Setting aside the " Ancient Alchemist " Potion recipe in his hand, Klein turned his gaze to the two vials of blood that the little " The Sun " had sacrificed.
Then, he beckoned and summoned a ceramic jar wrapped in layers of paper figures.
This was the blood of Beyonder he had collected from various sources. It had been kept on top of the Gray Fog and sealed with a " Paper Angel " to slowly integrate it into the aura of this mysterious space, severing the connection between the blood and the individual, and preventing any accidents from happening when the symbols were drawn to Door Opening, thus protecting the provider.
For Klein, the backlash against himself was one thing, since he still had at least one, and possibly two, chances to revive. But if it affected those who believed in him and gave him their blood, he would rather not do it at all.
After lifting the paper figure sealing the jar and pouring in two vials of blood, Klein materialized a glass rod and stirred it a few times.
Immediately afterwards, he used the " Paper Angel " to reseale the area.
"Only ' Prisoner,' ' Devil,' and ' Witch ' are left... Once I complete the ritual, I'll personally visit Miss Sharron. It's better to ask in person for these things; it's too impolite to ask by letter... Only Miss ' Magician ' is a special case. Obviously, she'd rather I write a letter than see Gehrman Sparrow. Ha, using the excuse that the ink froze due to the low temperature to delay the manuscript. Are all those tricks she knows fake? Fortunately, my Potion has been digested, so I don't need to rush it anymore..." Klein muttered to himself as he tossed the ceramic jar wrapped in the paper figure back into the pile of junk.
After leaving the Gray Fog, he didn't immediately prepare for his advancement to " Scholar of Yore." Instead, he took out paper and pen and drew a complex symbol that combined the meanings of " Concealment " and "peeping."
This was something he had originally planned to do before taking the Potion —to ask the " Magic Mirror " Arrodes for information about the " Sefirah Castle ".
As the symbol took shape, the already poorly lit room became even darker, as if clouds were drifting by and blocking out the Sun.
After about ten seconds, the surface of the cracked full-length mirror suddenly rippled with water, and one silver word after another quickly seeped out:
"Great, supreme, and eternal Master, your devout, faithful, and humble servant Arrodes has come to answer your call."
"Am I still the servant you trust most, are closest to, and love most?"
This question... I seem to have deciphered the panic and anxiety in this " Magic Mirror "... Is it sensing a crisis? Klein nodded thoughtfully, finding it somewhat amusing:
"Yes."
Actually, it was never like that... I was just trying to comfort you... After answering, Klein added two more sentences in his mind.
On the mirror's surface, the water suddenly became much brighter, and the silver words were all tinged with a golden hue.
They wriggled, forming new sentences:
"Great master, do you have a question you wish to test me on?"
"Yes." Klein subtly tensed up and asked, "What do you know about ' Sefirah Castle '?"
" Magic Mirror " Arrodes remained silent for a few seconds before the pale gold words changed:
"I don't know much about this, I've only heard some rumors: In the early Second Age, the ancient gods believed that the Original Creator left behind some things, which may be 'kingdoms' derived from a part of His body, or things He created, and ' Sefirah Castle ' is one of them."
"This is the name given by Flegrea, the King of Demonic Wolves. He called the Hound of Fulgrim ' Sefirah Castle Keeper.' However, until his fall, he never entered the ' Sefirah Castle.' Therefore, many powerful beings doubt that the ' Sefirah Castle ' truly exists, but is merely an abstract concept."
Is it related to the Original, that is, the Creator? Klein pondered for a long time before saying:
"One of... how many other places or items are similar to ' Sefirah Castle '?"
"Eight, specifically recorded on the second 'Blasphemy Slab,' but unfortunately, I haven't seen it." On the mirror's surface, lines of words appeared one after another, but the pale gold faded, revealing a silver hue once more. "The ancient gods suspected the source of the underground pollution came from a place similar to a 'Source Castle,' calling it the 'Chaos Sea.' Also, rumors say that deep within the spirit city of Calderon, there are clues to the 'River of Eternal Darkness,' originating from the ancient death goddess, the phoenix progenitor, Gregarie. As for the others, I've only heard some names, and not enough: 'Shadow World,' 'Wilderland of Knowledge,' and the 'Mother Nest' related to the moon."
"There are eight in total: ' Chaos Sea,' ' River of Eternal Darkness,' ' Wilderness of Knowledge,' ' Shadow World,' ' Brood Hive '... ' Brood Hive ' is related to the Moon, which sounds very dangerous... I wonder if it has anything to do with the ' Mother Tree '..." Klein silently repeated the key information from Arrodes's answer, feeling that he should be able to grasp something, but he didn't gain much. He was still missing the clues to connect the events.
Seeing that Arrodes had only heard rumors and didn't have any real understanding, Klein gathered his thoughts and casually chuckled:
"So it seems you might come from the ' Chaos Sea '."
"That's not important. What's important is that I am now your loyal, humble, and obedient servant." The " Magic Mirror," Arrodes, presented the entire passage in one breath.
"Well-behaved, that's the word..." Klein muttered to himself, then asked:
What is the origin of the " Dark Angel " Sasrir?
On the mirror's surface, silver words took shape one by one:
"I also cannot see it, but at that time, there was a myth that when the Ancient The Sun God was born, light and darkness were combined into one. After all, He claimed to be the Creator, so He must be complete and cannot be missing anything."
"Later, He separated the darkness within Himself and used it, along with one of His own ribs, to create the first Angel, the ' Dark Angel ' Sasrir."
This... rib... I can totally imagine that it was the Ancient The Sun God who personally created and spread this myth... Brother Amon, your wife has become a " Dark Angel "! Klein was first startled, and then a lot of strange ideas popped into his head.
As his thoughts settled, he began to analyze the possible truths that might exist within this myth:
"The spread of such a myth led believers to believe that the ' Dark Angel ' Sasrir was the 'dark' side of the Ancient The Sun God, and to worship Him in the same way they worshipped the Lord. At the time, no one objected, and no one forbade this myth. Moreover, the ' Dark Angel ' was always the Heaven's Deputy, the Left Hand of God, which suggests that this is very likely true..."
"What happened next can be summarized as follows: the dark side of the ' Ancient The Sun God ' colluded with external enemies, bewitched the Angel King, and assassinated the true form?"
This perfectly explains why Ouroboros and Medici joined the ' Rose Redemption '; they were simply obeying the 'Lord's' command...
"From this perspective, isn't the position of ' Dark Angel ' Sasrir in the Ancient The Sun God's Kingdom equivalent to 'The World' in the Tarot Club? Hmm..."
"Fortunately, the 'world' is a fake; it has no Spirituality or thought of its own..."
As he pondered, Klein suddenly felt a bit sweaty and was quite glad that he was a " Seer " and not some other kind of person.
Based on his previous reasoning, he quickly came up with a guess as to why the " Dark Angel " slumbered in the " Giant King's Court ":
"Perhaps it's related to the fall of the ' Ancient The Sun God '..."
"Therefore, Amon's brother, the Dragon of Wisdom, and the ' True Creator ' all want to confirm the current state of the ' Dark Angel ' Sasrir..."
"However, there are still many other questions... Of the twenty-two Beyonder Pathway, which path does this Angel King, the Left Hand of God, actually take?"
"The ' Marauder ' is Amon, the Apprentice is Mr. 'Door,' and the ' Spectator,' ' The Bard,' ' Sailor,' ' Mystery Pryer,' ' Warrior,' ' Sleepless,' ' Planter,' ' Reader,' ' Monster,' ' Hunter Assassin, ' and ' Arbiter ' are all clearly impossible... The ' Corpse Collector ' is also impossible; the Fourth Age produced a ' Death,' it's impossible for a Angel King to coexist, unless the ' Dark Angel ' has fallen to Sequence 2... Similarly, the ' Seer ' and ' Lawyer ' can be initially ruled out, until it's confirmed that the ' Dark Angel ' is no longer the Angel King..."
"The ' Mystery Pryer,' the ' The Moon,' and the ' Devil ' are all possibilities. It's also possible that the ' Hidden Sage,' the ' The Moon Primordial,' and the ' Dark Side of the Universe ' are actually aliases of the ' Dark Angel '... Hmm, perhaps the ' Mother Tree ' is also hidden here..."
"It's also possible that they were ' Prisoner.' There's no clear evidence that a true god ever came from this path, and the ' Chained God ' of that time might not even have been the ' Angel King.'"
Klein for a moment, then said to " Magic Mirror " Arrodes:
"It's your turn to ask a question."
On the cracked surface of the full-length mirror, silver words Distortion and combined, stretching into new sentences:
"Great master, may I guess you're going to ask why next?"
... Klein nodded with amusement:
"Can."
"You want to ask about Sasrir's current status? My answer is, I don't know, I can't see." A simple smiley face followed the silver words.
"Not bad," Klein praised. "That's all for today. I might need to summon you again at any time."
"Yes, great master, your loyal servant Arrodes is always ready to serve you!" On the mirror's surface, the simple smiley face transformed into a waving cat paw.
Once the mirror returned to normal, Klein took out paper and pen and wrote down what he had just learned.
This is one of the documents he prepared for the " Scholar of Yore " ceremony.
--Over the past many days, he has written down a great deal of ancient historical material.
Next, Klein took the information and the two Marionette and " Teleportation " to the Southern Continent.
He dared not advance in Backlund. If anything went wrong, Amon and Zaratul would definitely notice and come knocking on his door!