I know that... " Justice " Audrey turned her eyes slightly, raised her chin, and happily cast her gaze diagonally forward, toward a stone pillar supporting the dome.
She quickly looked away, ready to watch Mr. The Hanged Man's reaction to the answer.
" The Magician " Fors vaguely understood one thing:
You can use the so-called Roselle's Diary to get answers to certain questions from Mr. The Fool, and maybe even exchange it for items!
" Roselle's Diary? Those notes written by Roselle in unique symbols, completely incomprehensible to others? They're actually a diary?" The Hanged Man's tone was certain, and Mr. The Fool didn't refute it...
"I've come across many, but I haven't bought them all because I wasn't interested. Oh yes, Miss Audrey has quite a few! She's a huge fan! But, but, her dog last week—no, maybe the week before last, I don't remember exactly—whole a lot of books and notebooks, including all of Emperor Roselle's Diary!"
The sudden surprise and the ensuing disappointment filled Fors's heart, making her want to raise her hands, cover her ears, and scream.
This is the only way to express her feelings at that moment!
"I hate dogs!" Fors the Magician thought bitterly.
The " The Hanged Man's" request was somewhat unexpected for Klein, but it was the easiest one for him to fulfill, so he chuckled and said:
"Can.
Do you want everyone to hear it, or do you want only yourself to know?
Alger, the " The Hanged Man," answered without hesitation:
Only I know.
He doesn't have the spirit of selfless dedication.
Klein smiled and shut out the senses of the other members, which made Miss Justice feel very wronged. She was waiting to see Mr. The Hanged Man's bewildered and shocked expression, as if she had done something amazing. Although she wouldn't actively promote it, she was looking forward to others' reactions after they found out.
But now, that wretched " The Hanged Man " Deprivation me of this pleasure! Audrey muttered to herself.
Of course, she knew perfectly well that the other party's request was absolutely legitimate.
But I already knew the answer... she thought, pursing her lips.
At this moment, Klein leisurely flipped the Card of Blasphemy over and stood it up, so that the Hanged Man could directly see Roselle, who was wearing black armor, a crown, and a cloak.
The emperor's portrait was frequently seen, and Alger, the Hanged Man, was no stranger to it; he recognized him immediately. More importantly, the cards bore a clearly visible symbol:
" Sequence 0, Black Emperor!"
As expected! It's the deck of cards rumored to have been made by Emperor Roselle, the one that holds the path to Divine Pathways —the so-called prototype of the Tarot! Sequence 0, " The Black Emperor "... This one corresponds to the " Lawyer " path to godhood? Mr. The Fool has been collecting Roselle's diary, apparently to find clues about that deck of cards, and in just a few months, he's already obtained one... Alger was both surprised and delighted, excited and thrilled.
Suddenly, he inexplicably felt that the future of the " Tarot Club " was incredibly bright.
Previously, he was only intimidated by Mr. The Fool's mystery and power, and only regarded the so-called " Tarot Club " as an opportunity to exchange information and items. But now, he began to imagine the benefits that he and other members could obtain after Mr. The Fool collected all of Emperor Roselle's cards.
"At that time, the Tarot Club may become the most powerful Concealment organization!" Alger the Hanged Man, couldn't help but look forward to the future.
At this moment, Klein slowly said:
" The Card of Blasphemy."
He immediately removed the shield.
As soon as her senses returned, " Justice " Audrey immediately turned her gaze to the " The Hanged Man," and through the blurry image, she vaguely "read" the lingering shock, joy, and longing in him.
That's how it should be... Audrey felt immense satisfaction.
" The Card of Blasphemy "... indeed related to the " Blasphemy Slate "... Alger, the " The Hanged Man," lowered his head and pondered for a few seconds before materializing the three newly acquired pages of Roselle's Diary.
Soon, the three yellowish-brown parchments came into Klein's hands.
He lowered his gaze casually and began to read at a leisurely pace:
"On March 15th, I was indeed the protagonist. Based solely on some archaeological clues and folk tales, I found a ghost ship left behind by the Solomon Empire near the Oravi Archipelago on the edge of the Sonia Sea, the ancient ' Black Emperor '!"
"It's so cool!"
"There are also some ancient books on it, including a treasure map pointing to a nameless island, the last settlement of a defeated nobleman of the Solomon Empire who fled the Northern Continent, and everything he left behind is there!"
"This treasure will surely belong to me!"
"On March 19th, after repeated consideration and weighing of the options, I finally decided to embark on a long sea voyage. After that, I would join the Kingdom's Army as an officer, and it would be difficult to have such an opportunity again."
Edwards and Green were willing to follow me on my adventures in that misty ocean.
"Actually, I'm not just after the treasure. I also want to verify something. From the Sun to the red moon, from the movement of the Star in the sky to the changing seasons, all sorts of signs and different data prove that the world I live in should be a planet. If that's the case, it shouldn't only have Northern Continent. Based on various data, the combined area of the Northern Continent is less than ten percent of this planet. Are the rest just oceans or islands?"
"To the west of the Northern Continent lies the Sonia Sea, and to the east, the Sonia Sea. I suspect that beyond these two great oceans, there are other continents, just as beyond the Raging Sea lies the Southern Continent. Perhaps I can discover a completely new continent, the Western Continent!"
"Set sail, great Navigator Roselle, Columbus, Magellan, and Gustav! Go and verify your conjectures!"
The Emperor was truly reckless in his youth. He dared to set sail based solely on a treasure map whose authenticity was unknown and whose hidden dangers were unclear. No, he remained just as reckless in his old age, as evidenced by the " Card of Blasphemy "... Klein couldn't help but mutter a few words to himself.
This page of the diary seemed to be connected to a page he had seen before, with at most one or two other pages in between. Therefore, Klein could be fairly certain that during this voyage, Roselle got lost and found a primitive island located outside the safe shipping lanes, where there were many extraordinary creatures. During this process, he also used the " Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse " and "One Piece" references to prank Green and Edwards, who had followed him on the voyage.
Furthermore, Green, the man Roselle praised as the smartest among us, grew increasingly strange after discovering the primitive island and eventually died in the Sonia Sea.
Speaking of which, the idea that this world is a planet is now widely accepted and has been confirmed by astronomy... Klein turned to the second page of his diary:
"On April 18th, I discovered the term ' Western Continent ' in the ancient texts aboard the Black Emperor '!"
" The Western Continent really exists!"
"However, even in the Fourth Age, in the Solomon Empire, when the gods still walked on the earth, the Western Continent was only a legend, said to be the homeland of the Elf, involving an ancient god named Soniathrym."
"But the problem is that the Elf were ultimately trapped on the Sonia Island, and afterwards scattered across various islands in the deep mountains and the sea, and there is never any legend of them trying to return to their homeland."
"In short, the Western Continent may exist at the end of the Sonia Sea, the homeland of the Elf. But what about the end of the Sonia Sea? Is there really an Eastern Continent? Where is it hidden in the fragments of mythological texts? Could it be the elusive ' Forsaken Land of the Gods '?"
"Keep going, Roselle, you're almost there!"
The Western Continent, the Eastern Continent... Roselle guessed the latter might be the " Forsaken Land of the Gods "... Right, Mr. " The Hanged Man " once said that many members of the Aurora Order were searching for the "Sanctuary" of the " True Creator " in the Sonia Sea, and he suspected that the "Sanctuary" was the " Forsaken Land of the Gods "... This is somewhat similar to Emperor Roselle's thoughts... This world still holds many, many secrets... Klein's gaze shifted downwards, looking at the last few paragraphs on this page:
"On April 20th, all signs indicated that we were about to arrive at land, not the land of an island!"
"Getting lost has this advantage? Could it be that I'll discover the so-called Western Continent?"
"On April 21st, I saw the Abyss."
Abyss? Roselle saw Abyss —was it Abyss in the mystical sense? Klein's pupils constricted, and he hurriedly turned the page.
But the third page of the diary made him question life and his years of Chinese education.
The above is filled with the following statements:
"Ah, the hungry Hu invited someone to his residence."
This... Klein suddenly realized that this page must be a forgery of Roselle's Diary by later generations, who randomly pieced together a bunch of sentences based on the original "symbols".
In that instant, Klein felt as if he were seeing gibberish, and he had a strong urge to curse the counterfeiters.
He desperately wanted to confirm whether the Abyss mentioned in Roselle's Diary was the same Abyss referred to by terms like " Source of All Evil," " Land of Depravity," and " Devil's Dwelling."
The true " Abyss " is the Dark Side of the Universe where even gods can be Corrosion. It should be independent of the real world, like the Spirit World. At least that's what the Book of Secrets and the other books I encountered in the Nighthawks team recorded... If it's not the true " Abyss," then what does the Emperor mean by the Abyss? Klein pondered this repeatedly but couldn't find an explanation. He was extremely annoyed, like watching a novel he'd been following get abruptly canceled at the most crucial moment.
He glanced at it, calmed himself, and let the diary disappear from his hand.
"You may begin." He chuckled softly, seated at the head of the long bronze table.
Alger, the " The Hanged Man," immediately turned his head to look at the " The Sun," and asked casually:
"Did you find out anything from the former captain of that exploration team?"
P. S.: During the double reward period, it would be a waste not to use your monthly pass!