1053 Presiden (1/2)
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In the dimly-lit world, the gigantic crimson moon hung silently over the house while everything in the garden seemed to be asleep.
The despair in the incomplete grayish-white dragon's eyes dissipated as it retracted its skin-covered wings, behaving like a docile hunting dog reared at home.
The Psychology Alchemists councilor, demigod of the Spectator pathway, Hvin Rambis, had lost his life and became Klein's marionette!
Without bothering to enjoy this achievement, he switched places with Enuni, who was beside the grayish-white dragon, appearing as Gehrman Sparrow in his black trench coat and silk top hat.
Then, he controlled his new marionette to treat the infection he received from Mental Plague.
A gentle and cool breeze swept past the sea of collective subconscious, seeping into Klein's island of consciousness. It made him feel like the object reeking of a rotten, putrid, and discordant object in his Body of Heart and Mind was being purged out of him with a surgical knife.
Klein's face immediately contorted as he grimaced. He once again felt the excruciating pain in his soul.
Thankfully, in order to create the Control Spirit Bullets and the Yesterday Once More charms, he was already accustomed to this feeling. He didn't hold his head and roll around.
After purging the contagious mental disease from his consciousness, the cool wind brought about a warmth that made him want to take an afternoon nap. It allowed his damaged Spirit Body to relax as if he was soaked in a bath. His mind and body quickly recovered thanks to the nourishment.
By the time he recovered from his mental disease, the gentle breeze that blew at him became intense. It swept the surroundings, wiping out all the ”contagion” left in the air.
After doing all of this, Klein made the grayish-white dragon rapidly shrink its body, converge its godhood, and turn back into its human form.
However, as Hvin Rambis' clothes had been ripped to pieces, the gray scales on his body didn't disappear.
A few seconds later, the ascetic leader of the Church of Evernight, Arianna walked out of the gigantic crimson moon in her simple robe and belt made of tree bark. Her long black hair cascaded down as she stepped across the void and arrived diagonally above Hvin Rambis.
The angel stretched out ”Her” right hand and, with a gentle squeeze, let Hvin Rambis's blurry soul leave his body and float above his head.
”Why are you helping George III?” Arianna asked directly.
Hvin Rambis's confused expression immediately turned serious.
”This is the choice of the times, an inevitability of destiny. We are just following the flow of the tides and providing some guidance, allowing the times to develop in the right direction.”
The standard answer of the Twilight Hermit Order... From the looks of it, the Psychology Alchemists' demigod doesn't know what Adam's true goal is either... Even as official members of the Twilight Hermit Order, most of them probably don't know... Klein didn't have any problems thinking thanks to his situation inside the concealed world.
Arianna didn't show any surprise as she pressed, ”What is the trend of the times?”
Hvin Rambis's eyes were unfocused, but his expression was solemn as he answered, ”A war, one that will sweep the entire world.”
This... Isn't peace nice? Klein frowned slightly as he couldn't help but mumble inwardly.
He knew very well what a world war would do to humans.
He only wished that his investigation with the Church of Evemight would be able to seize the key and successfully prevent the war which the Twilight Hermit Order was strongly pushing from erupting.
Arianna fell silent for a second before asking, ”What's the secret George III is hiding?”
Hvin Rambis revealed a smile.
”Every king is restrained by three major contracts and can only reach a limit of Sequence 5. But with our help, he bypassed the restrictions and has already reached a higher level. Once the tides of the times come, he'll easily be able to ascend to the spot that should've belonged to him.”
Three major contracts... What's that? It's understandable to limit a king to Sequence 5 due to the strong push to keep mysticism under wraps. It's best for a king to be changed normally. The people will find it acceptable if they could live for 80-90 years old, but to still be active at 120-130 years will be the cause for conspiracy theories and panic... George III cooperated with the Psychology Alchemists and the Demoness Sect to live longer? Typically, this is a restriction on the king, not the other members of the Augustus family. They should have Grounded Angels among them, so there's no reason for them to support George III... Many questions arose in his mind.
”George III still isn't a demigod, is he? Is he using some method to possess a higher level and perform the 'acting' ahead of time?” Arianna asked unhurriedly.
To the Church of Evernight, this was a crucial problem. If George III was already a demigod, they could directly contact the Church of Storms and Steam to capture him because the King himself was enough evidence.
Hvin Rambis's soul nodded and said, ”Yes.”
”What is the exact method?” Arianna continued asking.
Hvin Rambis slowly shook his head and said, ”I'm not sure. The person in charge of this matter is our president. I only remember him once mentioning that he wanted George III to have more talent.”
More talent? Upon hearing such a description, Klein instantly thought of something in Roselle's diary.
In the eyes of the emperor, the so-called ”talent” was to make one's psyche and soul more like a high-level ancestor, as such be able to obtain the recognition of the corresponding Beyonder characteristics or the mental imprint within Sealed Artifacts, allowing them to easily consume the potion and wield the Sealed Artifacts without the immense negative effects.
This wasn't a perfect solution. It could even be said that there were great latent risks. This was because the mental imprint would revert and control the consumer or wielder's soul, causing them to experience certain changes.