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.

anytime soon. After all, since it was news that

from his wrist and divined if the matter regarding the

waited for the local ruler, General

Haggis, with his hair combed backward while dressed as a Northern Continent gentleman, carried a black leather suitcase

inside. It was first Loenese in a Backlund accent before it was changed to the

with his white sideburns and deep, blue eyes stand up from his reclining chair while pressing down

looks and bearings took two steps forward and

time, he switched

of a Loenese noble, “It’s my honor

hands with Dwayne Dantès, he surveyed

“Is this your servant?”

dealer. In between the lines, he was asking if he was trustworthy. After all, Dwayne Dantès

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

down. He then said with a smile, “I’ve heard of an Intis proverb that’s

that dead men

said

also said

“Corpses can speak.”

first time hearing of this.” Haggis enjoyed conversing with a Northern Continent gentleman, so they continued their conversation for a while before he lifted up the leather suitcase beside him and

be overflowing golden lusters. Under the illumination from the sunlight outside, the

then looked at Dwayne Dantes and said, “5,000 Loen gold pounds,

is the

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

bars in the leather suitcase before retracting

it to

seconds before saying, “Mr. Dantès, the general has a guest

Dantès’s expression didn’t change as he

“When?”

daring to show any signs of being

Dwayne Dantès nodded slightly.

“Please invite him up.”

heaved a sigh of relief and left with his guards. They followed

long, Lucca, in a simple white robe with brass lines adorning

heard a voice from the

“Please come in.”

they spoke using

expression didn’t change as he

who had rather good looks and qualities from yesterday standing

reclining chair was a young man. He had black hair and

took a step forward, entered the room, and

sofa in a composed manner, his

Lucca addressed him with

Sparrow curled the corners of