Mystery: Start with the Reader

On the small island at the junction of the Misty Sea and the Polar Sea, three former princesses, Bernadette, Isabella, and Bruna, were sitting on the vine seats summoned by the "Mysterious Queen", taking stock of the harvest of exploration.

"Except for the materials and characteristics left by those weird creatures, the most valuable things are these three things."

It was Isabella who spoke. She straightened her clothes, and then placed a notebook, a map and a card on the small table made of vines.

"There is that strange creature at the semi-god level sealed in this card... If Bernadette hadn't provided you with the 'Duel Card' made by Russell, we might not have been able to subdue it... We don't know about the Abraham family either. How did the 'Wanderer' imprison it in the ruins with just the strength of the 'Traveler'?"

Having said this, Isabella pushed the card in front of Bernadette and continued, "You provided the card and it should be controlled by you. I think Bruna will have no objection."

Bruna has no shortage of powerful spirits as helpers, so she really has no objection, and Bernadette did not refuse and silently put away the card.

Then, Isabella picked up the map again, showed it and said: "The map marks the functions of various facilities in the ruins and the 'blasphemous card' card combination required to enter. It is obvious that Russell deliberately left inside……

"And you have also briefly read the notebook, and you should know that it was written by the Emperor of Hades and contains a lot of terrifying occult knowledge. The content is likely to involve that god's exploration and experiment of the road above Sequence 0...

"It is not difficult to guess from this that this ruins is actually a laboratory established by the Hades Emperor and the Black Emperor to explore the path to the true God...

“Perhaps, the later ‘Pale Disaster’ was because of something unexpected that happened to Emperor Pluto during the experiment…

"Finally, there are many restrictions on this map itself, and it requires 'analysis' to get the specific content, so is it okay for me to keep it for the time being?"

Bernadette thought for a moment and approved her words.

Bruna nodded indifferently. She was not good at these things, so it would be best to leave them to professionals.

"As for this note... it is not knowledge that we can digest in a short period of time, and it is very dangerous. I suggest that I take it back to the Lundberg Great Library and keep it in the 'Tower of Wisdom'. If you want to read it, you can always Borrow it." Isabella picked up the notebook and said after considering it.

Bernadette had no objection to this, but Bruna disagreed. She frowned and said: "This is the legacy of the 'God of Death'. As its descendant, I have the obligation to recycle it."

"But if you take it back to the Spiritual Cult, Bernadette and I will be unlikely to borrow it..." Isabella didn't want to hand it over so easily.

Just as the atmosphere between the two became increasingly tense, Bernadette suddenly said: "I have a better candidate, and that is His Highness the 'Death Archon'... Before handing this note back to Him, temporarily put it aside Isabella's place..." As she said that, she looked at Bruna, "What do you think?"

Bruna thought for a while and felt that this was acceptable. After all, His Highness was the biological son of the "God of Death" and also her ancestor, so she nodded and said: "Okay... But Bernadette, do you know where the ancestor is?" "

Bernadette closed her eyes, nodded lightly and said, "In Backlund... I just need to go back... In addition, judging from the information currently analyzed on the map, the core of this ruins requires a 'red' The Priest, Black Emperor, and Moon cards can be used to open it... The Black Emperor card may be in Backlund."

…

On Tuesday morning, when Emlyn, who had just left the Vampire camp, saw the gray fog that suddenly appeared in front of him and the mysterious figure shrouded in the gray fog, he felt that his thoughts were about to freeze.

"'The Fool' really responded!!" Emlyn was horrified and quickly told everything he knew when faced with the inquiry of the mysterious being in front of him.

"Lilith sent an oracle? Preparing for the doomsday? Does Lilith also want to invest in me?

"Previously, the Earth Mother Goddess sent the 'Tower' and resurrected Dunn, and now Lilith has sent Emlyn?

"By the way, there is a similar doomsday prophecy in the notebook "Spirit Realm Insights", which comes from the 'Yellow Light' Venetan. He also pointed out that the curse of the Abraham family will be passed down by an 'apprentice' who is helped by a hidden existence. Dismissal, this is very consistent with the current state of Miss Magician. She is an 'apprentice' who has been helped by me, the 'fool'... This is a bit interesting. Could it be that all high-ranking people who are good at prophecy have seen the end of the world? It is inevitable, and I have also seen the existence and possible role of 'The Fool'? So you want to invest in me?

"In addition, Russell's diary can also be regarded as an investment... He also foresaw the 'Fool'?

"Well... think about it carefully, I even touched the sacred object and swore an oath... maybe the goddess also knows about me..."

Thoughts flashed through Klein's mind, but his expression did not change at all.

He leaned back in his chair, displayed a deck of tarot cards on the ancient bronze table, and then smiled unhurriedly:

"You come and choose one as your code name."

The calm voice made Emlyn relax from the state where he was so stiff that he didn't know what he was doing. He shook his head slightly dully:

"moon.

"I choose the 'Moon' card!"

…

After Emlyn left, Klein "clicked" on the crimson star symbolizing Daly, only to find that she was still in the room last night... so he could only continue to delay his response to her.

"I hope the captain will not change houses in the near future...otherwise we will have to let Ms. Dai Li chase her husband based on the clues."

Klein muttered a few words before returning to reality, then dressed up, picked up his cane, went out and took a public carriage, and rushed to the East End, where he ate lamb soup with tender peas in a cafe with greasy tabletops on Black Palm Street Oatmeal bread with juice, while listening to old Kohler talk about the news he collected in the past week.

Unfortunately, there is no information of much value in it.

After the other party finished speaking, Klein thought for a while, took out another two pounds worth of bills, and pushed them over.

"You already gave it to me just now!" Old Kohler was startled and waved his hand in astonishment.

Klein chuckled and said:

"Within this week, I will go to the south for vacation. After a year of hard work, it's time to take some time off.

"I may not be back until two or three weeks, so I'll pay you accordingly in advance. Haha, don't forget to help me collect information.

"In addition, if I don't come back in two or three weeks, I hope you won't stop collecting. I have entrusted a reliable friend to contact you regularly."

"Okay, okay!" Old Kohler took the banknotes with joy and gratitude.

At this moment, he had already thought about how to spend the New Year.

He planned to buy the cured ham that he had been reluctant to buy before and use it with his bread.

It's really hard to wait...Thank you Detective Moriarty! He swallowed unconsciously.

Klein picked up the hat and reminded old Kohler to pay attention to safety and not to take risks. After receiving the other party's assurance, he stood up and left with satisfaction.

At the same time, "Eye of the Goddess" Ilia knocked on the door of No. 15 Minsk Street, but received no response.

"Not at home either? Did you go on vacation like Detective Essinger?" Ilia felt that the matter was a "coincidence". She only "talked" with Sost for a few hours and missed several "desires" Persons involved in the "Apostle" case.

This made her even more alert, and her eyes suddenly shone brightly.

After a moment, she closed her eyes and uttered a name: "Edsac?"

…

After submitting some specious clues about Talim's whereabouts to Prince Edsac at Red Rose Manor, Klein took the opportunity to make a request to end the commission, and finally got the other party's consent.

But as soon as he returned to the carriage, an uninvited guest broke in - she was the witch Triss.

When Triss saw Klein recognizing her, she was very happy and told him that she was controlled by someone. Not only was she forced to change her name, but she also had to do some things with the prince that she didn't want to do...

Klein didn't want to get entangled with her, so he just asked casually:

"What did they change your name to?"

Triss furrowed her beautiful brows and replied with a blurry look:

"Trischik."

Trischik...Chick...Chick! Klein suddenly raised his head, feeling numb all over his body again. His whole body was as stiff as a marble statue.

At this moment, there was only one entry from Russell's diary echoing crazily in his mind:

"On June 5th, I got an ancient book, and the name of the 'Original Witch' was mentioned in it...

"He called, Chick..."

…

In the free school outside the East District, Abner, who was cooking a small stove for Daisy and the others, suddenly turned his head and looked out the window.

What you can see is fireballs falling towards the suburbs. Even Backlund's bad weather can't stop the spectacular scene...