Struggling with the fast-paced start of Lord of the Mysteries? We break down the plots of Episodes 1 and 2, diving into the Path of the Divine power system, Zhou Mingrui’s isekai journey as Klein Moretti, the Antigonus diary mystery, and his new role with the Nighthawks. From tarot cards to magical rituals, get all the details to follow this thrilling donghua!
00:00in lord of mysteries episode one we're introduced to the path of the divine a power system with twenty-two pathways each tied to a god starting at level nine and ascending to level one for godlike powers beyonders gain these abilities through
00:15magic potions made from herbs animal parts or minerals with unique formulas for each pathway our protagonist jomin grui a chinese programmer performs a lucky ritual placing for dishes in a room's corners and chanting a spell only to be ice-gayed to another world on june twenty eighth thirteen forty nine
00:34reincarnating as klein moretti a co-university graduate with a sister melissa and brother benson the original klein died by suicide but joe's arrival heals the wound merging their memories
00:46klein's death tends to a mysterious case his friends welsh mcgovern and naya also died by suicide while studying the antigonus family's diary which vanished afterward desperate to return to earth joe now klein retries the ritual
01:02sensing some one following him he hides in a circus tent where a fortune teller draws the fool tarot card he learns tarot cards exist here invented two hundred years ago by emperor roselle likely another ice-gate traveller
01:16the ritual tell apports him to a gray mist space with stars where touching two stars summons audrey and alger klein's thoughts manifest tables and chairs so he poses as a god the fool to gain their trust their talk reveals beyonders
01:32and magic with audrey negotiating for a spectator potion formula the antigonus diary case draws the nighthawks a magical task force to klein's home
01:42fearing they'll uncover his earth origins klein flees but is pulled into a dream by nighthawk dun smith klein stays conscious evades questions and is recruited by dun and daily simone to join the nighthawks to find the diary beginning
01:57his journey as the fool asterisk dot in episode two the beyonder power system deepens potions grant abilities but risk turning users into monsters if not controlled with unorganized beyonders at higher risk
02:10six new pathways are introduced seer sleepless corpse collector mystery prior marauder and apprentice joining spectator and sailor making eight of the twenty two pathways two wield power beyonders must digest potions by embodying their names
02:25like a sailor potion requiring one to act as a sailor called acting known abilities include series spirit vision dousing rod and rituals sleepless ease enhanced strength reduced sleep dream manipulation and lullaby poetry
02:41and corpse collector ease psychic interrogation klein joins the nighthawks a task force of the church of the avernite goddess operating under the blackthorn security company to hide beyonder activities he meets members like rozan leonard
02:56royal furry and kenley and is warned by captain dun smith about beyonder risks dun mentions the church controls for pathways seer sleepless mystery prior and corpse collector and hints at a link to the myth of creation
03:10klein klein visit sold neil in the alchemy room discovering emperor rozel's diary is written in chinese confirming rozel as a chinese ice-cape predecessor rozel's notes reveal a miserable figure lost in darkness his arrogance as an heiress
03:24protagonist and regret for not choosing seer marauder or apprentice pathways inspired klein chooses the seer pathway to learn more about returning home after drinking the seer potion old neil teaches klein to meditate by visualizing objects
03:41using spirit vision klein notices old neil's poor health two eyes behind him and a fading white shadow dismissing it as a hallucination old neil instructs him to tap his forehead to toggle spirit vision
03:55klein is tasked with searching welch's house for the antigonus diary meanwhile leonard enlists klein for a kidnapping case involving elliot a merchant's son
04:05using spirit vision klein spots two robbers and elliot but the robbers mumble about bombs and turn monstrous possibly corrupted beyonders leonard defeats them but one escapes after klein's shaky gunshot misses its mark leonard uses
04:20sleepless abilities to put it to sleep after the mission klein feels a strange familiarity at the sight leonard acts oddly talking to an unseen entity as his shadow shifts at home klein realizes the familiarity
04:35the original klein visited this place and left the antigonus diary there in an after-credits scene klein now paid by the night hawks moves to a new house with melissa and benson who gift him a suit to celebrate
