On April 11, in the conference room of the Highest Council …
The sixteen members, including the seven grand arcanists, were already seated. At this moment, Lucien, who had changed back to his double-breasted suit, walked in from the outside and said with an apologetic smile, "Sorry for being late."
"That's not a big deal. It was your wedding night last night. It's perfectly normal that you're late." Klaus, the alchemy master, said with an evil smile, "We all understand."
Hearing his joke, other people either smiled kindly or showed no change of expression. Hathaway was the only one who looked at Lucien indifferently, as if she were blaming him.
Lucien scratched his chin in embarrassment and specifically explained to his' mother-in-law ', "The wound on Natasha's abdomen has been corrupted by the power of time. Even with the treatment of advanced medical skills and alchemical drugs every day, it will take her at least half a month to recover. However, she couldn't forget the attack that killed Kritonia in the end. She tried to grasp the feeling of burning her body and mind and combining her will, belief, spirit and bloodline. Fearing that her wounds would worsen, I could only try to cooperate with her and stop her from doing any major movements. It was not until a few minutes ago that she fell asleep due to exhaustion."
So, my lateness is definitely not the reason you think. However, when she was excited to discuss and simulate the attack, she also expressed her 'gratitude' in other ways.
Hathaway's eyes were gentler, and Douglas chuckled. "There's no need to explain it to us. It's your own business. We're holding an emergency meeting today to discuss what happened yesterday. The Original Fire, as a night watcher of the Church, was able to invite the legendary spectres deep inside the World of Souls. It's hard not to suspect that the Church is seeking the cooperation of the World of Souls."
"The South Church, which specializes in purging the spectres, is cooperating with the World of Souls? Is it possible that it's just a personal move of the Original Fire? As a legendary sorcerer of the ancient Magic Empire, it's possible that he knows the World of Souls very well. "Oliver analyzed another possibility.
With a solemn face, Fernando said loudly, "Whatever the reason is, we have to speed up the exploration of the World of Souls! Those skeletons and rotten corpses don't seem to be satisfied with dominating the World of Souls and want to extend their hands to the main material world. It's definitely not what we expected. After the mysterious existence of the World of Souls fell asleep again, they quieted down too, giving us enough time to squander. Therefore, it's hard for us to make effective countermeasures if we don't figure out their details as soon as possible. We can't wait passively in such matters. "
While they were discussing, Vicente, the Lord of the Undead, remained silent. The dark red flames in his eye sockets were bouncing, as if he did not care about the World of Souls at all.
Brook said in a low voice, "It is true that we need to speed up the exploration. However, we have no idea what dangers are hiding behind the Furnace of Souls in the depths of the Holy Temple of Death. We have to move forward cautiously without taking any risks. It must be noted that almost ten ancient legendary sorcerers such as Maskelyne and Viken went missing there. Although none of them were at the peak of legendary, most of them were level-three and were the absolute core of the ancient Magic Empire. They were not weak at all. "
After the incident with Congus, Lucien compiled the information about Maskelyne into a report and submitted it to the Congress, letting them know the reason why Maskelyne and the other legendary sorcerers went missing, as well as the real process of the collapse of the Grand Cross years ago.
"Yes. My current goal is to explore the Furnace of Souls first. We are not in a hurry to go deeper. We will return after we get a preliminary understanding of the Furnace of Souls and the periphery. Then, we will purge the unintelligent legendary spectres in batches. Then, we will make a second adventure plan and consider going deeper." Douglas said calmly and rationally, but his words were rather bold, as if the unintelligent spectres were just common skeletons.
"However, other than the unintelligent legendary spectres, there are also about ten intelligent legendary spectres like the Lich King. They are not so easy to deal with. It will be no different from a total war." After a long silence, the Lord of the Undead began to speak.
Listening to their discussion in silence, Lucien weighed for a moment and suddenly raised his hands. "There's something that I need to tell you."
"What is it?" Fernando looked at him with his red eyes. What other secrets did he have?
Lucien took out the Sun's Corona that he did not submit earlier. "I found Maskelyne's divine item in the Grand Cross."
"A divine item?" Oliver, Erica and the rest of them asked in surprise. When Maskelyne went missing, the Saint Truth had not surfaced yet. Where did he get the divine item?
Lucien did not repeat what he said earlier but simply said, "Mr. Maskelyne called it a magic item."
"What?" This time, even Douglas, Brook, Hathaway, Hellen, Davey and the rest of them couldn't help but be shocked.
"There's reason to suspect that they are closely related to the emergence of the Saint Truth." After going through so many things and witnessing the pope's improvement on the divine power, Lucien was finally able to express his suspicion frankly and confidently. "Perhaps it has something to do with the speculations in the report on the godhood of Ell that I submitted."
It came from the frequency modulation of many feeble spiritual powers!
"Well …" After a brief silence, Brook took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped his forehead. "However, the projection of Mountain Paradise does exist. The angels do exist. The Angel King is in the Holy City right now. Also, we can't find a way to perform the divine power. We can't even make a divine item without godhood."
"Therefore, further exploration is required. Mr. Maskelyne hid the coordinate change pattern of a certain place in the deepest part of the World of Souls on the last level of 'Sun's Corona', which is probably the place where they went missing last. Chances are that all the answers will be there. "Lucien said solemnly and shared the coordinate change pattern generously.
The World of Souls was too dangerous. It was impossible for them to explore it on their own. They had to count on the power of the Congress closely. In such a case, hiding the important intelligence would only increase the risks that could be avoided.
After reading the coordinate change pattern, all the members of the Highest Council were deep in thought for a moment, weighing the matter.
Lucien, however, went on. "There's something else that I need to say."
"What is it?" Fernando stared at Lucien. How many secrets was this guy hiding exactly?
"Rhein, the Silver-Eyed Count, was not trapped by Prince Dracula. Instead, he dealt with Tiphotidis, the Master of Argent, together with Sardes, in order to explore the deepest secrets of the World of Souls. Then, he was betrayed by Sardes during the exploration. That was why he was trapped." Lucien corrected the false intelligence that he gave to protect himself in the past.
Fernando sniffed as if he had guessed it. Hathaway, on the other hand, nodded slightly, finally understanding why Sardes cooperated with her at the beginning. "What secret?"
The flames bouncing in the eyes of the Lord of the Undead suddenly became intense.
"The Silver-Eyed Count told me that the secrets leading to true immortality were hidden in the deepest part of the World of Souls. Even Alterna, the God of the Silver Moon, was after the secrets!" Lucien revealed the secret that he had kept to himself for a long time. Now, he was a legendary sorcerer, and his comprehensive combat ability was equal to level-two. He was no longer a weakling at the mercy of others. He was qualified to share the secret!
The news was so shocking that the other members of the Highest Council found it hard to react except for the Lord of the Undead, who was even gloomier. They could only speculate about the veracity of the news.
"… The actions of the Lord of Hell indirectly proved the importance of the secrets deep inside the World of Souls." Lucien introduced the Lord of Hell's plan. "I'm not sure about the intelligence, either. I'm only reminding you that anything can happen after passing the Furnace of Souls. Chances are that we will be faced with the arrival of the God of the Silver Moon and the Lord of Hell in person."
"If it's true, they will be happy to see us explore deeper and even offer help. If they were willing to take risks, they would've entered a long time ago." Douglas was back to himself and smiled, as if he were not excited about the mysteries of immortality at all. He was not as excited as when he read the general theory of relativity.
As for the other people, even sorcerers such as Hathaway and Hellen who barely showed any expressions, they were more or less excited and breathed fast.
While talking, Douglas looked at the Lord of the Undead. "Vicente, do you know the existence of the secret?"
His eyes were clear and gentle, but Vicente was silent for a long time. It was not until a long time later that he said, "I vaguely inferred such a secret from Adol's memories. Later, I discovered a relic in Viken based on the memories and clues, which proved my speculation."
The moment he said that, Fernando stared at him with his red eyes.
"Then, we have to explore it even more. Chances are that the 'truth' of the world is hidden there." Douglas tapped the table and did not pursue Vicente's previous concealment. "According to the intelligence of the base in the World of Souls, we learned that there are about ten real legendary spectres and more than forty unintelligent legendary spectres outside of the Furnace of Souls. It means that we need to mobilize at least eight legends in order to explore deeper."
Brook nodded. "If there are two top legends leading us every time, we only need four more assistants. That's still within our acceptable range."
If too many legendary sorcerers were mobilized, the alternate dimensions and kingdoms would be empty, which would give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of.
"How about this? The first adventure will be led by Fernando and me, with the assistance of the other four legendary sorcerers. The second adventure will be led by Brook and Hathaway, with the same four legendary sorcerers. We will take turns to explore deeper without exceeding a certain limit. Then, we will move forward steadily and accomplish the goal that Lucien proposed." Douglas expressed his opinion and turned to Lucien. "Lucien, although it's only been a year since you advanced, you are already a grand arcanist and a legendary sorcerer. You have to shoulder your responsibilities. Of course, you have the right to refuse."
Lucien heaved a sigh of relief. "I want to join the first adventure."
The destination of the first adventure was the Furnace of Souls, which had been confirmed by the exploration of Maskelyne and Adol's memories that the danger was under control and would not be so unpredictable as to explore deeper. His most important goal right now was to take a look at the Furnace of Souls and touch the mysteries of souls so that he could uncover the differences between the two worlds.
Also, in such a way, he wouldn't need to take part in the second, third, and fourth adventures. By the time the fifth adventure began, he would be between level two and level three of legendary. It would be highly efficient if such an adventure could be organized once a year. Besides, he would have to digest the trophies of each adventure.
By then, his original plan included going deep into the area behind the Furnace of Souls and finding Maskelyne.
Lucien vaguely had a feeling that all the answers would be revealed there.
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