Chapter 1092: Ridiculous People
Bernadette was wearing an Intis-styled blouse and was sitting there
quietly. Her chestnut-colored hair was naturally draped over her
shoulders, and her straight brows were spread out perfectly. She
actually had the aura of a female professional from Earth, one that had
been in a high position for a long period of time.
The Emperor's sense of aesthetics still has quite the influence over
Queen Mystic. However, it's limited by the environment around her, and
it cannot be fully manifested... Klein took off his hat and pressed it
to his chest. He bowed slightly before casually pulling out a chair and
sitting down.
With a sweep of her blue eyes that resembled the deep-blue sea,
Bernadette's gentle and calm voice rang out:
"Why did you contact me so urgently this time?"
Aren't you a Clairvoyant? Didn't you receive a hint of a revelation?
Klein subconsciously replied in his mind before he felt that he was
being too arrogant.
This should be the aftereffects of interacting with the Red Angel evil
spirit for too long... With "His" level, it would naturally affect the
people around "Him." If "He" was willing, this effect would definitely
turn into a form of corruption... Klein quickly did a self-analysis and
made a judgment.
He pondered for a moment before asking, "Have you attained what you
wanted to achieve in Backlund?"
Bernadette slowly shook her head.
"No.
You can even say that I failed."
"Oh?" Klein used a tone to express his surprise and puzzlement.
Bernadette glanced at him and said unhurriedly, "There's a strange name
for the Sequence 2 potion of the Mystery Pryer pathway. It's called 'the
Sage.' To advance to this level, one has to prevent a disaster that
involves a higher level of power."
Sage... So that's where "sage" of the Hidden Sage comes from... Klein
was momentarily enlightened. Just as he was about to ask, he heard Queen
Mystic continue, "I anticipated such an opportunity in Backlund, so I
came here a few years in advance to make preparations. I've recently
been waiting for it for a long time.
"Unfortunately, I predicted that it would happen in the second half of
this year. Last year, I wasn't in Backlund at the end of the year, so I
wasn't able to stop the Great Smog. And in this war, I tried my best to
do something, and I achieved something. But to my surprise, Feysac
directly attacked Backlund with an air raid, and the disaster ultimately
erupted."
That's why you said you failed... Klein nodded indiscernibly and said
with a sigh, "I didn't expect the ones to start the war to be the
Feysacians either."
As he spoke, he sighed inwardly. The difficulty of Queen Mystic's
advancement ritual was controversial. It all depended on one's luck.
One had to know that before he became a demigod, Klein had already
stopped the True Creator from descending. He had saved Tingen and
Backlund, which were feats that could definitely satisfy the ritual
requirements of becoming a Sage. But under normal circumstances, there
weren't as many disasters like these, and they weren't things that could
easily be stopped.
Just like the present situation, Amon's brother had planned for one to
two thousand years. Even if something went awry with King George III,
war would erupt as "He" had expected. This was because the root cause of
the Uniqueness of the Death pathway hadn't been resolved.
This made him suspect that Mr. Azik's life in the Northern Continent had
always been under the arrangement of Amon's brother. If not, how did
"He," who had lost his memories, escape from the sights of the various
major Churches without a shape-shifting mask?
More importantly, it was unknown why Azik had used his real name in this
life!
And this wasn't something that was suspected by anyone, nor did it incur
any investigations!
Is this all part of your plan? Amon's brother... Upon thinking of this,
Klein felt a certain trauma, a result of post- traumatic stress
disorder. His body nearly trembled.
He silently took a deep breath and looked at Queen Mystic and added,
"This war involves the son of the Creator, King of Angels, and the true
deities. It's not something you can stop."
With Bernadette's knowledge and experience, she still had some changes
to her facial expression when she heard the sentence. She repeated a few
keywords in a low voice:
"The son of the Creator... King of Angels... Deities..."
She wasn't too surprised by this, as if she had already made a
prediction. However, even if she was a Clairvoyant, she wasn't able to
pry into the "script" composed by Amon's brother.
After repeating it again, Bernadette fell silent for two to three
seconds before sighing to herself, "So that's the reason..." Klein
adjusted his posture and thought.
"Actually, to you, this war is also an opportunity.
"Next, there will be many disasters, including the clashing of powers at
the angel level. I believe that you should at least be in control of a
Grade 0 Sealed Artifact. You can stop certain matters from happening at
the critical moment. Of course, you have to choose a good time and
method."
Bernadette nodded gently and agreed with what he said. She also tacitly
acknowledged that she possessed at least one Grade 0 Sealed Artifact.
Of course, as the daughter of the protagonist of the previous era, as
the child Emperor Roselle doted on the most, it would be unbelievable if
her father didn't leave her one or two Grade 0 Sealed Artifacts.
What was more important was that Bernadette was already preparing the
ritual needed to advance to Sage. This meant that she definitely had the
corresponding Sequence 2 Beyonder characteristic in her hands. To a
certain extent, it was equivalent to a Grade 0 Sealed Artifact.
After tacitly agreeing, Queen Mystic Bernadette's gentle but emotionless
voice changed slightly.
"However, I still don't like war, even though it will give me a chance.
"I once hated him and couldn't understand him. That's why I didn't call
him father for many years. It's because he did too many things against
the trend of the times and hurt the innocent. I couldn't accept my
heroic father turning into a crazy tyrant...
"And now, through the answers from the entity behind you and my own
investigations, I somewhat understand his situation. I understand that
he was suffering from despair, pain, and loneliness. I understand him as
a drowning person, only struggling on instinct."
When Klein heard that, he sighed and felt his emotions in turmoil.
In this world, the only people who understood Huang Tao---Roselle
Gustav---the most were probably the two people sitting here.
Of course, this feeling didn't stop him from sensing that Queen Mystic
Bernadette's condition was a little different today. In the past few
times they had met, this king's daughter had never said so much, nor had
she opened her heart so directly. At most, she would play the tune of
music, subtly expressing her sadness.
After some thought, Klein pretended not to notice, and he asked, "When
did 'He' start changing? Do you think there was any prior warning, or
something worth paying attention to?"
Queen Mystic Bernadette's deep blue eyes moved slightly, as though she
had sunken into her trove of memories.
After a while, she slowly said, "Not long ago, he proudly said to me,
'Haven't you always wanted to know what's surrounding our moon and other
planets? In the future, our journey might be towards the sea of stars."1
The sea of stars... What's on the moon and other planets... As Klein
pondered over Queen Mystic's words, he suddenly recalled a key phrase
and something.
The keyword was:
Cosmos!
That matter was:
Mr. Door had once told Emperor Roselle that once he had the ability, he
could take a look at the moon. That would resolve many of his doubts.
The emperor finally went? That hysterical diary page[Author's Note: From Chapter 715.] was written after
this exploration attempt? He had unknowingly changed his personality,
becoming extreme? Klein recalled the corresponding content. Under Queen
Mystic Bernadette's gaze, he deliberated and said, "At your level, you
should more or less know that there's corruption coming from the
cosmos."
Bernadette nodded and didn't pursue the matter. It was as though she
knew that Gehrman Sparrow wasn't sure either. She knew that only an
angel-level demigod could detect and resist the corruption.
After more than ten seconds of silence, the topic was directed towards
Klein's reason for being here.
"One of the reasons for this war is because the Loen King, George III,
discovered the nine secret mausoleums left behind by the Blood Emperor,
doing so with the intention of switching to the Black Emperor pathway
and becoming a Sequence 0. As such, he abolished the Grain Act..."
Klein didn't care if Queen Mystic knew anything about these matters. He
followed his own pace and roughly told her everything without missing
out any key matters. Finally, he said, "The Black Emperor does have the
ability to revive, but once a new Black Emperor appears, the original
entity would perish completely."
The original entity here referred to Emperor Roselle, who might've
succeeded before being "assassinated."
Sometimes, Klein even suspected that Roselle had intentionally given
others a chance which resulted in him perishing on the spot. This way,
when he revived from the astral world and regained his Uniqueness and
absorbed the three Sequence 1 characteristics, he would no longer absorb
the characteristics of Knowledge Emperor, Arcane Scholar, and the
characteristics of another pathway. He could make himself pure; thus,
free from madness.
This was a way to live through death, but the prerequisite was that
Roselle's ritual had succeeded. He had died during or after the ritual,
and not before the ritual.
Queen Mystic Bernadette took it all in before slowly saying, "You want
to stop George III?"
"Yes." Klein nodded frankly.
"Why?" Bernadette pressed in an unperturbed tone.
The corners of Klein's mouth curled up as he smiled.
"Some ridiculous reasons that aren't worth mentioning."
Bernadette's gaze landed on his face for a moment before she said,
"That's enough. I'm also doing such things for something that has slim
chances, one that's almost impossible to happen.
"We can cooperate on stopping George III."
We're all "ridiculous" people... Klein sighed and said, "I'll give you
the method to summon my messenger." "Alright." Bernadette reached out
her right hand and lightly tapped the table.
The fountain pen that was originally placed diagonally in front of her
suddenly jumped up, as if it was held by an invisible elf before writing
fluidly on the paper.
"This is the method needed for summoning my messenger," said Bernadette
calmly.