I'm a proper student; I only take nine kinds of potions every day.

In response to Evan's question, Eddie bowed his head reverently and replied.

"After I signed the contract, I knew that one day they might use me as a test subject!"

"I have done some research and preparation regarding this fear."

"If I ever really lose control, I hope someone can help me return to normal."

"So I did a lot of research, and soon I came across a church called the Hand of the Father."

"The great and merciful Father whom this church believes in has such miraculous and benevolent power."

"I personally witnessed the process and rituals by which they transformed those out-of-control, pitiful people into normal people."

"Although those normal people don't seem to be mentally normal after they turn back."

"But compared to that horrific distortion, this is incredibly fortunate."

After hearing Eddie's explanation, Evan immediately had a general understanding of the "fatherly hand."

The other side also possessed a method to strip away animalistic instincts, but this method seemed to come at a certain cost.

Ivan continued, "Then why didn't you join them?"

Eddie hesitated for a second, then said truthfully, "Their reputation... isn't very good."

"And his style of doing things scares me a little."

"I had planned to join this organization with a few friends about six months ago."

"But later, because of my fiancée, I changed my plans."

After hearing this, Evan's eyes lit up, and he immediately found a new scapegoat after his great-grandmother.

After all, the Grandmother is just a superior. If he continues to become stronger, it won't be enough for the Grandmother to take the blame alone.

So Evan followed up on Eddie's words and said directly.

"Those people are not true believers; they have been using the name of the benevolent father to realize their twisted desires and malicious plans."

"They are a group of blasphemers and unbelievers."

"As you can see, what is being bestowed upon him at this moment is the miracle of the great and loving Father."

At this point, Ivan slightly raised his chin, his tone exuding an undeniable composure.

"I have stripped you of your animalistic nature and granted you rebirth. Although your spirit is damaged, it only limits you to the extraordinary world."

"You can still live a normal, ordinary life afterward."

"Don't let down your loved one, and don't let down the life I gave you."

Hearing this selfless and earnest admonition, Eddie clasped his hands together and burst into tears like a child.

"Thank you for your guidance, thank you for your healing, my mentor and sir!"

Looking at Eddie kneeling and crying in front of him, Evan suddenly felt a special sense of accomplishment.

Seeing this poor person before me saved because of my help, and expressing such reverence and gratitude towards me...

This gave Ivan a strong sense of self-satisfaction.

"So this is what it feels like to be a charlatan!? This feeling is actually pretty good!"

Evan blinked happily.

At the same time, he vaguely felt a special warm current flowing from Eddie's body into his own.

This warm current was quite strange; it felt like a weak electric current, but without any tingling or pain.

Instead, it gave Ivan a clear and comfortable feeling.

You have gained a wisp of faith!

[Power of faith detected...]

[Warning! The Wings of the Black Sun are reacting violently to the power of faith!]

The moment the panel notification appeared, Evan immediately felt a violent swelling in his back.

A terrifying force was tearing and twisting beneath his skin, as if trying to rip it open to reveal its full extent.

Before he could take control...

Whoosh!

No sooner had he finished speaking than the clothes behind Ivan suddenly burst open, the old, sweat-soaked jacket ripped into shreds, accompanied by a twisting and contorting deformation…

The Black Sun Wings' pair of ferocious, deep claw-like wings spread out behind Ivan.

The wings were so large that they almost filled the small cave instantly.

Two enormous wings, each with ten fingers and covered in black feathers, stretched forward automatically, clinging to the dripping rock wall and enveloping the entire space.

The shadow of the wings pressed down on the water-soaked rock wall, making even the echo of the dripping water seem to be swallowed up.

Eddie, kneeling before Evan, stared wide-eyed at the sight, completely stunned.

From Eddie's perspective, the handsome young man in front of him, who had just been perfectly normal, suddenly possessed an incredibly profound and mysterious form.

Those enormous things, which resembled both hands and wings, looked so majestic and imposing.

Those jet-black feathers seemed to be the most solid thing in the world, and their heavy structure gave people a sense of the majesty of mountains and the remoteness of the sky.

Each wing's edge was edged with a very faint dark gold line, as if drawn by some ancient afterglow, revealing an indescribable depth within the deep black.

As its enormous claw-like wings extended outwards, they covered all the rock walls on both sides...

Eddie even felt that this small space and world was supported and carried by these wings.

At this moment, the core that carries everything about space and mountains is the composed, sunny young man standing in front of him.

Glug!

A strained and trembling sound of swallowing saliva echoed in the quiet cave.

Eddie looked at Evan's godlike posture, and the tone of his voice could no longer be described as piety and gratitude.

Those wide eyes could vaguely make out what was behind the youth's head, slightly above the middle of two enormous wings...

He saw a faint, dark golden halo.

The halo looked extremely faint; Eddie wasn't even sure if other normal humans could see it, but he could!

Because everything before him was so familiar to him, just like what he had seen in his dreams.

It was these towering, profound hands that pulled me out of that abyss of despair.

It was the mysterious pattern on the palm of that giant hand that illuminated his last shred of reason as he sank into the abyss.

Pfft!

Eddie lay prone on the ground, his forehead pressed against the damp, cold stone, his voice trembling with fear.

"Ah! Great Father..."

Forgive my ignorance! I did not know you were born into this world!

Eddie, being a wild superhuman at the very bottom, didn't have much experience and wasn't very clear about the existence of various hidden superhuman characteristics.

He had never seen any extraordinary being possess such a majestic and divine presence.

He had never seen any superhuman being use such wings to save him from the abyss of bestiality.

Overwhelmed by gratitude and adoration at being saved, Eddie immediately concluded that Evan was no longer a messenger of God.

He is one of the incarnations of the gods on earth!

After all, in his understanding, which lacked a system of inheritance, some gods often liked to walk among humans in the form of incarnations.

As Eddie sprawled on the ground in one smooth motion, Evan blinked blankly.

This is the first time the Black Sun Wings have gone out of control.

A normal Ivan would definitely not understand the reason, but at this point the panel has already provided a detailed explanation.

The wings of the Black Sun, yearning to bear its weight, crave even more recognition and adoration!

[The Wings of the Black Sun declared: As I fell from the sky, heading towards the deepest darkness to bear all that is left... I believe I deserve all the worship of this world.]

Upon seeing this notification, Evan was startled.

"Falling from the sky...to bear the burden of the darkest, deepest existence?"

"What is the source of these Black Sun Wings!?"

"Moreover, this thing can directly react to the power of faith!"

"That means that the complete Black Sun back then must have been at least at the level of someone who had reached the Root!"

"Because only those at the demigod level have the ability to accept faith and transform that faith into their own power!"

While Ivan was pondering this, the interface provided more hints.

The Wings of the Black Sun yearn for more faith.

If you can gather even a single thread of faith from 9999 people, you will be elevated to a new level of status.

Upon seeing these prompts, Ivan's eyes shone with seriousness.

"Great! A completely new rank!? Does this mean I can jump straight from stage two to stage nine!?"

Ivan gradually became interested in this task that wasn't really a mission.

"The faith of 1 people... it's unrealistic to save them one by one like we are today."

"Although we now have a fairly good ability to heal others, normal healing is just gratitude, and it cannot be transformed into faith."

"Only someone like Eddie today, who is in dire straits and also has a certain degree of religious support, can be successfully converted..."

"In that case, when saving lives, one shouldn't act as a doctor, but rather as a charlatan!"

Thinking of this, Evan stroked his chin, his mind starting to race.

"The way I have gained Eddie's faith is because he mistakenly sees me as the embodiment of a benevolent father."

"That's a shortcut; creating your own god and gaining the faith of others is too slow."

"The fastest way is to directly intercept other people's followers and project their faith onto me!"

Thinking of this, a wicked smile crept onto Ivan's lips.

"The Hand of the Father... the Holy Spirit Black Goat, both seem to be religious organizations!"

"The Healing Church is also... umm, if I went to a Healing Church to steal believers, would I get killed on the spot!?"

"This is still too dangerous. Let's put the healing church aside for now and prioritize these non-mainstream faiths."

"So, having reached this point, we need to come up with a clever pretext."

Thinking about this, Evan immediately recalled his conversation with the middle-aged man named James.

"We should prepare some aliases for our next move!"

"Damn it, now when I go out, even the idiots on the street know I'm the potions maniac of Goodwood Street!"

"A murder and robbery like today might be okay once, but if it happens too often, it will definitely have some impact on the industry in the future."

"Our faction of witchers might all get blacklisted!"

"Since that's the case, and I already have enough backup plans, I might as well combine them all under one new identity!"

"It's time to get two different accounts!"

With that thought in mind, Ivan looked at Eddie, who was still lying prostrate on the ground, and slightly rose, saying, "Get up, child!"

Upon hearing this, Eddie's face lit up with fervor, and he trembled as he got up from the ground.

When he looked up again, he saw the enormous wings that supported the heavens and the earth quickly fold back behind that great being.

At this moment, all the qualities and mysterious methods that Evan had previously displayed were now clearly visible to Eddie.

Only the gods can control all of this!

"Oh, loving Father, what can I do for you?"

Ivan smiled and said, "Just keep my identity hidden."

"I have other things to deal with; those sinners have not yet received the punishment they deserve."

"Eddie, you are the first person in this world to know my identity."

"You should know what this means."

Eddie immediately replied, "I understand! I understand!"

"Rest assured, I will not utter a single word about you, no matter who I am facing."

"I... am now willing to dedicate everything to you!"

As he spoke, he pressed his hand to his chest.

In those bloodshot eyes, besides the relief of surviving a disaster, there was also a desperate and sincere determination.

Ivan hummed in agreement: "No one else will know about your mutation today except the three of us."

"I don't usually live in Worcester, so I'll need you here to be my eyes and ears and gather information."

"Don't worry, it has nothing to do with the supernatural world. Your main focus going forward will be on the related workers' movements at the grassroots level."

"With your current status and level, you can easily blend in and help me observe these people's movements."

"And the foremen who led the protests."

Ivan now intends to begin a long-term observation of the entire working class.

It is necessary to determine whether the overall flow of gold is as we and Dr. Armitage had previously anticipated.

Eddie nodded vigorously: "Understood, my Father!"

"Your will will be fully implemented."

He paused briefly before tentatively asking, "Great Father, what if other trustworthy superhumans have encountered a situation similar to mine?"

"May I secretly announce your existence to him and lead the lost sheep to you?"

Ivan nodded: "I allow it."

"But remember, my identity needs to be kept secret."

"The same goes for those two outside!"

Eddie nodded immediately: "Understood!"

……

Half an hour had passed after Eddie finished making his deal.

Outside the cave, the siblings, Ryan and Leqi, were cautiously observing their surroundings.

The spring breeze along the river, carrying damp, cold air, swept over the foot of the mountain, giving people a bone-chilling cold.

They each carried two bags, filled with valuable items they had just looted from the camp.

This included some cash, valuable metals, some seemingly expensive scientific instruments, and experimental data.

It was a very fruitful experience!

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