Clementine's eyelids twitched and her expression stiffened. She actually heard someone describe that monster as "easy to get along with"!
Perhaps monsters have a common way of communicating with each other.
She cautiously glanced at Tang Zheng.
Is he really a God-Human?
"My lord, our plan..." Clementine licked her lips, fear showing in her violet pupils.
She had deeply experienced the terror of the young man before her. Despite possessing immense strength, he had always hidden it.
He hadn't even exposed it when dealing with that God-Human monster.
This made him even more unfathomable!
"That's your plan, not mine."
Tang Zheng lowered his head, adjusting the "Otherworld Version of the Nine Linked Rings" in his hands. The silver metal constantly made crisp "ding-dong" sounds in his palm:
"Leak the information about the 'God-Human', 'accidentally'... well, trigger a war between the Theocracy and the remaining True Dragon Lords. The Theocracy will then be affected or destroyed."
"You have a deep-seated desire for revenge, Clementine."
Clementine's eyes trembled slightly, cold sweat appearing on her forehead behind her fluffy golden hair.
She couldn't detect any emotional changes in his words, making it impossible to judge the young man's true thoughts.
This was also why she had been unable to determine if he was a "God-Human"!
She had explained this plan from the beginning.
If he were a God-Human, logically, the young man shouldn't have let her live.
"Just for venting? Such a plan is meaningless."
Tang Zheng completely assembled the "Otherworld Version of the Nine Linked Rings" in his hand, then slowly raised his head and looked calmly ahead.
The combination of copper-orange boots and shorts revealed firm, rounded thighs and a lean, flat abdomen. Her figure could be described as hot.
Clementine's body tensed for a moment, then relaxed. She knew that with Tang Zheng's strength, if he truly wanted to kill her, she would have no power to resist at all.
"Do you really think the Council State doesn't know about the existence of God-Humans?"
Tang Zheng spoke plainly.
Members of the Darkness Scripture knew many secrets. After all, this team existed to capture the Destruction Dragon Lord, which was the sealed Magic Tree in the Tove Great Forest.
"Actually, I'm more curious about what agreement the legendary Dark God and the former Slane Theocracy reached with the remaining True Dragon Lords."
Tang Zheng's eyes flickered with a sharp glint, lost in thought.
"I will help My Lord investigate," Clementine responded immediately.
Tang Zheng neither confirmed nor denied.
Tracing back 500 years, even Killing Death hadn't been born yet.
Secrets of this level were likely only truly known by the Platinum Dragon Lord now. It was highly probable that no written records would be left within the Theocracy.
"Although this country is full of a false sanctity, for the current human race, it still has a reason to exist."
"Compared to that, it's more important that you can investigate the location of the treasure hall where the Divine Artifacts of the Six Great Gods are stored."
Swish!
Tang Zheng threw the Otherworld Version of the Nine Linked Rings over.
Clementine reached out and caught the strange metal structure, responding, "Yes, My Lord."
After receiving this Otherworld Version of the Nine Linked Rings, Clementine turned and left.
She was sent by Killing Death to get the toy. The reason Clementine was dispatched was probably because Killing Death felt Clementine had interacted with him before.
"I can't leave a Magic Mark, what a shame."
Tang Zheng sighed inwardly.
Killing Death had emotional flaws but wasn't stupid. If he left a Mana mark on the "Nine Linked Rings," Killing Death, with her strength, would likely discover it.
The good relationship that had just been established would inevitably fall apart, and even turn into outright hostility.
Killing Death was an important force against the Undead King!
"Her chaotic class structure is a problem."
Tang Zheng furrowed his brow slightly. It wasn't particularly difficult to readjust Killing Death's class.
He could just kill her to lower her level!
The problem was that leveling up might be troublesome. He wasn't sure if the energy gained from converting neutral Angels into experience would work the same way for people in this Different World.
Tang Zheng hadn't experimented yet.
It wasn't that he didn't have time, but rather that the experience needed to level up himself might not even be enough.
"For now, this is all we can do. Once we master the ability to counteract the influence of World-Class Items, we can take some stronger measures."
Tang Zheng mused silently, his gaze gradually becoming serious.
—Church Conference Hall!
A pure white, sacred environment.
Around the large conference table sat a total of nine people: the six Shrine Priests Chief, Tang Zheng, "Pink" Isadro, and Remedios.
Although "Black" Pavel was very strong and one of the Nine Colors of the Holy Kingdom, he was not qualified to participate in this meeting.
Matters like the Integration Potion and Angels were currently top secret, known to only a handful of people in the entire Theocracy.
In the eyes of the Holy Kingdom and the Slane Theocracy, this matter not only concerned the strength of their respective countries but also the foundation of humanity. Naturally, the fewer people who knew, the better.
Strictly speaking, "Pink" Isadro wasn't even qualified to know.
Tang Zheng sat in the arched conference chair, his gaze turning towards Remedios beside him, their eyes meeting.
"Tang."
A smile appeared in Remedios's usually sharp gaze.
Tang Zheng nodded in response, looking at the documents in his hand, while thinking internally, 'Since Remedios is here, it means the Holy Kingdom and the Slane Theocracy have basically reached an agreement.'
At the conference table.
"...What kind of talk is that?"
"Activating a massive Magic Ritual is a complicated process. It involves not only the arrangement of various magic materials but also an understanding of Magic..."
"Our Holy Kingdom can send people to learn."
"Heh."
"Isadro, most of your Holy Kingdom's Magic Casters are Faith-based spellcasters. Learning rituals requires spellcasters who are proficient in Mana-based Magic."
"Please allow this old man to be direct. I don't believe you can learn the Magic Ritual. Even if you could, the time wasted would be too long."
"...!"
The sounds of "Pink" Isadro and several Shrine Priests Chief arguing came through.
Remedios's gaze was slightly vacant. She had always been unable to understand politics and Magic, and when she heard anything related to both, she felt a headache.
It was more appropriate to leave it to Isadro to handle.
Remedios tilted her head slightly, occasionally looking at Tang Zheng, who was flipping through the documents, an appreciative look in her eyes.
She felt her intuition was still quite sharp.
Tang was indeed a very excellent person!
Not long ago, Isadro had opposed her having too much contact with Tang, but now he had admitted that this narrow-minded idea was wrong.
Her Majesty the Holy Queen's ideal was "to make the weak commoners feel happy and create a country where no one weeps."
Remedios deeply believed in this oath.
For Her Majesty the Holy Queen, she was willing to fight for this ideal. Now with Tang Zheng's Potion, this oath might be realized sooner!
"My judgment isn't bad sometimes, Quartet," Remedios thought to herself, glancing at Tang Zheng out of the corner of her eye.
At this moment, Tang Zheng's attention was focused on the documents in front of him, a look of surprise and a hint of pleasant surprise in his eyes.
This document was the research result of the bottle of Frogmen Egg he had given to the Slane Theocracy earlier. According to the Slane Theocracy's research, the Frogmen Egg could indeed be used as an integration material, and the amount of Integration Potion consumed was not much.
The only drawback was that the Angels existed for a shorter time when integrated with Frogmen Egg compared to integration with believers or infants.
There were also some more detailed experiments.
For example, the Frogmen Egg could not be directly integrated with Angels. It needed to be nurtured with Sacred energy. The simplest way was to use Healing Magic to imbue the Frogmen Egg with a trace of Sacred energy.
"As expected of the Theocracy, to be able to research such detailed information in such a short time."
Tang Zheng flipped through the documents, his eyes growing brighter.
He found that the Frogmen Egg could be adjusted using the Artificial Demon Creature technology.
Artificial Demon Creature!
This was the research of a Zuranon member who had died at Tang Zheng's hands – an alchemical Magic that forcibly matured Demi-human Eggs.
What interested Tang Zheng was not the Artificial Demon Creature itself, but the fact that this alchemical Magic method could turn matured Frogmen Eggs back into Frogmen Eggs and be used as a form of Magic Item!
Tang Zheng temporarily suppressed his research ideas and continued flipping through the document until the last page, slightly narrowing his eyes.
"Heh."
Tang Zheng sneered inwardly.
On the last page of the document was a very brief sentence: "Frogmen Eggs are not suitable as integration materials for the Highest Tier Angels."
"As expected, the Theocracy doesn't plan to give up on infants as integration materials. And based on lifespan, the most suitable candidates can only be - the Elf race!"
"There's a possibility of a preemptive war between the Slane Theocracy and the Elf Kingdom."
This thought surfaced in Tang Zheng's mind.
"Your Excellency Tang."
Isadro of the "Nine Colors" spoke in a steady, respectful voice.
Tang Zheng looked up and noticed everyone at the table was looking at him.
Water Cardinal Schedding's face was creased with a smile. "Tang, about the distribution of the Integration Potion?"
"Everyone, it seems you've reached an agreement."
Tang Zheng's expression was calm as he closed the document in his hand. "Due to the limited materials for the potion, we can produce roughly one bottle per day without affecting anything else."
Hearing this quantity,
Both sides, the Theocracy and the Holy Kingdom, couldn't help but frown. Although they had expected the quantity to be small, they hadn't anticipated it would be this little!
"To make things easier,"
"At the end of each month, you can send people to the Hills. You can distribute the 30 Alchemy Potions among yourselves."
Tang Zheng spoke indifferently, not caring about the thoughts of the people around him at the moment.
Earth Shrine Priest Chief Raymond gave Tang Zheng a deep look and sighed helplessly.
According to the Theocracy's original plan,
After the other party arrived in the Theocracy, they had no intention of letting Tang Zheng leave, planning to keep him in the Theocracy or even have him join them.
As a result!
This Team Leader Tang in front of them seemed to have foreseen everything. Not only did he drag the Holy Kingdom into this,
He even, with just a few sentences, elevated the Holy Kingdom, which had no right to be involved, to the same level as their Slane Theocracy.
Now, if they dared to force this Team Leader Tang to stay, the Holy Kingdom would absolutely launch a war without hesitation!
"Team Leader Tang is from the Re-Estize Kingdom. Should we inform the Kingdom about this...?" Fire Shrine Priest Chief Benice raised her round cheeks and asked.
As soon as she said this,
Both sides stared intently at Tang Zheng.
This small amount of potion wasn't enough for two countries to share. If another country were added, it would be even more troublesome, but this question had to be asked.
Tang Zheng shook his head, allowing everyone to relax internally.
"Although I am from the Kingdom, I understand that the Integration Potion is not suitable for use within the Kingdom."
Tang Zheng feigned helplessness, his voice revealing a hint of disappointment towards the Kingdom:
"This power can be used more effectively in the Holy Kingdom and the Slane Theocracy."
Speaking up to this point,
Tang Zheng's tone suddenly changed, and his expression became serious. "I am entrusting the power of this potion to both countries from the perspective of all humanity, and I hope both countries will use this power to protect humanity."
— The atmosphere became solemn!
"Tang, our Theocracy is in agreement with your will on this point."
Water Cardinal Schedding clasped his hands on the table and responded solemnly.
"The Holy Kingdom is the same." Isadro of the "Nine Colors" immediately spoke up.
"Unless a major crisis arises, I personally hope that both countries can keep this secret hidden."
A smile appeared on Tang Zheng's face as he spoke gently.
"Don't worry, Your Excellency Tang."
Isadro of the "Nine Colors" replied with great conviction. "This power is far too special. Even for your safety, we will not reveal it."
"That's right."
"Agreed."
"...!"
The various Shrine Priests also nodded in agreement.
This power to permanently create summoned demons, once discovered by other countries, would inevitably cause great trouble.
What concerned the Shrine Priests the most was that if the Council State were to find out, it would very likely attract the prying eyes of that True Dragon Lord.
"This will be a shared secret between our three parties."
Earth Shrine Priest Chief Raymond's rough voice rang out. Even this usually indifferent man was uncharacteristically serious.
Unconsciously,
Both sides had already begun treating Tang Zheng, this Adventurer, as an equal.
"A secret, huh?"
Remedios softly murmured to herself. Faced with a scene witnessing history unfold, she couldn't help but speak up:
"Usually, secret operations have their own names to prevent them from being discovered. Why don't we give this secret a plan name too?"
Everyone was stunned.
Some of the High Priests looked thoughtful, finding the suggestion good. After all, this matter involved the foundation and future of humanity.
If they were to encounter spies secretly investigating and there wasn't a unified name, revealing information like "Integration Potion" would be dangerous.
"Your Excellency Tang?" 'Pink' Isadro was the first to speak. Since the Captain had made a suggestion for the first time, he naturally couldn't ignore it.
Moreover, he also thought the suggestion was good.
"Heh heh, Tang, what do you think?"
Water Cardinal Schedding chuckled and exchanged glances with the other High Priests, speaking with a smile.
"In that case, let's call it the 'Sacred Plan'," Tang Zheng said after a brief thought.
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