From a curly-haired baboon... "Justice" Audrey didn't know for a moment whether Mr. "World" was talking about a real curly-haired baboon or was referring to some humans who couldn't calculate.
In the Kingdom of Loen, curly-haired baboon is a term often used to mock others, and is often associated with IQ jokes. (Note 1)
It seems that Mr. World is not going to give any further explanation. Well, let's just assume that it is a real curly-haired baboon... Audrey did not ask any more questions and said:
"Didn't I go to a place where there is a custom of dragon worship in order to track down the trace of the Mind Dragon?"
“But haven’t you discovered that the giant dragon of the mind lives in the collective subconscious ocean of the local residents, and chose to leave in order to ensure its own safety?” Cattleya responded.
"You returned there again?" Magician Fors guessed.
Audrey "Justice" shook her head:
“No, I’ve been away from there for a long time, but I just heard a rumor recently.
"An archaeological team entered a village in that area. One of the members suddenly went crazy at night. This mental illness seemed to be contagious. Other members also went crazy one after another. They killed each other or committed suicide. In the end, no one survived."
Just as the Hanged Man Alger was about to speak, the Hermit Cattleya said:
"This is consistent with the characteristics of a psychic dragon."
"I don't doubt it, but I'm a little curious whether the Mind Dragon is still in the original area." Audrey expressed her thoughts.
"No." Alger, the Hanged Man, and Cattleya, the Hermit, responded at the same time.
Klein, the Fool, who was sitting at the head of the mottled long table, thought of another thing:
The "anchor" of the gods!
He suspected that the dragon worship customs in that area were the "anchor" that stabilized the state of the spiritual dragon!
Before this custom is completely destroyed or razed, the giant psychic dragon should no longer have to worry about the "anchor" problem. Therefore, after it leaves, it can completely hide in the collective subconscious sea of the creatures in the new area, without having to venture into various dreams to shape faith. In this way, the three major churches will be seriously lacking clues if they want to find it. After all, they are not experts in this field. Even if they have the corresponding seals, they can only enter the collective subconscious sea to fight or force the giant psychic dragon out... The Psychological Alchemy Society may be able to grasp something... Klein thought casually and let the dummy "World" say:
"The customs of dragon worship are very helpful in stabilizing the state of the psychic dragon. You can ask people to pay attention to this aspect. If there are major changes, it means that the psychic dragon will create similar traditions in other places."
He wanted to say that he suspected that the psychic dragon was at the angel level, at the Sequence 2 level, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that this could not be confirmed.
Indeed, only when humans reach Sequence 2, the angel level, do they need an "anchor of faith" to stabilize themselves and avoid madness. But that dragon is a true dragon, an ancient supernatural creature with ancestral madness. Even if it has been purified and weakened generation after generation, it is definitely more likely to lose itself than humans. Therefore, at Sequence 3 or even Sequence 4, an "anchor" is needed to fight the tendency to lose control.
"Is that kind of custom conducive to stabilizing the dragon's condition?" Justice Audrey asked in confusion.
“Yes.” The World Gehrman Sparrow did not give any explanation, but simply answered in the affirmative.
Audrey subconsciously turned her head and looked at the top of the long bronze table, considering whether she should consult Mr. Fool and what price she could pay.
Seeing this, Klein the Fool looked around and chuckled.
"Why do you think the gods preach?"
This... isn't it God's love for the world... "Justice" Audrey's mind suddenly popped up the standard orthodox answer.
Then, she, like members such as "The Hanged Man" Alger and "The Hermit" Cattleya, thought of the second answer:
"steady state!"
No way... At this moment, the "magician" Fors felt that her brain was not enough. No matter how good she was at making up stories, she couldn't make up such a thing!
So that's the case. No, it's possible that Mr. Fool only mentioned one of the reasons. He is secretly eroding the authority of the Lord of Storms... Is this related to divinity? I can ask the Queen later... Cattleya pushed the heavy glasses on her nose with some speculation.
Alger, the "Hanged Man", had seen the mural before, and when he heard about it again, he no longer felt the trembling fear. Instead, he began to think seriously about why faith could stabilize the state of a demigod-level creature.
The other members, including "Sun" Derrick, were a little terrified, feeling that they had heard something blasphemous. They did not dare to think too deeply or speak out.
This is not just a matter involving the "True Creator" and other evil gods. It is closely related to the seven righteous gods and the existence of the Silver City Creator in the past!
Klein the Fool didn't say anything more. He let everyone remain silent, and his attitude was extremely leisurely.
After about ten seconds, Audrey, the "Justice", forced a smile and said:
“That’s the only thing I’ve encountered recently.”
What she meant was, it's your turn!
Magician Fors and Moon Emlyn had not encountered anything worth telling others this week. They shook their heads at the same time, indicating that they had nothing to say.
Of course, the latter actually wanted to show off that he had become the final winner of the hunting competition and received a ring made by the ancestor.
The Hanged Man Alger thought for a moment, then looked at the World Gehrman Sparrow and said:
“Can you share that mural with everyone?”
He believed that the mural was directly related to certain events that had occurred in Afternoon Town and the Giant King's Court. It could allow the "Sun" to know in advance what would be discovered and encountered if Silver City continued to be explored, so that it could prepare in advance and avoid danger. For this reason, sharing was a better choice than concealing.
“I have no objection.” Klein had similar considerations, and World Gehrman Sparrow responded.
What mural... It seems very important... Is this the mural that Mr. Hanged Man and Mr. World saw when they collaborated to find the Tyrant card? Audrey Justice waited curiously for the display.
As everyone looked over, Alger, the Hanged Man, obtained Mr. Fool's consent and materialized the mural of the Angel King eating the Creator of the City of Silver.
The bloody, evil, horrifying, and dark scene stunned all the members of the Tarot Club. Even the knowledgeable and experienced "Hermit" Cattleya temporarily forgot to think.
Who are they, what are they doing, isn't this way of eating too barbaric? We, the Blood Clan, have not advocated doing this since the Fourth Epoch... Respect life, just drink blood... "Moon" Emlyn was a little confused, because he had never seen the six statues in the Tudor ruins, and he couldn't recognize what the three around him represented.
——When the “world” shared the six human-shaped statues, he had not yet joined the Tarot Club.
However, he recognized the victim being eaten from the shining cross. Perhaps, probably, he was the creator of the City of Silver, the ancient sun god in mythology and legends - "Sun" Derrick. In the previous free exchange session, he had displayed the corresponding symbols and holy emblems of the creator of everything.
Isn't this the "Eternal Blazing Sun", "Lord of Storms", and "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" that Mr. World has shown? Why are they eating people? No, they are sharing the food of the Ancient Sun God, the Creator of Silver City! Audrey "Justice" was greatly shocked and instinctively suspected that someone was distorting and slandering the image of the righteous God.
The Magician Fors trembled with fear, and felt that the mural was full of dark and evil beauty and had great artistic value.
She had already thought of a title in her mind, the title of the mural:
“The Last Supper!”
The Hermit Cattleya had also never seen the statues of the six gods. She only knew the ancient sun god. She subconsciously frowned and blurted out:
"Angel Kings?"
"Yes, at least the three around are." Alger, the Hanged Man, gave an affirmative answer, but he himself was not sure who the dark baby sitting between the chest and abdomen of the Creator of the City of Silver represented.
As he spoke, Alger turned his head to look at "The Sun" Derrick and found that the young man had a dull look in his eyes, and it was unclear what he was thinking about.
At this time, "Sun" Derrick's mind was filled with pain and despair.
He recognized that the one being eaten was the Creator that Silver City believed in, and he also recognized the three people around him as "Eternal Blazing Sun", "Lord of Storms" and "God of Knowledge and Wisdom"!
This made him doubt the claim that God had abandoned the earth.
——In the various texts of the City of Silver, it is emphasized that God abandoned this land only for some reason, leaving himself and others as people of darkness. Therefore, as long as everyone sincerely repents and prays for forgiveness, one day, God will truly return and let the sun shine on the entire world.
“No, no matter how much we repent, no matter how much we pray for forgiveness, Silver City will never be redeemed…” Derrick, the “Sun”, muttered to himself, “Because the God is dead, he was eaten, and he will never come back…”
This means that the hope that the City of Silver has been waiting for and pursuing is just an illusion, an illusion that can never be realized.
After a long silence, Audrey, "Justice", spoke as if to convince herself:
"Is this a distortion of the legend that the three gods were born from the spirit of the Creator?"
Three gods? The eyes of Cattleya, the Hermit, and Emlyn, the Moon, shrank at the same time. They had figured out the general meaning of the mural and knew what terrifying thing it symbolized.
"Maybe, but that doesn't explain the baby." Alger, the "Hanged Man", responded.
He glanced at Mr. Fool quietly and found that this great being had no intention of speaking and was just watching calmly.
"Justice" Audrey was speechless, and the other Tarot Club members were speechless.
This silence was not broken until Alger, the "Hanged Man", dispersed the mural and turned his head to ask Derrick, the "Sun".
"Have you investigated the matter of the former chief's mausoleum?" Alger asked.
Note 1: Originally, I designed the curly-haired baboon just to shape the customs of Loen, to represent people with low IQ, but you all identified with it one by one, and I am embarrassed to write it this way. I can only be gentler and say that it is related to IQ jokes.
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