Mystery: Time Travelers of the Fourth Era

Chapter 293 Knowledge is eternal, life and death are a cycle

Chapter 293 Knowledge is eternal, life and death are a cycle

Cattleya, one of the seven pirate generals, is the "Star Admiral," the adopted daughter of the pirate queen "Mysterious Queen" Bernadette Gustav, and a Hermit Path Sequence 5 astrologer.

She was adopted by Bernadette when she was less than three years old and grew up by her side ever since. She has a deep attachment to Bernadette. After this unexpected arrival above the gray fog, she immediately thought of what had happened on the Dawn.

At that time, Ernadai simply told Cattleya calmly, "Your fate is not in my hands."

This was a huge blow to the young girl at the time. It gave her the feeling that her "own mother" didn't want her. However, Bernadette's attitude was very firm. Cattleya could only feel wronged and even thought that she might as well just die outside and see if Bernadette would regret it. As for going against her "own mother", that was something she would never dare to do and could never do. What if her mother got angry?

Bernadette, wearing a white blouse with lace and ribbon flowers, paired with a simple dark blue coat, sat in the captain's cabin, watching Cattleya with her head down, clutching the hem of her skirt and remaining silent. For a moment, she felt a little dazed, as if she were in another world.

Was I like that back then?

Her ocean-blue eyes sparkled, and a gentle smile appeared on her face as she patiently explained:

"I predicted that you might encounter something that would be helpful to both you and me."

"So you can't stay by my side all the time, so you have a chance to help me verify this prophecy."

After hearing Bernadette's explanation, Gadriya's disappointment and annoyance vanished. She looked up at the mysterious queen, whose expression remained unchanged, appearing relaxed and languid rather than serious and cold. She breathed a small sigh of relief; at least she wasn't being asked to leave.

"I see."

Cattleya nodded as if she had accepted a mission, her heart filled with the joy of being able to help her.

Seeing Cattleya's expression, Bernadette smiled with some relief. After Cattleya left, this important figure from the mysterious world sat in the same spot, her eyes filled with complex emotions. She rubbed her temples helplessly, but the corners of her mouth turned up slightly.

"How should I address you?"

Cattleya narrowed her slightly purplish black eyes as she gazed at the mysterious person sitting at the head of the table. Out of the corner of her eye, she glanced at the other empty seats and guessed that there might be other members present.

"You may call me Mr. Fool."

Klein's mental radar clicked, and he answered skillfully.

This guy looks like a troublemaker. Where's Mr. Angel? Come out and teach this newbie a lesson.

Fool?

Cattleya repeated the word with a strange feeling in her heart. She seemed to have heard the name before. After a moment's recollection, she remembered that Backlund's intelligence personnel had reported on this recently emerging evil god belief.

The intelligence reports stated that those cult members who claimed to believe in "The Fool" were actually just illegal organizations that swindled money and sexually exploited people. They were wiped out by the Punisher's team not long after.

The man before me calls himself a fool?

Suppressing her unease, Cattleya spoke politely, "I've heard of your reputation from Mr. Z of the Aurora Society. Were you the one who helped me just now?"

"Isn't this obvious?"

Klein chuckled softly, and the two exchanged a few simple pleasantries.

He asked with some curiosity, "What did you do just now to offend that guy?"

When Cattleya heard the Fool use such a disrespectful term to refer to the Hidden Sage, she raised her expectations of the Fool's level. But how could the other party not even know such a thing?

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She thought for a moment and explained:

"Members of the Order of Morse believed that all things are numbers and pursued knowledge itself. They believed that as long as one's heart is turned toward the truth, the truth will respond. Everything is an evolution of 'number.' As Emperor Russell said, it is not that we are pursuing knowledge, but that knowledge is pursuing us."

The "Hidden Sage" is knowledge itself. He is chasing after us, chasing after every member of the Morse Ascetic. When a lot of knowledge is poured in, but we cannot digest and master it quickly, the situation just mentioned will occur. We either have to lower our mental defenses and accept the transformation of the "Hidden Sage," or we have to persevere with willpower. If we can't hold on, we will lose control.

This doesn't sound like it's specifically targeted? But this situation still sounds pretty bad.

Klein pondered for a moment, then said, "So you've got a lot of knowledge?"

What is the Morpheus Order's view on this phenomenon of "knowledge being pursued from person to person"?

Klein subtly revealed a hint of curiosity.

"The attitude within the Morse Order is mostly accepting."

Cattleya paused for a moment before speaking.

Accept? Accept the transformation of the mind? Klein was somewhat doubtful. Would Morse's asceticism be so insane?

"The core belief of the Ascetic Order of Morse is that all things are number, the pursuit of knowledge is eternal, and the end of life, the destination of the self, is to take all the knowledge and experience of one's life into the embrace of the reclusive sage and become an eternal part of it."

"After undergoing the transformation by the Hidden Sage, they will awaken more talents and potential, exploring the path of knowledge more easily. The organization has also developed a relatively safe method of 'listening'."

As she spoke, Gadriya lowered her head slightly. Although joining the Morse Order was only a temporary measure, she had to admit that the Morse Order's rhetoric did have a brainwashing effect.

In particular, some members firmly believe that they are messengers of the gods, part of knowledge, and that they have long since entered the embrace of the hidden sages, only to be reborn and continue to absorb new knowledge from the world, feeding it back to eternal knowledge itself.

This view is not only firmly believed by many ordinary members, but also by some of the ten pillars of the Morse Order. Even those scholars who are not so obsessed are willing to integrate the knowledge of their faith into their lives when they reach the end.

Within the Ascetic Order of Morse, only a minority completely reject spiritual transformation. As long as one accepts a certain degree of spiritual transformation, one can indirectly become a "favored one" of the "gods." Those who are lucky may receive certain blessings or awaken a certain talent, while those who are less lucky may improve their memory and learning abilities, making their lives easier.

Even Gadriya, while believing the "Hidden Sage" to be an outright evil god, also acknowledged that the "Hidden Sage" was the embodiment of knowledge, and that there was no bias or human malice towards humans who pursued or were pursued by knowledge.

Rather, it leans more towards a kind of divinity.

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