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Because they had arrived early, Melissa and Benson were able to choose a decent location, and they could see directly that there was a strange thing on the gray and white stone pillar in the center of the square, one large and the other small, painted with dark blue oil paint, connected by some kind of cable.

Underneath this thing, guarded by a group of soldiers in red shirts and white trousers, carrying gray metal backpacks and rifles of a complex structure and a large caliber, watched the four directions very vigilantly.

With the inflow of citizens one after another, the square is crowded with people and becomes more and more lively.

At nine o'clock, the strange thing on the stone pillar suddenly made a rustling noise, which finally turned into a deep voice:

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am your Emperor, ruler of the Rouen, East Byrand, Rorsted Islands, and Lemburg, Marceek, and Segall, protector of the people, George Augustus III."

…… Can that thing talk? Based on the principle of telegram? Melissa's eyes widened suddenly, and her attention instantly shifted from the content of her speech to the strange thing.

She remembered the statement of a woman belonging to a terrorist organization a few months earlier, and the voice of which had spread throughout Backerland at the same time through some kind of instrument, and which was said to have caused many uninformed workers and poor people to consider it a miracle.

It turns out that in addition to those terrorist organizations, our country also has such technology...... Melissa's heart was filled with infinite curiosity.

…………

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am your Emperor, ruler of the Rouen, East Byrand, Rorsted Islands, and Lemburg, Marceek, and Segall, protector of the people, George Augustus III."

In the town square of Hilston, in the western section of the aristocracy, Audrey was standing near the high platform with her father, mother, and brother, looking at the king in his gown and listening to his speech.

Because she knew in advance which direction George III would focus on today and what kind of atmosphere it would create, Audrey did not wear her favorite clothes that were girly in color and style, but like Countess Caitlin, the skirt was simple and conservative, the color was pure black, and she did not wear a single jewelry.

“…… It is my pleasure and heavy duty to tell you that over the past six months, our soldiers who fought valiantly in the Amanda Mountains have again and again routed the attacks of the Fersaks, fended off their aggressions, and crushed their plans to destroy us......"

Standing on the high platform, wearing a gown, the solemn and solemn voice of George III became deeper and deeper, full of emotion.

He didn't put the speech in front of him, his eyes scanned the audience with a sharp gaze, and the officers and generals in the front row who he saw couldn't help but bow their heads.

"Later, through his ally Fenerport, he threw an olive branch to our long-time friends, such as Lemburg, Marcy, and Segal, to lure them to steal our military secrets, with the intention of completely breaking down the balance we maintain in the Amanda Mountains."

"However, one of our intelligence agents discovered the conspiracy of the allies, and he sent this information back home at the cost of his life, so that we can respond first, take over the land of the allies, prevent the leakage of secrets, and not waste the hero's sacrifice."

"Under the deterrence of the state and justice, the kingdoms of Lemburg, Marcy and Segal realized the shame of their treachery, and the king abdicated, and I, George Augustus III, were crowned in Lemberg as the new ruler of the nations."

There was a small amount of restlessness among the population, but it was basically cheering, and no one would not rejoice in the expansion of the territory of their country.

And the opposition boos of the very few people from these small countries are much weaker, and are easily overshadowed by the mood of the people.

To this day, people from these countries are still unwilling to believe in reality. But George III was happy to show generosity and freedom of speech, and the country was already in the pocket, and these insignificant opponents were irrelevant.

"Today, I would like to take this opportunity to address you, because we have come to a critical moment of war and change."

The corners of George III's mouth curled slightly, and his gaze drifted to a blue-haired old man in a magnificent robe and a triple crown in the building behind the high platform, it was the Pope of the Church of Thunder and Truth, the Servant of Thunder, the earthly angel Gad II.

The solemn old man's eyes were slightly closed, and he was not angry.

He traveled thousands of miles from the Church of Thunder, the church temple on the sea, to attend the king's speech. His task was to wear the crown of God for George Augustus at the coronation ceremony in the second phase of the speech, representing the support of the church.

And the Pope of the Night Church was a head lower than him, and did not receive the honor of crowning the emperor.

Hidden in the shadows, he could not leave the mausoleum, and attended the speech of His Majesty with only one secret puppet.

Therefore, the "wishing lamp" made of gold was placed on a platform about 10 meters from Gad II, waiting for a miracle to be fulfilled after the coronation.

- George III has some objections to the "Black Emperor's" rite of initiation, which requires the administration of potions in the mausoleum, not at the emperor's coronation. Obviously he wanted to become a god and become a ruler, but it turned out to be this sneaky way, and the "Wishing Lamp" also showed disdain for such a ritual, which made him feel extremely unpleasant, but he had to do it.

"Just two months ago, the Fersak Empire suddenly attacked and invaded our country. Their airships and bombs suddenly rained down on the city of Beckland, and the Fursac army violated our borders in a massive manner. ”

His voice spoke smoothly.

At that time, the dying speech of the witch Panatia spread throughout the streets of Beckland and the many cities of Rune, causing an uproar.

However, under the actions of the Psychological Alchemy Society, these waves were quickly subsided. Numerous spectators and psychiatrists, hidden in all strata, were dispatched to work with the Church and the State's MI9 to process the memory of the people on the grounds of "reducing the influence of terrorists on the population". After a period of hard work, basically all of them received certain psychological hints and treatments, and the people only left a vague impression of the witch's speech, remembering only a few words, but unable to connect the cause and effect with the great haze.

Audrey, who knew about the smog and the bombing and all of it, was not instigated by the king's speech, and she even wanted to roll her eyes or sneer less politely, only to think that he must have a talent for drama.

But she heard small sobs in the crowd around her, and felt the sadness emerge little by little.

These sorrows and pains converge and brew into a great tidal wave.

This made Audrey's heart inevitably flood with a trace of sadness.

"I saw them guarding their homes, their mothers and wives praying — yes, sometimes everybody praying, for the safety of their loved ones, for the return of their supporters, fighters and protectors."

"I saw that there were tens of thousands of villages in Rune, where people depended on the land for food and clothing, and although life was very difficult, there were still basic human pleasures, young girls laughing, children playing."

"I saw the war machine run over them, slaughtering them with great ferocity."

The king's speech was false, but the grief was real enough, especially since Audrey had already met many relatives of the fallen in her foundation, helping poor people who had lost their children, husbands, and fathers overnight.

She had seen young people who had been discharged from the army due to injuries, young soldiers who had lost arms or legs had fearful fears for the world and the future, and if their families could take care of them, they would feel guilty for the rest of their lives that they had been a burden to their families. If these young people come from poor families, or even hope to exchange their deaths for pensions to support their families, not dying will only make them more uneasy and have nowhere to go. Audrey's foundation is not in charge of these people, and she can only donate some money as best she can.

There were even fathers who couldn't support the family anymore and wrote letters to the officers, begging the officers to let their children die in the war and get some pensions.

For a while, she even had the idea of avoiding going to the Foundation, as there might be crippled people in military uniforms lying on the side of the road.

The memory slowly emerged, Audrey's eyes were slightly red, and she couldn't help but reach out and wipe the corners of her eyes.

This is the great resonance of emotions, this is the best place to take the "manipulator" potion, this emotional resonance can be provoked by one person, but there may also be viewers who are guiding the emotions of the people...... Audrey suddenly realized, but she couldn't use it, because not only had she not yet digested the "Dream Walker" potion, but she also hadn't saved enough to contribute to the Psychological Alchemy Society.

She took a slow breath, controlled her mood swings, and looked away from King George III, allowing her thoughts to wander unrestrained:

"Mr. 'World' is very concerned about today's speech and doesn't know what to do with it......"

"I hope it doesn't bring too many surprises......"

Just as Audrey was thinking, George III, with two mustaches and a stern and old-fashioned attitude, had finished the first paragraph of the description and said solemnly:

"Let us here observe a moment of silence for our heroes and pray for victory, ladies and gentlemen, and follow me in our hearts:

"In the name of Emperor George III, may the dead heroic spirits be at peace, and may they be eternal in the realm of their gods."

With an indescribable majesty, this sentence made all the listeners, including Audrey, involuntarily lower their heads, clasped their hands, and silently recited:

"In the name of Emperor George III ......"

……

On the other side of the city square in Hilston, Crane, dressed in a black tweed coat with an ordinary face, prayed at the same time as the people around him, acting as if nothing unusual.

Then, Crane and Enyoni, the secret puppet hidden in the sewers, swapped places, walked four steps backwards, entered the gray mist, and observed the situation in the square with the help of the crimson star representing Miss "Justice".

- He has already sequenced 3, and he no longer needs to use the "Seagod Scepter" to expand the scope, of course, compared to the "Ancient Scholars", the "True Vision" field of "Aquaman" is obviously larger, but this time it is not necessary.

Crane had a clear purpose, and looked directly at the high platform where George III was, and his eyebrows were twisted in an instant, because there was no one there, or rather, only a false "phantom"!

"Sure enough...... This is His rite of Godhood. ”

Before the start of his speech, Klein had been wary of this problem, and made special observations, confirming that it was the real George III, who knows, in just a few minutes, without him knowing, the real George III became the imaginary George III.

At the same time, he also remembered the requirements of the "Black Emperor" path to the godhood ceremony-

Drive the people to secretly build nine pyramid-like tombs, and then, enter one of them, and consume the potion of Sequence 0 in the corresponding sacrificial rituals scattered throughout different cities with the participation of the vast majority of the people!

George III would inevitably appear in the mausoleum at some point, Klein had expected it, but he didn't expect it to be so soon.

In the process of silent mourning, he made a "distortion" with the ability of the "Black Emperor" path, and silently replaced himself with a stand-in? George III should have entered some secret mausoleum by now, taking potions and trying to get promoted! Crane thought for a moment, and hurriedly examined the situation in the surrounding area, and found that there was an abnormal, extremely majestic deep black power secretly breeding in the ground below the podium.

Klein immediately picked up the "Black Emperor" card on the surface of the bronze table and sensed it, using the law of extraordinary characteristics to confirm that the power belonged to the "Black Emperor" path and came from "Distortion".

It's amazing, it's almost too late...... Klein's spirit tightened, and he immediately returned to the real world, and in the sewers, chanted in the language of giants:

"A symbol of iron and fire, a master of turmoil and strife;"

"Great God of War!"

There is no doubt that this is the name of Medici, the "Angel of War", and until now, this deity of the three stages of the name can still be accurately pointed at Medici and received a response, which fully proves that Medici is powerful and unique.

Medici's strategic thinking and ability to wield it were far superior to his own, and Crane did not feel that he could develop a better strategy than he could. So he had already informed the other party of all the information he had obtained, so that Medici could move freely according to his own ideas.

After he finished reciting his honorific name, Klein suddenly felt the spiritual connection open again.

Immediately afterwards, there was a rustling sound behind Enyuni, the secret puppet who was standing in the square in his place, and a man who was not good-looking stepped forward and patted the secret puppet on the shoulder vigorously. The corners of the man's mouth went up, and he pulled the brim of his hat down slightly, blocking the faintly red light from his eyes.

The secret puppet made a stunned voice: "You ......"

"Heh, the hunters can be broken into pieces at any time, I have already let people infiltrate, the last time I didn't prepare in advance, I was blocked out, and I wasted the Lord's spell to get in, I won't make this mistake again."

The man who was apparently Medici smiled at the puppet:

"What are you going to do?"

The secret puppet quickly whispered, "George III is now hiding in a certain mausoleum and is preparing to be promoted, and I have decided to go to the secret mausoleum in Ahowa County to investigate. ”

"Medici" raised his eyelids to look at George III on the high platform in the square, narrowed his eyes, then looked at Klein, looking him up and down:

"Originally, I wanted the serpent to wish you good luck by the way, but he didn't want to. I saw it with my own eyes and knew you were lucky enough. ”

His meaningful words made Klein nervous, but then, "Medici" smiled disapprovingly, and said casually:

"Don't be nervous, I'm not an idiot who can't tell friend from foe."

"I'm glad that my comrades are lucky enough because it will make it easier for us to succeed in our battles. By the way, there is a person on my side who would love to join this fight, and if you feel that the battle situation is tight on any side, you can tell me with a psychic link and he will pass. ”

Klein didn't expect anyone to be willing to join at such a juncture, but he didn't know what kind of purpose the comer had, so he didn't show joy:

"Who is it?"

"Medici" laughed, "Aren't you on good terms with Byron's own son of the Grim Reaper?" It must have been the help that Eggers kid had. The new deity of the Rose School, Richard Ernst, who happens to be in Intis right now, and I called him along. ”

……

"Frank's wheat seeds are three Koppes a pound."

"Don't be like this, I'm all wholesale, or an old customer who often takes care of your pirate group's business, how about a discount of two kopes a pound?"

"I want to too, but Frank said that the cultivation cost of this wheat is very high, and three kopes is the cost price, and two kopes can't."

"Two and a half Kope?"

“…… Do you have to keep the price down? We don't have a lot of production either, well, I'll go ask Mr. Frank. ”

"Okay, I'm sorry for you."

……

"Iniquity? Wasn't the original iniquity of the gods Sa'ea? It seems that there is a substitution now......" Klein remembered this person, and the other party's skilled mummification skills and bargaining skills made him remember it vividly, "He was still the second sequence before, and he was actually promoted, which is really amazing." ”

"Is there anything else?"

Klein nodded: "I hope you can try to control the loss and don't hurt the innocent people." ”

Medici narrowed his eyes and smiled unsurprisingly, "It's what you kid would say." But the horror of war lies in the catastrophe it creates. It happened in Beckland, it was the king who was going to be killed, you don't want the masses to get hurt, where is that possible? ”

Klein was slightly disappointed, but he still thanked Medici for his help, and then, he didn't dare to delay, and the secret puppet disappeared directly on the spot.

"Heh, it's all sequence 3 and it's still like this...... It's pretty good, too. ”

Medici shook his head and whispered:

"Change the plan, the corps is on standby, the vanguard is ready for action, use the alternate plan to decapitate the operation!"

……

On the town square, the false welcome George III also ended the speech:

“…… Then, our ceremony will enter the second stage, and I, George Augustus III, will change the Kingdom of Rune to the Rune Empire, proclaim the authority of the Empire, and be crowned Emperor of Rune, East Bailang, Lemburg, and the Rorsted Islands! ”

The words carried an indescribable majesty, and although the people did not quite understand why the speech had developed in such a way, they all bowed their heads in unison, and the words of praise for the emperor appeared in the minds of all, and their hearts had nothing but awe and approval.

"Sure enough, the king is going to be the Black Emperor......" Audrey also lowered her head and pursed her mouth.

A smile appeared on the corner of the Phantom George III's lips, and his body suddenly rose to the top like a shadow that covered the sky.

In the No. 1 ruins on the outskirts of Beckland, the smile of George III, which has begun to accommodate the one and only, is becoming more and more pronounced.

Outside, in the square, Pope Gad II stepped forward slowly, read the divine will, picked up the crown of the Byron Empire from the tray decorated with red velvet cushions of his attendants, and slowly walked to the apparition George III, who bowed his head in prayer.

In the tomb, he wore a black crown and took a potion.

His body was shifting in the direction of the shadow of order, expanding and extending in a wonderful state.

The nine mausoleums are islands in the ocean of nothingness, part of the whole rule, and the "Emperor George III" chanted by the people at the same time in the ritual are innumerable, dense lighthouses that anchor the ruler of the Rune, East Bailang and Rorsted Islands, so that he will not be completely detached from reality and become part of the shadow of order.

As the ritual progresses steadily, feedback is flowing into His Spirit, allowing Him to merge with Oneness. His body seemed to rise upward, looking down on the country and everything He possessed from a high vantage point. The roads are connected into veins, the people are blood and cells, and He is surrounded and ascends!

George III felt something, looked up, his eyes could already see the mysterious astral sky, one star was getting darker and darker, and another star was gradually forming, which was his symbol!

George III almost wanted to laugh as he reached out in the mausoleum and grasped the dim star in his hand.

"For a while, no more than two minutes, and I will become an eternal god, the 'Black Emperor' who rules reality......"

"It's all mine...... I'm going to get the whole world on that! ”

He and the spiritual imprint of extraordinary properties and oneness gradually merge, and thoughts and illusions continue to diverge.

George III jerked his head back and saw the two Black Emperors of the past standing behind him in the spiritual world, the chestnut-haired and blue-eyed Russell Gustav looking down on him, and the distant history filled with endless shadows, and the gaze of Emperor Solomon, who had dominated the entire Northern Continent, was cast from the depths of history, examining the new emperor.

"Oh, seniors, you are all going to die, and I'm still alive...... In the future, I will be stronger than you, do more, and get everything! ”

It doesn't feel good to be scrutinized, but He doesn't care about the scrutiny of the dead and the dying.

George III was more than he had ever been more complacent, and it was at this moment that he suddenly felt that he had lost contact with the apparition outside.

Someone attacked my phantom?

The Emperor's majesty was provoked, and he was furious, and looked sharply in the direction of Bakeland, trying to see the rebel's face.

In his vision, nothing was happening in the city square, except for his apparitions—

- stood up.

- No more praying, no more bowing your head for the coronation of Gad II.

His apparition strode over, took the crown from Gad II's hand, and put it on his head!

Gad II's eyes widened, the sky suddenly darkened, and the sun was instantly covered in dense clouds.

"I'm really sorry, I wanted to endure it and pass, but this kind of thing like an angel crowning the true god really makes me laugh."

His apparition sneered at Gad II.

Then, he looked in the direction of Mausoleum 1 and sneered at the disembodied apparition in the mausoleum.

TBC

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Finally pulled out the lamp god.

(End of chapter)