Lord of the Mysteries

Painful!

How painful!

My head hurts so badly!

A gaudy and dazzling dreamworld filled with murmurs instantly shattered. The sound asleep Zhou Mingrui felt an abnormal throbbing pain in his head as though someone had ruthlessly lashed at him with a pole again and again. No, it was more like a sharp object pierced right through his temples followed by a twist!

Ouch… In his stupor, Zhou Mingrui attempted to turn around, look up, and sit up; however, he was completely unable to move his limbs as though he had lost control over his body.

From the looks of it, I’m still not awake. I’m still in a dream… Who knows, perhaps the next scene will be of me thinking I’m already awake, but in fact, am actually still sleeping…

Zhou Mingrui, who was not unfamiliar with similar encounters, tried his best to focus in order to escape the shackles placed upon him by the darkness and confusion.

However, while still in his reverie, whatever will he could summon was ethereal like a fleeting fog. He found his thoughts difficult to control and introspect. No matter how much he tried, he still lost his focus as random thoughts surfaced in his mind.

Why would I suddenly have such an excruciating headache in the middle of the night?

And it’s really painful!

Could it be something like a cerebral hemorrhage?

F**k, don’t tell me I’m going to die young?

I need to wake up! Now!

Eh? Why doesn’t it seem to hurt as much as before? But why does it still feel like a blunt knife is slicing through my brains…

From the looks of it, sleep is impossible. How am I to show up for work tomorrow?

Why am I still thinking about work? This is some authentic headache. Of course I have to take time off! I don’t have to worry about my manager’s grumblings!

Hey, putting it that way, it doesn’t seem too bad. Hehe, I can end up getting some spare time for myself!

Throbbing pain inundated Zhou Mingrui, allowing him to slowly accumulate immaterial strength until he was finally able to move his back and open his eyes. He finally broke free from his reverie.

was screened by a faint crimson red. All he could see was a study desk made of burly wood in front of him. Right in the middle was an

about eight.

half the size of an adult’s head

was a black ink bottle shrouded in a pale red glow. Its embossed surface formed a blurry angel

ink bottle and to the right of the notebook sat a dark-colored pen with a fully circular body. Its tip shimmered with a

Zhou Mingrui was completely taken aback. The things laid before him were alien to him. It looked nothing like

and revolver were covered in a layer of crimson ‘veil,’ a result of the

he looked up and shifted his

high above the backdrop of a ‘black velvet curtain,’ glowing

abruptly. However, before his feet fully straightened, his brain protested with throbbing pain. It made him temporarily lose his strength as he fell uncontrollably. His buttocks slammed heavily onto the burly wood

Pa!

himself up. He turned around in a fluster as he began to size up

room was not very large, with a brown door on each side of the room. Close to an opposite wall was a

Its two doors

height of a person. However,

coal stoves sat in the right corner of the room near the table,

was a dressing mirror with two cracks. Its bottom

Mingrui noticed himself in the mirror—the present

thinly built, average-looking features and

Zhou Mingrui immediately drew a gasp as many helpless and

the crimson moon that looked different from Earth’s moon could only mean

Zhou Mingrui

had often fantasized over such scenes. However, he momentarily found it hard to accept the situation when he found

a minute, Zhou Mingrui had already cursed himself while trying to make the

his thoughts high strung but clear, he would have definitely

calm down, calm down… After taking a few deep breaths, Zhou Mingrui worked

down, memories began flooding him as they slowly

Kingdom, Awwa County, City of Tingen. He is

sacrificed himself during a colonial conflict with the Southern Continent. The bereavement allowance gave Klein the opportunity to study at

Goddess. She passed away

an elder brother and a younger sister. They stayed

was not wealthy and its situation could even be described as somewhat wanting. At present, the family was supported solely

Feysac language—deemed the origin of all languages in the Northern Continent—as well as the Hermes language which often appeared in ancient