Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 118: The Lord of Mysteries? Or the Deep Sea Era?

December 10th, another Monday.

Stone pillars stood before her, supporting the high dome, and the mottled and ancient long table seemed to have been placed here hundreds or thousands of years ago... Although Audrey Hall had seen this scene many times, whenever she came above the gray fog, she would still feel a shock from the bottom of her heart slowly echoing.

She glanced around and didn't see any new members. She then looked up and saluted the convener who was shrouded in thick gray fog.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool."

As she spoke, she suddenly noticed that on the table to Mr. Fool's right was a card with an intricate and gorgeous pattern on the back. It was placed there quietly, casually, like an ordinary object.

"The card of blasphemy!"

Audrey immediately understood and looked around, and found that everyone else's eyes were more or less attracted by the card. This was natural, after all, this was the first time that other things appeared in the Tarot Club... Well, those magical items that Mr. Lover took out were not included.

Audrey smiled and said, "Mr. Fool, I memorized two more pages of Roselle's diary."

"Mr. Fool, I also have two pages of Roselle's diary!"

Fors immediately raised his hand.

"Me too."

Hugh also raised his hand.

Alger chose to remain silent. He had no access to Roselle's diary recently.

"very good."

Mr. Fool's mouth curled up slightly, and he looked at the three ladies with great satisfaction as they materialized the diary for him.

however.

After receiving these six pages of the diary, Mr. Fool’s smile gradually froze.

He had seen most of these diaries at the Roselle Memorial Exhibition. There was no doubt that the two ladies also memorized these diaries from the Roselle Memorial Exhibition. And judging from the current situation, the more diaries you collect, the greater the possibility of duplication.

Especially with most of the Tarot Club members in Backlund, the chances of the Roselle diaries they collected being duplicated would only be greater, and this would also make it even less likely for him to obtain new intelligence from them.

There was nothing that could be done about it. Klein sighed inwardly and glanced at the last two diaries.

That was submitted by Miss Judgment, and it was the only diary without a duplicate, which meant that the diary was probably not obtained from the Roselle Memorial Exhibition.

“April 4, big event! I discovered that the world I’m in is probably the ‘Deep Sea Era’ after the fire in Dark Souls 12 is extinguished!”

Klein's heart trembled, and his expression immediately became serious.

"Do you know who I met? I actually met Patch! I will never forget that bastard! But obviously, he didn't know me. That's right, after all, I am neither an 'Undead' nor an 'Ember'."

It was obvious that the emperor must have been shocked to use rhetorical questions in his diary. Klein thought about it silently, but quickly gathered his thoughts and continued reading.

"Haha, this BYD actually wants to trick me. Do you think I will fall for the same trick a second time? Hehehe, dog Patch still wants to trick me. Just wait and see how I trick him back! Well, by the way, the word "hehe" is a little unfamiliar. Fortunately, I am knowledgeable and did not write it wrong."

"May 5st, you damn Patch, you kicked my ass and ran away, you ran really fast! Damn it, don't let me catch you! I'm going to catch you! You'll have a hard time!"

The corners of Klein's mouth twitched slightly. "Emperor, oh emperor, didn't you say you wouldn't be fooled a second time? Is it that you are not vigilant enough, or is Patch too cunning?"
"Let's not talk about such trivial matters. Although we still haven't found the legends of the Fire King and the Undead, the existence of Patch has confirmed my guess. This world is likely to be the 'Deep Sea Age' after the fire is extinguished!"

"Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that the entire Lordran has traveled to this world. Well, Lordran might be the legendary Western Continent. However, it is also possible that the 'Painting World' carried the natives of Soul 3 to this world (era?)."

"I have already found out that there are five painting worlds in this world. The Church of Knowledge, the Church of Storms, the Church of the Blazing Sun, the Church of Mother Earth, and the Aurora Society, which is a cult, each have one. And it is said that only the core members of these churches can enter them."

"I mentioned to Elena whether I could enter the Church of Knowledge. She actually told me seriously that the Church of Knowledge does not prohibit people from other sects from entering the painting world, but only those who are smart enough can enter it! Haha, am I not smart enough? They actually rejected my request!"

Klein resisted the urge to cover his face. "Emperor, aren't you being too embarrassed?"
However, the Church of Knowledge is indeed outrageous. I have heard that they discriminate against the "mentally retarded". But even if I take the path of a generalist, and it is estimated that the emperor with a high sequence will be rejected, their threshold is probably not ordinary.

Klein thought about it and continued reading.

"Tsk, it's a pity that the Steam Church is just a new church and is not eligible to own a painting world. No, when I become a high-sequence strongman one day, I must grab two painting worlds!"

The diary ended here, but Klein had obtained enough information.

“You certainly did.”

Klein said silently in his heart.

According to Embers, there are six painting worlds in this world.

But according to the emperor, there are only five.

There is no doubt that the emperor missed one painting, and the world of that painting is in the hands of the Church of Evernight.

The remaining five painting worlds include one each for the Aurora Society, the Church of Mother Earth, and the Church of Knowledge.

In the era of the Great Emperor, the remaining two paintings belonged to the Church of the Fiery Sun and the Church of the Storm.

But today, more than a hundred years later, the ownership of these two painting worlds has become the Steam Church and the Dawn of Elements. Combined with the Emperor's diary, it is very likely that he, who became a High-Sequence Beyonder in his later years, stole these two painting worlds.

However, even if the emperor eventually became a high-sequence, wouldn't it be too much to snatch things from the hands of gods? Or is there actually support for the emperor from other gods?
The God of Steam and Machinery of the Steam Church counts as one, but one is probably not enough, there should be other gods to assist. For example, the "organization" that the emperor once mentioned in his diary.

That organization possessed the second blasphemous slate, and even the emperor did not dare to mention its name in his diary. It was normal for there to be a god behind it, and it was not enough to surprise Klein too much.

If the two gods joined forces, it would be reasonable for them to successfully snatch the painting world. One of them was given to the Steam Church, and the other was in the Dawn of the Elements.

Could it be that Elemental Dawn is 'that organization'?
No, probably not.

The fact that even the emperor didn't dare to reveal the name of that organization meant that the organization was extremely hidden and most people didn't even know the name of the organization. Although the Dawn of Elements was low-key, it was only an organization that emerged in the last hundred years.

However, even if the Dawn of Elements is not "that organization", it is at least closely related to the Emperor.

Mr. Fool controlled his expression, smiled and said, "You can communicate freely now."

"Mr. Fool!"

Without waiting for anyone else to speak, Klein immediately controlled the World and said, "I would like to request a private conversation with Mr. Lover."

Klein switched seamlessly and nodded gently:
"can."

As he nodded, he quickly blocked out the senses of the rest of the members.

"Mr. Lover."

The World still spoke in that hoarse voice, "I have been asked to tell you something."

Yu Jin glanced at him, nodded slightly and said, "You go ahead."

"Will Auceptin..."

The World waited for two seconds, as if to gather his thoughts, before slowly speaking, "I guess he should be a Sequence 1 angel, a Sequence 1 'Serpent of Fate' of the Monster Path. Of course, he can also be called the 'Mercury Snake'."

The World recounted to Yu Jin the conversation he had with Will Auceptin in his dream, and added at the end:

"He asked me to tell you that he has no ill will towards you and hopes you can let him go."

"That is to say."

Ember thought thoughtfully and asked, "He is in Dr. Allen's wife's belly now?"

"Yes."

The World nodded, but after a moment's thought, he added, "That's what he said, but we can't rule out the possibility that he has other plans."

Klein actually didn't completely believe Will Auceptin's words, because he was so honest!
He was so honest that he even said that he needed to restart, and after the restart he would be reborn in the belly of Dr. Allen's wife. Isn't this equivalent to giving up all his flash skills?

If Ember didn't let him go, he might not even be able to run! So Klein guessed that the other party must have other backup plans, and Dr. Allen was not his only choice. After all, the other party was an old man who had lived for who knows how many years. Klein would not be naive to believe that Will Auceptin would really be as "naive" as he looked on the surface.

"I see."

Yu Jin nodded slightly but did not make any promises.

Klein was not surprised by this, nor did he intend to continue defending Will Auceptin.

The private conversation ended here, but Yu Jin looked up at Mr. Fool in the first seat and asked:
"Mr. Fool, I want to know if that card is the card of blasphemy?"

Klein was immediately delighted when he heard this. It’s finally here!

As soon as Miss Justice offered him the bookmark, he revealed to her that it was a blasphemous card. However, Klein thought that Ember would pray to him soon and ask for the details of this blasphemous card.

But Yu Jin was much more patient than he thought, and he didn't even pray once. If he didn't ask questions during this Tarot meeting, he would probably really doubt whether Yu Jin was really not interested in the Blasphemy card at all!
But fortunately, he finally asked the question!

Klein controlled his emotions and smiled, "Yes."

After receiving a positive response from The Fool, Ember said without hesitation, "I want to know which divine path is hidden in that blasphemous card?"

"That's a Black Emperor card."

"The corresponding Sequence 9 is a lawyer."

Yu Jin's expression slightly changed, and he said in a deep voice, "I hope to obtain the entire contents of this blasphemous card, no matter what the cost!"

If this blasphemous card was from another sequence, he would not be very interested in it. But it happened to be a Black Emperor card, which made him interested.

Klein thought to himself, as expected, and then he smiled and nodded, "Okay."

As he spoke, Klein waved his hand and the information recorded on the Blasphemous Card appeared in front of Ember.

"Sequence 0, Black Emperor."

"Sequence 1, Prince of Sequence Killing."

"Promotion ceremony: having your own country, having your name associated with the title of emperor, and making it common knowledge among the people. At the same time, it is also necessary to establish a set of strict and complex rules that go against normal circumstances, including architectural styles."

"Then they forced the people to secretly build nine pyramid-like mausoleums. Then, they entered one of them and took the Sequence 0 potion during the corresponding sacrificial ceremonies that were held in different cities and participated in by the majority of the people."

Yu Jin looked at the description of the promotion ceremony, his brain working rapidly, organizing and classifying the information he had learned.

First of all, based on the fact that his name is linked to the title of emperor, the most likely person that the "Black Emperor" refers to is King George III of the Kingdom of Loen.

The purpose of the royal family's large-scale slave trafficking is very clear, which is to send them to the "No. 1 Relic" to build a "mausoleum" for George III and prepare for his "deification". There should be nine such relics in total across the country.

Besides, since it is a "relic", it cannot have been built recently. Someone must have tried to become the Black Emperor, but failed for various reasons. However, they left behind nine mausoleums prepared for the deification ceremony.

The Kingdom of Loen dug up these ruins again. They did not need to rebuild the mausoleum from scratch. They only needed to drive the slaves to improve the original mausoleum.

Once the Black Emperor is promoted successfully, he will not really die until all nine secret mausoleums are destroyed. Even if he dies, he can wake up from one of the mausoleums and return.

Even if he succeeded in killing the god and destroyed all nine tombs, as long as a certain amount of the order established by the god still remained, he might still be resurrected mysteriously.

It must be said that the so-called "gods" in this world are still somewhat interesting. But in this case, wouldn't he have to wait until George III truly became the "Black Emperor" before taking action?

Yu Jin frowned, it had been so long since he last passed on the fire that his skills seemed a little rusty.

If the Black Emperor has not been fattened up enough to be attacked, are there any other gods who are suitable to be attacked?
Yu Jin thought about it and subconsciously looked up at Klein, who was in the first seat.

"Um??!"

Klein felt a little uneasy under the gaze of the ember, and his heart suddenly tightened, "He is not still thinking of burning me, is he? I didn't even charge you for it, I told you the information for free! You don't really want to burn me, do you? No way, no way?!"

Ember stared at Mr. Fool for a long while, then slowly said, "I'm fine, Mr. Fool. I'm sorry to have delayed you for a while."

He didn't want to burn Mr. Fool, after all, he was still useful. Well, the same goes for the Night Goddess, if there is still some surplus value, you can put it off for a while, anyway, there is no shortage of firewood in this world.

But speaking of which, Edwina seemed to have invited him to visit Lenburg, which is the headquarters of the Church of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom.

"call!"

Seeing that Yu Jin's attitude was relatively peaceful, The Fool couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but still smiled as he said:
"It doesn't matter."

"As a reward for the information you provided."

Ember pondered for a moment, then he spread his hands and a few rings appeared on his palms. "I don't know what you need, but maybe you can choose some as a reward. Of course, if you are not satisfied with this, I can also do a few things for you according to your requirements."

Klein's eyes swept over the rings, and his heart began to beat uncontrollably. But in the end, his reason and strong willpower allowed him to overcome this slight temptation.

The Fool's voice was as calm as ever, without a trace of emotion. "No need. This is the reward you deserve for this Bookmark."

Ember shook his head and said, "This alone is not enough to pay the reward."

"Tsk..."

Mr. Fool smacked his lips, feeling somewhat speechless. Why are you so stubborn? I said I don't want any reward, so why do you insist on paying me? What? You said that the equal exchange was stipulated by Mr. Fool himself?

"Oh, that's fine... that's weird!"

Clayton felt a headache because he felt that he had already guessed the answer. But it was precisely because he had guessed the answer that he insisted on not asking for any reward!
Klein took a deep breath and remained calm as he slowly said, "Since you insist, I'll just say you owe me a favor for now."

"A favor?"

Facing the Fool's response, Ember fell silent, as if hesitating whether to owe him a favor.

Ember raised his head again and asked, "Are you sure there is nothing you need me to do for you?"

"do you need?"

Mr. Fool asked back with a smile.

Klein was panicking, but he knew he couldn't panic.

His confidence is that he is now a "god", although he is just an empty shell, but Yu Jin doesn't know! As a "god", is there anything that "Yu Jin" must do?
Well, there is. But, can I tell you about it?

Klein calmed down and changed his usual "superior" tone. He adopted a humorous tone and said half-jokingly:

"If you really want to do something for me, then please do me a favor and stop thinking about burning me, okay?"

Klein said this in Chinese, and his purpose was self-evident. While he was saying this, he was staring at the embers intently.

However, in the face of Klein's teasing, Yu Jin did not respond immediately, but remained silent.

"I knew it."

Klein's expression twitched slightly, and he anticipated Ember's reaction.

He had already noticed something unusual when he realized that Yu Jin had never prayed to him. And when Yu Jin insisted on paying the "price", Klein became extremely alert.

The reason why Yu Jin acted this way was to avoid owing him, or rather, owing The Fool, any favor. As long as he didn't owe anyone any favor, he would have no worries when he took action.

Ever since this 'Fool' was put on the 'List of Lords of Cinders', he has never been off again.

But there was one thing Klein couldn't figure out no matter what—

That's why 'Ember' is so obsessed with passing on the fire?

He is a time traveler, what does the fire transmission have to do with him?
Is this reasonable?

This is unscientific!
Why is he so determined to pass on the fire?
Or, does he really want to pass on the fire?
(End of this chapter)