"But following me is equivalent to falling," Salin asked in a flat tone.
"Your Highness, in my opinion, betraying the God of Light is not considered falling. Also, Lord Faka has already written my name on the Book of Redemption," Picasso answered sincerely.
"What does the Book of Redemption mean?"
"An artifact that can prevent people from falling," Picasso answered.
"Did Dinicio know there was such equipment back then?"
"This is Lord Faka's secret."
"Why are you willing to tell me?"
"Lord Faka said that if you ask, just say it. Lord Faka asked Your Highness to keep it a secret. "
Salin nodded and said, "I will mention it to Faka and ask you to come over and help me. The Druidic Faith is currently short of manpower. If you don't like religion, you don't have to believe in it … I will set up the fourth cardinal in the Druidic Faith for you to lead. "
"What's the fourth cardinal?"
"In the Druidic Order, there are the Temple Knights, the Temple Cardinals, and the Temple of Oracles. These three are where the believers are. Your Fourth Cardinal can be treated as an existence similar to the Inquisition, helping the Druidic Order to deal with some difficult people or matters."
"How many believers will I have under me?"
"None. The fourth cardinal will ultimately be under my leadership. Naturally, the Pope can't command you either."
Picasso was very smart. He immediately understood that this was Salin's attempt to control the Druidic Faith for a long time. For Picasso, this was actually a good thing. Believing in gods was extremely troublesome. He had already seen through the drawbacks. Faka was willing to fish him out because of Salin.
"Thank you, Your Highness. If Lord Faka is willing to let me come over, I will do my best."
"What does it mean for you to leave the Cardinal now?"
"The Book of Depravity removes my name from the believers. My divine arts are still there, but it's leaning towards darkness. Now, I am a Dark Priest, "Picasso answered.
"The God of Light is quite interesting," Salin said and didn't say anything else. Picasso seemed to be prepared. He didn't talk to Salin, bowed, and left the carriage.
The area of the Swamp of Chaos wasn't large. The carriage traveled in the swamp like it was on flat ground. After traveling for a few hundred miles, the carriage brought Salin to a high tower.
Salin got out of the car and couldn't help but laugh when he saw the tower. Faka simply rebuilt the Magic Tower. It was probably built by a powerful Mage in the Second Dynasty, but it had been destroyed.
Obviously, Faka didn't look for the temple where he had obtained Neris. There was a small city behind the Magic Tower. The small city was completely white and built with giant rocks. These boulders were originally made of different materials, but they were refined using divine arts to become the same texture and color.
Behind this tiny White City was a rocky mountain, tall and steep. On both sides were poisonous swamps, and it was clear that there were massive divine runic array formations laid out in the swamps. Behind the Magic Tower, in front of Baishi City, there was a crack in the ground with an iron chain bridge.
There was nothing new about the construction of White City, and it was very stable. Salin thought for a while and understood what was going on.
The cart bypassed the Magic Tower and entered White City through the iron chain bridge. While crossing the iron chain bridge, Salin examined the cracks in the ground under the bridge. There were traces of spatial ruptures under the cracks. This crack wasn't formed naturally, but was forcefully created by an expert's skill.
Salin crossed the bridge and realized that there seemed to be thousands of worlds inside the crack. Boundless energy laws, chaotic and disorderly, unable to be probed. This was the result of the two powerhouses using some unknown skill to clash against each other.
The carriage moved very slowly. Salin tried his best to remember this. This was what Faka had shown him, and it was also a kind of courtesy. Other people naturally wouldn't let him cross the bridge so easily. On this bridge, with a certain speed, he could take the opportunity to figure out the power and rules in the crack.
Faka's vision was greater than Dinicio's!
Salin was a little worried, but he immediately put it down. He couldn't expect his future enemies to be pitifully weak. If he wanted to complete his career, he needed to increase his strength to a level that others couldn't reach. This was the right way.
Faka didn't have any intention of killing him now. Instead, he let himself develop. This was because Faka had the confidence to become a god.
Otherwise, there were countless geniuses on the continent. If he killed them one by one, his time would have long been used up. He wouldn't have the energy to do what he needed to do.
After entering Baishi City, he found that the city didn't have the layout of an ordinary city. The entire city was like a factory. Salin couldn't see a church either. Instead, there was a tall altar with countless statues standing on it. These statues were made from the fragments of the Stone God Race and had divinity.
It seemed that Faka, the Cardinal Institute, or the referee had set it up. Otherwise, such materials wouldn't have fallen into his hands. In the attack on Daliang City, the Oracle Group didn't send much power.
Salin was alarmed. It turned out that Faka had already planned to negotiate with him temporarily at that time. It seemed that Faka's understanding of fate was also very deep. Sometimes, it was wrong to blindly resist fate because fate didn't contain any emotional factors. The power in the dark seemed to have nothing to do with life.
Whether you resisted or obeyed, fate would flow away like a great river.
Astrologers understood fate, but they couldn't avoid death. This profession was even worse than mages. After all, mages had passed down a lot of knowledge. Moreover, the power of mages was growing so rapidly now. Perhaps every time the Myers Continent advanced in rank, there would be mages standing at the peak.
Astrologers persuaded others to obey fate, but they always chose to resist.
Faka's residence was a three-story building. There were no guards. There were only two knights waiting for Salin at the door. They weren't wearing formal armor, nor were they carrying weapons.
Salin and the others were invited into the small building. Faka was in the living room, studying a metal machine. Seeing Salin come in, Faka smiled and bowed. Salin returned the greeting, and Faka said, "Your Highness Salin, help me take a look. What's wrong with this thing?"
Faka looked amiable, as if he was an old friend of Salin's.
Nelis curled her lips and followed behind Salin, but there was a Rule Sword in her hand, ready to deal with this guy at any time.
Salin wasn't so nervous. For Faka, the pressure of two Level 12 Oracles was too great. He needed an ally. Although he wasn't willing to be his ally, he could deal with the Oracles together in a short period of time.
Zola and the others were also nervous, and Nicholas was even more wary of Faka. He held the Fallen Scepter tightly in his hand, ready to burst out with the fiercest attack at any time.
Eleanor stood at the door and didn't follow.
Faka didn't seem to notice this at all. He just called out to Salin.
Salin came to the table. There was a complicated metal machine on the table. This metal machine looked like a large insect with more than ten metal legs and long folded wings on its back. It was translucent. The translucent wings were completely open, and there were two complicated eyes on the metal insect's head.
The eyes were covered in divine runes, layer upon layer. Salin glanced at them and was attracted.
Insects were relatively low-level creatures, but they had a pair of eyes that excelled the workmanship of nature. Mages couldn't study the complexity of many insect eyes.
The metal insect that Faka showed Salin now actually simulated the compound eyes of insects, and it clearly showed the attributes of the compound eyes.
Mages had always hoped to create such compound eyes and use them on battle puppets. Ordinary puppets could use crystal to make eyes, but battle puppets needed to observe in complex directions and had to deal with all angles during battle.
But this wasn't the point. The metal insect's compound eyes were fine, but the problem was its internal structure. The internal structure of insects in nature was mainly body fluid. This metal insect wasn't completely simulated. Its body was complicated machinery. However, these machinery were small metal balls. They were connected to each other and could operate independently.
The problem was with these metal balls. Originally, the machine could still operate normally after losing about half of the metal balls, but now it was stuck.
It wasn't difficult for Salin to repair it. It was difficult to find another level-ten Mage who could match his calculation ability.
"Faka, don't tell me you're giving me such a big gift?" Salin looked at Faka. No matter how troublesome the calculation was, Salin was confident he could solve it. After all, he had a huge group of Mages behind him.
"Sort of," Faka said calmly. "If you provide me with similar help, I can give you the detailed blueprint of this compound eye. With your ability, you'll soon be able to create something suitable for Mages to control."
"Do I have to call you over for this kind of cooperation?"
"Of course. Sigh, I lack the help of Mages now, and there's nothing to talk about with Alchemy City. The only person I can think of is you," Faka answered very sincerely.
"Let's talk about the most important deal first." Salin was unmoved. If Faka couldn't do what he wanted to do the most, then there was no need to talk about small problems.
"No, let's not talk about the deal first. Salin, I want to cancel the contract with you." Faka's words were shocking.
Salin was stunned. That contract was good for Faka.
"It was my fault for forcing you to sign that contract back then. And His Highness Rex's contract, let's cancel it too. "Faka smiled at Salin.
"Are you worried that my level will surpass yours?"
"No, Salin, I'm worried that you won't sincerely cooperate with me. You see, I could have taken your life at any time, but I didn't because I felt that you were a person favored by fate. When you grow up, it will be a blessing for the Myers Continent. "
"What are you saying?! You're a Mage! "
"Mages are also people, Salin. Since canceling the contract won't do you any harm, why not?"
Salin thought about it, smiled, and said, "Okay, let's cancel the contract. However, canceling the contract doesn't mean I agree to what you're going to do next. "
"Do you want Picasso?"
"Yes!"
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