In Camsid City, the market that was held to welcome the arrival of spring was bustling with activity.
"Hephaestus Ceramics Company's finest porcelain. Don't miss it."
"Make a new shirt. Mercury Union Trading Company's dyed cotton is cheap and beautiful."
"Sekhmet Biomedical Company's facial cream. Beautiful lady, try a bottle …"
In the philosophy of the Angel of Prosperity and the Lord of Gold, commercial activities were the best way to accumulate wealth.
If they could find a way to improve the economic flow of the entire world, then all races would be able to further develop and prosper, bringing eternal happiness to the entire human society.
Be it God or humans, they had to find a way to remove all barriers that obstructed trade and social development. Otherwise, they would be completely drowned by the rolling tide.
This was also the future trend that "He" had seen through.
Therefore, even though all sorts of high-end goods were monopolized by the dukedom in Camsid City, the city manager couldn't deviate from the path of a true God and arbitrarily impose a trade monopoly.
At this moment, a person was in front of several people in the market, chasing each other.
They were all wearing the same gray robe with the same emblem printed on it — a silver triangle surrounded by fog. It represented the Fog of Order, a Church faction under the Angel of Justice, Aihort.
"Burke, stop right there! Explain to us why you didn't attend the Mass today? Where's your piety? Where's your devotion? "
The pursuers behind would occasionally use sticky tentacles to push the crowd away from under their robes, but the market's aisles were too narrow, and there were too many people. They couldn't be fast.
As for the citizens living in this city, they had long been domesticated countless times. They deeply understood that apart from needing respect from the bottom of their hearts, they absolutely couldn't interfere in the affairs of these Blasphemers.
Be it the people behind or in front, they weren't people they could afford to offend. Not a single person helped them.
Just like this, they chased and fled for half a street before suddenly turning a corner.
The pursuers couldn't help but stop in their tracks. They constantly scanned the similarly crowded street, but the figure that should have been very conspicuous had long disappeared.
"Where did he go? Why did he disappear in the blink of an eye? "
Someone among the pursuers said angrily.
"This bastard. When we return from this mission, I'll definitely make him kneel in front of the altar and repent for three days and three nights."
"That's right. Piety is definitely not piety. We don't have such a brother."
But what they didn't know was that their so-called companion, Burke, would never be able to return and receive his punishment.
At the same time.
A plain-looking old man, whose temperament and clothes were no different from the local residents, was moving his feet and brushing past them, gradually disappearing into the crowd.
Every time he turned a corner or entered a blind spot, the figure would transform into a different appearance in the blink of an eye. No one could lock onto his footprints.
By the time he walked out of the other end of the bazaar, he had already returned to his original form as a Blasphemer.
Using the privilege that came with this identity, he jumped onto a merchant ship that was about to sail to the Vice Royal District of Shilius La Plata in the south and sat in the guest room that the captain had prepared for him.
After confirming that there was no one around, he finally changed back to his original appearance in the blink of an eye. It turned out to be Flake, the "recruit" who had been following Elvin since the sixth-level warship Roaring Conch.
"Phew, the first mission was more daunting than dangerous, and we finally escaped safely."
At this point, he finally heaved a sigh of relief.
Looking at him, it was obvious that he had gloriously become a "Faceless".
Back then, Flake had been promoted to an official Knight together with Vader, the captain of the sail on the same ship. Elvin had high hopes for him, and after capturing a large number of Shilius warships in the Battle of Dirben Fort, he had been promoted to captain.
It could be said that his future was bright.
But the aggressive Flake wasn't satisfied with this. Even the pirates on the Golden Sea were domesticated. If he stayed on the ship all the time, how long would it take for him to make contributions?
Besides, ever since Baldwin, who was in the same batch as him, seized the opportunity to become the first Skinned Man, his strength had improved by leaps and bounds. He was already a powerful Transcendent at the peak of Grade Two, and he even commanded an important department like the Collection Department of the Duchy's Tax Bureau.
It was said that His Excellency the Grand Duke was ready to help them complete the in-depth bloodline modification and become a Transcendent race like the "Werewolves" — Sharkmen.
Removing the flaw of the Skinned Man's inability to break through the shackles of his skin allowed Baldwin to be promoted to Grade Three in a short time.
So.
Flake, who was eager to make contributions to Elvin and the Duchy, volunteered to become an honorable Faceless when he learned of this "Operation Wind".
This kind of racial change didn't hinder the advancement of a highly compatible profession like the "Knight". Even if there was an upper limit to the racial bloodline, the path of a Knight didn't exist.
Also, he could obtain a series of spell-like abilities. It was a good deal that could only be profitable. If he could complete the mission outstandingly, he was destined to rise to the top.
What he just used was the core ability of a Faceless Man, [Spell-Like Disguise].
The current upper limit of his ability was to change 50% of his body at will. He, who was 1.8 meters tall, could become a one-meter tall child, but he couldn't become a baby in swaddling clothes.
It was the same on the other hand. He could become a giant, but he couldn't break through the limit of 2.7 meters.
He could also read the target's surface memory in an extremely short time like a "shapeshifting demon," but if he communicated deeply with an acquaintance, it was very likely that he would give himself away. Besides, he didn't have the other party's Transcendent abilities except for his aura.
However, although his ability was powerful, Flake hadn't been trained as a Special Agent for a long time, so his methods were still immature. The day of Mass, which should have been known by everyone, was coincidentally chosen by him as the day of the operation, causing a huge blunder.
Of course, it could also be a blessing in disguise. In the Mass ceremony where a group of high-level clergymen of the Church gathered, he, who didn't have any connection with the "Angel of Justice," was definitely more obvious than a fly on a bald man's head.
Fortunately, after half a month of hard work, they finally got the information they wanted.
Including Lady Crow, who was in cahoots with the evil gods, what exactly did this group of people want to do in the Southern Continent? What kind of evil gods had gathered under the God of Black Wing? These were all important questions that they had to figure out in this "Operation Wind".
After the God of Black Wing changed his path to become the God of Capital and Wealth, the other Churches of True Gods expressed their welcome. However, the continuous recruitment of ancient gods and evil gods gradually aroused the vigilance of the other Churches of True Gods.
This was especially so for the "titular monsters" [Taunting Tunnel Forager], [Withered Tomb Treader], and [Azure Beast], the descendant of ancient gods. Apart from the human Titled Knight, [Northern White Wind], most of them were evil creatures.
This was completely inconsistent with the guiding spirit of a True God ruling the world.
When there were only one or two of them, everyone would have to give him face, but with a big opening sale about to happen, wantonly recruiting evil gods like a wholesale, that True God couldn't sit back and do nothing.
But at this time, the Church of Wealth, which had undergone a makeover, recruited the most active evil gods.
However, they stopped before the other Churches of True Gods could hold them accountable, as if they knew when to stop.
Even so, on the surface, their Stage Four power was gradually able to compete with the Kingdom of Shilius.
However, Elvin didn't believe that they would turn over a new leaf, so he specially instructed the Faceless to pay attention to this.
When the sailboat completely left Camsid City and entered the area covered by the [Mental Network], Flake took out a [Communication Talisman] and sent out the message he had prepared long ago.
Hum —!
In this enemy-occupied area, all the Faceless acted independently. There was no online or offline connection. If they wanted to contact their companions or pass on information, they could only leave the mission area and enter the [Mental Network] service area.
Although it was a little cumbersome, it ensured safety to the greatest extent.
.....
Whoosh!
"Wow, this is too inconceivable. A pile of heavy steel can actually fly without relying on any magic!"
Sitting in the cockpit of the two-person flying machine, Olivia was flying with Elvin in the sky of the [Witchcraft Garden Posedia], which had a total area of 300 square kilometers.
"Hersey, I'm going to speed up."
Elvin pushed the control stick hard, and the flying machine rushed into a "moon" in the sky that circled around the projection of the Spirit World's sun. In the blink of an eye, they arrived at another world.
This was the [Witchcraft Garden Pyramid of Chichén Itza] that belonged to Olivia.
Three months was enough for them to completely fill it up with materials and put it to use.
Naturally, a passage was formed between the two [Witchcraft Gardens]. The passage could be infinitely far away, and they wouldn't be able to reach the end even if they flew at top speed for a lifetime. It could also be infinitely close, and they would be able to reach the end of the world with a single step.
Regardless of whether they were from different parts of the world, they could easily enter the other's [Witchcraft Garden]. However, neither of them had the authority to close this passage, so their [Witchcraft Garden] became an unguarded public space for the other.
After Elvin obtained the Jondrilick technology, the first [Magnetic Ohlite] replica was placed at the top of a pyramid in Olivia's [Witchcraft Garden].
Currently, it was emitting endless light waves to provide power for the flying machine.
There wasn't even a need for wires. It was completely wireless power transmission.
Unlike the ignorant natives, Elvin understood the importance of high-efficiency energy better than anyone else.
The most important manifestation of the advancement of a world was the increase in the total energy level that humans could control. It was the same for both the supernatural world and the mortal world.
From the agricultural civilization that relied on animal power, to the first industrial revolution that relied on steam engines, to the second industrial revolution that led to the electrical age, to nuclear fission in the future, to the ultimate fusion and the Dyson sphere.
Elvin's previous world's development had already proven this point.
As long as there was an endless supply of energy, many technological bottlenecks would no longer hinder the development of civilization.
This was the key to the "electrical age"!
Olivia's awakening of the [Magical Eye of Truth] also gave Elvin a big surprise.
With the [Artificial Gemstones] that were the foundation of all post-runology in the School of Gemstones, Olivia had accidentally taken over the position of the first seat of the school and obtained the ability to analyze all things in the world.
Elvin helped her come up with the five elements that existed in nature: carbon, sulfur, copper, gold, and silver. After that, the knowledge system called "chemistry" took its first step.
In fact, they had already unconsciously used the relevant knowledge before.
The first artificial gemstone they produced was ruby and sapphire.
Sapphire originally referred to blue corundum because this color was the most common. In fact, sapphire included corundum of all colors except red, such as green, yellow, purple-red, colorless, and so on.
Corundum (AL2O3) was colorless and transparent, but when it contained trace elements, it would produce colors. For example, when it contained chromium, it would be red, when it contained titanium and iron, when it contained iron, it would be green, and when it contained iron and nickel, it would be yellow.
With this theoretical foundation, Elvin was very much looking forward to the birth of Olivia's periodic table.
Then, he would light up the chemical technology tree. In the future, he would be able to shine in the fields of rubber, petroleum, metallurgy, medicine, and so on.
In the first industrial revolution, the steam engine, steamboats, and trains were representative of mankind's entry into the age of steam.
In the second industrial revolution, the electric power, internal combustion engine, airplanes, and automobiles were representative of mankind's entry into the age of electricity.
Although the "age of steam" had fallen into the hands of Menon Watt, the chief sorcerer of the School of Alchemy, Elvin and Olivia had each obtained the two keys to the age of electricity. They had grasped the throat of productivity!
It all depended on whether the mysterious "God of Black Wings" was playing the "rise of civilization" game with them.
Suddenly.
Elvin's heart skipped a beat. He found that Besmir had already sent back the information collected by the first "Faceless Man".
"Mission assignment, the initial infiltration mission of the 'Fog of Order'. Destination: La Plata Vice King's District … Work deployment must be completed before May 1st, 191 of the Haiyuan Calendar? There will be a big movement in three months? "
His eyes flashed.
"Investigate again!"
"Yes, sir!"
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