Secret: I can play two paths

Chapter 301 Do you want to go into the sea too?
"You just stole a bookmark, but it caused such a big fuss?"

Thinking of the horrifying headline in the Intis Post, Klein's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but follow Star above the gray fog to complain.

It wasn't that he had the urge to complain again, but the headlines in the Intis Post such as "Rossell's soul returned to the exhibition, he actually did such a thing in public" and "Is it a distortion of human nature or a loss of morality that a man of hundreds of years old has to have his private life watched by everyone".

One cannot help but sigh:
The headline-grabbing and exaggerated news style that Russell started eventually backfired on him.

"Great Emperor, oh great emperor, you have come to this day..."

Klein tapped the edge of the long bronze table and suddenly felt a little amused.

After all, this kind of outrageous title has appeared in the Intis Post more than once or twice. Each time, it aims at those interesting emotional points, but ends up with a weird result.

The content is inevitably full of false and exaggerated descriptions.

However, even so, the Intis Post, which was founded by Emperor Roselle, eventually turned its spearhead towards Emperor Roselle himself. Isn’t this a kind of "retribution"?
——Although Emperor Roselle is a romantic and legendary historical figure, he is bound to be surrounded by these gossips.

This style of title is so tempting that one can't help but click in to take a look... and finds that the content of the Intis Post is extremely exaggerated, just like the hearsay news that Klein read in street magazines in modern times.

——Probably news of the level of "Loch Ness Monster" or "Aliens in Area 51".

That’s right. With the timely information control of the three major churches, it’s good enough that this kind of news involving mysticism, especially the resurrection of Roselle, a high-sequence figure of high status, can be released. What else do you want?

If it weren't for the close relationship between the Intis Post and Roselle, it would be impossible for it to miss any news related to Emperor Roselle. It would probably be difficult to see this news in the newspaper.

Even so, the Intis Post had to use a "Spring and Autumn style" approach to this type of content in the newspaper, and most of the time it seemed like fabrication.

Something like Roselle shouted in a friendly voice, "Kids, I'm back after winning the resurrection match", "Oh, [unknown note]".

At the end, there is another sentence:
"Today is the nth day since the death of Emperor Roselle. Emperor, the people of Intis miss you."

It's so weird.

This was Klein's first impression, and he soon realized that this was a manifestation of "news control":

If something is blown out of proportion and exaggerated, no one will care about the original true facts - and therefore, the truth is buried in a series of so-called "fake news".

Klein felt that if the Intis Post was not the Kingdom of Loen's own newspaper, it would not even have the opportunity to exaggerate the "truth".

Therefore, if you want to get the truth, it is best to ask the person involved, Star.

So Klein did not hide his curiosity and asked Star casually:
"What did you do to Emperor Roselle?"

"The Great Emperor... has he really come back to life?"

After a pause, Klein seemed to remember that he was also an example of resurrection from a corpse, and he added:
"What I mean is, the emperor has been dead for so many years, if there was a way to revive him, he would have used it long ago."

"Why did you wait until now to let people know?"

"That was the noise you made to cover up the theft of the Blasphemous Card?"

Star thought about this question for a while before affirming:
"Your guess is correct, but some of it needs to be corrected."

"For example, Emperor Roselle is not really dead yet."

“Not really dead?” Klein’s tone was filled with obvious surprise. “How could this be possible?”

“Miracles and magic do exist.”

In response to Klein's surprise, Star explained:

"You will know the specific content when you read the 'Blasphemy Card' later."

"Remember what I told you before? The 'Lawyer' path, that is, the 'Black Emperor' path, has strong survivability."

"At least in terms of resurrection, the 'Black Emperor' after becoming a god can be said to be a professional."

Klein nodded, temporarily agreeing with this statement, and then asked:
"But what does this have to do with Emperor Roselle?"

"This has a lot to do with it. It can be said that due to some characteristics, its throne always welcomes many 'transfer students' who jump through the avenues to become 'Black Emperors'."

"You mean: The Great Emperor finally switched from the 'Educator' to the 'Dark Emperor' path? And he really became the 'Dark Emperor'!?"

Klein was shocked by Sta's revelations. He looked at Sta in disbelief, with a hint of disbelief in his eyes. Such news was too shocking, especially for a heavyweight like Emperor Roselle.

Klein immediately showed a look of disbelief at Star's revelation. Fortunately, he managed his expression like the Joker, so he didn't almost slam his head on the table in shock above the gray fog.

That is the throne of God. Even in this world, there are only seven righteous gods!

If the configuration of twenty-two paths is counted to the maximum, the twenty-two paths of God correspond to twenty-two sequence 0s, and at most twenty-two gods can be born in the world.

The Emperor——

Just like that, he became a god?

Klein couldn't help but think of the "fellow villager's achievements" that he had complained about before, and was suddenly shocked:
It turns out that these "time travelers" are all very good at it, and one or two of them have achieved something that is difficult for others in this era to achieve...

And, more importantly - the "Black Emperor" path, which symbolizes the dark side of order, is also the "Lawyer" path, and it sounds like it is not adjacent to the "Generalist" path.

If we have to make a connection, should we say that one is a liberal arts student and the other is a science student? And Russell gave up science and turned to liberal arts, and changed from a science student to a liberal arts student?

"Has Emperor Roselle really become the 'Black Emperor'?" Klein's voice revealed a sense of astonishment and confusion.

Finally, Klein realized his own gaffe and added:
“When I first came into contact with Beyonders, I accepted this statement:
"Once you choose a sequence chain, you can only follow this 'path' and you can no longer regret it. If you take a potion with a different 'path' and the right sequence, you will most likely gain mixed, strange, and twisted abilities, but you will almost certainly become half-crazy, sensitive and irritable, cruel and bloodthirsty, or silent and melancholy."

"And there is only one chance like this. From now on, no matter whether you take the potion of the original 'path' or the potion of the current sequence, the only result is loss of control. It depends on whether your spirit dies, your body collapses into a monster, or it evolves into an evil spirit."

"Roselle became the 'Black Emperor' by crossing non-adjacent paths?"

Although this approach sounds very consistent with his later cosplay performances of Caesar and Napoleon, the name is also very suitable for a person who controls the order of a country...

But is it really necessary? Cross-promotion is bound to bring unpredictable risks...

Klein naturally knew that in order to become a Sequence 0, he must first meet the requirements of becoming a Sequence 1 angel. At this point, he could almost be considered one of the best in the world of mysticism, which also meant:

As long as you don't intentionally provoke enemies at the level of gods, in this fifth era when gods rarely descend, you will be a respectable figure wherever you go.

At this point, why would Emperor Roselle risk going half crazy to take one step forward?

Therefore, when he realized the fact that "Roselle became the 'Black Emperor'", he also realized:
There must be many unknown secrets behind the Great Emperor Roselle's ascension to godhood. Seeing Klein's reaction as if he had seen a ghost, Star smiled comfortably and said:

"That's right, and I don't need to lie to you about this."

"If you had read more of his diaries, you would naturally know that this fact has been recorded in the diary by Emperor Roselle."

After a pause, Star asked to confirm what Klein was wondering about:
"Are you surprised that the Great Emperor became a god, or are you surprised that the path he took is actually not even adjacent to the original 'universalist' path?"

"After all, according to what you said before, you yourself know this Dunn... It is likely that Captain Dunn told you the 'common sense', which sometimes seems not so accurate. For example, after reaching the level of demigod, Beyonders still have the opportunity to change their paths."

After hesitating for a while, Klein confirmed Star's guess and said:
"Both, but I was more surprised about Emperor Roselle crossing over to the 'Black Emperor' path which was not adjacent to the original 'Comprehension'."

"Yeah, that's right. The next part involves the secrets of the gods... But since we've come this far, I might as well explain it all to you all at once."

Anticipating Klein's incomprehension of Russell's seemingly irrational behavior, Star continued to explain:
"You might think that crossing non-adjacent paths is just driving yourself crazy, right?"

"Hey...sometimes the truth isn't that absolute."

For example, he himself is an outlier who has to cross non-adjacent paths every time he advances.

"Why do you say that? Is there a way to do it without losing your mind?"

Klein thought of Star's ambiguous attitude when he mentioned the "Black Emperor" path before, and suddenly wondered if there was some feasibility in the "cross-path" promotion path?
"The easiest way: have a baby."

"Having a baby?"

Klein's voice rose, and he almost couldn't control his expression, revealing an expression that said "are you kidding me" uncontrollably.

It was Sta’s reply that made Klein feel uncomfortable:

Isn’t this too out of touch?
Then he heard Star continue:

"Yes, give birth to a child."

"In this process, extraordinary characteristics can be passed on to future generations through mystical connections."

"So the crazy gods can follow their instincts to strengthen themselves in various ways until they give birth to enough offspring. During this process, if they are lucky enough, all the conflicting Beyonder characteristics are eliminated, then the madness will gradually improve over time."

"So according to the logic of cherishing life, the impact of this cross-path promotion is not so difficult to accept."

Hearing this, two phrases came to Klein's mind: "Law of the Immortality of Extraordinary Characteristics" and "Law of Conservation of Extraordinary Characteristics".

This is the detailed embodiment of the "Law of the Immortality of Extraordinary Characteristics" and the "Law of Conservation of Extraordinary Characteristics" in the inheritance of offspring. It is also the reason why some magical creatures can form groups and have extraordinary effects after reproduction?
However, if one becomes the Great Emperor of the Gods in this way, then “all kinds of creatures taste really good”…

This is what the emperor wanted - even Emperor Beifeng would have to admit defeat in his "romanticism" of mating with all kinds of creatures and giving birth to all kinds of offspring.

Klein thought about this style of painting in his heart:
Emperor Roselle, who looked like a curly-haired baboon, frantically pressed down various animals such as dogs and horses, and attacked them crazily...

Klein felt a chill as if his heart had been polluted.

"Is this what the emperor wants to see?"

Not to mention the madness in the process, the damage caused by the power He can exert will inevitably bring about serious disasters...

Could it be that the Emperor's mysterious death in his own bedroom in his later years was due to this reason? Did the God of Steam and Machinery and the Eternal Sun join forces to attack Him?
Klein's thoughts were in a mess, full of doubts.

"Of course this is not the only way. Remember what I told you before?"

"The Black Emperor can be resurrected. Even if this god walking in the human world really dies, he can wake up and be reborn in one of the mausoleums. Once he becomes a Sequence 0 Black Emperor and becomes half-crazy, and is truly killed, then when He dies once and is resurrected in the astral plane or in His own mausoleum, what will return to Him will be pure uniqueness and three copies of Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics, without the slightest contamination, and without the uncontrollable madness."

"Because at that time, He only contained the 'uniqueness' of the 'Black Emperor' pathway and three copies of the Sequence 1 Beyonder Characteristics. There were no conflicting Beyonder Characteristics in His body."

“This is an ‘order’ that no other true god can reverse or stop.”

"That's why I jokingly call the 'Black Emperor' path a path that everyone wants to try."

"Who wouldn't love such a powerful life-saving ability?"

Sta's unexpected answer made Klein wonder whether the power of the "Black Emperor" was so strong.

"Is this the reason why the scene of Roselle's resurrection appears in the exhibition?"

Klein thought about it quickly.

"No, it's just me giving some people a little 'Black Emperor' shock."

After a pause, Star smiled and said:

"In fact, it is just a case of 'the fox borrowing the power of the tiger'. As for the purpose, it is related to the Twilight Hermits I mentioned last time."

Klein opened his mouth slightly, unable to utter a word for a long time. He could only ask weakly at the end:

"So you prepared this scene to deal with them?"

"Yes."

Star's confident reply gave Klein a sense of confidence.

"At least I was able to completely digest my current sequence of potions with the help of this action. This can also be considered a role-playing of some kind."

This is a very special way of acting, and it even involves the ancient organization founded by the Angel King...

Klein suddenly felt somewhat envious of Star's carefree attitude - this was a state that was difficult for him to achieve.

It was at this moment that he recalled Star's careful arrangement and the series of actions that incidentally brought the "blasphemy card" when completing his goal, and he thought of his own sequence "Magician":
Perhaps when he really plays the role of a "magician", he should also be like Star and make preparations in advance before starting the "performance".

This exploration of the "magician" code is necessary. After all, Ince Zangwill will not stay where he is and wait for him! Only by becoming a high-sequence person as soon as possible will he be qualified for revenge.

Although it was doubtful whether it was necessary to take revenge on a demigod like Ins for the "hatred" of 15,000 gold pounds, Klein would not forget that the plan Ins had attempted could have completely destroyed the city of Tingen.

And in order to test his progress in mysticism, it is indeed very important for Klein to set such a goal...

He thought about it again and again, and finally expressed his ideas to Sta, trying to seek advice from this senior.

So Star was surprised:
"You want to go to the sea too?"

(End of this chapter)