Part 3 the traveler Chapter 105: Confusion
Could the evil spirit be the “Red Angel” Medici, the king of angels who once served the “Creator”, one of the founders of the “Redeeming Rose”? Klein instantly made this association, and backtracked, looking for traces and clues:
”The former bearer of the ‘Red Priest’ card, by some attraction, came within that underground palace and died beside the descendants of Tudor;
”The evil spirit I saw in my dream could have easily slain a powerful dragon in its lifetime;
”That it knew the formula for the ‘Fae’ pathway Sequence 4 ‘Puppet’ potion, and even more;
”That it knows very well about the ‘Redemption Rose’;
”That the Church of the Righteous God, which has existed in this world since the Cataclysm, is unaware that the former Binsey now Banshee is inhabited by the descendants of the Medici family, and that the evil spirit is able to give hints accordingly.”
There is a high probability that it is a descendant of the “Red Angel” Medici after his death. …… And a king of angels was killed by the “Blood Emperor” Alistair Tudor, does it mean that the latter had already Beyond Sequence 1, reached the Sequence 0 True God level, can not be seen ……
The evil spirit himself said that in the late Fourth Age, the “Black Emperor” of the Solomon Empire, the “Blood Emperor” of the Tudor Empire, and the “Night Emperor” of the Tristan Empire were fighting for the Sequence 0 position. Until Alistair Tudor went mad …… Does this mean that from that time onwards, the “Blood Emperor” was a half-mad True God?
By the way, Mr. Aztec also mentioned in his letter that he lost consciousness after being swept by the “Blood Emperor” Alistair Tudor, and at that time he was already at least a demigod of Sequence 4, and that the “Blood Emperor” was so powerful that he could only be ranked at the level of a true god. Explain ……
Mr. Aztec also described the resurrection of the real “Black Emperor” in that letter, saying that k is sitting on a huge throne, looking down on the whole earth …… “Black Emperor” can be resurrected and returned. The probability is that it’s a true god of sequence 0 …… If that’s the case, the “Battle of the Four Emperors” is a lot more advanced than I thought it would be, and it’s no longer just three sequence 1’s vying for sequence 0’s position… …Klein connected many things before and after, and gained a whole new understanding of the history of the Fourth Age.
But then, many questions came up:
”If that ancient evil spirit is really the ‘King of Angels’ Medici, that underground palace would most likely belong to the ‘Blood Emperor’ Alistair Tudor, then why are there two side-by-side thrones, and why are there six humanoid statues of positive gods?
”Why did the half-mad ‘Blood Emperor’ kill the ‘Red Angel’ Medici? k Which position did he occupy after becoming Sequence 0? First of all, you can rule out ‘Black Emperor’ …… It can’t be ‘Red Priest’, can it? Killing King of Angels Medici is for the extraordinary characteristics of the other side?
”But ‘Red Priest’ and ‘Black Emperor’ don’t seem like similar pathways that can be replaced with each other, and the former I’m almost certain is with the ‘Witch’ pathway 一对,嗯……队长说过，服食其他途径的魔药时，第一次并不死，大概率是疯掉的，并获得扭曲的可怕的诡异的力量，这符合’血皇帝’半疯的特质!
”k at the last step, because the ‘Black Emperor’ and the position in the similar pathway are hopeless, makes the craziest choice possible, and at the cost of half-madness, switches to some other pathway that is completely okay?
”But that’s just as problematic; promotion to ‘Red Priest’ requires the killing of Medici, King of Angels, but it’s not like Alistair Tudor could have accomplished this on his own before he was promoted, unless, unless, there were more Sequence 1’s to help k, or Sequence 0’s to help the True Gods … …”
Thinking of this, the statue in the underground palace suddenly flashed within Klein’s mind:
The statue of the Goddess of Night with the moon as her pillow, the statue of the Mother Goddess of Earth with a baby in her arms, the statue of the Lord of Storms with lightning clad on his back, the statue of the Eternal Blazing Sun with its handsome vigor, the statue of the God of War perched on a throne, and the statue of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom with a hooded figure, all at the same time casting their icy cold gazes from within the darkened room.
At this moment, Klein actually shuddered a little.
However, he clearly remembered that the Six Gods supported the Trenthost Empire, not the Tudor Dynasty.
The more the history of the Fourth Age is understood, the more confusing and thrilling it becomes ah …… Klein sighed darkly.
”What are you thinking?” Azic Aegis noticed his pause.
Klein pulled in casually:
”I was just thinking that since ‘Red Angel’ Medici fell to ‘Blood Emperor’ Alistair Tudor back in the Fourth Age, then for the past few hundred years, Banshee Harbor has believed in the ‘ God of Weather’ again?
”And what is the source of the anomalies they exhibit ……”
At this point, Klein came to an abrupt halt, for things in Banshee Harbor were not what he had imagined.
He originally thought that the “Red Angel” Medici was sleeping there, but he didn’t realize that the other party had fallen long ago.
Since this was the case, the secrets hidden within the Lime Restaurant and the Telegraph Office were even more difficult to guess, and there was no way to deduce the source, and the more one thought about it, the more frightening it became.
”Could that evil spirit prompting ‘Pennsylvania Town’ have anticipated such an outcome, which in itself is a step towards K’s freedom from the seal? Should we tell Mr. Aztec about this and see what he has to say?
”Well, first let the ‘magician’ lady who is in Berkland pay attention to that area to see if there is any abnormality, if not, then wait until I return to Berkland, contact Miss Sharon, and inform Mr. Aztec after I’ve consulted her, after all, it’s a relic we’re exploring together, we have to respect her thoughts After all, it’s a relic we’re exploring together, so we have to respect her. If there is an anomaly, then it will have to be a matter of urgency ……” Klein had a quick decision.
Azuk heard his question and laughed:
”Don’t think about these things anymore, they must have been buried by the Storm Church, forcing to explore the cause will instead bring great danger, even if one reaches the angelic rank, there is still the possibility of falling as a result.”
In the world of the occult, curiosity is often the main factor leading to death …… Klein thought of one thing that had been experienced and heard.
He turned to say:
”Mr. Aztec, I already have a messenger of my own.”
”Faster than I thought.” Azik said with a smile.
Klein then spoke briefly about how he modified the spell, how he accomplished the summoning, and how he encountered the odd spirit world creature.
”When summoning spirit world creatures that aren’t of the corresponding profession, similar things do happen, and it takes repeated attempts to get the desired result, but the repeated attempts are prone to danger, and even if you add descriptions such as ‘friendly’, it’s still not absolutely safe to summon out The spirit world creature that has no malice towards you and doesn’t want to harm you doesn’t mean that its own existence won’t jeopardize you, maybe just the scent it comes with can make you rot into blood.” After hearing the examples of the “Racer”, “Weak Existential”, and “Strike Resistant”, Azk smiled and reminded a few words, and finally asked, “How did it work out in the end? How did it work out?”
Klein said, not too kindly:
”I changed the last sentence to ‘a unique being willing to become my messenger’.”
Azik froze for a second and gave Klein an odd look:
”…… That’s too broad a description to work normally.”
”Perhaps I was extremely lucky ……” Klein cautiously described his messenger’s appearance, not even concealing the other party’s demand for gold coins.
Aztec thought back carefully for a while and said:
”I have no impression of this spirit world creature, but since a contract has been signed, witnessed by the Underworld, she shouldn’t jeopardize you, however, until you know her thoroughly, try not to drive her except to deliver a letter.”
”…… Good.” Klein was about to say that there’s nothing to drive her other than delivering letters, but then all of a sudden he remembered the scene when he fought with Mr. A.
There was a brief silence in the room as Klein steered the conversation back on track:
”Mr. Aztec, when do we leave for the Black Death?”
The longer he delayed, the more likely it was that the traces he’d left on the Black Death would be removed in the daily sweep.
”Now.” Azik stood and put on his bowler hat.
Klein was fully dressed and looking for an excuse to go to the lavatory to divine if tonight’s operation was dangerous, when Azik grabbed him by the shoulders and led him straight into the spirit world.
In the cascading blocks of color and the near invisibility of a single figure, he heard Mr. Azik say:
”Begin.”
So straightforward? No need to check the situation? Perhaps the big man has already weighed the danger level in his own way …… Klein grunted silently twice, picking up his cane and divining the whereabouts of the items he had left behind.
The cane flew up on its own, tumbling and leaping forward.
Azik followed close behind with Klein, traveling through it with ease.
It didn’t take long for the black hardwood cane to come to a halt, the rich blackness and overlapping shadows ahead.
Through the abstraction, Klein vaguely recognized it as perhaps symbolizing the Black Death.
It was at this moment that the figure of Azk paused, speaking in a slightly gravelly tone:
”The spirit here tells me that there is danger.”
There is danger? Dangerous enough to make Mr. Azk feel dangerous? The “Disease Lieutenant General” has brought in help? A high ranking member of the Witch Cult? Klein frowned furiously.
–He fully trusted the big brother’s judgment, because the “Reaper” pathway sequence 7 is called “psychic”, and it’s very normal to behave like this after elevating to the level of demigods.
Aztec half-closed his eyes for two seconds, then opened them and said:
”But the problem is not big, let’s go in.”
Not a big problem …… for you, probably …… Klein’s mouth slightly twitched and decided to change his appearance.
In this way, even if he couldn’t fight and escaped in a mess, he wouldn’t be found!
In an instant, Klein had a distinctive wide chin and dark green icy eyes, with a brown ancient warrior’s hair bun on the back of his head.
He was disguised as the former owner of the Creeping Hunger, “Hurricane General” Zillinger!
Aztec swept him away, and the scene around him suddenly took on the feeling of a sharp fall, with all kinds of vivid colors fading fast.
In the blink of an eye, Klein found himself back in the captain’s cabin of “Disease Girl” Tracy.
This heroic and bright female pirate is wearing another white shirt, with obvious bandage marks on her left shoulder, and her black hair is coiled up in a circle and no longer hangs down in a flattering manner.
In the face of the sudden appearance of “visitors”, she did not panic, and even showed a smile.
At this time, a soft female voice rang out in an indistinguishable position, seemingly left and right, seemingly before and after:
”Is that you?”