My dream connects to three thousand years later.

Chapter 258 The Golden Dawn Amidst Undercurrents (First Update)
Immediately afterward, Chu Zhu took a shower and went to bed.

……

at the same time.

In an online meeting room.

"Gentlemen, we shouldn't have made the same mistake that stupid subordinate of that blond pig made, right?" An elderly British man with white hair toyed with his cane, his tone enigmatic: "We only realized after the meeting that we had pulled in an ordinary reporter at the beginning of the meeting and made him participate in the entire process?"

"I don't care!" the young blond man in formal attire said indifferently. "Skynet will monitor the whole thing! Besides... if such an accident really happens, we can just have the reporter commit suicide."

"'Justice,' Mr. Justice, your words are far too 'just'!" The elderly Englishman's words carried a hint of sarcasm.

Justice is a card from the Major Arcana!
The Major Arcana consists of cards numbered 0-21, including a total of twenty-two cards such as "The Fool," "The Magician," "The High Priestess," "The Queen," "The Emperor," "The Hierophant," "The Lovers," and "The Chariot."

Currently, in the Golden Dawn, apart from the 'Fool' which is still vacant at the top of the list, all the other twenty-one codenames already have their own owners!

Of course, these twenty-one codenames do not only represent twenty-one people... but also several factions within the Golden Dawn.

"What? Even you British, so wicked and despicable, dare to criticize me on the issue of justice?" Justice sneered.

“Alright.” James Raven frowned abruptly. “Justice, I know you, as a Gaul, don’t get along with Mr. ‘Devil’ of England! But now is not the time to discuss this.”

James Raven paused briefly, glanced at Howard Raven discreetly, and continued, "What do you think of the suggestion I made earlier?"

"I support handing it over to the War Chariot Sacred Artifact for testing!" A clear, melodious voice rang out. It belonged to a woman in formal attire, wearing a perfectly smooth mask that revealed only her amber eyes: "If Mr. Chu Zhu, or any other person from Shenzhou, is truly the 'Holy Son,' then our Lovers' Faction will unconditionally support him!"

"Hmph! You despicable Eastern Europeans, you really can't shake off your Mongol blood. The moment you see a powerful Easterner, you practically wag your tails at them." The old Englishman sneered again, "Are you still hoping for Genghis Khan or the Scourge of God to return so you can continue being slaves!"

The 'lover' wasn't angry; he simply stared coldly at the elderly Englishman.

"Let's vote." James Raven rubbed his temples in anguish.

For him, every time he had to attend one of these plenary meetings, it was a form of torture.

Sometimes, James really envies the great Eastern power across the ocean, envying their system—that centralized power where all forces are united into one fist!

James simply couldn't imagine how powerful the Golden Dawn would be if all its factions could unite!
pity……

All we can say is that not fighting is a victory—in fact, the reason we've switched to online meetings is because there have been instances where fights broke out during in-person meetings in the past!
The removal of the sacred artifact was approved by a total of thirteen people, barely passing the motion.

“I heard there was a little trouble at this Oriental Antiques Exhibition,” a man wearing a small bowler hat suddenly spoke up. His accent was heavily Israeli. James’s face darkened instantly, and he said coldly, “There was indeed a slight mishap… but it’s nothing serious! Only three insignificant items were stolen! We will compensate for them…”

“But I’ve heard,” the man in the bowler hat said slowly, “that this time, something ‘beyond reason’ has appeared?”

At that moment, the scene fell into dead silence.

James's eye twitched slightly as he stared intently at the small bowler hat. His lips moved, but he ultimately couldn't utter a word. He knew all too well just how complicated the relationships behind the man in front of him were... Even he didn't want to offend him unless absolutely necessary.

The room was silent, and the expressions of the people in the online meeting room varied.

Finally, James said, slowly and deliberately, "There is currently no evidence to suggest that those three items are anything special... When we were collecting artifacts, we searched them thoroughly! I believe you have already collected any artifacts that are truly highly suspicious!"

"Although there were some unexpected events this time... I don't think so! We couldn't detect that thing after multiple tests... but others were able to find out!"

"I suspect that it's quite possible... that it's simply a matter of some sacred artifact being obtained by a damned thief... and then the thief just happened to learn how to use the artifact, and just happened to steal those things... Don't ask why he didn't steal other, more precious artifacts! Who knows what the thief was thinking?"

Seeing that the man in the small round hat was about to speak, James immediately changed the subject.

“‘The Pope’,” James Raven looked again at someone in the corner, “how’s that plan going?”

"It's troublesome," the Pope said calmly. He was a sprightly old man with white hair, but his bright blue eyes were still sharp and piercing.

He wore a red robe, a red four-cornered hat, and red shoulder straps and a cloak.

"The old man made some plans before he died!" The 'Pope's' eyes were filled with gloom: "He seems to have realized the existence of our faction... So! All I can say is to try to win him over."

"But it doesn't matter!" The Pope shrugged. "So what if I can't become the new Pope? No matter what, even when the old man was in power, I was the 'shadow Pope'... Even if the old man really forced a new one to take the throne... Hmph! With my influence in the College of Cardinals, I can completely sideline him."

"Furthermore, even if the old man made some arrangements in advance—the next generation of popes will ultimately be elected by us cardinals..." The pope concluded confidently: "From any perspective, the advantage is on my side!"

"Hmm!" James nodded, but for some reason, hearing the last sentence made him feel inexplicably uneasy.

After much deliberation, he repeatedly emphasized to the Pope, "This is very important! After all, no one knows whether the Papacy's lineage is hiding anything of value... Our most prized artifacts were all obtained through infiltration of the Church!"

"Moreover, although the situation has changed now... we must not forget! In history, during the Church's heyday... they regarded us as heretics! They hunted us down—only when you truly seize the papacy can you prove that the Golden Dawn is completely secure!"

(End of this chapter)