eurekapd Chapter 405 Triss's Decision
Chapter 405 Triss's Decision
Chapter 405 Triss's Decision
After leaving Viscount Morgan's mansion, Evan did not go directly to Triss, since he was still dressed in women's clothing and still looked like Alice.
In Triss's presence, Evan always presented himself as Mr. Z, the "favored one of the true creators".
The advantage of doing this is that it keeps Triss in awe and prevents her from acting on her own and thus escaping her control.
Evan quickly arrived at his safe house in the Joewood district through the mirror world.
After changing out of her women's clothes, Evan used the makeup remover she got from Klein to wash off the light makeup on her face.
Looking up at his face, which was covered in water droplets, in the mirror, Evan suddenly felt that he was starting to not recognize himself.
"When did I start to take the identity of 'Alice' for granted?"
After a while, Evan shook his head in frustration, realizing he had been too accepting of "Alice's" existence.
I'm so open about it that I'm starting to have trouble distinguishing whether I identify more with "Evan" or "Alice".
The transition between these two identities felt all too natural to him.
"Is this an inevitable change brought about by the dual-path promotion, or is it an inevitable result of my being affected by the 'City of Calamity'?"
Or perhaps, I have already been corrupted by the city of calamity?
What is this? If it's connected to the City of Calamity, it will be corrupted.
So what about Klein? Was he also corrupted? Evan carefully recalled everything that had happened in the past period, feeling that his changes began after he became a demigod.
"Is this a change brought about by divinity? But it seems to contradict the description of divinity in the book, as well as what the Vatican and Robert said. If the description of divinity is that it makes the extraordinary more and more inhuman, then the changes that divinity has brought to Evan are making him more and more human."
Evan racked his brains but couldn't figure out what was going on. He even speculated that it might be related to the "Primal Witch," but ultimately dismissed the idea.
The reason for rejecting this conjecture is simple: if the "Primal Witch" could really influence the City of Calamity, or even influence Evan through the City of Calamity, then he might as well quit the game.
This would mean that the Primal Witch has more control over the City of Calamity than he does, so what's the point of playing games then?
Moreover, if the Primordial Witch could control the City of Calamity, she could simply use the City of Calamity to kill herself; why would she need to exert any influence on herself?
Evan is always open-minded about things he can't understand. If he can't figure it out, he won't get caught up in it internally; he'll just keep it to himself.
After changing his clothes, Evan took out a golden mask and put it on his face. Then, a flash of red light appeared on his body and he disappeared from the apartment.
Although it was late at night, Triss did not go to bed. Instead, she sat in front of her dressing table, staring blankly at herself in the mirror, lost in thought. Only the gas lamp burned quietly.
Triss is worried about the safety of Edsak Augustus.
During this time, Triss did not always hide in the safe house provided by Evan. She often went out and even left evidence from time to time that she was still in Backlund.
This was certainly dangerous for her, but she had no choice but to do it to protect Edsack Augustus.
Back when that mysterious angel destroyed the sapphire ring that the Witch Cult had placed on Triss's hand, allowing her to escape the Witch Cult's surveillance.
Triss had suggested that Edsac Augustus escape with her, but this did not happen because Edsac Augustus persuaded her otherwise.
Edsack Augustus believed that if they were to completely break free from the control of the Augustus family, their value to the Aurora Society would be reduced to the minimum, and without any leverage, they would be completely at the mercy of the Aurora Society, at its mercy, powerless to resist.
So after a brief discussion, they decided that Triss would escape and join the Aurora Society, while Edsac Augustus would remain with the Augustus family.
In this way, the two of them can support each other, one inside and one outside.
As long as the Augustus family still has the idea of finding Triss through Edsac Augustus's connections.
Then they wouldn't abandon Edsack Augustus.
As long as Aurora still harbors the idea of influencing Edsac Augustus through Triss.
Then Aurora Club won't easily give up on Triss.
Therefore, Triss had to go out from time to time and, according to the actions she had discussed with Edsac Augustus, prove that the two of them could influence each other, making the Augustus family and the Aurora Society hesitant to act against them.
It can be said that their actions achieved good results.
Based on the information Triss has gathered so far, Edsac Augustus's movements are not completely restricted; there are simply more people watching him now.
Triss was quite confused by the Aurora Club's attitude.
Since escaping and obtaining this safe house, she has never seen Mr. Z again, let alone been given any tasks!
This unusual phenomenon did not surprise Triss; instead, it alerted her.
After all, the Aurora Society has a terrible reputation. They have always regarded human life as a consumable resource. As long as they can achieve their goals, they will not care about the lives of their believers.
It seems very strange that she, the vessel for the primordial witch's divine descent and an important pawn in influencing Edsac Augustus, is just sitting here doing nothing.
Triss has not felt the divine gaze upon her during her recent recitations of the true Creator's name, unlike in the past.
This even made Triss think about all sorts of random things.
"What are you thinking about?"
Just as Triss was lost in thought in the safe house, a voice suddenly came from behind her.
The sound made Triss's hair stand on end, because she hadn't sensed any warning from the spider silk she had laid out.
In the extraordinary world, sometimes "discovery means destruction."
The fact that the enemy could silently approach her from behind was absolutely fatal for an assassin.
But Triss quickly quieted down because the newcomer did not conceal his voice, and the voice belonged to Mr. Z, whom she remembered vividly.
"It's been so long, Mr. Z! I thought you'd forgotten about me!"
Triss turned around and found that it was indeed Mr. Z, her contact person at the Aurora Club.
Little did Triss know that Evan was in a state of utter shock.
Because of the blessing of the "City of Calamity", no extraordinary person who follows the "Hunter" or "Assassin" path can escape his eyes. This has been proven before. Even the occult connection between Maxim and Akhmatova Einhorn could not escape Evan's eyes.
But at this moment, in Evan's eyes, Triss was becoming more and more ethereal, more and more "blurred"—blurred in a mystical sense.
"She is becoming more and more like a primal demon, gradually becoming unlike herself."
Evan already knew what the various symbols outside the City of Calamity, such as volcanoes, blizzards, earthquakes, and meteor showers, were!
They all represent extraordinary characteristics at the angelic level, namely, "weather wizards" and "disaster witches," as they appear from the perspective of the City of Calamity.
Upon discovering this fact, Evan's first thought was to find the symbol representing the primordial witch, but after searching the entire City of Calamity, he ultimately found nothing.
As a result, Evan thought that he was unable to see the symbol of the "Primal Witch" because he lacked control over the City of Calamity.
But after seeing Triss's condition today, Evan felt that things might not be as simple as he thought.
"How could I forget? You are a believer whom the Lord personally instructed to make contact with."
"But I never imagined that in just two short weeks, you would have become a Sequence 5 Witch of Pain."
Although Triss's existence was becoming increasingly blurred in Evan's eyes, being so close did not prevent Evan from clearly seeing her current sequence.
Triss gave a wry smile upon hearing this, and said somewhat helplessly:
"I only attended two gatherings and was incredibly lucky to buy all the materials. The Aurora Society has secretly established several occult gatherings. You should know how low the probability of this happening is."
Regardless of the method, Sequence 5 materials are extremely rare. An average person might attend several gatherings and still not see a single item of this level, let alone find the materials they need in just two gatherings.
Unless the Tail Eater Urolius or the Life Council Chairman personally bestows good fortune, Triss's situation can only be explained by the Law of Extraordinary Characteristics Convergence.
Triss's weight has changed significantly.
Could it be that the sapphire ring was destroyed by the vessel of the goddess of night, severing the witch cult's control over Triss, but failing to stop Triss's transformation into the "Primordial Witch"? Evan frowned as he recalled the scene in Lord of Mysteries where Klein returned to Backlund for the second time and saw Triss in the sewers.
"It seems that your process of transforming into a vessel for the Primordial Demon Goddess has not been interrupted by the destruction of the sapphire ring."
But thinking about it, it makes sense; how could the influence of deities be so easily removed?
"So, I want to advance to the Ironblood Knight level as soon as possible. What do you think?"
Seeing that Evan was on the right track, Triss quickly stated her request: she wanted to advance through a different route to see if she could break free from the current trend.
At the same time, she was also testing the Aurora Society, or rather the true creator, to see what their attitude was towards her.
Evan gave Triss a deep look. He naturally sensed Triss's probing, but he didn't care at all, because it would benefit his conversation.
"Of course, I can even give you the Iron Knight's potion recipe right now."
But the question is, where are you going to find the Iron Knight's extraordinary characteristics?
The long life of "The Witch" contrasts sharply with the short life of "The Hunter".
The Hunter path is extremely competitive, making it arguably the fastest-growing path in terms of updates and iterations.
This also means that there are almost no corresponding extraordinary materials in the high-sequence Hunter Path, and all extraordinary materials have long been harvested and transformed into extraordinary traits by generations of hunters.
Because the mortality rate of Hunters is too high, and all organizations attach great importance to the effectiveness of Hunter Path Sealed Objects, the extraordinary characteristics of high-sequence Hunter Paths are all in the hands of various official organizations.
The Ironblood Cross Society is the only secret organization with high-sequence "Hunters," but according to Evan's investigation over this period, it can be basically confirmed that there are no more extraordinary traits available within it.
To become a high-sequence hunter, one can only advance using extraordinary traits, but in reality, high-sequence extraordinary traits are extremely difficult to obtain through the hunter pathway.
Evan also obtained "Bonaparte's Perseverance" and completed his promotion by swindling people from the Kingdom of Rune.
How could Triss, a Sequence 5 witch, possibly possess the extraordinary characteristics of the "Iron Knight"?
On the contrary, the materials and extraordinary properties of the "Despair Witch" are easier for her to obtain.
Triss paused for a moment, then asked seriously, "What task do you need me to complete?"
Mr. Z, representing the true creator, did not encourage her to continue down the witch path that was most beneficial to the Aurora Society.
The fact that they were willing to give her the "Iron Knight" potion recipe and remind her of the difficulty in obtaining the related extraordinary traits already says it all.
Evan's smile grew even brighter, though Triss couldn't see it through the golden mask.
"Now there is an excellent opportunity that may give you the chance to obtain the extraordinary characteristics of the Ironblood Knight."
"What is it?"
Natasha became increasingly cautious, but she still couldn't help but continue listening.
"Now, in addition to the Witch Cult and the Augustus family, the Fussac Empire has also joined the search for you!"
They want to use you to sabotage the Augustus family's witch cult's plans!
If you are confident, I can pass on a message to them through clandestine channels.
If you just want to get a piece of the Iron Knight's extraordinary characteristics from them, then you have to show them your worth.
In other words, the fact that you were the vessel for the primordial demon goddess can no longer be hidden.
Triss fell silent, her eyes filled with struggle.
This is a very risky endeavor, but it could be a way out.
"Then, when I send a message to the Fussac Empire, can I do so under the guise of the Aurora Society?"
Triss was still reluctant to give up this method that could change her situation and was determined to give it a try, but she still wanted to be well prepared.
The simplest way is to have the Aurora Society publicly stand up for her and put up a show of force to intimidate the Einhorn family.
"Of course you can. You are a believer recognized by the Lord, a believer personally developed by the former Mr. Z, and an official member of the Aurora Society. The organization will naturally stand behind you."
Now that the decision had been made to let Triss make contact with the Fursac Empire, Evan naturally did not hesitate to give her some support.
Anyway, he's now the leader of the Northern Continent branch of the Aurora Society, so he might as well use that title.
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