The meeting place of the Rosicrucian Order has always been a secret, and not everyone can be summoned to every meeting.
Their gathering mode is very special - when a senior executive decides to summon other people, he will first summon four people, called "My Cross Keepers", and inform them of the time and place of the gathering, and The theme and importance of this meeting.
And each person who is summoned will summon up to four more people from the association list, and the summoned person will summon up to four more people...and the cycle continues.
Eventually there will definitely be someone whose address is informed by multiple people at the same time, and there will definitely be someone who is not informed of the address.
That is someone who is considered untrustworthy by those currently attending the rally - or at least someone no one is willing to vouch for.
——On the other hand, anyone who can appear here at least means that they are trustworthy.
But Master Walter’s words clearly pointed out that there must be betrayers among them.
Walter glanced around with sharp eyes.
There are only twelve people here, and the lowest energy level among them is also the fourth energy level. Everyone who knows the secret of the Ring of Ending ceremony is here; all the remaining fifth-level transcendents in the Rosicrucian Order have been gathered here.
There are four more people in total.
——Ms. Malacia, Master Walter, Miss Sprengel, and Dr. Levi Kuhn.
Putting it elsewhere, four fifth-level extraordinary beings are enough to form a country. Even in today's Star Antimony, they already account for more than half of the fifth-level experts!
With the deaths of Earl Dawn, the first Red Chancellor Pomponazzi, Valentine VII and Lady Emma, plus the two people taken away after the split of the Narcissus Principality... and the The two people inside the spiritual tower may leave Star Antimony's fifth energy level at any time.
There are only nine fifth-level extraordinary beings left in the entire Star Antimony.
You must know that at this time a year ago, Xing Antimony still had seventeen fifth-level experts, the most among all human countries. But in just one year, this number has been cut in half.
Excluding General Karl, who is no longer a transcendent, as well as two people from the Wangli Alchemy Association, one from the Red Fort, and the unknown Master Insect Amber... even if General Karl is added , and the newly promoted Minister Lalo, there are only a pitiful six fifth-level experts that the Demon Society can mobilize, and they are already on the same level as Avalon, who has withered talent next door!
The most terrible thing is that their black and red phases can no longer protect the kingdom...
It is clear that they can rebuild the bright and glorious Herasl Empire right before their eyes... How did it become like this?
"We are the only ones who know the ceremony of the Ring of Ending."
Looking at the dull atmosphere, Master Walter once again spoke and emphasized: "Teach The country suddenly made such a big move,There must be a reason.
"It is impossible for the Theocracy to allow the emergence of sixth-level extraordinary beings elsewhere, which will undoubtedly shake the balance of the world - besides, the popes of this generation are human beings. Power is already intoxicating, and even more so What's more, they are people from Avalon. There is no doubt that their purpose is to stop the Ring of Ending ceremony."
"What should we do?" p>
With her white curly hair as curled as snow, Ms. Malacia, who is already an old lady, said angrily: "Do you want to stop? Anyway, the ceremony hasn't officially started yet, and we still have a chance to regret it."
"——It's useless."
Miss Sprengel just smiled and shook her head, denying: "The ceremony of the Coupling Ring has been prepared for almost a month. Year, now the outer ring ceremony has begun, the inner ring ceremony will start in four days, and the summoning will be completed in one month. The foreign transcendants have begun to gather since the end of last month - obviously, at this time. I can't stop anymore."
"Miss Sprengel is right, cough, cough, cough..."
Dr. Levi Kuhn coughed: "Now it's over. ...Ahem, we can't stop. If we stop... we can't explain it to others..."
He is a sick man, sitting in a wheelchair, wearing glasses, and his thighs are even bigger than normal people. The arms should be thinner. His skin was loose, but there was always a faint purple light in his eyes. A faint shadow wrapped around him, making his presence seem much lower than the others.
In fact, Dr. Levi Kuhn is also the most unsociable one among the Rosicrucians, and not many people are willing to get close to him.
Because the fly demon in his body is the evolved form of the rip demon, the demon that people who commit the sin of gluttony will turn into after death.
The Rift Mouth Demons have an endless desire for hunger, but their split mouths allow food to leak out all the time, making them one of the few demons that continue to attack humans. If they "adapt" to this state, they may evolve into a higher-level demon with the power of adaptation - a fly demon.
Dr. Levi Kuhn's body will continue to rot, and his pale and sagging skin is full of fly eggs. These flies carrying fatal diseases are one of his clones. Through the insect swarm, he can also gather his own consciousness. Wherever he appears, he can always steal the lives of others quietly... Even his colleagues are quite afraid of him. After all, no one knows whether he has planted the seeds of disease.
If he hadn’t been called anyway this time... I’m afraid there wouldn’t be him at this party.
Compared to others, Dr. Levi Kuhn is more like a pure scholar. He was so weak that he didn't look like a fifth-level person, as if he might die at any time.
"——Don't cough at me, Doctor."
Master Walter frowned, showing clear displeasure.
Normally, he would not be so rude to his friends.
He looked a little tired, and the beard on his face was unkempt - everyone else basically knew why.
Master Walter’s doted, rebellious and only daughter who has now become the Son of the Moon failed and died in the promotion ceremony last night.
Generally speaking, Moon Children have stronger vitality. Even if the ritual fails or even dies from serious injuries, returning to the real world may not result in a complete death.
In fact, he somewhat doubted whether the people who killed Andrea were Lalo and the eldest princess who had completed their promotion. With their distance, it is entirely possible that they will enter the same promotion ceremony - Master Walter has already sent someone to warn Andrea, but she is obviously not willing to follow Master Walter's command.
There is currently only one fifth-level person in the Red Castle, and that is the leader of the "Secret Chamber Agency", Ms. "Blood Diamond". This means that the next fifth-level person will definitely become the "red phase" of this generation, and will also become the person Louise trusts the most.
As the current ruler of Star Antimony, Louise will definitely not participate in the promotion ceremony. So she will probably encourage other Moon Sons who are stuck at the fourth energy level to try to advance... Nowadays, the Snake Father has a strong influence on the world's transcendent consciousness, and the energy level improvement and promotion rituals will be much simpler than in the past, and will continue to increase as time goes by. Time changes are getting simpler.
Although Andrea has become a child of the moon...in a sense, she is dead.
But that is Master Walter’s only daughter after all——
On the one hand, he knew that “it was just a monster that stole his daughter’s body and memory”, but on the other hand, he looked at That face and hearing that voice still make me feel soft and shed tears. Whenever this happens, he will understand why Valentine VII is bewitched by Queen Louise.
So Master Walter couldn't help but tell her this secret - future promotions will become easier and easier.
Unexpectedly, this news inspired him to rebel. In other words, it is because the promotion will become easier in the future, so Andrea is eager to be promoted at this time...
Of course Dr. Levi Kuhn also knows about Master Walter's hostility. Where does it come from.
"Sorry...cough..."
He did not quarrel with Master Walter, but nodded slowly while coughing, politely turned his head and covered his mouth with his hand, Then he kept coughing.
Seeing that Dr. Levi Kuhn ignored him, Master Walter felt like he had hit cotton with a punch.
He looked at Dr. Levi Kuhn for a long time, and finally looked away.
He changed the subject abruptly: "So what should we do, everyone? Vote."
"How many people want to stop the ceremony?" Some raised their hands. ”
Among the twelve people, only two raised their hands.
Both of them looked to be over fifty or sixty years old, and there was only one fifth-level person among them, and that was Ms. Malacia
"That is to say, there are ten people who want to continue the ceremony."
Master Walter nodded: "Then the ceremony will proceed normally——
"But we have already We can't lose other people, we have to trick someone from a foreign transcendent as a sacrifice, this matter..."
"Let me go. "Miss Sprengel suddenly said.
Master Walter was a little surprised by this senior's opening.
But he readily agreed: "Then I'll trouble you. , Miss Sprengel. "
Sprengel just smiled gently and did not respond.
"...cough, cough..."
And Levi Dr. Qu En coughed for a while and suddenly said: "I have been thinking about a possibility..."
“Just by sacrificing one person, a group of people can be promoted to the sixth level. This is not equal at all. Even in terms of 'ritual', this is too loose..."
"I have actually considered this issue. ”
Unexpectedly, Master Walter did not say blunt words such as “There is no turning back” or “The matter must be carried out now”, but he actually gave his opinion: “So We are prepared with both hands.
"Let's first see if the Ring of Ending Ceremony can be established. If it can, it will be easy to say. If not...
"Then win over these transcendents from foreign countries, Give them a profit. We have the support of the Ministry of War and many officials standing by us, but it really can’t be done...
“We also went out independently, separated from the Alchemy Association and the Red Fort, and directly divided the area to rebuild the country. Creating a pure kingdom of transcendence... as a paradise for demonologists is also a way. There are already nine transcendents participating in the ceremony this time, even if there may be a few more dead among us. It’s enough to protect a country.”
“But how do you convince them?”
Ms. Malacia frowned, pushed up her reading glasses and commented sharply. : "Transcendents never succumb to others - let alone the fifth-level transcendent."
"So we just create a country without a king, just like what the Iris people did. "
Master Walter said.
This statement shocked people.
Because the main scope of protection of the church is that "the monarchs of various countries cannot be assassinated by other countries", people have never considered the possibility of abandoning the monarch. As long as there is a monarch, you can at least ask the Theocracy for help when your country is about to fall.
But think about it... Now that the church is no longer neutral, their interference principles must have also changed.
In other words, "king" no longer has an irreplaceable meaning!
"Parliamentary system?" Dr. Leverkuhn asked.
"...It should work."
Ms. Malacia thought for a moment, but raised another question: "But what about Lalo and the eldest princess in our hands? This is also a picture Let's play cards."
"That's parallel. We can have a king, but the king has no actual power and is just a symbol. Such a country can be called a country of transcendence. It would be better if we didn’t have a king, because we still have someone who can surpass us."
Master Walter said seriously: "There is also the tantra book "Rose Tantra" that has been passed down from generation to generation in our society; Miss Sprengel has also retrieved the "Blood-stained Tantra" that she lent to the Noble Red Society from Avalon, whether it was to seal the demon incarnation in her body, or to bypass the contract and directly kill her contracted demon. Skills are definitely valuable to them.
“If we establish a country, these two tantras must also find ways to make them more skillful and popular. They can become our core competencies. "
"I think it's okay...but does the eldest princess agree? "Ms. Malasia has no desire for these two tantras, she just asked another question.
"She has a very weak character and will agree. No matter how bad order is, it is better than chaos, and no matter how small power is, it is better than real mortals. If the country is truly destroyed and the status of the exiled princess is not as good as that of a commoner... she will figure it out. "
Master Walter said without hesitation: "Otherwise, why would I advocate saving her in the first place? Among the many children in the seventh life, she is the most controllable.
"Since everyone agrees - let's establish a country first. In this way, we can have the cards to talk to those people, and at worst, we can conquer them later.
"Now we are The fully controlled city is only about a quarter of the size of Star Antimony's mainland. Although the area is small, I think it is enough.
"Only extraordinary ability is the most real thing in this world. As long as we are strong enough, the land lost now can be regained in the future; conversely, if we are weak enough, even if we have infinite The same goes for territory. "
"Then establish a country."
Ms. Malacia said decisively: "Go and tell the eldest princess that we will be in May. A country was founded in one day."
At this moment, on the other side.
Lallo was still sitting in front of the mirror, frowning, playing an instrument here and there.
"Illusory blood..."
He murmured, his face was rarely frivolous and instead looked extremely serious.
This ability...
...Why does it feel like a trap?
On the one hand, it can satisfy its desire to "dedicate everything to Star Antimony" and give itself a way to better directly intervene in the political situation without having to think about "how to get the monarch to listen to itself."
After all, the end point of "persuading the monarch" is "forget it, I will do it myself."
The eldest princessAnd full of desire to escape... This ability can completely satisfy two people at the same time.
No one will attack a monarch, so there is no flaw in this transformation - he can permanently transform into the eldest princess twenty-four hours a day, then he will become the eldest princess. itself.
Because of this... while this ability can satisfy one's wishes and solve one's troubles...
It will also bring out the evil in one's heart.
But if he keeps using the appearance of the eldest princess...what's the difference between that and holding power?
But as the eldest princess said, she is now seriously injured and unable to move... She must have Lalo's treatment to gradually heal her soul.
She cannot let anyone know about this, otherwise many people will want her to lie like this forever.
So all the "eldest princesses" who go out now can only be played by Lalo.
On the other hand...
...As long as the eldest princess dies, no one will ever know that this "eldest princess" is Lalo.
He doesn't even need to kill anyone - as long as he does nothing, the eldest princess with damaged soul will die on her own.
"What an evil ability..."
Lalo played the instrument a few times and murmured to the mirror: "Do you really want to see my ugliness? No God without me..."
I will never give in.
I will never succumb to my inner desires -
"I bet you," Lalo murmured in a low voice, "that my true heart at this moment will never be twisted.
"No matter what I go through, I will never be greedy for anything other than 'me'..."
The ordinary mirror will not reply.
But Lalo looked up from the mirror and showed a strange smile.
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