Mystery: The Undead Don't Die from Linking the Fire

Chapter 309 is baffling.

Klein felt a chill run down his spine; it was all too 'coincidence,' so coincidental that it gave him a sense of déjà vu—

Just like when I faced '0-08' before.

But the problem is...

Although '0-08' is very strong, it is obviously unable to affect the gray fog.

Unless, of course, it is the angel king of the dreamer path who makes the move, the unique 'Adam'!

If He were to take action personally, would He have enough influence over the power above the gray fog?

No, there shouldn't be!

Although the Eternal Sun, the Goddess of Night, and Amon all attempted to invade the Gray Mist, these attempts all ended in failure.

Although the Eternal Sun and the Goddess of Night successfully invaded the Gray Mist, they were quickly driven away by the forces above it. Amon also attempted to invade the Gray Mist, but he couldn't even get past Klein.

Adam, who is also an angel king like Amon, should also be unable to exert influence on the gray fog. Even if the abilities of the 'Dreamer' pathway are extremely strange, they are still only at the angel level.

not to mention.

Above the gray fog, the current "Source Castle" is no longer the "Source Castle" it once was!

The Source Castle has now merged with the power of the King's Soul, although the two are irreconcilable. This also means that any outsider attempting to invade the Gray Mist will inevitably be rejected by both forces simultaneously.

Klein took a deep breath; he could only hope that he was overthinking things.

But in any case, once this Tarot session is over, he needs to have a proper talk with Ember.

He quickly made the diary disappear and smiled at the 'hermit':

What is your request?

Cattleya made no attempt to hide her feelings and asked frankly:

"Besides Emperor Roselle, who else is the protagonist of these diary entries?"

Her question immediately made "Justice" Audrey turn her head to look at "Fool" Mr., her eyes sparkling with curiosity, and even her ears seemed to perk up.

Alger and his companions, the "Hanged Man," were also very interested in this. Someone who could be written about in Emperor Roselle's diary must be no ordinary person.

Klein's expression shifted slightly; he knew Bernadette couldn't understand Roselle's diary. Otherwise, she wouldn't have needed to hand it over to him through the "Hermit" and then ask who the diary's author was.

Although Bernadette didn't know the identity of the diary's subject, she had a way of determining certain related descriptions within the diary. For example, she could indirectly determine the importance of a diary by whether it contained a specific date—

Those with clear dates and a very dense arrangement are most likely to feature a witch, a noblewoman, a noblewoman, or even three generations of a family...

Similarly, diaries without dates are likely to contain very important information. Klein has confirmed this multiple times. For example, this diary entry is dated, as is the diary entry he submitted last time, which contained information from the later years of Emperor Roselle, when he was frantically searching for a way to become a god and even considered bringing back Mr. Door.

Moreover, Russell's diary is not just a diary.

Russell initially recorded all sorts of trivial things in his life, perhaps as a hobby—which noble lady he played PUBG with today, which noblewoman he fought with tomorrow.

Therefore, the initial content is often of little value; it is simply the diary of Emperor Roselle.

Therefore, these diaries themselves don't contain much content; often, a single page can hold several days' worth of entries.

As Roselle became an Extraordinary and gradually built up her own power, the contents of her diary began to gain value. The main characters changed from a certain noble lady to Mr. "Door," Zarathustra, Calard, and occasionally a certain witch.

By this time, each page of the diary still had a date recorded.

However, there is significantly more content between dates, and the information is arranged more densely.

The same reason.

When Roselle overthrew the Solonian royal family and established the Republic of Intis and even the Empire of Intis.

Russell's understanding of the diary had changed drastically at that time—

It is filled with a lot of content without dates, which is clearly not a mistake, but rather something Russell did intentionally.

Klein didn't think Rosell did this to hide the contents, because if he really wanted to hide them, wouldn't it be better not to write them down at all?

If it wasn't to hide them, then Russell's purpose might have been to make these diaries visible to others!

He deliberately left the diary pages containing important information undated, hoping that others would realize the significance of these pages and that someone later would be able to decipher their contents!

If that's the case, then perhaps this could explain the "coincidence"—

There must be very few of these undateable diaries; they might even consist of only a few pages.

Bernadette may have been aware of her father's character, which is why she was able to guess which entries in the diary were more important.

Therefore, the diaries she submitted to Mr. Fool were all carefully selected.

In this case, the "coincidence" might not be a coincidence at all, but rather an inevitability.

After thinking for two seconds, Klein, much more relaxed, leaned back in his chair and replied with a smile:

"Mr. Door,"

Mr. Door?

An being that can be called "Mr. Fool" must be at least close to a god, right?

Audrey, the "Justice," deduced Mr. Door's identity from his tone and word choice, and thus obtained some answers.

The Hermit, Cattleya, and the others had similar thoughts, but none of them knew who Mr. Door was. As they looked at each other, they all shook their heads in disbelief.

Seeing that "The Magician" Fors and the other members had the same reaction, Klein deliberately looked at the woman and chuckled:

"You should be familiar with Him."

"Huh?" Fors, the "Magician," looked bewildered.

She had absolutely no idea that she would know the so-called "Mr. Door".

The other party seems to be of a very high class!

I'm familiar with Mr. "Door"? Besides Mr. "Fool," I'm also familiar with the Seven Gods, and I've only ever been to the church of the God of Steam and Machinery...

While puzzled, Fors, the "Magician," quickly recalled the high-level beings she could possibly encounter. Because their numbers were so few, she quickly ruled out other possibilities. Suddenly, her eyes lit up as she recalled something—something from her first conversation with Mr. "The Fool."

She gazed at the head of the long bronze table shrouded in gray mist, and hesitantly asked:

"Is it the one who created the full moon murmur?"

Klein chuckled and nodded:

"right."

Fors, the "Magician," felt a strange sense of fear. Although she no longer had to worry about the Full Moon's ramblings, the experience of being tormented by them was still fresh in her memory, making her instinctively feel terrified.

Klein glanced at the 'Hermit' out of the corner of his eye and chuckled:

"Mr. Door was an ancestor of the Abraham family, and in the Fourth Age, he was the angel closest to the throne of God."

"Even though He was banished from the real world during the war between the Four Emperors, lost in the depths of darkness, and trapped in the storm, He was still able to have some influence on the real world. So when Roselle was still weak, He had already established a connection with Roselle."

Klein hadn't originally planned to say so much, as it didn't fit the style of the "Fool."

Therefore, He usually only answers questions when other people ask them.

But this time is an exception—

The contents of the diary were too strange, leading Klein to suspect that something was wrong with Bernadette.

That's why he deliberately revealed more information, hoping to convey it to Bernadette through the "Hermit" and test her reaction.

Fors, the "magician," looked utterly incredulous.

"The angel closest to God's throne?"

So all these years, she and the Abraham family have been tormenting an angel who is close to God? And this angel is an ancestor of the Abraham family?

The problem is, even if you are exiled, it's not your descendants' fault, is it? Why curse your own descendants? What grudge do you hold against them?

Compared to the somewhat unbelievable "magician," "Justice" Audrey looked somewhat frightened.

Compared to Mr. "Door's" exile, she was more concerned with the latter sentence—

Lost in the depths of darkness, trapped in the storm.

Audrey didn't think that the word "fool" was used merely as an analogy; she clearly meant something else entirely!

"Night" is the authority of the goddess, while "storm" is the authority of the lord of storms.

Does this mean that Mr. "Door" was exiled by these two in collusion?

Audrey, feeling a chill run down her spine, lowered her head, her awe preventing her from thinking further.

The hermit also bowed his head and remained silent, but his heart was still unsettled.

She hadn't asked for specific details, yet Mr. Fool brought it up himself, clearly implying that she should tell Him. But what exactly did Mr. Fool want to tell Him?

Mr. Door had already established contact with Emperor Roselle when he was still weak.

Does this mean that Emperor Roselle was deeply influenced by Mr. "The Gate"?

Were some of the actions of Emperor Rossellus instigated by Mr. "Men"?

Klein glanced around and said in a relaxed tone:

"You may begin."

The little 'sun' couldn't wait to speak:

"Mr. World, I found a monster called 'Shapeshifter' in a notebook in Silver City. It is very similar to the 'Trickster Monster' you mentioned before."

Klein immediately manipulated 'The World' and hissed hoarsely:

Tell me more.

He was worried about not being able to find the extraordinary materials needed to advance to Sequence 4 when Little Sun took the initiative to come to his door to offer help.

This couldn't be better!

"The Sun," Derrick said, gathering his thoughts.

"This monster lacks the intelligence to communicate, but it excels at setting traps and dealing with targets. It can also disguise itself as others and use all sorts of seemingly unbelievable methods to hunt and kill them."

"They live in the ruins of a city-state further north and in a more remote area. Because the monsters in the darkness of that area are so powerful and terrifying that even the Council of Six cannot deal with some of them, Silver City temporarily suspended its exploration of the area after the first two attempts, and it has not resumed since."

After hearing what "The Sun" Derrick said, Klein himself felt that the shapeshifters were very likely to be charlatans and monsters.

He desperately wanted to retrieve a gold coin from the pile of junk to perform a divination and confirm his judgment, but he couldn't.

There are many people here.

Just as Klein was struggling with his decision and 'The Sun' was feeling uneasy, Ember tapped the table and spoke:

"Shapeshifters are charlatans and monsters."

Klein's eyes flickered slightly; he did not doubt Ember's judgment.

After all, Ember had seen the first blasphemous tablet; perhaps the evil sorcerer of the past was called the Shapeshifter.

The world asked hoarsely:

"What kind of compensation do you need?"

The sun answered quite honestly:

"The extraordinary characteristics of the Priest of Light."

The world replied without hesitation:

"I can pay you in advance, on the condition that you find a way to hunt down a shapeshifter afterward and obtain its main eye and blood."

He knew very well that with Little Sun's current strength, it was impossible for him to hunt down the Shapeshifters.

After all, 'Shapeshifter' is the main ingredient in Sequence 4 potions, which means that 'Shapeshifter' has strength exceeding Sequence 5 and approaching that of Sequence 4. Perhaps a skilled Sequence 5 could deal with these monsters, but a Sequence 6 'Sun' clearly cannot.

Unless he gets promoted first.

Therefore, Klein didn't mind paying 'The Sun' upfront, considering it an early investment.

Of course, another reason is that the value of a Sequence 5 extraordinary ability is only around five thousand pounds, and the most expensive one can sell for is eight thousand pounds.

The main ingredients for Sequence 4 potion recipes are each worth as much as, or even more than, the extraordinary properties of Sequence 5 potions.

After all, extraordinary materials at Sequence 4 are much scarcer and command a much higher premium.

Derrick of the Suns nodded solemnly:

"Okay, I will definitely go."

Sun is an honest boy. He doesn't want to owe anyone favors, but he has no other choice now.

"in addition……"

"The Sun" hesitated for a moment, then glanced at Mr. "The Hanged Man" and Mr. "The World" before continuing:

"My ritual to ascend to the rank of 'Priestess of Light' involved burying my entire body in pure darkness, in ice that normally wouldn't melt. Hmm, in Silver City, similar ice isn't hard to find, but how do I create pure and safe darkness?"

So this is how the promotion ceremony for the 'Priestess of Light' is conducted. Little 'Sun' is truly honest and simple... Due to her limited experience and knowledge, 'Justice' Audrey was unable to offer any effective advice.

At this very moment, 'The World' was rubbing his temples, while 'The Fool' Klein was rapidly searching for a solution in his mind:

Sigh, in the outside world, pure darkness is very easy to obtain, while ice that normally doesn't melt is the most troublesome. But in Silver City, it's the exact opposite...

The darkness there is too dangerous; if you're in it, you'll either vanish into thin air or be attacked by strange monsters...

Perhaps we could ask Arrodes about this.

Seeing that the 'World' remained silent, the 'Sun' couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

If he cannot create the necessary ritual conditions, he will not be able to complete the advancement even if he acquires extraordinary characteristics.

Finally, Alger, the "Hanged Man," broke the silence.

He glanced at Derrick, the "Sun," and said:

"I will help you gather information and find solutions, but you may need to cooperate in some ways to verify whether it is feasible."

"No problem!" Derrick answered without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)