Protective detention... That's a Spirituality answer, no wonder he's the newly appointed captain of the " Red Gloves " squad... " The Fool " Klein couldn't help but chuckle to himself as he listened to " The Star " Leonard's reply.
He knew very well who " the Moon " Emlyn was referring to, and he also had some knowledge of the bishop Utravsky who called himself a priest.
He didn't quite believe Emlyn White's statement that "he hasn't done or intends to do anything bad," because for a God's Blessed, fanatical person, the understanding of what constitutes a bad thing might differ from that of a normal person.
Admittedly, Klein never doubted Father Utravsky's piety and conviction when he spoke of the preciousness of life and the joy of Harvest. The problem was that the doctrine of the Church of the Earth Mother also included the idea that life is like a "plant," which will eventually wither and die, return to Mother Earth's embrace, and grow back again "next year."
A qualified bishop of the Church of the Earth Mother will not and cannot have the same attitude toward life and death as the secular world.
Regardless, Father Utravsky still needs to be kept under control. This is not only to protect the believers of the Earth Mother and the surrounding people, but also to protect the Half-Giant bishop, lest something irreversible happen... While Klein was pondering this, " The Star " Leonard, who had a good understanding of the Harvest Church, also understood the essence of " The Moon " Emlyn's question. He planned to lead his team members over in the next two days to confirm the situation and cooperate with the official forces in charge of the Bridge South Borough to protectively detain the Earth Mother's Blessed.
Emlyn, the " The Moon," simply nodded slowly after hearing the answer, without saying anything.
Seeing his silence, " The Star " Leonard then brought up the question he wanted to discuss:
Is there anything major brewing in Backlund lately?
What he really wanted to ask was why his " Red Gloves " squad was left in this Capital of Capitals as a mobile force.
As soon as he finished speaking, all the other members of the Tarot Club, including " The Sun " Derrick who wasn't too concerned about external affairs, turned their attention to "The World" Gehrman Sparrow.
In their understanding, Mr. World always gave some kind of warning whenever something was about to happen to Backlund.
What other major events are lurking in Backlund lately? There are many... George III's " Black Emperor " ceremony, my secret collusion with the " Mystery Queen," the three major churches' seemingly tacit approval but actually slightly different attitudes... As Klein's thoughts raced, he suddenly understood what Leonard wanted to ask, after all, the Puppet communicated privately.
"Yes, why leave Leonard in Backlund? Because of me, the Church doesn't want to put Leonard in a dangerous situation? Am I overestimating myself?" Klein shook his head inwardly, rejecting the initial thought.
He quickly changed his approach, analyzing the problem from the perspective of what could be utilized by Leonard:
Leonard is just a Sequence 5; what role can he play in the turbulent Backlund?
Even if I were to use someone, it wouldn't be him, but rather someone connected to him like myself, or Pallez Zoroast.
That eliminates me from the list. I'm still a qualified Blessed. If you really need me to do something, just give the order...
The previous incident of eliminating all of Backlund's Amon clones led the goddess or higher-ups in the church to suspect that Pallez Zoroast was hiding around Böklund Street, thus raising suspicions about Leonard.
It's possible, and not too unlikely. I had some concerns from the beginning, but I thought that the Church and Pallez Zoroast were aligned on the issue of preventing Amon from becoming a god, and that they could form a tacit understanding. In fact, the old man's choice to " Parasitism " Leonard at the very beginning may have been based on this consideration.
What's the point of leaving Pallez Zoroast in Backlund? To fish for Amon?
Even among the Angel King, Amon is among the top-ranked. Given that the goddess cannot descend, it wouldn't be too difficult for the church's Angel, the "0" level Sealed Artifact, and Pallez Zoroast to force Amon away. Killing him, however, would be almost impossible, unless he didn't come in his true form, and even then, it wouldn't be worth such an arrangement...
Klein's ideas expanded rapidly, and new Spirit Intuition soon emerged:
The purpose of luring Amon was not to deal with Him, but to contain Zaratul, who was currently in Backlund.
Similar pathways are interchangeable at higher levels, and even if one becomes a true god of Sequence 0, there is still a strong desire for the " Uniqueness " of similar pathways and the Beyonder Characteristic of Sequence 1. The " Evernight Goddess's " scheme is proof of this.
Does the goddess want to turn Backlund into a boiling pot of porridge? Klein made "World" Gehrman Sparrow hesitate for a few seconds before saying:
"The leader of the Secret Order, Sequence 1 Angel, and an old friend of Emperor Roselle, Zaratul, is currently hiding in Backlund."
Seeing that the members of the Tarot Club were still clearly confused and puzzled, "World" added a few more words in a hoarse voice:
The Law of Beyonder Characteristic Conservation that we often talk about usually refers to the Beyonder Characteristic Conservation through similar paths.
"In other words, similar pathways also exhibit the Law of Beyonder Characteristics Convergence."
Leonard fell into thought for a moment, and after several seconds he carefully asked:
Are ' Marauder ' and ' Seer ' similar paths?
"Yes, there's also an ' Apprentice ' pathway. World," Gehrman Sparrow answered frankly.
Upon hearing their conversation, " Magician " Fors first connected the Law of Beyonder Characteristics Convergence to the attraction between Beyonder Characteristic that his teacher Dorian Gray Abraham, had spoken of, and then to " Saint of Secrets " Botis, who had been "attracted" to him at that time.
Then, she began to consider a question:
If, as Mr. "World" suggests, there is indeed an attraction between Beyonder Characteristic of similar pathways, could Zaratul, who was already in Backlund, have also been drawn to the vicinity?
Suddenly, Fors thought of the raven, the raven that was watching Botis's back!
Um... Fors quickly raised his hand, indicating that he had something to say.
Seeing that all the members were looking at her, she quickly spoke up:
"My teacher is a member of the Abraham Family and holds the power to possess a rather important Sealed Artifact."
Since the first part was something that all the other members besides " The Star " already knew, Fors didn't think of hiding anything. As for the second half of the sentence, she made some modifications, changing "very important" to "relatively important".
Seeing that no one asked any questions, Fors continued:
This leads to him occasionally encountering Beyonder of High-Sequence in the ' Apprentice ' pathway. Previously, when he came to Backlund, the ' Saint of Secrets ' Botis of the Aurora Order appeared nearby.
"And I noticed a raven gazing in the direction Botis had gone."
A raven... Klein's mind immediately conjured up the details of the Foggy Town: on the spire of that dark church, ravens hovered and flew, as if in mourning or offering sacrifices, while Zaratul's clone was hidden inside the church.
Zaratul habitually uses ravens as Marionette? Is this a mark left from his " Bizarro Sorcerer " days? Klein thoughtfully prompted "The World," Gehrman Sparrow, to speak:
"That's most likely Zaratul."
I actually met a Sequence 1 Angel... " The Magician " Fors felt a wave of fear and dread.
She immediately remembered discussing with Hugh about Adam possibly being targeted, and inexplicably had the illusion that she had become the protagonist, having already become connected with the Angel King and the Angel of Sequence 1 1 at Sequence 7 6!
Thinking of this, Fors quickly turned to Miss " Justice " and said:
"Can you ' Hypnosis ' me to forget some things? I'm afraid I'll accidentally remember them and attract attention."
"No problem. Justice," Audrey replied, glancing at " Judgement " Hugh and nodding to her.
Leonard, nicknamed " The Star," also had some guesses and was preparing to go back and discuss it with the Old Man to hear his opinion.
Klein did not continue to discuss the important matters hidden in Backlund, because for the other members of the Tarot Club, it was too advanced. Not only could they not participate directly, but even fully understanding it could bring disaster.
In this regard, Klein's idea was that some members of the Tarot Club might help out at one or more stages, but just like entrusting a bounty Hunter with a task, they should not be too involved. It's a way to understand the whole story and protect them.
At this moment, Alger, the " The Hanged Man," looked around halfway and said:
"From what I've observed, the Church of Storms isn't very enthusiastic about this war."
Not too aggressive? That doesn't fit the image of the Church of Storms... Although their doctrine neither glorifies fighting nor promotes war, it absolutely emphasizes treating enemies with Storm- like ferocity, venting any anger on the spot... Klein was quite surprised to hear this, and then, combining his understanding of the divine realm, began a preliminary analysis:
Based on my previous speculation, " Storm," " The Sun," " Reader," " Spectator," and " Shepherd " are similar pathways that can be interchanged at a higher level, and there should be significant contradictions between them...
The " Lord of Storms " is most likely the original Angel of Wind "devoured" Adam's father, the Ancient The Sun God and Creator the City of Silver. Even if He tacitly approved of George III becoming the " Black Emperor," it's unlikely He would have stood by and watched Adam ascend to the throne through the "torrent of history"...
Therefore, the Church of Storms is unwilling to escalate the war into one that sweeps across the entire world, and is thus striving to restrain its impulses.
It's really putting them in a difficult position...
This explains why Loen and Intis remained strangely silent about Feynapotter's intrusion into Lenburg, Masin, and Segar... The Church of the Eternal Blazing Sun and the Church of Storms are probably in a dilemma, unable to make a decision:
On the one hand, at the divine level, they are not without the possibility of breaking the covenant and dealing with the Church of Knowledge; on the other hand, national strategy compels them to protect those countries, and forcibly going against the established perceptions of the domestic population would lead to instability of the anchor.
Furthermore, once they join the war, they will fulfill Adam's wish and meet the conditions for His ascension to Sequence 0.
Klein deliberately silenced "The World" Gehrman Sparrow for a moment before responding to the information from " The Hanged Man ":
"In the current situation, this is inevitable."
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