"Date: 12th December, Year 9040.
Finally, my teammates and I returned to the Empire!
I only recall that we killed three high-tier deacons during our escape and reached the Bidora Empire's territory. But we somehow lost all our memories about what had happened inside the Holy See.
But!
How is that possible? We made no mistakes during our escape and even erased our tracks. Damn, It must be Archbishop Philip's doing!
All our two years' hard work became lost just like that!
Date 4th January, Year 9040
All of us are losing memories frequently! I forgot why we went to the Holy See in the first place.
No! Archbishop Philip doesn't have this kind of power. Is this a god's curse?
I must draw all the remaining scenes in my memory before those scenes could vanish from my head. With my fantastic drawing skill, I can at least present those scrolls to the department leader.
Date 4th March, Year 9040.
Finally, our team members decided to tell our Imperial Majesty Emperor Jake this matter.
Date 5th March, Year 9040.
We finally got all of our memories back with the Emperor's blessing. Due to this mission's success, each team member got 50000 white gold coins as a reward and got permission to get any of the second-tier spells. But it seems his Imperial Majesty also lost some of his divine power. Although we regretted asking for help from his Imperial Majesty, nothing can be undone now.
Date: 27th May, Year 9040.
I finally constructed my sixth second-tier spell model and am ready to Rank Up!
But even though I have tons of money, I lack potion materials and potion formula to break the third shackle.
If I want to get those materials, I must sign a high-ranked contract with one of those five families."
After reading one page, Abium got stunned.
'Bidora Empire? Emperor Jack? Five families? Who are they? Moreover, this seems to happen in Year 9040. Nearly a millennium ago!?... Hmm, let's see what is on the second page.' Abium quickly tossed the first page into his spatial ring and started to read the second one.
"Date 24th September, Year 9015.
Today, I got selected into the Empire's information gathering team and finally became one of the elite members of the Empire! There are a total of only 12 members in our squad. They are Joshua, Nolan, Ian, Wesley, Gael, Ryder, Kingston, Hanna, Leah, Noelle, and Selena.
Date 30th September, Year 9015,
After waiting for a whole week, I finally got my first mission. It is to gather information about the Lockridge family head's third son Theodric. It appears that the Lockridge family's mistress thinks her third son is wasting all of his pocket money on gambling. She wants us to check who his friends are and their backgrounds.
Haa! I thought this mission would be something interesting. Was I mistaken? Anyway, I'm the only one who is going to do the checking on him. When I asked why we were taking these kinds of missions to the department leader, he just smiled bitterly and told me that the Lockridge family was the one who was giving financial support to us.
Now that I thought about it, it's not a problem to do these kinds of jobs for the sponsors, right?
Date: 2nd October 9015.
Holy cow! F*ck! He is meeting mysterious people in the slum! I don't know who they are, but I'm sure they are not good people. I will continue my investigation and figure out who these people are.
Date: 5th October 9015.
It's the worst day of my life! Even though I have some memories and experiences of my past life, I shouldn't have acted hastily. Damn, I was discovered by the Lockridge family's third son today!
Thankfully, I used a teleportation spell and escaped from there. Still, this is completely unexpected. This guy is not some naive gambling addict but a ferocious tiger! From the looks of it, he seemed to have long been aware of my existence.
For the next few days, I should refrain from spying on him.
Date: 20th October 9015.
After I brought a stealth artifact for 75,000 white gold coins, I started tailing Theodric again. But Theodric seemed wary of being spied on and didn't meet any of those mysterious people again.
Date 14th November 9015,
F*ck! He is conspiring with the Light Church!
Damn bastard, he and the other four people are secretly sharing information about the Empire with the Light Church members.
I didn't want to spy on him any longer! More importantly, I must report everything to the department head sooner."
As Abium finished reading the second page, his expression froze like a statue.
'Theodric?… Where have I heard this name before?… Huh, Isn't the First king's name is Theodric Lockridge?!' Abium's whole body shook lightly.
'Don't tell me he is the first king of the Peral kingdom?'
Cold sweats were starting to drip down from his forehead!
'Lockridge family… That's the peral kingdom royal family members. It seems I stumbled upon something dangerous.'
'The first king, Theodric, had secretly colluded with the Light Church! Even I wouldn't believe such nonsense if not for Novak's words.' Abium started to frown.
'Why is there no mentioning of the Bidora Empire in history? How could they conceal the whole history of an Empire?' Suddenly, he started to recall the information about Archbishop Philip's power from Novak and shuddered.
Memory erasing ability!
'Wait a minute! Isn't that the current Southern Pontiff's name is also Philip?' A chill crept up to his spine.
'Azolla, could it be the Light church wiped out the memories about the Bidora Empire's from all the people in this continent?' Abium asked stiffly.
It was absurd!
'That is possible, kid. If that person is on the level of a Demigod, he could indeed pull off such a powerful spell.' Azolla said with a serious tone.
'What about the fourth and fifth-tier mages?' Abium asked with a surprised tone.
'Well, although that spell could wipe out normal citizens' and low tier mages' memories without any problem, it is impossible to conceal the information. They must have killed all the Empire's mages and completely wiped out all the history related books. About fourth and fifth tier mages, their memories won't be wiped out because they are strong enough to stop the spell from erasing their memories from their sea of consciousness.' Azolla paused for a moment and continued.
'If you search about this empire's history in other empires' libraries, you might find it there.'
'I will restrain myself from doing that for now.' Abium drew a deep breath and tossed those pages into his spatial ring.
After that, he shook his head and thought of concentrating his attention on the current situation.
'I can find out more about the forgotten Empire's history later. I should focus on gathering more information about the necromancer group. From the Yozis's letter, I'm sure that there will be a gathering on 14th at Keeper's underground market in Tupak lane. But there is no way I can participate-' Suddenly, Abium thought of a bold idea and curled his lips upward.
'Wait! I can participate in the necromancers' gathering using the 'Faceless Glass' mask. Moreover, they seemed to be hiding their faces from other necromancers. Still, I can't take risks without any proper preparation. Furthermore, this guy's height and mine are way too different, which will easily expose my real identity to others.' Abium rubbed his forehead and started to ponder. He knew this mask might be able to fool others, but those close to Baxter might notice that he was not the real one.
'The main problem for me is height, voice, and knowledge. From the letter, I can assume that Yozis must be Baxter's old friend. Even if I changed my voice and height using other artifacts or spell scrolls, I would definitely become clueless if he asked something about Baxter. What to do now?' Abium muttered inwardly and helplessly sighed.
'What happened, kid?' Azolla curiously asked as she noticed his reaction.
Meanwhile, Abium told her about the current problem and asked for some suggestions.
'Just use that pendant to enslave his soul and ask him more about his past.' Azolla's reply made him frown deeply.
'What do you mean?' He asked.
'Well, there are still some spells hidden in that cursed pendant, kid. In that pendant, there are another two spell models engraved inside. Don't worry; those two spells don't have any side effects.' Azolla's answer left him stunned.