"The Philosopher's Tablet?"
Kieran said out of instinct.
"Yes, the Philosopher's Tablet!"
Herbert nodded and said with a sigh.
"What is on it?"
Kieran asked again.
When Herbert had asked Kieran to blow up the Philosopher's Tablet, Kieran had asked Herbert about the contents of the tablet, but Herbert had kept quiet.
Since then, Kieran had been curious about the Philosopher's Tablet.
Following the start of the dungeon, the Night race and other monsters' obsession with the Philosopher's Tablet had quickly turned Kieran's curiosity into many guesses.
After all, a normal tablet would not have attracted the attention of those monsters.
Herbert looked at Kieran, who was looking for an answer, and a bitter smile appeared on his face.
However, this time, Herbert did not continue to hide it.
"The Philosopher's Tablet is divided into two parts, each carved by two people. One part is a warning, and the other is a hint.
The one who wrote the warning was one of the guardians of Isogu City, and the one who wrote the hint was also the one who built Isogu City!
"The Sentinel recorded everything that the Emperor of the Neegor Dynasty had done in order to achieve immortality and rule the world. He ordered the best alchemists and potioneers of the empire to research the secrets of other magical species and immortal species. He even implanted them into the human body. The Night race and the monkey-like creatures were insignificant products. Seriously speaking, they were all failed products! The scariest ones were the successful products! "
"Not only did these successful products become precious experiences for His Majesty's final experiments, but they also became His Majesty's most loyal guards, making His Majesty's rule over the entire world even more unbreakable. Anyone who resists will die!"
"As for the hint?
It's the location of the Emperor's seal and the incantation! "
Herbert explained in detail.
"Seal?"
Kieran was stunned, and his instinct told him something.
"It's not what you think!
The Emperor was not defeated by anyone. In fact, during the era of the Neegor Dynasty, no one could defeat the Emperor, except for … "
"Himself!"
Herbert shook his head, denying Kieran's guess.
"His Majesty wanted immortality and eternity, but even immortality and magic were unable to reach the level that His Majesty truly desired. So, he began an even more dangerous experiment, and an accident occurred in this experiment, forcing His Majesty to seal himself and fall into a deep sleep! He even left a loyal guard behind to wake him up at the appointed time! "
At this point, Herbert sighed again.
"Don't tell me that this time happened to be 1500 years ago now?"
Kieran asked.
Herbert didn't answer, but the expression on his face said it all.
"Such a coincidence?"
Kieran raised his eyebrows.
His suspicious personality made Kieran cautious, and it also made Kieran unwilling to believe in coincidences.
He always believed that coincidences were a type of arrangement made in advance.
Most of the people who set this up didn't have good intentions.
"It's fate!
Fate caused the descendants of the His Majesty's guards, the guardians of Isogu City, to split up, and the source of the split was the most prized possession of the Emperor, the Eye of Chimeras!
"This is the treasure that brought the emperor endless power and made the emperor believe that he could obtain eternity!"
Herbert sighed again, his face filled with helplessness.
"The Eye of Chimeras?
What is that? "
Kieran asked.
Since it was related to the secret of [Fusion Heart], Kieran would not let it slip away.
Unfortunately, the elderly scholar didn't know much about the special item.
"According to the records on the stone tablet, the Eye of Chimeras was a gift from a Witch when the Emperor was young, but as for the truth, I don't know.
You don't believe the records? "
Herbert's tone made Kieran feel like he was mocking him.
"I'm not a stubborn old man. Although we are almost the same age, I know that history is written by the victors!
His Majesty was not a man who was loved by the people. He might have been powerful, but he was more of a tyrant than anything else. The two factors formed a fear that made people fear him. Furthermore, he doesn't need gifts, threats, or temptations to obtain the items. Only by forceful means will he be more convincing! "
Herbert said in an objective manner.
Although Kieran wasn't as knowledgeable about the Neegor Dynasty as Herbert was, he was willing to believe what Herbert said.
An emperor who pursued immortality might not have been a big deal.
When power and wealth reached a certain level, such thoughts were unavoidable.
However, if the Eye of Chimeras was mixed into the mix, it would be a different story.
Kieran, who had personally experienced the terror of the Beast of Desire, knew very well what would happen to the Neegor Dynasty Emperor if he was invaded by the Beast of Desire?
In order to achieve his goal, he would do whatever it took.
Even if he had to slaughter everyone in the world, as long as he could achieve his goal, His Majesty wouldn't even blink an eye, let alone coercion, enticement, or forceful robbery.
Now?
Kieran and Kieran had to face a bunch of monsters that wanted to release the Emperor.
Whether the monsters that were different from the Night race wanted to break the seal and release the Emperor was still unknown.
However, Kieran was sure what the Night race wanted to do.
"When the army descends, it will be your time to die. We, the Night race, will be the true rulers of this world …"
The words shouted by the captured Night monster gave Kieran a deeper understanding of the meaning behind it.
"Army?
"His Majesty's guards?"
The Night race has the confidence to bypass the Emperor's guards and control them?
Or do they have the means to control the Emperor as well? "
Kieran pondered in his heart.
As the descendants of the Guardians left behind by the Emperor, the Guardians of Isogu City were undoubtedly the ones who understood the Emperor the best.
Even if a part of them had turned into the Night race, it would still be the same.
So, Kieran wasn't surprised that the Guardians had some special means.
If something happened that the Guardians of Isogu City couldn't stop, what would they do?
For example, if an extremely powerful enemy invaded the Guardians, what would they do?
Therefore, Kieran guessed that the Emperor must have left behind some backup measures to prevent such a thing from happening.
Of course, with the Emperor's methods, the backup measures he left behind would be limited.
However, after 1,500 years, who could guarantee that the Guardians of Isogu City who had turned into the Night race hadn't broken through those limits?
Just like how they had abandoned the vows of their ancestors.
"Without absolute control, the people's hearts …
Are the most unreliable. "
Kieran sighed softly.
Then, he raised his head and looked at Herbert.
"What are you going to do?
"Don't tell me that you're really hiding in prison!"
Kieran asked.
"Of course not!
Since I've made a mistake, I have to make up for it!
"However, I still need some time!"
In this period of time, I hope to hire you to ensure that my research isn't interrupted! "
Herbert said in a serious tone.
"It's my pleasure!"
Kieran replied in a serious tone.
Right at that moment …
Dak Dak Dak!
Amid the hurried footsteps, Lander rushed in with a bunch of things in his arms.
When he got a clear look at the things, Herbert's face turned pale. Kieran frowned as well.
PS ~ (To be continued.)
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