.
Conrad I was wearing formal attire. He was younger than in the photos and had an elegant temperament.
At the same time, Audrys, who had been promoted to a demigod, judged through observing the other party's spirituality that this king was only a Sequence 5.
This seems to be a provision of a certain agreement signed between the secular regime and the church, that the king cannot be a Sequence 4 or higher Beyonder.
Conrad I took off his glasses and put down the documents in his hand: "I heard that yesterday you would rather go see Adonis, who had just been released from prison, than come to see me?"
Audis said neither humble nor arrogant: "In the morning, I met a very important person."
He spread his hands: "That was a meeting that had been arranged long ago, a schedule that was set before I was told to come to Isara."
Hearing Audis's answer, Conrad I was not angry, but smiled and said: "I know, you will feel very uncomfortable being transferred back at this time."
"But people with greater abilities should do more important things!"
Conrad I said seriously: "After repeated consideration, I am preparing to appoint you as the ambassador to the Kingdom of Ruen."
"You should know that among all the foreign ambassadors in Lenburg, the ambassador to the Kingdom of Ruen is the most important."
Audis nodded and said: "I know."
This is simply transferring him away from Lenburg, so as not to affect the State of Votay in the short term.
Audis knew very well that he would stay in Backlund for at most a year or two. After the Lenburg government completely took over the State of Votay, they would find a mistake in his work and transfer him back, arranging a idle job.
When a strong leader is needed somewhere, Audis will be transferred there again.
It is not to say that Audis will not be reused, but in the eyes of Conrad I, a high-ranking person, Audis is a sharp sword that cannot be used easily, otherwise it will easily cut himself.
In theory, in this way, officials like Audis can be initially tamed in a few years.
But Audis is not a plaything of the nobles. Regardless of whether the nobles are willing or not, he will return to Lenburg. By then, the situation will not be controlled by the king.
But now, the international situation is still stable, and Audis also needs to stay in Backlund for a while, so he has no intention of falling out with the royal family.
Seeing that Audis always looked indifferent, Conrad I was somewhat angry. He talked with Audis a few more times, and then signaled that Audis could leave.
A dozen seconds later, a senior male servant knocked on the door and came in, whispering in front of the desk: "Your Majesty, Duke Stockholm said that Audis has already reached Sequence 4."
"What?" Conrad I suddenly stood up, then said with some fear: "No wonder he has such a big temper!"
In the Lenburg royal family, there are a total of three demigods. Among them, the Duke of Stockholm is a common title for members of the Lenburg royal family. Whoever inherits the Sequence 3 characteristics is the "Duke".
And this Sequence 3 has been living in the Stockholm Palace.
The entire Lenburg is the "territory" of this Duke, especially in the Stockholm Palace. This Duke can use extraordinary abilities to obtain many important information in the palace.
In Conrad I's view, as a demigod, he is qualified to be angry in front of the king of any country.
After that, he was happy for a while, and worried for a while.
He was happy because Audis was an official of Lenburg, so this demigod could be used by Lenburg.
He was worried because Audis's loyalty to the Lenburg royal family was not high, and it would take a lot of effort to subdue him.
Conrad I was even considering whether to use a marriage to win over Audis?
Or give some benefits to the Church of Knowledge and Wisdom, and let them completely hand Audis over to the royal family?
So far, Conrad I has never believed that Audis would pose a threat to Lenburg, because this is a member of the Knowledge Church, and he knows very well that the Knowledge Church is not very interested in secular power.
That's why he believes that the methods that have been very effective before can be used to tame this "Pirate General".
The main reason for appointing him as the ambassador to the Kingdom of Ruen is because the Lenburg royal family has also noticed that the current international situation is somewhat turbulent.
Conrad I received information that Audis seemed to have an intelligence network in Backlund. Letting Audis go to Backlund is actually hoping to use his intelligence network to serve Lenburg.
Of course, Lenburg also has an intelligence network, but in Ruen, they dare not go too far, so Lenburg's intelligence network cannot play a big role in some sensitive times.
……
After Audis returned to the hotel, he soon received the official letter of appointment, and officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs came to report to Audis on the current situation in Backlund.
The current Lenburg ambassador to the Kingdom of Ruen is Earl Connery, who is deeply trusted by the king. He has held the position for more than ten years and has never made any major mistakes.
However, this Earl is over sixty years old and has repeatedly stated that he is no longer able to hold the position and has requested to return home.
After Earl Connery returns, there are two deputy envoys in Backlund, one is Viscount Daina Asher, and the other is Karen Sidley.
The former is also a nobleman deeply trusted by the king, and the latter is a senior official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
One envoy and two deputy envoys all have the power to report directly to the king, so Conrad I is not worried that Audis will mess around after he goes. The main diplomatic work can be completed by the two deputy envoys.
Most of the time, Audis only needs to attend some dances or receptions. In fact, this job does not have too high technical content.
After all, the real diplomacy is actually a collision between the strengths of the two countries. If the strength is not good, don't expect to achieve much in diplomacy.
As for the way to report directly to the king, it is a radio station encrypted with extraordinary power.
Audis and the two deputy envoys all have a special watch. The hands of this watch do not move at ordinary times. Only when the radio station needs to be used, a time will appear.
Arranged in the order of hour, minute, and second, it will form a six-digit password. This six-digit password is required to open the special channel of the radio station and report the work directly to the king.
Although Audis does not have specific diplomatic tasks, the Lenburg Minister of Foreign Affairs has two basic requirements for Audis: first, no matter how turbulent the international situation is, the allied relationship with the Kingdom of Ruen must be maintained.
The second is to show the good image of Lenburg diplomats, and not to do anything that damages the image of the country.
In this regard, the foreign official who came to communicate with Audis will accompany Audis to Backlund to teach Audis aristocratic etiquette and diplomatic etiquette.
Audis thanked the Minister of Foreign Affairs for this arrangement, and asked the official's name. After learning that the other party was called Darren, he confirmed with the other party that they would leave tomorrow.
Darren did not expect to leave so urgently, so he quickly said goodbye and went back to make corresponding preparations.
In theory, Audis should visit the Minister of Foreign Affairs at this time to express his gratitude in person and report some of his thoughts.
But demigods can be unreasonable. He did not have such a visiting plan, but went to the Saint Chester Cathedral to visit Archbishop Douglas.
After learning that Audis was planning to recruit some wild extraordinary people in Backlund, the Archbishop told Audis two contact persons, hoping to help Audis.
These two contact persons are both believers of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom living in Backlund.
Although the Knowledge Church has no right to preach in Ruen, Backlund is, after all, the largest international city at present. Of course, the Knowledge Church will also send people to cultivate some of its extraordinary forces to complete some tasks that are not suitable for the Church to come forward.
Among these two contact persons is Detective Eisinger Stanton.
Audis expressed his gratitude for the sincerity shown by the Archbishop. Of course, he knew that the Knowledge Church did not only have this little power in Backlund, but being able to tell him about this secret arrangement was indeed trying to help Audis.
In the evening, Adonis came to Audis and said that he was willing to be Audis's staff.
Audis immediately prepaid him some salary and asked him to buy two decent sets of clothes, because they were leaving tomorrow.
That night, Audis brought Rupert to Isara again, preparing to take him to Backlund together.
Currently, Cruise Island has the giant Grosell and the ascetic Snowman. Audis only needs to arrange an ordinary crew member there.
Audis's important subordinates are now very busy. Ronzel is fighting bandits in the State of Shatel and will have to stay there for a while.
First Mate Basel continues to build Audis's extraordinary power in Isara and is responsible for providing military support for Lenburg's intelligence work.
Second Mate Bivis is currently working as the dean of the Lenburg Research Institute. Among the ship's officers, only Rupert can be called upon.
And the other crew members are also very busy at this time. Battle Captain Cleveland is cooperating with First Mate Basel's work.
The other crew members, Boatswain Salina, crew members Boris and Noi, are now both on duty on Cruise Island and robbing merchant ships or pirate ships, attacking the Feneport Navy's ships, and are very busy.
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A little after eight in the morning, Audis arrived at the train station with his entourage and boarded the train to Backlund.
Audis was the ambassador to Lenburg, an important diplomat, so the Foreign Ministry chartered the entire train, dispatched more than a dozen staff members, and a company of guards.
At nine o'clock sharp, this special train escorting the ambassador to his post departed from the Lenburg train station. Over the next two days and three nights, the train would traverse eastern Lenburg, as well as the western and central parts of the Loen Kingdom, to reach Backlund, located in eastern Loen.
This journey was equivalent to traveling from the western part of the Northern Continent all the way to the east.
Audis and his two staff members each had their own separate rooms, complete with a bed, a sofa, and a small dining table.
Although the space was a bit small, it was still quite comfortable.
After the train departed, Audis summoned Darren, the Foreign Ministry official, and inquired about major diplomatic events between Lenburg and Loen.
Through these major events, Audis easily understood the current state of diplomacy between the two countries: Loen was a great power of the time, and had always firmly controlled the diplomatic initiative between the two countries.
Lenburg was in great need of Loen's international support, so it had no choice but to ignore the huge trade deficit every year.
In addition, Lenburg was actually a landlocked country and needed Loen's seaport to control its base in the Southern Continent.
This was equivalent to the lifeline of the base being in the hands of the Loen Kingdom.
Therefore, Lenburg had always been very obedient, because it had no choice but to be.
This was also the reason why the Lenburg Foreign Minister told Audis to maintain good diplomatic relations with the Loen Kingdom.
At this time, Audis was still a little puzzled as to why Conrad I wanted him to be the ambassador. Was the King not afraid that he, a layman in diplomacy, would mess things up?
Since he couldn't figure it out, Audis stopped thinking about it. The King had his own ideas, and Audis had his own plans.
With the cover of his identity as the Lenburg ambassador, Audis could more easily avoid some investigations by official Beyonders when implementing some of his plans.
On the special train to Backlund, Audis talked with Darren until noon, and then they went to the dining car together for lunch.
In the afternoon, Audis declined all visits and conversations under the pretext of taking a nap.
Because today was Monday, he had to prepare to attend the Tarot Gathering.
Returning to his own carriage, Audis lay on the bed and began to imagine his plans after arriving in Backlund. At this moment, his spirituality suddenly stirred, and he looked at the table beside him.
A piece of stationery suddenly appeared there, taking less than a second from nothingness to existence.
Audis suddenly got up. His spirituality had not noticed it at all. Who had put it on the table?
He immediately made the action of opening the "Eye of Secrets", and did not perceive any spiritual obstruction, which meant that there would be no danger in opening the "Eye of Secrets".
Because of the protection of the "Knowledge Moor", even if he saw the pollution of the gods, Audis would not be greatly harmed.
So Audis opened the "Eye of Secrets" almost without hesitation, but still found nothing.
Then he focused his gaze on the stationery, which had a few lines of scribbled handwriting on it: Although your specialness makes it impossible for Stiano and I to truly face you, and there is no way to make some arrangements against you. But when you become a demigod, the distance between us is closer, and I can indirectly arrange some interesting things for you. I wish you a pleasant time in Backlund.
Audis frowned, and once again focused his attention on "Stiano and I."
That was the true name of the "God of Steam and Machinery", which proved that the person who wrote this message to Audis seemed to be at about the same level as the "God of Steam and Machinery", at least a Great Angel.
He wondered if this was a letter written to him by the "Hidden Sage"?
Audis read the contents of the stationery again, and there were some very contradictory points in it. It said earlier that there was no way to target Audis, but later it reminded Audis that He would "find something" for Audis to do.
And it was clear that they "couldn't really face" Audis, but the letter was sent like this. Of course, it was also possible that someone else or a "shapeless servant" was sent.
Even if he wanted to say harsh words in front of Audis, the dignified "Hidden Sage" would not personally deliver the letter.
At this time, the stationery in Audis's hand gradually disappeared, as if it had never existed.
This made him stunned: Did the "Hidden Sage" withdraw a message?
Immediately, Audis smiled and shook his head. Withdrawal was impossible. It could only mean that he didn't fully understand what kind of ability this was.
Audis sat on the sofa, took out his pipe and filled it with tobacco: First of all, it can be confirmed that this letter was most likely sent by the "Hidden Sage". Secondly, it can be confirmed that the "Hidden Sage" is not a fool.
He lit the tobacco with "witchcraft", took a puff and continued to think: Since he is not a fool, then why should He tell me when He is taking some actions against me?
The option that can be ruled out is that this is a polite act by the "Hidden Sage", or that this is a kind god.
Audis took another puff of smoke: He must have a purpose in doing this. If I had similar behavior, what would be the purpose... …
Suddenly, he thought again of the sentence "Stiano and I", and suddenly had an inspiration: The main purpose of the "Hidden Sage" is not to remind me that He has actions against me, but to remind me that the "God of Steam and Machinery" has actions against me!
After understanding the motive, Audis probably understood what was going on: After I become Sequence 4, the "Hidden Sage" and the "God of Steam and Machinery" are likely to take some actions with me as the target. The "Hidden Sage" learned from a certain channel that the "God of Steam and Machinery"'s actions against me were more targeted and might be successful, so He used this method to remind me.
Audis pondered for a moment, and the response he thought of was: The first is to find a church to pray to the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" after the Tarot Gathering and tell Him about this matter.
The second is to go to the church of the Goddess of the Night as soon as he arrives in Backlund and tell the "Goddess of the Night" about this matter.
The policy for dealing with such events is: only gods can deal with gods.
In addition, Audis himself must also be vigilant. Judging from the letter from the "Hidden Sage", their arrangements are not very urgent, and there should be no danger in the near future.
But he cannot relax his vigilance because of this. If he finds anything wrong, he should immediately "log in to his main account".
Currently, the "Lord of Mysteries" can arbitrarily use the ability of "Reappearance". With the help of the two drops of "Elf King" blood, it can last for at least a few seconds, probably enough to wait for the assistance of the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" or the "Goddess of the Night".
While thinking, a pot of smoke had been smoked, Audis knocked off the ashes and began to think about the last question: The "Hidden Sage" said that because of the specialness of me, He and the "God of Steam" have no way to truly face me. Is this statement true? Or is it false?
After a little thought, Audis made a judgment: It is most likely true.
Because he recalled the situation when he was in Backlund, although he was controlled and monitored by the Steam Church, he had never been in too much danger.
At that time, Audis believed that it was because the "God of Steam" had no way to strip the "Knowledge Moor" from him, so he mainly monitored him.
He now changed his view: The "God of Steam" is very likely to be really unable to face me, and has no way to make any impact on me, otherwise He could have caught me to His Kingdom of God and studied me slowly, but He just sent people to monitor me, which is actually very risky.
And the "God of Steam" cannot say too clearly about this kind of thing to the angels and demigods of the Steam Church, so he can only let them pay close attention to my movements.
Thinking of this, Audis felt that he had understood many problems.
He thought to himself: This is a bit like a "novice protection period".
Now Audis only has one last question left: Who gave me the "novice protection period"? Is it because of the specialness of the "Knowledge Moor"?
Then Audis thought of the scene he had seen in the "Knowledge Moor" not long ago: Could this be some arrangement of the "Sage"?
Audis did not thank the "Sage" for this, but became vigilant, because this meant that his promotion process so far had been relatively smooth, and it was very likely that it was all the "Sage"'s resurrection plan.
Following this line of thought, Audiss pondered a lot, but to no avail. Eventually, he stopped thinking about it, knowing that he could only take things one step at a time.
After a short rest, as the hands of the grandfather clock pointed to the number "3", Audiss, lying in bed, suddenly found his vision covered by gray fog. In the blink of an eye, he had appeared in the magnificent hall.
"Justice" Audrey bowed to "The Fool" Klein, who was shrouded in gray fog, and said, "Good afternoon, Mr. 'Fool'."
Hearing this greeting, the other members seemed to immediately enter the "Tarot Club" state.
Klein paused noticeably before smiling and nodding in response to "Justice's" greeting.
He had just noticed that "The Hermit" had not materialized the glasses that shielded his "Eye of Secrets", which immediately made him realize: Could this guy have advanced again?
He secretly activated his Spirit Vision and took a look, and sure enough, he saw a great change in Audiss's spirit body. A radiant sphere composed of starlight had formed in the center of his spirit body, looking somewhat like a miniature galaxy, quite magnificent.
He really advanced to a demigod!
Klein felt it was a bit unbelievable, which was why he had paused noticeably before responding to Miss "Justice".
Because "The Hermit's" advancement speed was too fast! When he joined the Tarot Club, he was only Sequence 9. In less than a year, he had already surpassed him and become a demigod!
Klein even wanted to ask "The Hermit": Besides the "Acting Method", do you know any other ways to resist the corruption of potions? Who exactly is the "Protagonist of the Age", you or me?
Amid Klein's wild thoughts, the greeting session ended, and Audrey spoke first: "Honorable Mr. Fool, I have collected three pages of the Roselle's Diary."
These were obtained by her recently established "Ruen Antiquities Collection and Protection Foundation". As the founder and main funder, she easily had the opportunity to copy them.
This was also the reason for Audrey's joy, because this was a force she had built herself, which would surely play a greater role in the years to come.
"Very good." Klein smiled and nodded, indicating that Miss "Justice" could materialize the diary pages.
"The Priestess" Cattleya did not speak. She had not received any diary pages provided by "The Queen" for two consecutive weeks, which was somewhat abnormal.
Of course, she didn't know that since last week, "The Queen" had started a passionate love affair and had no time to think about the diary issues.
After receiving the three diary pages from Miss "Justice", Klein almost twitched at the corner of his mouth, because it started with a "Roselle's Love Affair Record".
This made him sigh: Compared to the carefully selected, more informative diary pages obtained by the "Mysterious Queen", the diary pages obtained by other members were often not so important.
Klein casually flipped through them and found that only one diary entry was worth reading in detail.
It was a diary entry about speculation and discussion on "Spiritual Imprints". Roselle discovered that Extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 4 or higher, if not "pulverized", easily retained some spiritual residue.
In severe cases, after taking the potion for a period of time, the ascender would experience personality splits and other situations.
It could even further evolve into a "spiritual patchwork monster", as if the High-Sequence Extraordinary being who provided the characteristics had been resurrected in the ascender's body.
Klein sighed inwardly: For wild Extraordinary beings, it's best to use Extraordinary materials for advancement whenever possible, rather than Extraordinary characteristics.
At this time, the corner of his eye glanced at "The Hermit": Unless he has mastered the channels or methods for pulverizing Extraordinary characteristics.
After briefly pondering it, Klein made the diary in his hand disappear and turned to Miss "Justice": "What do you want to exchange for?"
Audrey was currently waiting for potion ingredients and didn't lack anything, so she unhesitatingly chose to satisfy her curiosity: "Honorable Mr. 'Fool', is that card beside you a 'Blasphemy Card'? Which one is it?"
They had roughly discussed the concept of "Blasphemy Cards" at a previous Tarot Gathering.
"The Hermit" Audiss had also noticed that card just now. He was very clear that it meant that Klein and Alger had completed the exploration of "Adam's Garden".
This was the question that Klein most wanted "Justice" to ask. He casually flipped the "Blasphemy Card": "Tyrant."
"The Hanged Man" Alger was the first to catch a glimpse of Roselle the Great wearing a triple crown and said in his heart: As expected, Gehrman Sparrow handed it over.
He had already obtained the potion formula for "Disaster Pontiff" and figured out what kind of ritual was needed. At this time, he was in a very good mood, only feeling that the road ahead, although obstructed, was full of hope.
Audrey carefully stared at the card, wanting to see all its details.
Unfortunately, this card was not in the "open" state, and only Roselle's "Tyrant" image could be seen.
After Mr. "Fool" put down the card, Audrey immediately noticed that "The Hanged Man" of the "Sailor" pathway did not show any surprise or shock.
Recalling a previous Tarot Gathering, "The Hanged Man" had stated that he would explore a mysterious island with "The World".
And at last week's Tarot Gathering, "The World" and "The Hanged Man" had a private exchange.
So Audrey boldly guessed that this exploration action was completed last week, and this card was one of their spoils.
After seeing the "Blasphemy Card", the other members also had their own associations, but they were basically happy, which meant that the Tarot Club had mastered another "Path of the Gods".
Ending the display of the "Blasphemy Card", Klein glanced at "The Priestess" seemingly casually.
Cattleya quickly said: "Honorable Mr. 'Fool', there are no new Roselle's Diary this time."
Klein nodded lightly and said with a smile: "It's your turn."
Then he manipulated "The World" to speak first: "Who has access to artisans? I want to turn a 'Siren's Singer' characteristic into a Sealed Artifact."
That was another spoil of war.
Klein was very clear that "Alger" had access to "Artisans", but that Artisan was obviously a Sequence 6. When faced with Extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 7 and below, he would most likely be able to create Sealed Artifacts with little negative effects.
At the Sequence 6 level, the performance was a bit unstable.
As for the Sequence 5 level, what kind of things could be made would probably depend entirely on luck.
So Klein hoped to see if the other members had access to "Artisans".
For example, he had heard that the "Mysterious Queen's" subordinates had several "Artisans", and there might be "Artisans" at the Sequence 5 level.
Audiss thought for a moment and said: "I have corresponding channels."
He was thinking that when making Sealed Artifacts, he could pulverize this Extraordinary characteristic and take the Sequence 9 to Sequence 6 characteristics from it. That wouldn't be too much, right?
Just as he was thinking this, Audiss saw that "The Hanged Man" Alger and "The Priestess" Cattleya were also preparing to speak.
So Audiss simply said: "That's a Demigod-level 'Artisan'. When making Sealed Artifacts below the Demigod level, the negative effects won't be too great."
To be precise, it was a Grade 1 Sealed Artifact.
However, with the help of the "Knowledge Moor", it was about the same as the strength that a Sequence 4 "Artisan" could exert.
As soon as Audiss said this, the two competitors who wanted to participate in the "bidding" lost any desire to speak.
The scarcity of wild "Demigod Artisans" was comparable to that of Angels, even more scarce than Angels.
The "Moses Ascetic Order" also had no more than three, one of whom was a member of the "Ten Pillars", and Cattleya was not sure if she could ask him for help.
Seeing that this transaction had basically been reached, Audiss then asked "The World": "What are your requirements?
"Well, to be precise, which two Extraordinary abilities do you want to prioritize keeping?
Klein thought: Look, you can even make requests!
He sighed that he was glad he asked, otherwise he wouldn't have known that there were such channels at the Tarot Gathering.
The answer he got was: she didn't really develop it; after becoming a demigod, the power came naturally.
Audrys didn't expect it to be so simple, but after asking in detail, he learned that Bernadette's so-called "naturally" was the result of twenty or thirty years of accumulation before she had her own power.
And Audrys felt like he didn't have that much time, after all, after next year's God war, the invasion of the Outer Gods would become more frequent, leaving him little time.
In order to recruit people faster, Audrys currently has two plans: first, after the war starts, take the opportunity while the official Beyonders are busy to recruit wild Beyonders on a large scale.
However, it is estimated that the official Beyonder organizations will also recruit a large number of wild Beyonders at that time, and he may not be able to compete with them.
Fortunately, there is another opportunity: after the war ends, various countries will be overwhelmed and let many Beyonders recruited during the war retire.
This is also an opportunity, because the official Beyonders have already helped train those retired Beyonders in past battles, and they can be used as soon as they are recruited.
Those Beyonders who are forced to retire are not necessarily those with poor abilities, but are likely to be Beyonders whose connections are not strong enough.
In addition to these two opportunities, he also has to create opportunities himself.
For example, Audrys attached great importance to Xathas's and Mobert's voyage this time. He not only went to see them off in person, but also gave them some coordinates of islands inhabited by elves, which he had obtained from Bernadette and Cattleya.
Bernadette had been operating in the Misty Sea for a long time and was more familiar with the situation of the elves there. Audrys had discussed this matter with her in a casual chat.
Bernadette warned Audrys not to provoke these grumpy ancient races, and then told Audrys all the information she knew.
The latter was exchanged by Audrys from the Tarot Club and is now given to Xathas.
In addition to Audrys, a group of people came to see them off, some of whom had received help from Xathas and others and came to see them off spontaneously.
Some were secretly organized by Audrys. In short, it was necessary to fill the dock to show Xathas how much everyone missed her.
The final effect was very good. Xathas waved goodbye to the shore reluctantly and left the port on the "Ghost Ship" of the "Sword of Dawn."
This was Audrys taking the initiative to create opportunities. Although he didn't go, his ship arrived, and the feelings of the Cruz residents arrived.
Audrys will definitely not attack this group of elves now, but what about in the future?
When Audrys becomes an angel, the image of the "Lord of Mysteries" will definitely be closer to the gods, and perhaps there will be an opportunity to recruit that elven Prince Constantine.
Therefore, he must show goodwill to them now to provide conditions for the recruitment that may be carried out in the future.
After seeing off Xathas, Audrys stayed on Cruz Island for dinner and returned to East Chester in the afternoon.
He estimated that the person sent by the royal family to stare at him should have collapsed. A good, living person disappeared without a trace, and he didn't know where he went all morning.
In the afternoon, Audrys came to a dilapidated hotel on the edge of the city again and met Adonis here.
This man in his thirties was once a trusted subordinate of the Minister of Internal Affairs. Not long ago, he was sent by Duke Bowen to collect evidence of Audrys's crimes.
However, because he suggested waiting until the construction work in Wotezhou was completed before transferring Audrys back, he lost Duke Bowen's trust.
Then, he did something that surprised Audrys: he found the president of the newspaper and reported in detail what Audrys had done in Wotezhou.
This move once caused a wave of public opinion in East Chester, making Audrys a political celebrity in this country and even further helping Audrys digest the potion.
At Audrys's request, although Adonis was released, he lost everything he had before. He and the president had no money and could only temporarily live in this dilapidated hotel.
Adonis didn't know Audrys, so when Audrys came to his door, he was a little unresponsive for a while.
When he learned that the person who came was Audrys, he was not enthusiastic, but he was not indifferent. He invited Audrys to sit down in the small room and then poured Audrys a glass of water.
Audrys asked: "You don't even know me, but you ended up in this situation because of me. Do you think it's worth it?"
"It's not worth it," Adonis sat opposite Audrys: "Since you have appeared in East Chester, it means that you have been relieved of your duties as governor."
"All our previous efforts seem ridiculous."
Mr. Ed, the forty-something, somewhat bald former president of the Lennberg Morning Post, was sitting on the bed listening to their conversation.
Audrys said: "It's not funny at all. Not everyone has your courage."
Or rather, in his opinion, because of the extraordinary suppression, there are not many people who have such courage anymore.
"Your efforts will not be in vain," Audrys said to Adonis: "I am here today to recruit you to be my staff and accompany me to Backlund to take office."
Adonis shook his head weakly: "Forget it, I am completely disappointed in this country."
Audrys smiled: "I will return to Wotezhou, and I have a hunch that this time will not be too far away."
Adonis was stunned for a moment: "Please... please let me think about it."
Adonis was stunned again, not expecting that this Governor Gars was so efficient.
And it sounded like his power in Wotezhou had not been greatly affected.
Audrys stood up, patted Adonis on the shoulder and said: "If you have thought about it, go to Room 306 of the Lennberg Grand Hotel to find me. Well, it is best to go before the day after tomorrow, because I may be leaving after the day after tomorrow."
After speaking, Audrys said goodbye and left.
After he walked away, Ed said to Adonis: "What else is there to consider? Even if you are an unofficial staff member, it is much better than the current situation."
"And Audrys obviously wants to reuse you!"
Adonis smiled: "I just don't trust the officials in Lennberg very much."
Before that, not only did Duke Bowen trust him very much, but he also trusted this Minister of Internal Affairs, so he boldly put forward his own ideas.
As a result, Adonis saw clearly the essence of the nobles and officials of this country.
Ed said: "Governor Gars only used two and a half months to completely recover Wotezhou and solve the problems that the state had not solved. He is obviously different from other officials!"
Adonis slowly sat on the chair: "It seems so."
...
Audrys returned to the hotel, had dinner under surveillance, and came to the Royal Palace of Lennberg under surveillance the next day.
Audrys had passed the Soderak Palace of the Loen Kingdom by carriage and knew what the main entrance of this palace looked like.
The Royal Palace of Lennberg looks as grand as the Soderak Palace from the front, but the architectural style is very different.
This palace is called Stockholm Palace. The main entrance seems to have only steps, but no gate, but there are many guards guarding it.
The carriage entered through a side door on the side of the steps, and was subjected to strict inspection and questioning when entering the door.
After entering the yard, Audrys got out of the carriage and was taken to the king's office by the deputy captain of the Royal Palace Guard.
Taking a look around, Audrys sighed in his heart: This is what a palace looks like.
Entering the door is a large yard, and inside the yard is a dark five-story building.
This is the main building. Of course, there are many buildings behind, which are the residences of the king, queen, concubine, prince, and princesses.
For Audrys, who had bought tickets to visit the Forbidden City, such a small place was not awe-inspiring.
The king's office was very spacious and the decoration was very luxurious.
Audrys bowed to the king and then looked at the figure behind the wide office.
Conrad I was wearing formal attire. He was younger than in the photos and had an elegant temperament.
At the same time, Audrys, who had been promoted to a demigod, judged through observing the other party's spirituality that this king was only a Sequence 5.
This seems to be a provision of a certain agreement signed between the secular regime and the church, that the king cannot be a Sequence 4 or higher Beyonder.
Conrad I took off his glasses and put down the documents in his hand: "I heard that yesterday you would rather go see Adonis, who had just been released from prison, than come to see me?"
Audis said neither humble nor arrogant: "In the morning, I met a very important person."
He spread his hands: "That was a meeting that had been arranged long ago, a schedule that was set before I was told to come to Isara."
Hearing Audis's answer, Conrad I was not angry, but smiled and said: "I know, you will feel very uncomfortable being transferred back at this time."
"But people with greater abilities should do more important things!"
Conrad I said seriously: "After repeated consideration, I am preparing to appoint you as the ambassador to the Kingdom of Ruen."
"You should know that among all the foreign ambassadors in Lenburg, the ambassador to the Kingdom of Ruen is the most important."
Audis nodded and said: "I know."
This is simply transferring him away from Lenburg, so as not to affect the State of Votay in the short term.
Audis knew very well that he would stay in Backlund for at most a year or two. After the Lenburg government completely took over the State of Votay, they would find a mistake in his work and transfer him back, arranging a idle job.
When a strong leader is needed somewhere, Audis will be transferred there again.
It is not to say that Audis will not be reused, but in the eyes of Conrad I, a high-ranking person, Audis is a sharp sword that cannot be used easily, otherwise it will easily cut himself.
In theory, in this way, officials like Audis can be initially tamed in a few years.
But Audis is not a plaything of the nobles. Regardless of whether the nobles are willing or not, he will return to Lenburg. By then, the situation will not be controlled by the king.
But now, the international situation is still stable, and Audis also needs to stay in Backlund for a while, so he has no intention of falling out with the royal family.
Seeing that Audis always looked indifferent, Conrad I was somewhat angry. He talked with Audis a few more times, and then signaled that Audis could leave.
A dozen seconds later, a senior male servant knocked on the door and came in, whispering in front of the desk: "Your Majesty, Duke Stockholm said that Audis has already reached Sequence 4."
"What?" Conrad I suddenly stood up, then said with some fear: "No wonder he has such a big temper!"
In the Lenburg royal family, there are a total of three demigods. Among them, the Duke of Stockholm is a common title for members of the Lenburg royal family. Whoever inherits the Sequence 3 characteristics is the "Duke".
And this Sequence 3 has been living in the Stockholm Palace.
The entire Lenburg is the "territory" of this Duke, especially in the Stockholm Palace. This Duke can use extraordinary abilities to obtain many important information in the palace.
In Conrad I's view, as a demigod, he is qualified to be angry in front of the king of any country.
After that, he was happy for a while, and worried for a while.
He was happy because Audis was an official of Lenburg, so this demigod could be used by Lenburg.
He was worried because Audis's loyalty to the Lenburg royal family was not high, and it would take a lot of effort to subdue him.
Conrad I was even considering whether to use a marriage to win over Audis?
Or give some benefits to the Church of Knowledge and Wisdom, and let them completely hand Audis over to the royal family?
So far, Conrad I has never believed that Audis would pose a threat to Lenburg, because this is a member of the Knowledge Church, and he knows very well that the Knowledge Church is not very interested in secular power.
That's why he believes that the methods that have been very effective before can be used to tame this "Pirate General".
The main reason for appointing him as the ambassador to the Kingdom of Ruen is because the Lenburg royal family has also noticed that the current international situation is somewhat turbulent.
Conrad I received information that Audis seemed to have an intelligence network in Backlund. Letting Audis go to Backlund is actually hoping to use his intelligence network to serve Lenburg.
Of course, Lenburg also has an intelligence network, but in Ruen, they dare not go too far, so Lenburg's intelligence network cannot play a big role in some sensitive times.
……
After Audis returned to the hotel, he soon received the official letter of appointment, and officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs came to report to Audis on the current situation in Backlund.
The current Lenburg ambassador to the Kingdom of Ruen is Earl Connery, who is deeply trusted by the king. He has held the position for more than ten years and has never made any major mistakes.
However, this Earl is over sixty years old and has repeatedly stated that he is no longer able to hold the position and has requested to return home.
After Earl Connery returns, there are two deputy envoys in Backlund, one is Viscount Daina Asher, and the other is Karen Sidley.
The former is also a nobleman deeply trusted by the king, and the latter is a senior official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
One envoy and two deputy envoys all have the power to report directly to the king, so Conrad I is not worried that Audis will mess around after he goes. The main diplomatic work can be completed by the two deputy envoys.
Most of the time, Audis only needs to attend some dances or receptions. In fact, this job does not have too high technical content.
After all, the real diplomacy is actually a collision between the strengths of the two countries. If the strength is not good, don't expect to achieve much in diplomacy.
As for the way to report directly to the king, it is a radio station encrypted with extraordinary power.
Audis and the two deputy envoys all have a special watch. The hands of this watch do not move at ordinary times. Only when the radio station needs to be used, a time will appear.
Arranged in the order of hour, minute, and second, it will form a six-digit password. This six-digit password is required to open the special channel of the radio station and report the work directly to the king.
Although Audis does not have specific diplomatic tasks, the Lenburg Minister of Foreign Affairs has two basic requirements for Audis: first, no matter how turbulent the international situation is, the allied relationship with the Kingdom of Ruen must be maintained.
The second is to show the good image of Lenburg diplomats, and not to do anything that damages the image of the country.
In this regard, the foreign official who came to communicate with Audis will accompany Audis to Backlund to teach Audis aristocratic etiquette and diplomatic etiquette.
Audis thanked the Minister of Foreign Affairs for this arrangement, and asked the official's name. After learning that the other party was called Darren, he confirmed with the other party that they would leave tomorrow.
Darren did not expect to leave so urgently, so he quickly said goodbye and went back to make corresponding preparations.
In theory, Audis should visit the Minister of Foreign Affairs at this time to express his gratitude in person and report some of his thoughts.
But demigods can be unreasonable. He did not have such a visiting plan, but went to the Saint Chester Cathedral to visit Archbishop Douglas.
After learning that Audis was planning to recruit some wild extraordinary people in Backlund, the Archbishop told Audis two contact persons, hoping to help Audis.
These two contact persons are both believers of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom living in Backlund.
Although the Knowledge Church has no right to preach in Ruen, Backlund is, after all, the largest international city at present. Of course, the Knowledge Church will also send people to cultivate some of its extraordinary forces to complete some tasks that are not suitable for the Church to come forward.
Among these two contact persons is Detective Eisinger Stanton.
Audis expressed his gratitude for the sincerity shown by the Archbishop. Of course, he knew that the Knowledge Church did not only have this little power in Backlund, but being able to tell him about this secret arrangement was indeed trying to help Audis.
In the evening, Adonis came to Audis and said that he was willing to be Audis's staff.
Audis immediately prepaid him some salary and asked him to buy two decent sets of clothes, because they were leaving tomorrow.
That night, Audis brought Rupert to Isara again, preparing to take him to Backlund together.
Currently, Cruise Island has the giant Grosell and the ascetic Snowman. Audis only needs to arrange an ordinary crew member there.
Audis's important subordinates are now very busy. Ronzel is fighting bandits in the State of Shatel and will have to stay there for a while.
First Mate Basel continues to build Audis's extraordinary power in Isara and is responsible for providing military support for Lenburg's intelligence work.
Second Mate Bivis is currently working as the dean of the Lenburg Research Institute. Among the ship's officers, only Rupert can be called upon.
And the other crew members are also very busy at this time. Battle Captain Cleveland is cooperating with First Mate Basel's work.
The other crew members, Boatswain Salina, crew members Boris and Noi, are now both on duty on Cruise Island and robbing merchant ships or pirate ships, attacking the Feneport Navy's ships, and are very busy.
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A little after eight in the morning, Audis arrived at the train station with his entourage and boarded the train to Backlund.
Audis was the ambassador to Lenburg, an important diplomat, so the Foreign Ministry chartered the entire train, dispatched more than a dozen staff members, and a company of guards.
At nine o'clock sharp, this special train escorting the ambassador to his post departed from the Lenburg train station. Over the next two days and three nights, the train would traverse eastern Lenburg, as well as the western and central parts of the Loen Kingdom, to reach Backlund, located in eastern Loen.
This journey was equivalent to traveling from the western part of the Northern Continent all the way to the east.
Audis and his two staff members each had their own separate rooms, complete with a bed, a sofa, and a small dining table.
Although the space was a bit small, it was still quite comfortable.
After the train departed, Audis summoned Darren, the Foreign Ministry official, and inquired about major diplomatic events between Lenburg and Loen.
Through these major events, Audis easily understood the current state of diplomacy between the two countries: Loen was a great power of the time, and had always firmly controlled the diplomatic initiative between the two countries.
Lenburg was in great need of Loen's international support, so it had no choice but to ignore the huge trade deficit every year.
In addition, Lenburg was actually a landlocked country and needed Loen's seaport to control its base in the Southern Continent.
This was equivalent to the lifeline of the base being in the hands of the Loen Kingdom.
Therefore, Lenburg had always been very obedient, because it had no choice but to be.
This was also the reason why the Lenburg Foreign Minister told Audis to maintain good diplomatic relations with the Loen Kingdom.
At this time, Audis was still a little puzzled as to why Conrad I wanted him to be the ambassador. Was the King not afraid that he, a layman in diplomacy, would mess things up?
Since he couldn't figure it out, Audis stopped thinking about it. The King had his own ideas, and Audis had his own plans.
With the cover of his identity as the Lenburg ambassador, Audis could more easily avoid some investigations by official Beyonders when implementing some of his plans.
On the special train to Backlund, Audis talked with Darren until noon, and then they went to the dining car together for lunch.
In the afternoon, Audis declined all visits and conversations under the pretext of taking a nap.
Because today was Monday, he had to prepare to attend the Tarot Gathering.
Returning to his own carriage, Audis lay on the bed and began to imagine his plans after arriving in Backlund. At this moment, his spirituality suddenly stirred, and he looked at the table beside him.
A piece of stationery suddenly appeared there, taking less than a second from nothingness to existence.
Audis suddenly got up. His spirituality had not noticed it at all. Who had put it on the table?
He immediately made the action of opening the "Eye of Secrets", and did not perceive any spiritual obstruction, which meant that there would be no danger in opening the "Eye of Secrets".
Because of the protection of the "Knowledge Moor", even if he saw the pollution of the gods, Audis would not be greatly harmed.
So Audis opened the "Eye of Secrets" almost without hesitation, but still found nothing.
Then he focused his gaze on the stationery, which had a few lines of scribbled handwriting on it: Although your specialness makes it impossible for Stiano and I to truly face you, and there is no way to make some arrangements against you. But when you become a demigod, the distance between us is closer, and I can indirectly arrange some interesting things for you. I wish you a pleasant time in Backlund.
Audis frowned, and once again focused his attention on "Stiano and I."
That was the true name of the "God of Steam and Machinery", which proved that the person who wrote this message to Audis seemed to be at about the same level as the "God of Steam and Machinery", at least a Great Angel.
He wondered if this was a letter written to him by the "Hidden Sage"?
Audis read the contents of the stationery again, and there were some very contradictory points in it. It said earlier that there was no way to target Audis, but later it reminded Audis that He would "find something" for Audis to do.
And it was clear that they "couldn't really face" Audis, but the letter was sent like this. Of course, it was also possible that someone else or a "shapeless servant" was sent.
Even if he wanted to say harsh words in front of Audis, the dignified "Hidden Sage" would not personally deliver the letter.
At this time, the stationery in Audis's hand gradually disappeared, as if it had never existed.
This made him stunned: Did the "Hidden Sage" withdraw a message?
Immediately, Audis smiled and shook his head. Withdrawal was impossible. It could only mean that he didn't fully understand what kind of ability this was.
Audis sat on the sofa, took out his pipe and filled it with tobacco: First of all, it can be confirmed that this letter was most likely sent by the "Hidden Sage". Secondly, it can be confirmed that the "Hidden Sage" is not a fool.
He lit the tobacco with "witchcraft", took a puff and continued to think: Since he is not a fool, then why should He tell me when He is taking some actions against me?
The option that can be ruled out is that this is a polite act by the "Hidden Sage", or that this is a kind god.
Audis took another puff of smoke: He must have a purpose in doing this. If I had similar behavior, what would be the purpose... …
Suddenly, he thought again of the sentence "Stiano and I", and suddenly had an inspiration: The main purpose of the "Hidden Sage" is not to remind me that He has actions against me, but to remind me that the "God of Steam and Machinery" has actions against me!
After understanding the motive, Audis probably understood what was going on: After I become Sequence 4, the "Hidden Sage" and the "God of Steam and Machinery" are likely to take some actions with me as the target. The "Hidden Sage" learned from a certain channel that the "God of Steam and Machinery"'s actions against me were more targeted and might be successful, so He used this method to remind me.
Audis pondered for a moment, and the response he thought of was: The first is to find a church to pray to the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" after the Tarot Gathering and tell Him about this matter.
The second is to go to the church of the Goddess of the Night as soon as he arrives in Backlund and tell the "Goddess of the Night" about this matter.
The policy for dealing with such events is: only gods can deal with gods.
In addition, Audis himself must also be vigilant. Judging from the letter from the "Hidden Sage", their arrangements are not very urgent, and there should be no danger in the near future.
But he cannot relax his vigilance because of this. If he finds anything wrong, he should immediately "log in to his main account".
Currently, the "Lord of Mysteries" can arbitrarily use the ability of "Reappearance". With the help of the two drops of "Elf King" blood, it can last for at least a few seconds, probably enough to wait for the assistance of the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" or the "Goddess of the Night".
While thinking, a pot of smoke had been smoked, Audis knocked off the ashes and began to think about the last question: The "Hidden Sage" said that because of the specialness of me, He and the "God of Steam" have no way to truly face me. Is this statement true? Or is it false?
After a little thought, Audis made a judgment: It is most likely true.
Because he recalled the situation when he was in Backlund, although he was controlled and monitored by the Steam Church, he had never been in too much danger.
At that time, Audis believed that it was because the "God of Steam" had no way to strip the "Knowledge Moor" from him, so he mainly monitored him.
He now changed his view: The "God of Steam" is very likely to be really unable to face me, and has no way to make any impact on me, otherwise He could have caught me to His Kingdom of God and studied me slowly, but He just sent people to monitor me, which is actually very risky.
And the "God of Steam" cannot say too clearly about this kind of thing to the angels and demigods of the Steam Church, so he can only let them pay close attention to my movements.
Thinking of this, Audis felt that he had understood many problems.
He thought to himself: This is a bit like a "novice protection period".
Now Audis only has one last question left: Who gave me the "novice protection period"? Is it because of the specialness of the "Knowledge Moor"?
Then Audis thought of the scene he had seen in the "Knowledge Moor" not long ago: Could this be some arrangement of the "Sage"?
Audis did not thank the "Sage" for this, but became vigilant, because this meant that his promotion process so far had been relatively smooth, and it was very likely that it was all the "Sage"'s resurrection plan.
Following this line of thought, Audiss pondered a lot, but to no avail. Eventually, he stopped thinking about it, knowing that he could only take things one step at a time.
After a short rest, as the hands of the grandfather clock pointed to the number "3", Audiss, lying in bed, suddenly found his vision covered by gray fog. In the blink of an eye, he had appeared in the magnificent hall.
"Justice" Audrey bowed to "The Fool" Klein, who was shrouded in gray fog, and said, "Good afternoon, Mr. 'Fool'."
Hearing this greeting, the other members seemed to immediately enter the "Tarot Club" state.
Klein paused noticeably before smiling and nodding in response to "Justice's" greeting.
He had just noticed that "The Hermit" had not materialized the glasses that shielded his "Eye of Secrets", which immediately made him realize: Could this guy have advanced again?
He secretly activated his Spirit Vision and took a look, and sure enough, he saw a great change in Audiss's spirit body. A radiant sphere composed of starlight had formed in the center of his spirit body, looking somewhat like a miniature galaxy, quite magnificent.
He really advanced to a demigod!
Klein felt it was a bit unbelievable, which was why he had paused noticeably before responding to Miss "Justice".
Because "The Hermit's" advancement speed was too fast! When he joined the Tarot Club, he was only Sequence 9. In less than a year, he had already surpassed him and become a demigod!
Klein even wanted to ask "The Hermit": Besides the "Acting Method", do you know any other ways to resist the corruption of potions? Who exactly is the "Protagonist of the Age", you or me?
Amid Klein's wild thoughts, the greeting session ended, and Audrey spoke first: "Honorable Mr. Fool, I have collected three pages of the Roselle's Diary."
These were obtained by her recently established "Ruen Antiquities Collection and Protection Foundation". As the founder and main funder, she easily had the opportunity to copy them.
This was also the reason for Audrey's joy, because this was a force she had built herself, which would surely play a greater role in the years to come.
"Very good." Klein smiled and nodded, indicating that Miss "Justice" could materialize the diary pages.
"The Priestess" Cattleya did not speak. She had not received any diary pages provided by "The Queen" for two consecutive weeks, which was somewhat abnormal.
Of course, she didn't know that since last week, "The Queen" had started a passionate love affair and had no time to think about the diary issues.
After receiving the three diary pages from Miss "Justice", Klein almost twitched at the corner of his mouth, because it started with a "Roselle's Love Affair Record".
This made him sigh: Compared to the carefully selected, more informative diary pages obtained by the "Mysterious Queen", the diary pages obtained by other members were often not so important.
Klein casually flipped through them and found that only one diary entry was worth reading in detail.
It was a diary entry about speculation and discussion on "Spiritual Imprints". Roselle discovered that Extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 4 or higher, if not "pulverized", easily retained some spiritual residue.
In severe cases, after taking the potion for a period of time, the ascender would experience personality splits and other situations.
It could even further evolve into a "spiritual patchwork monster", as if the High-Sequence Extraordinary being who provided the characteristics had been resurrected in the ascender's body.
Klein sighed inwardly: For wild Extraordinary beings, it's best to use Extraordinary materials for advancement whenever possible, rather than Extraordinary characteristics.
At this time, the corner of his eye glanced at "The Hermit": Unless he has mastered the channels or methods for pulverizing Extraordinary characteristics.
After briefly pondering it, Klein made the diary in his hand disappear and turned to Miss "Justice": "What do you want to exchange for?"
Audrey was currently waiting for potion ingredients and didn't lack anything, so she unhesitatingly chose to satisfy her curiosity: "Honorable Mr. 'Fool', is that card beside you a 'Blasphemy Card'? Which one is it?"
They had roughly discussed the concept of "Blasphemy Cards" at a previous Tarot Gathering.
"The Hermit" Audiss had also noticed that card just now. He was very clear that it meant that Klein and Alger had completed the exploration of "Adam's Garden".
This was the question that Klein most wanted "Justice" to ask. He casually flipped the "Blasphemy Card": "Tyrant."
"The Hanged Man" Alger was the first to catch a glimpse of Roselle the Great wearing a triple crown and said in his heart: As expected, Gehrman Sparrow handed it over.
He had already obtained the potion formula for "Disaster Pontiff" and figured out what kind of ritual was needed. At this time, he was in a very good mood, only feeling that the road ahead, although obstructed, was full of hope.
Audrey carefully stared at the card, wanting to see all its details.
Unfortunately, this card was not in the "open" state, and only Roselle's "Tyrant" image could be seen.
After Mr. "Fool" put down the card, Audrey immediately noticed that "The Hanged Man" of the "Sailor" pathway did not show any surprise or shock.
Recalling a previous Tarot Gathering, "The Hanged Man" had stated that he would explore a mysterious island with "The World".
And at last week's Tarot Gathering, "The World" and "The Hanged Man" had a private exchange.
So Audrey boldly guessed that this exploration action was completed last week, and this card was one of their spoils.
After seeing the "Blasphemy Card", the other members also had their own associations, but they were basically happy, which meant that the Tarot Club had mastered another "Path of the Gods".
Ending the display of the "Blasphemy Card", Klein glanced at "The Priestess" seemingly casually.
Cattleya quickly said: "Honorable Mr. 'Fool', there are no new Roselle's Diary this time."
Klein nodded lightly and said with a smile: "It's your turn."
Then he manipulated "The World" to speak first: "Who has access to artisans? I want to turn a 'Siren's Singer' characteristic into a Sealed Artifact."
That was another spoil of war.
Klein was very clear that "Alger" had access to "Artisans", but that Artisan was obviously a Sequence 6. When faced with Extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 7 and below, he would most likely be able to create Sealed Artifacts with little negative effects.
At the Sequence 6 level, the performance was a bit unstable.
As for the Sequence 5 level, what kind of things could be made would probably depend entirely on luck.
So Klein hoped to see if the other members had access to "Artisans".
For example, he had heard that the "Mysterious Queen's" subordinates had several "Artisans", and there might be "Artisans" at the Sequence 5 level.
Audiss thought for a moment and said: "I have corresponding channels."
He was thinking that when making Sealed Artifacts, he could pulverize this Extraordinary characteristic and take the Sequence 9 to Sequence 6 characteristics from it. That wouldn't be too much, right?
Just as he was thinking this, Audiss saw that "The Hanged Man" Alger and "The Priestess" Cattleya were also preparing to speak.
So Audiss simply said: "That's a Demigod-level 'Artisan'. When making Sealed Artifacts below the Demigod level, the negative effects won't be too great."
To be precise, it was a Grade 1 Sealed Artifact.
However, with the help of the "Knowledge Moor", it was about the same as the strength that a Sequence 4 "Artisan" could exert.
As soon as Audiss said this, the two competitors who wanted to participate in the "bidding" lost any desire to speak.
The scarcity of wild "Demigod Artisans" was comparable to that of Angels, even more scarce than Angels.
The "Moses Ascetic Order" also had no more than three, one of whom was a member of the "Ten Pillars", and Cattleya was not sure if she could ask him for help.
Seeing that this transaction had basically been reached, Audiss then asked "The World": "What are your requirements?
"Well, to be precise, which two Extraordinary abilities do you want to prioritize keeping?
Klein thought: Look, you can even make requests!
He sighed that he was glad he asked, otherwise he wouldn't have known that there were such channels at the Tarot Gathering.
