Compared to the last Black Sun Association rally that Xiuge participated in, the grandeur of this association rally in Overwatch City has been raised by an unknown number of notches.

The assembly will be held in the Government Grand Ballroom in Overwatch, which in the past was used by the Kingdom of St. Steele as an important place for major meetings in times of war, or to present awards and decorations to war heroes.

But now, the furnishings around the ballroom have changed.

Despite the complete destruction of the dark dome that was supposed to cover the area, the Black Sun Society did not give up on the idea of influencing the local population.

The demolition of the monuments and sculptures dedicated to the "false gods", the re-erection of rituals and statues to symbolize the lost gods, and the re-establishment of rituals that work at all times, have made the atmosphere of the Overwatch City mysterious and eerie.

Under the influence of this overall atmosphere, the inhabitants of Overwatch City are leaning towards the direction of the Black Sun Society at an alarming rate.

Like others who chose to join the Black Sun Society and embrace the so-called new faith, they initially made this choice only for self-preservation, but when they came into contact with those powers, their minds and wills began to fall irrepressibly.

As he walked down the street as a participant in the rally, he was able to meet many of the residents who wore the Black Sun Society logo and saluted him, and he was able to confirm that their behavior was not due to their fear and panic, but to a strange sense of respect and identification.

This is what worries Schuge the most about the current situation.

The submission of coercion and inducement is often temporary, but those invisible forces can have an extremely long-lasting and profound impact on people's minds, and they are like knives falling on stone, keeping the loyalty to the Black Sun Society and the belief in the ancient gods in people's hearts for a long time.

The growth rate of these effects is staggering.

By infiltrating the Ernst rat colony inside Overwatch, Shug successfully searched for some of the miners in the Rock Lake Mines who had succumbed to the beliefs of the Black Sun Society, and then Sug was helpless to find that most of these miners and their families had now become followers of an ancient god.

It has to be said that the Black Day Society has done a very meticulous job in this regard.

They also seem to be well aware of the special power of this popular belief, so that the ordinary inhabitants who have begun to follow a certain god are given their "special" care, for whom the Black Sun Society has provided them with a lot of practical help in life.

In such a situation, even if the families of these people are still afraid of those ancient beliefs, they must admit that their material lives have indeed improved and improved to a considerable extent in today's chaotic environment.

So the hostility began to subside.

Then, in its place, comprehension grew, and as the level of understanding deepened, the roots of the Black Sun Society were able to penetrate more firmly into the people of Saint-Stiel.

At this stage, the work they have to do becomes simpler.

Empower those who identify with and follow, and use a series of ancient rituals to give them personal access to and even control the supernatural powers that have been monopolized by the mages for thousands of years, and those who oppose them should be suppressed and expelled and eliminated completely.

In these matters, the associations do not even need to do it themselves, and they can hand over similar work to the new followers, so that they can not only get the opportunity to "practice their hands", but also achieve the most radical division within the population, everything is spontaneous, and everything is solved by itself "without external interference".

As for some of the bloody conflicts and accidents that might arise, they could boldly leave them to a small group of professional members of the Society and the ancient creations they had summoned.

Even if there are a lot of opponents, they will definitely not be able to compete with the professional army, and it will not be difficult to get rid of them.

"Baron Fiorlando! Is that you, Baron Fiorlando? ”

A figure dressed in an association robe, shrouded in black magical light, raised his hand towards Shug, his shout sounding like an afterglow wafting from the black sun, and just listening to it already gave people a chill.

"It's me, I'm here."

Xiuge opened his mouth and responded, "I'm not late, am I?" Depending on the time, the rally should not have started yet. ”

As he spoke, Xiuge had already walked in front of the shouter, and when the member of the association who called his name raised his head, the huge disc in Xiuge's spiritual world immediately trembled slightly, and the magic flowing in the gap between the gears also accelerated instantly.

Not only that, but the court hounds and the mirror messengers also reacted at this moment.

The Mirror Messenger put down the same dark "book" in his hand, he got up from behind his desk, his gaze pierced straight from the spiritual world to reality, and the court hound propped up its body, it looked at the Black Sun Society member seriously, and then the dark red pupils on both sides of the skull dimmed again.

Although the existence in front of him seems to be closely related to his "hometown", he is obviously not enough to be a prey or target to be taken seriously, at best, he is just a side creature that is better than the heir of the Abyss.

However, in the eyes of Shuge and the other residents of Overwatch, the appearance of this member of the Society is really a bit "unsightly".

He was clearly a participant and beneficiary of the previous series of Abyss Rituals, and while the power of the Black Sun covered the towns with a huge dome, the remnants of some of that power completely changed the physical form of the participants of these rituals.

The guy in front of Xiuge is very typical.

Most of his face had completely turned into a flowing shadow, but within this shadow there were still many human facial features, eyes, nose, most of the mouth, and many fine lines that seemed to represent flesh and blood......

When such a person "speaks", those chaotic black shadows are recombined into countless intricate patterns under the influence of his will, and then they are transformed into words and sentences, and transmitted outward through sound.

Xiuge was sure that the guy in front of him was no longer one of those normal races in the world of Van En , his body had undergone an extremely complete transformation under the baptism of the power of the Abyss, and now he had already become a new creation between a physical creature and a waiter of the Abyss.

A message from the distant Rock Lake Mine entered Xiuge's mind.

That's Giustina.

As an obedient and highly intelligent being, Justina was very interested in the existence that had befallen her father, especially the abyssal power that had sprung up in the members of the Society, which gave Justina a very, very strong ......

Hunger.

"You can't eat this, Justina...... At least not for now. ”

Xiuge soothed in the spirit world: "But if there is a chance later, I will try it...... You go to bed first, okay? ”

Then the slender and weak consciousness quickly faded, she was an obedient child, and she had always obeyed her father's orders 100 percent.

Xiuge pressed the disgust and displeasure of the face in front of him in his heart, and showed a faint envious gaze at the right time.

This performance was obviously very satisfying, so the high-ranking member of the association smiled: "Don't be nervous, Baron Fiorlando...... Many of us have heard about what happened at the Rock Lake Mine, and although there are some people in the association who are dissatisfied with it, none of them think that you have betrayed the association. ”

As he spoke, the member lifted his palm, which had also turned into black chaos, and gently flipped open his collar, and Sug saw a hidden emblem, in which there was a black sun that had been slightly reduced, and on the outside of it, there was an alchemical magnifying glass that served as an "outer frame".

After a quick search of Baron Fiorlando's memories, Shug immediately confirmed that this was the mark of an "old acquaintance" of his own.

As a result, he became more vigilant, but his face showed a little trepidation: "So...... Did Mr. Kzlov ask you to come to me? ”

"Mr. Kzlov asked me to tell you that there is no need to be nervous about the rally...... You are a trusted colleague and a loyal member of the Society, so what awaits you will not be a punishment, but an important honor. ”

As he spoke, a distorted smile appeared in the chaotic shadow face: "Go ahead, enter our venue, someone will take you to change your clothes...... You look too decadent now, and you even have the damn beer smell on you, which is not what an honorary person should be! ”

……

Night fell, and the black sky mingled with the deep shadows that remained above the Watch City.

The cold wind from the northern sea struggled over the mountains north of Overwatch, carrying a large amount of water vapor towards the city that was about to become the focus of Vann.

In the Grand Ballroom in the heart of Overwatch, an important gathering belonging to the Black Sun Society began.

The vast majority of those present at the rally were St. Steele's officers who were operating around Watch City and important core members of the Black Sun Society, among which the highest status was none other than Olsky, the second prince who represented the royal family of St. Steele, and Kzlov, the "guide" who had great prestige and real power within the association.

After the death of the previous heir to the royal family, Olski's brother, who died in the assassination, became the new heir, and now he is not only the prince of St. Steele, but also an official member of the Black Sun Society, and a Black Sun scholar who is studying with Kzlov in depth.

His presence symbolized the complete union of the royal family of Saint-Steele with the Black Sun Society, which was intimate and forever one, and sent an important signal to officials loyal to the royal family that opposing the Black Sun Society was tantamount to turning their backs on the royal family.

On the other hand, anyone who still wants to remain loyal to the royal family should take the initiative to join the cause of the Black Sun Society.

Changed his clothes and was caught in the front seat, Shoggan, quietly watching the "show".

As he and Willin and the others had speculated, the Black Sun Society rally was actually a mobilization meeting for the impending war, in which Kzlov, as the moderator of the meeting, used the secret ritual to show the crowd the layout of the defenses on the border of the Kingdom of St. Steele.

"It's a pity that in the original plan of the Society, this place should have been blessed with the powerful blessing and protection from the Black Sun, just like any other city, but unfortunately, as you can see, although the False God's foundation in Van En has been shaken, she and her minions still exist."

As he spoke, Kzlov raised a hand and pointed in the direction of the sky: "However, the strength of those betrayers is far less than before, and the false god Mel is dying and declining, and her followers will lose their power as a result...... Behold, their power is limited to this, and there is nothing they can do but destroy the protection of the Overwatch. ”

"I'm sure that the attacker who tried to rob him of the Abyss's boon will now have to die - the eternal black sun will not allow him to continue, and whatever his status, he will be wiped out in the endless pursuit of the Abyss."

"And we, too, will follow the light of the black sun, remove all the hidden dangers that have penetrated us, and make it a fertilizer to nourish our cause, and let their corpses turn into the grave of the false gods and those fools who are completely buried!"

Unlike other orators, Kzlov's tone didn't change much as he spoke, as if he were simply reciting a manuscript, but Shuge noticed that the magic that shrouded Kzlov continued to resonate subtly with the mysteries throughout the room.

As he spoke, this resonance spread outward along the pre-arranged precision circuits, first to the venue, then to the people around the venue, and then further afield......

It seems that Kzlov really wanted to mobilize more than just the officials and soldiers of St. Steele and the Black and Japanese Society.

"Kzlov, do you want to turn all the civilians around here into your soldiers?"

Shuge thought silently in his mind, but before he could draw any further conclusions, he suddenly heard someone on the stage shouting his current name.

"Fiorlando! Fiorlando! Come on, come on! ”

Xiuge looked up in surprise, but saw that the second prince of the royal family of St. Steele, Olsky, was looking at him with a smile, and his face was full of the kind look that made Xiuge feel sick to his stomach.

It seems that the second prince is planning to stage a wave of fleshy family drama in front of everyone.

(End of chapter)