In the middle of the original island, in the mausoleum of the "Black Emperor".

Russell, who had sent Bernadette away, did not immediately fall into a deep sleep, but slowly raised his head and looked at infinity again.

Crane above the gray fog sighed silently, put down the "Star Staff", took a paper figure, and shook it casually.

With a "snap", the paper figure rapidly thickened, expanded, and flew into a translucent vortex of illusory mystical symbols next to the "Fool's" seat.

- Although Bernadette has been moved to the edge of the pristine island, and Crane can no longer see the inside of the Black Emperor's mausoleum through the point of prayer that represents her, he can maintain some connection with the Emperor with the help of the "Fool" symbol that has been integrated into Russell's figure.

After penetrating the slowly swirling whirlpool, the paper figure descended into the bleak interior of the mausoleum, where the light source came out of nowhere, and transformed into a human in front of the central platform.

This human with black hair and brown eyes is somewhat similar to Gelman Sparrow, but the outline is not rigid enough, the lines are not deep enough, the temperament is not cold enough, there are certain differences in facial features, and there is a little more fat on the chin and stomach that is generated by society.

Russell was not surprised by his appearance at all, pressed the armrest with one palm, leaned forward slightly and looked at him and said:

"You're here. ”

"I'm coming. Crane nodded imperceptibly.

"You shouldn't have come. Russell sighed.

"I'm already here. Naturally, Klein caught the meme.

Russell completely determined the origin of the guy in front of him, and while returning his sitting posture to normal, he chuckled and said:

"I was going to ask where you are from, to see if you need to do regional discrimination, but after thinking about it, there is no need for this, they all don't belong to this era, and there is no poor worm in your hometown. ”

Without waiting for Klein to respond, the Emperor's voice sank and he asked:

"Do you know the truth of the apocalypse?"

"Got it. Crane bowed his head slightly.

Russell went on to ask:

"You know this is Earth?"

"Hmm. Crane replied calmly.

When Russell heard this, he laughed at himself and said:

"You knew so early that I didn't dare to confirm it until I went to the moon and saw the planet from above. ”

Speaking of this, the emperor sighed and said:

"It's so weird above the moon, I obviously feel the horror, but I don't think about whether I will be polluted at all, and then, more and more extreme, more and more extreme.

"Still, I occasionally get some sobriety from the opinions of those around me, but I don't dare to keep a diary in that state, for fear of revealing secrets and losing my last chance.

"I finally decided to use the previous foreshadowing to turn to the 'Black Emperor' path, except because the end is coming, only Sequence 0 can protect the people I want to protect, take them to other planets in the vast universe, and use the corresponding authority to rebuild a complete set of order for human beings to survive in a barren and dead place, and because of the 'resurrection' miracle of the 'Black Emperor', I can see the hope of getting rid of pollution.

"As long as I can be truly killed after becoming the 'Black Emperor' of Sequence 0 and being half-insane, then I will have a chance to be resurrected in the mausoleum or in the astral plane, and at that time, I will return to myself with pure 'uniqueness' and the extraordinary characteristics of Triple Sequence 1, no longer the slightest pollution, no longer containing uncontrollable madness.

"Speaking of which, the 'Eternal Sun' and the 'God of Steam and Machinery' at that time were also used by me to some extent.

"But the horrors of the old days are beyond my imagination, and with my resurrection comes the pollution of a new life...... Perhaps, only the old can fight the old.

"I had no choice but to abort the resurrection process and live in the last mausoleum in my present state, not allowing that old day to be born in the real world with the help of my body, which would have brought devastating disaster. ”

Combining what he knew before and everything that happened just now, Klein had already had a certain guess about the state of Russell the Great, and he was not surprised at all at this time, and responded calmly:

"The outer god who pollutes you is called the 'Fallen Mother Goddess', and she has bewitched many believers with the incarnation of the 'Primordial Moon'. ”

The facial features that were faintly displayed on Russell's face suddenly changed slightly.

He was silent for a few seconds and said:

"I know the 'Primordial Moon,' but I don't know that His true name is the 'Fallen Mother Goddess.'

"Now that I think about it, I can see that Mr. 'Gate' is asking for help, maybe not by chance......"

Hearing this, Crane was shocked in his heart, and instantly remembered the situation on the outer islands, and already had some kind of foreknowledge of what Russell the Great wanted to say.

Russell smiled and sighed:

"The biggest problem in the first half of my life was that I was too confident, I always had the feeling that I could read the file again at any time, and I didn't look at many details enough.

"At the beginning, Green was polluted by the strange power on this island, and returned here after death, and regained his life, isn't this the influence from the 'primordial moon......'?

"I can't blame Mr. 'Gate', he may be in a worse state than I am now. ”

Does the Emperor mean that from the time he discovered this primordial island, he had been targeted by the "Fallen Mother Goddess"? Crane sighed:

"At that time, who would have thought that the problem would be so serious?"

Prior to Sequence 2, knowing about the "starry sky" and the old days itself would bring terrible pollution, and failing to understand, and not being able to accurately judge how serious the problem was and what needs to be done to make up for it afterwards when encountering certain situations, led Russell to regard this primordial island as his secret base, and did not tell what happened here to be qualified to know about the existence of the outer gods, the old days, and the "starry sky".

"yes. Russell seemed relieved that he had made a mistake that almost everyone would make.

He then said:

"In that ancient and secret organization, there is almost no mention of the old days and the affairs of the outer gods. ”

At this time, Russell paused and said:

"You should have read my diary and know that the ancient and hidden organization is a synonym. ”

Klein nodded and said:

"I know which organization it refers to, but I didn't expect you to mention the name of His organization even though you have a Sequence 0 person. ”

"I always feel that he is not simple, and he may have an understanding of external gods that we can't imagine, so it's better to be cautious, after all, I'm not a complete sequence 0 true god now. After Russell said something briefly, his faintly visible brow suddenly furrowed, "How many diaries have you read in me?"

If the atmosphere was not so depressing and sad, Klein would definitely be tempted to reply at this time, "The taste of witches is really good", in order to tease Russell, a fellow countryman.

Finally, he replied in a calm voice:

"A lot.

After spitting out those two words, he casually added:

"I also collected a few 'blasphemy cards'. ”

"Which ones?" Rosell blurted out.

Klein controlled the paper man's expression above the gray mist, and said in a tone without any ups and downs:

"'Black Emperor', 'Tyrant', 'Red Priest' and 'Fool'. ”

"Whew......" Russell exhaled, his faintly tight frown loosened, "It's good not the 'Witch' card, the 'Moon' card, and the 'Mother' card. ”

What do you want to mention...... Crane didn't respond, just looked at the Emperor like that.

Russell didn't realize it until he finished speaking, and he coughed hurriedly and said:

"I've watched the live broadcast, so it should be clear how normal this is......"

As he spoke, he coughed again, and then sighed:

"Which path are you extraordinary?"

"Soothsayer. Klein replied succinctly.

Russell was silent for a moment, and only after a few seconds did he say:

"It's a pity, if everyone is in a normal state, at this time, you should get a big-screen TV and a game console out of the hole in history, and everyone can play and chat. This is the romance of men. ”

It's a pity that there is no electricity, and it is up to you to invent it...... Klein did not speak the words in his heart, and said in the same tone:

"Hopefully that day. ”

Then, he got the conversation off track:

"I'm curious as to why you've made a 'blasphemy card' that even the gods can't find? ”

Russell chuckled suddenly:

"Because knowledge can bring power, and power can also give knowledge, this is the authority of the 'Emperor of Knowledge'.

"When I attached the potion formulas of the twenty-two paths to the powers, they naturally produced the power of convergence between extraordinary traits, and had a certain anti-divination and anti-prophecy effect.

"Then, ...... again"

As he spoke, Russell paused suddenly, as if sensing something.

After a second or two, he said in a somewhat erratic voice:

"The 'Blasphemy Plaque' was made a year before I performed the 'Black Emperor' ceremony, and at that time, I had already been polluted by the 'Primordial Moon' and I didn't know about it most of the time.

"Why can't the gods find these twenty-two cards?"

Hearing this rhetorical question, Klein's spirit tightened above the gray mist, and he once again felt a slight tingling sensation on his scalp.

Before he could manipulate the paper figure to respond, Russell's voice suddenly rose with some indescribable fear:

"Don't collect twenty-two cards!

"Watch out for the 'Mother' card!"

These two sentences echoed inside the deep mausoleum of the "Black Emperor", and they did not subside for a long time.

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