The visitor was dressed in a red robe and a wide hood. He walked directly to Jones and Ao Xing and raised his head.
What's horrifying is that half of his face has been mechanically transformed, and an evil light flows from his scarlet mechanical eyes.
Jones smiled and said: "Mr. Dean, you came at the right time."
"Count Jones, this is really an exciting moment," the cultist smiled smugly, "Archduke Ron has not noticed anything, and our plan will be implemented without reservation."
"All our efforts will be rewarded," Jones nodded. "I will regain the status of the Bourne family, and the Mechanicus will become the greatest mage sect in the history of Ashan, surpassing Sa'alan's magical achievements."
As if remembering something, Jones asked in a low voice: "How is Archbishop Saint Barceló doing?
The cultist showed an expression of admiration and replied: "The Archbishop Saint Barceló is worthy of being our supreme leader. He has completed 75% of the mechanical transformation and still maintains strong vitality and free will. I only completed the facial transformation."
5% is already unbearable.”
Jones shook his head and said: "In my opinion, Barceló has always been the most intelligent and creative mage and scholar in the continent. The old people in Hammerfall actually called him 'Mad Barceló'. It is really decadent."
Then, he showed a satisfied smile and said: "But now, Hammerfell should have been razed to the ground."
"Of course," the cultist showed a sinister expression, "the rotten mage of Hammerfell should be buried in the tomb of history together with the Shantiri ruins."
"However, Lord Jones, I come here this time to complete a task assigned by Archbishop St. Bartholomew."
"What mission?"
"He asked me to send you something."
The cultist took out a silver container that emitted strong psychic energy fluctuations from his sleeve and handed it to Jones.
Jones opened the lid of the container, which contained a rich liquid psychic energy. A strange-looking little monster was swimming inside.
It was a tadpole-like creature the size of the palm of your hand. Its head had abyssal worm-like mouthparts and fine teeth. Its tail had complex and wonderful vein-like patterns growing on it. The rich liquid spiritual energy kept it alive.
Let it keep wagging and biting at Jones.
If you stare at it for more than five seconds, you will involuntarily have a slight hallucination.
"This is the seed of ascension!"
Jones opened his eyes wide and exclaimed.
"That's right," the cultist affirmed, "before the ascendant left, he gave the Ascension Seed to Saint Barceló. The Grand Priest asked me to give it to you. I believe that in the next war,
It will play a key role.”
Jones held the rising seed and fell into long-lasting memories.
Barceló, the creator of the Mechanicus, was his old friend.
When Jones was studying in the Silver City-State when he was young, he hit it off with the wild and uninhibited Barcelo, and the two became close friends for many years.
Later, Jones defeated other family descendants and became Earl of Bourne, inheriting Lingding City and surrounding territories.
Barceló also pursued his magical ideals, persisted in his aloofness, and went to Hammerfell to become a Shantiri researcher.
This is a path that few mages would choose.
You know, in a mage country with a strict hierarchy like Silver City-State, magic level means everything.
When Barceló left the Silver City-State, he had already advanced to the seventh-level Archmage, and could become a top-notch figure among mages.
Choosing Hammerfell means choosing coldness and loneliness, staying away from the fame and fortune of the Nine-ringed Magician Senate, and spending your life with the decaying relics of Shantiri.
Deciphering the secrets of Shantiri's magic technology has been proven by countless powerful mages to be an impossible path.
But Barceló did it anyway. He gave up everything and wanted to make the due contribution of a seventh-level mage in Hammerfell.
However, all he gained was humiliation.
In just a few years, the title of "Crazy Barceló" spread like wildfire and was widely circulated in the magic circles of the entire Salan continent.
After that, he disappeared from Hammerfell.
Some people say that he had too high hopes for Shantiri Technology and could not bear the blow of research failure.
Some people also say that it was because of his aloof character and poor handling of interpersonal relationships that he was isolated and ostracized by other mage researchers in Hammerfall.
Only Jones knows the real reason.
Because essentially, they are the same kind of people.
Jones' only ideal in this life is to destroy the Wolf Duke and the Veronka family, and restore the dominance of the Wolf Controller family in the Wolf Principality.
And what Barcelona wants to pursue is only the truth.
Jones has always believed that it was the pursuit of truth that drove Barcelo crazy.
Until a few years ago, Barceló brought a man in black robes to Lingding City and found him.
The seventh-level mage was as unruly and powerful as ever.
The man in black robe he brought was even more mysterious.
The true face of the man in black robe is a half-skeleton face covered with tentacles, possessing super-level strength of level seven or above.
That is the state called sainthood.
The man in black robe calls himself the Ascender and sells Jones and Barceló a dream that they cannot refuse.
He promised Jones that he would find a way to kill the two heirs of the Duke of Wolf and let the Bourne family rule the Duke of Wolf again.
At the same time, he told Barceló that it would allow him to fully master the powerful psychic technology of the Machine Tribe and realize the nature of this broken world.
The price is just to open a "door" in the northeast of the Wolf Principality.
Two old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years joined the Ascender's plan without hesitation.
Unexpectedly, while Jones and Barceló were still advancing the Gate of Punishment plan step by step, the ascendant suddenly disappeared.
However, this is not important.
Because Jones and Barceló are extremely close to their respective goals and will personally pick the fruits of victory.
The Seed of Ascension in front of me is the reason why the Ascender breaks through the seventh-level magic limit and ascends to the Holy Level.
Jones couldn't believe that he would receive such a God-given gift before the fateful battle.
He closed his eyes and said devoutly: "Thank you to the Ascended One and Saint Barceló for their gifts."
Immediately afterwards, Jones stretched out his hand, lifted up the tadpole monster swimming in the liquid psychic energy, raised his head, opened his mouth, and swallowed it into his belly.
I feel nothing.
He knew that nothing would happen in a short time.
But after the seed of Ascension matures in his body, he will also have the opportunity to step into the realm of the Holy Order like the Ascension One.
For some reason, Jones suddenly frowned and made a bold guess.
The Ascendant who opened the Gate of Divine Punishment was a man wearing black robes, his whole body shrouded in light shadows.
The Starwind Lord's outfit is quite similar to his, could he be the same person?
No.
It occurred to Jones that they could never be the same person.
It is impossible for the Ascendant to help Grand Duke Roan increase the power of the Wolf Principality like Lord Starwind.