The Marionette Takes Action

Then Kask continued, "Actually, the Church of Steam and Machinery's retaliation against me depends on how long I can hold out. They're just using a few Member of Parliament to launch a frenzied impeachment campaign against me, but everyone knows those Member of Parliament aren't far from being ousted."

"So it depends on how long I can keep the support of the Member of Parliament who are willing to support me. As long as these people continue to support me, I can retain my position as a director, and even go further to become the Secretary-General."

"But none of these things are very important anymore, because I already have a backup plan of being a prospective Member of Parliament of parliament. As long as the Royal Family is purged and they are removed from office, I will take office directly."

"Under these circumstances, it's not worth bothering the Duke Negan for a position Secretary-General. After all, the Higher Education Commissioner doesn't have much power. It would be better to Member of Parliament for two years first, and then consider other positions with real power."

Kronos understood what he meant; Kask didn't think much of the Higher Education Committee, a relatively insignificant department.

Maintaining things through one's own connections is fine, but using the Duke Negan's favor is not worthwhile.

It would be better to plan for a more powerful position later.

Kronos largely agrees with this idea. In this society, although education is very important, its power is only average and cannot compare with those departments with real power.

Since Mr. Kask held this opinion, Kronos did not insist on it further.

"This guy is obsessed with power. If you feel you owe him something, you might as well think about getting him a high-ranking official position," Portland suddenly interjected from the side.

Portland's summary is quite good; it combines the ideas of Kronos and Kask.

Upon hearing this, Kronos and Kask exchanged a glance and then both laughed.

Kronos did not return to the Research Center that day, but spent the night at his Villa in the Saint George District. He only went to the Research Center the next day.

After asking around, it turned out there was nothing serious. The three butlers had left after inspecting the room yesterday and hadn't run into each other since, nor had they deliberately tried to cause trouble for one another.

So everything is as usual.

With that in mind, Kronos felt relieved and began to eat breakfast in the canteen without worry.

Just as breakfast was starting, Kronos discovered a Message: Mr. A's party was about to begin again.

Mr. A's last party gave Kronos a very bad experience.

Actually, they were very polite and even gave us a small gift.

However, it was precisely because of Mr. A's reputation that Kronos felt immense pressure, making him extremely uncomfortable.

Although Kronos was much more confident at this point, having a complete set of Sequence 6 Skill Scroll and three Sequence 5 Scroll he had crafted himself, he was confident that he wouldn't be so passive when facing Mr. A again, and at least keeping his life safe wouldn't be a problem.

However, he was still somewhat passive. Faced with the Shepherd, who was hailed as the strongest Sequence below the Demigod, Kronos was inevitably the one being manipulated.

So Kronos sat in the lab's cafeteria for a long time, pondering what to do.

The final conclusion is that it would be much safer to try using Marionette instead of oneself.

He hasn't used Yodsen even once since he captured him as Marionette.

Originally, the focus was on Yodsen to digest the Warlock's Potion, but this function was replaced by the Justiciar Card.

Later, I wanted to use this identity Marauder Pathway to infiltrate the Hermits of Fate organization, hoping to obtain a few Beyonder Item through the Error Pathway.

However, this organization was extremely cautious, leaving virtually no Silk. The only clue was their Fence Association, but these sessions Fence Association held so infrequently that Kronos had never attended one.

If things continue like this, it's hard to say whether Kronos will even encounter this organization on the day he leaves Backlund.

However, since it was not meant to be, Kronos was unwilling to force it. After all, it was an organization formed by Angel through the Error Pathway, and it had been targeted by Amon, which was quite a problem. There was no need to provoke them.

Perhaps there won't be many opportunities to use the Marionette to enter the Hermits of Fate, so let's use it at Mr. A's party.

The following evening, Kronos went directly to the vicinity of the party Villa and found himself a comfortable spot, about 60 or 70 meters Villa.

Mr. A's party still had people guarding the perimeter, but Kronos had observed last time that these people were only loitering within a distance of twenty or thirty meters. As long as he didn't make any big moves, he shouldn't be noticed.

Kronos settled comfortably there, with a bush and a rock conveniently concealing him, and then he took out the Marionette Illustrated Compendium.

Upon activating the Pokédex and Yodsen, the Bow Tie who had appeared several months prior, Kronos immediately felt his mind and body tighten.

The negative effects of the Marionette Illustrated Compendium are like this: not only when capturing Marionette Marionette, but also when releasing them.

The whole process lasted ten minutes, and if Kronos hadn't sat down beforehand, he might have fallen.

But sitting so comfortably like this, there are no problems at all.

After ten minutes, Kronos finally returned to normal.

Looking at Yodsen in front of him, Kronos began to manipulate him with his Consciousness. While he was manipulating him, he could also share some of the Marionette's vision and hearing, but it was a little difficult to be distracted by the two perspectives.

So he closed his eyes and focused all his energy on controlling Yodsen.

He took the Cloak off his own body and put it on "himself".

Then he left the spot and headed straight for Mr. A's Villa.

This state is really quite strenuous, not in terms of physical strength, but in terms of one's Spirituality.

If it weren't for Kronos's daily practice of the Nine Secrets Meditation, he felt he wouldn't have been able to keep it up for long; even walking to the Villa would have been a struggle.

Even so, he still managed to spare some attention and quickly began to meditate.

If it lacks Spirituality and ends up collapsing at the party, that would be quite a mess. Kronos doesn't think Mr. A will return this Marionette to him.

Step by step, Kronos painstakingly guided the Marionette into the party.

He acted like someone accompanying his girlfriend shopping; as soon as he entered the house, his eyes immediately fell on a single sofa.

That location is pretty good; it's relatively far from the center of the building, so there aren't many people wandering around there.

Furthermore, this position provides a clear view of the central blackboard, allowing you to easily spot any transactions that require attention.

So he continued walking step by step toward the sofa.

Kronos felt relieved once "Yodsen" sat down on the sofa.

Without needing to perform Marionette, and only maintaining basic vision and hearing, the stress is much less.

Only then did Kronos have the leisure to look at what was written on the blackboard indicating the transactions.

"Looking to purchase the pituitary gland of Rainbow Lizard Dragon."

Looking to purchase three feathers from the Feathered Serpent.

Most of the transactions were buy-and-sell deals, and Kronos was able to complete quite a few of them, but he had little interest in transactions involving money.

This is a consensus on the trading board. Generally speaking, low-level extraordinary materials without specified trading conditions are traded in Pound Sterling, which makes settlement more convenient.

If there are no Pound Sterling, they will make a special note on it, and some people will even write down the items being traded.

For Kronos, spending money was pointless; it was better to keep these extraordinary materials safely stored in his own Treasury.

Finding nothing of interest, Kronos then turned his attention to the people at the Trading Gathering.

Last time, I was directly invited away by Mr. A, so I didn't pay much attention to these people at first.

After they finished talking and returned, Kronos was too nervous to pay attention to these matters.

Now he has a chance to see if there are any interesting people. The Argel Family is short-handed, and if he can recruit one or two here, it will be worth the trip.

As for chips, Kronos believed he still had quite a few on hand.

The Justiciar's Pathway Potion Formula, the Black Emperor's Pathway Potion Formula, the Fool's Pathway Potion Formula, the Argel Family's stockpile, and scattered records from the original work— Kronos possesses even more Potion Formula than the Church.

With the Argel Family's wealth, as long as he performs well, pushing him to Sequence 5 shouldn't be a problem.

Under these conditions, Kronos did not believe that any wild Beyonder could resist.

The remaining task is to select the right people.

Kronos's main goal was to find out if there were any rare Pathway available. These Pathway might not seem like much under normal circumstances, but they could be extremely helpful in crucial moments.

After staring at it for a long time, Kronos realized he had made a mistake. Perhaps this was some other Pathway of sensing; he had stared at it for ages but couldn't see anything.

In that short time, Kronos began to miss his Eyes of Mystery Prying; if he had that eye, he could at least see the gist of it.

However, neither the Eyes of Mystery Prying nor the Eye of Time could come to the Marionette with Kronos's Consciousness, so they could only observe it with the naked eye.

However, I am not Visionary Pathway, and I was completely unable to analyze any useful Information.

Just as Kronos lowered his head in dejection and withdrew his gaze, a waiter walked over from a distance, ignoring everyone else and heading straight for "Kronos".

While manipulating the Marionette, Kronos's senses were indeed several levels dulled, until the attendant stopped in front of him and called out, "Sir."

He only then Consciousness who this person was.