Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 139 Don't worry, let me worry first

In a two-bedroom safe house in the East District of Backlund.

Xio sat in a chair by the window and whispered:
"I'm sorry I didn't give you a chance to ask questions."

Yu Jin shook his head to indicate that he didn't care. He walked to the window and suddenly asked:

"Do you want to know what secret your father discovered?"

Xio stared at the embers in a daze, and then a glimmer of hope appeared in his eyes, and he nodded heavily:
"I want to know, no matter what the cost."

Yu Jin thought for a moment and then slowly said:

"According to Viscount Stratford, your father was executed because he discovered the king's secret. According to the information I have, George III is now a Sequence 1 angel. And seven years ago, when your father just discovered this secret, George III should have just been promoted to a Sequence 4 Demigod."

"And your father discovered this, and maybe even went a step further. He discovered that the king was working with some secret organizations, so he was killed by the king before he could report it to the three major churches."

Xio suddenly raised his head and immediately understood the whole story:
In ancient times, the seven major orthodox churches had signed three major contracts with the royal families of various countries. Every king would be bound by the three major contracts, and the highest level could only reach Sequence 5. If George III relied on himself, he would definitely not be able to break through the constraints of the three major contracts. Therefore, it was only possible that the secret organizations that believed in evil gods supported George III from behind and helped him break through the constraints and become a demigod.

George III, who cooperated with the evil god, was undoubtedly a huge threat to the three major churches. Once this threat broke out, it would even severely damage the strength of the three major churches and shake the foundation of the church!

Her father was the captain of the palace guards, but he was also a loyal believer of the Church of Evernight, so he eventually chose the latter between loyalty to the king and faith, which led to his death.

But knowing the truth did not make Xio feel better, instead it made her even more confused:

"what should I do?"

She had always felt that her father was framed by villains and that the so-called rebellion was completely fictitious. So for so many years, she had been committed to finding the truth and restoring her father's reputation. But now that she knew the truth, Hugh knew that this could not restore her father's reputation. Because from the king's point of view, this behavior was indeed a naked betrayal.

But did her father do anything wrong? He simply chose loyalty to the royal family over faith. Isn't that also a form of loyalty? Xio believed that it was not just her father. Most of the people in Backlund and even the majority of nobles in the Kingdom of Loen would choose the three major churches without hesitation if they were faced with the same choice.

But knowing this doesn’t solve the problem.

If she wants to restore her father's reputation, she must make the royal family change their words - by taking practical actions to be loyal to the royal family, gain the royal family's recognition and thus vindicate her father. But this is impossible, because this is completely acknowledging the thief as the father.

There was no way Hugh would serve the royal family that had killed his father.

What about revenge?

This is even harder.

George III was a Sequence 1 angel. In an age when gods could not walk the earth, he was the strongest in the world! And she was just a small Sequence 7. What could she change?
Yu Jin looked at Xio, who looked so lost that he had lost motivation, and said softly:
"Wait and hope."

After hearing this, Xio seemed to regain some energy. She stared at the embers and said:

"I have heard this sentence before. It comes from the masterpiece The Count of Monte Cristo by Emperor Roselle."

Yu Jin looked at the girl's suspicious expression, wanting to speak but stopping, and finally fell silent. Should I say that she is worthy of being called Roselle?

……

Queens, Sodrak Palace.

In a secret room in the palace, the king's roar was heard:
"Another death? Another time they were allowed to kill someone and leave calmly, and another time they returned empty-handed?!"

"boom!"

Prince Sonia Grove Gustav flew backwards in an instant, smashed through the wall of the study, and fell heavily in the yard outside. Although this blow did not cause him any harm, the insult was extremely strong.

But Grove said nothing, nor did he show any resentment. His gorgeous clothes were stained with dust and dirt, but he didn't even dare to pat them. He just silently got up from the ground, walked through the wall he had broken, and stood in front of the king again, waiting for the king to vent his anger again.

Grove silently clenched his fists, because even he felt a little embarrassed and humiliated. Not because of the king's humiliation, but because of his own failures again and again!

From Kapin's death to the successive deaths of the royal demigods, even now the king's chief of the palace guards has met with an accident in his own home, under the noses of many royal demigods! What kind of concept is this?
Capin's death could be described as an accident, and even the demigod who was tortured by the curse and Qonas Kilger who disappeared at sea could be attributed to accidents. But Viscount Stratford's death was a complete deliberate humiliation by the other party!

Because although Viscount Stratford's strength is not strong, he is only a Sequence 5 Punishment Knight. But in name, he is the captain of the palace guards, the head of the guards who protect the king's safety! His strength is not strong, and the secret intelligence he knows is also very limited. The only meaning of the enemy's attack on him is a naked provocation to the royal family, just like deliberately stepping on the king's face and saying:
You are next!

Although this humiliation was simple and crude, it was extremely effective. Even George III, who was always well-tempered, was furious.

"Grove."

George III said in a cold tone, "You disappoint me so much."

Grove lowered his head silently, not daring to refute.

George III glanced at him coldly, then looked at Grand Duchess Georgina beside him and said in a deep voice:

"How many candidates do we have left?"

Archduchess Georgina whispered:
"Including Viscount Stratford, we only had three candidates in total, and now there are only two left."

Grove lowered his head, his eyes flickering.

There weren't many demigods in the royal family to begin with, and with Celt on the verge of death from the curse and Chonas Kilger's 'disappearance', two of the few demigods in the royal family were removed at once, which undoubtedly made the royal family even more stretched!
If George I wanted to hold the ceremony, he had to ensure that the nine mausoleums were safe and sound during the ceremony. The royal family certainly couldn't afford to have an angel guarding each mausoleum, even if they had the support of the other two major forces. But even if there were no angels, they had to ensure that each mausoleum was guarded by at least one or more demigods.

Originally, the manpower was just enough, but the incidents of Celt and Quinas caused a flaw in the originally perfect plan. In order to fill this flaw, the royal family had to train two or more demigods to replace them in a short period of time. Only in this way could the plan proceed smoothly.

To cultivate demigods, they prefer to select from the royal bloodline. But the problem is that in the royal family's long-term planning, the members of the royal bloodline who have the talent to become demigods have already been promoted to Sequence 4 - Celt is one of them.

The rest of them either lacked talent and were unable to resist the loss of control brought on by the potion even with the help of role-playing techniques, or they were too young and still had a long way to go before reaching Sequence 5.

Considering the urgency of time, they could only look for candidates from those "loyal ministers" who were loyal to the royal family. Viscount Stratford, who was the captain of the palace guards and had proved his loyalty in the rebellion seven years ago, was one of them.

But with the death of Viscount Stratford, there are only two candidates left - and being a candidate does not mean that these two will definitely become demigods. It is more likely that they will die from loss of control and pollution during the promotion process.

This means they need more candidates!

"not enough."

George III said in a deep voice, "Expand the list of candidates to at least ten!"

"His Majesty!"

Georgina's expression changed slightly, and she said tactfully, "We don't have that many extraordinary materials required for advancement to Sequence 4. Moreover, if we do it too frequently, it will easily arouse the vigilance of the three major churches. Once our plan is discovered in advance, it is likely that all our efforts will be wasted."

Although she didn't say it explicitly, anyone could tell that she wanted George III to keep a low profile. Of course, the royal family could pick out ten candidates for Sequence 5. Not to mention ten, even twenty or fifty Sequence 5 Beyonders could be picked out by the royal family.

But first of all, it takes time to cultivate extraordinary people, and it is not possible to achieve enlightenment instantly like in Russell's novels.

Secondly, who can guarantee that these candidates will prioritize loyalty to the royal family over loyalty to their faith? The lesson of the former chief of the palace guards seven years ago is still fresh in people’s minds. That incident almost caused the royal family’s plan to fail! This is exactly why the royal family has been so careful not to be exposed for so many years.

"Do you think I don't want to?"

George III sneered, "If it weren't for your successive failures, and if you didn't even know the identity of the enemy, would I have ended up in such a passive position? Ah!"

Faced with George III's questioning, Georgina and Grove both trembled and lowered their heads at the same time.

Seven years ago, His Majesty was just a demigod who had just been promoted to Sequence 4, and he was extremely respectful to the two royal demigods who protected the country. But now that His Majesty had been promoted to Sequence 1, even the residual power of His Majesty's anger was too much for the two of them to bear.

If the plan went as planned, His Majesty might not be angry and would continue to keep a low profile. But everything that happened in recent months was constantly touching and provoking George III's nerves - because if the plan failed, the most desperate person would not be these demigods, but George III himself!

Therefore, he is more eager than anyone else for the plan to proceed smoothly, so he hopes to train more demigods to escort the plan, even if it will be caught by the three major churches.

"Do as I tell you."

George III glanced at the two of them coldly and said, "Aren't you afraid that the three major churches will become suspicious? Then tell them directly that we are preparing for war! The Kingdom of Loen cannot lose Sonia Island, just like the Church of the Night cannot lose the Kingdom of Heaven, and the Church of the Storm cannot lose the Abyss of Storms!"

"We must take back Sonia Island and the territory north of the Amanda Mountains. Otherwise, the threat from the northern Feysac barbarians will always be a sword of Damocles hanging over the kingdom! For this, the royal family is willing to do whatever it takes!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Georgina responded with a trembling voice, and she soon heard Grove's voice behind her, with the same trembling voice.

They didn't dare to stay in the study any longer, and backed out of the room. After walking a long way, they looked at each other and found that each other had the same look of fear in their eyes. His Majesty, he has gone crazy!

……

117 Burningham Road, Hillstown.

After Xio prayed for blessings from Mr. Fool and confirmed that she was not being followed by anyone through divination or psychic means, Yu Jin took her back home through the spirit world and met Fors, who had been waiting for a long time and was extremely anxious.

Fors couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that the two were safe and sound. He asked impatiently:

"how is the situation?"

"very smooth."

Yu Jin nodded slightly, glanced at Xiou beside him and continued, "However, Xiou may need some time to digest it."

Xio took a deep breath, handed the copper-green notebook in his hand to Fors, and said seriously:
"Don't worry about me, I'm fine. What doesn't kill me makes me stronger!"

"This is also what Emperor Roselle said."

Ember added.

"..."

Xio, who had been full of energy, suddenly lost his breath and looked at Yu Jin with resentment. This must be revenge! It must be!
Yu Jin pretended not to notice Xio's gaze and said:
"I have to go out for something, but remember to stay together at all times. There is a traveler's door in Lemanno's travel notes. If you find anything wrong, just teleport away and contact me again on Monday!"

"it is good!"

Fors took Lemano's travel notes from Xio and nodded solemnly.

Although after such a long time, the possibility that the other party could still track them down was very small. But they couldn't be careless because of this, and it didn't mean that they were completely safe, so it was necessary to run away when the situation was not good.

As for how to contact them, it was also very simple. There was a Tarot Club every Monday anyway. By communicating through the Tarot Club, all means of divination and tracking could be cut off. There was no safer and more efficient means than this.

As soon as he finished speaking, the ring in Yu Jin's hand emitted an illusory light of light blue, and his figure disappeared.

It was only at this time that Fors had the opportunity to look through Lemanno's travel notes.

"what!"

Hearing his friend's exclamation, Xio, who was originally thinking, was startled. He looked at his friend who was looking at the notebook in disbelief, and said with a guilty conscience, "What's wrong? I shouldn't have used a few pages of notes..."

She had only used door opening twice, astrology three times, and mind reading once. These were all low-sequence extraordinary abilities, and they could be easily recorded again.

"Not because of this."

Fors opened her mouth, not knowing how to explain, so she asked, "How many times did you use the spirit world teleportation?"

"4 times."

Xio thought about it carefully, but became even more confused. He asked in confusion, "Is there any problem?"

"..."

Fors handed over the notebook silently.

Xio took a quick glance and found that the notebook had been opened to the pages that looked like parchment. There were only ten pages of this kind of parchment, which could record extraordinary abilities at the level of Sequence 5 and Sequence 6. When Fors got the notebook, six of them recorded different extraordinary abilities.

Now, these ten pages of parchment all recorded extraordinary abilities. And the four newly added pages were all Traveler's Gates! And just now, they used the Traveler's Gate four times in total!

"..."

Xio opened her mouth and held it in for a long time before asking, "What did you say before about the success rate of Sequence 5 Beyonder abilities?"

Fors silently held up five fingers, which meant a 50% success rate.

Although it’s not low, Yu Jin only used it four times in total, and all four times were recorded successfully! Isn’t this 100%?! Fifty percent and 100% may seem to be only 50% different, but in fact, there is a world of difference!
……

In an inconspicuous house in Queens.

Mr. A stood on the balcony of the living room and leisurely poured himself a glass of red wine.

While swaying, he looked at the distant horizon with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

Just now, a villa in Queens District burst into a strong light, which was at least the power of a demigod. The user was either a demigod or possessed a seal of level 1 or above.

As he was thinking, Mr. A suddenly found that the light around him was a little dim, and the light projected from inside the house seemed to be blocked by something.

Mr. A realized that there was someone behind him, but he still turned around leisurely. After seeing the person clearly, he smiled and raised his glass to invite him:

"Want a drink?"

"no need."

Ember glanced at him and got straight to the point, "What progress have you made in your investigation of the ruins?"

"very smooth."

Mr. A said seriously, "The royal family seems to be short of manpower recently. Although they are still on guard against us, they have also begun to let us get involved in things related to the ruins."

After a pause, Mr. A continued, "They told me the coordinates of a ruin, but I can't be sure if that's the ruin you're looking for. After all, I've only been to the periphery of the ruins, and I don't know the internal structure."

After all, it was a task personally ordered by the Lord, so Mr. A certainly did not dare to be negligent in it and did his best.

After hearing Mr. A's answer, Yu Jin asked thoughtfully:

"Who else besides you is in charge of this relic? Have you ever seen the royal demigod?"

"There are demigods, but they are not royal."

Mr. A shrugged, shook his glass and took a sip, then continued, "That's the head of the Witch Cult in Backlund, Desperate Nightingale Panatia."

After a pause, Mr. A said seriously, "That woman is a lunatic!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Jin looked at Mr. A deeply.

It's strange for a madman to call another madman.

Mr. A didn't pay any attention to Yu Jin's gaze, and just continued:

"Besides that, Mr. X will come to Backlund soon. Of course, I suspect that he may have arrived in Backlund secretly."

"Mr. X?"

"Yes."

Mr. A nodded, shaking his glass and said leisurely, "The Aurora Society has five saints and twenty-two divine messengers. I belong to the Dark Saints and have been responsible for spreading the glory of the Lord in Backlund. Mr. X belongs to the Secret Saints. They were once apprentices of the Abraham family, but they wisely chose to join the Lord."

"Normally, the saints spread the glory of the Lord in their respective kingdoms and would not easily step into the missionary areas of other saints. But this time, there was a reason, because Mr. X and the Secret Saint had never given up hunting down the members of the Abraham family. And they recently received intelligence that members of the Abraham family were gathering in large numbers near Backlund, and Mr. X came here for this reason."

"He is a Sequence 5 Traveler, and with the help of the Traveler's Gate, he can quickly 'teleport'. So I have reason to suspect that he has secretly infiltrated Backlund."

Yu Jin looked at Mr. A and suddenly asked thoughtfully:

"I remember you seemed to have herded a Sequence 6 Records Officer?"

"Yes."

Mr. A took a sip of wine and said with a frank smile, "This is what we gained from helping the Secret Saint to suppress the Abraham family."

(End of this chapter)