The " Evernight Goddess " answered with a hint of a smile in her dream projection:
"If it's just about supporting a ' Lord of Mysteries,' then I should bet on Amon; at least his chances of success are much higher than yours."
Before Klein could ask any more questions, He continued in a light, dreamlike tone:
"Buried in that Great Old One era are our shared memories, and also the crucial period in which our humanity was born, sprouted, and grew. Even though I have a long life now, it remains my most beautiful memory."
"You bear its mark, so I'm more willing to help you."
"Love me, love my dog..." Klein summed it up in his mind with a Chinese idiom.
At that moment, he thought of the word that Emperor Roselle had written in his diary:
"Home".
In his poignant silence, the dream projection of the " Evernight Goddess " spoke:
"Once you're ready, you can go to the main peak of the Hornacis Mountain Range anytime."
"Of course, the choice is yours. No one will force you, and no one can force you. You can choose to stay at a certain stage, not become the Great Old One, not let the ' Lord of Mysteries ' awaken within you, and then, when the Apocalypse comes, take the people and things you want to protect and ' Roaming ' to other star systems and other planets, evading the gaze of the Outer Deity, and recreate a civilization."
Klein had thought about this issue before, and after a moment of silence, he said:
I'm not sure if Roselle ever said something like, "You can hide forever, but you can't hide forever."
He spoke to the " Evernight Goddess " in Jotun, and the proverb he used sounded a little strange when translated:
Avoidance is only a temporary strategy and cannot be used as a long-term approach.
After a pause, Klein continued:
"Although the universe is vast and boundless, the Outer Deity are clearly more familiar with it than we are, and are far more powerful. They directly represent a certain aspect of the entire universe, and it is extremely difficult to evade their search. Moreover, even if we succeed, we can only enjoy peace for a short period of time. The recreated civilization will be destroyed again within a thousand years. By then, we will not even have the chance to become part of the Great Old One, and we will never be able to redeem ourselves."
This is because in order to successfully escape during the invasion of the Outer Deity, one must abandon all Sefirah; otherwise, one will definitely become their focus, and it is uncertain whether one can even survive the Original attack, let alone Roaming the Starry Sky.
The dream projection of the " Evernight Goddess " spoke softly:
"Aside from things directly torn from the Outer Deity, if only the Uniqueness and High-Sequence Beyonder Characteristic of other pathways are taken away, the Outer Deity may not care and will not expend much effort searching for them."
"As you said yourself, it's only 'not necessarily'. The Outer Deity should still have a certain desire for the Uniqueness of similar realms and the Beyonder Characteristic of High-Sequence, which can help them approach the Pillar," Klein calmly replied. "We cannot place our hopes on their moods; they are not merciful."
The dream projection of the " Evernight Goddess " nodded and said:
"In this respect, you are more clear-headed than Roselle, partly because he learned about the Great Old One and the Outer Deity too late."
He then said:
"You have another option: use Pallez's method to lower your rank and have Amon Stealing the ' Sefirah Castle.' That way, you can live well as Sequence 1 Great Angel, without constantly worrying about the ' Lord of Mysteries ' awakening within you, and without being too tired."
In the religious texts of the Church of Evernight, there is a distinction between Angel and Great Angel. Klein had always speculated that the latter referred to Sequence 1, and today that has finally been confirmed.
Of course, this is just the standard of one church and cannot represent others.
After hearing the words of the " Evernight Goddess," Klein remained silent for a long time before finally asking:
Can Amon be trusted?
The dream projection of the " Evernight Goddess " frankly stated:
I cannot give you a definite answer.
Klein then asked:
"If the ' Lord of Mysteries ' awakens within Amon, will He reclaim all the High-Sequence Beyonder Characteristic from the three pathways: ' Seer,' ' Marauder, ' and ' Apprentice '?"
"I don't know," the dream projection of the " Evernight Goddess " replied in the same tone.
Klein fell silent again, and after a while said:
"Personally, I do not yearn to become the Great Old One, but I cannot betray or abandon those who have placed their bets on me, who have helped me in more or less."
"Once Amon becomes the ' Lord of Mysteries,' he will inevitably help the Ancient The Sun God reclaim the Uniqueness and Sequence 1 Beyonder Characteristic of the ' Lord of Storms ' and the ' God of Knowledge and Wisdom,' leading to their downfall."
"Moreover, Amon is a willful and capricious god."
The dream projection of the " Evernight Goddess " nodded gently:
"You've maintained your humanity well."
After making up his mind, Klein shook off his earlier gloomy mood and smiled upon hearing this:
"If humanity fails to maintain its proper course, allowing divinity to gain the upper hand, I will make a similar choice, because the instinct of divinity is to unite in a self-centered manner."
The dream projection of the " Evernight Goddess " chuckled softly:
"Go and prepare to see Antigonus as soon as possible."
Klein nodded, then suddenly remembered something and quickly asked:
"Has Amon already incorporated the Uniqueness of the ' Apprentice ' path through Mr. 'Door's' ritual?"
The dream projection of the " Evernight Goddess " slowly answered:
"If it were something else, then it certainly wouldn't exist."
"But if it's Amon, there's a 50% chance."
He has a natural inclination for adventure and seeking thrills.
Klein said no more, watching the projection of the " Evernight Goddess " disappear and the dream gently collapse.
In his line of sight, the altar that hadn't been cleaned up yet came into view again.
For him, there wasn't much preparation needed to go to the main peak of the Hornacis Mountain Range and face the ancestors of the Antigonus Family. The main thing was to rely on the " Sefirah Castle " to create a clone and Stealing the Beyonder Characteristic of the " Attendant of Mysteries " that he hadn't yet digested, which once belonged to Zaratul, so that his main body could be in a state that could accommodate Uniqueness.
--As his mental state stabilized, even without the lingering mental imprint of Zaratul, Klein was able to barely suppress the resurrected part of " Celestial Worthy's " will by relying on his humanity, consciousness, and anchor.
However, before that, Klein's Spirituality intuition told him that something else should be done.
After looking around, he tidied up the altar and dragged Dawn Dantès's study out of the Fog of History.
Klein sat down at the table, spread out the papers, and picked up his pen to write a letter to Mr. Azik.
Because he had just finished writing the previous letter, this one was not very long. He only briefly mentioned the " River of Eternal Darkness " beneath Calderon and the Death Marks lingering on both sides of its tributaries, and focused on his sighting of multiple Azik Eggers, as well as his speculations about it.
After folding the letter, Klein took out the Azik Copper Whistle, brought it to his lips, and blew it.
The skeletal messenger appeared in the size of a normal human, kneeling on one knee and spreading its palms.
After handing the letter to it, Klein took out a gold coin from inside the " Sefirah Castle ":
"This is a long-standing thank you for your help."
"If you cannot accept it willingly, give it to your master and let Him distribute it."
This gold coin is one of the five coins Klein that were imbued with the aura of the " Sefirah Castle " and underwent a certain mutation.
He had already used one of the coins to pay the messenger's postage and had lost one to Maric while playing cards.
The Bone Messenger stood frozen for nearly five seconds before, not daring to disobey Klein's words, closing his skeletal fingers and simultaneously grasping the letter and the gold coin.
It immediately disintegrated, cascading to the ground like a waterfall, and disappeared inside.
Immediately afterwards, Klein took out another gold coin and put it in his pocket.
At the same time, he let the " Worm of Spirit " on duty inside the " Sefirah Castle " glance at a certain deep red star.
East Balam, inside a church belonging to the Evernight Goddess.
As one of the first Demigod to participate in the campaign to eradicate the Rose School of Thought, Leonard Mitchell has already arrived in the Southern Continent using a Sealed Artifact.
However, he had not yet made any progress, because the Demigod of the Rose School of Thought seemed to have sensed the danger in the air and had all hidden themselves away.
This forced Leonard to wait patiently, ready to be reassigned at any time.
With nothing else to do, he put on Red Gloves and went into the church's main prayer hall, where he began to offer his daily prayers with considerable devotion.
In the dim and peaceful environment, he seemed to fall asleep.
After an unknown amount of time, Leonard opened his eyes, stood up, and walked down the corridor to the door.
Just then, he saw a familiar figure: Klein Moretti, wearing a top hat and a suit, with black hair and brown eyes.
Leonard's pupils dilated and his eyebrows slightly raised. Klein, who was also praying, lowered his hands, stood up, and walked past him, approaching the altar step by step.
During this process, neither of them spoke, as if the other were a complete stranger.
Upon arriving at the offering box near the altar, Klein took a gold coin from his pocket and solemnly tossed it in.
Then, he changed direction and left the church through another door.
Leonard stood sideways in the main aisle, looking at the scene with a puzzled expression, his brows slightly furrowed.
At that moment, the slightly aged voice of Pallez Zoroast echoed in his mind:
"Find an opportunity to get your hands on that gold coin."
Inside a house in Backlund.
Will Auceptin held a small silver spoon, intently scooping out the dollop of light green ice cream in front of him.
Suddenly, He stretched out His left hand and blocked the food from the side.
The image of Dawn Dantès instantly appeared on the chair next to him.
"It seems I've missed your birthday twice," Klein said with a laugh. "This is a belated gift."
As he spoke, he took out a gold coin and pushed it towards Will Auceptin:
"This is your lucky gold coin."
Will paused for two seconds, then muttered:
"A birth gift of a lucky charm, a birthday gift of lucky coins—you have no creativity whatsoever."
As he spoke, he stretched out his chubby little hand and quickly took the gold coin back.
Klein smiled, stood up, and disappeared.