Mystery: Undead don't die from passing fire

"Adam?"

Russell frowned slightly. Anyone who has the ability to help the Lord of Steam hunt for hidden sages must also be a Sequence 0 True God.In today's world, there are not many people who can do this, but not many have the motivation.

The only thing Russell could think of was the Twilight Hermits and Adam.

Before his resurrection, Adam was already the true god of the visionary path, and even the eternal sun died at his hands.Today's Adam is most likely a dual-path true god. If he takes action, it is not surprising that the Lord of Steam can obtain the extraordinary characteristics of the Hidden Sage.

But this may not be good news for him.

It is true that in order to avoid being disturbed, the God of Steam and Machinery asked the Church of Steam to compromise and cooperate with him in rebuilding the Intis Empire.But once the God of Steam and Machinery completes his digestion, as a dual-channel true god, it may be difficult for him to tolerate Russell sharing authority with him. The conflict between them is almost doomed.

In other words, Russell must be promoted to Sequence 0 before then. Only in this way can he be qualified to compete with the God of Steam and Machinery!
And if you want to do this, you must use thunderous means.

With the full support of the Church of Steam, this is not difficult. The only problem is...

Russell looked at Bernadette with some struggle in his eyes.

Bernadette asked softly:

"Are you going to become the Black Emperor again?"

"Yes."

Russell was silent for a long time, nodded solemnly, and said in a deep voice:

"I have no choice!"

Bernadette's deep blue eyes moved slightly, as if she was caught in a long memory. Her voice was soft but without any emotion:
"I used to hate you."

In order to be promoted to the 'Black Emperor', you did too many things that went against the trend of the times and harmed innocent people. I cannot accept that my father, who is a hero in my mind, turned into a crazy tyrant..."

Russell remained silent, as if he didn't know how to explain.

But Bernadette's expression softened and she whispered:
"But this time, Dad, I'll support you, no matter what you do!"

Russell's madness in his later years was visible to the naked eye. He had almost completely lost his mind at that time. This was not because of anyone else, but because Bernadette saw it with her own eyes, so she turned her back on him and hated him.

But now, she understood his situation at that time, understood that he was suffering from despair, pain and loneliness, and understood that he was like a drowning man, just struggling instinctively and desperately.

So for such a long time, Bernadette has been regretting it.

Regret that if she could have noticed the contamination on Russell earlier, if she could have realized earlier that his madness was not his true thoughts, if she could have stayed with Russell instead of walking away... If she could be more sensible, maybe everything would be different now.

She couldn't solve Russell's pollution, but at least she could make her father not so lonely and desperate in his later years.

Russell's eyes were touched, and he looked at Bernadette with a complicated expression. After a long time, he shouted in a low voice:
"Bernadette."

"Huh?" The lady tilted her head in confusion, just like she did when she was a child.

"You have grown up." Russell's tone was filled with emotion and regret.

In his memory, Bernadette was still the well-behaved and considerate little cotton-padded jacket.

She has been beautiful, well-behaved, and smart since she was a child. She knows how to be filial to her old father, loves her younger brother, and loves her mother. Sometimes, she is very upright and seems a little silly.Several times, he secretly cheated and teased Bernadette while playing chess or games with her, but she didn't even notice.

Such a temper made it difficult for her to accept the things he did in his later years, and now all of this can be blamed on the 'Fallen Mother Goddess' and blamed on His pollution. At this point, Russell even had to thank Him.

However, Bernadette could forgive him for what he had done.But that's because all of this was pushed to the 'Fallen Mother Goddess' - everything he did was caused by the pollution of the 'Fallen Mother Goddess', and it was all the 'Fallen Mother Goddess' fault!
But this does not mean that Bernadette will support him to become the Black Emperor again, because in Bernadette's eyes, this may be equivalent to repeating the same mistakes.

So from the beginning, Russell did not expect Bernadette to support him.

Even the reason why Bernadette came back, in Russell's opinion, was probably to dissuade him.

It wasn't until Bernadette said the words "I will support you" herself that Russell suddenly realized that her daughter had really grown up!
Faced with her old father's gratifying compliment, Bernadette said nothing, but said softly:
"But I still don't like war."

Russell immediately raised his hands and solemnly promised:
"There won't be a war, I promise."

Regardless of whether Intis, who had just experienced a war and was defeated, could support him in launching another war.To put it another way, even if Intis had the power to start a war, who could he start a war with?

The Feysac Empire has been completely taken over by the Church of the Night, and the Kingdom of Feneport has also turned against them. Looking at the northern continent, they are all their own people. How can we fight this?Is it possible to launch a war against the indigenous people of the Southern Continent?It's not impossible, it's just not necessary.

After all, 'war' is the main theme of the 'Red Priest' path, not the 'Black Emperor' path. 0
Of course, the absence of war does not mean that there will be no bloodshed.

After all, what Russell is doing now is actually a restoration coup against the republic, and how can a coup be bloodless?

Bernadette was obviously mentally prepared for this, so she was not prepared to stop Russell.

Just like Russell said, she has grown up and is no longer the innocent person she once was.

Become more rational and more utilitarian.

Russell was a little relieved. His daughter's understanding made him very happy, but inexplicably a little sad. He still missed the caring little cotton-padded jacket he once had.

Snapped!
The knife cut through the steak and landed lightly on the porcelain dinner plate, making a crisp sound.

The sound was not loud, but it seemed extremely noisy in the quiet atmosphere, and even seemed to be intentional.

Russell and Bernadette looked at the source of the sound at the same time, but the initiator himself was not aware of it at all, and he just had time to bring a piece of cut steak to his mouth.

Russell immediately glared, looking as if he was furious. Didn't he see that your father was communicating with your sister?Are you making trouble here?

Bonova swallowed the juicy steak in his mouth, and faced Russell's angry expression, still looking confused.

What does your chat have to do with him?
Seeing his son's appearance, Russell lost most of his anger and let out a long sigh:
"never mind."

Why would he care about this with a person who doesn't understand people's hearts?
After all, doesn’t Bonova have his own reasons for becoming like this?

Russell pushed the plate with the roasted leg of lamb in front of Bonova and said in a gentle tone:
"eat more."

Bonois did not refuse, picked up the roasted lamb leg, brought it to his mouth, and took a bite.

The rich meat juice then came out, with a slightly hot feeling, baptizing his mouth.

Russell has always had complicated feelings about Bonova.

On the one hand, he is indifferent, disappointed, and hateful, but on the other hand, he occasionally cares secretly. He still remembers that Bonova was really cute when he was a child, in the first few years after he was born... If it weren't for the interference of the Lord of Steam, he would have been too. He is his great son, not an angel without emotions.

When Russell thought of this, his expression suddenly became gloomy.

The God of Steam and Machinery is seeking to be promoted to the True God of the dual pathways, but he does not need all the extraordinary characteristics of the 'hermit' pathway. He only needs uniqueness and one of the sequence 1 extraordinary characteristics.In other words, there will be two copies of the extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 1 'Emperor of Knowledge'.The extraordinary properties of these two Sequence 1 copies will be handed over to the two angels of the Church of Steam, Bonova and Caul, as expected.

Russell turned his attention to Bonova and asked:

"You just said that the Church of Steam will fully support me, right?"

"Yes."

Bonoit put down the roasted leg of lamb and nodded slightly.

Russell immediately said:

"I want two copies of the extraordinary characteristics of the 'Emperor of Knowledge', and I want them now!"

While the Lord of Steam can still send down the oracle, he must make the request early to prevent the other party from pretending to be dead!

Bonova was silent for two seconds and then said:

"I will ask my lord for instructions."

Russell said without hesitation:

"Please ask for permission now, I will only give you 1 minute."

He has to decide on this extraordinary characteristic, whether the Lord of Steam gives it to him or not!

Bonova quickly received the oracle, looked at his father, and asked:
"What price can you pay?"

"What price do I have to pay?"

Russell sneered and sneered: "Tell the Lord of Steam, you don't want to see the Church of Steam wiped out by me, right?"

Bernadette's eyes were a little subtle, but Bonois had no reaction and just told the truth.

The threat was apparently quite successful.

Since the Lord of Steam wants to digest the uniqueness of the 'hermit' path, he will inevitably be affected by the 'initial' resurrection, which means that he has to spend more energy to suppress the original will.

And in this way, He will not be able to send down the oracle and take care of the Steam Church.

And the Church of Steam, which is only in Sequence 2, is clearly unable to defeat Russell, who is in Sequence 1. If Russell really wants to destroy the Church of Steam even if both sides are harmed, then the Lord of Steam will have to face a difficult choice -

Either give up 'digestion' and use the power of the gods to suppress Russell.

But in this case, all previous efforts will be wasted.

Not only will the 'original' will be further revived, but the digestion of the 'hermit' path will also have to start from scratch.

Or the Lord of Steam could choose to fully digest the 'hermit' path first, but the result would be that the Church of Steam is annihilated by Roselle.

In this way, the Lord of Steam is likely to be annihilated because of the Church of Steam, causing him to lack enough 'anchor' to fight against divinity. His humanity will be crushed and become the 'original' resurrected body.

Of course, the Lord of Steam can also choose to take action against Russell before he begins to digest the 'hermit' approach, nipping the threat in the bud - this is just the current optimal solution, as long as the person who raised the problem is solved, There won't be any problems.

But the problem is that the angel of sequence 1 is not so easy to kill, even if he is the true god of sequence 0.

What's more, Russell is not alone. He has the support of other true gods behind him.

If the Lord of Steam attacks him rashly, the final result is likely to be a divine war.But before digesting the 'hermit' pathway and becoming a dual-pathway true god, the divine war is undoubtedly what the Lord of Steam wants to avoid.

Otherwise, He would not have sent down an oracle to let the Church of Steam compromise with Roselle.

This oracle seems to be a sign of goodwill, and it is also a sign of submission. The Lord of Steam obviously does not want to cause trouble.

And since the Lord of Steam's weakness has been found, of course he has to hit the snake with a stick!
Bonova closed his eyes for a long time, then slowly opened his eyes and said calmly:

"Our Lord promised to give you one copy of the extraordinary characteristics of the 'Emperor of Knowledge', and the other copy has been given to me. If you want, I can give you this one too."

"Tsk."

Russell was immediately unhappy. The God of Steam and Machinery was still doing the same thing and would only threaten him with his son.

"Just one portion."

Russell stretched out his hand towards Bonova and said calmly: "Give it to me now."

Bonova did not shy away from praying to the God of Steam and Machinery on the spot.

Soon, an illusory ball of light appeared in his palm.

Bernadette subconsciously looked at the ball of light. The ball of light seemed to be composed of illusory symbols one after another. Each symbol contained a huge amount of knowledge, which made people inevitably yearn for it and greedily desire it. With this knowledge, even if this knowledge is enough to burst their heads!
Russell took the ball of light from Bonova and threw it to Bernadette.

Russell said in a deep voice:

"Prepare the ceremony as soon as possible."

"it is good."

Bernadette nodded silently. She vaguely understood what her father wanted to do.

Russell looked at Bonova quietly. He once again obtained the extraordinary characteristics of the 'Emperor of Knowledge' through prayer.The latter handed the Beyonder Characteristics to Russell with an extremely calm expression, as if he was not shaken by the Sequence 1 Beyonder Characteristics.

Russell stared closely at his son and did not pick him up.

The extraordinary characteristics of two copies of Sequence 1 are enough to support the birth of a King of Angels.

But even the King of Angels cannot compete with the dual-path True God.

Therefore, it makes no sense to let Bernadette refine two copies of Sequence 1 extraordinary characteristics.

In contrast, as long as he can kill the God of Steam and Machinery, the extraordinary characteristics of the 'Perfector' and 'Hermit' paths will fall into his hands. By then, Bernadette can completely take the 'Perfector' path and become a god!

Of course, Russell knew that it would not be easy to kill the Lord of Steam.He needs to return to Sequence 0 first, and then use the 'Judge' path to become a dual-path True God. Only in this way can he compete with the Lord of Steam and hope to kill the opponent!
Don't ask why you must kill the Lord of Steam, because Russell is very vindictive!
He still vividly remembers the feud that happened more than 100 years ago!
"30 years in Hedong, 30 years in Hexi."

"You, the Lord of Steam, can sit on the throne of the God of All Machines, but my daughter, Russell, can't?"