1104 Contradiction (2/2)
”Regardless of whether it's because of the war or for other reasons, Evemight is likely unable to interfere with the matters on the ground at the moment. Otherwise, why would 'She' need to lure Amon over to form a balance? 'She' directly set up a trap, and who knows, 'She' might be able to capture Zaratul or scare the cowardly Seer away.”
”…Did something happen to the Goddess?” Leonard suddenly turned nervous.
The slightly-aged voice replied, ”It might not be a bad thing, and it might be a good thing.”
Without waiting for Leonard to ask further, Pallez Zoroast sighed again.
”Amon was attracted to Backlund by me. What about Zaratul? What about me?”
”I think Zaratul is also here because of you, and you're in Backlund because of me...” Leonard pondered as he replied. ”Heh, why do you think you're in Backlund?” Pallez immediately scoffed.
Leonard immediately replied, ”This is the arrangement of the Church. It can't be the effect of the law of convergence of Beyonder characteristics, right?”
”That's not necessarily true.” Pallez's tone turned a little stem. ”Most of the time, the law of Beyonder characteristic convergence will not directly show in places where you can sense it. Most of the time, it will influence fate. Just like when you board a train, you'll suddenly feel that the scenery along the way is beautiful and will get off the train in advance, resulting in you entering the small city. This might be because there are Beyonders or mystical items of neighboring pathways around you.”
”In other words, there are other things in Backlund that attracts you and Zaratul here, and through you, my fate is affected, causing me to be arranged by the Church to stay in Backlund most of the time?” Leonard asked in enlightenment, hoping to gain confirmation.
Pallez Zoroast slowly sighed and said, ”That possibility can't be ruled out.”
Above the gray fog, Klein soon flipped to a diary page of value.
”21st November. As I had made too many preparations in the early stages, I obtained that chaotic and terrifying Grade
0 Sealed Artifact even faster than I imagined.
”And then, after a difficult battle, and with some help, I finally restored it to a pure Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristic.
”In a few more days, the ritual will be completed. I should be able to advance to Sequence 1 Knowledge Emperor of the Mystery Pryer pathway.”
”26th November. Sunny and breezy.
”The ritual was very successful. I digested it thoroughly, and my anchors were even more stable. There weren't many difficulties during the entire process.
”I'm already a Sequence 1 angel, a Knowledge Emperor. Bernadette no longer has to worry about the influence of the Hidden Sage. She can abide by the words 'do as you wish, but do no harm,' and continue on this path!
”At the same time, the level of an angel at Sequence 1 means that I can greatly resist the notice and corruption from the cosmos. I can head to the crimson moon and see what's happening there.
”Regardless of whether Mr. Door is lying or not, everything points to the fact that the crimson moon is the key to the problem. If I wish to become a true deity, I have to figure out the reason.
”I'll make preparations for another three more days before attempting to land on the moon!
”That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind! Haha, don't quote me on that.”
Upon seeing this, Klein recalled the hysterical diary page of Roselle. He began to suspect that it was written after the emperor's ”landing on the moon.”
Putting down the remaining, unread diary pages, Klein began to use dream divination to recall the content he had read over the past year. He wanted to use the comparison to find clues to Roselle's abnormal mental state.
Not long after, he saw a few lines of text in his dream. It was the last diary entry that was theoretically written by Roselle:
”I'm unable to give any actual suggestions because I myself can't see the true faces of the seven deities or those evil gods. This might be partially related to the second Blasphemy Slate that the ancient organization hides. Unfortunately,
1 only have a rough idea of the hidden parts, and I'm unable to verify them.”
In this diary, the Emperor had even solemnly warned his ”friends” to be careful of the moon.
The dream suddenly shattered, and Klein snapped awake. There was an obvious look of fear in his eyes.
He clearly remembered that, a long time ago, Roselle had confirmed that there was a hidden portion in the second Blasphemy slate.
”19th July. The night of the Blood Moon.
”Mr. Door's answer allowed me to confirm one thing: In that ancient secret organization, the second Blasphemy Slate I saw wasn't complete!”
This... The emperor forgot? No, how could he have forgotten such an important matter? He only appeared a little extreme, and he didn't have much of a problem. Why did this happen... Klein couldn't help but mutter to himself silently, having an inexplicable and terrifying feeling.
The last diary entry, or rather, the Emperor Roselle who wrote that sentence seemed to be another person.