Klein's plan was to enter the "Hall of Honesty" in Grossell's Travels and summon "0-08" there.
By using the "0-08" scoreline, Zarathustra made a mistake, creating an opportunity to escape.
Just as Klein was running wildly through the sea of his subconscious, he saw the "Sage" clone again, wearing a hood and whose face was not visible.
He was sitting leisurely on an imaginary rock, holding a fishing rod, fishing in the ocean of his subconscious.
The "Sage" clone seemed to sense Klein's gaze and said without looking up, "We meet again."
Klein suddenly stopped: "Can you offer me some assistance?"
"Your opportunity lies in the 'Hall of Honesty'." The "Sage" avatar remained silent. "Remember, danger truly strikes when you think you're safe. But I won't offer any help, because that's both danger and opportunity."
Klein paused for a moment, thanked him, and continued running towards the "Hall of Honesty".
At this moment, the "sage" clone raised his head, revealing a face composed of streams of information beneath his hood: "The timing is just right."
Odis did not leave immediately. Instead, relying on his identity as the "Dark Favorite," he appeared invisibly on a building in the distance of the Memorial Day Square.
He looked at the chaotic scene around the high platform in the square, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.
At that moment, his spirit realized that today's actions were in accordance with the ritual for ascending to angelhood, and that he had averted a high-level catastrophe—the final obstacle to his ascension.
Grosser's Travels, in the "Hall of Honesty".
Klein's right hand kept reaching out into the void ahead, once, twice, three times, until finally his right hand suddenly sank, pulling out a slightly dim, classic quill pen.
"0-08"!
Klein quickly turned to the wall to write down the "story" he had already come up with.
Suddenly, the "0-08" that was about to be written disappeared, vanishing before reaching its limit!
Klein was surprised: What's going on?
He then discovered that the "Hall of Honesty" was extremely quiet, and no one was expressing their inner thoughts.
With a sudden inspiration, Klein turned around and saw that the ancient stone pillar where the "Dragon of Imagination" had landed had somehow transformed into a cross hundreds of meters high.
Inside the "Hall of Honesty," there were rows of black chairs with backrests, but only one person was praying.
With his eyes closed, he sat in the center of the first row, wearing a rather simple white robe, with a light golden beard that covered the lower half of his face, holding a silver cross pendant in his hands, his expression gentle and calm.
Adam!
Klein had no idea when he arrived.
At that moment, Adam raised his head, revealing clear eyes: "You can go now."
"Wait a minute."
Adam and Klein were drawn to the voice and looked toward the entrance to the Hall of Honesty.
The "Sage" clone, carrying a fishing rod and standing on a cloud, was seen rapidly drifting towards them.
Klein was completely stunned, because he had only ever seen the "riding the clouds" maneuver in TV dramas.
Adam's warm expression changed, revealing a hint of surprise: "What are you doing here?"
The "Sage" avatar chuckled in a deep voice: "Why can't I be here?"
He paused, then said, "Old friend, long time no see!"
Klein was momentarily at a loss for how to react: the "Sage" and Adam were actually old friends.
At this moment, Adam's expression suddenly turned ferocious: "It's you again!"
Klein felt that Adam was like someone with a split personality; the Adam he knew now was not the same kind-faced Adam he had met before.
Then he recalled some information that Odis had previously revealed at the Tarot meeting and immediately realized that Adam's condition might not be as good as it seemed. Within him, a part of Adam's consciousness was occupied by the spiritual remnants of what he didn't know—whether it was the "Dragon of Imagination" or some other deity.
The "sage" clone said again: "Old friend, it's been a long time."
"But I'm sorry, now is not the time for reminiscing. As before, I choose to help Grisha."
"As for the reason, I said it back in the First Era: you are too cold-hearted, and the 'First Creator' doesn't actually like this kind of cold-heartedness."
The "fierce Adam" wanted to say something more, but his expression quickly softened, and he returned to his usual Adam: "He hasn't shown up for a long time."
Klein, who was standing to the side, immediately understood what the other party meant. The lingering mental energy had not been suppressed for a long time.
"This is a good opportunity," said the "Sage" avatar. "By the Fifth Epoch, both he and the one who occupies the 'Source Castle' will be extremely weak."
The "He" mentioned by the doppelganger refers to the "original God," and even the names "the Sage" and Adam should be mentioned as little as possible.
During the Fourth Age, Adam didn't even dare to think about becoming a god, because it was easy for the "original" to awaken within him at the moment of becoming a god.
The "Sage" clone smiled and said, "Our previous efforts have paid off. He was killed once at the end of the Third Era and then split into four. Now he is at his weakest and is completely unable to fight against you."
As he spoke, he casually tossed aside his fishing rod: "So, back in the Fifth Age, I've been waiting here, waiting for this very moment to completely pull out the 'him' part from inside you."
Adam asked, "How do we seal it?"
The "Sage" looked behind the massive cross, at the bronze gate at the end of the passage: "'The Imaginary Dragon' has already found the location for the seal."
Adam gave a warm smile: "You kept this plan from me?"
"Keeping it from you is the same as keeping it from 'him'."
Klein watched the two talking, and since no one was telling him to leave, he listened quietly.
There is obviously a huge secret hidden here. Even if you don't understand it now, it doesn't matter. You can analyze it slowly when you have time. And if you talk to Odis, you should be able to figure out what they want to do.
Adam then asked, "Are you sure?"
"If we just pull 'him' out, I'm not really confident." The "Sage" clone said, "But if we also pull out the 'excess parts' in my body, I'm confident."
Adam smiled warmly and said, "Wisdom from the East."
"Time is limited, let's begin." The "Sage" clone raised his hand, and a vortex with clear light appeared in the sky above the ocean of collective consciousness: "First, I will borrow the status and power of the original body."
Within the clear vortex, a phantom wilderness unfolds.
On the building in the distance from Memorial Day Square.
As Odis was about to leave after watching the spectacle, he suddenly trembled, feeling as if the power of the "wilderness of knowledge" was surging up, like a tide rushing into the real world.
Odis was surprised, because he was not using the power of the "Wilderness of Knowledge" at this moment.
The key issue is that he currently has no way of drawing upon such a vast amount of power from the "wilderness of knowledge"!
Just as he was trying to control the "wilderness of knowledge," he suddenly sensed that this power was orderly and that he was being drawn into an illusory vortex.
The next second, Odis saw a phantom wilderness with a clear, bright light appear above the outskirts of Backlund, where a young Zarathustra, with a full beard and wearing a black robe, stood guard beside Grosser's Travels.
Looking at the illusory wilderness that suddenly appeared in the sky, there seemed to be many illusory figures wandering in it.
Get away from that travelogue as soon as possible. A few days ago, he saw the phantom of "Source Castle" over Backlund, and now he has seen the phantom of "Wilderness of Knowledge".
This time, a strong, ominous premonition welled up in his heart.
In the city of Backlund.
A half-human, half-Byron with gentler features, suddenly turned his head to look at the sky.
This is precisely why Klein had to abandon the Mystic Enzo during the battle just now.
He reached into his pocket and took out a monocle made of crystal, then put it on his eye.
That's right, this abandoned puppet was "picked up" by Amon's advanced clone. At this moment, Amon is using the connection between the puppet and his main body to search for Klein's whereabouts.
After putting on the monocle, the advanced clone could immediately see the situation in the air.
He smiled and said, "The bearded man is indeed in Backlund."
The Red Gloves office building in North Backlund.
Leonard, who was half-reclining on the sofa reading files, heard the "old man" inside him, Palez Zoroaster, say, "Hurry, hurry, get to the window."
Leonard paused for a moment, then quickly jumped up and went to the window.
He first glanced at the street outside, then at the sky, but found nothing unusual.
"Stop looking around," Pales said. "Look at the sky outside."
Leonard's vision suddenly darkened, as if a filter had appeared there.
At the same time, Leonard also saw what was happening in the air, where a phantom wilderness had appeared, and in the wilderness, there seemed to be phantom figures moving about.
Looking at the movements and positions of those figures, Leonard felt that the scene was very familiar.
After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Old man, what is that?"
"I can't tell you now," Pales said with a chuckle. "Without my help, you would be contaminated even if you just glanced at it, or even just heard its name."
Leonard looked up at the sky and exclaimed, "That's amazing!"
He suddenly remembered that yesterday he had gone to a large factory because of a case, and the way the workers were working was somewhat similar to the movements and arrangement of those illusory figures.
Thinking about this, he laughed. He felt that something so high-end should have symbolic meaning in the actions of the figures inside, so how could it be the same as factory workers?
In an ordinary hotel in the suburbs of Backlund, in an ordinary room, there was an ordinary-looking old man wearing a gray-white robe.
His hair was completely white, his face had few wrinkles, and his expression was gentle.
This is one of the earliest masters of mysticism, who invented Hermes, a language that belongs to the extraordinary realm of humankind!
Today his task is to assist George III in becoming a god, but when he received the task, he observed that Adam's willingness to help George III was not so strong anymore, because whether George III became a god or not would not affect Adam's plan much.
So Hermes was just a spectator today, only showing his face when the battle began.
Hermes saw the "wilderness of knowledge" in the sky and suddenly smiled: "The pace of return has quickened, and the mission that has lasted for nearly two eras is finally coming to an end."
Grosser's Travels, in the "Hall of Honesty".
The power of the "wilderness of knowledge" descended, causing the "sage" clone to suddenly swell to a size larger, and then transform into a constantly rolling stream of information.
Adam lowered his hands and, after reassuring himself several times, completely relaxed.
The next second, this "King of Angels" also turned into a stream of information.
Klein was taken aback, realizing that Adam trusted the "Sage" implicitly, becoming part of the information flow without any resistance.
It's like handing over one's life completely to the "sage's" avatar.
The stream of information from the "Sage's" clone suddenly flashed with a clear light, and two yin-yang fish, one black and one white, appeared beside Adam!
Mysterious Reappearance: The Tai Chi Diagram!
Klein rubbed his eyes, wondering if he was dreaming. He actually saw the yin and yang fish forming a Tai Chi pattern!
This pattern has a soft, sacred glow, and looks ancient and profound, with a natural beauty.
As the Tai Chi diagram slowly rotated, the surrounding space seemed to tremble. Klein even had the illusion that the whole world was being stirred up by this simple pattern.
At this moment, one information stream from each of the two streams of information—the "Sage's" clone and Adam's—drifted toward the Tai Chi diagram.
These two information streams seemed reluctant, shaking themselves and unwilling to enter the Tai Chi diagram.
However, thanks to the power provided by the "wilderness of knowledge," the level and status of the "sage" avatar changed instantly. The radiance within him became even brighter, and he quickly sent one end of each of the two information streams into the Taiji diagram.
Immediately afterwards, these two information streams tried to pull back to the main body, but under the influence of the Tai Chi diagram, the pulling force of the "Sage" clone's information stream became the force that pulled Adam's information stream away from the body.
The force pulling between the information stream on Adam's body and his original body became the force that pulled the information stream of the "Sage" clone away from his body.
The two information streams pulled at each other, and the "force" grew stronger and stronger. After the second information stream was pulled out, a third and a fourth stream followed.
Until a clear, radiant light surrounded by a stream of information was pulled out from the "Sage's" avatar, and at the same time a phantom water ball wrapped in a stream of information was pulled out from Adam's body.
They struggled desperately, but the more they struggled, the faster they entered the Tai Chi diagram.
That radiant light roared: "I am the First Creator! I am immortal! You cannot kill me! You cannot kill me!"
The "sage" clone, still a mass of information flow, said: "Stop bragging. At most, you are just an 'intelligent reactor' created in the 'initial' stage. In my opinion, you are no different from artificial intelligence."
The bright light still roared, "I will return, and you cannot stop our merging."
"When you come back, you will find that you have nowhere to go," the "sage" clone said. "Soon after, another part of you will also be sealed by another me."
The clear, radiant light knew exactly what this creature was capable of, and it roared in resentment, "No!"
The next second, it disappeared into the Tai Chi diagram.
Immediately afterwards, the "illusory water mass" pulled out of Adam's body also entered the Tai Chi diagram with a helpless roar. The two Yin-Yang fish that make up the Tai Chi diagram stopped rotating, and everything around seemed to fall into a state of stillness.
Then the "Sage" clone's appearance changed back to that of someone wearing a hood, and Adam transformed from an information stream into a kind-faced priest.
The "Sage" clone stretched out his right hand and pushed forward, and the Tai Chi diagram immediately followed suit and moved forward.
Pushing the Tai Chi diagram slowly and steadily, they arrived at the passage behind the giant cross, maintaining the seal on the Tai Chi diagram while...
Reaching out his left hand towards the "wilderness of knowledge" in the "air," a clear ball of light arrived in his left hand.
Then, the clear ball of light transformed into thin threads and disappeared into the bronze gate at the end of the passage, which was decorated with intricate patterns and mystical symbols.
The two bronze doors immediately emitted a jade-green glow.
Oh dear~
A crack appeared in the bronze gate.
Klein, who was in the distance, suddenly felt stiff and cold all over, as if every cell was about to become an independent individual.
As the gap in the bronze gate widened, a stream of ethereal water flowed out from within.
The stream of water formed a blurry human figure, silently watching the "Sage" avatar and Adam, as if the being that created everything was observing the work.
The illusory humanoid figure took a step forward, and the Tai Chi diagram blocking the way visibly shook. The radiant light and illusory water masses that had been sealed inside were partially revealed from the black and white yin-yang fish, as if they had gained the strength to break free from the seal.
The "Sage" clone took a deep breath, clearly under immense pressure.
Once again, it grasped at the "wilderness of knowledge" and seized another surge of power, which formed an ancient bronze bell in front of the Tai Chi diagram.
The bronze bell is surrounded by nitrogen-filled air, giving it an ancient and weighty feel, much like a yin-yang symbol. However, unlike the yin-yang symbol, it exudes a very majestic aura.
Mysterious Reappearance: The Eastern Emperor Bell!
Thump~
As the melodious bell tolled, the blurry human figure formed by the flowing water in front of the bronze gate was instantly frozen in place by the sound of the bell.
Klein, standing in the distance, felt a sense of clarity and unprecedented peace.
Even Adam breathed a sigh of relief.
Taking advantage of the moment the blurry humanoid figure was stunned, the "Sage" clone raised his hand, and the Tai Chi diagram swiftly moved forward, obscuring the blurry figure.
Along with the clear light and illusory water clusters that were struggling to break free of their restraints, they were also pushed into the bronze gate.
Oh dear~
The gate closed, gradually revealing the true color of bronze, and the patterns and mystical symbols that served as the seal reappeared.
The "Sage" clone then placed another seal on the outside of the passage, causing it to disappear. He then said to Adam, "That's enough."
He then glanced at the "wilderness of knowledge" in the "sky": "I will merge with my original body, and the 'sage' will disappear completely."
Klein was taken aback, not quite understanding what was going on.
Adam replied, "Congratulations."
The "Sage" clone smiled and said to Klein, who was hiding in the distance, "When you get back, you can tell your friends everything that happened here!"
Then the figure gradually faded away, saying to Adam, "This characteristic will be taken away by the night through the passage I opened."
"The special ability you possess is about to come in handy."
Adam seemed quite relaxed at this point: "You're still so cautious."
"More than a thousand years is too long." The "sage" clone was almost transparent: "I'm not sure if either of you will have a problem."
After he finished speaking, his figure disappeared completely.
Where he disappeared, a phantom sphere of light appeared. Before Klein could see what the sphere looked like, it vanished as if erased with an eraser.
Then the vortex in the "sky" disappeared, and the desolate wilderness with its clear light also vanished.
On the building in the distance from Memorial Day Square.
Odis saw that the "wilderness of knowledge" in the sky had disappeared, and he felt that he had regained control of this source.
However, he could clearly sense that the "wilderness of knowledge" seemed to have undergone some changes. He couldn't quite put his finger on the specific changes, but in short, it was not quite the same as before.
He quickly "recreated" Suzaku and left Backlund.
Back in Azshara, Odis lay down in an armchair in his room and immediately entered the "Wilderness of Knowledge".
In the "wilderness of knowledge," the "intelligent puppets" are working tirelessly, producing "extraordinary puppets" and "extraordinary weapons."
This production line is extremely important to Odis at present. Fortunately, the "Knowledge Wilderness" just manifested in the real world.
It appears that it has had no impact internally.
In Grosser's Travels, there is a "Hall of Honesty".
Adam looked at Klein, who had been watching the whole time: "Besides telling Odis what happened here, you should also tell him that when he is promoted, he should call my name three times in a row, and I will protect him so that he can be promoted smoothly."
His expression was as warm as before: "As payment for delivering the message, you will be able to escape more easily from here on out."
Before Klein could even express his gratitude, he suddenly felt himself being rejected by the combined forces of the "Hall of Honesty," the "City of Miracles," and the collective ocean of the world in the book. He involuntarily floated up and flew away.
During this process, he saw Adam return to the front of the row of seats and sit down, silently praying before the huge cross.
Having left the ocean of collective consciousness, a virtual door silently appeared, and the world in the book began to reject Klein.
Back in the real world, because Zarathustra had just distanced himself from the Travels of Zarathustra in order to avoid the "wilderness of knowledge," Klein had the opportunity to enter the gaps in history.
The travelogue seemed to be ignored by everyone, and in the end, no one knew who took it away.
After Klein entered the historical void, Zarathustra gave chase.
Klein raced forward through the gaps in history, and suddenly remembered a prophecy left by the "Sage's" avatar.
That was when he, Odis, Leonard, and "Justice" were exploring "The Travels" together. After learning that the "Sage's" avatar had been released from the ocean of collective consciousness, he and Odis entered "The Travels" for the second time.
The ascetic Snowman said that the "wise man" left him a prophecy: the paths of destiny always intersect unexpectedly, and when you need to run fast, you will know the truth.
This encounter with the "Sage" was indeed beyond Klein's expectations, and it was during his frantic run that he learned of the "Sage's" avatar's purpose in the "Travelogue".
Unfortunately, the "wise man's" prophecy did not explain how he escaped his predicament.
Klein used the gaps in history to evade Zarathustra and erased his traces three times with "Angel's Embrace" before quietly returning to Backlund, which was probably the safest place at the moment.
He changed his appearance, found a hotel in the bridge area, and booked a room.
After entering the room, Klein breathed a sigh of relief, just about to rest and regain his spiritual energy.
Suddenly, Klein's body trembled, and he froze on the spot.
A figure had appeared on the chair in the room sometime earlier. He was of medium build and was a mixed-race individual of Rune and Byron.
It was Enzo, the "winner," whom Klein had previously lost.
The puppet was wiping its monocle. As if sensing Klein's gaze, it put the monocle back on its eye socket and said, "Don't throw the puppet around, or it will be tracked."
Shocked, Klein recalled the prophecy made by the "sage's" avatar not long ago: danger only comes when you think it is safe.
Now Klein realized that the "real danger" the other party was referring to was Amon.
This left him somewhat helpless: Couldn't they have given him some more specific hints?
Lenburg, Aisara.
Odis and Bernadette reviewed the day's events and confirmed that George III had died during the ascension ceremony.
But where did the uniqueness of the "Black Emperor" and the three Sequence 1 properties go?
Finally, Odis said, "This operation meets the requirements of the promotion ceremony."
Bernadette asked, "When do you plan to get promoted?"
She was completely unfazed by Odis's rapid rise to power.
"Wait two more days." Odis took a deep breath. "My intuition tells me it's best to wait a few more days before advancing."
Actually, he was guarding against a surprise attack by Rune. In this operation to sabotage George III, Bernadette was the "mysterious queen," who was very mysterious and powerful, and difficult to find.
Klein was kidnapped by Amon and taken to the "Forsaken Land," where Triss died.
Only Odis "cannot escape," because he is Remenberg's new president!
Remburg had a large number of his subordinates and confidants. Even if he couldn't find Odis here, he could still kill a group of his subordinates to vent his anger.
As for Klein's encounter with Amon, Odis did not intend to offer any help, because Klein had also gained quite a bit from this encounter.
It was a situation where danger and opportunity coexisted, and in the end, he managed to escape safely from Amon's clutches.
In addition, Odis had to take care of his own affairs first. He summoned Elbera to Azshara and signed two presidential decrees that left his subordinates somewhat puzzled. The first decree conferred the title of duke upon Lady Gustav and Lady Stiano.
This was actually a power reserved for the king, but Odis's subordinates had no objection to the presidential decree itself or the procedure. They just didn't know who the two ladies were or what contributions they had made to Remburg.
Odis then convened an internal meeting and told his extraordinary subordinates that the two were angels, one being the eldest daughter of Emperor Roselle and the other a relative of a certain god.
The extraordinary subordinates immediately understood that the president wanted these two high-ranking extraordinary individuals to protect Remburg.
Celt, having learned the inside story, was even somewhat excited, because he had heard that both the Loen royal family and the Feneport royal family had angels.
Moreover, it seems that all four major countries have angels, but the "Central and Southern Countries" do not.
Now that Lunburg suddenly has two angels, his prestige in the extraordinary world will be greatly enhanced. He even thought about announcing this to other countries in front of royal palaces or presidential palaces.
The explanation given to the public was that one of them was a descendant of Emperor Rosell the Great, and the other was a descendant of an ancient family, both of whom had quietly made many contributions to "rebuilding Remnburg".
Odis's second decree was that the feud between humans and other races had been settled during the Third Age, and that elves, giants, and vampires would be legal citizens of Remburg as long as they appeared in the country.
The news was also published in the newspaper, but in an inconspicuous place.
When ordinary people see this, they find it a bit strange. Some even think it's a political joke or a decree expressing the president's determination.
Odis offered no explanation for this, and then issued a secret presidential decree allowing the recruitment of wild extraordinary individuals in the name of the Remnburg government or the "Sword of Dawn".
The Remnburg Coup drew the attention of politicians worldwide to this small country, while many extraordinary individuals knew that a pirate group had seized power, given that Odis Gar's bounty had appeared in the Raging Sea before the rise of Vorte.
The extraordinary individuals both looked down on this small country and envied it.
In any case, "Dawnbreaker" is already quite famous in the Extraordinary Realms, and now Bazel and Rupert can use this organization to recruit some Sequence 7 Extraordinary individuals.
At this moment, Odis hoped that all his extraordinary subordinates would contribute to this recruitment.
There are enough extraordinary individuals in Remnantburg now, but Odis is preparing for the next expansion, which will require even more extraordinary power. Therefore, we need to prepare in advance.
On Sunday evening, just as Odis was about to rest, a warning suddenly came from her spirit.
Without hesitation, he immediately jumped out of bed, grabbed the "Guzman Staff" from the bedside table, and jumped out of the window.
As he ran out, he allowed his spirituality to permeate the entire presidential palace, sending signals to Bernadette and Ellebella.
But the instant he leaped out of the window, he saw Bernadette, wearing the "Pale Death" costume, already standing on a corner of the top of the presidential palace, and floating in mid-air diagonally above her was a man with black hair, blue eyes, a thick beard, and a rather solemn expression.
That was William I, the "Founder" of Ruen.
The two men stood there silently facing each other, neither showing any intention of making the first move.
Because they had just fought yesterday, they were well aware of each other's strength.
Even if a battle were to break out, it would be difficult to determine a winner in a short period of time.
On another corner of the presidential palace rooftop was Elbera, and opposite her, on the top of a distant building, was an elderly man with little beard and gray hair.
This is the first Duke of Southwell of Rune!
Behind Duke Nanville were three demigods, including Georgina, who stood there without immediately launching an attack, because they did not expect that there was another angel in Azshara.
And this angel clearly also supports Odis.
At this moment, the two demigods of the Stiano family also noticed the standoff and rushed to the presidential palace.
Odis watched Duke Nanville and his men silently. He knew very well that there would be no battle this time.
Just as Odis had predicted, the standoff lasted for more than half a minute before the Duke of Nanville left with three demigods, followed by William I.
Their original plan was for William I to hold Bernadette back while the Duke of Southville led a surprise attack to kill Odice as quickly as possible.
However, the plan failed from the start because two angels supported Lenburg, and angels from the Church of Knowledge would soon arrive; if they didn't leave quickly, it would be very dangerous.
After the other party left, Odis smiled. What had just happened was not just a simple confrontation between angels, but was equivalent to the "founding event" of Remnantburg.
From then on, Rune no longer dared to treat Lundburg as a small country.
On Monday morning, a major event occurred: the Republic of Intis declared war on Ruen, and large-scale fighting has already taken place between the two sides in the central highlands.
Officials and civilians in Lundburg realized that Rune was in danger this time, having to withstand the attack of two great powers alone.
At this time, the Royal Family of Ruen extended an invitation to President Odis to attend the coronation ceremony of the new king.
Although Mandy, Celtic, and others were unaware of the events surrounding George III's ascension ceremony, they all advised Odis to carefully consider his trip abroad, suggesting that if necessary, the King of Remenberg should go in his place.
Firstly, this is perfectly reasonable from a ceremonial standpoint. Although the current King of Rehnborg is a puppet ruler, he is legally entitled to participate in the coronation ceremony of a great power.
After Rune's defeat in the future, Lunburg, as Rune's ally, will certainly be purged by the Fusak Empire and the Republic of Intis.
If those two great powers use Odis to participate in King Rune's coronation ceremony and attack Odis at the negotiating table, Runeburg will be in a very passive position.
The coronation ceremony was a special occasion. As long as Odis attended, it meant that he supported King Rune and the Rune royal family. It was an important political event.
If the king were to attend on his behalf, it wouldn't be a breach of etiquette for Rune, and besides, after Rune's defeat...
The Remnburg government could easily claim that it was the king's personal act and did not represent the Remnburg government, thus absolving itself of responsibility.
What they didn't know was that their president, Odis, had disrupted George III's ascension ceremony in Backlund and had just clashed with William I and the others the night before, making the Loen royal family seethe with hatred for him.
Odis understood that the invitation from the Kingdom of Rune was tantamount to saying: the matter of George III was over.
Although the Kingdom of Rune is recognized as the world's strongest nation, it cannot wage war simultaneously against the second and fourth strongest nations.
The key point is that although the world's "Big Four" countries have a generally accepted ranking in terms of national strength, the differences between them are actually not that significant.
Especially the Fusak Empire, which is generally considered to be ranked fourth, is known for its fighting prowess. In terms of war potential, it is basically second only to the Kingdom of Rune.
Moreover, their individual combat capabilities are extremely strong, and no one would object to them ranking first in terms of combat effectiveness.
At this time, Rune desperately needs the support of allies, even just words of encouragement.
Even if Lenburg is unwilling to openly support Rune, it would be better if he didn't stand on the opposing side.
Therefore, Rune will no longer blame Odis for destroying one of George III's tombs, at least not for now.
After some thought, Odis decided to go to Backlund.
Because he knew very well that although the Kingdom of Rune seemed to have no chance of winning, the final outcome of the battle would not be decided by a few countries, but by the battle between the two gods.
Odis was well aware that the final result was that the "Goddess of Night" killed the "God of War," and the armies of the Fusak Empire and the Republic of Intis had reached the outskirts of Backlund, but had to retreat in disgrace because of the outcome of the divine war.
Therefore, at this time, it is definitely the right time to invest in Rune when it is facing the most difficult situation.
As for the reckoning that followed the end of the World War, Odis didn't take it to heart.
He will definitely be an angel by then, and there will be three angels in Lenburg. Unless the royal family of Rune is out of their mind, they will not settle scores with Odis later.
There's no need to worry about security during this state visit; as long as Bernadette and Elbera are in Azshara, Odis will be safe.
Once Odis made the decision, the matter was settled, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs began preparations for the visit.
That afternoon, Odis returned to her room early, lay down in her armchair, and prepared to attend the Tarot session.
At exactly three o'clock, Odis's vision was covered by gray mist, and in the blink of an eye he had appeared in the magnificent hall, on one side of the bronze table.
The moment Odis arrived, she sensed something was off; the other members were all looking at the head of the bronze table. Although they weren't looking directly at each other, their observations were quite obvious.
Odis thought for a moment and finally remembered that because such a big event had happened in Backlund on Saturday, the other members had prayed to "The Fool" in hopes of getting some information about that big event.
But because Klein was engaged in a battle of wits with Amon at that time, he was unable to respond to everyone, which caused them great concern.
Odis has been so busy these past two days that he hasn't thought to check on his "fellow countryman" at all. He is probably the only member who hasn't prayed to Mr. Fool.
Of course, it's also because concern is useless; after all, a Sequence 3 can't help much. Let's leave it to "Goddess of the Night" and the others to handle.
Among the other members, the most worried is "Star" Leonard, because the "Grandpa" Palles Zoroaster inside him suspects that "The Fool" may be fighting Amon, and the outcome is unknown.
Leonard breathed a long sigh of relief when he saw that Mr. Fool wasn't wearing his monocle.