As expected... having confirmed his suspicions, Leonard stopped dwelling on the matter and returned to the main topic:
" Old Man, didn't you just ask me whose dream I went to?"
"Yes, during the revenge against Ince Zangwill that day, Amon's brother, a certain Angel King, appeared."
In his mind, a slightly aged voice didn't respond immediately, but after several seconds sighed:
Just as I expected, things related to '0-08' would inevitably attract Adam's attention at some point.
"Fortunately, I chose to go into slumber beforehand."
Leonard didn't have time to ponder Pallez Zoroast's words; he instinctively exclaimed in astonishment:
" Old Man, you... you said His name!"
Adam's gaze was about to fall upon them, or perhaps it had already fallen upon them!
The slightly aged voice chuckled "Hey!"
"You actually know about Adam's special abilities... But it's alright for me to mention it; He'll just think someone else is talking about Him. Of course, you don't need to know too much. If you do, you'll definitely think about it occasionally, and if you think about it too often or get too close, Adam will find out, just like '0-08.' Besides, '0-08's' influence only extends to a large city, while Adam's influence is the whole world."
Just as terrifying as Amon... another kind of terror... Leonard steadied himself, forcing himself not to think about Adam, and recalled Pallez Zoroast's words.
Suddenly, he almost blurted out in a low voice:
" Old Man, you're not asleep because you're weak, but because you're worried about running into Amon's brother?"
"Ahem." Pallez cleared his throat. "There are two reasons, they're not contradictory. After giving you two ' Worm of Time,' my condition deteriorated. In this situation, how can I face the Angel King and conceal my existence? I'm so old, with my frail arms and legs, there's no need for that, I definitely have to hide."
Leonard was momentarily speechless, and after a few seconds he finally said:
" Amon and His brothers are probably older than you; the Ancient The Sun God was a god from before the Cataclysm..."
Before Pallez Zoroast could respond, he breathed a slight sigh of relief and said:
"So, because of your self-isolation and slumber, the Angel King didn't notice I had a problem?"
Pallez chuckled and said:
"No, I've found it."
Leonard's expression froze, and he almost looked around.
He suspected that Adam was sitting quietly in some corner of the room, listening to his conversation with the Old Man!
At this point, Pallez Zoroast added:
"At that time, you must have been very close to Him. Did you think your thoughts could be hidden from an Angel King who accommodated the ' Uniqueness ' of the ' Spectator ' pathway?"
"And most of the time, you even rudely whispered ' Old Man, Old Man ' at crucial moments."
Leonard paused for a moment, then instinctively replied:
"... You... you heard that?"
He suspected that the Old Man had clearly heard him but was deliberately not responding, afraid of being discovered by Adam.
"No," Pallez's slightly aged voice was tinged with mockery. "I don't need to hear to know what you're going to do. Don't I know what kind of person you are?"
With Leonard looking slightly embarrassed, Pallez Zoroast continued:
" Adam certainly knew you were being Parasitism, but because of my slumber and isolation, He couldn't discover who was actually Parasitism you. There aren't many Demigod with this ability, but there aren't too few either."
"I see..." Leonard breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. His biggest worry was that Adam had "seen" the Old Man and would go back to inform " the Blasphemer " Amon.
Thinking about this, Leonard raised a question that had been lingering in his mind:
" Old Man, what is the Angel King?"
Pallez Zoroast didn't ask Leonard where he learned the concept, but simply explained:
Those who are beyond Sequence 1 but have not yet become gods.
"If we specifically mention the eight Angel King, then we are referring to those who, according to the definition above, served the Ancient The Sun God before the Cataclysm."
What does it mean to be beyond Sequence 1 but not yet a god? How is that possible? Does it accommodate the so-called " Uniqueness "? Leonard wanted to ask more, but doubted that the Old Man would explain in such detail, so he decided to talk about something else first and then find an opportunity to come back to it.
He hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and said:
"In the battle to avenge myself against Ince Zangwill, I encountered great difficulties, unable even to look my enemy in the eye, let alone use the ' Fate Siphon ' spell... When seeking your help yielded no results, I chose to recite the name of Mr. ' The Fool ' and received a response."
"After it was all over, I felt like I was in a dream, and I arrived at an ancient palace, perched above an endless expanse of Gray Fog..."
Before Leonard could finish speaking, Pallez, who had been listening silently, interrupted him:
"You saw the ' The Fool '?"
"Yes, His aura was deeper than the ocean, more majestic than the mountains, His form shrouded in Gray Fog, making Him difficult to see," Leonard recalled, describing it with a touch of poetry. "He established an organization that held a weekly Holy Synod every Monday afternoon—a true Holy Synod, and I am now a member of it."
Pallez fell silent again, remaining silent for a long time before finally speaking:
"Did that ' The Fool ' tell you to tell me this?"
"Yes." Leonard, sitting there, nodded to himself and lowered his voice to the air, " Old Man, do you know Him?"
Pallez Zoroast sighed and said:
"I don't know him, but I can roughly guess his origins. You don't need to ask what he is; I won't tell you."
"Hehe, this might be your chance; otherwise, it will be very difficult for you to become Demigod."
Leonard opened his mouth, then closed it again, not mentioning the Tarot Gathering again, because Mr. The Fool hadn't said any other details could be shared.
He thought for a moment and said:
" Old Man, isn't there another Angel King named Medici, whose title is ' Angel of War '?"
Pallez grunted in agreement.
"He can also be called the ' Red Angel,' but He has long since fallen, and you were even near the place of His death."
"Where?" Leonard asked in surprise, having no recollection of it at all.
Pallez scoffed:
"Are all of you ' Evernight ' type people so bad at remembering things? I remember your goddess wasn't like this."
"Do you remember that underground ruin we discovered in Backlund before?"
" The Tudor-Trunsoest United Empire? The place where Alista Tudor became the ' Blood Emperor '?" Leonard asked, seemingly realizing something.
Pallez Zoroast's slightly aged voice echoed once more:
"Right."
Leonard tried to figure out the underlying logic while telling the Old Man about the Evil Spirit.
"The spirit left behind by Medici, combined with the remnants of the souls of the Great Angel, Sauron and Einhorn, has formed a completely new Evil Spirit?" Pallez repeated Leonard's words in disbelief, then said with undisguised laughter, "The three of them were absolute mortal enemies, the kind where it's either you or me. Yet after death, they're indistinguishable, merging into one. This is truly... haha, it's bound to be quite a spectacle."
Leonard didn't quite understand what the Old Man was laughing about, and subconsciously asked:
"Are they mortal enemies?"
Pallez suppressed his smile and said:
"Yes, the reason Medici was captured was because He was dealing with the ancestors of the Sauron Family who had fallen into His trap."
"He wasn't unprepared, but his focus was mainly on the ' Primordial Demoness Alista Tudor would suddenly go mad? Ah, in this matter, Amon and Adam played a rather important role."
That Evil Spirit and Adam were enemies... Why did the " Blood Emperor " capture Medici and the Great Angel, Sauron and Einhorn? They fell in the palace of Alista Tudor, who became the " Blood Emperor "... Were they materials for the ritual to achieve true godhood? Hmm, according to Mr. The Fool, Adam was closer to godhood after obtaining "0-08"... Is this also considered collecting materials? Is this the reason why Amon dealt with the Old Man? Leonard had some guesses and wanted to ask, but ultimately didn't speak.
He was afraid of touching on something too Concealment, which might cause the Old Man to have a bad reaction.
He plans to ask about this at a future Tarot Club.
After a brief silence, Leonard glanced at the closed door and said in a low voice:
"Is there some kind of tacit understanding between Mr. ' The Fool ' and the church?"
"The fact that no one has come to investigate you yet speaks volumes," Pallez Zoroast replied quite directly.
Leonard nodded almost imperceptibly.
What will they do with me next?
"What's the arrangement? I'll record your merits, and once you've digested the Potion, I'll promote you to Sequence 5. Then I'll assign you to a ' Red Gloves ' squad to complete missions, or I'll transfer you to a large parish like Backlund to be a deacon in charge of a certain aspect," Pallez said nonchalantly.
Back in Backlund... Klein seems to be plotting something in Backlund... Leonard's thoughts suddenly wandered.
He didn't speak to the Old Man again, leaned against the wall, put his hands behind his head, and sat very casually.
Late at night, outside a row of warehouses in a border city where East Balam and West Balam Bairan meet.
Dawn Dantès, with graying temples and dressed in a formal suit, held a gold-plated cane, exchanged the code with the officer on duty, and then saw the officer open the door of a warehouse, saying in a relaxed tone:
"You can inspect the goods yourselves and move them yourself."
Also, give me the remaining balance before you leave.
Dawn Dantès nodded slightly, weighing the leather suitcase in his hand. It contained a full 5,000 gold pounds, all from Mesangyes's advance payment.
At that moment, in a three-story building separated by two warehouses, two figures were quietly watching everything.