Bernadette stared at the outlines for a long time until they gradually became clearer as the Dawn approached, outlining a fairly large island.
On the island, huge dark green and almost black trees stand tall, covering the ground and obscuring the mountain peaks.
Although Bernadette could not be sure that this was the original island her father had visited, the intuition of a "master of prophecy" told her that this was most likely the place she was looking for.
As the coastline came into her sight, she pursed her lips, lowered her head, and recited a respectable name:
"The fool who does not belong to this era, the mysterious ruler above the gray fog, the yellow and black king who controls good luck..."
Then, the "Mysterious Queen" Bernadette raised her hand and ordered the "Dawn" without crew members to stop near the coast, away from the shore.
At the same time, the sounds of piano, violin, cello, flute and other instruments rang out in the empty cabin, interweaving into a warm and cheerful tune.
As the music played, the toast, steak, mashed potatoes, fried mushrooms, etc. on the plates jumped up one after another and danced back into the oven or into the trash can.
Things like red wine bottles and white tablecloths also returned to their original positions, or corked themselves or folded themselves to become neat and tidy.
Then, Bernadette threw out a bright, not-quite-real ball of yarn with her right hand.
The ball of yarn rolled into the void, leaving behind a piece of yarn. Bernadette followed it, wandered through the spirit world, and came to the edge of the nameless island.
This "mysterious queen" was in no hurry to go deeper to look for the possible tomb of the "Black Emperor". She carefully let her eyes, as blue as the sea, become deep and briefly lost focus, as if she was peeking at the river of destiny.
After a few seconds, Bernadette's eyes returned to normal and she subconsciously looked up at the sky.
She felt that she was being watched by a presence.
Of course, this was something she had expected, because she had taken the initiative to recite Mr. Fool’s name.
Above the gray fog, in the ancient palace, Klein held the "Fool" card, draped over the "curtain", held the "Star Staff", and was examining the situation on the island through the prayer light of the "Mysterious Queen".
In his real vision, the island was shrouded in a faint, distorted black, which prevented him from directly seeing the situation inside. He could only obtain Bernadette's perspective.
Even if it wasn't the original island discovered by Emperor Roselle, this place wasn't simple either... Klein nodded imperceptibly, waiting for the "Mysterious Queen" to do more exploration.
Bernadette did not use the ball of thread again because she felt that it would lead her into an irresistible dangerous abyss.
She pulled out an imaginary hat and put it on her head.
Her figure dressed as a captain then disappeared, leaving no trace.
This is also one of the fairy tale magics from "Mysterious Reappearance", the core of which is a "hat" that can make people invisible.
Then, Bernadette followed a path that seemed to have been cleared by humans and entered a forest of huge trees.
There are no birds singing, no wild animals roaring, and no insects crawling. It is so peaceful as if time has stopped, and so silent as if no living creature exists.
According to Bernadette's understanding, there should be many extraordinary creatures that have become extinct in the outside world, so it must be quite lively under normal circumstances. But now, she felt like she was walking through an empty cemetery, and every giant tree was a tombstone.
If it were those weak-minded Extraordinary People, they would have been tense at this moment, carrying a heavy pressure, and gradually approaching the edge of losing control, but Bernadette's expression did not change at all, as if she had become accustomed to moving forward in danger and weirdness.
After walking for nearly two quarters of an hour, she still didn't see any living creature, and didn't even feel the presence of the wind.
Suddenly, the view in front of her opened up as the huge trees in front of her became sparse.
Bernadette did not feel any joy at all. Instead, she slowed down her pace, raised her hand and touched it to her forehead.
A pair of eyelash-less, extremely cold, and almost transparent eyes immediately appeared in front of her.
Then, these "eyes of mystery" were taken by invisible hands and placed on the face of a transparent man.
This is Bernadette's "invisible servant".
This "invisible servant" with the "eye of secrets" quickly passed the remaining road and came to the open woodland.
During this process, its vision gradually became clearer, and it seemed no longer affected by the faint black color that permeated the air.
Finally, the "Invisible Servant" reached the edge of the open area and transmitted the situation there back to Bernadette's vision through the "Eye of Peering":
Beyond the sparse woods is a large open space where countless creatures are crawling.
Among them are giant red dragons with flames flowing on their skin, tree people with wooden tumors as eyes and cracks as mouths, eight-legged demon wolves, giants with deformed limbs, feathered serpents with dark green scales and oily feathers that look like hills just by coiling there, and all kinds of creatures that seem like a mixture of humans and beasts.
At this moment, they all faced one place, crawling with their upper bodies or heads prostrated, as if they were worshipping some unknown existence, and none of them made a sound.
There are even a few humans in here.
One, two, three, four, five... When Bernadette silently counted the number of humanoid creatures, his blue pupils suddenly dilated a little.
She learned from Admiral of the Stars Cattleya that the original island discovered by her father once had some kind of strange pollution, which could make the creatures that died there return here, no matter where their bodies were, and return to the source.
Among the "knights" who followed Emperor Roselle at the beginning, Green was the first to die, followed by William and Perri, but apart from the three of them, no one else died in the corresponding incident. At this time, there were as many as five of those extraordinary or mutated creatures.
In addition, Bernadette also knew that her father had finally solved the pollution problem and made this pristine island his secret base.
Isn't that the island? The "Queen of Mystery" used her "Eye of Peering into Mystery" to examine the five humans one by one.
They were all dressed in luxurious clothing from the Roselle period, their profiles were pale, their skin was shriveled, and they looked more like zombies than humans.
Because the five people were crawling on the ground, Bernadette could not see their faces for the time being and could only wait patiently for the "prayer" to end.
A few minutes later, those creatures straightened up at the same time, and the entire primeval forest came alive.
Seizing this opportunity, Bernadette saw the appearance of the five people and compared them with her own memories and the portraits she had mastered:
"Green, he is really Green, this is the original island...
"This is Uncle William. I remember what he looked like. He once taught me swordsmanship...
"Uncle Perri..."
When she recognized the fourth person, Bernadette's face, which rarely showed any emotion, revealed an unconcealable astonishment.
That person is:
Edwards!
In Bernadette's memory, the knight lived until the death of his father, and then moved his family to Lenburg. He did not die on this primitive island at all.
According to the information she obtained from "Vice Admiral Iceberg" Edwina, Edwards lived to be nearly a hundred years old, died very peacefully, and was buried in a cemetery on the outskirts of Lenburg.
Uncle Edwards also returned to the island... Didn't he not encounter pollution and die from it... Thoughts flashed through Bernadette's mind one after another, so that the "secret eyes" installed on the face of the "invisible servant" kept staring at the human who was suspected to be Edwards.
The "gentleman" looked old, with completely white hair, which was consistent with the portrait of his ancestor in his later years shown by Edwina Edwards. From his facial features and outlines, Bernadette could also tell what he looked like in his prime.
At the time, Edwards was her riding instructor.
Suddenly, the human who was suspected to be Edwards turned his head and looked at the place where the "invisible servant" was with cold and wooden eyes.
Although Bernadette inherited a lot of the legacy of Emperor Roselle, she relied on more than just items to get to where she is now in the mysterious world. At this moment, she made a prompt decision and directly dissipated the "Eye of Peering into Mysteries", allowing the "Invisible Servant" to return to the spiritual world.
Then, she quietly changed her position in invisible state.
At the same time, Klein, who was above the gray fog, tapped the edge of the mottled long table, increasing the chances of Bernadette not being discovered.
When the human who looked like Edwards withdrew his dull gaze and walked towards different places in the primeval forest with the surrounding creatures, Klein frowned slightly and whispered to himself:
"What kind of change has occurred?"
He remembered that the Great Emperor had solved the sky pollution on this pristine island during his lifetime, but now, these creatures were still worshiping an unknown existence and holding mysterious rituals, which were close to the earliest description in the diary.
Did someone in the starry sky invade this place after the fall of the Great Emperor, or was it that they were actually worshipping a symbol left by the Great Emperor? Who were the two extra people? They looked like Edwards and Benjamin Abraham from the historical fragments? Distracted by the faint black on the island, Klein could not see what was being worshipped for the time being. He could only follow Bernadette's eyes to observe the surroundings.
After a while, Bernadette, who was well versed in prophecy, finally confirmed that there were no living creatures in the open space, so she summoned the "Invisible Servant" again and gave it the "Eye of Secrets".
The "invisible servant" crossed the sparse parts of the forest and completely empty areas, and carefully reached the place where the creatures had just worshipped.
There was a huge stone there, on top of which stood a crude shrine made of dark red wood.
The Invisible Servant walked around half a circle and came to the front of the shrine, only to find that it was completely empty. There was no statue of the deity, nor any emblems or other items made up of symbolic symbols.
The creatures on this island seem to be worshipping something that does not exist.