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The Sun Derrick, seeing that the topic of the Devil had passed, considered for a moment, then began to speak about a recent incident in the City of Silver:
"A recent exploration organized by the City of Silver discovered a half-destroyed temple. The statue enshrined within was of a naked man nailed upside down to a cross, with many bloodstains smeared on his body."
"Do you know which deity this is?"
Leyton leaned forward slightly from his chair, speaking in a neither high nor low voice:
"This is the True Creator."
The Sun frowned slightly. This title was very similar to "Lord Who Created Everything, the Omnipotent and Omniscient God" which they worshipped in the City of Silver, but it had the prefix "True."
Could there be a false Creator? The Sun's emotions were very complex.
Although Miss Justice and Mr. Hanged Man were unfamiliar with the image described by The Sun, they were not at all unfamiliar with the title True Creator. This was the evil god worshipped by the Aurora Order.
Hanged Man Alger pondered for two seconds before saying:
"The force that believes in the True Creator is the Aurora Order. Among the Beyonder Pathways they control, there is a Sequence that includes the Shepherd you mentioned."
"Shepherd?"
The Sun Derrick, who had been silent, suddenly sat up straight. He thought of Elder Lovia, who was acting increasingly strangely; she was a Shepherd. He became somewhat worried about the newly promoted Elder of the Council of Six, and worried about the safety of the City of Silver.
Leyton glanced at The Sun, who was on his right and had clearly become worried, and spoke to comfort him:
"You don't need to worry too much. The True Creator won't do anything to your City of Silver."
"Of course, if you actively approach Him, that's another matter. His state is not good; He doesn't have much rationality to speak of."
The Sun turned his head to look at Mr. Tower on his left, somewhat shocked, and said with a clear fluctuation in his voice:
"Really?"
"Really. Your City of Silver has been developing in the Forsaken Land of the Gods for over a thousand years. You wouldn't think He hasn't noticed you, would you?"
Leyton said something that wasn't exactly comforting.
The Sun still wanted to press for more questions, and Miss Justice and Mr. Hanged Man were also listening intently.
Before Leyton's voice, the sound of the bronze long table being tapped rang out.
Klein, shrouded in Gray Fog, concealed his fatigue and spoke softly:
"This gathering ends here."
Although he still wanted to ask more questions about the True Creator, seeing that Mr. Fool had already spoken, The Sun Derrick still suppressed his curiosity. "I'll ask Mr. Tower for more information at the next gathering."
Led by Miss Justice Audrey, everyone stood up and bowed one after another.
The blurry figures of everyone dissipated into light.
After the Tarot Club ended, Leyton remained in his position, leaning back in the armchair on the balcony. He had a premonition that Klein would come to him with some questions.
After about twenty minutes, Leyton saw Klein emerge from the house across the street.
Klein looked up as if sensing something, and saw Leyton sitting in the armchair on the second-floor balcony, holding a book with a simple cover, reading quietly in the afternoon Sun.
Walking quickly across the street, Klein had just placed his hand on the front door when it opened automatically.
Klein's gaze swept faintly over the spirit attached to the doorknob, using the Clown's ability to control his slightly twitching mouth.
An intelligent furniture from another world. If this guy walked the Savant Pathway like Emperor Roselle, he might just bring about a second industrial revolution to this world.
Klein didn't see Bugs Bunny in the living room, nor was the Corpse Collector Pathway raven present. He planned to close the front door and go up to the second floor himself, but the door automatically closed under the control of the spirit attached to the doorknob.
"Alright! It really is intelligent furniture."
With a sigh, Klein walked directly towards the stairs to the second floor.
On the second-floor balcony, an invisible servant moved a chair over and, under Leyton's control, considerately brewed a cup of coffee.
Klein sat on the chair, looking at the steaming coffee in front of him, and couldn't help but exclaim:
"Is this what you call Beyonder abilities making life more convenient?"
"When you reach Sequence 5, you can too."
Leyton put down his book and replied with a smile. Without waiting for Klein to speak, he continued:
"Are you here to ask what happened this morning?"
"Yes, and this." Klein took out the badge he had obtained from Lanevus.
After infusing it with spirituality, a faint, hazy glow bloomed, condensing into a beam of light that shot upwards into the air.
Before this beam of light flew away, a star-like gleam flashed and enveloped the light.
The starlight flickered again, appearing in Leyton's raised right palm. The beam of light inside suddenly dispersed, transforming into a palm-sized illusory parchment with a line of ancient Feysac written on it:
"January 4, 1350, 8 PM, Babur River Valley."
After glancing at the content on the illusory parchment, Leyton closed his right hand and gently squeezed it. The parchment dissolved into specks of light and disappeared.
Leyton asked in confusion:
"That Marauder gathering, you want to go?"
Klein shook his head slightly, then stated his question:
"You said Amon might be mixed in there. Am I going to offer myself as a head? I want to ask how to deal with this badge? Will it send out information? Like that beam of light just now."
"It won't unless you infuse it with spirituality. As for dealing with it, why don't you just throw it aside and ignore it?"
"The presence of an Amon's avatar at that gathering is just my guess. It's also possible they're well hidden and haven't been discovered by Amon."
Looking at Klein's questioning gaze, Leyton explained the reason for his guess:
"Amon has aggregated most of the Beyonder characteristics of The Marauder pathway. With His personality, He doesn't need to hide the effects brought by the Beyonder characteristic Convergence, or rather, He's very happy to encounter unlucky Diviners and Apprentices."
"So, there's a high probability that an Amon is mixed into a gathering full of Marauders!"
Klein completed Leyton's unspoken words.
Leyton raised his hand slightly, signaling to end the topic:
"Although He is not of the Spectator Pathway, if He is mentioned too frequently, it's very possible that the other party will perceive it, especially in a large city like Backlund, where He is bound to have avatars."
These words successfully sent a chill down Klein's spine. He thought of himself moving around Backlund as a detective, and who knew when he might hit the jackpot.
"You won't be that unlucky. Don't you have the King of Yellow and Black Who Wields Good Luck?"
Leyton said jokingly.
Klein's expression froze for a moment, then quickly crumbled. He even wanted to confess that the The Fool above the Gray Fog was himself, but rationality stopped him from such an impulsive thought.
"The Essence of Knowledge, The Root of Mystery, The Radiance of Civilization, The Guardian of Truth."
"If you truly encounter a very urgent matter, you can recite this honorific name, but it may not be effective."
Leyton told Klein the honorific name pointing to the Knowledge Moor.
At the same time, his ears echoed with the sound of himself reciting this honorific name. He gently rubbed his forehead twice to alleviate the discomfort caused by the sound directly in his mind.
Klein memorized this honorific name, being very cautious not to repeat it in his mind.
Then he asked, "What was the simpler and faster way to obtain materials you mentioned before?"
"Go to the Church of the Evernight Goddess and pray!"
Leyton said with a slight smile.
Klein was stunned for a moment, thinking the other party was teasing him, then immediately denied this idea internally. A guess he had been unwilling to consider surfaced in his mind:
"I'm being watched by the Goddess?"
Klein instantly recalled the scene where he swore an oath before the Goddess's Sword. The Goddess's Sword could establish some connection with the Evernight Goddess.
Alger had also said before that because I saw the phantom left by the Hidden Sage, the Hidden Sage in turn observed me. The oath I made before the Goddess's Sword could actually be considered as being witnessed by the Goddess.
But the Church of the Evernight Goddess had no extra reaction to me. Did the Goddess tacitly approve of my existence?
Klein's thoughts diverged, and the more he thought, the more reasonable it seemed.
Seeing Klein remain silent, Leyton explained:
"The Church of the Evernight Goddess also controls a portion of the Seer Pathway, and even rears mermaids needed for advancement to Marionettist."
"As long as you continue down this Pathway, you will inevitably intersect with the Church of the Evernight Goddess."
Klein sighed slightly, somewhat conflicted:
"My identity in the Church of the Evernight Goddess is already that of a dead person."
"Give me the Beyonder characteristic that Rosago left behind. I'll find someone to directly extract the characteristics of each Sequence for you."
Leyton did not continue to let Klein seek out the Evernight Goddess. He could go to Mr. Hughes, which would also solve the problem.
Klein's eyes widened as he looked at Leyton, his expression already conveying what he wanted to say, "That's possible?"
Leyton nodded slightly, explaining:
"An existence with an Angelic rank can shatter Sealed Artifacts and Beyonder characteristics, allowing them to re-aggregate."
"The Purification ability of the Sun Pathway's Unshadowed can also extract Beyonder characteristics step by step."
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