Mystery: When the Fool Meets the Masked Fool

Chapter 577 The Fourth Pillar, Nanook's Precious Treasure
Klein lingered above the River of Eternal Darkness for a long time, looking down at the "river water".

He now finally understood what the "danger" that the goddess of night, Amanises, meant.

It is nothingness.

For some reason, a tributary of this River of Eternal Darkness has become tainted with [Void].

Now it truly is a case of "even death will result in imprisonment."

"This story teaches us that beings of high status need to watch their mouths and not speak carelessly. Otherwise, it could have an impact on their destiny, attracting bad things." Klein muttered to himself for a moment, then continued trying to find a way to obtain the river water.

Klein's attempts to find a breakthrough, though repeatedly falling and rising, proved fruitless.

He had originally thought that now that the true gods could leave the astral plane, the Goddess of Night could come and fetch the water of the River of Eternal Darkness herself, but now she was asking him for help.

"Hmm, this feels a bit tricky." Klein had no clue.

So he decided to call for help, hoping that his cell phone signal wouldn't be affected by the River of Eternal Darkness and the Void.

The call was successfully made quickly and was not affected.

This is the power of pioneering.

The phone was answered after only a few rings.

"I'm in dire need of help, Serres." Klein looked down at the River of Eternal Darkness, his tone slightly exaggerated. "I suspect Earth is about to lose one of its source matter."

"The River of Eternal Darkness?" Serres asked from the other end of the phone.

“Yes,” Klein replied, “You knew?”

“Ah, I know,” Serres said. “Last year, Azik stepped into the Void and threw the half of the soul that Hades Salinger had left in His body as a backup plan for resurrection into the Void.”

"And then... Salinger just destroyed himself?" Klein looked down at the colorless Salinger below.

“No,” Serres denied, “that half of Salinger’s soul died on the way, and the [Void] caused the mark Salinger left in the River of Eternal Darkness to perish by following the connection between Salinger and the Death Mark.”

"So that's how it is." Klein suddenly realized, looking at Salinger, who was slumped on the ground in the river with his head down.

He also thought that if half a soul could withstand self-destruction and return to the River of Eternal Darkness, that would be truly remarkable.

What if he really is some kind of "Void" big shot?

He died on the way.

I thought it was comparable to the self-destructing creatures of the past, but it turns out it's just a roadside monster.

"Then what should we do?" Klein pressed. "If the River of Eternal Darkness is polluted, will it affect the Earth?"

“No,” Serres replied. “I mean the River of Eternal Darkness will not be polluted. Someone will step in to stop it.”

“You?” Klein flew above Salinger.

“No, it’s Nanuk.” Serres’s answer surprised Klein.

He had considered that the Star God might be interested in the Source Matter, and that [Abundance], [Preservation], [Harmony], and even [Pleasure] might personally intervene.

But he never expected it would be [destruction].

“Yes, it’s [destruction].” Serres gave an affirmative answer. “I didn’t take the wrong medicine, nor am I confused.”

"Then... what is He after?" Klein still didn't understand.

“The fourth pillar,” Serres replied. “You probably don’t know this yet, do you? Once the fourth pillar appears, it will destroy the entire universe.”

“Nanook cherishes His great treasure. I’ve felt His gaze upon me more than a dozen times in the past two years.”

"This..." Klein was momentarily speechless.

That does seem to make sense. Its mere existence could destroy the entire universe.

This was indeed Nanook's most prized possession.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that Nanuk not personally descending to accelerate the ripening process was already a blessing from the Amber King.

For some reason, Klein thought of a scene from "Tom and Jerry".

A rat with Nanook's face stares intently at the cheese depicted as Earth, while a cat with Kripper's face stands behind Nanook, wielding a hammer (like a baseball bat). Every time Nanook moves, Kripper strikes him with the hammer.

Tom and Jerry are still too authoritative.

“So, in fact, only this part is contaminated.” Klein understood what Serres meant. “Only a tributary is contaminated. And the connection between this tributary and the main body of the River of Eternal Darkness may have been [destroyed].

“That’s right.” Serres’s tone was full of laughter.

"By the way, where are you now?" Klein thought of a question.

“I took your advice and am now on the moon looking for the Fallen Mother Goddess,” Serres replied with a laugh. “But she’s hiding, and I can’t quite find her. I guess she’s playing hide-and-seek with me.”

Klein was silent for a few seconds: "Well... have fun."

"Bye-Bye."

"Goodbye."

Klein hung up the phone.

I hope the moon is alright.

Klein put away his phone, flapped his wings, and swooped forward, flying over the long, illusory, colorless river beneath his feet.

He now understood why the Goddess of Night needed him.

Soon, he went deep underground and arrived at the "end" of the river.

Calderon City is located in the spirit realm, where there is no distinction between front, back, up, down, left, or right.

Therefore, this is only the end in concept.

It was a thick, grayish-white mist, and the tributary of the River of Eternal Darkness flowed out from the other end of the mist.

Klein could sense that the pollution of the "nothingness" had ended there, had been "destroyed," and had not continued forward.

really.

Klein nodded knowingly.

Looking at the thick cloud of gray fog, Klein quickly realized what it was.

That was the Heavenly Venerable's seal on the Western Continent.

The Celestial Venerable's seal could not possibly exist only in the real world; it must also exist in the spirit world.

Since there is no distinction between up, down, left, and right in the spirit world, as long as you cross this gray fog, you can directly arrive at the West Road.

The seal left by the "Lord of Mysteries" is something Klein, who is currently only a "Servant of Mysteries," cannot break. However, by using the mask to "borrow" his future status, Klein is able to borrow the status of "half of the Old Ones."

The seal cannot be broken, but it is possible to make a small opening so that he can scoop out some water.

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P.S.: Zhai's divine light has been revealed!
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(End of this chapter)