Chapter 701: The Plot Against Yulia
When most of the people had left, Peng Bonazi grabbed a blood servant who looked only about eleven or twelve years old and sucked hard at him. After the other blood servants took him away, he finally calmed down completely.
He rubbed his forehead and asked sarcastically, "Do you have any more bad news for me?"
"really."
Prince Heinrich nodded. "It has been confirmed—Count Leo Karl has now become a warrior. He no longer possesses the power of transcendence."
"Humph, this is the worst news I expected."
Peng Bonazi snorted coldly, without much reaction. "Although he is on the Path of Transcendence, he certainly doesn't look like a Transcendent. It's not surprising that he's been relegated to the Path of Adaptation... After I heard about the 'Warrior,' I thought he might leave us."
"But what about his Balrog? I haven't heard any news about Balrogs getting out of control lately."
"He seems to have merged with his Balrog and is now adjusting to his new powers."
Prince Heinrich reminded him, "Although he has lost the path to transcendence, it seems his power has not weakened and may even have grown stronger."
"It's not surprising. The Flame Demon is indeed suitable for him. He doesn't rely solely on the power of the contract to suppress the opponent."
Peng Bonazi shook his head slightly: "Since Carl is no longer a transcendent, then you should find another sacrifice."
"Shall I decide?"
Prince Heinrich was a little surprised.
"Of course, Pomponazzi doesn't belong to the Rosicrucian Church. If I were to decide, it might alert my friends."
Pomponazzi chuckled—the first time he had smiled in days. "You're the master of ceremony. It would be more natural for you to decide on the sacrifice. You can choose whatever you want. Don't ask me."
"...The ceremony will definitely continue. One less person is not a big deal. The other transcendents haven't become warriors yet... What do you think of Master Walter?"
"Forget about Walter. I quite like his daughter. If he is used as a sacrifice, she will have to be killed. That would be quite a pity."
Although he said it didn't matter, Pomponazzi still carefully selected and gave reasons for rejection.
Prince Heinrich, however, showed no surprise at this and simply suggested the next name: "Where is Ms. Marasia?"
"We need to draw upon the power of the Fallen Angels. Wouldn't it be a bad idea to find a woman as a vessel?"
"Then... Earl Dawn?"
"Well, let's just take him."
"Okay, I'll let the others know."
Prince Heinrich nodded.
But at this moment, he hesitated again: "There is one more thing, Father...how do we deal with Count Karl?"
"It's up to you."
"Red phase" Peng Bonazi said lightly.
"I'm saying," the Lord Mayor of Leipzig emphasized, "that he knows the secret of the Tail Ring ritual. And now that he's been excluded...do we need to silence him? He might be stronger now than before, and if necessary...I think I might need support."
"I've already said it, it's up to you."
Pomponazzi gave Count Leipzig a penetrating look and asked, "What do you think?"
“…I don’t think there’s any need to kill him.”
Count Leipzig hesitated for a moment, then pleaded for Count Karl: "He was originally a victim of the ritual and doesn't know too many secrets. He also knows how many people participated in this grand ceremony... I think he knows the details and won't reveal them to others. He's also a smart man."
"You want to protect him?"
Peng Bonazzi was a little surprised, but nodded: "Okay.
"I said - it's up to you. What I mean is, you can do whatever you want, but you have to take responsibility. Don't make a mess and then let me clean up the mess... I'm tired of it. Although you call me father, I didn't say you really have to treat me like a father and act like a spoiled child. You didn't come out of me, so stop it."
Hong Xiang sighed, and there was a rare hint of fatigue in his words.
"Then, Father," Prince Heinrich reassured, "what about the Herasil Vault?"
After he said this, Hong Xiang was silent for a long time.
"We must obtain the blood of Heracross. But I don't know how much information Emma has leaked... We may only have one chance."
Pomponazzi casually grabbed a blood servant and held him in his arms, while concentrating on thinking: "Violence is not an option - as I said, we can't confront the Theocracy head-on. And now, Avalon has become one with the Theocracy.
"Well, Heinrich. Your Leipzig—there are quite a few alchemists there, aren't there?"
"Yes, father."
"I remember there was an alchemist in Avalon who researched explosives. He was a Star Antimony... and he was also Yulia's teacher."
"Yes."
Prince Heinrich nodded. "Nobel, formerly deputy leader of our Third Alchemy Group in Leipzig. He later tweaked a classic alchemical formula and accidentally created a more stable explosive. The vice president of the Royal Alchemy Association disliked him, claiming he was maliciously registering copyrights by modifying previous work in an infringing manner. The availability of his product was entirely accidental, not his intellectual property, and therefore he couldn't claim copyright."
"absurd."
Pomponazzi scoffed, "Aren't those alchemical formulas just modified versions of previous ones? I've been tired of them since Valentine's time."
"But there were many who envied Nobel, especially since his project had little technical content but huge economic benefits. Therefore, the vice president's statement was widely accepted, and he was considered a 'lucky but evil researcher.'
"He kept trying to sue the other party... but as you know, that was impossible. He later left in anger. The Royal Alchemy Association put pressure on me, and I couldn't keep him."
"Then I probably know what kind of person he is."
Pomponazzi pondered, "Well, Heinrich. I've thought about it... If I offer him an alchemy competition for apprentices or some incentives, given his stubborn personality, he probably won't even come back. Let alone bring Yulia with him."
"Then how about this—you write him a letter in the name of his former colleagues. They'll ask why he hasn't returned to them, having heard he's returned to Xingbi and patented all his classic formulas.
"Then I accidentally mentioned that Nobel had found a new student, who was said to be extremely talented and had inherited all of Nobel's legacy. He had already contacted you. But you believed that his student's invention was suspected of infringing on your rights. Anyway, now that the war has stopped, he wouldn't be able to resist."
“…Is that all that’s going to work?”
"Yes, that's all. Then find another actor to act it out, and publish the news that Nobel and his students are returning to Star Antimony in the newspaper. But you don't need to send the newspaper to him; let him find out for himself."
Peng Bonazi chuckled. "For paranoid yet noble researchers like them, neither benefits nor threats will work. But once their reputation is threatened, or someone attempts to steal their achievements and reputation, they will leap for airs to prove themselves. As long as Yulia is smart enough, he will bring her back and let her inherit his connections and achievements. Yulia has been ill for too long, and now Aiwas has become so powerful. She is unwilling to fall behind, and she is eager to grow... She will definitely come.
“Valentin was such a person back then… I know them too well.
"...To be honest, I quite miss people like this."
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