Witch, Fireball and Steam Evil God

Chapter 184 You will regret it

The research meeting lasted until late at night, but the Speaker and the master craftsman Gelb had a huge disagreement on how to deal with the stone slabs.

Ultimately, for safety reasons, they had to keep the secret to themselves until they could determine why the altar was sealed.

When night falls, Winter in cat form sits on Ethan's shoulders and strolls through the streets of Ophira.

The atmosphere on Paradise Island was still tense, the demi-humans spontaneously formed patrols. This solemn atmosphere inevitably affected business. After such a vicious attack, it was naturally difficult for the demi-humans to uphold the tenet of serving with a smile. The Yak Yakiniku restaurant was closed indefinitely.

The store manager is still undergoing emergency treatment. The only good news is that he has managed to survive thanks to the doctor's treatment.

"What a shame, I quite liked the atmosphere here before."

Winter yawned.

It seems that no matter where one goes in this world, it is difficult for people to be satisfied. It is foreseeable that even if Congressman Lewis overcomes this crisis in a peaceful way, the trust between demihumans and humans will be difficult to repair, and the atmosphere in the future will be even more tense - of course, the premise is that the residents of Ophira can survive the disaster in five days.

Not far away, many demihumans gathered in front of Urda. He was actively promoting Eliom and the harmonious coexistence model in the deep sea to the demihumans. Although the demihumans were very interested in the picture of life he described, they could only watch from a distance.

Even as sub-humans, it is difficult for them to survive in the deep sea.

But as Urda spoke, a thought suddenly came to the minds of all the listeners.

How about waiting until everything is over and then going out to sea?
The world outside seems to be more colorful than they imagined.

This thought immediately made them feel itchy and even a little bit strange.

It felt numb and tingling, as if an electric arc passed through their hearts.

In order to gain acceptance from the people of the Western Continent, they have always restrained their nature and adopted an attitude that is almost humble, but even so, they still cannot change the prejudices of many people.

"Are you up to something evil again?"

Winter sensed the arc of electricity in the air. With her extremely sensitive hearing, she heard the discussion of the demihumans. "Going out to sea is not a good idea. They have been gentle for too long, and their claws and teeth have long been worn. If we encounter pirates, we will most likely become their auction items. I heard that nobles in some places like to auction off demihumans as slaves."

“This is just a personal suggestion.”

Ethan said, "I never force anyone to change their mind."

Lin Dong stared at Ethan in disbelief and was speechless for a moment.

She really couldn't understand how Ethan dared to say this so brazenly. As a teacher, she felt that she had to say something, "Think about the Purity Society, think about Sam and the people in the slums!"

In the past few days, Sam faithfully carried out Ethan's advice, distributing bread and oatmeal milk to the poor, and conveying to them the idea that the poor should unite. They saw the essence of the game of power. The essence of Jacob's instigation of disputes and confrontations was to make them pawns in the political game, and he didn't want to pay!

This made Jacob extremely anxious. He never expected that he would be stabbed in the back by the organization he had built up at the most critical moment.

He scolded and swore at the poor people, but Sam's attitude was obvious.

This is a business, there is no point in getting angry and don't hurt the relationship.

If you want votes, you pay.

Jacob's competitors were willing to pay a lot of money.

Ethan explained, "I was just a passerby, giving them some advice."

"Yeah, without your advice, they would be looking for death on Paradise Island now, being used as cannon fodder and thrown away after being used up."

Sometimes Winter felt that Ivy was right about Ethan - this guy was full of bad intentions.

To put it in a more emotionally intelligent way, "This is all part of the grand plan."

Therefore, she felt that Ethan's recommendation for the demihumans to go out to sea did not mean that he intended to leave them to fend for themselves on the sea.

"You are right about one thing, the piracy problem must be solved."

Both human trade and plundering of wealth are cancers that need to be eradicated. Before the voyage began, Ivy seriously explained to them the various dangers brought by pirates. Fortunately, they were lucky enough not to encounter pirates along the way.

The problem now is that everyone knows that they are a cancer, but managing them is a thankless task. Pirates are roaming around everywhere, and it is not easy to catch them all in one fell swoop.

So, Ethan came up with an idea.

"Listen, didn't Urda say that their Lord Eliom would bless everyone who sails on the sea?"

He felt that the pirates feared sea monsters more than the Empire's fleet.

When rumors spread across the sea that attacking other countries' ships would result in tentacle attacks, they should be more restrained.

"You mean-"

Winter suddenly realized, but she immediately remembered Cain's warning and believed that Cain would not be wrong in judging his brother. "Eliom has been in the valley for so long that he has been contaminated by the will of the evil god."

What's more, this giant octopus was originally the pet of the evil god. For some unknown reason, it stabbed its master in the back at the critical moment.

In the "future", she saw that Eliom brought a flood, which, together with the omnipresent dark rifts, conquered Ophira.

If we move forward in time, the Speaker was assassinated in the secret room, cutting off the Parliament's final hope of escaping through the Ark.

After several epochs, the Lord of Tides' plan failed, and he was unable to preserve the human race from the evil god.

"Maybe that's why they woke up Eliom."

Ethan felt that Winter's ability really left the conspirators no way to survive. Just like now, she had foreseen what would happen in five days.

"But do they really think that a sea monster that only exists in legends can submerge the entire Western Continent?"

Winter was skeptical.

In terms of power level, the giant octopus is still quite far away from the Lord of Tide and the Evil God. The flood that submerged the entire Western Continent was brought by the Evil God sealed in the valley.

"I guess Eliom himself is the key to open the seal of the valley. Once Eliom dies, the seal will loosen."

In Ethan's opinion, Flor or the evil god he serves is more like a conspirator. He is like a shadow and likes to hide in the dark. His style of doing things is very different from that of Lao Ba.

“I think the actual situation may not be that serious.”

Ethan is an optimistic person. "Eliom has just been locked up with the evil god for too long and has endured too many negative emotions, causing him to suffer from depression or bipolar disorder. This is not a war. All he needs is a psychological massage." That's why he took the initiative to act as Yuger's psychologist. After Yuger's clairvoyance was opened due to nightmares, he is afraid that he will welcome another heavyweight guest.

What follows is completely unknown territory, and there is probably no one in this world who can provide him with advice.

After all, no psychologist in the world has ever had experience providing psychological counseling to a giant octopus.

So, there is one more thing that becomes crucial.

He has to find out why Eliom betrayed his master before the election day, and help the Lord of Tides calm the flood.

"Psychological massage..."

With a "bang", the ragdoll cat turned into a girl with cat ears and sat beside him. Everyone's attention was attracted by Urda and no one noticed the changes here.

Winter stared at the position of his heart thoughtfully.

She had also read in some medical books that most people's hearts were located on the left side.

But before the heart, there's some fat getting in the way.

"You can practice more in the next few days." She said righteously, "This is all for the ultimate victory!"

"Teacher, psychological massage and cardiac massage are different."

Ethan held his forehead with his hand. Winter's train of thought always became quite strange in some places.

However, Winter has a different view on this, "I think that both the spirit and the body should be taken care of."

……

The next five days were like the last calm before the storm.

During this period, diplomat Richard met with Ivy many times. In the last private meeting, he put forward an idea that he had carefully considered - he would impeach the current Speaker on Election Day. This is their legitimate power, but usually, the Speaker still has a long time to serve, and members of Congress will not usually exercise this power unless they have committed serious mistakes.

But Richard believes that the Speaker made a mistake, and a fatal one.

All signs indicate that the threat is approaching, but the Speaker still maintains the ostrich strategy, as if the evil god will not wake up as long as they do not admit it. During this period, he has repeatedly proposed to the Speaker to meet with the Imperial delegation and the deep-sea clan, but each time he has been strongly rejected. The last time they almost quarreled.

After getting the book "Enlightenment", Richard gradually understood everything.

It was as if fate was guiding him. When he returned home after another unpleasant encounter with the Speaker, the parchment book was placed on the table in his study.

Richard couldn't explain why this book, which should have been managed by successive Speakers, appeared in his home. Perhaps this was the guidance from the Lord of Tides.

The great Lord of Tides foresaw the coming disaster and personally delivered the book into his hands.

Ophira's time is running out, someone has to do something.

He is the chosen one.

Richard read "Enlightenment" in the past few days, marveled at the wisdom and layout of the Lord of Tides, and became more and more indignant at the Speaker's series of actions.

This book clearly explains in detail the reasons for concealing the existence of the evil god and makes plans for the worst, but the Speaker turned a blind eye to it.

Assuming that things develop to the worst possible situation and the remaining people have to rely on the Ark to continue the flame of civilization, how should they cope?
There were no prior arrangements or drills, no one knew the specific operating procedures of the Ark, and no detailed escape route had been planned. How could one escape the torrent of destruction?

Richard could easily foresee that everyone had become headless flies, wasting the escape route paved for them by the Lord of Tide, and he wanted to correct all this.

Instead of continuing to indulge in the peaceful and prosperous game of power, Ophira needs to conduct exercises and get everyone into a state of readiness.

By then, every resident of Ophira and even the Western Continent will be involved in this war!
Early in the morning on election day, Richard put on his most formal attire and appeared in the council chamber. He brought the parchment book with him. Ophira was now in an extraordinary period, and they could no longer hide it as they had done in the past peaceful times.

The Speaker noticed something was wrong and came to Richard in disbelief.

"How did you get it?"

He seemed in a bad mental state.

He has been searching for the stolen parchment book these days, but the clues he got can only be described as incredible - the security personnel of the parliament found a strange white cat, which disappeared strangely after approaching them. If he had heard this story at other times, he would probably think that it was an illusion caused by the two people after drinking too much, but in the stolen secret room, there were also marks that could not be explained by common sense.

There were cat's paw prints on his desk, but no one in the parliament saw a cat sneak into the room that day. His secretary was standing guard at the door the whole time and was absolutely sure of this.

The anti-magic system in the council hall was not triggered, and no one except him could open the secret room. In fact, no one except him and the old Speaker knew of the existence of the secret room!

The old speaker is over 90 years old and now shows symptoms of dementia, so he is recuperating at home.

He never dreamed that the stolen books would fall into Richard's hands - this was the last thing the Speaker wanted to see.

They have different political views and have recently had a big disagreement.

Richard retorted, "The Lord of Tides is guiding me."

"You looked through the contents."

The Speaker's face darkened. This was a secret that only successive Speakers knew. "Who else have you mentioned this to?"

"Not yet."

Richard said, "Because I want to announce this secret to all the members at today's meeting. This has never been a dictatorship country. Especially when it comes to decision-making on major issues, everyone has the right to express their opinions. This is the principle established when the Deep Sea Parliament was first established."

The Speaker paused.

The parliamentary system was agreed upon by the Lord of Tides and the first generation of members of the Deep Sea Parliament. The voting system is designed to prevent a future speaker from being arbitrary and dictatorial, and it has an unshakable sacredness.

"The differences between you and me will be settled by voting."

Richard looked the Speaker in the face without backing down. "Twenty years ago, you convinced everyone with your speech. Can you do the same thing today?"

With that, he walked straight past the Speaker.

The Speaker clenched his fists.

After a long while, he gritted his teeth and said, "Richard, you will regret it."

(End of this chapter)