bookandnovel Chapter 295 Gustav and his siblings meet
Chapter 295 Gustav and his siblings meet
Chapter 295 Gustav and his siblings meet
Although Isengard Stanton had a background in the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom.
However, considering that he was over fifty years old when he finally understood the "playing method" with Evan's help and was able to achieve widespread advancement, it seems that the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom did not value him that much.
Compared to Darkwell's relationship with the Speaker of Life, and the relationship between Catherine Grey and Collins, his relationship with the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom was far inferior.
Therefore, in the team that Evan assembled, only Isinger Stanton has the potential to truly become one of his men.
However, the fact that he doesn't have such deep connections also means that his working relationship with Evan isn't close.
Under normal circumstances, as long as Evan doesn't fall out with Collins or the Life Council Chairman, Catherine Grey and Darkwell will be his most loyal subordinates.
Behind Evan's relationship with them lies his relationship with the powerful figures behind them.
Irwin and Isinger Stanton have a purely collaborative relationship, without involving any other third parties!
At this time and under these circumstances, it is essential to strengthen control over Isengard Stanton, especially as an army is being built!
There are generally two ways to strengthen a relationship. One is to cater to the other's preferences. Eisinger Stanton now needs the recipe and materials for the next sequence.
But Evan can't produce these things right now!
Another way is to make him owe Evan a favor, or Evan owes him a favor!
Ever since Evan proposed recruiting wild extraordinary individuals into the army, smart people have already thought of recruiting wild extraordinary individuals in advance to facilitate the expansion of their power in the new army!
But as mentioned earlier, after several rounds of sweeping, most of the secret gatherings in Backlund were destroyed, and the Eye of Wisdom, which could gather many wild extraordinary beings, naturally fell into the eyes of those with ulterior motives. Jonas was one of those people with ulterior motives.
This new situation was clearly beyond Isengard Stanton's ability to handle, and his identity as an outer member of MI9 could only serve as a means of self-preservation, unlike Darkwell who dared to display it openly.
After all, the Church of the Storm God harbors extreme hatred towards the God of Knowledge and Wisdom and the Eternal Sun!
No one knows whether the Church of the Storm God will secretly kill him after learning about his situation.
Therefore, his identity as an outer member of MI9 was essentially only known to Evan, the person who recruited him.
Evan is helping him solve this problem now, which means he'll owe him a huge favor.
Meanwhile, Evan also planned to take advantage of this opportunity to secretly sabotage things and put a bad word about Isengard Stanton on Jonas's behalf—that the Eye of Wisdom was a tentacle of the Witch Cult and that he had MI9's blood on his hands!
As soon as this news gets back, the Augustus family will definitely stop Jonas from paying attention to Isengard Stanton. Since the Augustus family is still cooperating with the Witch Cult, it's not a big deal. They won't embarrass the Witch Cult. In fact, because this matter is so minor, the Augustus family won't even ask the Witch Cult for confirmation.
But the fact that Isengard Stanton was a front man for the Witch Cult will also be confirmed.
If Isengard Stanton ever does anything rebellious, Evan won't have to do much. He only needs to deny Isengard Stanton's MI9 identity and reveal that the Eye of Wisdom cult is essentially a cover-up for the Gnostic. Then, Jonas will take care of him without Evan lifting a finger.
Evan is suspicious. If he decides to give someone important a position, he must be confident that he can completely control that person, whether it's Isinger Stanton or Klein!
Because of Evan's thorough preparations, Neo's squad was completely wiped out, and all seven members were captured and subjected to modification by Evan.
The results of the transformation were gratifying. Except for one team member who was too scared to succeed, everyone else became Evan's "captives".
Evan had Neo take five members back to report. Taking too many would arouse suspicion, while taking too few would be too conspicuous.
The remaining team member, just like the new "Hans," guarded the house that held the secret in the East District.
Of course, to avoid trouble, he also needed to be completely disfigured, and Evan did that for him!
Looking at the pale-faced man whose face had been burned beyond recognition and who was now hated by everyone, Evan flicked off the flames in his hand, gave some instructions, put on his black robe, left the secret hideout, and disappeared into the night!
Kingdom Museum, 2 Kings Road, West Backland.
Although it wasn't the weekend, the people of Backlund showed great enthusiasm for the Russell memorial exhibition, forming long queues at the entrance!
This is not only because the official governments of both Rune and Intis have been heavily promoting this commemorative exhibition, but also because of the curiosity and admiration of the people of Backlund for the most legendary emperor of the Fifth Age, even though Emperor Roselle had repeatedly beaten up the Kingdom of Rune.
Humans are creatures that admire strength! They are born to worship the strong!
Klein, dressed in a dark suit, wearing a bowler hat, and carrying a camera twice the size of his head, appeared around the crowd.
I half-squatted down to take a picture in front of the long queue!
The people who had been queuing up for so long immediately stopped looking tired, straightened their clothes, and struck a pose as soon as they saw the camera, hoping that Klein would take a better picture for them.
Especially some ladies couldn't resist taking out their cosmetics from their handbags to do a quick makeover.
The men who followed them, though they didn't seem to care, unconsciously adjusted their collars and hats and kept stealing glances.
Klein also knew to wait until everyone was in position before pressing the shutter.
After taking a few more photos, Klein bypassed the queue and went to the special passage for VIPs to interview some of them.
As he passed through the VIP lane, Klein subtly flashed his MI9 badge to the police officer in charge of security, and was allowed to pass without any further inspection.
After entering the museum, Klein casually interviewed two officials from the Kingdom of Loen and Intis who had accompanied him, and then went straight to look at the items that Rosell had used during his lifetime, carrying his camera.
To avoid standing out, Klein and his group of about twenty followed behind Intis, a beautiful guide who spoke fluent Ruen language. They listened to her explanations and even took out a reporter's notebook, writing and drawing incessantly, appearing very professional!
"These are all everyday items used by Emperor Roselle."
"Look, this is the velvet blanket he used to cover himself with, and those are the gold-plated glassware he used to drink wine!"
"That was the first flush toilet he ever used!"
Even the used toilet was being displayed. Klein suddenly felt a little sorry for Rosell, but seeing the golden light shimmering on the toilet, he cursed inwardly with a sour tone, "Nouveau riche!"
Then Klein stopped sympathizing with Roselle!
After visiting the "Daily Life Exhibition Hall," Klein followed the guide to the "Document Exhibition Hall," where he not only saw the main documents signed by Roselle, but also Roselle's diary written in Chinese characters, and saw the two pages of the diary that were turned up.
Judging from the content, this is Russell's first diary entry written a few days after his transmigration, and it doesn't have much value.
Klein openly observed the security measures around him. If the memorial exhibition didn't find the manuscript containing the blasphemous plaque, he was willing to risk taking the diary.
Even if this early diary of Russell might not contain much information or be of much value, he still wanted to acquire it.
Because the words on it resonated most deeply with him and Russell, his "hometown friend," touching the softest part of his heart.
After taking a deep look at Russell's diary, Klein continued to follow the guide to visit the other sections.
When he arrived at an exhibition hall called "Roselle's Warmth", he found a woman who was over 1.7 meters tall, with long chestnut hair reaching her waist, wearing a yellow cake dress, but with an old-fashioned soft hat.
She stared intently at the textbooks that Emperor Roselle had improved for his children's basic education, remaining motionless for a long time.
"What's so interesting about this? Why do you keep staring at this display case?"
Klein glanced at the display case in front of the woman, feeling somewhat puzzled, but said nothing and simply followed the others to other exhibition halls.
Unbeknownst to Klein, as he left the exhibition hall, Bernadette, mourning her father, frowned and looked in the direction he had left!
After visiting several more exhibition halls, the guide finally led them to Klein's destination this time: "Rossel's Study".
Upon entering, Klein felt a sense of openness and wonder. The entire exhibition hall had almost transformed into a library, with rows of bookshelves reaching two stories high all around, stairs below, and movable bookshelves, forming a three-dimensional book paradise.
The ornate carpet covering the central open space of the bookshelves, along with the desks, chairs, brass lamps, and other items, are all encased in glass.
It does not have contact with the outside world.
Because Klein had a clear target, he immediately locked onto it after a glance: a stack of yellowed manuscripts!
The stack of manuscripts was not laid out, but that didn't matter. What mattered was that there was a bookmark tucked inside the manuscripts, depicting Roselle dressed in imperial attire.
Klein was incredibly excited. He tapped his teeth and glanced at the manuscript, but found nothing unusual.
Klein was not discouraged. If it were so easy to discover the difference between this bookmark and others, then this blasphemous card would have been discovered by the Church of Steam and Machines long ago.
But he still wanted to verify it, so he suppressed his inner turmoil and asked:
Are there any books on the bookshelf with other things sandwiched between them like this?
For example: a note slipped to Emperor Roselle by a noblewoman?
This question brought a knowing smile to the faces of many men!
"No, no, everything here has been inspected. If there are any impurities mixed in, they will definitely be picked out and displayed!"
After all, these kinds of things can also showcase the charisma of Emperor Roselle himself!
Actually, our last exhibition hall, "The Secret of Roselle," has many love letters received by Emperor Roselle and the sex toys he invented.
And the fruit paintings and sculptures that Emperor Roselle created for his mistresses.
These were all private treasures of Emperor Roselle at White Maple Palace, discovered and organized by the Church!
The girl from Intis was quite worldly and experienced. She wasn't intimidated at all in front of the group of men, which made the men who had just laughed feel a little awkward. They remained silent, but exchanged glances, clearly eager to visit.
Klein also felt a little embarrassed, but he was more excited than anything else. He was now certain that the bookmark was the blasphemous card that Rosell had recorded in his diary.
The decision was made immediately: speed is of the essence, and we will take action tonight!
Over the next few days, Klein broke away from the group and wandered around as a reporter, asking questions and gradually figuring out the basic structure of the museum and its security forces!
During this time, Klein even secretly revealed his identity as a member of MI9 and had friendly exchanges and interactions with the members of the "Mechanical Heart" team who were hiding in the shadows, figuring out their methods and defenses!
Having obtained everything he wanted, Klein did not linger any longer and left the museum to prepare for his operation that night!
Meanwhile, inside the museum, Bernadette, who had been standing in front of the display case, turned her head to look in one direction.
A tall man with similarly long chestnut hair reaching his waist, and strikingly beautiful features that resembled a woman, approached her with a warm smile.
Standing side by side with Bernadette, both looking at the exhibits in the display case!
Surprisingly, the man was dressed in the robes of an archbishop, a symbol of the Church of Steam and Machinery, yet he did not attract the attention of any visitors or staff present. People seemed oblivious to the archbishop's high status, chatting and laughing as they walked past him.
Upon closer inspection, it became clear that neither the sunlight streaming through the museum's glass nor the light emitted from the internal gas lamps could penetrate the archbishop's body; his body seemed to be surrounded by a black hole of light.
"Looking at these things, what are your thoughts, Bonova?"
Bernadette didn't turn around or greet anyone; instead, she asked directly.
The visitor was none other than Bonova Gustav, the youngest son of Emperor Roselle, the leader of the ascetics of the Church of Steam and Mechanics, and an angel on earth.
Bonois didn't respond to Bernadette's words, but simply drew a triangle on his chest and said gently:
"Congratulations on your promotion to 'Sage,' officially becoming an angel on earth!"
Seeing that Bonois did not give her a direct answer, Bernadette's expression, hidden behind the fine veil, grew even colder. She completely ignored her younger brother's congratulations and instead said in a chilling voice:
"Does an ordinary memorial exhibition need an angel to personally oversee it?"
Or do you have another purpose in coming to Backlund?
Bonois was not angered by Bernadette's reaction; instead, he maintained his warm smile but solemnly stated:
"Few things in Backlund can escape your notice, you angel of the 'Spy' pathway. Now that you know the purpose of my trip, I ask that even if you don't help me, you shouldn't interfere!"
Upon hearing this, Bernadette narrowed her eyes, let out a cold laugh, and then turned and left.