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Chapter 487
chapter 363 part 1
Chapter 362: An Unfathomable Sense of Dread, Meeting Zesshi Zetsumei Again
Everyone present was intelligent and instantly understood the significance of the "Frogman Eggs" Tang Zheng had produced.
Replace infants with Frogman Eggs?
Whether or not it could succeed was a question for later.
What truly mattered was the information revealed by this single bottle of Frogman Eggs.
It struck the hearts of the recently invigorated group of Cardinals and 'Pink' Isandro with an irrepressible sense of disbelief and shock.
These Frogman Eggs were clearly not prepared on the spot. In other words, this Leader Tang before them had prepared them in advance, before he even came to the Theocracy.
Did this mean that from the very beginning, he had already anticipated the current situation?
And their research on the "Blend Potion"—was he truly as uninformed about the potion's real effects as he had first appeared?
A series of questions and speculations emerged.
The six Cardinals' expressions turned grave. One by one, they reined in their contempt, their eyes filling with unprecedented seriousness and solemnity.
They suddenly realized something.
Perhaps they had underestimated this Leader Tang from the very start.
The Cardinal of Water, Sinedine; the Cardinal of Light, Ion; and the Cardinal of Darkness, Maximilian Oreio Raguyer.
These three Cardinals, renowned for their wisdom, thought of even more in that instant. Unconsciously, a layer of sweat had already formed on their foreheads.
—If one were to speculate based on this premise!
Then, when this Leader Tang had given the "Blend Potion" to the Holy Kingdom, had he already foreseen that their Church would move to seize this potion?
And thereby smoothly guide the situation to this series of events!
No!
His scheme perhaps began even earlier.
The cause of this whole affair was the incident in the hills. From the moment this Leader Tang produced the "Blend Potion," he might have already begun his gambit!
But what was the purpose?
—What was his goal!
The breathing of the Cardinal of Darkness, Maximilian Oreio Raguyer, quickened. He subconsciously raised a hand to push at his spectacles.
This was a small habit.
He hadn't done it once since becoming a Cardinal.
For a moment, he actually couldn't analyze what benefits the other party could possibly gain from this.
Analyzing the situation as it stood.
The ones gaining the most benefit were their Theocracy and the Holy Kingdom.
Even the other party's own country, the Re-Estize Kingdom, couldn't gain any benefit from this, let alone Leader Tang who had orchestrated it all.
In *The Six Gods' Holy Scripture*, there were descriptions of a "Believer of the Dawn," one who bathed in the glory of the Gods, dedicating their entire being to the Gods and humanity without seeking any reward.
But how could that be possible?
He looked up slightly.
He gazed at the very young man opposite him, who wore a gentle, calm, and composed expression.
The pupils of the Cardinal of Darkness, Maximilian Oreio Raguyer, unconsciously constricted. He suddenly felt an unfathomable sense of dread from the other party.
This negotiation, held on the Theocracy's home ground, had long since been unknowingly seized by the other party, who now held the initiative.
"It seems you all have guessed the use of these Frogman Eggs."
Seeing that everyone had fallen silent after he produced the Frogman Eggs, Tang Zheng nodded.
As expected, one didn't need to explain too much when talking to intelligent people.
Speaking of which.
These Frogman Eggs did not come from the hills, but from the Great Wetland north of the Touv Great Forest. In any case, numerous demi-human races existed in the hills, so even if he said so, the Theocracy would have no way of investigating.
He hadn't prepared them in advance, either. Rather, it was after seeing the Theocracy's research data on the "Blend Potion" and discovering that angels could actually be blended with infants.
He suddenly recalled the Frogman Eggs he had tossed into a corner of his item box.
These were leftover materials from Tang Zheng's research into "Artificial Monster Creation: Frogman Egg."
Regarding the research on "Artificial Monsters," Tang Zheng had long since mastered it. It was just that it wasn't very useful. In theory, it used magic power and special alchemical means to forcefully mature a Frogman Egg, turning it into an adult Frogman.
However, the created artificial monster frogman could only exist for about an hour, similar to a summoned monster.
For the people of this otherworld, it was a decent extra trick up their sleeves.
But for Tang Zheng, it was a waste of time.
"I have not tested these Frogman Eggs. Your Excellencies, the Cardinals, will probably have to send people to research them."
Tang Zheng pushed the potion bottle containing the Frogman Eggs across the table.
"I know that you may not care about what I'm saying right now, but I must give you a reminder."
"The base materials for the 'Blend Potion'—you should all be aware—it is a special alchemical potion derived from the blood of a demi-human."
"The source of this blood is a special species with very few members, so the amount of blood that can be collected is extremely limited."
"Thousands of angels need to undergo the 'blending,' and there is absolutely not enough potion. If Frogman Eggs can be used for the blending, then the amount of potion each Frogman Egg consumes will be extremely small."
At this point, Tang Zheng's gaze swept across the changing expressions on everyone's faces. He didn't see any useful information, but he didn't mind.
He had already made himself very clear.
Whether they wanted to use Frogman Eggs as the material for "blending" or not, they could only use Frogman Eggs, because there wasn't enough potion.
*Screee—ch!*
A conference chair scraped against the floor, emitting a faint, harsh sound.
Under the puzzled gazes of the crowd, Tang Zheng stood up and waved his hand casually. "I have said everything I needed to. The rest is your business."
He turned.
Without any hesitation, Tang Zheng walked towards the exit of the great hall. As he moved away from the central conference table, the bright light shone on his back, and his shadow began to stretch rapidly.
*Tap!*
*Tap!*
The sound of his footsteps echoed across the smooth floor.
At this moment, neither the lofty six Cardinals nor 'Pink' Isandro, representing the Holy Kingdom, showed any intention of stopping him.
This meeting had long been dominated by this Leader Tang, even straying far from its original direction.
He was clearly the one from the weakest faction.
The Tang Zheng who had seemed the easiest to control had, at this very moment, become the most difficult person to restrain.
The gazes of the six Cardinals and 'Pink' Isandro clashed across the conference table.
Such enormous benefits!
Neither of the two nations would make any compromise. And Tang Zheng, as the creator of the potion, had become a figure walking between the two nations, a role that had to be courted with all their might.
This situation!
If it were between the Re-Estize Kingdom and the Baharuth Empire, it wouldn't be difficult to resolve.
However, this was precisely the Slane Theocracy.
To preserve the strength of humanity and prevent losses from internal human conflict, they adhered to a policy of strenuously avoiding the possibility of war with any country.
Only from the perspective of humanity as a whole would the Slane Theocracy compromise.
"Our country will offer a portion of our angels each year in exchange for the special magic ritual known as the 'Grand Ritual'."
"Don't be ridiculous!"
"You simply don't understand the power of the 'Grand Ritual'."
"Hmph!"
"The national strength of our Holy Kingdom is indeed not as great as the Slane Theocracy's, but do not underestimate us!"
Chapter 362: An Unfathomable Sense of Dread, Meeting Zesshi Zetsumei Again
Everyone present was intelligent and instantly understood the significance of the "Frogman Eggs" Tang Zheng had produced.
Replace infants with Frogman Eggs?
Whether or not it could succeed was a question for later.
What truly mattered was the information revealed by this single bottle of Frogman Eggs.
It struck the hearts of the recently invigorated group of Cardinals and 'Pink' Isandro with an irrepressible sense of disbelief and shock.
These Frogman Eggs were clearly not prepared on the spot. In other words, this Leader Tang before them had prepared them in advance, before he even came to the Theocracy.
Did this mean that from the very beginning, he had already anticipated the current situation?
And their research on the "Blend Potion"—was he truly as uninformed about the potion's real effects as he had first appeared?
A series of questions and speculations emerged.
The six Cardinals' expressions turned grave. One by one, they reined in their contempt, their eyes filling with unprecedented seriousness and solemnity.
They suddenly realized something.
Perhaps they had underestimated this Leader Tang from the very start.
The Cardinal of Water, Sinedine; the Cardinal of Light, Ion; and the Cardinal of Darkness, Maximilian Oreio Raguyer.
These three Cardinals, renowned for their wisdom, thought of even more in that instant. Unconsciously, a layer of sweat had already formed on their foreheads.
—If one were to speculate based on this premise!
Then, when this Leader Tang had given the "Blend Potion" to the Holy Kingdom, had he already foreseen that their Church would move to seize this potion?
And thereby smoothly guide the situation to this series of events!
No!
His scheme perhaps began even earlier.
The cause of this whole affair was the incident in the hills. From the moment this Leader Tang produced the "Blend Potion," he might have already begun his gambit!
But what was the purpose?
—What was his goal!
The breathing of the Cardinal of Darkness, Maximilian Oreio Raguyer, quickened. He subconsciously raised a hand to push at his spectacles.
This was a small habit.
He hadn't done it once since becoming a Cardinal.
For a moment, he actually couldn't analyze what benefits the other party could possibly gain from this.
Analyzing the situation as it stood.
The ones gaining the most benefit were their Theocracy and the Holy Kingdom.
Even the other party's own country, the Re-Estize Kingdom, couldn't gain any benefit from this, let alone Leader Tang who had orchestrated it all.
In *The Six Gods' Holy Scripture*, there were descriptions of a "Believer of the Dawn," one who bathed in the glory of the Gods, dedicating their entire being to the Gods and humanity without seeking any reward.
But how could that be possible?
He looked up slightly.
He gazed at the very young man opposite him, who wore a gentle, calm, and composed expression.
The pupils of the Cardinal of Darkness, Maximilian Oreio Raguyer, unconsciously constricted. He suddenly felt an unfathomable sense of dread from the other party.
This negotiation, held on the Theocracy's home ground, had long since been unknowingly seized by the other party, who now held the initiative.
"It seems you all have guessed the use of these Frogman Eggs."
Seeing that everyone had fallen silent after he produced the Frogman Eggs, Tang Zheng nodded.
As expected, one didn't need to explain too much when talking to intelligent people.
Speaking of which.
These Frogman Eggs did not come from the hills, but from the Great Wetland north of the Touv Great Forest. In any case, numerous demi-human races existed in the hills, so even if he said so, the Theocracy would have no way of investigating.
He hadn't prepared them in advance, either. Rather, it was after seeing the Theocracy's research data on the "Blend Potion" and discovering that angels could actually be blended with infants.
He suddenly recalled the Frogman Eggs he had tossed into a corner of his item box.
These were leftover materials from Tang Zheng's research into "Artificial Monster Creation: Frogman Egg."
Regarding the research on "Artificial Monsters," Tang Zheng had long since mastered it. It was just that it wasn't very useful. In theory, it used magic power and special alchemical means to forcefully mature a Frogman Egg, turning it into an adult Frogman.
However, the created artificial monster frogman could only exist for about an hour, similar to a summoned monster.
For the people of this otherworld, it was a decent extra trick up their sleeves.
But for Tang Zheng, it was a waste of time.
"I have not tested these Frogman Eggs. Your Excellencies, the Cardinals, will probably have to send people to research them."
Tang Zheng pushed the potion bottle containing the Frogman Eggs across the table.
"I know that you may not care about what I'm saying right now, but I must give you a reminder."
"The base materials for the 'Blend Potion'—you should all be aware—it is a special alchemical potion derived from the blood of a demi-human."
"The source of this blood is a special species with very few members, so the amount of blood that can be collected is extremely limited."
"Thousands of angels need to undergo the 'blending,' and there is absolutely not enough potion. If Frogman Eggs can be used for the blending, then the amount of potion each Frogman Egg consumes will be extremely small."
At this point, Tang Zheng's gaze swept across the changing expressions on everyone's faces. He didn't see any useful information, but he didn't mind.
He had already made himself very clear.
Whether they wanted to use Frogman Eggs as the material for "blending" or not, they could only use Frogman Eggs, because there wasn't enough potion.
*Screee—ch!*
A conference chair scraped against the floor, emitting a faint, harsh sound.
Under the puzzled gazes of the crowd, Tang Zheng stood up and waved his hand casually. "I have said everything I needed to. The rest is your business."
He turned.
Without any hesitation, Tang Zheng walked towards the exit of the great hall. As he moved away from the central conference table, the bright light shone on his back, and his shadow began to stretch rapidly.
*Tap!*
*Tap!*
The sound of his footsteps echoed across the smooth floor.
At this moment, neither the lofty six Cardinals nor 'Pink' Isandro, representing the Holy Kingdom, showed any intention of stopping him.
This meeting had long been dominated by this Leader Tang, even straying far from its original direction.
He was clearly the one from the weakest faction.
The Tang Zheng who had seemed the easiest to control had, at this very moment, become the most difficult person to restrain.
The gazes of the six Cardinals and 'Pink' Isandro clashed across the conference table.
Such enormous benefits!
Neither of the two nations would make any compromise. And Tang Zheng, as the creator of the potion, had become a figure walking between the two nations, a role that had to be courted with all their might.
This situation!
If it were between the Re-Estize Kingdom and the Baharuth Empire, it wouldn't be difficult to resolve.
However, this was precisely the Slane Theocracy.
To preserve the strength of humanity and prevent losses from internal human conflict, they adhered to a policy of strenuously avoiding the possibility of war with any country.
Only from the perspective of humanity as a whole would the Slane Theocracy compromise.
"Our country will offer a portion of our angels each year in exchange for the special magic ritual known as the 'Grand Ritual'."
"Don't be ridiculous!"
"You simply don't understand the power of the 'Grand Ritual'."
"Hmph!"
"The national strength of our Holy Kingdom is indeed not as great as the Slane Theocracy's, but do not underestimate us!"
