stjorthotic Chapter 174 Emergency Response
Chapter 174 Emergency Response
Chapter 174 Emergency Response
"Sodrak Palace?!"
Helen couldn't help but exclaim, because this practically confirmed the collaboration between the Rune royal family and the Witch Cult.
With the gods no longer descending to earth in the Fifth Age, the Augustus family was the most powerful of the extraordinary beings. The Sodrak Palace, a symbol of the nation, was on par with the Church of Tranquility of the Night, and was a forbidden place for secret organizations and angels.
Without the permission of the Augustus family, how could the Witch Cult have placed the seal that controlled Evan in the Sodrak Palace?
This almost certainly indicates that it was not an accident that the Gnostic demigod witch Sophia was stopped by the royal "law mage" during the battle at Red Rose Manor.
The cooperation between the Witch Cult and the Augustus family is the last thing the Gnostic wants to face.
Their cooperation must be based on the "Conqueror" attribute held by the Augustus family; otherwise, the Witch Cult would not have gone to such lengths.
According to information gathered by the Gnostic Order, more than one witch angel from the Witch Cult is monitoring the situation in Backlund.
Previously, the Gnostic believed that the Witch Cult was prepared to forcibly seize the "Conqueror" trait. Now that they know the Witch Cult and the Augustus family are in a cooperative relationship, it means that the Witch Cult's many angels' attention is actually to ensure the smooth progress of the cooperation, and these witch angels may enter at any time.
Christina even went so far as to think that the whole thing was a setup from the very beginning.
The Witch Cult first leaked their whereabouts in Backlund, and the Spirit Guides also turned their attention to Backlund.
They then gradually lured the Gnostic members into Backlund, and finally joined forces with the Augustus family to wipe out the Gnostic.
Christina felt a chill run down her spine at the thought, and a key question was whether Evan's undercover work had been exposed.
Christina preferred not to be exposed, partly because this time the Gnostic had changed its previous practice of cultivating undercover agents.
Previously, when they trained spies, they would directly send people to infiltrate their ranks. This time, however, the Gnostic Society first found Mrs. Sharon and secretly recruited Evan, whom Mrs. Sharon had developed, into their own camp. In fact, Mrs. Sharon first turned Evan into an "assassin" before the Gnostic Society subdued him.
On the other hand, and most importantly, if the Witch Cult had discovered Evan's identity, they would never have used "Bonaparte's Preservation" to keep Evan a man, nor would they have placed "Bonaparte's Preservation" in the Sodrac Palace. This was a major flaw, and it was through this flaw that Christina discovered the cooperation between the Witch Cult and the Augustusian royal family.
"So, what should we, as mothers, do?"
Helen's voice was somewhat distorted. Rule-type extraordinary beings are natural-born good assistants. With the Witch Cult and the Augustus royal family cooperating, it is very likely that they can wipe out all the Gnostic witches in Backlund.
"First of all, Backlund is no longer a safe place to stay; everyone must evacuate immediately. However, you cannot leave!"
Christina has calmed down and made a decision.
Why?
Helen clearly didn't understand her mother's order—why everyone else had left but she couldn't.
"Because of Evan, Evan clearly hasn't been exposed, and given the cooperation between the Augustus family and the Witch Cult..."
Evan's position is becoming increasingly important; if we want to get the latest intelligence, we cannot lose contact with Evan.
That's why I gave him the extraordinary properties and recipe of "Pleasure Witch."
As Christina spoke, a small box appeared in the mirror, then landed in Helen's hands in reality, and she continued:
"From now on, you will use the formula and the extraordinary properties to entice Evan to work actively for us."
And you don't need to worry about your safety. If you're alone, Evan can still protect you!
Helen took the small box, opened it, and found a pink, diamond-like crystal inside. There was a note on the lid that read the recipe for the "Pleasure Witch" potion.
Helen closed the lid, put the small box away, and then asked somewhat reluctantly:
"I know what to do next, but what about the cooperation between the Witch Cult and the Augustusian royal family? Should we just watch them succeed?"
"How could I possibly watch them succeed!" Christina sneered.
"Regardless of why the Augustan royal family would cooperate with the Witch Cult, their cooperation must have been clandestine."
The things the Augustus family did could not be done in the open.
I will go to the three major churches right now and find a way to link the cooperation between the Witch Cult and the Augustus royal family, as well as the cooperation between the Witch Cult and the Aurora Society to assassinate Duke Nigan, together and inform them of it.
If it were just a matter of the Witch Cult and the Augustus family cooperating, the three major churches might dismiss it. However, if the assassination attempt on Duke Negan actually occurs, regardless of whether it succeeds or not, it will attract the attention of the three major churches, at least the Church of Storms will definitely take it seriously.
In order to prove their innocence, the Augustus family might outwardly ruthlessly attack the Witch Cult and distance themselves from them.
Regardless of the circumstances, it could hinder their plans to some extent.
Helen listened to her mother's plan and nodded repeatedly. Without solid evidence, it would be difficult to make the three major churches doubt the royal family.
However, linking it to the assassination attempt on Duke Negan indirectly increased the credibility of the intelligence.
"But what about that vessel for Triss's divine intervention within the Red Rose Manor?"
Logically speaking, someone of Helen's level shouldn't know about Triss's affairs, but it was Evan who informed her about Triss's infiltration of Edsac Augustus, which she then passed on to her mother, Christina.
So when the incident happened at Red Rose Manor, she guessed it was related to Triss, and later confirmed it after investigation.
"This is not a decision I can make alone. I will inform my mother as soon as possible so that she can make the final decision!"
Although Christina is the "ageless witch" of Sequence 3, she is merely a pawn in the struggle over Triss.
The only one who can truly make the decision is Christina's mother, the youngest daughter of the Primordial Witch, the president of the Gnostic Society, and the youngest angel witch in the world.
After giving her instructions, Christina disappeared from the dressing mirror, and Helen quickly cleaned up all traces as instructed before hurriedly leaving the hotel.
Since connecting with "Bonaparte's Perseverance" and effectively becoming the "spirit within the vessel" of this sealed artifact, Evan has been able to temporarily elevate his own status to the level of a demigod.
With the added benefit of the Mysterious City, even from a great distance, Evan could see and hear Christina and Helen's conversation in real time through the mirror in his hand.
Evan was very happy to see that Christina understood the information he had revealed.
Evan's ultimate goal is to become a god, so he absolutely cannot tolerate the Witch Cult taking away the extraordinary characteristics of the "Conqueror" right under his nose.
However, Evan is too weak right now and is not qualified to enter the arena to compete for the "Conqueror" extraordinary trait. Moreover, even if the "Conqueror" extraordinary trait were given to Evan, he would not dare to accept it now.
The authority revealed in "Bonaparte's Perseverance" and the Mysterious City demonstrates that the "Crowd" authority of the high-sequence Hunter Path can be considered a form of corruption, and a very difficult one to shake off.
This is only the effect of the Sequence 4 extraordinary characteristics. Evan couldn't even imagine how terrifying and bizarre the Sequence 1 "Conqueror" was.
Even though the Mysterious City allowed him to easily deal with Bonaparte's defenses, Evan didn't dare gamble that the Mysterious City would still be as effective against the Conquerors.
Moreover, even if it were useful, the slightest aftershock could kill someone as weak, helpless, and pitiful as him, who was only at Sequence 7.
Therefore, what Evan needs to do now is to expose the cooperation between the Witch Cult and the Augustus royal family to as many organizations or people as possible, and increase the obstacles to their plans as much as possible.
"The Augustan royal family and the witch cult should behave themselves for a while, because the three major churches will suspect them at least three months earlier than in the original story, and they haven't made any preparations for their countermeasures."
Helen's hotel was in the West End, just a few streets away from the headquarters of MI9. When Christina finished speaking with Helen and ended the contact, Evan's carriage stopped outside the three-story building on Bellotto Street.
It was almost time to get off work, and the MI9 staff who handled mail were about to collect the letters. Evan got off the carriage and, like an ordinary person mailing letters, dropped a few into the mailbox. Then, he casually asked the coachman to take him to the nearby "Golden Rose Restaurant" for a meal.
If Mr. A's operation goes smoothly, news of Duke Negan's assassination should arrive in less than an hour, and MI9 will likely notify him to attend a meeting. If he doesn't eat now, he might not have a chance to eat all morning.
Less than a few minutes after Evan's carriage left, several people dressed as ordinary staff members appeared in the three-story building of MI9, carrying large boxes and taking letters from the mailboxes around the building.
Once the letters are collected into several large boxes, several inspectors will appear to check through various means to confirm that there are no explosives or curses in the letters.
These envelopes will then be sorted, with ordinary mail being sent to the post office and internal mail being delivered to the front desk for collection.
Intelligence letters are sent to a specialized decryption department for decryption, while envelopes marked with special symbols or names are sent to the offices of senior intelligence officers for further verification by their secretaries.
When Miss Trish opened an unnamed envelope, read its contents, chuckled, and set it aside, she had received far too many similar warnings.
It cannot be said that all of these intelligence reports are inaccurate, but if every single letter had to be monitored, even if MI9 expanded tenfold, it still wouldn't be able to handle it all, let alone the fact that the language of this particular intelligence report was ambiguous.