Above the gray fog, in the palace with the towering dome.
The Fool Klein looked at the Sun, who had been pulled in ahead of time, and the World, who had conjured ahead of time. He extended his spirituality and touched the crimson stars representing Justice, The Hanging Man, Magicians, The Moon, and The Hermit.
Beams of light soared as relatively blurry figures appeared on both sides of the long bronze table.
Audrey, who had just returned from the forest to the castle, had already changed into a dress. Her sleeves were layered with lace, and they were pressed down with round pearls.
She stood up nimbly and skillfully, lifted her skirt, and bowed.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool ~"
Klein's mood improved significantly as he smiled and nodded in response.
At the same time, he couldn't help but sigh.
A newly minted tycoon is already so expensive. How much does a noble like Miss Justice usually spend …
After the members exchanged greetings, he leisurely looked at The Hermit, knowing that this pirate admiral would likely provide a new Rosell diary page.
As he expected, The Hermit Cattleya took the initiative to speak.
"Mr. Fool, I've found another page of Rosell's diary."
Only one page? Shouldn't Queen Mystic be able to casually take out a book? Klein, who had been through the ordeal over the past few days, didn't show any signs of abnormality.
He nodded slightly and said, "That's not a problem."
Cattleya immediately conjured a yellowish-brown diary page and watched as it traversed the spirit world and landed in Mr. Fool's hands.
Klein pretended to look down casually and was surprised to discover that the beginning of the diary page didn't have a corresponding date.
In other words, it's the second page of a connected diary … Why didn't Bernadette bring the first page over? She should be able to do a preliminary analysis. After all, even Old Neil can do it … Can she not? Or was the diary completely messed up, and she couldn't restore the correct order? Does this mean that after Rosell The Great perished, his items were plundered by various factions, and some of them were lost? And back then, Bernadette didn't have the ability to resist them. Only after she became Queen Mystic did she begin doing the corresponding things … As Klein guessed, he quickly read the contents on the piece of paper.
The history of the Fourth Epoch revealed by Mr. Door is becoming more and more interesting.
"This unlucky fellow who was trapped in the storm and lost in the depths of the darkness told me that the Black Emperor had died once and resurrected.
This is surprisingly consistent with what the ancient secret organization mentioned. At that gathering, they said that if the Black Emperor's nine secret mausoleums aren't completely destroyed, this god that walks the mortal world will be able to be reborn from one of the mausoleums even if he really perishes.
"And even if all nine mausoleums are destroyed, as long as the order established by the Black Emperor remains, 'He' will be able to bizarrely resurrect. Only the birth of a new Black Emperor can 'He' be completely obliterated, never to appear again.
"According to Mr. Door's description, the process of the Black Emperor's resurrection has three stages. The first is when the Uniqueness is separated from its possessor, becoming conceptualized and abstract. The second is when the subjects of the Black Emperor once again hear the dignified voice of this deity. The third is when the Black Emperor, who has fused with the Uniqueness, reappears in the astral world. The three Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics automatically return to the emperor's hands. This is an order that other true deities can't change or stop.
"This way, Blood Emperor and Night Emperor, who are also Sequence 1 Princes of Disorder of this pathway, will be in a rather awkward situation. It's very likely that they will instantly drop in level and fall back to Sequence 2. Mr. Door said that back then, the Lord of Storms and the Evernight Goddess had chosen the Night Emperor and helped 'Him' switch to a neighboring Beyonder pathway, which is also the Judge pathway. As such, the Tudor-Telun Sostel United Empire split apart.
"And Blood Emperor Alista Tudor, who was forced into a corner, made a crazy decision. It was to switch to a different Beyonder pathway. At the cost of losing his rationality and becoming a lunatic, he forcefully advanced to become a true god.
"I have to say that this decision is filled with irrationality. There's almost no possibility of it being realized, but Mr. Door told me that Alista Tudor eventually succeeded. The craziest true god was born!
"It's really unbelievable, but Mr. Door didn't go into the exact details and held back.
"I asked 'Him' which was more difficult to accept, madness or death. 'He' obviously said death, because as long as one is alive, it's not impossible to recover even if one goes completely mad.
"'He' smiled and gave an example. A crazy true god can rely on their instincts to mate with all kinds of living beings and give birth to all kinds of descendants. During this process, if one is lucky enough, all the conflicting Beyonder characteristics will be expelled. That madness will slowly turn for the better over time.
"Mr. Door deliberately didn't mention the remaining problems, nor did he explain why almost no one has made such a choice. However, I can tell that there's definitely a huge latent danger.
"I have to say that Mr. Door's understanding of true gods far exceeds my imagination. Before 'He' was exiled, 'He' might've already attempted to break through to Sequence 0 … It's no wonder 'He' was filled with disdain towards Zaratul and had no respect for the other true gods.
"All the more reason why I don't want to release 'Him' back to the real World."
There's so much information … As expected of a diary page that Bernadette had specially chosen … Wait, why did she choose this page? What's so important to her? From that day onwards, Rosell The Great slowly had problems and finally went mad? Madness …
Could it be … No way … Rosell's situation back then was very similar to Blood Emperor Alista Tudor's. His original pathway had been severed, and the neighboring pathways were blocked by people or objects. It wasn't that easy to climb … Could it be that, under immense pressure, he made the same irrational decision as Blood Emperor and attempted to switch to a non-neighboring pathway?
This way, the madness in his later years was really a result of him losing his rationality, and not a result of someone slandering him. It's no wonder Bernadette betrayed him and hated him. She even attempted to seek out the truth … From this angle, certain matters are very interesting. Rosell forcefully ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. Rosell promulgated the Civil Code, using the order of Earth's 18th and 19th century to replace the original rules. Rosell spread his own sayings and promoted his own aesthetics …
Heh heh, I've really underestimated this fellow countryman and "senior." I always thought that he was cosplaying Napoleon and Caesar to amuse himself. So he was making preparations for the Dark Emperor … No, I've also read a few pages of his diary back then. His thoughts were clear, and his emotions were normal. He could even communicate deeply with a certain noble lady and a certain noble lady …
Hmm, he might not have made the final decision back then, but he was consciously leaving himself a way out?
There's a high chance that the Civil Code wasn't something that Rosell had intentionally done. As a usurper, it was a necessary choice to promulgate new laws. And among the things that can be used as reference, the Civil Code is the one that's most in line with society and the course of history …
The act of declaring himself emperor after that was something that Bernadette found incomprehensible and unacceptable … As Rosell's most beloved child, she might've noticed something amiss before her father proclaimed himself emperor. Therefore, she chose the longest diary entry written during the emperor's reign to give to Admiral of Stars … Klein couldn't help but connect the dots. It was as though the heavy history hidden in the depths of the fog had been flipped open in front of him. It was filled with the smell of blood and rust.
This made him even more curious about the trigger that ultimately triggered Rosell's madness.
At the same time, he also resolved some of his previous questions.
So the Dark Emperor returns in such a way to revive. It's very similar to my previous guesses …
In the history of the Fourth Epoch, there's actually a Tudor-Telun Sostel United Empire. It was supported by the Lord of Storms, the Evernight Goddess, and the other three deities … The two thrones in the underground ruins of Williams Street can be explained. They belong to the United Empire …
According to Mr. Door, the six deities chose the Night Emperor, causing the United Empire to split apart. Then, who helped the Blood Emperor capture or kill the three Sequence 1 Hunters of the Hunter pathway? Among them, Red Angel Medici is likely stronger than the Blood Emperor back then … Primordial Demoness? Death? Primordial Moon? Dark Side of the Universe? Mother Tree of Desire?
Klein tried to make guesses, but he had no clue.
He quickly made the diary vanish and smiled at The Hermit.
"What request do you have?"
Cattleya didn't hide anything.
"Other than Rosell The Great, who else is the protagonist of this diary?"
Her question immediately made Audrey turn her head to look at Mr. Fool. Her eyes were bright and filled with curiosity. Even her ears seemed to perk up.
"The Hanging Man" Alger and the others were also very interested. If Rosell The Great could write about him in his diary, he was definitely not an ordinary person!
Klein vaguely guessed their thoughts and could not help but complain in his heart.
It's just that this diary entry was carefully chosen by Bernadette. If it were anything else, I would have to tell you that the other protagonists are a demoness, a demoness, a hunter, a hunter, a certain noble lady, a certain noble lady …
After thinking for two seconds, Klein, who was leisurely leaning back in his chair, replied with a smile.
"Mr. Door."
Mr. Door … An existence that can be addressed as such by Mr. Fool is at least close to a deity, right? Audrey guessed Mr. Door's identity from his tone and words and obtained a certain answer.
Cattleya and company had similar thoughts, but no one knew who Mr. Door was. As they sized up each other, all they received was a shake of their heads.
Seeing that Magicians Fors had the same reaction as the other members, Klein deliberately looked at the lady and chuckled.
"You shouldn't be unfamiliar with 'Him.'"
"Ah?" Magicians Fors wore a blank look.
She didn't believe that she knew the so-called Mr. Door at all.
The other party's level seemed to be very high!
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