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Chapter 393 Ron's Plan

Xavier looked at Wu Chang's intact chest, his face full of doubts about life.

What was attached to his dagger was not ordinary steam rules, but divine power.

Divinity!
Even when facing gods, he could use that dagger to stab gods, so why couldn't he even cut Wu Chang's skin?

Xavier couldn't understand it, he could only attribute it to Wu Chang using other means, just like when they both entered the holy land, he came unarmed, but Wu Chang came with the Lake Light Holy Sword.

He murmured, "It's not fair. There is no fairness or honor in this duel!"

Wu Chang was immediately unhappy after hearing this and said:
"The duel in the Holy Land is absolutely fair. When I tell you the rules, you should understand them."

"If you're a novice, practice more. If you can't afford to lose, don't play. If your sneak attack fails, just cry out that it's unfair. You have divinity condensed in your body, but when you deal with a mortal like me, did I say it's unfair?"

Xavier couldn't refute Wu Chang, but his intuition told him that there must be something wrong with Wu Chang.

Wu Changchang saw that Xavier was not going to explain anything, so he wanted to end the battle.

If you have anything to say, tell me in your resentment.

He raised the Lake Light Holy Sword in his hand and said:
"All my abilities come from my sweat and hard work. I fight with others and never complain. Look, this is the difference in temperament and will between you and me!"

As he spoke, the holy sword in Wu Chang's hand flashed with dazzling light, the sword body emitted golden light, and the light blade shot up into the sky.

In the honor duel that takes place in the holy land, all talents, active skills, techniques, and items are disabled, but faith can be turned into weapons.

What is belief?

Xavier considers himself the son of the plane, and the mission he carries is belief. The will on Wu Chang's attribute panel is also belief.

When he fought with Xavier before, he only used the body of the Holy Sword of Lake Light and did not use his faith.

Now, it's time for him to use his 257 points of willpower.

Xavier raised his head and looked at the huge lightsaber with its tip sinking into the sky. The whole length was over 200 meters. A relieved smile suddenly appeared on his face.

Fuck fairness.

Wu Chang waved the huge holy sword in his hand and shouted:
“Great curry sticks!”

The huge lightsaber chopped down vertically, striking Xavier with the spirit of cutting the entire island in two.

Xavier's body of steel, condensed by his faith, was cut into two pieces vertically under the huge lightsaber without any resistance.

Wu Chang wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand and let out a sigh of relief. It was truly a thrilling duel.

His last sword swing was a great success, but Xavier did not seem satisfied with the result.

Just as he expected, where Xavier fell, there was a pool of resentment that was red to black.

He put away the Holy Sword of Lake Light and walked towards the resentment.

Next, it’s time to reveal the answer.

He stared at the resentment left by Xavier, and a large amount of red steam gushed out of the resentment, enveloping Wu Chang.

By the time the steam cleared, he had possessed the body of childhood Xavier.

Xavier was born in a town like Whitestone. His parents were lords of the town. In addition to renting out land, they also opened a textile factory because the territory was close to a tributary of the Hills River.

He was a genius in the town since he was young. He could learn mathematics and physics quickly. When he was five years old, the private tutor hired by his father was already sweating profusely and had difficulty answering his questions.

At the age of seven, he said that he had nothing to teach Xavier, suggested that he go to the capital, Grimland, to study, and wrote a letter of recommendation for him.

For Xavier, mathematics and physics were like puzzles that he knew the answers to at a glance. The sense of accomplishment he got from solving the puzzles was not even as interesting as watching his private tutor frantically flipping through the book.

What he really likes is machinery.

He was fascinated by the sound of gears colliding with each other and the sound of steam gushing from the valves.

No matter how complicated the machine is, he only needs to take a few glances to disassemble its internal structure and understand its principles.

So when he entered Grimland to study, he studied mechanics.

Researching machinery is an extremely expensive undertaking without any sponsorship.

In order to gain enough wealth, he improved the existing loom in Stirling, making it at least twice as efficient.

This invention made him a huge fortune and made him a prominent figure in the academic world for a while, but he didn't care about it. He just wanted to concentrate more on studying these big guys made of steel.

Xavier is a devout believer in the Holy Sepulchre. He believes that everything is arranged by the Holy Lord. He came into the world with this talent to fulfill a certain mission.

But he hasn't found out what this mission is yet.

Just like that, he turned twenty in a flash.

Until one day, he heard that a peer had improved the loom he designed, so he went to the factory that used the new loom to check it out.

On that day, he encountered two things that left a deep impression on him.

First, the guy named Mathis, who came from a working-class family, was indeed very talented. He was a self-taught person and had never been to college, but he had a strong understanding of mechanics.

Although Mathis looked very young at the time, he was at a loss when he saw people, and he was so nervous that he stuttered many times when facing Xavier's questions.

But Wu Chang still recognized that this immature young man would later become an executioner and be able to take the lives of hundreds of extraordinary people without any expression.

The second was that Xavier saw a female worker who died suddenly.

I heard that the female worker died after a 20-hour overtime shift. Her colleagues were very indifferent to this. In the textile factory, such things were commonplace, but Xavier found it incredible.

You know, when he was a child, there was a textile factory in his hometown.

Their family was just a small lord and could only run a basic water-powered textile mill. The textile process required a large amount of manpower, and workers had to work 12 to 14 hours a day to support their family.

Grimland's industrial textile mills use state-of-the-art steam looms, which are sixty times more efficient than water-powered looms.

But why did Mathis say that in order to survive, weavers in Grimland had to work 16 to 18 hours a day, and 20 hours of overtime was common?

The more developed the industry, the higher the output efficiency. Why do workers work longer hours when their living conditions have not changed significantly?
Xavier, who is proficient in mathematics and is known as a genius, encountered a problem that he could not solve for the first time.

The good news is that he seems to have found the mission given to him by the Lord, to liberate mankind with machines.

The bad news is that the talent given to him by the Holy Lord is not enough and he cannot solve this problem.

Since then, he has tried many inventions to try to completely free production from human labor, but all attempts have ended in failure.

During the research process, as his status rose, he began to come into contact with many important people and learned that there are beings beyond ordinary human power. In addition to machines, there are also beings called extraordinary people.

His mind became active, and he wondered if it was possible to combine the supernatural and the mechanical?
Before long, he discovered that he was not the only one who had this idea. Some scholars and new aristocrats were also trying to integrate the two, and even formed a club called the New World for this purpose.

Xavier easily joined in with his knowledge of machinery, and learned a lot about supernatural powers, such as mysticism, alchemy and other knowledge.

In the following time, he devoted all his energy to the Extraordinary Club, hoping to use the power of the extraordinary to create the steam engine of his imagination.

Time flies and he is now thirty-five years old.

He failed to integrate supernatural powers and machinery, but he had made in-depth studies of mysticism and alchemy.

He felt that there was only a thin layer of window paper between the two and he only needed an opportunity to make a breakthrough and create a steam engine with extraordinary power.

It was at this time that Ron was elected Prime Minister.

During his inaugural speech, Ron attracted Xavier's attention by turning the gears and uttering the famous words "I hear the roar of the times."

In the second year after Ron became Prime Minister, he secretly visited Xavier and asked him about some industrial issues, one of which involved a concept, which was extraordinary industrialization.

In order to consult Xavier, Ron took out a large number of books containing knowledge of occultism. The depth of knowledge contained in these books far exceeded the few shabby collections of the New World Club.

There were some ideas that even he couldn't help but praise.

With his approval, the University of Grimmland was established, and scholars from all walks of life were invited to participate in the research on extraordinary industrialization. Members of the New World Club easily got in based on their previous research.

Her Majesty Olivia and Prime Minister Ron showed great trust in the scholars present, and all the books recording extraordinary powers were open to everyone.

The New World Club was already half a step ahead in its research on extraordinary machinery. In just half a year, they had surpassed the University of Grimmland and developed an extraordinary steam engine.

The moment the extraordinary steam engine was developed, some changes occurred in the New World Club. Many members began to believe that they held the power of progress and deserved a status that matched it.

In order to highlight their identity, they changed the name of the New World Fan Club to the Steam Parliament, meaning that they are a parliament hidden in steam and should have the power to influence the entire country.

The Steam Parliament had just changed its name, and with the secret efforts of Xavier, the University of Grimland also completed the extraordinary steam engine.

With the support of the Queen and the Prime Minister, their extraordinary steam engine became bigger, better and more complete.

This made the members of the Steam Parliament very uneasy. They had worked diligently to research extraordinary machinery for decades, but in the end, the Queen and the Prime Minister took advantage of them. How could they tolerate this?
In order to monopolize the extraordinary steam engine, they began to plot to attack Grimland University and steal the books that recorded extraordinary knowledge.

From this moment on, Xavier discovered that this group of former companions began to lose control.

At that time, he was devoted to research and had a high position in the Steam Council, but he had no real power and could not stop the people who had fallen into madness.

He could only look for opportunities to anonymously tip Prime Minister Ron off to strengthen the defense of Grimland University.

But his tip had no effect, and the Steam Parliament successfully caused the fire in the Grimmland University Library.

Many people died in that fire, many of whom were stand-ins for Steam Council members, including Xavier.

Xavier did not approve of the Steam Council's approach, and from then on, he started to do his own research again, and would only return to the Steam Council when he needed to look up information.

The actions of the Steam Council are becoming increasingly crazy, but their madness has indeed brought about progress in research.

Xavier began to hesitate, wondering whether he should abandon something in order to make progress in his research, when two people followed the traces left by the Steam Parliament and found them.

One of them is Raventon.

On the day that Raventon took action, the Steam Council had made a breakthrough in the research of extraordinary steam engines and was about to hold an internal academic conference.

Xavier was supposed to be there, but he was late because he had to deal with a second person.

The second person to discover the Steam Parliament was Prime Minister Ron.

He learned about the existence of the Steam Council through Raventon's investigation, and then, using some unknown method, he came directly to their door.

Prime Minister Ron took out Xavier's warning information at the time, saying that he was not prepared enough and underestimated the actions of the Steam Parliament.

He came this time not to hold Xavier responsible, but because he had encountered a problem and wanted Xavier's help to solve it, just like when they worked together in the past. He also promised that as long as Xavier needed help, he could go to the old place to find him.

When Xavier and Mathis helped Prime Minister Ron solve his problems and were preparing to rush to the Steam Parliament base, they found that the Steam Parliament base had been wiped out by Ravington and the secret police.

All steam councillors were executed. Not only that, Raventon would also issue a wanted list for all survivors based on the list collected in the stronghold.

Xavier and Mathis hid in their secret base for half a month, and only tried to escape from Grimland when the news died down.

Just one day before escaping, Xavier chose to trust Prime Minister Ron and came to the agreed location.

There, Prime Minister Ron stated the purpose of his visit to Xavier.

He wanted to create a world where everyone had their own job, everyone could survive, and everything was under absolute order.

In order to complete this world, he needs to develop machinery that goes beyond the extraordinary steam engine.

He needs Xavier's help. As long as Xavier agrees, he will use his abilities to provide Xavier with all kinds of support so that they can complete their research with peace of mind.

If Xavier disagrees, he can pretend he never met him, or even provide him with a passage out of Grimland.

To build machinery that far surpassed the extraordinary steam engine, these words evoked Xavier's former goal, reminded him of the mission he felt was weighing on him.

He agreed to Prime Minister Ron's proposal without much hesitation.

Next, with the help of Prime Minister Roan, they rebuilt the organization on the ruins of the Steam Parliament.

But one thing was different from what Xavier had imagined. As the Prime Minister of Stellan, Ron was not averse to the Steam Parliament's use of human lives for experiments. Instead, he allowed Xavier to follow this route and intensify the efforts.

Xavier felt disgusted by this and asked Prime Minister Ron the reason. Ron did not shy away from it and was shockingly frank.

The ultimate steam engine he envisioned was to use the life of a transcendent being as its motive force to transform it into abilities beyond the transcendent.

The Steam Parliament uses the lives of ordinary people as fuel, which can transform into root power and even trigger the rules.

If we follow this path and conduct further research, using the gods of extraordinary beings as fuel, wouldn't it be possible to transcend the rules and condense the power that only gods have?

Ron said he understood Xavier's rejection and supported Xavier in his heart.

"As long as one day you can develop an extraordinary steam engine that can condense divinity without consuming life, we can give up this route."

"But before that, I hope you can follow the planned schedule and complete my request."

Ron threw the question back to Xavier, leaving Xavier at a loss as to how to refute it.

In the following time, he followed Ron's plan and secretly cooperated with members of the Liberal Party, such as Baron Philip's Pine Coal Mine.

He also secretly cooperated with the Church of Tranquility, and through the power of the Church of Tranquility, he was able to obtain experimental data on a larger scale and exchange it for more relevant occult knowledge.

According to Prime Minister Ron, much of the mystical knowledge involved in the extraordinary steam engine is the "divine wisdom" taken away from the God-given library when the Arcane Knights broke through the headquarters of the Tranquility Church.

Although Xavier was disgusted by the method of using human lives for experiments, it was proved that the route of "flesh and blood supernatural steam engine" did make him make great progress in the research of supernatural industrialization.

He not only researched the root power of steam, but also discovered how the root power affects the rules of the plane.

In addition, every time he mentioned canceling the flesh and blood experiments, Prime Minister Ron would express his support for him. However, due to the lack of viable alternatives, Ron could not accept the stagnation of the plan and had to shelve it temporarily.

Xavier didn't have so many thoughts, but Wu Chang, who was watching, saw it clearly.

Prime Minister Ron has been using moral blackmail, linking the extraordinary steam engine's need to use human lives for experiments to Xavier's failure to come up with a new solution.

Xavier thought that using human lives for experiments was because he was not working hard enough and it was his problem.

Under the subtle influence, Xavier gradually came to agree with this statement, and even held the idea that a short pain is worse than a long one, and that dawn will come after darkness. He paralyzed himself and intensified his efforts to research the extraordinary steam engine of flesh and blood.

Under the coordination of Prime Minister Ron and the cooperation of Xavier, they made rapid progress.

Not only does it greatly expand the power of the Steam Parliament, but to a certain extent, it can really influence Stellan like the parliament.

They also designed an alternative to the divine steam engine, which was the "Steam World" project.

By exposing the existence of the extraordinary steam engine to the public and using the first law of occultism, people can accept the rules of steam and the existence of the extraordinary steam engine.

In turn, with the help of people's belief, a world of absolute order is constructed with the extraordinary steam engine at its core.

"Steam World" has already taken shape, but who knew that at the most critical moment, Xavier suddenly received a letter from Prime Minister Ron.

The letter contained a ticket to a new world and a short message.

"The plan is out of control, save the fire and come back in two months!"

The next day, Xavier read the news that Prime Minister Ron had been assassinated in the newspaper.

(End of this chapter)