In a manor belonging to the Remnburg government on the outskirts of Aysara.
This property once belonged to a nobleman from Rembourg, but Odis confiscated it after driving away all the nobles.
At this time, the land under the jurisdiction of the manor had been distributed to the manor's serfs and the surrounding farmers.
All that remained was a vineyard and a villa, which the Remburg government contracted to a state-owned enterprise and transformed into a themed hotel.
This hotel hosted the president of the Republic of Intis during the Reich Peace Talks.
There are several other hotels of the same kind, and Odis currently manages these assets using a unified management approach.
This is because there are very few wealthy people in Remberg, and few people can afford to stay in hotels of this level. Therefore, these hotels are mainly used to entertain foreign guests or for the Remberg government to hold important meetings.
Once the business has further prospered, Odis will sell it to an individual to be operated by a professional hotel company.
Today, we will be holding a high-level meeting here: the founders' meeting of "Dawn Sword".
The true founders of this organization were Odis, Bazel, and Rupert. Later, many "honorary founders" joined Odis's group. Today is their first formal gathering.
In the meeting room, Bazel and Rupert, sitting at the lower end of the long table, felt out of place.
Odis has always valued the two of them highly, and Bazel is now the official Extraordinary leader of the north-central region of Remburg.
Since the former Remnant Kingdom's official extraordinary beings were divided into seven major districts, Bazel was the person in charge of the former Remnant Kingdom's region.
Apart from Bazel, the leaders of other regions are all demigods.
Rupert, on the other hand, was in charge of the foreign affairs work of the official Extraordinary Ones. He had been in Backlund all the external forces, such as the intelligence networks of various countries and the intelligence system of the Rothschild Islands, all of which were under Rupert's responsibility.
The other members of "Dawn Sword" are also doing very well, and as long as they don't do anything foolish, they will definitely have a bright future.
After all, they can report directly to the "captain," an advantage that other official extraordinary individuals do not possess.
However, compared to the first and second officers who initially followed Odis, the resources they possessed and the level of importance they received could still be considered "second tier".
Also belonging to this level are the five "people in the book". Currently, apart from Long Ze'er, the other four have all been promoted to demigods.
Odis also always treated them as his own protégés.
Currently, both Bazel and Rupert are preparing to ascend to demigod status, making them quite prominent figures in the Extraordinary Realm.
Sometimes they also lamented that it is very important to follow the right person in the extraordinary world. They had worked hard for several years and had excellent qualifications and teachers before they became a Sequence 7. Moreover, it would be very difficult to advance further.
Having followed the captain for only two years, he has already obtained the "ticket" to become a demigod.
In the extraordinary realm, this is already an experience that people talk about with great interest.
But today, Barzel and Rupert were somewhat uneasy, because the other attendees were people they could only look up to.
Seated at the head of the table was President Odis Gard, with Duchess Bernadette Gustav to his left and Marshal Medici of Remburg to his right.
These three individuals are all very famous figures among the extraordinary individuals in China.
To Bernadette's left was another duchess, Elbera Stiano, and opposite her was Constantine, the third duke of Remburg.
Bazel and Rupert had also seen these two angels in some of their previous extraordinary battles.
The two people below him were an elderly man with snow-white hair and beard, and a young man in his twenties with brassy hair.
These two were somewhat unfamiliar to Barzel and Rupert.
At 9:00 a.m. sharp, the meeting officially began. Odis smiled and said, "There's nothing important to discuss at this meeting. It's mainly a meeting to get to know each other. After all, 'Dawn Sword' already has nine founders, and some of them don't know each other very well yet."
"So I've called everyone together to get to know each other."
Then Odis began introducing the attendees, starting with Bernadette: "This is Lady Gustave, the eldest daughter of Emperor Roselle—..."
What?
Bazel and Rupert thought they had misheard. This duchess, the leader of the "Elemental Dawn," was actually the eldest daughter of Emperor Roselle.
The subsequent introductions kept them in a state of surprise: "This is the archangel of the Stiano family; this is the former 'Red Angel' Medici."
"This is Constantine, the prince of the elves; this is Hermes, who created a unique language of mysticism for humankind in the Second Age; this is Trensost, who has just been resurrected."
"These two at the very bottom are Bazel and Rupert, who accompanied me in the early creation of 'Dawnbreaker'."
After Adam became a god, Hermes officially withdrew from the "Hidden Twilight Society" and returned to Odis's clutches. At the same time, Hermes also brought the "Psychological Alchemy Society".
However, Odis instructed Hermes not to announce the news for the time being, and the "Psychological Alchemy Society" would remain an independent organization, continuing its original development model.
Completely bewildered, Bazel and Rupert wondered what kind of organization they had joined.
They had never heard of the Stiano family, and only vaguely knew of the "Red Angel," but there were quite a few legends about elves on the high seas. They never expected that the prince of the elves was still alive!
The Hermes language that follows is even more surprising. Hermes language is definitely included in the occult knowledge that every extraordinary person learns when they first learn it. I never expected that the person who invented this occult language is still alive today!
If the captain had simply introduced Trensault as Trensault, Bazel and Rupert would have assumed he was an angel from the Trensault family.
After all, the members of the Trensost family are currently an important part of the official extraordinary beings of Lenburg, so it is not surprising that their angels have come to Lenburg to join them.
However, they noticed that the captain was using the "resurrected" Trensost.
Then the person in front of you is very likely the "Night Emperor" of the Fourth Epoch!
After a second or two of feeling their brains stop working, Barzel and Rupert seemed to suddenly realize something, and they immediately stood up and greeted the other "honorary founders".
After the initial introduction was completed, Odis began to explain the purpose and operational guidelines of the "Sword of Dawn," starting with the "Gar Rune" and clarifying the "extraordinary technology" of the "Sword of Dawn."
Then the purpose of "Dawnbreaker" becomes clear: to allow ordinary people to enjoy the convenience brought by the extraordinary.
Elbera, Hermes, and Constantine were not surprised by this, because the previous "Ascetic Order of Morse" had always been dedicated to imparting knowledge to ordinary people and spreading the light of wisdom throughout the world.
What Odis is doing now is essentially an extension and reinforcement of that previous principle.
Bernadette frequently discussed these issues with Odis, was very clear about Odis's goals and objectives, and was very supportive of them.
Medici, however, was not particularly concerned with this issue. For him, the war in Remnantburg was the time when he was needed. As for the principles of the "Sword of Dawn," Remnantburg's national policies, and so on, they were irrelevant to him. As long as no one interfered when he was commanding operations, he would support any principles.
Only Terence was concerned with not quite understanding this principle: "Why bring convenience to ordinary people?"
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He paused for a moment, then added, "Of course, I don't mean to question you, I'm just a little curious about what our real purpose is."
"The real purpose is to allow everyone to enjoy the convenience brought by the Extraordinary," Odis smiled. "Of course, there are indeed some other purposes as well. Have you all thought about this question? What is the development trend of the Extraordinary?"
All six angels were stunned for a moment, and regardless of whether they were paying attention to this matter, they all looked at Odis.
They all realized that Odis was going to share his research with them, so they listened attentively.
Odis continued, "In my view, from the First Age to the present, the trend of extraordinary development has been from a few powerful beings to more and more people and extraordinary creatures mastering extraordinary properties."
"The situation in the First Age was probably that a few great beings possessed a large number of extraordinary characteristics."
"In the second era, eight ancient gods appeared. Although the 'Ancient Sun God' in the third era concentrated a large number of extraordinary characteristics, the number of extraordinary beings was definitely greater than the number of extraordinary creatures in the second era."
"Because extraordinary beings basically advance by devouring extraordinary characteristics, the extraordinary characteristics they devour will only increase, not decrease, because it would be difficult to advance if they devoured too few. As for how much they devour, their spirituality only has a rough grasp of it, and repeated devouring and devouring beyond their level are common occurrences."
"In the Third Age, with the development of the potion-based ascension system, the amount of extraordinary properties ingested was basically the minimum required to achieve an ascension."
"So overall, given the same number of extraordinary characteristics, the number of extraordinary individuals will definitely be greater than that of extraordinary creatures."
The other angels nodded in agreement.
Odis took a sip of tea and continued, "During the Fourth Age, the people were generally aware of the existence of the Extraordinary. Although there was the War of the Four Emperors and the Pale Age, this era was a very prosperous one for the Extraordinary."
"By the Fifth Era, the extraordinary were deliberately hidden, and the number of extraordinary individuals seemed to have decreased."
"Of course, this measure does reduce the probability of extraordinary events occurring. After all, there are some things you won't encounter if you don't know them, but if you do know them, you're more likely to get involved in extraordinary events."
"My summary of the history of the extraordinary is that during the Third and Fourth Ages, the extraordinary made good progress. Of course, the main reason was the emergence of the potion advancement system, but in terms of the overall trend, the state of the extraordinary became more and more stable."
"Has anyone considered whether there's any possibility that Feifan could achieve further development in the new era?"
Trensault understood: "You mean, if extraordinary knowledge is disseminated to everyone and brought them extraordinary convenience, it might allow the extraordinary to develop in new ways?"
"There's no need to popularize extraordinary knowledge among ordinary people," Odis said. "I tend to agree with that. Some occult knowledge is not suitable for ordinary people to know."
He then smiled and said, "I don't know if the purpose of 'Sword of Dawn' will lead to better development in the Extraordinary World, but it will definitely bring about significant changes, and positive ones at that."
"Such changes will benefit us all, but I can't say exactly what those benefits will be right now," North Trenshorst nodded. "I understand."
All the angels realized that this might bring them some subtle but very important benefits.
They plan to go back and think about this issue carefully after the meeting.
Then Odis spoke of the "Sword of Dawn's" operational guidelines: to take the feelings of ordinary people into consideration as much as possible, to make the lives of ordinary people better, and to protect ordinary people from being corrupted by evil extraordinary forces.
The other members had no objection to this, after all, those present were either former members of the ruling class or people who had contributed to the development of the world.
After reaching a consensus, Odis brought up the final topic of the gathering: the attack on the "Rose School" on the southern continent.
In a deserted tropical rainforest.
Odis appeared amidst the towering trees, accompanied by a "demon" riding a Vermilion Bird. After surveying the surrounding environment teeming with insects and vegetation, he turned to the distant figure behind the "demon" and asked, "Are you ready?"
After a second or two, the "devil" said, "The great king says: We are ready."
At this moment, the "Demon King" Fabuti is hiding in the "shadow" of this "devil".
He needs the characteristics of a "filthy king" or a "divine scourge" to become an independent individual.
Fabuti does have a clone with "divine evil" characteristics, but that clone was discovered by the "Mother Tree of Desire". Fortunately, the "Goddess of Night" noticed in time and put the clone into a deep sleep in the Southern Continent, so it was not completely corrupted. Now, that clone does not dare to be used at all.
Odis then took out the box that sealed the characteristics of the "Filthy King" from the "Wilderness of Knowledge," opened it, and handed it to the "devil."
The moment the box was opened, the surrounding light seemed to suddenly dim, the trees made a "ga-ga" sound, and the insects made a "yu-yu" sound. They all seemed to have undergone some kind of mutation, becoming dark and decadent.
At this moment, they were staring intently at the characteristics of that "filthy king," as if they desperately wanted to possess it, even if it would turn into a monster the moment they took it.
Glug~
The "devil" who had obtained the special ability swallowed hard, but he tried his best to resist looking at it.
But at that moment, a tempting voice suddenly appeared in his ear: "It's okay if you just go and get it and study it carefully."
The "devil" was somewhat incredulous: "Really—really?"
"Really," the voice said. "Anyway, you can't use this trait to advance your career. If you just study it, you won't arouse the suspicion of the Great King."
"Yes, yes, yes." "Devil" said, "I'm just taking a look; I can't use it to advance my career."
"The great monarch knows this, and if I were to use this trait to advance my career, it would be tantamount to courting death."
"I have served him for so long, and this little wish of mine will surely be fulfilled."
He muttered to himself as he reached out and picked up the "filthy monarch" characteristic.
But the moment the ability left the box, the "devil's" hand holding the ability suddenly seemed to be twisted and crushed by some force.
Amidst the "devil's" screams, the "filthy king's" properties wafted towards his chest, and his entire torso was instantly and completely crushed.
Before it could let out a second scream, the "demon" had already turned into a ball of black liquid.
Odis stood by and watched without offering any help, nor did he intend to.
At this moment, he realized that the "devil" had not been twisted apart, but had been passively "corrupted".
Odis recalled that at the Sequence 5 level of this pathway, "Apostle of Desire," there was the ability to "transform into desire," which could be turned into a black liquid.
Upon reaching the level of a demigod, this ability should be enhanced, and he may possess the ability to "corrupt".
However, this "devil" was clearly passively, or even directly, melted into a thick, black liquid by that characteristic.
Then, Odis saw that the figure in the distance was Fabti, the "Demon King" hiding in the shadow of the "Devil," walking step by step toward the characteristics of that "Filthy King" and that thick liquid.
The surrounding light grew even dimmer, and the air seemed to be filled with an evil aura.
Odis seemed to see a being of desire and evil slowly walking toward him.
Just then, a crack suddenly appeared in mid-air, revealing a dim, illusory canyon.
The canyon walls were not made of stone, but rather of thick tree trunks piled up on either side.
Upon seeing the canyon, Odis seemed to hear an incredibly tempting voice, luring him closer to it.
abyss!
This is the abyss of the real world!
A viscous torrent of liquid was rushing from the depths of the abyss. After leaving the abyss, the torrent of liquid suddenly took on a rough human structure. Its shadow was very solid, as if two people were standing together, one in front of the other.
However, the shadow behind it was completely different from the liquid torrent. It had long goat horns and a pair of bat wings on its back. The silhouette looked like a huge demon!
Although they had never met before, Odis immediately realized that this was the "dark side of the universe" that had "heard the news" and rushed over!
During the preliminary preparations for this operation, Odis attempted to search for the "dark side of the universe" in order to understand the state of the other side.
The Celestial Master once told Odis that, at Odis's current level, she was fully capable of fighting the "Dark Side of the Universe," but she would definitely not win.
Once they engage in combat, Odis will be able to ascertain the state of the "Dark Side of the Universe," and he can retreat at his leisure. Furthermore, with the protection of the "Wilderness of Knowledge," he is not afraid of being eroded or polluted by the "Dark Side of the Universe."
However, Odis searched for a long time but could not find this evil god.
Therefore, the exact state of the "dark side of the universe" can only be determined by the description of the "demon king" Fabti.
Before the operation, Fabti described the "dark side of the universe" as having the level of a true god, but not the power of a true god.
The contamination of the "Dark Side of the Universe" by the "Mother Tree of Desire" and the erosion of the "Primordial God" by these two contaminants greatly weakened the power of this evil god.
Upon seeing the other party, Odis immediately appeared in mid-air. With a flick of his hand, a sphere of light representing the power to dominate knowledge appeared in his palm. The rainforest within tens of kilometers around him instantly transformed into an ocean of information, surrounding Odis in an instant.
"The Dark Side of the Universe" first glanced at Fabuti, who was gradually moving from the illusory space into the real world. Then, he expanded slightly, and the surrounding air seemed to be filled with the aura of desire and depravity.
Odysseus instantly gathers the surrounding torrent of knowledge, enveloping himself in the center to resist the attacks of the other party's desires and depravity.
However, the attack from the "Dark Side of the Universe" still affected Odis, bringing back many of his memories, such as the moment he reached the peak of passion with Bernadette; the joy of obtaining extraordinary traits when killing extraordinary beings; and various memories of desires and thoughts of depravity, such as occasionally wondering what it was like to be a witch.
But Odis's attack was swift and decisive. A massive amount of information and knowledge entered the "dark side of the universe" brain in an instant, causing the opponent's movements to become noticeably sluggish.
Immediately afterwards, a small liquid "fell" from the "dark side of the universe" of a large mass of viscous liquid, which was essentially a small clone.
Within this clone, there is a torrent of knowledge, like a compressed flood, constantly rolling, trying to break free, but trapped by a viscous liquid, unable to escape for a long time.
While information flow attacks are difficult to defend against, there are still many ways to circumvent them at the level of a true god.
The "Dark Side of the Universe" once again turned its gaze to Fabuti in the forest, but before it could take any action, ten suns suddenly appeared before it.
Mysterious Reappearance: Ten Suns in the Sky!
After Odis advanced to Sequence 1, this ability could be activated "instantly," no longer as it was before, like squeezing toothpaste, one by one.
Moreover, each sun is as big as a mountain peak, and they are all much larger. They rotate and burn, like a miniature galaxy composed entirely of suns.
The trees within a radius of tens of kilometers had just been transformed by Odis into a torrent of knowledge, leaving the ground appearing bare.
But the intense sunlight still set the bare earth ablaze.
The pure white sunlight shone on Odis, instantly dispelling his inner desires and decadent thoughts, and restoring his clarity.
Meanwhile, the ten suns that Odis "recreated" purified the "dark side of the universe," causing the large mass of black, viscous liquid to shrink significantly.
Not only did it purify, but it also kept shooting "blazing white javelins" at the "dark side of the universe," throwing out huge fireballs that could explode, and using gravity to pull the opponent so that he could not move. Then it used a "supernova explosion" with a controllable range to deal with the robe, and then used a nuclear fusion reaction to deal with him.
Having used all these abilities, Odis experienced for the first time the level of a true god, and the resulting qualitative change.
Although the "dark side of the universe" was weakened, he was able to face the huge suns behind Odis directly, and he could even cover these suns with a black veil-like thing, causing the sunlight to immediately fade.
Odis realized that unless the "Eternal Sun" intervened personally, it would be difficult to inflict significant damage on the "Dark Side of the Universe" using sunlight.
At this moment, the "Dark Side of the Universe" no longer stared at Fabti on the ground, but turned its gaze to Odis.
Sleeve seemed to realize that in order to interfere with Fabuti's return to the real world in the form of a clone, the only way was to kill the archangel in front of her first.
Odysseus immediately felt immense pressure, and evil and depraved thoughts once again filled his mind. He felt as if countless independent thoughts were growing within him, and he was about to split into several separate individuals.
He quickly mobilized all his spiritual energy and shouted, "Gain and loss are impermanent; the Tao follows the natural order!"
Taking advantage of the brief moment of clarity in his mind, Odis immediately created another torrent of knowledge, surging towards the "dark side of the universe."
Around the "dark side of the universe" appeared a black, viscous ocean. As soon as the two came into contact, the torrent of knowledge immediately "collapsed" and kept retreating.
At the same time, Odis's inner desires were aroused and constantly ignited by the "dark side of the universe," each ignition being an ordeal for Odis.
It's like a desire that keeps recurring but has never been satisfied, and then suddenly that desire is satisfied beyond expectations, leaving the brain and body in an extremely comfortable and wonderful state.
This state made Odis feel as if all her strength had been drained away, and all she wanted to do was slump in the armchair and enjoy this extreme pleasure.
However, as an archangel, his powerful spiritual strength made him very aware that he could not afford to be complacent at this time.
So Odis could only endure it with all his might, but this had already severely depleted his energy. The ocean of knowledge he had created was gradually being washed away and destroyed by the "dark side of the universe," and the sky was gradually covered by a thick blackness.
Odis struggled to maintain his composure, ensuring that the torrent of knowledge within a few dozen meters of him did not dissipate.
The next second, a torrent of evil and depravity surged toward Odis like a giant wave, trying to completely surround him from all sides.
Odis took a deep breath and began to use the power of the "Wilderness of Knowledge" to fight against the torrent representing decadence.
A thick, black liquid enveloped Odis, creating a space devoid of light.
But Odis continued to resist from within, constantly illuminating his surroundings with the clear brilliance of knowledge.
The "Dark Side of the Universe," wielding a blue longsword, suddenly appeared before Odis. The blue longsword, imbued with the power of evil, corruption, and filth, caused Odis's mind to fluctuate significantly once again, making her feel that her spirit was about to give way and succumb to desire.
Odis, having once again uttered the "Taoist Mantra," gritted his teeth and "reappeared" as the charging "King of Giants." The impact of this "Twilight Giant" caused even the "Dark Side of the Universe" to stumble and fall, desperately trying to dodge.
Just then, the black, viscous substance surrounding Odis was suddenly burned open, creating a pale white hole. A chilling aura from the underworld swept in, making Odis feel much more alert.
Odis breathed a sigh of relief as Bernadette began her attack, which meant that all the enemies were now in position.
Then Odis reappeared as "Gonggong," breaking through the encirclement of the "dark side of the universe," and the huge black wave gradually receded.
Out of the corner of his eye, Odis saw an arm in the sky with a tongue with teeth, a skull, and eyes. Just one glance was enough to make him feel as if he were under some kind of malevolent curse.
"Divine Curse" Siea!
Seeing that the "Dark Side of the Universe" was temporarily held back by Odis, and that Fabuti was about to return to the real world, the "Mother Tree of Desire" immediately sent angels from the "Rose School" to sabotage Fabuti's actions.
At this moment, Searle was held up by Elbera and Constantine. Although the two Sequence 2s could not defeat one Sequence 1, they could hold him off.
In addition, there are two other enemies: one is the "Ancient Evil" angel of the "Rose School," and the other is "Grand Duke of Blood" Andrerad, who once fought against Odis and Bernadette.
Both enemies were part of the plan, with Trensust dealing with Andrerad, and Medici and Hermes dealing with the "Ancient Evil".
This tactic was devised by Medici to try and defeat the "ancient evil" with Hermes. It didn't matter if they failed, because Odis and Bernadette's current task was to temporarily hold off the "dark side of the universe".
After Adam was ready, Odis gave Medici a lot of psychological preparation before Medici agreed to participate in the operation, but he was still unwilling to fight alongside Adam.
Fortunately, Adam's main focus is on combating the "dark side of the universe," and he will not participate in battles at the angelic level.
Once Adam and the Celestial Master are prepared, Odis and Bernadette can quickly escape the battlefield against the "Dark Side of the Universe," thus gaining an absolute advantage in the angelic battlefield.
Furthermore, once Fabuti returns to the real world, he can also become a fighting force for Odis's side, so the most important thing now is to stall for time.
Just as Odis and Bernadette were becoming increasingly passive, Adam finally appeared, high in the sky, holding the second "Blasphemy Tablet" in his hand.
Adam's appearance caused the "dark side of the universe" to pause noticeably; more precisely, it caused the consciousness belonging to the "original God" within the "dark side of the universe" to pause slightly.
For the original consciousness, being resurrected within the body of the "Dreamer" is a hundred times better than being resurrected within the body of the "Abyss." However, the problem is that the body of the "Dreamer" now seems "very clean," lacking the resonance between the original consciousnesses.
This made the consciousness belonging to the "primordial" feel somewhat strange.
Upon seeing Adam, Odis and Bernadette immediately withdrew from the battle to attack Siea, the leader of the "Rose School".
With a wave of her hand, Bernadette, wearing the "Pale Death" cap, grabbed Sear's arm and pulled her shoulder out of the spirit world.
Sia was hiding in the spirit world because she was not in good condition. Now that she was facing a great enemy like Odis, she was naturally unwilling to come out and get entangled with Bernadette's abilities.
Odis raised the staff of Gus and "reappeared" the "King of the Alien".