Chapter 366 Gathering Wool

Facing “Uncle Lu” who wanted to get something for nothing, Bernadette’s expression quickly calmed down. After a brief silence, she spoke calmly:
“As far as I know, the royal family has signed a contract with the three major churches, and the kings of all generations are limited to not exceeding Sequence 5.”

Lu Ke smiled and shook his head, then sat down on the chair and pointed across.

“Don’t stand, let’s sit down and talk.”

Bernadette still stood there, staring at Luke with her blue eyes, her heroic posture not moving at all.

Lu Ke didn’t force it, and answered casually while pouring himself some tea:

“‘Arbitrators’ are the makers and mediators of the rules, and ‘lawyers’ are the dark side of the rules, the shadow of order. Do you think they can’t find loopholes in the contract?”

These two paths belong to Lu Ke’s cheap elder brother, the previous “last son”, the “Son of Chaos”.

When many Outer Gods were blocked outside the barrier, only the torn “Son of Chaos” came to the Earth first. The remaining “Uncertain Mist” was also the only Outer God among all the Outer Gods who could directly pass through the barrier to transmit power.

When it comes to tampering with the rules, He is more proficient than the Lord of Mysteries.

Bernadette was unmoved: “Even if George III really wanted to become a god, what does it have to do with him? He died a long time ago.”

The “he” here naturally refers to Emperor Roselle.

Because he was contaminated by the “Fallen Mother Goddess” in his later years and became extreme and abnormal, Roselle did many things that disappointed Bernadette in his pursuit of promotion, causing this daughter who once admired her father very much to be extremely disappointed in him and no longer willing to call him “father”.

Luke glanced at Bernadette who seemed exceptionally calm, and knew that she was trying to trick him. He did not hide anything, and she would not believe him so easily unless he gave her some sweet treats first.

“The deification ritual for the Lawyer Path Sequence 0 ‘Black Emperor’ is to have his own country, to make his name and the title of Emperor become common knowledge among the people, and to establish a set of strict and complex rules that go against normal circumstances.”

“Then, force the people to secretly build nine pyramid-like mausoleums, enter one of them, and take the Sequence 0 potion during the corresponding sacrificial ceremonies that are held in different cities and participated in by the majority of the people.”

“You should be familiar with this process.”

Bernadette’s eyes flickered for a moment, and she understood some things that she had been unable to understand before.

She looked at Lu Ke quietly, waiting for him to continue.

“The Black Emperor has a very powerful characteristic. Once he becomes a god, he will be reborn in the nine mausoleums even if he dies. Even if all nine mausoleums are destroyed, he can return as long as the order he established still remains.”

Lu Ke tapped the table rhythmically, making a “click” sound.

“The eight mausoleums built by Roselle were all destroyed, but there is still one that has not been discovered in a secret place. It’s just that a problem occurred in the middle of the resurrection process, and he can still be resurrected.”

“The premise is that no new ‘Black Emperor’ is born.”

Bernadette suddenly recalled that George III had been implementing various new policies in recent years, many of which did not have a prominent effect, but were full of strong personal style, just like Russell’s performance in his later years.

She still acted calmly enough, with a soft voice:
“You need to provide enough evidence for me to believe you.”

“What evidence do you want?”

“The location of the last mausoleum.”

“…”

The corners of Lu Ke’s mouth twitched, and the abacus beads were about to hit his face.

He wants to take advantage of this cheap niece, and the other side also wants to take advantage of him as this cheap uncle.

“It’s not that I don’t want to tell you, but the island is seriously polluted. Even for an angel, it would be very risky to explore it.”

“Then I can’t believe you.”

Bernadette raised her eyebrows and spoke quite decisively.

Luke smiled and sighed, “How about this? I’ll teach you the simplest way to verify it. Go and assassinate George III right now, and you’ll know if he has become a Sequence 1 ‘Prince of Sequence Killing’.”

Bernadette: “…”

She silently turned her gaze towards the west, towards a place far away, with a sense of melancholy. It took her a while to retract her gaze and restore her valiant and majestic image.

“What do you want? Extraordinary characteristics, sealed objects, or secret intelligence at sea?”

Luke made a straightforward request: “I want your Sequence 4 ‘Mystic’ Beyonder characteristic. Huang Jiajia is undercover in the Morse Ascetic Order, so she probably won’t need it.”

Huang Jiajia?
Bernadette’s brows tightened for a moment, and then she realized that Luke was referring to the “Admiral of the Stars” Cattleya, who had always been by her side and regarded her as half a mother.

“can.”

Bernadette pondered for a moment, then read out the difficult name and asked:

“Why do you call Cattleya ‘Huang Jiajia’?”

Luke rested his elbows on the table and held his chin: “Do you know your father’s real name?”

Bernadette’s expression froze for a moment. “Roselle Gustave is not his real name?”

Lu Ke smiled but said nothing. He pointed to the chair opposite him again and repeated what he said at the beginning:
“Sit down and talk.”

Bernadette took a deep look at the “uncle” who looked outstanding and too young, and made a preliminary conclusion in her heart – mysterious, strong, full of control, very similar to her.

She paused for a few seconds, stretched out her long legs, and sat down on the chair obediently.

When both sides are strong, the situation will remain deadlocked if one side does not yield. She has been searching for news about her father for too long and just suffered a great loss, so she will just obey for the time being.

Lu Ke then showed a hint of satisfaction and answered her question:

“I can’t say it’s not, but his original name was definitely not this. It was called ‘Huang Tao’. ‘Huang’ is the surname and ‘Tao’ is the given name, which is the opposite of how you call him here.”

“So you and Cattleya can have other names, Huang Beibei and Huang Jiajia.”

“Huang Tao…Huang Beibei…”

Bernadette repeated it several times, with a hint of doubt in her eyes, “If this is the naming method, why isn’t he called Huang Taotao?”

Luke smiled. “In our hometown, most men don’t use reduplicated words in their names. Your father is not one of them.”

Bernadette pursed her lips and looked at Luke with her blue eyes, “What’s your name?”

“Luke.”

Bernadette chewed on the name silently in her heart, and a gleam of light flashed in her eyes, “What does the word he taught me mean?”

“A place where the soul and spirit can be found, a homeland that is hard to part with.”

Luke calmly explained in Intis, “That word means ‘homeland’.”

Bernadette opened her mouth with a complicated expression. After a while, she asked in a gentle tone:

“So you’re from the same place as him.”

Luke rubbed his chin, “I’m not quite the same as the others, but you can assume so for now.”

Bernadette keenly grasped the key word “others” and her eyes narrowed slightly: “Besides you, are there other people who are his…fellow villagers?”

“Yes, and they are all very famous.”

Luke’s lips curled up into a smile, and his voice was calm but with a hint of interest.

“For example, the only ancient god still in existence, the ‘Demon King’ Fabuti, one of the seven great gods, the ‘Goddess of Night’ Amanesis, and the ‘Ancient Sun God’ who ended the rule of the ancient gods…” As for Klein, Luke did not mention him because he was still a growing cub, weak, helpless, and poor, and lacked deterrence.

Bernadette Coupeau’s calm expression was finally broken. The presence of each being more majestic than the other moved this “mysterious queen” and a look of horror appeared on her face.

Her father, Roselle Gustav, invented the steam engine and countless technologies that were ahead of their time, pushing the course of history forward. He was once known as the “Son of Steam”. He later founded the Republic of Intis and became its first consul. During his tenure, he made Intis stronger than the other three powers.

But among this group of people, it seems that I am only doing average?
She looked at this “Uncle Lu” with a sharp gaze and asked in a deep voice:

“What kind of existence are you?”

Luke took a sip of tea slowly and said calmly, “You will only be qualified to know about this after you become a Sequence 2.”

Bernadette unconsciously clenched her fists. As a Sequence 3 Secret Peeper, she naturally had enough knowledge about “knowledge” to understand that some “knowledge” itself was contaminated.

This is knowledge that only angelic persons can bear!
She finally understood why the Eye of Secrets would backfire, and why the man in front of her, who was only a Sequence 5 “Mystic Instructor”, could offer to help her deal with George III.

The existence before our eyes is just a tiny part of some other existence!

Before she could calm down her turbulent heart, the slightly shy voice of the man beside her came.

“But your promotion may be delayed because I want the ‘Sage’s Headband’ as well.”

Bernadette: “…”

The Sage’s forehead ornament is one of the “0” level sealed items held by Bernadette. It is made of the extraordinary characteristics of the Sequence 2 “Sage” of the Secret Peeping Path, and is the main ingredient of the potion she prepared for her own promotion.

As the eldest daughter of Emperor Roselle, the leader of the secret organization “Elemental Dawn”, the owner of the “Dawn”, and the “Mysterious Queen” who is one of the four kings of the sea, Bernadette’s family background is extremely wealthy.

Not only did she have three “Level 3” Sealed Artifacts, which ordinary Sequence 0 Saints would never have, not to mention the various Beyonder Characteristics and Sealed Artifacts below them. Her assets even surpassed those of most Sequence 1 Archangels, making her a model of a wealthy woman.

This is also one of the reasons why Lu Ke chose to find her.

Sequence 3 is not too strong. He has a wealthy family background and possesses extraordinary characteristics that match his personality. He also has obvious weaknesses and a common target: George III.

Lu Ke coughed lightly, feeling embarrassed to take things from a junior.

Fortunately, he is thick-skinned enough!
Don’t be afraid!
“It’s all to save your father, please understand.”

Bernadette fell silent again.

The Sequence 4 “Mystic” is not a big deal. The Beyonder characteristics of the higher sequences already include the Beyonder abilities of the previous sequences, so taking them away won’t have a big impact.

But “Sage” is the key material for her promotion…

She pondered for a moment, raised her head and showed her heroic eyebrows:

“Yes, but only after you kill George III. Also, I want a copy of the extraordinary characteristics of ‘Prince of Ordinal Murder’.”

As long as Sequence One is retained to ensure that the three parts of Sequence One and uniqueness required for the deification ceremony are not complete, no new “Black Emperor” will be born.

Luke only half agreed: “‘Prince of Order’ can give you one, but you have to give me the Sage’s forehead ornament now.”

Bernadette’s blue eyes studied Luke for a few seconds before she nodded slowly.

“make a deal.”

She stretched out her right hand and quickly sketched out one star-colored word after another in the air, opening a “secret door” that seemed to lead to the depths of the spiritual world.

Immediately afterwards, the “secret door” opened, and a strong wind blew out, transforming into a man with a human upper body and a stream of air below, wrapped in white cloth.

“Sage’s forehead ornament.” Bernadette ordered in a calm and authoritative voice.

The man responded respectfully and took out an ornament from a white cloth wrapped around his body.

The core of the ornament is a vertical eye inlaid with “diamonds”. It sparkles with pure light, giving people an extremely sacred and wise feeling, but it also appears quite cold and without warmth.

Bernadette looked at the sage forehead ornament that had been with her for a long time, then handed it to Luke with her eyes downcast.

“How does the extraordinary characteristic of ‘occultist’ come to you?”

Generally speaking, only angels can freely remove extraordinary characteristics from their bodies. The “Sun” pathway can help eliminate extraordinary characteristics starting from Sequence 4, but it cannot guide them accurately. There is also the theft of the “Thief” pathway.

“I’ll get it myself.”

A clear light flashed in Luke’s eyes, and his body became transparent, as if he had risen to another dimension. He reached out to Bernadette’s body and put his arm into her chest.

Bernadette frowned as she felt the discomfort of her soul being taken away. She felt that the Beyonder characteristic that was originally closely linked to her soul had “betrayed” her. The Beyonder characteristic of Sequence Four began to repel her, and instead had the characteristic of aggregating with a stranger.

Swah——

The transparent arm was pulled out, and in the palm was already holding an unknown substance emitting a dreamy color – the “Mystic” extraordinary characteristic.

Luke’s body fell to the latitude, solidified into a solid body again, put away his extraordinary characteristics, and smiled.

“Pleasant to work with.”

Bernadette, who had breathed a sigh of relief, ignored him and walked away.

At least now, she didn’t really want to see the man in front of her.

“and many more.”

Before she left, Luke’s voice rang out again.

Bernadette pursed her lips, turned around, and said lightly: “Anything else?”

Lu Ke scratched his hair embarrassedly, “Actually, I want to borrow your ‘Wishing Lamp’ temporarily, just temporarily.”

“impossible.”

Bernadette’s eyes turned cold, surprised that Lu Ke even knew about the “Wishing Lamp”, and she firmly refused.

“Well, I guess you can solve the problem of your father’s interrupted resurrection process on your own.”

Lu Ke made a kind reminder: “Although this is a problem that even the true god ‘Black Emperor’ cannot solve, my niece, you are very capable, so I think there won’t be any problem.”

“…”

“I’m really too worried.”

“…”

“Let’s go, remember to come visit uncle often.”

Bernadette took a deep breath and flipped her palm. A golden object appeared, like a shrunken kettle with a wick sticking out of the mouth of the kettle.

“Don’t make a wish more than twice. The third time you will die in a horrible way.”

Bernadette threw the lamp to Luke as if to hit someone, and disappeared without stopping for a moment.

If she didn’t leave now, she felt that the last “0” level sealed object would also be left here.

Luke looked at Bernadette’s fleeing back, sighed with a hint of pity, then smiled cordially and looked at the magic lamp in his hand which was engraved with intricate patterns.

“Brother, you will follow me from now on.”

(End of this chapter)