Secret: I can play two paths

Chapter 226 Bernadette: Who Are You?
After discussing with Bernadette about the identity that had some Intis origins, Star raised his eyebrows and asked directly:
"You seem to have something to say?"

"Why? It can't be that I, an angel, want to hear if you have any other requests?"

Bernadette looked at Sta, a being who didn't care about her angelic rank, and suddenly remembered Sta's "lower" behavior of asking her to deliver "express mail" many times just one week after they met.

"Actually, I didn't ask for time, and you can let other people handle these things."

Star said helplessly that in addition to the need to manufacture the "Amazon drive" this morning, he had also commissioned the new identity last week and was just asking again now.

Seeing that Bernadette had obviously used her influence on Intis to create a perfect disguise for herself, Sta, who had accepted the favor, could also tell that Bernadette seemed to have something on her mind at the moment.

In fact, she might have already wanted to find a reason to come here.

The pressure from the angel was indeed substantial, and it made his inspiration jump. However, after using "Between Reality and Illusion" to turn himself into a "dice" state, Star always felt as if everything was a trivial matter, so there was nothing to worry about.

However, Bernadette was not complaining about anything. She just wanted to see Star's reaction again - but still got nothing.

One thing is certain—his condition is very strange, very similar to Him, but not Him.

There is a feeling that the gods make the "prophecies" of the "secret peepers" at the angel level "unseen".

Could it be that he is also the product of the unique activation of a certain pathway?

But he did not have the "fate" gravity generated by this, which could attract the fate of the extraordinary people around him.

This reminded Bernadette of a "mythical creature in the form of a monkey" that her father once casually mentioned, whose characteristic was "jumping out of the spiritual world, the astral world, and the real world, and not being subject to fate."

Seems to be consistent with this?
Unfortunately, I tried many times but failed to recreate that "fairy tale magic". Maybe this thing did not happen in history?
Or was it beyond her ability? She was not familiar with the details of the matter?
Bernadette felt sorry, looked at Star and said to him:
"I do have a question."

"What's the problem? Just ask."

"The novels you wrote before, as well as the identity of the 'knight' you spread before, are all very... strange..."

When Bernadette said this, her blue eyes suddenly became deeper, and she paid close attention to the changes in Star.

Or did he notice it? This question popped up in Star's mind, and then he nodded slightly and said directly:

"All my works are just poor imitations of Emperor Roselle."

This is not wrong. They are all "plagiarists". In comparison, at least Star has made some efforts to "convert comics into text".

He did not intend to reveal more about Emperor Roselle because if Huang Beibei went to her father's mausoleum now, she would only find a "Black Emperor" who was polluted by the "Fallen Mother Goddess".

Failure to rescue people only adds to the sadness.

He might even get himself involved... die in front of Roselle?

Or it may have triggered the "resurrection" process of the "Black Emperor", giving the "Mother Goddess" the opportunity to use Roselle to infiltrate her influence into the real world.

Because of this, when he was discovered to be a fellow countryman of Roselle, Star just wanted to laugh it off and deal with it casually...

But Bernadette didn't intend to stop there and continued:
"I once heard him mention your sentence structure of 'all his works are parodies of...'. At that time, he was quite nostalgic for something..."

Bernadette raised her eyebrows slightly, as if she had grasped something and expressed her doubts:
"who are you?"

"What do you mean?"

He has many secrets and many corresponding identities. What's more, even Star himself is not clear.

So upon hearing this, Bernadette was stunned for a moment, which was very rare. Finally, she slowly said:
"The source of your familiarity."

"Everything you say and do reminds me of him, but it's a little different."

"Are you and he from the same place, or..."

Having said this, Bernadette paused and did not express her subsequent speculation - because it would be disrespectful to him.

But she heard Star say directly:
"Or am I the resurrected him, but I have lost my memory and part of my strength?"

Bernadette bit her lip lightly, as if it was difficult to express her thoughts in such a way.

Aren’t you afraid of being directly slandered as “taking the thief as your father”… Star complained in his heart, and then said:
"So do you think I look like Russell?"

Bernadette didn't seem to think the joke was funny. Her eyes flickered noticeably for a moment, then became deep and reserved.

However, he has the essence of a god, and the courage to defy everything...

Moreover, Bernadette also investigated:
Before this, Star had purchased extraordinary materials from "Lawyer".

This is the sequence 9 of the pathway corresponding to the “Black Emperor”.

In addition, there is the power of the "Order" field that the "Eye of Secrets" saw from Sta a few days ago.

This cannot be said to be similar, it can only be said that it really fits the description of a resurrected person.

And, most importantly, the familiarity of Star always reminded Bernadette of Roselle, or descriptions like "an old father".

But Star suddenly did not continue to speak according to Bernadette's thoughts, but said:

"Do you think I'm a resurrected 'Black Emperor'?"

What do you mean?
Bernadette was confused at first, but soon she understood the hidden meaning behind this sentence from Sta's own explanation.

"So, what do you think would happen if I went to Intis now and tried to call on people who might support me under the name of 'Roselle'?"

Stealing a country?

Is this really "taking the thief as your father"?

Bernadette quickly understood the meaning behind these words, and then her expression revealed the disgust that came from recalling someone's bad memory.

She said with some bitterness:

"That's enough. You're not him."

She didn't expect that after tracking for so long, she would encounter a person who looked like the father, but in the end it was all in vain.

Because, Star used a way of changing the subject in this matter and indirectly told Bernadette the result.

Star glanced at her and was silent for a few seconds.

He has his own plan, but first, he needs a foundation - a base, power and appeal.

The Aurora Society has not yet completed the division into the "new faction" and the "old faction". It is not known whether this "heretic" can now have the influence of "God's spokesperson".

Therefore, "Intis", who was once deeply influenced by Roselle, gave Star some inspiration when Bernadette mentioned it.

If he could use Roselle's name to "usurp the country" or organize a force, it would be a good consideration.

This is somewhat taken for granted. There are many details that need to be discussed. And, unless Bernadette, the daughter of Emperor Roselle, is willing to cooperate...

Star looked at Bernadette and shook his head calmly:

"Do you really want to hear the truth?"

What else is he going to say?
Bernadette suddenly had a bad feeling:
Until now, she has moved away from the possibility that this man is her father and is more inclined to believe that this man really comes from the same place as her father.

But the tone of Star's words made her think of the worst possibility. "Roselle is dead."

Bernadette's emotions suddenly fluctuated greatly, and a "premonition of danger" forced Sta to take a half step back and stand still again:

"I haven't finished my words yet, don't curse your father to death so easily."

Only then did Bernadette calm down the momentary feeling of emptiness in her heart, and Star did not really use the "Between Reality and Illusion" belt to consume a "card" to "transform".

Really, you are such a grown-up, you have become an angel, but you still feel bitter so easily?
Star is a little confused:

"Could it be that the authority in the realm of 'desire' that he acquired when he was the 'whispering patient' really made the people around him more excited?"

"Or is it like what Bai Zao said, that he himself is a 'source of pollution' that will assimilate others? This is equivalent to passively turning on 'empathy'."

This makes sense. After all, he often blesses the passive effect caused by "confusion", and "confusion" itself is equivalent to a replica of "empathy".

Facing Sta who was in deep thought, Bernadette regained her composure for a moment.

With a wave of her hand, she intertwined pea vines into a hanging chair and sat on it.

The green branches covered her face, which was covered with a black veil with fine mesh.

If the source of the familiarity was not because Star was him, then Bernadette's reaction just now was tantamount to revealing her abnormality - did she really regard Star as her own relative?
Fortunately, Star did not dwell on this embarrassing topic for too long. He ignored Bernadette's strangeness and just sighed that the "mysticist's" "mysterious reappearance" was really useful.

Star and Bernadette continued:

"It's just that it won't be long before Roselle is completely wiped out."

Bernadette's eyebrows twitched slightly, and after hearing this, she turned her gaze to Star.

"Do you want to know the details of Roselle's resurrection? And the details of the 'Black Emperor'..."

Stan paused for a moment, and then spoke to Bernadette without any further explanation, as if it was a broken chapter.

It is a basic principle that if you want to say something, you should say it earlier. However, Bernadette knows the purpose of Star’s doing this.

It seems that he wants to sell the information to her for a good price.

But she thought about it and didn't know how to start for a moment: because secrets concerning the divine level have a price.

In fact, the reward for keeping this secret was even greater than the favor of Bista providing her with clues to the Sequence 2 ritual and helping her complete the ritual.

At this time, what may be important is not what she can give, but what the other party needs.

As for beating Star to his knees and forcing him to confess?
Not to mention that Bernadette is in the Orderly Good camp and will not be "ungrateful".

Not to mention the danger Bernadette felt from Sta, the so-called "sense of familiarity" alone was enough to stop her from taking action.

So, she tilted her head slightly and spoke softly in a calm lake-like tone that concealed countless undercurrents:

"Make a price."

Arrogant! As expected of the "Mysterious Queen" who inherited the legacy of Emperor Roselle and is the leader of the "Elemental Dawn".

At this moment, Star felt the confidence behind Bernadette that allowed him to make an offer.

So he thought about it and stopped being reserved:
"I want to ask you for someone, your adopted daughter Cattleya..."

When he mentioned the word "adopted daughter", Star felt a murderous look in his eyes, forcing him to speed up and continue speaking:

"It's a man on her ship whom I want to recruit."

"no problem."

Bernadette seemed to realize her impoliteness, but also seemed not to, so she simply agreed to Sita without listening carefully to what Sita wanted.

"Secondly, I need a Mystic's Beyonder characteristic. You are the leader of the Elemental Dawn that is fighting against the Moss Ascetic Order, and you are also an angel of the Mysterious Peeper path. Don't tell me you don't have it."

Star did not budge on this matter.

Because this concerns his future promotion, he was originally planning to exchange it with Bernadette using the favor he had received from Tingen City. Now that he has a better option, it seems he can bring it up in advance.

After all, "transforming" between "virtual and real" would allow him to experience the subsequent high-sequence abilities in advance. In this way, he had one more trump card to use in battle.

The main ingredients of the Sequence 4 potion of the "Tampering" pathway are the Sequence 4 extraordinary characteristics of the two pathways corresponding to the "Knowledge Wilderness" - the source substance of the "Knowledge" field.

That is to say, he can choose between Sequence 4 "Mystic" of the "Information" ("Hermit") path that leans toward the mystical side of knowledge, and Sequence 4 "Alchemist" of the "Perfector" ("Civilization") path that leans toward the realistic side of knowledge as the sequence for subsequent promotion.

And Star's idea is naturally to use "mystic" as the direction of his promotion.

After all, being able to obtain the main ingredients of the potion from Bernadette is like having a direct clue, without having to work hard on your own.

Compared to the "alchemist" profession, which does not seem to be so high-sounding, "mysticist" is undoubtedly much more popular to Star.

After all, according to the original development, the "Hermit" could quickly digest the potion in this Sequence 4 stage by overhearing some secrets from the Tarot Club.

Wouldn't it be possible for Nasta to master the highest-level secrets of the entire world and melt in his mouth?
For him, a would-be "mystic", being able to fully increase the experience bar of the role-playing progress to more than half as soon as he reaches Sequence 4 is undoubtedly a very cost-effective choice.

Moreover, compared to the core abilities of "Mystic" and "Mystical Reappearance", the abilities of "Alchemist" seem insignificant.

Although the "Alchemist" can infuse souls into the items he creates and give them a certain amount of life, his life is not as good as that of the "Ancient Alchemist" of the "Tillage" path (i.e. the "Earth" path).

Maybe you can make the "Original Spark" from "Transformers" or the "Gundam" from "EVA" by hand.

But maybe Star could reach this level through the "Moon" path of the angel level, the "Creator"? Even better! After all, the "Alchemist" is only a demigod, and the "Creator" is an angel in the "Life" realm.

As for the "alchemy" ability that can be guessed from the name "alchemist", or the bonus and advancement of the "craftsman" ability - the ability to better create magical items.

Star has the extraordinary property of "Search Spell" which can repeatedly extract magical items with powerful negative effects, and then re-smelt them.

Even if the method is a bit rough, with the luck of the "lucky guy" and the powerful effect of the "dice roll" blessed by "between reality and illusion", the goods can be "not distorted" no matter what - this is much better than drawing the "big guaranteed" of some games.

At most, if that doesn't work or it's still very troublesome, Sta has friendships with two Sequence 1 angels from the "Destiny" path. He can ask them to help him with some luck. He doesn't believe that he can't make good equipment this way.

But the "mysterious reappearance" of the "mysticist" is different. This ability is unique and one-of-a-kind.

"Mystics" can draw strength from the mystical knowledge they have mastered to create magic or witchcraft. The fewer people who know the corresponding mystical knowledge and the less it is spread, the more powerful the spell will be.

With the "fairy tale magic" that Esta knows, as well as various legends and anecdotes from the "super ancient times", once he is promoted, won't his combat power skyrocket?
In addition, the "mystic" can easily use various abilities with magical effects - this can be seen from the strange "fairy tale magic" used by Bernadette.

Strong and beautiful.

For this reason, who wouldn’t like the “mysterious reappearance” of the “mysticist”?
As for the danger, is it referring to the guy above his head named "Hidden Sage"?
Ever since the day when the "Hidden Sage" was scared away by someone, even the angel Bernadette vaguely understood who her biggest danger was.

Therefore, even though Sequence 4 Beyonder characteristics are already very valuable, there are not many "Elemental Dawn" ones.

Bernadette has been searching for hundreds of years to find out something about her father.

She pursed her lips and finally agreed to Sta's request:
"it is good……"

However, from Star's side, Bernadette's tone sounded as if she had bullied her...

(End of this chapter)