Kapitel 262: Chapter 263: The God of Steam and Machinery is About to Appear
This is a clear statement, directly explaining the attitude of the Evernight Goddess—She hopes that Lynn will not kill the God of Craftsmen Artisan, but if it is unavoidable, She will not turn against Lynn for it. At most, She will give Artisan a grand burial.
This is very normal and aligns with the superficial relationships often seen among high-ranking Beyonders. Just as in the original work, the God of Steam and Machinery maintained a good relationship with the Evernight Goddess, yet still chose to betray Her. Likewise, the Evernight Goddess never revealed Her various plans to the God of Steam and Machinery.
"Let me put it this way, I really lack helpers..." Since the Evernight Goddess had made her intentions clear, Lynn also wanted to show his sincerity. He sighed and said, "Do you know what it's like for a slacker to be forced into hard work? Every day I think about when I can find enough workers to work for me. If Artisan is willing to follow me, I would be very happy to help Him."
As for Artisan already being Sequence 1, it was not a problem. High Sequence Beyonders can separate their Characteristics. For example, Pallez and the Elf Queen have done so. Even someone like Zaratul has back-up plans and survived after losing Characteristics. It's just that usually, no one wants to do it unless absolutely necessary.
Hearing Lynn's words, Amanises couldn't help but feel a sense of exasperation, yet strangely, not surprised.
She couldn't help but suggest, "You can establish your own church and have your followers and believers work for you."
"But it's because I need to establish a church that I lack helpers!" Lynn looked at Amanises seriously and asked, "Have you never experienced the desperate lack of manpower when starting a business?"
Amanises immediately fell silent because She had indeed experienced it.
After betraying the Annihilation Demonic Wolf and becoming the Evernight Goddess, Amanises spent a long time developing in the shadows. The Evernight Church in those days was just an ordinary, secretive organization, far from its current scale. Many things required Amanises, the deity, to personally handle, just like the initial stages of the Tarot Club.
However, Amanises was not in a hurry to expand the Evernight Church immediately. She had plenty of time to slowly develop and cultivate subordinates, whereas Lynn seemed to prefer directly recruiting already trained individuals to work for Him.
"You seem to be in a hurry?" Amanises couldn't help but ask. She had thought that with Lynn's uniqueness, He would be the least anxious. But now it seemed He was quite impatient.
"It's not really about being in a hurry; it's just that if the helpers are there, why not directly recruit them instead of training my own? That's so tiring." Lynn looked puzzled at Amanises and asked, "Don't you feel like recruiting outstanding helpers when you see them?"
"I prefer to cultivate my own," Amanises shook Her head. She was a patient person. Rather than recruiting unknown loyalty from others, She preferred to nurture her trusted aides.
Of course, if a high-quality helper offered themselves, the Evernight Goddess wouldn't refuse.
"It seems our personalities are really different." Lynn commented. Suddenly, he asked, "Can you contact Artisan? I want to have a good talk with Him."
Amanises fell silent, clearly deep in thought. After a few seconds, She nodded and said, "Yes, I will contact Him as soon as possible, but I can't be sure when He will come."
The Evernight Goddess understood that She couldn't refuse Lynn's request unless She planned to end their cooperation.
And to be honest, given Lynn's uniqueness and connections, the Evernight Goddess had no doubt that even if She refused, Lynn could find Artisan on His own.
Rather than letting things spiral out of control, Amanises chose to keep as much control as possible.
"Thank you, just being able to contact Him is good enough. I'm not in a rush," Lynn politely thanked Her. He then asked, "Do you know the whereabouts of the other Illuminator Characteristics and the Paragon's Uniqueness?"
"To my knowledge, the Paragon's Uniqueness is in the hands of the Eternal Blazing Sun." The Evernight Goddess, now accustomed to Lynn's erratic thinking, did not conceal this information and smiled as She said, "The Eternal Blazing Sun has a good relationship with Artisan and likely wants to cultivate Him into Sequence 0 as well. He needs a reliable, easily controlled ally. However, we have no collaboration; we've just tacitly acknowledged this outcome."
"As for the other two Illuminator Characteristics, one should be in the hands of the Moses Ascetic Order. They believe in a depersonalized deity, the Hidden Sage, and maintain good relations with major churches. I am not aware of the whereabouts of the other."
The Hidden Sage was not always a sentient entity. Before becoming active, He was just an emotionless Uniqueness. To the members of the Moses Ascetic Order, He was more of a symbol. It was only later, perhaps due to pollution from the Knowledge Moor or some other reason, that the Hidden Sage suddenly gained self-awareness and began to torment Beyonders of the same pathway.
Whether the Hidden Sage had already gained sentience at that time or not, He currently presented as a depersonalized deity to the outside world.
"Hmm, that matches my guess," Lynn was not surprised by the information he heard. Stroking his chin, he said, "I have no qualms about confronting the Eternal Blazing Sun, but the Moses Ascetic Order..."
If the Hidden Sage had already become sentient, Lynn would have no hesitation in attacking. But the Moses Ascetic Order seemed quite innocent. Before the Hidden Sage became troublesome, this secret organization was a typical lawful faction. Robbing such a faction for Characteristics would hurt Lynn's conscience.
So it would be better to see if they could trade for it first, and then think of other ways... Lynn thought, patting his non-existent conscience. He looked at the Evernight Goddess and said, "Since you plan to help Artisan advance to Sequence 0, you must have some preparations."
"I will use a Knowledge Emperor's Characteristic to trade with the Moses Ascetic Order for the Illuminator Characteristic," Amanises confirmed Lynn's guess. She smiled at Him and said, "This is my deposit."
The deposit She referred to was, of course, related to Her and Lynn's deal about saving Her family. Since the deal was set, the Evernight Goddess would not skimp in this area.
Amanises then asked, "Or perhaps you need the Knowledge Emperor's Characteristic more?"
(End of Chapter)
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