Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

"Good afternoon, ma'am."

"good afternoon."

After hearing Bernadette's soft voice in response, Klein casually pulled out his chair and sat across from the eldest daughter of Emperor Russell.

This is not the first time the two have discussed business, but it seems to be the first time they have met in such a public place.

Because there was an exchange between the "Queen of Mysteries" and "The Fool" about Russell's diary, Klein knew what the big shot of the secret organization was pursuing, so he had always trusted the other party. In fact, this opportunity was good for Klein It just so happened that he also wanted to contact this lady about something.

Bernadette's sea-blue eyes swept across the unfamiliar face across from her, and she said calmly: "It seems that you also have something to tell me."

Is this the revelation that the "Master of Prophecy" received? I can't make it so obvious that I am a demigod-level "faceless man" after all... Klein muttered in his heart.

Then he realized that something was wrong with his mentality, as if he was too proud. Klein quickly reviewed his experiences in the past few days and quickly found the source of his doubts: Was this because he had contact with the red evil spirit and received a hidden influence?

Klein adjusted his mentality and words, nodded politely to Bernadette on the surface, and asked:

"Have you finished your work in Backlund?"

"No, it can be said to have failed."

Seeing the surprise on Klein's face, Bernadette slowly shook her head: "The second sequence of the 'Secret Peeper' has a strange name, 'Sage'. If you want to be promoted to this level, you must prevent a ritual involving Disaster of high-level power.”

Bernadette explained that she stayed in Backlund for many years because she foresaw that corresponding opportunities would arise, but every time she went wrong.

She happened to leave here during the Great Smog in Backlund last year, but this time the war was initiated by Fusac, who launched an air raid on Backlund, causing Bernadette's efforts in the Loen Kingdom to come to naught. .

Such a ceremony places great emphasis on personal luck.

Klein thought of his conversation with the "Red Angel" evil spirit. If George III wanted to become the "Black Emperor", stopping this might be enough for Bernadette to get a chance to be promoted, but it would be difficult. …

The Seven Gods have acquiesced in the emperor of the Loen Kingdom becoming a god. Even if they are not happy to see it happen, they will not openly oppose it with the support of others. This matter is not suitable for me to talk about. When the time comes, the "hermit" will be the successor. The microphone is illuminated by the "Fool", and the "World" comes forward to communicate again?

Because there are too many forces involved, Klein plans to tell Bernadette about this "opportunity" now and let her know the dangers of these changes. After all, there is a plan that the true God is watching behind the scenes. For Sequence Four and Sequence Three, they must be more cautious in order to find opportunities to achieve their goals.

Klein sighed silently and his shoulders gradually slumped: "This war involves the Son of the Creator, the King of Angels, the True Gods... you can't stop it."

Although Bernadette's expression was serious, Klein could see a hint of turbulent emotions. There seemed to be something different about the "Queen of Mystery" today.

She didn't show any surprise: "I know, but this is also an opportunity."

"I think so too. If you only plan to take action at critical moments, then planning a specific time will give you a chance to complete the ceremony safely." Klein agreed, and after a two-second pause, he took the initiative to ask, "You Why did you come to me?"

"Can you find Hamel Brooke?" Bernadette asked, her fingers gently gliding through the air, and tiny starlight emerged.

"No. She...she's not in very good condition, but I can try."

Klein did not hide his inner worries, but he still looked a little surprised when he saw a circular starburst pattern drawn from Bernadette's fingertips.

Bernadette nodded slightly: "It seems you recognize this symbol."

Klein was silent for two seconds and said: "It's a long story. I can only say that this is related to Mr. Fool and an existence aliased as 'Zoya', and I have no right to talk about it."

"I asked for a tube of blood from Hamel and did a divination that transcended conventional dimensions. In the fragment of the river of destiny, I saw this symbol, I saw a primitive island, and I also saw on that island There is a mausoleum hidden on the top, which contains a dark and asymmetrical twisted throne, and a red light that tightly adheres to it.

"This divination almost consumed all my spiritual power, but I got extremely clear directions and responses..."

The room was quiet for a while, and then the "Queen of Mystery" showed a faint smile:

"My father, he is still alive."

When Bernadette said this, her voice was not steady. In her eyes as she looked at the symbol, tiny crystal spots of light were flickering. Klein couldn't even tell whether they were tears or the urgent hope of a daughter. .

Klein believed that the other party did not tell anyone the news. Bernadette would not risk her father's chance of survival. The reason why she told Gehrman Sparrow was more because the other party was "The Fool". The Beloved One, and the "Fool", are one of the few beings in the world who can interpret Russell's diary.

It was like Klein had special trust in the "Queen of Mysteries", and the other party informed him of the news in order for "The World" to convey the matter to "The Fool".

Klein took a deep breath. The news that Huang Tao might still be alive was a good starting point:

"One of the causes of this war is that King George III of Loen discovered the nine secret tombs left by the 'Blood Emperor' Tudor. He wanted to switch to the 'Black Emperor' path and become Sequence Zero. For this reason..."

Klein recounted the intelligence he had obtained during this period, regardless of whether the other party had a detailed understanding. He just sorted out the various actions of the Loen royal family behind the scenes, as well as the superficial policy innovations. This is all The "Black Emperor" tries to establish rules that go against the norm.

Bernadette had been listening quietly and did not interrupt Klein's narration.

At the end, Klein took a deep breath and covered himself: "That one once told me that the 'Black Emperor' has the ability to be resurrected, but once a new 'Black Emperor' appears, the original one will fall. .”

Bernadette waved her hand, and the symbols condensed by the stars in the air disappeared.

She thought quietly for a while, then slowly said: "You want to stop George III?"

"yes."

"Why?"

Klein once asked himself this question, seeking clear goals and reasons from others or himself under different circumstances.

There seems to be no difference in the "why" this time. There can be many reasons after this. For their own interests, for the interests of others, the residents of the East District who were abandoned by the upper class in the haze, the ordinary people who are about to be harmed in the war, Help senior Russell save his life, and so on.

Every reason could be said with dignity, but he didn't want to, he didn't want to put those things on the scale, it was not his weight.

If it were Esther, her answer when facing this kind of moment might be that she didn't need any time to think at all - "I didn't think too much about it, I just did it if I wanted to."

How can there be so much clear meaning in life?

Klein showed a peaceful smile: "Some ridiculous reasons not worth mentioning."

Bernadette looked at him quietly for a few seconds, and also smiled:

"That's enough. I'm also doing this for some slim things, things that probably won't happen...until that little bit of hope comes.

"I am willing to cooperate with you in stopping George III."

Klein nodded: "I will give you the method of summoning the messenger."

Bernadette stretched out her right hand and patted the table. The pen on the table suddenly jumped up and started writing on the paper.

After the pen jumped back into the cap, rolled to the side and stretched, Bernadette spread her hands towards the note: "This is how to summon my messenger."

Klein also took out the letter paper from his pocket, wrote down the incantation to summon his messenger, and noted that he needed to pay the postage of one gold coin, and then carefully looked at the summoning incantation handed to him by the "Mysterious Queen":

"Invisible creatures that roam the upper world, strange spirits that are friendly to humans, the messengers who belong exclusively to Bernadette Gustave..."

After remembering this sentence, Klein shook the note gently, and red flames rose from his palm, swallowing the note completely.

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"I! I call in my name:

"A spirit that travels in the upper world, a friendly creature that can be driven, a messenger that belongs exclusively to Esther."

As the air blew, a gap in the spiritual world opened between the candlelight, and a black-furred puppy walked out. When it saw Klein, it immediately started wagging its tail behind it.

Klein leaned down and gently stroked the furry head. The little black dog rubbed his hand and slapped its tail on the ground.

"I have a letter here that I want to send to her." Klein shook the envelope in his hand. "I want to give it to you this time. Do you know where she is now?"

The little black dog nodded and bit the envelope that Klein handed over, but it did not leave immediately. Instead, it looked left and right.

Klein suddenly understood what it was looking for: "Sorry... Norns is not here, you can't meet it."

The little black dog's tail gradually drooped, and soon he got back into the crack in the spiritual world to fulfill his duty as a messenger.

Klein didn't say much in the letter, he just told the other party that "there are clues about Russell's tomb." This is perhaps the shortest letter he has written to his fellow villagers. In past letters, the two of them would always talk about trivial matters for a long time and share their lives with each other.

This letter is more like a cold notice.

The recipient written on the outside of the envelope was not only "Esther", but also had another name, "Zoya".

Klein couldn't tell in his heart whether he was expecting a reply from the other party.