Secret: I can play two paths

Chapter 227 Development of Bernadette
Without giving it much thought, Star put the thought behind him.

Bernadette was an angel now, and it was highly unlikely that he had bullied her - it was even more likely that he had deceived Bernadette when she was a few years younger.

After all, she is not a little girl anymore. Doesn't she know how to bargain?
However, Stazhen had two additional requests, so he raised them to Bernadette without any hesitation.

"I'm going to be in some trouble in the next few weeks, and I'm going to need you to hold the fort."

The internal division of the Aurora Society began when Bai Zao issued the oracle while awake, and now the advent ceremony of Lanevus has been restarted. According to Bai Zao, the society is almost torn into two factions.

There was no way Star would allow this situation to continue, especially since there was a saint inside who was said to be dancing very happily. He also wanted to eliminate him as well.

Asking Bernadette for the extraordinary characteristic of "Mystic" in advance was one preparation, and asking the angels to support them was another.

Star is pursuing safety, so he won't let him go...

Bernadette used to be a "mystic", and she knew very well the path of "mysterious peeper". If she wanted to live a long life, she must learn to restrain her curiosity and control her corresponding behavior.

So she asked simply in a soft but emotionless voice:

"dangerous?"

If it was a troublesome existence for Star, then she should also consider it carefully. If she even had to use the "genie", it would make Bernadette a little embarrassed.

But if Star knew her thoughts, he would feel ashamed: It’s not that bad, he is just a saint, Star is not sure of keeping him, so he asked Bernadette to play it safe, why would he need to use a “level 0 seal” like the “Genius”.

Star considered his words and stated the facts tactfully:
"He runs very fast, and I don't have the strength to kill him instantly, so I need you to be there to support him."

"To this end, I can teach you a spell to seal off the surrounding environment - you can create it using the 'Mystic Reappearance' of the 'Mysticist'."

"The name of this spell is 'The Source of Peach Blossoms'. It allows you to create a barrier that is isolated from the outside world and is difficult to connect to."

"So I'll ask you to listen to me tell this story first."

The origin of peach blossoms? A strange name?

Bernadette looked at Star with her blue eyes:
The "mysterious reproduction" of "occultists" can indeed create specific spells from occult knowledge, but in order for such spells to achieve powerful effects, the corresponding occult knowledge must be known by fewer people and spread less, so that it can play a better role.

Bernadette thought of Emperor Roselle, and her father also told her a series of strange "spells" in the form of stories.

She soon guessed: Was this story also a true historical event that happened in the place her father missed?

To tell it through storytelling, could it be that this is a special style of the people from that place?
Bernadette, who seemed to have made up her mind, nodded quickly and said:

"OK thanks."

In fact, even if there was no information about the "Black Emperor", the fact that she and her father had the "source of peach blossoms" from the same place, and the practical spells that could be made with this mystical knowledge, were enough for her to take action. What's more, this was just a support, and she didn't have to fight in person.

Seeing Bernadette agree, Star said:
"My last request is related to the news I will tell you later. I would like to ask you to use your influence in the 'Steam Church' to help me with something."

Hearing this, Bernadette's blue eyes changed slightly, and then she agreed and said:
"After he died, my brother is still an angel of the Steam Church, but you don't have to expect me to ask the Steam Church to do anything excessive for you."

"I understand this. I know my limits."

After Bernadette agreed, Star breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"You know that the 'Black Emperor' can be resurrected, but you probably don't know the details yet."

"His ascension ceremony needs to have its own country, so that his name and the title of emperor can be linked together and become common knowledge among the people. In addition, a set of strict and complex rules that go against normal circumstances must be established, including architectural styles."

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

"This is the complete promotion ceremony for the 'Black Emperor'."

Own a country of your own... Let your name be associated with the title of emperor, and become common knowledge among the people...

Is this why he became emperor in his later years?
Even establish a set of strict and complex rules that go against normal circumstances, a "Civil Code"?
Is this all in preparation for promotion to "Black Emperor"?
No, it was only before he became emperor, that is, in his father's later years, that he showed some abnormalities...

Is there any opportunity for change here?

Thinking of this, Bernadette felt somewhat relieved for her previous incomprehension and difficulty in accepting her father's act of becoming emperor, but it was still difficult for her to let it go.

After all, she already knew that the "Black Emperor" needed someone to build a secret mausoleum. In order to find out more about the "Black Emperor", she even took the risk of losing control and endured terrible pain, and received the knowledge indoctrination of the "Hidden Sage".

Although part of the reason why Roselle turned to the "Secret Peer" path and was promoted to Sequence 1 "Knowledge Emperor" was to avoid Bernadette's "Hidden Sage" chasing him for knowledge indoctrination...

What Bernadette couldn't understand was:
It was obvious that my father's strength and status were already at the top of the world before that, so why did he go against the trend and force himself to become emperor?

That kind of crazy state, he hadn't crossed the non-adjacent path at that time, why did he become like that?

Bernadette's heart moved, and she asked with doubt:

"How will the 'Black Emperor' be resurrected?"

Star looked into Bernadette's deep blue eyes and said as he recalled the information about the "Black Emperor":
"You should be aware of some of the details—"

Star also knew about Bernadette's previous efforts, and after a pause he continued:
"Once he succeeds in his promotion, the 'Black Emperor' will not truly die until all nine secret mausoleums are destroyed. Even if he dies, he can still wake up and return from one of the mausoleums."

"The Church of the Eternal Sun and the Church of Steam have jointly found eight such mausoleums, but have never found the ninth one. Therefore, there is still a possibility that he can be resurrected."

The ninth mausoleum was a topic he didn't want to touch upon, so Star continued:
"Even if he succeeds in killing the god and destroying all nine mausoleums, as long as a certain amount of the order established by the god remains, he may still be resurrected in a strange way. This seems to be a loophole in death."

"The 'Black Emperor' is still alive and kicking, and it is almost impossible to kill him, not to mention that the various achievements left by Roselle are still active."

"In other words, you should be wondering, if he succeeded in getting promoted, why didn't he return?"

Or maybe you think there is, and you mistook me for him...

But Star would never say this, as it would show a lack of empathy, as Bernadette is already immersed in the emotion of missing someone.

He wasn't a "Hunter" so what good would it do to just anger Bernadette...

After listening to what Star said, Bernadette turned her gaze to the west, to a place far away.

Then she withdrew her gaze, nodded, and noticed a detail in her heart:
"he"?
Star described his father as "he"? Normally speaking, even if Star's essence is very high, shouldn't gods call each other "He"?

From the tone, it seems that the person in front of her feels close to her father, as if he is treating her father as a friend?
Bernadette was a little curious whether the familiarity of Star was related to her father - because they were friends from the same place, so she always thought of her father's shadow? After all, her father couldn't be the object of amusement, right?

Bernadette didn't think much about it until she heard Star break the silence and answer her questions:
"Because he can't be resurrected."

"why?"

Bernadette asked doubtfully.

Is there something important missing here?

“It’s a dangerous thing and a dangerous topic.”

"At your level, you should know more or less that pollution comes from the starry sky."

Star sighed and decided to let Bernadette stop here, and then said something to Bernadette that could divert her attention.

As an angel-level "master of prophecy", Bernadette already understood what it was.

The “starry sky” as the source of doomsday?
It seemed that shortly before Emperor Roselle began to change, he had told her with some pride: The journey of mankind lies in the sea of ​​stars.

Moreover, Bernadette's premonition of danger told her not to dwell on this matter, otherwise it would bring her great danger.

What on earth was this? But being only a Sequence 2 angel didn’t seem to be enough for her to resist the gaze and pollution from the starry sky.

This made Bernadette tilt her head slightly, not knowing what to say, and she had to accept the fact - her strength was still not enough to bear these truths.

Bernadette felt a little bitter:

If she wants to go further up, she needs to try to digest the magic potion of the "Sage", but she does not have the conditions to do so as she is far away from the land and drifting on the sea.

After all, judging from the name of the "Sage" potion, it must make a great contribution to human civilization, similar to the industrial age that her father had ushered in...

In some ways, this is even more difficult to digest than potions obtained through other means.

After all, a certain "civilization enlightener" hadn't even digested the Sequence 1 potion until he was promoted to a true god!
It was only because Roselle opened the industrial age that he was able to finally digest the remnants of Sequence 1!
Before Roselle arrived, it was like he was eating plain rice.

Of course, this is also the reason why a certain church still holds Roselle exhibitions everywhere, as if they are afraid that others will forget Roselle.

It can also be seen from this that the path of a "generalist" who tends to be more realistic in knowledge is sometimes not so easy to play.

So much so that when Star said this, he felt relieved to see that Bernadette finally decided to temporarily stop the game of "Little Baby Looking for Daddy".

However, one more layer of insurance is still needed - to trick Bernadette... no, to develop her into the great cause that she wants to carry out!

This is another purpose he wants to achieve.

So, Star officially began to mention to Bernadette the person he wanted to ask Bernadette for something - Frank Lee.

"The 'toxin expert'?"

Bernadette asked back in a soft voice.

"Yes, why do you react so quickly?"

"Because when he first entered Catalina's Future, he was carrying a wanted warrant from the Church of Mother Earth."

Is that so? Gold will always shine... Sita found it a little funny when he heard the reason given by Bernadette.

However, this kind of notoriety like "mad scientist" does not seem to be a good thing.

When Star mentioned that maybe Frank could help Bernadette digest the potion, Bernadette immediately objected:

"It's hard to believe your suggestion."

After all, he was wanted by the Church of the Earth, and she had seen his works when she was sailing on the Future:

These are all things that ordinary people cannot accept, with a horrifying and weird style.

Not to mention helping her digest the "Sage" potion, if Star hadn't been from the same hometown as her father and helped her.

Bernadette might even suspect that Star came up with this idea intentionally to make her "Sage" potion digestion progress backward and get out of control.

Indeed, if this were not a world with extraordinary power, Star would definitely regard Frank's crazy idea of ​​hybridization technology as a child's fantasy scribbling on a painting.

After all, if we skip directly the "intraspecies hybridization" and come to the hybridization of animals and plants, it is still the bull, cow and wheat that are hybridized together so that the calf can grow like wheat.

This kind of imagination is very much like that of a madman - or perhaps an extraordinary person who has been polluted by the "Mother Goddess" and caused mental disorder.

However, Star is here to let Frank reproduce the "Mushroom Legend" and let him create several crops suitable for growing in the "God-forsaken Land" -

This is undoubtedly of great significance to the City of Silver. If Bernadette participates in it, this kind of role-playing will undoubtedly bring great digestion feedback to the "Sage".

Moreover, the angel Bernadette can also help Star "supervise" Frank to prevent him from messing around.

Of course, if the "God-Forsaken Land" was sealed and its connection with the spiritual world was cut off, Bernadette would not be able to receive any digestion feedback from the "Sage" potion.

Star has another plan that he wants to carry out simultaneously.

However, he was not very sure about this, and he still had to persuade Bernadette to join this large development project to establish a harmonious, mutually supportive and friendly alliance with the "Silver City".

Therefore, when Sta told Bernadette about the situation in Silver City in a different way, she finally believed it and had a guess about the place Sta was talking about:

"Is that a place abandoned by God?"

Seeing that Star did not deny it, Bernadette said with a sigh:
"He had been searching for the 'Forsaken Land' during his lifetime. He said that the final answer to all questions was hidden there."

"What on earth is there?"

(End of this chapter)