Lord of the Mysteries fanfic: wake up, hermit

When something shocking happens to a country, the ruling class's definition of the event becomes particularly important.

If this fire is defined as a "suicidal demonstration by a cultist", it means that war is coming, and the brave and capable "War Red" will embark on a long journey, but if it is defined as "Stiano

"The negative effects that the family accidentally triggered while researching dangerous extraordinary items", this matter will most likely be ignored - under normal circumstances, the death penalty is inevitable for causing such a big thing, but Baroness Stiano and her

Several of the closest relatives also died unfortunately, so there is no point in holding people accountable.

But instead of wondering whether it was a demonstration or an accident, some people with a keen sense of interests began to actively contact the branches of the Stiano family. According to the law, the next step is to select the highest ranking person from the many branches to inherit the family.

titles, titles, territories and annuities. If several with the same sequence appear at the same time, there will be a selection and voting process, but before that, overt and covert fighting is inevitable - even if other families don't come to negotiate,

These candidates will also take the initiative to seek external support, and do not mind using the help of others to let their opponents have a little "accident."

Thoth also secretly supported a candidate. The child converted to Him after coming to the North for two years of experience. He also promoted him to the position of Sequence 3 - surpassing his grandfather who stopped at Sequence 4 and becoming that child.

The person with the highest collateral sequence.

If his branch becomes the new main family, then the entire Stiano family will become an extension of Thoth's power.

But it was obvious that he was not the only one who thought so. A family that could make magical items was of great significance. Naturally, there were many forces who wanted to control them. Just when Thoth was gearing up and ready to tear apart, a piece of paper with the royal coat of arms appeared on it.

The edict summoned him, Medici and Urolius, and all the dukes, marquises, and earls of the empire to the imperial capital, to the extended asymmetrical long table, to explain the tragic fire case from the official

The level is drawn with a rest.

As the person in charge of the case, Trensoest announced the results of the investigation and the arrangements for Stiano's remaining personnel.

"...With the help of Duke Zoroastrian and Duke Zaratul, we restored the truth of the fire case. The head of Stiano's family, Pasippo Stiano, violated the sanctity of the empire.

She abandoned her faith in His Majesty the Emperor and secretly worshiped the evil god named 'Eternal Fierce Sun'. The evil god spread the fire of destruction to Sedien County through the evil rituals she held in the underground chamber..."

As soon as these words came out, it was like a stone that stirred up a thousand waves. Since the Black Emperor was still sitting at the top, the nobles did not dare to whisper to each other and had to exchange glances with each other. The faces of several representatives of Stiano's branch turned pale, as if

Dead person - according to imperial law, this kind of disrespectful behavior is enough to be sentenced to death! It may be the most painful and grueling kind!

Even though Countess Stiano is dead, she is still to blame for her death. If the Black Emperor's anger remains, it is not impossible for them to apologize as a family!

He was shot to death by ten thousand arrows, burned alive by fire, and bitten alive by hounds that had been starved for three days...

All kinds of miserable and bloody ways of death flashed through the minds of the branch representatives, and they almost fainted immediately.

"...Such abominable acts have caused huge losses to His Majesty the Emperor's anchor point and the empire's property. Even smashing his limbs and annihilating his spirit body will not be enough to offset his crimes. His relatives must also suffer on his behalf, but -"

Trunsoest's tone lifted, and the spirits of the representatives from the branch were lifted up, as if a drowning man had grasped a life-saving straw.

"His Majesty the Emperor is merciful and willing to give them a chance to defend themselves face to face." Trunsoest looked at the representatives of the branch, and one of them, a middle-aged man with gray hair on the sideburns who looked quite calm, stood up hurriedly and sat down in front of him.

The Black Emperor at the top gave the most solemn gift.

"Dear Your Majesty the Emperor, thank you for your kindness and praise your tolerance!"

Because of his nervousness, he almost bit his tongue, "I can swear on my life that I knew nothing about Pasippo Stiano's treacherous plot! In the month before this happened, I was obsessed with it every day.

I laid the floor on the interior design drawings of your palace, thinking about how to make it match your noble status - even when Pasiper sent a letter asking me to come to the mansion to talk about it, I flatly refused!"

"But now it seems that I was so stupid!" He quickly added, "If I agreed to her, I might have a chance to discover her plot, thereby preventing this disaster and reducing the losses to you and the empire!"

"I have felt your sincerity, Mr. Luo Ge." The Black Emperor nodded slightly and showed a faint smile, "I also believe that a craftsman who has devoted himself to my palace will not have extra energy to think about treason.

matter."

"Thank you for your trust! I will do my best to serve you in the future!"

Seeing this, the other branch representatives also expressed their loyalty, and their rhetoric was similar to Rogge's, either "I am not familiar with that woman at all" or "My loyalty to the empire can be seen from time to time." Solomon was also extremely tolerant and even rarely cordial.

To express trust in them - yes, "kindly", when this word came out of Thoth's head, goosebumps also appeared on his arms.

Seeing the group of people bursting with gratitude and wanting to kneel down and kiss Solomon's instep, he and Medici both rolled their eyes.

Come on, Thoth muttered, he doesn't believe you, he just checked you out.

Medici snorted, "Rather than watching them play the harmonious drama of monarch and minister here, I am more concerned about whether He is preparing to declare war on Osykus."

"You really want to fight?"

"Why, you don't want to?"

"Nonsense, which time did you fight with an enchanted weapon that wasn't made by me? I was also very tired, okay?" Thoth glared at Him covertly, "And didn't you just fight in the first half of the year? Calculate the total cost yourself

How much is it? Armor, saddles, weapons, medicine, dry food, military pay, pension..."

Medici suddenly showed a look of constipation. Although he was happy to use the art of "war" to gather people, the piles of zeros on the bill really made him feel cold and chilled.

During those days when I was focused on gaining power in the world, I pieced together things here and there, without any skills, and all relied on perseverance.

"Although I don't mind letting Osykus suffer a little more," Thoth added, "but it will also cost a lot of money and effort to do 'that thing' well, so I'm afraid I won't be able to

My energy is supporting you just like it was in the first half of the year.”

"Don't worry about me." Medici said immediately, "The Lord's will is the most important thing in everything."

a few days ago.

"Migration plan?" Thoth confirmed, "You mean to build a vehicle and take the path of the ruins of the God War to take the survivors out of the land abandoned by the gods?"

"Yes."

When this conversation took place, neither Medici nor Ouroleus was present - if they had been, they would have said without hesitation, "Your will is our will." Thoth, under pressure,

I'm afraid there won't be any objections. This is not what the true Creator wants to see - He wants to know Thoth's true attitude, whether it is acceptance or rejection.

"But He has done so much for you."

The divine side's words still echoed in his ears, and for a moment, he was afraid to look into the eyes of the Hidden Sage.

"Well... there are two ways to enter and exit the Land Abandoned by the Gods." Thoth put his knuckles against his chin as if thinking, "One is to get the key and go to the King's Court of Giants, and the other is to pass through the ruins of the God War...

I remember you said before sealing the Giant King's Court, hide the key in a fairly hidden place?"

But the door to the Giant's Court opened strangely, and the three angels of Feng Zhi and Bai were inside feasting on the divine corpse of the Creator.

The Hanged Man said in a hoarse voice: "Herabogen should have done it. He has the authority to decipher and decrypt. Although I didn't think He could decipher the place where I hid the key at the time, but with Osykus and Lieutenant

Compared with Audro, he has that ability better."

"That is to say, there is a high probability that the key is still in His hand." Thoth sighed, "Although it is unreasonable to say this... But I really don't think I can sit down and negotiate a deal with Him. I'm afraid I won't be able to bear it.

Keep making him into a charcoal-grilled dragon steak so that he can experience what it feels like to be eaten."

"It doesn't matter, I can't help it." The Hanged Man laughed hoarsely, "And neither he nor the other two would want me to use a rescue gesture to bring the survivors out of the land abandoned by the gods.

"

As betrayers, in order to ensure their majestic image in the hearts of believers, they will naturally spare no effort to kill all shadows related to the "ancient sun god", whether it is the Hanged Man who was born out of resentment, or the loyal Red Silver

Angels are also the survivors in the land abandoned by the gods who still devoutly believe in the sun god.

"Ordinary ships will definitely not be able to pass through the ruins of the God War safely."

Thoth spoke to himself in an inquiring tone, with spiritual numbers and symbols swirling in his eyes.

"The ruins of the God War still contain extraordinary powers including the night, the sun, alien species, the earth, etc. There are many things that should not be seen, and there are many things that should not be heard..."

He directly used his fingertips as a pen, dipped in a cluster of illusory starlight, and listed various dangers that needed to be guarded against. He directly used his fingertips as a pen, dipped in a cluster of illusory starlight, to list various dangers that needed to be guarded against.

"The secrets of 'night' can swallow people up at any time, and the power of 'earth' can make people wonder what kind of strange organs they have..."

"The flames of the 'Sun' can directly roast people into charcoal, and the decline of 'Dusk' can even cause the entire vehicle to be scrapped..."

"The bondage of the 'Bound One' will make the soul gradually lose control of the body. I also retain a lot of dangerous information, the kind that can kill people in minutes..."

After writing dozens of lines, Thoth stopped writing.

"Forget it, I'd better go to the God War ruins to take a sample first. It's more rigorous this way." He continued to mutter to himself, "I'd better go with a few condemned prisoners who have committed crimes that cannot be punished. Those who I can't feel myself

The extraordinary influence may be fatal to ordinary people and even low-sequence extraordinary people..."

"Wait a minute, Meng." The Hanged Man was shocked by his willingness to do whatever he asked, "Have you decided to help me?"

"Uh-huh, what's the problem?"

The Hanged Man was choked by his calm and indifferent attitude, and after a while he said, "But this is not on the same level as when you and Amon helped Silver City lift the curse of parricide - build a ship that can

The vehicle passing through the ruins of the God War not only requires wisdom and technology, but also a lot of money and materials. Are you sure that after helping me with this favor, you will not be stretched?"

The memories are over and back to the present.

"Although I appreciate your attitude of fully supporting the Lord." Medici asked again: "But do you really have the financial resources?"

"So, I have to increase my efforts to make money." At a certain moment, Medici felt that Thoth's expression was a bit fierce, and he was sharpening his knife to show the ferocity of pigs and sheep.

While they were chatting through spiritual communication, Trunsoest began to read out a series of policies for combating cults in the country, aiming to purify internal thoughts and enhance the cohesion of the empire. It sounded like he had no intention of starting a large-scale war.

Thoth breathed a sigh of relief, which meant that he would have more energy to carry out the big project of "migration plan", but his nerves quickly became tense - because the link he was most concerned about came, that is, the transfer of Steti

The disposal of various branches of Arnold.

He had a hunch that since Solomon decided to intervene in this matter, it would probably not be 100% as he intended.

After a while.

"What do you think?"

"Guess what?"

After the meeting, Duke Abraham invited the hidden sages to go to the house to talk. They were walking through the spiritual world, and various rich color blocks passed by.

A smile appeared on Bethel Abraham's old-fashioned face, "I guess you have anticipated this possibility and accepted this result - just like those who did not make a lot of money or lose all their money, but there is a certain amount of money.

Profit merchant."

"You made a good analogy." Thoth sighed, "People who are full of money tend to have wandering thoughts and aggressive behavior. People who lose all their money will be discouraged and resentful.

Those who have a surplus will not lose their caution or lose their sense of proportion while feeling that their future is bright - I have to say that our Emperor knows how to manipulate people's hearts."

Solomon did three things. First, he awarded some craftsmen the title of "royal craftsmen." As the name suggests, they only served the royal family and were dispatched by Solomon alone; second, he said, "Death sin can be avoided, but living sin cannot be escaped." So,

He ordered another group of craftsmen to go to the north from now on to work hard on the fortifications of the frontier - and among them happened to be those who had converted to Thoth; finally, he announced the original title of Pasippus Stiano,

The heir to the title, territory and annuity, and the supporter behind this heir is the Sauron family.

In fact, Thoth understood that "Stiano" could be said to be the backbone of the empire's manufacturing industry. If it were so easy to have them all in his hands, Solomon would not need to be the emperor. However, some side branches have been infiltrated by Thoth.

It is an established fact - in order to maintain their plastic-like friendship between kings and ministers, it is better to send these craftsmen to Thoth's territory, so that Thoth can further control them and assimilate them, and Thoth will accept them as soon as they are good.

.

As for the person who pushed the Sauron family to bet, it seems to be to check and balance the "War Red" that has become more and more powerful in recent years. The composition of "War Red" is too pure, or it is a descendant of Medici himself.

Either he is a descendant of his cronies who fought with him to gain authority from the ancient gods in the Second Age - almost Medici's private soldiers.

But a wise ruler would not put all his eggs in one basket. Thoth thought, and the laws of history tell us that emperors are often suspicious and may even deteriorate into mental illness.