In the headquarter of the Hand of Paleness in Heidler, the gloomy atmosphere was gloomy all year round.
Felipe put his hands in the pockets of his long black coat and stared at the grey sky outside the window. On the desk beside him was the latest issue of Arcana. On one side of the yellowed parchment, there was a table of contents that only took up half of the page, and on the other side, there was the main text that was full of words. The title was written in black letters two sizes bigger: Discovery of a New Particle.
"It's only one two-thousandth of an atom …" Felipe seemed to be talking to the grey sky. "He's catching up faster than I thought. I can't slack off anymore. However, the discovery of a new particle that has not been proved to be related to the internal structure of an atom is still not enough for him to become a senior-rank arcanist. "
There was a hint of confusion on his pale face.
Suddenly, Felipe raised his hand and said to the black bracelet, "Mr. Rogelio, have you found anything about Lucien Evans?"
Rogelio's voice came from the bracelet, "Yes, it's not confidential. The Affair Committee can easily access the information. Felipe, Miracle Experiment was designed and completed by Lucien Evans. "
"It's him?" Felipe was shocked, but at the same time, he seemed to have confirmed something. He had always suspected that Miracle Experiment had something to do with Professor. Otherwise, the Will of Elements would not have been able to find the right direction to do such a shocking experiment so soon after his paper was published. Felipe's face turned even paler. He gritted his teeth and said, "No wonder Professor is called a vicious, cunning, and ruthless person by the Church."
Rogelio also had a bit of hatred on his face, "So, I suspect that the development of overthrowing the Life Force Theory has been under his control all the time."
"No, it should be just an accident. But when he becomes a middle-rank, maybe things will go out of our control." Felipe recalled what happened at that time. Judging from Lucien's reaction and emotional changes, Felipe was sure that Lucien was not smart enough to include unexpected events in his plan and disguise them so well. In fact, except for the Prophet, no other legendary sorcerers could do that. Even the Prophet could not predict and grasp most of the details when he was plotting against an enemy who was as powerful as him, or even more powerful than him.
"Looks like we have to thank Traquair's assassination for disrupting his plans and allowing things to develop in the direction we want." Rogelio didn't know whether he was mocking Traquair or he really felt lucky, "Alright, Felipe, Lucien Evans has already become a senior-rank and become a member of Arcana Review Board. Don't worry too much about it. At least your magic level is higher than his, and he's only a fifth-circle sorcerer. No matter how many senior-rank magic items he has, he's still in great danger. Maybe in a year or two, we'll have to attend his real funeral."
"The only pity is that Lucien Evans is under close protection recently. The Church will definitely not choose this time to assassinate him. We still have to wait for one or two years before we can enjoy the show." Lucien nodded.
As a member of Affair Committee, Rogelio knew very well that Lucien had already held a "funeral" for him, and he also knew that Felipe, as a proud and arrogant man, had always been holding a grudge against Lucien Evans. Although both of them were only good at elements and alchemy, Lucien Evans was still considered as his biggest competitor.
"In a few years …" Felipe shook his head. By then, Lucien Evans might have already become a senior-rank.
He had no doubt that Lucien Evans could become a senior-rank sorcerer before the age of thirty. The only question he had was how early could Lucien Evans become a senior-rank sorcerer.
After sharing the information with Felipe through electromagnetism messaging, Rogelio stopped contacting Felipe. He was busy with his own research. After the Influence Factor of Magic was increased to 3.0, Lucien saw the hope of becoming a level eight arcanist in ten years.
There was a hoarse squeaking sound coming from the bracelet. Then, the bracelet returned to normal. Felipe let out a sigh and said in a low voice, "Miracle Experiment … New particle …"
"Very good, Mr. Lucien Evans!"
"You don't look very happy, Felipe." A gloomy and hoarse voice came from the empty room behind Felipe.
Felipe was not surprised. He slowly turned around and said, "It's not a big deal. I just want to focus on my arcana research. The Influence Factor of Arcana and Magic are both 3.0. If I can finish a few more highly-rated and highly-discussed papers, I'll become a senior-rank arcanist within a year. "Lucien nodded.
Lucien was not far away from level six.
On the chair opposite the desk, a human figure slowly appeared. No, it was an undead whose facial muscles had rotted and solidified, and whose white bones were clearly visible. He was wearing a black robe that was full of strange and gorgeous patterns. He smiled like a human and said, "Do you need my help? Although I don't know much about arcana, I know that there are a few places in the World of Souls and some special materials that can help you improve your Necromancy. As long as you sign a partnership contract with me, you can become a seventh-circle sorcerer in five years. "
"Angus, I'll take care of my own business. You don't have to worry about me. Remember, you're just a senior-rank undead summoned by me, and I'm your master. When I don't need you to talk, you have to be quiet. Do you understand? "Felipe looked at Angwoods with his deep eyes arrogantly.
"Yes, my master." Angwoods' skeleton made a soft sound and replied.
Putting his hands back in the pockets of his black coat, Felipe walked to the door of the study. When he passed by Angus, he said to Angus as if he was talking to a servant, "Very good. I'm going to start my experiment now. Don't let anyone disturb me unless there's an urgent message from the Congress. "
"Yes, master." Angus replied respectfully. When Felipe's figure disappeared from the door, Angus cursed in a low voice, "What an arrogant idiot!"
In the corridor, Felipe sneered, "Idiot. Can't the specters in the World of Souls send someone with a normal brain to sign a summoning contract with me? Do you think I'm an idiot who will be tempted by such a weird world? "
Stepping into the lab of the magic tower, Felipe turned on the defensive magic circle.
The lab was cold and gloomy, surrounded by white smoke. On the dissection table in front of Felipe, there was a dead human body with a pale face. It was a volunteer who had been recruited with money.
Many poor people at the bottom of the food chain would never think of exchanging the life of a dead body for the happiness of their family members.
After the last experiment, the dead body's eyes were wide open, and Felipe's cold and gloomy face was reflected in its dark blue pupils.
He picked up a silver-white dagger, and his right hand did not tremble at all as he cut open the chest and took out a dark red heart.
After putting the heart into the magic circle, Felipe walked to another dissection table. On it lay a powerful undead creature, the advanced form of ghouls, called Ghoul. It was short, like a child. Its skin was rotten, and its bones were exposed to the stench.
Felipe was not affected at all. Using the same dagger, he cut open the chest and carefully took out the rotten black heart. Then he put it in the same magic circle as before.
Activating the magic circle, Felipe cut a thin piece from each of the two hearts. Then he took out a bottle of reagent and dyed them silver at the same time.
Then, Felipe put the silver pieces into the observation magic circle and zoomed in, trying to find out the changes in the cells of humans and specters.
"Still not big enough …" Felipe's face turned gloomy as he focused on adjusting the magic circle.
…
In the Radiance Church.
"Damn you, blasphemer! It's him! " Vaharall's roar echoed in Philibell's study. His voice was full of anger, "I'm going to put him on trial and purify him with my own hands!"
"I'm sure that he's a demon, and a demon who knows how to manipulate people's minds! Otherwise, how could he hypocritically write Ode to Joy? "Varantine gnashed his teeth in anger.
Four pairs of white wings appeared behind Shi Dong, the Four-winged Knight. There were light spots on the wings, "We have to purify him. He's the biggest blasphemer in the past hundred years!"
"Not only him, but also all his family and friends!" Vaharall, the leader of the Inquisition, suggested angrily and coldly.
Philibell's kind and generous face turned gloomy, "Lucien Evans has to die. But his family and friends were the ones who reported his identity as a sorcerer. We can't ignore right and wrong. Also, do you think a hypocritical and vicious sorcerer like Luci Evans would care about his family and friends who hindered his development of magic and betrayed him? "Luci nodded.
"Philibell, no matter what, we have to take action now." Vaharall's eyes were filled with danger.
Philibell looked at Varantine and Stone. Seeing that they all nodded seriously, Philibell said, "Put Lucien Evans on the Cleansing List. Announce to all the clerics that the purification will not stop because of the passing of time, nor will it stop because of one failure. It will not stop until Lucien dies!"
"I agree. Lucien Evans is the designer of the experiment, the discoverer of the subversion of theology, and the cunning devil who deceived the worshippers. Lucien Evans is far more dangerous and sinful than the other senior-rank sorcerers, archmages, and heretical cardinals. Lucien Evans has to be ranked first after the legendary demons that need to be purified." Vaharall was the head of the inquisition, and he was talking about things that were within his authority.
The number of legendary experts was definitely more than fifty-two, but the Cleansing List did not take into account the legends in the Church, the noble knights who had never betrayed the Church, the devil dukes and demon lords who could hardly arrive in the main material world, the primordial dragons and other magical creatures who rarely left the Dark Mountain Range, and the primordial evils who wandered in the alternate dimensions were not included.
"I have no problem with that." Philibell agreed, and the other two Grand Cardinals did not object either.
"Then we'll submit the information about Lucien Evans to the Church," said Vaharall coldly.
The title "Demon of Origin" was given to Lucien because his Miracle Experiment showed another possibility about the origin of life. At the same time, Lucien Evans was good at disguising and deceiving people, which made him very similar to a demon.
"Let's start the operation against Lucien as soon as possible. Wait for the opportunity and seize it!" Philibell reminded Vaharall.
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