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Chapter 5 - chapter 5

Chapter 41 Why Him?

Then, accompanied by divination, Rosen saw a picture. In that picture, accompanied by a strong light, the sky and the earth seemed to crack at this moment. Amidst the helpless shouts and cries of the people, the original creator revived at the moment when the stars returned to their positions.

Rosen could not see the face of the Creator clearly, but he vaguely saw that there were two other faces on the Creator. Those were not tangible faces, but an invisible will.

When Rosen was guessing which of the two wills was the Heavenly Lord and which was God, one of the wills looked over as if it had sensed something.

Rosen then looked back at Him, and at that moment he saw the hazy gray fog.

Rosen opened his eyes, and the divination ended at this moment.

"It's actually Tianzun. I thought it was God, or is God deliberately avoiding me..." Rosen muttered in his heart. He then looked at Zhou Mingrui who was anxiously waiting for the result, sighed, and said:

"I have seen a catastrophe. In the near future, a disaster that humanity cannot resist will befall this world, and today's civilization will be destroyed."

He knew it was a bit cruel, but the truth was the truth.

Zhou Mingrui's expression turned pale instantly. He asked in disbelief, "The near future?"

"I'm not sure how long that will be, but it shouldn't be more than ten years." Rosen spoke the truth. This was indeed the information he got from divination.

"How is this possible! How could this happen..." Zhou Mingrui was really panicked at this moment. He didn't expect to get such a result. It was almost the worst result for him.

Their era was truly destroyed by disaster, even not long after.

Zhou Mingrui then thought of something and looked at Rosen, his tone anxious and flustered: "Rosen, is there any way..."

"I'm sorry, that's not a disaster that can be prevented by human power. I have no way to stop it from happening." Rosen shook his head. If it was something else, he could still try, but he really couldn't stop the initial recovery.

"Even you have no way..." Zhou Mingrui was almost in despair at this moment.

Rosen is the most powerful and mysterious existence he knows. Even he can't do anything to him. Zhou Mingrui really doesn't know what to do.

"Calm down, Zhou Mingrui!" Rosen said at this moment. He looked at Zhou Mingrui with a firm and soothing voice: "In addition to the disaster, I also saw something else."

"What?" Zhou Mingrui immediately looked at Rosen as if he was looking at a life-saving straw.

"You didn't die in that disaster. I saw the mysterious gray fog and also saw you reviving in the future," Rosen said slowly. "You didn't revive as a cotton doll, but truly awakened in the future."

Zhou Mingrui was stunned for a moment, but he didn't feel relieved. Instead, he subconsciously asked, "What about my parents? What about the other people in this world?"

Rosen did not answer, but remained silent.

Zhou Mingrui got the answer from his silence and asked in disbelief: "Why? Why me? Why did everyone else die but I can live?"

"Perhaps this has something to do with that Heavenly Venerable. The gray fog I saw is related to him, if nothing unexpected happens." Rosen said. He looked at Zhou Mingrui, not only looking at the person in front of him, but also looking through him at the Mr. Fool in the original book.

"It's him again? What on earth does he want to do?" Zhou Mingrui showed a confused expression. He didn't think there was any free lunch in the world. A god inexplicably saved him in a disaster, there couldn't be no reason for it.

"I don't know what He wants to do, but listen, Zhou Mingrui, this may be an opportunity for you."

Rosen looked into Zhou Mingrui's confused and painful eyes and said, "Although I have no way to prevent the disaster from happening in the future, since you can rely on that god to avoid the disaster, perhaps your parents can too."

"Really? What do I need to do? What do I need to pay?" Zhou Mingrui couldn't describe his feelings at this moment. He really hoped that his parents could survive the future disaster, even if the price was his own life.

As for other people, he could no longer care about them. After all, Xiao Zhou was just an ordinary person who had just started college. He had no way to save the world, and he didn't even know how to save his parents.

He only has one life, but even if he sacrifices this life, it cannot prevent the disaster from coming.

In this situation, Zhou Mingrui can only take care of himself and his family first.

"I'm not sure, I just have some ideas." Rosen shook his head. Facing Zhou Mingrui's uneasy eyes, his voice remained calm, and Zhou Mingrui's mood was also infected and gradually calmed down.

"The key to avoiding disaster must be that gray fog, but we obviously can't touch it or lock onto it in this era. Although we can try to pray to the Heavenly Lord, I don't think that god will be so merciful."

Rosen paused here, then continued, "But don't forget, we don't exist only in this era. You haven't yet established any connection with that gray fog, but in the future you may already be in it."

Zhou Mingrui's mind raced at this moment. He said, "So if we can locate my future self, we can also locate the gray fog you mentioned. Then, conversely, perhaps we can harness the power of that gray fog in this era."

"Yes." Rosen nodded. At this moment, he looked Zhou Mingrui in the eye and said without disguising anything, "But I am very sure that this process is extremely dangerous and may lead to your death. Although I am certain that I can save you, are you sure you want to try?"

When Zhou Mingrui heard this, he suddenly curled his lips and said, "Rosen, can I ask you for a favor?"

"You say." Rosen looked at him and said.

"If I really die, please do your best to protect my parents and tell them that I love them. No, it's better not to tell them..." Zhou Mingrui shook his head at the end and murmured, "They will definitely be sad. It's better to just treat it as an accidental death."

Rosen listened quietly. After Zhou Mingrui finished speaking, he sighed and said, "I promise you. But is it worth it?"

"I hope they can survive. I can sacrifice my life for this." Zhou Mingrui looked at Rosen and smiled. There was no panic in his smile, only determination.

After a pause, Zhou Mingrui added cautiously, "Of course, I mean, if I can survive and am still eligible for rescue, please rescue me."

After all, if he really wanted to stay alive, he wouldn't want to die that much.

Chapter 42 The Function of the Tianzun Badge

"Don't worry, I will do my best to keep you alive. I promise."

Rosen said this in an equally firm voice.

Of course, he would try his best to ensure that Zhou Mingrui could survive, both emotionally and rationally.

After all, the other party is not only a rare friend of his in this world, but also a solid ally in the future.

Since Rosen wanted to locate Zhou Mingrui in the Third Era, he had to go back to this era first, which was not difficult. It was just that the cooling time of Zhou Mingrui's cotton doll had not yet arrived, so he had to wait for a while.

Rosen didn't care about it. He just dug out the Tianzun badge from the surroundings. He touched the surface of the badge thoughtfully and said softly, "I think I know what you can use it for."

Originally, Rosen just wanted to try to make Klein the second "traveler" of Sefirah Castle, arrive in the Third Era early, and then, with his help, quickly be promoted to a fortune-teller angel, and rely on Sefirah Castle to become the strongest angel king.

This was more than enough for Rosen, and arriving early would also give Klein more time to stabilize his humanity, so that he wouldn't be promoted to the Fool or even the Lord of Mysteries too hastily as in the original novel.

But Rosen now has some new ideas.

However, this idea is still vague. Rosen needs to really determine the location of Sefirah Castle and awaken Zhou Mingrui of this era before he can determine whether it is really effective.

Time passed in this waiting. Rosen continued to travel in the mountains and seas of books in the Third Age. Occasionally, he was beaten up by Medici in practical classes for abusing his power for personal gain. During this period, he even found time to teach Ouroboros a fraud prevention class with Medici.

Until Klein opened his eyes again in this era.

"It seems that you have made sufficient mental preparations during this period." Rosen looked up at him, stood up and closed the book in his hand, then stretched out his hand towards the cotton doll.

"Honestly, no." Klein shook his head honestly. He jumped onto Rosen's hands and said, "I'm scared, but for Mom and Dad, I have to do this."

"Poor little thing." Rosen shook his head. He put the cotton doll on his shoulder, then raised his hand to push the monocle on his face. The unique power of the thief came into play at this moment.

Of course, the thief's unique power alone could not locate the location of Sefirah Castle, otherwise Amon would have succeeded long ago. However, Rosen was not originally trying to locate the location of Sefirah Castle, but to use the cotton doll to locate Zhou Mingrui of this era.

Of course, if Amon himself were to perform this operation, he would most likely be disturbed by Sefirah Castle itself, and thus fail to lock on. However, Amon is Amon, and Rosen is Rosen; they are not the same.

Simply put, although the reason is unknown, Rosen is indeed not disturbed by Sefirah Castle.

Of course, even if the lock fails, Rosen actually has a backup plan to locate the person, such as through the fortune-changing ceremony of a certain classmate Xiao Zhou - it is better to say that this is actually Rosen's original idea. This direct locking method is a new method that Rosen came up with after he divined twice in the old days and found that he might have an extremely high status.

A moment later, Rosen locked onto a certain presence, which made him curl his lips. He tilted his head and said to Klein on his shoulder, "Sit tight, we're leaving."

The location of Sefirah Castle is naturally not in the real world, but it cannot be said to be in the spiritual world. Instead, it is in a place that cannot be reached by normal means.

Fortunately, it wasn't a big problem for Rosen, so he quickly led Klein to find Sefirah Castle.

"Is this the gray fog you saw in your divination? Then where am I..." Klein looked around, but all he saw was the dauntingly thick fog, with no one in sight.

"You are in the real Yuanbao, and this place is just the periphery at best." Rosen explained, looking around with curiosity.

"Ingot?" Klein showed a puzzled expression.

"A nickname, you can also call it that." Rosen curled his lips, and then he took out the badge with Tianzun painted on it from his pocket. The badge, which had never responded before, seemed to finally meet the conditions and moved at this moment.

As the owner of the surrounding area, Rosen could be said to have understood what the Heavenly Venerable Badge could be used for the moment it was activated. As he had guessed before, the function of the Heavenly Venerable Badge was very simple:

The person wearing the badge will be regarded as the Celestial Lord himself in terms of status, sharing the same status with the Celestial Lord.

To explain, if someone wears this badge, he, as an ordinary person, can instantly possess the status of a Heavenly Venerable and some of the associated characteristics brought by the status. Of course, it is only the status, not the power.

This might not sound very helpful, but don't forget, the reason why Celestial Sovereigns are so difficult to fight against is largely due to their high status, their innate status being higher than that of mortals. Even the acquired Lords of the Mysteries can't truly compete with them in this regard.

In other words, if the wearer possesses the same status as the Heavenly Venerable, he is qualified to fight against the Heavenly Venerable.

The most crucial thing is that sharing the same person also means another thing - if the will of the Heavenly Venerable is immortal, then the will of the wearer will also be immortal.

Thinking of this, Rosen couldn't help but laugh out loud. The most disgusting thing about Tianzun in the original novel was his immortal consciousness. Even if Klein, who had become the Lord of Mysteries, could suppress him for a while, he would eventually be wiped out by him as time went by.

But now, this disgusting characteristic seems to be disgusting to Tianzun himself.

"Klein, perhaps our operation this time will be smoother than originally expected." Rosen said happily. He had already figured out how to use this thing.

The Heavenly Venerable Badge is a useful but limited item for Rosen. If he uses it directly, he can at most gain some blessings from the Heavenly Venerable status, which can better exert the power of the thief's uniqueness, but the most important function will be wasted. After all, Rosen does not follow the path of the Gou San family. He has his own father's path, which is no worse than the Lord of Mysteries.

But if Rosen equips the Cotton Doll version of Klein with the Tianzun Badge, he can get double the joy.

- Don't forget, the existence of the cotton doll can share Klein's abilities with Rosen, which naturally includes his personality.

"So something good happened?" Klein asked tentatively. He naturally noticed that Rosen had suddenly become cheerful.

"It is indeed a good thing, both for you and me." Rosen said this, and put the Tianzun badge on the cotton doll's chest.

"What... is this?" Klein showed a puzzled expression. He felt that something had happened, but because he was just an ordinary person, he couldn't confirm what exactly had happened.

"It's a cheat for you." Rosen explained with a smile, and then his eyes lit up.

He successfully exploited the bug, and the effect of the Tianzun Badge was shared with him by the Cotton Doll.

Chapter 43 Wouldn't it be better if you became a celestial master?

And the moment he received the blessing of the Heavenly Venerable status, Rosen sensed something, which made him look up at the Source Castle in front of him, and then he snapped his fingers, activating the power of the Source Castle.

So, the Source Castle, which had just ignored them, opened its gate at this moment, and then a staircase condensed from light formed in front of the two of them, as if welcoming their master back.

This sudden change left Klein stunned, but then he seemed to sense something and said thoughtfully, "I... I seem to sense it welcoming us."

"It's normal. After all, we are his masters now." Rosen said this, stepped onto the stairs, and walked through the thick gray fog. In the process, he saw a huge palace that looked like a giant's residence. That was obviously the place where the Tarot Club would hold meetings in the future.

After that, Rosen stepped onto a gray cloud. Above the cloud was a door. It was a brilliant light door stained with a little blue-black. It was made up of many layers of bubbles stacked together. But if you look closely, you will find that those bubbles are not real bubbles, but transparent insects one after another.

Above the light gate, there are transparent cocoons hanging one after another, and you can see a different soul sleeping in each cocoon.

Rosen scanned these "travelers" and soon found an empty cocoon. It obviously belonged to the first traveler sent down from Sefirah Castle, the goddess of night, Amanesis.

Not far from the Goddess of Night, Zhou Mingrui, whose face was obviously more mature and who was most likely a qualified office worker, was sleeping quietly in another cocoon.

"Hello, Fool."

Rosen greeted the other person softly in his heart. He then turned his head to look at the cotton doll on his shoulder and said, "How does it feel to meet your future self?"

"...I don't know. This is very strange." Klein shook his head. He just stared at himself in the light cocoon, then looked at the other cocoons after a moment. After staring for a long time, Klein suddenly said:

"What do you think? If they just slept like this until the future, and then returned to the real world, would they think they had just traveled to another world? Would they desperately try to find a way to return home, only to realize in the end that they hadn't left home, but had simply slept too long?"

Klein's voice was a little hazy. He seemed to be talking about other people, but also seemed to be talking about his own future.

Rosen listened to him quietly, then said, "At least they survived. They are luckier than many people."

"Yes, they survived, but many more died in the disaster." Klein raised his hand, seemingly touching the light cocoons through the air. He continued:

"Although I've been very scared recently, I actually don't have a concrete concept of the disaster you're talking about. It's so vague. I believe what you're saying and I'm terrified by it, but I can't imagine what kind of disaster it is."

"But now, looking at these people, these survivors, I seem to be able to imagine it." Klein said this and turned his head to look at Rosen. He suddenly asked, "Rosen, I've never asked you, what exactly caused that disaster?"

"I didn't tell you before because you weren't worthy enough back then, and knowing the truth could be dangerous. Now..." Rosen's gaze fell on the Celestial Lord badge on Klein's chest. After a pause, he said, "Your civilization was destroyed by the awakening Prime Creator."

Klein was stunned. He had heard Rosen describe the Third Age, so he knew that there was a Creator in this world. This Creator was not referring to the current Sun God, but the real Creator who existed earlier and had fallen.

But Klein never imagined that his era would be destroyed by the Creator.

"Why?" Klein asked almost subconsciously, "Isn't He the Creator? Why would He destroy our era?"

Rosen sighed and said, "The Creator did not intentionally destroy your era. He simply awakened, that's all."

"Huh?" Klein was stunned for a moment, then he couldn't help but laugh, not out of joy, but out of anger.

Because Klein understood Rosen's meaning—the Creator did not intentionally destroy humanity, but just as humans could bring natural disasters to ants without any intention, the Creator did not need to do anything intentionally. The collateral effects brought about by His awakening alone were enough to bring a devastating blow to human civilization.

In other words, humans were simply injured by mistake.

This is ridiculous!

Their world, their civilization, those countless lives were not deliberately killed or destroyed, but simply destroyed by the unintentional actions of a god.

"Why?" After laughing, Klein felt tired and confused again.

"Because humans are too weak," Rosen replied. He looked at Klein and said, "Because of our weakness, we will be destroyed by the chain reaction brought about by the Creator's awakening. Just like us now, because we are weak, we are powerless against the Creator."

Klein clenched his fists at this moment. For the first time in his life, he felt an indescribable sense of powerlessness, and then there was a surge of anger.

Anger at the Creator for destroying his hometown, anger at his own weakness, anger at fate.

Klein had never been so thirsty for power as he was now.

Klein couldn't help but look at Rosen. Even though he had already received the answer, he couldn't help but ask again, "Is there really no way to prevent this from happening?"

"At least I can't do it right now." Rosen shook his head, then changed the subject and said, "But based on the information I've found recently, perhaps there is a chance of a turnaround."

All the necessary groundwork has been laid, and it's time to guide Klein's attention towards the Lord of Mysteries' location.

Klein looked at him anxiously and asked, "What's the turning point?"

"I'm just an ordinary angel. I can't stop the Prime Creator from reviving, but there might be a slight chance that the Celestial Lord can. Even if He can't do it, at least with His power, He can save more people from the disaster." Rosen said. After Klein's eyes lit up, he suddenly changed the subject and said:

"But Tianzun won't help us."

Rosen said bluntly, "The Celestial Lord is a very cruel deity. Don't think that just because He saved you, He's a good deity. In fact, according to the information I've recently found, everyone saved by the Celestial Lord during the apocalypse, including you, exists for only one purpose: to serve as a vessel for His resurrection."

Klein's eyes dimmed, and he finally understood why he was considered a "lucky person" to survive—it turned out that he was used as a resurrection vessel.

Honestly, at this moment, Klein had a sense that this was indeed the case. He knew there was no such thing as a free lunch.

"But!" Rosen suddenly raised his voice, bringing another turning point to the situation. He smiled as he took the cotton doll off his shoulder, casually manipulated the gray fog to form a frame, and placed Klein on it.

Rosen and Klein looked at each other and said with a bright smile, "It doesn't matter if the Heavenly Lord doesn't help. Wouldn't it be great if you could become the Heavenly Lord?"

Chapter 44 What will the future look like?

"Ah? Who will become the Heavenly Lord? Me?"

Klein was truly bewildered at this moment. He felt like he might be hallucinating. Otherwise, how could he hear Rosen telling a joke? Or was he joking to ease his emotions?

"Rosen, now's not the time to joke..." Klein began, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Rosen.

"I'm not kidding. In fact, this is feasible." Rosen looked at Klein and said seriously:

"Do you think the Celestial Lord just randomly grabs anyone to use as a resurrection vessel? No, in reality, every being He pulls up, including you, is incredibly gifted. You were born to be extraordinary beings, and your talent on this path is unmatched."

Rosen wasn't talking nonsense. After all, the three "travelers," including the Goddess of Night, Russell, and Klein, were all strong opponents. They were all at Sequence 0 at the very least, an achievement not attainable by ordinary people.

Although it seems that anyone can take the extraordinary path, it actually depends on talent. However, this talent is different from the cultivation talent in novels about cultivating immortals or magic novels. It is a talent of will. Only those who can fight against divinity and madness can go further.

For those who have no talent in this area, let alone becoming a god, it is even a problem whether they can be promoted to the middle sequence. There is no guarantee that they will go out of control and become monsters.

As for whether Mr. Fool can save the old era after replacing Tianzun in the future, Rosen said that he is actually very curious and looking forward to it.

I wonder if the Lord of Mysteries has any way to prevent the resurrection of the Prime Creator.

What kind of changes will happen in history if an era that should have been destroyed is saved? After all, this is different from the small changes he had made before.

Rosen was looking forward to the answer to this question, and he actually had a hunch that the answer to this question would not be the destruction of the future era of the original history like the Third Age in which he lived.

But Rosen still has no concrete idea of ​​what will happen, but he trusts his intuition.

In other words, believe in the impressions that remain in your mind even if you may lose your memory.

Rosen couldn't help but curl his lip when he thought of this. He wasn't sure what his past was, but he thought that was probably a very interesting answer.

"I'm gifted? Is that true?" Klein pointed at himself, becoming even more confused.

He was not someone who would underestimate himself, but he had never thought that he would be gifted in becoming an extraordinary person.

"Actually, Klein, I did a divination for you during this time." Rosen looked at him seriously and said, "The results show that in the future, you will become the new Lord of Mysteries, replacing Tianzun."

Klein's eyes widened at this moment. He looked at Rosen, trying to discern even a hint of a joke, but there wasn't one.

What the other party said is true.

Am I really that awesome?

Klein found it difficult to describe his feelings at this moment.

"Of course, it's undeniable that this isn't an easy road. You'll gain a lot, but you'll also lose a lot," Rosen continued, not hiding anything.

"You will always be accompanied by madness. You will need to fight against the will of the Heavenly Lord and fight against divinity every moment until the end of your life."

Klein opened his mouth. He was silent for a moment, then scratched his head before saying, "That sounds terrible."

"It's indeed tragic." Rosen nodded and said calmly, "So you want to give up? Actually, you don't have to worry about it. Even if you don't become a Heavenly Venerable, I will try my best to protect you and your parents."

Klein was silent for a few seconds. He suddenly smiled and shook his head. He looked at the people in the light cocoon and said, "But if that's the case, they'd be too pitiful. They'd wake up with nothing."

Of course, Klein could ignore this matter. After all, he and his parents might be able to escape this disaster and linger on in the future.

But looking at these people in front of him, these different, living people, Klein found it hard to convince himself to completely ignore them.

He wanted to give it a try, even if it was ultimately futile, at least he had to try.

"Perhaps I won't be able to prevent the disaster in the end, but at least I should try." Klein said this and looked at Rosen again. He took a deep breath and said, "So what should I do?"

"...That's indeed the choice you would make." Rosen also smiled. He suddenly said, "Actually, I forgot to mention one thing just now. According to common sense, even if you defeat the Celestial Lord temporarily, you won't be able to defeat Him forever. Sooner or later, the Celestial Lord will revive in you."

Klein was stunned for a moment. He hesitated for a moment, then said, "But at least, I can still do something before that."

"Yes, before that, you can do something." Rosen nodded. He suddenly laughed happily and said, "But you are lucky child. Who made you meet me?"

Rosen raised his hand and tapped the Tianzun badge on Klein. "Did you forget? I've already enabled cheats for you."

Klein glanced down at the badge in surprise, then belatedly asked, "What's its use?"

Rosen didn't hide anything and explained the purpose of the Tianzun Badge swiftly and concisely. Finally, he said, "...So with this, and my help, trust me, you will win."

"You seem to be setting some kind of promise." Klein couldn't help but grumble, but his heavy mood eased considerably. Then he thought of something and said, "Wait, so you've already thought of this?"

"I never fight a battle I'm not sure of." Rosen said with a smile, his eyes then fell on Zhou Mingrui in the light cocoon. His tone became serious again, and he said:

"Now it's your turn to make a choice. I can allow you to be born as an ordinary person in this era. Don't worry about your body. I have recently specially learned certain abilities of the Earth Path. Combined with my talent, I can definitely create a new body for you."

"I can also let you descend as a Sequence 1 Mystic Attendant." Rosen's expression grew serious. He looked at Klein and said:

"But this is very dangerous. Even with my assistance and the Celestial Lord Badge, I cannot guarantee that you can suppress Celestial Lord's resurgence. While the Badge can ensure your survival, it cannot guarantee that you won't become a mentally patched-up monster, nor can it guarantee that you won't be suppressed by Celestial Lord's will."

Just as the will of Tianzun to revive can be suppressed by Klein in the original novel, even if he has the same status as Tianzun and is immortal, it does not mean that Klein can definitely defeat Tianzun.

This was at best a qualification and a guarantee, ensuring that even if Klein lost for a while, he could still follow Tianzun closely, and even quietly accumulate strength in secret, waiting for the day of his comeback.

Klein swallowed. He couldn't help but feel nervous at this moment. Then he thought of something and said, "Wait, I have another question."

Chapter 45 Zhou Mingrui Falls to the Ground

"What's the problem?" Rosen looked at him with a smile.

"If I become the Lord of Mysteries in this era, how can I return to my past era?" Klein raised his hand and asked. He had really overlooked this point just now.

Rosen smiled when he heard this. He reached out and tapped Klein's cotton head. "Xiao Zhou, you don't think this cotton doll's function is simply to allow your consciousness to descend into this era, do you?"

"Uh, can I let you go back to my era?" Klein asked uncertainly.

"That's just a side effect." Rosen shook his head and continued, "Actually, the cotton doll's true function is to carry your will and power across all timelines, including your present self and your future self. You are the original one, the one that activates naturally, while the rest require my personal interaction to activate."

Rosen tilted his head to look at the light cocoon and said, "And when your future self's will descends upon it, you will naturally share everything your future self possesses, because you are one."

If not, why would Rosen want Mr. Fool to arrive in this era ahead of time!

Klein was stunned. He had never imagined that the cotton doll he possessed could have such a terrifying function.

"One, one certificate, one permanent certificate?" Klein inexplicably thought of this phrase, which is commonly used in immortal cultivation mythology novels.

"Why not?" Rosen nodded with a smile.

"Awesome!" Klein didn't know what to say for a moment, and could only think of this simple but very practical word.

As for sharing everything with his future self, even after the fusion of wills, will he still be himself?

Klein had no doubt about this. He had always been himself, and this would not change with time. Even if he truly gained memories of the future, or even merged with another's will, he would still be himself.

"So what's your choice?" Rosen asked at this moment. "Do you want to start your career as an ordinary person, or become an angel in one step?"

Klein didn't answer immediately. Instead, he showed a pensive expression. After a moment, he took a deep breath, looked at Rosen, and said, "I chose to become an angel. It's admittedly risky, but I don't have time."

He was not a newbie who knew nothing about the extraordinary path. He knew how long it usually took to become an angel from an ordinary person, and his world obviously did not have that much time for him to waste.

"...Okay!" Rosen looked at him and nodded. He then looked at the light cocoon and said, "Then let us awaken your future self together!"

He seemed to be having a nightmare.

The nightmare was very long and confusing. Zhou Mingrui just felt like he was fighting with someone in the dream. The opponent was a super fighter who beat him so hard that it hurt him terribly. But he didn't know if it was because he was dreaming, because there were several times when Zhou Mingrui felt that he was going to be beaten to death, but in the end he was fine.

Obviously, Zhou Mingrui was not the only one who was surprised by this situation. The guy who was fighting with him was also surprised.

Even though he couldn't even see the face clearly, Zhou Mingrui clearly remembered the feeling of disgust coming from the other side at that moment.

But even though he couldn't die, Zhou Mingrui had no way to deal with the opponent. However, after fighting for a while, Zhou Mingrui, who was at a disadvantage at the beginning, figured out something and was finally able to barely hold on to the opponent. Just when he didn't know how to break the deadlock, something seemed to happen again.

What's the matter?

Zhou Mingrui couldn't remember it, he just instinctively felt that it was indeed a very chaotic dream, and in that equally chaotic battle, he seemed to have successfully suppressed the opponent in the end and suppressed the opponent in the depths of the dream.

What a strange dream.

"Wake up, wake up, don't sleep anymore!"

Who? Who's talking? It's so noisy!

Zhou Mingrui was thinking when someone's voice suddenly sounded in his ear, which made him frown.

"Rosen, are you sure your method just now was correct?"

"You can doubt my character, but you can't doubt my ability. For today, I not only learned the ability of the Earth Path, but also borrowed the corresponding ability from Adam. There is absolutely no problem."

It seemed as if someone was speaking in his ear with a solemn oath. The voice was unfamiliar, but for some reason it made Zhou Mingrui feel familiar.

Who is it? He must know the other person.

Zhou Mingrui was thinking about this when he suddenly shuddered and fragments of memory flashed through his mind. He saw that he had turned into a cotton doll for some unknown reason, saw that he had met a three-year-old time traveler, and also saw the other party's chaotic daily life.

At the end of daily life, there is a horrific handmade doll, the result of the other party's divination, the truth of the destruction of the world, and his choice.

Zhou Mingrui suddenly opened his eyes and saw the thick gray fog just like in his memory. Above him, the Son of God, who did not look very old, was looking at him, with a cotton doll on his shoulder.

With just one glance, Zhou Mingrui confirmed that it was him.

The lucky him in the past never experienced the end of the world, but arrived at the future him first.

In a daze, Zhou Mingrui remembered something. He remembered his past. He had no adventures and was not lucky enough to meet Rosen. Therefore, he had never known about the existence of the extraordinary and had no idea when the end of the world would come.

Until that day, due to bad luck, he performed a change of fortune ritual out of curiosity, and then... he was pulled into the gray fog by the power of Tianzun.

Then his era came to an end with a flash of white light.

Zhou Mingrui's mind flashed with all the things that happened back then. He should have forgotten them, but he remembered them because he became a mysterious waiter.

He suddenly felt like crying, but finally held it back, because Zhou Mingrui knew that this was his past, but it was no longer his past.

——Zhou Mingrui remembered that the dream he just had was not a pure dream, or rather, it was the struggle he had experienced with Tianzun. He almost got lost in that struggle. Those chaotic dreams were caused by Tianzun's erosion of his consciousness. Those so-called fights were the embodiment of the confrontation of wills.

Originally, as an ordinary person, it would have been difficult for Zhou Mingrui to defeat Tianzun. However, because of the status he shared with Tianzun, the support from his past cognitive anchors, and the help provided by Rosen, Zhou Mingrui finally succeeded in suppressing Tianzun's will to revive. He used the characteristics of the mysterious servant on the source castle, as well as some arrangements made by Tianzun that were originally intended to facilitate Tianzun's own resurrection but ended up benefiting Zhou Mingrui, and directly became a mysterious servant.

So now he still has a chance to save the disaster that has happened. Even if he cannot prevent the disaster from happening in the end, he can at least save as many people as possible from the disaster.

Zhou Mingrui thought of this and looked at Rosen. He hesitated, smiled, and said, "Well, hello?",Chapter 46: The Birth of the Fool

When Rosen heard Zhou Mingrui's words, he couldn't help but glance at the cotton doll on his shoulder and said teasingly, "In a sense, you really are as holy as ever."

"Don't think I don't know that this is an insult." Klein said unhappily. He looked at himself across from him and suddenly had a strange feeling.

He knew that he was him and they were one person.

Even at this moment, because of the special function of the cotton doll, they achieved true mutual understanding.

And perhaps because the Mysterious Attendant was a natural "split" expert, making dozens or even hundreds of secret dolls was just a common thing. Klein did not feel uncomfortable about this, but instead felt like a fish in water.

This made Klein think for a few seconds before he suddenly leaped forward.

Zhou Mingrui on the opposite side stretched out his hand at this moment, caught the cotton doll very naturally, and then placed it on his shoulder.

Then, one man and one cotton doll looked at Rosen in sync and said in unison:

"Hello, Rosen, nice to meet you and long time no see?"

"It hasn't been that long since we last met." Rosen raised an eyebrow, looked at the two people in front of him, smiled, raised his hand and pushed his monocle up, and said, "And to be honest, if you want to scare people, you're pretty bad at it."

It's much worse than Amon's "You are Amon, I am Amon, everyone is Amon".

The man and the cotton doll opposite paused, both looking somewhat frustrated.

They admitted that they had intentionally tried to scare Rosen.

Klein muttered, "Is it really that bad?"

"I don't think this is our problem." Zhou Mingrui, as a more mature office worker, consoled him, "Don't forget, that's Rosen!"

Klein was strangely silent for a few seconds, then he was convinced.

After all, that's Rosen!

Who can scare Rosen?

Anyway, Klein couldn't think of anyone who could do this.

Rosen waited until they finished interacting before saying, "By the way, Da Zhou, do you want to give yourself a code name?"

"But I'm also Klein!" Zhou Mingrui looked at him and said with a smile, "Why, do you think we are different people?"

Although he did not actually experience everything that happened with the cotton doll, after sharing the memories, for Zhou Mingrui, those things were no different from what he had experienced personally.

Or rather, in Zhou Mingrui's cognition, those were his personal experiences. After all, he was the same person as his past self, only different in timeline. So, of course, he also thought that his name was now Klein.

"That's not the case." Rosen shook his head. In his eyes, Klein was the same person. He was simply raising a very practical question:

"Although you are both Klein, and I can call you Klein, if both of you are called Klein, it will be hard to tell you apart if you are together."

"That's indeed a problem." Klein nodded. Although he admitted that his future self was also him, they were now two individuals after all. If they were called by the same name, it would be difficult for outsiders to distinguish them.

Zhou Mingrui was obviously convinced. He showed a thoughtful expression, and after a few seconds, he suddenly smiled cheerfully and said:

"Then from today on, I am a fool."

Since fate has brought him together with the fortune teller, he might as well be the fool!

"Very good, very impressive!" Rosen immediately applauded the seal out of respect. He had been looking forward to seeing this scene since the first time he met Xiao Zhou. Now he has finally achieved the achievement of witnessing the "Birth of the Fool".

It's not easy!

As Rosen was thinking this, he suddenly sensed some changes happening in him, which was a sign that the Peter Pan potion was completely digested.

Rosen wasn't surprised by this. After all, as the designer of the Father's Path, he had already figured out how to digest the potion when he designed the Peter Pan sequence.

Peter Pan is not only a child who never grows up, but also a brave and fearless Peter Pan, a hero who protects his friends. In addition to maintaining the innocence of a child, helping his friends is also an integral part of playing Peter Pan.

There is no doubt that Rosen's performance during this period not only perfectly fits the definition of a child who never grows up, but his behavior of helping Klein also meets the needs of acting.

Of course, this is a positive performance. Rosen actually also designed a reverse performance method for this sequence, but that method is not very positive and sunny, so it is better not to mention it.

"Just as I thought, the Peter Pan potion has been successfully digested. Now I can prepare for my promotion to Sequence 8." Rosen couldn't help but think about the next promotion in his mind.

The extraordinary materials needed for the Scholar's potion were not high-end and were not difficult to find. He had put together the potion after referring to the materials required for Sequence 8 of the three paths: Peeper, Versatile, and Reader.

In theory, Rosen could go to a prosperous human city and find a gathering of Beyonders to buy the necessary materials.

Compared to the Peter Pan potion that was digested as expected, Rosen was a little surprised to find that the keychain, which had been used only to open the space-time gate of the Fourth Age, had changed again at this moment, with an extra key on it.

It was a key made of a material that looked similar to the light gate of Sefirah Castle. There was a symbol of the Lord of Mysteries on the front, and a number five was engraved on the back.

Rosen held the key, and the corresponding information appeared in his mind - it was the key corresponding to the Fifth Era, Zhou Mingrui. With this key, he could open the door to time and space leading to the Fifth Era, arriving at the time when Xiao Zhou first descended from Sefirah Castle into the real world.

The reason for the formation of this key is also very simple - because Rosen made a major change to Zhou Mingrui's life, and this change will also cause a major change to the original destiny of the world. The result of the two superpositions is the formation of a new key.

"These are really harsh conditions. They must cause major changes to both the parties involved and the fate of the world. There aren't many events that meet this condition." Rosen raised his eyebrows and sighed in his heart, but many major events flashed through his mind.

Klein naturally didn't know what Rosen was thinking. He just had some thoughts after discussing the naming experience with the Fool.

That obviously made him hesitate, but in the end, Klein looked at Rosen and asked, "By the way, Rosen, I have another question. If I really prevent the resurrection of the Prime Creator and allow human civilization to survive, will it have any impact on the future?"

When asking this question, Klein was undoubtedly very nervous. He didn't want his own era to be destroyed, but he also didn't want the era of Rosen and the others to be destroyed because of his actions.

Rosen could clearly see what Klein was thinking, which made him smile. He said, "Don't worry. Although I can't give you an accurate answer to this question, I am at least certain of one thing: it won't be the destruction of this era."

After a pause, Rosen continued, "If you're worried, I can give you another example. For example, I shouldn't have existed in the Third Age. However, based on my investigation after traveling to the Fourth Age, although my actions left traces in the future, they didn't cause any butterfly effect. Only the things I had already experienced had a tangible change."

"So even if you really save the world in the future, it will not directly bring about the butterfly effect. As for the subsequent development to a certain extent, I can only say that there should be a way to resolve the dislocation between the two eras by then, but I can't think of it now." Having said that, Rosen spread his hands, seeming a little helpless.

"Wait, what do you mean by can't remember?" Klein slowly typed a question mark.

Chapter 47: Journey to the Fifth Era

"What I mean is, I should have known how to solve this kind of problem, but I seem to have lost my memory now, so I can't remember it." Rosen said frankly without any intention of hiding anything.

"Huh?" Klein was stunned for a moment, then reacted. He frowned and looked at Rosen worriedly, "Are you okay?"

The Fool had the same expression.

Amnesia is no small matter no matter how you think about it.

"It's okay, it's just a small problem. I'll remember it sooner or later." Rosen waved his hand and then shook the keychain in his hand towards the two Kleins, one big and one small. He said, "Rather than worrying about my memory problem, are you interested in going to the future with me?"

He couldn't wait to open the Fifth Era copy.

"You mean the Fourth Age?" The Fool asked. He had Klein's memories and naturally remembered the time travel story that Rosen had told him.

"No, it's an era even later than that." Rosen shook his head. He looked at Mr. Fool in front of him and said, "That's when you should have woken up."

The fool was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized something.

As a Servant of Mysteries, he certainly had some perception of fate, so Mr. Fool knew very well that without Rosen's interference, he might not be released into Sefirah Castle until a long time later, and then wake up in an unfamiliar era.

After hesitating for a moment, Mr. Fool shook his head and said, "I can't. I still need some time to stabilize myself. Although I have temporarily suppressed the will of the Celestial Lord, He may still strike back at any time."

This is the truth. Although he won temporarily, Zhou Mingrui, as a former ordinary person, jumped from a mortal to Sequence 1, and lacked an anchor of faith. His current condition is actually not very good.

The Fool then looked at Klein and said, "Let Klein accompany you. He and I share the ability of the Mystical Servant, which is enough to help you in the future. He is in better condition than me."

Klein couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when he heard this. Although he shared the mysterious servant's abilities due to the cotton doll's extraordinary mechanism, and even became an anchor of humanity to a certain extent to stabilize the will of his other self, Klein himself did not need to directly confront the Celestial Lord. He only needed to assist his future self in the confrontation of wills.

So in terms of condition, Klein is indeed in better condition than the Fool.

"Okay, let's go!" Rosen nodded, then reached out to Klein. After catching the cotton doll, he skillfully placed it on his shoulder. He then looked at the Fool and, after hesitating for a moment, said:

"If you have any problems, you can seek help from the Sun God. Although He is quite afraid of me, He is indeed a good person and will help you suppress the will of the Heavenly Lord."

"If necessary, I will go." Mr. Fool smiled. He certainly knew who the Sun God was.

"Okay, then take care of yourself, we'll set off first! When we come back, I'll share with you the story of this time travel." Rosen said goodbye to Mr. Fool warmly, and then activated the power of the keychain.

After the familiar dazzling light, Rosen opened the door of time and space symbolizing the Fifth Age, and then he was in the familiar trance again.

Maybe a few seconds passed, maybe longer, before Rosen regained consciousness and found himself lying in a very familiar place—the gray fog of Sefirah Castle.

Not far away, a familiar figure was looking at him worriedly. It was Zhou Mingrui with a more mature face.

Rosen blinked, then reacted. He smiled and greeted the other person, "Hello, Mr. Fool of this era. May I introduce myself?"

"That's probably not necessary." The Fool shook his head. He was certainly not the Fool of the Third Age who had traveled through time and space with Rosen, but Zhou Mingrui who had just awakened in this era.

Rosen's changes to the past will indeed not produce a butterfly effect, but the changes themselves will be reflected in the parties involved. This directly led to the fact that at the moment Rosen arrived at this moment, Zhou Mingrui, who should have been sleeping in the Fifth Era, suddenly woke up, and then painlessly became a mysterious waiter, and incidentally received two memories of his past self.

Zhou Mingrui:?

Is this what it feels like to be stuck?

Honestly, kind of happy.

Although Tianzun is quite annoying when he keeps chattering in my head.

The cotton doll also woke up at this time. Klein looked left and right and understood what was going on. He said with a strange expression, "So, I was the worst off in the Third Era. I was simply carrying a heavy burden."

"To be frank, indeed." Rosen nodded in agreement. He looked at Zhou Mingrui of the Fifth Era and said, "But if you really want to be calculative, perhaps you are the one who will ultimately have to carry the burden."

Zhou Mingrui of the Fifth Era didn't seem surprised to hear this. He smiled and said, "I know. I can sense that the activity of the Celestial Sovereigns in this era is much lower than before. If anyone among us has the best chance of becoming the Lord of the Mysteries, it's obviously me."

After a pause, he said firmly: "So I will try my best to do this."

"Come on!" Rosen immediately made a cheering gesture.

At this moment, Zhou Mingrui from the Fifth Era suddenly seemed to sense something. He almost hurriedly said, "Let's talk later!"

Zhou Mingrui then disappeared, seemingly having left Sefirah Castle.

Rosen raised an eyebrow at this. He tilted his head to look at Klein, who was clearly syncing with Zhou Mingrui's perception, and asked, "Where has he been?"

"He sensed that a being connected to our fate was in danger, so he went to save them." Klein said this with a look of nervousness and confusion on his face. After a moment, he seemed relieved and said, "He saved them."

But then, Klein's expression became strange again, and he said, "What a coincidence, that person's name is also Klein."

Ah, this is to rescue the original Klein Moretti!

Rosen raised an eyebrow. He knew that the reason Zhou Mingrui became Klein in the original novel was because the original Klein "committed suicide" due to Antigonus's notes, leaving a fresh shell. It was because of his relationship with the fortune teller that he was accurately placed in Sefirah Castle.

And now the starting point of this story has obviously been changed because of Rosen's intrusion.

"Let's join in the fun!" Thinking of this, Rosen immediately spoke excitedly, looking like he really wanted to join in the fun.

Klein naturally wouldn't disagree.

So the two of them quickly found where Zhou Mingrui was. It was not a very spacious room, and from the furniture inside, it could be seen that the occupant was very poor.

In this not very spacious room, a young man who was probably in his early twenties and had a rather bookish air was talking to Zhou Mingrui. His tone, eyes, and expression were all filled with gratitude.

There is no doubt that this is the former Klein Moretti.

"Oh, you've made a new friend, Xiao Zhou." Rosen immediately started jokingly.

"This is Klein Moretti, he..." Zhou Mingrui smiled helplessly in the face of the teasing. He then hesitated for a moment, not quite sure how to introduce him.

The mysterious waiter's ability allowed him to glimpse the original traces of fate, so Zhou Mingrui roughly knew what the original fate of the person in front of him was, and it was this point that made him feel complicated.

At the same time, Zhou Mingrui couldn't help but feel a little confused.

Klein naturally shared his doubts, so the cotton doll poked Rosen and whispered, "You didn't know this a long time ago, did you?"

"Know what?" Rosen asked with a smile.

"Of course he knows my original fate. Otherwise, why... is it Klein?" Klein asked suspiciously. He knew that Rosen always had many secrets.

"Guess!" Rosen said with a smile, but did not admit it.

"I guess that's the case. You must have known something a long time ago." Klein said unhappily, but he wasn't really angry.

Klein knew that Rosen was not a simple-minded person, but he also knew that no matter what his plans were, at least so far, he was sincerely helping him.

This was enough for Klein.

He is not the kind of person who has to get to the bottom of everything.

Chapter 48 Zhou Mingrui is confused

"Maybe!" Rosen smiled. He wasn't surprised by Klein's reaction, but he still felt good.

Rosen certainly knew that the reason Klein didn't ask too many questions was not only because of his personality, but more because of his trust in him.

Rosen likes the feeling of being trusted.

"Mr. Fool, is this young man your… friend?" Klein Moretti hesitated and asked. He had originally wanted to ask, "Is this your child?" But seeing how the two interacted, he didn't think so.

As for Klein on Rosen's shoulder, the former Klein Moretti treated him as a living doll friend in a legend.

"This is my best friend, Rosen Nicholas." Zhou Mingrui introduced without hesitation.

"Hello, Mr. Moretti." Rosen also greeted the former Klein Moretti with a smile. After he finished speaking, he deliberately lifted the cotton doll on his shoulder and shook it, saying, "This is Klein, my doll friend."

Klein Moretti was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then said in surprise, "What a coincidence! We have the same name."

"Yes, what a coincidence! This shows that you two are destined to be together." Rosen nodded. "Perhaps you will become good friends in the future."

"That sounds great." Former Klein Moretti seemed to imagine such a future and couldn't help but smile. He then looked at the cotton doll and said, "Hello, Klein, can I call you that? You can call me Moretti."

"Hello, Moretti." Klein also smiled friendly. Looking at the bookish young man in front of him, he felt a little emotional.

He and his destiny are no longer the same.

That's good.

After they had gotten to know each other, Zhou Mingrui looked at Moretti and said, "Although I have resolved the pollution you encountered, the dark cloud hanging over your fate has not completely dissipated. But don't worry, you will be fine. I will take care of this matter."

At this point, Zhou Mingrui frowned slightly. He could see signs of interference in Moretti's fate. The other party's "suicide" was not simply due to the influence of the Antigonus family notes.

But Zhou Mingrui still needs to do a divination to find out what exactly happened.

Thinking of this, Zhou Mingrui didn't hesitate at all. He quickly used the ability of the mysterious waiter to perform divination and soon got a picture:

In the picture, in a house with a red chimney, a middle-aged man was writing something in a notebook with a quill pen. As the picture zoomed in, Zhou Mingrui could clearly see the contents of the notebook:

It described how the Antigonus notes were accidentally lost by a member of the Secret Order, then fell into the hands of a member of the Aurora Order, and were then deliberately sold to the unlucky classmate Welch. It even described how three people, including Welch, used black divination to activate the power of the Antigonus family notes, and then everything was ruined.

Only the part about Klein's death was blacked out and changed to say that Klein did not succeed in committing suicide.

In addition, the notes also recorded how a man named Lanevus used innocent girls to pray for the true Creator's offspring.

Zhou Mingrui:?

What is this? A destiny note that makes whatever you write come true?

Although he is already a mysterious attendant, as a newly-minted "time traveler", Zhou Mingrui obviously has no idea what 008 is. However, as a person who has read a lot of fantasy works before traveling through time, Zhou Mingrui obviously has no lack of imagination in terms of "destiny is what you write".

"Wait, Rosen seems to have introduced a similar ability...audience?" Zhou Mingrui's expression suddenly became subtle. With memories of the Cotton Doll period, he certainly had a basic understanding of the Twenty-Two Divine Paths, so Zhou Mingrui remembered that there seemed to be similar abilities in the later period of the Audience Path.

Thinking of the ingenious characteristic of the high-sequence audience, "everything they say will be known," Zhou Mingrui was silent for a second. Almost subconsciously, he invoked the power of the Source Fortress to protect everyone present, preventing others from prying. Then, he thought of something else, frowned, looked at Rosen beside him, and said, "Rosen, I remember you know the True Creator."

Although it is unknown what the purpose of the suspected audience or the person holding items related to the audience is, it is an ironclad fact that the other party wants the descendants of the true creator to be born here.

"What happened?" Rosen asked, but he already had a guess in his heart.

In the original novel, even with the bonus of Sefirah Castle, Klein, who was only of low sequence, found it difficult to divine 008's specific information. After all, the gap between the two was too huge. However, with the blessing of Sefirah Castle, Zhou Mingrui, who was now hailed as the strongest angel king, could obviously directly reveal 008's underwear.

"I just divined something." Zhou Mingrui had no intention of hiding anything, and quickly told me everything he had just divined. Finally, he said with some worry:

"Although I don't know what that person is trying to do, his actions clearly indicate it's not a good thing. So, if you know the true Creator, do you know what the consequences would be if His offspring were to descend upon the world?"

"That would probably be a disaster that would endanger the entire city." Rosen gave the answer cooperatively, but he didn't intend to reveal any additional spoilers. For Zhou Mingrui, who had just awakened and became a mysterious waiter, the combination of Ins and 008 was a good target for him to practice.

So Rosen simply said, "The true creator of this era has gone mad, and his offspring will only be crazy monsters. If they succeed in descending, they will inevitably cause the deaths of countless people."

"I understand." Zhou Mingrui's expression became serious. He thought for a few seconds, then looked at Rosen and said, "Rosen, I want to ask you for a favor."

"What's the help?" Rosen waited for his answer.

"I want to get rid of the descendants of the real creator. Now that I already know about this, I can't just ignore it." Zhou Mingrui frowned and said, if he didn't have the ability, it would be fine, but since he had the ability to solve this matter, he couldn't pretend not to see it.

Zhou Mingrui then sighed and said, "But the girl who is pregnant with the child should be innocent. I would like to ask for your help to see if you can save her."

"Okay, no problem for me." Rosen nodded. He didn't mind helping in this matter.

"Then let's leave now. I'm afraid if we're too late, something might happen over there." Zhou Mingrui said this, then looked at Moretti and said, "Mr. Moretti, please wait at home for a while."

"...Although I don't know what happened, may the goddess bless you." Moretti spoke seriously. Although he was confused, he roughly guessed that he might be involved in some huge conspiracy, and his benefactor was about to solve this matter.

Chapter 49: The High-Level Game of Creating a True Offspring

"How can you be sure that we are not enemies of the Goddess of Night?" Rosen asked with interest when he heard this.

"Uh..." Moretti was clearly stuck for a moment. He hesitated for a moment, then said seriously, "You are good people. I believe you are not the goddess's enemy. Even if you are, there must be some misunderstanding."

"Rosen, stop teasing him." Seeing that Rosen was about to say something, Zhou Mingrui couldn't help but interrupt him and asked with some doubt: "Who is the Goddess of Night?"

Rosen had not introduced the existence of the Seven Gods to Klein.

"Well, that's a god from this era…" Rosen blinked and suddenly smiled. "Mr. Fool, you should have noticed it too. The power that was supposed to interfere with you the moment you woke up."

Zhou Mingrui hesitated after hearing this, then nodded and said, "I do feel a force. If I hadn't been influenced by the past and directly became a Mystic Servant, that force would have prevented me from directly embracing the Mystic Servant's characteristics. It's protecting me."

Without cheating, Klein would directly become the Servant of Mystery, and would most likely allow the Celestial Lord to revive in him, becoming a resurrection vessel in one step.

Zhou Mingrui then realized something, looked at Rosen, and asked, "Rosen, do you mean that the power comes from the Goddess of Night?"

"Yes, if I'm not mistaken, it comes from the Goddess of Night." Rosen smiled and said, "It's a very interesting existence. I think after you resolve the issue of the True Creator's offspring, we should meet with Him, both for your sake and for mine."

If Zhou Mingrui wants to gain a foothold in the Fifth Era and become the Lord of Mysteries, he will definitely need the help of allies, and the Goddess of Night is undoubtedly a good choice.

As for Rosen himself, he also needs to meet with the Goddess of Night because he needs to trade some things with her.

"Okay." Although Zhou Mingrui didn't know why Rosen said that, he had no objection to it.

The two of them did not waste any more time. Using the information obtained from divination, Zhou Mingrui quickly brought Rosen to the doorstep of Megose, the innocent woman who was deceived and became the mother of the real Creator's offspring.

"Dongdongdong——"

Zhou Mingrui took a step forward and began to knock on the door slowly. Of course, he did not do nothing while knocking on the door. In fact, when Zhou Mingrui arrived in this area, he had already transformed all the rats and pests in the area into secret dolls.

"Who is it?"

A moment later, a young blonde girl opened the door. She looked at Zhou Mingrui in front of her with some confusion and asked, "Sir, what can I do for you?" There was a hint of vigilance in her eyes.

"Good evening, Ms. Megose." Zhou Mingrui gave the other party a friendly smile, and then he took out a small piece of paper from his pocket, which he had taken with him when he left Moretti's house.

Megose's eyes fell on the piece of paper in Zhou Mingrui's hand, and she seemed to have seen something. She breathed a sigh of relief, but her expression became a little more restrained as she said, "Officer, I don't think I've done anything wrong."

That's right, Zhou Mingrui used his illusion ability to make Megose mistakenly believe that he was holding the corresponding certificate.

"Ma'am, you certainly haven't committed any crime, but I'm sorry, your fiancé may need to be investigated," Zhou Mingrui said with a serious expression. "Excuse me, he's probably a seasoned fraudster."

"What? Are you mistaken? How could my fiancé..." Megose revealed a shocked expression. Although she had unfortunately become the carrier of the evil god's offspring at this stage, she still did not know Lanevus's true identity.

"We found his past criminal record. It's a pity, but it seems that he is not just a fraudster. He even has connections with some not-so-good organizations..." Zhou Mingrui showed a regretful expression and said a few words to comfort Megose.

And at this moment, he finally heard Rosen's voice.

"Okay."

Zhou Mingrui immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He then smiled at Megose and said, "Madam, I wish you a sweet dream."

"What..." Before Megose could even begin to wonder, she closed her eyes and fainted. However, before she fell to the ground, Zhou Mingrui caught her and placed her safely on the sofa in the room.

Rosen appeared at this moment. He raised his hand to adjust his monocle, walked over to Megose, and gently tapped her forehead. "May life protect you."

Megose seemed to sense something, and her brows, which had been furrowed in her dream, relaxed at this moment.

Rosen reached out and grabbed Zhou Mingrui's shoulder.

Zhou Mingrui did not resist. After a jump in space, the two of them arrived at an uninhabited open space in the suburbs.

"Are you ready? If you are, I will release it." Rosen said with a smile.

Zhou Mingrui nodded, feeling a little nervous.

Although theoretically his ability could suppress the opponent, this was his first battle after all.

Everything that just happened was the result of their discussion. In order not to alert the offspring of the evil god and cause Megose's premature death, they arranged Zhou Mingrui to divert Megose's attention and buy time for Rosen, making it easier for Rosen to steal the monster in Megose's belly.

"Then do your best next time, Mr. Fool. This is your first battle after becoming the Servant of Mysteries. Don't lose." Rosen said this, and a mouse appeared in his hand. The mouse's belly was bulging, and it looked like it was pregnant.

Rosen threw the mouse out. Perhaps sensing danger, the mouse's abdomen swelled rapidly, soon becoming terrifyingly large. Not only that, the mouse's body also grew rapidly, soon reaching half a person's height, and it also grew long black legs that looked like both a spider and a blade.

The rat then jumped and attacked Zhou Mingrui, but before it could actually hit Mr. Fool, its movements suddenly and strangely stopped, as if it had rusted and stuck.

Zhou Mingrui controlled its spiritual thread.

But the offspring of the evil god was obviously not so easy to be transformed into a secret puppet. Before it was completely transformed, a cry suddenly came out of the mouse's throat. It was not an ordinary cry, but contained filth and some kind of instant death ability. It was the killing move of the offspring of the evil god.

Zhou Mingrui, who had seemed a little nervous at the beginning of the battle because he had never fought much, was obviously getting into the groove at this moment. With the shattering of a mouse puppet, the dirty words were resolved.

Chapter 50 Amon is on his way

The subsequent battle was obviously self-evident. It was not so much that Zhou Mingrui was really fighting the rat, but rather that he was practicing on it to familiarize himself with his new abilities.

Rosen was not surprised by this. Xiao Zhou had a very high fighting talent. Even if he had never fought before, he could quickly get the hang of it when a real fight broke out. This was not surprising.

Rosen suddenly turned his head to look at Adam, who had appeared beside him out of nowhere, and said with a smile, "You really are paying attention to this place too."

If not, how could the other party appear so timely.

"I'm glad I paid attention to this place." Adam looked back calmly, his golden eyes without any emotion. "I have to say, you really know how to surprise me."

"But I think you should be happy to see this happen, right?" Rosen smiled.

Although Adam was an inhuman machine, precisely because he was a machine, no one in the world wanted the birth of a mysterious Lord belonging to mankind more than he did.

"I don't deny that." Adam then looked at Zhou Mingrui, who was testing the Secret Attendant's abilities on a mouse. After watching for a few seconds, he said, "He needs to learn. As a Secret Attendant, he still lacks a lot."

"Don't be too harsh on someone who was just an ordinary person a few minutes ago." Rosen smiled and shook his head, then pinched his chin and said, "But Xiao Zhou does need to make up for his studies."

While the two were chatting, Zhou Mingrui also successfully dealt with the offspring of the evil god. This was actually not a difficult task for a mysterious servant. If Zhou Mingrui was not a complete newbie and was still very clumsy in the use of many abilities, he would have used the mouse as a tool to familiarize himself with the abilities, which would have been even faster.

"...Are you Sir Adam?" Zhou Mingrui naturally noticed the presence next to Rosen, which made him hesitate for a moment, and then he opened his mouth tentatively.

"It's me." Adam smiled at Zhou Mingrui and continued, "I've taken 008. As for Ince Zangwill, you can do whatever you want with him."

No matter what his original plan was, at this moment, Adam obviously chose to take 008 away in advance.

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Zhou Mingrui was stunned for a moment, then he realized that the person Adam was talking about should be the guy who caused the trouble. As for 008... maybe it was the quill pen?

"That's pretty quick." Rosen curled his lips, but he didn't really feel sorry. After all, he didn't think from the beginning that he could take 008 away from under Adam's nose.

"If you need my help, I will be happy to help you, Rosen. You are my child, and I am willing to help every one of my children." Adam looked at him with a smile, and said with some tenderness.

"So fake, hiss!" Rosen couldn't help but touch his arm and complained, "Brother, why don't you control your expression? You look too fake."

Adam's face suddenly became expressionless. "I thought you would like this. Sasriel likes to treat you this way. He is always too gentle, so much so that he sometimes appears weak."

"Don't scold the male mother. How can you compare to a male mother? You're quite tough, but is it any use?" Rosen rolled his eyes in annoyance and said, "I wonder who almost got into trouble with Tudor. Little Chushi is very interesting, right? Don't you also want to witness His birth?"

Adam's expression seemed to freeze at this moment. He looked at Rosen deeply and said, "It seems that you know more than I thought."

"I just know a little bit about everything." Rosen smiled and pointed to the universe with his fingertips. His tone suddenly became low and he said:

"I know your past and your future. I don't deny that you're a great man, but dear Brother and Father, you'd better not deny the importance of feelings. Divinity alone cannot defeat God. Or do you really think you're better than each other in the realm of fantasy?"

Adam was silent. It was hard to tell what he was thinking at that moment. After a moment, the incarnation of the Sun God asked, "Will humanity be destroyed in the future?"

"No." Rosen shook his head and looked at Adam. "But all the problems haven't been completely solved. The disaster has just been postponed."

Adam seemed to frown, then he suddenly sighed and said, "I will consider your proposal."

After a pause, Adam seemed to have thought of something and said, "Amon seems to be on his way to find you."

Rosen's eyes suddenly lit up.

Adam seemed a little helpless when he saw this. He said, "He is your brother."

"I didn't say he wasn't!" Rosen spread his hands and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I won't do anything to Amon. I'm a good boy."

As God knows, he really had no intention of doing anything to Amon. Although this guy was quite despicable, he was his younger brother after all, and he was also quite entertaining.

"I hope so." Adam shook his head, not saying whether he believed it or not. He simply looked at Zhou Mingrui and said, "If you need my help in stabilizing your humanity, just recite my name silently in your heart. You know I can hear it."

Although Adam himself only has divinity and no humanity, as the king of angels in the audience channel, he can really help others consolidate their humanity.

I have to say, this is quite ironic.

"Thank you, Sir Adam." Zhou Mingrui naturally would not refuse face to Adam's kindness and thanked him politely.

Adam seemed to smile as well, and then he disappeared just as suddenly as He had appeared.

"Let's go, let's go pick up Ince Zangwill and knock on the door of the Goddess of Night's house." Rosen didn't care about it. He just looked at Zhou Mingrui with interest and suggested.

Zhou Mingrui had no objection to this. The two of them quickly found the unconscious Ince Zangwill. Following Rosen's suggestion, Zhou Mingrui threw the guy in front of the Blackthorn Security Company. He also stuck a piece of white paper on his back with the words "This person is the wanted criminal Ince Zangwill" written on it. He also wrote a letter of denunciation and put it on Ince.

The report briefly introduced Ins's conspiracy and the actions of Lanevus and others. With this letter, a person as extraordinary as Lanevus would naturally be dealt with appropriately.

After doing all this, Zhou Mingrui looked at Rosen. He did not ask how the other party knew all this. After all, he had already known the situation before, and Zhou Mingrui was not surprised that Rosen knew anything.

Zhou Mingrui simply asked, "So how are we going to meet the Night Goddess now?"

"Of course, I will meet Him in my dreams." Rosen smiled, and then he began to arrange a ceremony to pray to the Goddess of Night. The materials for the ceremony were flowers picked up on the road and essential oils taken from Ins.

While Rosen was making arrangements, he also very loyally explained to Zhou Mingrui the various things he needed to pay attention to when praying to the gods, and finally said:

"Of course, the above is just theory. In reality, as long as the core part is correct and the deity in question is willing to contact you, even if you mess around with the rest, you won't fail."

Chapter 51: First Encounter with the Goddess of Night

"Uh, I see." Zhou Mingrui's mouth twitched. Looking at the ceremony scene arranged by Rosen with extremely sloppy materials, he felt that he had gained more strange knowledge.

Rosen began the final steps of the ceremony. He whispered the name of the Goddess of Night. After he finished reading the last word, an invisible wind blew at the scene.

"Ah, He is here to pick us up." Rosen raised his eyebrows and said with a smile.

As he finished speaking, Zhou Mingrui felt some force pulling him into the dream. The force was not strong, but rather had an invitational feel.

Zhou Mingrui did not hesitate and closed his eyes. The next second, when he opened his eyes again, he saw a quiet sea of ​​flowers.

This is a very quiet place, with an atmosphere that makes people feel peaceful unconsciously. In the middle of the sea of ​​flowers, a woman with a veil on her face and her whole body covered in a black cloak is standing there.

The other party was obviously not an ordinary person, as three pairs of arms could be vaguely seen under the cloak.

At just one glance, Zhou Mingrui felt a subtle sense of familiarity, which made him subconsciously identify the source of that familiarity. After a moment, he said, "So that's how it is. You are the first one."

He remembered that the other party's aura was very similar to the first empty cocoon in the light cocoon.

"I don't deny that." The Night Goddess's voice was gentle, reminiscent of a quiet night. Her gaze fell on Zhou Mingrui, her eyes seemed somewhat complicated.

"I didn't expect this result."

"Honestly, I didn't expect that at first." Zhou Mingrui smiled. He turned his head to glance at Rosen who was quietly eating watermelon next to him and said softly, "But who can blame me for having such a good friend!"

"That makes me feel a little embarrassed." Rosen said this without any embarrassment on his face. The cotton doll on his shoulder was nowhere to be seen - to prevent any accidents, Klein stayed in the real world and did not enter the dream with him.

The Night Goddess's gaze fell on Rosen as she spoke. She seemed to hesitate before saying, "I know you. Although I have never seen you, the Sun God has mentioned your existence to me. He told me that you are very dangerous."

After a pause, the Night Goddess added meaningfully, "In that past that didn't exist."

"I prefer to call it the past that is happening," Rosen corrected with a smile. He looked at the Goddess of Night with a bright and gentle smile. "Since you have that memory, you should know that the Sun God has announced my existence to the world."

"Yes, I know. The Angel of Life, Rosen Nicholas, is the ninth angel king serving the Sun God." The Goddess of Night did not deny it. She nodded and said:

"Now I understand why He treats you that way. You are dangerous, but you may also be the key to saving this world."

"At least for now, I'm saving the world, right?" Rosen said with a smile. He continued:

"Actually, everyone can be more honest. You hope that a new Lord of Mysteries will be born to help you fight against the Outer Gods and help this world survive the apocalypse. Right now, The Fool is the best candidate for this position."

"He is only a Sequence 1. Even with Sefirah Castle, he may not be the final winner." The Evernight Goddess retorted. Although she was refuting, she was not really opposing him. Instead, she wanted Rosen to provide more evidence to convince her.

"Wait, what is the apocalypse? What are the Outer Gods?" Zhou Mingrui's mind was full of question marks, and he felt like he seemed to have skipped the novice tutorial again.

"It's like this. You know that the awakening of the Prime Creator brought disaster to previous civilizations and nearly wiped out humanity. But the initial impact was not limited to that. He also tore apart many of the characteristics and even the essence of the Outer Gods. This brought a new order of gods to Earth, but also brought another disaster." Rosen explained concisely:

"The original Outer Gods have therefore flocked to Earth, hoping to reclaim their possessions and vent their anger. However, they are unable to enter the Earth due to the barrier left behind by the Prime Creator when he fell. However, the barrier will only last for a limited time. In about a dozen years, it will disappear, and then the Outer Gods will attack Earth. This will be the end."

After a pause, Rosen added, "As for the Outer Gods, you can think of them as beings on a similar level to the Celestial Lords, except they're not as powerful as the Celestial Lords."

Zhou Mingrui: ...

Zhou Mingrui took a deep breath, feeling that this world was truly filled with disasters and calamities. He couldn't help but ask, "How many Outer Gods are there?"

"It's hard to say, maybe more than a dozen or more than twenty?" Rosen said uncertainly.

At this moment, Zhou Mingrui wanted to breathe oxygen. He was not naive enough to think that the outer gods would leave as long as they took back what they had lost. Referring to the disaster brought about unintentionally by the initial revival, if the outer gods really came to the earth, whether intentionally or unintentionally, it would inevitably be a catastrophe for mankind.

Just how much of a mess did the Prime Creator leave behind?

Zhou Mingrui gritted his teeth, but his determination to become the Lord of Mysteries became even stronger.

In this broken world, without the Lord of Mysteries, it's really a pill!

The Goddess of Night waited quietly for Rosen to finish his introduction. She was not surprised that Zhou Mingrui didn't know these things. After all, the other party had just woken up and was just an ordinary person before.

He simply added, "Although the Outer Gods cannot directly attack Earth due to the barrier's protection, their power has still penetrated into the Earth's interior. Some beings have already suffered as a result and been contaminated by the Outer Gods."

Zhou Mingrui's brows furrowed instantly.

Rosen looked at the Night Goddess and said, "I know you want me to give you a reason. I don't mind telling you that Zhou Mingrui is, to some extent, the same as the Celestial Lord himself."

"What do you mean?" The Goddess of Night frowned instantly, revealing a puzzled expression.

"Literally, he is not the Heavenly Lord, but in terms of status, he is the Heavenly Lord. Don't worry about how he does it." Rosen said with a smile, without giving too detailed explanation. After all, he was not familiar with the Goddess of Night.

Upon hearing this, the Night Goddess looked at Zhou Mingrui. She was clearly sizing him up. After a moment, she said, "Even if we are equal in status, his victory is not guaranteed."

Without waiting for Rosen to speak, the Night Goddess said again: "But this is indeed enough."

A being who is equal to Tianzun in status, but obviously more human than Tianzun. There is no better candidate for the new master of mysteries.

"I will try my best to help you, but in return, I also hope that you can promise me one thing." The Goddess of Night looked at Zhou Mingrui and said.

"What?" Zhou Mingrui asked.

"When you become the Mysterious One, you must help me obtain the River of Eternal Darkness." The Night Goddess did not keep anyone in suspense and said it straightforwardly.

Chapter 52: The Uniqueness of the Moon

What is the River of Everlasting Darkness?

Zhou Mingrui almost subconsciously looked at Rosen, asking for his opinion, and saw Rosen shaking his head at him.

So Rosen meant rejection?

Although he didn't understand why, Zhou Mingrui was undoubtedly a man who would listen to advice. So he looked at the Goddess of Night and said, "I'm sorry, I'm afraid I can't agree to your request."

The Goddess of Night was probably a little surprised by this. After a moment of silence, she suddenly asked, "Are you sure you need her opinion on this matter?"

The Goddess of Night was not blind, so she naturally saw Rosen shaking his head and knew that Zhou Mingrui's refusal was at the other party's instruction.

"Rosen is my best friend. Without him, I wouldn't be who I am today." Zhou Mingrui said calmly and firmly. He believed that Rosen must have his own reasons for rejecting him.

Although naughty kids are not reliable most of the time, they are never unreliable at critical moments.

Rosen stepped forward at this moment and said with a smile, "If the River of Eternal Darkness were something else, I could indeed give it to you. But unfortunately, it's too special, and you're not a flower grower."

The Night Goddess was visibly stunned.

Zhou Mingrui had a thoughtful expression, obviously guessing something about what Rosen said.

"So please change the terms, ma'am," Rosen continued with a smile. "Of course, if you're unwilling to support Xiao Zhou, we can just part ways."

The Fool does need an ally, but that person doesn't necessarily have to be the Goddess of Night.

There are many people in this world who want to invest in the future Lord of Mysteries.

The Goddess of Night gave him a deep look, her expression devoid of anger. She seemed to consider the matter for a moment before turning to Zhou Mingrui and saying, "Alright, then let's change the terms. After becoming the Lord of Mysteries, you must do three things for me."

"Okay, but the premise is that you can't go against my principles." This time Zhou Mingrui nodded without hesitation.

"Don't worry, if you feel that what I want you to do goes against your principles, you can refuse. I only want you to do three things for me." The Goddess of Night did not dwell too much on this aspect. After all, no matter what, letting Zhou Mingrui become the Lord of Mysteries was more in line with Her interests.

After all, the world really needs the Lord of Mysteries now, otherwise, once the barrier is broken in a dozen years, everyone may die.

The Night Goddess looked at Rosen again and said, "What about you? What do you hope to get from me?"

Obviously, the Goddess of Night was peeking at the screen before, which is not surprising. After all, if it weren't for Rosen's interference, the Goddess of Night would have even directly interfered with the backup plan left by Tianzun in the original plot, preventing Zhou Mingrui from becoming a small-sized Tianzun in one step.

It can be said that no one in the world may have been peeking at what just happened, but the Goddess of Night must have been peeking at the screen, and she might have been frightened by the initial change.

"What I want is simple." Rosen smiled. He also didn't keep the secret and said, "I want to obtain the uniqueness of the moon in your hand."

The reason why Rosen wanted the red moon was simple. In order to mix the Sequence 0 potion "Father" of the "Father" pathway, he needed the uniqueness of the moon as one of the ingredients.

The "Father" path is opposite to the Fallen Mother Goddess, and the materials required are naturally closely related. When Rosen originally designed it, he even thought about directly seizing some of the Mother Goddess's authority. Later, considering the difficulty of obtaining it, he changed it to the uniqueness of the moon.

Although in essence, there seems to be no difference between the uniqueness of the moon and the partial authority of the Mother Goddess.

Rosen thought casually. He looked at the Goddess of Night and said, "I know about the deal between you and Lilith. I can help you with that as well. Besides that, I can also promise you one more thing that is within my ability and does not violate my principles."

"...I'm afraid Lilith won't agree." The Goddess of Night was silent for a few seconds, and then she said without refusing or agreeing.

"No, He will agree." Rosen said with a smile and a firm tone.

"...If He agrees, I naturally don't mind completing this deal with you." The Goddess of Night looked at Rosen deeply. She didn't ask Rosen what he wanted to do, but suddenly changed the subject and said:

"Although the Seven Gods have different stances, we are always united when facing the Outer Gods."

"You don't think I want to kill Lilith, do you?" Rosen laughed, his eyes filled with surprise as he said, "You're so cruel."

Goddess of Night: ...

"You are joking, sir. I never thought so." The Goddess of Night said with a smile.

"Okay, let's just assume that's how you are!" Rosen nodded with a smile. He didn't mention the transaction again, and neither did the Goddess of Night, because the answer was already obvious.

——The deal is possible, provided that Rosen can "convince" Lilith.

This is a temptation and also a test.

Rosen knew that the Goddess of Night wanted to use this incident to test his attitude, his background, and his abilities, and Rosen didn't mind showing these.

Of course, although he had reached a tacit understanding with the Goddess of Night regarding the Red Moon, Rosen was not in a hurry to find Lilith after leaving the dream. He was only Sequence 9 now, and it was still too early for him to need the Red Moon.

Moreover, Rosen knew very well that even if he really convinced Lilith, the Goddess of Night would not hand over the Red Moon to him directly. She would most likely wait until the transaction between the two parties was completed.

So now, compared to the promotion materials that he will need in the distant future, Rosen is actually more interested in Zhou Mingrui's next arrangements.

Although the ultimate goal is to become the Lord of Mysteries, as the saying goes, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. As a "traveler" who has just awakened, what Zhou Mingrui lacks most at the moment is obviously not the potion to advance to the Fool, but the common sense of the Fifth Age, relevant knowledge of mysticism, and enough and stable anchor points, so as to avoid the good situation of defeating Tianzun with great difficulty being overturned by others.

In this regard, Rosen offered the following advice: "To stabilize human nature, there are two main approaches. First, make more friends. Good friends are a natural anchor. Second, establish an organization and develop some believers. Although the anchor of faith has its flaws, it is still essential for fighting against Tianzun."

Zhou Mingrui listened thoughtfully. After Rosen finished speaking, he glanced at him and said directly, "So, what strange ideas do you have?"

"How can you say it's a weird idea? I'm seriously suggesting it." Rosen gave him a dissatisfied look and continued, "I just think that if you want to make some new friends in this era, you might as well start with Tingen."

Rosen raised his eyes and smiled. "You should be able to roughly sense your original destiny. This is your original starting point. Putting aside all the messy things, there are indeed many people here who can become your friends. They will be your strongest anchor. You can stay here for a while, get to know them, and learn some common sense of this era."

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