Lord of Mysteries
Chapter 720

Madness in his later years

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"I obtained the Potion recipe of the ' Knowledge Emperor ' from that oldest organization long ago. Now, it's time to seek out the corresponding materials. It may already belong to an Angel, or it may have combined with the surrounding things to become Distortion and evil Monster or a chaotic and terrifying 'level Sealed Artifact.' In any case, I must be careful enough, and it would be best to find suitable helpers."

"The name of this Sequence 1 Potion, ' Knowledge Emperor,' is really interesting. If I hadn't directly read ' Blasphemy Slate,' I would have thought it belonged to the ' Reader ' pathway, to the Church of the ' God of Knowledge and Wisdom.' What's even stranger is that these two pathways are not interchangeable."

"I once discussed this matter with that mysterious leader and Mr. Hermes. We basically reached a consensus that the ' Reader ' approach represents the ' Omniscience ' in ' Omnipotence and Omniscience and omnipotence,' while the ' Mystery Pryer ' and ' Reader ' correspond to knowledge itself, belonging to two different aspects, one more mysterious and the other closer to reality."

"Ha, once I become the ' Knowledge Emperor,' Bernadette will have even less to worry about the ' Hidden Sage's' indoctrination, nor will she need to fear the pursuit of knowledge."

The Emperor eventually turned to the path of the Mystery Pryer," I wonder if he successfully became the " Knowledge Emperor "... Perhaps it was because of this incident that he completely broke with the Church of Steam, to the point that later, with enemies all over the world and no help to be found, he even pinned his hopes on the " Hermits of Fate "... Klein thought with a mixture of emotion and speculation.

In addition, he was quite interested in the Emperor's explanation that the " Reader " path could not be interchanged with the " Mystery Pryer " or " Reader," believing that further exploration might reveal the rules and principles governing the interchangeability of Beyonder Pathway.

"To the average Beyonder, ' Reader,' ' Mystery Pryer,' and ' Reader ' all belong to the realm of 'knowledge,' and should be strongly connected. But the former is a heretic..."

"The ' Reader ' belongs to the ' Omniscience ' within the ' Omnipotence and Omniscience ' category, while the ' Mystery Pryer,' or the ' Shepherd ' path, belongs to the 'omnipotent' within the ' Omnipotence and Omniscience and omnipotent' category? Furthermore, there is some overlap between the two; for example, extensive knowledge leads to versatility, and versatility Indo knowledge, so they can be interchanged..."

From this perspective, the omnipotence of the ' Storm ' across land, sea, and air becomes understandable, and the ' Spectator,' corresponding to the realm of the mind, powerfully complements the ' Storm.' So, why can the ' The Sun ' be interchanged with them? Considering that the last being titled ' Omnipotence and Omniscience ' was the Ancient The Sun God, does this mean that the ' The Sun ' is the cornerstone that contains ' Omnipotence and Omniscience '?

"Hmm... Following this line of thought, ' Mystery Pryer ' and ' Reader ' are different aspects of 'knowledge' itself, so they can be interchanged. Then what are ' Assassin ' and ' Hunter ' differentiating from? And what about the ' Evernight,' ' Death, ' and ' God of Combat ' pathways?" Klein thought of many things, but he had neither the time nor enough information to analyze them in depth. He could only temporarily put the relevant questions aside and use his mind to move the third page of the diary to the top.

With a quick glance, Klein's attention suddenly focused, because this diary entry was quite different from his previous ones.

It has no date, the letter spacing is very large, and because it is the original, you can clearly see the extraordinary weight of the strokes!

Klein's gaze swept across the yellowed paper, and the contents immediately flashed into his mind:

No! Impossible!

"How so!

If my guess is correct, I wasn't the only one who experienced that back then!

No! No! How could this be!

"What I see tells me that everything will be destroyed, including everything I have created! No! I cannot accept this ending!"

We must strive to save ourselves and stop placing our hopes on the Seven Gods!

"Only by ascending the throne of the Sequence can I, and those I cherish, be preserved!"

"Should I try to pull Mr. 'Door' back to the real world? No! Although he claims to be only Sequence 1, I believe he is definitely not an ordinary Sequence 1! He is very likely to bring me unexpected disaster!"

The Chinese characters, much larger than those on the previous two pages, filled the yellowed paper in a sparse and messy manner. There wasn't much actual content, but it made Klein's head throb with pain.

When he wrote this diary, Emperor Roselle was likely already Sequence 1 " Knowledge Emperor." The content he wrote with intense emotion has a strong mystical quality. In other words, if Klein were to read this in the real world, he might go insane, go mad on the spot, or even lose control!

Fortunately, the " The Hermit " lady doesn't understand Chinese, otherwise she would have mutated when she forcibly memorized the content... Even if she doesn't understand, she would probably feel extremely tired and exhausted... If she is in contact with her for a long time, auditory and visual hallucinations are inevitable, and there is a high probability that she will show signs of losing control... Klein thought with a sense of relief.

His attention quickly returned to the diary itself, and a question arose:

"What exactly did the Emperor see that caused such intense emotions and such an extreme attitude?"

"No, the sense of agitation and impulse between the lines is a bit abnormal, not in line with the image of someone who has been in a high position for a long time, let alone the status of an Angel. Even in the last days, when the Emperor said, 'After I die, I don't care if the floods come,' he was not so out of control or so excited."

Who influenced him? Or what corrupted or eroded him?

"Also, he mentioned that he wasn't the only one who had such an experience. What did he mean? Time travel? Back then, he wasn't the only one who was transported to Earth by inexplicable events and objects; there was me... and even more?"

Thoughts flashed through his mind, but Klein wasted no time. He made the three pages of the diary disappear, then smiled and looked at the " The Hermit " Cattleya, saying:

Have you thought about your request?

Cattleya, as if prepared, bowed and began to speak:

"I want to know why Emperor Roselle went mad in his later years."

Audrey " Justice " in the same row, blinked, wondering if she had misheard. She had never expected the " The Hermit " to ask such a weighty question right off the bat.

And how did she know that Emperor Roselle went mad in his later years? Also, she only submitted three pages of her diary, yet she asked such a basic question—it doesn't conform to the principle of equivalent exchange! Audrey had a variety of thoughts running through her mind, but she didn't stop the " The Hermit " from asking questions. Instead, she was very interested and inexplicably excited, waiting for the " The Fool's " response.

Alger the Hanged Man, Emlyn the Moon, and Fors the Magician all held their breath, their gazes fixed on the head of the bronze table. Only Derrick the Sun and The World seemed unconcerned.

" The Fool " Klein thought for a moment, then chuckled and said:

First, let's establish a fact.

"I am neither Omniscience nor omnipotent."

He uttered these words in a self-deprecating, lighthearted tone, but the " The Hermit " and the others showed no sign of surprise; in fact, they became even more respectful.

For them, it was obvious that Mr. The Fool was Omniscience nor omnipotent. Even setting aside their individual speculations about Mr. The Fool's state, the fact that there was no similar description in the name of this Hidden Existence was enough to illustrate this point.

Moreover, none of the true gods or evil gods currently possess an Omnipotence and Omniscience title!

Having subtly set the tone, Klein began to answer the " The Hermit's" questions:

I'd also like to know what Roselle experienced in his later years.

"What is certain at present is that, stimulated or influenced by some unknown reason, Roselle has turned his attention to the Sequence."

He didn't explain what the Sequence corresponded to; in the Tarot Club, more people knew than didn't, and even those who didn't could vaguely guess a thing or two.

The Sequence... The Emperor wanted to become a god? No wonder he was said to have gone mad in his later years... " Justice " Audrey knew what the Sequence represented and was quite moved, as was " The Hanged Man " Alger.

The " The Hermit " Cattleya clearly understood the meaning of the Sequence, thoughtfully expressed her gratitude, and withdrew her gaze.

Sequence... " The Moon " Emlyn and " Magician " Fors each chewed on these two words, seemingly only now realizing that there was a rank above Sequence 1, and that this belonged to the true god!

" The Sun " Derrick looked at " The Fool " with a blank expression, not understanding what was wrong with the powerful Emperor Roselle trying to break into the Sequence. In City of Silver, given the chance, every resident would want to become a true god of the Sequence in order to create a more suitable environment for everyone to live in, or to lead everyone away from that abandoned land.

Klein didn't say anything more, leaned back in his chair, looked around, and said:

"You may begin."

Having said that, he Manipulation "The World" to look at " The Sun " Derrick, and chuckled in a low voice:

"I have the ' Notary ' Potion recipe you requested."

"Thank you, Mr. 'World'. As agreed, I will note this debt and await your request. The Sun," Derrick said sincerely.

"Okay." Klein replied while Manipulation "the world," making him pretend to make a request for manifestation to Mr. " The Fool."

Before long, the Potion recipe reached Little " The Sun's" hands.

Derrick happily accepted it and quickly scanned the contents of the parchment as if he were starving and thirsty:

" Sequence 6, ' Notary '. Main materials: 1 portion of Elder Tree Root Crystal, 5 tail feathers of the Spirit Pact Bird. Auxiliary materials: 1 ml of Radiant Spirit Pact Tree Sap, 1 Golden-edged The Sun Flower, 1 White-edged the Sun, 5 drops of Water Fern Sap."

Before anyone else could speak, "The World" looked at Alger, the " The Hanged Man," and spoke again:

"You know, I have the ' Ocean Songster ' Potion recipe and main ingredients you wanted."

" Justice?" Audrey and the others were momentarily dumbfounded.

The Hermit, Cattleya, looked at "The World" with barely concealed surprise. She remembered clearly that Gehrman Sparrow had hunted " The Slaughterer " Gillschies just last week. Where did he get the " Ocean Songster " Potion recipe and main ingredients from?

Could he have killed another " Ocean Songster "? That's practically a high-ranking member within the Church of Storms... and it's only been a week! Cattleya felt this was highly improbable.

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