Chapter 85: The Source of the Matter (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
"On April 9, when I had just returned from the masquerade ball of the Countess of Valingan, my heart was suddenly empty.
"A woman, a woman, another woman, monotonous and mechanical movements, the indistinguishable smell of perfume, the warmth of the entanglement of limbs, can only be exchanged for a few seconds of pleasure, followed by endless boredom, disgust, emptiness and numbness.
"What's the joy of living like this? That's what it's all about living every day?
"I can't go on like this, I have to get out of this depraved state.
Also, a word of caution, don't make it a habit to write Arabic numerals in everyday places. ”
...... Emperor, do you also have times of introspection and literary youth? This does not fit your image in my mind! Crane almost raised his eyebrows slightly.
His gaze shifted to the second diary:
"On the eleventh of April, the Countess of Valingham invited me to an intimate salon, and she told me that Madame Julia would also attend.
"Ha, this conservative blonde beauty who married from Rune will also participate?
"I'm looking forward to it!
"I have long fantasized about her in bed, and may her husband, Monsieur de Lion, be untouched. ”
Emperor, have you forgotten the diary you wrote the day before yesterday? Tsk, that's really fragrant, right? Also, you made a typo, mind! Crane couldn't help but complain.
"On April 14th, I have been attending events too often lately, and I am a little overwhelmed......
"It's no small thing!
"Although I am still young, I have to prevent the risk of recession in this area, moderation, moderation!
"'Archaeologist' has improved my physique and strengthened my abilities, but this is not his area of expertise, it is incidental.
"Continuing to improve the sequence, the changes brought about by the previous potions should also deepen, which is a direction to work towards.
"It is said that the 'pharmacists' can make potions with no side effects, so maybe I'll have to ask a few of them.
Also, if you really want to be in moderation, indulgence will only lead to a higher threshold, and the level of satisfaction will not be as normal.
"Calm down and think about it, there are still many things that can be done, human beings are always like this, bound by desire, unable to see what is really valuable, why did I cross over, what secrets are hidden in the depths of the starry sky above my head, where does the initial consciousness come from, if self-awareness comes purely from consciousness, then who am I before the identity of Huang Tao, and who does the most essential part belong to......"
Emperor, are you explaining to me what it means to be a wolf beforehand and a philosopher after the fact? Hey, you have that concern too, I thought you had solidified certain attributes...... It's a good thing you didn't teach your children Chinese, well, you probably didn't, otherwise what would they think when they saw it? It's not for nothing that Zarathu prophesied that your eldest daughter, Bernadette, would turn her back on you...... Of course, not teaching them is more of a protection...... Klein managed to amuse Russell's diary, but nothing changed on the surface.
For him, Russell the Great's diary was both a book of knowledge and a collection of jokes.
With a thought in his mind, Klein flipped to the next page of his diary:
"On the 2nd of October, Zarathu came to visit me again.
"He hopes that I, who have entered the demigod realm, will fulfill my promise to help him steal that dangerous seal from the church.
"It's a notebook from the Antigonus family in the Fourth Age, a 'Level 1' seal!"
Seeing this, Klein's pupils shrank uncontrollably:
This is probably the notebook that the tantric order later lost.
This should be the notebook that caused Klein Moretti to die and allowed himself to successfully awaken in this world with the help of the other party's corpse!
It's where it all comes from!
"It turned out that it did not fall into the hands of the Esoteric Order in the first place, but was sealed inside the Church of the Craftsmen at that time and later the Church of the God of Steam and Machines, and Zarathu successfully stole it through Russell the Great......
"By the way, the member of the Esoteric Order in 'Creeping Hunger' is very afraid of Zarathu, thinking that he is an undead abnormal monster, does this mean that Zarathu has gained some benefits with the help of notes, but there was an accident again, and he has changed from a 'person' who can communicate normally with Russell to a monster, so there will be the loss of Antigonus family notes later?
Of course, it cannot be ruled out that Zarathu deliberately let it be lost......
"Hmm...... Because Zarathu became a monster, the Esoteric Order lost all the mermaids, and all the 'Facelings' after him had to venture out to sea?
One thought after another flashed through Crane's mind, making his heart extremely solemn.
He did not assume that what happened to him in the Antigonus Notes was closely related to Russell, because the direction he had been guessing was the law of extraordinary characteristic aggregation, and some of the details that followed followed were in a similar logic.
Do they all involve the high level of the "soothsayer" path? Klein swept his afterglow, bringing the quiet, boundless gray mist into his eyes.
Could it be that? he asked himself again.
Calming his emotions, Klein continued to browse the rest of the diary:
"Heh, I have to depend on the situation, if it's easy to steal and there's no risk of exposure, I'll try to do it, otherwise it's not like that.
"Even if Zarathu exposes me, it doesn't matter, with my current status, status, sequence, and influence, as long as I am willing to turn back and repent, the church will not do anything to me. ”
The other two journals on this page record Russell's journey to conceive the stealing plan, but neither seems to be successful, but Klein knows that he eventually gets the notebook and gives it to the leader of the Esoteric Order, Zarathu.
After a little muttering, Klein turned the pages of the diary:
"On the twelfth and tenth day, I attended that ancient secret meeting again.
"At the party, I found that they were extremely hostile to the Solomonic Empire in the Quaternary Age, and they were very consistent.
"I asked this question, and Mr. Hermes readily told me the answer, that in the Quaternary Age, the allies and supporters of the Solomonic Empire were the 'true creators'.
"It's very real.
"I resisted the urge to ask what had happened to our organization in Quaternary history, but when I left the palace and returned in my dreams, I found that Old Mr. Hermes's course overlapped with mine to a certain extent.
"This ancient human who survived before the cataclysm must have known a lot, and I asked him almost and sincerely the question, that is, why does the Order hate the 'True Creator', just because He uses the sacred name 'Creator'?
Old Mr. Hermes laughed and said, "We are not such superficial creatures.
"He asked me rhetorically, do you know the specific abilities of the 'shepherd'?
"Of course. That's how I answered.
He asked again meaningfully:
"If you were to pick one of all the gods at present and develop into the All-Knowing and Almighty, who do you think is most likely?
"This ...... The first thought that crossed my mind was the 'Shepherd' path that could devour, graze, and drive the souls and characteristics of other sequencers, and that the end of this path was the 'True Creator'.
"That's ...... so"
Although there is only this diary on this page, it is very informative...... The Solomonic Empire originally belonged to the camp of the "True Creator...... Well, in the underground ruins of the Tudor family, there are humanoid statues of six righteous gods, although it is not certain whether they are worshipping gods or blaspheming, but one thing can be clear, that is, the six gods are involved in the three major empires, and in the later period, they are closely related to the Trenthorst dynasty...... Three empires, representing three different factions of gods? Klein tries to decipher the hidden truth of the previous era with his "archaeological" discoveries and historical knowledge, but there is still a lot of fog in front of him.
To the question of Hermes, the oldest master of the occult, Klein's answer is close to Russell's:
As the sequence increases, more and more extraordinary abilities will be available to the saints and angels of the "shepherd" path, and the souls that can graze will be able to use more and more, and in the end, if the "true creator" can herd the gods corresponding to the other twenty-one transcendent paths, he will be in some ways equal to the omniscient and all-powerful creator.
There are a lot of secrets hidden in the sequential pathway...... Klein flipped to the fourth page of the diary.
This page of the diary records Russell's behavior after taking the "Knowledgeable" potion, and he read a lot, studied a lot, and laid a solid foundation to raise the breadth and depth of his knowledge to a new level.
During this time, he had little entertainment, and studying was his greatest entertainment.
In one of his diaries, he wrote:
“...... When a person knows exactly what he will gain after his efforts, and can intuitively see how much he has gained, then he will definitely work as crazy as I do now. ”
Isn't that the essence of many games? Crane flipped through the last page of his diary and read the legends of the ancient gods provided by the little "sun".
During the whole process, there was silence in the majestic palace, whether it was "justice" or "moon", they were thinking about what to trade and what to exchange in the future.
The "hermit" Gadelia encountered a similar situation for the first time, but she was not cramped and uneasy at all, but carefully analyzed the information revealed by this scene:
"This is not the first time it has happened...... Mr. 'Fool' has a habit of reading Russell's diary at tarot parties...... Members are actively or passively gathering for Him, but are unsure if they are paid in advance......
"He can really read Russell's diary...... Looking for the secrets that have sunk in the long river of history?
"Just now, the 'sun' mentioned that the information he handed in was a legend of the old gods...... This is initially in line with my previous speculation......"
At this time, Crane had roughly finished browsing the new ancient god materials.
In the Second Age, in those dark ages, each of the Old Gods had subordinate "gods", just like Angleweed, the "dragon of utopia", and his child, Al Suhod, the "dragon of nightmares".
PS: Ask for a monthly pass~