"On April 9th, having just returned from Countess Walin's masquerade ball, I suddenly felt a little empty."
"One woman, one woman, and another, monotonous and mechanical movements, indistinguishable perfume scents, the warmth of intertwined limbs, can only bring a few seconds of pleasure, followed by endless boredom, disgust, emptiness, and numbness."
What's the point of living like this? Is this all there is to life?
"I can't go on like this; I must break free from this Depravity state."
"Also, a reminder to myself: don't habitually write Arabic numerals in your everyday places."
... Your Majesty, you also have moments of self-reflection and intellectualism? This doesn't fit the image I have of you! Klein almost raised an eyebrow at this.
His gaze shifted downwards, landing on the second entry in the diary:
"On April 11th, Countess Walin invited me to a private salon, and she told me that Lady Julia would also be attending."
"Ha, this conservative blonde beauty who married into the Loen family is also attending?"
I'm really looking forward to it!
"I've been fantasizing about her in bed for a long time; I hope her husband, Viscount Delien, won't mind."
"Your Majesty, have you forgotten the diary you wrote the day before yesterday? Tsk, it smells so good, doesn't it? Also, you made a typo, I'm bothered by it!" Klein couldn't help but make a couple of sarcastic remarks.
"April 14th, I've been participating in too many activities lately, and I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed..."
This is no small matter!
"Although I am still young, I must guard against the risk of decline in this area. Moderation, moderation!"
"Being Archaeologist improved my physique and effectively enhanced certain abilities, but it wasn't my area of expertise; it was just a side job."
"Continue to improve the Sequence; the changes brought about by the previous Potion should also be deepened. This is a direction we should strive for."
"It's said that ' Apothecary ' can concoct medicines with few side effects; perhaps I should consult a few of them."
"Furthermore, it's really important to exercise restraint. Indulgence will only lead to a constantly rising threshold, and the level of satisfaction will actually be lower than normal."
"Calm down and think about it. There are still many things I can do. Humans are always like this, bound by desires, unable to see what is truly valuable. Why did I transmigrate here? What secrets are hidden deep within the starry Starry Sky above? Where did my the Original consciousness come from? If self-awareness simply comes from consciousness, then who was I before I became Huang Tao? To whom does my most essential self belong...?"
"Your Majesty, are you trying to explain to me what it means to be a wolf in sheep's clothing beforehand and Philosopher afterward? Hey, you have those kinds of worries too. I thought you'd become fixated on certain traits... Luckily, you didn't teach your children Chinese. Hmm, I don't think so. Otherwise, what would they think after seeing this? Zaratul's prophecy that your eldest daughter, Bernadette, would turn against you and betray you wasn't without reason... Of course, not teaching them is more of a form of protection..." Klein was successfully amused by Roselle's diary, but his expression remained unchanged.
For Emperor Roselle, his diary was both a book of knowledge and a collection of jokes.
With a thought, Klein turned to the next page of his diary:
"On October 2nd, Zaratul visited me again."
He hoped that I, who had already entered the realm of Demigod and mortals, could keep my promise and help him Stealing that dangerous Sealed Artifact from the church.
"That's a notebook from the Antigonus Family of the Quaternary period, a Level 1 Sealed Artifact!"
Upon seeing this, Klein's pupils involuntarily contracted:
This should be the notebook that the Secret Order later lost.
This must be the notebook that led to Klein Moretti's death, allowing him to successfully awaken in this world using the man's corpse!
This is the root of everything!
"It turns out that it didn't fall into the hands of the Secret Order from the beginning. Instead, it was sealed within the Church of the Artisan, which later Church of the God of Steam and Machinery. Zaratul successfully Stealing it through Emperor Roselle..."
"By the way, the Secret Order member in ' The Creeping Hunger ' was very afraid of Zaratul, believing him to be an immortal, abnormal Monster. Does this mean that Zaratul gained some benefits from the notebook, but then an accident occurred, turning him from a 'human' who could communicate normally with Roselle into Monster? That's why the Antigonus Family Notebook was lost later?"
"Of course, it cannot be ruled out that Zaratul deliberately let it go missing..."
"Hmm... Because Zaratul turned into Monster, the Secret Order lost all its mermaids, causing the subsequent ' Faceless ' to have to risk going to sea? Rosago succeeded because he tried to enter the ocean that evolved from the ruins of the God War?"
A series of thoughts flashed through Klein's mind, making his heart heavy.
He did not believe that his encounter with the Antigonus Notebook was closely related to Roselle, because he had always been speculating on the Law of Beyonder Characteristics Convergence, and some subsequent details also conformed to similar logic.
Do they all involve the higher levels of the " Seer " path? Klein glanced around, taking in the quiet, boundless Gray Fog.
Could it be the cause? He asked himself again.
Composing himself, Klein continued reading the rest of the diary:
"Well, I'll have to see how it goes. If it's easy to Stealing and there's little risk of exposure, I'll give it a try; otherwise, I'll just pretend it never happened."
"Even if Zaratul exposes me, it doesn't matter. With my current status, position, Sequence, and influence, as long as I'm willing to turn back and repent, the church won't do anything to me."
The other two entries on this page Record Roselle's thought process in devising the Stealing plan, but neither seems to have a high chance of success. However, Klein knows that he eventually obtained the notebook and handed it over to Zaratul, the leader of the Secret Order.
After a moment's hesitation, Klein turned the page of his diary:
"On the 10th of the 12th, I attended that ancient Concealment gathering once again."
"At the gathering, I discovered that they harbored a great deal of hostility toward the Solomon Empire of the Quaternary Period, and they were very united in this hostility."
"I raised this question, and Mr. Hermes readily gave me the answer: in the Fourth Age, the allies and supporters of the Solomon Empire were the ' True Creator '."
"This is so real."
"I resisted the urge to ask what our organization had done in the Quaternary period, but when I left the palace and returned in the dream, I found that Mr. Hermes's route this time overlapped with mine to some extent."
"This ancient human who survived from before the Cataclysm must know a lot. I tried to get on his good side and sincerely asked him a question: Why does the organization hate the ' True Creator '? Is it merely because He used the sacred title of ' Creator '?"
"Old Mr. Hermes chuckled and said, 'We are not such shallow creatures.'"
He countered with a question, "Are you clear about the specific abilities of a ' Shepherd '?"
"Of course. That's how I answered."
He asked again, meaningfully:
"If you were to choose one deity from all the gods currently existing, and guide them towards becoming Omnipotence and Omniscience Lord, who do you think is most likely to be chosen?"
"This... The first thought that flashed through my mind was the ' Shepherd ' pathway, which can devour, Grazing, and command the souls and traits of other Sequence, and the end of this pathway is the ' True Creator '."
"So that's how it is..."
This page contains only one entry in the diary, but it's packed with information... The Solomon Empire originally belonged to the " True Creator " camp... Hmm, in the underground ruins of the Tudor Family, there are humanoid statues of six true gods. While it's impossible to be certain whether they are worshipping or blaspheming the gods, one thing is clear: the six gods were involved in the affairs of the three great empires, and later became closely associated with the Trunsoest Dynasty... The three great empires, representing three different divine camps? Klein attempted to decipher the hidden truth of the previous era using his "archaeological" discoveries and historical knowledge, but the fog of mystery remained thick.
Klein's answer to the question posed by Hermes, the oldest Planeswalker of mysticism, was similar to Roselle's:
As the Sequence advances, the Saint and Angel of the " Shepherd " pathway will have access to more and more extraordinary abilities to Grazing souls. In the end, if the " True Creator " can Grazing the deities corresponding to the other twenty-one extraordinary pathways, then in a sense, He is equivalent to an Omnipotence and Omniscience Creator.
There are still many secrets hidden in the Sequence Pathway... Klein turned to the fourth page of the diary.
This page of the diary records Roselle's behavior after taking the " Reader " Potion. He read and studied extensively, laying a very solid foundation and elevating the breadth and depth of his knowledge to a new level.
During this period, he had almost no entertainment; studying was his greatest form of entertainment.
In one of his diary entries, he wrote the following:
"... When a person knows for certain that their efforts will inevitably yield results, and can visually see how much they will achieve, they will definitely work as hard as I am now."
Isn't this the very essence of the appeal of many games? Klein turned to the last page of his diary and began reading the ancient god legends provided by the little " The Sun ".
Throughout the entire process, the magnificent palace was completely silent. Both " Justice " and " The Moon " were contemplating what to trade and what to exchange next.
When the " The Hermit " Cattleya encountered a similar situation for the first time, she showed no signs of unease or anxiety. Instead, she carefully analyzed the information revealed by the scene:
"This isn't the first time this has happened... Mr. ' The Fool ' has a habit of reading Roselle's Diary at Tarot Gathering... Members collect it for Him, either voluntarily or involuntarily, but it's uncertain whether they are paid in advance..."
"Can he really decipher Roselle's Diary... is he searching for those secrets lost in the annals of history?"
"Just now, that ' The Sun ' mentioned that the materials he submitted were legends of ancient gods... This initially matches my previous guess..."
By this time, Klein had roughly finished browsing through the new information on the ancient gods.
In the Second Age, during that dark age, each ancient god had a subordinate "spirit," just like the " Dragon of Imagination " Ankewelt and his child, the " Dragon of Nightmare " Alzuhod.
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