[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-bone-king-welcoming-the-birth-of-the-king":3,"chapter-bone-king-welcoming-the-birth-of-the-king-bone-king-welcoming-the-birth-of-the-king-chapter-352":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Bone King: Welcoming the Birth of the King",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2349560,4592,"Chapter 352: An Unfathomable Sense of Dread: Meeting the Death-Defying Again","bone-king-welcoming-the-birth-of-the-king-chapter-352",352,"\u003Cp>Everyone present was a clever person; they understood the significance of the \"frogman eggs\" Tang Zheng had produced immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Replacing infants with frogman eggs?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Setting aside whether it could succeed for the moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The information revealed behind this bottle of frogman eggs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caused the just-invigorated group of Pontiffs and \"Pink\" Isadolo to feel an irrepressible sense of incredulity and shock in their hearts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These frogman eggs clearly could not have been prepared on the spur of the moment; in other words, this Team Leader Tang before them had already prepared them before arriving at the Theocracy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did this mean that from the very beginning, the other party had already anticipated the current situation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was their research into the \"Integration Potion\" truly as limited in its understanding of the potion's actual effects as this Team Leader Tang had initially portrayed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A series of questions and speculations surfaced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The six Pontiffs wore solemn expressions, each of them restraining their inner contempt, with an unprecedented seriousness and gravity appearing in the depths of their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They suddenly realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps they had underestimated this Team Leader Tang from the very beginning!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pontiff of Water Cedran, Pontiff of Light Yvon, Pontiff of Darkness Maximillian,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These three Pontiffs, known for their wisdom, thought of much more in an instant, and without realizing it, a layer of dense sweat had already broken out on their foreheads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——If one were to speculate based on this premise!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, when this Team Leader Tang handed the \"Integration Potion\" to the Holy Kingdom, had he already anticipated that their Church would move to seize this potion?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thereby smoothly guiding the situation toward this current series of events!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other party's planning might go back even further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The origin of this matter was the Hills incident; perhaps this Team Leader Tang had already begun laying the groundwork the very moment he produced the \"Integration Potion\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the goal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——What was the goal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pontiff of Darkness Maximillian's breathing grew a fraction faster, and he subconsciously raised a hand to adjust his glasses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This small gesture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had not done it once since he took office as a Pontiff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was actually unable to analyze what benefits the other party could gain for a moment?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Analyzing based on the current situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ones gaining the greatest benefits were their Theocracy and the Holy Kingdom?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the country where the other party resided, the \"Re-Estize Kingdom,\" could not gain benefits from this, let alone Team Leader Tang, who was plotting all of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the \"Scripture of the Six Gods,\" there were descriptions of \"Believers of the Dawn\" who, bathed in the glory of the gods, dedicated everything they had to the gods and humanity without asking for any reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how could this be!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at this very young man opposite him, who had a gentle, composed, and calm face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pontiff of Darkness Maximillian's pupils contracted involuntarily; he suddenly felt a kind of unfathomable, terrifying sensation from the other party.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meeting, with the Theocracy as the host.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had long since been taken over by the other party without anyone noticing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems you have all guessed the purpose of these frogman eggs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the silence of the group after he produced the frogman eggs, Tang Zheng nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, there was no need to explain too much when talking to smart people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These frogman eggs did not come from the hilly regions, but from the great wetlands north of the Great Forest of Tob; in any case, there were numerous demi-human races in the hilly regions, so even if he said that, the Theocracy would have no way to investigate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't prepared them in advance either; it was only after seeing the Theocracy's research data on the \"Integration Potion\" and discovering that angels could actually be integrated into infants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That he suddenly remembered the frogman eggs he had been leaving in the corner of his item box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were the leftover materials from Tang Zheng's research into \"Artificial Monsters: Frogman Eggs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding the research on \"Artificial Monsters,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng had already mastered it, but it really didn't have much use; theoretically, it just involved using magic power and special alchemical means to forcibly ripen the frogman eggs, turning them into adult frogmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the artificial monster frogmen created could only exist for about an hour, similar to summoned monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For people in this other world, it was a decent extra means.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for Tang Zheng, it was just a waste of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have not experimented with these frogman eggs myself; I am afraid you Pontiffs will have to send people to study them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng pushed the medicine bottle containing the frogman eggs on the table forward:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know that you all might not care about what I am saying right now, but I must offer a reminder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The basic material for the 'Integration Potion,' as you should be aware, is a special alchemical potion derived from the blood of demi-humans,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The source of this blood is a special species with very few members, and the amount of blood that can be collected is extremely limited.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thousands of angels need to undergo 'Integration,' and the potion is absolutely insufficient; if frogman eggs can be used for integration, then the amount of potion consumed by each frogman egg will be minimal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of which!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng scanned the changes in expression on everyone's faces; he did not see any useful information, but he did not care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The point had been made very clearly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether they wanted to use frogman eggs as the material for \"Integration\" or not, they had no choice but to use them, because there was not enough potion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Screech—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The conference chair scraped against the floor, emitting a faint, harsh sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng stood up under the puzzled gazes of the group and waved his hand casually: \"I have said everything I needed to say; the rest is up to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng walked toward the outside of the hall without any hesitation; as he left the central conference table, the bright light shone on his back, and his shadow began to stretch rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of his footsteps on the floor echoed along the smooth surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither the high-and-mighty Six Great Gods nor \"Pink\" Isadolo, representing the Holy Kingdom, had any intention of speaking up to stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meeting had long since been dominated by this Team Leader Tang, and had even deviated from its original direction!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite being the one with the thinnest influence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng, who looked the easiest to manipulate, had become the most difficult person to restrain at this very moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gazes of the six Pontiffs and \"Pink\" Isadolo crossed and collided over the conference table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such great benefits!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two countries would absolutely not make any compromises, and Tang Zheng, as the creator of the potion, had become a character walking between the two countries who needed to be won over with all their might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This situation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were in the Re-Estize Kingdom or the Baharuth Empire, it would not be difficult to resolve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, it was precisely the Slane Theocracy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In order to preserve the strength of humanity and prevent losses from internal strife, they pursued a policy of strictly avoiding the possibility of war with any country.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only by standing from the perspective of humanity as a whole would the Slane Theocracy compromise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our country will provide a portion of angels every year in exchange for the special magical ritual known as the 'Grand Ritual'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't joke around!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't understand the power of the 'Grand Ritual' at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our Holy Kingdom's national strength is indeed not as strong as the Slane Theocracy's, but do not underestimate our Holy Kingdom either!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can invite Lady Kelart to pay a normal visit to the Slane Theocracy once a year.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please forgive me for rejecting such an unreasonable proposal!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a 'clatter'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door to the conference room closed, cutting off the arguing voices inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint smile appeared at the corner of Tang Zheng's mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only needed to be the initiator; the remaining two parties, the Slane Theocracy and the Holy Kingdom, would discuss how to split these benefits themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five thousand angels every year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus the distribution rights for several 7th-tier \"Dominion Authorities\" and even 8th-tier angels—this power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even for the Slane Theocracy, which had the greatest national strength, it held an irrepressible attraction, let alone for the Holy Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The two sides will probably need to argue for a while longer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And now, the Theocracy no longer has the ability to carry out any so-called restrictions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A trace of relaxation appeared between Tang Zheng's brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without relying on powerful force, merely by dangling benefits, he had guided two countries to act according to his own plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This feeling was indeed not bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, he could use this to continue hiding behind the scenes, secretly manipulating the two countries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The next plan is—to investigate the Theocracy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng walked out of this church in deep thought, when suddenly his gaze paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behold!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the Damenkou of the church.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young girl was leaning against the wall in the shadows, her black cross-spear war scythe resting casually to the side in the corner she was also leaning against.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Click, click\" went the faint, crisp sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They came from the girl's hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Antilene Heran Fouche!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng’s eyes narrowed imperceptibly; he had not expected to see her again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve come out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Antilene Heran Fouche kept her head lowered, fiddling with a strange square toy in her hands, as if she had been waiting for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng’s gaze could not help but fall upon that square toy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a standard cube, with each face composed of just the right number of small squares, and the surface of the blocks dyed in different colors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Antilene Heran Fouche’s fingers moved, each block seemed capable of shifting positions at will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this toy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A name surfaced in Tang Zheng’s mind: \"Rubik's Cube.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was naturally not a product of this other world; it must be an item left behind by the Six Great Gods, though it was uncertain whether it was a magic item or an ordinary object.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it’s just one side, it’s fine, but wanting to turn out two sides is very difficult.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Antilene Heran Fouche’s fingers flipped rapidly for a moment, and she spoke softly to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeming to know she wouldn't be able to solve it in a short time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Antilene Heran Fouche stopped the movements in her hands and looked up at Tang Zheng, her heterochromatic eyes—one black and one white—filled with curiosity: \"You are the first person who is not a member of the Theocracy, yet makes those six guys take you seriously.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng was silent for a moment, then introduced himself: \"Free Will, Tang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A concise response, with no intention of introducing herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps out of disdain, perhaps out of indifference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I came to deliver an item.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Antilene Heran Fouche’s voice remained calm; whether in her speech or her facial expression, she lacked the rich emotions of a normal human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a magic trick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Antilene Heran Fouche held the Rubik's Cube in one hand, and with a flip of her other palm, revealed a necklace that looked quite crude, shaped like a bronze feather.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hung between her fingers, swaying in mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The magical light flowing on the surface of the bronze feather, though it looked crude, gave one a feeling of immense value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng’s gaze shifted, and he easily saw that there were characters on the bronze feather that were familiar to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is... Rune characters?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are only two possibilities for items containing Rune characters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One is a Rune item crafted by Dwarves, and the other is an \"Yggdrasil\" game item, where the Rune characters on it only serve as decoration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, that won't work now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Antilene Heran Fouche acted as if she were making a joke, and put the bronze feather necklace away again: \"You don't look like you're going to stay in the Theocracy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng was startled, finally understanding the reason for this inexplicable behavior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a pity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng gave Antilene Heran Fouche a helpless smile: \"It must have been a very precious magic item.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the strongest Extra Seat of the Black Scripture, Antilene Heran Fouche held the duty of a guardian, responsible for protecting the place where the equipment of the Six Great Gods lay dormant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The item she personally came to deliver was highly likely to be a relic of the Six Great Gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before holding the meeting, the Pontifexes of the Six Great Gods clearly determined that the outcome would not change, so they brought out a precious item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a gift for his defection to the Theocracy, to win him over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is that cube in your hand? Is it also an item?\" Tang Zheng looked at the Rubik's Cube, pretending to be curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Antilene Heran Fouche pulled back the palm holding the Rubik's Cube, looking quite protective of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng showed a thoughtful expression: \"It looks like it should be a very precise structure; you might try choosing one color block in the middle first, then turn the blocks of the same color to the back to perform such an operation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng told Antilene Heran Fouche some simple rules and techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Antilene Heran Fouche’s eyes turned cold, she stared at Tang Zheng for a moment, and then her hands began to spin the Rubik's Cube rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed bit by bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the church, apart from the arguing sounds coming from the deep conference hall from time to time, only the \"click-clack\" sounds of the Rubik's Cube turning remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng’s eyelid twitched a few times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He discovered that Antilene Heran Fouche was truly not suited for playing with this kind of toy; even with his previous guidance and instructions, she still seemed clueless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rubik's Cube, a puzzle toy often played with in his past life, was a bit complicated at first, but as long as one found the trick, one could quickly turn out all six sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About 20 minutes or so passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the turn of the final block, under Antilene Heran Fouche’s slender fingers, the colors of the six sides of the Rubik's Cube were completely aligned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The six-colored Rubik's Cube stopped in her small palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A curve appeared on Antilene Heran Fouche’s lips imperceptibly, but immediately after, her eyes became even colder in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She grabbed the cross-spear war scythe leaning against the wall with one hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Antilene Heran Fouche gripped the end, her figure flashed, and she arrived instantly in front of Tang Zheng, the sharp blade pressed against Tang Zheng’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, I just helped you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Zheng had originally thought that helping Antilene Heran Fouche solve the six sides of the Rubik's Cube would improve her favorability, never expecting her to turn hostile suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This personality is truly impossible to fathom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, so what?\" Antilene Heran Fouche responded coldly: \"This toy has no value to me anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So how are you going to compensate? With your life?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2562,"2026-06-21T02:30:17.060Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","f23546fb7fcd2be0d29ec2473ced7ede35af94de552d24e91963ea2c2e3e4ceb","bone-king-welcoming-the-birth-of-the-king-chapter-353","bone-king-welcoming-the-birth-of-the-king-chapter-351",357,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbone-king-welcoming-the-birth-of-the-king-cover.jpg"]