When Odis spoke with Marco, the demigod of the Trensust family, he realized that the family members must have some knowledge of the Night King's situation, otherwise they wouldn't have been so certain in telling Odis that the order to find the narrow-necked glass bottle was not the Night King's will.
Upon hearing Bernadette's guess, Odis laughed and said, "That's what I think too."
He took a deep breath: "But the problem is, I'm also very curious about what state the 'Night Emperor' is in right now—"
Odis smiled and said, "During the Fourth Age, the Night Emperor jumped to the adjacent path of the gods, and his condition should be quite good among the Four Emperors."
"Since they could think of cooperating with the 'Emperor of the Underworld' to leave a way out for the Ternsost Empire and the royal family, they couldn't possibly not have thought of leaving a way out for themselves."
He paused for a moment and then said, "But in what way does he intend to be resurrected?"
The "Judge" is not the "Black Emperor," and doesn't seem to be a way to resurrect.
The key question is that we cannot interrogate the members of the Ternsault family about this issue.
Bernadette laughed and said, "It's difficult for us to make reasonable guesses about matters of the gods."
This reminded Odis, who said "That's true" aloud, but in his heart he was thinking: I'll go to the Wilderness of Knowledge and ask the Celestial Master if he has any ideas.
The two did not continue their conversation about the "Night Emperor." They lacked sufficient clues, so talking about it would be pointless, and their guesses didn't even have a general direction.
They then discussed the issue of recruiting members of the Trenshorst family, and Bernadette noticed: "You revealed your hand to them right away? Aren't you afraid they'll ask for an exorbitant price?"
She paused for a moment before saying, "This isn't like you."
Odis laughed and said, "They'll definitely ask for an exorbitant price."
He laughed and said, "Negotiation is a matter of personal choice. When negotiating with an extraordinary family like this, you have to make sure they know your bottom line from the very beginning."
"I want them to ask for an exorbitant price and undermine their confidence as an extraordinary family, so that everyone can find their place when cooperating in the future."
The Trensault family is different from the Steiano family. The Steiano family has the messenger Elbera above them, so even if they have any ideas, they dare not show them.
Over time, they realized that Odis hadn't treated them badly, so they stopped having any ulterior motives.
The Trensault family is different. As a former royal family, being appointed as an official Extraordinary in Lenburg is a "condescension" for them. If they are not made to recognize their position from the start, it will cause a lot of trouble later.
Odis was unwilling to actively suppress others, but he also knew very well that some things could only be achieved through certain means.
It's beneficial for everyone.
Bernadette nodded when she heard Odis say that: "That's more like you."
Odis smiled and then asked, "What are we having for dinner tonight?"
"eat·--"
"Ugh, it's not good. Let's go to Cruise Island for barbecue instead."
Bernadette was both amused and exasperated: "I haven't even said what I want to eat yet! Just say you want barbecue!"
She paused for a moment: "The newspaper said that eating barbecue is unhealthy."
Odis was taken aback: "You're worried about being unhealthy?"
Bernadette was also taken aback. She seriously wondered if she had been living a comfortable life for too long and her mind was not working properly.
Just then, Odis's messenger, the bluebird, suddenly entered the room and delivered a letter to Odis, which was in its beak.
Odis glanced at the envelope; it was from Rupert in Backlund.
After glancing at the contents of the letter, Odis said with a hint of helplessness, "The vampires are really slow!"
If it weren't for this letter, he would have almost forgotten that he had arranged to "meet" with "The Moon" Emlyn.
More than a week has passed, and the vampires have finally decided to make contact with Rupert.
If we're going to get to the main point, I don't know how long that will take.
That evening, after having dinner with Bernadette on the island of Cruz, Odis lied and said she had other work to do.
He went alone to the president's office lounge and entered the "wilderness of knowledge" to discuss the "Night Emperor" with the Celestial Master.
The Celestial Master also said, "There is a high probability that Terensost has a plan for resurrection."
Odis asked, "In what way will the 'arbitrator' approach be revived?"
Could it be that they are building an order in advance that would be advantageous to their resurrection? Or are they carving out a space in the real world specifically for their resurrection?
The worst approach would be to leave a strong spiritual residue on an object, waiting for the opportunity to be revived.
However, Odis had considered all three methods, and they were all easy to discover, and the resurrected state would certainly be very poor.
The Celestial Master suddenly smiled and said, "Have you forgotten that the 'Night Emperor's' queen is the 'Blood Moon Queen'?"
Odis slapped his thigh: "How could I have forgotten about that?"
The lunar pathway, representing "spirituality, life, and reproduction," offers more means of resurrection than the "Judgment" pathway.
Two days later, in the Presidential Office in Rembrandt.
As before, Odis warmly welcomed Marco.
After everyone was seated in the sofa area, Odis asked with a smile, "How is it? Remburg has changed a lot, hasn't it?"
Marco smiled and said, "It's big, the changes are huge."
In fact, he hadn't been wandering around Azshara at all these past few days. Instead, he had been staying at the hotel, discussing with the other demigods in his family how to negotiate with Odis.
Odis smiled and asked, "How are you considering the cooperation proposal I put forward earlier?"
Marco feigned difficulty and said, "We discussed it and found that we couldn't mobilize too many elite demigod families to support Lenburg."
Odis was visibly taken aback: "What place would the Trensost family have that would require so many people?"
"It mainly involves taking care of some of the family's businesses."
"I understand." Odis smiled. "It's a real pity. In order to facilitate our cooperation, I rejected the cooperation intentions of some other forces. I should have discussed it with you in advance."
Then he smiled and asked, "Have you been to the Remnburg Museum? There are many interesting artifacts there."
This time it was Marco's turn to be stunned. The so-called "taking care of the family's business" was just a pretext used to bargain. Who knew that Odis had no intention of bargaining at all, seemingly thinking that the cooperation was unnecessary.
Standing behind him, Parada was anxiously trying to persuade Mr. Marco not to be too greedy in his negotiations with President Odis, because he knew very well that the demigods of the family were no match for Odis in negotiations.
It wasn't Palada's personal worship of Odis that gave him such thoughts, but rather that his experience as Odis's assistant had broadened his horizons considerably, making him very aware of the family's internal problems.
Moreover, Odis has always treated his allies well, and Palada really didn't want his family to lose this opportunity.
However, his suggestion was not taken seriously, leaving Marco momentarily stunned.
Seeing that the other party did not speak, Odis continued, "The meatballs in Lunburg are very special. They are a mixture of beef, mutton and pork, and have a special broth. They taste very good. You can ask Parada to take you to try them."
"Oh, right, there's also pickled herring, but not the kind the Fusak people use. It's milder, but with a stronger spice flavor, and most importantly, it doesn't have that strong odor."
"Back when I was running Cruise Island, there was this guy from Fussack who opened a herring cannery on the dock, my God."
That was a complete disaster—"
Marco grew increasingly tormented as he listened, and by this point, a bead of sweat had formed on his forehead. He forced a smile and replied, "Yes, those canned herring really do smell awful."
He paused for a moment and asked, "Shouldn't we discuss the cooperation further?"
"Oh, yes, we should definitely discuss it again." Odis crossed his legs and leaned back on the sofa, seemingly distancing himself from Marco. "I provided you with intelligence about the 'Trensurest Empire' this time, so you should pay me a certain reward, both morally and logically."
"How about 3,000 pounds? For this level of intelligence, it's not much more than you asked for."
Marco swallowed hard; he could sense the distance Odis was showing. "This—this, please let me think about it."
Odis laughed and said, "Your efficiency is too low. You, a demigod, can't even decide on a reward of 3,000 pounds."
Marco smiled wryly and said, "It is a bit low."
Odis said, "Then you should go back and discuss it again. Once you've reached an agreement, talk to Afra."
Afra is a demigod of the Stiano family and currently in charge of Azshara's official online organization.
Marco was taken aback: "A-Afra is?"
Odis simply said, "A Sequence 4."
He then added, "The desserts in Rembrandt are also quite good—."
In short, we're not going to talk about the main topic anymore.
Marco had no choice. The negotiation skills they had discussed a couple of days ago were completely useless. He forced himself to chat for a while, then had to say goodbye and leave.
As they were about to leave, Odis called out to Palada. After Marco and the others had all left, Odis said, "You must have been in a dilemma during this time."
Parada felt as if the president had spoken out all the words he had in his heart.
Odis smiled helplessly: "I didn't expect this situation. I originally thought the Trensault family would be very interested in this cooperation."
Just as Palada was about to speak, Odis raised her hand and said, "You and your uncle haven't seen each other for a long time. Spend the next few days chatting. You'll be back at work next week to continue your previous jobs."
Parada understood the president's meaning; he wouldn't make things difficult for himself because of this matter. With mixed feelings, he said, "Yes."
As soon as he left the presidential office and went down one flight of stairs, Marco, who was waiting there, immediately came up to him and whispered, "What did he say?"
Parada said, "The president said that I should spend more time with you, as I will be going back to work next week."
Marco was somewhat disappointed: "This shouldn't be the case. Why would they refuse so decisively?"
Parada looked at the family demigod who seemed somewhat anxious, wanting to say something, but not knowing what to say.
Back at the hotel, Marco quickly wrote to the other two demigods in his family, who were still waiting for the outcome of the negotiations.
About half an hour later, the other two demigods arrived at the hotel using sealing artifacts. Upon meeting them, Maxi, the patriarch of the Ternsost family, immediately asked, "How did you negotiate? How could it have come to this?"
The clan chief, with his white beard, was so excited as he spoke that his beard seemed to fly up.
Marco, somewhat helplessly, described the negotiation process again.
After the description was finished, the three demigods were stunned, as if they suddenly didn't know what to do.
At this moment, Parada recalled the president's helpless expression, and he finally mustered up his courage and said, "I...I have something to say. I mean, I hope to take you to see Remburg now, and also to see Cruz Island."
The President's Office.
After seeing Marco and the others off, Odis stopped thinking about the matter.
That afternoon, he arrived at the Raging Sea, an uninhabited island.
In the distance of the island, a ship is moored, the "Ghost" of the "Dawnbreaker Sword".
Odis boarded the "Ghost" and met Shatas and Mobert who were waiting there.
Today, Shatas is to be elevated to demigod status. The Elven race has sent a demigod to help Shatas prepare for the ceremony. Odis arrived here after Shatas's elevation to try to remove the magical item on her body that has the power of "deception".
The five "characters" including Chaltas spent a long time in "The Travels of Grosser." After returning to the real world, without the protection of the "imaginary" power, the erosion of time would immediately turn them into a skeleton or a pile of bones.
So Odis created a magical item for each of them, which contained the property of a "fraudster," allowing them to deceive themselves and the "imaginary" power within them, thus enabling them to move freely in the real world.
This magical item could very well become their weakness; if it is damaged or lost, they could die instantly.
Odis had previously estimated that if they became demigods and possessed divinity, their existence might be recognized by the real world, making it unnecessary for them to wear that magical item.
So Odis didn't come to help Shataspus ascend, but to try to remove that magical item.
After Xia Tass and the others were ready, she and the elven demigod landed on the deserted island.
Although Mobert was very worried, he stayed on the ship.
Because the ritual of ascending to the position of "Disaster Priest" would trigger earthquakes and tsunamis in the near sea, Mobert, despite being a Sequence 5, was still in great danger to him due to such natural disasters. He did not want Shatas to be distracted during her ascension, so he stayed on the ship.
After flying to the small island, Shatass tried to get herself into the best possible condition and then drank the potion.
Her potion was made with extraordinary properties provided by Odis and auxiliary materials provided by the elves, as a reward for her and Mobert's communication with the elves scattered across the Raging Sea and the Misty Sea.
As soon as Shatas finished taking the potion, Odis noticed an invisible ripple spreading outwards from beneath her feet toward the surface of the sea, causing the water to suddenly tremble noticeably.
Immediately afterwards, a tsunami several meters high swept towards the island. The towering wall of water gave people a tremendous sense of oppression. Its flow speed did not seem very fast, but it had an unstoppable sense of despair.
As the tsunami drew ever closer to Shatas, most of the vegetation on her island would be completely submerged. Shatas appeared incredibly small in the face of the tsunami.
Seeing this, Mobert on the ship gripped the edge of the boat tightly, seemingly even more nervous than Shatas.
Odis raised his hand, and an invisible force struck the giant wave generated by the tsunami, causing the tsunami heading towards the ship to disappear instantly: "Don't be nervous, the demigods of the elven race should know very well how to protect the ascendants."
At this moment, the elven demigod made his move.
He couldn't allow the tsunami's power to weaken, as that would affect the ritual's effectiveness, but it could help the Ascended Ones withstand the tsunami's onslaught.
However, this resistance needs to be balanced. Too much help is bad, because Shatas needs the tsunami's protection, but too little help would put Shatas in great danger.
As Odis said, the elven demigod was very experienced, and the help he provided was neither too much nor too little.
Shatas quickly regained consciousness and began to fight off the continuous tsunami on her own.
The waves caused by the tsunami lasted for more than 20 minutes before finally subsiding.
On the island where Shatas ascended, apart from that small hill, all the plants and animals had been washed into the sea, leaving the entire island seemingly barren.
Odis brought Mobert to the island using flying magic and inquired about Shatas's current condition.
After confirming that the other party was in good condition, Odis, in accordance with their plan, "set up an array with a thought" and placed a magic circle around Xiatas, but did not activate it with spiritual power.
Odis would only infuse the magic circle with spiritual energy if Shatas was in danger.
Shatas took a deep breath, took off the magical item that she had been wearing around her neck for nearly half a year, and tossed it to Mobert.
Afterwards, everyone was very nervous, quietly observing Xia Tass's reaction, with only the sound of waves crashing against the shore.
One second, two seconds—a dozen seconds later, Shatas was perfectly normal.
Odis smiled at her and said, "Congratulations, you no longer need to wear that magical item."
Shatass let out a long sigh of relief, feeling somewhat reborn.
She gained recognition in the real world and no longer needed the help of magical items.
Odis then said to Mobert, "Your advancement traits are ready. You should start preparing as well. If you need my help, you can contact me."
Mobert stepped forward and took Xia Tas's hand, finally putting his mind at ease. Then, he smiled happily and said to Odis, "Okay."
Odis continued, "After completing the task of contacting the Elven race, you must immediately go to Lunburg. They are currently lacking Saints, and I have prepared a new task for you."
Remnburg, Tino canton.
This area was once part of the Kingdom of Mascherano, but it is now a pilot farm in Remenberg.
Parada, accompanied by the demigods of his family, arrived at the mountains of this state, from where they could clearly see two enormous pits on the distant plains.
In many places at the bottom of the pit, the rocks are exposed, like a wound on this land where the bones are exposed.
Parada said, "That's a remnant of the war between Lenburg and Feneport. I was at the artillery position not far away, stopping Feneport's extraordinary beings from attacking the machine guns."
"When I heard a Sequence 6 officer yell at us to lie down, I didn't react for a moment."
"But soon the huge shock wave crashed down, the earth trembled, and soil and rocks fell like rain, as if it were the end of the world."
Marco and two other demigods recently visited the newly built factory area in southern Azshara. A vast expanse of brand-new factory buildings was rising from the ground, and there were hundreds of thousands of workers on that huge construction site, creating a truly spectacular scene.
Furthermore, the tools the workers were using were clearly extraordinary items. When Parada explained "extraordinary technology" to them, Marco and the other two suddenly felt as if they no longer recognized this world.
They then took a teleportation array to the semi-automatic rifle production base in Wotai State. They were somewhat surprised by the teleportation array, as they knew it was a rare and extraordinary magic array that had been lost for a long time.
But what shocked them even more was that such a high-level magic array was used to transport various goods, and was not a passage reserved for extraordinary people and nobles!
Upon arriving at the semi-automatic rifle factory in Vote State, Parada was the one who handled the guard posts and the interrogations by the extraordinary individuals.
When the sentry soldiers and the extraordinary beings protecting the area saw Parada's credentials, they immediately became polite, and Parada also kept his distance, only looking from outside the workshop.
This caused Marco and the others to exchange glances, realizing that President Lenburg had given Parada a very high position.
The three demigods were somewhat surprised, after all, Palladas was not Odis's direct descendant, yet he still received such treatment.
However, they were soon attracted by the production speed of the semi-automatic rifle factory. They watched as truckloads of parts were transported into the workshop and truckloads of guns in wooden crates were taken out.
The three demigods were all silently calculating in their minds how much profit these factories could bring to Remburg.
Afterwards, they took a teleportation array to Cruz Island, where they saw the island's prosperity, as well as giants and elves.
By this time, they had fallen completely silent, simply listening quietly to Parada's explanation.
The final stop was Tino, where they were now. It was only when Parada showed them the traces of the war that they truly understood the intensity of the battle.
Parada continued, "I was shocked at the time, and had no idea what kind of weapon it was that could be so powerful."
"Of course, a demigod can easily create such an explosion, but how many demigods can a country have?"
"At that time, I knew that under Mr. Gard's leadership, Remnburg would become the world's leading power, and I could not miss such an opportunity."
At this point, Parada looked at the three demigods behind him and his uncle Mio: "The family cannot miss such an opportunity either."
Mio immediately reprimanded, "Watch your tone of voice!"
Maxi, who had a white beard, raised his hand and said, "We made a serious misjudgment before."
He remarked, "Odis is more powerful than we imagined."
"He is very powerful," Parada said. "At the same time, he is very friendly to his allies, like the Steiano family. Many members of this family that I know have been promoted after becoming official Extraordinary in Remburg."
He paused for a moment and said, "The President took the initiative to state his purpose from the beginning, and even told Mr. Marko about the military operation that Lenburg was preparing. This is a sign of respect for the Trensault family."
Maxi and the other two demigods smiled helplessly, but they gave an excuse such as "the need to guard the family business."
They want to gain more advantages in the negotiations.
After glancing at the large crater in the distance, Maxi politely said to Parada, "Could you talk to the president and we renegotiate? I'll talk to him."
Parada breathed a slight sigh of relief and then said, "We'll head back to Azshara now."
Maxi immediately escorted Parada back to the presidential palace in Azshara. Parada jogged all the way, took a deep breath in front of the president's office to calm himself down, and then knocked on the door.
Odis, who was drinking tea, glanced at Parada and said, "It's only Saturday today, why are you back already?"
"Mr. President," Parada said earnestly, "I implore you to give the Trensoust family another chance. This time they are very sincere, and the patriarch will speak with you personally."
Odis was visibly taken aback: "They've come to their senses?"
I've figured it out.
Odis thought for a moment, then sighed and said, "Alright, since you've put it that way, let them come again tomorrow morning."
Parada said happily, "Thank you, Mr. President."
Odis smiled to himself, thinking: You have earned yourself the opportunity to advance to Sequence 6.
On the second day of negotiations, Odis maintained that same enthusiasm but also a touch of awkwardness. However, the negotiations went very smoothly. Odis would arrange for them to fight against the corresponding demigods and other extraordinary beings of the sequence of Feneport after the extraordinary war began.
All the spoils of war belong to the Trensost family. Odis will not provide any reward and will only allow some of them to join the ranks of the extraordinary in Lenburg if they perform well in the battle.
After the negotiations ended, the three demigods left the presidential palace and couldn't help but look at each other with wry smiles. The negotiations had completely robbed them of their "law and order" characteristics.
Over the next four months, the decline of the Kingdom of Rune became increasingly apparent.
Although the extraordinary weapons imported from Remnantburg inflicted heavy losses on the enemy, they only slowed their retreat.
The first line to be breached was the western line of Rune. The military and extraordinary forces of the Republic of Intis were three times that of Rune, so it was quite remarkable that Rune had been able to hold out for so long.
The entire Western Army Group of Rune suffered heavy casualties in the continuous fighting, and only withdrew from its positions and important cities after it could no longer hold them.
But it quickly turned into a rout, and the central plateau region controlled by Rune fell into the hands of the Republic of Intis. From then on, the Intis army could take advantage of the high ground and launch an attack on the plains from the heights.
A few days later, the defensive line that Rune had set up on the southern coast of Jianhai was also breached.
The fall of this defensive line is more devastating than that of the western line, because half of the industrial area of the Kingdom of Rune is located on the southern coast of the South Sea. The loss of this area means that half of Rune's most prized industrial system has been lost.
The outcome of this war seems to be a foregone conclusion; it appears only a matter of time before the armies of the Fussac Empire and the Republic of Intis reach Backlund.
At this time, the Royal Family of Loen appealed to Remburg for help, hoping that Remburg could delay the advance of the Republic of Intis.
However, Remburg replied that due to the defeat of Rune, the Kingdom of Feneport had once again begun to reinforce its troops on the eastern front, preparing to invade Remburg from the Snason region! They were unable to support Rune.
Lenburg's reply to the Kingdom of Loen exaggerated the threat posed by Feneport's Eastern Army Group.
They were in a standoff, but after Feneport's army noticed that Remburg's army and the official extraordinary beings were beginning to gather in the Snason region, they also began to gather, preparing for a decisive battle with Remburg.
In the past few months, the attitude of the higher-ups in the Kingdom of Fenerbahce toward Lumborgh has changed considerably.
The main reason for this change is that Lenburg has become stronger, threatening Fenneport's dominance in the central and southern parts of the North Continent.
They began to invest a great deal of extraordinary power in researching the "Spirit Wave Cannon" and the "Extraordinary Machine Gun," but after half a day of research,
They haven't even figured out the most basic "Garr runes" and magic circles.
Finally, through the Church of the Earth Mother, they obtained a "Garr rune" reference table, which enabled them to decipher the "Garr runes".
The Fenneport royal family realized that at this rate, the country would perish before they could even develop the "Spirit Wave Cannon".
So while they were researching, they also began looking for other ways to purchase Lingbo cannons.
They actually managed to buy one, not from Rembrandt, but from the Republic of Intis.
When Rune's Western Army Group was defeated, two "Spirit Wave Cannons" were captured by the Intis army. Intis had many demigod craftsmen who quickly studied the principle of the "Spirit Wave Cannons" and then began to imitate them.
Thus, on the western battlefield of the Kingdom of Rune, the first scene of "Spirit Wave Cannons" exchanging fire appeared.
Fenneport spent a lot of money to buy one original "Lingbo Cannon" and two replicas.
During the test firing, Fennebot discovered that the replica of the "Lingbo Cannon" was far inferior to the original in both power and accuracy.
The demigods responsible for replicating this did not shy away from this point, and they also knew the reason: they did not know the formula for the spiritual materials in the "Spirit Wave Cannon" array.
I've tried everything from divination to astrology, but I haven't been able to get any information.
The demigod craftsmen greatly admired the inventor of this cannon, for it had so many complex magic arrays, each requiring different spiritual materials and different formulas.
This shows that the inventor of the "Lingbo Cannon" has reached a very high level in his use of mystical symbols and extraordinary materials science, to the point that it makes people wonder if it was designed by the gods.
After many twists and turns and spending a lot of money, Fennebot finally began to replicate the "Lingbo Cannon".
However, because Feneport lacked demigod craftsmen, some key components of the "Spirit Wave Cannon" had to be imported from Intis, which greatly limited the number of copies they could produce.
However, a new round of confrontation has begun. They hope that by sending more than twenty replica "Lingbo Cannons" to the front line, they can achieve a surprise effect!