[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-lord-of-mysteries-starting-as-a-reader":3,"chapter-lord-of-mysteries-starting-as-a-reader-lord-of-mysteries-starting-as-a-reader-chapter-1326":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Lord of Mysteries: Starting As A Reader",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":12,"novelImage":21},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1553770,2017,"Chapter 1326: Probing","lord-of-mysteries-starting-as-a-reader-chapter-1326",1326,"\u003Cp>Faced with Klein’s question, Ebner was stunned for more than ten seconds before sighing and saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll be honest, I still can’t be certain... but instinctively, I feel that the problems we’re facing are somewhat different...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your relationship with ’the Celestial Worthy’ is actually more similar to that between the ’Ancient Sun God’ and ’God.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for my issue, it’s probably much more complicated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klein nodded thoughtfully, then took a deep breath, signaling that Ebner could begin the \"hypnosis.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ebner didn’t hesitate. He directly simulated the abilities of a \"Manipulator\" within his own \"White Tower\" and invaded the other party’s \"Island of the Mind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, Klein opened his eyes with a slightly dazed expression. He frowned and said, \"The effect is decent. I clearly remember which ’memories’ you sealed, but I can’t recall their specific contents.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only this way can your excessive curiosity be somewhat restrained, so you don’t ’see’ things you shouldn’t be seeing yet while investigating.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ebner replied with a smile, then brought him out of the \"City of Miracles\" and returned to reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Late at night, at 160 Berkland Street, Klein was just about to go to sleep when he saw Miss Messenger walk out of the void carrying four blonde, red-eyed heads. One of them was holding a thin letter in its mouth, already placed in an envelope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her four heads tilted, glanced at Sharon on the other side of the bed, then turned back, eight eyes staring unblinkingly at Klein.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klein coughed uncomfortably, then reached out to take the letter and casually asked, \"Who sent it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reinette Tinekerr’s four heads looked back and forth between the two of them for a moment before speaking in turn:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Doll...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"was stolen...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"by...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"a vampire...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A doll was stolen... poor Emlyn, he got \"visited\" again... The feeling of having your dolls sold off passively must be terrible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that guy actually wrote me a letter instead of praying to Mr. Fool... after knowing that the Evernight Goddess and Mr. Fool have an alliance, did he develop some scruples?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, with Emlyn’s level, he probably wouldn’t think that far... could it be that after seeing Miss Messenger before, he developed some inappropriate ideas?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klein was first taken aback, then a series of questions surfaced in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he thought, he opened the envelope, unfolded the letter, and quickly skimmed its contents. He found that Emlyn wanted to meet him tomorrow morning, with the location set at a café near Harvest Church.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know what he wants from me?\" Klein hesitated for a moment before asking Reinette, who was still in the bedroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ask you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"to help...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"catch...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"the thief...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Catch a thief... no wonder that guy didn’t dare ask me through Mr. Fool... heh, where did he get the courage to ask Gehrman to catch a thief? Or did he guess that ’The World’ is also Detective Sherlock?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That doesn’t make sense... although the timing of Gehrman’s appearance and Sherlock’s disappearance is almost identical, leaving many loopholes, with Emlyn’s ability he shouldn’t be able to uncover that...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who told him? ’Tower’?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking for a moment, Klein didn’t agree immediately. Instead, he went to the washroom. When he returned, he walked to the desk, picked up a fountain pen, and wrote a reply on the same sheet of paper, agreeing to Emlyn’s invitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed to figure out how Emlyn had suddenly \"grown a brain.\" As for \"catching the thief\"? Heh, Klein had no intention of getting involved—after all, according to what he knew, that so-called \"thief\" was an \"Angel King.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Emlyn, who was at home composing various tragic and moving stories for his dolls, suddenly sneezed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked around uneasily, then muttered to himself, \"Have I gone mad? Actually listening to that little girl who’s only Sequence 8, trying to probe Gehrman’s identity...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But if Gehrman really is that girl’s brother... maybe he’d be willing to help me catch the thief who stole my dolls?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the City of Silver, when Derrick once again saw the city walls with hair-like weeds drifting across them, carrying several large bags, his heart was filled with complicated emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Less than two days of \"light\" living had already made him reluctant to leave... The reason he insisted on returning so quickly was precisely because he feared that if he got used to \"enjoying\" life over there, he would no longer be able to adapt to life in the \"Land Forsaken by the Gods.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Derrick looked around and noticed that Mr. \"Tower\" was no longer there. Just as he was about to walk into the city on his own, a figure with messy, unkempt graying hair appeared before him and directly brought him into the round tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clearly Chief Colin Iliad who had discovered him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Derrick did not resist. After all, according to the rules, anyone who returned alone after going out had to undergo isolation and observation first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the two entered a room surrounded by various \"rituals,\" Derrick discovered that, aside from Elder Lovia who was stationed at Afternoon Town, all the other members of the \"Six-Member Council\" were present. It seemed they had all been waiting for his arrival, each with a mix of anticipation and concern in their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Derrick knew what they were expecting and what they were worried about, so he didn’t waste time and directly described his experiences in the outside world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of his report, he also took out the various exquisite mechanical creations he had purchased as proof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, most importantly, he handed over a \"mystical item\" he had carried with him when he went out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That item had no other abilities, but it could record the scenes around the wearer for several hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Veit Helmon, who had dark green symbols tattooed on his head and stood over 2.5 meters tall, couldn’t help but sigh after hearing the report and watching the footage:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your experience was like a beautiful dream... no, even in my dreams I couldn’t see such scenes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Colin Iliad, whose nasolabial folds were quite pronounced, nodded and looked around before saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This confirms that there truly exists a ’normal’ world outside—one protected by the gods, with a sun and a crimson moon, full of vitality!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I propose that after Derrick’s isolation period ends, we convene an expanded council meeting to spread this news within a limited scope, and also disclose the request of that Mr. ’Fool.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do everything in our power to explore the Giant King’s Court.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some discussion, the other members of the \"Six-Member Council\" unanimously approved the Chief’s proposal. They then questioned Derrick in detail about the outside world before leaving one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time, Derrick mentioned the matter of the giant Groselle. After learning his specific Sequence, the \"Six-Member Council\" all expressed their welcome toward this \"guide.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than an hour later, when only the Chief and Derrick remained in the room, the former asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You seem to still have something you haven’t said?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Derrick thought for a moment and carefully said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Excellency Chief, Mr. ’Tower’ possesses a relic of the Creator. It corresponds to Sequence 4 of the ’Sun’ pathway, the ’Unshadowed.’\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tall, sturdy Colin Iliad, dressed in a linen shirt, had his pupils contract, and his expression changed as he spoke in a slightly deep voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A relic?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Derrick had chosen to first speak privately with the Chief precisely because the fact that the Creator had been devoured, completely fallen, and would never return might cause a psychological shock to everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using the wording he had prepared in advance, he said in a heavy tone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, a relic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Kings betrayed the Lord...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Colin looked at Derrick—just looked at him. His light blue eyes seemed to briefly lose focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearly a minute later, the \"Demon Hunter\" finally spoke calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice unconsciously grew a little deeper, then he continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have already become Sequence 5 and are qualified to know what Saint-level Sealed Artifacts the City of Silver possesses. Once you can properly restrain your spirituality and fully master divine arts, I will give you the relevant information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At that time, you may choose two items—one as thanks to Mr. ’Tower’ for helping with your advancement; and one as the price for exchanging the Creator’s relic...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in Bayam, inside the \"Fragrant Manor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sending Derrick back to the \"Land Forsaken by the Gods,\" Ebner returned to this manor filled with spices and found the \"Queen of Calamity,\" Cohinem, who had just returned from \"traveling,\" in the living room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone wants to buy a ’Cataclysmic Interrer’ Beyonder characteristic from me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1451,"2026-06-06T07:27:41.709Z",1,"novelbin.me","d42a007b4fe215c1f4ea9d9e48c600d0a13b2dc1a3136a4d242b77eee3039d75","lord-of-mysteries-starting-as-a-reader-chapter-1218","lord-of-mysteries-starting-as-a-reader-chapter-1217","https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flord-of-mysteries-starting-as-a-reader-cover.jpg"]