Chapter 784 The Child Who Toppled the Sand Castle
"Haha, I've heard of you, Odval!"
Hong Xiang smiled, pushed Valentine VIII off his lap, then grabbed Louise from behind and pulled her in front of him, making her crawl on the table.
"I've heard of your exploits as a young man—indeed, even I marvel at your courage!" he cried, amidst the unabashed cries of Queen Louise, now the Queen Mother.
——That wasn't a heroic act. It wasn't courage at all.
Professor Laxmi just thought indifferently in his heart.
"...feat?"
Valentine VIII pulled up his trousers and asked his godfather with some curiosity.
He had long since adapted to this kind of decadent and sinful "love", and the slight discomfort he felt now was simply because the presence of Professor Laxmi, a stern-faced stranger, ruined the atmosphere.
"Yes," Red Minister Peng Bonazi said loudly with great interest, "This man—back then, he boarded a corpse. It was his dead sister! The news immediately spread throughout his entire town... Even in the eyes of us transcendents on the path of love, this was a ridiculous and crazy act!"
Professor Laxmi lowered his head even deeper.
Hong Xiang was right, this really happened, and it was no exaggeration.
This is the reason why he embarked on the path of twilight and developed such a cold personality... At the same time, it was also the original motivation for him to invent the "noose", a magic potion specifically used to preserve corpses.
He had this special hobby since he was a child. Until his sister died of a heart attack, and he returned to the countryside from the city to hold a vigil for her funeral, he could not restrain himself and chose to desecrate the corpse.
This incident happened to be witnessed by my second uncle who went out to the toilet at night.
This wasn't illegal in Star Antimony, as necromancers could create undead with similar abilities. However, for ordinary people, it still seemed too avant-garde—especially since corpses and undead were completely different concepts.
Once this was discovered, even in Xingbi, where necromancy was widespread, he would become a "celebrity" in the town, a topic of conversation. From then on, his "rumors" would forever follow him, making it impossible for him to study normally in middle school and university.
Even after he transferred to the Spirit Tower, all his classmates and mentors knew about this matter at some point.
Some of these people were disgusted and malicious. They could not understand Laxmi's behavior and even felt fear and disgust - but Laxmi was quite friendly to these people.
Because they are constantly reminding Laxmi that he is actually “wrong”.
On the contrary, those who have some goodwill towards him... or those who approach him with "self-perceived goodwill", always bring up this matter again and again, trying to express an attitude of "I don't care if you have this kind of past", but they keep bringing up the past topic that made Professor Rahimi silent and even want to forget.
Even though Rahimi clearly stated that he did not want to talk about these things, there were always many people who thought that he was "shy" or "repentant", and instead he made "jokes" more frequently.
After all, in this chaotic and absurd world, in this country where many places are dedicated to the feast master, there are many people who have stronger desires and play more extravagantly than him.
But no one could truly understand Laxmi's true nature. They just thought Laxmi was too eager for sex, and even tried to take him to the Moon Child's place to play. Some people, with malicious intentions or simply to do business, deliberately asked him if he wanted to buy some "beautiful corpses."
Rashimi is not the type to get angry. He doesn't think he is right, nor does he want to get into trouble because of this... But at the same time, he feels inferior and guilty about his uniqueness. Therefore, he can only choose silence, refuse all social interaction, and isolate himself from the crowd.
Fortunately, it was the Ziggurat, so people's interest in others was fleeting. He soon found the peace he wanted and poured all his love and obsession into the study of necromancy.
It is also because of this that he, who came from a villager family, had the opportunity to reach the fourth energy level.
As a transcendent on the Path of Dusk, he must choose a "secondary occupation" before he can enter the fourth energy level. Generally speaking, transcendents on the Path of Dusk will choose one of the Path of Beauty or the Path of Devotion, and thus change his occupation to become an amber craftsman or a ghoul herder.
These two professions are the most popular choices, accounting for over 90% of the promotions in the Dusk Path. Other than that, all other professions are niche.
Professor Laxmi's profession is called the Underworld Walker.
That is a profession that is achieved by combining with the incantation mage who has reached the path of transcendence!
From this advanced class, Professor Laxmi gained the ability to communicate with the dead.
He can travel back and forth to the underworld through dreams——
——The so-called underworld is what some folk legends believe is “the place where people should go after death.”
In fact, "the underworld" has another precise definition in the dream world...that is, "the preparation area of the dream river."
It sounds like a twilight path, and indeed it is.
However, because Amber does not directly manage anything, this area is managed by the Sand Clock across the border - when people are buried, their souls will be sent here; and seven days after death, the souls will be thrown into the River of Dreams.
The Death Gods appointed by the Sand Clock will patrol vigilantly, stopping any soul that tries to escape to the dream world before the seven-day deadline, or trying to capture the soul that has already escaped.
In other words, if the deceased wants to become an independent phantom demon in the dream world or even be promoted to a celestial official without relying on any pillar god or celestial official, he must first leave the hands of these death gods - they are considered apostles of amber in terms of power, but in fact it is the Sand Clock that promotes them with the power of amber, so they are also apostles of balance.
Of course, resurrecting the dead was taboo, as it was tantamount to stealing food from the mouths of the Pillar Gods and the Celestial Gods. Even if it was an ordinary soul that no one cared about, attempting to resurrect it would likely incur the hostility of the Sand Clock for breaking the rules.
However, the Underworld Walker has a unique advantage.
As the saying goes, "When a dying man is about to speak, his words are kind." No matter how crazy a person is when he is alive, his last words will always be human. Not to mention that the person is completely dead and his soul is about to be remade... Not everyone can be chosen as an apostle, and for most souls, the underworld is equivalent to the last stop in life.
Here, everyone can understand their future.
For those confused souls, it would be very satisfying to be able to chat with others again...and those secrets that they kept until death and never told anyone would be revealed.
Professor Rahimi can easily obtain many unspeakable secrets from the mouths of these dead people.
His corpse-like, decadent, and gloomy demeanor was evidence of his excessive contact with the dead during his dreams, his soul eroded by negative energy. It was precisely because he held so many secrets that the Rosicrucian Order accepted Professor Laxmi, who was only at the second level of transcendence and hadn't even signed a contract with the devil.
The ability to communicate with the dead is too tempting... and among a hundred extraordinary people on the Dusk Path, there probably won't be one who has the adaptability to transcend the Path.
And among all the extraordinary people who can reach the fourth energy level in the Dusk Path, he is the only one - that is to say, Professor Laxmi is now the only underworld walker in the entire planet.
Now even the reckless Hong Xiang seems to have a very good attitude towards this rare talent.
Therefore, he was not a member of the military at all, but was directly awarded the rank of major; Blood Coral, who was the lover of the Moon Child, would tell him many secrets involving the fifth and even sixth energy levels to please him, and tried to control him with her body... and when she realized that she might not be able to do this, she wanted to make a plan to get hold of his handle.
"Okay, I won't tease you anymore."
Peng Bonazi said with a smile: "If there is anything, you must report it to me in person. I hope it is good news."
"It's good news."
Professor Rahimi said with certainty, "The 'Ms. Bayard' you are looking for is now in Leipzig."
"oh?"
Hong Xiang opened his eyes, his eyes showing obvious joy: "Did you ask... or did you see it with your own eyes?"
“I saw it with my own eyes.”
Professor Laxmi stated decisively, "She wore the 'Light of Heracle' numbered 002 and boarded the ship from the Theocracy to Star Antimony. She easily defeated a 'Bride of the Sea' and sealed it within a tarot card."
"Besides me, many people know that it was 'Miss Aleister who saved them.' And the fake identity of Aleister Crowley belongs to Vignes Emile Zola Bayard. She should be living in Prince Szijjártó's mansion now... I believe that the former Earl of Dawn was killed by her."
"Very good……"
Pomponazi sighed, revealing a quiet and contented smile. "Finally, I get to see my old friend again... I wonder if she still remembers Bashir. We met before. That was the first time I took Bashir to the Crescent Moon Manor, and it was also the last time I saw Baroness Bayard... The Bayard Group was very famous back then when the Empire still existed..."
Like a nostalgic old man, he kept talking about the past that he had repeated many times, becoming more and more excited, and Louise's screams became louder and louder.
But suddenly, his expression darkened, and his movements suddenly stopped. He then pushed Louise away.
"—blood diamond."
Pomponazzi came forward and said slowly, "Why don't you know about this?"
"Sir, we at the Secret Chamber have indeed received intelligence regarding Aleister's brief appearance in Leipzig, but this is a serious matter, so we would like to verify it first..."
A huge pressure came over him, and sweat covered Blood Diamond's forehead.
"And what was the result?"
Pomponazzi asked in return.
"Still checking...but the results should be similar."
Blood Diamond said in a low voice despite himself.
"oh……"
Pomponazzi suddenly realized: "What I mean is, you knew it, but you didn't tell me."
——If I tell you directly, but it turns out to be false information later, it will be even more troublesome!
Blood Diamond complained inwardly.
But she knew she couldn't explain to the unreasonable Hong Xiang, so she could only glare at Professor Laxmi and then admit her mistake, "I was negligent in my work..."
Before she could finish her words, a heart-wrenching pain suddenly came.
Blood Diamond covered her chest and abdomen, screaming and stepping back repeatedly - she had just been "heartbroken" in the physical sense.
"—Do you still want to attack Odval?"
Peng Bo Naqi said sinisterly, "He brought me the news I wanted... He's my friend. By attacking my friend, do you mean you want to usurp the throne?"
Blood Diamond was covered in cold sweat and couldn't utter a word.
Pomponazzi turned to Professor Laxmi with a warm smile on his face. "Thank you very much, Odval. If you want any reward, just tell Xue Shanhu directly... I can't wait to catch up with my old friend."
"Father……"
Valentine VIII's eyes widened suddenly, feeling a strong sense of unease: "If you leave, I might..."
——Maybe he will be assassinated.
After all, everyone knew he was the Red Prime Minister's puppet. But perhaps there were some fools who thought the Red Prime Minister needed him to maintain his rule...
"That's a perfect transformation into Moonchild, isn't it?"
Peng Bonazi patted Lucien's head cheerfully, not caring about the puppet king's safety at all.
"How about asking Brother Leipzig to bring the person back?"
Queen Louise, who had quickly packed her clothes, came up with an idea.
"No, no no no...that's not reliable."
Hong Xiang rejected the idea, saying, "What if he accidentally angers someone? That guy isn't that reliable... I'll have to go there myself.
"As for Lionheart City, leave it to—never mind, it doesn't matter. Do whatever you want. I'm going there now."
He didn't care about power anyway.
Professor Rahimi added, "I speculate that Ms. Bayard's trip to Star Antimony may be related to the 'Ouroboros Ritual' and the 'Perfect Man'."
Upon hearing this, Peng Bonazi was even more delighted: "Great! Every piece of news you bring me is what I like! I love you, my friend! Ever since I saw you, it's all good news!"
He hadn't really wanted to see Bayard, at least not to this extent.
It's not just nostalgia...it's also the confusion that no one wants to tell.
——In this era, no one can understand him.
No one is qualified to try to understand him.
After the death of its former best friend, the country has gradually deviated from its previous direction.
This made him less and less interested in Xingbi, and even turned his love into hatred.
So he destroyed Xingti's inheritance with his own hands, and planned to personally sever the bloodline of his former best friend... He originally thought that he would be free, like a child who knocked down a sand castle he had carefully built for a long time, and happily moved on to the next game.
But in his heart, there was only a sense of emptiness called "meaninglessness." It was like finally finishing a book that he had been reading for a long time, and although he had finally reached the end, he was not happy.
And Bayard might be able to answer his questions!
How did she maintain her "spiritual vitality" after all these years?
Peng Bonazzi didn't plan to wait for the train - he directly transformed into a blood bat and flew towards the city of Leipzig at a high speed!
Although his speed is not that fast, he can walk in a straight line.
In less than half a day, Pomponazzi will arrive in Leipzig in person!
Update completed!
(End of this chapter)
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