Chapter 34: The Anchor of the Gods
Knowing that the diaries carefully selected by the "Mysterious Queen" must have quite important contents, "Fool" Klein gathered his mind and looked at the tawny parchment in his hand as if he was careless:
"On September 11th, ever since I became an angel, I had a feeling that my personality was split, and in my heart, in my spirit, in the depths of my spirit, there was always a voice urging me, influencing me, creating uncontrollable indifference, bloodthirstiness, cruelty, and madness.
"It doesn't come from the outside world, nor does it come from the influence of the gods on their own pathways, I can clearly feel that it comes from genes, from the collective subconscious that has been passed down from generation to generation, from the extraordinary characteristics themselves, not from the residual spiritual influence above.
"It gave me a strong desire to hunt and kill, to devour all the creatures around me with extraordinary properties, and it made me have to spend most of my energy fighting it, even though I was already playing and digesting potions, and it didn't get better.
"No wonder Mr. 'Gate' said that sanity is temporary, and madness is eternal. ”
"On September 28, I had not written a diary for a long time, and for most of the previous half a month, I seemed to have watched myself become a little bit replaced by strangers, a little bit cold and terrible, and even my daughter Bernadette could only make me have a small amount of paternal love, very little.
Just when I was about to go crazy, I seemed to hear countless praises from my subjects, all those who had benefited from my reforms, believers who regarded me as the 'children of steam,' praising me, singing my praises, erecting statues for me, writing stories for me, creating poems for me.
"Their voices were like anchors for a ship, helping me 'locate' myself.
"I began to be able to fight against that desire to fight against that cry from the heart, and little by little I came out and had the normal emotions of being a father, a husband, and a man.
"Just sequence 2, there is such a change, to sequence 0, to the level of the true god, how terrifying should the madness to fight be?
"Perhaps they also need to be 'positioned' to counter the extraordinary nature and the strong tendency to get out of control that lurks deep within the collective subconscious.
"I have some idea why they founded the church, why they spread the faith, why they wrote chapters for the saints of their own power, and left legends for the corresponding angels......
But why don't they have human figures, just symbols?
"I don't understand.
"Next time I ask Mr. 'Gate', he knows a lot in the realm of gods, and if he hadn't been banished, there might have been one more god. ”
"On September 29th, re-reading yesterday's diary, I remembered my rituals corresponding to Sequence 4, Sequence 3, and Sequence 2, all of which were obviously crazy and cruel, just like the kind of villains in the game.
"The sequential path is likely to be the path destined for madness and despair.
And this is the only way for humanity to attain transcendent powers.
"It's funny, it's ironic.
"We try to save ourselves, just to destroy ourselves better and more completely?"
The contents of the first page of the diary make Klein's mood heavy and depressed, Rosell who wrote those sentences is no longer an ordinary person, has become an angel, joined the "Dusk Hermit Society", has seen the "Blasphemy Slate", and knows more about the extraordinary properties of the mysterious world than he is now, but he is more pessimistic than he is, as if he thinks that this world is inherently twisted, crazy, and doomed to self-destruction from the source.
However, the Seven Gods seem to have found a way to maintain their sanity, and ordinary humans are not without a role, and their awareness of their spirituality may help the gods "locate" their original image, and retain the memories and sanity accumulated over the years...... This can be inferred from Russell's personal experience...... But why did the Seven Gods abandon their original human form and use symbolic and abstract emblems? This is not quite in line with my judgment...... I can't understand it...... Crane wasted no time and flipped to the next page of the diary:
"On December 5th, the night of the blood moon, I communicated with Mr. 'Gate'.
"He still asks me to help him return to the real world, as he always did before, but he doesn't insist too much, and he answers random questions.
"Hehe, he's like he's playing a game, trying to increase his opinion, but, sorry, I've locked this option in advance.
"Since I already knew the legends of the Angel Kings, I asked Mr. 'Gate' with the mentality of asking without losing anything, focusing on what level of strength the Angel Kings were.
"Mr. 'Gate' said that some of the King of Angels had accommodated the Uniqueness, some had taken two Sequence 1 potions, and some had both.
"The word 'accommodating' is used very strangely, and I questioned it, but Mr. 'Gate' did not answer directly, but told me that if there is no way to 'accommodate' uniqueness, then uniqueness will be a drag on the angels of Sequence 1 rather than a help before the ceremony is held and promoted to Sequence 0.
"Well, it's understandable, just like with a '0' level seal, the negative effects are always big and terrible, and the uniqueness is definitely more exaggerated than that.
"When I asked which angel kings 'accommodated' uniqueness, Mr. Gate did not answer directly, except that Amon and Adam made all the angels jealous from the bottom of their hearts, because they were born with their own uniqueness, and there was no need to think about 'accommodating'. On the other hand, Amon and Adam themselves are the only ones who have taken the Sequence 1 potion, worthy of being the children of the Creator!
"The Creator, also known as the Ancient Sun God, was so powerful that he could pass on a uniqueness to each of his two children, as well as the extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 1...... Is He purifying Himself and removing unnecessary distractions?
"So, did Mr. 'Gate' also 'accommodate' the uniqueness, and even took two Sequence 1 potions? I didn't ask, because I knew He wouldn't answer.
"During the exchange, Mr. 'Door' reminded me not to say Adam's full name directly, otherwise I would be detected and the conversation just now would be discovered.
I probably understood why, and asked Him with a smile, "Didn't you yourself say Adam's full name?"
"Mr. 'Gate' replied that it doesn't matter, because the sequence 4 of the 'apprentice' path is called 'Secret Mage', which has a certain meaning of keeping secrets, although it is not as good as the 'Secret Servant' of the 'Night' path, but it is enough for his level of existence to shield the sense.
"I asked a lot more questions about the gods, but Mr. 'Men' did not answer, but said that when I had the opportunity to look at the moon, I would understand many things.
"This is in line with some of my previous thoughts, but I suspect that He is tempting me to return to the real world, after all, every time He appears, it has something to do with the moon!"
As long as Mr. "Door" appears, there is a lot of information, and it will always fill a page...... Well, his explanation of the strength level of the "King of Angels" is very much in line with my speculation......
The broad term "King of Angels" refers to quasi-gods who have gone beyond Sequence 1 by various means, but have not yet reached Sequence 0, including accommodating "uniqueness" and taking additional Sequence 1 potions, while "King of Angels" in the narrow sense refers to the creator that Silver City believes in, the eight kings who rule over all the angels around the ancient sun god, and of course, they certainly meet the criteria in the broad sense...... Multiple thoughts quickly crossed Crane's mind.
As for Russell's speculation about the ancient sun god, he deeply agreed, believing that the creator of Silver City believed in "recycling" the power of the ancient god was too much and too mixed, and there were signs of chaos and madness, so he decisively gave birth to two children, thereby eliminating some of the "debris".
To put it simply, Amon and Adam were both sent by drinking potions...... From this point of view, the "fantasy angel" Adam obviously has the uniqueness of the "audience" approach, he should be the mysterious leader of the "Dusk Hermit Society", from ancient times to the present, interfering in the changes of the times to resurrect his father...... I don't know if he has a promotion sequence0...... Even if it doesn't, the number of angels that the "Dusk Hermit Society" can dispatch is estimated to be beyond my imagination...... Well, "Mystic Mage" even has the meaning of keeping secrets, and has the meaning of secrecy...... Klein immediately thought of the symbol behind the chair "Fool":
Some of them symbolize the hidden "eyes without pupils" and some of them represent the "twisted threads" of change!
He quickly retracted his thoughts and flipped to the third page of the diary:
"On November 28, I dreamed of Green again.
"He was the smartest of my subordinates, but unfortunately while exploring that nameless island, he was infected by an unknown and died in the mist, leaving not even a child behind.
"At that time, I knew that the nameless island hid secrets and unimaginable dangers, but its own level was not enough, and its strength was not enough, so I could only forcibly endure it.
"This dream is supposed to be a reminder from my spirit that I can explore the island, master its secrets, and put an end to Grimm once and for all. ”
"On November 29, I gathered three of my subordinates, and with the help of Benjamin Abraham and after a period of searching, I finally discovered the nameless island again.
"We didn't go straight in and decided to rest for the day on the edge first.
Edwards said he also often dreamed of Greene and felt guilty about not being able to save him at the time.
"'It's not your responsibility, it's my problem. I said this to Edwards because I was their chief. ”
"On November 30, we went deep into the island.
"There are a large number of extraordinary creatures that are said to be extinct, and they gather together without a fight, as if they are worshipping something......
"Such a group of extraordinary creatures with little intelligence seem to be performing some kind of ritual!
"They're praying to unknown gods?
"During the ceremony, I saw ...... Green"
PS: I recommend a book, "I Pretend to Know Abilities", which is said to be able to laugh at many readers from the middle stage.
PS2: I recommend another book, "Dungeon Player", where the demon lord fools the earthlings into working for free to build a dungeon. I'm really reading this book, it's anti-routine, it's interesting.
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