Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 280 Help
Above the gray fog, Klein sat at the head of a long bronze table. In front of him was a notebook with a cover made of cardboard that was completely dyed black. It had an ancient and distant aura.

Klein was very familiar with this notebook!

"Antigonus Family Notes."

Klein murmured in a low voice, his eyes looking somewhat complicated.

Everything started from this notebook.

Klein Moretti died because of this notebook, so he was able to be resurrected in Klein Moretti's body. And it was also because of the connection with this notebook that he was able to join the Nighthawks and become a Beyonder, a fortune teller.

And this notebook itself is also part of Ince Zangwill's conspiracy.

Everything started from this notebook. The moment he set foot in the extraordinary world, his indissoluble bond with this notebook was destined.

Klein took a deep breath and resolutely opened the notebook:
"Show me your limits!"

He knew that the Antigonus family notes contained the recipe for the 'Fortune Teller' path potion, but he didn't know what the highest sequence was.

If he only reached Sequence 5, then this notebook would be meaningless to him.

Fortunately, judging from the divination results, the potion formula recorded in this notebook can at least reach Sequence 4.

Klein now only hopes that it can record potion formulas of sequence 3 or even higher, so that he doesn't have to worry about potion formulas anymore.

“Sequence 4: Trickster.

“Main materials: the main eye of the evil trickster, the real soul of the spirit world plunderer.

“Supplementary materials: 200 ml of the blood of the evil spirit, 30 grams of the dust of the spirit world plunderer, 10 grams of the bark of the red birch, a piece of golden grape vine, and a finger-sized homemade rubber mask.

"Ascension Ceremony: Relying mainly on one's own strength and planning, in front of many spectators, directing a grand drama to murder a demigod or an equivalent supernatural being, and then taking a magic potion at the end of the drama."

With almost no obstacles, Klein successfully obtained the Sequence 4 potion formula.

But at the same time, something else came into his mind!
Klein felt his head expanding, as if it was about to burst. Everything he saw had countless double images, and he heard a faint whisper from someone unknown:

"Honakis...Flegera...Honakis...Flegera...Honakis...Flegera..."

The gray sky and earth split open, and he saw a majestic mountain towering into the clouds.

At the top of the mountain, there is a collapsed and dilapidated palace. The walls are covered with weeds and moss, and there are obvious holes.

In the hall of the palace, at the very top there is a huge chair carved out of stone, inlaid with dull gold and gems, much of which is mottled and damaged.

This didn't look like a seat prepared for humans. Countless transparent maggots were huddled together, densely entangled, slowly wriggling, and growing continuously.

And the mumbling echoed around the seat.

The sound seemed to come from a long time and history, illusory, ethereal, and echoing endlessly:
"Honakis...Flegra...Treasure...The Fool..."

Klein felt a sharp pain on his forehead, and his heart was quickly filled with the urge to vent and destroy.

Although he is now a faceless man, his self-control ability is far from what it was before. But the negative emotions brought by this kind of mumbling are also much stronger than before!

"Treasure!"

Klein gritted his teeth and shouted out two words. At this moment, he felt like Gollum holding the One Ring, greedy and ugly.

And these are the emotions that the notes instilled in him!
Snapped!
Klein suppressed his physical discomfort and closed his notebook.

He was almost certain in an instant that the notebook had lost its value. The potion formulas recorded in it only went up to Sequence 4, and there was no benefit for him to look at it again.

The subsequent potion formulas are hidden in the "treasure" recorded in the notebook. If you want to obtain the potion formula of sequence 3 or higher, you can only look for the so-called treasure.

If you want to get the treasure, you must go to the main peak of the Hornachis Mountains and visit the 'Kingdom of Night' at the top!
"Your destiny lies at the main peak of the Hornachis Mountains."

Klein once again thought of the prophetic words of the 'Mysterious Queen' Bernadette.

Before, he was a little skeptical about this so-called language, but now he is completely sure -

The Antigonus family's notes only go up to Sequence 4, and judging by the current state of decline of the Secret Order, they probably don't have a Sequence 4 potion formula.

This is not surprising, as all forces have the same attitude towards high-sequence potion formulas.

That is to only provide finished potions, and keep the potion formula completely confidential.

There might still be a few tricksters in the secret society, but they certainly don't have the corresponding potion formulas for 'tricksters', let alone potion formulas of higher sequences.

The only two people who might have mastered the formula of a higher-order potion are—

The transparent worm on the throne of the Night King at the main peak of the Hornachis Mountains.

and the leader of the secret order, Zaratul.

But Zaratul had gone mad due to losing control, and his condition was probably similar to that group of transparent worms.

Many members of the secret society were killed by the crazy Zaratul. Looking for him is no different from looking for death.

But at the same time, going to the main peak of the Honachis Mountains is also seeking death. That group of transparent worms does not seem to be a friendly creature.

"Let's take one step at a time."

Klein rubbed his temple. It was useless to think so much.

It would be more practical to advance to Sequence 4 first.

But.

Klein's eyes moved slightly, and he wrote the corresponding sentence below the potion formula.

Then, he summoned a pendulum from the pile of debris, held it in his left hand, and began to divine.

Not long after, Klein opened his eyes and saw the topaz pendant rotating clockwise.

This means that the recipe for the "Trickster" potion in his hand is correct!
Huh… Klein exhaled. As long as it’s okay.

The Antigonus family's notes made him feel uneasy. Although everything seemed normal, he always felt that there was something fishy.

For example, that so-called treasure is definitely a big pit!
Klein thought for a moment, took out his pocket watch and glanced at it. There were still ten minutes left until three o'clock in the afternoon.
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Somewhere in the Sonia Sea, the "Future" was sailing on the rough sea. Cattleya stood by the window, looking at the vast scenery that could not see the edge. From the front deck, Nina's angry voice could be heard from time to time. She was scolding Frank Lee for making a bunch of beef-flavored mushrooms that reproduced very quickly and loved to eat fish.

Today is the day of the Tarot Club again, and Cattleya's conversation with the 'Queen of Mystery' Bernadette last week made her feel a little complicated. She was surprised, but also a little disappointed.

At this moment, her inspiration suddenly struck. She looked down at the desk, only to see a few yellowed papers there that had appeared at some point.

"The Emperor's diary... She finally sent a messenger..."

Cattleya turned around happily and picked up the small amount of paper that seemed more like an initial test.

By three o'clock in the afternoon, she had forced herself to remember those symbols and saw the illusory crimson light drowning her like a tide.

Under the towering dome supported by stone pillars, the Hermit Cattleya saw similar crimson lights rising up and turning into blurry figures. She didn't look closely, but found that the familiar glasses had naturally appeared on the bridge of her nose, as if they were a perfect replica of the outside world.

Then, she saw Miss Justice standing up gracefully from the corner of her eye, and said briskly to the person at the head of the bronze table:

"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool~"

Klein seemed to be infected and nodded with a smile as a response.

After Miss Justice finished her greetings, Cattleya looked at the top of the bronze table and said:
"Dear Mr. Fool, I have collected five pages of Roselle's diary."

Here it comes... Klein's heart moved, and he spoke calmly and naturally:

"Very good, you can think of a request now."

"Yes, Mr. Fool."

Cattleya responded with an impeccable attitude, and then requested to materialize the contents of the diary.

Seeing her performance like this and thinking about how she looked in the dream, Klein was actually quite relieved, just like a homeroom teacher who successfully made a student become obedient and sensible.

Klein didn't have to wait too long before the three pages of the diary materialized and landed in his hands.

"February 9th is Bonois' birthday. He is already a healthy, strong, honest and kind young man. He is so pious that he is valued by the church."

"..."

“…A lovely angel, haha, really a lovely angel.

“Is this your defense against me?
"Is this how you try to control me?

"No, you probably can't understand the pride in my heart. In my opinion, what's the use of gods? I can replace them!"

"Brother Emperor can be the Messiah of Om, but I can't be the Lord of Steam?"

"..."

Looking at the diary submitted by the Hermit, Klein thought to himself, As expected.

He had wondered before, why Emperor Roselle's diary did not become a record of the demigod?
This couldn't be because Russell failed to become a demigod.

At that time, he was already the governor of the Republic of Indes, and later he forcibly turned the Republic into an empire and became the emperor himself. To achieve all this, it would be impossible without absolute strength.

At that time, Emperor Roselle was at least an angel.

Then why is there no diary recording this part?
Excluding the possibility that Emperor Roselle did not write a diary, the only option left was that someone hid the diary.

Now we have an answer to who hid these diaries: Bernadette.

She collected these diaries, but could not understand the words written in them and could not comprehend their meaning.

In addition, he also read the depression and resentment of Emperor Roselle between the lines of the first two diaries, and used the reading comprehension ability he had cultivated in his previous life to taste some information hidden in the content:
After becoming an angel, the emperor seemed to be controlled and guarded by the Steam Church. The "God of Steam and Machinery" exerted a certain influence on his youngest son Bonois, making him the most devout believer who could enter the "Perfect Land" and become an angel in the future.

However, this not only did not make Emperor Roselle surrender or hesitate, but instead aroused his desire to fight and want to replace him.

For this reason, the Great Emperor, who was already an angel of the "Perfect One" path at that time, chose to turn to the "Peeper of Secrets" path. Because he judged that the "Hidden Sage" was the product of the unique activation of the "Peeper of Secrets" path, which means that the sequence 0 of this path was still in a suspended state.

But judging from the third diary entry, the emperor encountered an even greater misfortune:

The third page of the diary has no date and the spaces between the characters are very large.

Because it is the original version, you can clearly see that the weight of the brushstrokes is extraordinary!

Klein glanced at it, and the contents on the yellowed paper appeared in his mind:

"No! Impossible!

"how so!
"If my guess is correct, I was not the only one who had that experience!
"No! No! How could this happen!
"What I saw told me that everything will be destroyed, including everything I created! No! I will not accept this ending!

“We must work hard to save ourselves and stop pinning our hopes on the Seven Gods!

“Only by ascending to the throne of Sequence 0 can I and those I value be saved!”

“Should I try to pull Mr. Door back to the real world? No! Although He claims to be only Sequence 1, I believe that He is definitely not an ordinary Sequence 1! He is likely to bring me unexpected disasters!”

"Rackade! Yes! Rackade! I can still ask Rackade for help!"

"No! We can't look for Lakkad! He also came from...outside the universe, and he's in cahoots with those things!"

"I can only rely on myself!"

The Chinese characters, which were much larger than the previous two pages, filled the yellowed paper in a sparse and messy manner. There was not much actual content, but Klein's head was throbbing when he read it.

"What did the emperor see that made him so emotional and his attitude so extreme?
"No, the excitement and impulse between the lines are a bit abnormal. It doesn't fit the image of a person who has been in a high position for a long time, and it doesn't fit the status of an angel. The emperor at that time was probably already a Sequence 1 'Knowledge Emperor'. What could make a Sequence 1 angel so out of control?
"Even during those last days, when the emperor said, 'I won't care about the flood after my death,' he didn't lose his composure or get so excited.

"Who influenced him? Or what polluted or corrupted him?"

"This pollution comes from outside the sky, so he doesn't trust Mr. Men, nor does he trust Mr. Lakkad."

"Because one of them is outside the sky, and the other comes from outside the sky."

"But the emperor still thought of them instinctively, which shows that before this, they were trustworthy in his heart."

"At least when the Emperor was in charge of Intis, they provided him with great help."

"Correspondingly, the fact that the Emperor did not mention the Church of Steam and Zaratul also proves that they are not trustworthy."

"But although Mr. Men and Lakkad are trustworthy, they are both related to the Outer Worlds."

"And just based on this little bit of relationship, it is enough for the emperor to give up seeking help from these two people who he once trusted so much."

"That's why the emperor is so desperate and hysterical!"

"What is beyond the sky? What did he see?"

Countless questions swirled in Klein's mind. He finally suppressed his doubts and looked at the fourth page of the diary.

Like the third page, the fourth page is also extremely brief and has no date.

Only this time the font is not as heavy as before:
“The God of Knowledge and Wisdom, I didn’t expect it to be Him!”

"He is willing to cooperate with me, or at least provide help in any way he can."

“This may be the only thing to be thankful for, even though this kind of help seems to be better than nothing.”

"But anyway, it's better than nothing, right?"

(End of this chapter)