Secret: The years I served as a foreign aid for the Aurora Club

Chapter 454 "Curtain"

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"Yes, a Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristic."

Klein was silent for a moment, still unwilling to believe it.

He knows his own affairs so clearly, understands his relationship with "Source Castle", and the specific time of God's Descent, and can appear in the East Continent. He must be related to the Aurora Society.

But the other party might not know about the "Source Castle" and the souls of the ancient survivors collected there, and Klein didn't need to reveal this information. Therefore, after thinking for a moment, he asked in a skeptical tone:

"...I have heard that the Diviner pathway is missing a Sequence 1 potion."

"But what does it have to do with me? It's possible that it has always been hidden in the God-forsaken Land, and was only recently obtained by the 'God of Wishes'. Why do you think it originally belonged to me?"

He originally wanted to take the opportunity to trick the other party into giving him some information, but he didn't expect the other party to spread his hands and said straightforwardly:

"I don't know. I'm just guessing."

"If I knew, I wouldn't have asked you, right?"

After saying this, “He” saw the complex expression on Klein’s face, which seemed to be hesitant to speak. He did not think too much about it and asked, “You are an ‘ancient scholar’ who can see the history of the past, but you can only see it after you have done a complete archaeological study yourself?”

Klein thought about it and nodded.

"I thought you could read history directly from the environment, but it turns out it's more like archaeology, not memory. Well, even the skill of capturing historical projections must be based on a complete understanding of the person in history. Thinking about it this way, it seems that there are quite a few restrictions... Of course, this is only true for you extraordinary people. The Lord of Mysteries is omniscient about history and has no restrictions."

"…Are you the incarnation of some hidden being?"

When he heard the other party directly call out the name of the Lord of Mysteries, Klein was completely certain that the other party was definitely not Amon.

But this incarnation of a hidden being is very strange no matter how you look at it. Would a normal hidden being speak in this tone? And wouldn't a normal hidden being have a divine vessel ready? How could there be a hidden being that repairs the vessel while it's moving?

Although Medici, Hermes and others also say this term, the other party sounds more familiar with it.

However, what he didn't know was that the other party was also avoiding the identity of "Amon" and was trying his best to make Klein give up this guess. If possible, the Lord of Decay didn't want to have any "similarities" with Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun and his other identities and vessels. Because when his own strength and status were far inferior to this pillar, the possibility of "the secret thought I was Amon" was simply fatal.

"I'm glad you don't think of me as Amon anymore."

Therefore, He breathed a sigh of relief in His heart. After receiving Klein’s own rejection, He immediately cut off and eliminated this possibility.

After doing all this, He felt that Klein had become much more pleasing to the eye, so He gave a (what He thought was) relatively friendly smile:
"Kotal's status and sequence are higher than yours, so you can't predict what happened at that time now - but Kotal is ultimately only a Sequence 2 (Klein looked at this tattered container that seemed to have no Beyonder characteristics in silence), and it didn't actually contain the potion. If you want to fully predict what happened at that time, you just need to have a status higher than Sequence 1."

"You mean, ask a god for help?"

Klein deliberately ignored the secretive being standing opposite him who seemed willing to help, and instead thought of Medici... According to Medici himself, since the "God of War" can still point to him, then his status is still the King of Angels, which should be enough for divination.

The God-forsaken Land is isolated from the outside world. Praying to God here is useless, but praying to Medici will definitely be useful.

"You want to find Medici?"

The Outer God directly judged Klein's thoughts from the line of possibility extending from him, and He did not object immediately: "Medici's status should be enough here, provided that no one with a higher status than the Angel King appears in that incident."

Klein was stunned for a moment: "Why do you say that?"

"Of course it's because a sequence one potion can't just fall out of thin air."

The Outer God said in a tone that was like educating a student whose brain had not yet turned around:
"You will know if you think about it. The God of Wishes was active in the Second Epoch. After the destruction of the Wolf Clan, he gradually disappeared, and this potion has been missing ever since. If the potion has been in the Forsaken Land, how could it not have been obtained by the Ancient Sun God or Kotal at that time? If this was a sealed object that leaked out after the destruction of the city-state after the Great Cataclysm, it should have been active long ago and should not have been obtained by Kotal. Instead, it should have contained Him. So... this potion must have appeared here in a short period of time."

"Are you sure that this potion originally belonged to me?"

"Guess."

How could a secret being speak like this? Klein was once again shocked by the other party's casual attitude and was speechless.

But in order to dig out history and the truth, he still tried to continue:
"...If I agree to cooperate with you, how will you help me find the truth? With all due respect, if you ask me to chant the honorific name here and pray to an unknown god, I will definitely not agree."

Seeing that he finally showed signs of giving in, the Outer God also breathed a sigh of relief and said with a slightly raised tone:

"No. This is God's territory. There is no point in praying to anyone other than Him. He is such a dictatorial God."

Klein, who had just preached the "Fool" to the people of Moon City: ...

“I thought He wouldn’t care about these little things.”

"That's because the True Creator promised to give them to you, and He doesn't want to conflict with you right now."

This is really not reassuring at all... Klein considered his words and found it difficult to regard the other party as a great being at the level of a god: "Since you don't respond to prayers, how can you let me get the result of divination? Is it like a mind connection?"

"The authority is not in my hands, otherwise I could recreate the history of this place."

The Outer God sighed and said with a smile:

"No need to bother."

"It's very simple. You just say 'I want to get the result of divination', and then do what you need to do."

Just say this sentence? Why does this sound a bit like a different type of "wishing"? If it weren't for the fact that the "God of Wishes" Kotar was the wolf in question, Klein would have suspected that the person in front of him was Kotar's secret puppet.

He looked at the other party with a little suspicion, pulled out a new historical projection, and then asked the historical projection to pick up the pendulum and banknotes.

With the specific time and place, the description and on-site investigation of Moon City High Priest Nim, and the help of illuminated historical fragments, Klein believed that the prerequisites for "divination" were basically in place.

This was not enough, but it was enough for him to give it a try. Moreover, if the incident of the hill turning into a "deep pit" was really related to "Source Castle" and himself, then the success rate of the "divination" would be greatly increased, and the revelation would be very clear and undisturbed.

"I hope the divination goes well."

After he said this, Klein inexplicably felt as if something was added to him. It could also be his own psychological suggestion.

"On June 1349, 6 of the Fifth Era, a strange change occurred in this place."

Putting down the absorbent pen, Klein reached out with his left hand and took out a piece of "deep pit" soil from the mist of history, using it as a medium for "divination."

Holding the soil in one hand and the parchment in the other, the historical projection recited the divination sentence seven times in a low voice, and then fell into a deep sleep with the help of meditation.

His divination was successful.

After saying that, he divined with an angel and it actually worked!
In the gray dream world, Klein suddenly felt that someone else had entered his dream and was quietly watching everything. Then, he saw the grayish-white solidified fog, the hills that were dozens of meters high, and the twisted and mutated plants around him.

After a few seconds, the mist suddenly began to move noticeably and quickly "spit out" a black shadow.

The black shadow was like a huge velvet curtain, madly absorbing all the light around it.

It was translucent, growing larger and larger, completely covering the hill.

The hill then disappeared, leaving behind only a "deep pit".

The strange plants on the edge of the "deep pit" that was also covered suddenly had thin, black, illusory "spiritual lines" extending to different areas of the black "curtain".

The "curtain" became more and more transparent and illusory, until it became invisible to the naked eye. If it weren't for the "spiritual line" that revealed the actual situation, Klein wouldn't have noticed that the "curtain" was covering the surface of the "deep pit" like that.

The image flickered, the dream twisted, and a new scene emerged.

The five-member Yuecheng patrol team approached this side and found that the hill was gone and a "deep pit" appeared.

They stopped and left the area without hesitation, without rushing forward to investigate.

After an unknown amount of time, a huge figure suddenly appeared from another direction.

It was a demon wolf covered with short dark fur, with eight legs and about four or five meters tall.

This demon wolf had a tuft of short gray hair on its forehead, and its pure black pupils occupied at least three-quarters of the space in its eyes. It was none other than the dark demon wolf Kotar, whose complete mythical creature form had not yet appeared.

The dark wolf raised its head, opened its mouth, and seemed to roar, but there was no sound.

The next second, a figure appeared in front of Him. It was another Him.

The dark wolf's eight legs kicked lightly and it arrived at the "deep pit" in an instant.

After looking around, he carefully lowered his head and picked up the completely transparent "curtain" that made the entire hill disappear.

The "curtain" suddenly came alive, shrinking rapidly, rolling up, and entangling the Dark Wolf, as if it were wearing a half-black, half-transparent outfit. The Dark Wolf trembled slightly, and it seemed to have become a puppet of the "apparel" in two or three seconds.

But this is just an image in the gap of history. In the next breath, it was no longer maintained by the main body and disappeared directly.

The "curtain" lost its support, collapsed instantly, and spread out on the ground.

The dark wolf Kotar did not give up. He sometimes transformed the monsters around him into secret dolls, and sometimes summoned historical projections to let them move forward again and again. He suffered various failures, but in the end, his new batch of secret dolls still picked up and controlled the "curtain".

The entire process took place without any sound, as if it were a pantomime.

Then, the huge demon wolf asked the secret puppets to bring the "curtain" closer to it.

At this moment, the gray fog nearby began to wriggle again, forming a vortex comparable to a hill.

This vortex gave off an invisible suction force, causing the strange "curtain" and the dark wolf Kotal to be thrown over at the same time!
This scene caused Klein's dream to appear with real ripples, bursting out with countless points of light, making it difficult for him to see the specific details.

When everything returned to normal, the dark wolf Kotar, covered with a transparent "curtain", flew away from the re-solidified fog at a rapid speed.

At this time, the Yuecheng investigation team arrived and saw the figure of the ancient god leaving.

Cottard glanced at them and disappeared into the darkness without stopping.

At this point, the picture shattered, the dream ended, and Klein woke up.

I saw that the strange secret existence had sat down cross-legged at some point, sitting opposite him, staring blankly at the sky in the distance. When he opened his eyes, he said directly:

"see it?"

"That thing appeared from the mist, which means it was dropped from Sefirah Castle."

"More than a year ago, this magic potion fell into the God-forsaken Land and was picked up by Kotal. Kotal began to prepare for his own ascension ceremony during this year, but probably because of the isolation of the spiritual world of the Eastern Continent, he could only act but could not complete the ceremony..."

He talked to himself for a while, wondering why the previous survivors of the Old Ones did not get the potions given by Sefirah Castle, and therefore all went astray, but Klein happened to leave behind a complete set of potions up to Sequence One.

If successful, the soul that fell from the Source Castle would be transformed into Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun on the spot under such a divine impact. Then this guy would just grab the Source Castle and use the Extraordinary Aggregation to suck up the other high-sequence souls of the three mysterious paths in the world one at a time. Even Amon could try to revive directly in the opponent's body, and no one could stop him.

So scary!
If I had stayed on Earth doing nothing for 1,400 years, and suddenly saw a celestial being falling from the sky a few years ago, he would definitely have taken a rocket to escape from the Earth and return to the starry sky, then run out of the solar system and headed straight for a billion light years away. How could he have stayed there until now?

At this time, Klein also came back to his senses. After hearing what the secret existence said, he did not speak for a long time.

"When the 'curtain' exhaled by the gray-white mist is large, it can cover the hill and turn it into a 'deep pit' like magic. When it is small, it can become the 'clothing' of the demon wolf and transform it into a puppet..."

"It was spit out because I entered the gray fog and completed the binding with Sefirah Castle?"

"It seems that it can turn the surrounding plants into its own secret dolls..."

"By the way, in the misty town, the food prepared in the room is problematic. There are 'spiritual threads' growing out of them, extending to the church at the core. Once you eat them, the whole person will evaporate instantly and disappear. Well, this one was hung in the church and became a secret doll..."

"In other words, when you reach the level of 'Miracle Master' or the Sequence One 'Attendant of Mysteries', you can make plants and things that once had spirits grow 'Spirit Threads' and turn them into secret dolls?
"Looking at the performance of the Dark Wolf, it should indeed be the 'Secret Servant'..."

"That suction force is really strong. It scared the Dark Wolf Kotar. He didn't even bother to stay and just wanted to escape..."

After recalling the scenes he had seen and thinking about what he had done when he first arrived, Klein suddenly felt a little lost and sighed softly.

“If I become Sequence One right after waking up, I will definitely be swallowed up by the divinity and become Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun.”

"But the 'curtain' did not fall on me. I quickly bound myself to Sefirah Castle and escaped this disaster."

"Oh, did you really escape?"

An indescribable feeling arose in his heart, like regret and a little bit of relief, but more of exhaustion and helplessness.

"I lost a chance to die..."

……

Southern Continent, a small town in the east of the Highland Republic.

The bright sunlight shone through the window that was missing two panes of glass, and countless tiny particles of dust were swirling and dancing in the beam of light.

In the small wooden house of only five or six square meters, the young man lying on the bed with his clothes on was exposed to the sunlight. He turned over uncomfortably and stayed in bed for a few minutes before he yawned and sat up slowly and reluctantly.

The young man got up, scratching his messy hair. He helped in the bakery until late last night and fell asleep without even taking off his clothes. Now he has to get up after dawn to turn the soil for dozens of acres of land outside. This is his daily life during this period. From the time he got up to the time he picked up the washbasin and toothbrush and walked out the door, he had yawned more than a dozen times.

He had just filled up the water at the village's public sink, and before he could splash the cool water on his face, he felt a sharp gaze staring at him from the side, which gave him a chill and instantly woke him up.

"Village chief." He turned around quickly, "What's the matter?"

The old village chief with snow-white hair and a hunched body stared at him, then pointed at the faucet.

The faucet was not tightened and water was dripping at a moderate speed.

"Marichi," the old village chief said seriously, "Don't waste resources like this. Do you know how precious they are?"

“Got it, got it…” Maric scratched his head, reached out to tighten the faucet, and then brushed his teeth and washed his face as quickly as possible.

The old village chief watched the whole process from the side. Seeing that Maric was much more agile than when he first arrived, the serious expression on his face eased a little:
"You are a young man, you didn't commit any serious crime. You just participated in the escape of the temperance faction. It's a good thing that the leader threw you here. You work hard, reform yourself, and strive to be an excellent model soldier. If you are fast, you can be transferred back in five years."

Hearing that it would take at least five years for him to return to the city, Maric's expression suddenly became disillusioned.

Half of the workers in this village are members of the Rose School who have committed crimes, including himself.

After being captured by the "Angel of Temperance", Maric was ready to die heroically. After all, no matter how good the reputation of the members of the Indulgence Faction was, they were still Indulgence Factions. But he did not expect that after being pulled over by Richard Ernst for a talk and a few days of ideological education classes, he and Sharon were directly thrown into this remote village.

The village was filled with the smell of animal manure and dirt, sewage and domestic garbage were piled on the roadside, and the sheds made of wooden boards and mud were dilapidated. After the rain, the scene was even more shocking.

The villagers were either skinny and pale, or looked like troublemakers being sent to labor camps for indulgence. Even Sharon, who was always restrained, looked a little green.

Extraordinary people eat little, have heavy workloads, and are suitable for physical work, so after their powers are sealed, they are sent to work in villages across the country to help the villagers improve their quality of life.

After Maric arrived, he was forced to work on infrastructure for a month because he was young and strong. He did everything from digging canals, building water tanks, burying pipes, building houses, and making compost. In just a few days, this young man with the appearance of a northern continent became a native of the southern continent.

Although only a month had passed, the leisurely life in the Northern Continent seemed so distant that it seemed like a lifetime ago.

After the Beyonders and some of their powers were sealed, even Sequence 5 Beyonders were just very strong humans who could be easily controlled with seals. The old village chief, who looked at least eighty years old, was actually a demigod who was specifically responsible for watching over them. He was a highly respected priest of the church before the war, and advocated active resistance within the Temperance Faction. After Richard Ernst gained some say, he immediately joined his army.

Under his management, the public security in the surrounding town and three villages was quite good.

"I... I will work hard."

Maric said bitterly that the Angel of Temperance confiscated his collection of chips but not his cards. When he first arrived, he would try to find villagers to play cards during his free time at work, but now, he has no mood to play cards at all.

"What about Sharon?" Maric asked, "If Sharon works hard, can she leave in five or six years?"

Speaking of Sharon, the old village chief, who had a kind look just now, changed his expression.

"Sharon...Sharon, that kid is no good."

The old village chief was a little disappointed with Maliqi. He urged Maliqi to follow the others to turn the soil, while muttering:
"That child refuses to endure hardships! She refused to work in the fields. She worked at the mill for half a month. Now she is going to the village to copy account books and materials. Sharon does have a good handwriting, but how much can the village give her to copy? At this rate, I'm afraid she may not be taken back for thirty years! The chief didn't send her here to torture her, so why is she so resentful? She was a good girl when she was young. This child has really been spoiled by Her Highness Renette..."

Maric scratched his head again. The other party was a demigod and an elder, so of course he couldn't talk back, so he had to agree meekly.

"I am leaving."

"Okay, go ahead."

He said goodbye to the old village chief and put the washbasin and toothbrush back to his own residence.

Then he changed into his clothes that had not been washed for the longest time, tightened his belt skillfully, rolled up his sleeves and trouser legs, took off his shoes, picked up the hoe and shovel from the corner, and with his body covered in mud, he followed the neighbor uncle outside the window who called him to go with him, and walked towards the farmland outside the city, covered in dust.

TBC
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I have something to do tomorrow, please take a day off!

(End of this chapter)