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Aaron couldn't help but glance at the red moon mark on his left wrist, thinking to himself:
"As expected of the Evernight Goddess!"
After a moment's contemplation, Varna glanced at Aaron and said seriously:
"Over a thousand years have passed, and I have no idea what the situation is like inside that Specter Empire."
"So, for safety's sake, I suggest you go search for and explore the Specter Empire only after you've become a demigod or possess demigod-level strength."
"I will keep the token for now. When you reach Sequence 5 Disciplinary Paladin, come back here, and I will give it to you."
This time, Aaron didn't hesitate and agreed immediately.
He also understood clearly in his heart that forcefully searching for and exploring the legendary Specter Empire with his current status, not even a Mid-Sequence, was too risky and too dangerous.
Not to mention that over a thousand years have passed, and the personal guards who entered the Specter Empire back then should have died of old age, but those who entered were at least demigod-level powerhouses.
Would those demigods leave behind spiritual remnants that evolve into some kind of evil spirit, like the Red Angel evil spirit in the Blood Emperor's ruins in Backlund?
Even if they were just demigods, far from reaching the status of the former Red Angel, there is a completed Black Emperor's mausoleum within the Specter Empire.
There might also be the remains of the Night Emperor and the Black Emperor, two True Gods of similar pathways. With these factors combined, who knows what could happen? Perhaps evil spirits might even be the least dangerous threat.
Even disregarding all this, the Sealed Artifacts left behind by those demigods, and the Beyonder Characteristics preserved within, are all of demigod status or higher.
After such a long time, if some dangerous Sealed Artifacts with living characteristics have formed, they would be extremely dangerous for him at present.
Therefore, it is a wise choice to explore only after possessing a certain level of strength. One cannot ignore the risks for the sake of immediate gain.
Varna on the platform looked at the calmly agreeing Aaron, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.
Suddenly, Aaron's mind jolted, and a question came to him. He looked up at Varna on the platform.
"Those personal guards who were ordered to enter the Specter Empire back then, they... um..." He paused, saying with some regret:
"After their deaths, they might form some Sealed Artifacts with living characteristics. I want to know the Sequences of the personal guards who entered back then, so I can create some targeted preventive measures based on the characteristics of these Sequences."
"So that when I am strong enough to go explore, and enter the Specter Empire to search for the remnants of our Trunsoest family, I can deal with the effects of these Sealed Artifacts."
As for whether they were still alive, Aaron didn't think too much about it. After all, over a thousand years had passed, and besides the unreasonable long-lived races like the Sanguine, mere demigods couldn't possibly live until now.
Hearing this, Varna on the platform showed a strange smile and asked back in a thoughtful tone:
"Have you heard of Amon?"
"Amon?" Aaron's hair stood on end, and a scene involuntarily appeared in his mind:
In the spacious and bright hall, Duke East Chester, Madam Celine, Avonie, the butler, footmen and maids, the coachman, and servants, either took out a crystal-carved monocle from their pockets or produced one out of thin air and placed it over their right eye.
Not far away, a man with black hair, black eyes, a broad forehead, a thin face, wearing a black classical robe and a pointed soft hat, was looking at him with a smile.
Immediately after, everyone turned their heads, looked at him with their monocles, smiled, and said in unison: "Interesting."
Thinking of this, Aaron couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine. What a truly detestable fellow.
Seeing Aaron's reaction, Varna was slightly surprised and said in a relaxed tone:
"It seems I don't need to introduce him further."
Aaron pretended to think and asked hesitantly:
"Are you referring to the one with the titles 'Blasphemer', 'Angel of Time', the Son of the Creator at the end of the Second Epoch, born in the first year of the Third Epoch, one of the Kings of Angels in the Third Epoch, Amon?"
Aaron was also helpless. He needed to show his value, and more secrets unknown to ordinary people were undoubtedly one way to do so. It could also create the illusion that the Evernight Goddess had informed him, further demonstrating his value and allowing him to learn more unknown secrets.
Instead of mentioning the common understanding, which was the patriarch of the Amon family in the Tudor Dynasty of the Fourth Epoch, he directly stated his identity as a King of Angels from the Third Epoch. This also indicated that he already knew the so-called Amon family was just a facade, and all its members were Amon himself.
Look, the Evernight Goddess has told me all these secrets, perhaps even more comprehensively than you know. The Evernight Goddess has acknowledged my right to know, so you don't need to hide the secrets in your heart. Just tell me everything.
Varna's expression on the platform was somewhat complex, a mix of relief and seeming to say: Did you secretly study behind my back?
"You know quite a bit. Yes, it's that Amon."
"In the Fourth Epoch, He joined the Tudor Dynasty, but with the prior understanding of ignoring Tudor's achievement of becoming the Blood Emperor and the transaction involving the Sequence 2 Weather Warlock Beyonder characteristic, He and we were actually still in a state of semi-cooperation, and no conflict occurred."
Aaron frowned slightly and couldn't help but ask: "Why ignore Tudor's achievement of becoming the Blood Emperor? Weren't we enemies?"
Varna was silent for a moment, seemingly lost in distant memories, and after a while, slowly said:
"I also asked my father this question. How nostalgic. So much time has passed, and now my descendant asks the same question."
After speaking, He put away the nostalgic expression and became serious, as if deliberately imitating the expression of a certain "person" at a certain moment:
"It was hope, and it was an attempt!"
"Every Beyonder characteristic contains the will from the beginning. The higher the Sequence, the greater the influence. The mad Ancient Gods of the Second Epoch were particularly severely affected because they accommodated high-level Beyonder characteristics from different pathways."
"In the Third Epoch, after the Creator fell, all the deities and most angels witnessed the second Blasphemy Slate and gained a greater understanding of the Sequence pathways and higher statuses."
"By the Fourth Epoch, the gods noticed that this will was fading, and some bold ideas began to emerge, but no one dared to easily attempt them."
"Alista Tudor keenly realized this. Since the path ahead was cut off, it was better to go all out and forcefully change pathways to become a god, trading the gods' indifference to his achievement of becoming the Red Priest for his willingness to become a test subject."
"My father also wanted to see what the outcome of changing pathways would be in the present, when that will was fading – whether it would lead to immediate loss of control and becoming an indescribable evil god, or merely madness."
"If even Tudor, who forcefully changed pathways to become a god, didn't completely lose control, then would my father, who was already a god, have hope of becoming even stronger by accommodating the Black Emperor, an adjacent pathway, after killing the Black Emperor?"
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