Mystery: Survival from the Secret Doll

Chapter 345 Chapter 344 Questions
The Abraham family was the head of the five noble families in the Tudor Empire at that time.

Whether it was Ammon, Tamara, Jacob, or Antigonus, their status within the Tudor Empire, and in the territories ruled by the Blood Emperor Arista Tudor, was slightly inferior to that of the Abrahamic family.

At that time, the Abraham family was prosperous and powerful, possessing many terrifying and mysterious sealed artifacts, making them truly influential figures.

Back then, things weren't like they are now. The existence of the Abraham family was quite mysterious, even in Tingen City. During his two months in Tingen City, apart from "Olson Abraham," a demigod of the Abraham family stationed at the Sunwell Mine, Klein never encountered any other members of the Abraham family.

Klein's exposure to occult knowledge also told him that Abraham had long since fallen from grace.

The glory of the Fourth Age has long since faded. In the present Fifth Age, they may still be active in secret places, but they are no longer well-known in the world of mysticism.

These noble families, once known as the Angel Family, have lost their former glory and have fallen into decline.

Klein carefully perused the book in his hands, which recorded the secret knowledge of the Quaternary period. He skimmed through the descriptions of Abraham. Apart from the initial descriptions that indicated that the Abraham family was also a transcendent existence among the five noble families during the Tudor period, due to the existence of Mr. "Door", he did not see any further records about Mr. "Door".

Emperor Roselle called Mr. "The Door" a poor wretch who had been trapped for a thousand years.

By examining what Emperor Roselle wrote in his diary, we can deduce a little bit about what happened to this "gate" in the Quaternary period...

"Perhaps, when the Tudor Empire fell, this Mr. 'Domain' was also banished to a place surrounded by darkness and lightning."

If this "Door" was exiled to that region during the Fifth Age, he shouldn't have remained so quiet.

The Abraham family shouldn't have ended up in such a terrible state in the Fifth Age.

Only in the Fourth Age, in the time when gods walked the earth, could this angel, who possessed such special qualities, have been banished to that inescapable prison, becoming the pitiful creature, trapped for a thousand years, as described by Emperor Roselle.

"Well, we have reached a conclusion, but we lack key evidence... Perhaps we can go back and perform divination on the gray fog to find out what's going on."

After noting this down, Klein silently turned the pages of his book to the next page.

The next page is what Klein is particularly interested in—

The Amon family.

"The Amon family was also known as the blasphemous family in the ancient Quaternary period, as they possessed the secret to stealing the power of the gods..."

The thief's path to the high position, "the blasphemer" Amun.

Klein began to carefully read through the book in his hands, word by word, trying not to miss a single detail.

For some reason, he had an instinctive interest in the surname Amon, and a hint of barely perceptible fear...

The very first sentence describing Amon made Klein realize that something was amiss.

"Legend has it that the Ammon family of the Tudor Empire originated in the Third Epoch and are descendants of the Creator, an omniscient and omnipotent god..."

"The Creator of all things, the all-knowing and all-powerful God..."

As Klein looked at the description, he thought of the "Sun" man in the Tarot Club.

The Silver City in the Forsaken Land seems to worship "the Creator of all things, the all-knowing and all-powerful God".

The Cataclysm isolated the Forsaken Lands, so Amon originally came from the Forsaken Lands?
The idea sent a chill down Klein's spine.

An ancient and secretive family from the Third Age to the present day, even older than the witch family of the Fourth Age.

"The Amon family possesses the Thief's Path; they are skilled at stealing, and this path has reached a high sequence, allowing them to even steal the authority of gods under certain conditions..."

"There are not many traces of this family left in history, and it seems that someone is deliberately keeping this part of the knowledge secret... It is rumored that every descendant of the Amon family wears a monocle made of crystal in their right eye socket..."

"This seems to have a certain mystical meaning... This work will not elaborate further here. For a long time, the monocle was an important symbol of the 'blasphemous' family. Even in the present Fifth Age, the monocle still holds an important symbolic role. If readers encounter similar thieves or those with extraordinary abilities, they are very likely descendants of the Amon family..."

As is widely known, every descendant of Amon in the Amon family is, in fact, Amon himself.

There is something right in this.

Of course, Klein has not yet realized the seriousness of the problem; he has simply thought of another issue.

"The monocle I saw on Amon seemed to be on his left eye?"

Does the transformation from the right eye in the Quaternary period to the left eye in the Fifth Period have any mystical implications?
“One of Amon’s ancestors and Mr. Error were both high-ranking figures in the Thief’s Path… Mr. Error reclaimed the authority of Amon’s ancestor, so the symbolic synchronization changed, and the original symbol became unusable because it would allow Mr. Error to further erode His authority and power?”

A reasonable guess.

The name "Error," coupled with the extraordinary abilities of the lower sequences in the Thief's Path, suggests that even someone with considerable knowledge of occultism like Klein could guess what kind of authority Mr. "Error" wields.

For example, equivalence arising from "error" connects two things that are not originally related, forming a unified whole.

Using fraudulent means to pass off fakes as genuine, confusing the true from the false, and causing errors.

"If I wore a monocle in my left eye socket, I might be targeted by Amon because of the principle of occult similarity. If I wore a monocle in my right eye, wouldn't that mean..."

Will Mr. "Mistake" cast a glance?

Well, it might not be that simple. After all, there are definitely quite a few people in the world who wear monocles, if not a lot. Surely not everyone who wears a monocle would turn around and look at Mr. "Mistake" or Amon's ancestor?

One is spirituality; the other is the ability to be observed; and the third is probably the medium, which is a monocle.
I wonder if the monocle I managed to steal from some guy will even be usable.

Klein thought his idea was brilliant, but he didn't know if it would work in reality.

Lost in thought, Klein continued reading.

Aside from Abraham and Ammon, there was actually another unexpected gain for Klein.

The Antigonus family.

Klein's understanding of the Antigonus family was limited to the fact that their ancestors were currently in the Hornach Mountains and, under certain circumstances, possessed the ability to influence Extraordinary Beings of this Path.

The fact that the mountains and fields were filled with mysterious puppets was also the reason why Klein felt a chill run down his spine just by seeing the name.

Although he was unclear about the specific details, and there was strong interference in Tingen City, with Mr. "Mistake" around, it would not be easily invaded here.

"Perhaps diviners in other places will face even stronger interference when they are promoted."

Just thinking about that scene sends chills down my spine, and I just want to crawl into bed.

However, that's all for the future, and Klein doesn't plan to worry about it now.

Isn't this just creating trouble for yourself? Instead of thinking about all this nonsense, you should be thinking about how to summarize the detailed rules for playing the "Joker".

Klein finished reading the book's description of the Antigonus family. The book didn't contain much information about the Antigonus family, only mentioning that they were skilled at manipulating puppets, and that their ancestor seemed to originate from a mythical creature from ancient times… "So, what exactly was the Tudor Empire of the Fourth Epoch doing? So many strange things gathered together, and ultimately, a war that nearly destroyed the Northern Continent erupted…"

This refers to the war between the Four Emperors and the subsequent Pale Disaster.

The Amun family is very likely related to the all-knowing and all-powerful God who created everything in the Third Age, while the Antigonus family is inextricably linked to the Dark Ages and the chaotic Second Age.

He was quite curious about what made the Blood Emperor Arista Tudor so capable of commanding such a group of monsters and demons.

"Blood Emperor, Arista Tudor... The five noble families are also known as the Angelic Families..."

Could that Blood Emperor be a powerful angel, or perhaps...?

God?

The wildly imaginative speculations didn't occupy too much of Klein's mental space. He quickly skimmed through the remaining records about Jacob and Tamara, and then there were many minor nobles of the Tudor Empire whose names Klein had never heard of, so there was no need to look at them.

After closing the book and putting it back in its original place, Klein went to find other books. After reading through a variety of books, the day was almost over.

Miskatonic University has a 10 p.m. curfew. All non-University Extraordinaries must leave before 10 p.m. or face the consequences.

It's 8 PM now, and I'm so engrossed in watching it. If I leave before 10 PM, I can grab some dinner at the food street outside the University of Tingen.

Before leaving, Klein went upstairs to take a look at the strange mirror.

There weren't many people left on the second floor of the library at this time. When Klein walked up to the magic mirror, it didn't react at all.

It's as if the sycophantic mirror that used to call him "master" has disappeared.

Klein thought for a moment and decided that now might be the time to try and probe the strange magic mirror and Miskatonic University.

He organized his thoughts and then said, "Your Excellency Arodes, I have a question."

The surface of the magic mirror lit up with one eerie, blood-red word after another that Klein recognized.

"According to the principle of reciprocity, after I answer one of your questions, you must also answer one of mine. You cannot lie or not answer, otherwise you will be punished."

"In addition, when the great Arodes asks a question, you must have someone watching you, otherwise you cannot ask a question."

A completely different style from the previous neurotic mirror.

Klein realized that this might be because there was stronger surveillance here, forcing the Magic Mirror Arodes to disguise himself.

This also proves one point.

According to the magic mirror Arodes, his "master," whom he had taken office for reasons unknown, had an irreconcilable conflict with Miskatonic.

"What will it be?"

That mysterious space above the gray fog?
But...does it have to be someone watching?
A death mirror?
You're still here?

Behind him was Klein's familiar voice.

He turned his head and saw Tang approaching.

"You want to ask a question?"

"Yes, it's a good time to ask since there are fewer people now."

"Hmm, sure, but this thing likes to ask tricky, really difficult questions... You should be fine with that, right?"

As long as we don't mention the Gray Fog or the secret of my time travel, we can still be good friends.

Klein composed himself and nodded; to be precise, he had no choice but to nod.

If Tang leaves like this now, it might arouse the other party's suspicion if they don't notice anything amiss.

In addition, he also wanted to see what kind of treatment he, the "great master," would receive from the magic mirror Arodes.

"If all else fails, just hand it over to the state..."

Klein quickly came up with his question and asked, "What is the cause of the abnormal activity fluctuations in the Sunwell mining area?"

Upon hearing this question, the Magic Mirror Arodes began to tremble, and an image appeared before Klein.

A dazed young man numbly swung his iron hoe in the hazy sunlight.

Because the background involves Sunwell Ore, a high-level and special object, the image of Sunwell Ore presented by the Magic Mirror Arodes is unusually blurry.

Klein's intuition stirred, and he recognized who the man mining in Mamu was.

"That thief."

The scene continues, and the thief who stole Tang's wallet earlier accidentally steps into empty air.

The ritual magic intended as a protective measure did not seem to work. The thief struggled desperately, but soon became exhausted and fell into the bottomless, scorching Sunwell mine.

His screams attracted the attention of other miners who were also mining there, but they could do nothing but rush to inform the consul that there had been an accident.

Klein had been inside the Sunwell Mine. The place was like a steam room. Without strong protection, not to mention the pollution carried by the ore itself, the heat alone would be enough to evaporate an ordinary person, or a low-ranking extraordinary individual, into gas and disappear from the real world in a few seconds.

There is no better place to destroy the evidence than this. Once the puppet is destroyed, the body will disappear along with it, and the person hiding behind the scenes can easily erase all the evidence and hide their purpose.

The scene ends here, and then a new scene appears.

"It's not over yet?"

Klein's mind raced, and he held his breath, watching intently as the new image displayed by the magic mirror, Arodes.

The things presented in the Magic Mirror Arodes changed once again. This time, what appeared was both unexpected and yet perfectly reasonable to Klein.

Leonard Mitchell.

No, or rather, the Ammon family members who were parasitizing Leonard Mitchell.

"Leonard Mitchell" seemed to be in conversation with someone whose face, build, and clothing were indistinct, and whose voice was also unclear and distorted.

(End of this chapter)