Lord of Mysteries: Starting As A Reader

"The reward for the subjugation is more 'Command Seals,' which might be good for true 'Masters'... but for us, it's useless." At this point, the 'Prophet' Tayles glanced at Klein and Sharon. Seeing no objection from them, he continued, "However, the Church stepping forward shows the necessity of this subjugation... Perhaps that 'Aurora Order' Saint is making even more terrifying arrangements."

His guess aligned with Ebner's, and considering that a more convincing "act" would make that being more confident in "increasing its stake," Ebner nodded directly, "I will heed the Church's call."

Klein, who guessed Ebner might know some inside information, exchanged glances with Sharon and then, in Gehrman's tone, said, "I'll join too."

"Since that's the case, we'll depart immediately after dividing the spoils, lest that 'Saint of Shadows' truly prepares a 'surprise' for us.

"Oh, right, as agreed before, I only want the Heroic Spirit of the 'Rose School' Saint; the rest you can distribute freely."

With that, Tayles pulled out his "mobile phone" again and, as he walked out, began calling his father in this identity.

Seeing him leave, the four, whose relationship had grown familiar after two days of "traveling" together, no longer stood on ceremony and began to examine the items Ebner had taken out.

There weren't many items: only a Beyonder characteristic, a notebook, a monocle, and a somewhat tattered but still relatively intact corpse.

As for the "Moon" card, Ebner did not take it out. This item might be related to the Goddess and Lilith's plan, so it couldn't be distributed.

Klein, Sharon, and Edwina remained silent, all looking at Ebner.

This clearly meant they trusted him to provide a "reasonable" distribution plan.

Ebner thought for a moment and did not refuse. He first looked at Miss Sharon and carefully said, "The key to the success of this operation was my role as 'bait' in tricking Jacks, causing him to suffer severe injuries from the start, even preventing him from turning into a 'Revenant'...

"And for my 'bait' disguise to successfully fool the opponent, Miss Sharon, you also contributed greatly. So, Jacks' corpse will be yours... He's still relatively intact, and although there will inevitably be some residual influence from the Mother Tree of Desire, as long as you pray to that being, you can still create a qualified 'mummy.'"

The "that being" Ebner referred to was naturally Mr. Fool, but due to Edwina and several Heroic Spirits being present, he couldn't speak more explicitly.

Sharon was silent for a few seconds, then said "Thank you" in a phantom-like voice.

She knew Ebner was looking out for her due to their shared membership in the "Tarot Club," as she had done nothing but provide some "parameters."

As for what Sherlock had privately told her about "image usage fees," Sharon merely thought he was joking.

Klein, on the other hand, twitched his eye at hearing this, muttering inwardly, After the "mortuary" service, is Mr. Fool now also taking on the business of "consecrating" corpses?

I didn't realize it before, but now it seems that only a transmigrator could have such an open mind!

And while Mr. Tower respects Mr. Fool, he doesn't show much awe or humility... This also aligns with the characteristics of someone who received modern Chinese education... I was really foolish before, why did I never consider this aspect?

Just as Klein was lost in thought, Ebner had already looked at him and asked with a smile, "You mentioned before that you wanted the 'Puppeteer' characteristic, right?"

Klein's contribution to this battle was not small. Without his suppressing "lightning strikes" from outside, truly killing a Sequence 3 "Disciple of Silence" would not have been so easy, and he might even have unleashed a final burst of power before death...

Sharon turned her head and looked at Klein for a moment, then opened her lips and said in a phantom-like voice, "You don't have to choose this."

Klein, however, smiled, maintaining Gehrman's persona, and said indifferently, "If you successfully advance to Demigod, it will benefit me too. For example, you can help me deal with more powerful enemies."

Hearing this, Sharon didn't decline further, just nodded lightly.

Seeing them reach an agreement, Ebner beckoned to Lya, the Heroic Spirit formed from the former Pope of the Church of the Eternal Blazing Sun, and asked her to progressively separate the "Disciple of Silence" characteristic.

This request was not difficult for an Angel of the "Sun" pathway, it just required a little time. So, after handing the characteristic to her, Ebner proceeded with the next step of distribution.

Although Edwina was only "guarding the base" this time, serving as a backup for the operation, and wasn't ultimately needed, she couldn't be ignored...

After hesitating for a moment, Ebner finally picked up the notebook and handed it to her.

This item was called the "Blood Refinement Notebook." According to the analysis of the Pure White Eye, it was originally a notebook belonging to a high-sequence Beyonder of the "Pharmacist" pathway, used to record their invented potions. Aside from the saint's spiritual imprint, it had no special features.

However, this notebook was later tainted by its owner's blood, and coupled with a Blasphemy Card tucked inside, it mutated.

As long as the user expended spirituality, they could conjure the finished potion recorded on that page, but correspondingly, the content on that page would disappear.

This notebook had a total of twenty-five pages, three of which were currently blank.

Its only side effect was that when using it to obtain potions, the user would be gazed upon by eyes from the starry sky.

The reason Ebner gave such a dangerous item to Edwina was his belief that, after understanding the side effects, she would at most study the recipes in the notebook and not actually use it.

After distributing this notebook, Ebner picked up the monocle himself.

Remembering the very similar lens he had acquired from Panatiya, the "Despairing Nightingale," in the City of Night, Ebner couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, muttering inwardly:

Amon wouldn't have made a batch of such monocles containing mid-sequence characteristics and then deliberately disseminated them, would he?

.....

Meanwhile, in reality, within the "Kaspersky" base beneath Tosk City.

The young man, calling himself the "Deputy Commander" of the Men in Black, looked at Amon's avatar, bound to a cross by the power of "Knowledge," and shook his head, saying:

"The maze in the 'Mouse Pathway' could have held you for at least another day... But I didn't expect you to actively trigger the 'traps' in the maze and allow me to capture you."

"How else would I know what you want to do?" Amon, wearing his peaked soft hat, showed no sign of being captured. Instead, he looked around with interest, smiling, "Aren't you going to kill this avatar of mine immediately? Although this base's power greatly restrains me, it can only control me for two or three days at most."

"His Majesty is not here. Killing you wouldn't keep the Beyonder characteristics from the 'Worm of Time' from returning to your main body, and it would also transmit the information here." The young man shook his head again, calmly explaining while glancing at Amon several times, then continued, "And you don't need to lie like that. I'm well aware of the base's situation; it can only restrain you for 12 hours at most."

"Then aren't you afraid I'll commit suicide on the spot?" Amon asked back curiously.

"His Majesty said that you wouldn't easily choose that method before figuring out the purpose of the arrangements here... And I also have means to prevent your suicide," the young man replied, taking a sip of coffee.

"Roselle understands me so well? Tsk tsk, I really should have had a good chat with him back then, it would have been very interesting." Amon clicked his tongue a few times, a slightly mischievous smile on his face, "But no matter what resurrection plan he has, it won't succeed!"

"Why?" The young man frowned, knowing Amon was playing tricks, but still asked.

"Because the Gods won't allow it!" Before the other party could ask again, the "God of Mischief" continued,

"Especially Evernight.

"Although I cannot steal what I want to know from the hidden depths, nor can I decipher what other arrangements She has, or where the true key point lies.

"But that doesn't prevent me from knowing that Roselle's entire resurrection plan should just be a trap!"

I accidentally fell asleep earlier and just woke up to write this~ And then I got stuck too~