Chapter 778: Chapter 401: Innate Female Sacred Body_2

He hoped Louis would lend a hand with limited assistance after communicating with the other party.

It was not just for Ense, but also for himself.

The emperor’s words, "And you, Louis, you will be the hand that decides whether they head towards division or prosperity, and they are fully aware of this," left a subtle feeling in Louis’s heart.

After advancing to the level of a world, he could actually be regarded as a demigod.

At his level, a sudden impulse wasn’t just a simple thought followed by action; it also carried a mysterious power of fate.

His instincts told him that the crisis in the Lokeshi Empire was closely related to himself.

Indeed.

Not with the Ense Empire or Beatrice and the others, but directly linked to himself.

This aroused his strong curiosity.

In this world where he was carefree, there was actually something that directly involved him.

He knew that even with the sin of Greed he had used for the longest time, it was related to the Illusionary Kingdom in the original timeline.

Even one of his golden fingers, the "Future Diary," was a crystallization of sin extracted by the Illusionary Kingdom at the cost of its own life.

This also precisely indicated one thing: he and the Illusionary Kingdom were not the same type of existence.

It wasn’t just that the souls were different; there was a significant difference in the body itself.

A very practical question was posed here, which was, "How should the Sin Crystals be extracted to become equipment?"

It was said that there had been fewer than seven Sin Crystals found in the entire world, not even reaching one for each of the seven sinners.

Due to the lack of cases, Louis had never considered this aspect before.

But now he roughly understood part of the prerequisites for the extraction of Sin Crystals.

The first point is that the host recognized by the authority of sin cannot be killed.

The Lokeshi Empire proved through its grim situation that killing the sin would transfer its authority to the body of the killer.

But this doesn’t mean it’s a good thing.

Because the majority of people have no tolerance for the sin.

The moment they bear the sin, they are likely to explode and perish.

Secondly, the possessor of the sin must have the means to exhaust everything they have.

The Greed Diary records the fate of the Illusionary Kingdom.

He offered all he could—his bloodline, life, power, soul, and everything else he could offer—in exchange for a chance to save the empire.

This was his most persistent thought before he was driven insane.

This method of offering everything was the key to changing everything with the Greed Diary.

The cruelest part is... that through this method, no matter what changes are made, they would have nothing to do with him.

The conclusion of the Illusionary Kingdom noted in the Greed Diary is, "The greedy king will end his short life in a cage, and all traces of his existence will be erased from the world."

Apart from these two conditions, Louis felt there might be other possibilities.

For example, "The host of the sin must voluntarily make the choice and cannot be forced," and so on.

Otherwise, considering the nature of those mages who conducted sin experiments in various countries, Louis thought it’s possible they had conducted experiments satisfying the first two conditions.

However, since the sin hosts were not voluntary, in the end, no Sin Crystals were extracted.

Therefore, the relationship between Louis and the Illusionary Kingdom, in some sense, weighed heavier than his relationship with Beatrice.

Because on the causal level, Louis was truly the remnant of the Illusionary Kingdom.

It’s just that this notion was so hellish that Louis never wanted to admit it.

"What exactly is the Lokeshi Empire hiding..."

This time, Louis was genuinely curious.

What is related to him, an otherworldly visitor?

Wait, could there really be someone from his hometown in this world?

But that wouldn’t make sense.

In this world, he had rarely seen traces related to the core civilization circle of his past life.

Even if there were, it was merely coincidental.

Could it be that when he crossed over, there were things from his hometown brought along, but due to issues with the crossing, he didn’t bring them with him?

That shouldn’t be the case.

His family didn’t have anything of significant value; it couldn’t be the unfinished can of soda, could it?

But he was truly tempted.

His greedy thirst for knowledge kept his curiosity about the unknown ever strong.

Especially when he was already greatly intrigued, he had to figure it out. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

After all, there were fewer and fewer entities in this world that could thwart his investigation.

The next day, after drafting a public letter, Louis arranged to have it sent to the Lokeshi Empire using an array.

The contents mainly included the following points.

Firstly, due to the current strategic issues of Ense, a significant number of experts needed to absorb the resources of the Cosmic Serpent, and they couldn’t join the battle.

Secondly, Louis, in principle, allowed the Curse Binding Legion to assist, but only if the Lokeshi Empire showed a willingness to actively fight back; otherwise, there was no reason for the people of Ense to fill in the gap for the Lokeshi Empire.

Thirdly, ask the Lokeshi Empire to invite more groups; Ense could consider helping with the invitations depending on the situation. They could not act alone.

Louis’s stance was clear; he didn’t want the empire to be seen as a small clique that huddled together.

This did not align with his vision for the empire.

His past life’s experience taught him that when there is an opportunity to go it alone, never think about grouping up and being bound to another country.

There are no eternal alliances.

Then another day passed, and Bart Jean’s communication came through.

Upon reconnecting the communication crystal, Louis noticed Patriarch Bart’s visibly exhausted face.

"Good day, Patriarch Bart."

"Lord Louis, we have received the public letter. The first and third points are fine, and for the second point, we need a little time, but we can assure you it will be sorted before you arrive in Lokeshi."

"This isn’t right, Patriarch Bart," Louis said, shaking his head. "If I make it to your side and then have to leave, it won’t be easy."

He feared Patriarch Bart might use the name of Ense to invite various forces and then promise things. If those forces came and informed him of the matter, even if he rejected it, it wouldn’t be easy to just up and leave.

If he truly had to endure it, he might explode in rage.

However, Bart Jean shook his head and said:

"I know what you are worried about, but you don’t need to worry about this matter because even before this started, we were already in contact with various parties, especially the church, which had long since arrived."

Bart Jean said helplessly.

They didn’t expect their credibility to decline so quickly with Louis.

Logically, Lokeshi was still the First Empire of humanity, although with Louis’s sudden rise, it was unsure if it could still maintain that position.

But to lose trust this quickly, it seemed the other party had genuinely sensed something.

However, he had a clear conscience.

Because the collaboration with the church was a pre-set plan for their faction.

Louis looked at him quietly and said after a moment:

"I will give you an answer by tomorrow at the latest."

He had contacts in the Lokeshi Empire.

"Alright."

Bart Jean responded with a straightforward smile.

They had indeed made quite a few preparations in this regard.

After disconnecting the communication, Louis turned to contact Grace.

Upon seeing Grace again, she was praying alone in the temple.

As the communication lit up, she maintained her kneeling position on the ground.

Louis glanced at her and said, "Grace, how have you been lately?"

"Mr. Caesar," Grace said joyfully, "the holy maiden’s cultivation progress has finally started to show."

"Has the Lokeshi started allowing you to preach?"

"Yes."

"What about the other churches?"

"They are allowed as well, and the people of Lokeshi are curious about why, in the past, there were only a few clergy members to be seen, and now they frequently visit."

Louis sighed and said, "It seems they’ve really gone to great lengths to guard against enemies."

Grace said softly, "Actually, there’s no need to be so resistant to opportunities. After all, although churches may harbor corruption, from a broader perspective, we are indeed benevolent."

"You don’t understand," Louis shook his head, "The church is the pen of public opinion; to let them take root in the Lokeshi Empire, and survive for a few hundred years isn’t necessarily good or bad."

He always felt that bringing in the church was like drinking poison to quench thirst for the current Lokeshi Empire.

Even if it could help Lokeshi get through the crisis in the short term, in the long run, it was no different from chronic suicide.

After all, they weren’t just introducing one church but a group of them.