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.

a study desk made of burly wood in front of him. Right in the middle was an opened notebook with coarse, yellow pages. The title was eye-catchingly written

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

to it. It was about half the size of an adult’s head with an inner layer of transparent glass and an exterior

shrouded in a pale red glow. Its embossed surface

pen with a fully circular body. Its tip shimmered with a faint glint while its

Zhou Mingrui was completely taken aback. The things laid before him were alien

shocked and confused, he discovered that the desk, notebook, ink bottle, and revolver were covered in a layer of crimson ‘veil,’ a result of

looked up and shifted his gaze up

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

straightened, his brain protested with throbbing pain. It

Pa!

Zhou Mingrui stood up again by propping himself up. He turned around in a fluster

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

cabinet. Its two doors were swung

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

resembling coal stoves sat in the right corner of the room near the table, along with soup

door was a dressing mirror with two cracks. Its bottom was made

Zhou Mingrui noticed himself in

a linen shirt, thinly built, average-looking

Zhou Mingrui immediately drew a gasp as many helpless and confused guesses surfaced in his

the crimson moon that looked

I have transmigrated? Zhou Mingrui widened his mouth

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

? In a minute, Zhou Mingrui had already cursed himself while trying to make the best out of his adverse

the still throbbing headache that made his thoughts high strung but clear, he would have definitely

taking a few deep breaths, Zhou

memories began flooding him

citizen of the Northern Continent’s Loen Kingdom, Awwa County, City of Tingen. He is also a recent graduate

Royal Army who had sacrificed himself during a colonial conflict with the Southern Continent. The bereavement

devotee of the Evernight Goddess. She passed away the year Klein

also had an elder brother and a younger sister. They stayed in a two

wanting. At present, the family was supported solely

origin of all languages in the Northern Continent—as well as