As soon as Audrey heard the Fool's question, she quietly pricked up her ears and entered the "audience" state, waiting for the "Sun" to answer.
She had always been very curious about where Silver City was and what was special about it, but she was too embarrassed to ask because it involved the other party's privacy.
At this moment, Mr. Fool’s personal inquiry made her feel like she had finally had the chance to buy the second volume of an excellent detective novel after reading the first volume for a long time!
And the answer from "The Sun" did not disappoint her. They believed in neither the seven mainstream orthodox gods, nor the god of death of the southern continent, nor the secret existence and evil gods and demons that "The Hanged Man" had told her about, such as the Original Witch, the Hidden Sage, the Dark Side of the Universe, the Bound God, and the True Creator.
The City of Silver is indeed very special! They actually believe in the Creator himself! Is this the primitive worship described by Mr. Hanged Man? Well, the description of omniscience is a bit strange... Audrey subconsciously tilted her head to look at the Hanged Man and found that he was nodding slightly.
Klein was not surprised at all. He deliberately chuckled and asked:
“Even if He has forsaken you?”
Abandoned? Did the Creator abandon the City of Silver? Alger, the Hanged Man, was startled and instantly thought of a proper noun:
"A place abandoned by God!"
In the internal documents of the Church of the Lord of Storms, in the secrets that Alger, a bishop-level "captain", can access, the "God-Forsaken Land" is always just a name, without a specific description, but it clearly points to the end of the Sonia Sea. As far as he knows, even the cardinals at the core of the church are not clear about what the "God-Forsaken Land" really means. Only the leader of the church, the "agent" of the Lord of Storms, knows some of the situation, and seems to be secretly presiding over the secret operation to find the "God-Forsaken Land".
Alger once made a bold guess, equating the "Sanctuary" of the true creator preached by the Aurora Society with the "God-forsaken Land", but unfortunately, The Fool did not give him an answer, leaving him unable to confirm it.
And now, he was shocked and stunned to find that the member of the Tarot Club code-named "Sun" was most likely born in the "God-forsaken Land"!
Mr. Fool has always known where the "Forsaken Land" is, and can he recruit members from there? This is a secret place that the Church of the Lord of Storms wants to find but can never find!
The Hanged Man Alger looked at The Fool, who was sitting at the head of the ancient long table, in fear. He saw the other person leaning against the back of his chair, shrouded in thick fog, and seemed to be saying nothing.
Audrey didn’t feel anything about this matter. The only time she heard about the “God-Forsaken Land” was from the problem of the “Hanged Man”. But she didn’t take it to heart, so she couldn’t associate anything with what Mr. Fool said just now.
There is a legend that Silver City was abandoned by the Creator... Hey, Mr. Hanged Man's emotions fluctuate greatly... What is he surprised and afraid of? Audrey nodded in confusion and remembered the details of this moment.
"Yes, we all believe that we will eventually be favored by the Lord again, perhaps on the day when the sun rises again." Derrick Berg replied in a not-too-firm tone, "We were once ruled by the Giant King's Court and believed in the Giant King, Almir. Later, we were redeemed by the Lord, and we will never betray the Lord again."
Ruled by the Giant King's Court... It is indeed ancient... But it does not seem to correspond... Alger, the "Hanged Man" who had a guess, immediately thought of the description of the Second Age in the secret chapter of the "Book of Storms".
The Second Age is also known as the "Dark Age" of mankind. At that time, the protagonists of the sky, ocean and land were dragons, giants, elves, alien species, demons, phoenixes, magic wolves and undead. But in the end, the Lord of Storms, the Eternal Sun, and the God of Knowledge and Wisdom led mankind to defeat these extraordinary creatures one by one, ushering in the "Glorious Age" at the beginning of the Third Age, followed by the so-called Cataclysm.
Giant King Olmir... Klein repeated the name silently.
In many myths and legends, this is a powerful existence comparable to gods. Even today, his worship still remains in some places. For example, the most famous and expensive wine in the Republic of Intis is named "Olmir" - it is said that this giant king loves blood-like wine.
Considering that the complete sequence mastered by the "God of War" Church, that is, the "Warrior" sequence, once belonged to the Giant King's Court, can we consider Olmir to be the ancient God of War? Klein made a guess.
He nodded deliberately, without going into the details of this matter, and spoke slowly:
"Are you still offering sacrifices to the omniscient and omnipotent God?"
“Yes, we are still here, but we have not received any response since the day we were abandoned.” The tone of “Sun” Derrick contained pain that was difficult to conceal.
Klein leaned back more leisurely, half-closed his eyes and said:
"Describe in detail the process of your sacrifice."
Mr. Fool wanted to find out the truth about the abandonment of the City of Silver? Or did he want to confirm whether the Creator still "existed"? Alger, the Hanged Man, suddenly felt an "electric current" passing through his body, and he trembled all over.
He was not only terrified, but also excited, because he thought he was touching the secrets between the gods!
This made him feel that his own level had been sublimated!
Isn't it just to get this feeling that I strive to pursue authority and power? Alger leaned back slightly, raised his chin slightly, and thought intoxicatedly.
Mr. "The Hanged Man"'s mental state is not normal... "Justice" Audrey looked at the other side with pity.
She finally understood that the communication between Mr. Fool and the Sun might contain some shocking secrets, which even caused the Hanged Man to lose his composure.
When Qi Lingos' commission is over, I will pay Mr. "The Hanged Man" for what he has learned today... I don't know if he is willing... Audrey thought with some anticipation and some worry.
Derrick the Sun didn't think there was anything wrong and answered honestly:
"We built a magnificent altar, which was covered with symbols of the Lord. Whenever there was a good harvest of 'black-faced grass', we would hold a sacrificial ceremony."
"We will capture monsters from the depths of darkness as sacrifices. After we have recited the Lord's name and the corresponding prayers, and danced to please Him, we will kill those monsters and let their spirits or blood stain the entire altar. If we fail to capture the monsters, we will use the 'sinners' at the bottom of the Silver City prison as their substitutes."
"Then we made food out of the first clump of black grass we harvested and presented it to the Lord."
"Finally, the ceremony ended with our singing in unison."
Because I intend to "sacrifice" myself, I don't care about the time, and the altar is simple... The most important part is to use the spirituality of those monsters or the blood containing extraordinary power to open the channel and complete the sacrifice. Of course, the premise is to get a response? What a luxury... Klein used his knowledge of mysticism to analyze every step of the Silver City sacrificial ceremony, and finally said:
"What is the corresponding prayer? In what language do you recite it?"
Derrick also hoped to get some tips from Mr. Fool on how to get rid of the curse. He recalled carefully and said:
"We speak Giant language, which is also our common language."
"The corresponding prayer mantra is:"
"Your faithful followers pray for your gaze;"
"Please accept their offerings;"
“Please open the gates of your kingdom.”
…
Klein listened silently, deliberately letting the gray mist slowly swirl around him. He nodded thoughtfully and said nothing.
As for what he heard, of course he wouldn't tell...
Alger, the Hanged Man, thought this was normal. How could the secrets of the gods be told to mortals directly? Derrick, the Sun, was determined to grow quickly and try to get what Mr. Fool was interested in as soon as possible in exchange for guidance from him.
After a while of further communication, Klein ended today's gathering and watched the figures of Justice, The Hanged Man, and The Sun disappear from his sight.
He looked down and saw endless gray fog and crimson stars that seemed never to change.
However, after being promoted to Sequence 8, he found that he could connect to more stars, which meant that he could bring in more members.
At least two... Klein nodded imperceptibly.
He was not in a hurry to add members. He planned to wait and observe as he had done before. If "Justice" and "The Hanged Man" had recommendations, he would assess them first.
"I've seen it several times before. When 'Sun' prayed, there was a pure crystal ball in front of him. But after I pulled him into the gray fog, the crystal ball never appeared again... Could it be that the prerequisite for me to pull people in through the crimson stars is that the other party has a special item? Or, does each crimson star correspond to an item in the real world, and once the connection is completed, it will return to the gray fog?"
"I wonder if Miss Justice and Mr. Hanged Man are the same... Let's assume this guess is true. Then, if someone who doesn't have this kind of special item recites 'The Fool Who Doesn't Belong to This Age, the Mysterious Ruler Above the Gray Mist, the Yellow and Black King Who Controls Good Luck' and I hear the voice of prayer, can I also pull them in here?"
“You can try it in the future…”
Klein didn't stay for long. He wrapped himself in spirituality and simulated the feeling of falling rapidly. Only the towering palace, the ancient long table, and twenty-two high-backed chairs were left standing quietly and unchanged above the gray fog.
He has already mastered the overflowing power of the "Joker" potion and eliminated the corresponding negative effects, so now he is going to try the ritual to summon himself!
I wonder what will come out... Klein thought through the crazy mutterings, feeling both anticipation and fear.