Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 988: The Foresight of the Church of Fools?
After some bargaining, "Sun" Derrick bought one "Disaster", "Petrification" and "Gathering" spell each for a fee of 8000 pounds. The raw materials will be collected by him and sent out of the God-Forsaken Land via "Fool's Express", and the gold pounds will be paid with the money he saved from the Tarot Club members when he traded materials before.

The two of them had already made plans for this money, as well as the gold pounds that Klein got from selling his Beyonder characteristics: to continue donating them to institutions like the Loen Charity Student Aid Fund to compensate those who lost their loved ones and were injured or disabled in the war.

Even though this war was planned by George III, started by Feysac's invasion, and was about to reach its climax after Intis joined, they still believed that they had a certain responsibility and would work hard to end the war as soon as possible and make up for the related losses.

As the transaction was drawing to a close, "World" Klein looked at "Magician" Fors again. He first asked about the progress of the "Recorder" after traveling around the world. Then, with the other party's expression of fear and confusion, he asked her to contact the members of the Abraham family, looking forward to a letter or face-to-face conversation.

This is his preparation for the jump route... Angel thought about it, and couldn't help but find it funny when he saw the "magician" hurriedly agreeing as if he was suffocating.

The last time she saw this writer who traveled around, recorded local customs and legends, and helped Klein write those weird stories, he was like a frightened quail, almost shrinking into his seat.

After completing the various transactions, the party entered the next stage. Alger, who had recovered from the shock of Angel's promotion to an angel, looked around and said:

"You all probably heard about the 'assassination' of King George III during Roone's national speech last Saturday."

He knew that more than half of the Tarot Club members lived in Backlund, so he used a positive tone.

"The news has spread all over the sea. This is a major event that will change the world situation. As soon as the news came out, the Intis Republic assembled a large number of troops in the Honachis Mountains on the border. It seems that they are preparing to join forces with the Feysac Empire to divide up Loen's land and interests.

"Once Intis' army crosses the mountain border and enters Sivelas County, they will be able to step onto the vast plains in central Loen and head straight for Loen's industrial areas, granaries and other important hinterlands. Almost all of Loen's army is gathered in the north to deal with Feysac's attack, and is completely unable to fight against the invaders on the other side."

"The Hermit," Cattleya added.

She lost her parents at a young age and grew up with the "mysterious queen". She considers herself half Intis, but as a pirate general, she always lacks a corresponding sense of belonging to the country. Whether Loen attacks Intis or Intis invades Loen, it makes no difference to her.

But the faces of the Loen people such as "Magician", "Judgement" and "Star" all changed. They had already learned about this matter from the newspapers, but they still lacked some sense of reality. At this time, after listening to Cattleya's analysis at the Tarot Club, they realized that their country had fallen into a major crisis.

Only Emlyn the Moon looked confused. He looked at the others and asked curiously:
"The king was assassinated? Is that George Augustus III, the one on the coin?"

He had been imprisoned in the underground of the Church of Evernight for some time, and his knowledge of information from the outside world was limited to the idle chats among the night watchmen who brought him food and blood. He had no idea of ​​the major events that had taken place in the past few days.

"Yes, that is His Majesty," Audrey answered for the others and looked at the "World" at the end of the long table. "Mr. World, you reminded us before that George III would take certain actions after the death of the eldest prince Covington... Is this related to what happened two days ago?"

Although she had already expected that the king's death was closely related to the "world" and the "queen", Audrey still urgently wanted to know the real answer.

Following her gaze, World Klein looked at Angel, indicating that she should answer this important question.

Before joining the Tarot Club, the two decided to reveal part of the truth to other members. On the one hand, this was closely related to the various forces they were in, and on the other hand, it was also to gain their assistance in other subsequent actions.

After receiving Klein's signal, Angel nodded and glanced at Mr. Fool. Seeing that He had no objection and was in a state of "acquiescence", he coughed lightly to attract everyone's attention and spoke carefully:
"Everyone should still remember the Black Emperor's deification ceremony that Mr. Fool told us about before, right? Nine mausoleums, an empire, its own order, and nationwide sacrificial activities."

Seeing that everyone nodded to show that they remembered, she continued:
“This is what George III planned. He, or rather, “He”, violated the agreement between the royal family and the three major churches, jumped to Sequence 1 of the ‘Lawyer’ path, gathered the required Beyonder characteristics, formed his own new order through previously enacted laws, secretly excavated the remains of the Tudor period as his own mausoleum, put on the crown of the Balam Empire, became the emperor of the world, and took advantage of the death of the eldest prince to hold a national speech and mourning, completing all preparations to ascend the throne of the ‘Black Emperor’.

"Trafficking people to dig up ruins all over the country, creating the Backlund Great Smog to cover up the facts, actively preparing for war to stimulate neighboring countries to take the initiative to provoke war, all of these are part of the 'plan'.

"Behind this incident, the 'Imaginary Angel' Adam was also planning to take advantage of the trend of the times to advance to Sequence 0, so he provided a lot of help to George III. The attitude of the gods was also ambiguous, which resulted in the church failing to stop him in time.

"During the speech last Saturday, He secretly came to the mausoleum and took the potion, preparing to become a true god in the resonance of national mourning. Unfortunately, his actions caused a lot of dissatisfaction. The forces opposing him gathered together, destroyed part of the mausoleum, disrupted the ceremony, and he died of loss of control and madness."

This short narrative shocked everyone in the Tarot Club. Thoughts kept popping up in their minds, and they thought of all the previous clues and connected them together.

No wonder Mr. Fool has been paying attention to the truth behind the smog, and has long reminded us that this matter is not over yet. It turns out that this involves the birth of a true God. It seems that He is actually against George III becoming the "Black Emperor", and the "Queen" and "The World" risked their lives to investigate these things for Mr. Fool's will and to stop the king who harmed his own people, and finally achieved their goal... "Justice" Audrey's eyes lit up, and she looked at Angel beside her from time to time, and her hands under the table clenched excitedly.

Human trafficking… This matter was actually related to the Black Emperor’s deification ceremony. The church actively investigated in the early stage, but it ended up with nothing. It turned out that they were prepared to recognize George III, but they didn’t expect that the prospective “Black Emperor” would be pinned to the ground on the last step to the throne. This is the fate of offending Mr. Fool and the Tarot Club… Alger, the “Hanged Man”, who clearly realized from the Queen’s words that the other party was also involved in this matter, was very excited and proud of it.

The "Black Emperor" and the secret mausoleum, now that's connected... According to the ritual, if a new Black Emperor is born, the old one will be completely buried. No wonder the Queen also actively participated in this matter, and even told me in advance that she might not come back this time... The "Queen" participated in the attack on the mausoleum? This is a ritual of a true god, and there will be at least one Angel King, as well as a varying number of angels and saints within the royal family, plus the "Imaginary Angel" Adam... Has she been secretly promoted to an angel before this? Or did she achieve some kind of promotion requirement by destroying the "Black Emperor" ritual?
As a "mystic", "Hermit" Cattleya thought more. She couldn't help but look at the "Queen" who was closest to Mr. Fool on the female side. She recalled the name of the potion of the Witch Path Sequence 2, the "Disaster" Witch, and guessed that the original ritual might have required the creation of some major disaster. She was surprised and admired that the other party could use the method of obstructing the birth of the true God as a substitute. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but ask:
"Which extraordinary beings and... gods are involved in this battle?"

When she said the last word, her whole body stiffened for a moment and her tone changed.

"It was a lot of...it was a free-for-all."

Angel replied with a smile, went over the list in his mind, and continued:
"George III himself is an archangel, and may even have multiple Beyonder characteristics. The royal family has at least one archangel, one angel, and one saint in charge of a Level 0 Seal participating in the war. External aid includes Hermes, who created the ancient Hermetic language, the god Ea of the Rose School, the War Angel Medici who temporarily restored Sequence 1 strength, and Zaratul, who has been missing for more than a hundred years and recently returned to reality, hiding behind the scenes to provide help.

"If we take into account the off-field factors, there is also the 'Angel of Imagination' Adam and the 'Angel of Time' Amon.

"The attacking party is composed of the royal opposition, several angels whose strength has not yet reached the peak, as well as the 'Mysterious Queen', the 'Golden Queen', and the Crazy Adventurer. The followers of the Goddess of Night and the God-dess of the Original Witch have contributed some strength, and most importantly...

"Even if the Seven Gods acquiesce, Mr. Fool is against this."

As she spoke, she turned to the head of the long table and bowed, expressing her gratitude to this being for his clear opposition to George III and for his help to her and Crane.

Hermes, Zaratul, Medici, Adam, Amon... Hearing Angel reading out the well-known names like calling out the names of dishes, even the slow-witted ones like "Sun" and "Moon" fell into a daze for a short time.

Including the saint holding the "0" level seal, these angels from George III's faction can fill the remaining vacancies in the Tarot Club. Even if the three major churches in Loen join forces, they may not be able to defeat them unless the gods descend.

But it sounds like the Queen and the World were able to break through their defenses and destroy the Black Emperor's rituals with just a few weak angels?

Admittedly, according to the ritual, the defenders need to protect all mausoleums, while the attackers can choose to attack a few key points to create a local combat advantage, but the fact that they can succeed under such a huge power disparity can still show the true strength of these two members of the Tarot Club, as well as...

...The decisive force represented by Mr. Fool's attitude!
The development strategy of the "Church of Fools" and the Minor Arcana cards that the "Queen" jokingly proposed a few months ago now seems not to be a joke, but a sign of strength.

After indulging in a moment of shock, everyone gradually recovered. While digesting such heavyweight news, they looked at each other, not knowing who should continue the conversation.

After a long silence, Alger, the Hanged Man, said with dry lips:

"I heard that the Church of the Storm urgently recalled some of its fleets and Beyonders, issued new missions, and became more proactive in this war... I originally thought it was caused by Intis' invasion of Loen, but now it seems that there is another reason?"

As he spoke, he looked cautiously at Mr. Fool, then turned to look at the Queen, expecting them to give an answer.

Unconsciously, he had already regarded "the Queen" as "Him" in his heart.

I can answer this question too... Angel's mouth twitched, and just as he was about to answer, he heard Mr. Fool knock on the table. The sound of "dong" attracted everyone's attention, and he said in a low, teasing tone:

"'Eternal Blazing Sun' is about to join the war, and the 'Storm Lord' will naturally not let it go. Moreover, the trend of Adam's time can no longer be stopped, and He no longer has any scruples.

“A war that will sweep the world and involve most of the gods is about to begin.

"Are you ready?"

As He spoke, He glanced at the Tarot Club members one by one. Everyone who was seen had a stiff body and a stagnant brain.

They all thought of the conflict between the “adjacent paths” that Mr. Fool had mentioned not long ago, and understood the cause of the war of gods at the top of the secular war.

But for thousands of years before that, the seven gods had lived in peace. Although there were occasional minor frictions between countries, they did not cause conflicts among the gods.

Now, what urgent reason made the God of War, the Eternal Sun, the God of Steam and Machinery, and the Mother Goddess of the Earth raise their swords against Loen, the Lord of Storms and the Goddess of Night?

(End of this chapter)