The Marquis's Advice

Although the early God of Craftsmen and later the God of Steam and Machinery were the last to become gods, and in a very abnormal state at that, they did so.

He was unable to fully digest the Potion when he was in Sequence One. Later, when he forcibly ascended to the Divine Throne, he almost Loss of Control. It was not until the time of Emperor Roselle that, with the help of Huang Tao, he had the opportunity to fully digest the Potion and had the strength to issue Divine Oracle to change his name.

Therefore, it is absolutely true that the God of Steam and Machinery is the weakest among the True God.

However, whether it was called the Church of Artisans before or the Church of Steam and Machinery later, it should have been a church with great potential for development, but it was suppressed so much because the other True God Churches did not want the Church of Steam and Machinery to develop.

Therefore, Marquis Argel made a very suitable suggestion: while implementing the Church of Steam and Machinery's intervention in the Research Center, he also invited the Church of Evernight and the Church of Storms to move into the Research Center at the same time. The three True God Churches could play a role similar to supervision.

Once this step is completed, no one will need to worry about what happens next. With the two churches holding them back, the Church of Steam and Machinery will never be able to reach the level it desires.

As long as the situation doesn't become uncontrollable, developing a few followers within the Research Center is acceptable, because faith is innocent.

Upon seeing this, Kronos excitedly slapped the Table. "The Marquis Argel certainly has insight!"

Let alone the Argel Family, even the Augustus Family of the Loen Royal Family family would have a hard time suppressing the full force of the Church of Steam and Machinery.

However, the other two churches were different; they were able to completely suppress the Church of Steam and Machinery, preventing it from making any moves.

However, Marquis Argel specifically emphasized that this matter could only be resolved by sending anonymous letters to the two major churches, so that the two major churches would take the initiative to come to them; otherwise, it would be blatantly setting a trap for the Church of Steam and Machinery.

Kronos agreed with this view, so he decided to go to the Higher Education Committee tomorrow to raise the demands of the Church of Steam and Machinery, and then explain the situation to Professor Portland and Kask Wolf, so that the three of them could work together to delay the proposal.

When the time is right, I will personally deliver the letters, and I will definitely deliver the two letters to Saint Samuel Cathedral and Saint Wind Church respectively.

After doing this, it's believed that members of the Church of Evernight and the Church of Storms will find the Higher Education Committee first thing the next morning. In this way, the Church of Steam and Machinery will no longer focus its suspicions on Kronos, but rather the possibility that the Message was leaked from within the Higher Education Committee is greater.

Finally, by going with the flow, they allowed the Three Churches to move in together after the Research Center was completed, thus avoiding offending any of them and preventing a major problem.

But Kronos was also considering something else: whether he could take this opportunity to gain some benefit for himself, such as the Black Emperor Blasphemy Card of Emperor Roselle.

It is indeed feasible. As long as the Message that I helped the Church of Steam and Machinery make a suggestion reaches the church tomorrow, borrowing Emperor Roselle's items should not be a problem. It's just borrowing, not taking possession of them.

Having thought these things through, Kronos felt relieved; otherwise, his recklessness would have caused trouble for his family.

Having dealt with the matter of the Church of Steam and Machinery, Kronos once again focused his energy on the production of Scroll.

Kronos wouldn't dare say he'd made any major progress in crafting Sequence 5 Scroll, but there had been some progress—at least his feel for it was getting better and better.

According to the Family Secret Manual, the so-called skill transformation technique is actually more about a state. Once you find this state, it is easier to succeed. As Kronos has invested a lot of time and materials, he feels that he can enter that state at any time.

The closer they get to this state, the less Kronos can afford to relax. In the last few days, the value of the scrap Scroll Materials Kronos has used has reached tens of thousands.

The Argel Family is indeed wealthy, but there has never been a precedent for them spending money like this over the years.

But there was no obstacle, because it was Marquis Argel who suggested he do it.

The saying goes that practice makes perfect. Spending so much money on practice is a bit wasteful, but it is indeed effective. As the only person in so many years to break through the Family Secret Manual and become Sequence 6 in just a few months, Kronos deserves this kind of support.

Kronos sat calmly at his desk, took out his Inscribing Pen, and began his journey to find the right feel for the subject.

The next morning, Kronos went straight to Backlund University to speak with Professor Portland first.

Kronos was quite confident that Professor Portland would side with him, because that was exactly what Professor Portland had experienced before.

Professor Portland was always afraid that things in the Extraordinary World would bother him after his promotion, and this worry came from the Church of Steam and Machinery.

He chose to become Paragon Pathway, but after making a name for himself in the scientific field, the Church of Steam and Machinery approached him, wanting to "fund" him.

Professor Portland almost agreed at that time; what young man wouldn't want to go far on the path of the Beyonder?

However, when his teacher in Portland found out about this, she had a serious talk with him, not to stop him, but to ask him to think clearly about what he wanted.

There are many famous Scientists on the Northern Continent, but strangely enough, none of Scientists are members of the Church of Steam and Machinery.

The Pathway of the Paragon was originally an Beyonder Pathway, perfectly suited for the development of science and technology, but it was forcibly distorted by the Church of Steam and Machinery.

That's understandable, since the God of Steam and Machinery may not have come from this Pathway at all. This True God is most likely Stiano, the Founder of the Moses Ascetic Order.

A person who had been forced to switch from the Hermit Pathway to the Paragon Pathway, it's no wonder that he couldn't digest the Sequence One Potion. If it weren't for Huang Tao's sudden appearance, this god might have already gone mad.

Although both are Pathway to explore knowledge, it's like a humanities student who has earned a doctorate being forced to choose a science Project for postdoctoral research—it's quite a difficult situation for Stiano.

If it weren't for this God of Steam and Machinery, this Divine Throne might have been most suitable for Emperor Roselle Roselle Huangtao. In just one or two hundred years, he could have pushed the technology tree to who knows how far.

In any case, the current Church of Steam and Machinery is clearly not an organization that promotes the development of world technology; perhaps it is more of an obstacle.

After his teacher in Portland finished explaining what he knew about the Church of Steam and Machinery, Portland made his final choice. So for the next few decades, even though he was already famous throughout the continent and had long had the opportunity to become Sequence 6 5 through his own efforts, he never took another step forward.

Kronos wasn't very familiar with this period of history, but he knew that a significant portion of the external interference Professor Portland experienced must have come from the Church of Steam and Machinery.

Although Professor Portland was his good friend, this good friend was very principled and would not compromise his principles to help a friend. Therefore, his support for the establishment of the Research Center was more because of its potential to advance the scientific process.

Kronos had absolutely no belief that Professor Portland would allow the Church of Steam and Machinery to turn this Research Center into its own talent pool.

As Kronos had predicted, shortly after he told Professor Portland about the Church of Steam and Machinery's demands, Professor Portland slammed his fist on the table and stood up abruptly. His sensitivity to the matter far surpassed Kronos's, and he instantly understood the Church of Steam and Machinery's purpose.

Portland was like an enraged lion, giving Kronos a firsthand demonstration of what it meant to be furious.

"This bunch of scientific scum! What have they done to this perfectly good Pathway for advancing scientific processes? How dare a group of ignorant people even mention science!" Professor Portland was so angry his eyes turned red, and he wanted to take a knife to Saint Hilleran Cathedral to "give them a piece of his mind."

"No, no, no!" Kronos quickly stopped the furious Professor Portland. "There's still room for maneuver. Don't be so impulsive!"

Hearing that there was room for maneuver, Portland calmed down a bit, then just looked at Kronos, waiting for Kronos explanation.

"As you know, my family has a lot of dealings with the Church of Steam and Machinery, which is why they came to me. After hearing their demands, I knew something bad was going to happen. If we did what they asked, our family would be in deep trouble."

"So after I got away, I contacted my father immediately. He has a lot of experience in dealing with these kinds of things, and he gave me a solution, which I think was pretty good."

Afterwards, Kronos explained the method to Professor Portland in detail.

Professor Portland was initially just too angry. How could he not know that even if he fought desperately, it wouldn't make any difference; the Church of Steam and Machinery would not back down in the slightest.

But after carefully listening to Kronos's solution, he gradually calmed down.

"As expected of Marquis Argel, this move is truly excellent. It completely counterbalances the Church of Steam and Machinery. Other churches only hope that these talents will truly grow and become pillars of the Kingdom, thus increasing their own church's influence. Therefore, they will not allow the Church of Steam and Machinery's actions to continue."

Kronos smiled wryly, "This is the optimal solution. It's probably impossible to create a pure research Sacred Land like we envisioned. As long as this world exists, there will always be too many forces that we cannot ignore."

Portland sighed, "That's already pretty good. We'll try to improve things more slowly later."