Chapter 435: Speculations about the Egg in the Pot Ceremony
Four figures flew through the dense branches like flying swallows. Apart from the whistling wind, there was no other sound.

German, Jin, Biscuit and Xiaodi moved through the woods almost smoothly, forming four non-intersecting streamlined trajectories.

"President Netero and the others are ahead." German pointed ahead, his black robe fluttering. "They've also noticed our approach."

Jin nodded. "I saw them... I followed the direction given and the double X marks of the Hunter Association they left behind, and finally found them."

He took off his felt hat and replaced it with a brown and yellow headband, tying up his hedgehog head, which made him look at least five or six years younger.

Biscuit, who had her blonde hair tied into a bun, said nothing but couldn't help showing her joy. She hadn't seen President Netero for a long time.

Xiaodi followed behind them silently.

Through the control center, Germain informed the core members in the fortress of Pom's intelligence, and decided to set off immediately to find President Netero and others.

The team he formed is certainly the most tacit four-member group.

As for the duties of Jin, Biscuit and Xiaodi in the fortress, they will naturally be taken over by Kate and others.

To truly solve the "disasters" occurring on this continent, we must, of course, eradicate the "root causes of the disasters."

Germain thought of this, and so did President Netero and the others, so they were most likely going after the "source of the disaster."

Finding them is equivalent to finding the source of everything.

Soon, a chimeric ant nest made of stacked soil and sand, shaped like a stone cone, came into view, as well as six figures standing in the shadow of the nest.

President Netero, Micai Istrom, Mo Laowu, Potobai, Kansai, and Ginta all stood there watching the group of four rushing forward.

Mo Laowu was so excited that he put down his big pipe and waved his arms at them. When they approached, he was the first one to greet them.

"Why are you here?" he asked in surprise and joy.

He really didn't expect that Germain and his group, who were either in the Ancient Maze Post Station or in the Greed Island, would appear here together!
Before this, President Netero and his group had estimated that it would take at least half a year for Germain and others to come to support them.

They simply can't wait half a year.

Everyone was of course quite surprised to see German and others appear here.

President Netero and others came forward, also curious about the answer to Mo Laowu's question.

Germann did not waste time and explained the matter of the "Special Teleportation Lantern and the Scarlet Light" in a concise and clear manner.

We are all core members here, there is no need to hide anything.

President Netero listened quietly without expressing his opinion. Instead, he wanted to touch Biscuit's head like a grandfather seeing his granddaughter, but Biscuit slapped him away.

"Don't mess up my hairstyle." Biscuit glared at President Netero.

She saw that President Netero was safe, and that was enough, so she was not overly enthusiastic.

President Netero laughed and said, "It's been a long time since we met as master and disciple. I can't even show some concern for you. It really makes me sad."

Biscuit put his hands on his hips and said, "Forget it. I don't know you. You must be just trying to take advantage of this opportunity to mess up my hair!"

The other twelve members did not pay attention to the conversation here, but were thinking about the information provided by German.

"It seems that the source of last night's explosion lies in that "circular formation." Mo Laowu said, touching his square chin.

"When the BW1 sailed to the refueling station, we learned that the Kajin royal family had brought the body of the fourth prince, Chelidonich, who had died earlier, on the yacht."

"Although the actions of the Kajin royal family are very strange, they have no obligation to explain to us, so this matter will be shelved for the time being."

Mo Laowu looked at German, Jin, Biscuit and Xiaodi meaningfully, but did not directly point out that the death of the fourth prince was related to them.

German and the others all had unchanged expressions.

German is quite calm, Jin had nothing to do with the assassination of the fourth prince, Biscuit is a habitual liar, and Xiaodi has a paralyzed face.

It was very difficult for Mo Laowu to see any sign of hesitation from them.

"According to German's description, the outer circle of the "circle" is thirteen machine cabins, and the center is a machine cabin."

"If the Cajun royal family brought the body of Chelidonich on board and stored it in one of the engine rooms, then King Nasby's purpose is clear."

"Those mechanical cabins are used to store the bodies of the members of the Kajin royal family who are eligible to inherit the throne."

Kansai was confused.

"But, isn't there only thirteen princes in the Kajin royal family?" He lowered his head and counted on his fingers, "Why are there fourteen mechanical cabins?"

Micai Istrom took over Mo Laowu's words and continued to speculate. "That's because the core of this "Egg in the Pot Ritual" is like this."

"Those who win the succession battle will stand in the center, while the bodies of the losers will be stored in the mechanical cabins on the periphery."

Guan Xi's eyes widened and he said, "Hmm... No, no... You always laugh at my math, but now it seems that you are the ones who made stupid mistakes!"

"There were only twelve princes who participated in the succession war. The fourth prince died a long time ago. He did not participate in the succession war at all."

"Besides, even if you count him, there are only thirteen of us!"

German, Mo Laowu and Mi Cai Istrom looked at each other, and they felt that their minds were connected.

"No, fourteen."

"The remains of the fourth prince who did not participate in the succession war were also placed in the ceremony."

"This means that even if he dies prematurely, he will still be considered the 'loser' of this succession war."

"The fourteenth person besides him is King Nasby. King Nasby is the winner of the last round of the succession war, and he is also counted among them."

"It is very likely that the battle for succession will end with the sole surviving candidate, the prince, taking King Nasby's place, and King Nasby will die."

"I think what happened last night was that after the celebration banquet, King Nasby and the heir who became the new king came to the "circle" and completed the final steps of the ceremony."

"The bodies of King Nasby and the twelve princes are all stored in the machinery compartment."

"The new heir of King Kajin was at the very center, actively or passively initiating the ceremony."

"Then the 'circle' exploded, and the power of the ritual began to spread from the yacht to the entire BW1."

"All members who have been in contact with the bloodline of the Kajin royal family for a long time and killed people for them may mutate into monsters."

“The chaos begins.”

When everyone heard this, they nodded in understanding.

President Netero smiled and said:
"The 'parasitic guardian beast' born from the 'Egg in the Pot Ceremony' has a king and a prince as its hosts. So what is parasitic on them?"

"I gradually came to think that it was probably the resentment of all the members of the Kajin royal family throughout the dynasties, including the 'Second Line', who had Kajin royal blood."

"They nourished the poison pot, and the poison pot allowed them to live in the body of the current prince in the succession war as a 'guardian spirit beast'."

"That is to say, in every succession war of the Kajin royal family, the survivor becomes the king, and the resentment of the dead is stored in the poison pot."

"When the new round of succession war begins, they will parasitize on the princes they like the most, protect the princes as much as possible, and let the parasitic princes become kings."

"After the birth of the new king, the old king's mission has come to an end. The old king must give up his position to the new king and become a member of the Poison Pot's resentment."

"This cycle has been repeated countless times... However, this succession battle is slightly different from previous ones."

President Netero narrowed his eyes and looked at the strange castle under the mountains in the distance, then turned his head and looked at Germain and Mo Laowu.

"Do you remember last year's Chimera Ant crusade?"

"Of course I remember." Mo Laowu replied.

Germain nodded as well.

President Netero said:

"Suppose a situation where the Ant King Meruem did not occupy the East Gudo Republic, but wandered around, becoming stronger by eating humans."

"Under such circumstances, it is extremely difficult for us to catch it and kill it."

"It can be said that in addition to the German factor, it was also its arrogance and ignorance that ruined its life."

"And an extremely cunning, ever-stronger Chimera Ant King will undoubtedly become a desperate nightmare for the entire six continents."

"By then, the Poor Man's Rose, or even a more powerful weapon, probably won't work against it."

"The reason why we have been chasing that powerful spirit all the way here is to prevent the "other possibility of Meruem" from happening."

"Now is probably the best time to deal with the monster born from that ritual."

"It constantly creates monsters, causing killings, letting the monsters absorb resentment, and then absorbs the resentment contained in the dead monsters..."

"This process is probably to gain more powerful strength. It is evolving... We don't have much time."

(End of this chapter)