Chapter 145

"Of course it can continue."

The sudden interruption of the sound made all the sages present turn their heads to look.

"Dottore, when did you come in?"

The sages were puzzled by the sudden appearance of the newcomer.

"Of course, he just came in, right when you were discussing why that Grand Disciplinary Officer killed Azar."

The Harbinger of the Fatui, a man with the title of "The Doctor," explained with a smile.

"As you said, that matter is in the past, and there's no need to dwell on it. The mercenaries of the Thirty-Three Group are hunting down the Grand Disciplinary Officer and the Scribe. What we should do is focus our attention on the matter at hand."

[The Doctor] Open your arms.

"After all, isn't your ultimate goal to create new gods to lead you forward?"

"But Azar is dead. Who should take the lead on this plan now?"

The plan to create a god was something that the Grand Sage Azar had been pushing forward for years, but now that Azar is dead, who will take charge?

Faced with the sages' questions, the Doctor lowered his head slightly.

"Of course, I'll take the lead."

An immense sense of oppression instantly filled the entire room.

"Sages, please cooperate with me."

241. The Scaramouche about to ascend to godhood

[The Doctor], the second seat of the Fatui in Snezhnaya.

Legend has it that the Third Seat of the Fatui possess power comparable to that of gods, the Doctor, as the second seat, is even more powerful.

However, the Doctor's strength lies not only in his physical strength, but also in his research capabilities.

As a "The Doctor", he was originally a scholar in Sumeru, but he was expelled from the Akademiya for violating discipline by conducting human experiments in Sumeru.

After being expelled from the Akademiya, he was recruited by the Fatui' Commander, the Pantalone, and came to Snezhnaya. He joined the Fatui and, through his research abilities, gained great power and many slices.

A slice, or a clone, is a way of saying that the Doctor divides his or her experiences into different slices according to time periods in order to meet his or her research needs. Each slice is the Doctor, and each slice has different strengths and abilities depending on the time period it is in.

To use the words from the Type-Moon world that Li Yue just visited, it's like a Heroic Spirit, summoned in different states at different points in time, and existing simultaneously in reality.

The one who presided over this creation of a god in Sumeru was the strongest slice of him, the one at his peak.

Before the death of the Grand Sage Azar, the cooperation between the Doctor and the Grand Sage was outwardly equal. Although the Doctor controlled everything internally, at least the Doctor still gave the Grand Sage face. However, after the Grand Sage died, the Doctor simply stopped pretending and went directly to the Sages' Council, taking control of all the remaining Sages.

The entire upper echelon of Sumeru was thus directly brought under their control.

Since the experiment was being conducted using the power of Sumeru anyway, and since the Grand Sage of Sumeru himself was dead, the Doctor simply took complete control Sumeru and made it serve him.

Especially now that the Grand Disciplinary Officer has left Sumeru City, and the Sages are all under his control, there is no one in the entire Sumeru City who can stop him.

The four sages were controlled, and as the Doctor requested, the entire Sumeru City returned to peace. The death of the Grand Sage was as if it had never happened, and all the experiences were concentrated on their god-making plan.

The so-called god-making plan was that the sages of Sumeru felt that the Lesser Lord Kusanali Nahida did not have enough knowledge to lead them to explore more wisdom, so they had a sudden inspiration and came up with the plan to create a god to lead them.

The Akademiya couldn't do it alone, so the Doctor of the Fatui approached the Akademiya to cooperate. The Doctor provided the methods and experimental personnel, Sumeru Akademiya provided the venue and materials.

The one responsible for serving as the test subject was [Scaramouche], who was also Harbinger of the Fatui.

This puppet, once created by Thor, joined the Fatui after being deceived by the Doctor and began striving for revenge against Thor.

In order to avenge himself against Thor, the Scaramouche even offered to become the Doctor's research subject, as long as the Doctor could help him become stronger.

Thus, Scaramouche became a core experimental subject in this god-making project; he was the one who, according to the Doctor's plan, would ascend to godhood.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that he was perfectly suited to ascend to godhood, because when Thor created him, he envisioned him being able to contain the Gnosis and rule Inazuma in place of Thor, which is the current role of the Raiden Shogun.

Therefore, he was originally a god in preparation, but because he was abandoned by Thor, he ended up in his current state. In the Doctor's eyes, he was the perfect candidate to serve as a test subject for ascending to godhood.

The Gnosis he used to ascend to godhood was also the Gnosis of Inazuma Raigin.

After Li Yue arranged for Yae Miko to continue staying in Inazuma, the "La Signora" came to Yae Miko's door, demanding the Gnosis.

Despite not having been beaten, the "La Signora" remained arrogant, wanting to obtain the Gnosis from Yae Miko.

As it turned out, she did obtain the Gnosis, but she also suffered a severe beating, and the one who beat the "La Signora" was the "Scaramouche".

The La Signora obtained the Gnosis from Yae, and having obtained three Gnosis in a row, she became very arrogant. However, she also wanted to return to Snezhnaya to give the Gnosis to the Cryo Archon. Before she could even set off, she was approached by the Scaramouche.

The Scaramouche demanded that the La Signora hand over the Gnosis, but La Signora naturally refused. In response, the enraged Scaramouche attacked her, pinning La Signora to the ground and giving her a good beating before successfully snatching the Gnosis from La Signora hands and running away.

This act, which resembled treason, shocked the La Signora and also the Fatui who received the news.

However, what they didn't know was that the Doctor was also involved in this, all for the sake of this god-making experiment.

As humans, we are fundamentally different from gods, and what the Doctor wants to do is to create a god with his own hands. This is a blasphemous experiment for those born Demon God, especially the Seven Archons.

"How exciting! Gods are about to be created in my hands."

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Inside the massive laboratory beneath the Akademiya, the soldiers of the Fatui were assembling a giant humanoid object according to the Doctor's instructions.

"Hmph, Dottore, you're sure this thing can make me a god, aren't you?"

A fierce-looking Scaramouche stood beside the Doctor and spoke to the Doctor in a cold voice.

"Of course, my plan is perfect. As long as you have the Gnosis of Inazuma, the divine knowledge of Sumeru, and this specially crafted divine body as a medium, combined with you who were born to become a god, a god will surely be born."

"Then hurry up and make me a god! I can't wait to become a god and then go and take revenge on Beelzebul!"

"Is that so? You're going to seek revenge on Thor after you become a god?"

The Doctor wasn't surprised by the Scaramouche's idea. He had already had this idea when he tricked the Scaramouche into joining the Fatui, so the Doctor was overjoyed that the Scaramouche had this idea now. He wanted to see what the difference would be between the Scaramouche after they became gods Kazuma gods.

"Then I wish you success in your revenge."

While the Doctor and the Scaramouche were preparing to become gods, Li Yue wasn't idle either.

Although Cyno and Alhaitham became wanted criminals together, Cyno was unaware of his own status as a wanted criminal because he had left Sumeru City before. He was currently on his way to Caravan Ribat, hoping to capture Alhaitham, the former desert mercenary, before he escaped back to the desert.

To make it clear to Cyno that he had become an accomplice of evil with Alhaitham, Li Yue, in his capacity as Disciplinary Officer, led a squad of Disciplinary Officer to Caravan Ribat to arrest Cyno!

Nahida, under Li Yue's instructions, went to Gandharva Ville to find the forest ranger of Gandharva Ville, Tighnari.

242. Even though you no longer have the King Deshret, you still have me!

Caravan Ribat, where Cyno had come from Sumeru City, had been staking out the place for a day. In his view, after Alhaitham's identity was exposed, he would inevitably have to return to the desert, whether to completely sever his ties with the past or to evade Cyno's capture.

When heading to the desert, Caravan Ribat is a necessary stop because there is a huge Wall of Samiel between the desert and the rainforest, making it impossible for people to cross. There are only a few places that can be reached, Caravan Ribat is the best one because it is inhabited and is the best supply point.

With this in mind, he waited there for a whole day. Unfortunately, he didn't see Alhaitham after observing him secretly all day, which puzzled him greatly. Alhaitham shouldn't be so slow. He came so quickly to stop Cyno. If Alhaitham was trying to escape, he should be able to do so quickly as well, since being slow would mean losing timeliness.

However, the doubtful Cyno did not leave. He chose to continue to wait in Caravan Ribat because he believed in his judgment that Alhaitham would definitely take this path.

So, as before, Cyno continued to hide his identity and lie in wait at key intersections.

"Is it confirmed?"

"It's confirmed. That lord was right. There really is no Dendro Archon in Sumeru City!"

Um?

Cyno, who was lying in wait, was immediately puzzled after hearing this conversation. He glanced discreetly at the two people talking. Very well, both of them were desert mercenaries.

It's not that there's any discrimination against desert mercenaries, but their reputation is indeed not very good, especially among many desert tribes who harbor strong hostility towards Sumeru. In their view, the great god King Deshret, who once ruled the desert, was the true king of Sumeru, but King Deshret died mysteriously. After King Deshret's death, the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata became the only god of Sumeru.

There must be something wrong here. For example, did the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata kill the King Deshret?

Just like in Liyue, where the people of the Salt Demon God once suspected Morax of killing the Salt Demon God, a similar situation has arisen in the desert. The people of the deceased King Deshret suspect that the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata killed the King Deshret, since in the eyes of most desert people, the King Deshret's death was very mysterious.

In this situation, many tribes in the desert harbored malice towards the rainforest ruled by the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata. However, circumstances were beyond their control. Although most of the men in the desert tribes became mercenaries when they grew up, and even the women did not, they were well aware that there was a god on Sumeru that they could not contend with. Therefore, even though they hated and loathed the people of the rainforest, they did not launch a large-scale war against the rainforest.

But recently, an adult came to the desert and brought the desert people an incredibly shocking message.

There is no Dendro Archon in Sumeru!

"To be precise, after the death of the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata 500 years ago, the so-called Lesser Kusanali of Sumeru was just a facade put forward by the Akademiya. There was no Lesser Kusanali in Sumeru City at all!"

The desert mercenary spoke excitedly.

"Is this true? How did you confirm it?"

"When I arrived in Sumeru City, I asked many people if anyone had seen the Lesser Kusanali. I even visited the oldest person, but no one had seen the Lesser Kusanali. The oldest person was almost 100 years old. Do you know what that means?"

"The Lesser Kusanali hasn't appeared for at least 100 years!"

"That's right!"

The desert mercenary, who claimed to be gathering intelligence, proudly raised his chin.

"It's not just 100 years, she hasn't appeared in the previous 400 years either. Many people in Sumeru City don't even know that there is a god named Lesser Kusanali. How could a god make her subordinates forget her existence?"

"So, just as that great man said, the rainforest people, like us, have no gods!"

"That's wonderful!"

"These damned rainforest people used to do whatever they wanted because of their gods, bullying us desert people who didn't have gods. Now that their gods are gone, they will end up like us."

"No! They'll be in even worse shape than us!"

The desert mercenary crossed his arms.

"Don't forget, although we have lost the King Deshret, we now have that great one!"

"Yes! We have that sir!"

The Lesser Kusanali doesn't exist!

Cyno was impacted.

He didn't believe what the two mercenaries said, but after listening to them, he thought about it. Indeed, since he entered Sumeru City, he had never heard of the Lesser Kusanali appearing. He hadn't considered this before because he was too busy, but now that he heard about it, he realized there was a problem.

Moreover, the desert mercenaries seemed to know this news because of the "master" they were talking about.

Who is that great man? How does he know that there is no Dendro Archon in Sumeru?

Listening to the conversation between the two desert mercenaries, Cyno no longer cared about Alhaitham; all they wanted to know was what these two were talking about.

And the two desert mercenaries did indeed meet Cyno's expectations, continuing their conversation and saying what Cyno wanted to hear.

"Hmph, ever since the King Deshret was killed by the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, our desert tribe has endured the oppression of the rainforest people for thousands of years. This time, the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata is gone, and the Dendro Archon is also gone, but we have that great one."

"Moreover, that lord has made it clear that he intends to rule over all our desert tribes."

"Wait, does that lord intend to start a war in the desert?"

The desert mercenary was astonished as he listened to the story.

"Superficial! So superficial!"

The mercenary who was telling the story immediately cast a contemptuous glance at him.

"That lord does not want to start a war, but wants to lead our desert tribes back to glory!"

"According to what you said, if our desert tribes continue as they are now, then it will only be the same as before, with constant inter-tribal wars, and after becoming mercenaries, they will continue to kill each other. In the end, the rainforest people will always be the ones who benefit!"

"That's true, but if we were to unify all the tribes, the powerful tribes would definitely not agree, and many people would die as a result."

"Shortsighted, so incredibly shortsighted!"

"Do you think people won't die now? As mercenaries, we fight each other every time we try to protect the rainforest people. Even if we're not united, we'll still fight each other. The powerful tribes will become stronger and the weak tribes will become weaker until all the weak tribes are wiped out, leaving only a few powerful tribes. At that point, the fighting will become even more intense until only one tribe remains!"

The desert mercenary's words were shocking, yet incredibly true. Even the Grand Disciplinary Officer Cyno, couldn't help but nod in agreement. The living conditions of desert mercenaries were indeed this harsh. Lacking any special skills, they could only earn money with their own bodies. After all, there were very few places to cultivate crops in the desert, and their food supply was extremely limited. The only way to make a living was by becoming mercenaries.

"How do you know so much? Didn't you used to know nothing?"

The mercenary on the other side was completely astonished by the eloquent conversation, as if he were seeing the other person for the first time.

"Hmph, this is what that great man taught me. His words have been recognized by everyone in our tribe. We all believe that he is the legendary person who can lead our desert tribe to rise again. He will be our savior!"

The mercenary excitedly raised his hands.

"He will lead our desert to unification, then conquer the rainforest, and make our desert kingdom great again!"

"We can't just pretend we didn't hear that."

If the previous discussion was merely about whether there was Dendro Archon in Sumeru City, and although Cyno was shocked, his first thought was to personally investigate it upon returning to Sumeru City to see if it was true. However, upon hearing that someone wanted to unify the desert and then launch a war against the rainforest, he could no longer remain calm.

Cyno immediately pulled out his Staff of Scarlet Sands and approached the two mercenaries.

"Tell me everything you know!"

243. Let the desert be great again!