Extraordinary Rise: Starting Contract with the Silver Dragon Countess

Chapter 161: Changes from the Kingdom of Gods!
As Cohen's voice fell, the librarian stopped wiping the dust off the books, raised his eyes, and looked curiously at the "Lord of Shadows" who had recently become famous.

Cohen showed a gentle smile on his face, turned slightly sideways, saluted, and said:
"Meet Dean Galileo Galilei!"

Upon hearing this name, Dean Galileo was momentarily stunned, but quickly regained his composure and said calmly:

“The Church of Prophecy does not recognize you as the Son of Prophecy.

So you have an unexpected awakening of prophetic powers?
It's a pity that you shouldn't call out my real name here."

Cohen was slightly surprised:

"I thought your people knew your true identity."

The deputy dean next to him, Goodman, had already opened his mouth in astonishment.

Galileo smiled faintly and said:
"Look, even Vice President Goodman doesn't know."

Cohen turned around and saw Goodman's expression, unable to hide his smile:
"Do you feel like you're getting to know your boss all over again?

Do you owe me a favor?"

Goodman came back to his senses, trembling, and looked at Galileo again, his eyes full of shock, and couldn't help asking:

"The dean... the dean's name is Galileo Galilei!
And the Galileo who was imprisoned and died by the Emperor of the Arcane Empire a thousand years ago..."

Galileo's eyes flashed with strange colors, as if he was lost in distant memories. After a long silence, he said:

"Goodman, this matter ends here.

Don't tell anyone, please leave first. I want to talk to this gentleman alone."

Goodman forced himself to conceal his inner shock. Galileo's statement was equivalent to acknowledging his identity.

It was none other than Galileo Galilei, the chief professor of the Royal Academy who had disagreed with the emperor’s political views a thousand years ago and was imprisoned for life until the fall of the empire.

Before leaving, Goodman looked at Cohen again and left quietly.

Galileo sighed and said:
"Sir, this show of power is actually unnecessary.

I admit that it was a bit rude to call you here, but we at Cobalt Soul Academy have absolutely no ill will towards you.

You don't have to be so hostile, we really hope to be friends with you."

Cohen opened his eyes wide and said sincerely:

"Master Dean, I really didn't mean to reveal your true identity.

I really didn't expect that your 'Cobalt Soul Academy' would do such a good job of keeping secrets."

Dean Galileo's expression froze slightly, and the corners of his mouth moved as he said:

"Okay, can we get down to business now?"

Cohen smiled slightly and said:
"Just now, Vice President Goodman promised to give me a black letter of admission to your Cobalt Soul Academy!"

Dean Galileo felt his forehead throb a little, and he was somewhat impressed by the other party's ability to lie with open eyes. After a long silence, he said:

"I don't have the authority to use the black one, how about the gold one?"

Cohen was secretly resentful in his heart, my sister the queen is a woman destined to become a god.

I sent you a prospective goddess student, but you didn’t even bother to give you a black invitation. How petty.

However, he also understood that gold was the best grade he could strive for at the moment, so he said:

"Barely enough."

Seeing that Cohen still looked reluctant, Galileo's mouth twitched slightly.

This is a golden invitation letter that only the direct heirs of the five empires can have, and you are still so unsatisfied.

If it weren't for Cohen's success in "summoning the gods", he really wouldn't have wanted to send out this invitation.

Sighing softly, Galileo made a few gestures in front of his chest, and a golden invitation signed by Professor Dumpledore, the dean of the Cobalt Soul Academy, appeared in his hand.

Cohen took the invitation from the other party and felt very happy.

He thought to himself, now that he had this thing in his hand, what posture should he ask Adele to strike?
Well, I'll give it to her after the situation in the capital stabilizes and I have a showdown with her.

This is the only way to maximize benefits!

Cohen was already lost in thought, but Galileo, standing opposite him, knocked on the table in annoyance and said:
"I've given you the things. Can you answer a few of my questions?"

Cohen came back to his senses, coughed lightly, and said:
"Master Dean, please tell me everything I know."

Galileo's expression became much more serious, and he asked the first question, which was also the most concerned question of the entire "Cobalt Soul Academy":
"Has something unusual happened in the world of gods?"

Cohen raised his eyebrows slightly, his previous speculation was indeed correct.

Although the indigenous forces and countries on these continents do not know the future situation as clearly as they do, they do have some predictions.

Cohen looked bewildered and asked:

"What does this mean, Master Dean?
Has anything unusual happened in the world of the gods?"

Galileo's eyes darkened slightly, and he said seriously:
"Mr. Shadow Lord, you accepted my things and yet you're still playing tricks on me. That's not very ethical.

Since you were able to successfully 'summon the god', the one you summoned was a powerful god like the God of War.

How could he not know about the changes in the world of gods?

I remember that you had a long private conversation with the God of War in Florence.

Didn’t you exchange any other information?”

Cohen's eyes moved slightly. He didn't really want to cheat, but just wanted to judge how far the other party's prediction of the future had gone and to what extent he should talk.

He fell into a long silence, as if he was considering how to start.

Gali pursed his lips slightly and said in a deep voice:

"We at the Cobalt Soul Academy will not interfere with any changes in the situation on the continent.

I just hope to do my best to preserve human civilization and knowledge in the face of possible major changes in the future.

So we need to prepare in advance, you understand?"

Finally, Cohen spoke and asked:
“Compared to the relationship between me and Lord God of War.

It seems like you are closer to Lord Ian Wisdom.

Instead of trusting an outsider like me, why don't you contact this god who is famous for his wisdom?"

Galileo looked at Cohen deeply, stretched out his hand to set up a barrier, and whispered:
"Lord Ion, the god of books and knowledge, has not answered our prayers for a long time."

Cohen raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking that he was worthy of being the God of Wisdom, as he started preparing for a rainy day so early.

I have severed contact with my believers, stored up my divine power, and prepared to deal with unknown changes!
Cohen replied slowly:

“I remember there seemed to be something going on.

That...it's been a while, so I can't remember clearly. Could you please remind me, Dean?"

Dean Galileo shook his head slightly, feeling somewhat helpless about Cohen's cunning and shrewdness, and could only speak:
"We communicated with the Prophet Church and read through historical documents.

It is speculated that the unusual movement in the Kingdom of the Gods this time seems to be related to the 'Realm of Gods'!"

Cohen's heart skipped a beat. They already knew that this unusual movement was caused by the changes in the "God's Realm".

That’s not far from the truth.

It is estimated that the top forces on the mainland also have similar speculations.

The truth is, five years later, the "Realm of Gods" that can accommodate the kingdoms of the gods began to experience invasions by void creatures.

Soon they will discover that these mysterious void creatures will gradually devour the kingdom of God they have placed in the "Realm of God".

The kingdom of God, on which the gods rely for their foundation, will gradually begin to collapse and disintegrate.

But when these void creatures enter the human world of the main plane, they are unable to survive.

So those high and mighty gods chose to move their kingdom down to the human continent.

However, no matter how vast the human continent is, it cannot accommodate the huge number of gods that have accumulated over tens of thousands of years.

Thus, a crucial covenant of the gods was signed.

The content of the covenant is called "War of Gods".

The gods either unite or individually select a proxy country to participate in the "War of the Gods".

The ultimate sphere of influence of this proxy country will serve as the scope for the placement of the Kingdom of God.

After this divine covenant was divined by the Pope of the Prophecy Church of the human continent at the cost of his life.

The entire continent immediately fell into madness and riots.

Whether it is to be chosen by powerful gods in the future "War of Gods" to preserve their own country, or to realize their own ambitions.

All countries, big and small, began a frenzied arms race and military expansion.

There was no trace of who fired the first shot, and the Demonic Continent, which had enjoyed peace for a thousand years, was plunged into blood, fire and war in an instant.

This is also the beginning of the second expansion pack [Battle of Nations] in the previous life game!
Cohen slowly pressed down the memory in his mind and said:
"I remember now that the Lord God of War did mention something about some unusual movements in the 'God's Domain'.

It seems like something bad has invaded the 'Realm of God'.

The Alliance of Gods is discussing a solution.

Iain Wisdom, the god of books and knowledge and the think tank of the Alliance of Gods, must be too busy dealing with this incident to respond to the prayers of his followers.

Galileo's expression became extremely solemn, and he asked in a deep voice:

"So how wide will the impact of this matter involving the God's Realm be?

Will it affect the human continent where our main plane is located?"

Cohen was silent for a moment, then said calmly:

"Master Dean, when you asked this question, shouldn't you have already made a guess in your mind?"

Dean Galileo's face turned noticeably paler.

With his wisdom and foresight, he naturally knew that something that could keep even the powerful God of Wisdom busy would definitely have a wide range of consequences.

The scene full of death and war that the Pope of the Prophet Church saw is very likely to happen in reality.

Dean Galileo quickly concealed the expression on his face, and with a hint of anticipation in his eyes, he said to Cohen:

"What about time? How long do we have?"

Cohen's bewildered expression returned, and Professor Galileo could not help but feel furious.

Dean Galileo lowered his voice, as if he had made up his mind, and said coldly:

"Tell me a rough time, and I can help you once without violating my principles and bottom line."

Cohen's expression quickly returned to seriousness, and he said quickly:

"I also need at least 500 guardian monks from the Northwest Continent branch of the Cobalt Soul Academy to act on my behalf."

Galileo's eyes became very intriguing, and he said in a deep voice:
"The Guardian Monks can only protect the knowledge and wealth of the Cobalt Soul Academy from external encroachment, not become tools for others to achieve their ambitions."

Cohen quickly smiled and said:

"What if it's to protect the outstanding students in your Cobalt Soul Academy who have golden admission invitations?
Can you make an exception for me?" Cohen's words immediately stumped Galileo.

He obviously didn't expect Cohen to have such a trick.

Seriously speaking, students with golden admission invitation letters are indeed considered the core members of "Cobalt Soul Academy".

Unless they have special backgrounds and political inclinations and cannot stay in the "Cobalt Soul Academy", most students with golden invitations will choose to stay in the academy to work after graduation.

For example, Goodman, the vice president of the Northwest branch of the Cobalt Soul Academy, was recommended by the Golden Invitation Letter. He did not have an overly complicated political background and stayed in the academy after graduation.

Galileo pondered for a moment and made up his mind:
"One hundred at most, and you must tell me more."

Cohen was slightly delighted. The one hundred monks guarding the Cobalt Soul Academy had far exceeded his expectations.

He immediately said:
"Within ten years, there will be major turmoil on the mainland!"

Cohen didn't say it so clearly, but five years is still within ten years, so it can't be considered as fooling him.

Upon hearing this time, Galileo's expression became more solemn. It was too short!

Ten years is too short!
He continued to ask:
“I need to get some other information.

According to the division of mainland military strength, the academy's guard monks are equivalent to "special-level" combat power.

One hundred monks are enough to deal with a transcendent below the high legendary level.

Plus, I'm a genuine saint, and it's not worth it to exchange me for an ambiguous time!"

Saint!
Galileo Galilei, the dean of the Northwest branch of the "Cobalt Soul Academy", is actually a saint!
In his previous life, Cohen knew the true strength of this man who had crawled out of the tragic ruins of the empire and lost all his memories. He was the only survivor of the Arcane Empire, so he was not too surprised.

Cohen pondered for a moment and said slowly:
“I had a dream the other day.

I dreamed that a group of necromancers who were obsessed with life and death experiments and researching necromancy lost their ability to chant necromancy spells overnight!
At the same time, the immortality that the liches who crawled out of their graves were so proud of suddenly disappeared!"

Cohen's words were like a bolt of thunder in Dean Galileo's ears!
Undead believers have lost the ability to chant necromancy spells!

The lich tribe lost the favor of eternal life!
That only means one thing—

The complete annihilation of Velsharoon, the boaster, the great necromancer, the king of the abandoned tombs, and the lich god!
The gods have fallen!

A god actually fell!
Could it be that the turmoil affecting the "Realm of God" will eventually lead to the fall of the gods?

That's the Lich God!
He is not a god with weak power, but a god with genuine medium power who commands a large group of liches and has countless necromancers as believers!

After Galileo fell into confusion for a few seconds, his eyes immediately regained clarity and he asked in a deep voice:

"Is he the first god to fall?
when?
Is this the only one, or is this just the beginning? "

Cohen smiled slightly and replied:

"Then I woke up and didn't know what was going on."

Dean Galileo's breathing stagnated, he sighed, and said quietly:
"Then, when you have a similar dream again, please remember to share it with us at the Cobalt Soul Academy."

Cohen smiled and said:

"Then are you still willing to send out the Guardian Monk?"

Dean Galileo's expression was slightly serious, and he said:

"If that time really comes, I'm afraid it won't be me talking to you."

After Galileo finished speaking, he returned to his normal working state as a librarian. Although he did not say it explicitly, his intention to see the guest off was already very obvious.

Cohen was not annoyed and left on his own.

When I came out of the library, I found that Vice President Goodman had been waiting outside.

He asked:
"How was the talk with the dean?"

Cohen nodded and said:
"Okay."

Goodman smiled and said:

"I guess so. After all, a golden invitation isn't that easy to give."

Cohen's eyes moved slightly and he asked:
"You know it all?"

Goodman laughed and said:
“There is a fixed number of golden admission invitations.

As the vice president of Northwest College, I naturally have the authority to know the changes in the golden invitation letter.

Come on, I'll take you out and explain things to your family."

Cohen nodded, then seemed to have thought of something and said quickly:

"By the way, don't tell her about the golden invitation."

Goodman was stunned for a moment, then as if he had thought of something, he showed a meaningful expression and said:
"Have you ever considered changing your code name?"

"what?"

"I think 'Lord of Wind and Flow' suits you better than 'Lord of Shadows'."

Cohen's face darkened and he strode forward.

……

In the dilapidated house where Goodman lived while pretending to be a bard, in the Continent of Machinery.

Hubert Evans, the head of the Alchemy Department of the Northwest Branch, looked nervously at Isabella Wenzel, the Daughter of the Golden Wing, who was not far away.

The expression on the other person's face became increasingly cold, and the holy emblem in his hand occasionally emitted terrifying magical fluctuations.

It made him want to turn around and run away.

The dangerous atmosphere was finally broken by a wave of space fluctuations.

Soon, two auras appeared in the yard.

Isabella breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Cohen appear safe and sound. She quickly came to Cohen, looked him up and down, and said:
"Are you okay? Did they do anything to you?"

Cohen smiled and shook his head:
"Everything is normal, the dean just asked me a few questions.

We had a great conversation, and I'm sorry I worried you."

Goodman, who came out with Cohen, said sincerely:
"Ms. Wen Ze, I'm so sorry.

There is a reason for this, and I apologize to you here.

That holy emblem..."

Isabella snorted coldly and put away the holy emblem.

Seeing that this powerful weapon finally disappeared, Hubert, who was not far away, finally felt relieved.

It was obvious that Cohen and the other man had something else to say.

Goodman tactfully did not stay any longer. After saying hello to Cohen, he left with Hubert.

After quieting down, Cohen hugged Isabella in his arms and told her about his meeting with Galileo.

Of course, he didn't say it in such detail. He just said that the other party needed Cohen to use his predictive ability to provide them with some information.

In exchange, he had access to a hundred guardian monks.

Isabella's expression improved a lot and she said:
"It's a rare occasion for them to be so generous. One hundred guardian monks are equivalent to a 'special forces' army. They will be of great help to your situation in Effiin."

The two of them cuddled for a while, then continued on their way to their destination.

……

The "Pale Wings" observation group's headquarters, the meeting hall.

The representative from the Five Wings Family looked at the contract Isabella took out in surprise.

They were originally wondering why it took Isabella and the others so long to visit the dwarf tribe.

Could it be that they treated it as a honeymoon, talking about love and forgetting about time?

But when they saw the contract with the seal of "Melting Tribe", they all fell silent.

Aren't you going to negotiate with the chief of the Fire Hammer Tribe about trial running the trade route?
Why did they drag the "Melting Tribe" into this as well!

But this really gave them a big surprise.

Although the "Forge Tribe" has shown some signs of decline in recent years, it is still one of the ten major tribes of the Dwarf Alliance.

Not to mention that they are the descendants of the "God of Forging".

If they can be brought into the cooperation of "inter-racial trade routes", it will be a great help to the entire plan.

But they all had the same doubts in their hearts.

Aren’t people saying that dwarves are xenophobic and cold? When did they become so easy to talk to?

Although Isabella was not the type to show off, she still calmly told the truth when it came to the future distribution of benefits:

“This matter has nothing to do with me.

It was Mr. Shadow Lord who elected a new chief in the Forge Tribe.

The chief was so grateful that he decided to join our project.”

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was undoubtedly shocked.

Elect a new chieftain among the dwarven tribe?

Or as a human being?

If the person who spoke was not the Daughter of Golden Wings, they would definitely think that she was joking.

Isabella said lightly:
"Now that a new tribe has joined, should we discuss the profit sharing of the 'Forge Tribe'?"

They looked at each other and naturally knew what Isabella was thinking. Soon, Meyer Child of the Purple Wing Family spoke up:
"Should we discuss this with Grand Duke Roland?"

Isabella said directly:

"Of course we have to discuss this with Grand Duke Roland, but we need to unify ourselves internally first before we discuss it with him."

"What does Miss Wen Ze mean?"

Isabella pointed at Cohen and said:
"Fifty percent."

The expressions of several people changed, and Mayer smiled bitterly and said:

"He alone owns 50%. How are we going to explain this to the family when we return?"

Isabella's voice deepened, and her attitude was very firm:

“You can report to your respective families now.

Just say it was me who said that if you don't agree to this plan, the Forge Tribe will no longer participate in our plan."

After listening to Isabella's firm statement.

Several representatives wanted to complain, Ms. Wen Ze, as the daughter of the Golden Wing of the "Pale Wing" and the founder of the "Inter-racial Trade Route" plan, which side are you on?

They say women are extroverts, but this is really something I’ve seen!
It's like this even before you marry him. If you really marry him, you will have to empty all the "Pale Wings" for this guy!
The conference room suddenly fell into a silent silence.

(End of this chapter)