Mystery: Becoming a Creator Through the Doorway

"...He stayed in the office for almost half an hour, and after he came out..."

The messenger, who had just returned from Pulitzer Port by steam train, slightly raised his eyelids, as if recalling the scene: "Radiant, as if he had become several years younger, more energetic than before."

He was a man from the Southern Continent, around thirty years old, with a ruddy complexion and an ordinary appearance. He spoke without a Southern accent and was a well-trained professional male servant, which is why he was chosen by the butler Asnia to deliver the message.

"Then, he gave me a coat of arms and some gold pounds," the messenger said, taking the coat of arms and banknotes from his pocket and gently placing them on the table in front of An Ruowang. "He also asked me to give you a message, saying that no matter what the outcome, he will personally come to your door three days later to give you a surprise."

An Ruowang seemed lost in thought.

surprise?

Translate this for me: what does "damn surprise" mean?

It seems that his act of revealing the truth about the "Full Moon Talk" and the ritual to free Mr. Men in the letter had indeed won Dorian's favor.

In fact, he gave out the truth and the ceremony after careful consideration.

These two items were actually obtained by Fors, who had been promoted to "Arcanist" in the original work, after communicating with his fellow disciple Bethel, whose personality had been corrupted by the Mother Goddess.

The real Mr. Door seems to have only said one sentence throughout the entire book, which can be summarized in just four words:

"Don't save me."

In addition, there is a second ritual that can free Mr. Door from his predicament: extract the blood of at least ninety-nine extraordinary individuals from the Abraham family and use it to draw a special symbol.

But this ritual was not difficult for Abraham at all.

Even when Abraham was down on his luck, he could still muster ninety-nine extraordinary men.

An Ruowang only wanted to use these two items to establish a connection with Abraham, but she didn't expect that the half-mad Mr. Men would actually return from the seal now.

Upon His return, He immediately completed the ritual of becoming a god, combining the three Sequence 1s and the uniqueness, and became the true god of Sequence 0.

A path to true god, paved with madness after being corrupted by the Mother Goddess...

An Ruowang really didn't dare to imagine what would happen.

Perhaps He could directly bring the Fallen Mother Goddess into the barrier alone, thus bringing forward the end of the world.

He has truly committed a grave sin.

Furthermore, the first ceremony was beneficial to An Ruowang.

There is one demigod each through the pathways of "diviner," "apprentice," and "thief," not to mention whether Abraham could find the "trickster," "mystic," and "parasite."

Even if there are some high-level sealed artifacts, Abraham, whose highest level is only Sequence 7, would still have no chance of capturing them.

Therefore, if Abraham, who was tormented by the curse of the full moon, wanted to perform a ritual to free Mr. Door, he had to find a way to cultivate a close and trustworthy demigod.

Moreover, Boutis, the "Mysterious Saint" and one of the five saints of the Aurora Society, who was Abraham's traitor and a student of Dorian, had a blood feud with Abraham.

His betrayal nearly wiped out the upper echelons of the Abraham family at the time, and more than half of the already few powerful sealed artifacts were lost, leaving only three.

An Ruowang refused to believe that Dorian didn't want revenge.

As long as Abraham wanted revenge, he would also need to cultivate a trustworthy demigod.

So isn't this candidate just half of me, Abraham, "Aleister Tamara"?

Could it be anyone else?

Actually, there really is.

That was Fors, the "magician" of the Tarot Club, who is now just an author who wrote "Storm Hill House".

In a sense, An Ruowang felt that she was the author of Wuthering Heights in this world.

The prophecy of Venetian, the "yellow light" of the seven lights of the spirit world, who helped Abraham break the curse, and who was "an apprentice who received help from a hidden being," actually refers to Fors.

In a sense, An Ruowang also took advantage of his foresight and knowledge of the script to steal someone else's opportunity.

Oh my god, how could this extraterrestrial demon be so evil?

But to know information and not use it is to be a genius.

I'll make it up to Fors later.

Anyway, all she wanted to do was be a couch potato and lie down peacefully.

Not being tormented by the full moon's delirium is a good thing for her.

If she wanted to continue her promotion, An Ruowang was confident he could safely elevate her to a higher position.

An Ruowang put away the Abraham family crest and the few gold pounds that the servant had placed on the table, then took out a stack of banknotes, counted out a larger amount, and handed it over:

"Thanks a lot."

The messenger's emotions were like a rollercoaster as he watched this scene unfold.

When he placed the gold pounds Dorian had given him back on the table untouched, a fleeting hesitation did cross his mind.

Generally speaking, the extra gold pounds that Dorian gave were considered a tip, or extra money for delivering the message.

Normally, this is his income, extra compensation given to him by someone other than his employer, and he could have kept it for himself.

But he didn't.

He was a male servant hired by An Ruowang.

His upbringing in the Southern Continent colonies taught him from a young age that rules are more important than money.

Without the opportunity to deliver the message given by his master, he would never have been able to get the money.

Dorian would have given the same few gold pounds to anyone else who delivered the message.

Ultimately, the source of this money was the master's trust and assignment.

So, after reporting everything in detail, he also handed over these gold pounds and placed them in front of his master.

This is not his.

That's what he was thinking at the time.

But after letting go, a faint expectation, which he himself found somewhat distasteful, rose in his heart.

Although I don't expect all the money to be mine, it would be reasonable for the master to give the messenger a little reward, more or less.

Just a little bit is fine.

Humans are inherently greedy.

He knew it was dishonorable, but he couldn't control that tiny, fleeting desire.

He originally thought An Ruowang had put them all away.

But unexpectedly...

"Sir, praise be to your kindness!"

The messenger held the stack of banknotes, his fingers unconsciously tightening slightly at the unexpected reward.

An Ruowang waved his hand.

A wave of the hand is not a rejection, but rather a statement that no further words are needed.

The servant who delivered the message could have simply kept the money without saying anything.

But he didn't do that, which made An Ruowang feel very comfortable.

That's probably how Dorian felt after reading his letter.

An Ruowang felt that he was an honest person and could be trusted to a certain extent.

What is your name?

"...Jock, sir," he said, "Jock Sampaio."

An Ruowang nodded:

"Okay, Jock, I got it. You did a great job, now you can rest."

Qiao Ke bowed deeply to An Ruowang, and withdrew with excitement, gratitude, and respect.

The fact that your name has been remembered by a high-ranking leader speaks volumes, doesn't it?