Mystery: From Celestial Venerable's Backup to Red Priest

Chapter 241 Evan's Instigation

Chapter 241 Evan's Instigation

"Are you sure you want to do this? That's an angel! Do you really have to do this?"

The usually composed Isengard Stanton, seeing the fire in Darkwell's eyes, sensed something was amiss and couldn't help but ask Evan a question.

"Don't worry, we've known each other for quite a while now, so you should know that I don't do things I'm not sure about."

Evan was well aware of Isengard Stanton's concerns, but he had thought this through carefully. He was certain that even if the Speaker of Life knew his ulterior motives, he wouldn't dare to lay a hand on him.

Because he is involved with too many things, not only the favored of the Goddess of Night and the True Creator, but also the watchful eyes of old silver coins like Adam, and he is also a member of the Horn family, involving the Augustus family and the Einhorn family. If he is not careful, he will face multiple targets at the same time while the threat of Ouroles has not been eliminated.

The Speaker of the Life Council, who has lived for countless years, would never take action against Evan just because of a little displeasure in his heart. Instead, he could only seriously consider the goodwill that Evan had shown.

"How exactly do I need to do it?"

Darkwell's desire to latch onto the strongest backer fueled his eagerness to take action.

"Backlund's covert control will end in the next few days. You need to be active, become a regular at various secret gatherings, become a caring older brother to the new extraordinary individuals, actively recruit apprentices, and contribute your strength to the growth of the Life School."

Evan's words shocked Darkwell. Although he was 'incited' by Evan to develop his ambition, he also understood how dangerous it would be for him to do so. Even with his identity as an outer member of MI9, he would definitely not be able to protect himself.

"I am definitely not the only one searching for the whereabouts of the Life Council Chairman. Once the Aurora Society, under the command of the True Creator, discovers that you are a member of the Life School, they will definitely go crazy and capture you."

The Augustan royal family, various churches, hidden cultists, and many others will be extremely interested in you because of the whereabouts of the Life Council Chairman.

In other words, I can't protect you anymore. In some ways, you're now the most dangerous person in Backlund.

Only the Speaker of the Life Council can protect you.

With each word Evan spoke, Darkwell's face grew paler, until finally his face was as white as a corpse, and he trembled all over.

"That's why I asked you to find the Chairman of the Life Council not simply to seek something, but also to save your life!"

Evan made his judgment based on the sight of Darkwell trembling like a leaf.

"How can you save my life? By doing this, you're putting me under the scrutiny of all powers, and you still claim you're going to save my life?"

Darkwell was extremely excited upon hearing Evan's words and shouted loudly, but then, as if remembering something, he said urgently:

"Right, they don't know I exist yet. How about I run away now?"

Seeing Darkwell's hopeful gaze, Evan chuckled and shook his head, saying:

"You used to act as an outsider of MI9 without concealing your identity, which left too many traces."

Even if no one knows of your existence yet, they will find out sooner or later.

And you don't think that after the outbreak of the Angel War, the Angel King known as "Tail Eater" would relax his surveillance of Backlund, do you?

Your identity may be hidden from others, but it can never be hidden from the Angel King of the Path of Destiny. Even the Life Council Chairman, a Sequence 1 Archangel, can only hide in Backlund. Do you think you have any chance of escaping?

Darkwell was going crazy, mentally slapping himself countless times and wanting to kill himself, because just as Evan said, after obtaining the identity of an outer member of MI9, he did not deliberately hide his identity as an extraordinary being.

Sometimes, he would even go crazy and reveal his own extraordinary status in front of the extraordinary beings of the three major churches, provoking them to hunt him down. Only then would he produce his MI9 identification documents and leave the detention center in a carefree manner, making many people grit their teeth in anger.

"Then, what should I do?"

Darkwell was desperate. He didn't know what to do. No matter how he thought about it, he felt it was a dead end.

"So you need to be in everyone's sight, let everyone know you exist. Only when all organizations know you exist are you safe."

But while you are safe, the Speaker of Life is in danger. He is now seriously injured and it is difficult for him to protect himself. Someone as deeply involved as you could potentially expose his location.

So there's only one choice left: conceal your existence before you're completely exposed, or send you away from Backlund.

As I mentioned before, the "Tail Eater" is still eyeing Backlund, so the Life Council Chairman only has one option: to conceal your existence.

Evan's words calmed Darkwell down a little, but Catherine Grey, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up:

"No, that Life Speaker has a third option: to get rid of Darkwell and end it all."

Catherine Grey's words made Darkwell's expression, which had just eased, tense up again as she looked at Evan.

"The dead are sometimes the least likely to keep secrets, and any intelligent person should not think of using this method."

Evan comforted Darkwell while subtly mocking Catherine Grey, giving her a provocative look that infuriated her.

"Even if the Speaker of Life is a tiger fallen into the plains, he won't be bullied by dogs. Your troubles are nothing to him. So, as long as you create a dangerous situation that involves you, the Speaker of Life will have no choice but to intervene. Therefore, your choice is—."

Darkwell lowered his head in deep thought. Neither Eisinger Stanton nor Eisinger Stanton spoke again, because this involved personal safety, and everyone else should avoid suspicion. Moreover, they had not seen any flaws in Evan's plan.

This plan is essentially a scheme and means to provoke the Speaker of Life to take action and to convey the information he wants to access through Darkwell.

After a long while, Darkwell finally raised his head, his eyes red, and said to Evan:

"I'll do it. Just like you said, you can't protect me now. If I don't take a gamble, I have no chance of survival."

Evan smiled and nodded, bent down to pick up the teapot from the coffee table, poured Darkwell a cup of tea, handed it to him, and said:

"Don't look so sad. Your situation is indeed very dangerous right now, but once we start taking action, you'll be the safest one. Things aren't as dangerous as you think."

The chubby Darkwell forced a smile and downed his herbal tea in one gulp.

After finishing his account of Darkwell, Evan looked at Isengard Stanton and Catherine Grey, whose bodies were unusually tense from listening to the conversation about angels, and said:

"You don't need to worry. What I had Darkwell do is something that can be discussed openly. Even if the Life Council Chairman knew my purpose, he couldn't say anything, and he certainly wouldn't take his anger out on others while he's seriously injured. That would be risking his life to spite us, so there's no need to be nervous."

You make it sound so easy, but those are angels, legendary mythical creatures!

Eisinger Stanton and Catherine Grey couldn't help but roll their eyes inwardly, but they managed to relax their stiff bodies.

"How's the collection of Extraordinary Traits going lately?"

Evan then began to inquire about Isengard Stanton's gains during this period.

"Because of the tense atmosphere in Backlund, the frequency of gatherings has decreased significantly. I collected them for two months, but only received four extraordinary traits."

As he spoke, Isengard Stanton took four small boxes from the coffee table drawer and placed them on the table. Evan then gestured for Isengard Stanton to push the boxes towards Sharon beside him, and said:

"From now on, all the extraordinary traits you collect will be given to Miss Sharon, and she will also pay you accordingly."

The core members of Evan's future demonic forces will be chosen from among Miss Sharon and Ian Wright's subordinates, so naturally, the extraordinary characteristics will be given to her.

Miss Sharon naturally understood what Evan meant, and stood up, bowing to Isengard Stanton, and said:

"Please give me a bank account number, and I can transfer the money to you tomorrow!"

Miss Sharon is no longer the Miss Sharon from the original story; she wouldn't work as a bodyguard for a mere thousand pounds. She's very wealthy now.

I just didn't have that much cash on me.

Eisinger Stanton took out a piece of paper, gently swiped it with his hand, and a stream of iridescent light flashed across it, revealing an account number consisting of letters and numbers on the white paper.

Seeing this, Evan raised an eyebrow and said with a smile:

"It seems you've learned a lot of useful things lately!"

Isengard Stanton smiled smugly but said nothing more. Evan, who had no habit of prying into other people's secrets, looked at everyone in the dimly lit room and continued:

"I want to tell you something. The world situation is not as calm as it seems on the surface. It's not just on the secular level; the entire extraordinary world is in turmoil. The world order after the death of Emperor Roselle is being broken, and the angel war that broke out in the sky above Backlund is proof of that."

This is both a crisis and an opportunity. In order to cope with the future situation, the Kingdom of Rune will establish a strategic support force. I am eager to become the first commander of this force, so I sincerely invite you to join us.

You may not know this, but in the Extraordinary World, the Hunter Path is synonymous with 'war.' I hope you all believe that I can lead you to obtain everything you desire."

When Evan said this, everyone present was shocked, because the information he revealed went against their common sense. Although they felt that the world situation had been unstable in recent years and that conflicts had arisen among the countries of the Northern Continent, they were basically focused on the struggle for colonies in the Southern Continent. Large-scale conflicts had broken out among the countries of the Northern Continent for many years since the death of Emperor Roselle.

But now Evan is telling them that a new world war is coming, how can they not be excited?

Everyone here is a "cultured person," how could they not know that the turmoil caused by war will be a ladder for many people to rise, and that the potion recipes, potion materials, and even role-playing they are currently looking for will be much easier?

Isengard Stanton thought of his advanced age and the increasingly slim hope of promotion; Catherine Grey thought of the potion recipe for the "Corrupted Baron" that she had not been able to find from MI9; Darkwell thought of the promotion he had always pursued; and Miss Sharon thought of her teacher who had died tragically and been dismembered. For a moment, they were all filled with emotion, and their breathing became much heavier.

Evan was satisfied with the effect of his "instigation," but he didn't intend to continue, otherwise the experienced Isengard Stanton and Miss Sharon, whose sequence rank was higher than his, might notice something amiss. So, he decided to stop while he was ahead and said:

"In short, you all need to think this through carefully over the next few months, trust me!"

Everyone present exchanged glances, then nodded to Evan, indicating that they would seriously consider it.

Afterwards, Evan and the others tacitly put on hooded black robes, simple masks, and left the gathering place.

Evan led the invisible Miss Sharon to a dark alley to wait, and soon Miss Catherine Grey arrived there.

Seeing Miss Sharon floating beside Evan, Catherine Grey frowned and asked:

"Did you tell her about us?"

Evan noticed Catherine Grey's displeasure and asked with a wry smile:

"You're here today to tell me about the person behind you joining the party, right?"

Catherine Grey looked warily at Miss Sharon, who remained silent and expressionless, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded. "Because of an unexpected incident, I am temporarily unable to attend that party and cannot serve as a recommender. Miss Sharon is also at that party and can take my place."

Catherine Grey, seeing Evan's embarrassed expression, was surprised that such a thing had happened and couldn't help but ask curiously:

"What happened that led to you being kicked out of the gathering by the organizer?"

"It's not expulsion, it's just that you can't participate for the time being."

"What exactly is the reason!" Catherine Grey looked at Evan's expression and felt that there was definitely nothing serious, but something interesting, so she asked repeatedly with a smile.

Evan resolutely remained silent, not because he felt it was a private matter that was inconvenient to discuss, but because he didn't want to give that demigod 'craftsman' any information.

I've been deliberately trying to make an impression on him.

Unable to get any information from her, Catherine Grey looked at Sharon and then asked solemnly:

"Can she be trusted?"

"You can trust her as much as you trust me!" Evan gave an affirmative answer.

"I can't trust Playboy's assurances!"

Catherine Grey looked at Evan with disdain. Having known him for so long, she had heard about his dirty secrets.

Evan smiled but didn't seem to care, while Catherine Grey thought for a moment and decided to take them outside the city.