Chapter 724: The True Meaning Behind the Warning

Upon hearing Helmosuin's reply, Klein couldn't help but twitch the

corner of his lips. He nearly froze on the spot.

*My enemies aren't in Bayam... Even if you were to die at Sea King's

doorstep, it wouldn't be of much use...* He slowly drew a breath

and didn't continue the topic. Instead, he asked, "Helmosuin, no---Mr.

Hilarion, how did you notice me?"

You even came here before your death to specially warn me!

This was also the puzzlement he had towards Arrodes and Reinette

Tinekerr. He just never had a chance to ask them.

With the door in between them, Helmosuin fell silent for two seconds.

Then, he said with a smile in his tone, "There are some tiny unique

traits about you. In high-level creatures of the spirit world, it's no

secret. It's noticeable as long as they make contact with you in close

proximity. After all, the gray fog that represents the great ruler of

the spirit world is above our heads. Deities with certain unique

authorities or Beyonders who represent fate can also discover this point

to a certain extent. Of course, the premise is that close contact has to

be made."

*Gray fog... Although Orange Light's explanation and Arrodes's

compliments are nearly identical, he is the first person I've met that

directly pointed out the gray fog to me to my face! Therefore, the

mysterious space is the divine kingdom above the spirit world left

behind by the great ruler? Which Sequence 0 pathway is this? The deities

who can discover that I'm augmented by the gray fog include the Mother

Tree of Desire, so "She" was able to target me?* Klein's

thoughts bubbled like boiling water as all sorts of questions popped in

his head.

Just as he was about to speak, Helmosuin had continued, "In Yellow

Light's prophecy, the great ruler above the spirit world is one of the

variables of the apocalypse. However, I cannot be sure that you are

equivalent to 'Him.' There are too many possibilities for you that allow

that unique trait; for example, you being 'His' Blessed, 'His' child, or

'His' chosen oracle, but none of this stops me from expressing my

friendship.

"Ahem. You know about Backlund's stock exchange, right? You're like a

railway company that just got listed. You seem to have a bright future

ahead. Some people will naturally think well of you and purchase a

certain number of shares, but there will be no lack of people who are

greedy. They wish to use other means to seize this company or obtain the

controlling rights. I'm part of the former, while Mother Tree of Desire

and even more powerful spirit world creatures are part of the latter.

*Is that so... If it wasn't because the transmigrator, Emperor Roselle,

who existed before me, had some level of interaction with the gray fog,

and if I hadn't divined my origins in that mysterious space and received

clear scenes of Earth, allowing me to recall even more of my memories, I

would've suspected if I was the reincarnation of the great ruler above

the spirit world... Taking everything into account from this experience,

Emperor Roselle and I are more like the chosen oracles... The great

ruler above the gray fog is equivalent to the Celestial Worthy of Heaven

and Earth for Blessings?* Klein couldn't help but generate all

kinds of conjectures as his mind was in a mess like a cat playing a ball

of yarn.

He calmed his emotions and said, "Is there any way to hide this unique

trait?"

"Become a demigod." Helmosuin suddenly coughed after answering. "Do you

mind if I die at your doorstep?"

"...Yes." Klein didn't wish to draw the attention of Sea King Jahn

Kottman, Naval Admiral Robert Davis, and other demigods.

Helmosuin munched at his sweet and said, "Then, I'll have to leave

immediately, or else there wouldn't be time.

"After you become a demigod and have the powers to probe deep into the

spirit world, we might have a chance of meeting."

Klein was silent for two seconds before saying, "Thank you for your

warning, Mr. Hilarion."

Helmosuin didn't reply as he lumbered to the staircase.

As he listened to the footsteps down the stairs, Klein focused.

Suddenly, he had a certain theory about why Emperor Roselle had failed

to enter despite discovering the existence of the gray fog.

*He restored that silver plate which resulted in his transmigration far

after he became a Beyonder. As for me, I was already an ordinary person

when I attempted the luck enhancement ritual again... Also, Emperor

Roselle chose the Savant pathway, while I took the Seer pathway. The

mysterious space above the gray fog clearly provides great aid in

divination.*

*Therefore, the prerequisites for entering the space above the gray fog

is to be an ordinary person or be a Beyonder of the Seer pathway, as

well as knowing of the corresponding incantation, rituals, and symbols?

The emperor's experiments were too late, and he had chosen the wrong

pathway, so he naturally had no means of entering it.*

*With how the Seer, Apprentice, and Marauder pathways are considered

neighboring pathways, perhaps the former two would work too. Could this

be the deeper reason why the emperor made the poignant point in his

diary that he should've chosen one of these three pathways? Apart from

not having any Sequence 0 for these three pathways, preventing any

influence from the peak, it's also the key to entering the gray

fog?*

As his thoughts churned, Klein placed this matter, which he couldn't

obtain any confirmation of, at the back of his mind. He began

considering Orange Light Hilarion's warning.

Be careful of the Mother Tree of Desire!

Due to the incident as Admiral Amyrius, Klein was rather wary against

the Mother Tree of Desire. He had no choice but to change his identity

and use the need for him to act, so as to hide for two months.

Subsequently, he wasn't too willing to provoke Admiral of Blood and

other members of the Rose School of Thought, afraid that he would fall

into a trap.

Towards the extreme danger lurking around, a normal human's first

thought was to resolve the matter. It was likewise the same for Klein.

However, the problem was that he had no solutions.

The Mother Tree of Desire was suspected to be a Sequence 0 true god

located in the astral world. Even if Klein jumped up, there was no way

he could hit "Her" or defeat "Her." And the faction, the Rose School of

Thought, that "She" controlled was an organization with quite a long

history. It likely had angels presiding over it and had Grade 0 Sealed

Artifacts. Otherwise, it was very difficult for them to survive to this

day with the Churches and all the secret organizations at odds with it.

Therefore, even if Klein had plans of getting the help of Mr. Azik or

other powerful figures, there was no way he could uproot the Rose School

of Thought. It was even possible that they would encounter danger.

Due to these reasons, Klein could only hide and hope that he could

successfully advance to Sequence 4 and become a demigod.

*I've always been careful against the Mother Tree of Desire. Mr. Orange

Light Hilarion didn't know that I once fell for the evil god's trap at

Oravi Island?*

*Or did he specially come over to warn me that "She" would be doing

something major soon?*

*Hmm... He was previously under Admiral of Blood's control, and Admiral

of Blood is a member of the Rose School of Thought. He might very well

know of something!*

Klein was instantly alarmed. He didn't just blindly believe that a

Faceless transformation was enough to fool the Mother Tree of Desire's

attention!

*According to Orange Light Hilarion's explanation, "She" would be able

to discover certain unique traits when in close proximity with me. This

is something the Faceless Beyonder powers are unable to mask! "She"

hasn't done anything in a while. Could it be that "She" is attempting to

use this sensation to bestow something to "Her" believers through some

ritual or item, and that "She" is about to succeed soon?* Klein

slowly frowned as he felt that it was certainly a possibility.

This made him more eager to return to Backlund. In that huge city, even

angels had to behave themselves, just like a particular Snake of Fate.

The believers of the Mother Tree of Desire and the powerhouses of the

Rose School of Thought were unable to act as they wished. All they could

do was wait for an opportunity!

Phew... Klein exhaled and headed above the gray fog. He

divined if his life would be in danger soon.

This time, he received a negative answer---his life wouldn't be in

danger.

However, Klein didn't relax as a result. He recalled that the Mother

Tree of Desire's divination interference could penetrate the gray fog's

shielding to a certain extent.

And very long ago, his spirituality had prevented him from divining the

Werewolf Beyonder characteristic above the gray fog. This was because it

might very well involve the Chained God, and the Chained God was

suspected to be another manifestation of the Mother Tree of Desire.

*Either there's really nothing going on and that I'm overthinking

matters, or the danger is already very close. That's why the Mother Tree

of Desire took action to interfere... To be safe, I need to make

preparations. Even if it's proven to be a false alarm, it's still better

than being captured by the Rose School of Thought and taken away by the

Mother Tree of Desire to perform some unspeakable matters!*

Klein immediately returned to the real world and took out a pen and

paper before quickly writing a letter. He started with, "Dear Mr. Azik."

Considering how the Underworld was inside the spirit world, that the

demigods of the Death pathway were considered high-ranking spirit world

creatures in a certain way, and that Mr. Azik might be able to see his

unique trait after he recovered his memory, Klein was rather honest. He

directly wrote about the entire conversation between Orange Light

Hilarion's manifestation, Helmosuin the scientist. The only thing he

left out was about the gray fog and the parts about the great existence

above the gray fog.

Finally, he mentioned something.

"Does Mr. Hilarion's warning imply that I'll suffer mortal danger from

the Rose School of Thought?"

After he folded the letter and blew the copper whistle to summon the

messenger, Klein still didn't find it safe enough. He hurriedly took out

the adventurer's harmonica and blew into it.

Silently, Reinette Tinekerr appeared before him. Each of the four heads

with blonde hair and red eyes rotated and said, "There's no..."

"Letter..."

"I have something to discuss with you." Klein forced a big smile. He

handed over the gold coin he received from Anderson and said, "This is

the fee for the summoning."

One of the heads Reinette Tinekerr held bit onto the gold coin. The two

other heads that didn't get the chance to speak asked, "What is..."

It..."

"I might face a certain degree of danger soon. I wonder if it's possible

to summon you for help." Klein tried his best to make his eyes look

sincere.

The eight eyes on Reinette Tinekerr's four head darted around as they

said, "Yes..." "Pay..." "Ten Thousand..." "Gold coins..."

...Ten thousand gold coins. That's 10,000 pounds! Klein turned

agape as he said with a wry smile, "I don't have that much money."

Reinette Tinekerr's four heads spoke one after another.

"You..." "Can..." "Pay by..." "Installments..."

Installments... Klein was surprised that his messenger kept

with the times. After two seconds of shock, he said, "Alright."

Reinette Tinekerr didn't say anything else as her four heads nodded

simultaneously before disappearing in front of Klein and returning to

the spirit world.