madnovel Chapter 161 The Suppression of the "Black Emperor"
Chapter 161 The Suppression of the "Black Emperor"
Chapter 161 The Suppression of the "Black Emperor"
Edsack Augustus saw Triss's old wanted poster, which was discovered by Evan using the "Golden Gaze".
Although Evan planned to take advantage of George III's desire to become a god, he intended to do some private work, just like in Tingen's case, to facilitate his own ascension.
However, this does not mean that he will serve George III wholeheartedly, not to mention his ally, the Witch Cult, whom Evan will inevitably have to deal with in the future.
Furthermore, after testing Adam through the Tingen incident and discovering that while the overall situation was unchangeable, minor issues could still be reversed, Evan became even less hesitant in his actions.
Evan, burdened by the mysteries of the city, had a feeling that the best environment for leveling up, whether through the hunter or assassin path, was...
It must have been a time of great chaos in the world.
Moreover, through this period of understanding, Evan has basically determined that if a true god appears in the royal family of Rune, it will definitely not be a good thing for Evan, who wants to reach the highest peak.
Because they are part of the Kingdom of Rune's system and have been appointed by the Augustus family, from the perspective of order and law, they must forever be subordinate to them and be bound by the "rules".
It is especially unforgivable that George III wanted to become a "black emperor" through the legal profession.
Robert and Evan were nobles appointed by the royal family of Loen and were obliged to serve the Augustan royal family according to ancient contracts and established customs. However, people are flexible and can always find ways to circumvent various restrictions.
However, if a "dark emperor" were to emerge in the royal family, as the shadow of order, and combined with the rules of order, loopholes would certainly decrease, and the right to interpret the rules would be entirely in his hands. This would block any possibility of any extraordinary individuals under the Ruen royal family surpassing the royal family.
In this way, Evan would have a natural ceiling above his head and would never have true autonomy, which is something he absolutely cannot tolerate.
After much back and forth, Evan discovered that he and George III were actually mortal enemies! Klein, whom he had always been wary of, had become an ally.
Since they are mortal enemies, given Ai Wen's meticulous and deliberate style of doing things, he couldn't possibly have left no contingency plans or made arrangements in advance.
After careful consideration, Evan ultimately chose Edsack Augustus as his backup plan.
Previously, Evan did not understand why George III would push his most outstanding and favorite son to be the scapegoat after the Great Smog of Backlund.
But after guessing that the third generation of the Yangzhi family wanted to become the "Black Emperor", he understood everything.
For someone whose goal is to become a god, nothing is more important than becoming a god; everything else can be abandoned or traded.
The nation, the people, responsibilities, and obligations are all appendages of the emperor. "I am the world"—this phrase encapsulates the meaning of "emperor."
Therefore, in George III's eyes, the so-called subjects, bloodline, and heritage were all insignificant. The lives of thousands of people and the affection of hundreds of close relatives were not as important as his slightest pride.
"After I die, I care not for the deluge, nor for the best successor. To buy time and prevent the church from discovering and sabotaging the plan, we must make the best successor a scapegoat. Only in this way can we minimize suspicion."
This should be George III's true state of mind.
Evan sometimes even suspected that Edsac Augustus was deliberately promoted by George III, just like fattening up a pig and then slaughtering it at the New Year.
So during this time, Evan was giving Edsack Augustus hints, both overtly and covertly.
To gain more favor with George III, one must help him solve his biggest problem.
What was George III's biggest concern during this period?
Of course, it's the missing Lanius. Because Lanius has been missing for so long, without this biggest scapegoat, the corruption cases involving the Ministry of Defense and Pritzker Shipyard have been unable to be resolved for so long.
All parties involved in the write-off were dissatisfied with King George III, who had recently become increasingly irritable.
Of course, all of this was an act by George III. The men he sent to intercept Lanius hadn't been killed by the desperate Z.
The man dragged his companion to their deaths.
Therefore, George III was well aware that Lannüs possessed the divinity of a true creator, but afterwards he did not reveal this information to any party, nor did he have anyone investigate the Aurora Society in depth.
Therefore, Evan guessed that he wanted to use the arrival of the true creator to offset the population loss caused by the Great Smog of Backlund.
This saved him and the witch some trouble.
However, George III could not reveal his true thoughts to the outside world, so everyone assumed that George III was genuinely anxious because he could not find Lanius.
In this situation, Evan began to guide Edsack Augustus to share his father's burdens, while also guiding him to discover Triss's true nature.
However, it's unclear whether Edsack Augustus was truly in love; perhaps he wasn't quite right in the head.
He failed to realize that Triss's arrival at his side must have been facilitated by someone within the Augustus family.
I thought Triss's appearance was just some kind of conspiracy orchestrated by the secret organization behind him.
He once considered reporting Triss to his father, but ultimately hesitated.
The Kingdom of Rune was founded a thousand years ago by the angelic family, the Augustus family, who control the 'Arbitrator' pathway.
Anyone who targets a direct descendant of the Augustus family will be suppressed by the rules, especially within the territory of the Kingdom of Rune. Without the permission of the Augustus family, Triss, the vessel for the primordial witch's divine descent, and the ominous witch, cannot reach his side at all.
From this perspective, the Augustus family as a whole tended to help George III prepare for the Black Emperor ceremony, while Edsack was abandoned by the entire Augustus family.
That's great! If that's the case, then there's a lot of room for manipulation here. There's no hatred deeper than being betrayed.
However, Evan is not going to enlighten him again now, because if he does, he might be discovered by someone with ulterior motives. The most urgent thing now is to make him discover that Lanluus is related to the Aurora Society.
So when Evan attended the Tarot meeting on the Gray Fog last week, with Mr. Fog's permission, he wrote a report on the Gray Fog, blocking all possible divinations and "prophecies".
On his way from the Hall of Honor to the celebration ball, Evan secretly threw the letter of denunciation into Edsack's carriage, believing that Edsack would see it when he left the ball and got into his carriage.
Because this letter of denunciation was of great importance—it could even be said that it was an act of treachery right under the noses of the true creator, the primordial witch, George III, Adam, and a host of other true gods and angels—Evan even temporarily transformed into a woman and threw the letter of denunciation into the carriage to prevent it from being discovered.
That's right, Evan can also turn into a woman!
In fact, Evan is able to maintain his male form mainly thanks to the seal artifact "Bonaparte's Perseverance".
This sealed artifact originates from the extraordinary ability of Hunter Path Sequence 4 "Iron Knight," and the extraordinary ability of Iron Knight has the power to turn women into men.
Furthermore, Sequence 4 is far superior to Sequence 7 "Witch" in terms of rank, so Evan was able to remain male.
Because the "Iron Knight" possesses the authority to "gather the masses," and because the living nature of the "Bonaparte's Fortress" seal is suppressed like a prisoner by the mysterious city on Evan's body, Evan is now considered the soul of this seal.
Therefore, Evan can also remove the seal that suppresses her extraordinary "witch" characteristics and become a woman again.
"I refuse to believe that anyone can penetrate the gray fog, the mysterious city, the change of female identity, and all these countermeasures to find out that I am the whistleblower." Evan thought to himself, pleased with his whistleblower report.
Triss's matter was of great importance, and Edsack Augustus was also undecided. After chatting with Evan for a while to get closer to him, he made an excuse, looking somewhat preoccupied, to go downstairs, tell a few high-ranking members of MI9, and leave the ball.
Meanwhile, Evan was drinking red wine on the second floor, waiting for Edsack Augustus's reaction. If he remained calm, it would mean he was a truly promising talent; if he made a big fuss, then he was the biggest fool in the world.
After a while, seeing that Edsack Augustus hadn't sent anyone to summon the relevant senior intelligence officers from MI9, Evan smiled, downed his glass of red wine in one gulp, greeted the others, and then left the party.
Today, after the announcement of Evan's promotion to "Colonel," he has become one of the few high-ranking intelligence officers in MI9, and it is only a matter of time before he becomes a true high-ranking officer in MI9.
However, given that MI9 is currently in a precarious situation with one position available for each employee, and that relevant positions have already been reshuffled, it wouldn't be good to move anyone.
Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons and discussing with Robert and the royal family, Evan decided to set up a special operations team within MI9. The team had no clearly defined scope of responsibility and could investigate any clues they discovered, regardless of which country they came from.
Ultimately, this was a trap specifically set up for Evan, the "loli" (a term used to describe someone who is overly dependent on another person). Once other plots are available to accommodate Evan, this one will be eliminated.
Although it was a temporary position, he received all the necessary benefits. For example, Evan now had his own carriage, though he rarely used it.
Evan left the banquet on the grounds that he couldn't hold his liquor, so he had the carriage take him to his home in the West District. He then told the coachman to leave, saying he wouldn't need the carriage again that day.
Since Evan became famous in Backlund, he was no longer suited to living in his apartment in the Joewood district and moved into this villa in the West End that he owned a couple of days ago.
Using the excuse that he couldn't hold his liquor and needed to rest, Evan dismissed the villa's butler, opened the secret room in his bedroom, changed out of his military uniform, smeared some powder on his face to make himself invisible, and then left home, heading towards Mr. A's location.