Ignoring the Genie's actions, Aaron, with the absolute advantage provided by the reverse corruption from the Nation of Disorder, gradually suppressed the spiritual imprint of Charles Castiya I that remained in the Beyonder characteristic, and re-established the balance between divinity and self.
Time passed bit by bit. As spirituality slowly sublimated, the complex, layered, three-dimensional symbols in the mist torrent, which seemed to penetrate the underlying rules, gradually collapsed and converged into Aaron's figure. At this moment, he finally successfully accommodated the second "Hand of Order" characteristic!
And almost at the same time, a dead, dark Cosmos, covered with a thin mist, suddenly appeared before Aaron's eyes. His spirituality, following the Convergence instinct transmitted by the Nation of Disorder, looked towards a desolate planet shrouded in white mist.
As if sensing the gaze, an uncertain, dense white mist surged out, causing the entire Cosmos to echo with an indescribable sound.
The scene shattered with a roar. Aaron, with an indifferent expression, made a grasping motion with his right hand, allowing the corruption that had invaded his spirituality to peel away bit by bit, transforming into wisps of white mist in his palm.
The Chained God had fallen to this kind of corruption originating from an Outer Deity, eventually becoming a puppet of the Mother Tree of Desire. But the Uncertain Mist was, after all, only an incomplete Son of Chaos.
Aaron sealed the white mist in his hand. In the future, gradually clearing out the believers secretly worshipping the Uncertain Mist would still require a certain medium. Then, his figure flickered, and he arrived inside the Black Emperor's tomb on the primitive island.
Roselle, leaning casually on the central high platform, scrutinized Aaron from head to toe. After taking the white mist handed to him, he clicked his tongue in admiration, quite enviously:
"To reach this level in such a short time, and still maintain such a good mental state, is truly a gift from heaven."
"Oh, by the way, the Genie seemed to be trying to pull a trick when you were accommodating the characteristic, so I just threw that curtain onto the Magic Wishing Lamp. You can handle the follow-up yourself."
Aaron nodded slightly, not surprised by the Genie's reaction. Even a cornered beast would fight, let alone a former Outer Deity. He glanced at the Genie, who had started playing dead again in the pile of sundries, then gestured towards the white mist in Roselle's hand:
"After my control over the Nation of Disorder deepens further, you can use the Sefirah as a medium to project your consciousness into reality through historical projection."
"You can go and see the world as it is now. In exchange, I hope you can cooperate with Bornova to create a Mystical Item that can track the believers of the Uncertain Mist."
To see the world outside... Roselle's smile widened continuously, as if he had thought of something. He suddenly became a little melancholic but still confidently agreed.
After transmitting the method of using prayer combined with historical projection to receive consciousness to Bornova and Bernadette, Aaron returned to reality.
A day had passed since he began to accommodate the second "Hand of Order." Some matters still needed to be concluded.
Backlund. Grand and solemn music echoed through Sodela Palace, but it could not conceal the strange atmosphere, like an undercurrent surging.
Inside the magnificent palace, Aguesid Negan, a conservative party bigwig and the current Prime Minister, first glanced at Earl Hall, who had a handsome mustache, not far away, but could not discern anything from the old fox's face.
Recalling His Majesty the King's bizarre death during yesterday's speech and the Church's actions in Backlund, Aguesid's eyes drooped slightly. His gaze subtly swept over the three Archbishops of the Three Major Churches standing beside the throne, finally resting on Jevington, who was currently undergoing the succession ceremony.
George III's eldest son had received the Balam Crown from the attendant, officially succeeding as King of Loen. Unlike George III's succession ceremony many years ago, not a single Royal family Beyonder attended.
As for the whereabouts of those Beyonders, Aguesid Negan, as an important believer of the Church of the Lord of Storms, could more or less guess. It was precisely because of this that he was uncharacteristically distracted.
The succession ceremony quickly ended. The new King of Loen, Jevington, canceled the customary subsequent banquet, citing the state of war. Many nobles, as troubled as Aguesid Negan, silently departed from the layered, magnificent palace.
After casually waving away the attendant, Jevington, feeling the three gazes focused on him, leaned back on the throne, disregarding his image, and leisurely crossed his legs. He took off the Balam Crown from his head, examining it while clicking his tongue:
"How rare, this is the crown of the Balam Empire established by the Underworld Emperor back then..."
The slightly unrestrained tone was clearly different from the original Jevington. The one controlling this body was none other than Mobet Zoroast, who had already advanced to Sequence 3 "Mentor of Deceit."
Since a tacit understanding had been reached with the Three Major Churches, Mobet naturally would not give up such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to deeply Parasite and impersonate the King of Loen, which could greatly facilitate the digestion of the "Mentor of Deceit" potion.
Even if Jevington was not a Marauder or an adjacent Pathway, his influence from deep Parasite would not be significant since he was not even Sequence 5.
Randall Valentinus, the "Deep Blue Officiant" of the Church of the Lord of Storms, twitched his brow, instinctively wanting to reprimand, but remembering that this "Parasite" was of a higher Sequence than himself, he immediately shut his mouth, signaling to Anthony Stevenson, the Archbishop of the Church of Evernight, beside him.
Anthony immediately coughed lightly and spoke steadily:
"All Royal family members in Loen's mainland and colonies, as well as Royal family factions in agencies like MI9, have been fully controlled. Such a major change is hard to conceal from Feysac and the Church of the God of Combat. In the coming period, the intensity of the war is likely to reach its peak."
"Therefore, you need to fully cooperate with the Three Major Churches to stabilize Loen's situation as quickly as possible, eliminate the impact of George III's sudden death, and stabilize food prices..."
After listening to this plan, which seemed more like a compromise between the Three Major Churches, Mobet straightened his posture, thought for a moment, and responded:
"I came to Backlund precisely to cooperate with you in stabilizing the situation. I will certainly not slack off in this."
"As for wartime supplies, His Excellency Duke Nast 'Solomon' will cooperate with the Loen Navy to hunt down the Feysac Navy, ensuring the safety of cargo routes between the Northern and Southern continents..."
The three Archbishops, having received the expected answer, no longer lingered and departed, either by riding the wind or by stealth.
Mobet, parasitizing Jevington, had just risen from the throne when he seemed to sense something and subtly turned his head to look at a corner of the palace. A familiar figure in a simple robe had appeared there at some unknown time.
Mobet recognized the newcomer with some astonishment: it was Snowman, the ascetic from the Third Epoch, a teammate he had met in "Groselle's Travels"!
Compared to before, he had clearly also crossed the threshold of divinity.