Mystery: Undead don't die from passing fire

Chapter 147 The Truth Behind the Fog

'Sun' looked at Ember expectantly, obviously hoping to get an accurate and positive answer from Ember.After all, for the City of Silver, which is located in the land abandoned by the gods and never sees the sun all year round, a sky where the sun can be seen is more precious than anything else!

If the space where Ember is located really exists in the Land Abandoned by God, then Derrick will do everything possible to find it no matter what!Even if he is only a Sequence 8 praying light man, even if he has just been qualified to be the exploration team of the City of Silver, at least this brings a glimmer of hope to the dark City of Silver, doesn't it?

Even if he couldn't see his appearance clearly, anyone could see the desire of 'Sun' that was almost beyond words.This made Audrey inexplicably think of a famous saying of Emperor Roselle: I could have endured the darkness, if I had never seen the sun.

This sentence is probably more appropriate to describe Mr. Sun, right?
Ember stared at the figure of 'The Sun', and said in a calm but sighing tone:

"Unfortunately, it is indeed located in the Land Abandoned by the Gods, but it is probably an ideal land that you will never reach and only exists in illusions."

Hearing Ember's words, 'Sun' didn't speak, just froze in place.Even if there is a gray fog, other people seem to be able to see his lonely and lonely eyes from full of expectations to disappointment.

"What is Gensokyo?"

Except for Klein, who knew the inside story, the other members of the Tarot Society were taken aback for a moment, and then fell into thinking.

Mister Fool himself said that the place where Ember went was the Land Forsaken by God, and Ember himself admitted this.

Since they are all lands abandoned by gods, why can't the 'sun' reach it forever?Could it be because of the particularity of the Giant King's Court?It's not impossible, because after all, it was the residence of the former giant king, and not just anyone can reach it, one must have enough strength.

But there are demigods in the City of Silver!Even more than one!In Ember's eyes, isn't such strength qualified to reach the Giant King's Court?Does that mean that if you want to go there, you must at least be an angel above Sequence 2?
"Angel!"

The Hanged Man changed color slightly, this guess surprised him.He had thought that Ember might be the saint of Sequence 3, but he didn't dare to think that he would be an angel!
Because in the Church of Storms, only the Pope has the strength of Sequence 2.Do not!Maybe it's more than that!
The Hanged Man shuddered, thinking of another possibility——

All along, his attitude towards Mister Fool has been that of guards.Although he was a bit skeptical at first, Mister Fool's mighty power has convinced him that this is a revived god.As a member of the Tarot Society, 'The Hanged Man' has always felt that Ember was different from himself and others.

The first is strength, including him, when everyone else joined the Tarot Club, they were low-sequence Beyonders.Even Miss 'Justice' and Mister 'Sun' are not Extraordinary, but they can join the Tarot Society because they each represent this side of power.Either the Loen nobles, or the Land Abandoned by God.

Only 'lover' is different!
As soon as he joined the Tarot Society, he was powerful enough to easily kill a demigod, but he was only called an 'apprentice' at first!Alger originally thought this was just a disguise, but now it seems that this may be a hint and a metaphor——

'Lover' is indeed an apprentice, but not an apprentice of Sequence 9, but an apprentice on the road to becoming a god, an apprentice of 'The Fool'! Mr. 'Lover' is likely to be on the road to becoming a god!
The Hanged Man almost subconsciously denied this possibility, because it made him a little unbelievable.You can combine the details you found that you didn't pay much attention to in the past - for example, the relationship between 'The Fool' and the 'Lover' is obviously closer than that of other members of the Tarot Club, for example, even the 'Fool' will occasionally turn to the 'Lover', Another example is that 'Lover' can freely take out magical items in Mister Fool's kingdom of God without restriction, and 'Lover' has been pursuing the 'Dark Emperor' who represents another god...

All of these show that the 'lover' who aims to kill the Black Emperor has always been on an equal footing with Mr. 'Fool'!A revived god, and an angel on the verge of becoming a god. The more I think about 'The Hanged Man', the more excited I become, because this means that there are at least two gods in the Tarot Society!This is something that no other force can do!

And what an honor it is to be able to join in?

Alger was extremely excited, but his extremely deep city allowed him to suppress all these emotions forcibly.He glanced at the others, and found that except Miss 'Justice' who seemed to have realized something, they were all in an ignorant posture, which further strengthened his idea of ​​​​keeping it secret——

There are some things that you just know, there is no need to say them out.

'Sun' obviously didn't see this, he just buried his head in a low mood, and said in a depressed tone:

"I see, thank you for the information, Mr. Lover."

Ember looked at the distraught look of 'Sun', thought for a moment and then said:

"If you just want to see the sun, I can give you a piece of advice..."

Derrick raised his head, and his dull eyes once again shone with hope.

"west."

Ember slowly opened his mouth and said, "Go west to the sea and pass through the Sunya Sea, you can come to the world we are in. Well, if you can't tell the direction, you can head towards the Giant King's Court, there is Just west of the City of Silver."

Derrick froze for a moment, as if he hadn't reacted yet, but the others were already too shocked to speak.Although Ember did not speak these words for them, the information contained in them subverted other people's cognition!
"Mr. Lover."

'The Hanged Man' couldn't help asking, "You mean, the Land Abandoned by the Gods is at the end of the Sunya Sea?"

Ember nodded slightly.

"really!"

Others are still thinking about the meaning of these words, but Klein already has a clear answer in his heart.He had seen it in Emperor Roselle's diary. Roselle suspected that the Land Abandoned by God was in the legendary Eastern Continent, at the end of the Sunya Sea.Ember's words can be regarded as directly proving Emperor Roselle's conjecture.

The Land Abandoned by God is the legendary Eastern Continent!Then, according to this inference, is there really a Western Continent at the end of the Misty Sea?It is said that it is the hometown of the elves, but what happened to prevent the elves from returning to their hometown, and they can only trap animals on Sonia Island?

and--

"Southern Continent, Northern Continent, Western Continent, Eastern Continent, all four continents face each other across the sea..."

Klein frowned slightly. He 'stitched' the prototypes of the four continents together in his mind according to the existing map, and the map presented always gave him an inexplicable sense of déjà vu.

Derrick the Sun, who received an affirmative answer, regained hope and said with some excitement:

"Thank you for your help, Mister Lover. What would you like to receive in return for this advice?"

Everyone in the Tarot Society came up with an idea almost subconsciously at the same time:
"What an honest boy."

Ember pondered for two seconds, then said after a little thought:

"I hope to learn more about the creation myth of the City of Silver."

Derrick the 'Sun' seemed to be relieved when he heard Ember's request, because it was not a request that made him too embarrassed.His originally tense body relaxed, organized his words, and then said:

"The omniscient and omnipotent God, who created everything, fell into a deep sleep."

"The eight ancient gods divided up the authority left by the Lord, and became the gods who ruled the sky, the earth and the sea, the reality, the spirit world and the astral world, and the gods of all races, real gods, ancient gods. Some of them were in each other's hands. Some fell in the battle, and some were deprived of their authority by the creator of all, the omniscient and omnipotent God after awakening..."

"..."

"When the Lord who created everything, the omniscient and omnipotent God looked at this world, He was surrounded by many angels. Among them, there are eight leaders of all the angels, the king of angels closest to the throne of God. Some of their names have been Disappeared in the long history, some still have certain records, either briefly or in detail. Legend has it that among the eight kings of angels there are even descendants of gods..."

Derrick recounted the history he had learned from reading the classics during this period of time, and finally added honestly:

"Mr. 'Lover', that's all I know. But after I go back, I can find time to continue reading the classics. There should be many classics that I missed."

Ember nodded slightly, and after pondering for two seconds, ordered:

"When you read the classics, you can focus on the records about the giant queen Omebella, and where the 'creator' woke up from."

"Queen of giants?"

Derrick was stunned for a while, and couldn't help asking, "How do you know that the queen of the giant is called Omebella?"

Ember looked at Derrick's innocent appearance, and casually explained:
"That should be the god you once believed in in the City of Silver. You should go back and look carefully in the classics. There should be corresponding records."

Derrick the 'Sun' showed astonishment, and almost subconsciously blurted out:

"Our City of Silver has no record of this."

'The Hanged Man' showed a thoughtful expression. Although the 'Sun' claimed that the city of Silver worshiped the Lord who created everything, it never concealed that they once believed in the giant king Almir, and the giant King Ormir also had a profound influence on them.But there is no mention of the giant queen Omebella in the mouth of Mr. 'Lover'. Perhaps this also involves some secrets or taboos?

It is not surprising that the City of Silver has some unknown secrets. For example, for the Church of Storms, Pasu Island is their taboo.Because it is the headquarters of their Church of the Storm, and it is also the god they believe in, the kingdom of the Lord of Storms.

But the question is, if what the 'lover' says is true.The City of Silver once believed in the giant queen Omebella, so why did they hide this fact, and instead declared that they once believed in the giant king Almir?

"Sorry, I lost my temper."

Derrick the 'Sun' managed to calm down, took a deep breath and said, "I will check the classics of the City of Silver, but there may not be many records in this regard in the City of Silver."

"No problem, just do your best."

Ember nodded slightly, he had just asked casually with the mentality of giving it a try, and he didn't force it.After all, he actually already had the answer in his heart, and he just wanted to seek some confirmation from the records.

"there's one more thing."

Derrick the 'Sun' paused, then continued, "I wish to purchase the potion formula of the 'Sun Priest'."

He has become a praying light man, and the potion is also being digested step by step, and it will be completely digested in about a month.Therefore, he hopes to obtain the potion formula in advance, so that he can collect the corresponding Extraordinary materials in advance, and seamlessly complete the promotion after completing the potion digestion.

When he said this, Derrick's eyes kept falling on Ember.After all, the potion formulas of most members of the Tarot Society have been provided by Ember, so in Derrick's eyes, Ember is the most likely person to help him obtain the potion formula.

"pity."

Klein sighed softly in his heart, but it's a pity that he doesn't have the potion formula of the Sun Priest, otherwise he would also want to do this business.

"I have!"

'The Hanged Man' said without hesitation, "The price of the potion formula of Sequence 7 is about 800 pounds, and the premium can even be sold for more than 850 pounds. Give me [-] pounds, and I can use the 'potion formula' of the Sun Priest Show you."

Derrick showed surprise, and then said with some embarrassment:

"But I don't have gold pounds..."

Not only did he have no gold pounds, but he even owed some gold pounds to Miss 'Justice' before.Fortunately, Miss 'Justice' had to purchase Extraordinary materials for her family, which allowed him to barely repay the debt.

"It's ok."

The Hanged Man obviously had expected it long ago, and said with an 'hmm', "You can use equivalent materials to pay back, but I don't know what I can get from you. You first compare the common monsters around the City of Silver with the corresponding Make a list of the ingredients, and I will choose from it. Well, I can first show you the potion formula of the Sun Priest."

He had found the potion formula of the "Sun Priest" in the secret treasury of the Diocese of Rorsted Archipelago before, but it was not until recently that he found a good opportunity to read it once with sufficient legitimate reasons and sufficient authority.

And with Mr. Fool as a guarantee, and with the little 'Sun''s character (tian) sex (zhen) high (wu) clean (xie), Alger was not afraid that Derrick would take the potion formula and refuse to pay, so instead It's better to be a good friend.

"No problem, I will do it as soon as possible, but this may have to wait until after the exploration is over."

Derrick was visibly relieved, and his tone was filled with joy, as if he had taken advantage of something.

The members of the Tarot Club nearby wanted to cover their faces. The little 'Sun' was too simple. Didn't he realize that this list itself was extremely valuable?It's just that although they were already aware of this, no one took the initiative to break through the calculations of the 'Hanged Man', because they also wanted to know the common monsters and corresponding extraordinary materials in the area around the City of Silver.

As for the little 'Sun', well, it's for his own good!
"explore?"

'The Hanged Man' asked thoughtfully, "Are you assigned another exploration mission?"

Derrick adjusted his sitting posture and said nervously:
"Correct."

"Where to explore?" 'The Hanged Man' Alger noticed his abnormality and asked sideways.

"It's still the half-destroyed temple of the fallen creator."

Derrick replied with a nervous and dignified expression, "However, Elder Lovia is still in the dungeon, and this expedition is led by the chief himself."

The team that explored that temple last time was almost wiped out, only the 'shepherd' Elder Lovia who led the team was 'lucky' unharmed.But no one can guarantee that she is really normal, not even the six-member council, otherwise Elder Lovia would not be locked in the dungeon forever.

The Hanged Man thought for a while, and suggested:

"This should be the last inspection of you before the monitoring is completely lifted. The message you sent out before is that Amon and the Fallen Creator are mortal enemies. They will not hesitate to expose themselves and destroy each other's plans."

"During the exploration of the Temple of the Fallen Creator this time, as long as you don't show any abnormalities, the six-member council can basically determine that you are no longer under the influence of Amon."

These happened after Ember 'disappeared', and the Hanged Man was afraid that Ember might not understand, so he explained:
"The time when the 'Sun' was possessed by Amon, it was pretended to perish with the fallen Creator."

"Mr. Sun."

Ember tapped her finger on the table thoughtfully, and said slowly, "I have a request for your exploration this time."

"What commission?"

Derrick the 'Sun' immediately sat upright, and said seriously, "As long as it doesn't exceed my ability, I will do my best to complete it."

Ember shook her head and explained:
"It's just a matter of convenience. I hope that when you explore the temple, you will try your best to find the connection, or similarity, between the fallen creator and the 'lord who created everything' you believe in."

Derrick the 'Sun' was stunned for a moment, before hesitating and nodding lightly:

"it is good."

"What does that mean, Mister 'Lover'?"

The expression of 'The Hanged Man' was shaken, and his heart was stirred up. A scalp-numbing taboo guess began to sprout in his heart——

What the City of Silver believes in is the 'Lord who created everything', that is, the Creator.The reason why the 'Eastern Continent' where the City of Silver is located has become a land abandoned by gods is because the 'Creator' abandoned them.But combined with the creation myth of the Northern Continent, it can be seen that the Creator has long since fallen!
In the mysterious organizations and hidden sects headed by the Aurora Society, they believe that the Creator has not completely died, and the core of His remains is the real Creator.

There are even followers of the Aurora Order trying to cross the Sunya Sea to the so-called 'sanctuary'.This point has also been confirmed by Mister 'Lover' - the so-called Sanctuary is the Eastern Continent, the land abandoned by the gods where the 'Sun' and the City of Silver are located!

Today, there are seven righteous gods, their traces spread all over the northern and southern continents, but they did not leave a single word in the records of the City of Silver.But only the true Creator, not only has believers preaching in the North and South Continents, but also has temples left in the Land Abandoned by God!

And Mister Fool directly stated when he first heard the "True Creator" that it is the "Fallen Creator"!At first Alger only heard Mr. 'Fool''s level-viewing and equal attitude from this title, thus confirming that Mr. 'Fool' is a true god-level existence.

But he ignored one of the most obvious problems—whether it is the "true creator" or the "fallen creator", the three words "creator" have always been the symbol of that ancient existence!This means that even Mr. 'Fool' denies the identity of the other party's 'creator', what he denies is 'reality', and considers the other party to be a symbol of 'fallen'!

And now, the 'Lovers' asked Derrick the 'Sun' to look for similarities between the 'Fallen Creator' and the 'Creator'...

And when Alger combined all these scattered clues, he discovered that they all revealed a terrifying truth...

"The Fallen Creator is the former 'Creator'! At least a part of the 'Creator'!"

Such a bold guess suddenly popped up in Audrey's heart, which shocked her, and she didn't dare to think about it further.

But Alger is bolder than her. He has even deduced a self-consistent logic: If the 'Fallen Creator' is the former Creator, then the Eastern Continent, which was once blessed by the Creator, is not the current 'Fallen Creator'. Sanctuary?
'The Hanged Man' Alger looked up at 'The Fool' almost subconsciously, but he couldn't read any meaning from the blurred eyes of the other party.But in a sense, the lack of representation itself is the biggest clue - which means that Mister Fool is probably acquiescing to the guess of 'Lover'!

"What do you see me doing?"

Klein felt a little helpless as he was watched by the 'Hanged Man'.He could probably guess what Alger was thinking, because what he was thinking about now was the same thing—there might really be some kind of connection between the 'creator' and the 'fallen creator', and it might even be that of inheritance. kind.

And this is precisely related to the previous intelligence:

The Church of the Storm and the Church of the Sun are hostile to each other, and the three major churches are simultaneously hostile to the Aurora Society, and in turn, the Aurora Society is also hostile to these three churches.It is easy to understand if the gods they represent are substituted in:
The gods of the three major churches betrayed the Creator, and the fallen Creator is the remnant of the Creator, which created their hostile relationship with each other!

Klein is very clear that Ember's speculation is not groundless, and he must have obtained some conclusive evidence in the past God-forsaken Land—even, he may have met the 'creator'!

As for the significance of his pursuit of all the truth now...

The corners of Klein's eyes twitched. He felt that Ember was probably thinking about how to drag the other party over to burn it.Although the bottom of his heart was crazily complaining, he still maintained an unfathomable appearance on the surface, which made the 'Hanged Man' dare not ask directly.

Firstly, he didn't think he could pay enough, and secondly, the secrets involved were absolutely beyond his control.Knowing more is not a good thing for him.

Alger took a deep breath, forcibly changed the subject and said:

"I'll give you the potion formula first."

Klein also wanted Alger to change the subject, so he immediately manifested a pen and paper and asked the 'Hanged Man' Alger to silently write down the potion formula and hand it to Derrick the Sun.

So far, this Tarot Club has successfully concluded.

(End of this chapter)