A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 174 He chuckled while reading the magazine

The top leadership of the Peruvian party is holding a video conference, and all those participating in this meeting are the highest-ranking members of the party.

They either came from the Secret Party's council of elders or from the Secret Party's council of senior members.

The council of elders has only four seats, and for a thousand years, the four elder families of the Secret Party have remained active on the front lines of the dragon-slaying campaign.

The four founding families are descendants of heroes who have left behind a glorious reputation for slaying dragons in various myths and legends since ancient times.

For example, the Sigurd family, whose ancestors were Siegfried, and the Beowulf family, both left behind a glorious reputation in mythology for slaying dragons.

The Presbyterian Council, also known as the Kassel School Board, is composed of seven major mixed-race families in Europe, including the Gattuso, Laurent, and Gauguin families.

The meeting had been going on for half an hour, and the topic was the battle between the two kings in Philadelphia, as well as the encirclement of Cassel College by many mixed-race forces.

They each expressed their own opinions and argued endlessly.

Beowulf, Gattuso, and other hardliners have always believed that the encirclement of Kassel by the other mixed-race forces is a serious provocation, and that they should all come together in Kassel to fight back fiercely and show their strength and dignity.

With iron and blood, wash away the shame of the academy being surrounded.

Sigurd, Gorgantine, and the Laurent family, on the other hand, preferred a conciliatory approach, not wanting the dragon-slaying hybrids to kill each other. They believed it would be best for everyone to sit down and discuss things clearly.

In short, they want to wage civil war on one hand, but don't want internal strife on the other.

Pompeii Gattuso's appearance in this video conference was quite absurd; normally, it was the head of the family, Frost, who would participate.

It is rare to see this true head of the Gattuso family participate in meetings.

Pompeii happened to show up at the meeting today, saying that he wasn't involved in anything, but was just conveying Frost's attitude.

He even went so far as to publicly state that if they wanted to persuade the Gattuso family to change their minds, they should go to Frost instead, as he completely ignored family matters and it was useless to contact him.

After a bunch of elders and board members had already subtly criticized him, good heavens, this matter involved two major dragon kings, and Kassel was even surrounded. In Pompeii's eyes, these were all trivial matters.
One of the four elders, the head of the St. George family, made a few criticisms, to which Pompeii responded with "yes, yes, yes" while flipping through a magazine.

Those attending the meeting via video could clearly see the large expanse of white skin on the blonde woman on the magazine cover through high-definition cameras, undoubtedly indicating it was an adult magazine.

The head of the St. George family was furious. Such a serious meeting, and Pompeii was reading adult magazines? How could that be appropriate?
Amidst the varied gazes of all the Secret Service's top echelons, Pompeii's face, hidden behind the magazine, suddenly darkened.

Chu Zihang? The young man who accidentally left the Nibelungen mark a few years ago has actually grown to this level of strength?
Pompeii appeared to be participating in the video conference, but in reality, he was simply trying to better conceal his identity.

Every patriarch, elder, and school board member present was his witness, thus ensuring that no one would doubt that Pompeii was Odin.

This was Pompeii's plan.

Under the premise that he actually participated in the meeting, he used the Odin Mask, which was made by alchemy, to remotely control Chu Tianjiao, who was wearing the Odin Mask.

By opening up a pre-planned space, they can teleport in and infiltrate Kassel to seize the Dragonbone Cross!
God knows how shocked Pompeii was when he heard that the College of Kassel had obtained the Dragonbone Cross.

This was an unexpected development, completely outside of his millennia-long plan, an accident he could not have foreseen.

Which of the brothers and sisters was killed?
Constantine calculated the time; if it were in Norton's hands, then Constantine shouldn't be awakening yet. So whose Dragonbone Cross is it?
Norton himself? Or Jormungandr? It couldn't possibly be Fenrir, could it?
That useless Frost even said that Caesar was involved in this mission and that Caesar personally confirmed that nothing was found at the scene in Philadelphia.

Then why did Pompeii's spies planted within the Solomon Temple send back information that they had 'stolen' the Philosopher's Stone from Norton's Mansion?

To ensure it wasn't a fishing trap, Pompeii even risked going to Solomon's Temple himself, using a spatial technique.

I've personally confirmed that it's indeed a freshly made Philosopher's Stone, not some old, outdated item!

A fresh Philosopher's Stone is undoubtedly the best proof of the Dragon Bone Cross.

So Pompeii outwardly attended the meeting, but secretly used his mind to remotely control Chu Tianjiao to infiltrate the Norton Pavilion, only to be inexplicably detected by Chu Zihang. Is this the bond between a mixed-race father and son?

Even more outrageous, Pompeii manipulated Chu Tianjiao to use Time Zero, but failed to kill Chu Zihang quickly. Instead, his mask was burned through!

The Mask of Odin is a masterpiece of Pompeii, upon which countless alchemical powers converge, not only to transmit his will, power, and authority.

It can also easily manipulate others, conceal its presence, and provide enhancements to the seven kingdoms of alchemy.

Such a precious mask was half burned, which not only allowed Chu Zihang to discover Chu Tianjiao's true face, but also affected the alchemy's effect, almost causing Chu Tianjiao to break free of control!

If Pompeii hadn't been forced to use another unfortunate soul controlled by Odin's Mask to save the day by creating a spatial opening, Chu Zihang might have actually succeeded.

However, as he was getting angry, Pompey slowly started to laugh again. Chu Zihang's 'talent' just proved that he had excellent judgment!
Otherwise, why would he have put the Nibelung mark on Chu Zihang back then?
This was a Valhalla collection item that he had coveted many years ago, and as it turned out, Chu Zihang had indeed lived up to his expectations.

It seems that his Hall of Heroes will soon welcome one of the most outstanding warriors.

"Now it's time to vote, Pompeii, what are you laughing at again?" The head of the Sigurd family even felt a pang of nostalgia for the tough-minded Frost.

No matter how tough Frost is, at least he's reliable and can discuss things seriously, unlike Pompeii.

The top-level meeting was extremely serious, but Pompeii not only didn't discuss anything, he was also reading an adult magazine, laughing out loud as he read. Who could stand that?

"Huh? Oh, what kind of vote?" Pompeii snapped out of his daze, finally putting down the magazine that was covering his face, and asked with innocent eyes.

“…” Elizabeth Laurent raised her hand to cover her forehead.

Charlotte Gauguin, who was only sixteen years old and looking forward to the revival of the family, frowned. Was this really the head of the Gattuso family, who had the greatest power within the Peruvian party?

It was the head of the Beowulf family who helped explain: "Since everyone's opinions cannot be agreed upon, let's vote on whether or not to teach them a lesson."

"Them" here naturally refers to the remaining hybrid forces surrounding Kassel.

The executive department of Kassel has elites all over the world, and the current strength of the academy is somewhat insufficient.

However, if the four elders and the other families send their private armies together, they can ensure that the other mixed-race forces can see why the Secret Party is hailed as the number one force in the mixed-race circle today.

“I see.” Pompeii nodded knowingly. “Then I will vote in favor of going to war, as Frost suggested.”

War? Good thing.

Because of Chu Zihang's interference, Pompeii did not go deep into Norton's Hall and did not find the so-called Dragon Bone Cross when remotely controlling Chu Tianjiao.

If the war can proceed smoothly and the situation becomes chaotic, Pompeii can take advantage of the confusion and search for the Dragon Bone Cross.

"Ladies and gentlemen." Just as everyone was continuing, a video suddenly appeared, interrupting the vote.

Angers, the principal of Kassel and the strongest open force of the Peruvian Party, sat in his office and participated in the meeting: "Why don't I go first and persuade them?"

"Let's try to get the major powers to sit down and talk calmly?"

Elizabeth, Charlotte, and others, who had already advocated for peace talks, immediately began to support Angers.

The head of the Beowulf family slammed his fist on the table in displeasure: "Angers! Do you even know what's going on? Your Kassel is surrounded."

"I know, I know," Angers said patiently, though a folding knife had already slipped from his sleeve.

Easily manipulated by Angers, fluttering like butterflies in the air above his palm: "But I believe that after they have met me, there is a high probability that they will be willing to sit down and have a proper talk."

(End of this chapter)