Knowing that the diaries carefully selected by the Mysterious Queen must contain very important contents, Klein the Fool focused his mind and casually cast his gaze towards the yellow-brown parchment in his hand:
"September 11th. Ever since I became an angel, I have felt that my personality has split. In my heart, in my soul, in the depths of my spirit, there is always a voice urging me, influencing me, creating uncontrollable indifference, bloodthirstiness, cruelty and madness.
“This does not come from the outside world, nor is it the influence of the gods on my own path. I can clearly feel that it comes from genes, from the collective subconscious inherited from generation to generation by humans, and from the extraordinary characteristics themselves, rather than the residual spiritual influence on them.
“It gave me a strong desire to hunt and kill. I wanted to devour all the creatures around me that had extraordinary characteristics. This forced me to spend most of my energy fighting it. Even though I was acting and digesting potions, I didn’t see any improvement.
"No wonder Mr. Door said that sanity is temporary and madness is eternal."
“September 28th. I haven’t written a diary in a long time. In the past half month, I seemed to be watching myself being replaced by strangers little by little, becoming colder and more terrifying little by little. Even my daughter Bernadette could only make me feel a little bit of fatherly love, very little.
Just when I was about to go crazy, I seemed to hear countless praises. They were my subjects, all the people who benefited from my reforms, and the believers who regarded me as the 'Son of Steam'. They were praising me, singing songs for me, erecting statues for me, writing stories for me, and creating poems for me.
"Their voices were like an anchor for my ship, helping me to 'position' myself.
"I began to be able to fight against that desire and that cry from the heart, and I gradually came out of it and was able to have normal emotions as a father, a husband, and a man.
"It's just Sequence 2, but there has been such a change. When it reaches Sequence 0, the level of a True God, how terrifying will the madness be that we have to fight against?
“Perhaps they also need ‘positioning’ to fight against extraordinary characteristics and the strong tendency to lose control hidden deep in the collective subconscious.
"I have a rough idea of why they established the church, why they spread faith, why they wrote chapters for the saints of their own faction, and why they left legends for the corresponding angels...
"But why don't they have human forms but are just symbols?
“I don’t understand.
"Next time, ask Mr. Men. He knows a lot about the realm of gods. If he had not been exiled, there might be one more god."
"September 29th. Rereading yesterday's diary, I remembered the rituals corresponding to my Sequence 4, Sequence 3, and Sequence 2. They all clearly have crazy and cruel connotations, like the kind that only villains in novels would perform.
“The sequential path is likely a path destined to madness and despair.
“And this is the only way for humans to gain extraordinary powers.
“It’s so funny, so ironic.
"We work hard to save ourselves, only to destroy ourselves better and more completely?"
Klein felt heavy and depressed after reading the contents of the first page of the diary. The Roselle who wrote those sentences was no longer an ordinary person. He had become an angel, joined the "Twilight Hermits", read the "Profane Slate", and understood the mysterious world and extraordinary characteristics much better than he did now. However, he was more pessimistic than he was, and seemed to believe that this world was twisted, crazy, and doomed to self-destruction from the source and essence.
However, the Seven Gods seem to have found a way to stay rational. Ordinary humans are not without any effect. Their cognition and spirituality combined may help the gods "locate" their original image and retain the memories and rationality accumulated over the years... This can be inferred from Roselle's personal experience... But why did the Seven Gods abandon their original human image and use symbolic and abstract holy emblems instead? This doesn't quite fit my judgment... I can't understand it... Klein didn't waste time and turned to the next page of the diary:
"On December 5, the night of the blood moon, I communicated with Mr. Men.
“He is still the same as before. He always asks me to help Him return to the real world, but he won’t be too persistent and will answer some of my questions randomly.
“Haha, it’s like He’s playing a game, trying hard to improve His favorability. But, sorry, I’ve already locked this option in advance.
"Since I already knew the legend of the Angel Kings, I asked Mr. Men with the mentality that it would not lose anything to ask. The key point is what level of strength the Angel Kings are at.
"Mr. Men said that some Angel Kings have contained the Uniqueness, some have taken two Sequence 1 potions, and some have both.
"The word 'accommodate' is used strangely. I questioned this, but Mr. 'Gate' didn't answer directly. He just told me that if there is no way to 'accommodate' uniqueness, then before the ceremony to advance to Sequence 0, uniqueness will be a burden rather than a help to Sequence 1 angels.
"Well, I understand. Just like using a '0' level seal, the negative effects are always horrific, and the uniqueness is definitely more exaggerated than this.
"I asked which angel kings had 'contained' uniqueness. Mr. Men also did not give a direct answer, but only said that Amon and Adam made all the angels jealous from the bottom of their hearts, because they were born with uniqueness and did not need to consider the issue of 'containment'. From another perspective, Amon and Adam themselves were equivalent to taking the uniqueness of the Sequence 1 potion? They are worthy of being the sons of the Creator!
"The Creator, who is also known as the Ancient Sun God, is so powerful that he can pass on a portion of his uniqueness and Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics to each of his two children... Is He purifying himself and eliminating unnecessary interference?
"So, did Mr. Door also 'contain' the uniqueness, and even take two doses of Sequence 1 potions? I didn't ask, because I knew He would definitely not answer.
"During the conversation, Mr. Door reminded me not to say Adam's full name directly, otherwise it would be noticed and the conversation would be discovered.
“I roughly understood the reason, and asked Him with a smile, “Didn’t you already say Adam’s full name?”
"Mr. Men replied that it didn't matter, because the Sequence 4 of the Apprentice pathway is called the Mystic Mage, which has a certain meaning of keeping secrets. Although it is not as good as the Servant of Secrets of the Night pathway, it is enough to block the perception of his level.
"I asked a lot of questions about the gods, but Mr. Men didn't answer me. He just said that when I have the ability and opportunity, I will go to the moon and take a look, and I will understand a lot of things.
"This is consistent with some of my previous thoughts, but I suspect that He is trying to trick me into leaving so that He can return to the real world. After all, every time He appears, it is related to the moon!"
Whenever Mr. Door appears, the amount of information is huge, always filling up a whole page... Well, his explanation of the level of strength of the "Angel King" is consistent with my speculation...
In a broad sense, "Angel King" refers to a quasi-god who has surpassed Sequence 1 but has not reached Sequence 0 through various means. This includes accommodating "uniqueness" and taking extra Sequence 1 potions. In a narrow sense, "Angel King" refers specifically to the Creator worshipped by the City of Silver—the eight kings who command all angels around the Ancient Sun God. Of course, they must also meet the broad criteria... Several thoughts quickly flashed through Klein's mind.
As for Roselle's speculation about the ancient sun god, he agreed deeply with it, thinking that the creator worshipped by the City of Silver had "reclaimed" too much and too complex an authority from the ancient gods, and there were signs of chaos and madness, so he decisively gave birth to two children to eliminate some of the "clutter".
Simply put, Amon and Adam both drank the potion to be sent... From this point of view, the "Imaginary Angel" Adam obviously has the uniqueness of the "audience" path. He should be the mysterious leader of the "Twilight Hermits". From ancient times to the present, he has interfered with the changes of the times in order to resurrect his father... I don't know if he has been promoted to Sequence 0... Even if not, the number of angels that the "Twilight Hermits" can dispatch will probably exceed my imagination... Hmm, "Mystic" actually means keeping secrets, and has a hidden meaning... Klein immediately thought of the symbol behind the "Fool" chair:
Part of it is the "eye without pupil" that symbolizes secrecy, and part of it is the "twisted line" that represents change!
He quickly collected his thoughts and turned to the third page of his diary:
"On November 28th, I dreamt of Green again.
“He was the smartest one among my subordinates. Unfortunately, he was infected by an unknown virus while exploring that nameless island and died in the foggy sea. He didn’t even leave his child behind.
“At that time, I knew that the nameless island was hiding secrets and unimaginable dangers, but I was not strong enough, so I could only endure it.
"This dream should be my spirit reminding me that I can explore the island, master its secrets, and put an end to the Green affair once and for all."
"On November 29th, I gathered three of my subordinates, and with the help of Benjamin Abraham and a period of searching, we finally found the nameless island again.
“Instead of going straight in, we decided to take a day off before going to the fringe.
Edwards said he often dreams about Greene and feels guilty for not being able to save him.
"'This is not your fault, this is my problem,' I said to Edwards, because I was their leader."
“On November 30, we penetrated deep into the island.
"There are a large number of extraordinary creatures here that are said to be extinct. They gather together without fighting, as if worshiping something...
"Such a group of extraordinary creatures with little intelligence seem to be holding some kind of ritual!
“Are they praying to an unknown god?
"During the ceremony, I saw Green..."
PS: I recommend a book, "I Pretend to Have Super Powers". It is said that many readers can laugh to death since the middle part.
PS2: I would like to recommend another book, "Dungeon Players", in which the demon lord tricks the earthlings into working for free to build a dungeon. I am actually reading this book, it is anti-routine and quite interesting.