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"It's me! May I ask what brings you two here? I don't recall knowing two such distinctive gentlemen," Leyton responded with a slight nod to the middle-aged gentleman.
"Then we can consider ourselves acquainted now. I believe we'll have many opportunities to interact in the future," the middle-aged gentleman said in a somewhat low voice.
He seemed to want his voice to sound more approachable and less stern, but he didn't succeed. Instead, the low voice made him sound even more authoritative.
Leyton didn't respond but looked at the other man, waiting for him to continue.
The middle-aged gentleman frowned slightly and turned to signal the younger gentleman beside him, who was standing half a step behind, to take over the conversation.
The younger gentleman nodded slightly, seemingly to conceal the smile that he could barely suppress at the corner of his mouth, and immediately picked up where the middle-aged gentleman had left off.
He cleared his throat twice and said, "Ahem! We originally came here to deal with a potential case of uncontrolled power and monsters."
At this point, the young gentleman paused, his eyes filled with undisguised curiosity and doubt as he scrutinized Leyton.
Leyton met his gaze, looking into his light blue eyes. Realizing his impoliteness, the young gentleman shifted his gaze uncomfortably.
After clearing his throat twice to ease his embarrassment, he continued, "However, after arriving here, we found no signs of uncontrolled power. After observing for some time, we decided to approach you because you seem very normal, with no signs of uncontrolled power at all. Perhaps you truly are one in a million, a lucky one."
The young gentleman's words left Leyton somewhat bewildered. Initially, when he heard the other man say they had been observing him for some time, he tensed up, but the subsequent words made him think that the other party hadn't discovered his secret of transmigration. What the other party was referring to should be the secrets belonging to the original Leyton.
However, Leyton was now certain that the two men before him were Beyonders. Judging by their attire, they likely belonged to the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, though he couldn't rule out the possibility of them being members of the Church of the Earth Mother who simply favored this kind of attire.
"What do you mean by uncontrolled power?" Leyton asked cautiously.
"The madness inherent in the potion itself. If someone who consumes a potion can't withstand this madness, they'll lose control and turn into a monster," the middle-aged gentleman explained simply.
"And you, you didn't even consume a potion but directly swallowed the characteristic of Sequence 8. This behavior is essentially suicide, with a success rate so low that it can be ignored!" The middle-aged gentleman added sternly, pointing out that Leyton had directly swallowed the characteristic of Sequence 8.
Leyton was stunned. He had thought that matters involving uncontrolled power were not simple, and perhaps he had been unknowingly corrupted by something or an unknown existence. But he never expected that the matter would be that he had swallowed the characteristic of a Beyonder.
Moreover, it was the characteristic of Sequence Eight. Although it was only one sequence higher than Sequence Nine, the corruption within the characteristic was not as simple as one plus one. At this moment, Leyton felt that the word 'ill-fated' was no longer sufficient to describe him.
"In all my years of contact with Beyonders and various records, you are the only person I have ever seen or known who swallowed the characteristic of Sequence Eight and still survived. Your luck can be considered one in a million," the middle-aged gentleman added, seeing that Leyton was stunned and silent, assuming that he had been frightened by his stern words.
"No! I also know of a fierce person who swallowed the characteristic of Sequence Six. That is the real lucky one," Leyton complained inwardly, thinking of the Rose Bishop on the Future, the truly lucky one who accidentally swallowed the characteristic of Sequence Six and survived.
"If we were on the path of fate, what would be the matter with the big snakes and the small snakes!" Thinking of the lucky one, Leyton couldn't help but think of the two unlucky angels on the path of fate.
They had been angels for thousands of years. Former colleagues, friends, and newcomers had all become True Gods, but they were still playing cat and mouse games.
"characteristic? Why do you know that I swallowed the characteristic of Sequence Eight?" Leyton asked with some confusion.
Leyton remembered that the existence of characteristic was jointly concealed by the seven major churches. Ordinary church members would not know of the existence of characteristic at all, and how did the two people in front of him know that Leyton had swallowed the characteristic?
"That light blue thing you once took from the corpse of one of our colleagues, it has now been swallowed by you. As for more information, you will have to wait until you join the church and obtain certain permissions to know," the middle-aged gentleman paused here.
After observing Leyton's reaction, the middle-aged gentleman continued, "As for why we know about that Sequence Eight characteristic, the heretic who secretly lured you to pick up and swallow the characteristic has been caught by us. More things cannot be told to you now, unless you are willing to join the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom and become one of us."
"We are official Beyonders. All wild Beyonders who become Beyonders for various reasons will be subject to our control," the young gentleman added.
"So, I don't really have other options, do I?" Leyton wasn't annoyed, at least he didn't reject becoming an official Beyonder.
"No, you can also choose to join the Church of the Earth Mother. You are originally from Feynapotter, and your father is also a devout believer of the Earth Mother. It is also reasonable to join the Church of the Earth Mother," the middle-aged gentleman denied Leyton's words.
Then he said, "Similarly, your mother is a devout believer of My Lord, and you yourself are also a believer of My Lord. Moreover, the characteristic you swallowed originally belonged to the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom. Only in the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom can you better master the characteristic you swallowed, so as not to have subsequent problems such as loss of control, and even continue to advance upwards, if you are willing to continue to advance after understanding the world of Beyonders."
He gave two different choices, and explained the reasons and benefits of choosing the Church of the Earth Mother and the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom one by one, and finally gave the conclusion that choosing the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom is the best choice.
"No wonder they are from the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom. The way they speak is very similar to my former university professor!" Leyton complained in his heart.
Then he nodded and said, "That makes sense. Um, how can I join the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom?"
"You can join now, without any other additional conditions. We have already done a background check on you. Of course, before that, you need to go with us to the Naxos Grand Library, the residence of the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom in Madan. We also need to carefully check whether there is any residual corruption on your body. If there is, it needs to be purified, otherwise it will affect you, especially since you did not advance by consuming potions. If there is no residual corruption, just register, and you will be considered to have joined us," the middle-aged gentleman still answered fully and seriously.
At the end, he added: "However, you are not joining us as an ordinary member, but as an Executor, joining the official Beyonder team belonging to the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom. You should be a member under my command at that time. By the way, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Icanton Tess, and this next to me is your future teammate, Josie Siegel."
"Okay, Captain Icanton. But why is our residence the Naxos Grand Library instead of the Knowledge Cathedral?" Leyton nodded.
"The church is a place for daily prayers and proclaiming the glory of My Lord, and it is not suitable as a place for frequent access and office work. The Naxos Grand Library is not far from the Knowledge Cathedral, and there are enough books for church personnel to study daily. Moreover, the houses in that block are all church property, and the Grand Library has a back door leading directly to the Knowledge Cathedral," Captain Icanton explained in detail the reason why the church chose the Naxos Grand Library as its residence in Madan.
"I see!" Leyton nodded thoughtfully on the surface.
In fact, at this time, Leyton couldn't help but think in his heart whether he would also get the problem of answering a lot and densely as long as someone asked a question. After all, the Beyonders of this pathway who appeared in the original work, the great detective Isengard Stanton of Backlund and the Vice Admiral Iceberg Edwina Edwards, both have this personality preference.
For some reason, a picture of a verbose old dragon with golden-rimmed glasses and a book in his hand appeared in Leyton's mind. As soon as this picture appeared, Leyton shook his head sharply to drive the picture out of his mind. Although the God of Knowledge and Wisdom is not on the path of the Seer, but because He is all-knowing, He may not be able to do this kind of thing. It is better to be a little more cautious.
"What's wrong? Do you have any questions?" Leyton's sudden head-shaking movement made Icanton ask quite solemnly.
"Ah? No! No, there is a little problem. Are we going to the Naxos Grand Library now?" Leyton denied it reflexively, but felt that this answer was a bit problematic, so he casually asked a question.
"Well, it's best if you don't have any other questions," Icanton nodded and said.
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