Klein glanced at Leonard and smiled.
âThe targets arenât demigods. Theyâve only âlivedâ to this day due to some sort of influence. This is also the secret I wish to discover through dreams.â
He deliberately emphasized the word âlived.â
Without waiting for Leonard to respond, Klein continued, âThe aristocrat from the Fourth Epoch is a member of the Zoroast family. You might be able to use his dream to learn more about Pallez Zoroast.â
Old Manâs descendant... Leonardâs heart stirred as he looked forward to the proposal that Klein raised.
Although he had gotten along rather well with Pallez Zoroast and gradually built some trust in this angel, he still held the most basic level of vigilance against him. After all, âHeâ was an outsider who lived in his body.
At that moment, Klein added, âFor now, donât mention this matter to Pallez Zoroast.â
Do you think Iâm such an unreliable person? Leonard grumbled inwardly as he replied, âThereâs no need to remind me.â
Seeing that Leonard had agreed, Klein smiled and said, âGet me a few drops of your blood when you return. This is necessary to explore the dreams.â
He didnât specifically mention how to give the blood to him. After all, Leonard knew at least two methods. Firstly, he could sacrifice it to Mr. Fool and request that âHeâ bestow it to The World. The other was to summon the messenger of mysterious origins and place the blood inside a bottle, sending it over with a letter.
âBlood...â Leonard subconsciously repeated the word.
In mysticism, oneâs blood was an important item. It was best not to give oneâs blood to others; otherwise, they might die without knowing the reason. Sometimes, death wasnât the most terrifying outcome that could happen.
After a brief moment of hesitation, Leonard nodded.
âWhen will the exploration begin?â
Klein was prepared for this question as he replied, âLate Sunday night, close to midnight.â
He wanted to give Miss Justice time to converge her spirituality and familiarize herself with her abilities.
âAlright.â Leonard didnât say anything else.
Following that, Klein seriously explained skills in sophistry so that the dear poet knew how to pacify his grandpa after returning.
After returning to the real world, Leonard was deliberating over his words when he heard Pallez Zoroastâs slightly-aged voice:
âWhy did your former colleague look for you? Is there anything that cannot be explained in a letter?â
Leonard adjusted his sitting posture and chuckled.
âHeâs afraid that the letter will be leaked. After all, it might involve that person.â
Just as he finished his sentence, Leonard inwardly mumbled, Of course, the most important thing is to be wary of you. What I see is equivalent to what you see...
âThat person...â Pallez Zoroast seemed to understand who he was referring to.
Yeah.â Leonard picked up a cup on the table and drank a mouthful of malt beer. âHe found an ascetic from the Third Epoch. He hopes to learn the history of that epoch through his dream.â
What Leonard said was the truth, but it was only a portion of the truth. This was the skill that Klein had specially taught him.
âAn ascetic from the Third Epoch? Heâs still alive?â Pallez Zoroast asked in surprise.
Of course, âHeâ wasnât too surprised. After all, at âHisâ level, even if âHeâ didnât grasp a hundred methods that allowed people to live from the Third Epoch, âHeâ knew at least five or six methods. The easiest way was to steal the time or life of others to imbue it into a target.
âHeâs likely still alive, but has a very special condition,â Leonard explained what he knew.
Pallez Zoroast fell silent for two seconds before saying with a chuckle, âIs that so? Then I can only wish you the best in not seeing scenes you shouldnât see in the dream. Of course, your former colleague is protected by an existence of Concealment, so he must be prepared.â
Leonard didnât respond to the topic. He suddenly exclaimed, âOld man, are you actually not the least bit curious? Donât you want to know what the true deities were like in the Third Epoch, or the cause of the Cataclysm?â
This was the second technique in sophistry that Klein taught him. Rather than being asked, it was better to take the initiative to ask questions.
âI can roughly guess whatâs going on,â Pallez Zoroast replied with a sigh. He then scoffed. âYou took too much initiative to control the flow of our conversation today. This is very different from your past behavior. This means that you have a secret youâre hiding deep down. Not bad, itâs much better than the past. At least itâs not something that can be seen through at once.â
Leonardâs expression froze.
Pallez immediately chuckled.
âSee, I just gave it a try and you exposed yourself. You still lack training.
Your former colleague is really... Tsk...â
Leonard could only respond with a dry chuckle. He put down his cup and leaned forward. He then picked up a silver ritual dagger and cut open a wound, causing a few drops of blood to drip out.
Meanwhile at Earl Hallâs residence, Audrey was also holding a dagger with gems embedded in it. She was preparing to fulfill the promise of providing help for free. She moved the tip of the dagger towards the back of her hand.
âThe pain is very mild...
The pain is very mild...â As she hypnotized herself, she exerted force and tore open a wound.
It was currently impossible to tear her skin without using strength, even if she didnât reveal her dragon scales.
On Sunday night, after attending a ball, Klein returned to 160 Boklund Street. He made up an excuse that he was feeling tired and needed to sleep early.
In the wee hours of the night, he got out of bed, set up a ritual, and summoned himself.
After some work, he sat in the seat that belonged to The World Gehrman Sparrow. He confirmed that once the summoning ended, he could use the gray fogâs level and standing to forcefully extricate himself from Groselleâs Travels.
At that moment, in front of him were three metal bottles and a silver mask.
The former was filled with his, Leonardâs, and Audreyâs blood, while the latter was sacrificed by Miss Justice ahead of time. As she knew that Mr. Star would be involved in the exploration of the dream this time, she planned on wearing Lie the entire time to mask her face and avoid her identity from being uncovered.
After examining it for a while, Klein made the hard-covered, deep-brown Groselleâs Travels to fly out of the junk pile and land on the long bronze table. At the same time, he placed the Unshadowed Crucifix into his body.
Following that, he pulled Justice Audrey and The Star Leonard above the gray fog.
Two dark red beams shot up at the same time, forming rather blurry figures.
Audrey and Leonard cast their gazes at the bottom of the long, mottled table and sized up the items in front of Mr. World.
Then, their attention was drawn to the ancient book.
Audreyâs eyes darted around as she curiously asked, âOur exploration this time is related to this book?â
Yes, our targets are inside this book,â Klein replied with a smile.
âInside the book?â Leonard asked in surprise.
Even though he was a Red Glove, and had also read a large number of supernatural case files, he had never heard of communicating with characters in a book.
Klein nodded slightly and said, âYes, this is a magical book. Inside it, there is a world that was âenvisioned.â What happens in that world becomes the bookâs contents.â
âEnvisioned?â Audrey acutely grasped a key phrase, linking it to its synonyms.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
She had only just learned a few days ago from Mr. World that the Spectator pathwayâs Sequence 0 was called Visionary, and she knew very well that the King of Dragons, the ancient god, Ankewelt, was the Dragon of Imagination.
After some deliberation, Klein said, âMy description might not be accurate. It might be an âenvisionedâ world or a true dream. The only thing I can confirm is that it was created by an ancient god from the Second Epoch, the Dragon of Imagination Ankewelt. I obtained it from Vice Admiral Iceberg.â
Ancient godâs relic... Itâs no wonder that it can make a giant and elf from the Second Epoch, a Third Epoch ascetic, a Fourth Epoch human aristocrat, and Fifth Epoch Loenese soldier survive till now... Leonard came to a realization as he couldnât help but size up The World Gehrman Sparrow. He couldnât imagine what kind of experiences Klein had ever since he left Tingen.
At this moment, Klein looked around and pushed the Lie mask to Miss Justice as he said, âLetâs head on in.â
âAlright.â Audrey put on the silver mask.
Leonard looked around and nodded.
âOkay.â
Klein immediately picked up the three metal bottles and poured out some of the blood inside, smearing it on the cover of Groselleâs Travels.
So this is what the blood was for... Just as this thought flashed through Audreyâs mind, she saw a white snowy storm.
Amidst snowflakes the size of down feathers and a biting cold wind, a city that was more than 15 meters tall stood nearby. A soldier wearing leather armor on-guard by the gates was huddled in a spot that was immune to the wind and snow. As long as there werenât any merchant convoys, he wouldnât head forward to block any ordinary pedestrians.
âThis... This is a world that was completely âenvisionedâ... Itâs like itâs real.â Leonard looked around as he spread out his palm and caught several snowflakes. He felt the coldness of its touch before they quickly melted into water.
After confirming the environment, Leonard suddenly realized something. Klein was maintaining the image of the cold and refined Gehrman Sparrow. Miss Justice wore a silver mask, revealing the bottom of her face, green eyes, and blonde hair, making it impossible to imagine her actual appearance.
As for himself, he didnât disguise himself at all...
This was a habit of official Beyonders. They openly carried out missions without any disguises.
Mr. Star really is laid-back, and his hair is combed very casually. Itâs such a pity. Otherwise, with his looks, he can be a model on the covers of magazines... As a noble lady who had seen too many handsome men, Audrey politely glanced at him before retracting her gaze without making any excessive observations.
Klein chuckled inwardly and pointed at the city in the snowstorm.
âOur first target is the ascetic, Mr. Snowman, from the Third Epoch.â
This was the person most likely to have a link to Amon and âHisâ brother!
According to Kleinâs plan, after Snowman would be the fourth-generation aristocrat, Mobet. This was because Giant Groselle and Elf Siatas involved matters at much higher levels, and there was a high chance of there being an accident. Therefore, it was safer leaving them at the end of the schedule.
After the exploration of the four peopleâs subconscious via their dreams, they would then enter the sea of collective subconscious in search of any possible secrets.