Chapter 480: Klein Finally Meets the Future Fool

Klein's lips twitched slightly after hearing the Angel of Secrets' words. For a moment, he didn't know whether to appreciate the angel's sincerity or to criticize His unreliability.

In the end, Klein lowered his head, gazing at the beautiful bracelet in his hand. Taking a deep breath, he hesitated only briefly before using his spirituality to activate it. Following the guidance of the Angel of Secrets, Klein tugged forcefully at the air, and a figure appeared before him.

Klein stared at the figure he had just pulled out, momentarily dumbfounded. The person's appearance resembled the pre-transmigration Zhou Mingrui more than Klein of this era. The clothes the figure wore also leaned more towards the familiar 21st-century style—a white shirt and black pants.

'Huh? Is this really the future me, not the past me?' Klein started to doubt if he had pulled the wrong person. The historical projection before him looked too much like Zhou Mingrui from before the transmigration, and not at all like the future Fool.

The Angel of Secrets, however, stared at the history projection that resembled Zhou Mingrui, lost in thought. After a few seconds, He suddenly had a moment of realization and said, "I see."

'Wait, what did you understand? Could you stop speaking in riddles?' Klein was utterly confused as he listened. He couldn't be blamed for being bewildered; the difference in information was simply too vast.

Yet, before Klein could process what was happening, the figure of Zhou Mingrui, which had seemed to be in a deep sleep with closed eyes, suddenly opened them. At that moment, the figure's form began to change.

A dark, semi-transparent cloak appeared on the figure, and a cold, eerie mask covered its face. Beneath the cloak, Klein vaguely made out writhing, slimy tentacles that seemed to be lashing out uncontrollably at the ground or the air.

There was no doubt that this form was incredibly dangerous, especially to Klein, who wasn't even a demigod yet. However, almost at the same moment, the bracelet in Klein's hand began to emit light. This light cast a hazy filter over Klein's vision, allowing him to see those grotesque tentacles as though they were shrouded in a veil.

"Phew, lucky for you, I anticipated this and added a mythical creature filter function to the bracelet. Otherwise, just one glance at those tentacles would've killed you," the Angel of Secrets said.

Klein finally came to his senses. He looked at the angel and asked, "So… He… He's really the future me? Why does He seem… off?"

To be more precise, Klein was worried that this future version of him was already on the verge of losing control. Otherwise, why would His mythical creature form be so chaotic?

"Well, it can't be helped. This future version of you is likely still fighting the Celestial Worthy in the dream, so His control over His body in the real world is bound to be unstable."

Lynn explained, scrutinizing the historical projection before them—a projection that couldn't be called that in the traditional sense. After all, historical projections couldn't replicate singular existences from the Age of the Mysteries, but Lynn's little trick seemed to have bypassed that limitation.

Still, Lynn decided to continue calling it a historical projection.

He could faintly sense the connection between this projection and a not-too-distant future timeline. From that connection, he could also detect traces of Klein's Dream World.

Clearly, Klein, who was usually unlucky but lucky in major events, had once again pulled off something extraordinary—he had summoned the historical projection of a future version of himself who had already ascended to become a half-Lord of Mysteries and was currently battling the Former Lord of Mysteries in His dreams.

Although Lynn had anticipated that this could happen, he was still somewhat surprised when it actually did.

Klein, meanwhile, was completely lost in thought. He could guess that the "Celestial Worthy" likely referred to the Former Fool, but what did fighting in a dream even mean?

However, Klein didn't have time to dwell on these questions, because he immediately saw the Angel of Secrets, after a few seconds of thought, reveal an eager expression. In the next moment, He conjured a crystal-clear bubble in His hand and placed it into the "Zhou Mingrui" historical projection's hand—or, at least, one of the tentacles that could pass for a hand.

As soon as the bubble made contact with the "Zhou Mingrui" projection, it burst—not disappearing into thin air, but rather being absorbed.

Klein then watched in shock as the "Zhou Mingrui" projection's previously lifeless eyes suddenly gleamed with light, as if a doll had been given a soul.

Klein could clearly feel the projection glance at him, then at the Angel of Secrets. It opened its mouth as though it wanted to say something.

Yet nothing came out. The light in its eyes quickly faded away, and it once again became a lifeless puppet.

"Tsk, as I thought… it didn't work." Lynn sighed, looking a bit disappointed. He had suddenly thought to use his time-traveling ability to see if he could exploit a loophole and bring the consciousness of the future Fool into this timeline for a brief journey.

Although the attempt had technically succeeded, it had also failed.

The future Fool's consciousness had indeed been summoned for a split second, but it had been immediately repelled.

"Well, it could also be that I'm not skilled enough with this technique yet. Once I've practiced more, maybe it will work," Lynn muttered to himself. He glanced at the now-docile "Zhou Mingrui" projection, considering for a moment before conjuring another bubble.

Klein, still struggling to process everything: ?

What are you planning to do now?

"Don't worry, I'm just giving your future self a buff. Dreams… are one of my specialties." Lynn seemed to have read Klein's thoughts, smiling as he explained. He then pressed the bubble into "Zhou Mingrui's" hand again.

This time, since the bubble was only for buffing the future Fool in his dream state, there was no awakening of the historical projection.

"Alright, go ahead and merge with the projection. You might learn something important once you do. He came here for a reason, after all, even if He didn't intend to leave you these memories." Lynn smiled at his companion.

(End of Chapter)