Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 420 "Black Emperor" Solomon
Although the voice was distant, as if it came from a thousand years ago, it contained an undeniable sense of majesty, seemingly enough to make all beings obey involuntarily.

That was the voice of "Night Emperor" Terensost. Roger and the others, as the participating parties, had almost decided the victory of the Terensost Empire, which symbolically proclaimed the victory of "Night Emperor".

As Trensost's voice rang out, the "Land of Death" rapidly receded, and the powerful spirit creatures that had been looking down on Roger and Nast also vanished.

The next second, Roger, "Red Angel" Medici, and "Fallen Shadow" all struck the "Death Archon" simultaneously.

A resentful scream rang out, and suddenly a huge hole appeared in the battlefield of the "Land of the Four Emperors," with Him as the origin.

This huge hole was like a drain in a pool, instantly drawing in all people, things, and events. Even the "Red Angel" Medici couldn't resist the suction.

A crisp cracking sound rang out, and when everyone returned to reality, they found themselves in a vast, dark environment.

There was a faint smell of decay in the environment, but it wasn't very strong, suggesting that there were ventilation systems in place to keep the place dry.

"This is... the warehouse of the 'Ghost Empire'?"

Nast, the "King of the Five Seas," narrowed his eyes and quickly discerned the situation on the ground.

"I feel so."

Roger nodded and replied.

"Captain, Your Excellency Mei, Your Excellency Earl, look at this."

Suddenly, Lindsay's voice came, and Roger, Medici, and Nast turned around at the same time to find that the "Iron Knight" was holding a candle with a small flame burning in his hand, facing a brass box.

The box was engraved with a strange emblem, and the moment Medici saw it, he spoke:

"The Castia family?"

"Seems to be."

Roger also sensed something amiss, and he nodded slightly:

“This should be the family crest of the Castile family during the Fourth Age. I have seen it in the Fourth Age documents passed down from the Abraham family.”

"The Castile family...the royal family of the Kingdom of Fenneport?"

Lindsay seemed to remember something and asked.

"Yes."

Nast, the "King of the Five Seas," sounded somewhat agitated:
"That is one of the angelic families in the Ternsost Empire that wields the 'Judgment' pathway. Their ancestor was once a Sequence 1 'Hand of Order'!"
"This box contains... possibly a sealed artifact or an extraordinary characteristic corresponding to the 'Balancer'. I can sense the presence of aggregation!"

Roger nodded slightly, and then opened the box.

Inside the box lay a brass helmet engraved with a scale pattern. The moment the helmet appeared, the surrounding darkness seemed to recede, and even the gloomy, decaying atmosphere around them dissipated considerably.

"really……"

Nast's breathing quickened. He was now certain that this was a seal formed from the extraordinary characteristics of the female Sequence 2 "Balancer" of the Castile family!
At this moment, he suddenly looked at Roger and said with some difficulty:

"Roger, this..."

"It's okay, you can take it."

Roger shook his head:

“You came all this way for this, don’t make a wasted trip. There should be other things in this warehouse… Lindsay, go and look for them.”

“However, Nast, I need to complete my bet with the ‘Night Emperor’ next, and I will need your help.”

In fact, the "Balancer" extraordinary ability was not particularly important to Roger, because the Abraham family's bunker also contained a seal artifact called "The Law of Balance" formed from the "Balancer" extraordinary ability left by the Kamala family.

Although there are differences between sealed artifacts, the overall differences are not very significant. Therefore, Roger would prefer to obtain the extraordinary properties of the "Hand of Order".

"I understand, no problem."

Seeing Roger's attitude, Nast also spoke up:

"The extraordinary properties of that 'Hand of Order' are yours."

This "King of the Five Seas" was very clear-headed. First of all, Roger had saved his life twice and also saved his confidant, which made Nast grateful.

Secondly, Roger's side was clearly stronger than their own. Even if Nast possessed the "Wise Crown," a level 0 sealed artifact, it was impossible for him to contend with a true Sequence 2 angel and Roger, who possessed at least three level 0 sealed artifacts.

Yes, Nast has now completely confirmed that the "Hunter" Path Beyonder named "May" is a true angel. Heaven knows where Roger found such an ally, but if it weren't for Him, they would definitely have encountered enormous trouble in the "Battle of the Four Emperors" scene just now.

Finally, for Nast, he needs to complete the transformation from Sequence 3 to an angel on earth. This is a true qualitative change in strength. Once Nast becomes an angel, he will have a real foothold and even the foundation to challenge for the rank of archangel.

Although Nast knew roughly the whereabouts of a "Duke of Entropy" extraordinary property, the location of that extraordinary property was extremely dangerous, possibly even more so than the "Ghost Empire".

Furthermore, the promotion ceremony for the "Duke of Entropy" requires disrupting the rules set by the former "Black Emperor" to some extent. From any perspective, Nast does not believe that directly becoming the "Duke of Entropy" through this route is a good choice.

Most importantly, if the box in front of us contains relics left by the angels of the Castia family, then it should most likely contain all the extraordinary characteristics from "Arbitrator" to "Balancer".

This gives Nast two different options.

The first option is to directly separate the extraordinary properties of the aggregated state and make it into a potion for consumption. In this way, he would have all the composite abilities from Sequence 9 to Sequence 3 through two pathways, plus the abilities of the "Balancer" himself.

The side effect of doing this is that Nast needs to set aside extra time to gradually digest the eight sequences of potions that the "Arbitrator" started with. Without special circumstances, this process will inevitably take more than 10 years, or even decades or hundreds of years.

The advantage is that Nast's strength will be greater than that of angels who jump through a single route.

Another option is that Nast can use the "Sun" pathway seal to extract the extraordinary properties inside the helmet one by one. In this way, he can cultivate one or two additional "Arbitrator" pathway demigods as his helpers, and he will not need to spend more time digesting "Arbitrator" pathway potions below Sequence 2.

Both options have their own advantages and disadvantages; everything depends on Nast's subsequent choices.

"Captain, there's more here."

As Nast was pondering, Lindsay's voice rang out again.

Roger followed the sound and saw Lindsay take a black box from an exquisite wooden cabinet.

The box was completely empty, appearing bare, yet it gave Roger a strange feeling.

"Is it something called 'Omniscient and Omnipotent Five Paths'?"

Roger's heart skipped a beat. He took the box and opened it.

The box contained a crystal ball, which continuously displayed scenes of natural disasters such as lightning and tsunamis. Even Roger felt a sense of unease just by holding the box in his hand.

"A sealed artifact formed from the extraordinary characteristics of the 'Disaster Priest'?"

Roger quickly confirmed the details of the sealed artifact using his "Secret Insight" vision.

"This is also a good thing."

This is the second "Disaster Priest" seal artifact that Roger's team has obtained. Roger has never seen Lindsay use the one he obtained before, and it is unknown whether he couldn't use it or traded it away. However, Roger will not ask about these details.

The sealed artifact is similar to the "Balancer" brass helmet that Nast Solomon obtained, as both are products of the aggregation of extraordinary properties from Sequence 9 to Sequence 4.

Considering that Roger's ship has many "Sailor" extraordinary individuals, especially since Zeus, the first mate of the "Star Lord," will soon be promoted to Sequence 5 "Ocean Singer," Roger could consider helping him promote to Sequence 4 "Calamity Priest."

Of course, there is a problem with this, namely that Zeus's current contribution is not enough to promote him to a demigod of Sequence 4.

Zeus and Lindsay's situations are different. Lindsay encountered many hardships and made great contributions as the vanguard of the exploration of human survivor city-states in the "Forsaken Lands." This helped Roger obtain many anchors of faith and ensured the stability of his subsequent promotion.

It was precisely because of this that Roger gave him the opportunity to advance to demigod status, and later even cultivated Lindsay's legion as the core armed force of the "Star Fleet".

In contrast, Zeus has yet to make a decisive contribution, and Roger needs to observe him further.

Another option is for Roger to trade the sealed artifact to Alger Wilson, the "Hanged Man"—of course, this could raise some follow-up issues, such as how Alger would explain the origin of his extraordinary abilities to the Church of Storms.

Therefore, Roger still needs to discuss the specifics with Alger before he can determine the outcome.

He needed to ascertain whether Alger possessed the necessary conditions or items to exchange for this Sequence 4 seal, and Roger needed to ascertain whether Alger had any special method to circumvent the scrutiny of the Church of the Lord of Storms.

After all, for the Church of the Storm Lords, it was a great taboo for external forces to support their extraordinary beings to become demigods. Roger needed to make sure that he would not cause trouble for himself in the process. Otherwise, if the Church of the Storm Lords was chasing him all the time, the normal shipping operations of the Star Fleet and the trading company would be impossible to carry out normally.

"Well done."

Roger patted Lindsay on the shoulder:

"Let's look around some more; there might be something else."

"it is good."

Lindsay handed Roger the crystal ball seal, which was formed from the extraordinary characteristics of the "Disaster Priest," and continued her search.

On the other hand, Benedict Wood also found a seal artifact formed from the extraordinary properties of the "Dark" Path Sequence 4 "Night Watchman".

It was a jet-black obsidian pendant. The moment the box containing it was opened, Roger felt the surrounding firelight being absorbed, and the environment around him dimmed as a result.

"Benedict".

In response to Benedict's victory, Nast spoke up:

"Give this to His Excellency the King of the Galaxy."

He paused, then added:
"I'll make it up to you when we get back... understand?"

Upon hearing this, Benedict immediately nodded:
"Understood, thank you, Captain."

In fact, Benedict had always wanted to get the "Fallen Earl's" potion recipe from Nast, and now that he had finally received the promise, how could he not be happy?
Nast did this partly to make Roger feel that he was taking care of Roger's feelings as much as possible, and partly to prevent triggering the "excessive greed" mechanism.

As a demigod who has existed at sea for over a hundred years, known as the "Black Emperor," Nast is well aware of the importance of living within one's means and is also very good at winning people's hearts. Otherwise, the pirate rules he popularized would not have been so deeply ingrained in people's hearts at sea.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony, Nast."

Roger nodded to Nast and then took the sealed artifact in his hand.

At this moment, Roger was quite emotional.

He has now obtained all the Sequence 4 Extraordinary Properties or the seals formed from the three divine pathways corresponding to the "River of Eternal Darkness".

"Demon Slayer" corresponds to Sequence 4 of the "Warrior" pathway, the "Night Watchman" pendant in front of you corresponds to Sequence 4 of the "Sleepless" pathway, and the "Undead" puppet that Roger killed when he fought against Mr. "White" of the "Sect" also extracted a special property of Sequence 4 of the "Corpse Collector" pathway.

In this way, Roger no longer needs to worry about Cecilia's choices when she is promoted; she can freely choose any path she wants to take.

Roger especially didn't want Cecilia, a young girl, to become an "undead," because the demigod ascension ritual in this sequence could be dangerous and even require the user to fall into a deep sleep every few decades after the ascension, losing the corresponding memories.

If that were the case, Cecilia would become another Mr. Azik, but Roger wasn't sure if she would ever meet her own student, Klein Moretti. In any case, being forgotten by the whole world was too bleak.

As for "Witcher," it doesn't really fit Cecilia's usual magic-based fighting style. In comparison, Roger would have preferred her to be promoted to "Night Watchman."

This ascension ceremony requires finding the physical tissue of a descendant of the God of War's bloodline. Roger could consider making connections with "Bishop of Fear" Flah Jenkins.

After all, Roger and the Church of the Night are now long-term strategic partners, so a few drops of blood from the descendants of Bardhall shouldn't be a big problem.

However, he needs to ask Cecilia's opinion before deciding on her specific promotion path; everything now is just wishful thinking.

"By the way, I wonder how Sam is doing in Trier?"

To be honest, Roger was actually a little worried about his cousin.

Since Intis is the territory of the "Sects," it is possible that Sam will encounter "Diviners" of the "Sects" who possess extraordinary abilities there, and a conflict may break out.

Previously, when Klein was in Trier, he was able to use his puppets to help Sam, both openly and secretly. Now that Klein has returned to Backlund, it means that Sam should have basically cleared away the obstacles or has already left Trier.

However, just as Roger was thinking this, a strange feeling suddenly arose in his heart.

He turned around and found that "The Rat of De La Hoya" had somehow appeared there.

It stared at Roger and Nast and their group with its small, blood-red eyes, and also glanced at "Red Angel" Medici.

"..."

Nast also saw the "Rat of De La Hoya," and looked at Roger with a puzzled expression, only to find that the latter walked over calmly.

"Whose letter?"

He raised an eyebrow and asked.

"That person who can change their expression."

The "Rat of De La Hoya" twitched its ears:

"But he looks very beautiful this time, and his dress is..."

"Uh...stop."

Roger quickly waved his hand; he really couldn't hold back any longer.

"What's Sam up to? Why is he dressing up as a woman?"

Roger curled his lip. Although Klein had done the same thing before, it was either to make a bet with the cat Bandit or to investigate a case. Who knows what Sam's reason was now?

"He has already paid the fee."

Ignoring Roger's strange expression, "The Rat of De La Hoya" handed the letter to Roger and then turned and leaped into the darkness.

Roger stood up, only to find that "King of the Five Seas" Nast and "Red Angel" Medici were both looking at him with extremely strange expressions.

"Uh...ask them one by one?"

Roger knew the two had doubts, so he nodded.

"Roger, was that your messenger?"

Nast looked on incredulously.

"Yes." "It can enter the 'Ghost Empire'?"

Nast felt utterly bewildered.

Because he had previously studied various details of the "Ghost Empire," this place could basically be regarded as part of the divine kingdom of "The Judge" Trensost, although it was not as powerful as before, it still possessed the status of an angel.

To prevent the power of "Emperor of the Underworld" Salinger from infiltrating the "Ghost Empire," "Emperor of the Night" Terensost specifically designed the ship to isolate it from the spirit world.

Roger's messenger, which is clearly a creature from the spirit world and is half-rat and half-rabbit, entered the "Ghost Empire" without any hindrance and was even able to leave by the same route. This is as bizarre as the "Night Emperor" being resurrected on the spot.

At this moment, Nast realized that he had underestimated Roger. This young man, who had become the Pirate King in less than two years, must have many more secrets that he did not know.

And "Red Angel" Medici was even more direct:
"Is this creature an angel?"

"Angel???"

Nast's eyes widened, his already shocked heart leaping into his throat.

Lindsay and Benedict had similar reactions, both looking completely bewildered.

Is the messenger of "King of the Galaxy," a saint who is not even at the level of an angel, an angel?
This was unheard of, and it completely overturned their worldview.

In fact, they had no idea that, besides Roger, the famous sea adventurer Gehrman Sparrow was in a similar situation.

No, rather than saying the two are similar, it would be more accurate to say that Gehrman Sparrow's situation is more extreme.

"The Rat of Dela Hoya" is just a low-sequence avatar of an angel, but Mr. "World" hired a real Sequence 2 angel for two gold coins when he was in the middle sequence.

"Uh……"

Roger waved his hand:

"Not an angel, but merely a servant of an angel."

"Servants of angels?"

"Red Angel" Medici looked suspicious:

"But it has the aura of an angel."

"Well, calling them servants isn't quite right; they should be called agents."

Roger thought for a moment and corrected him.

"..."

Medici tilted his head and looked at Roger with a puzzled expression for a while before he finally understood.

Even if that half-rat, half-rabbit spirit creature were truly an angel, it wouldn't be strange. After all, Roger had implanted some strange instructions into the body of the angel king, the evil spirit Sauron Einhorn Medici, during his middle sequence, and then remotely controlled him to hunt down Ince Zangwill for a year.

From this perspective, the status of "the Rat of De La Hoya" seems quite reasonable.

Seeing that no one around him was asking any more questions, Roger opened the letter and began to read it.

"Dear cousin,

"Seeing this letter is like seeing you in person. I hope you are doing well."

"I am writing to you today to tell you that I have infiltrated the outer perimeter of the 'Eternal Sun' Church's Extraordinary Organization by changing my appearance in Trier and participated in the extermination operation against the 'Demon Family'."

"Because that operation involved an angel from a 'demon family,' I found an opportunity to use His status to digest the 'Faceless Man' potion."

"After that, I contacted Detective Moriarty, who provided me with the potion recipe for 'Master of Puppets,' and I am currently looking for the corresponding materials and extraordinary properties."

"Because this promotion ceremony requires finding a mermaid, I wanted to ask if you, cousin, have any clues about this?"

"Take care of yourself.

“Your brother, Sam Abraham.”

"This kid... has mastered the art of using the potion to digest other people's stats just by following me and Klein."

Roger couldn't help but laugh. Although he didn't know how Sam had managed to fool the "Purifiers" team of the Church of the Eternal Sun, judging from the result, he must have succeeded.

This efficiency is much higher than Klein's, which means that Sam has stood on the shoulders of two "giants" and successfully used their experience for his own benefit.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please wait a moment, I need to respond to a prayer."

Roger waved his hand, signaling Lindsay to cooperate with Benedict to continue looting the high-value items in the warehouse, while he himself went to a secluded, shadowy place where no one was around, and then came to the stone platform in the center of the "Primal Core".

He first went to the rose garden and saw Rosanne sleeping with Miqiu in her arms. He then tiptoed away and began writing a reply to Sam at his desk.

In the letter, Roger mentioned two things.

The first thing he told Sam was that all he needed to do was find the auxiliary materials for the "Master of the Puppet" potion, because Roger himself had a "Veil Finger" that he had seized from "Professor Scroll" Ludwig Sergei, and this sealed artifact happened to correspond to the "Master of the Puppet" extraordinary trait of Sequence 5 of the "Diviner" pathway.

Roger only needs to use the "Ring of the Dark One" to extract its extraordinary properties. Anyway, he doesn't need this sealed artifact. Helping Sam advance to Sequence 5 is also helping his own people. He won't lose out either way.

The second thing was that Roger told Sam that he might not need to look for a singing mermaid, as he could help Sam get promoted himself.

This was actually a guess Roger had made a long time ago.

One of the most important reasons why the "Puppet Master" advancement ceremony requires taking the potion while listening to a mermaid's song is that the mermaid's song can generate various intense emotions and impulses, which can effectively counteract the uncontrollable puppetization that may occur after taking the "Puppet Master" potion and when consolidating the potion's power.

Therefore, by the same token, Roger, the only "singer" on Earth, who is on the "Judgment Star" path, could very well have the same effect with his singing.

Actually, when Klein was advancing to "Master of the Puppet", Roger had thought of helping him in this way, but due to various reasons, the idea was not implemented in the end.

Roger has now become a high-sequence "singer". Even though his "singer" ability has been transformed into "mystical music" that can influence others without him having to sing himself, Roger can completely replace the mermaid's singing voice with his own and achieve the same or even better promotion effect if he wants.

In addition, he told Sam not to send him any letters for the next few days, but to pray to himself instead.

Because Roger might be involved in a series of high-level battles, he didn't want that half-rat, half-rabbit guy to become a "battlefield messenger."

Although he knew that the "De La Hoya Rat" with whom he had made a pact was not the only one in this group, and that it was merely an extension of a larger will, Roger still considered this rat to be different from the other "De La Hoya Rats".

Both he and the "De La Hoya Rat" were Roger's friends, and he didn't want them to venture into dangerous areas where angels might be present unless absolutely necessary.

After Roger finished writing the letter, he did not rush to leave the "Original Core" but looked at the "miscellaneous items" next to the seal in the center of the stone platform.

Among them is a black full-length mirror, a trophy Roger seized when he rescued Leomaster, the "Black Saint," in the Black Monastery of the "Gods' War Ruins," and has kept it here ever since.

This is undoubtedly a high-sequence sealed artifact, but because of its special shape and inconvenient properties for combat, Roger never used it.

However, after fighting alongside Nast Solomon, Roger couldn't help but have new ideas about the item.

In every sense, this mirror-sealed artifact seems to be a Sequence 2 artifact of the "Dreamer" pathway, which corresponds to the extraordinary characteristics of the "Insightful One".

Whether it's its ability to cause near-physical personality splits or to create a mental labyrinth that traps Leomaster within, these should all be considered abilities of the "Insightful One."

Most importantly, Roger hadn't sensed anything unusual when he was on the "Secret Prayer" path, but since becoming the "Dream Weaver," he could clearly feel a strong convergence effect between himself and the mirror.

So Roger was considering whether he could find a way to separate out the extraordinary characteristics within it, and then ask Amon for help to advance to the level of "Insightful One" before he advanced to the level of "Astral Singer".

In this way, Roger's advancement to "Astral Singer" will be greatly reduced. "Insight" can help him create many mental illusions and personality veils. These mental illusions and personality veils will inevitably cause some confusion to Gherros's will. Even if it doesn't last long, it will still be of considerable help.

Roger had already experienced the unique advantage of the "Dreamer's" path of authority in preventing things from spiraling out of control when he was promoted to "Black Prophet".

The only problem is that there seems to be residual "dark" divine power within this sealed artifact, so Roger must find a way to perform another reverse secret ritual with the "Goddess of Night" after leaving the "Ghost Empire" to see if he can get her to reclaim the power that belongs to her in this mirror.

If this plan succeeds, Roger will have the opportunity to become a dual-path Sequence 2 angel with slightly more Source Authority than one. At that time, Roger can be regarded as a being with a rank comparable to the King of Angels in Sequence 2.

If Urouge tries to cause trouble again, Roger won't be afraid. He can talk if he can, and if he can't, he won't mind giving this mentally unstable "giant serpent" a bottle of fine realgar wine.

While making these plans, Roger left the "Original Core" and returned to reality.

He summoned "De La Hoya's Rat," who, after paying "postage" of 5 nuts, mailed the letter.

While Roger was writing and sending letters, Lindsay and his group found some mid-series potion ingredients, sealing artifacts, gold, and silver. After discussing with Nast and the others, Roger decided to take away the mid-series extraordinary properties and potion ingredients that were particularly useful to him. He also took away half of the precious metals and a small amount of artifacts, leaving the rest within the "Ghost Empire".

There is now a consensus on maintaining "respect" and "not being excessively greedy," and no one has any particular objection to this.

The mid-series potion materials and sealing artifacts were almost evenly split between the two sides. Roger's side took 70% of the gold and silver, while Nast's side took 30%. This was a reasonable figure for both sides and could be considered further compensation for Nast taking the "Balancer" sealing artifact.

Although Roger had reserved the "Hand of Order" extraordinary property, it was still just an "option," and no one could be sure they would get it.

Therefore, to avoid any objections to the overall revenue later, it is the most reasonable approach to settle the bill for each room on the spot.

After that, the group set off again. Roger could now clearly sense that there were three key moments remaining. Considering that Roger and Trensault's score was currently 1 to 2, and that the battlefield scene of the "Battle of the Four Emperors" might have a higher weight, or even twice the influence, the safest course of action for Roger was to make Trensault lose all three scenes in the next three.

Guided by the "brass scepter," the group moved through seemingly empty spaces, passing through one unimportant scene after another, and finally arrived at a high-class-looking building after about half an hour.

The building is entirely black, with upside-down eaves and colonnades, creating an asymmetrical "aesthetic."

Similar situations exist in many places nearby, including but not limited to roads, green spaces, and even the surrounding trees have been pruned into asymmetrical shapes.

"The Solomon Empire..."

Nast Solomon recognized the scene as soon as he landed.

"Red Angel" Medici also showed a playful and nostalgic expression, giving off a feeling of "coming home".

Just as the five were reflecting on their own thoughts, two groups of people suddenly came from the main road outside.

These two groups of people came from different directions, and the direction they were walking was the current location of Roger and the others.

However, because of the "bronze scepter," these people did not see Roger and his companions.

The person on the left is wearing an extremely asymmetrical crown, clothing, and shoes. This asymmetry is reflected in both shape and color. In particular, his two shoes are not only different in size, but also completely different in shape.

This person's appearance and clothing are very similar to the "Duke of Entropy" whom Roger and Nast fought together in the "Battle of the Four Emperors" scene, suggesting a possible blood relationship.

Considering the situation of the Solomon Empire, these two individuals may both be descendants of the royal family of the Solomon Empire, that is, they are truly people with the surname "Solomon".

"He does look a bit different from Nast..."

Roger muttered to himself as he glanced at the man on his right.

The man at the head of the group on the right is none other than "Night Emperor" Terensost, and standing next to him is William Augustus, the founding father of the Kingdom of Rune.

However, at this time, William Augustus was only a Sequence 2 "Balancer", while Trensost was already a Sequence 1 "Hand of Order".

Although the two of them wore symmetrical outfits, the colors on the two sides were different.

"Is Trensost now an angel of the 'Judgment' pathway?"

To be honest, this is a bit different from the history of the Fourth Epoch that Roger knew. In the official history, Trensost was just a "Duke of Entropy" at this time. Even during the United Empire, he was a Sequence 1 "Prince Killer" of the "Black Emperor" pathway.

Therefore, Roger guessed that this was also a distortion of illusion caused by the power of the "Judgment" pathway, or in some sense, it was Ternsost's self-anchoring.

On the other hand, Roger couldn't help but smile when he saw the scene before him.

He could clearly see that these two angels of the "order" domain had tried everything to maintain a sense of symmetry, but in the context of the First Solomon Empire, a "disordered country," even if it was just an illusion, it would be difficult for them to maintain their obsessive pursuit.

In a sense, this also seems to be a kind of collective unconscious reaction of the extraordinary individuals of the "Judge" pathway, and it becomes more obvious at higher sequence levels.

For example, this habit is also reflected in Luna Augustus. Although Luna is only a Sequence 3 "Chaos Hunter" and not as severe as Trensost's obsessive-compulsive disorder, she still has a habit of deliberately maintaining symmetry when dressing, and even when wearing casual clothes, she will tie her scarf or veil in a symmetrical manner.

From this perspective, the extraordinary individuals of the "Judge" pathway and the extraordinary individuals of the "Dark Emperor" pathway, who always try to deliberately reverse order and create imbalance, are indeed ideologically incompatible. From this perspective, they each have their own one-sidedness.

Roger was very curious: if Nast Solomon did eventually switch paths and become the "Balancer," would he become obsessive-compulsive, or would he stop worrying about symmetry and asymmetry?
As he was pondering, the angel, who appeared to be from the Solomon family, smiled and spoke:

"Lord Trensault, is everything alright?"

"Thank you for your concern, Your Excellency Forrest."

Trensault smiled and nodded, then turned to look at the asymmetrical, imposing building beside him:

"It seems His Majesty has arrived. Let us go in."

"please."

The Solomon family angel named Forrest made a "please" gesture, and then the two walked side by side toward the asymmetrical door.

Roger and the others exchanged glances and then followed behind.

Strangely enough, the door opened naturally as the three angels approached, revealing the interior to them.

Although the interior of this palace is magnificent and brightly lit, it also exhibits extreme asymmetry.

This asymmetry is not only reflected in the asymmetry of the decorations and furnishings, but also in the characteristics of those furnishings themselves.

For example, the chandelier above has a frame that is half curved and half rectangular. In addition, the candles stuck in it are also randomly distributed in black and white, which looks extremely strange.

On the other hand, black is also the main color of the furnishings in this palace. That black and the flickering yellow firelight create an extreme conflict that looks extremely eerie.

Following a twisted, black-and-white carpet, Roger saw a man sitting on a rectangular, asymmetrical throne at the very back.

This man was tall and imposing, almost twice as tall as Nast. He wore a huge crown with a smooth curve on the right and a serrated edge on the left. His cloak was also made of a relatively hard material on one side, which made his left side look majestic and upright. On the right side, a soft black cloak covered his right side of his body, making him look somewhat like a night owl with its wings folded.

His shoes were extremely asymmetrical, even more so than Forrest's.

Roger looked up at Him and found that He was a mature middle-aged man with black hair and black eyes, and a dignified presence.

"Solomon..."

"Red Angel" Medici spoke in a low voice, his tone filled with extremely complex emotions.

(End of this chapter)