abnabooks Chapter 363 The Movements of the Hermit of Fate
Chapter 363 The Movements of the Hermit of Fate
Chapter 363 The Movements of the Hermit of Fate
After mentally mocking Klein for swindling funding, Evan turned his attention back to Emlyn White.
This part of the plot is largely the same as in the original work. Emlyn White is still trapped in the Harvest Church without the "Master Key", still becomes Klein's friend, and still becomes a reserve member of the Tarot Club.
It's unclear how Klein came to be connected with the Harvest Church or how he became acquainted with Emlyn White; otherwise, he wouldn't have concealed his vampire identity in the report, since it wasn't a big deal.
Although vampires cannot walk openly in the open, both the three major orthodox churches and the royal family tacitly approve of their existence, so Emlyn White's vampire identity is not a sensitive issue.
Even for such a small matter, Klein casually covered it up for him, just to avoid leaving any potential problems for him. This also shows that the two of them have a good relationship now.
"Klein obtained the Shadowy Human Skin attribute from me when he was promoted to 'Faceless Man,' so the other main material, the pituitary gland of the Thousand-Faced Hunter mutation, should have been obtained from Emlyn White."
After all, the Thousand-Faced Hunters have been extinct for many years, and related materials have not been released for a long time. Even MI9 does not have related materials, and only a force like the vampires could possibly retain them.
This can be corroborated by the timeline; Klein wrote this report before he promoted "Faceless Man."
Evan had set a trap for Klein by providing him with the Human Skin Shadow trait, but without telling him where to find the mutated pituitary gland of the Thousand Faces Hunter.
If Evan really wanted to help, he could use the Horn family's connections with the vampires to directly purchase the material and resell it to Klein.
But Evan didn't do that, not even uttering a sound, just to test Lilith behind Emlyn White or behind the vampires.
Later, it didn't take Klein long before he was promoted to "Faceless Man," and the report he had already written essentially revealed his acquaintance with Emlyn White.
This also basically confirmed for Evan that Emlyn White's selection as the one to recite the name of "The Fool" in the original work was not, as the vampire demigod Nibais Audra claimed, simply a random choice of a vampire.
Emlyn White may not have been Lilith's first choice, but after he met Klein, he became the only and best option!
From this perspective, Klein's existence and special nature are not a secret at all in the eyes of some god-level beings.
Right now, the number of big shots who are certain that Evan knows about Klein's special status is almost more than a handful.
There are three different opinions within the vampire clan regarding this mysterious "Lilith".
One faction believes that the ancestor "Lilith" was only severely injured in the Second Era, and was only able to respond to the vampires while in a slumber.
One faction believes that their ancestors were killed in the Second Epoch, and that the one responding to them now is the evil god "Primordial Moon"!
The best example is all the people who prayed to the Red Moon and suffered the backlash of the curse!
The last group simply believed that their ancestor wasn't dead, but had gone mad!
Now, considering all the circumstances, Evan has two more conjectures.
That is either "Lilith" who sent dreams to the vampire marquis Nibais Audra, or the "Goddess of the Night" who wields the unique "Moon" path, since the power of "dreams" is the signature ability of the "Sleepless" path.
Alternatively, it could be the true god "Earth Mother Goddess" of the lunar pathway, which is adjacent to the lunar pathway.
If this "Lilith" is the goddess of the night, then it would perfectly explain the issue of Klein's identity being so widely speculated upon.
He was using Emlyn White, who had already become a believer in the Earth Mother, to communicate with her: "A part of the future of this world is already in my hands. You should come closer to me and ignore the arrogant God of War."
If this Lilith is actually the Earth Mother in disguise, then it's even easier to understand. Just like Evan's attention to the Witch Cult and the Gnostic Society, it would be a disservice to the Earth Mother's status and prestige if she didn't pay attention to the vampires and make some targeted arrangements.
But if this Lilith is the incarnation of the Earth Mother Goddess, then is arranging for Emlyn White to join the Tarot Club and connect with Klein really an attempt to align herself with the Goddess of Night?
After all, without the goddess of night opening the door, the Harvest Church would never have been established, let alone now interfering in the affairs of the Tarot Society.
"The next suspense is when Emlyn White will join the Tarot Club. If things go smoothly, we might see Mr. 'The Moon' next Monday!"
Evan kept the things about "Lilith," "Mother Earth," and Emlyn White to himself, wanting to observe and test them further.
Although the balance among the gods is currently in place, the future seems to depend on the god of steam and machinery, who has recovered from the Industrial Revolution.
But having noticed so many discordant points, Evan boldly speculated that the Goddess of Night was putting pressure on Mother Earth, the God of War's most reliable ally.
Of course, all of this is just Evan's speculation. The truth will have to wait and see how things develop. If the Goddess of Night really shakes the Earth Mother Goddess on the side of the God of War, then it will definitely play a surprising and decisive role in the future war of the gods. The Horn family, who can only stand on the side of the Goddess of Night, will also gain a lot of benefits directly or indirectly.
"I hope the goddess can really do that!"
Evan, who desperately hoped that the Goddess of Night would succeed, drew a crimson moon on his chest and offered his blessing.
Putting aside the matters of the Goddess of Night and 'Lilith' for the time being, Evan returned to the present.
The biggest issue right now is the Aurora Society, which he is about to take over. Although most of the Aurora Society's power will be transferred to the Southern Continent to serve the next move of the True Creator.
High-level power is easy to transfer; Mr. A and the Dark Saint only need to buy a ship ticket to the Southern Continent.
If they wanted to save money, they could simply have the "Sage of Mystery" teleport them there.
However, the Aurora Society consists of more than just these demigods; it also includes a large number of low-level extraordinary beings and believers without extraordinary power, and it is impossible for them all to go.
Furthermore, if everyone went along and caused a huge commotion, it would be tempting the True God Church to surround and destroy them.
No hunter can resist prey with its back to them, so even retreating is a highly technical task.
(After watching so many TV dramas about the peaceful liberation of Beiping, my biggest feeling is that surrendering isn't so easy!)
So, as Mr. A and the others discussed with Evan, two-thirds of the Aurora Society's extraordinary members went to the Southern Continent, while one-third stayed behind to maintain the Aurora Society's presence in the Northern Continent and appease the existing believers.
Furthermore, the evacuation to the southern continent must be carried out in batches, not all at once.
Evan has been with MI9 for quite some time and has participated in the formation of the new army and the development of the Aurora Society's Backlund branch. He has rich management experience, so there are no technical problems for him to take over the Aurora Society. Even arranging for people from the Aurora Society to go to the Southern Continent is not a difficult task for him.
He was now eager to find out what was going on with the Ironblood Cross.
Mr. A and his group were unaware of the specifics of the Ironblood Cross Society. After learning from His Excellency the Holy Angel that they were going to the Southern Continent, they were so excited that they didn't think about anything else.
If it weren't for the Holy Angel casually mentioning that the Ironblood Cross Society was similar to the Aurora Society when he entrusted them with this task, they would probably be completely unaware of the Ironblood Cross Society's actions.
"According to Mr. A and his group, most of the materials and resources within the Aurora Society, including sealed artifacts, will be transferred to the Southern Continent. Is the Ironblood Cross Society doing the same?"
One of the most important reasons why Evan risked infiltrating the Aurora Society was that in the half of "Lord of Mysteries" that he deciphered in his mind, a heavyweight figure appeared in the Ironblood Cross Society: Tony Down, who was chasing Ince Zangwill in the Raging Sea.
In the description of Tony Dunn in 008, it is mentioned that he aspires to become "the Conqueror".
Because the name "Conqueror" carried great weight, Evan guessed at the time that it might be the sequence name of the Hunter Path Angel. Therefore, considering the future convenience of obtaining potion recipes and extraordinary properties, he joined the Aurora Society.
At first, Evan thought "Conqueror" was the name of the Hunter Path Sequence 2. Later, because of the cooperation between the Witch Cult and the Augustus family, he learned from the Gnostic that it was the name of Sequence 1.
According to the three laws of extraordinary properties, all pathways can have at most three 1s when there is no sequence 0.
In other words, each pathway has only three sequences of the extraordinary property.
Evan has now confirmed that Dante Einhorn, the founding emperor of the Fussac Empire, is a Sequence 1 Archangel, "The Conqueror".
After these past few months in Backlund, Evan was absolutely certain that the Augustus family possessed the extraordinary "Conqueror" trait.
As a result, only the unique 'Red Priest' with the extraordinary characteristics of the conqueror and the phase of the 'Red Priest' remains missing.
The last "Conqueror" extraordinary trait is not in the hands of the Einhorn family, a fact that Evan has confirmed with the Speaker of Life.
Through his privilege as a follower of the Goddess of Night, Evan had also reviewed the records within the Church of the Goddess of Night regarding other righteous churches' '0' level sealed artifacts.
Apart from the Seal 001 from the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, which is somewhat similar, there are no other '0' level Seals that match the description of "Conqueror" in the Blasphemy Cards.
Moreover, the title of this sealed artifact, 001, is so grand that it is unlikely to be formed by the extraordinary characteristics of the "Conqueror".
After all, the order of these '0' level sealed artifacts was personally arranged by the seven great gods when the sealed artifact classification system was first established, and it is absolutely impossible for it to be done arbitrarily.
The powerful sealed artifact 008, which is difficult to defend against, is also formed by the Sequence 1 extraordinary characteristic. This further confirms that 001 is definitely not the "Conqueror" extraordinary characteristic, but is more likely the uniqueness of the "Red Priest".
Therefore, the likelihood of this extraordinary characteristic being in the hands of the Ironblood Cross Society, the world's second largest extraordinary organization that primarily uses the hunter path, is greatly increased.
Originally, Evan had planned to try and find an opportunity to venture into the Misty Sea two months later, once the new army was initially established and sent overseas for training.
Try to make contact with the Republic of Intis and the Ironblood Cross Society, whose main activities are based in Intis, and try to find out some relevant information indirectly.
However, the fact that the Aurora Society and the Ironblood Cross Society were going to retreat to the Southern Continent completely disrupted Evan's plans.
"To be honest, all of this was caused by me. In the original story, the true creator did not descend to earth at this point in time. The root of the problem lies with me, which makes me want to curse without even having a reason to do so."
Evan rubbed his temples, feeling unusually irritable.
He is currently unsure whether the Ironblood Cross Society possesses the final "Conqueror" extraordinary ability.
He wasn't sure if the information Mr. A received from the Angel of the Word was deliberately leaked by the Angel of the Word.
He wasn't sure if this was the message Grisha wanted to convey to him through the Angel of the Word.
He wasn't sure what message Grisha or Adam were trying to convey by revealing this information to him.
Are you trying to control him? Or do you want him to do something?
Everything was fraught with uncertainty, which greatly frustrated Evan, who was used to taking the initiative.
Because he was completely unprepared for this incident and had no idea what the inside story was, he could only react passively.
"I hope I'm just overthinking it all. Maybe Grisha and Adam don't think as much as I do."
Evan mentally reassured himself, even with a belief he didn't believe: "Anyway, everything will depend on meeting the Holy Word Angel in the next few days. We'll see what happens then."
However, I can't just sit here doing nothing; I should also use my abilities to find out what's going on.
With that in mind, Evan tossed aside the report written by Klein, took out a pen from the drawer, and began drafting the document himself.
He wanted to use MI9, the official intelligence organization, to find out what the Ironblood Cross would do in the near future.
This was only the overt channel; he also planned to use another covert channel to monitor things within Intis, namely the Hidden Land of Fate, which he had previously collaborated with Robert on.
They had previously helped Robert eliminate Gabriel, the director of the Eighth Inspectorate of Intis. After this collaboration, trust developed between the two sides, leading to private contact.
Evan recently heard that the Hermit of Fate, inspired by his previous actions, is ambitiously seeking to replace the Secret Order in Intis.
This is not to say that thieves cannot live in the light of day if they want to operate openly, nor is it to say that even the true God cannot protect them under Amun.
They wanted to parasitize the entire esoteric order, so that they could not only complete the shift in their path but also escape Amun's preparations.
It can also give you a vest.
However, it is not easy for them to do this; they need some help.
That's why Robert is now secretly getting along with them.
Given that both parties are willing to get closer to each other, they will not refuse Evan's suggestion or request.