Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 701: The Plot Against Yulia

When most of the people had left, Peng Bonazi grabbed a blood servant who looked only about eleven or twelve years old and sucked him hard. After the other blood servant turned pale and collapsed to the ground and was carried away by other blood servants, he finally calmed down completely.

He rubbed his forehead and asked sarcastically, "Do you have any bad news for me?"

"really."

Prince Heinrich nodded: "It has been confirmed - Count Leo Karl has now become a warrior. He no longer possesses the power of transcendence."

"Humph, this is the worst news I expected."

Peng Bonazi snorted coldly without much reaction: "Although he is also on the path of transcendence, he does not look like a transcendent. It is not surprising that he has been classified as an adaptor... After I heard about the 'warrior', I thought he might leave us.

"But what about his Balrog? I haven't heard any news about Balrog getting out of control recently."

"It seems he has merged with his Balrog and is now adjusting to his new powers."

Prince Heinrich reminded: "Although he has lost the path to transcendence, it seems that his power has not weakened and may even have become stronger."

"It's not surprising. The Flame Demon is indeed suitable for him. He doesn't rely solely on the power of the contract to suppress the opponent."

Peng Bonazzi shook his head slightly: "Since Carl is no longer a transcendent, then you should find another sacrifice."

"Shall I decide?"

Prince Heinrich was somewhat surprised.

"Of course, Pomponazzi does not belong to the Rosicrucian Church. If I were to decide, it might alert my friends."

Pomponazzi chuckled - this was the first time he had smiled in the past few days. "You are the host of the ceremony. It would be more natural for you to decide the sacrifice. You can choose whatever you want without asking me."

"...The ceremony will definitely continue. One less person is not a big deal. The other transcendents have not become warriors... What do you think of Master Walter?"

"Forget about Walter. I like his daughter very much. If he is used as a sacrifice, she will have to be killed. That would be a pity."

Although he said it didn't matter, Peng Bonazzi still selected carefully and gave reasons for his rejection.

Prince Heinrich was not surprised at all and just suggested the next name: "What about Ms. Marasia?"

"We need to use the power of the Fallen Angels. Wouldn't it be a bad idea to find a woman as a container?"

"Then... Earl Dawn?"

"Well, just him."

"Okay, I'll inform the others."

Prince Heinrich nodded.

But at this time, he hesitated again: "There is one more thing, father...how do we deal with Count Karl?"

"As you wish."

"Red phase" Peng Bonazi said lightly.

"I mean," the Lord Mayor of Leipzig emphasized, "he knows the secret of the Tail Ring Ceremony. And now, he has been excluded...do we need to kill him? He may be stronger than before, and if necessary...I think I may need support."

"I've said it all, it's up to you."

Pomponazzi gave Count Leipzig a profound look and asked, "What do you think?" "...I don't think it's necessary to kill him."

Count Leipzig hesitated for a while, but still spoke up to plead for Count Karl: "He was originally a victim of the ceremony, and he doesn't know too many secrets. He also knows how many people participated in this grand ceremony... I think he knows it in his heart and won't tell anyone. He is also a smart man."

"You want to protect him?"

Peng Bonazzi was a little surprised, but still nodded: "Okay.

"I said - it's up to you. What I mean is, you can do whatever you want, but you have to take responsibility. Don't make a mess and let me clean up the mess... I'm tired of it. Although you call me father, I didn't say you really have to treat me like a father and act like a spoiled child. You didn't come out of my mouth, so stop it."

Hong Xiang sighed, and there was a rare hint of fatigue in his words.

"Then, father," Prince Heinrich confirmed again, "what about the Herasil secret vault?"

After he said this, Hong Xiang was silent for a long time.

"We must obtain the blood of Heracross. But I don't know how much information Emma has leaked... We may only have one chance."

Pomponazzi casually pulled a blood servant into his arms, and at the same time concentrated on thinking: "Violence is not advisable - as I said, we can't confront the Theocracy head-on. And now, Avalon has become one with the Theocracy.

"Well, Heinrich. Your Leipzig - there are quite a few alchemists there, right?"

"Yes, Father."

"I remember there was an alchemist in Avalon who studied explosives. He was a Star Antimony man... and he was also Yulia's teacher."

"correct."

Prince Heinrich nodded. "His name is Nobel. He used to be a member of the Third Alchemy Group in Leipzig. Later, he fine-tuned a classic alchemy formula and accidentally created a more stable explosive. At that time, the vice president of the Royal Alchemy Association disliked him and claimed that this was an infringing modification of the previous achievements in an attempt to maliciously register copyrights. The availability of his products was completely accidental and was not his intellectual achievement, so he could not own the copyright."

"absurd."

Pomponazzi sneered, "Aren't those alchemical formulas just modified based on the previous ones? I've been tired of seeing them since Valentine's time."

"But there are many people who envy Nobel, especially because his project has little technical content but huge economic benefits. Therefore, the vice president's statement is widely accepted, and he is considered a 'lucky evil researcher'.

"He kept trying to sue the other party... but you know, that's impossible. Later, he left in anger. The Royal Alchemy Association put pressure on me, and I couldn't keep him."

"Then I probably know what kind of person he is."

Pomponazzi seemed to be thinking, "Well, Heinrich, I thought about it... If I were to hold an apprentice alchemy competition or give him some benefits, I'm afraid he wouldn't come back at all given his paranoid personality. Not to mention bringing Julia with him.

"Then you write a letter to him in the name of his former colleagues. They ask why he didn't come back to find them, since they heard that he had returned to Xingbi and registered all his classic formulas for patents.

"Then I mentioned unintentionally that Nobel had found a new student who was said to be very talented and had inherited all of Nobel's teachings. He had already contacted you. But you thought his student's invention was suspected of infringement. Anyway, now that the war has stopped, he can't help it."

“…Is that all that’s going to work?”

"Yes, that's all. Then find another actor to act it out, and publish the news that Nobel brought his students back to Star Antimony in the newspaper. But you don't need to send the newspaper to him, let him find it out himself."

Peng Bonazi chuckled. "For researchers like them who are paranoid and noble, using benefits and threats will be useless. But once their reputation is threatened and someone tries to steal their achievements and reputation, they will jump high to prove themselves. As long as Yulia is smart enough, he will bring Yulia back and let her inherit his connections and achievements. Yulia has been ill for too long, and now Aiwas has become so strong, she is unwilling to fall behind, and she is eager to grow... She will definitely come.

“Valentin was such a person back then… I know them too well.

"...To be honest, I quite miss people like this."

(End of this chapter)