He silently sat down and started reading those pages. But soon, he began to shake his head as he read the first two pages. It only contains information about Novak's apprentice days. But soon, his expression turned serious as he read the third and fourth pages.
"Date January 2nd, Year 9072.
Today our Emperor Jack held a meeting to announce that we will explore the Fire Elemental plane again in a few days. Hehe, luck is on my side. It's been almost six years since I reached the bottleneck. Using this mission, I will find a way to kill a few third-tier fire elemental creatures and get Summer Shackle potion using the elemental crystals and their bodies. Then, I will make a trip to Arcane Empire and buy potion materials using one of my secret knowledge.
Although I forgot most of my memories, I still remember a few things. Once I advance to a pseudo-legendary tier mage, I will search for clues about the 280th layer.
Haa! I have already grown attached to this human life and even devoted my life to this Empire. I hope nothing wrong will happen to this beautiful place.
But what worries me most is something else. A while ago, Emperor Jack said that a few experts from the Lockridge and Ollim families would accompany us to the Fire-elemental plane. Well, His Excellency Jack said that our job is to collect all the information about the plane and return quickly. But why do I feel restlessness inside my heart?
Date January 4th, Year 9072.
Today, Emperor Jack summoned a few trusted mages privately and gave us a secret mission.
I have a vague feeling this is not a mission I should take lightly like other missions. Damn it! I feel it again. It is one of my future prediction abilities I obtained after gaining some enlightenment about the Time Law. But I'm not a Seer, though. Although I comprehended a few bits of the three powerful Laws, I still feel restless inside. Emperor also explained that our mission is to get one Tear of Phoenix from any one of the elemental Demigod's Temple. He said that only those who consume the Tear would get the power to enter the Abyssal Volcanic dungeon.
Yes, he is planning to enter the Abyssal Volcanic dungeon!
I almost fainted when I heard Emperor Jack planning to explore that Mythical level dungeon.
This mortal is not afraid of death!
I read about that dungeon at the Wisdom Palace in the past. It's a dungeon directly connected to the 99th Abyss layer and is more dangerous than Elder Plane.
Emperor Jack is doing something reckless again. If he plans to explore that dungeon, it will instantly attract Holy See's attention.
Cardinal Philip also has a 'Mind' divinity, so hiding this news from him is almost impossible. Moreover, that dungeon is also located near the territory of the Holy See.
Haa! My mission is to safely get that Tear of Phoenix and bring it back without alerting others. I heard from Emperor Jack that this Tear of Phoenix seems to be only found in fire elemental planes. Moreover, he said those tears were real teardrops of Fire elemental Demigods.
He told us that those Fire elemental Demigods would shed those tears only 1000 years once and are hard to get by even in Supreme Plane. He also mentioned that those tears contain some divine power, which could act as some passcode for entering the Abyssal Volcanic dungeon. Well, I didn't plan on even going near that dungeon anyway. I hope he will succeed in this mission.
Date January 8th, Year 9072.
I thought those two families would send some second-tier mages, but I didn't expect they would send this sneaky guy Theodric!
Damn it! Even I, a peak third-tier mage and a former ****** couldn't see through his strength. That damned Lockridge Head! What is he planning to send this poisonous snake to accompany us to the Fire elemental plane? F*ck you all! I don't want to die before I get my throne back. Did he not have any worries about that Cardinal Philip? Aren't he afraid of that f*cker?
What in the Abyss is he thinking? That a**hole will find all the information about this plane using his strange mind power. I know Theodric is just a puppet of the Holy See. But still, why is Emperor jack allowing him to accompany us? I'm worried.
We have five peak second-tier mages from the Lockridge family, four third-tier beginner mages from the Ollim family, and ten peak third-tier mages from the intelligent department. This strength should be enough to take care of this guy if he plans to do anything behind our back. Moreover, Emperor Jack will also accompany us to explore that Fire-elemental plane. So, I don't think he poses any threat to this mission.
Date January 9th, Year 9072.
Today, we arrived at the most famous fire elemental plane. Tsk, this is the worst place I explored in the last twenty years. Although this is my second time entering this plane, I still feel uncomfortable because of the heavier planar restriction. After we safely entered this plane, we planned to build a temporary planar teleportation circle hidden in the forest, but we ended up meeting a pseudo-legendary phoenix!
I should visit Lady Myxenta's church and get a blessing from the church priest. Otherwise, I will die before I rank up to the Pseudo legendary realm. Thank the Abyss; we had our Emperor Jack guarding our backs; otherwise, everyone would have been killed on the first day.
Date January 30th, Year 9072.
After searching this Fire-elemental plane for almost three weeks, Emperor Jack found a clue about the 'Tear of Phoenix.'
He also secretly told me a detailed plan about entering the Fire Temple, which is protected by a Demigod.
Yup, you didn't hear it wrong. It's a f*cking Demigod! I think he became insane.
Emperor's and other experts' job is to lure out Demigod's main body from its territory, while the other's job is to kill a few humanoid fire elemental creatures inside that Fire Temple and search for additional benefits. But I know what I have to do during this time.
Date February 5th, Year 9072.
It was the scariest mission I ever did in this life! Finally, I have some time to write my diary. Emperor shouldn't have allowed Theodirc to join this mission.
Furthermore, who would have thought that Ollim and Lockridge had already sworn their allegiance to the Holy See?
If I hadn't transported the whole Temple to the Fex Dimension, that traitor would have stolen the Tear of Phoenix by now. I'm going to kill those assholes one day. Although we survived their ambush, we lost seven peak third-tier mages. Moreover, the Emperor also got heavily injured by that Demigod. Haa!
At least we successfully got the Tear of Phoenix; otherwise, this mission would become a joke. Humph, only Emperor Jack, Empress Athena, and the remaining three members from the intelligence department have the key to enter the Fex dimension. As long as the Tear is locked in that dimension, no one will be able to steal it."
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