Have you had enough fun?"
"No."
"…"
After the Sergeant-Chief led the team out of the room, Hermione Granger removed the invisibility spell and looked at Lake thoughtfully: "What are you doing? Are you sacrificing yourself to some evil god, or participating in some human scientific experiment?"
Unscientific.
Hermione felt Lake's instantaneous escape from behind the door and frowned, saying, "I haven't found any records in any books that correspond to the extraordinary power that you just generated."
Lake raised an eyebrow.
boom!
The dark force that he had absorbed over the past few days gathered in his palm and turned into a pitch-black sphere.
Lake held the dark force ball that was filled with countless negative emotions in his hand and looked at Hermione: "What are you talking about?"
Hermione frowned. "Dark magic."
"no."
"...What."
Lake removed the dark force from his hand and put his hands back in his pockets: "I am not interested in the magic of your Hogwarts, nor am I interested in those witchcrafts."
Using magic comes at a price.
Or rather...
Any use of extraordinary power must come at a price.
For vampires, the price of immortality is the most obvious: they are afraid of sunlight and cannot reproduce. Even the Twilight vampires are like this.
The same goes for werewolves.
Even the magic that Hermione learned at Hogwarts required a price to be paid. Although the price seemed insignificant, it still came at a price.
You need to cast a spell, and you have to pronounce it correctly, which is also the price.
As for Master Ancient One, there is no need to say more.
This is also the reason why Lake never went to Brick Street again after he went there once. Simply put, Lake didn't want to pay, his goal was to get it for free.
after all...
The Earth, also known as the Middle-Atrium, was once on the World Tree. After Odin created the Nine Realms at the cost of the First Titan, not to mention the entire Marvel Universe, just the space covered by the World Tree, the laws of the world, that is, the fundamental order, had been written with the birth of the world.
The laws of the Cthulhu world are chaos and disorder...
The law of Indian mythology is reincarnation...
The world created by the World Tree was written down from the very beginning as a law of sacrifice and price. Even the most powerful god cannot defy or rewrite this original law as long as he is attached to the World Tree.
Even Odin couldn't disobey.
In order to learn how to become the king of the gods, Odin wanted to obtain the fruit of wisdom. He sacrificed his own eyes and finally obtained the fruit of wisdom...
The Earth was also born on the World Tree. Although it later separated from the World Tree, its laws remained intact.
Lake suddenly realized this and would rather save money bit by bit than bother to learn magic or anything else in this world.
In a sense, what Lake gained came at a price.
Sacrifice one hundred thousand US dollars to some unknown existence, and that existence will choose one of thousands of items to give him.
After Lake realized this, he also thought in advance about what his kingdom would be like after he became a god.
In any case, sacrifice and price cannot be used as the laws of the Kingdom of God.
He wants to establish a kingdom of God where whatever he wishes will come true, without sacrifice or price. As long as he thinks about it, then what he wants will be materialized in the kingdom of God.
Hermione frowned and said, "Impossible. I can feel the same hatred I feel in Voldemort."
Lake smiled and said, "This is my strength."
The Force Seed continuously absorbs the diffuse light and darkness from the surroundings as its nutrients, hoping that one day it can take root in the sea of consciousness, break through the ground and grow into a towering tree.
Lake put his hands in his pockets again: "You should go."
Hermione came back to her senses: "I haven't talked about business yet."
Lake looked at Hermione.
Hermione said, "What on earth have you gotten yourself into?"
Lake shrugged.
Hermione said, "Also, what do you and Emilia mean by the Immortal Royal Family."
Lake turned and walked towards the door: "Goodbye!"
Hermione looked at Lake who did not stop this time and said something to him,
Lake pushed the door open without stopping. The fireplace banged once, and then, almost at the moment Lake opened the door, Hermione and the cloned mother and daughter disappeared from the room.
Anyway, Hermione didn't want to hear his explanation. Fortunately, Lake was too lazy to explain. He just let everything go. Since he had seen through some things, he had become more open-minded.
How does the saying go?
The world is wide for those who are selfless.
Only at this moment did Lake truly understand the true meaning of this sentence.
If your heart is selfless (a tree), the world will be vast (a vast forest with great potential)!
With a bang.
Lake walked out after closing the door, and gestured to the Sergeant outside: "Return to base."
The sergeant was stunned for a moment, turned his head and looked inside the open house. It seemed that something was missing. It felt different from the previous time he entered, but he couldn't put his finger on it.
Lake urged again.
The sergeant came to his senses and could only inform the nearby soldiers and give the order to retreat.
Boom boom boom!
Lake got back on the helicopter. The helicopter turned quickly and then flew towards the base.
in the base.
"Olivia."
"I didn't find much information, and it was missing some key information."
"It's okay, I have other clues."
"What?"
Olivia, who had already opened the third jar, blinked and listened to the words on the phone: "What did you say, other clues, what does this mean?"
Lake shrugged. "I have an informant."
The conversation hasn't started yet.
Olivia yelled directly into the phone: "Go to hell, I'm going to suck your blood..."
Lake hung up the phone directly.
It seems that he needs to wait for at least two days before he can go to see Olivia. An angry Olivia might really dare to bite him in the neck.
Olivia listened to the dead tone on the phone and was furious.
"Well!"
"…"
Olivia burped, quickly covered her mouth, looked around, and then, after confirming that there was no one around, she breathed a sigh of relief. Then, her resentment towards Lake skyrocketed.
Base Operations Center.
After Lake walked in, he said directly: "Turn the satellite to the Greater Bay Area National Park."
The soldier nodded and immediately got to work.
Satellite switching.
soon.
The image of the Greater Bay Area National Park instantly appeared on the big screen.
"Activate thermal imaging mode."
"Starting up!"
"Buzz!"
The big screen instantly went black, and red dots representing several vacationers appeared on the big screen in the Greater Bay Area Park.
"Move around and look elsewhere."
"clear."
After receiving the news, General Ross, who had been in the base and had just recovered from his sleep after coming from afar, and General Moses from the base walked in together.
"Lake."
"General."
Lake turned and nodded to General Ross, then shook hands with General Moses, who, like General Ross, had a strong military temperament. "Thank you very much."
General Moses said, "You're quite good. You know, I was trying to recruit you to my side. Did Ross tell you about that?"
Lake smiled and said, "There are too many generals who want to poach me."
General Moses laughed heartily.
modesty?
What is that thing? Is it edible?
Nowadays, if you have strength, you have to show it. If you pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger, this approach will only make you a real pig in the army.
Ross looked at the satellite image rotating on the big screen and asked, "Did you find it?"
Lake hummed, "I have an informant who said to pay attention to the area around the Greater Bay Area Park."
Ross raised his eyebrows. "Informant?"
Lake smiled and didn't explain anything.
Back then, if Lake had not been immune to the so-called Obliviation and memory-sealing magic, he would probably have been cast under a spell by Hermione and forgotten about her.
Hermione told Lake this news when she left.
Hermione is a magician after all, and magicians are very mysterious. It is estimated that when Lake announced the cancellation of his protection over herself, Hermione noticed this matter.
If it weren't for the parasitic demon this time, Lake felt that Hermione would have found other ways to appear in front of him.
After all, it's normal for little girls to be a little tsundere.
Lake could understand.
soon.
There was something unusual in the uninhabited area of Del Carmen not far east of the Greater Bay Area Park, and it was soon discovered.
"Sir."
"explain."
Lake came back to his senses and walked to the other side of the big screen with General Ross and General Moses.
The technician who spoke signaled another technician to replay the garden video just now.
Ten seconds ago, thermal imaging detected some traces of human activities near Del Carmen. Afterwards, the thermal imaging showed that five humanoid creatures emitting heat were descending. When they reached five meters underground, the five people instantly disappeared from the satellite.
Satellite thermal imaging switch.
A scientific research base appeared on the satellite.
"Where is this?"
"Radinor Biological Experiment Base."
Tiffany, who was currently connected to the New York National Operations Center, had already transmitted the company's information directly to the large screen at the military base. She said, "This is a biological company founded nine years ago. This biological base was established under a contract with the local authorities five years ago. It's primarily used for research..."
Lake said directly: "That's him."
Thermal imaging can show the heat energy underground, of course, at a very short distance.
It is suspicious in itself for a biological experiment base to be established in such a remote place, not to mention that he also established a secret underground base with the lowest point less than five meters in such a remote place.
Tiffany said, "Sir, this company is owned by a well-known local company, and State Representative Khayat has invested in it."
Lake's face was expressionless: "I just killed a city council member in Los Angeles a while ago. This time I'm going to kill a state council member. Even if the president gets involved in this matter, I dare to kill him."
General Moses and Ross behind him exchanged glances. "Very much like you, old friend."
General Ross looked at Lake, who was standing in front of them with his arms folded and his back to them, and smiled and said, "Of course, he has always been Karen's proud son."
General Moses: "…"