Part 3 The Traveler Chapter 148 Point in Time
The leader of the Celestial Cult was called Follett Ken, a man in his thirties, with a brown beard on his thin, narrow face and a sinister green tattoo on his neck.
His entire body was very shriveled when he was brought to Klein by Luelan, as if he had already suffered severe mental torture.
”Your Excellency the Admiral, he continuously exchanged his sanity for power during his capture, and his spirit is close to breaking down …… ” The blonde secretary Luelian reported the matter as it was, regardless of whether or not Admiral Emilius was able to discern the specific details.
This is just …… Klein was worried that Follett Ken would turn into a “madman”, resisting the mental pressure and refusing to answer his own questions, so he would have to risk being suspected, dismiss his subordinates, and try to “psychic”. The “psychic” is a person who is not a psychic, but a psychic.
With his eyes glaring ethereally ahead at Follett-Ken, Klein’s left hand was quietly tinted with a golden hue with the help of the desk’s cover.
”Creeping Hunger” switched to the “Inquisitor” soul!
The “Inquisitor” was the Sequence 7 of the “Arbiter” path that Admiral Emilius was in!
In the depths of Klein’s eyes, two lightning-like lights appeared, overlapping with the reflected figure of Follett-Ken.
”Spirit Piercing” was ready to strike!
However, Klein didn’t use this extraordinary ability directly, because it was only at the level of Sequence 7, and once he performed it in front of Lu Er’an, he would immediately be recognized by the blonde secretary.
With the pressure of the spirit level brought about by “Spirit Piercing”, Klein sat there as if he was a real Admiral Emilius, and spoke in a low voice:
”Do you know Cynthia?”
As he spoke, he raised his right hand, letting the scaled-down rhinoceros horn-like black pendant he held in his palm slide downward and sway in midair:
”What does it do?”
The shriveled Follett-Ken shuddered, only to feel that his spirit seemed to be being held against a sharp dagger, ready to be pierced at any moment.
He couldn’t help lowering his head and stuttering a reply:
”Recognize.
”Cynthia, Miss Cynthia wanted to have a child with extraordinary abilities with His Excellency the Admiral, with you, and was introduced, introduced to me by her parents.
”That is the ‘Necklace of Breeding’ made with the breath given by the gods, and by taking its powder and wearing it for a long period of time, it will, it will be irresistible to you, Your Excellency the Admiral. ……”
Klein listened in silence, half believing and half skeptical of what Follett-Ken was saying.
The part he believed in was Cynthia’s purpose; the beautiful young lady, perhaps out of her own mind, or perhaps pushed and forced by others, did want to have a child with Admiral Emilius, as evidenced by the things she was obsessed with after her mutation.
Although the nobles of the Kingdom of Ruen did not like or even reject illegitimate children, it also depended on the circumstances, a child who inherited quite a few extraordinary characteristics from its father and was born without any problems would likewise be valued enough – those ancient families who knew quite a lot of secrets were even more valued in this regard, and that included the Levett family.
Moreover, Admiral Emilius is a person who is serious and archaic on the outside but very sentimental on the inside, even if it is an illegitimate child, he will definitely love and value it …… This may be the real reason why Cynthia desperately wishes to have a child …… Klein sighed inwardly.
His doubts about Follett Ken’s answer centered on the true role of the “reproduction necklace” and whether the Celestial Cult had intentionally misled Cynthia on this matter.
Little by little, he intensified the pressure brought about by the “Spirit Piercing”, and Klein silently stared into Follett-Ken’s eyes until the other party lowered his head again, unable to bear it.
”What else does this necklace do?” Klein shook the ruptured pendant in his hand again.
His tone was even, as if he already knew all the secrets and was now asking questions just to get final confirmation.
Unspeakable pressure hit him, and Follett-Ken, whose spirit was already close to breaking down, couldn’t bear it any longer and collapsed to the ground with a thud, shouting in a near-maniacal manner:
”It, it can still contaminate you!
”As long as Cynthia takes the powder it grinds down and recites the honorable name of the ‘Mother Tree of Desire’ reverently, it can, it can contaminate a male who has sex with her and conceives a child successfully!
”It’s possible, it’s possible for you to become a devotee of the ‘Mother Tree of Desire’! Become a favored one of K!”
So that’s how …… Klein understood the matter at once, and there was no more place of doubt about the passage of tonight’s mutation.
The Celestial Cult’s goal was to use Cynthia’s “Necklace of Reproduction”, which was in the state of an ordinary item, to contaminate Admiral Emilius, so that this major military figure in the Kingdom of Ruen would become a devout follower of the “Mother Tree of Desire”, and would take care of the development of their sect, and even provide shelter.
The key to the success of this method is to be hidden enough, normal enough, and not directly related to words such as powerful, attack, scary, and so on.
”So, Cynthia, who was rejected by me three times, gradually exceeded the upper limit because the polluting power of the ‘Necklace of Reproduction’ powder in her body was difficult to be detoxified, and ultimately hooked up with the ‘Mother Tree of Desire’, and appeared to have a seemingly sudden mutation ……
”So, her mutated monster can’t actually pose enough of a threat to the real Admiral Emilius, and even I can use the ‘Ninth Law’ charm to solve it with relative ease, because this is not the result that the Celestial Cult wants to obtain at all, they only wish to covertly contaminate Admiral Emilius, rather than clashing with the demigods. , rather than clashing and confronting the demigods ……” Klein wordlessly glanced at the blonde secretary, Lur’an.
Lur’an also roughly figured out the whole thing, and immediately lowered his head and said in a deep voice:
”Your Excellency Admiral, this is our mistake.
”We only did surveillance on Miss Cynthia and the servants here, we didn’t expand to their families their relatives and friends.
”I am willing to accept any punishment for this, even if you court-martial me.”
How would a real admiral respond? Once again, Klein got into the character of Emilius, experiencing the pain, helplessness, sadness, and anger he had recently endured.
He kept his upright sitting position unchanged and said with a serious expression:
”This matter will be discussed afterward.”
The hidden meaning of this sentence was “Let’s see what you do next.”
Luelan was stunned for a second, seemingly unable to believe that the punishment given by His Excellency the Admiral was so light.
Klein half-closed his eyes and said in a low voice:
”My father, the late old Count Levitt, once taught me a word.
”Forgive the first mistake your men make, he said.
”Lur’an, you, and those members of the Guard, are indebted to him for his mercy.”
Between flickers of his eyes, Lur’an drew in a silent breath, no longer so calm, and said rather sincerely:
”I am in awe of your generosity.
”You will be the only one to whom I owe allegiance outside of my principles, my gods, and my king.”
The arrogance within you is a great exaggeration …… Klein didn’t really believe it, and said, seemingly calmly:
”There’s a second half to that previous sentence, ‘punish them severely for the second time they make a mistake’.”
Lur’an nodded, unsurprised by this.
Klein redirected his gaze to the paralyzed Follett-Ken, and pursued the question with an unchanged expression:
”Who instructed you to do this?”
In his mind, Follett-Ken’s answer would have been something we plotted on our own; after coming into contact with Cynthia, understanding her needs, and knowing who her lover was, the Celestial Cult had the audacious idea of contaminating Admiral Emilius.
Follett looked left and right somewhat nervously, and scowled as he spoke:
”It’s, it’s the ‘Mother Tree of Desire’, k, k instructed us to do this in a dream, I most, at first only wanted to lend the ‘Necklace of Reproduction’ to Cynthia, Ms. Cynthia to wear, didn’t intend for her to take the powder. ”
”The Mother Tree of Desire? That’s tantamount to an oracle of sorts …… Klein nearly cringed.
Although Admiral Emilius is a big name in the Ruun military, one of the supreme rulers of the Mid-Sunian Sea, with a rather important and powerful position, it is not so important as to attract the direct attention of an evil god. …… However, I’m not an evil god, and I can’t understand the Ks’ thought process, so perhaps there are more plans to follow after contaminating Emilius. …… Well, don’t rule out the possibility that Follett Ken lied, wait to confirm it …… Klein thought about it and asked seriously:
”When did you have that dream?”
Follett squeezed out a wince-filled smile and said:
”Yes, it was February 4, last week on Friday night, and I remember, remember very well, that I had just freed a lady spiritually.”
February 4th …… Klein chewed on the date, not realizing for a moment that there was anything special about it.
After two seconds of silence, he turned to the question:
”What is your relationship with the Rose School?
”What is the relationship between the ‘Mother Tree of Desire’ and the ‘Bound God’?”
He wasn’t worried that Admiral Emilius actually knew anything about that, and that the blonde secretary, Lurian, had some knowledge of it, as it was perfectly understandable as a confirmatory question.
Follett-Ken gave a frenzied look that he was trying his best to hold back:
”We, we are a branch of the School of the Rose, and my mentor is Zatwin, the Holy One of the School of the Rose.
”The ‘Bound God’ is an incarnation of the ‘Mother Tree of Desire’.
”The ‘Mother Tree of Desire’ is the true, the only, deity beyond the Seven Gods and the ‘True Creator!
”Your Excellency the Admiral, you are the candidate for the k-favorite!”
Who wouldn’t know how to brag …… Is it possible to understand that the “Mother Tree of Desire” is the vestige of the “Bound God”? According to the description of the evil spirit in the underground ruins that is suspected to be the “Red Angel” Medici, the “Prisoner” pathway and the “Demon” pathway are interchangeable, so the “God of the Bound” of the School of the Roses is the one who has been chosen by the “God of the Bound”. So, it’s normal for the Rose School’s “Bound Gods” to amplify the desires of living creatures, and there are factions within them that differentiate between “abstinence” and “indulgence”… …This matches the situation at the scene …… Klein thought for a moment and turned his head sideways to Luelan:
”You go out for a moment.”
He was going to ask Follett Ken about the bad things he had done, and see if the other man could serve as food for the “writhing hunger”.
”Yes, His Excellency the Admiral.” Without asking why, Lur’an walked quickly out of the study, closing the door behind him in the process.
With a soft snap echoing, the entire study suddenly became quiet, as if it was cut off from the outside world.
The extraordinary ability of the “Baron of Corruption”? Twisting the meaning of the action of “closing the door” to close the study? It’s very thoughtful,…… Klein pondered for a few seconds, recalled a previous association, and suddenly asked:
”What did you do on Sunday evening, February 6th?”
Follett-Ken froze for a moment and said:
”We, we followed the revelation given by the ‘Mother Tree of Desire’, and with the help of the ‘Necklace of Reproduction’ and the hairs of a certain homeless man provided by one of the believers, we performed a ritual to amplify each other’s appetites. ”
The original hobo double of Admiral Emilius was indeed killed by them! In order to make it impossible for the Admiral to leave, thus stepping into the trap, having sex with Cynthia and suffering contamination? Klein instantly connected all the dots.
And my appearance provided another possibility, coincidentally destroying this plan …… coincidentally …… not right! While the word “coincidence” flashed in his mind, Klein suddenly remembered what was so special about February 4, the day the “Mother Tree of Desire” had given Follett Ken his dream revelation.
That was the first day he arrived at Olavi Island!