bookandnovel Chapter 361 Medici—God's Curse?
Chapter 361 Medici—God's Curse?
Chapter 361 Medici—God's Curse?
When Evan realized that his attempt to shift the blame to the person in front of him had failed, he tried a different approach.
"Since the Aurora Society is going to shift its focus to the Southern Continent, why not just let the Ironblood Cross Society take over?"
The true creator, the Demon Lord, has more than a dozen organizations of varying sizes, but only two are at their core: one is the "Ironblood Cross Society," which is mainly composed of "Hunter" extraordinary individuals, and the other is the "Aurora Society," which is mainly composed of "Mystic" extraordinary individuals.
Generally speaking, the Aurora Society holds a higher status than the Ironblood Cross Society, mainly because the "Secret Prayer" and the True Creator are on the same path and belong to the most direct lineage.
However, due to the great war of the gods in the Fourth Age, the forces under the true creator, the demon, suffered heavy losses and lost too many of the extraordinary characteristics of the "Secret Prayer" pathway, which prevented the Aurora Society from developing its strength. This is why the Aurora Society and the Ironblood Cross Society spread their faith in separate regions.
The Aurora Society has always believed that it holds the highest position and should lead the work of the Ironblood Cross Society. Now, Evan has actually proposed to transfer the grassroots forces left behind by the Aurora Society in the Northern Continent to the leadership of the Ironblood Cross Society. In Mr. A's eyes, this is simply turning against the Heavenly Gang.
However, they did not intend to reprimand Evan.
One reason is that they understand that Eben himself is not an Extraordinary being of the "Mystic" pathway, so they cannot feel the psychological advantage that the Aurora Society's "Mystic" beings have over Extraordinary beings of other pathways.
On the other hand, it's because Evan's idea simply has no chance of becoming a reality.
"You don't need to consider that possibility anymore. This time, not only will our Aurora Society focus its main efforts on the Southern Continent, but the Iron Blood Cross Society will also be included. Other smaller organizations will be eliminated if they can be eliminated, and those that cannot be eliminated will be merged into the Aurora Society and the Iron Blood Cross Society."
The "Mysterious Saint" Butis directly rejected Evan's proposal and further revealed that this contraction of power was not limited to the Aurora Society, but involved all the forces under the True Creator Demon!
This startled Evan even more. He hadn't expected the true creator to go to such lengths this time. This matter was definitely beyond the scope of the original story and was the biggest butterfly effect that Evan had created since coming to this world.
As time goes by, the impact of the true Creator's arrival on earth will grow ever greater; what we are seeing now is only the beginning of its ripples.
But even the ripples that have just begun have already seriously affected Evan.
Evan felt that his control over the world situation was weakening due to the actions of the true creator.
But he had absolutely no clue what the true creator wanted to do, which made Evan feel annoyed with himself for his carelessness.
He first met Grisha in the underground hall where he killed Medici.
Because Grisha caught him in the act, he was terrified, fearing that he would be killed on the spot.
Grisha breathed a sigh of relief after Grisha explained that it was expected that Evan would kill Medici and remove the contamination from him.
Upon hearing that Grisha would not allow Medici to embark on the path of the "Hunter" again, and that he himself would be going to the Southern Continent to lie low and develop, Evan wanted to cheer loudly and send Grisha away like a plague god, without even thinking about the meaning behind it.
Evan's mind raced as he quickly recalled his conversation with Grisha in the underground hall. He suddenly realized that he had too easily given up on thinking about the significance of Grisha's journey to the southern continent.
He realized that he was only happy because Grisha was far away from him, without delving into the secret behind it.
While it could be argued that Evan was merely a Sequence 6 "schemer" at the time and didn't want to get involved in such high-level matters, it's highly unusual that he's barely even considered it for so long.
"Adam!!!"
Ai Wenming said that he was influenced by Adam at that time.
"After this incident, I learned the Horn family's secret, and my attention was completely diverted. It was definitely Adam's arrangement!"
Although this incident did not actually have a substantial impact on Evan himself, being subtly influenced by others is something that is difficult for anyone to accept.
Moreover, this incident further confirms Evan's initial speculation about the relationship between Grisha and Evan after he discovered them.
Adam's collaboration with the true Creator was definitely not limited to the birth of Grisha; what Grisha did in the Southern Continent was also what Adam wanted to do.
Their relationship is definitely not as simple as it seems; there must be a deep secret behind it.
This secret is so profound that it can bring together these two enemies who should be on opposite sides, who have already decided to kill each other!
"Hey, what are you thinking about? Why are you suddenly spacing out?"
Mr. A's words came from beside him, startling Evan awake.
"Nothing much, just speculating about why the Lord ordered the Aurora Society and the Iron-Blooded Cross to shrink so much and go to the Southern Continent."
The decision to completely retract is absolutely not an order that the "Angel of the Word" could give. Even the Angel of Fate, Urolius, could not give such an order. It must be the command of the true creator.
"To be driven by the Lord is our greatest honor; why think so much?"
"The Dark Saint" Kesma found Evan's question strange and gave Evan a wary look.
Evan immediately realized that now was not the time to dwell on such matters, nor would he be able to find an answer. Instead, he should demonstrate his loyalty to the true Creator.
"That's not what I meant. I just wanted to work by the Lord's side."
"Very well, since it is His Holiness the Angel of the Holy Word, I will obey."
In fact, Evan was quite interested in the Aurora Society's assets. After all, it was a large organization that had been active for hundreds of years, so it must have a rich history!
Mr. A and his team were overjoyed to see that Evan had finally agreed to take over the Aurora Club.
The Holy Angel will definitely meet with Evan later to explain some things.
If Evan says he doesn't want to take over, then some of them might be left behind.
After all, Evan is a chosen one of the true Creator, and in some ways, he is on the same level as His Holiness the Holy Word Angel.
No one wanted to stay in the Northern Continent at a time like this, and Evan's willingness to take over the Aurora Society was a real relief to them.
"By the way, do you know anything about the Ironblood Cross Society? Who will take over?"
What Evan was really concerned about was who had the legendary Sequence 1 "Conqueror" extraordinary trait from the Ironblood Cross Society, so he wanted to ask indirectly.
Mr. A and the other two shook their heads, indicating that they did not know the specifics.
Seeing that he couldn't get any more information, Evan stopped asking and then made some handovers with the three demigods, and got a rough understanding of the Aurora Society's development over the years.
I realized that I had really underestimated the power and centuries-old heritage of the Aurora Borealis.
Because it faces suppression from at least four churches, the Aurora Society's overt influence has always developed very slowly.
However, through so many years of persistent efforts, they have also developed a large number of believers.
These believers come from all walks of life, from all sorts of people, from members of parliament to ordinary vendors.
After finishing their conversation, they left one after the other.
Evan was the last to leave. He didn't go home because it was late, but went to the headquarters of MI9 a few blocks away.
He wanted to review the briefings from MI9 during this period, paying particular attention to intelligence from the Southern Continent. He wanted to see if he could discern what the true Creator was up to through some publicly available information.
After the duty secretary delivered the intelligence briefings about the Southern Continent to his office, Evan began to review them one by one.
Sometimes, gathering intelligence isn't actually that difficult; the challenge lies in finding the specific intelligence you need from a vast sea of information.
The intelligence that reaches MI9 headquarters is very important, but it may not contain what Evan wants.
Two hours passed in this way. Suddenly, Evan, who had been busy reading the intelligence, stopped and stood there, as if he had suddenly thought of something.
Then suddenly his whole body burst into flames, and in an instant he appeared by the office wall, looking at the world map hanging on the wall.
Then, based on what you just looked at, use a pencil to mark it little by little.
Thanks to his photographic memory as a "conspirator," Evan could accurately reflect the contents of the intelligence on the map without even having to look back at it.
Another half hour passed, and when Evan stopped writing with his pencil, the southern part of the map had been filled in by him.
Looking at the map in front of him, Evan breathed a sigh of relief.
"The true Creator is indeed preparing to deal with the Rose School."
From the situation map in front of him, Evan could clearly see that the Rose School, which should have taken advantage of the Kingdom of Rune's defeat and shrinking influence in the Southern Continent to expand its territory, was actually actively shrinking its influence and adopting a defensive posture.
In contrast, the Rose School's rivals did not launch any offensive against it.
Whether it's the various colonies in the Northern Continent or the local spiritual cults.
The situation was also strange to MI9, who, based on past experience, believed that something might have happened within the organization.
But what could happen now that the Temperance faction has been defeated, that would put the Rose School on high alert?
It couldn't possibly be because Evan killed a "Silent Disciple" in Backlund, could it?
In the past, Evan might not have been able to understand what this meant.
Now that it is clear that the true creator is deploying troops to the southern continent, Evan naturally came to the conclusion that the true creator and Adam have joined forces to attack the Rose School!
Due to insufficient information, Evan could not conclude how they had made the Rose School so nervous, but he felt it must be related to Medici!
Grisha once said that Medici would never again embark on the "Hunter" path, otherwise he would still be in danger of being corrupted by the City of Calamity.
But even a rough gem like Medici wouldn't be ignored by the true Creator.
If they truly didn't care, they wouldn't have teamed up with Adam to set a trap for Evan and rescue him.
"What a divine creation! What a meaningful and intuitive sequence name!"
Although in the content already released in the original Lord of Mysteries, neither Klein nor Miss Sharon were certain whether the "God's Abomination" was Sequence 1 or Sequence 2.
However, Evan, one of the heads of the world's largest intelligence organization, had seen the information on the high-ranking members of the Rose School, as well as the comments from the high-ranking members of the Augustus family.
I know that the "divine evil" Sea is a true archangel, and was even born from the belly of the bound god!
Recalling the scene of Medici's resurrection and Grisha's current pregnancy with Medici, Evan's expression became somewhat subtle.
"Could it be that the true creator possesses the extraordinary characteristics of a divine abomination, and he wants to cultivate Medici into a divine abomination, then split the Rose School and free the bound god?"
Or perhaps we should simply eliminate the already difficult-to-redeem bound god, making Medici the new bound god?
If his previous guess is correct, and the "Mother Tree of Desire" is an existence above the sequence, then there is almost no possibility of the bound god being rescued. Even if another powerful being above the sequence intervenes, it is very likely to be in vain.
Because the bound god is a subordinate of the "Mother Tree of Desire" through the same path, this alone can bring about tremendous suppression!
If Evan were to consider targeting the Rose School, he certainly wouldn't choose to save the Bound God; the risk is too great, and the returns too uncertain. It would be better to find another way.
"This plan was definitely not hastily formulated, but rather it was something that had been meticulously planned and prepared for a long time."
"Divine abominations," as the name suggests, are products born from the suffering of God.
The true Creator possesses a special authority of "sacrifice" and wields the power of "fall," capable of transferring all things with the meaning of "suffering" onto Himself, bearing the burden of suffering for all beings.
This "pain" was so powerful that it gave the true creator great strength, allowing him to face the siege of the seven gods while still living his own quiet life behind closed doors. However, it also kept him insane without a sufficient anchor of faith.
Although we don't know the limits of what the true creator can endure, the world situation is undergoing dramatic changes, and it's always good to be able to wake up.
This raises a question: where should he transfer all that pain he's endured?
If Evan hadn't noticed it before, he now sees it clearly.
The true Creator used this suffering to give birth to "divine evil".
This would not only alleviate the pain they endured, but also deal a heavy blow to the Rose School, and cultivate a loyal subordinate.
This is practically a perfect match for someone surnamed He to marry someone surnamed Zheng (Zheng He Shi).
If Medici were to actually replace the Bound God and become the new, true Bound God in the future, then the true creator might even be able to completely shed his current insane state.
After all, the "prisoner" approach represents the power of "restraint."
After much deliberation, and having basically guessed the true Creator and Adam's plan, Evan couldn't help but admire their ingenuity.