Just as Klein picked up the diary, Audrey added:
"Mr. ' The Fool,' ten more pages of the diary will be given to you later; this is payment for the protection you provided earlier."
She repeated her private promise to avoid making Mr. The Fool think she had forgotten about it. The reason she had deducted the news about the Hermits of Fate first was because she wanted to settle a debt completely and also with a touch of boasting.
The payment for providing protection... " The Magician " Fors chewed on these words, suddenly realizing he had overlooked a very important question.
Regarding the Abraham Family matter, Mr. The Fool did send an " Angel " to interfere with my Divination! I should pay him the corresponding reward... Oh no, I hadn't thought of this at all... I thought it was the same as other rituals, that it would be over once it was finished... Fors was a little panicked.
In normal Ritualistic Magic, when praying for help from gods or corresponding beings, offerings are made in advance, such as burning essential oils, hydrosols, and herbal essences to please the target, which is equivalent to paying the reward in advance. However, in rituals related to " The Fool," many steps can be omitted, and the price can be paid afterward, or even not at all. This made Fors, who was used to the former, subconsciously just say thank you.
She quickly looked towards the head of the long bronze table and said sincerely:
"Dear Mr. ' The Fool,' your interference with the Divination has greatly helped me, and I will also collect ten pages of Roselle's Diary for you as soon as possible."
Seeing the performances of "Miss Justice " and "Miss Magician," Derrick Berg, the " The Sun," suddenly realized he had found a way to fully express his gratitude.
However, City of Silver doesn't have that so-called diary of Emperor Roselle... Well, "Mr. The Fool " is very interested in history, I need to look through more similar materials and documents... Derrick changed his mind and made a promise to "Mr. The Fool " sitting high above.
The Hanged Man watched all this unfold, no longer doubting that the Fool had Angel as his servant.
Every organization needs a "Miss Justice " figure... The power of role models is boundless... Klein suddenly had a lot more "debts," thought to himself with delight.
As the high and mighty " The Fool," he was always too embarrassed to directly ask for payment, and he always believed that it was normal and reasonable to help members of his own organization, and there was no need to be too mercenary. Therefore, he did not Manipulation the "world" to perform the corresponding show to remind everyone.
Of course, if " Justice " and the others are willing to pay, Klein will not refuse.
"Okay." He smiled and nodded, turning his gaze back to the diary in his hands.
On January 13th, we were able to re-establish contact with Mr. "Men".
"This powerful Beyonder, lost in the depths of darkness and trapped in the Storm, did not urge me to complete that complex and difficult ritual to help him return to the real world."
"He seemed to have realized that I had to offer something substantial enough to move me, rather than just three vague Wishes, before I would consider taking the potentially enormous risk to save him."
"Mr. 'Door' didn't mention that for the time being, but instead talked with great interest about the tarot cards I invented. Haha, the word 'invented' definitely needs to be put in quotes. From this, we can see that Mr. 'Door' can indeed come into contact with the real world at specific times and in specific ways, and thus observe many things."
When discussing the " The Moon " card, I was reminded of something Zaratul mentioned. He said that the School of Life worships the Moon, not the more advanced " Evernight Goddess." Yes, I added the second half of that sentence!
"I asked Mr. 'Men,' a powerful figure from the Fourth Age, about this question. He chuckled twice and did not give a direct answer, but compared to that evasive, secretive, and infuriating Seer, he was much more frank."
He told me that if he had to choose one card from the Tarot deck to represent the " Evernight Goddess," he wouldn't choose the " The Moon " card; his choice would be:
" The Star " brand!
"That's very interesting," I pressed, "Who is the real owner of the ' The Moon ' card?" His answer became increasingly intriguing.
He laughed and said, "The ' The Moon ' card is currently unclaimed."
"If I understand correctly, he means that the top of the ' The Moon ' pathway is empty, and the position of Sequence 0 is empty!"
This doesn't make sense. Isn't there a " The Moon Primordial "? Upon seeing this, Klein suddenly had this thought.
He had long anticipated that the " The Moon " card didn't represent the goddess. Whether it was the beliefs of the School of Life, the attitudes of the Vampire, or the records in the Book of Secrets, all subtly pointed to one issue: " Evernight " was not equivalent to " The Moon."
In comparison, Lilith, the progenitor of vampires, and the "Primordial Moon" are more like Sequence 0 of this pathway.
According to the history lessons in City of Silver, Lilith may have perished in the Dark Second Era, but the " The Moon Primordial " is still believed in and responded to to this day. Of course, those who pray to Him never end up well... Why does Mr. "Door" say that the " The Moon " currently has no master? It can be seen from the Book of Secrets that the " The Moon Primordial " also existed during the Fourth Era... Klein almost frowned.
Soon, he roughly came up with three guesses: First, Mr. "Door" didn't know enough about the Concealment " The Moon Primordial," but this possibility was very low. Second, the so-called " The Moon Primordial " was actually a disguise of a certain deity, and in essence, it did not occupy the Sequence 0 position of the " The Moon " pathway. Third, it was the Sequence 1 of the " The Moon " pathway or the corresponding Sealed Artifact was impersonating it.
"There's another possibility: the ' Uniqueness ' of the ' The Moon ' pathway might respond on its own," Klein muttered to himself.
In the Sequence 0 Potion recipe described by the " Black Emperor " card, the most important extraordinary ingredient is not actually all the characteristics of Sequence 1, but something called " Uniqueness," which varies depending on the method Uniqueness.
There is only one true God!
Aside from the first guess, the others are all quite possible... Which Beyonder Pathway could the " The Moon " pathway be? Klein turned to the second page of his diary and luckily discovered that it was connected to the previous page:
I pressed him for more information, but Mr. "Door" refused to say anything more. Ha, was he trying to pique my interest and get me to rescue him? No way!
I suppressed my curiosity and instead teased Mr. "Door" for not respecting the true God enough. He calmly, yes, calmly replied that this was the attitude of the great nobles of the Fourth Age towards the gods.
"This guy is such a show-off! But I am indeed very interested in the great nobles of the Fourth Age, so I took the opportunity to ask him."
"Mr. Men told me that in the Tudor Dynasty, there were five great noble families: Abraham, Antigonus, Amon, Tamara, and Jacob. Each of these families could be called the ' Angel Family ' and possessed extremely terrifying power."
"The ' Angel Family' —just the name itself speaks volumes; it's truly enviable!" Mr. Men said. He added that the Angel Family of the Fourth Epoch weren't limited to just these five. There were also the Zaratul and Zoroast Family, always loyal to the Solomon Empire; the Augustus, Sauron, Einhorn, and Castiya Family of the Trunsoest Dynasty; the Concealment active Andariel and Beria Family; and even more advanced than the Angel Family, originating from the true God— the Demoness Family.
"It turns out that the final Winner of the Fourth Epoch was the Trunsoest Dynasty, but where did their royal family go? The four great Angel Family, Augustus and Sauron, divided up the Northern Continent."
"As Mr. 'Men' said last time, the number of top powerhouses in the Fourth Era is beyond my imagination. However, most of them have been buried in the dust of history. Even the Sauron Family has declined and been overthrown by me. In another thousand or two thousand years, perhaps the Augustus family and others will also cease to exist. Only those true gods seem to be able to shine on the real world forever."
"Although some gods perished in the Fourth Age, it should have been only a very small number. This reminds me of a sentence I jotted down when I was reading an online novel, which I can modify and use here:"
"Those who do not become true gods will ultimately turn to ashes!"
"The time for communication is over. Mr. 'Door' has gone offline. He's just like a Prisoner gets a fixed time to go out for fresh air. And he certainly knows a lot. When he mentioned the Zaratul Family just now, there was even a hint of contempt in his tone."
"I might have to maintain my relationship with Mr. 'The Door' and leave myself an escape route, in addition to the Church of Steam, Zaratul, and that Concealment and ancient organization."
A cunning rabbit has more than three burrows!
In his final struggle, Emperor Roselle only thought of the organization that resembled the " Hermits of Fate," making no mention of Mr. "The Door." Something seemed to have happened... It turns out that the ancestors of the Augustus Family the Loen royal family were so powerful that they were actually Angel Family. But why did the royal family of the Trunsoest Dynasty, which they served, just "disappear" like that...? Klein suddenly connected several things and became even more eager to dispel the fog shrouding the history of the Fourth Epoch and see its true form.
This was also the greatest hobby of the original owner of his body.
Perhaps, that underground ruin with two side-by-side main seats and a terrifying Evil Spirit will help me answer many questions... Klein lowered his gaze and turned to the third page of the diary.
"On June 2nd, Bernadette gave me a back massage!"
"It's really good to have a daughter. She knows how to care for her elderly father. Although I can see right through what she wants, at least she's willing to put on an act, and she does it quite well."
I asked her which Beyonder Pathway she wanted to take, and she said she hadn't decided yet, but she really liked the motto, "Do as you please, but do not harm."
"On June 3rd, I saw Florent again. He was very different from before, like a different person. No, he still had his original memories and some distinct and characteristic traits, which was enough to prove that it was him."
What exactly happened to him that caused such a drastic change?
"Perhaps a metaphor can be used to describe it relatively accurately: some Monster are bogus stitches in the flesh, but he is a bogus stitch in the spirit."
"On June 5th, I obtained an ancient book that mentioned the name ' Primordial Demoness' —not her given name!
"His name is Cheek, which is a male name."
"Is this ancient book fake?"