"Adam?"

Russell frowned slightly, the existence of the ability to help the Lord of Steam hunt the Hidden Sage must also be the true god of Sequence 0. And in today's world, there are not many people who can do this, but there are not many who are motivated.

The only things Russell could think of were the Dusk Hermit and Adam.

Before his resurrection, Adam was already the true God of the utopian path, and even the eternal sun died at his hands. Today's Adam is most likely a two-way true god, and if he makes a move, it is not surprising that the Lord of Steam can obtain the extraordinary characteristics of the Hidden Sage.

But that's not necessarily good news for him.

It is true that in order to avoid being disturbed, the god of steam and machines asked the Steam Church to compromise and cooperate with him in rebuilding the Intis Empire. But once the god of steam and machine has finished digesting, as the true god of the two paths, he may find it difficult for him to tolerate Russell sharing authority with him, and the conflict between them is almost doomed.

In other words, Russell must be promoted to Sequence 0 before that, and only then will he be qualified to compete with the Vapor and the Mechanical God!

And if you want to do this, you have to use thunder means.

With the full support of the Steam Church, this is not difficult, the only problem is ......

Russell looked at Bernadette with a struggling look in his eyes.

Bernadette asked softly:

"You're going to be the Black Emperor again, aren't you?"

"Yes."

Russell was silent for a long time, nodded solemnly, and said in a deep voice:

"I don't have a choice!"

Bernadette's deep blue eyes moved slightly, as if she had fallen into a long memory, and her voice was soft but without a trace of emotion:

"I used to hate you."

In order to promote the 'Black Emperor', you have done too many things that go against the trend of the times and hurt innocent people, and I can't accept that my hero-like father has become a crazy tyrant......"

Russell remained silent, seemingly unsure of how to explain.

But Bernadette's expression softened instead, and she said softly:

"But this time, Dad, I'll support you, no matter what you're going to do!"

Russell's madness in his later years was visible to the naked eye, and he had almost completely lost his mind at that time, not because he was being splashed with dirty water, but because Bernadette saw it with her own eyes, which is why she turned her back on him and hated him.

But now, she understood his situation, that he was in despair, pain, and loneliness, that he was like a drowning man, struggling instinctively and with all his might.

So for so long, Bernadette has been regretting it.

Regret if she had noticed the pollution on Russell earlier, if she had realized earlier that his madness was not what he really thought, if she had stayed with Russell instead of walking away...... If she could have been more sensible, maybe everything would have been different now.

She can't solve Russell's pollution, but at least she can make her father's old age less lonely and hopeless.

Russell's eyes were a little touched, and his expression was a little complicated to look at Bernadette, and after a long time he shouted:

"Bernadette."

"Huh?" The lady tilted her head in confusion, just like when she was a child.

"You've grown up." Russell's tone was a little emotional, full of embarrassment.

In his memory, Bernadette was still the well-behaved and considerate little padded jacket.

She has been beautiful, well-behaved, smart, knows how to be filial to her old father, loves her younger brother, feels sorry for her mother, and sometimes, she is very upright and looks a little stupid. Several times, he secretly cheated on Bernadette while playing chess or games, and she didn't even find out.

This temper made it difficult for her to accept the things he did in his later years, and now all this can be blamed on the 'fallen mother goddess', and he is to blame for his pollution, for which Russell even has to thank him.

It's just that Bernadette can forgive him for what he used to do. But that's because it's all pushed to the 'Fallen Mother Goddess' - everything he does is caused by the pollution of the 'Fallen Mother Goddess' and is the fault of the 'Fallen Mother Goddess'!

But this does not mean that Bernadette will support him to become the Black Emperor again, because in Bernadette's eyes, it may be tantamount to repeating the mistakes of the past.

So from the beginning, Russell didn't expect Bernadette to support him.

Even the reason why Bernadette came back, in Russell's opinion, was probably to dissuade him.

It wasn't until Bernadette said the words 'I will support you' that Russell suddenly realized that her daughter had really grown up!

In the face of the old father's gratifying compliment, Bernadette did not say it, but said softly:

"Still, I don't like war."

Russell immediately raised his hands and solemnly promised:

"There will be no war, I promise."

Regardless of whether Intis, who had just experienced a war and was defeated, could support him to start another war. Take 10,000 steps back, even if Intis has the spare strength to start a war, who can he start a war like?

The Vorsack Empire has been fully taken over by the Night Church, and the Fenerport Kingdom has also turned against the water, and the Northern Continent is full of its own people, how can this be fought? Can it be a war against the natives of the southern continent? It's not impossible, it's just not necessary.

After all, 'war' is the main tone of the 'Red Priest' path, not the 'Black Emperor' path. 0

Of course, the absence of war does not mean that there will be no bloodshed.

After all, what Russell is doing now is actually a restoration coup against the republic, and how can a coup d'état not be bloodless?

And Bernadette is obviously mentally prepared for this, so she is not ready to stop Russell.

As Russell said, she has grown up and is no longer as innocent as she once was.

Become more sane and more utilitarian.

Russell was a little relieved, his daughter's understanding made him very happy, but inexplicably a little sad, he still missed the intimate little padded jacket he used to have.

Syllable!

The knife cuts through the steak and gently lands on the porcelain plate with a crisp sound.

It's not loud, but in a quiet atmosphere, it's particularly noisy, and even quite deliberate.

Russell and Bernadette looked at the source of the sound at the same time, and the initiator himself was not aware of it in the slightest, and just took the time to bring a piece of sliced steak to his mouth.

Russell suddenly glared angrily, looking angry, didn't you see that your father was in contact with your sister? What are you going to do with this?

Bonova swallowed the juicy steak in his mouth, still looking unsure in the face of Russell's angry expression.

What does it have to do with him when you talk about you?

Russell looked at his son's appearance, and most of his anger disappeared at once, and he let out a long sigh:

"Forget it."

What is he doing with someone who doesn't understand people's hearts?

After all, isn't there a reason why Bonova is like this?

Russell pushed the plate of roast lamb shank in front of Bonova and said in a gentle tone:

"Eat more."

Bonova didn't refuse, picked up the roast leg of lamb and brought it to his mouth, and took a bite.

The rich juice then poured out, with a slightly hot feeling, baptizing his mouth.

For Bonova, Russell has always had mixed feelings.

On the one hand, he is very cold, very disappointed, very hateful, and on the other hand, he occasionally cares secretly, he still remembers Bonova when he was a child, when he was just a few years old, it was really cute...... If it weren't for the interference of the Lord of Steam, he would have been his own good son, not an emotionless angel.

When Russell thought of this, his expression suddenly became a little gloomy.

The god of steam and machine is seeking to advance to the dual path of true godhood, but he does not need all the extraordinary characteristics of the 'hermit' path, he only needs uniqueness and one of the Sequence 1 extraordinary characteristics. In other words, there will be two copies of Sequence 1 'Emperor of Knowledge' that are superfluous.

The extraordinary properties of these two copies of Sequence 1 will be given to the two angels of the Church of Steam, Bonova and Kaul.

Russell looked at Bonova and asked:

"You just said that the Steam Church would fully support me, right?"

"That's right."

Bonova put down the roast leg of lamb and nodded slightly.

Russell immediately spoke:

"I want two copies of the extraordinary characteristics of the 'Emperor of Knowledge', and I want it now!"

While the Lord of Steam can still send down oracles, he must make a request early, lest the other party play dead!

Bonova was silent for two seconds and then spoke:

"I will ask my lord for instructions."

Russell did not hesitate to say:

"I'll just give you a minute."

He is going to determine this extraordinary characteristic, and the Lord of Steam will give it, and he will give it if he doesn't give it!

Bonova soon received the oracle, looked at his father, and asked:

"What price can you pay?"

"What do I have to pay?"

Russell sneered and sneered, "Tell the Lord of Steam, you don't want to see the Steam Church exterminated by me, do you?" ”

Bernadette's eyes were a little subtle, but Bonova didn't react, just told the truth.

And the threat was clearly quite successful.

Since the Lord of Steam wants to digest the uniqueness of the 'hermit' path, he will inevitably be affected by the 'primordial' resurgence, which means that he will have to spend more energy suppressing the original will.

And then he can't send down the oracle and can't take care of the steam church.

And only the Steam Church in Sequence 2 obviously can't fight Roselle in Sequence 1, if Russell really wants to destroy the Steam Church with both defeats, then the Lord of Steam will have to face a difficult choice-

Either give up 'digestion' and suppress Russell with the power of the gods.

But in this way, all the work will be lost.

Not only will the 'original' will be further revived, but the digestion of the 'hermit' path will have to start from scratch.

Or maybe the Lord of Steam can choose to digest the 'Hermit' path with all his might, but the consequence is that the Steam Church is wiped out by Russell.

In this way, it is likely that the Lord of Steam will be destroyed by the Church of Steam, and he will lack enough 'anchors' to fight against divinity, and his humanity will be crushed and become the shell of the 'original' resurrection.

Of course, the Lord of Steam can also choose to preemptively attack Russell before he begins to digest the 'Hermit' path, and nip the threat in the bud - it's just the optimal solution for now, as long as the person who asks the problem is solved, there will be no problems.

The problem is that the Angel of Sequence 1 is not so easy to kill, even if he is the true God of Sequence 0.

Moreover, Russell is not alone, and he has the support of other true gods behind him.

If the Lord of Steam rashly attacked him, the final result was likely to be the outbreak of a divine war. But before digesting the 'hermit' path and becoming a dual-path true god, the Divine War is undoubtedly something that the Lord of Steam desperately wants to avoid.

Otherwise, He would not have sent down an oracle to make the Steam Church compromise with Russell.

The oracle seemed to be a gesture of goodwill, but it was even more subdued, and the Lord of Steam obviously didn't want to make a difference.

And since it has pinched the weakness of the Lord of Steam, of course, it is necessary to beat the snake and the stick!

Bonova closed his eyes for a long time, slowly opened his eyes, and said calmly:

"My Lord has promised you a copy of the extraordinary qualities of the 'Emperor of Knowledge', and the other has been bestowed upon me. If you want, I can give you this one too. ”

"Tsk."

Russell was a little upset, the god of steam and machines was still the same old, and would only threaten him with his son.

"One for all."

Russell stretched out his hand to Bonova and said lightly, "Give it to me now." ”

Bonova did not shy away from it, praying to the god of steam and machinery on the spot.

Soon, an illusory ball of light appeared in the palm of his hand.

Bernadette subconsciously looked at the ball of light, which seemed to be composed of one illusory symbol after another, each symbol contained a huge amount of knowledge, which made people inevitably yearn for it, greedily thirsty for it, even if it was enough to burst their heads!

Russell took the ball of light from Bonova and threw it to Bernadette.

Russell said in a deep voice:

"Prepare the ceremony as soon as possible."

"Okay."

Bernadette bowed her head in silence, vaguely aware of what her father wanted to do.

Russell watched Bonova silently, and through his prayers he had once again attained the extraordinary properties of the 'Emperor of Knowledge'. The latter handed the extraordinary properties to Russell, his expression extremely calm, and he did not seem to be shaken by the extraordinary properties of this part of Sequence 1.

Russell stared at his son and didn't pick it up.

The extraordinary properties of two copies of Sequence 1 are enough to support the birth of an angel king.

But even the King of Angels can't compete with the two-way true God.

So, there was no point in allowing Bernadette to refine the extraordinary properties of two copies of Sequence 1.

In contrast, as long as he can kill the gods of steam and machinery, the extraordinary characteristics of the 'Perfect' and 'Hermit' paths will fall into his hands, and Bernadette will be able to become a god by the 'Perfect' path!

Of course, Russell knew that it wouldn't be so easy for him to take out the Lord of Steam. He needs to return to Sequence 0 first, and then use the 'Judge' path to become a dual-path true god, only then can he contend with the Lord of Steam and have hope of killing the other party!

Don't ask why you have to kill the Lord of Steam, because Russell holds a grudge!

The hatred of more than a hundred years ago, he still remembers it vividly!

"Thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi."

"This throne of the god of all machines, you can sit on the throne of the Lord of Steam, but my Russell's daughter can't sit?"