Chapter 304: Search
"Imitation of the ancient Tower Spirits, huh? Can you upgrade it?" Charles asked.
"Humph, do you think it's easy to create an intellectual artifact? Even the prime 'me' hasn't even dreamed of creating an Intellectual artifact, lad. Your System might be an artifact with 'will' in it, but it's still an incomplete artifact. Currently, it must have a form of slight consciousness. Yes, its consciousness hasn't even taken any shape yet. It neither has fear, hate, love, or anything."
"To make this half-baked intellectual artifact into a true Intellectual artifact, we need countless resources. This is going to be a challenging process, lad. For example, this artifact is in the early fetal stage. As long as we wait for 10,000 to 30,000 years, this fetus will grow slowly and be born into a newborn intellectual artifact with unique mystic abilities. Unfortunately, we don't have that much time." Oswald paused for a moment and then added.
"So, we will be going to do it forcefully. First, I need to upgrade myself. Otherwise, the chance of failure is very high. Then, we need a safe base. It's the Magic Tower. Things don't always go as planned, Charles. Earlier mess is a great example. Some things are very difficult to explain. You must have noticed the strange coincidence, right? You thought summoning the will of 'Sun God' to deal with the Madman would solve the problem, right? But what happened next not only shocked us, it even shocked the Sun God. Even 'Madman' seemed surprised by Sun God's Will's appearance."
At that moment, Charles squinted his eyes all of a sudden and raised his eyebrows.
"The World's Will? It wanted to involve a powerful third party in the schemes of Divines?" He asked.
"Who else? This World's Will seems to be a sly one, lad. Anyway, we don't have to worry about those things for now. Once we built the Magic Tower, I will take care of the Tower Spirit creation and other array creation processes. It would take more than 2 years to complete them. After that, we will focus our full attention on upgrading the System." Oswald said in a solemn tone.
Meanwhile, Charles nodded his head and asked.
"How long it will take to upgrade this new System?"
Upon hearing those words, Oswald leaned on the ladder back chair and pondered.
After thinking for a while, he turned his face solemnly and spoke.
"25 years. During this time, I need to be in human form. So, you have to help me create a clone body from time to time."
Although Charles expected that it would take some time to upgrade the System, he didn't expect it to be this long!
'Damn, I have no choice but to think of another way to escape the Destiny.' He thought to himself and spoke.
"I will create my second clone and let him accompany you."
"A wise choice." Oswald smiled with a nod and stood up from his seat.
"I will be going now."
Saying so, he took a black cane from his space ring, held it with his hand, and started walking towards the staircase.
At that moment, Charles recalled something and asked.
"Do the kids know my clone went with Destiny Lady?"
Oswald stopped his footsteps and shook his head.
"They didn't tell anyone about their departure. Natalia said that she would send a letter to her elder sister and us once they reach the Azure Federation. After that, they might go to the southern end of the Federation, reach the Endless Sea, and set out to search for Natalia's lover. That girl really is risking her life."
Meanwhile, Charles raised his eyebrows and spoke.
"There are so many mysteries and myths about this Sea. I hope they won't go deep in the Sea."
Oswald also nodded his head in approval and continued to walk.
On the other hand, Charles stayed in the underground hall for a while, changed his cloth into a formal one, and thought of his next plan.
'My next goal is Red Prince. I will wait for the real Oswald and Rachel to return from Dreamforce Lair and then think of a plan to eliminate him thoroughly. Until then, I will use the Books of Secrets and look for clues to evade my death.' He nodded inwardly and started walking towards the stairs.
He soon walked out of the underground basement and surprised the nearby servants.
Without minding their surprised gazes, he walked towards the dining hall and noticed Oswald in the reception hall.
He currently held a head-sized crystal ball on the table, inscribed the runal characters in the air, and send them into the crystal ball.
'He sure is dedicated.' Charles mused inwardly.
He then took out a pocket watch from his space ring, flipped open the outer case, and looked into it.
'It's 7.50 P.M.'
He nodded inwardly and moved to the dining hall located next to the kitchen room.
But unlike before, the mansion seemed to have lost its vigor.
After Rhea became the queen, most of the servants and soldiers had moved to the Royal Castle!
Only a handful of servants, few guards, and his other disciples were staying here.
If not for the Royal Rules, Rhea might come back to the mansion during weekends and choose to stay here.
Unfortunately, she had no choice but to stay there.
Shaking his head, Charles stepped on the concrete floor and soon arrived in front of the dining hall.
Just when he was about to enter, a black-haired woman with a wrinkled face walked out of the kitchen room and stared at him in confusion.
"You are?" She asked.
"He is my grandson, Ashley. He'll be staying here from now on." An old man's voice came from the reception hall.
Ashley widened her eyes and hurriedly bowed her head towards Charles.
"Forgive my earlier rude actions, My Lord."
Charles waved his hand, entered the dining hall, and spoke.
"Please get me something to eat."
"Yes, My Lord," Ashley said in a hurry and went back to the kitchen.
A few minutes later, she and two other maids entered the dining hall and placed different dishes on the table like a roasted chicken, honey roasted fish, stewed mutton, charcoal steak, a glass of champagne, and a plate full of salad.
Charles dismissed the servants, took the knife and fork, cut the roasted chicken, and started eating it slowly.
'It's been a long time since I ate the tasty food.' He chuckled inwardly and continued to eat.
After 30 minutes, he walked out of the dining hall and moved towards the bifurcated staircase.
Within a few seconds, he arrived in front of it, walked on the staircase, and soon reached the second floor.
Then, he moved to the right side corridor and went to the third floor through the spiral staircase.
After that, he walked past the banquet hall and ballroom and soon arrived in front of the VIP room section.
He then used his [Sleight of Mystery Hand] skill, opened the door, and entered his new room.
There were a total of three VIP rooms on the third floor.
He chose the one on the right side.
Then, he went towards the wardrobe, picked up a white towel, a set of casual dresses, and moved towards the bathroom.
He then took a long bath and walked out of the bathroom in his casual clothes.
After that, he went near the bed and laid on it.
He placed his head on the soft pillow and tried to get some sleep.
Unfortunately, he couldn't!
'My mind is filled with Divine Lady's words… Am I feeling afraid?' He sat up in a hurry and frowned.
His heart was beating abnormally faster!
He stayed in the same position for a few minutes and finally sighed.
After that, he walked out of his room and moved to the building's terrace through the straight staircase.
Because of the darkness, the terrace appeared a little gloomier.
Charles glanced at the different ornamental plants and soon moved towards the center.
Currently, there were sofas, chairs, and a glass table placed over there.
He soon arrived in front of the Lawson Sofa, sat on it, and took out a golden covered book from his space ring.
Then, he also took out an ink bottle and a golden quill and placed them on the glass table.
Then, he opened the Books of Secrets, flipped the pages, and soon stopped at a mysterious blank page.
Charles casually picked the golden quill, opened the ink bottle, dipped the brush into it, and began to write his name and surname.
Then, he wrote his date of birth, elemental affinities, their levels, and place of birth.
Once he completed the basic process, he recited a short chant and thought of evading his upcoming death.
A moment later, the whole page moved like a water wave and absorbed those words into it.
"Reveal!" He spoke coldly.
The next instant, Charles entered into a strange state and felt some deep connection with one of the possible future selves!
Before he could sense that future self's deep emotions, the connection suddenly got cut off!
Charles soon woke up from the strange state and shifted his gaze towards the blank page.
No!
At that moment, an image appeared on the mysterious blank page!
It was an image of a headless body.
'That's me.' A grim look appeared on Charles's face.
