"Schrodinger is in trouble." Alicia smiled. She rarely smiled before. He smiles like a beautiful and proud fox, which can make all the men he meets feel happy. "With your help this time, he lost completely. The European Foundation has lost its trust in him..."
"Not only that..." She turned around with her hands behind her back and took two steps lightly. Obviously, everything that happened before liberated her, "Soon we will return to Europe and take over the entire foundation."
The corners of Arthur's mouth curled up slightly. Everything was as he expected. Those foundation elders who had supported Schrödinger before, after seeing Schrödinger's defeat and Alicia's skill, would definitely come to the conclusion who is more suitable to run the contemporary foundation.
Alicia's trip to Europe is not only to destroy the Philosopher's Stone, but also an active confrontation to regain orthodoxy.
As for the murder of Rabbi Lins, those elders who had remained silent did not really appreciate Schrödinger's obsession with the former president. They acquiesced in the previous trial just because they wanted to witness with their own eyes which side's ideas would be implemented.
Just an observation. And now the observations have results.
Not only that, maybe in the future after Alicia gains power, the crime of murdering the former president will turn into a heroic act to prevent a madman from destroying the foundation.
It’s nothing more than the same old refrain: politics is a process of struggle. Crime or merit will be defined by the winner. Zhen
"After the people of the Foundation found out about that disgusting brain house, Schrödinger had already abandoned his family.
"No one appreciates, no one can even understand his overly enthusiastic attachment to Rabbi Lins..."
"I sent someone to burn that thing on fire. Thanks to Schrödinger, my rebellious move seemed very necessary. The wind direction in Europe has changed." Alicia's mood cooled down a bit, "But, I didn't expect that I I had to kill him twice..."
Soon, after the power of Schrödinger's remnant party has shrunk, Alicia will truly be in charge of the entire Daedalus Foundation.
All the heritage of the Spirit Craftsmen Guild, the accumulation of technology from generations of scholars, and the real-time information of the Sleeping Angels... are all taken over. Female chess players will become some of the most powerful people in the world of exploration today.
"There is one more thing I have to ask of you two..." Alicia left Sean and Arthur behind, and the others arranged to rest, "——There is someone who wants to join the club."
·Zhen
While waiting for the new initiate, Arthur temporarily left the room. Sean and Alicia were the only ones left in the office.
The two of them stood in front of the window and looked at the deep sea.
"I miss grandpa."
Edgar Pompey. The image of the old man carefully eating an apple underground flashed before Sean's eyes.
"I miss him too." He said sincerely.
The two looked at each other and smiled gently.
Sean suddenly noticed something more in the female chess player's eyes, which were shining with a soft light. She took a few steps closer and actually picked up her hand. When he raised his eyes again, there was tenderness in them. Zhen
“It’s always you, Sean…
"Thank you."
It turned out that she was caressing the knight's ring. "You are indeed my knight."
"At your service, my lady," he said.
Soon after, the new initiates finally arrived. When he walked in, Sean's eyes widened in surprise.
Nikolai Tesler. The current mayor of Ocean City walked in wearing a black suit. The dark circles under his eyes were noticeably lighter and his complexion looked much better.
"Tesler, is that you? Do you want to join the club?" Sean came over. When the shy inventor saw Sean, he smiled so much that he blushed. He seemed to want to shake hands, but Sean gave him a hug - they had shared life and death on Maze Island, and he was very happy to see him again. Zhen
"How are you? Is everything okay?"
"Great, Sean! I'm fine and my injury has healed." Tesler kept smiling, which was beyond Sean's expectation. "The residents are much healthier, and tourism and immigration have resumed." It’s open. I’m as confident as the city now!”
"Nicola had the intention to join the reading club a long time ago, but because of the chaos at the beginning, he never expressed his stance..." Alicia said next to her, "This time he took the initiative to find me and decided to join the club."
"Why did you suddenly have this idea?" Arthur asked.
"I figured out a lot of things, one of which is: If Andre was still alive, I would still follow him.
"With him gone, reading will be the most in keeping with his spirit. It's that simple."
The former saint Andre, who was originally labeled as an apostate by the Holy Court, was not only a student of Edgar Pompey, but also had inextricable connections with the Candlelight Reading Club. Tesler was once his loyal follower. Perhaps he had been watching the Candlelight Reading Club in the post-Andre organization that was divided into various factions, and found that it was the most pure and consistent, so he decided to join. Zhen
They have similar auras and intertwined destinies. Tesler should have been a member of the book club - this is how Shaun the Enlightenment feels about it.
"Gentlemen," Alicia said, "without further ado, let's hold an initiation ceremony for Mr. Teslerkin today."
They came to the library, and there was only a lamp left in the place that had been cleared out in advance. Inexplicably, it reminded Sean of everything that happened in the old book cemetery.
He knew that whether it was an oil lamp or an electric lamp, the weak light source symbolized the light of reason that illuminated ignorance.
The three members stood in an equilateral triangle, surrounding Nikolai Tesler in the middle. They all took out their pendants, open books and abstract symbols made of candlelight.
Interestingly, the pendants in the hands of Alicia and Arthur, who are more senior, are obviously smaller. The pendant Sean held up was not only larger, but the pendant that once belonged to Leonardo da Vinci was stained with patina—apparently from deeper in history.
Sean heard Arthur mention that there were three elder keys in the reading club, and the one he inherited from the old man of Pompeii was one of them, the "Moon Key." This means that he has been one of the three elders of this mysterious organization since he joined the association. After knowing this news, he slowly realized the reason why Arthur Merlin valued and paid attention to him, and he could also clearly feel the weight of this patina pendant...
Not only that, he also realized that his encounter with Rose Under the Moon and Olivia Wind Chime was destined.
"I, Reader Sean Dickinson." Sean raised the pendant according to ritual. Olivia, who was standing behind him, took a step forward. "Candle Bearer Olivia Wind Chimes."
"—Here to witness the induction of Nikolai Tesler."
"I am Alicia Pompeo the Reader."
Wendy took a step forward: "Wendy Carlos, the candle bearer."
"—Here to witness the induction of Nikolai Tesler."
"I, Arthur Merlin the Reader."
There was no one behind Arthur.
"—Here to witness the induction of Nikolai Tesler."
Suddenly, heavy fog filled the library, and something evil seemed to be wandering in the darkness.
Sean pointed to the rows of bookcases. He recalled Pompeii's words and said in the same tone: "Follow the guidance of your heart and find the book that belongs to you..."
"Remember, you can only choose one."
