In the gray-white mist that was not shaking at all, Klein sat quietly at the top of the mottled long table, as if he was a stone statue that had existed here for hundreds or thousands of years.

He felt a deep sense of fear for the discovery he had just made. He felt a chill rushing out from the back of his head and spreading throughout his body, bringing a subtle but real shudder.

It was like he was watching a familiar friend become a stranger in a very short period of time, behaving strangely, as if someone had impersonated him.

Of course, there is a clearer and more intuitive metaphor in this regard, which is when Leonard Mitchell visited Klein to discuss the matter of Pales Zoroaster, and suddenly took out a monocle and put it on.

Could it be that after the Emperor ascended the Red Moon, he was unknowingly infected, but he was unaware of it and behaved normally. Only when he recalled the past through his diary, analyzed his inner thoughts, and talked to himself, did certain, subtle signs emerge? Or was this Adam's hypnosis? But at this time, Roselle was at least Sequence 1... Klein couldn't help but look down at himself, imagining that there was another person in his body that he didn't know about, completely unknown, and not sure whether he could be called a "person".

This is truly an extreme horror... Klein took a slow breath and forced himself to focus back on Emperor Roselle's diaries.

Soon, he found something else worth reading carefully:

“On July 28th, I once again attended a gathering of that ancient secret organization.

“From the members’ casual chat, I noticed a problem:

“Is it because I was promoted too quickly, so my experience is relatively shallow, and there are many things I have never heard of?

“Just like the pollution they mentioned coming from the stars and underground, I just learned about their existence for the first time today!

“Hehe, I don’t know how many of them are “Him”. Except for a very small number of members, most of them don’t like to let others know their current level.

“Taking advantage of the opportunity of others chatting, I whispered to Mr. Hermes next to me, hoping to learn more about the pollution in the starry sky and underground.

"Hermes told me that this is not knowledge that I can access at my current level. Just understanding it will pollute me!

"It's so scary? What could it be? I became even more curious.

"The old man then told me that we can ignore the pollution from underground because it will naturally fade away with the passage of time. Long ago, when the ancient gods were active, powerful creatures tried to completely solve this problem, but it only made things more troublesome and caused great losses. Later, they gave up the idea of ​​exerting influence directly and switched to sealing and guarding.

"From then on, although accidents still happen occasionally, it has generally become stable. Today, even if there is no seal and no one is guarding it, as long as no one gets close and tries to go deeper, there will be no contamination.

“This is a situation that is a bit surprising to me, and it seems that the protagonist of my era does not need to solve this problem.

"Mr. Hermes mentioned the starry sky again, saying that the situation there is more complicated, more interesting, and more dangerous than I imagined. He said that even Sequence 2 and Sequence 1 angels do not have enough knowledge of the starry sky. They only have a general understanding of it and do not know that there are many other things there besides dangers. If He had not known an existence who was good at roaming the starry sky and learned a lot from the other party, He would not be able to say these words now.

“I was curious but didn’t have high expectations so I asked who the being who was good at roaming the starry sky was.

"Mr. Hermes did not hide it and said it was Mr. 'The Door' Bethel Abraham.

"Mr. Men... I pretended to know nothing and asked about his status in a casual tone.

"Hermes did not give a direct answer, but only said that in the Fourth Epoch, even angels and demigods called each other by their first names in private. Apart from gods like Night, Storm, and Earth, only a few people like Mr. Gate were used to using titles.

"I see... Mr. Men is of a very high status."

Will the pollution from underground naturally fade away over time? "Magic Mirror" Arrodes said that the gray fog gave it the feeling of something underground... It hoped that I would explore the underground after returning to the throne, but Luca Brewster affirmed that the higher the sequence, the greater the danger posed by underground things... Klein tapped the edge of the mottled long table with his fingers, becoming more and more confused about what the underground situation was.

Fortunately, Hermes' description, the state of the abandoned castle and the attitude of the "Goddess of Night" all seem to indicate that the pollution from underground will indeed dissipate naturally, and the best way to deal with it is to ignore it.

Phew, let's put aside the worry about the underground for now... Hermes' words and the bronze gate deep in the "City of Miracles" Levished have confirmed each other. "Dragon of Fantasy" Angerweed really tried to solve the problem underground, but only left fear and shadow... At present, it seems that the greatest possibility of doomsday comes from the starry sky, and my current sequence is not even qualified to understand it... As thoughts ran through his mind, Klein continued to flip through the diary in his hand with a slight sigh.

After reading several pages in a row, his eyes suddenly lit up and he locked onto one of the articles:

“December 31st, the end of the year, is the best day to make decisions and start a new story.

"I have already figured out where to build the eight secret mausoleums, except for the last one.

“This has to be more hidden than the previous eight, otherwise it loses its meaning.

“After a long period of thinking, I thought of a place, that is the unnamed island where Green was buried.

“Of course, the Abyss is also an option, but in the area I can currently enter, I can’t find a single living demon, so I can’t tame them and make them my people to help me build a mausoleum. Ordinary humans simply can’t survive there, and even powerful Beyonders find it difficult to resist the erosion inherent in the Abyss itself.

“Anyway, the living environment on that nameless island seems to be pretty good for now.

"Oh, the 'Princes of Order-killing' of the Fourth Epoch have a very narrow understanding of the people. The 'Emperor' rules over not only humans and humanoid creatures, all living beings should be my subjects!

“There are many extraordinary creatures with little intelligence on that nameless island. They have long believed in me and followed me. I can completely drive them to build a secret mausoleum.

“As I write this, I suddenly recall that experience. Because of my dream about Green, I returned to this nameless island with Edwards, Benjamin and others. We found that those extraordinary creatures coexisted harmoniously, gathered together, and held ceremonies. The dead Green was among them.

“I was really startled at the time and felt a long-lost fear. Everything seemed extremely strange.

"That time, William died, Perri died, and only Edwards and Benjamin survived. If I hadn't become powerful and controlled the '0' level seal, everyone would have been buried.

“The power that affects those extraordinary creatures on that nameless island actually comes from the stars, and those who die from that pollution will return to the source after death.

“Fortunately, only a small part of the power from the starry sky can be projected into the real world. I finally solved the problem and made that nameless island my secret base.

"Now, it's time for it to work!"

After reading this diary, Klein was not happy that he had guessed where Emperor Roselle's last mausoleum was. Instead, he frowned slightly.

On the one hand, the pollution from the starry sky really appeared "in front of" him. On the other hand, the nameless island was not so secretive. Besides the emperor, Edwards and Benjamin were the only two survivors who knew about it. This did not meet Russell's requirements.

Did Edwards and Benjamin die naturally before this and would not reveal the secret, or did Russell intend to keep these two subordinates on the island forever and solve the problem of spiritual communication after the mausoleum was successfully built? Of course, if Russell had the corresponding seal or extraordinary ability, Edwards and Benjamin could also completely lose that memory... Klein was silent for a moment, flipping through the diary again, looking for the coordinates of the nameless island.

However, he did not see the corresponding content when he read the last page, but there was a diary entry that vaguely explained some of Russell's thoughts in his later years:

"December 27th. I've been feeling restless lately because I'm not sure what's going to happen next.

“I no longer crave help, I am satisfied if they remain neutral.

“I put myself in the most dangerous situation, which was both a proactive action and a choice I had no choice.

“Sometimes I am confused as to why I have ended up in this situation step by step.

“Am I being too extreme, or is this the only way?

"No, at this point, I can't be confused anymore. It will only affect my mentality and make my already slim hope even slimmer. It's meaningless.

“Now that we have come this far, we can only keep going. If we succeed, the sun will shine brightly.

"Haha, all my hopes are placed on one sentence:

"Put yourself in a desperate situation and then survive!"

It seems that the emperor really chose to die first and then resurrect in order to get rid of madness and pollution... This is simply crazy, like playing a game of "Russian roulette" with six bullets stuffed in and hoping that one of them will misfire... If you are not a person who likes to go to extremes and is good at sudden ideas, it is impossible to consider the feasibility of this aspect... Perhaps it is precisely because the enemies cannot guess that the emperor has a glimmer of hope... Klein leaned back in his chair and sat in silence in the ancient palace for a long time.

When his scattered thoughts slowly came back, he began to think about how to find the nameless island:

"I remember that Benjamin who went to the nameless island seemed to be from the Abraham family. I can ask Miss Magician about this... Well, I will meet her soon, so there is no need to ask The Fool to convey it...

"It would be more appropriate to ask the 'Mysterious Queen' about the descendants of Edwards, William, Perri and others..."

After forming a firm idea, Klein looked around, sighed, and disappeared into the gray fog.

PS: I recommend a book, "All Men Are Children", a work that reflects the growth of little boys and big boys into mature men from a male perspective.