Chapter 1098: That Was a Ghost! (2)

Chapter 1098 -35: That Was a Ghost! (2)

She grabbed the young man’s wrist, like someone about to drown who has lost hope, clutching onto the last straw and refusing to let go. Her eyes fixed on the other’s expression, her tone was uncontrollably excited: “How do you know this word! Where did you hear it! When! Who told you! Why did they tell you!”

A string of questions, firing out like cannonballs.

The person looked at her and proudly puffed out his chest, saying matter-of-factly: “Who told me? Didn’t I say that I deciphered it myself…”

“You deciphered it? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!”

The Mysterious Queen raised her voice a few decibels in panic; her tone involuntarily carried a bit of authority. Clearly, she couldn’t believe such an absurd claim and wanted to know the answer immediately, thus losing a bit of composure. Considering this was her obsession pursued for over a century, it’s understandable.

At this moment, Bernadette was trembling slightly, imperceptibly from excitement, her heart pounding, almost doubting whether she heard correctly.

Was it an illusion? Was it a dream influenced by 0-05 Wishing Lamp? After all, the “Lamp Spirit” does indeed tempt owners to rub the lamp and make wishes through dreams and illusions, something she has experienced firsthand.

No wonder her thoughts are so chaotic; the hope she pursued fruitlessly for years seemed unattainable, yet suddenly appeared before her eyes without any mental preparation?

This is somewhat surreal.

“…”

“…”

“Cough, cough, okay, actually, it’s not really me who deciphered it…”

Perhaps being directly denied by Bernadette, coupled with the oppressive gaze, caused the person to feel a bit guilty and change his tone.

He coughed a few times unnaturally, avoided eye contact, as his gaze wandered elsewhere, shifting the focus of conversation: “After all, it doesn’t really take much deciphering. Those diaries, I only need to glance at them to naturally know their meaning; no point wasting time to decipher…”

Bernadette: “???”

Faced with such an abrupt twist, the Mysterious Queen’s mind momentarily could not process it, her blue eyes widening even more.

After coming to her senses, her first reaction was almost to laugh in exasperation.

“You’re saying you just need to look at them to know their meaning?”

“Of course…”

The young man, looking calm and confident, patted his chest with an expression of self-praise.

Not to mention, he thoroughly understands Chinese; even if encountering unknown characters for the first time, under the passive translation function of the system, he can still read and comprehend seamlessly without any issues… From this perspective, he wasn’t lying; no matter how you interpret these words, they’re the absolute truth.

“Then tell me, what does the word you just said mean?”

Bernadette took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down. She quickly isolated information interaction with the surrounding environment, making her area feel like an independent space.

As her eyes fixed tightly on the person opposite, her gaze flashed briefly, becoming profoundly deep.

Even though the hidden state of the “Eye of Secret Peeping” had long been observing the target, examining its Star Spirit Body, Ether Body, and Mind Body states, analyzing Star Spirit Body details and receiving normal feedback, she still cautiously chose to utilize higher-level sequence ability at this moment to ensure no problems.

Indeed, there were no issues.

No matter how you look at it, this is just an ordinary person.

But that the person knows the diary left by her father, and even recognizes the pronunciation of the word “homeland”, is definitely abnormal!

“Oh, you’re asking about ‘homeland’, that word is simple…”

The man seemed completely unaware of being scrutinized, earnestly began to explain, “It means birthplace, the soul’s belonging.”

Bernadette’s heart immediately skipped a beat upon hearing those peculiar pronunciations again, confirming she hadn’t misheard, and upon hearing the explanation given, she was utterly stunned.

Birthplace…

The soul’s belonging…

Could this be the meaning? Father’s occasional expressions of sadness and melancholy, could they be due to homesickness? He really missed his homeland?

But… but… this doesn’t make sense at all! Father was born in Intis, his homeland always existed. The Gustav Clan’s territory could be visited at any time, and he eventually even acquired the entire nation, what homesickness could he have?! —Too many doubts surged into her mind all at once, leaving Bernadette absolutely baffled by this alone.

She briefly pondered and subconsciously stared at the opposite side with skeptical eyes, suspecting an issue with translation.

Admittedly, this assumption is realistic and normal.

—If the mysterious ruler above the gray mist, the highly reputable Mr. Fool, offered a similar explanation, she would believe there’s something she can’t yet comprehend…