739 The Future Is Brigh (2/2)

Lucien replied, ”Our future is bright, but the road ahead of us is difficult. As a matter of fact, I'm sure you must have similar ideas, Mr. President, except that you have never proposed them specifically. For example, all the papers on arcana studies are publicly published, and the Church and the other countries can read them as long as they want to. As for magic, there are only principles and guidelines, and the specific structures can only be read and exchanged with enough permissions. As a result, they feel that they know arcana and can catch up with us, but they will never be able to do so.”

”I didn't think as much at that time and simply made the system under the impression that they wouldn't understand it at all,” Douglas admitted frankly with a self-mocking smile. ”In my eyes, without their own research and exploration, and without a long-time accumulation, it was pointless to directly read the papers, so most of the clerics and experts in other countries couldn't have obtained much from our public arcana papers. I didn't know that the pope was Viken, and he maintained a vigorous attitude in learning.”

Hellen suddenly interjected, ”Evans, you've set up 'uncontrollable reactors' on every artificial planet at enormous costs, just so that the Church cannot acquire them easily?”

”Yes. You will cherish the things that you can't get easily. They would've suspected our real purpose if it were too easy. Therefore, we have to put them through difficulties and force them to pay a high price. Only in such a way will they spend more time on imitation and modification.” Lucien shook his head as if he were greatly disappointed. ”I did not know that they had no spirits to fight at all. I was hoping that they would exchange the life of a saint cardinal for the secrets of artificial planets.”

Douglas also sighed. ”It seems that we have to figure out a way to give such an 'opportunity' to the Church again…”

It seemed that he agreed with Lucien's idea.

”How can we ensure that the Church is willing to obtain the artificial planets despite the risks and that they will dedicate themselves to imitating and modifying it?” asked Fernando cautiously.

”If they do not capture the artificial planets and study their secrets, there will be nothing they can do when we carry out all the usages of the artificial planets and control the orbit and the planet. Then, they will be eliminated by time. However, such a process will take longer and may have unexpected changes. If they choose such an option, everything will be exactly the same as before,” said Lucien solemnly.

Douglas smiled again. ”Our future is indeed bright. Whatever the Church chooses, its failure is inevitable. That is the choice of our era. However…”

He suddenly sighed, and so did Lucien. They exhaled a mouthful of nonexistent air in the airless space and said almost at the same time with mixed feelings, ”Demigods.”

Yes. If the demigods who were in possession of the mysteries of the undead were no more, the Congress wouldn't need to plot against the Church at all. It could develop as fast as possible to eliminate the Church!

”That is why the road ahead of us is difficult. Chances are that the Congress may be destroyed by a few demigods when they collaborate. Chances are that some of us will be killed by the demigods before we can see the final victory,” Lucien said gravely but without fear.

Looking at the stars, Douglas remarked, ”Although it is important for us to have our own demigods, the development of the Congress of Magic has to be focused on arcana studies and magic applications, because our path of demigod must and can only be built on them.”

Agreeing with Douglas' point of view, Fernando and Hellen nodded at the same time.

”Alright, what's the next plan then?” Douglas looked at Lucien and asked for his opinion.

Thinking for a moment, Lucien said, ”Perhaps, we can troll for the insidious problems within the Congress in our plan. Before the South Church retreated from the four countries on this side of the strait and the north coastline, there were plenty of spies of the Church in the Congress. Later, the situation was better, and a few new spies came. However, after Viken secretly released the secrets to becoming a demigod, I suspect that somebody within the Congress is working tacitly with the Church.”

Some of the phrases were ”invented” by Lucien in Arcana Voice before. It was not difficult for Fernando and the other sorcerers to understand him. Furthermore, Hellen and Brook had been included in Douglas, Fernando, Hathaway, and Lucien's studies on the path of a demigod and the secrets of immortality.

”That's great.” Fernando hated spies more than anything else. He only hated that he could not bathe them with his storms.