Becoming a god by raising witches

Looking at the shocked Renis, Ming was once again convinced of the formidable power of the necromancer Rosalia Jiménez.

Just one name is enough to turn our imposing director into this. If he were to see the necromancer Rosalia Jiménez in person, wouldn't he be begging for mercy on his knees?

"Chief, but I can't guarantee that these clues are true. Maybe it's just that necromancer bluffing. I clearly saw him, but he didn't kill me. Maybe he can't even beat me. He's just a paper tiger."

Ming said this.

This is a language trap.

You know perfectly well that I'm lying, but you don't know why I'm lying.

Is the lie a way to boast, or a way to hide something else?

But they all had the same goal: to deepen Rhaenys's impression of that demigod necromancer.

Sure enough, when Rhaenys heard Locke say that a demigod wizard was no match for him, her expression changed instantly.

It's like watching someone with an intellectual disability.

"He didn't kill you because he wanted you to live and deliver a message to us, to tell us that he is a follower of the necromancer Rosalia Jiménez."

"It seems the original body was too confident."

The two chatted casually in the carriage and soon arrived at the Bureau of Investigation.

Meanwhile, Locke himself was already drinking with Uncle Martin in the Peach Tavern.

"Uncle Martin, let's lay our cards on the table."

“Then I’m going to play my card, a pair of 3s.”

"I'm sorry."

"Then you lose."

Locke and Uncle Martin are playing "Witch Fighting," a card game that's about 6% similar to Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game). It's easy for Locke to pick up and play. It was invented by a nobleman who was obsessed with having fun, and it later spread throughout the country, becoming a popular game.

Locke used to play this card game with his friends in Pete Street.

"Great, Dad won!"

Kay clapped enthusiastically from the side. Although he was old enough to go to school, he still followed Uncle Martin around, even when Martin was on a mission, he always took him with him.

This made Locke suspect that Kay was either an experimental subject or a monster.

Strange things come in all shapes and sizes, so it shouldn't be surprising if it's a person, right?

Of course, the probability of him being an experimental subject is higher, because he once saved Kai's life, proving that Kai is very weak and could be killed even by an ordinary person.

This is consistent with the initial state of the experimental subject, and there is no essential difference between them and humans.

Just like the original owner, who was on the verge of death due to a serious illness, but was ultimately saved by Bud Bemon and Joan Mancini using an evil ritual.

Well, to be precise, they couldn't be saved.

It summoned itself here.

Uncle Martin chuckled and drank a glass of wine. "This is on you."

"Of course, I can offer you even more drinks, after all, you've protected me for so long, Mr. Knight."

Locke smiled and raised his glass.

Uncle Martin paused for a moment, patted Kai's head, and handed him 2 mice. "Kai, go outside and buy a cherry pie."

"Okay, Dad, I love cherry pie the most."

Kai happily rushed out of the tavern with the money, looking for the cherry pie vendor.

Uncle Martin looked at Locke, his honest expression turning cunning.

When did you find out?

“You should know that I read my father’s diary. Although it’s incomplete and only contains fragments, I’ve learned a lot from it. We both belong to the realm of knowledge. After my guardian knight died, you took charge of looking after me. Although you never interfered in my life, I could sense that you were always there. Now I’m in danger, and I need the church’s help.”

Locke said with a serious expression.

"Why should the church help you? You're nothing but a failed experiment. Why should we waste our precious resources on a failed experiment? I've been protecting Hannah, not you."

Uncle Martin also confessed that since the other party already knew and still felt such a strong sense of belonging to the Church of Knowledge, he would stop pretending.

"You think I'm a failure, but that's just because your perspective is too narrow. I need to communicate with the higher-ups; I need their support."

Locke said directly.

"Higher-ups? If you can't even convince me, I'm sorry, you'll never get to see them."

Uncle Martin shook his head and said.

“I saw the Infinity Serpent in my dream. It was already trying to communicate with me. I believe that it won’t be long before I awaken its power. Is the Church going to just watch me get executed by Katerina before I awaken?”

Locke questions Martin, one of the Twenty-Four Knights of the Knowledge Cult.

Martin was stunned.

The Infinite Serpent is a symbol of the Lord of the Abyss and Chaos.

If that's the case, then it proves that Locke was the most successful experimental subject.

Furthermore, in the future, all members of the Knowledge Sect should worship Him as a deity.

If it weren't for the crowded and noisy tavern, Martin would have knelt down and sworn allegiance right then and there.

"I will report to higher-ups. Please tell me in detail about the crisis you are facing."

Very good, you've even changed your title. You're really eager to improve, aren't you?

Locke thought to himself, and said to Martin,

"I don't know if Her Majesty the Queen has noticed the resurgence of Him within me. She has already dispatched female knights from the Black Rose Organization to hunt me down. I believe it won't be long before I am wanted by the entire nation. Before that happens, I hope you can use the Knowledge Sect's years of accumulation in the capital to help me overcome this crisis."

"Queen Katerina is a deep, suspicious, and decisive person. Once she makes a decision, it is difficult to change it. If she intends to kill you, you would be better off staying away from here and returning to Herta, our base camp."

Martin offered his advice.

"No, I can't go back now."

Going back would be like escaping one tiger's den only to fall into another. Am I stupid?

Locke rubbed his temples. "I need you to create chaos so that Her Majesty the Queen has no time for me, or rather, to make her see my worth."

"I understand what you mean, I will pass it on to my superiors."

Martin said.

"Is Kai the same as me?"

Locke asked again.

Martin shook his head. "No, Kay is not like you. He is a true failure."

As expected, they were the same experimental subjects.

Locke patted Martin on the shoulder. "Thank you, Mr. Knight. I don't know your code name yet."

"Lily Knight".

Martin said.

Locke was quite surprised.

I never imagined that the Lily Knight would be a middle-aged man. Even if he wasn't a beautiful witch, he should at least be a young and beautiful woman, right?

After all, lilies symbolize pure love.

However, he immediately thought of the records in the Bureau of Investigation's files regarding the Church of Knowledge's public information that he had seen before.

The Lily Knight is skilled in disguise, her gender is unknown, and her ability is to create various doors and travel to any place through them. As a result, she has been wanted for many years but has never been arrested.

After reaching an agreement with Lily Knight Martin, Locke left the tavern.

But he did not shield himself from probing Martin's inner thoughts.

'The Infinite Serpent? If that person really has been resurrected, it proves the higher-ups' decision was correct. It seems we'll need to invest a lot of resources to feed Experiment 009.'

When Locke returned to Reindeer Manor, night had already fallen.

The deep purple night sky was dotted with dazzling stars, illuminating the country lanes and the tombstones in the cemetery.

His followers Antonia Madeline Megdalena and Finnie Salles were reunited at the manor, hand in hand, to thank Locke for his great blessing that allowed them to be together again.

Locke didn't want to eat dog food, so he sent the two of them to the vegetable garden to grow vegetables.

Hannah looked at Locke nervously.

"Locke, what happened? I can no longer go to work?"

"It's only temporary; I will solve this problem."

"Locke, is it really possible that the Mysterious Events Club has members from the Church of Knowledge? He claims to know the Azure Knight. Should I continue to make contact with him?"

Hannah recently went deep into the club and actually uncovered some clues.

But these clues are insignificant in the face of the current crisis.

"Hannah, we don't need to for now. Don't take the initiative to contact them."

I'll handle the contacting them.