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.

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

of neatly arranged books, numbering about eight. The wall on their right was inset with grayish-white pipes with

lamp had a classical Western style to it. It was about half the size of an adult’s head with an inner layer of transparent glass and an

the lamp was a black ink bottle shrouded in a pale red glow. Its embossed surface formed a

notebook sat a dark-colored pen with a fully circular body. Its tip shimmered with a faint glint while its cap rested right beside a brass

A revolver? Zhou Mingrui was completely taken aback. The things laid

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

looked up and shifted his gaze up bit

above the backdrop of a ‘black

However, before his feet fully straightened, his brain protested with throbbing pain. It made him temporarily lose his strength as he fell uncontrollably.

Pa!

up again by propping himself up. He turned around

on each side of the room. Close to an

Its two doors were swung open

same grayish-white pipe on the wall at the height of a person. However, it was connected to a strange mechanical device with exposed

in the right corner of the room near the table, along with

was a dressing mirror with two cracks. Its bottom

Mingrui noticed himself in the mirror—the

pupils, a linen shirt, thinly built, average-looking features and a rather deep

Zhou Mingrui immediately drew a gasp as many helpless and confused

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

to love a fantasy 1 ? In a minute, Zhou

high strung but clear, he would have definitely suspected

down… After taking a few deep breaths,

down, memories began flooding him as they slowly appeared

Northern Continent’s Loen Kingdom, Awwa County, City of Tingen.

had sacrificed himself during a colonial conflict with the Southern Continent. The bereavement allowance gave

was a devotee of the Evernight Goddess. She passed away the year Klein passed the entrance

and a younger sister.

the family was supported solely by the elder brother who worked at an import and export company as

of all languages in the Northern Continent—as well as the Hermes language which often appeared in ancient mausoleums as well as text