They won't offer blessings... Derrick was somewhat confused by this answer and didn't quite understand it.
In the Afternoon Town camp, when he handed the " Silver Knight " Potion recipe to Chief Colin Iliad, the latter praised him for his great contribution, believing that the upper limit after City of Silver was no longer Sequence 4, and his words did not reveal any intention to seek the blessing of external forces.
Therefore, Derrick had always believed that the Chief could complete the " Silver Knight " ascension ritual on his own with the help of two divine-level Sealed Artifact, so he was inevitably a little surprised at this moment.
The chief didn't know at the time that the two divine-level Sealed Artifact wouldn't grant blessings; he only discovered this problem after returning to City of Silver. Derrick subconsciously made a guess, but without asking further, he nodded emphatically:
"Okay, I will try my best to seek divine blessings for you."
" The Demon Hunter " Colin sighed silently and pointed to the door, saying:
The room across the hall is empty.
Derrick immediately turned around, went through the doorway, crossed the corridor, and entered the half-open room.
Then, he found a place to sit down and muttered to himself:
" The Fool That Doesn't Belong to This Era ";
" The Mysterious Ruler Above the Gray Fog "
" The King of Yellow and Black, who holds the key to good fortune..."
Inside the " Sefirah Castle," hidden in the Gray Fog, the deep red star representing the " The Sun " rapidly expanded and then suddenly contracted, repeating this process continuously, radiating rings of light containing prayers.
Not far away, the crimson star representing the " Magician " remained in a similar state because the " The Fool " had not responded. The halos, ripples, and vibrations created by the two gradually intertwined and overlapped, becoming increasingly intense.
Under the flashes of lightning, Klein, carrying a leather lantern and walking through the valley, suddenly felt the illusory, layered prayers around him become even noisier, more chaotic, and louder.
However, Klein found that he could hear more clearly. He could not only distinguish that the prayers came from a woman and a man, but also vaguely grasp some of the content: the woman seemed to mention "world" and " Backlund ", and the man was speaking the Jotun, with the key word being ritual.
The ceremony, in the Jotun ... This is from Little " The Sun "'s side... Uh, that chief wants Mr. The Fool's blessing? Mr. The Fool wants a blessing now too... The woman might be Miss " Magician ", or perhaps Miss " Justice "... Klein awkwardly tugged at the corner of his mouth, turning his head to look at Amon beside him, who was wearing a pointed soft hat and a monocle:
"May I go to ' Sefirah Castle ' to respond to the prayer?"
"What do you think?" Amon paused for a moment, then asked with amusement.
"Since you want to play this game, why not make it more exciting?" Actually, Klein had no hope for the previous request, because as long as he could return to " Sefirah Castle," he could use the power there to get out of his predicament, which was equivalent to getting Amon to release him directly.
He brought it up in order to start a follow-up conversation.
Amon tapped his monocle with his knuckles and chuckled:
"As the ' God of Mischief,' I have lived from the Third Age to the present day, and I think you should know very well what that means."
"Yes, is there anything you want to ask?"
... This accurately captures my mindset and thoughts... Klein sighed inwardly and asked:
"Why did you ' Parasitism ' the City of Silver exploration team in the first place, and even patiently stay in the dungeon for decades?"
Amon nodded and answered casually:
"I had a premonition that I would obtain extremely important information in City of Silver, and now that prophecy has come true, hasn't it, Mr. ' The Fool '?"
... So he did all that just to wait for me to join the Tarot Club? This Angel King of the " Marauder " path seems to be able to glimpse the disturbance that the " Sefirah Castle " is causing to Fate... Klein never expected the answer to be like this, and for a moment he didn't know how to continue the conversation.
After about ten seconds, he sighed and said:
"You're very patient."
An Angel King loved pranks managed to lurk in a dark dungeon that held no real fun for decades.
"It has nothing to do with patience; it didn't take me much time," Amon replied casually.
... I still tend to measure gods by human standards. For Amon, who was born a complete Mythical Creature, a few decades is nothing. His true age might even exceed three thousand years... Klein adjusted his understanding and asked again:
" City of Silver is one of the few places that still upholds the faith of your father. Wasn't what you did to that exploration team a bit too much?"
This question may seem unnecessary, but Klein believes it will help him understand Amon's cognitive perspectives and style of operation, and see if there is anything he can use to his advantage.
Amon turned his head, glanced at him with his right eye (which wore a monocle), and smiled nonchalantly:
"If they hadn't still believed in my father, City of Silver would be a ruin by now."
"Hehe, from what I've observed, they're hiding a rather significant secret. As for what it is, I haven't had a chance to find out yet, because of the ' The Hanged Man ' and your watchful gaze."
... Truly Mythical Creature by nature. The deaths of a few humans are probably nothing more than stepping on a few ants to it, something it wouldn't care about at all... City of Silver actually harbors a secret that even Amon finds significant... What could it be? Klein thoughtfully changed the subject:
"Was the ' Dark Angel ' Sasrir truly created by your father from one of his own ribs?"
This was something Klein had wanted to ask all along, but hadn't had the chance to.
Amon's smile faded considerably as he gazed into the deep darkness ahead and said:
"Yes, He separated a part of His own characteristics and the corresponding negative personality, and used His own rib as material to create the ' Dark Angel ' Sasrir."
"If that weren't the case, how could an Pride and conceited fellow like Medici possibly obey the so-called Left Hand of God, the Heaven's Deputy?"
"Without Sasrir's rebellion, involvement, and influence, even if Evernight, Earth, God of Combat, and the other Angel King joined forces, they could not have caused my father's downfall."
As expected... " Dark Angel " Sasrir is the most important point of breakthrough... No wonder the goddess tried to bewitch Him from the very beginning... Who could have imagined that He would betray Him? Klein's guess about the war of the gods was initially confirmed, and he felt that the " Scholar of Yore " Potion had been digested a little more.
He deliberately hesitated for a moment and then offered a conjecture:
"Could your father have foreseen this development? The ' Dark Angel ' Sasrir was also a key figure in His resurrection and return?"
Amon suddenly laughed:
"You're asking so many questions because you want to further digest the ' Scholar of Yore ' Potion, right?"
... Klein pretended to be sweating bullets, quickly composed himself, and said:
"I'm just curious, what are you searching for, what are you pursuing, as you wander through the Forsaken Land of the Gods? Don't you find the ' Marauder ' pathway Sequence 1 Beyonder Characteristic and the ' Sefirah Castle ' that you're missing here?"
"Trying to resurrect your father?"
Amon maintained his smile, looking straight ahead, and said:
Yes and no.
"My paranoid brother is very close to resurrecting my father; he probably won't need my help anymore."
Did Adam truly want to resurrect the Ancient The Sun God? I thought He was simply doing it for his own Sequence 0 achievement... Klein openly called out the name of the leader of the " Hermits of Fate " in his mind.
He even hoped that Adam would come and beat up his brother.
Of course, beating someone up is not in line with the style of the Angel King from the " Spectator " perspective.
"No need to say His name. He won't concern himself with my affairs, and I won't concern myself with His affairs. I don't call Him Adam simply because I think the nickname 'Paranoiac' suits Him well. I must say, Medici has a real talent for coming up with nicknames. Besides, even if I say His name, if I don't want Him to hear it, He won't hear it." At this moment, Amon, wearing a pointed soft hat, smiled and exposed Klein's little scheme.
Klein didn't mention the " Dark Angel " again, because Amon clearly wouldn't answer.
Not long after, a man and an Angel emerged from the valley and came upon a desolate city-state.
Most of the city-state's buildings have collapsed, but what remains have very pointed tops, as if symbolizing a tower leading to heaven.
Their surfaces are covered with dark red vines, bearing fruits whose edibility is unknown.
Upon entering the city-state, Klein discovered that in front of every house was a stone coffin containing either skeletal remains or slightly decaying corpses.
What they have in common is that they are extremely deformed. Some have four legs, some have a crack between their eyebrows, some lack skin, exposing their flesh and blood, and some have arms wrapped around their necks like tails.
"This place was originally a city-state that worshipped the Phoenix, but later converted to my father's faith, though they retained some customs related to death." Amon, wearing a monocle, casually surveyed his surroundings. "After the Cataclysm, they were abandoned in the Forsaken Land of the Gods. Finding no edible, relatively normal plants nearby, they were forced to feed on corrupted Monster. Generation after generation, they all developed physical deformities and mental instability, and then... they were completely wiped out."
The " Cataclysm " caused by the goddesses' assassination of the Creator of City of Silver was truly a catastrophe for civilization... Before that, this land had Elf civilization, Giant civilization, Phoenix civilization, and so on, and after that, only traces remained... Klein thought of the city-states that had been swallowed by the earth and sighed.
In history books and in mysticism, that period of history is aptly called the " Cataclysm."
He thought for a moment and said:
Why should we enter this city-state instead of going around it?
Amon smiled and said:
"In the Second Era, the Phoenix Ancestor only possessed the ' Death ' pathway but also a portion of the ' Apprentice ' pathway. Certain arrangements here can become loopholes that I can exploit to shorten our journey to our final destination."
Klein's expression immediately darkened slightly.
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