I'm not just human!

Logically speaking, with each of the overlord-level secret contracts being of the "overlord" level, and with that unparalleled power, shouldn't it be even more difficult to control?

But why is it that even though I've signed two overlord-level secret contracts at the Eagle level, there's never been any sign of things getting out of control?

After much thought, Xia Fa realized that the only possible cause was the strange electric current at the base of his spine.

But this doesn't mean you don't need an anchor point. It's just that you'd probably need one only if you attained a true angelic or sovereign position.

This anchor point is indeed a difficult problem, but Xia Fa is not worried. After all, it will take some time before he becomes an angel or even a ruler.

Marshal Gaius's voice rang out again, heavy and filled with emotion, echoing in the study.

“Octavian was an angel at that time, and he was my most capable and trusted angel. I almost regarded him as my confidant.”

"After learning of the sudden emergence of the Crimson Agent, this extraordinary monarch, and the impending fall of our Augu Kingdom, He appeared in this palace late one night."

"And it's this study."

“When my most trusted general came to me, I knew immediately that something of utmost importance must have happened.”

"Sure enough, Octavian said something that was completely unexpected, but also extremely surprising."

Marshal Gaius finally turned around, returned to his desk, picked up the floating cigar, and took another puff.

At this moment, the heavy pressure on His face was gone, replaced by a faint smile, which, for some reason, made Him appear even more majestic and solemn.

It seemed as if a lion was always hidden in his eyes.

"Octavian only said one sentence at the time, but that one sentence made me so happy that I couldn't sleep all night."

“He said…He has already understood His eighth covenant, and only needs to sign one more covenant to become the ruler.”

"But that's not the key point. The key point is that His ninth secret contract is actually... the Star Spirit Lord!"

Xia Fa was startled, and his pupils involuntarily contracted slightly.

As the Star Spirit Master, he certainly knew that it was one of the ten overlord-level secret contracts!

So, does this mean that even when His Majesty Octavian, the current emperor of the Kingdom of Augu, became an angel, he was unable to sign a supreme-level secret pact?

It was only when he became the ruler that he signed the overlord-level secret contract of "Star Spirit Law Master"?

Having just become the ruler, he naturally became an extraordinary monarch... It seems that His Majesty Octavian's life is quite enjoyable.

Marshal Gaius's resolute and rugged face, so characteristic of a soldier, was now filled with a look of reminiscence:

“The moment Octavian opened his mouth, I knew what He wanted.”

“Being a transcendent monarch is not easy, especially since He only achieved His wish after obtaining the ninth secret contract. His spiritual intuition guided Him to the overlord-level secret contract.”

"In this situation, if we want to ensure that He can sign the agreement smoothly and successfully ascend from an angel to a transcendent monarch, there is only one key..."

Xia Fa tentatively asked:

"Enough anchor points?"

Marshal Gaius gave him a look of considerable appreciation:

"That's right, it's a sufficient anchor point, and it must be an anchor point provided by the people of an entire country!"

"Fortunately, Emperor Williams was able to use the 00016 seal to hold off the Crimson Executor and the two rulers of the Cloth Bag Dynasty, giving us a few precious days, but he was actually running out of time."

"That night, Octavian and I discussed it all night."

“The very next morning, I immediately announced my abdication and allowed Octavian to ascend the throne as emperor.”

"Not only that, we also held a three-day, three-night celebration throughout the country. Death row inmates were executed immediately, serious offenders were sentenced to death, and minor offenders were exiled. People of all status, identity, and age received food, wine, and gold pounds."

"I even immediately joined forces with Octavian to build the Selenes family's mint and establish the Selenes Bank."

"Among the gold pounds that the people received, there would certainly be a royal gold coin, with a relief bust of Octavian on the obverse and the coat of arms of the Selene family on the reverse."

"For three whole days, the people gradually learned and accepted the fact that Octavian had become emperor."

“In the hearts of all the people of the Kingdom of Augus, Octavian became the emperor, while I abdicated and became the marshal of the three armies, only in charge of the army.”

"The effect of such anchor points is astonishing. Octavian, who was an angel at the time, could directly enter the realm of the Overlord without taking the out-of-control suppressant."

"So, three days later, that night, in this very study, under my protection, I watched Him sign the supreme-level secret contract of the Star Spirit Lord, and become... an extraordinary monarch!"

Marshal Gaius, his usually composed and resolute face betraying a hint of envy, continued:

"Even with the people of the whole country providing Him with an anchor, He almost lost control during the signing process. Fortunately, in the end, He pulled Him back with the incomparably tenacious spirit He had honed over the years in the army and on the battlefield of the supernatural."

"The situation has suddenly reversed. Our Augu Kingdom and the Boyue Dynasty have joined forces, and now we have two rulers and one extraordinary monarch, making us evenly matched with the Cloth Bag Dynasty."

"Seeing that there was no profit to be made, the Crimson Agents left and ceased to be allies of the Cloth Bag Dynasty."

Xia Fa asked rather strangely:

"Since becoming a transcendent monarch requires the people of an entire nation to provide an anchor, then the Crimson Executor..."

Marshal Gaius frowned slightly at this moment, his eyes filled with recollection and contemplation:

"This is also one of the mysteries surrounding Him, perhaps even one of the biggest mysteries."

"He may have wandered to other inhabited planets in the universe without superhuman rulers when He was still an angel, and established the people's faith in Him."

"It's not difficult to establish your own faith on a planet where there are no superhumans."

"The difficulty lies in finding, in this era, a planet that has not yet been visited by angels, rulers, or even gods, and which has never given birth to any extraordinary beings."

"After all, on such a planet, an angel could easily display his secret abilities and be worshipped as a god by mortals, thus securing the anchor point."

"Of course, another possibility is that he joined some secret heretical organization and was able to stabilize his mind in ways and at costs that are unimaginable to ordinary people, or with the help of secret treasures and sealed artifacts."

"There's another possibility: that He is born with extremely stable mental strength and an extremely tenacious will. However, the probability of this is extremely small, almost as small as the probability of signing a hegemon-level secret agreement. Good things can't always happen to Him, right?"

After Marshal Gaius's detailed explanation, Shafa understood a little better and gained quite a bit.

But, in that sense, almost all the life-bearing planets in the universe that were capable of establishing their own beliefs have been divided up by the first arrivals.

Xia Fa felt a toothache and wondered if the statues erected for him by the refugees and people at Putte Farm would be of any use when he became the ruler...

Because he won ten million acres of potato fields for the Kingdom of Augu, his statues are now everywhere on the Putet Farm, where those ten million acres of potato fields were built.

Some people even go to his statue to pray every day.

When Xia Fa first saw the news in the Augusta Morning Post, he was quite embarrassed, feeling that he was unworthy of his position.

After all, he was not a god, not even a ruler or an angel, and he could not hear the people praying to his statue.

But now, Xia Fa feels that these statues are still very useful!

I estimate that I will need the role of an "anchor" once I advance to the level of a demigod.

"It's a pity that the people of this world rely too much on secret abilities, which has led to slow scientific development. Otherwise, there would probably be quite a few statues of me around those ten million acres of oil fields..."

Xia Fa thought to himself jokingly, and even considered whether he should wait until his status and position were high enough before guiding the development of science, especially modern industrialization, in the Kingdom of Augu.

Just then, Marshal Gaius's words interrupted his thoughts.

"Octavian appeared out of nowhere, and the crisis ended just like that."

"He became an extraordinary monarch, and needed the people as an anchor at all times, so I simply let him continue to be the emperor, and I will just be my marshal."

"But no one could have predicted that the very next day after the Crimson Proxy announced that it would no longer help the Cloth Bag Dynasty, Emperor Williams of the Wave Moon Empire immediately turned around and allied with the Cloth Bag Dynasty."

"Then, the Cloth Bag Dynasty and the Wave Moon Empire joined forces to deal with our Augu Kingdom."

Xia Fa was slightly taken aback:

"This……"

Gaius shook his head and smiled:

"This is what they mean by 'there are no permanent friends, only permanent interests.' Think about it: the Crimson Agent has left, and the five pirate emperors at sea value freedom and adventure, and they would never ally with any nation. In this situation, which of the three nations on the Star Coin Continent is the strongest?"

Xia Fa suddenly realized:

"Is this our Augu Kingdom?"

Gaius nodded slightly:

“Indeed, back then, or rather, even now, we have a transcendent monarch, a ruler. As long as the Cloth Bag Dynasty and the Wave Moon Empire do not join forces, Octavian and I can wipe out their rulers of demigod rank or above within a day and bring their vast lands and hardworking people into the territory of the Augu Kingdom.”

As he spoke, a look of longing appeared on his face:

"In this situation, with the support of people from two more countries, I can sign a few more secret agreements!"

Shaphat was also moved by what He said, and suddenly realized that he had made a mistake in his thinking.

Exactly! Why bother looking for life-bearing planets in the universe that haven't established faiths or have superhuman beings? Especially when it's practically impossible to find them now.

If I were to become the ruler, I would be far stronger than the Emperor of Mystery. Then, wouldn't it be easy to conquer the Cloth Bag Dynasty and the Wave Moon Empire?

Since only rulers, angels, and demigods are qualified to participate in wars between superhumans, and it doesn't harm the common people, he is absolutely willing to participate.

"Interestingly, although the Cloth Bag Dynasty has been allied with the Wave Moon Empire for more than 600 years, the Cloth Bag Dynasty is always afraid that the Wave Moon Empire will give birth to another extraordinary monarch, and also afraid that the Crimson Agent will suddenly return to the Wave Moon Empire."

Xia Fa thought for a moment, then hesitated and said:

"Because if the Boyue Empire also has a transcendent monarch, the situation will become that our Augu Kingdom and the Boyue Empire join forces to conquer the Cloth Bag Dynasty, and then divide their land and people equally?"

Gaius laughed:

“Brilliant! That’s it. When we’re evenly matched with the Boyue Empire, neither of us will need to be too wary of the other, and naturally the Cloth Bag Dynasty will suffer. That’s how it is between nations; there are only interests, no allies.”

Xia Fa couldn't help but sigh, because it seemed to be true.

The main reason is that war does not harm the common people, and the rulers have no moral constraints, so what do they have to worry about?

But immediately, a new question arose in Xia Fa's mind:

"If that's the case, shouldn't the Augustus family and the Selene royal family have absolutely no animosity? Why would the Selene royal family have issued that law?"

What he was referring to was, of course, the law promulgated by the Selene royal family after Octavian ascended the throne, which stipulated that "any surname other than Selene is no longer exclusive to nobles, and commoners may also use it."

This very law has been regarded by the people for six hundred years and even now as a means for the Selene royal family to weaken the power of the Augustus family.

Because, over the past six hundred years, many commoners with the surname Augustus have indeed emerged in the Kingdom of Augustus.

Gaius's emerald eyes, however, took on a deeper meaning:

"Do you think that over the past six hundred years, since our Augustus family followed this law and began recruiting young people with the surname Augustus who were not of our blood but were exceptionally talented, our family has become weaker or stronger?"

Xia Fa was suddenly taken aback, and realized how brilliant this move was.

Yes! Although many people have started to use the surname Augustus, doesn't that mean that within the territory of the Augustus Kingdom, there will always be a continuous supply of outstanding young people for the Augustus family?