Mobet glanced at Leonard and said with a hint of confusion: "He's not all that cold and evil..."
He then picked up his glass, took a gulp, and said: "Don't you know yet? The higher the Sequence, the colder and more insane one becomes. In the palaces of the great nobles of the
"As for the degree of evil and cruelty, it relates to the chosen anchor and the characteristics of one's own Beyonder Pathway. I'm not sure about my great-grandfather's case. I only know that He was very kind to us, relaxed in both words and actions."
"Besides, His Majesty the Emperor's rules all have a key point: disharmony. If all the great nobles were in the same style, He definitely wouldn't be satisfied."
I already thought of the first reason, but the second one was a bit unexpected, and somehow a little funny... Is that 'Black Emperor' of the Solomon Empire forcing himself to have OCD? Everything must be disharmonious... Klein, who wasn't wearing a very thick mask, had the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
Just then, "Justice" Audrey turned her head to look at him and voiced the question she shared with Mr. "Star": "Anchor?"
They both knew that the aesthetic of the Fourth Epoch was asymmetry and disharmony, and they took it for common knowledge, so they never delved deeper into why such an aesthetic existed.
"For the gods, believers and faith are the anchors," Klein explained briefly.
I see... Mr. "Fool" also mentioned a stable state... Audrey felt her horizons broaden, allowing her to further examine the relationship between deities and believers. At the same time, she thought with slight confusion: "Mr. 'Fool' shouldn't have had many believers at the beginning of His awakening. What was His anchor at that time?"
Leonard carefully listened to Klein's answer, a serious expression uncontrollably stealing over his face, as if he had suddenly thought of many things. He quickly turned his attention back to Mobet and, after a moment of deliberation, asked: "What kind of Angel is
Well, Leonard is quite cautious. He still hasn't fully trusted that the old man inside him is Pallez Zoroast. Hmm, it can't be ruled out that the real Pallez has fallen, and the one alive now is an impostor. For an Angel of the "Marauder" Pathway, this is standard practice... And from the perspective of a concealed existence, taking over an identity means possessing that identity, so they wouldn't specifically expose them...
Heh, in matters that are important, interesting, or involve his own safety, Leonard is more reliable than I imagined. If it weren't for that, he wouldn't have discovered that I was still alive back then... As for other aspects, he is really, really too lax, too used to relying on past experience. It's not that he lacks brains, he's just too lazy to use them... Klein couldn't help but sigh a few times inwardly.
Mobet was stunned for two seconds, then took another gulp of the distilled liquor and said: "The old man behaved at home like an ordinary old man. A bit naggy, likes to put down the younger generation, enjoys the pleasures of life. If you didn't know in advance, no one would think He was a Sequence 1 Angel. His aesthetic is a bit different from His Majesty the Emperor's. He's obsessed with classification, emphasizing neatness and cleanliness... Facing enemies, He is skilled at deception and prefers to solve them by driving the target to collapse..."
This is quite consistent with the old man's current characteristics... Leonard nodded slightly and changed the subject: "Do you have a portrait of Him?"
"How could I possibly carry a portrait around? It's not like I'm looking for someone!" Mobet chuckled and shook his head.
Just then, Leonard suddenly pointed to the side: "There it is!"
"Huh?" Mobet turned his head in confusion and bemusement, finding that a painting had somehow appeared to his right.
As he picked it up, the image gradually came into focus, revealing an elderly man with deep brown eyes. The man's hair was completely white, not too sparse, neatly combed back. He had almost no wrinkles on his forehead, around his eyes, or mouth, making him not look that aged.
It was clear that he must have been quite handsome when young, and looked very similar to Mobet, but his overall demeanor was quite serious.
Truly doesn't look like a Sequence 1 Angel... Is it because he hasn't revealed his Mythical Creature form? "Justice" Audrey rose slightly on her tiptoes to look at the painting.
After memorizing the contents of the portrait, Leonard asked a few more questions related to the
After finishing up on that topic, Leonard turned to questions about the Solomon Empire: "In your era, who were the great nobles of the Empire?"
"There weren't many families with the rank of Duke." Mobet put down his glass and spread his palm. "Our Zoroast family, the Abraham family, the
With each one he mentioned, he curled a finger until his hand formed a fist. Then he chuckled and said: "Back then, although Tudor and
The history of the Augustus family actually dates back to the Solomon Empire era... "Justice" Audrey, slightly surprised, listened even more intently.
Leonard thought for a moment and continued asking: "What was the situation on the Northern Continent in that era?"
"All living beings submitted to His Majesty the Emperor. Even the gods, to combat hostile forces, acknowledged the Emperor's rule." Mobet chuckled. "They all had their own earthly kingdoms in rather barren places. In short, Darkness, the War God, and Death were in a stalemate. The three gods of Storms, Blazing Sun, and Wisdom had immense contradictions among themselves. The Earth Mother's attitude was ambiguous, but she leaned more towards the War God. This prevented them from cooperating stably, making it hard to fight the alliance of the Emperor and the