He became the White-Haired Evil God after wearing the Seven Curses Rings.

Cecilia: "..."

Cecilia covered her face.

She was out of options against Roland.

"Hiss...tsk..."

After a moment's thought, Cecilia reluctantly lowered her hand.

"Alright, Master Roland, shall we set aside this for now?"

Cecilia then pointed to the chaotic battlefield outside the city.

"Now that the danger has been mostly resolved, shouldn't you take charge of the situation and clean up the mess?"

When Cecilia asked him a question, Roland suppressed some of his sadness.

"Indeed, the situation has finally eased up, and I need to quickly restore order. But before that, I need to hold the Emperor's memorial service and then preside over the new Emperor's enthronement ceremony."

After considering what to do next, Roland looked at Cecilia again.

"Cecilia, you did a great job. As a token of our agreement, here you go."

As he spoke, Roland tossed an item to Cecilia.

Cecilia took it and saw that it was a jet-black bracelet engraved with gold patterns.

【Destiny Bracelet】

[Crafted by a certain alchemist, this is a symbol of the "Wheel of Fortune." Wearing it allows one to communicate with other wearers.]

"This is?"

Cecilia looked at the bracelet in her hand and couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

"What's the use of this thing?"

In response to Cecilia's question, Roland gave a brief explanation.

"It's a symbol of identity. Once you wear it, it becomes bound to its owner, and you're considered to have joined the wheel of fate."

"Afterwards, you can contact someone who calls himself Thanatos through this bracelet, and he will give you some instructions."

After saying that, Roland immediately raised his hand to activate a small teleportation array and left the place.

Cecilia was left standing there, bewildered.

"Wait, is that all the explanation? I still don't understand what's going on..."

Looking at the empty alley, Cecilia felt somewhat lost.

"Never mind, I'll just try this on first."

After thinking for a moment, Cecilia put on the bracelet with some skepticism.

The next second, she felt a thought.

"Turn around."

Cecilia: "?"

Turning around in the direction of the sound, Cecilia discovered that her previously empty shadow now held a cloak and a dagger, both exuding an extraordinary aura.

"This... they give you equipment just for joining?"

……

After delivering the equipment via Shadow Reaper, Thanatos returned to a corner outside the city.

At this point, he had transformed back into a two-meter-tall human form.

Before him, Julius held a fate bracelet identical to Cecilia's and was observing it without moving.

"..."

Thanatos, seeing that the other party was still hesitating, thought for a moment and then spoke.

"Julius, this is just to give you a nominal place here, not to make you betray the Chaos Cult. You don't need to worry. In fact, we are quite tolerant here. You can betray us without any consequences."

Upon hearing Thanatos's somewhat outrageous promise, Julius looked up, as if to say something.

"You...uh...never mind."

After giving up criticizing Thanatos, Julius asked a question.

"So, are you sure this Wheel of Fate you're talking about was created by that girl named Shiro?"

Thanatos nodded in response to Julius's question.

"Indeed, the Wheel of Fortune was created by our Lord, Julius. Are you asking this question because you care about our Lord?"

Julius shook his head.

"No, I just wanted to confirm if the Wheel of Fortune you mentioned is the one I know."

Upon hearing this, Thanatos realized something was wrong.

"The Wheel of Fortune as you know it?"

Julius nodded.

"Yes, if I remember correctly, it is a different existence from your Wheel of Fortune."

With that, Julius put away the bracelet.

"I've heard the cult leader say that there's an organization called the Wheel of Destiny in the Western Continent, and its purpose is to gather all the chosen ones."

Hearing this, Thanatos was somewhat puzzled.

"What are we doing, gathering all the chosen ones?"

Julius also expressed his bewilderment at Thanatos's question.

"I was unaware of it, and the cult leader only warned me not to have any contact with him."

As he spoke, Julius looked at Thanatos.

"However, the leader once said that your girl is a trustworthy being, so I think your Wheel of Destiny is different from the one on the Western Continent, and we should be able to make contact with it."

Upon hearing this, Thanatos raised an eyebrow.

"Oh, so you've agreed to join us?"

Julius waved his hand.

"Forget it, let's talk about this later. I need to go back and report to the leader now."

With that, Julius opened the dark space tunnel.

As he was about to leave, Julius turned back to look at Thanatos.

"By the way, considering we fought side by side, I'll remind you again: don't think you're safe now. Our leader won't just leave these few tricks up his sleeve."

After saying this, Julius turned and entered the dark space tunnel, leaving the place.

Thanatos clicked his tongue in amazement as he watched the other person leave.

"What a strange fellow..."

After Julius left, Thanatos had no reason to stay any longer.

After casually activating the Shadow Return skill, he returned to the Void Hive.

"Buzz"

As soon as Thanatos entered the Void Hive, he sensed something was amiss.

"Is this... the void?"

Thanatos re-examined his power and discovered that it now possessed an aura of emptiness.

"It truly is emptiness. In that case, it seems that my lord has already begun the first step towards regaining godhood."

As he was speaking, Thanatos suddenly saw a huge spaceship.

"That's... the Golden Dragon Ship, which our lord obtained by tearing through space. Did our lord leave it behind for some purpose?"

Thanatos pondered for a moment.

"Could it be that they're going to modify this spaceship and launch another void expedition?"

Thinking of this, Thanatos couldn't help but sigh.

"Alas, it's a pity I'm not familiar with such large-scale alchemical products and can't help my lord. If it were War, that guy, he might be able to improve this spaceship through War Intuition."

"Or we could bring Roland over, but the Empire has only recently begun to recover, and he should be in charge of the situation right now, so he probably won't have time to repair the spaceship."

After much deliberation, Thanatos decided to put the matter of the spaceship on hold for the time being.

More than anything else, he was concerned about one thing: Julius's last words before he left.

"The Chaos Lord has other backup plans. In the current situation, what danger could the Aodu Empire possibly face? Could it be that I've overlooked something...?"

Just as Thanatos was pondering, a voice interrupted him.

"Um, Mr. Thanatos, excuse me for disturbing you, but what brings you back here?"

Hearing the noise, Thanatos looked down and noticed that there was a person there.

"Melos?"

Thanatos suddenly remembered that when he used Return of Shadow, he had specifically targeted Melos.

Now that he had suddenly appeared here, Melos waited for a long time before feeling embarrassed to disturb him.

"It's nothing, I was just lost in thought."

Just as Thanatos was about to leave, Melos suddenly called out to him.

"By the way, Mr. Thanatos, I have finished the final design drawings. Please take a look."

As he spoke, Melos handed over a stack of manuscript papers.

Thanatos took it and looked at it.

Just a moment later, he frowned.

"Why are all your designs just flashy and impractical decorations?"

Melos felt a pang of anxiety upon hearing this.

"Is there a problem?"

In response to Melos's question, Thanatos replied matter-of-factly.

"My lord is usually either out on business or back in the palace to rest, so he doesn't have time to appreciate these decorations of yours."