Chapter 716 Fear
Isn't Emperor Roselle's mausoleum located outside of Trier, Intis? I went there on my trip... to submit a manuscript, and I even visited...
The Magician Fors straightened up and looked curiously at the Hermit Cattleya beside him, doubts rising in his heart.
She knew that this Tarot Club member had a connection with the Great Emperor's eldest daughter, the "Mysterious Queen" Bernadette, who was still alive. The diaries that she had actively submitted several times were likely provided by her. Therefore, she was not curious about whether the issue of the "Hermit" was closely related to Roselle.
But what about the mausoleum?
Fors secretly glanced at the other members and found that they also showed undisguised curiosity.
Angel knew more and earlier. On the day of the Pirate Conference, Anne mentioned that she was "continuing" to search for the tomb of Emperor Roselle. Based on the preceding and following sentences, it can be judged that Bernadette was also involved in this matter, but she had recently left for some time for some reason.
So, their search failed, and they wanted to break the deadlock through Mr. Fool?
With this in mind, she cautiously cast her gaze towards The Fool at the head of the long table, and the other members did the same.
Using the gray fog to block out those burning gazes, Klein smiled helplessly and looked at the pages of the diary in his hand.
It contains information about the mysterious leader of the "Twilight Hermits," their discussions about the "trend of the times," the pollution of the abyss, and travelogues of the small town of Beman in Intis...
The only thing missing is the content related to the "mausoleum".
Of course I could answer that I don't know, or make some excuses to get away with it. After all, I've said before that The Fool is not omniscient and omnipotent. But getting stuck here feels a bit unrefined, and it makes me feel a bit unwilling... His thoughts were working quickly, his eyes casually sweeping over the "blasphemy cards" on the table, and then returning to the "Black Emperor" card.
Roselle's madness and despair in his later years, his eagerness to become a god, listening to Mr. "Gate" explain the decision of the Fourth Epoch "Blood Emperor" Alistair Tudor to jump to another path, "that" mausoleum... Klein's memories kept emerging and combining in his mind, and he came up with an answer that surprised him, but not so surprising.
When Emperor Roselle attempted to become a god in his later years, he decided to jump from Sequence 1, "Knowledge Emperor", of "Secret Peeper", to a non-adjacent path, Sequence 0, "Black Emperor", of "Lawyer"!
They're both emperors, but the difference is enormous. Based on what I know, the consequences would be at least madness, possibly even instant death... However, this could also be part of his plan. After all, the Black Emperor's apotheosis ritual has a very special effect...
Quickly choosing his words, Klein the Fool chuckled deeply and replied:
"If she's asking about the mausoleum that Russell prepared before becoming a god, then that's one of the answers I'm trying to find in my diaries. He journeyed to the starry sky, set foot in the abyss, and reached the end of the world. That crucial mausoleum could be anywhere."
After politely saying "I don't know yet", he immediately followed up with:
"Since we're talking about this, I think there are some 'common sense' that you should also understand, such as the key to becoming the 'Black Emperor'."
Black Emperor!
Most of the members present have seen the "Blasphemy Card" in The Fool's hand and understand that this word means the end of a path and the true god.
Including the Hermit Cattleya, no one cared about Roselle's mausoleum anymore. Everyone waited with bated breath for the Fool's explanation.
Seeing that everyone was successfully attracted by the extra topic, Klein smiled triumphantly and continued:
"I've mentioned before that, for some reason, in his later years, Russell attempted to ascend to Sequence 0 and become a true god. The 'Black Emperor' he chose demanded his own kingdom, becoming a true 'Emperor,' establishing a unique set of rules and regulations. He then built nine mausoleums and consumed a potion during a national sacrificial ceremony.
"Once successfully promoted, the 'Black Emperor' will not truly die until all nine mausoleums are destroyed. Even if he perishes, he will be able to return in one of the mausoleums."
The brief introduction caused all the Tarot Club members to remain silent for a moment, and only a deathly silence remained around the long bronze table.
Angel's heart was a little complicated. She had already read the contents of the "Witch" and "Red Priest" cards and knew the two initiation rituals. When she heard the "Black Emperor" ritual, she was much less shocked than other members.
But she still felt sorry for the efforts of her predecessor, the time traveler whom she had never met, Emperor Roselle, in his later years.
After all, looking back from more than a hundred years later, the final attempt of this "Caesar the Great" was obviously a failure. Otherwise, even if he was assassinated, he should have returned to reality from a mausoleum and appeared in front of the world again.
What the "Mysterious Queen" Bernadette is pursuing may just be the figure of her father in her memory...
Thinking of this, she looked at the other Tarot Club members and found that although everyone's reactions were different, they all quickly thought of this point. A somewhat negative atmosphere surrounded everyone.
“Bang, bang.”
Klein the Fool tapped the table lightly, extremely satisfied with everyone's reaction.
Not only did it evade the question of my ignorance, but it also aroused the curiosity of the "Mysterious Queen". She would definitely provide more diaries to try to find out where the mausoleum is... However, the fact that she asked this question means that most of the nine mausoleums, or even eight of them, have been destroyed. Was it done by the "Eternal Sun" and "God of Steam and Machinery" churches that were preaching in Intis at the time?
Besides the Church of the True Gods, is there any other organization capable of destroying all the mausoleums of an emperor? It couldn't be that a few overconfident demigods sacrificed themselves to disrupt the Black Emperor's ritual, causing his immediate demise. That's a plot not even third-rate novels would write... Muttering to himself, Klein whispered:
"You guys go ahead."
After a brief silence, everyone tacitly skipped this exciting topic that also made people worry about whether they "knew too much" and entered the transaction and communication session of the Tarot Club.
As everyone's Sequence improved and their promotion speed slowed down, the transactions within the Tarot Club had shifted from Beyonder traits, potion formulas, and materials to the trading of "information."
The "World" commissioned the "Magician" to find the coordinates of the city of Karlond in the Abraham family. This was one of his options for hunting the "Spirit World Plunderers".
The "Hanged Man" apologized to the "World" and asked him to wait for the "Craftsman" because the latter was infected with a strange disease, which delayed the production of the magical items, causing a series of subsequent deliveries to be postponed.
"I'm already on my way to his residence. I'll visit him in person, solve any 'problems' he has, and ensure the delivery of the magical item on time." Seeing that "The World" was obviously dissatisfied, "The Hanged Man" Alger quickly added.
This wasn't a perfunctory response, but there really was something wrong with the "craftsman". Because of this, he even didn't attend the pirate conference a few days ago. His mind was full of the nightmare scene of "World" Gehrman Sparrow being teleported to his ship and shooting his head open.
Thinking of the Pirate Conference, Alger spoke up:
"I heard that last week, 'King of the Five Seas' Nast invited all pirate kings and generals, as well as famous pirates active in the Five Seas, to hold a grand gathering."
As he spoke, he turned his gaze to the two female members, "Queen" and "Hermit".
"Golden Queen" and "Admiral of the Stars" are both on Nast's invitation list!
"Regretfully, that event ended in disastrous fashion. The 'Rose School' contaminated the food and wine prepared in advance, turning most of the pirates who landed into victims of a bloody ritual. They also summoned some terrifying monster. It, no, it was most likely a Sequence 2..."
The "Hermit" recounted what happened that day and some of the findings from the subsequent investigation, causing silence to fall once again around the long bronze table.
Fortunately, I missed this year's Pirate Conference because of the matter with Craftsman Sharf. Otherwise, I would most likely be on the death list. Even if I managed to escape, my men would have suffered heavy casualties, and I might even lose the church's important assets, the "Blue Avenger"... Alger was filled with both relief and fear at this moment. At the same time, he looked at Miss "Queen" with a hint of fear, the recently famous "Golden Queen".
According to the description of the "Hermit", in this battle against the black giant hand summoned by the "Rose School", even the "King of the Five Seas" Nast and the "Mysterious Queen" Bernadette could only assist in the battle, and the main force was the "Golden Queen" and her ghost ship!
Surpassing the Five Sea Kings, and able to confront the Rose School angels, wouldn't that mean they've reached Sequence 2... No, most of their combat power should be on that terrifying ghost ship, but what pirate king wouldn't be? At least the Queen is already on par with them. No wonder the Church only issued a bounty and didn't bother to capture her. Aside from His Excellency the Sea King, who could defeat her at sea... Alger became increasingly alarmed as he thought about it, and was incredibly thankful that he had brought her and The World into his small group before she became a demigod.
Audrey, the "Justice," also looked at the "Queen" beside her in surprise. She couldn't believe that the woman at the charity dinner, whose body was so limp that it seemed she would fall down at the slightest push, and who seemed a little confused about her work at the student aid fund and who occasionally asked her for help, could actually go head-to-head with an angel...
And I actually took a photo with her!
Audrey felt a little excited and couldn't help but take a deep breath. Just as she was about to say something, she suddenly heard the Queen beside her say in a calm tone:
"Those giant black hands come from the leader of the Rose School, Sua. He is a Sequence 1 'Divine Evil'."
Angel, who was a little distracted while considering whether to make the "Iron Knight" feature into a magical item, casually added a sentence to the "Hermit"'s narration. Suddenly, she found that the eyes of the Tarot Club members looking at her contained some unfamiliar emotions.
That's fear.
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