Chapter 391: The Great Seafarer Roselle

I know that... Audrey's eyes were half-turned, and her chin

was slightly raised. She happily cast her gaze diagonally across her,

towards a stone pillar that supported the dome.

She quickly withdrew her gaze, ready to admire the reaction of Mr.

Hanged Man after he heard the answer.

Fors vaguely realized one thing: *The so-called Roselle's diary can be

exchanged with Mr. Fool for answers to certain questions, and maybe even

some items!*

*Roselle's diary? Is it referring to the notes that are written with

Roselle's unique symbols that no one can interpret? They were actually

diary entries? Mr. Hanged Man's tone sounded very firm and Mr. Fool

didn't retort him...*

*I've encountered many, but I've never bought any of them because I

wasn't interested. Ah, yes, Miss Audrey has quite a few! She's a fanatic

when it comes to this! B-but that dog of hers... last week, no---maybe

last week, I don't remember it too well... Basically, it tore up many

books and notes, including all of the diary entries from Emperor

Roselle!*

The sudden surprise and disappointment that emerged had filled her heart

and made her want to raise her hands, cover her ears, and scream.

That wasn't enough to express her current feelings!

I hate dogs! Fors bitterly thought.

The Hanged Man's request was somewhat beyond Klein's expectations.

However, it was the easiest for him to complete. He chuckled and said,

"Sure."

"Do you want everyone to hear it, or do you want to be the only one to

know it?"

Alger replied without hesitation, "Only myself."

He didn't have the spirit of selfless devotion to others.

Klein laughed and blocked the senses of the other members, which made

Miss Justice very upset. She was waiting to see Mr. Hanged Man's stunned

and shocked expression, as though she had done something great herself.

Although she couldn't proclaim it out loud, she still looked forward to

the subsequent reaction after Mr. Hanged Man knew the answer.

*But now, that detestable Hanged Man has deprived me of this

happiness!* Audrey grumbled inwardly.

Of course, she was very clear that his request was absolutely justified.

But I already know the answer... she pursed her lips and

thought.

At this moment, Klein leisurely flipped over the Card of Blasphemy and

held it vertically, allowing The Hanged Man to directly see the

black-armored, crowned, and caped Roselle.

It was common to see the portrait of Emperor Roselle, so Alger

recognized him immediately. More importantly, there was a clear sign on

the card saying: "Sequence 0, Black Emperor!"

*Indeed! It's the rumored deck of cards, which contains the paths of the

divine, made by Emperor Roselle. It's the original prototype of tarot

cards! Sequence 0, Black Emperor... Is this the Lawyer pathway to

becoming divine? Mr. Fool has been collecting Roselle's diary all this

time, apparently in order to find clues to this deck of cards, and in a

matter of months, "He" has already acquired one...* Alger was

surprised and delighted, as well as excited and agitated.

All of a sudden, he inexplicably felt that the future of the Tarot Club

was incomparably bright.

Previously, he had only been intimidated by the mysteriousness and

potency of Mr. Fool, and he had only held the notion of using the Tarot

Club to exchange information and goods. But now, he began to think of

the advantages that he and the other members could reap when Mr. Fool

managed to collect all of Emperor Roselle's cards.

*At that time, the Tarot Club might become the most powerful secret

organization!* Alger couldn't help but look forward to the

future.

Then Klein said slowly, "A Card of Blasphemy."

He then immediately removed the isolation barrier.

As soon as she regained her senses, Justice Audrey immediately turned

her gaze towards The Hanged Man. Through the blurred image, she could

vaguely "read" the remaining shock, joy, and yearning from the other

party.

That's more like it... Audrey was immediately greatly

satisfied.

*A Card of Blasphemy... Indeed, it's related to the Blasphemy

Slate...* Alger bowed his head in thought for a few seconds and

began to conjure the three pages of Roselle's diary.

Soon, the three yellowish-brown goatskin parchments were in Klein's

hands.

He casually lowered his gaze and started reading at a moderate pace.

"15th March. I really am the protagonist. With just some archaeological

clues and folklore, I've found a ghost ship left behind by the Solomon

Empire in the Fog Sea's boundary at the Aurak Archipelago, the Dark

King!

"It's really cool!

"There are some ancient books on it, including a treasure map pointing

to some nameless island. That's the final settlement of a great noble of

the Solomon Empire who was defeated and left the Northern Continent.

Everything that he left behind is there!

"This treasure will definitely belong to me!

"19th March. After much deliberation and consideration, I've finally

decided to set out on a long voyage. After that, I'll enter the Royal

Army as an officer, so it will be hard for me to have an opportunity

such as this again.

"Edwards and Grimm are willing to take the risk and follow me into that

foggy sea.

"Actually, I don't just want the treasures. I also wanted to verify

something---from the sun, the red moon, to the trajectory of the stars

in the sky, as well as the changes in four seasons, all sorts of signs

and different data to prove that the world I'm on should be a planet. In

that case, it shouldn't only be the Northern and Southern Continents.

Based on the various data, the land mass occupied by the two continents

totaled up isn't even a tenth of the planet's surface area. Could the

rest of it be the sea and islands?

"To the west of the Northern and Southern Continent is the Fog Sea; to

the east is the Sonia Sea. I suspect that there are other continents at

the end of these two seas, just like how the Southern Continent is at

the end of the Berserk Sea. Maybe I can find a brand-new continent, the

Western Continent!

"Let's go, great seafarer Roselle Columbus Magellan Gustav, go and

verify your conjecture!"

*The Emperor sure was reckless when he was young. He actually dared to

go on a voyage just because he received a treasure map that he had no

clue about its authenticity, or if it held any danger. No, he's as rash

as he was when he was young, even in his old age. The Cards of Blasphemy

are evidence of this...* Klein couldn't help but lampoon.

*The diary entry seems to be linked to a page or two that he had seen

before, separated by at most one or two other diary entries, so Klein

was almost certain that Roselle had lost his way in this voyage and

ended up finding a primitive island just outside of the safe sea routes.

On it, there were a number of Beyonder creatures. In the process, he had

also teased Grimm and Edwards, who were following him to sea, using the

memes of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and the Pirate

King.*

*In addition, Grimm, who had been praised by Roselle as the smartest of

them all, became increasingly stranger after discovering the primitive

island, and he ended up dying in the Fog Sea.*

*Speaking of which, the idea that the world is a planet is now widely

accepted and confirmed by astronomy...* Klein turned to the

second page of the diary.

"18th April. I discovered the term Western Continent in an ancient book

on the Dark King!

"There really is a Western Continent!

"However, even during the Fourth Epoch, in the Solomon Empire, when the

gods were still walking the lands, the Western Continent was only a

rumor. Legend has it that it was the homeland of the elves, and it was

related to the ancient god named Soniathrym.

"The problem with that is that the elves ended up on Sonia Island and

later scattered themselves over the mountains and the numerous islands

in the seas, and there is no legend that they have ever tried to return

to their homeland.

"In short, the end of the Fog Sea might be the Western Continent, the

homeland of the elves. Then, what's at the end of the Sonia Sea? Is

there really an Eastern Continent? Where is it hidden in the books of

myths? Could it be the ethereal Forsaken Land of God?

"Proceed onward, Roselle. You're about to reach your destination!"

*The Western Continent, the Eastern Continent... Roselle guessed that

the latter might be the Forsaken Land of God... Yes, Mr. Hanged Man once

said that many members of the Aurora Order were searching the Sonia Sea

for the True Creator's holy residence. And he suspects that the holy

residence is the Forsaken Land of God... This is in line with Emperor

Roselle's thoughts... This world has many secrets...* Klein

lowered his gaze towards the last few paragraphs of the page.

"20th April. All signs indicate that we're about to reach a continent,

not the land from an island!

"There's actually a benefit to being lost? Could it be that I've

discovered the so-called Western Continent?"

"21st April. I saw the abyss."

*Abyss? Did Roselle see the Abyss, the Abyss in the sense of

mysticism?* Klein's pupils shrank as he quickly turned the page.

But the third page of his diary made him doubt his life and his many

years of Chinese education.

It was filled with the following sentences: "Ah, f\\k hungry please

people in manor."

This... Klein realized that this was probably a subsequent

forgery of Roselle's diary entries. They had randomly pieced together a

bunch of sentences based on the original "symbols."

At this moment, Klein felt like he was seeing intelligible characters

and had the urge to curse those forgers.

He wanted to know if the abyss mentioned in Roselle's diary was the

Abyss to which the terms "source of evil," "land of corruption," and

"home of devils" referred to.

*The true Abyss is the Dark Side of the Universe where even gods can be

corroded. It should be independent from the real world, just like the

spirit world. At the very least, this is what the Book of Secrets and

the books which I came into contact with during my time with the

Nighthawks say... If it's not the true Abyss, then what did the Emperor

mean by "abyss?"* Klein thought about it, over and over again,

but was unable to come up with an explanation. He felt extremely

dissatisfied, just like when a novel was dropped by the author at the

most critical moment.

With a single glance, he calmed down and let the diary entries disappear

from his hands.

"You can begin." Sitting at the head of the long bronze table, he

chuckled.

Alger turned his head immediately towards The Sun, asking indifferently,

"Have you gotten anything from the former captain of that exploratory

team?"