Chapter 1324 - 720: Emergence
Whether the Romani Elders are suppressing Tamara is unknown, but honestly, Tamara’s return has sparked controversy within the organization.
Not many can tolerate that the traitor who stole the Sacred Object years ago is unscathed and even receiving strong support, even if the Elders forcibly suppress it, it can only slightly calm the situation on the surface.
Because extraordinary resources are not like cabbages; the more you have, the less they have. Don’t talk about geniuses here; who isn’t a genius? You, a traitor, should have died long ago!
Tamara is desperately improving her strength because of this pressure; once she stops, she will face countless criticisms. Too many people want to push her down.
Because even among the Elders, there are factions. Some are unsatisfied with the organization’s decisions regarding Lance, feeling that the Romani have compromised so much without gaining much, and they don’t consider Tamara one of their own.
However, they seem to have forgotten that the Romani and Hamlet’s deal was based on their reckless provocation of Lance and subsequent defeat.
As for the benefits of Sela and Hamlet’s trade, they pretend not to see them, naturally because of differing factions, and other factions gain nothing.
The internal management can only be described as chaotic, with the organization filled with ties like bloodlines and teacher-student relationships, embodying a system with intensely feudal governing traits.
Interestingly, their existence is only possible because the Romani are constantly unwelcome by others, forcing them to unite under external pressure and with the role of supernatural power.
In such an environment, Tamara cannot feel the warmth of the organization; instead, she recalls Hamlet and Lance.
Perhaps Hamlet isn’t perfect, but comparison is frightening, and she starts to envision her own utopia.
So, early on, Tamara did have contact with Lance, and as for why she later broke off contact with Lance, there was a reason.
Like countless geniuses, she hit the threshold of the champion, even Alhazred was trapped in a sandy pit, much less the extreme Tamara.
The Elders aren’t foolish; can they not sense Tamara’s dissatisfaction and her increasing communication with Lance?
Thus, they seized on Tamara’s anxious mindset and told her that if she wanted to break through, she could access a special place owned by the Romani — the Observatory.
The Observatory is special because it’s not an ordinary concept but a place established by the Romani upon discovering a void crack.
Compared to the real world, this place hides more secrets, and for those who walk the path of Astrologers and Observers, it’s indeed a good spot, although equally treacherous.
Even with many rituals and equipment for protection, the eerie void is not something ordinary people can probe.
Tamara is well aware of the benefits, but she’s not a child; she knows what the Elders intend.
Having already idled away half a lifetime, she fears if she squanders this chance, she will never see hope for breakthrough again, and so she’s unwilling to give up.
Once inside the Observatory, her contact with Lance also ceased; this place lacks a concept of time, with the void outside the Observatory being lifeless darkness, an endless abyss seemingly ready to swallow everything, leaving only faint points of light, devoid of any splendor.
Yet, without long-term success, her state started to go wrong; she was desperately trying to prove herself, willing to take greater risks, thus making a proposal.
She reminded them of another Sacred Object promised when she was persuaded to return, which the Elders hesitated over for a time but eventually granted her because Lance’s words also piqued their curiosity.
They even trained Tamara to see if she could foresee anything, and to find a path forward for the Romani.
With two Sacred Objects in hand, Tamara immersed herself in a very special state; with the added equipment, she became stronger, and the vague sense of power further pulled her in.
But a bottleneck is a bottleneck; if it were truly that simple, various geniuses wouldn’t be trapped.
As others said, she missed several years, and her talent has been diminished significantly; compared to that first time she touched a Sacred Object and glimpsed the truth of the world.
She remained dormant in the Observatory, unaware of how long, until Hamlet erupted with an anomaly.
The god-like terrifying power was extremely conspicuous even within the whole world, akin to dropping a stone into a fish pond, instantly creating ripples in reality.
And this wave also startled the Tamara immersed in the boundless starlight, though she was unlucky, as the Observatory, wedged between reality and void, lacked the solid rules of reality, so the ripples were actually waves here.
At this moment, holding two Sacred Objects, she seemed to touch upon something, unexpectedly entering a mysterious state.
Her consciousness seemed to be instantly withdrawn, then continuously elevated... No! It’s the darkness before her that rapidly receded, seeming both momentary and as if countless years had passed.
Then she saw a black sphere against the backdrop of the starlight appearing before her; it seemed right in front of her, yet the distance between them was unfathomable, leaving an impression of boundless vastness at first glance.
Once her attention settled slightly, she discovered the inside of the sphere was actually filled with tentacles, writhing.