"And another thing," Oden continued,
"You should prepare for the worst. For example, the Eerie assault on the Withered Land could have been the work of that so-called Visarion, and the smuggling might be connected to them too. If some heretic gets involved at a time like this, the situation will become very bad. Then it won't just be a simple Taboo conflict. It might be even more terrifying than one."
"My suggestion is that you should take this chance to establish an organization of your own. You can't keep holding everything up by yourself in the future. You'll need people to help you."
Lu Yuan did not respond immediately.
"You can think carefully about what your own abilities are," Oden said.
"Among us practitioners of Forbidden Studies, everyone has different abilities. For example, I was skilled in Taboo knowledge and alchemy, so I established an organization of my own with alchemy as its foundation."
"You should think about what abilities you have. What are you good at? Use that as the foundation to tie some people to your side."
Lu Yuan frowned tightly as he silently considered what abilities he truly possessed.
He had Gray-White Text, which allowed him to see things no one else could see. That was his greatest reliance.
He possessed Authority related to the Sea of Knowledge, and he also had the Worm of Knowledge. Like the Forbidden Society, he could pull people into the Sea of Knowledge.
He also had Deep Study, which allowed him to see the potion formulas others needed and create specialized custom orders.
He also had Eerie Inscription Studies, which allowed him to create Eerie items that could not be obtained anywhere else.
There really were not many people in the Empire who could make Eerie items, and even if