Mr. Robert couldn't help but sigh, he really felt that he was old again.

Thanks to the powerful magic that Lord Smith shared directly at the beginning, and the effects of the high-grade alchemy potions that were rewarded one after another, these things kept the great banker alive for a long time, but the lifespan of a person is always limited.

Although he is not old enough to move, he gradually feels like sand in his knees...... Shocked to find himself once again entering the old age, a slight long-lost fear made him unbearable.

However, Lord Smith has already made it clear that unless he relies on his own efforts to delve into, master the mystery, and break through himself, Mr. Robert will basically reach the limit of his own vitality, and there is no way to continue to prolong his life.

Or there are only some paths that are not too suitable, such as transforming one's own life bloodline and combining it with the transcendent factors of powerful demonic beasts...... Or, to put it simply, into a life form.

Mr. Robert, of course, did not want to admit such a cruel truth, but he was a mystical scholar himself who was well versed in the occult, and knew all about it.

However, he was still not reconciled, even if he knew that this matter had actually been picked out by His Excellency more than thirty years ago, and reason clearly understood that he had been able to prolong his vitality for so long, and he had made a lot of money. Although he is starting to grow old, he can still continue to live to be more than 100 years old.

It's just that people are always not satisfied, and capitalists are always greedy.

He still wanted to see the Lord one more time to see if there was anything he could do, and the other side was indeed using his power to try to search for traces of some powerful otherworldly beings.

After all, you must know that the changes that have taken place in this world are not only human civilization that has stepped into the period of magical industrial civilization.

There are always those who dislike the "Golden Dawn" and oppose the "Serpent of Eternity", but they have obtained inhuman superior knowledge from the great gods, and have established a secret and mysterious connection with the gods.

And such people often have hallucinations, auditory hallucinations, seeing things that should not exist, and hearing sounds that should not exist. However, if you look at it from another angle, the things they perceive are objective...... It's a terrifying thing.

Because such people exist, because their condition has intensified and gradually worsened, as a result, the things they see and hear have finally appeared in the world of normal people-

This should have been bad news, but the great changes that began in Western Europe caused many countries to enter the magical industrial civilization one after another, and this radiation affected the whole world with Europe as the center.

Because of this, the importance of magical resources has increased dramatically.

As a result, there are many real wizards, or occult scholars who have linked to the magic web, and they are extremely excited to think that these creatures that have corrupted reality are very valuable for research. They felt that if they could crack the secrets, they might be able to bring a valuable and huge renewable magical resource to the world.

After all, cultivating magic plants and cultivating magical animals requires a lot of time and energy, which is a long process, and it is difficult to see results in a short period of time, and it may even take more than a hundred years of effort.

This is because the evolution of a wolf into a dog is not something that can be accomplished by the change of blood in several generations. Not to mention the project of using magic technology to selectively breed ordinary plants and animals to cultivate magic plants or magical animals that did not exist before.

So under the tireless work of these researchers-

The threat of otherworldly creatures has not been completely eradicated, but instead various spawned monsters, such as evil spirits, cursed creatures, corpse-eating creatures, hybrid beasts, spirits, ...... And so on and so forth all sorts of weird and terrifying things have spread throughout the world.

In a sense, it is indeed a "magical resource" of massive growth-

This has brought a unique ecology to the world, many supernatural creatures have begun to find their own species of living space in the cracks of land, water or human society, and the magical resources they bring have also greatly promoted the development of magical industrial civilization, but it has also brought a huge crisis to people.

However, for a superior like Mr. Robert, there is no crisis, and those otherworldly creatures are still things that he can seek to use, and he does not need to hunt them himself...... It's just that this path is a bit taboo, and he hasn't really made up his mind yet.

……

……

Time passed slowly, and the night gradually faded, and a slight glow and whiteness appeared at the end of the sky.

This means that the Holy Sacrifice Ceremony will soon begin, and the Golden Dawn has decided to hold this supreme worship ceremony at the beginning of the transition between night and day, when the first rays of sunlight break through the dark earth.

The large square in front of the Temple of Dawn was already crowded with people, and when you looked at it under the bright lights, it was a large crowd of people, and there was almost no end in sight. But so many people did not make the slightest sound, and there was no noise or chaos.

After all, those who are qualified to enter the square are naturally high-quality upper-class people...... Well, it's hard to say whether the quality is high or not, but at least they know what to do in such a situation so as not to be rude.

Nothing else, they themselves value the so-called superficial etiquette above anything else, and despise the nouveau riche and hillbillies.

As for the rest, it is natural that the believers of the devout "Eternal Serpent", or the loyal members of the "Golden Dawn", will naturally not drop any chains at such a time.

Coupled with the crowds of believers outside, and the lights of the whole city, all of this makes people feel shocked. Because this fully makes some people truly appreciate the influence and control of this force, and they are secretly frightened by it.

Bells rang, flowers fell, and the royal family was present with fourteen high priests in the grand ceremony.

The latter is actually the elder seat within the former "Golden Dawn", but after the organization changed from dark to light, the system has also undergone some reforms, but the rights have not changed much, it is just a change of name in front of the public.

Yes, the Holy Sacrifice will take place in the Grand Place, not in the Temple.

Because it not only allows more people to participate, but it also meets the doctrinal requirements. After all, they always claim that the 20th century is the era of the magic industry, that the magic industry civilization is the right path for people to take, and that the knowledge brought by the gods is to give people the dawn to pierce the darkness...... And so on and so forth.

Even the time chosen for the ceremony was specially placed when the first rays of sunlight pierced the night, and if it was held in the temple, the sunlight would not shine in.

Members of the royal family, high priests, noble groups, well-known occultists, and great masters in various fields......

As an individual takes their place, all those involved in the ceremony have taken their seats.

Time passed minute by minute, and the moment the first rays of sunlight pierced the dark night and illuminated the earth, Lord Smith finally appeared.

As he did more than thirty years ago, his appearance has hardly changed, that is, the appearance of a mature man in his thirties, but his expression is steady, and his face is expressionless to the point of being a paralyzed face.

However, many noble ladies feel that this is the true charm of mature men, but it is a pity that the other party is dedicated to studying the occult and has never had any scandals, which makes many noble ladies who have some thoughts feel extremely disappointed. It was such a depressed seeker that made them struggle to get closer.

Mr. Smith walked up to the high platform without squinting and began to preside over the ceremony.

He didn't hold the position of Pope himself, as if he were just a priest who came to preside over a ceremony.

He didn't wear a mask, he didn't wear a silk robe, he didn't wear any ornaments that would reveal his rank, and anyone who didn't know his true identity might think he was just an ordinary believer.

However, the people who can enter the scene will not be so ill-informed, so many people can't help but raise their heads and look at the man on the stage with blazing eyes.

The legend that created a new era, many people are still seeing it with their own eyes, and they are naturally full of curiosity, envy, and even jealousy......

Some of the younger generation of arrogant young people are even more unconvinced, feeling that they could have made a greater achievement, but they were born late. Of course, if they were born decades earlier, they would go back to the ordinary era.

The occult had not yet become widespread, and they themselves could not learn the corresponding knowledge and skills, and they had never thought about how they could achieve something greater in such a situation.

- Honey confidence doesn't need a reason.

The sky is getting brighter, and the sun is gradually illuminating the earth.

The choir and orchestra began to play, and the melodious and melodious songs of the pure maidens and the solemn melodies played by the orchestra were all singing and praising the great gods.

At this moment, whether they really worship the gods or just pretend to be, at this time, they all decisively bow their heads, cross their hands on their chests and make a prayer posture, close their eyes and begin to pray silently.

Whether they were members of the royal family or the great nobles, and whatever their views of Protestantism, whether their true thoughts were rejection or fear, wariness or hatred, they were all believers, at least in name.

An atmosphere of solemnity and holiness pervaded.

A divine aura enveloped the audience.

The whole city fell completely silent.

In such an atmosphere, time passed minute by minute, and the opening of the Holy Sacrifice ceremony went very smoothly. Mr. Smith raised his hands and chanted the prayer aloud with emotion, and his voice was loud throughout the square.

But very suddenly, he stopped suddenly, and the loud voice also stopped abruptly, and the man looked at the sky in some amazement.

“……”

“……”

The sudden silence made everyone raise their heads, open their eyes, and look at the man presiding over the ceremony on the stage with some confusion.

Even the choir singing and the orchestra played with a slight pause.

Because everyone doesn't know what this is all about, after all, in the rehearsals and rehearsals in advance, there is no such link at all.

The next moment, Mr. Smith's face was no longer flat, and he became visibly agitated, and muttered to himself as if he had received a hint of enlightenment:

"Great God, you, are finally willing to look at me...... I have been praying for you, I have been sending you my truest supplication, I have established for you a holy kingdom of faith in you, and I hope you will answer our prayers......"

His voice was not loud, it was obviously just muttering, but at this time, it resounded all around, penetrating into the hearts of all believers.

What do you mean?

Did the gods really cast their eyes on us at this time?

All the people who reacted to the meaning of Mr. Smith's words in time were inexplicably shocked, feeling a strangeness that they had never felt before, which made their cerebral cortex tingle for a while.

In everyone's consciousness, a burst of indescribable melodies suddenly sounded. Under the guidance of the underworld, they subconsciously looked up at the sky.

The next second, they all felt their heads dizzy for a moment, and all of them opened their mouths to an exaggerated extent.

For a moment, in their minds, whether it is the clouds in the sky, the city on the ground, the people in the city, or even the world itself......

Everything seems to disappear at this time, losing any sense of existence, because there is a stronger "sense of existence" that cannot be ignored.

He is so majestic that he looks down on the earth in the sky...... No, that star-like gaze is simply looking down on the entire planet.

No one can describe what they see unless they have a higher perspective beyond the three-dimensional universe. It's not because it's too big for a view to be able to take a full view.

It's because it's an existence that is above human beings and belongs to the upper level of the element.

It is simply incomprehensible, as if an ant does not feel height, but only lives in a world of time and plane. And in front of the upper beings that are now appearing, whether it is human beings or this planet, they are as light and distorted as pictures on paper.

Is that.

God.