Can't I develop my own character?

As a result, after two days in there was still no news.

The Fire-Chasing Covenant still had two sixth-rank investigators, but Wei Nei wasn't prepared to take any more risks. Each high-ranking transcendent was extremely valuable. Even in the current imperial capital, aside from a seventh-rank court sorcerer, the only remaining deputy dean was Hai Nuo, the "neutral" vice president.

Most high-level transcendents are unwilling to serve the royal family. Basically, when they reach level five or above, they are more willing to pursue achievements in the path of faith and gain more powerful power than power and glory.

Therefore, in terms of the number of extraordinary people, the forces of the Gods' Church are actually more numerous. For example, the Cardinal of the Gate of Janus has a sixth-level threshold, and the top three are all seventh-level.

Because of the special nature of belief in God, the church is generally superior to the state, so even if those "wild" extraordinary people want to consider joining a force, they will give priority to the church.

This is also the reason why Ryan is eager to build a magician tower in the August Empire, using the empire's resources and the training of high-level extraordinary people as conditions to attract people with extraordinary talents to join, and slowly form his own stable extraordinary training base.

This is much better than the Fire Covenant recruiting people everywhere. Firstly, it can stabilize the output, and secondly, it can prevent the fire from accidentally recruiting traitors.

Loyalty! Loyalty is the most important thing. Ryan is most annoyed by traitors!

Just then, a guard walked in.

"Your Majesty, Earl Ryan has arrived."

Wei Nei nodded and said, "Kalin, take your men and guard this place. If anything happens, notify me immediately."

"Yes."

......

Grandpa Ryan drove all the way into the castle under the enthusiastic gaze of the people of Barron.

"I heard that Maganna has 100,000 cavalry and has already marched to the prairie!"

"What do you mean by attacking the prairie? They're colluding with the people of the prairie and plotting rebellion!"

"I've also heard that Maganna, despite commanding a hundred thousand troops, has only been defending and not attacking. She's passively fighting with the supplies given by the Empress and is even plotting a rebellion!"

"Is this true? I heard that Maganna was secretly trained by Her Majesty the Empress."

"Did you get kicked in the head by a donkey? How old is the Empress? How old is Magna? Magna was always going to fight for the throne. She was just forced by the situation and wasn't sure before."

"Shh! It's Earl Ryan. Speak softly so he can't hear you. He's Maganna's man!"

"What are you afraid of? This kind of treacherous villain will be dealt with by the Empress sooner or later!"

"..."

"..."

Ryan said to the guards around him: "Write down those who were loudly conspiring just now, and arrest them one by one and interrogate them later to find out who is spreading rumors recently."

"As ordered."

Enter the castle.

After the guard reported, 'Weinei' came over shortly afterwards.

She told Ryan about the crack in the ground.

"Blood God Space."

Ryan had a headache. This thing was too dangerous. Even a seventh-level transcendent would be in trouble. Once it broke out, the consequences would be unimaginable.

He had specifically asked Jonathan before, and the latter confirmed that the Bloody Hand Butcher was in that chaotic space.

However, because the chaotic space is actually connected, it may not be the same back then or now... right?

It seems more likely.

Come to think of it, when 'Xia Li' pretended to be the Bloody Hand Butcher, she was successful and was able to collect the power of the believers' sacrifices to her. Wouldn't the Bloody Hand Butcher keep this in mind?

"I feel like there might be someone secretly pushing this." 'Weinei' expressed her guess.

Because the old emperor's blood sacrifice was carried out there, she immediately thought of a person - Creed.

The latter has been secretly planning to destroy the Augustus Empire. Since he knew the existence of the chaotic space, it is impossible for him not to use it. In addition, the rumors that have gradually emerged within the empire recently show that there is definitely a connection between the two.

Ryan thought about the things he had heard along the way. He wondered how those people could have the guts to spread rumors like this. With Grand Duchess Maganna's reputation, who would dare to speak ill of her openly? "Don't you want your legs anymore? Cut off both legs and sit at the same table with the kids!"

From this perspective, those ordinary people are probably pretending to be here just to spread these rumors.

A powerful duke with a large army under his command, who also has the intention of rebellion, would naturally become a major concern for the emperor.

Using public opinion to stir up conflicts and kill someone with a borrowed knife is a good strategy.

Unfortunately, Creed never dreamed that 'Vene' was Ryan's man, so how could he attack the West Territory just because of this?

But it is still necessary to stop public opinion. Public opinion kills people, and three people make a tiger. Especially in the context of the extraordinary world, the spread of such public opinion is actually part of the power of the Lord of Weirdness. Once public opinion reaches a certain level, perhaps "public opinion becomes reality" will happen.

This incident is also recorded in the intelligence of the Gate of Janus.

A follower of the Lord of Trickery destroyed a kingdom with rumors, shocking the continent.

Of course, such a thing requires the right time, place and people. It is impossible to happen in the current Augustus Empire. At most, it will cause civil unrest for a while.

'Weine' has secretly investigated a base of the Eye of Dawn and Dusk, and plans to find the right time to launch a surprise attack to see if she can capture Creed, or at least get some relevant information about him.

Ryan had no choice but to accept this matter.

The enemy is in the dark, and they are in the light.

This is why the Eye of Dawn and Dusk is always hated. Enemies in the open are easy to deal with, but the rats in the dark are the most annoying.

"Are the supplies ready?" Ryan asked.

"It's ready and you can take it away at any time."

"That's fine."

Ryan planned to let the caravan set off with the supplies first, and then he would catch up later. Anyway, he had to observe the situation after reaching the western border before taking any action.

The barbarians were already starving, but they still needed a war, a victory, to make the Western barbarians completely give up the idea of ​​relying on force to seize supplies. Then his appearance would be the best time.

After spending some time with 'Vine', unfortunately 'Ina', the Home Minister, was dealing with other things. In the evening, Ryan left the castle and returned to the house.

He has a house in Barron.

After all, on the surface, Ryan is just an earl, so he is naturally not qualified to live in the castle of Her Majesty the Queen.

Well, I'll go there secretly at night.

But before that, he had to have a good talk with Dean Hainuo. It was such a waste to keep this super fighter in Barron.

As soon as he returned to the house, Ryan found someone following him around the corner.

At first, he thought that some "people with lofty ideals" wanted to assassinate him, a henchman of Maganna, to clear obstacles for the empire. However, it was not the case. Looking at the figure walking towards him, the other party slowly took off the black hood on his head, revealing a long-lost familiar face.

"Lord Ryan, long time no see." The other party said with a smile.

Ryan narrowed his eyes slightly: "Kesha, it's been a long time."

Keisha, Berman City, bookstore, the assistant Adler originally gave him.

But in fact, Kesha is from the Eye of Dawn and Dusk, secretly planning everything in Berman City.

It is obvious that Kesha and Creed are in the same group. When the Grand Duke got into trouble, Kesha disappeared with Creed.

"You are brave enough to appear before me." Things are different now. Although Ryan is only at level three, he is confident that he can compete with level five transcendents, not to mention that the character card of 'Xia Li' is available at any time.

"Haha~ Don't be so murderous. I came here with enough sincerity." Kaisha smiled slightly. "Don't you, Lord Ryan, want to know how to help Grand Duke Maganna overthrow the empress's rule and become the new emperor?"

Ryan scoffed. "Just you guys? If you were truly sincere, it should be that bastard Creed who would come looking for me. Of course, if he dared to show up, I would have him chopped up and fed to the dogs as payment for his betrayal of the Grand Duke."

"Lord Ryan is truly loyal to the Grand Duke." Kesha smiled nonchalantly. "Lord Creed won't show up, but he does have the sincerity to cooperate with Maganna again. Don't rush to refuse. You and I are just messengers. Perhaps you could talk to Maganna? I think she might be interested."

Ryan touched his chin and said, "Then tell me first, how can you help the Grand Duke?"

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A smile appeared in Kesha's eyes.

She knew that Ryan would not refuse. After all, the empress was becoming more and more powerful. In another year or two, 'Vene's' position would be more stable than that of the old emperor, and then Maganna would have no hope at all.

As Maganna's new "military advisor", as long as Ryan is not stupid, he will definitely consider this cooperation. After all, who else can help besides them?

"Won't you invite me in for a cup of tea?" Keisha said.

Ryan spread his hands and said, "Let's go to a nearby cafe. I'm afraid the Grand Duke might find out and misunderstand."

"Oh? I didn't realize Lord Ryan cared so much about the Grand Duke's opinion."

"Don't you care what your husband thinks? If you don't have a husband, just ignore what I said."

To be honest, Kesha has a good appearance and figure, but Ryan has no interest in her at all. Even if she takes off all her clothes and stands in front of him, she won't even raise her head to show respect. He always wants to beat this kind of old bitch to death.

But now he plans to take advantage of this opportunity to see if he can find Creed.

...

Iron Cross Street, cafe.

Ryan found an empty corner and they sat down.

Kesha quietly set up a magic barrier.

Ryan noticed that she was wearing a silver bracelet on her right hand. The bracelets were connected in a ring shape, with a magatama-like shape hanging in the middle. But if you look closely, it is actually the number '9'. However, most people would not associate it this way even if they saw it.

Even in the records of the Janus Gate about the Eye of Dawn and Dusk, the meaning of the number '9' is unknown. You can imagine how deep these old bastards are hiding.

But Kesha actually has this thing?

"Lord Ryan, I wonder if you have ever heard of the Hall of War."

"War Hall? Never heard of it."

"That is the core authority of the Blood Cult. It houses eight of the most mysterious and powerful war-travelling transcendents. The former Emperor of Augustus was also a member of the Hall of War."

"Oh?"

Ryan raised his eyebrows. This was the first time he knew about this.

However, the Blood Archbishop's growth to such a large extent was naturally not maintained by those guys who could only shout "Blood Sacrifice to the Blood God" and then ttk. Even if the people in the Temple of War were not the Chosen Ones, they should be very powerful hidden professions.

Come to think of it, it’s no wonder that the old emperor could mobilize the power of so many blood priests.

"so what?"

"Lord Creed has reached a cooperation agreement with one of the members of the Temple of War. As long as Maganna is willing, he will help her overthrow the rule of Queen Vene."

Ryan sneered: "Kesha, do you think I'm stupid? Using the power of the Blood Archbishop to fight the Emperor, will those lunatics listen to us? Besides, why would they help the Grand Duke? Why should you help?"

"They just want to avenge Emperor Kahn. As for Lord Creed, you can understand it as revenge against the Augustus royal family. Anyone can sit on the throne, except the Augustus royal family."

Kaisha finished speaking and chuckled, "You don't need to worry about this. Cooperation is based on mutual benefit. All you need to know is that Lord Creed holds no hostility towards Grand Duchess Maganna. Since they're not enemies, he naturally wouldn't go to such lengths to plot against her. This is the basis of our cooperation."

Ryan picked up his coffee and took a sip.

He was thinking about how likely it would be to dig out information about Creed if he tied up Kesa and locked her in the basement and interrogated her harshly.

The success rate is estimated to be no more than 30%, right?

After all, Creed's cunning nature had been experienced before, and if he really killed Kesa, the information about the Blood Archbishop would be completely cut off.

The members of the War Temple were probably at level seven, right? Ryan didn't believe in revenge at all. So what was the purpose of the War Temple getting involved in this dispute?

"Even if the Blood Archbishop helps, don't forget that the Janus Gate has a close relationship with the Empress. Once the War Temple takes action, the Janus Gate will inevitably get involved."

"So, this requires Grand Duke Maganna to step forward." Kaisha smiled slightly. "With the Grand Duke's position in the Hand of Darkness, as long as she says a word, there will naturally be a lot of people willing to help."

Oh!

Here it is.

Ryan suddenly realized.

Just tell me why Creed suddenly came to Maganna.

Is this going to cause a big fight in the Augustus Empire?

The Hand of Darkness, the Blood Archbishop, the Augustus Empire, the Gate of Janus, and the Eye of Dawn and Dusk that controls everything from behind the scenes, if this wave of chaos breaks out, Augustus will be crippled if not killed.

Arcadia will never miss such a good opportunity. As long as the Watcher Legion crosses the Northern Federation, attacking Augustus is inevitable.

"Mm, these old bastards of the Dawn and Dusk Eyes!"

and many more.

Why would Keisha tell him the plan so easily?

Ding bell~~

A sound of metallic collision suddenly rang out.