Bernadette stared at the silhouettes for a long time until they gradually became clearer as the Dawn approached, outlining a sizable island.
On the island, huge dark green trees that were nearly black stood tall, covering the ground and the mountain.
Although Bernadette wasn't certain that this was the primitive island that her father had once visited, her intuition as a Clairvoyant told her that this was very likely the place she was searching for.
As the coastline entered her eyes, she pursed her lips, lowered her head, and chanted an honorific name:
"The Fool that doesn't belong to this era, the mysterious ruler above the gray fog, the King of Yellow and Black who wields good luck …"
Right on the heels of that, Queen Mystic Bernadette raised her hand and made the crewless Dawn stop offshore, not approaching the shore.
At the same time, the sounds of a piano, violin, cello, flute, and other musical instruments sounded in the empty cabin, interweaving into a warm and cheerful tune.
As the music reverberated, the toast, steak, mashed potatoes, and fried mushrooms on the plate jumped up one after another, dancing back into the oven or into the trash can.
The red wine bottle, white tablecloth, and other items also returned to their original positions. They either plugged themselves in or kept folding themselves neatly.
Then, Bernadette gently threw out a bright ball of yarn that didn't seem real enough with her right hand.
This ball of yarn rolled into the void, leaving behind a thread. Bernadette followed it as she strolled through the spirit world and arrived at the edge of the nameless island.
This Queen Mystic wasn't in a hurry to venture deeper to search for the Black Emperor's mausoleum that might exist. She cautiously made her ocean-blue eyes turn deep, temporarily losing focus as though she was prying into the river of fate.
A few seconds later, Bernadette's eyes returned to normal as she subconsciously looked up into the sky.
She felt that she was being watched by a certain existence.
Of course, this was within her expectations because she had taken the initiative to chant Mr. Fool's honorific name.
Above the gray fog, in the ancient palace, Klein accommodated The Fool card, draped the "curtain," and held the Staff of the Stars. He was examining the situation on the island through Queen Mystic's prayer light.
In his true vision, the island was enveloped in a layer of faint, distorted darkness, preventing him from seeing the situation inside. He could only obtain Bernadette's perspective.
Even if it's not the primitive island discovered by Rosell The Great, this place isn't simple either … Klein nodded indiscernibly as he waited for Queen Mystic to do more exploring.
Bernadette didn't use the ball of thread again, because she had a premonition that it would lead her into an abyss of danger that she couldn't resist.
She took out an illusory hat and put it on her head.
Her figure, who was dressed as a captain, disappeared, concealing all traces.
It was also one of the fairytale spells from "Mysterious Re-enactment". The core of the spell was a "hat" that could make one invisible.
Then, Bernadette followed a path created by humans and entered the forest formed by huge trees.
There was no chirping of birds, no roars of wild beasts, and no movement of insects. It was so quiet that it seemed like time had frozen. It was so quiet that it seemed like there were no living creatures.
According to Bernadette's understanding, there should be quite a number of Beyonder creatures that were extinct in the outside world. Normally, it would be rather lively. But now, she felt like she was walking through an uninhabited cemetery. Every huge tree was a tombstone.
If it were those Beyonders with weaker minds, they would've already tensed up and shouldered the heavy pressure, slowly approaching the edge of losing control. However, Bernadette's expression didn't change at all. It was as though she was already used to proceeding through danger and oddities.
After walking for nearly thirty minutes, she still didn't see any living creatures. She didn't even feel the existence of the wind.
Suddenly, the area in front of her opened up because the huge trees in front of her had become sparse.
Bernadette didn't feel any joy. Instead, she slowed down, raised her hand, and pressed it against her glabella.
Immediately, a pair of eyelash-less, abnormally cold, and almost transparent eyes appeared in front of her.
Then, this pair of Eyes of Mystery Prying was grabbed by invisible hands and placed on an invisible person's face.
This was Bernadette's Invisible Servant.
With the Eyes of Mystery Prying, the Invisible Servant quickly passed through the remaining paths and arrived at an open forest.
During this process, its vision gradually became clear, as though it was no longer affected by the faint blackness in the air.
Finally, the Invisible Servant arrived at the edge of the open area and transmitted the situation to Bernadette's vision through the Eyes of Mystery Prying.
Outside the sparse forest was a large empty space. There were countless creatures crawling there.
Among them were red dragons with flames flowing through their skin, treants with lumps as their eyes and cracks as their mouths, demonic wolves with eight legs, giants with four abnormally long limbs, feathered snakes with dark green scales and oily feathers. Just by coiling there, they looked like small hills. There were all kinds of creatures that were a mix of humans and beasts.
At that moment, they were all facing the same direction. Their upper bodies or heads were prostrated, as though they were worshiping an unknown existence. None of them made a sound.
There were even a few humans among them.
One, two, three, four, five … When Bernadette silently counted the number of humanoid creatures, her blue pupils suddenly dilated a little.
She had learned from Admiral of Stars Cattleya that the primitive island her father had discovered once had some kind of strange pollution. It allowed the creatures that died from it to return to the source, regardless of where their corpses were.
Back then, among the "knights" who followed Rosell The Great, Grimm was the first to die, followed by William and Porley. However, apart from the three of them, no one else had been sacrificed in the corresponding incident. And at that moment, there were a total of five people among the Beyonder or mutated creatures.
In addition, Bernadette also knew that her father had finally resolved the problem of the pollution, making this primitive island his secret base.
Could it be that it wasn't that island? Through the Eyes of Mystery Prying, Queen Mystic examined the five humans one by one.
They were dressed in luxurious clothes from Rosell's era. Their side profiles were pale, and their skin was shriveled. They looked more like zombies than humans.
As the five of them were prostrating on the ground, Bernadette couldn't see their faces for the time being. All she could do was patiently wait for the "prayer" to end.
A few minutes later, the creatures straightened their bodies at the same time, and the entire primitive forest came alive.
Seizing this opportunity, Bernadette saw the faces of the five people and compared them with her memories and the portraits she had.
Grimm, he's really Grimm. This is that primitive island …
This is Uncle William. I remember him. He once taught me swordsmanship …
Uncle Porley …
When she recognized the fourth person, Bernadette's face, which rarely showed any emotions, revealed an unconcealable look of shock.
That person was:
Edwards!
In Bernadette's memories, this knight had lived until her father perished. Then, he moved his family to Lenburg and didn't die on this primitive island.
And according to the information she obtained from Vice Admiral Iceberg Edwina, Edwards had lived to nearly a hundred years old. He had passed away very peacefully and was buried in a cemetery in the suburbs of Lenburg.
Uncle Edwards has also returned to this island … Didn't he not suffer from corruption and didn't die as a result … Thoughts flashed through Bernadette's mind. As a result, the Eyes of Mystery Prying that were placed on the Invisible Servant's face kept staring at the human suspected to be Edwards.
The "gentleman" looked old, and his hair was completely white. He was identical to the portrait of her ancestor in his later years that Edwina Edwards had shown her. And from his facial features and outline, Bernadette could tell that he was in his prime.
Back then, Edwards was her equestrian teacher.
Suddenly, the human suspected to be Edwards turned his head and looked at the Invisible Servant with cold, wooden eyes.
Although Bernadette had inherited quite a bit of Rosell The Great's inheritance, to be able to reach this point in the mysterious World, she definitely didn't rely on items. At that instant, she decisively dispersed the Eyes of Mystery Prying, allowing the Invisible Servant to return to the spirit world.
Right on the heels of that, she secretly changed her location.
At the same time, Klein, who was above the gray fog, tapped the edge of the long, mottled table, increasing the chances of Bernadette not being discovered.
After the human suspected to be Edwards retracted his stiff gaze and walked to a different spot in the primitive forest with the surrounding creatures, Klein frowned slightly and muttered to himself:
"What's going on?"
He remembered that the Emperor had resolved the corruption of the cosmos on this primitive island when he was alive, but now, these creatures were still worshiping an unknown existence and holding a mysterious ritual. It was very close to the earliest description in the diary.
Did someone from the cosmos invade this place after the Emperor perished, or are they actually worshiping a symbol left behind by the Emperor? Who are the two extra people? They look like Edwards and Benjamin Abraham from the historical fragment? Due to the faint blackness on the island, Klein temporarily couldn't see what was being worshiped. All he could do was follow Bernadette's eyes to observe his surroundings.
After a while, Bernadette, who was proficient in prophecy, finally confirmed that there were no creatures in the open space. She summoned the Invisible Servant again and gave it the Eyes of Mystery Prying.
The Invisible Servant passed through the sparse and completely empty areas of the forest and carefully arrived at the spot where the creatures were worshiping.
There was a huge boulder, and on it was a simple shrine made of dark red wood.
The Invisible Servant circled around and came to the front of the shrine. It discovered that it was empty inside. There were no statues, nor were there any emblems formed from symbols.
The creatures on this island seemed to be worshiping something that didn't exist.
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