While Ebner was deep in thought, after the "God of Luck" on the throne let out a stern rebuke, a river shimmering with rippling light simultaneously manifested within His two eyes, encircling the gigantic dragon-transformed figure of the "King of the Black Seat," Barros Hopkins.
In the next moment, all of this "Dreamweaver's" fates pointed toward "death."
Barros's pair of vertical pupils instantly filled with "fear," but within this dream, under the gaze of the "God of Luck," he was completely unable to move. He could only watch in despair as a "guillotine," manifested from nowhere, severed his head.
Blood splattered everywhere, and the enormous dragon head rolled onto the ground, staining the floor of the temple red…
This former president of the "Psychology Alchemists" died completely without even having time to leave any last words.
Immediately afterward, the "God of Luck" seated on the throne turned His head and looked toward Ebner, who was hidden in the shadows.
Ebner's heart skipped a beat. Without hesitation, he cut off the connection with that "tracking-type" Eye of Insight and "awakened."
"Logically speaking, the 'God of Luck' is only at Sequence 2. But the aura He just displayed far exceeded that of an ordinary angel. Even the 'Angel of Fate' Ouroboros before I seized one portion of his characteristic didn't feel much stronger than Him…
"Is it that the 'God of Luck' in the original history truly possessed such strength, or did the dream's owner elevate Him?
"Furthermore, to replicate such a powerful 'guardian' within a dream, that ancient dragon must have relied on more than just Howling Town's faith in the 'God of Luck.' There must be other high-level elements involved…
"That is very likely 'Sefirot'! It was indeed polluted by Sefirot…
"It was right of me not to rashly delve deeper into the ancient dragon's dream… otherwise I might have faced danger as well!
"It's just unclear why that little elf's Grandpa 'Taro' was able to bypass that 'guardian'… Is there something special about him? Or was he wearing some special item?
"And lastly, Cohinem seated on the other throne was somewhat off as well… At first glance, her appearance seemed fine, but I've met the true 'Queen of Calamity.' Her temperament is completely different from the one on that seat!"
After weighing the matter repeatedly, Ebner decided to set it aside for now. Once Saturday arrived and the "Song of Calamity" ritual was completed and Cohinem fully freed, he would ask her about the ancient dragon.
Even if the "God of Luck" had secretly hidden a dragon within the Elven King's Court, the "Queen of Calamity" couldn't possibly be entirely unaware!
As for the Beyonder characteristics and mystical items of the "King of the Black Seat," Barros Hopkins, they could only remain temporarily within the ancient dragon's dream until he was fully prepared to retrieve them.
At this time, Alvin had already opened a "back door" for Howling Town, and Shatas had decided to stay temporarily to assist Grand Elder Emily in conducting the ritual.
Seeing that there was nothing left for him to do here, Ebner bade farewell and took a single step, arriving above the pirate fleet.
By now, those sinful souls had all been "requited" by Mr. World, who was cleaning up the battlefield.
Looking at the Beyonder items Klein had gathered, Ebner smiled and said, "It seems that at the next Tarot Club meeting, Mr. World will have another clearance sale."
Klein shot him a glare, thinking: Isn't it all because of that 500,000 you're pushing me for!
Of course, complaints aside, Mr. World had no intention of haggling further. He simply nodded and said, "These Sequence 6 and Sequence 7 characteristics will be directly deducted, valued at 30,000 pounds. What do you think?"
Considering that his guard unit in Beldan still lacked powerful Beyonder items, Ebner readily agreed.
Then, glancing at the relatively intact pirate ships, he deliberated before saying, "As for these ships, I can also help you find buyers…"
Shatas had just told him that after welcoming back the "Queen of Calamity," she did not intend to remain in Beldan but planned to organize a fleet to search for elven ruins and find her kin.
So the so-called "buyer" was actually Shatas. As for the "money," naturally her man, Mobet, would pay.
Upon hearing this, Klein's eyes lit up, and he smiled. "Good!"
Then he muttered a few quiet words, and Miss Sharon flew out from his body and "merged" with the ship beneath their feet.
Immediately, the damaged portions of the ship caused by "Air Cannons" automatically reassembled into place.
Klein also timely tossed out several paper figurines, transferring the "wounds" on the ship's hull onto the paper figures. The entire vessel instantly looked as good as new…
A new ship would certainly fetch a higher price than a battered one.
Watching the tacit cooperation between the two, it was obvious they often engaged in such "refurbishment of secondhand goods"! The items in the mansion of the wealthy Dantes must be very hard to damage!
While Ebner mocked inwardly, he did not know that this operation had been developed after Sharon noticed Klein's distress over the full-length mirror destroyed when summoning Arrodes.
...
Saturday morning, within Alvin's palace.
After resurrecting Alvin and obtaining the highest authority over this palace, Ebner had established a "workshop" here to process Beyonder materials and craft mystical items at any time.
And now, Ebner was crafting a lifelike body for Cohinem, with a "Gatekeeper" characteristic as its core.
To allow this body to withstand the erosion of angel-level power, Ebner not only combined the advantages of the "Ancient Alchemist" and "Alchemist" in the art of "creating humans," but also directly used a "Yesterday Once More" charm to transform into "Rein Carneldia," employing the authority of "Creation" to complete the most crucial step.
After examining his "work" and confirming that it closely matched the Cohinem in his memory, Ebner dressed the "body" in formal attire, preparing to hand it over to the freed "Queen of Calamity" once the "Song of Calamity" ritual succeeded, fulfilling a promise he had made months earlier.
Opening a "door" back to reality, Ebner rubbed his temples and prepared to head to the dining room for breakfast.
But at that moment, the butler, Mr. Riback, approached and handed him an invitation.
It was an invitation to the coming-of-age ball of Viscount Loveland's illegitimate daughter.
"Tomorrow night… This is the time point in the original story when Amon kills Flora… Quite the date they chose!
"Is this fate's guidance?
"Tsk tsk, unfortunately, there will be too many 'disasters' attending tomorrow. The chances of 'good luck' are slim."
Clicking his tongue a few times, Ebner set the invitation aside and focused on his breakfast.
In the future he had "insighted," although tomorrow night's ball might be quite thrilling, it actually had little to do with him. He had only accepted the invitation with the mindset of watching the spectacle and fanning the flames.
"9:59~~ This time I barely made it."
(End of Chapter)