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Then, Klein thought of another crucial question, so He said, "How did you know that I am 'The Fool'?"
"Not long ago." Hobert said, half-truthfully, "This amount of time is more like... what's that saying? Oh, right, a blink of an eye for an angel with a long lifespan!"
Indeed, 'not long ago,' only three years ago.
Hobert's answer was very deceptive, sounding as if he had discovered this secret after becoming an angel.
Klein breathed a slight sigh of relief because, before, at the Tarot Gathering, 'The Fool' and 'The World' had more than once engaged in 'double act' conversations.
Even if Hobert guessed that Klein was talking to himself for some purpose after learning that Klein was 'The Fool,'
it was still different to guess it later than knowing it at the time.
If Hobert had known it at the time, Klein would have felt extremely embarrassed.
But if Hobert guessed it later, Klein's embarrassment was still within an acceptable range.
Klein then thought, "Didn't you suspect at the time that 'The Fool' could read simplified Chinese?"
Hobert vaguely replied, "I thought it was just the mystical world."
Klein breathed a sigh of relief, not continuing to explore this embarrassing question, but jumping to another topic: "I have no objection to the plan you just mentioned, but there is one thing I am not sure about."
At this time, the waiter began to serve the dishes, and Hobert picked up his chopsticks: "Which part?"
"The 'Fooling' part." Klein said, "The range I can 'Fool' is limited, and 'Fooling' involving gods like this may take some time to complete."
He also very much wanted to complete Hobert's plan, because it could not only rescue Roselle but also basically complete the advancement ritual.
After all, this process would 'Fool' fate, history, and reality, which was much more comprehensive than the preparations made by Antigonus when accommodating the Uniqueness.
Hobert was chewing the dish in his mouth, but thinking about another thing: I only realized today that the 'Creeping Hunger' is complete, so Klein can use some of the authority of the True God level with the help of 'Creeping Hunger' when he is in Sequence 1, but I have to be after I become the King of Angels.
Then he thought: Klein's current 'Fooling' ability is a bit like the 'Shadow' ability I currently possess, which is a low-profile version of the 'Shadow' ability compared to the real 'Black Emperor'.
Hobert thought for a moment before saying: "Theoretically, there should be no problem. I will help you buy time then.
"Well... let's try it first. If it doesn't work, we'll talk about it after you become a god."
Anyway, there is more than one chance.
Klein nodded: "Okay, when are we going?"
"If there's nothing else, let's go after we finish eating."
"No problem."
The two clinked glasses again and took a few gulps.
Then they ate and started talking about new topics.
Klein said: "I plan to advance as soon as possible."
Hobert nodded: "Amon has obtained the Uniqueness and a Sequence 1 characteristic of the 'Door' pathway. Before he becomes a 'Dual Pathway True God', we had better complete the advancement.
"Relatively speaking, my situation is a little better. How is your situation?"
Hobert is already the King of Angels who has accommodated the Uniqueness, and he feels that he is 'getting along' with the Uniqueness fairly well. Currently, he only needs to wait for the 'Prince of Abolition' potion to be completely digested before he can find a good opportunity to advance.
And the digestion of the 'Prince of Abolition' potion has reached the final stage, and the ritual has been planned all the time.
Currently, all nine mausoleums have been completed and connected.
As for the other parts of the ritual: having its own kingdom, associating its name with the title of emperor, becoming common sense for the people, and, it is also necessary to establish a set of strict and complex rules that violate normal circumstances, including architectural style.
First of all, Hobert already has his own kingdom, which is relatively the easiest to achieve.
As for associating his name with the title of emperor, Hobert has been doing this all the time. One of the political tasks he gave to the grass-roots cadres is to publicize the deeds of the king.
Now Hobert being the king is already common sense in the Atlantis Kingdom.
When necessary, just change the title of 'King' to 'Emperor'. George III did just that.
Then there is a set of strict and complex rules that violate normal circumstances. The land distribution, planned economy, state-owned assets, etc. that Hobert has been carrying out are all preparing for this step.
The political and economic system of the Atlantis Kingdom is different from any other kingdom in the world. This is the abstract meaning of 'rules that violate normal circumstances'.
As for the architectural style, needless to say, Hobert has completely given a new architectural culture.
As long as the potion is well digested, Hobert can immediately make the final preparations for advancement, so he came to Klein today to talk about saving 'Old Huang'.
If everything goes well, he will then go to talk to the Genie, and basically all the preparations will be complete.
"My condition is not bad." Klein said, "There is no problem in advancing immediately."
He was not bragging about this. Hobert spent a year without completely digesting the potion, but he digested it in advance.
Under normal circumstances, Sequence 1 potions are difficult to digest, and it is normal to digest them for more than ten years.
Hobert was able to digest it so quickly because he happened to catch up with the process of building the country. The political, cognitive, and economic system on this continent was completely subverted by him, which had such an effect.
"But the problem is, Amon will definitely hinder my advancement." Klein said his concerns: "Adam must also be on Amon's side."
Hobert "hmm"ed: "Fortunately, we also have some allies. The Evernight Goddess and the Earth Mother should be firmly on our side.
"They are enough to block Amon. There should also be some other opponents popping up at that time, but other gods will also begin to take sides spontaneously.
"I think, the orthodox gods should all support you to become 'Lord of the Mysteries'."
At least the Lord of Storms, the Eternal Blazing Sun, and the God of Knowledge and Wisdom will definitely support Klein.
Klein took a deep breath: "One more thing, I feel that the divinity in my body is affecting some of my thoughts and judgments.
"If I rush to become a god, I don't know if it will cause some uncontrollable consequences."
Hobert smiled helplessly: "I can try to use the 'Bell of Order' to help you stabilize your state, but I'm not sure how much it will help."
After all, Klein's advancement is the main arrangement for the resurrection of 'Celestial Worthy'.
Klein looked at the braised eggplant in front of him and pondered for a while before saying: "Even if there are concerns, we must advance as soon as possible."
Otherwise, if Amon is given enough time, and his state is stable enough, if he sends a Sequence 1 level avatar to guard the ruins of the 'Nation of the Evernight', it will be very passive.
Hobert took a deep breath: "Come to me again before deciding to advance, and I'll see if I can strengthen your human nature."
"Okay." Klein paused, then continued to sigh: "If there were no such troublesome things as advancement, how wonderful it would be for two friends to get together and have a drink."
Hobert held his wine glass and looked at the square over there: "Especially in the evening, it's too suitable for skewers there."
"Hahaha." Klein also picked up his wine glass: "I'll arrange it in a few days."
The two first clinked glasses, and Hobert smiled: "If our operation is successful, let's have some skewers to welcome Roselle back."
"No problem."
After eating and drinking enough, and making preparations, Hobert first entered the 'Nation of Disorder' and contacted Bernadette, asking her to take the 'Pale Death' to seal her father's island and wait for further instructions.
Then Klein also entered the 'Creeping Hunger'.
"The Creator" and "The Fool" went online.
...
Bernadette, dressed as a captain, was a little excited after receiving the oracle from 'The Creator'. She didn't expect that it hadn't been long before 'The Creator' was going to help her father solve the corruption problem!
So she immediately took the 'Pale Death' and went to the island where her father was sealed again.
Because she had been there once before, it was very easy to come to the edge of the island this time.
Then, Bernadette felt that she was being watched by a certain existence... no, multiple existences?
While she was considering who else besides 'The Creator' was paying attention here, she received instructions from 'The Creator' again: to lift Roselle's seal.
Bernadette respectfully agreed. In her opinion, 'The Creator' must be able to notice the attention of other existences. Since 'The Creator' did not remind her of any danger, then there should be no danger.
Immediately afterwards, Bernadette actually felt a little nervous, as if she was performing something she was not very proficient in in front of many people.
She took a deep breath, stabilized her mind, turned into a stream of information, and flew quickly from mid-air to the mausoleum.
After confirming that this island had not changed like last time, Bernadette 'drilled' into the inner mausoleum.
As soon as she entered the mausoleum, Bernadette once again felt a surging 'new life' force rushing towards her, but that force disappeared immediately after it appeared, and should have been resolved by 'The Creator'.
On the high platform, a black figure was sleeping.
Roselle's sleeping did not mean that the corruption disappeared. The corruption in his body would still cause deep red cracks to appear on his body, but after these cracks expanded to a certain extent, the seal established with the 'Pale Death' would take effect, and these deep red cracks would gradually close.
Bernadette stared at Roselle on the huge iron chair for a few seconds before she seemed to suddenly come back to her senses, and looked at the air again, confirming that those existences were still watching here.
She clenched her left hand slightly, and took out the pale metal mask with her other hand and put it on.
In an instant, Bernadette no longer had the aura of any living person.
Immediately afterwards, a layer of white light appeared around the black figure. This layer of light seemed to absorb all the aura of life in the entire mausoleum, leaving only death.
This layer of light, under Bernadette's control, suddenly faded and disappeared within a second or two.
The black figure sitting on the tall iron chair woke up, yawned as if, and then saw Bernadette not far away.
Bernadette immediately called out: "Dad!"
The black figure was stunned for a moment before he came back to his senses: "Bernadette, ha, it's great to see you, you are already a big shot in the mystical world! You can come to save your poor old father."
Although Bernadette's eyes were a little red, she cautiously did not approach: "Dad, have you forgotten? We just met more than a month ago."
Roselle sat there motionless for three or four seconds before suddenly slapping the armrest: "I remember, your Uncle Hobert promised to come and save me!"
...
At this time, Hobert in the 'Nation of Disorder' was about to send the Beyonder characteristic of 'Knowledge Emperor' to the real world, and almost dropped the Beyonder characteristic into the pool in front of him after hearing the words "Uncle Hobert".
Klein in the 'Creeping Hunger' was trying hard to hold back his laughter.
"Cough cough." Hobert cleared his throat and continued to send the Beyonder characteristic to Roselle's mausoleum.
...
Bernadette also smiled awkwardly when she heard this.
At this time, a force suddenly sent her from the high platform to the entrance of the mausoleum.
Bernadette saw that a small ball of illusory light appeared on the high platform. Her spirituality realized that it was the Beyonder characteristic of 'Knowledge Emperor'.
She did not know the specific plan of "rescuing Roselle", but when she saw this ball of light, she suddenly felt that the hope of successful rescue seemed not small.
After all, even such high-level Beyonder characteristics were used.
At this time, the deep red cracks on Roselle's body began to crack again, and rays of moonlight shone out.
He tightly grasped the armrest of the iron chair, fighting against those cracks.
At the same time, a middle-aged man with chestnut hair and two delicate mustaches appeared next to the Beyonder characteristic of 'Knowledge Emperor'. It was Roselle during the 'Knowledge Emperor' period.
However, his eyes were blank, his expression was dull, and he was a historical projection.
This historical projection took the Beyonder characteristic of 'Knowledge Emperor' and swallowed it in one gulp. Suddenly, his eyes seemed to have some brilliance, and his expression seemed to have some subtle changes.
At this time, the moonlight in Roselle's body sitting on the iron throne became brighter and brighter, shining together on this historical projection, intending to pollute this historical projection as well.
Dong~
A melodious and distant bell suddenly rang in the mausoleum, echoing continuously in the tomb chamber, making everything in the tomb chamber very peaceful.
The moonlight projected from Roselle's body suddenly became dim, and the deep red cracks on his body gradually closed at this moment.
For the real world, the corruption of the Outer Deities is the existence that destroys order.
Bernadette was intoxicated in the bell for a second or two before she looked up and saw that the majestic figure of 'The Creator' appeared on the top of the mausoleum. He was hitting a seemingly very ancient and huge bronze bell.
Dong~
As the second bell rang, the deep red cracks on Roselle's body completely closed.
He slumped in the chair and breathed heavily, but now there was no time for him to rest. The mysterious and distant image of The Fool suddenly appeared on the top of the mausoleum.
Dang dang dang~
He tapped the armrest of the seat three times, and surging power poured into the real world, establishing a subtle connection between Roselle's shadow and his historical projection.
Because the Beyonder characteristics within the historical projection were highly compatible with Roselle himself, the "grafting" process was easily completed.
Then came the most crucial step. The entire space on the high platform suddenly became illusory. The shadow's facial features appeared, followed by auburn hair and a neat little mustache.
Soon, Roselle, sitting on the iron chair, was adorned in ornate Intis-style noble attire, his appearance and clothing identical to the historical projection.
Klein was "fooling" history, "fooling" reality, "fooling" truth and falsehood, gradually blurring the line between the real Roselle and the historical projection.
The more Klein "fooled," the more strained he became. At this moment, Hobert opportunely used his "magnify" ability, and Klein immediately felt his power increase, granting him continued strength.
Roselle's figure on the iron chair gradually became illusory, while the Roselle's historical projection, his eyes gradually gained brilliance.
After a full seven or eight seconds of "fooling," Roselle on the iron chair completely disappeared, leaving behind only a faintly trembling crimson moon.
This red moon, aside from being a bit small and trembling erratically, was no different from the moon in the night sky.
Its appearance within a mausoleum gave one a sudden, intensely surreal feeling.
At the same time, Roselle, opposite the iron chair, became very agile in movement and expression. He raised his hand, feeling his condition: "Heh, it's been a long time since I felt this relaxed."
From this moment on, truth and falsehood were "fooled," and Roselle's projection became the real Roselle.
History and reality were "fooled," and Roselle reverted to the time before he had consumed the "Black Emperor" potion, remaining at the "Knowledge Emperor" level.
Roselle turned his head to look at Bernadette below the high platform, a grin spreading across his face.
Bernadette, whose vision was already obscured by tears, suddenly noticed a Blink of red moonlight in her father's eyes.
This made her somewhat surprised and worried.
The corruption on Roselle had not been completely removed; it would take Hobert or Klein becoming a Great Old One to completely eliminate it.
But there was no time to ask, because the red moon on the iron chair was trembling more and more violently, clearly indicating that the chimes could only suppress it for a dozen seconds.
Roselle was taken aback, then immediately transformed into a torrent of knowledge, appearing next to Bernadette.
He was well aware that he couldn't solve such a problem.
At this moment, the "Creator" leaped down from mid-air, wielding a golden and orange scepter in his right hand and a black longsword in his left.
The "Creator" strode forward, the scepter in his hand transforming into a twilight-colored shield. Arriving before the iron chair, He pierced the crimson moon on the seat with the black longsword.
Bang~
The moon exploded like a balloon, its light cascading outwards.
The "Creator's" shield suddenly enlarged, emitting dazzling sunlight. The moonlight was blocked by the sunlight and the shield, failing to affect Roselle and Bernadette behind the "Creator."
However, the bricks illuminated by the moonlight suddenly grew legs and arms, jumping down from the walls and foolishly attacking Hobert.
Even the huge stone pillars illuminated by the moonlight suddenly moved, emitting a blood-red light, swinging themselves to smash the shield in the "Creator's" hand.
Opposite the "Creator," the iron chair suddenly deformed, displaying an attacking posture, charging towards Hobert like a steel behemoth, its momentum terrifying due to its size.
But in the next second, all the stone pillars, bricks, and the chair stood motionless, like puppets with severed strings.
In that instant, they all became the "Fool's" marionettes.
Immediately afterwards, the water column turned and once again supported the dome, and the bricks pieced themselves together, reforming into a wall.
In the dimness, a streak of red rapidly surged along the illusory "spirit body threads" towards the top of the mausoleum, towards the mysterious and distant "Fool."
The "Fool" immediately severed the connection, and the blood-red corruption was also cut off.
The "Creator's" shield transformed back into the shape of a scepter, emitting a dazzling light. The temperature in the mausoleum immediately rose, and the bricks, stone pillars, and iron chair that had been illuminated by the moonlight burned with golden flames.
These things regained life, but were quickly burned to ashes by the golden flames.
Within their "bellies," there was a small ball of crimson moonlight. Under the strong light, they lost their place to "reside" and were ultimately scattered by the light, reduced to nothing.
Within the barrier, any Outer God's power was no match for the combined efforts of the "Creator" and the "Fool."
However, one had to be wary of the Outer Deities' corruption. the corruption were of very high level, completely mismatched with the power they displayed.
Like the moonlight in the mausoleum, although it seemed to have disappeared, the corruption remained, only weaker.
Because the "Black Emperor" in this mausoleum had "disappeared," it no longer had any mystical function. Coupled with the fact that most of the walls and stone pillars had been destroyed, and most of the high platform had been burned away,
the mausoleum began to collapse.
Roselle raised his hand and said, "Thank you both."
Then he turned to signal Bernadette to leave immediately, but just as Bernadette was about to transform into a torrent of information, she noticed her father turn back and stride towards the door of the mausoleum.
Bernadette seemed to understand something, and didn't rush to leave, quietly following behind her father.
Roselle reached out and forcefully pushed open the door.
Whoosh~
Because the interior of the mausoleum was burning and in a state of severe oxygen deprivation, air rushed in through the door crack, creating a whistling sound like a strong wind.
Roselle pushed open a large crack in the door, then stepped out from inside, looking at the tall trees in front of him, as well as the mutated or Beyonder creatures in the jungle. He laughed heartily twice.
At this moment, five figures ran out of the jungle: the elderly Edwards and Benjamin, the young Green, and the middle-aged William and Poli.
The five knights immediately knelt on one knee, addressing him as "Your Majesty."
Seeing them, Roselle was initially excited, but after clearly seeing their condition, he understood what was happening: "You... you are all loyal and brave knights! Reliable companions!"
He smiled wryly with some helplessness: "However, after experiencing some things, I suddenly realized that human power is ultimately limited, and some things always feel powerless!"
"Wait here for a while and help me govern this island! After I've made preparations outside, I'll take you out."
He took a deep breath: "Be sure to guard this place well, be sure to protect yourselves. This is our secret base!"
The five knights immediately replied, "Yes, Your Majesty."
Roselle raised both hands high: "People of Intis, your emperor has returned!! The old era is over, and a new era is about to begin!"
The mountain behind Roselle collapsed, as if proclaiming his rebirth.
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