Lord of the Mysteries

Looking at the Judgment card in hand, Xio was taken aback.

“This greatly meets my expectations.”

Shrouded in the gray fog, The Fool nodded and calmly said, “The gathering is held here at three in the afternoon on Mondays, Backlund time. Be prepared.

“During the gathering, you can exchange information, ingredients, formulas, and knowledge. You can also pay a certain price to entrust missions to the other members.”

Xio recalled for a moment before nodding in enlightenment.

“Yes, Mr. Fool.”

Believing that this was all for the day, she heard the voice coming from the end of the bronze table.

“What did you do before being corrupted by that force?”

We really were corrupted… Xio composed herself and completely recounted her exploration of the ancient castle with Fors. She emphasized the bronze door which had been named the Door of Blackness, as well as the ancient castle’s guard that had been reduced to a wraith due to the corruption.

Then, she noticed Mr. Fool nod slightly as he said calmly, “Don’t enter that ancient castle again before you reach Sequence 4.

“It’s time for you to return.”

Xio then got up, and following the descriptions in the religious rituals, she bowed and said, “Your wish is my wish.”

Just as she said that, the dark red color surged in front of her. After everything dissipated, she was back in the real world and leaning against a thick tree.

Subconsciously looking at the back of her hand, she realized that the black spots were rapidly turning faint. Xio looked up at Fors who was staring at her worriedly.

As their gazes met, Fors was first delighted before revealing a smile. She opened her mouth but was at a loss for words.

Xio slowly exhaled and pointed ahead.

“Let’s first return to the town.”

“Alright!” Fors answered without any hesitation.

At this moment above the gray fog, The Fool Klein was tapping on the edge of the mottled table as he considered Miss Magician and Miss Judgment’s encounter.

The object or power sealed behind the Door of Blackness could still corrupt the guards and explorers outside, even without escaping. Just the mere thought of it was terrifying!

Furthermore, this corruption stemmed from the Spirit Body. To resolve it, Klein had only two solutions. One was to make the corrupted entity hold a complete secret deed ritual as he used the powers above the gray fog and the Sun Brooch to complete a purification. The other was to directly pull the Spirit Body over, using the gray fog to “cleanse” them. As he didn’t have the luxury of time, he had chosen the latter.

What could it be?

The most corruptive power belongs to the Devil pathway… That place connects to the Abyss? That’s not impossible. Based on Little Sun’s description, during the early and mid-stages of the Second Epoch, Devils often left the Abyss and were active over the land. It was only when the ancient sun god appeared, causing ancient gods to perish one after another, did they retreat into the Abyss and seal themselves in. Based on that, it’s rather normal to have an underground ancient entrance in the Northern Continent to lead to the Abyss… It can also be imagined that a castle is built with men sent to watch over it…

But the problem lies in the fact that it’s been millennia. Why would there still be an existence slamming the door? Are the Devils planning on returning? Klein made a preliminary guess.

there would be any changes anytime soon. After all, since it was news that came from the Sanguine, he could get The Moon Emlyn to do some gathering of information

removed the topaz chain from his wrist and divined if the matter regarding the ancient

world and waited for the local ruler, General

time, Haggis, with his hair combed backward while dressed as a Northern Continent gentleman,

on in.” A warm and elegant voice sounded from the inside. It was first Loenese in a Backlund accent before it

the doorknob and entered. He saw Dwayne Dantès with his white sideburns and deep, blue eyes stand up from his reclining chair while pressing down the ends of his

gentleman with good looks and bearings took two

switched

using the accent of a Loenese noble, “It’s my honor to be your

Dantès, he surveyed the area and

“Is this your servant?”

the arms dealer. In between the lines, he was asking if he was trustworthy. After all, Dwayne Dantès hadn’t brought any servants back when he visited the general’s

strength is the ability to keep secrets.” Dwayne Dantès smiled as he pointed

Haggis, he closed the door and sat down. He then said with a smile, “I’ve heard of an Intis proverb that’s said to be from Emperor

dead men tell no

Dantès said with

also said

“Corpses can speak.”

so? This is my first time hearing of this.” Haggis enjoyed conversing with a Northern Continent gentleman, so they continued their conversation for a while before

the

Dantes and said, “5,000 Loen gold pounds, as well as 5,000 gold

the

30,000 pounds in cash and gold the entire time, and will hand it over when

and gold bars in the leather suitcase before retracting his gaze

handed it to Dwayne Dantès’s servant and said simply, “Tomorrow

the general has a guest who would like to meet

expression didn’t change as he fell silent for a

“When?”

to show any signs

Dwayne Dantès nodded slightly.

“Please invite him up.”

left with

simple white robe with brass lines adorning it, walked up. His silver

he heard a

“Please come in.”

time they spoke using ancient

change as he naturally

middle-aged gentleman who had rather good looks and qualities from yesterday standing beside a reclining chair

young man. He had black hair and brown eyes, with a

a step forward, entered the room, and closed the

the sofa in a composed manner, his gray-green eyes clearly reflected the young

Lucca addressed him with a rhetorical

curled the corners of his