Klein was not surprised at all by Patrick Brain's answer. He nodded slightly and said:

“How many lives have you lived?”

As far as he knew, the "immortals" would die and be resurrected every sixty years, forgetting most of their past memories, which needed to be slowly recovered later, just like starting a new life.

This was the inherent knowledge of the potion. Patrick Braine easily understood what the God-favored One meant and said after careful consideration:

"I'm not even 50 yet, and I've been an 'immortal' for less than 10 years."

Klein asked:

“When did you convert to my Lord?”

The "Lord" here refers to the Lord of the Underworld.

Brian recalled for two or three seconds and said:

"At that time, I had just celebrated my 30th birthday."

He entered the mysterious world at the age of 30 and embarked on an extraordinary path. He became a Sequence 4 demigod before he was 40... This speed either means he has amazing talent or he is likely to be favored by a god... Ha, as expected, during that ceremony, both his soul and body were affected by the "uniqueness" of the "God of Death" path... Klein listened and thought, and became more certain of his previous guess.

Of course, compared to how he became a Sequence 4 Demigod from an ordinary person in just one year, Patrick Brain's promotion speed was simply not worth mentioning.

Klein didn't think there was anything to lament about this, because he was indeed a "God-favored One" and he had more than one cheat.

The only problem is that the rewards currently being exchanged for those gifts are not sure whether they are sufficient.

After a moment of silence, Klein asked:

"What is your current public identity?"

"I'm a businessman. I own two garment factories in Backlund. On the surface, I believe in the Goddess of Night and I'm a supporter of the New Party..." Patrick Braine introduced.

Klein almost uttered a "huh" and continued to ask:

"How many members of the Spiritual Cult do you have under you, and what are they doing?"

Brian responded fluently and preparedly:

"There are two groups, twelve extraordinary people. Some of them work in my garment factory, and some work in the watch shop. They all have formal jobs.

“Generally speaking, they would be careful to spread the faith of God around them. The progress in this regard was very slow and it was not their main purpose. The total number of believers did not exceed one hundred.

“Most of the time, they are collecting clues to various things that the god left behind, as well as the different materials needed for the awakening ceremony.

"Once we have clues, we will take some actions accordingly. Once all the materials are ready, we will experiment with different awakening rituals to find the most effective one. I am the host of the action and the core element of the ritual."

He sounded quite proud... Klein asked about other matters and received detailed answers.

Finally, he thought for a while and said with a serious expression:

"Follow God's command. From now on, you will obey my orders."

Patrick Blaine immediately stood up and bowed solemnly:

"Yes, Your Excellency."

Klein nodded slightly and said:

"First, stop all rituals and stop collecting materials. God has initially awakened and is in the recovery stage. We cannot allow noisy 'voices' to disturb Him."

In Klein's opinion, no matter how the awakening ceremony of Brian and his team changes, it ultimately points to the artificial god of death, that is, the "uniqueness" of the "god of death" path, which will make it more active and deepen, which is not conducive to the goddess' further control.

Regardless of whether Klein was happy to see such a situation happen or not, since the "Goddess of Night" had asked Brian to come, he had to make such an arrangement.

Patrick Brian had no doubts about what he said, because the "God of Death" had indeed awakened, and the essence of "awakening" itself was "disturbance".

The "Immortal" thought about it and asked:

"Sir, what do we need to do next?"

Klein smiled approvingly:

"Continue to search for clues to what God left behind, which will help Him recover faster."

At this point, Klein was about to raise a second request, but because he was worried that there were too few similar clues, the members of the Spiritual Cult would not be able to find anything to do and cause other problems, so he added another sentence:

"In addition, you and your subordinates should carry out extensive literacy and reading activities in the garment factory and other areas where you operate, set up night schools or study classes, and help the people around you get rid of ignorance and barbarism."

In order to be more persuasive, Klein stretched out his right hand and pressed it against his chest, and began to preach with extraordinary piety:

“God says, ‘You must understand what you believe before you can believe it.

"God says that for those who are lost, we must first strengthen their bodies and arm their minds, because the kingdom He promised is not barbaric or ignorant."

Patrick Blaine did not question Dwayne Dantès's words, nor did he wonder why these two sentences were not recorded in the Holy Scriptures of the Spiritual Cult, because the other party was a favored one of the gods and an agent appointed by the gods!

He nodded sincerely and said:

“I will keep God’s teachings in mind.

“May every soul have eternal life in the Kingdom of God!”

While speaking, he used the prayer posture of the current Spiritual Cult's Artificial Death Sect, which was to raise both hands high, with thumbs facing each other and pressing them against the center of the forehead.

——In the corresponding mystical theory, this is the core of the underworld within every "gatekeeper", representing the location of the god of death.

Klein responded with the same gesture and words, and then said:

"Second, any orders sent from the South Continent, no matter who they come from, must be submitted to me first. You can only do it after getting my permission. If I don't allow you to do it privately, you can only give feedback according to my wishes."

He was worried that High Priest Heiter, the angel of the realm of death, was still enthusiastic about the plan of creating an artificial god of death, and would instruct Patrick and others to make new attempts from time to time.

At the same time, he also had to ensure that before the goddess further grasped the "uniqueness" of the "God of Death" path, Heiter and the other two saints would not notice the clues, so as to avoid them from making drastic responses.

Brian still had no objection to this:

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

After giving instructions on the two most important things, Klein remained calm on the surface, but he felt a little more relaxed inside. He said carefully:

“Third, unless I summon you, you are not allowed to come to me on your own initiative. Normal communication will be done through messengers.

"You know, many beings in the astral world don't want to see God's resurrection."

Patrick Blaine nodded heavily and said:

"I see.

"My messenger's summons are 'Spirit roaming in the upper realm, absolutely friendly creature, Patrick Blaine's contracted partner.'"

As expected, a demigod of the Death Path cannot be without a messenger... Normally, a Sequence 6 of this path would have one... Klein did not hesitate and spoke at a moderate pace:

"Remember, my messenger's summons are 'a spirit wandering in the void, a friendly creature that can be driven, a messenger that belongs exclusively to Gehrman Sparrow'. Well, whether you are receiving or sending a letter, you need to give a gold coin to complete the agreement."

Klein intentionally revealed the connection between Gehrman Sparrow and Dwayne Dantès's identity, mainly to see how the other party would react.

"German Sparrow..." Patrick Braine repeated the name in confusion, and then he suddenly realized something and called out in surprise, "Your Highness, the Archon of Death?"

Fortunately, although he is a byproduct of the ritual and has a fanatical belief, he at least has a normal IQ and can consciously collect intelligence and complete the analysis of the problem... Klein breathed a sigh of relief and responded with a smile:

"I am not, He is my teacher."

Brian nodded thoughtfully, feeling that he had a clear grasp of the whole matter.

Klein could guess what he was thinking, but ignored it. He crossed his right leg, clasped his hands on his knees, and asked:

"What do you know about other factions of the Spiritual Order?"

Patrick Blaine sat down again and said:

"The most powerful branch within the Spiritual Cult is the Royal Faction. They have created multiple organizations with the descendants of God as the core...

"Their leader is currently a descendant of God with a relatively thin bloodline, named Xia Palenque Eggers. She may be an angel, or she may be in charge of an important relic of God. She calls herself the 'Pale Queen'...

"Besides her, the royal faction has five more saints, some of whom are true demigods, and some of whom rely on seals...

"Besides the Royal Faction and us, the other branches are relatively weak. The main ones are the Sleeping Faction and the Underworld Faction... Together they only have three strong men who are as powerful as saints..."

When Brian finished speaking, Klein nodded imperceptibly and said:

"That's all for today. If you have anything else, feel free to contact me."

"Yes, Your Excellency." Patrick Brain stood up, saluted, and retreated to the door.

The door opened silently, and there was a shadowy figure outside, and a cold wind was blowing.

When everything calmed down, Klein glanced at the closed wooden door, walked to the window, opened the curtains, and looked out at the street.

Several carriages appeared there at some point, with two lanterns hanging in front of each carriage. The light from the lanterns was extremely pale and tinged with dark green, making the surroundings blurry.

In this blurry scene, nearly transparent figures gathered on both sides and in front and behind, all wearing illusory clothes like dresses, looking quite formal.

When Patrick Blaine landed from mid-air and returned there, those figures prostrated themselves at the same time, welcoming the demigod and the spirits around him to board several vaguely visible carriages, and then the convoy drove away into the distance.

The pale light with a hint of dark green gradually faded and finally disappeared into the darkness, as if it had never appeared.

Klein retracted his gaze and said to himself with a slightly solemn expression:

"Although Patrick Blaine received the oracle due to the goddess's considerations from all aspects, I always feel that the undercurrent in Backlund, and even the entire world, is becoming more and more turbulent.

"I don't know when they will create a wave..."

Thinking of this, Klein did not delay and decided to contact the witch Triss immediately to confirm that no abnormalities had occurred there.