The first person Klein suspected was, without a doubt, the Elf King
This Ancient God invented chopsticks, made blood curd, loved eating animal organs, and was a master of spices. The features, hair color, and eyes of most of his descendants resembled Asians from Earth. Klein wasn't the only one who suspected He was a transmigrator; Emperor Roselle felt the same.
Of course, after further investigation, Roselle preliminarily ruled out this guess based on linguistics, symbol transmission, folklore, and proverbs. Klein, on the other hand, believed that chopsticks, a taste for organs, and the introduction of spices weren't exclusive features. For a race close to nature, these could easily have emerged gradually in daily life!
As for why the elves, who walked the Sailor Pathway, were a race close to nature, Klein didn't know the reason. He could only say that's what their surviving murals and texts described.
"I used to think the Elf King was unlikely to be a transmigrator, but after seeing that there were three broken 'cocoons,' I'm not so sure... Maybe he really is a 'fellow townsman'... Hmm, I can't rule out the possibility that this Ancient God himself wasn't a transmigrator, but some high-ranking elf around him was. That would also allow the customs to be passed down in the Elf King's name..." Klein muttered silently to himself, his fingers twitching.
Almost at the same time, he had a direction for his investigation: In
If he could enter her Collective Subconscious Sea, he should be able to see or contact memory fragments related to the elven race and the Ancient God!
He could also use hypnotism and other methods to make her subconscious speak directly... The problem now is that I'm not good at these things. Last time I tried to delve deep into
He began to seriously consider the feasibility of inviting Miss "Justice" to help: "Operationally, there's no problem. Entering as a spirit body above the
"There's no need to worry about Miss 'Justice' prying into the transmigrator secret. As long as Shatas herself doesn't have that perception, her subconscious and collective subconscious won't point to a similar conclusion, and I can find the clues I want from details they don't care about..."
"The biggest problem is that Miss 'Justice' doesn't have much adventure experience. Exploring the Collective Subconscious Sea of an ancient figure is very dangerous for her; remnants of
"Even if I want Miss 'Justice' to assist, I have to wait until she reaches Sequence 5, using the elevation in level to compensate for her lack of experience. When the time comes, I'll first try to hypnotize Shatas and see what I can learn from her mouth. If I don't get much valuable information, I'll consider entering her dreams, delving into her consciousness, and stepping into that 'Sea.' "By the way, the 'Dream Talismans' I'm making now aren't strong enough; they probably can't sustain such a long exploration. Sigh, in such trivial matters, the Goddess doesn't respond directly. She gives fixed feedback according to fixed rituals... And all the corresponding Beyonder characteristics were returned to the Church... Do I have to bring Leonard along? I wonder if pulling someone in on this spiritual level can avoid the gaze of the old man inside him. I'll study this in the next few days..."
Klein withdrew his thoughts and considered the second suspect.
This one seemed completely unremarkable, never making Klein think he was a transmigrator before. But when his mind was calm and he started reviewing things from the beginning, Klein found that many things he had taken for granted were not so simple upon reflection, harboring an indescribable terror.
The one he suspected was: The
"The sacred texts of the seven major churches all have shadows of Earth's Western religions... Their Mass ceremonies are the same!
"According to Little Sun's descriptions, Emperor Roselle's experiences in
"He named his children Adam and
"The angels under Him all had wings of light, at least I haven't seen any from other pathways...
"He rose from nowhere, suddenly appearing in the late Second Epoch, killing many Ancient Gods and taking back many Authorities...
"These details never seemed strange before, but now they're terrifying to think about." Klein hissed, actually finding the Ancient Sun God more suspicious than the Elf King Soniathrym.
His experiences were too legendary; he was more like the protagonist of an era than Emperor Roselle!
Of course, his ending was also quite tragic. He was treated as a grand feast by the Kings of Angels around His throne and devoured. No matter how tragic Emperor Roselle's end was, it couldn't compare to this.
"Doesn't this illustrate Amon and Adam's attitude from another angle? They both think the Gray Fog is related to their father, but due to their different pathways, they make different choices? Hmm, there's a good chance Adam can't see the Gray Fog. He isn't a high-sequence powerhouse of the four pathways: 'Fate,' 'Marauder,' 'Seer,' and 'Apprentice'..." Klein nodded slightly.
With these clues, he also had a direction for investigation that didn't require contacting characters at the Angel level: In Groselle's Travels lived a hermit named
"The problem goes back to what I was just saying... There's no one else worth suspecting for now." Klein slowly exhaled, reached out his right hand, and picked up the newly obtained "Blasphemy Card": The "Red Priest" card!