The group entered. Inside was a secret chamber, its walls carved with symbols of inverted crosses and shattered halos.
There were no gold or silver treasures within the chamber, only a few crude bookshelves lined neatly with dozens of thick handwritten notebooks.
Wu Heng picked up the topmost one and opened it.
The pages in his hands had yellowed with age, and the handwriting was messy yet filled with fervor. They recorded in detail all manner of conjectures and research concerning the power of the "Antichrist," including its potential connection to the rules of the Apocalypse.
There were several hypothetical models for how that power operated, as well as discussions of "flaws in balance" based on ancient texts.
Much of the knowledge within was beyond the reach of ordinary people. Other gods and certain supernatural monsters had clearly been involved, as could be seen from the illustrations. It touched upon much inhuman knowledge.
It could be considered experimental research combining technology and mystical power.
"Looks like I found the missing part of the 'paper.'" A glimmer flashed in Wu Heng's eyes.
Though these manuscripts were fanatical, some of their reasoning and hypotheses based on ancient knowledge happened to fill in the gaps in his own theory concerning the underlying mechanism of this power.
They contained verification processes consistent with the power logic of this world.
He did not need what was written here. He merely needed a "reasonable" excuse to bring certain things out, and now he had found one.
Taking the dozens of confiscated research manuscripts with them, Wu Heng and the other two swiftly withdrew from the monastery and returned to Morik Manor.
Over the following days, Wu Heng shut himself inside the laboratory and devoted himself fully to analyzing the manuscripts and finalizing the design of the