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"They really did cooperate with the Royal Family."
Reading the memory of the Despair Witch, George shook his head.
His previous conjectures were basically correct; the Royal Family had indeed cooperated with the Demoness Sect.
The purpose of creating this massive fog was to complete a ritual, cover up the fact of human trafficking, and disrupt the Church's attention.
Furthermore, they weren't just cooperating with the Demoness Sect; they were also working with the Aurora Order.
Afterwards, the Aurora Order was willing to take all the blame for the Backlund Great Fog Incident, diverting the Church's wrath away from the Royal Family and the Demoness Sect. They weren't afraid of the Church's pursuit anyway.
They had always been the Church's number one enemy.
But the condition was that the Royal Family must help them complete the True Creator's descent.
They had already chosen the vessel for the True Creator, and it was someone George knew.
It was none other than the swindler Lanevus, who cheated his parents out of money, was seduced by Ince Zangwill, got his cousin pregnant, and became the carrier for the True Creator's arrival.
Now, reaping what he sowed, he was forcibly imprisoned by the Aurora Order's Beyonders in the Dock Area, awaiting the True Creator's favor.
"Take this to the Church. Now I not only have the Sequence 4 potion, but also clues for subsequent potions."
Although the Church of the Evernight Goddess did not possess the subsequent potion formula for the Seer pathway, they did have relevant clues.
However, these clues naturally required George to exchange them for something more valuable.
The Royal Family cooperating with the Twilight Hermit Order, the Demoness Sect, and the Aurora Order, supporting George III in building his mausoleum in preparation for advancing to Black Emperor. They also intend to bring about the descent of the True Creator and the Primordial Demoness.
This intelligence is absolutely enough to exchange for clues regarding the subsequent potion formulas and materials—after all, it's just clues, not a direct exchange for the potions and formulas themselves.
As for how the Church of the Evernight Goddess handles the aftermath, that's the Church of the Evernight Goddess's business.
If they fail to handle it, that's fine too. He can use Roselle to severely damage the Royal Family and George III.
The ritual for advancing to Sequence 4, Bizarro Sorcerer, involves murdering a demigod-level powerhouse right under the noses of many spectators. Then murdering a Sequence 1 powerhouse would certainly also work, and the effect would be even better.
"Or maybe, I should just replace the entire Royal Family."
George rubbed his chin, a plan forming in his mind.
Carrying the controlled Despair Lady, George turned into a flash of fire and went straight to the Church of the Evernight Goddess, finding Crestet.
Crestet was currently leading a group of Red Gloves, preparing to head to the East End for investigation. Seeing George suddenly appear, he immediately said:
"George, come with us to the East End. We need your help with something!"
The Great Fog Incident happened too quickly; they had only just reacted and didn't have enough manpower mobilized. George arrived just in time.
"No need. I've already caught the person for you."
George threw the Despair Demoness, who was unconscious and appeared like an ordinary person, onto the ground.
"This is Panattiya, Sequence 4 of the Demoness Sect, nicknamed the Despair Nightingale and Despair Lady. She was the one who just released the Great Fog, attempting to kill everyone in the East End."
"The Despair Nightingale of the Demoness Sect!"
Crestet and the Red Gloves under him stared wide-eyed upon hearing George's words and looking at the unconscious Despair Lady.
They had just reacted and were preparing to leave, yet George had already captured and returned with the person.
Although they knew George's improved Flame Leap ability allowed him to traverse Backlund at will and reach the East End immediately, a Sequence 4 demigod of the Demoness pathway was not easy to deal with.
Especially the Despair Nightingale, who was their old nemesis.
Yet, from the moment the fog rose until now, it seemed less than five minutes had passed.
In other words, George found the Demoness, fought, and captured her alive with hardly any effort.
"I will immediately apply for the Sequence 4 potion for you!"
Crestet knew George well and stated the reward for capturing the Despair Demoness very directly.
George smiled upon hearing this:
"No rush, I have more important intelligence to tell you."
"Good, let's go inside and talk!"
Crestet nodded, instructing the Red Gloves captain to take the team to the East End for routine investigation, and to notify the other Churches that the culprit had been captured.
Ten minutes later, Crestet solemnly said to George:
"If what you said is true, it is enough to exchange for clues regarding the subsequent potions and potion formulas for the Seer pathway. I will report this honestly to the Archbishop."
"That's good. I'll take off if there's nothing else. I'll come back tonight for the potion and related clues."
George wasted no time, transforming into a flash of fire and heading straight home.
Upon arriving home, he used the Fire Bead he had previously left for Bernadette to transmit a message:
"Come to Backlund. I have found the location of the Unnamed Island. Meet me at the usual spot."
Since he had successfully converted the locating spell, there was no time to delay; he needed to quickly go and rescue Roselle.
If they delayed for a few days and Roselle couldn't resist the corruption of the Fallen Mother and completely became her puppet, it would be too late.
Although the chance was small, there was no need to take the risk.
Since he had nothing else going on, at his speed, he should be able to handle it before nightfall.
On the Backlund Bridge, a figure arrived, traversing the Spirit World—it was Roselle's daughter, Bernadette.
"You've found the location of Father's mausoleum?"
Her expression was somewhat agitated.
Ever since the hope of rescuing her father appeared, she had spent most of her time in the Intis Kingdom looking for clues about the Unnamed Island.
Although she had some leads, it would likely take her at least a few more months to definitively secure the coordinates of the island.
"Found it, and I can confirm that Roselle is indeed not dead yet."
George nodded. If Roselle were completely dead, his locating spell wouldn't have yielded results.
Bernadette's eyes immediately reddened upon hearing this.
"Then let's leave now. We'll go to the Intis Kingdom first, then take a boat to the island."
She was not a Traveler of the Door pathway; she couldn't freely traverse the Spirit World and appear anywhere in the world.
The reason she could instantly reach Backlund from the Intis Kingdom was that she relied on powerful mystical knowledge to set up coordinates here in advance, allowing her to quickly arrive via the Spirit World.
Since she had never been to the Unnamed Island, she naturally couldn't use the Spirit World to traverse there and would have to travel by boat honestly.
"No need for all that trouble. I'll take you directly."
George waved his hand. He could fly Bernadette there himself.
He had already converted the Flying spell when he researched the Beyonder characteristic of the Wind Blessed previously.
At his current speed, flying at full throttle, he could arrive in seconds.
"Right, before that, let's take one more person. He also has some connection with your father."
George's figure flashed, appearing next to Klein in Tingen.
George was a fake fellow-countryman; Klein was Roselle's true fellow-countryman, and the two were like bunkmates on the mysterious Sefirah Castle.
(End of Chapter)