Volume VII: The Hanged Man Chapter 19: The Other Use of the Wishing Lamp
The “Queen of Mysteries”, Bernadette, seemed to have had a certain premonition of Germaine Sparrow’s arrival, and put down the scroll in her hand without surprise, casting her eyes on the visitor at the door.
Klein was not unkind, and said bluntly:
”I would like to borrow the ‘Wishing Divine Lamp’ for a day.”
Bernadette nodded gently, and raised her hand to pick up the ‘Wishing Lamp’ that lay beside her.
The invisible servant of K then carried the uniquely shaped lamp and brought it to Klein.
Klein reached out and took it, speaking in a low voice:
”Thank you.”
Bernadette didn’t ask for anything, as if she wasn’t worried that she would accumulate wishes and die a strange death.
She believed that Mr. Fool would be able to solve this problem, as this being had demonstrated his ability in this regard last time.
In the next second, Klein, in the guise of Germaine Sparrow, disappeared from the Dawn and returned to the interior of the Source Castle.
After placing the “Wishing Lamp” on the table in front of him, he immediately saw the wick of the lamp ignite and emit a sticky light, forming a distorted and blurred light gold figure.
”You haven’t honored your promise yet, and I will no longer grant your wish according to your wishes.” The “Lamp God” said in a grand and majestic voice, “You should know that the current holder of this lamp is Rossel’s daughter, and the first wish you made will cumulatively reach her, allowing her to gather three wishes and suffer a backlash that exceeds the sequence, and this time, I won’t allow you to transfer the wishes that she carries times to yourself.”
When Klein used the “Wishing Lamp” to get out of the trap, he did not change the ownership of this “0” level seal, it still belonged to Bernadette, and its holder was still the “Mysterious Queen”. It still belongs to Bernadette, and its holder is still the “Mysterious Queen”.
Therefore, the wishes he made would accumulate on himself and Bernadette at the same time:
At that time, his first wish was to transfer the two wishes Bernadette had made to his own name, which emptied Bernadette of her wishes, while he was burdened with two wishes.
But at the same time, this first wish accumulates, so that after it is granted, the true number of wishes on Bernadette is 1, and Klein is 3.
Next, Klein makes a second wish, which will no doubt be credited to both Bernadette and him.
In the end, Bernadette’s wish count was 2, not exceeding the critical point, while Klein’s reached 4, and without any accident, he encountered the rules of the outer god’s level of backlash, and died violently on the spot in Adam’s “Church of Bones,” successfully escaping from the trap.
Under such a premise, any wish made by Klein will result in Bernadette’s wish count reaching 3, and she will inevitably suffer horrible things.
Of course, he could have imitated his first wish last time, transferring the number of wishes carried by Bernadette to himself and using up a chance of “resurrection”, but the “God of Lights” had already made it clear that K would distort a similar wish and make it come true in a way that Klein didn’t want to see. But the Lamplighter has made it clear that K will twist a similar wish and make it come true in a way that Klein doesn’t want.
Hey, it’s also because last time I was in a hurry, and Rossel was influenced by the “primordial moon”, the wish I discussed still has some loopholes …… I should have added a description, so that the first wish would only be credited to me, or, between the first and second wish, I should have added an additional wish, so that the first and second wishes would be credited to me only. Or, between the first and second wish, add another wish to transfer the ownership of the “Wishing Lamp” to me, anyway, after my death, the ownership will definitely be cleared, and the “Wishing Lamp” will return to the hands of its actual owner… …Klein sighed secretly while smiling at the “Lamp God”:
”You should be no stranger to ‘tampering’ or ‘reorganization’.”
”With this lamp’s own level and your current state, I can now completely rely on the ‘Source Fortress’ and ‘graft’ its ownership from Bernadette to me, or, we can also change the way and just use ‘Stealing’?”
The blurred and distorted golden figure of the “God of Lights” fell silent, and only said after a few seconds:
”You’re not as cunning as K, but you’re just as shameless.”
”However, this has no effect, after you accumulate wishes and die violently, the ownership of this lamp will still return to Rossel’s daughter, and I will twist the rules and credit the wish you made to k as well.”
”Also, as I just said, I won’t grant your wish normally again until you fulfill your promise.”
Klein kept his smile and said:
”I once heard a story, a story about investors:”
”When a company is in trouble, the ones who are more willing to provide assistance are definitely the original investors, although they have already paid a lot as a result, if they don’t continue to do so, there is a high chance that they won’t be able to recoup their investment and lose all of their capital.”
”Of course, if they can get back their share through other ways other channels, or if they can exchange their principal for a greater return, that’s a different story.”
”Which category do you see yourself in?”
”The Lamp God” gazed at Klein, who was sitting in the “Fool” position, and gave a laugh:
”After mastering the ‘Source Fortress’ even further, you seem to have gained the eloquence of a ‘Swindler’ as well, but unless you help me lift the seal right now, it will be very difficult for me to influence things at the Sequence 0 level, and at the most, I’ll just make you suffer a beyond the rules of the sequence backfire and die again without being stopped.”
”However, that won’t help what you’re trying to do right now, because death means failure, and, as you should know very well, losing control of madness during promotion is something that affects all of your bilocations, and it’s not something that can be avoided by cutting off contact.”
Klein smiled and nodded:
”Indeed, I haven’t thought of what to wish for yet either, just a preparation.”
Speaking of this, he glanced at the “Wishing Lamp”:
”In fact, this lamp also has another function that can affect the Sequence 0 level.”
”I heard that there was once a True God who wanted to destroy this lamp, but ultimately did not succeed. That’s right, a lamp that can seal an Outer God, how can it be damaged so easily? It must have the power of the ‘Secretive Lord’ or ‘Source Fortress’ attached to it.”
As he spoke, a smile grew evident on Klein’s face:
”It’s a waste not to use such a sturdy thing as a shield.”
…… “Lamp God” was silent for a while, and did not respond for a long time.
After such a cordial and friendly exchange, Klein and the “Lamp God” fully exchanged views on the fact that the two sides are a community of destiny initially reached an agreement.
Then, Klein put the “Wishing God Lamp” into his coat pocket, ready to use it at any time.
After completing this, he turned his attention to the light fragments in the historical mists related to the Hornachis Mountains.
His preparations were almost complete, then he could make a doppelganger and steal the undigested extraordinary properties of the “Secret Servant” from his body, and then he could go and face the ancestor of the Antigonus family.
And this is likely to trigger a divine war.
Frankly speaking, Klein didn’t want this to happen, because the probability of a divine war would have a rather bad impact on the real world:
The divine war in which the Redemption Rose prevented the resurrection of the “Original” and assassinated the ancient Sun God with the help of the “Dark Angel” Sasriel directly brought about a disaster that affected the entire Eastern Continent, which caused more than ninety-nine percent of the living beings there to die, and made the terrain as deep as the abyss; and the “dark angel” Sasriel was the only one who was able to prevent the “original” from resurrecting. Abyss;
The “Battle of the Four Emperors” and the “Pale Plague” almost destroyed the North Continent, causing countless deaths and mutations, turning mountains into lakes, valleys into peaks, rivers into diversions, the earth collapsing, and the oceans raging;
The battle between the “Goddess of Night” and the “God of War” had the least impact on the real world because it took place in the astral world, in the divine kingdom of the “Goddess of Night”, and was quite short-lived. However, before that, more than a year of total war had drained the blood and tears of countless people.
If it were possible, Klein would really like to give up the “Source Castle”, to survive as a Sequence 1, or even Sequence 2 angel, so that things can develop in the most peaceful way.
This was not called kindness, but selfishness.
From ancient times to current times, which successful person didn’t end up carrying the fate of many people on his back?
If he gave up, what about those people?
The faces of the members of the Tarot Society, the followers of the Fools of Silver City and Moon City, Aztec Aegis, Renate Tynicol, and Will Onsettin …… flashed rapidly through Klein’s mind.
Finally, he let out a long, slow sigh.
If Amon was trustworthy, it wasn’t impossible for Klein to “hand over” these to the other party, but this “God of Fraud” has never been reckless, and even all of his followers are k himself.
If Klein gave up, not to mention his own safety, he just thought of those people or demigods may be captured by the enemy or directly on the right eye monocle, among them, Will Onsettin and “fool” followers of the most dangerous.
Believe in the power of the gods, but don’t believe in the mercy of the K’s. This is Klein’s decision!
This is Klein’s decision, when facing the “Goddess of the Night”, he used the example of the “Lord of the Storm” k’s, in order to tell the other side, he will not fail k’s help – this is the existence of his most stakes. If Klein gives up, the “Goddess of the Night” may have to pay a bigger price to get the “River of Eternal Darkness”, or even never get it, because the “Lord of Mysteries” and “God” are not the same as the “Lord of Storms”. After the appearance of the two pillars of “Mysterious Lord” and “God”, it means that the threat of the foreign gods will be minimized, and there is no need for additional births of the old days.
Phew, after that, using the “Source Castle”, the main peak of the Horatches mountain range will be “grafted” to the astral world, which will not only minimize the damage caused by the divine war to the real world, but also allow the goddesses and other gods guarding the barrier rift to fully utilize their own strengths, after all, my Supporters are mostly positive gods …… Klein’s thoughts turned and he had a solution.
He then snapped his fingers, relying on the “Source Castle” to create a doppelganger and stood next to it.