Lord of the Mysteries

Klein wasn’t surprised at Patrick Bryan’s answer. He nodded gently and said, “Which incarnation number are you at?”

Based on what he knew, Undying died once every sixty years before reviving. They would then lose most of their memories, which needed to be slowly recollected. It was like the beginning of a new life.

This was knowledge that came from the potion, so Patrick Bryan easily understood what the Blessed meant. He deliberated over his words and said, “I’m not 50 yet. I haven’t been an Undying for more than 10 years.”

Klein then asked, “When did you switch faiths to our Lord?”

Here, “Lord” referred to the Lord of the Underworld.

Bryan recalled for two to three seconds before he said, “I had just celebrated my 30th birthday back then.”

Stepping into the world of mystery at 30 and becoming a Beyonder. Becoming a Sequence 4 demigod before 40… This speed either means shocking talent or that he’s a Blessed… Heh, indeed, his spirit and body had been influenced by the Death pathway’s Uniqueness during that ritual… As Klein listened, he became more certain of his theories from before.

Of course, compared to how he had only taken a year to go from an ordinary person to a Sequence 4 demigod, Patrick Bryan’s advancement speed was nothing

On this point, Klein didn’t feel that there was anything to be poignant about, because he was truly a “Blessed.” Furthermore, he had cheats-far greater than one.

The only problem was that he wasn’t sure if everything that he had done was enough to exchange for something

After some thought, Klein asked, “What’s your current public identity?”

“I’m a businessman. I have two garment factories in Backlund. On the surface, I believe in the Evernight Goddess and am a supporter of the New Party…” Patrick Bryan introduced himself.

Klein nearly let out a scoff as he continued, “How many Numinous Episcopate members do you have under you? What are they doing?”

Already prepared, Bryan answered eloquently, “Two teams, a total of twelve Beyonders. Some of them are working at my garment factory while others are in the watch and clock industry. All of them have their own formal occupations.

“Typically, they will be careful when proselytizing to the people around them. The progress on this is very slow, nor is it the main goal. We do not have more than a hundred believers.

“Most of the time, they are searching for clues that God had left behind, as well as the different materials needed for the awakening ritual.

“With clues in hand, we will carry out operations. And once the materials are gathered, we will experiment in different awakening rituals and seek out the most effective one. I’m the main person behind this operation, and am also core to the rituals.”

sound pretty proud of that… Klein asked

expression, “In accordance with the

Bryan immediately got up

“Yes, Your Excellency.”

already partially awakened. ‘He’ is in ‘His’ recovery stage, so ‘He’ isn’t to

pointed at Artificial Death-the Death pathway’s Uniqueness. This would only increase its chances of coming

this to happen or not, since the

his explanation, because Death had indeed awoken, and “awakening rituals” were, in essence, a form

Undying thought before asking, “Your Excellency, what should

Klein smiled with approbation.

for things that God left behind. This

the Numinous Episcopate members to stir up trouble with nothing to be done. He added, “In addition, promote reading to all those around you and

his chest. With abnormal piousness, he began preaching, “God said one

first strengthen their body and arm

find it strange that such records weren’t found in the

He earnestly nodded.

heed

eternal life in

the Numinous Episcopate’s Artificial Death faction used. It was to raise both hands

to the Underworld contained in every Gatekeeper.

returned with the same gesture and words before saying, “Second, orders from the Southern Continent-no matter who it comes from—has to be handed to me first. They can be done only after I give permission. If no permission is given, you are

Haiter, the angel of the Death domain, would still remain fervent about the Artificial Death plan, occasionally instructing

to ensure that Haiter and the other two saints wouldn’t notice anything amiss before the Goddess gained a deeper control over the Death pathway’s Uniqueness. He needed to

objections on

“Yes, Your Excellency!”

two most important matters, Klein wore the same expression, but he inwardly felt relieved. He said after some deliberation, “Third, unless convened by

the astral world who do not

Patrick Bryan nodded heavily.

“I understand.

Patrick Bryan’s Contract Companion.” Indeed, it’s impossible for a demigod of the Death pathway to not have a messenger… Normally, Sequence 6 Beyonders of this pathway should have one… Klein didn’t hesitate as he answered in an unhurried tone, “Remember, my messenger’s summoning incantation is ‘The spirit that wanders about the unfounded, the friendly creature that can

revealed that Gehrman Sparrow and Dwayne Dantès were related, in

Sparrow…” Patrick Bryan repeated the name in puzzlement before coming to an