A new scroll
After listening to Gner's words, Alfred fell silent.
This was the first time he had heard of these circumstances, and after listening, he understood. In Gner's view, all that talk of optimism and appreciation was just empty words. All he knew was that in the end, it was Kronos who saved him from his misery.
Therefore, Gner would treat him like a brother, but in his heart, Kronos would always be number one.
Seeing Alfred remain silent, Gner laughed instead. "Why are you silent? I'm just telling you about the situation so you're aware of it; it's not like I'm not going to be your friend anymore."
Then he put his arm around Alfred's shoulder and said, "Come on, let's not think about this anymore, let's go for a drink."
He then put his arm around Alfred and walked toward the camp behind them.
In fact, Kronos had already learned the Black Emperor Pathway skill crafting in the Family Secret Manual. However, after carefully studying the Blasphemy Card and refining the Baron of Corruption's skills, Kronos began developing the Mentor of Disorder skill.
The first thing we studied was Distortion, because this ability is something that comes from upgrades, so it would be easier to develop.
Once you've mastered it enough, you can successfully depict it under certain conditions.
Lately, Kronos has been quite busy, so he hasn't been able to Replication his previous dedication to this matter every day.
So even though he practiced a lot, his proficiency increased very slowly.
Kronos knew that he needed a state similar to seclusion, practicing single-mindedly every day. It probably wouldn't even take a week for this Sequence 5 Distortion to be born from his hands.
So after confirming that he couldn't make a move against Jason in the short term, Kronos put aside all other matters and began to focus on this Sequence 5 Distortion Scroll.
In the past few days, even when Marquis Argel's Butler came to visit, he was turned away by Kronos's Servants.
Logically, these Servants should be managed by the Butler, but Kronos gave instructions, and specifically instructed them otherwise.
There are only two people— the Butler and Portland —and they're the ones who cause the most trouble, so we have to keep them out of the way and prevent any Message from getting in.
Just four days later, a burst of laughter came from Kronos's bedroom.
Although he hasn't gone out or gone for a run in the past few days, he has maintained a healthy routine, so every morning he tries his best to complete the Scroll.
Indeed, he didn't have to wait many days; he succeeded in just four days.
The digestion of the Potion within Kronos's body took another significant step forward. He felt that only the final step remained. He believed that once the last skill, Chaos, was completed, Kronos would be able to completely digest the Potion.
Moreover, this gives Kronos an extra trump card, increasing his chances of winning against Jason later.
After enjoying his moment for a while, Kronos resumed his research.
This time, the Chaos Skill is somewhat different from the previous ones.
The previous Sequence 5 skills all evolved from Sequence 6, but Chaos is a new skill, so you have to start from scratch.
Moreover, as a skill that starts at Sequence 5, it's difficult for Kronos to judge the correctness of his approach based on whether the Scroll succeeds or fails, because even if the approach is correct, failure is the norm.
This is much more difficult than before.
But even if it's difficult, it has to be completed, otherwise, it will take two or three years to digest the remaining Potion.
Having made up his mind, Kronos began to delve deeper into the Chaos skill.
Fortunately, Kronos had read the Family Secret Manual some time ago, otherwise he would have had no clue whatsoever.
After a full day of research, Kronos finally found an ideal starting point and officially began.
After stretching his back and neck, which had become stiff from focusing, Kronos glanced at the clock on the wall and realized it was time to rest.
Kronos was a bit conflicted. He had studied it for a whole day before finally finding a breakthrough, and he was reluctant to give up.
However, he didn't want to break the decision he had already made to go to bed on time.
After hesitating for a while, Kronos finally decided that he should rest well and maintain his condition so that he could do better research.
The next day, Kronos threw himself back into his studies with complete absorption.
If it's just about increasing one's familiarity with something, that's indeed a rather boring thing. But if it's about researching a new skill, then nothing can stop Kronos.
However, since Kronos had reiterated that there was no need to stop guests anymore, the Butler successfully entered his room.
The Butler stood across the Table, watching Kronos hunched over Table, studying the progression of the skills.
As the Marquis Argel's closest Confidant, he naturally saw what Kronos was doing.
In an instant, he understood why Kronos showed no interest in the family business, why the Marquis Argel wasn't in a hurry, and why the Marquis Argel would send him to assist with such a lucrative business relocation opportunity.
At twenty-four, Kronos is already Sequence 6 Scroll Professor. What family would let someone like that manage a business? Wouldn't that be a waste of talent?
The Butler stood there for more than half an hour, just watching Kronos, but during that half hour, Kronos didn't notice at all and didn't even raise his head once.
In the end, the Butler quietly left without saying a word; business matters were no longer important to him.
He had seen the Marquis Argel engrave the Scroll with his own eyes, so he knew in his heart that the Marquis was no match for his son.
Perhaps it won't be long before the Argel Family has three Astronomer.
Moreover, unlike the Old Man and the Marquis, he is the one most likely to become Demigod.
After five days of research, Kronos finally came up with a preliminary Design Plan for the Scroll.
However, Kronos wasn't entirely confident either; if the Design Plan wasn't up to par, then no matter how he drew it, it would be impossible to succeed.
At this moment, Kronos missed his father and grandfather terribly. If they were still here, they could discuss it together. Now, he had to decide for himself.
But there were no other options. This was the design that Kronos had painstakingly created, so they had no choice but to bite the bullet and try it.
However, one thing is certain: with self-designed Scroll, proficiency will improve much more easily.
Kronos looked at his design drawings, hesitated for a moment, then picked up the Inscribing Pen and gently touched the Scroll in front of him, slowly beginning to move it.
Kronos tried to draw it, but failed, though he felt something was off during the process.
He guessed that the awkward feeling might be due to the poor design of the Scroll.
However, Kronos couldn't quite pinpoint what was wrong.
This is a good thing, at least it proves that there is still a chance to discover problems.
Otherwise, if you practice until you're extremely proficient, but still don't realize that the failure was due to a design flaw, that would be a waste of time.
Since you can't figure out where the problem lies, and there's no other way, you can only try and practice more; you'll eventually find it.
With that in mind, Kronos continued to try again and again.
This is a huge project; even Kronos isn't sure when it will be completed, but there's always a chance.
Just as Kronos was struggling with the new Scroll, Mr. Kask's comeback began.
The Royal Family family acted exceptionally quickly, and negative information about several Member of Parliament of parliament who were biased towards the Church of Steam and Machinery soon appeared in several authoritative newspapers.
However, the government had no intention of covering up the truth, and the Prime Minister and Speaker immediately pledged to conduct a thorough investigation.
Less than two hours after making their statement, these Member of Parliament were taken away, but no one knows which agency took them away from.
That day, every Member of Parliament of the Parliament was on edge, fearing they would be implicated in the incident.
This is the Royal Family's purpose. Dealing with just a few Member of Parliament of parliament wouldn't warrant such a grand gesture. The Royal Family wants everyone to know that this country belongs to Augustus, not the church.
The competition between political parties is a minor matter, but the involvement of the church has seriously touched a nerve with the Royal Family.
All factions knew that the Royal Family would definitely take action, and they were all eyeing the vacant Member of Parliament positions that would follow.
However, the Royal Family's sudden and high-profile intervention made them hesitate, unsure whether it was still appropriate to act under these circumstances.
While they were still hesitating, the Royal Family had already finalized the list of personnel, and the House of Lords had directly approved it, with Mr. Kask among them.
In this struggle, Kask emerged victorious, and the position of Secretary-General fell into his hands.
After everything settled down, Kask was secretly summoned by George III and taken directly to the Royal Palace by agents from MI9.
Although Kask was born into the Wolf Family, and his brother, Earl Wolf, could see the King at any time, this was not his privilege. He had only met His Majesty King George III a few times, and not even on a private basis.
Upon entering the Royal Palace and meeting the King, George III chatted with him at length about everyday matters, but many questions were subtly woven into the conversation, all of which seemed to have some connection to Kronos.
Kask was not stupid at all; on the contrary, he was quite astute. When George III posed his third question about Kronos, he had already determined that this was the reason he had been summoned to an audience today.
George III was not interested in Kask as a person, but rather wanted to know more about Kronos.