Chapter 18: Deep Winter
Byam, Aromatic Estate.
Goshinum, who had black hair and soft facial features, watched Abner walk out of the void, continued to play with the beautiful golden wine glass in his hand, and said flatly:
"It seems that the person who traded me for the trait has already gotten the extraordinary item I want?"
"That's right." Abner smiled and nodded, but didn't say much about it, only took out the "Flute of Fall" and put it in front of the "Queen of the Scourge", and asked instead, "After you got the status of 'gluttony', you should have improved a lot in the communication and learning in the spiritual realm, right?"
In fact, not long ago, the Supreme Council of the "Psychological Alchemy Society" held another meeting, and the convener was the "president" who had died in the elven colony...... Of course, that was actually Abner's pretense.
At the meeting, except for the absent "arrogance", only the identities of "Rage" and "Jealousy" were unknown, and the rest were "their own people", which naturally allowed the newcomer Miss "Gluttony" to join smoothly.
"Not bad...... Goshinum's face softened a lot when he heard Abner's words of concern, and a slight smile appeared.
Then, she pushed the glass forward slightly, and the soft, strong wind carried it swiftly towards Abner, falling into his palm.
Abner glanced down and saw that there was a puddle of azure liquid in the golden glass, false, dreamy, not real enough.
No, even the wine glass is not real, but just a fantasy...... Tsk, it seems that Gohinam is showing her mastery in the realm of "mind" in this way! That's right, she used to be a "dragon" clone, so naturally she won't have no foundation...... No wonder she plans to move to the "audience" route after her resurrection.
As his thoughts turned, Abner saw Gosinham hand over a crystal clear, blue jewel-like thing, which was the extraordinary property of the "Priest of Calamity".
"Eat the trait first, then drink that glass of wine, and the latter will be transformed into a seal, so that that the trait will not erode your friend's body for the time being, and then how to prepare the ritual, and how he explains it to the Storm Church, is none of my business." Gosinam said lightly.
"Looks like you've guessed the identity of my friend." Abner said with a smile.
"That's not hard to guess, after all, the 'Sacrifice of Calamity' in this era can't be bypassed, tyrant." Goshinum's tone was a little helpless.
The reason why she wants to change paths, in addition to completely abandoning her previous identity, is also because the "tyrant" has too strong control over the "sailor" path.
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Sunia Sea, Passu Island, Church of the Storm Abyss.
This is the headquarters of the Storm Church headquarters, the temple within the temple, the place where the gods are cared for.
Here, the murals outlined in blue, silver, green, golden and other colors seem rough, but they have a sense of sacred majesty, coupled with the dome more than 100 meters high, people can feel their own contempt just by standing here, and they can uncontrollably lower their heads.
Alger Wilson has been rewarded for his "Luck" victory as "Lieutenant General of Dusk", and has "really" become a Sequence 5 "Ocean Singer" on the bright side, and is here with the same group of promotions, waiting to hear the teachings of Pope Gad II.
Sure enough, overdose of potions is really easy to get out of control, I've already digested all the previous ones, and this time I still can't bear it...... When I leave the island of Passo, I borrow the "Dark Cross" from the "Sun" to eliminate the superfluous characteristics, which can not only repay the favor of Miss "Magician" and them, but also secretly cultivate some extraordinary people who are loyal to me...... Alger could see that his hair was a little darker and thicker with the help of the reflection of the blue stone bricks on the ground.
At this time, the sound of a musical instrument like thunder sounded, exploding in the hearts of every extraordinary person, spreading great fear.
Pope Gad II came out with his scepter, ascended the steps, faced the crowd, and said in a low voice that was billowing away:
"Congratulations, you are one step closer to the Lord."
He wore a triple crown inlaid with sapphires, emeralds, and other precious stones, and wore a dark blue and almost black robe, on which were embroidered with an elephant with gold and silver silk thread
The pattern of lightning, storms, and oceans is deep and majestic, and there is a feeling that a huge storm is coming.
The spokesman of the angel of the earth, the "Lord of Violence", is a middle-aged man in his forties, but everyone knows that Gad II has been at the helm of the Council of Cardinals for nearly 100 years.
As a deity of the gods, this level of longevity is not strange in the eyes of the believers, and there is nothing to fear, which is a very normal thing.
Hearing the congratulations of His Majesty the Pope, Alger did not move a thought, and followed the rest of the "Ocean Singers" to clench his right fist, hit his left chest, and shouted:
"The storm is above!"
For the next quarter of an hour, they listened quietly to the sermon of Gad II.
After completing this process, Alger received his assignment from a high deaconββββ and traveled to Sunia Island, ambushing the surrounding seas, looking for opportunities to attack the port, supply fleet, and Vrsack merchant ships.
At this moment, he received a notification from Mr. "Fool" that the trait of the "Lord of Calamity" had been sacrificed to the gray mist by Mr. "Tower", and he could ask for "gifts" at any time.
Alger's spirits lifted at once, but he quickly suppressed the excitement in his heart and didn't let himself show anything unusual.
After all, he was in the headquarters of the Storm Church, and he had to be careful with everything he said and did.
"When I leave Passu Island, I'll have a chance to retrieve the perk...... Maybe a few years ago, I would have been promoted to a demigod! γ
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In late November, after nearly a month of "winter hunting", the Empress Sophia II of the Vosak Empire finally left the city of Taksa and prepared to return to the Ormir Palace in St. Millon.
And the biggest thing that happened during the month was the fall from grace of Count Herich.
Perhaps it was because of the humiliation of the Empress that night, not only did Prince Milon lose face the next day, but even Count Herich was angered and gradually alienated him from the Empress's financial team, and was no longer reused.
In his place was a handsome young man who believed in Mother Earth, who was once the lover of the Countess of Rolls, but had recently been taken by Her Majesty the Empress because of a chance encounter.
For this, the Countess of Laus was very angry and even returned directly to the fiefdom.
Above the gray mist, Klein looked at the latest information prepared by Abner for himself, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching a few times, and he said helplessly, "So, not only do I have to deal with the empress's husband, but also have to deal with her lover? How is this possible?!"
"Don't worry, that Prince Milon is now close to breaking with the Empress, and the two of them don't even say hello except in public...... And this new lover of the Empress is actually 'her own person, and will not demolish you.'
"Your only trouble is dealing with that princess Anna."