Star City, North Suburb Warehouse.
After the car drove straight along the asphalt road for two kilometers, Auston turned the steering wheel and turned into a very hidden road.
At the end of the path stood soldiers armed with guns.
After Austin showed his work ID, the soldiers lifted the roadblock and let him pass.
"Goethe, your documents will be here soon."
"I will tell you as soon as possible about the secret bases and intelligence stations controlled by the Western Federal Bureau of Anomalous Affairs, as well as..."
Auston said .
However, halfway through his speech, the chief adviser of the Western Federation Senate finally realized what they were facing.
"Let's wait until later."
"If I have a future."
Auston laughed bitterly and teased himself.
"Aren't you confident in Winchester?"
Goethe asked back curiously.
"I have confidence in 'Winchester', but I don't have confidence in myself - do you know how your adoptive father's parents, teacher, first girlfriend, second girlfriend, and third girlfriend died?"
As Auston spoke, his expression became a little strange.
Immediately, Goethe had some guesses in his mind.
But I still couldn't help asking.
"How did he die?"
"Winchester's parents died in an unexpected mysterious side attack when Winchester was fifteen years old. At that time, Winchester's parents were taking Winchester to a reserved restaurant to celebrate Winchester's birthday. Then, the restaurant was targeted by a guy, and everyone present was killed except Winchester - he killed the other person with a dinner knife."
"Winchester's teacher came into contact with Winchester after the restaurant incident, and accepted Winchester as his disciple. He taught him carefully for three years. On the night of Winchester's eighteenth birthday, his enemies came to visit him, and Winchester's teacher died in the battle. Winchester, under absolutely impossible circumstances, killed three of the enemies."
"After this incident, Winchester was obviously depressed. After burying his teacher, he returned to his hometown, Star City. Here, after being depressed for nearly a year, he met his first love. Their relationship quickly heated up, and they confirmed their relationship on Winchester's 20th birthday. However, ten minutes after the confirmation of the relationship, his former enemies once again gathered absolute strength to seek revenge. His first love died in front of Winchester. The furious Winchester began to retaliate against these guys, and about a hundred people were killed by Winchester."
"The whole incident lasted about five years. At the beginning, we came forward to talk to Winchester several times. We were tough at first, until Winchester broke the neck of the guy in my previous position. Then we chose gentle contact and even started to cooperate with Winchester in revenge and sent out liaisons."
"After that, the liaison officer became Winchester's second girlfriend. I swear, there was no mission or assignment involved. They were just in a free love relationship. After all, a lot of things can happen in five years. When Winchester was 26 years old, he proposed to his second girlfriend, and the liaison officer agreed."
"It was the night of Winchester's twenty-sixth birthday."
At this point, Auston paused, with a very strange expression on his face.
The same was true of Goethe's expression.
Even Goethe's original half-leaning sitting posture changed to sitting upright.
"No?"
"Well, it's just as you thought. Winchester encountered an accident that night. This time it was not an attack by a mysterious person, but a folk creature called 'dog wolf'. The contact person was born in the extremely remote 'dog tooth village' in the Western Federation. In that village, one or two extremely special people will appear every few generations. Unfortunately, the contact person was one of them."
"The Winchesters were unable to do it, even though the contact had killed at least six innocent people. We finally negotiated and decided to have the Western Federal Bureau of Anomalous Affairs take action."
"After that, Winchester took his wife's ashes and disappeared from people's sight. Everyone knew that Winchester had already lost his will by then."
"A full ten years later, Winchester had another box of ashes with him."
"During the ten years he disappeared, he traveled all over the Eastern and Western Federations. Just when he was about to find a place to end his life, he walked into a place called 'Niu Shou Village'."
“That’s where he met his third wife.”
"I don't know what happened in between, but I know that everyone in that village died on Winchester's thirty-sixth birthday."
Austin sighed, and unconsciously, the Chief Advisor of the Western Federation Senate took out a cigarette.
He held the cigarette in his mouth, stretched out his right index finger and flicked it lightly, and a tiny flash of lightning lit the cigarette.
As the smoke thickened, Auston continued.
"You all know what happened next. Winchester returned to Star City with the ashes of his two wives, opened a 'Folklore Research Institute', and adopted you. Everything went peacefully for more than a decade until the 'Black Sar Incident' - it should have been his 54th birthday. He sealed 'Black Sar', and most of his companions died, leaving only him."
"So, do you understand why I have no confidence?"
Auston asked Goethe.
Goethe nodded.
"Birthday killer!"
He made this comment while recalling the simple memory of his adoptive father - in his memory, his adoptive father did carry two urns with him.
"No!"
"It's a star of misfortune!"
"Except for you, everyone related to Winchester will die a miserable death, especially those who have a close and good relationship with him, who will die miserably."
"But because of this, I choose to believe you!"
"Anyone who survives Winchester must be very lucky!"
Osdi said very seriously.
Goethe rolled his eyes and lay back down.
The car continued driving for about five minutes before stopping in front of a small airport. Outside a straight runway, the most conspicuous things were military barracks and warehouses.
There are about 200 people in the barracks.
The weapons looked very advanced, and every man was strong and full of vigor.
"This is a military camp set up to deal with emergencies. It appeared after your adoptive father returned to Star City."
Auston didn’t hide it.
In other words, he thought Goethe would definitely be able to guess it, so he might as well say it directly.
But after the words came out, Auston realized that Goethe was staring at a warehouse.
"Everything you want is there."
"Come with me."
Auston walked in front and reached the warehouse unimpeded, and opened it with four secret keys - fingerprint, eye mask, secret language and a special key.
Card!
With a crisp sound, the warehouse was opened.
Goethe walked past Osston and went in.
The breath of [Bloody Honor]!
He sensed it.
Not perception in the conventional sense, but a kind of intuition.
Looking at the warehouse full of weapons, books, scrolls, and strange works of art and models, Goethe couldn't help but laugh.
This is what he wants!
With the help of the most powerful force in your world, you can find everything you want.
And yourself?
Sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labor.
This feeling...
marvelous!
He glanced over the artworks and models and saw nothing surprising.
It is obvious that this is the 'Mad King' who is addicted to playing in the early stage.
The other party played the role of the inventor and artist very well.
And on it there is also [Bloody Honor].
Goethe picked up something that looked like a model airplane.
[Airplane model (incomplete): At that time, the 'Mad King' suddenly had an idea and wanted to build an airplane himself. He drew the blueprints and made a model, but he didn't actually build it. After the wealthy businessman who funded him died suddenly, the wealthy businessman's widow thought that the 'Mad King' was a liar. Therefore, the 'Mad King' negotiated with the other party several times in a friendly manner and inherited all the assets of the wealthy businessman. The first airplane in history was successfully built. As the model of the first airplane, it was priceless and became a family heirloom, until an heir who lost the right to inherit smashed it on his brother's head! ]
[Get Bloody Honor x1]
…
Goethe looked at the airplane model in his hand and raised his eyebrows.
It wasn't because [Bloody Honor] would appear on the airplane model - in fact, Goethe had gotten used to the bizarre deaths of the descendants of the 'Mad King'.
After all, the existence of such an ancestor and the experiences of his descendants always reminded Goethe of "lancers".
What really made Goethe raise his eyebrows was a line of text at the bottom of the airplane model:
"Madam, you don't want your affairs to be known to the world, do you?"
Hmm...
The taste is really too strong.
Goethe didn't know what to say.
"Our experts have studied this line of text and believe it is the Prophet George expressing his most sincere love to the wealthy merchant."
Auston came over and explained.
Goethe: Ah, yes, yes.
What expert?
The most unreliable people are experts!
Goethe tried hard to hold back his complaints and reminded Auston.
"Money and gold."
"Leave it to me. I will do my best to get the money and gold. Must it be in cash?"
Auston asked.
"Yeah, cash."
"Don't even think about printing more cash than is currently available. Once you do, the amount of money you need will skyrocket, and in the end, everything will fail."
Goethe reminded again.
He never doubted that Auston really wanted to survive this crisis.
Just like never doubting the hearts of those politicians.
"Don't worry."
"I can't guarantee the Eastern Federation, but these things will never happen in the Western Federation."
"After all, I'm not the only one who feels that 'terrible'."
Austin said this and quickly left the warehouse.
And just like Austin said.
Goethe's worst fears did not come to pass.
Ten minutes after Goethe collected the remaining 12 copies of "Bloody Honor" in the warehouse, Austin returned - with cartloads of cash and gold.
The soldiers acted quickly.
Carrying down boxes of cash.
Some of the cash was packed into boxes, while some was simply packed in the most primitive "sacks".
Apparently, there was too much haste to find more special boxes.
"This is all the cash and gold I could find in Star City. They are all here. The cash and gold from the remaining cities are being transported here as quickly as possible."
Auston said.
"Let them hurry."
"Because I don't know how much I need."
Goethe said this and walked towards the square made entirely of banknotes and gold.
Goethe's breathing became unconsciously rapid.
The look in Goethe's eyes brightened.
So much money!
He never thought that one day he would see so much money.
At this moment, the very breath he breathed smelled of money.
At this moment, he felt that his whole body was radiating golden light.
This feeling is really wonderful.
Goethe was almost lost in it.
If it weren't for the faint sense of oppression and crisis in his heart, he really wanted to pounce on him and roll around.
call!
Goethe took a deep breath.
He looked at the Steinbeck Breathing Method.
[Steinbeck Breathing Method] The unparalleled option is [Relieve Disasters]: Consume 10,000 gold grams, and there is a slight chance of removing the disaster that is about to befall within a period of time!
Are gods considered disasters?
Good gods don’t count.
Evil god, count.
In fact, from a certain perspective, any god, whether good or evil, can be called a disaster.
Because they are really too powerful.
It is so powerful that even if it is not deliberately targeted, it will cause ordinary people to suffer a catastrophic disaster.
Therefore, [eliminating disasters and relieving misfortunes] should be able to resolve this crisis.
As long as there is enough money to support it.
However, before that, Goethe's first choice was to elevate the [Steinbeck Breathing Method] to an extraordinary level.
Sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood!
The higher level of [Steinbeck Breathing Method] is more beneficial to the current situation.
[Consume 10 bloody honors, consume the equivalent of 300,000 gold coins, and improve Steinbeck Breathing Method! ]
[Steinbeck Breathing Method (Extraordinary): Explore and move forward. The ancestor of the Steinbeck family fell outside the door. He discovered a secret, but he could no longer tell his descendants. And you? You jumped over his body, opened the door, and entered the realm that the other party wanted but could not obtain. In this realm, you touched the power that could subtly change your destiny.]
[Effect: Heart +3.3 (Basic, Beginner, Skilled, Proficient +0.1, Expert +0.2, Master 0.3, Unparalleled 0.4, Extraordinary +2)]
[Get additional mastery option 'Attract Wealth']
【Attracting Wealth: In daily life, when facing things related to money, your fortune will be greatly increased! 】
【Get extra expert option 'Jubao'】
[Gathering Treasures: In daily life, when you encounter things related to extraordinary props, your luck will be greatly increased! ]
[Get additional master level option 'Good Luck']
[Good Luck: Consume 1,000 gold grams, and there is a good chance of getting good luck for a period of time! ]
[Obtain additional level 5 option 'Eliminate disasters and relieve misfortunes']
[Disaster Relief: Consume 10,000 gold grams, and there is a certain chance to resolve the disaster that is about to come within a period of time! ]
[Get the extra extraordinary option 'May your wishes come true']
[Wish Come True: Consume 100,000 gold grams, and there is a very low chance of fulfilling your wish]
(Note 1: This secret technique has reached its current limit and cannot be improved further)
(Note 2: When performing good luck, eliminating disasters, and making your wishes come true, you can use other "secret realm" equivalent currencies instead)
(Note 3: More gold and currency can slightly increase the chances of good luck, warding off disasters, and having your wishes come true)
(Note 4: Good luck and eliminating disasters do not conflict with each other and can be done at the same time)
(Note 5: When you cast "Wish Come True", you need to cool down for 365 days)
…
"Extraordinary level +2 [hearts]."
"There is also an extraordinary option..."
"【May all your wishes come true】?!"
"hiss!"
Goethe gasped.
Suddenly, he felt that the guy who was approaching was not so scary.
“Very low probability.”
"365 days of cooling down."
Goethe looked at the markings, his eyes narrowed slightly.
In this case, then we should increase the chances and make [your wish come true] in one go.
Thinking of this, Goethe did not hesitate any longer.
He started folding [Good Luck]!
That’s right, stack [good luck]!
[Good luck] can definitely increase the chances of [avoiding disasters and misfortunes] and [making your wishes come true].
What if the odds are still low?
That means you didn’t fold it enough!
This is not a card bug!
This is the proper way to stack BUFFs!
[Good Luck] +1
[Good Luck] +2
[Good Luck] +3
…
【Good Luck】+999
【Good Luck】+9999
…
The endless supply of banknotes and gold began to disappear, while layer upon layer of good luck piled up on Goethe.
The wind stopped at this time.
Because Goethe sensed something was a bit noisy.
The sun was blocked by clouds.
Because Goethe felt a little dazzling.
A wall of banknotes suddenly collapsed.
Because Goethe felt tired of standing, the wall of coins that was close at hand collapsed into the shape of a chair, giving Goethe the most comfortable level he could achieve.
Goethe sat down, raised his head slightly, and looked at the sky.
At this moment, he deeply felt the influence of fate, as if the whole world was revolving around him.
He even hoped that meteorites falling from the sky could be done easily.
Moreover, he can specify what shape the meteorite will be and where it will fall.
But he was not satisfied.
He is still accumulating [good luck].
He could feel that he still had room for improvement.
The square built of paper money and gold began to disappear at a faster speed.
Auston's forehead was covered with sweat.
It's not just Star City.
The paper money and gold in several nearby cities were also running out.
Paper money and gold are still being shipped in from more cities.
but……
When will it end?
The Western Federation’s currency and gold won’t be used up, right?
Cold sweat dripped from the forehead of the chief adviser to the Western Federation Senate.
If we really achieve this level.
Even if I escaped the disaster of 'that guy'.
But the Western Federation will also be destroyed!
Just as Austin was thinking about whether to remind Goethe subtly, the speed at which the coins and gold disappeared slowed down, and Goethe, who was sitting there looking at the sky, had a slight upturned corner of his mouth.
The scroll of fate?
The protagonist of the world?
No!
At this time, he felt loved.
From fate and the world, like the doting of parents.
Goethe was an orphan.
He doesn't know what parental love is.
But he could clearly feel that what fate and the world gave him at this moment was the unconditional doting of his parents.
It seemed as if he could sense the sadness in Goethe's heart.
The invisible fate gently turns the gears of destiny, like a mother's comfort.
The concept of the existence of the world is like the wind gently caressing Goethe, as if his father's hand was placed on Goethe's shoulder.
Aston looked at Goethe at this time, an urge to worship him arose from the bottom of his heart.
What's going on?
Aston thought about it, he came to his senses and found himself kneeling down.
The surrounding soldiers, after taking a look at Goethe at this moment, all swore allegiance to their former duties.
there is none left!
Only the faith at this moment remains!
Faith in Goethe!
Everything is different.
But everything is the same.
Goethe could feel the difference.
Others think it is the same.
They thought that Goethe should be like this and should be followed by them. After a moment of confusion, the fear of facing the "god" in the heart completely dissipated.
The chief adviser of the Western Federation Senate roared like the soldiers around him.
"I swear to follow you into battle!"
"To die beside you in battle... would be my lifelong wish!"
The roar was like thunder.
A deafening buzzing sound.
Goethe stood up with a smile.
He looked at the sky.
Or to be more precise...
With the help of the power of "fate" and "world", his eyes passed through layers of void and saw the "guy" who was originally approaching but stopped in doubt.
He took a deep breath and shouted loudly -
"Come here!"