Witch, Fireball and the Evil God of Steam-Chapter 737 - 108: Soul_2

Apart from the constantly appearing Evil God's Followers, the residents of the Imperial Capital also discovered another group of guests who had traveled from the distant Western Continent.

When the black steam locomotive stopped outside the Royal City, journalists with cameras had already found favorable vantage points.

These were visitors from the Western Continent, Yue from the Deep Sea Council.

His appearance looked as young as Ave, and just as the rumors said, Yue was always accompanied by a well-mannered maid wearing a maid uniform.

This conference not only concerned the Empire and the Western Continent but the future direction of the entire world. The Imperial residents could imagine that if the negotiations at the conference table broke down, another centuries-long war between humans and the Evil God might erupt.

However, this time, the people of the Empire were not crushed by fear and despair.

Because the Imperial Knight Order was by their side, particularly led by Lady Bi'an, whose strength surpassed Henry VI, recognized by the Knight Lord, and who had obtained the "Sword of Oath and Victory." She was undoubtedly the strongest in the Empire today, and above her was a majestic existence guarding everyone, as grand as the sun! 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Look, even when facing the ferocious Evil God's Followers, Knight Commander Bi'an remains calm and composed!

The residents on the street looked at Bi'an with eyes full of boundless respect.

Recently, they also saw recruitment advertisements for the Imperial Knight Order, which made them want to give up everything and respond to the Knight Order's call, to become a glorious Imperial Knight, and fight for freedom and democracy!

And perceived as the "ferocious Evil God's Follower," Lady Xiangwei, the new leader of the Lofic Consortium.

But only those very close to Bi'an's guards knew that this conversation might not be quite what the public imagined.

There was no gunpowder smell, nor a tense atmosphere.

The two were merely standing under the tree shade, chatting casually. If it weren't for the fact that drinking during the day violated the glorious image of Imperial Knights, this conversation might have taken place at a nearby tavern.

"Why are you here?"

Seeing Xiangwei, Bi'an was somewhat surprised.

"The intelligence network of the Lofic Consortium spans the globe, and we have our considerations."

Xiangwei responded fluently, "We lend a hand when the Empire needs it. I believe the new cabinet won't discard us after using us, as even the Evil God's Followers look down upon such actions."

She reminded Bi'an that during the Golden King's invasion, the intelligence network of the Lofic Consortium provided a lot of support to the Empire, and she personally placed her bets on Ethan from the beginning.

As a strong figure who participated in the Threefold Trials and faced the three major Evil Gods, how could Ethan possibly lose to some random spaceship crew?

Bi'an lowered her voice, "No, I mean, aren't you uncomfortable?"

"Uncomfortable? Why be uncomfortable?"

"As far as I know, Sincaro is not on the conference invitation list."

Bi'an tried adopting a tactful tone as this could easily become a classic bullying scene. As far as she knew, this conference would have Bazatous, Kane, Anapolis, and Argos attending, but the old acquaintance Sincaro received no invitation.

There were some rumors that this wasn't Ethan's intention; he initially intended to invite Sincaro, but the suggestion was unanimously opposed by the Old Gods like Bazatous.

There was nothing to be done, with a 5:1 vote ratio, even Ethan couldn't change the outcome.

Besides the four adamant Old Gods, Ethan's family's black cat also suddenly appeared in the meeting room, casting a somewhat inconsequential vote.

Thus, the current situation inevitably emerged.

Sincaro, we're holding a fantastic conference in the Imperial Capital, guess who didn't get an invitation?

"You're overthinking this."

Xiangwei said, "Rather, most of the consortium's business no longer falls under His control."

Nowadays, the relationship between Sincaro's followers and their "Master" is somewhat unconventional. All the rituals and prayers remain the same; they still worship Sincaro, and they are even more loyal than any other Evil God's followers, for they are the only ones who adhere completely to the rules established by the Old Gods.

Sincaro himself, due to some poor performances in the Western Continent and the "Abyss" event, was euphemistically "invited" out of the decision-making team by the followers.

He symbolizes wisdom and cunning; eliminating those who repeatedly make foolish mistakes is a rule personally set by Sincaro.

So, he was eliminated.

On this, Xiangwei maintained a firm stance.

Great "Master," we still adore you, but you've reached the age of retirement.

Xiangwei said, "Now the consortium is the consortium, Sincaro is Sincaro, and this way of getting along has actually removed the barriers between us."

"He can tolerate you doing this to him."

"Because the 'Master' was never genuinely interested in the consortium's petty affairs; it was merely a means to an end, and after the 'Threefold Trials,' the consortium entirely lost its value to the 'Master.' From what I know, the 'Master' is very attentive to Mr. Ethan's affairs; it's not ruled out that He's currently orchestrating a scheme against Mr. Ethan from somewhere unknown. But ... that's not something you and I could intervene in."

Xiangwei said in one breath, then paused briefly to steer the conversation back on track, "And the consortium just needs to maintain normal interactions with the Empire."

To this, Bi'an could only continue to smile.

No wonder the Old Gods didn't like Sincaro; even stripping away the identity of the Old God, his actions weren't essentially different from the perverts that the Knight Order would arrest in the Imperial Capital.

Even in the prison, perverts were the least favored type of prisoners, belonging to the lowest tier.

She glanced toward the direction of the Royal City.

The conference there should have been going on for some time. Since meeting Ethan, she had never seen him actively organize activities on such a scale. In Bi'an's eyes, Ethan was a person who goes with the flow and always stayed away from politics as much as possible. However, this conference involved the new cabinet and the Western Continent, and important followers like Bazatous and Kane from the sect were present.

This indicated that indeed, something significant was about to happen.

At the same time, in the Royal Meeting Room.

The participants of the first session of the conference were few; the long-unseen Old Gods never expected one day they would sit in such a small meeting room in this way.

The room couldn't hold their true forms, so they could only attach themselves to shells they created themselves.

A woman with six eyes wearing a gown of flesh and bone, a small, limp octopus on the table, a spirited lad in military attire, and an ordinary-looking hunter uncle – Argos had to temporarily develop a believer to attend this meeting.

"You're mistaken, Ethan."

After a brief silence, the six-eyed woman said, "It's not a race issue; our power isn't limited to human use, monsters, beasts, poultry, even insects... It's just that among these species, humans have the highest compatibility, so they often share more of the power."

Under Ethan's narrative, they fully understood what happened in the City of Truth.

"So, they're just too far apart for the doctrine faith here to encompass them?"

"Distance has never been an issue."

The Little Octopus voiced an opinion, "As long as they pray in the way we left, we can notice them."

The discussion of the conference fell into a deadlock.

The two conjectures generated by the philosophers and the Democratic Assembly were both overturned.

Ethan pondered Old Ba's earlier words, "So, you mean maybe they're not human?"

Such a judgment seemed a bit too aggressive.

"The soul is the key to everything; all sacrificial rituals are so, they are processes for harvesting souls, which is one of the few valuable things humans can offer us."

Kane said, having lived in human society for a long time, understanding the mindset of humans more than the old friends present.

"Maybe, you've encountered a group of soul-less creatures."