Upon hearing Helmosuinâs reply, Klein couldnât help but twitch the corner of his lips. He nearly froze on the spot.
My enemies arenât in Bayam⌠Even if you were to die at Sea Kingâs doorstep, it wouldnât be of much use⌠He slowly drew a breath and didnât continue the topic. Instead, he asked, âHelmosuin, noâMr. Hilarion, how did you notice me?â
You even came here before your death to specially warn me!
This was also the puzzlement he had towards Arrodes and Reinette Tinekerr. He just never had a chance to ask them.
With the door in between them, Helmosuin fell silent for two seconds. Then, he said with a smile in his tone, âThere are some tiny unique traits about you. In high-level creatures of the spirit world, itâs no secret. Itâs noticeable as long as they make contact with you in close proximity. After all, the gray fog that represents the great ruler of the spirit world is above our heads. Deities with certain unique authorities or Beyonders who represent fate can also discover this point to a certain extent. Of course, the premise is that close contact has to be made.â
Gray fog⌠Although Orange Lightâs explanation and Arrodesâs compliments are nearly identical, he is the first person Iâve met that directly pointed out the gray fog to me to my face! Therefore, the mysterious space is the divine kingdom above the spirit world left behind by the great ruler? Which Sequence 0 pathway is this? The deities who can discover that Iâm augmented by the gray fog include the Mother Tree of Desire, so âSheâ was able to target me? Kleinâs thoughts bubbled like boiling water as all sorts of questions popped in his head.
Just as he was about to speak, Helmosuin had continued, âIn Yellow Lightâs prophecy, the great ruler above the spirit world is one of the variables of the apocalypse. However, I cannot be sure that you are equivalent to âHim.â There are too many possibilities for you that allow that unique trait; for example, you being âHisâ Blessed, âHisâ child, or âHisâ chosen oracle, but none of this stops me from expressing my friendship.
âAhem. You know about Backlundâs stock exchange, right? Youâre like a railway company that just got listed. You seem to have a bright future ahead. Some people will naturally think well of you and purchase a certain number of shares, but there will be no lack of people who are greedy. They wish to use other means to seize this company or obtain the controlling rights. Iâm part of the former, while Mother Tree of Desire and even more powerful spirit world creatures are part of the latter.
Is that so⌠If it wasnât because the transmigrator, Emperor Roselle, who existed before me, had some level of interaction with the gray fog, and if I hadnât divined my origins in that mysterious space and received clear scenes of Earth, allowing me to recall even more of my memories, I wouldâve suspected if I was the reincarnation of the great ruler above the spirit world⌠Taking everything into account from this experience, Emperor Roselle and I are more like the chosen oracles⌠The great ruler above the gray fog is equivalent to the Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth? Klein couldnât help but generate all kinds of conjectures as his mind was in a mess like a cat playing a ball of yarn.
He calmed his emotions and said, âIs there any way to hide this unique trait?â
âBecome a demigod.â Helmosuin suddenly coughed after answering. âDo you mind if I die at your doorstep?â
â⌠Yes.â Klein didnât wish to draw the attention of Sea King Jahn Kottman, Naval Admiral Robert Davis, and other demigods.
Helmosuin munched at his sweet and said, âThen, Iâll have to leave immediately, or else there wouldnât be time.
âAfter you become a demigod and have the powers to probe deep into the spirit world, we might have a chance of meeting.â
Klein was silent for two seconds before saying, âThank you for your warning, Mr. Hilarion.â
Helmosuin didnât reply as he lumbered to the staircase.
As he listened to the footsteps down the stairs, Klein focused. Suddenly, he had a certain theory about why Emperor Roselle had failed to enter despite discovering the existence of the gray fog.
He restored that silver plate which resulted in his transmigration far after he became a Beyonder. As for me, I was already an ordinary person when I attempted the luck enhancement ritual again⌠Also, Emperor Roselle chose the Savant pathway, while I took the Seer pathway. The mysterious space above the gray fog clearly provides great aid in divination.
Therefore, the prerequisites for entering the space above the gray fog is to be an ordinary person or be a Beyonder of the Seer pathway, as well as knowing of the corresponding incantation, rituals, and symbols? The emperorâs experiments were too late, and he had chosen the wrong pathway, so he naturally had no means of entering it.
With how the Seer, Apprentice, and Marauder pathways are considered neighboring pathways, perhaps the former two would work too. Could this be the deeper reason why the emperor made the poignant point in his diary that he shouldâve chosen one of these three pathways? Apart from not having any Sequence 0 for these three pathways, preventing any influence from the peak, itâs also the key to entering the gray fog?
As his thoughts churned, Klein placed this matter, which he couldnât obtain any confirmation of, at the back of his mind. He began considering Orange Light Hilarionâs warning.
Be careful of the Mother Tree of Desire!
Due to the incident as Admiral Amyrius, Klein was rather wary against the Mother Tree of Desire. He had no choice but to change his identity and use the need for him to act, so as to hide for two months. Subsequently, he wasnât too willing to provoke Admiral of Blood and other members of the Rose School of Thought, afraid that he would fall into a trap.
Towards the extreme danger lurking around, a normal humanâs first thought was to resolve the matter. It was likewise the same for Klein. However, the problem was that he had no solutions.
The Mother Tree of Desire was suspected to be a Sequence 0 true god located in the astral world. Even if Klein jumped up, there was no way he could hit âHerâ or defeat âHer.â And the faction, the Rose School of Thought, that âSheâ controlled was an organization with quite a long history. It likely had angels presiding over it and had Grade 0 Sealed Artifacts. Otherwise, it was very difficult for them to survive to this day with the Churches and all the secret organizations at odds with it. Therefore, even if Klein had plans of getting the help of Mr. Azik or other powerful figures, there was no way he could uproot the Rose School of Thought. It was even possible that they would encounter danger.
Due to these reasons, Klein could only hide and hope that he could successfully advance to Sequence 4 and become a demigod.
Iâve always been careful against the Mother Tree of Desire. Mr. Orange Light Hilarion didnât know that I once fell for the evil godâs trap at Oravi Island?
Or did he specially come over to warn me that âSheâ would be doing something major soon?
Hmm⌠He was previously under Admiral of Bloodâs control, and Admiral of Blood is a member of the Rose School of Thought. He might very well know of something!
Klein was instantly alarmed. He didnât just blindly believe that a Faceless transformation was enough to fool the Mother Tree of Desireâs attention!
According to Orange Light Hilarionâs explanation, âSheâ would be able to discover certain unique traits when in close proximity with me. This is something the Faceless Beyonder powers are unable to mask! âSheâ hasnât done anything in a while. Could it be that âSheâ is attempting to use this sensation to bestow something to âHerâ believers through some ritual or item, and that âSheâ is about to succeed soon? Klein slowly frowned as he felt that it was certainly a possibility.
This made him more eager to return to Backlund. In that huge city, even angels had to behave themselves, just like a particular Snake of Fate. The believers of the Mother Tree of Desire and the powerhouses of the Rose School of Thought were unable to act as they wished. All they could do was wait for an opportunity!
Phew⌠Klein exhaled and headed above the gray fog. He divined if his life would be in danger soon.
This time, he received a negative answerâhis life wouldnât be in danger.
However, Klein didnât relax as a result. He recalled that the Mother Tree of Desireâs divination interference could penetrate the gray fogâs shielding to a certain extent.
And very long ago, his spirituality had prevented him from divining the Werewolf Beyonder characteristic above the gray fog. This was because it might very well involve the Chained God, and the Chained God was suspected to be another manifestation of the Mother Tree of Desire.
Either thereâs really nothing going on and that Iâm overthinking matters, or the danger is already very close. Thatâs why the Mother Tree of Desire took action to interfere⌠To be safe, I need to make preparations. Even if itâs proven to be a false alarm, itâs still better than being captured by the Rose School of Thought and taken away by the Mother Tree of Desire to perform some unspeakable matters! Klein immediately returned to the real world and took out a pen and paper before quickly writing a letter. He started with, âDear Mr. Azik.â
Considering how the Underworld was inside the spirit world, that the demigods of the Death pathway were considered high-ranking spirit world creatures in a certain way, and that Mr. Azik might be able to see his unique trait after he recovered his memory, Klein was rather honest. He directly wrote about the entire conversation between Orange Light Hilarionâs manifestation, Helmosuin the scientist. The only thing he left out was about the gray fog and the parts about the great existence above the gray fog.
Finally, he mentioned something.
âDoes Mr. Hilarionâs warning imply that Iâll suffer mortal danger from the Rose School of Thought?â
After he folded the letter and blew the copper whistle to summon the messenger, Klein still didnât find it safe enough. He hurriedly took out the adventurerâs harmonica and blew into it.
Silently, Reinette Tinekerr appeared before him. Each of the four heads with blonde hair and red eyes rotated and said, âThereâs noâŚâ âLetterâŚâ
âI have something to discuss with you.â Klein forced a big smile. He handed over the gold coin he received from Anderson and said, âThis is the fee for the summoning.â
One of the heads Reinette Tinekerr held bit onto the gold coin. The two other heads that didnât get the chance to speak asked, âWhat isâŚâ ItâŚâ
âI might face a certain degree of danger soon. I wonder if itâs possible to summon you for help.â Klein tried his best to make his eyes look sincere.
The eight eyes on Reinette Tinekerrâs four head darted around as they said, âYesâŚâ âPayâŚâ âTen ThousandâŚâ âGold coinsâŚâ
⌠Ten thousand gold coins. Thatâs 10,000 pounds! Klein turned agape as he said with a wry smile, âI donât have that much money.â
Reinette Tinekerrâs four heads spoke one after another.
Installments⌠Klein was surprised that his messenger kept with the times. After two seconds of shock, he said, âAlright.â
Reinette Tinekerr didnât say anything else as her four heads nodded simultaneously before disappearing in front of Klein and returning to the spirit world.