Secret: I can play two paths

Chapter 285: Emperor Roselle Does Not Really Belong to That Era

Skipping over Russell's luxurious daily necessities, such as even the "toilet" being inlaid with gold, Star couldn't help but think of an old joke:
"Even the emperor's shit pots are inlaid with gold!"

It’s a bit too flashy… Star shook his head and looked at Audrey.

Anyway, Susie planned to be alone, so now it was probably him and Audrey who were touring the exhibition on Emperor Roselle together.

At this moment, she was looking at the clothing culture section of Intis led by Roselle. She was curious about the daily necessities around her, but she was not surprised at all. She mentioned:

"Emperor Roselle seems to be a very self-centered person."

"How did you tell?"

"Because he always emphasizes extravagance in these daily little details. Also, I learned in the past that he often shows off his achievements on various occasions..."

When Audrey heard that Star did not deny it, she mentioned to him the information she had read from some biographies before, hoping to hear more gossip from Star.

"You are an excellent 'audience'."

Star agreed with her, then curled his lips and smiled:
"I didn't expect there would be so many things that reflect his narcissistic personality."

Remembering that according to the original development, Audrey once commented that "Emperor Roselle is a person who is both talented and self-centered", Star corrected part of her impression and said:
"In fact, Emperor Roselle does not really belong to that era."

"Not from that era?"

Audrey suddenly felt that this description was somewhat familiar, and then asked, "Does it mean that Emperor Roselle's advanced vision was constrained by the times and could not be brought into play?"

"No, I mean that he received a gift from that civilization that was buried in ancient history, from another era, long, long ago."

Star added that he somewhat missed the era when people had the same background as himself.

"A gift from a civilization from a long time ago?"

Audrey repeated this statement, and immediately connected all of Emperor Roselle's deeds:
"Legend has it that Emperor Roselle was just an idle country noble in his early years, and only rose to prominence after coming into contact with the church."

"But now...is this the truth behind it?"

After hearing what Star had revealed, she calmly examined the biography of the great emperor from the perspective of an "audience" and discovered that what Mr. Star had said was completely consistent with the facts!

It turns out that this Archon of Intis, who is a "jack of all trades" and has dabbled in almost every field, has this secret behind him!

It turns out that there really is a "team" behind the emperor's many classic quotes... "a team of an entire civilization" providing support!
……

In this way, the mysteries surrounding Emperor Roselle's life can be explained.

What about Mr. Star? How did he know these secrets?
Could it be that he also has a similar background and has received the gifts of that era?
Thoughts flashed through her mind quickly, and Audrey's body trembled slightly.

Unconsciously, she had a very strange feeling - something illusory seemed to be shattered in her body and merged with her own spirit. She could also vaguely see one illusory star after another.

Audrey, who had experienced digesting the "audience" potion once, understood that this was because the "mind reader" potion in her body was digested quickly after analyzing the truth behind the emperor, and the progress that was originally very little was immediately advanced.

But now she just closed her eyes for a moment, smiled, and then her eyes suddenly lit up and she said:
"Mr. Star, you know a lot."

"It should."

There was a hint of modesty and politeness in Sta's words, but they had a different effect when heard by others.

Does this mean that he really received a gift similar to that of Emperor Roselle, and that he should know about this? Or does it mean that for Mr. Star, what happened to Emperor Roselle was not strange to him, and that he had seen some similar things?

Audrey had one guess after another in her mind, but the corners of her mouth curled up a little bit, and a hint of joy flashed in her eyes:
However, Mr. Star was able to tell her these things that contained world-shattering secrets, which really showed that he was not shy at all with her...

Thinking of this, Audrey's eyebrows slightly curved, and she stretched out her right hand wearing a white gauze glove to hold Star's arm and said:

"I've finished digesting the Mind Reader potion."

"In this case, it seems that you will soon be able to become a mid-sequence 'psychologist'."

Star looked at the hand that Audrey extended to him, quietly withdrew from it without making a sound, and congratulated Audrey with a smile.

Am I being rude?

Seeing this, Audrey's newly budding excitement inadvertently cooled a little.

For some reason, she always felt that Star seemed to keep a mysterious distance from her.

But Star quickly took her across the daily exhibition hall to the place where the original manuscripts of the important documents issued by Roselle were displayed.

A female guide's voice came from my ears:
"This is one of the notebooks left by Emperor Roselle. It uses mysterious symbols that he created and has not been deciphered yet. Many historians and archaeologists believe that these notebooks should record the most unknown secrets of Emperor Roselle."

"As a romantic person, I also have my own guesses. Perhaps this is a symbol agreed upon by Emperor Roselle and his beloved woman. They record each other, but can never be truly together."

Emperor Roselle's diary?

As the female tour guide spoke enthusiastically, Audrey soon became immersed in the glass display case that the tour guide pointed to.

However, it seemed that Mr. Star was also heading towards Emperor Roselle's diary.

Audrey suddenly turned to look at Star, and smiled at him with amusement:

“You can submit these diaries to Mr. Fool. I believe He will be very interested.”

"Thank you, Mr. Star."

Audrey blinked and smiled a little.

Well, you’re welcome. After all, we’ve already met in person. It’s somewhat unethical to submit this “fake” diary that Klein must have seen...

Star responded in his heart, and at the same time, he looked at Audrey who was trying to memorize those complicated symbols in a short time, and smiled at her:

"Don't bother. I brought a camera and have taken some photos of the surface. I'll develop the photos for you later."

"Hmm? Mr. Star is so thoughtful?"

"No, it's not. This camera was 'borrowed' from someone."

Star explained to Audrey as he took out a portable camera from his "backpack".

He took a photo of Russell's diary and said with satisfaction:
"In fact, I am personally very interested in recording this kind of 'glorious' moment of Emperor Roselle."

Audrey was a little confused:
Mr. Star seems to be very interested in preserving Emperor Roselle's "artifacts"?
Is it according to Emperor Roselle... maybe it's what Emperor Roselle said... as he once analyzed, "seeing things reminds you of people"?
After Star took the photos, he paused for a few seconds at some of the exhibits and said to Audrey:
"Let's go, there's nothing to see here."

"Mr. Star, why? You were obviously very interested just now."

"Well, let me put it this way. I just took a quick look and found that some of the documents here gave me an inexplicable sense of déjà vu." "Mr. Star, what you mean is that Emperor Roselle drew on the relics of that era when writing these documents? And you happen to know the secrets of that era?"

Audrey looked up in surprise and her eyes met Star's.

"You're right."

Star confirmed Audrey's series of speculations:
"In fact, if that era had not already become obscure and most people had forgotten about it, I think there would be more people who could guess the origin of Emperor Roselle and the direction of history since the Fifth Epoch."

“But ordinary people don’t know this history.”

Audrey's expression showed curiosity and respect, and she suddenly wanted to further explore the secret that Star was carrying.

"So my complaints can only be complaints for now. After all, here, history is written by the church."

Star walked to the window of the exhibition hall and looked up to the west.

"It's still difficult to restore the former glory."

What is Mr. Star lamenting?
Church...history...past glory...

Audrey repeated these key words in her mind, a little confused:
"Could it be that in the very distant past there was a great era in this world?"

"What is Mr. Star missing?"

"What does he want to do?"

Audrey followed Star and slowly moved to the next exhibition hall, which was called "Tender Russell".

They heard the familiar words of a female tour guide again:
"This is the first love letter written by Emperor Roselle, and this is the first love poem he composed, 'When You Are Old'..." The female tour guide pointed at the manuscript in the display case with shining eyes.

As a result, Star suddenly laughed and told Audrey about his discovery:

"Now, we can come to a conclusion."

"Why is it that Emperor Roselle was born in the romantic country of Intis and he himself is said to have had many romantic pasts, yet so many people still think he is a loyal person?"

"It seems that someone has taken the words that came out of him as his personal style."

Star explained with a smile on his face.

He was able to copy all kinds of love poems, and this romantic explanation seemed to cater to the imagination of many people... No wonder some people still felt that Emperor Roselle had a lot of space in his heart for a certain woman in terms of his personal style of love.

Only children like Bernadette can make him start to connect with this world in his heart, right?

Star looked at the products that had "passed the copyright protection period" because "people from the old times had been extinct for more than fifty years", and suddenly felt emotional.

“Should we also bring in Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and other famous characters that have been proven to be effective?”

"Anyway, their legal department is all dead..."

After all, even the Holy Scriptures of the Church of Darkness borrowed a lot from that classic book that was circulated in the old days...

As he was thinking, Audrey's soft and timid voice came to Star's ear:

"Well, Mr. Star, could you please read this poem to me?"

Seeing that Sta turned around in an instant, Audrey lowered her head, her voice gradually weakened, and her ears turned slightly red.

"Well, that's not what I meant. Um~ I mean, Mr. Star, can you tell me which poem of that era Emperor Roselle's works were inspired by?"

"Right, that is it."

At the end of her speech, Audrey's voice sounded a little soft and her voice was obviously much weaker, and her cheeks were flushed with embarrassment.

Did she seem unladylike just now? Why did she make such a request so bluntly?

Star didn't expect Audrey to make such a request. He was obviously stunned and silent for a while.

In order to avoid making the atmosphere awkward, he tried to make amends for Audrey and changed the subject:

"In fact, Emperor Roselle has already restored most of the content of that poem."

"How about I tell you another poem?"

Yeah! Audrey nodded slightly but frequently, indicating that this was something she wanted to know as well.

But her eyes moved and she dodged a little, appearing a little guilty, timid, shy and pitiful.

For some reason, Audrey's eyes also flashed with a hint of loss.

She smiled faintly and said:

"I'm willing to listen to whatever you say, Mr. Star."

"Let me think."

Star smiled back and brainstormed what verses would be appropriate here.

"You smiled at me and remained silent. I felt that I had been waiting for this for a long time"?
But the artistic conception of this short poem by Tagore doesn’t seem to be very relevant to the present?

Star slowed down for a while and didn't find any poem that was neither ambiguous nor cold.

"This is a bracelet he made himself... This is the original manuscript of his novel..."

"This is the basic education textbook he improved to educate his children... This is the little game he invented for his own children... This is the building block toy he invented, also for his children..."

Time passed by minute by minute, and they followed the crowd to a display cabinet filled with Lego bricks.

Before, Audrey, who didn’t know the truth behind Emperor Roselle’s genius, would have listened to the guide’s introduction to Emperor Roselle’s inventions with some interest.

But after Star revealed this to Audrey, her attention is now completely focused on Star.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little tense, Star slowed down and was about to speak, but at this moment, another calm and gentle voice said:
"You finally came."

Audrey took a quick glance and found a woman over 1.7 meters tall standing in front of the display case where they were.

The lady had waist-length chestnut hair and a very well-proportioned body, neither fat nor thin.

Subconsciously, Audrey looked at Star, pinching the hem of her skirt.

(End of this chapter)