Before coming to the Zothique Continent, Eugenis had already negotiated the terms.
M.O. was the previous holder of the "Corpse Eater Rituals." Because of the connection between the grimoires, Eugenis wanted to seek guidance from this predecessor.
However, the other party had no obligation to teach a junior and directly made demands of Eugenis.
He demanded that Eugenis, the Shoggoth Dominator, provide a sufficient number of high-quality clansmen for slaughter research in Zulbahar... attempting to transfer certain Shoggoth traits onto ghouls, or directly stitch them together.
Even though the terms had been agreed upon in advance,
the other party actually added new demands during their meeting. This blatant price hike left Eugenis extremely displeased.
Calling it a test of my mastery over the grimoire... isn't this just making me do unpaid temp work?
Along the way, my eye also observed the strange invasion taking place across the Zothique Continent. It was clearly different from the Deed Wars and special invasions I experienced in the past.
Yet that arrogant ghoul wants to handle it himself because of his pride and prestige... I suspect the invaders chose this place precisely because of that personality.
I'll investigate first. If the invasion turns out to be more troublesome than expected, then so be it if we don't discuss the grimoire.
Eugenis pretended to agree, though he had already prepared to flee. At worst, he could return and study it on his own... it would only cost him some time.
After kneeling respectfully and ending the conversation,
Eugenis turned and left the temple assembled from Black Crystal Bone, heading toward the surface along the "Final Stairway."
Because of the London Game,
the Shoggoth Clan had regained its freedom,
and the clan's lair—the Black Meat Mountain—had, due to the being in Void Space, transformed into a