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Russell frowned, his train of thought interrupted.

He hesitated for a few seconds, then squatted down to prop up the bookshelf, then picked up the scattered books one by one and put them back, "Principles of Mechanics", "Improvements on the Steam Engine", "Conjectures on Human Mechanics", "Notes of the Antigonus Family", "Practical Manual of Mechanics"... These books have one thing in common, the author is Russell.

Huh?

He was startled, "Did something strange get mixed into that pile of books just now?"

Russell took out a book that had just been stuffed into the bookshelf. The book had a cover made entirely of dark black cardboard. It exuded an ancient and distant scent, with no signs of softening or decaying at all.

There was no text on the cover, but the words "Antigonus Family Notes" were written in Hermetic on the spine of the book, as if someone had added them later.

"???"

Roselle was confused for a moment. Is this... really the notebook that Zaratul asked me to steal?

But why was it here, casually placed with some ordinary books? As a Sequence 1 Sealed Artifact, shouldn't it be carefully stored in the church's underground, in a place specifically used to store Sealed Artifacts?

"Hello, what's up?"

At this time, a curious voice came from a distance, "Do you need help?"

Russell's hands trembled, and he quickly put down the notebook, pretending nothing happened and said, "No, thank you."

"Okay, be careful."

Seeing that the man had no intention of getting closer, Russell picked up the notebook again, hesitated for a few seconds and flipped through it. Half a minute later, he closed it again, and his breathing became a little faster: This is the notebook that Zaratul wanted, which recorded all kinds of extraordinary knowledge!

There are several folded pages that talk about some knowledge related to the "ancient" craftsman sequence. It is pure craftsman knowledge before being affected by "modern technology".

So, someone borrowed this notebook to study the abilities of ancient craftsmen, but forgot to return it after using it... or maybe they haven't finished using it yet, so they just left it here?

If it was any other sealed object, Roselle certainly wouldn't think so, but according to Zaratul, although this notebook is a sealed object, it does not have any extraordinary abilities. It is only because of the mystical knowledge recorded in it that it is classified as a Level 1 sealed object.

Therefore, its protection is not as strict as other sealed objects?

Of course, these were all Russell's unilateral speculations. He was just trying to find a reasonable reason for the notebook to appear here. Then, he fell into a dilemma:

"To steal, or not to steal."

WTF,

I just wanted to come here today to check out where everything is.

Why, this thing suddenly appeared in front of me, are you using it to test the old cadres?

For a moment, two voices in Russell's heart were shouting:

One is to let him take it away. If he doesn't seize this golden opportunity, there may not be a next time! And even if he is caught, he can just say that he thought it was just an ordinary book and took it away because he thought it was interesting.

How big a deal can it be to just read a book?

Another voice was shouting, don't even think about it, just act quickly!

"But...what if the church knows I'm lying?"

Given my current relationship with the church, how will they deal with me?

Outside, I am the "Son of Steam", but in the church, I seem to be nothing - the status I have today is all thanks to the church.

So, when they find out that they have problems, will they still be willing to "praise" themselves?

Russell stared blankly at the pure black notebook, as if he was holding a bomb, unable to throw it or take it.

"But... this thing may help me change the future where I will be at odds with Bernadette and her father."

Suddenly, a voice came from outside.

Russell's heartbeat stagnated, his mind went blank, and when he reacted again, the black notebook had disappeared - he had stuffed it into his arms. ~Swoosh-Search\Xiao￠tax.Wang*,埂¨欣`Drunk*Kuai*

Soon, two people dressed as Mechanical Hearts came in. One of them came to the workbench next to Roselle, and the other went to the opposite side, and then quickly started their respective work.

Russell glanced at them and sighed in his heart: Oh, you have caused me so much trouble.

Chapter 610: Dialogue with Mr. Men

Night falls,

Edward brought various gems to a small island in the turbulent sea. Today is another full moon night, and he plans to contact Mr. Men again.

Just as he was about to arrange the ceremony, he heard a noisy prayer. He looked up at the rising full moon in the sky, then put the gem back into his space pocket and walked four steps back to enter the Source Castle.

"What have you been busy with these past few days? You haven't even come to Sefirah Castle anymore."

As soon as I sat down, Amon's curious voice came.

Edward said calmly: "Hunting Zaratul."

"oh?"

Amon's eyes lit up. "That guy is more cautious and afraid of death than anyone else. Even I can't catch him. What are you going to do?"

"Use Sefirah Castle as bait."

"This is a good idea, but… before Zaratul is promoted to Sequence 1, it may not be very useful."

"How do you know if you don't try?"

"That's right."

Amon nodded, his monocle gleaming slightly: "Have you been staying at Stiano's place a lot recently?"

"How do you know that?"

Edward looked over: This Amon is becoming more and more like Zhuge Liang. He knows everything about the world without leaving Origin Castle.

"After all, we are old acquaintances." Amon smiled, "What did you talk about? Can you share it with me?"

"We didn't talk about anything, just said hello."

"Oh."

Amon smiled but said nothing.

If you laugh again, I'll punch your mouth until it's crooked!

Do it when you think of it, that's my way of ninja!

Edward snapped his fingers, and the bird beak on Amon's face immediately tilted 60 degrees to one side, looking much more abstract.

Comfortable.

Amon: "…"

Edward then spread his spirituality towards the twinkling stars, and Roselle's figure appeared in the depths of the gray fog: "Mr. President, I have got the notebook."

It's really efficient.

Just as he finished translating the book for Steam Muscle, Roselle had already obtained the Antigonus family's notes.

"Very good, then let's hand it over to Zaratul."

As soon as the video was transmitted, Roselle sent another message: "But, when I returned home just now, I thought about the process of how I got the notes, and it felt a little strange. It was too easy and too coincidental... Could it be that I was arranged by the... priest you mentioned?"

"No."

It's not Adam who arranges you, it's your steamy muscles that you love the most.

Edward then materialized a paper figure and threw it towards Roselle's crimson star. In midair, it transformed into an angel with black wings and hugged Roselle: "You have been strengthened, go... now."

Amon smiled with his mouth crooked at a 60-degree angle and said, "So you are using the Antigonus family's notes as bait. In this way, little Zaratul will definitely take the bait."

"But are you sure you can keep Him here?"

"There will be."

...

When we returned to the deserted island, the crimson moon had risen to halfway in the sky.

Edward continued to take out things to decorate the altar, placing various ritual materials such as rubies, sapphires, emeralds, diamonds, pearls, lapis lazuli, etc. around the altar.

After making sure there was no problem, he lit the altar's flame, lit the hair in his hand, put it into the cauldron, and then looked at the blazing flames and solemnly chanted in Giant language:

"The great Gate of Ten Thousand Doors;

"The leader of the endless starry sky;

"all..."

Edward was about to read out the third paragraph when a series of sharp and piercing whispers suddenly broke into his ears. His thoughts suddenly became like boiling water, bubbling continuously, trying to break through the restraints on his head, and he felt a sharp pain:

"Don't save me! Don't save me! Don't save me!"

Is this... Mr. Men's mumbling?

However, except for the first time I took the potion to become an apprentice, perhaps because of Mr. Men's "uniqueness", I heard his mumbling, and I never heard it again afterwards - after all, I am not a descendant of Abraham.

So why did it appear again this time...

Oh, yes.

It is the extraordinary characteristic of the Wanderer of the Abraham family!

It must have come from the remains of a wanderer ancestor of the Abraham family after his death. After using it to get promoted, it was just like Fors using the Abraham family bracelet and hearing Mr. Men's mumbling.

However, the pain brought by the mumbling was still within the tolerable range, and did not cause any loss of control or abnormality. He clenched his teeth, hesitating whether to continue reading the third part of Mr. Men's honorable name.

Mr. Men's mumbling voice suddenly became clear and distinct. "Oh, is that you?"

"How did you become like this? I almost didn't recognize you."

Edward has always felt that there is a slightly contradictory setting about Mr. Men in "Lord of Mysteries":

On every full moon night, Mr. Men would emit uncontrollable mumblings to the descendants of Abraham's family, and the content of the mumblings would be "Don't save me" over and over again. He was not only reminding the descendants not to save himself, but also to avoid the emergence of apprentices above the level of demigod as much as possible, in order to prevent his own return - this shows that Mr. Men seems to be awake on the full moon.

But the strange thing is that the ceremony to contact Mr. Men also needs to be performed on a full moon night. Whether it is Roselle or Triss later, their conversations with Mr. Men show that he is in a state of madness polluted by the fallen mother goddess.

So the question is, when the moon is full - is Mr. Men sane or crazy?

I feel like Mr. Men is like Schrödinger's cat, in a quantum superposition state of wakefulness and madness. You will never know his true state until you open the box.

"Why don't you speak?"

At this time, Mr. Men's voice came again, "Although your ceremony has not been completed, I have already felt it. You came to me specifically to ask me something, right?"

His voice was gentle and elegant, as if he had completely forgotten what happened in the City of Disaster last time.

Are you sane or crazy now?

Edward wanted to ask this question, but he knew that even if he asked, Mr. Men's answer would be untrue, so he was more direct: "Mr. Men, my Wanderer potion has been almost digested, but the Beyonder characteristics of the Planeswalker have not yet been found. What do I need to pay to get information about it from you?"

"Oh, I remember you were the Mystic last time we met. Young people are amazing. You are going to be promoted to Planeswalker in less than two months."

Mr. Men's voice was full of admiration. "The extraordinary characteristics of the planeswalkers. I have two of them here, and the Abraham family also has several planeswalker seals."

Edward said nothing, waiting for His "but".

"However, as I told you last time, I cannot reveal the news about the Abraham family to you. Therefore, if you want to obtain the extraordinary characteristics, you can come to me directly."

"…"

OK OK,

How shameless of you. Last time you bewitched that branch of Abraham's descendants into offering sacrifices, and now you are here pretending to be a senior who cares about the younger generation?

Moreover, before, he only tempted me to go to the starry sky by thinking of the promotion ceremony of the planeswalker. Now that he knows that I am not afraid of pollution, he just lets me go to die.

This Mr. Men is definitely a crazy version of Mr. Men controlled by the Fallen Mother Goddess.

After confirming that Mr. Men was in a state of madness, Edward knew very well that he had only one goal in communicating with him: to get him to help him return to Earth from the starry sky.

In this way, when "He" talks to himself, he cannot tell lies all the time, and not a single word is true. This way, even a fool cannot be fooled. On the contrary, whether facing Roselle or Triss, Mr. Men basically tells the truth: only two things are relatively vague, namely, "His" state and his return to Earth.

This is what Edward wanted, hoping that He could help answer some questions to complete the digestion of the Deconstruction Scholar's potion.

The only thing that is uncertain is whether Mr. Men is still willing to continue "fooling" himself when he knows that he obviously knows something about him and the Fallen Mother Goddess.

"Where should I go to find you then?"

"The moon.¨5-sc!w￠.￠c\o~m/"

Mr. Men sighed, "Most of the time I stay there, looking out at the planet where I once lived. You must have been to the starry sky, too. How does it feel to see the planet you live on from another angle?"

"Isn't it amazing, spectacular and beautiful?"

Edward nodded, "Yeah."

Mr. Men's words made him stunned for a moment, and then he realized that except for a brief glance at the Earth during his first roaming of the starry sky, every time he roamed thereafter he used the starry sky as a transit, or went directly to other planets - he never saw the Earth from the universe again.

The reason, of course, is that they dare not stay too close to the moon for a long time, for fear of being accidentally stolen by the Fallen Mother Goddess or other foreign gods.

"Well, every night, when I look at that blue planet that seems so close, I feel a lot. I always wonder... when can I go back? Do I still have the chance to go back?"

Tsk, why are you expressing your feelings?

Edward said calmly, "There will be a chance."

"Then I'll borrow your good words."

Mr. Men smiled slightly. "Sorry, I was just talking to myself. Let's get back to the topic. If you really want the Beyonder characteristics of the Planeswalker, you can only come to the moon to find me, and I will give it to you in person."

"Give it to me? Don't I have to pay anything?"

"Of course not."

He continued, "My request is still the same as before, help me go back."

Edward sighed, "But didn't I tell you the method last time?"

"…"

Mr. Men was silent.

"Okay, okay. Let's talk about the extraordinary characteristics of the planeswalker slowly."

Edward said, "Remember what happened in Old Shanghai... the City of Disaster? I'm curious, what exactly were you trying to do when you tampered with that place?"

There was another long silence.

Edward asked again and again:

"Do you want to use the City of Disaster as a springboard and the power of the Gate Path to head to the Western Continent?"

"Can this really be done? If I hadn't interfered at that time, would you have really opened up the road to the Western Continent?"

"Is that wooden door at that time some kind of special ability that you used to open up the Western Continent?"

"How is it accomplished?"

Chapter 611 Trapped

Mr. Men still did not answer.

Just when Edward thought that He had completely disconnected, Mr. Men sighed: "It seems that you know much more than I expected."

"You should know that after being promoted to 'Gate', you can thoroughly master the power of all conceptualized gates. In this way, theoretically speaking, you have a certain ability to open a gate in the barrier of the Western Continent."

"Of course, I am not a 'gate' yet, but the deep integration of uniqueness has allowed me to barely touch the power of spatial authority. I use the uniqueness to materialize into a gate, and then use the aggregation effect between the Fallen Mother Goddess and the Mother Nest to achieve my goal."

Edward was a little surprised: He actually answered.

Wait, Mr. Men, what you mean is: the rotten wooden door at that time was the only door?

Can this thing still be used after being fused?

"Unfortunately, it failed."

Mr. Men smiled and said, "Even if you hadn't destroyed the door at that time, you would still have failed. After all, the one who sealed the Western Continent with the barrier was a complete pillar. So, that was just an attempt from the beginning."

"However, your appearance made me discover an interesting mystery."

The smile in Mr. Men's voice became more and more obvious: "The moment you pushed open the door, I actually glimpsed a trace of the power of time."

"Why is this happening?"

Edward was shocked. He didn't expect that Mr. Men had also discovered this.

"What is the power of time? Why don't I know it?"

"I can't explain it in detail. After all, it's a completely unfamiliar field to me. No, to be precise, among all the powers known to date, there is no authority that can truly control time."

Mr. Men said, "However, a long time ago when I was roaming in the starry sky, I discovered an interesting phenomenon. When I reached a very high speed, the time around me would be distorted. The faster the speed, the slower the time becomes. So at that time I realized that there must be some connection between space and time."

"Unfortunately, decades of research later produced no further results, so the matter was shelved and forgotten, until... you opened the 'door' that day."

Oh shit!

Mr. Men's words made Edward feel that his "metaphysical thinking" was strongly impacted by "scientific thinking" - Mr. Men actually transformed himself into "Menstein"?

According to Edward's previous speculation, when he pushed open the rotten wooden door in old Shanghai, he would be led to the future. The reason might be related to his travel to the past.

But according to Mr. Men, is it possible that... the special reaction in space and time caused by the unique contact between the two "doors"?

One "door" belongs to the past, and the other "door" belongs to the future, but they essentially belong to the same uniqueness, so the past and the future collided, and under the influence of spatial authority, the "door" to the future was opened, connecting the past and the future.

If this is true, when I come into contact with the uniqueness of another "door" again, can I reopen the passage to the future?

Uh, suddenly I thought: If you want to achieve the effect of time travel in the mysterious world, you need to travel through time first, creating an "impossible situation" where the uniqueness of two doors appears at the same time, but in the Harry Potter world, traveling through time only requires a small time converter.

The key point is that the effect of the time converter is also applicable to the secret world - although it has been weakened a lot.

But it's still somewhat outrageous.

Just as he thought of this, the deconstruction scholar's potion was digested again, and the progress went directly from three quarters to the last section - this was a confirmation of Edward's conjecture.

But Edward was not very happy, because he was thinking about one thing - why did Mr. Men tell me all this so readily?

It feels like, when I use a basic attack, the opponent uses all his ultimate and summoner skills.

It seems like you are trying too hard to help me answer my question. Isn't that too nice of you?

There is no free lunch in the world.

no!

Retreat quickly!

...

Thousands of miles away from the island in the Violent Sea,

In the new place of seclusion where Abraham's family moved, the arrival of another full moon made everyone in the family suffer from the torment of delirium again, and each of them was on the verge of losing control and going crazy.

This happened at least once a month, and the suffering lasted for thousands of years, leaving no descendant of Abraham's family unscathed.

Apart from...

In a room in the corner, a tall, well-proportioned girl with long dark brown hair and a heroic look was muttering impatiently, "Okay, okay, don't rush me! I'll be there right away, right away!"

"I know that guy is very important to you, more important than the mother nest, but you have to give me some time to prepare, right? After all, he is an extraordinary Sequence 3. If I don't prepare well, what if he escapes?"

While Christine was dragging her feet, she kept complaining in her mind: "Hurry up and run away. I can't hold you back any longer. Your real body will forcibly descend into consciousness, and that will be bad for both of us."

Just thinking of this, she felt all the hairs on her body stand up, her heart was beating, and she said hurriedly: "Hey, you finally managed to send me down quietly. Once your consciousness descends, you will be discovered by those guys in the star realm in a minute, right? You don't think that with my current ability, I can fight against those guys, right?"

Soon, the throbbing gradually subsided, but the voice in her mind became sharper and sharper, desperately urging her to hurry.

"Really? I'm leaving now."

She sighed and waved her fair fingers gently. Although she was only a Sequence 9 apprentice, she directly opened a traveler's door leading to a thousand miles away.

Christine took a step forward with a strange smile on her face:

"I'm here."

...

A deserted island in a turbulent sea.

After Edward decided to withdraw, he immediately smiled and said, "Thank you Mr. Men for your answer tonight. I still have things to do, so I will withdraw first. See you later."

He quickly collected the gems around the altar and was about to run away.

Mr. Kemen's chuckle came over: "You seem to have obtained the extraordinary characteristics of the planeswalker through other means, right?"

"So after you reach Sequence 2, what will you do next? Are you willing to stay at Sequence 2 forever and never move forward?"

Edward paused. "What else? You have all three Sequence 1 Beyonder Characteristics. Are you willing to give me one?"

"Why not?"