Mystery: emerging from the wilderness of knowledge

Chapter 725 Guess
On the huge crater left by the disappearance of Conston City, only Amon and Bernadette, who were still in a stalemate, remained there.

The former Patriarch of the Church of the God of War, Larion, gave up the idea of ​​taking 0-02 back from Amon and left. Arianna followed closely behind, seemingly intending to get rid of the Patriarch once and for all.

Amon looked at the silent Bernadette and asked, "What do you think?"

Bernadette calmly shook her head and said, "I refuse."

As she spoke, thick green vines dropped from the sky, covering the surrounding area like a rainstorm.

"What a pity." Amon sighed and shook his head.

His figure and the brass book in his hand faded away and disappeared on the spot.

He cheated the rules, cheated time, and what remained there was just an illusion from a few seconds ago. The real Him had already left with 0-02.

Above the gray fog, Klein frowned. He hadn't noticed that Amon had replaced himself with an illusion. Amon seemed to be stronger than before. I had some doubts that he had really become a "mistake", not holding the ceremony and relying on his father's psychological treatment to maintain his sanity.

While he was thinking, he saw Amon's figure appear at the bottom of the huge pit, next to the magic mirror Arrodes.

"I didn't take 0-02, but just a clone?"

While talking to himself, Klein used the Box of the Old Days to swap Arrodes's location with the microorganisms in the nearby air and sent it to Bernadette.

At the bottom of the pit, Amon raised his hand and pressed the monocle on his right eye, then looked up and exchanged a glance with Klein. Without making any attempt to invade Sefirah Castle, his figure disappeared on the spot.

On the other side, Bernadette looked at the magic mirror Arrodes who was trying to make himself float, and said after a little thought:

"Are you the Sealed Object of the Steam Church, the magic mirror that likes to ask people questions?"

On the surface of the silver mirror, layers of water rippled and one Intis word after another emerged:
"Yes, learned and wise lady, but the Steam Church no longer exists, and I have found the master I want to follow and serve for the rest of my life."

"So, can you not send me back to the church?"

"If possible, it would be best if you could send me to the great and supreme 'Fool'. Alternatively, you could also send me to Gehrman Sparrow, 'Admiral of the Stars' Cattleya, and others, and have them take me to see my Lord."

"In exchange, you can ask me one, no, three questions. Any questions. The great Arrodes knows everything, except for matters involving the gods."

Bernadette was silent for a moment, staring at the magic mirror Arrodes floating in front of her, and suddenly smiled:

"First question, what is Amon's real purpose in taking 0-02?"

The surface of the silver mirror suddenly became dark, unable to reflect anything. This state lasted for a long time before ripples began to ripple on the surface of the silver mirror. Then, silver Intis words appeared one after another:

"0-02 is something that evolved from uniqueness. I cannot see it clearly. The same is true for Amon. He who contains uniqueness, what I can see is very limited."

"But I can make selections and inferences based on the existing phenomena. Although I cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, there won't be too much deviation."

Bernadette nodded slightly and said, "Okay."

After receiving Bernadette's reply, the magic mirror Arrodes made the words on the silver mirror disappear and quickly outlined new words:

"Amon is only one ceremony away from becoming a god. Although He said that He could skip the ceremony and become a god directly, He would definitely not do so if He had a choice. Even with the help of the best psychologist in the world, the risk is still too great."

"According to the information I read from the 'Evangelist', the essence of the apotheosis ritual is to make the ascended feel a little bit uncoordinated, unnatural, and abnormal, so that the spirit that was originally integrated into all things can bounce out a little, regain a little self-awareness, and no longer lose itself."

"Regarding 'error', 'Ancient Sun God' describes it as the Trojan horse of fate, the borer of time, the loophole in the rules, and the embodiment of all errors."

"And 0-02 represents the uniqueness of the 'Judge' path of order and rules. According to previous encounters, when it is activated to a certain extent, it can change the underlying rules of the world."

"So, my guess about why Amon took 0-02 is that He wanted to use the power of the book to complete his own godhood ritual in a roundabout way."

"Ma'am, are you satisfied with this answer?"

Bernadette nodded slightly, and then asked the second question: "What happened to the former Archbishop of the Steam Church, Horamik Haydon?"

On the surface of the silver mirror, ripples continued to appear. After a long while, some words finally appeared:

"He was polluted, parasitized, and replaced silently. That thing came from the starry sky. It said it served the 'stars'."

Bernadette nodded slightly and asked, "What else?"

On the surface of the silver mirror, new words quickly emerged:
"It is only close to Sequence 2, but not yet at the level of an angel. However, the level of contamination is very high, and it has even contaminated and controlled a portion of the Enlightener's characteristics. However, that portion of the Enlightener's characteristics has now been recovered by the Knowledgeable One."

"It seems to be looking for something. I don't know the details, but it seems to be in a certain sea area in Feynaport. It should have determined the specific location, but because it has been tracked, it can only circle around Loen, Lunburg and other places."

"Ma'am, are you satisfied with this answer?"

Bernadette nodded slightly without saying anything. She reached out and took out a silver whistle from the void, put it to her mouth and blew it. No sound came out, but there were spiritual fluctuations around her.

Bernadette said to the air in front of her: "Send it to Cattleya's ship." The next second, the silver magic mirror in her hand disappeared, leaving only a slowly fading afterimage.

Above the gray fog, Klein, who had a full view of the scene through the prayer light, breathed a sigh of relief, but soon became nervous again.

If Arrodes's guess is correct, then Amon has already begun to strive for the true god level. This will be the last relatively peaceful period of my life. Once Amon becomes a "mistake", the first thing he will do is to snatch Sefirah Castle from me. To be precise, he should only take Sefirah Castle, but the corresponding danger brought by his fate will still be borne by me.

It is necessary to become a "Miracle Master" as soon as possible and fully master the Source Castle, so that you can take the initiative in the subsequent competition.

Gathering his thoughts, Klein put down the Poseidon Scepter and the "curtain". His figure quickly faded and disappeared in the palace above the gray fog.

On the foggy sea, in the captain's room of the "Future" which had just set sail from the port of Russell, Cattleya's inspiration was suddenly touched. She turned her head to look at the desk covered with a nautical chart. On it, there was an antique silver mirror, with eyes decorated with gems on both sides of the mirror.

"A mirror? A gift from the Queen?" Cattleya moved closer while whispering to herself.

The silver mirror immediately shone with circles of light, and silvery-white words in the Intis language appeared one after another:

"Hello, I am Arrodes, the magic mirror who follows the great master of the spirit world. Could you please send me back to my master?"

"The great ruler of the spiritual world?" Cattleya asked back with some doubt.

Words continued to appear on the surface of the silver mirror. "Yes, He also has other names, such as 'The Fool'."

“Mr. Fool.” Cattleya’s eyes widened in astonishment, but she quickly calmed down and asked, “Why should I believe you?”

On the surface of the silver mirror, words appeared one after another:

"You can go and verify it directly. You have the ancient aura of that place. I can see it."

"Wait a minute, you don't need to ask for confirmation, the person who is coming to pick me up will be here soon."

At the end of the text, there were several little people making cheering expressions.

Cattleya frowned slightly. The expressions of the little people in this mirror made her feel familiar, as if she had seen them often.

Before she could ask, new words appeared on the mirror:
"You've asked me two questions. It's my turn to ask a question."

"First question: In fact, you have always been a little girl who has never grown up in your heart, right?"

The expression on Cattleya's face froze. If this mirror had not been suspected to be a follower of Mr. Fool, she would have sunk it to the bottom of the sea.

Arrodes didn't pay any attention to Cattleya's expression and continued to reveal characters one by one:

"Refusing to answer or answering incorrectly will result in punishment, and not answering after the time limit will be regarded as a refusal to answer."

After a brief silence, Cattleya sighed. She planned to directly sacrifice this strange mirror to Mr. Fool.

Before she could begin to arrange the ceremony, a figure suddenly appeared at the window of the captain's room.

He was wearing a white shirt, a black waistcoat, a half-high silk hat, and a revolver in the gun pouch at his waist.

"Gehrman Sparrow?"

Seeing who was coming, Cattleya was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted and pointed at the silver mirror on the table and said:

"Are you here for this strange mirror?"

Klein glanced at the question that the magic mirror Arrodes asked Cattleya. He paused for a moment before nodding and responding:

"Yes, just give it to me. No need to answer its questions."

Cattleya nodded slightly, turned her body sideways, and signaled Gehrman Sparrow to take it away himself.

After leaving the Future, Klein teleported to the Rhodes Islands with the magic mirror Arrodes, and visited the place Anderson had chosen for the residents of Silver City and Moon City to conduct a field investigation.

After all, they are my first batch of formal believers, so I still need to invest more. As his thoughts floated, he looked down at the magic mirror in his hand and asked casually:
"Why did you behave so obediently in front of Bernadette and not show any evil instincts at all?"

On the silver mirror, golden characters appeared one after another:

"Her father was always watching me. If I dared to ask any bad questions, I would definitely turn into a pile of crumbs in the next second."

"Then I will no longer be able to serve you, my great master. I cannot die before I follow in your footsteps."

Even though it was just words, Arrodes was trying his best to express his excitement. This enthusiasm made it difficult for Klein to adapt to this mirror. Sometimes the social bully made people socially anxious.

(End of this chapter)