Chapter 281: Chapter 279: Divine Format Stolen? All Part of the Plan!
Even if Hilia sensed it, guessed it, Rose would not tell her that the Heart of the Magic Puppet was actually the Divine Format.
Even if Hilia was completely corrupted by him, the Evil God, even obtaining the Divine King Zeus’s behavior from Jonathan, she still maintained some faith in the Gods,
Faith should be dismantled gradually, striking it down suddenly would break a person.
Now Hilia suspects that the Heart of the Magic Puppet given to Benovia is the Divine Format, while others are just the Heart of the Magic Puppet.
This speculation can help her transition nicely, allowing her to accept it gradually, which is quite good.
At the same time, it’s also quite reasonable.
Although he, as an Evil God, isn’t mysterious at all to Hilia, other Gods are still mysterious and majestic to her; if the Divine Format of a God could simply be installed into a Magic Puppet, it would be hard to accept.
Perhaps someone already knew, but Hilia is still very weak now, so it’s best not to think too much about it.
The Divine Format of the Sea God is different; touching it would destroy the soul, fitting everyone’s fantasy of the Divine Format nicely, yet not diminishing its prestige.
Rose said to let Hilia draw the runes of the Summoning Array for Benovia, and Hilia was quite sure the Heart of the Magic Puppet was the Divine Format, but Rose would not confirm it.
Guess as you wish, think as you wish, but he will never tell you directly.
Hilia had no choice but to take out the draft paper and draw the runes on it after returning to the dormitory angrily after school.
After finishing, she asked, "Lord Rose, do you need me to help her arrange the Summoning Array?"
Rose chuckled, "If you want to, you may."
Hilia only mentioned it casually.
But seeing that Rose did not oppose, she was suddenly moved.
Mr. Jonathan said that the Summoning Array needed to involve the ’Divine Format’, so if I arrange it personally, wouldn’t I be able to confirm if that Heart of the Magic Puppet is the ’Divine Format’?
Although Hilia was quite unwilling, in the end, she was tempted.
"Let me arrange it. I have some experience with Array runes."
"Alright, but wait until she reaches Tier Three; it’s useless now."
"Okay."
...
Benovia’s secret cabin.
The girl looked at the box placed under the statue, inside the box was the Heart of the Magic Puppet.
"This Heart of the Magic Puppet can enable an ordinary Tier One Mage to have the ability to slay Tier Three Mages and Magic Puppets; it must be tempting to my siblings. I wonder if they’ll try to steal it..."
Benovia decided not to guard the Heart of the Magic Puppet.
She thought of how the Heart of the Magic Puppet quietly lay amidst the dust, and the sudden fate that befell other Princes and Princesses in the guard squad who tried to meddle.
The one who acted recklessly had no sense, now receiving treatment somewhere, maybe already dead.
Benovia ignored the opponent’s situation and didn’t care.
She only had one thought:
"The God provided me guidance, allowing me to obtain this Heart of the Magic Puppet, there must be a purpose, just like when I wanted to take it, someone took it before me, letting me know the consequences of contacting the Heart of the Magic Puppet..."
In such circumstances, anyone who dares to take it is defying the Gods - courting death.
Benovia chose to leave it under the statue, waiting for the next time a God gives her guidance in her dream, showing her what to do.
After staring for a moment, Benovia prayed to the Gods as usual, and only left afterward, returning to sleep.
The cabin dedicated to the statue fell silent.
Until midnight.
An eerie shadow entered the cabin, appearing in front of the box.
He picked up the box, then turned into a shadow and left.
Everything was silent, unnoticed by anyone.
Far on the other side of Huijin City, in the Deville Manor.
The head of the Deville Clan, Mr. Deville, squinted his eyes at the box before him.
"Open it."
"Yes."
The Shadow Mage opened the box, revealing the deep blue Divine Fragment inside.
The Shadow Mage said, "Mr. Deville, this Heart of the Magic Puppet cannot be touched directly, please be careful."
"Hmm."
Mr. Deville nodded, refraining from bravely reaching inside, even as a Tier Four Mage, a considerable step above those reckless First and Second Tier Mages, he dared not touch it directly.
"Did that girl use this to kill my child?"
No one dared speak.
Because no one dared anger Mr. Deville.
The pain of losing his child had left him on the brink of losing reason.
Silence prevailed.
"With just Tier One power, she could easily kill Tier Three Nosen..."
Mr. Deville summoned his Magic Puppet, his eyes showing a cold glint.
"To kill my child and still want to live? You’re dreaming. And the ones behind you, don’t think they’ll survive either!"
Beside him, the butler couldn’t help but whisper, "Count, please think this through, though Princess Benovia appeared, it’s quite mysterious. Maybe it wasn’t Princess Benovia’s doing but rather someone else..."
Mr. Deville said calmly, "I know, that’s why I haven’t acted yet. But, this item that killed my child, even if it offends the Royal Family, I must obtain it. If it can grant me power to rival Tier Six... What harm in eliminating a Princess?"
With that, he turned and sat on the main seat, saying flatly, "Begin."
Others in the room immediately summoned their Magic Puppets, dismantling Mr. Deville’s Magic Puppet under his authorization to extract the Heart of the Magic Puppet inside and reinstall this Heart of the Magic Puppet into it.
A surge of mysterious power instantly transmitted through the link between the Magic Puppet and the Mage into Mr. Deville’s body.
...
Endless Abyss, Sealed Land.
The Sea God Ethel, idly slacking off, raised an eyebrow, looking at Rose with mockery, "The Divine Format you gifted is placed in a Magic Puppet, seems like it’s been stolen, haha."
Rose wasn’t surprised, it’s as if he already knew, he chuckled, "It’s good if it’s stolen, I haven’t fully completed what I promised Hilia."
Ethel, seeing Rose like this, was quite annoyed.
"Do you think everything is within your control? Beware of unforeseen occurrences that might kill your Divine Contract Girl, and let me see what you’ll do."
Rose still chuckled, "It’s simple, just wait a thousand years, which would allow you to assist me in creating a massive architectural complex here for the new pantheon’s core."
Ethel: "..."
At this moment, he very much wanted to create a shoddy construction for Rose, but even if it was shoddy, as a temple it wasn’t impactful.
To build a group of temple structures, it takes only a few days when divine power is used.
But Rose would not, he insisted on having him carry stone piece by piece to construct it slowly.
Ethel snorted coldly, "So, you’re allowing the power of the Divine Format to be used by that mortal?"
"Of course not, I still need you; otherwise how could a mere Tier Four Mage use your divine power without blowing up in minutes."
"What do you intend?" Ethel glared at Rose.
"Very simple, just follow what I say..."
Listening to Rose’s plan, Ethel was silent for a moment, then scoffed, "Boring."
