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Aaron nodded silently for a moment. On the second day after his dream was invaded, he applied to the MI9 for a transfer out of Backlund.
Aaron had already intended to leave Backlund. Having known George III's plan and intentions for a long time, he did not intend to continue the investigation.
Since he had already attracted the attention of the Twilight Hermit Order, it was naturally best to quickly escape this whirlpool when his strength was insufficient and his wings were not yet fully grown.
However, George III summoned him at this time. Did he have other intentions?
Thinking about these matters, Aaron did not continue to exchange pleasantries with other guests. He left his butler to attend the remaining opening ceremony and made the most reasonable choice—heading to St. Samuel Cathedral.
Accompanied by the clatter of hooves, the carriage arrived at St. Samuel Cathedral in the North Borough. Aaron did not look for Archbishop Anthony but found a random seat in the prayer hall and quietly prayed to the Evernight Goddess.
He recounted the warning about the tide of the era, which seemed to come from a Spectator demigod, his plan to go to the Southern Continent, and King George III's summons.
Sitting on a chair in the prayer hall, Aaron quietly waited for a response while pondering in his mind.
"Every king is bound by the three major covenants and can only reach Sequence 5 at most."
"But George III, with the help of the Twilight Hermit Order, has bypassed this obstacle by conjuring another George III, who is at most Sequence 5, thereby evading inspection by the major Churches."
"According to Hvin Rambis in the original work, the president of the Psychology Alchemists, 'King of Black Throne' Barros Hopkins, a Sequence 3 Dream Weaver, personally ensured that George III became 'more talented'."
Aaron tapped his fingers lightly on the chair, listening to the bishop's sermon in the prayer hall, a slight smile playing on his lips:
"However, this so-called talent is to make one's spirit and soul more like the high-level ancestors, thereby gaining the recognition of the corresponding Beyonder characteristic or the spiritual imprint within the Sealed Artifact, making it easier to overcome the huge negative effects of consuming the potion and wielding the Sealed Artifact."
"With George III's active cooperation, a Sequence 3 Dream Weaver was indeed enough to achieve this."
"Hmm, I need to be more careful in the future. Although this method can speed up digestion, it is by no means a perfect solution, and it even carries huge hidden dangers."
"Even if one can act in advance to make oneself 'more talented' and reduce the impact of the spiritual imprint in the potion, the spiritual imprint will also reversely change the soul of the consumer or wielder, causing them to undergo certain mutations."
"This is to make George III conform to the spiritual imprint of a fallen Sequence 2 'Balancer' ancestor, thereby rapidly advancing to Sequence 2, and then transferring to the Black Emperor Pathway to advance to Sequence 1."
"What a cunning plan! However, George III is probably a deeply hidden, insidious, and cunning Lunatic now. I must make more preparations."
"At the current timeline, George III has already substantially acquired a higher status, at least Sequence 2, and most likely has already become Sequence 1, just waiting for the tide of the era to arrive to successfully ascend to Black Emperor through the Blood Emperor's ruins."
With such a status and a mixture of the Black Emperor Pathway and Arbiter Pathway, even with a conjured George III in between, Aaron was very worried that he might discover his Uniqueness.
As for asking the Evernight, Storm, and Steam Churches to arrest him, Aaron never even considered such a foolish approach; even if they did, they would only catch the conjured George III, who was only Sequence 5.
Given the abilities and status of a certain fanatic, as well as the resources he controlled, and with George III's full cooperation, the major orthodox Churches alone would not be able to discern whether the George III they caught was a conjured one.
Aaron shifted his posture and looked at the Dark Sacred Emblem at the top of the cathedral, his thoughts drifting further:
"Moreover, regarding someone wanting to become the 'Black Emperor,' the Seven Gods in the Astral World have a very ambiguous attitude."
"Facing the About to break Original Creator's Barrier and the coveting Outer Deities, they are happy to see a mentally sound 'Black Emperor' born."
"However, for the sake of their interests, they prefer it to be the one they support, but also to prevent the outbreak of wars between Churches. This would affect their respective anchors."
"Therefore, they will not give their respective Churches too specific revelations, only letting them follow normal procedures. If they can investigate, they will punish; if not, they will tacitly allow it to develop."
"Of course, during this process, it is not ruled out that some existence might want to cause some damage, but it will not be so direct and obvious because it will inevitably be stopped by other Gods."
"But they are all extremely restrained with each other. Even the later World War was only because George III died, and the Black Emperor could not reappear in a short time."
"The Evernight Goddess obtained the Uniqueness of the Death pathway, which directly enraged the God of Combat, and with the push of many forces, the War of the Gods finally broke out."
In the current relatively restrained relationship, the Gods would not directly intervene, and Aaron dared not confront the Twilight Hermit Order at this time.
Putting away his chaotic thoughts, Aaron prayed again, waited for a moment, and after confirming he received no response, Aaron stood up somewhat disappointedly and walked towards the offering box, very devoutly putting in 200 pounds.
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In the villa of the Audra family in West Backlund, Louise Sears met Casimir, who was also a Sanguine Baron.
This Sanguine, who was in his 'prime,' was the spokesperson for the Blood Marquis Nibbs Odora.
After learning that Louise Sears wished to obtain a very powerful Mystical Item that could greatly enhance her spirituality, her grandfather, Earl Mistral, recommended Louise to come here.
After a few days of notification, as the most prominent Sanguine of the younger generation, Louise, coupled with Earl Mistral's recommendation, Louise gained the opportunity to personally meet Marquis Nibbs.
As a powerful Sanguine active in the Fourth Epoch, that chaotic era, only here within the Backlund Sanguine could one obtain Mystical Items of that level.
Seeing the person arrive, Louise quickly stood up from the living room sofa and bowed to him:
"Good evening, Baron."
Casimir smiled and nodded, being very friendly to this young Sanguine Baron.
Whether it was due to her background, or the meaning represented by such rapid advancement, especially as a beautiful lady, all these made him display a sincere smile.
Without unnecessary words, Casimir smiled and spoke, walking ahead:
"Good evening, Baron Louise, please follow me."
After speaking, he turned and walked towards another staircase on the second floor.
Louise followed behind, feeling a bit uneasy and nervous, but she was not afraid.
After all, a Blood Marquis was ultimately just a Sequence 3. She had even seen that great existence in the Chaos Council who could be compared to the Ancestor, so she naturally wouldn't feel fear because of this.
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