Mystery: Chaos Path

The number of vampires living in Backlund isn't particularly high, mainly because their racial traits dictate that they start at Sequence 7.

Typically, a vampire couple will only choose to have offspring when they obtain an extra Sequence 7 characteristic, or when they themselves are on the verge of death. In this world where Extraordinary characteristics are conserved, this naturally means that the overall number of vampires won't be too large.

Fortunately, because they all start at Sequence 7, the vampires, though few in number, are high in quality, which makes Roland quite satisfied.

"Although the war hasn't started yet, preparations for medical care can undoubtedly begin now. Even if the Extraordinary potions that are concocted can't be stored for long, preparing the ingredients beforehand is better than gathering them at the last minute. Moreover, potions aren't just Extraordinary potions; ordinary potions are also very important…"

Roland flipped through the documents submitted by Nibes Ordella, a thick stack that included information on the vampires living in Backlund, as well as the vampires' various assets in Backlund.

Roland flipped through these documents from beginning to end, and suddenly sighed with a hint of disappointment.

"There aren't any talents of the kind I'm looking for…" Roland was genuinely disappointed. He had originally expected that there might be someone like Frank among the vampires, but unfortunately, while there were many oddballs, there wasn't a single one who could be considered a talent.

"It seems I'll still have to search worldwide. Research work can't be done without a leader…" Roland stroked his chin, deciding to have people collect information on researchers in the fields of medicine and biology.

After all, considering that the God of Steam and Machinery, a Sequence 0, needed Rosell, this heaven-sent strongman, to help advance the tech tree, it's clear that in the mystical world, although the various Extraordinary pathways have extraordinary potential, most Extraordinary individuals only know how to use their abilities rigidly without any innovative spirit in the absence of a leader.

For Roland, this wouldn't do. Without an innovative spirit, how could he study the mysteries of the human body, how could he overcome the difficulties in the field of medicine, how could he unlock the skill tree of biological ascension!

Roland still has high hopes for the potential of the human body itself. The Extraordinary abilities of this world are difficult to popularize because of the Law of Conservation of Extraordinary Characteristics, but if the secrets of genes can be conquered, who knows, maybe everyone will be able to become a Superman in the future?

Even if that level can't be reached, improving people's physical fitness would still be a good thing.

As for why Roland suddenly became interested in this aspect—it can only be said that since he's already here, with such good conditions, Roland felt it would be a waste not to do some scientific research projects.

"However, it's not as if there aren't any ready-made talents. Although the Mushroom King gives the impression of solving food production problems, he actually has a very deep understanding in both the animal and plant fields, but…"

Roland rarely hesitated. He was certain of Frank's abilities. In the original work, the fact that he could solve the food problem of Silver City under limited conditions had already proved the Mushroom King's ability.

Roland hesitated because if he entrusted the burden of biological ascension to Frank, wouldn't he really unlock the Mushroom Man route in the future?

But then again, Mushroom Men seem quite interesting!

Roland stroked his chin and thought about what everyone would look like as Mushroom Men, and couldn't help but smile. Then, he made a decision in his heart:

"…One must be mad to succeed. If you want to forge a unique evolutionary path in such a world, you can't be too normal in the first place. Talents should be used when they can be."

"It just so happens that I'm preparing to reunite Rosell and his daughter. That way, I can save the effort of finding someone and have Bernadette contact Cattleya directly…"

…

Bernadette felt somewhat uneasy.

This made her almost subconsciously turn her head to look at the Kingdom Museum not far away. At this moment, there was a long queue in front of the Kingdom Museum, all of whom had come to visit the Rosell Memorial Exhibition.

Because of the ambiguous attitude of the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery, although Rosell belonged to the enemy of the Loen Kingdom from a historical point of view, he himself had a fairly high degree of discussion in the Loen Kingdom. Some people scolded him, some people loved him, some people worshiped him, and some people dismissed him.

It can be said that discussing topics related to Rosell, to a certain extent, can even be regarded as the daily life of many people in Loen.

As for Bernadette, she was both an admirer and a hater of Rosell. She loved him, hated him, scolded him fiercely in person, but she also once simply held Rosell's clothes in front of the swing, looked up at his face, and seriously told Rosell how much she admired him.

She is Bernadette, and also a Gustave. She is Rosell's proud eldest daughter, and also the most vehement opponent of the "Caesar" Emperor.

However, time has passed, and Rosell has fallen for more than a hundred years. Bernadette has lost a father who was a tyrant, and also lost a family member who loved her.

Perhaps people always know how to regret after losing something, or perhaps time has precipitated those loves and hates, brewing them into a cup of bitter wine. After losing her father, Bernadette finally woke up as if from a dream and began to miss Rosell madly. She still loves him and still hates him, but all of this does not prevent Bernadette from searching for Rosell.

"Father, why…" Bernadette murmured silently. She still can't accept Rosell's actions in his later years. She has a hunch that there may be something wrong with it, but the lack of information makes her unable to be sure where it is wrong.

Bernadette can't even be sure that her father is still alive or can be resurrected. She just doesn't want to give up searching, like an obsession.

This obsession has supported her search for more than a hundred years, and it is no longer something that can be given up easily.

However, Bernadette's visit to Backlund this time is not specifically to visit the Rosell Memorial Exhibition. The reason why she appeared in Backlund at this time is mainly because the ability of the Seer gave her a hint that something big may happen in Backlund in the next period of time, and there may be an opportunity for her to advance to Sequence 2.

Bernadette has been stuck at the Sequence 3 level for a long time. She had already digested the Seer potion, and had already prepared the materials needed to concoct the Sequence 2 Sage potion. The main reason why she hasn't advanced is that she has been stuck by the advancement ritual.

The Sage's advancement ritual requires Bernadette to stop a disaster involving high-level power, which sounds simple, but please note that the high-level here refers to the Sequence 0 level.

In the Fifth Epoch, the gods are not obvious. Although the secret organizations that believe in evil gods are still causing trouble, there are too few that really involve the descent of gods. Even if there are, they will be extremely secretive before they happen. It's not too difficult for Bernadette to find a disaster that meets the conditions of the ritual, so she has been dragging it on until today.