Deity Investigation Report

Chapter 226 The Emperor's Book
Han Su was at a loss for words.

Rong Qiyue's words sounded absurd, but they were all true.

Many people know the name "The Emperor and the Twelve Knights," and I've heard it mentioned twice by the long-haired female student at the Midtown Science Museum.

However, there are no records of the emperor, nor of the twelve knights or anything else in the Disaster Management Bureau.

For them, they were simply referred to as "Emperor" and "Twelve Knights".

Their image is so thin that it is even less vivid than the gods recorded in history and the bizarre creatures active in various regions.

At first, he thought it was just that his authority was not high enough, or that his expertise was not relevant. He thought that the Hidden School should know a lot about things that the Disaster Management Bureau did not know. But now that he had encountered the Hidden School, they only knew one name.
The question then arises: "If that's the case, how can there be talk of an emperor's weapon?"

"This relates to how humanity subdues the grotesque..."

Rong Qiyue felt a strong sense of satisfaction when faced with Han Su's question.

He straightened his posture, his eyes gentle as if he were looking at a pretty female student: "Of course, talking about subjugation is too much."

"This is one step in the mysterious ascent we all need to face."

"steal!"

"..."

Han Su immediately perked up: "Steal?"

Rong Qiyue adopted a lecturing stance: "It's about making this power your own."

"Those mysterious species, although they have long since disappeared from this world, still resonate with this world, and their remaining mysterious substances and spiritual power are still there."

"These powers have all sorts of wonderful uses, beyond reality, beyond imagination, and even beyond time. Finding and containing these traces and mastering their codes of change is the process by which humanity steals these alien powers."

"However, it must be acknowledged that this step is actually very difficult."

"Humans just want their incredible powers, not actually want to become like them."

"While stealing this mysterious power, one must also guard against being influenced by the mysterious will that coexists with it."

"So far, we have achieved a lot of success, but at a great cost."

"Those mysterious, surreal species have disappeared from this world."

"But the very act of humans beginning to excavate their ruins and study their mysterious powers is itself..."

He paused slightly as he said this, and Han Su suddenly understood and said it for him: "To summon the spirits of those who have passed away!"

"good."

Rong Qiyue nodded, but his smile seemed complicated: "My grandfather said that it is the most foolish thing for mankind to study the bizarre things in history."

"But we can't not do it, because everyone knows that humans are disobedient."

"So we must not only conduct research, but also stay ahead of others, lest the world be destroyed by fools."

"Speaking of research, we have to mention the text you have in your hand, brother."

"..."

Han Su's spirits lifted: "What do you mean?"

"The academic community's research on mysterious powers has been divided into three stages. The core of the first stage is 'imitation,' the core of the second stage is 'theft,' and the core of the third stage is 'the abyss.'"

"But the Abyss goes without saying; it's a taboo topic in the academic circles of relics. Even my grandfather wasn't qualified to touch it. Anyone who dares to touch it is either a genius or a madman."

“Just talking about the second stage of ‘stealing’ has already led to countless branches and schools of thought, each with its own ideas and theories. Some have succeeded, but many more have failed. As a result, many people have become disappointed and gradually lost confidence.”

"Damn it, so far they're only trying to subdue beast-level or race-level monsters, there aren't even many at the faith level..."

"Then what can humanity use to subdue those higher-level beings?"

"As people began to have more and more doubts about this issue and there was no answer, some people started to try to find the answer in history, because they believed in a theory that no matter how bizarre or terrible it seemed, one thing was certain."

"After all, the emperor did win against those freaks and ushered in an era of reconstruction."

"How did the emperor win?"

"..."

"yes……"

After hearing Rong Qiyue's explanation, Han Su realized this very obvious problem.

Humanity won back then, allowing the world to rebuild its civilization for over two thousand years. But the key question is how they won.
Humanity has forgotten the emperor and the twelve knights who ushered in the Age of Reconstruction. From the selfish perspective of rebuilding civilization, this is actually not important. But another issue is very important: we can forget them, but we cannot forget how they won...

"It is precisely in order to find the answer to this question that this kind of writing has come back into the field of vision of archaeologists."

As Rong Qiyue finished speaking, he also looked mysterious and whispered:

"This kind of script has actually been found in various relics very early on, and the closer to the reconstruction period, the more there are."

"But it is also different from other relics and artifacts, and it is even clear that they are not of the same style."

"Furthermore, the emperor and his twelve knights are too mysterious, and many of the excavated ruins have been confirmed to contain mysterious powers far beyond imagination. Therefore, some people speculate whether this is related to the emperor's defeat of those gods."

"Is it possible that the emperor used this kind of writing to steal, or rather subdue, those anomalies, so that he could rebuild an era and make those gods who already possessed various strange powers stay obediently in history?"

"However, very few of these scripts have been discovered and deciphered so far." "..."

Upon hearing this, Han Su frowned deeply: "So, you can't recognize it either?"

"It's still possible to identify just the few you gave me."

Rong Qiyue sat up slightly, with a serious expression as if he were undergoing a test, and said, "This kind of writing shows a trend of being increasingly kept secret, but in the beginning, some of it was made public."

"Comparing the text you gave me, I found meanings such as 'supreme' and 'knowledge' within it. If I were to translate it, it would be 'supreme knowledge,' or perhaps..."

He paused, then spoke in a low voice: "The Emperor's Book!"

"!"

Han Su suddenly perked up a bit; those four simple words seemed to have lifted a lot of the fog in his heart.

After a moment of contemplation, he asked seriously, "Then how should we continue to understand this aspect, or rather, how should we verify it?"

"It's hard!"

Rong Qiyue listened and slowly shook his head: "If you want to understand this kind of knowledge, you either have to enter the secret school, do all kinds of extraordinary research, and eventually be noticed by some big figures and go to a higher level of secret knowledge hall."

“But that’s very difficult; even my grandfather couldn’t do it. Another way is to go through the channels of mysterious organizations, such as… the Crystal Skull organization.”

Han Su was greatly surprised: "What does this have to do with them?"

"The Crystal Skull is a unique organization."

Rong Qiyue sighed softly and said, "They share knowledge and have the ability to download memories, so the members of the organization are not afraid of death. But none of that matters. The most powerful thing about the Crystal Skull is that it possesses a crystal skull that was excavated from the ruins."

"This skull contains countless hidden historical secrets; perhaps it holds the explanation for this script."

"That crystal skull from the source is actually an encyclopedia of the mysterious world."

Han Su frowned; this was also a difficult thing to do.

"Thirdly..."

Rong Qiyue paused slightly at this point, as if with a hint of ruthlessness, before saying, "Secret experiments!"

Han Su asked in surprise: "An experiment?"

"Correct!"

Rong Qiyue said, "The Emperor's script's restraint on the bizarre is not just speculation. Multiple experiments have confirmed that the application of the Emperor's script can distort the fate of some thefts that were about to fail."

"Therefore, when a person feels the influence of the mysterious source's will on them, they can also feel the effect that this imperial script can play."

"As for the voice of the mysterious source, it can of course be heard when stealing mysterious power."

"The more you steal, the more you hear."

"..."

"..."

"Speaking of the second stage of promotion, I am indeed suitable, but I'm currently facing a hurdle..."

Of the three methods Rong Qiyue mentioned, the mysterious promotion method was the most suitable for him.

After all, I am indeed facing the issue of promotion.

However, I'm completely clueless about the second phase of training right now...

While pondering, he glanced at the time. An hour had passed since he left, and he didn't know when the Red Sea Studio would make any moves. Without wasting any more time, he asked Rong Qiyue, "Putting that aside, do you meet the requirements for appraising mysterious items now?"

Rong Qiyue turned his head and saw that the devices at the four corners of the warehouse had been installed and the workers had left the warehouse. He then got up and activated the device.

After taking some measurements himself using certain instruments, he returned and told Han Su, "It's ready."

"Brother, take this out and let me see it!"

"..."

Han Su nodded, took his briefcase, and took out the glasses and the pocket watch.

When Rong Qiyue saw these two items, simply stuffed in the box without any protection, he was slightly taken aback. However, considering that the person in front of him was his elder brother, he could only hold back his words.

He rolled up his sleeves, put on special gloves, and carefully picked up the pocket watch...

...In comparison, the pocket watch has a more mysterious feel to it, while the glasses, at least on the surface, do seem rather ordinary.

"Ok?"

Rong Qiyue picked up the pocket watch and looked at it twice, his voice filled with doubt.

Then his eyes widened slightly: "Oh?"

A moment later, his eyes suddenly bulged slightly: "Holy crap!"

Han Su, watching from the side, had a strange expression: "What the hell is that noise...?"

(End of this chapter)