Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 367 Discussion on the "Hidden Sage"
Upon hearing Audrey's question, "The Fool" Klein simply smiled and replied:
"Ignore him."

Ignore him...

The members of the "Tarot Club" were stunned again. They had not expected that Mr. Fool would have such an attitude towards the "blasphemer" and "angel of time" Amon.

If I had to put it into words, it's like the attitude of a well-mannered gentleman in Ruen when faced with a stray dog ​​on the street.

Only now did they realize that perhaps for Mr. Fool, only those few Sequence 0 true gods were worthy of His surveillance and attention.

Unlike them, Roger, the "Wheel of Fortune," was currently ranting and raving in his mind.

Although he didn't know why Amon wanted to place another clone in Backlund, when he thought of how panicked and embarrassed Klein looked when Amon took him to the "Forsaken Land" and forced him to play a cat-and-mouse game in the original story, he felt that Klein's ability to show off was indeed top-notch.

"You might just be the strongest B-king in the mysterious world, Klein Moretti..."

While Roger was inwardly grumbling, the other members of the "Tarot Club" were simultaneously trying to figure out the intention behind the great "Fool's" reminder.

"The Magician" Fowles asked with some concern:
"Honorable 'Fool,' why did Amon do this?"

"It does not matter."

Mr. Fool chuckled softly:
"His goal has little to do with you."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the "Tarot Club" breathed a slight sigh of relief.

However, the next moment, Mr. Fool turned his head towards Roger, the Wheel of Fortune:
“Except for you, Mr. Wheel of Fortune.”

These words were somewhat unexpected for Roger.

He immediately began to speculate in his mind.

Although he had mentioned before that he had been guided by Amon, given his relationship with Klein and Klein's current status, even if Klein was certain that he and Amon had an alliance, he wouldn't bother to test him.

"Could it be that Klein discovered that Amon was secretly observing me, so he kindly reminded me?"
"Hmm... that should be the case, but from this point of view, Klein should also be testing the relationship between me and Amon... Hmm, that should be the case, because I mentioned before that I was once guided by the 'Angel of Time'."

"Oh, right, there's another reason. It's probably because after Klein became a demigod, he realized his natural antagonistic relationship with Amon, so he wanted to remove this 'Angel of Time' from himself..."

"As for Amon's purpose, it must be related to Arexus's attack on me?"

Roger had a vague feeling that this matter might be related to the "Angel of Fate," Ulrich.

Although the King of Angels cannot descend upon Backlund at will, Roger couldn't help but suspect that perhaps Venera, the Saint of Calamity and Ulorus's representative, was also secretly watching him, considering that Arexos, the "Saint of Shadows," had attacked him once before.

There is a high probability that Amon's return to Backlund is related to this matter.

After a quick thought, Roger looked up and smiled at the members of the "Tarot Club" who were watching him with concern:
"Everyone, don't worry about it."

“There is something I need to clarify. Although I have told the people of ‘New Fog City’ and ‘Underground Midnight City’ before that I found them and gained their trust through Amon’s guidance, it is indeed the truth.”

“There was indeed some contact between me and Amon… It was a personal relationship between us. We cooperated on the rescue of ‘New Fog City’ and ‘Midnight City’, or rather, we were using each other.”

"And His visit to me this time is most likely related to 'Angel of Fate' Urolius... This angel king seems to be causing me trouble lately."

"Thank you for reminding me, Mr. 'Fool,' I will be extra careful."

Upon receiving Roger's confirmation, everyone in the "Tarot Club" was stunned and suddenly realized what had happened.

The reason they were stunned was that they had finally realized that there was indeed a connection between Mr. "Wheel of Fortune" and "Angel of Time" Amon.

Previously, when he recounted his help to "New Fog City," he mentioned that he used the excuse of being guided by the "Angel of Time." Now that this relationship has been confirmed, the members of the "Tarot Club" couldn't help but reassess the saint's background in their hearts because of his unfathomable and profound connections.

As for the reason for their sudden realization, it was because they had determined that the relationship between "Angel of Time" and Mr. "Fool" was not one of subordination, since Mr. "Wheel of Fortune" had explicitly stated that it was a personal relationship, so it was highly unlikely that his superiors would be involved.

This is crucial. Although Klein doesn't know exactly how Amon will deal with him, with his current supernatural knowledge, he knows he should minimize his mystical ties with him.

Therefore, members of the "Tarot Club" must never be allowed to acknowledge a close connection or even a subordinate relationship between Mr. Fool and Amon, the "Angel of Time." Doing so would easily give Amon an opportunity to take advantage of them, and could even lead to members of the "Tarot Club" being found and parasitized by Amon.

On the other hand, Roger also emphasized that he and Amon were using each other. On the surface, this was to show loyalty to Mr. Fool, but in reality, Roger was telling Klein that he didn't need to worry about him getting too close to Amon. On the contrary, he was always on guard against him.

Upon hearing Roger's words, "The Wheel of Fortune," Mr. Fool spoke again:
“Mr. ‘Wheel of Fortune’, there is something I need to remind you of.”

“Manage your own boundaries with Amon and don’t cause trouble for this gathering.”

"Although I don't care about His thoughts, I don't like Him to be too close to me."

These words were spoken very seriously, and everyone in the "Tarot Club" stood at attention, because they all heard a warning in them.

This was another precaution Klein had taken, because although Roger, the "Wheel of Fortune," had taken the initiative to extricate Mr. Fool from his relationship with Amon, it was far from enough.

Because the vast majority of people in the "Tarot Club" now believe that Roger is a saint and follower under Mr. Fool, and the fact that the latter can cooperate with Amon suggests that Mr. Fool and Amon may not be enemies.

In fact, this perception is unacceptable to Klein at present; he must eliminate all potential threats.

Roger, the "Wheel of Fortune," upon hearing this, also recognized that Klein's words and actions were essentially a proactive act. He immediately straightened his back and gave a serious, slight nod to Mr. "Fool."
“I understand, Mr. Fool.”

“I will be mindful of the boundaries in my interactions with Him. Please forgive my overstepping.”

Mr. Fool neither nodded nor responded, but casually glanced around at the trembling Tarot Club.

The "Hermit" lady immediately picked up on the "Fool's" hint, and she spoke up at just the right moment:

“Dear Mr. Fool, I have brought three more pages of Emperor Roselle’s diary this time.”

"very good."

Mr. Fool nodded slightly, and at the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief.

With his permission, the "Hermit" successfully materialized three pages of a diary and handed them over to the "Fool".

The latter placed the diary on the table in front of him and began to read it with great interest.

The first page of this diary is Russell discussing his impressions of the leader of the "Twilight Hermits," and his feelings about the man can be basically summarized as mysterious and terrifying.

Because of his own experiences, Klein was basically certain that Adam was the leader of the "Twilight Hermits," and this page of Emperor Roselle's diary supplemented Klein's impressions of Adam from another angle.

He rarely commented on the discussions at the meetings, but he could subtly influence their direction. Adam would also eliminate those who did not agree with the trends of the times predicted by the Twilight Hermits.

These events greatly shocked Emperor Roselle, and it was from this time that he began to secretly investigate the history of the "Twilight Hermits" and their past influence on the development of civilization.

On the second page of his diary, Emperor Roselle recounts how, after exploring the "Abyss," he began to frequently dream of it and was affected by its aura, resulting in strange changes. Fortunately, he eventually found high-ranking clergy under the Church of the "Eternal Sun" through his connections and received their secret healing, thus recovering completely.

"Speaking of which, Roger also came into contact with the 'Abyss' before. Could he have been affected by the same aura as him?"

Thinking about this, "Fool" Klein suddenly realized that he had been overthinking things. After all, his friend was someone who had survived the terrible ravings of the "True Creator" and even maintained a sound personality after traveling through the stars. If he was just a part of the aura of the "Abyss," it was indeed a bit too insignificant.

While pondering, he turned to the third page of the diary and began to read.

On this page of his diary, Emperor Roselle recounts his encounter in a mysterious church with a strange priest who seemed to believe in the "original creator." The priest told Roselle many myths and legends related to the ancient gods and the creation process.

These stories were quite similar to those circulating in the "Silver City," which made Klein unconsciously begin to wonder about the priest's identity.

Based on Roselle's description of his appearance, Klein believed that it was very likely Adam, whom he had met once before. After all, during Roselle's time, the "Forsaken Land" had already been sealed off by the Dark Curtain. To leave there and preach under the nose of the Church of the True God, he could not think of any other being who could do it except Adam, the King of Angels.

As he pondered, "The Fool" Klein put down his diary and looked at "The Hermit" Cattleya, whose face was filled with anticipation:
"Go ahead."

"Respected 'Fool' Mr., I would like to know, where does the heart and spirit of Emperor Rosell reside? On that island, or in the depths of the starry sky?"

This question immediately made Klein feel a little strange, especially the latter one. Could it be that the "mysterious queen" Bernadette suspected that her father was an alien?

This is understandable, given that Emperor Roselle's knowledge and ideas were completely out of step with the times he lived in, and Bernadette, as a high-ranking "astrologer," was naturally very aware that there were many planets in the sky similar to Earth that might harbor life.

Under such circumstances, her suspicion that Emperor Rosell was an alien is a somewhat understandable line of thinking.

Thinking of this, "The Fool" Klein chuckled softly:
"neither."

Neither...

The "Hermit" Cattleya was momentarily stunned. She quickly thought for a moment, then nodded:
"Thank you, Mr. Fool."

"You can start."

After receiving permission from Mr. Fool, the Hermit Cattleya spoke again:
"Mr. 'Wheel of Fortune,' you just mentioned that the 'Angel of Fortune' is causing you trouble... If it's convenient, could you please elaborate?"

Upon hearing this, the other members of the "Tarot Club" looked over curiously. In fact, they were also very concerned about what Roger had said earlier, but none of them dared to ask. Now that the "Hermit" had taken the lead, they were naturally happy to listen to the gossip.

"can."

Roger, the "Wheel of Fortune," didn't forget to consult Mr. "Fool" this time. Only after receiving the latter's permission did he speak:
"Arexus, the 'Shadow Saint' of the 'Aurora Society,' appears to have sided with the 'Angels of Fate,' and has thus been promoted to the Sequence 3 'Tri-Headed Sanctuary.'"

“Last night, He summoned Ms. D, Ms. S, and Mr. L to ambush me in the suburbs of Backlund.”

In Backlund, an attack was launched against Mr. Wheel of Fortune?
This news is undoubtedly explosive. Although the suburbs have a relatively small population, considering Backlund's special status in the Northland, there is a high probability that the battle between Arexos and Mr. "Wheel of Fate" will break out in a densely populated area.

This happened right under the nose of the Church of the True God, and judging from the result, Mr. Wheel of Fortune has clearly survived once again.

Faced with a Sequence 3 Saint who is well-prepared and attacks from an ambush, even a Saint of the same Sequence 3 would likely perish if caught off guard.

Not to mention that many of them knew that demigod-level "shepherds" could release enslaved souls and use their full power, and that they could still escape unscathed when facing such a powerful opponent, which undoubtedly once again demonstrated the strength of this "Wheel of Fortune".

Then, Roger, the "Wheel of Fortune," added:

"The result of the battle is that 'Shadow Saint' Arexos has been temporarily banished from the battlefield, Mr. L and Ms. S were killed, and Ms. D has been brought under my command."

At this point, Roger ignored the "Tarot Club" members who were once again stunned by his achievements and smiled slightly at Cattleya:
"'Hermit' lady, if I'm not mistaken, Ms. D should be your friend, right?"

Upon hearing this, the "Hermit" paused slightly, then said calmly:

"The internal affairs of the Aurora Society are all decided by the Holy Ones of the Aurora Society."

Her implication was that even if Ms. D was her friend, as long as she remained the messenger of the "Aurora Society," Roger had every right to deal with her completely.

This perfectly aligns with the unspoken rules of the mysterious world. On the other hand, while Ms. "Hermit" is acquainted with Ms. D, their relationship isn't particularly close; they are simply both "illegal extraordinary individuals" and have collaborated on certain matters a few times. "Thank you for your understanding."

Roger, the "Wheel of Fortune," nodded slightly. In fact, he had long expected Cattleya to say that, but in any case, his goodwill and respect had been conveyed.

The "hermit" woman shook her head slightly and said:
“Speaking of which, Mr. ‘Wheel of Fortune,’ I also have something to report to you.”

"Please say?"

"In the few days since you left, Midnight City has been suddenly besieged by a large number of extraordinary creatures with strength levels of at least Sequence 6 and up to Sequence 4."

"At the time, we were working with Jack's men to organize our findings and study relevant historical records in the city when we were caught off guard and lost a lot of our combat personnel."

"In the end, with the help of our two saints, those monsters were successfully repelled, and we are now discussing follow-up strategies."

"So I'd like to ask, approximately when will you be able to return to 'Midnight City'?"

Upon hearing Cattleya's words, Roger was slightly taken aback, and then immediately narrowed his eyes.

"Do those invading monsters have those faint, illusory ropes on their bodies?"

"Some have it, some don't."

After a moment's recollection, the "hermit" lady continued her reply:

"Among them, monsters with those illusory ropes accounted for about 40%, while monsters without ropes accounted for about 60%."

"It is worth noting that only a small portion of these monsters are related to the 'Mystic' pathway. Otherwise, with the suppression of Lord Alexis's demigod status alone, they would not have been able to cause much trouble, let alone inflict significant casualties."

"Okay, I understand the general situation. I'll head back after the meeting."

Roger realized that the attack on Midnight City was likely caused by Ulroth, the Angel of Fate. This angel king seemed to hold a deep grudge against Roger for interfering in a tributary of the Chaos Sea, and the simultaneous attacks launched by Backlund and Midnight City were a blatant threat to him.

As for what Mr. Fool said about Amon, the "Angel of Time," coming to Backlund, it's very likely that it was to restrain Ulrich and prevent the not-so-bright serpent from losing control and directly attacking Roger, ultimately leading to irreversible and serious consequences.

"Hey, I wasn't really going to take sides between Ouroius and the 'School of Life,' but since you're messing with me like this, Ouroius, don't blame me for what I'm going to do."

Roger narrowed his eyes and began to think quickly.

Given that he had already established a certain relationship with the "School of Life," and since Vignella and Arexos were currently targeting him, he planned to find an opportunity to wipe out these two bastards in one fell swoop, and then send Vignella's extraordinary characteristics back to the "School of Life."

He was curious to know how Ulrich, the "Angel of Fate," would react if he did this.

Hearing Roger's words, the "Hermit" clearly breathed a sigh of relief, because the previous battle was indeed very dangerous. If it weren't for the timely reaction of the "Mysterious Queen" Bernadette and Alexis, it is estimated that more than half of the joint exploration team would have died.

Seeing that Mr. Wheel of Fortune and Ms. Hermit had finished their discussion, Derrick the Sun spoke up:
"Mr. 'Wheel of Fortune,' not long after our last communication, the situation in 'Silver City' has developed as you predicted."

"The 'Council of Six' began to gradually educate us about astronomical and calendrical knowledge, and started to proactively release information related to the 'Star Tuners'."

"If this trend continues, I expect that after a maximum of two more gatherings, this information will be completely disseminated in 'Silver City'."

Roger, the "Wheel of Fortune," nodded slightly upon hearing this and said:
“Yes, you did very well, Mr. Sun.”

"Thank you for the compliment, but I didn't really do anything."

Derrick scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.

In any case, this is excellent news for Roger right now.

As Roger grew stronger, some of the latent conflicts between him and certain forces, which had been hidden for a long time, began to sharpen.

Therefore, from all perspectives, Roger also had an urgent need to improve his own strength.

He planned to send down divine pronouncements once the three surviving human city-states had reached a certain level of faith in themselves, allowing them to hold collective prayer ceremonies.

In this way, Roger could use their shared faith in the "Lord of the Stars" and the "Hellstar" to borrow the former's status through "identity manipulation" and complete the digestion of the "Living Star Chart" potion.

According to Weeks' estimate, the two extraordinary items he ordered from the Steam Church would be completed by then.

Roger will then only need to acquire one more "Time Worm" to travel to the stars and prepare for advancement to become a Sequence 3 "Black Prophet".

"By the way, Mr. 'Wheel of Fortune,' there's one more thing I'd like to ask your opinion on."

"The Sun" Derrick suddenly slapped his forehead and said:

"I don't know if it's just my imagination, but Elder Lovia's condition has improved a lot since you brought the 'True Star Map' to Silver City."

Is there any connection between the two?

"As far as I know, yes."

Roger nodded. In fact, he had been able to foresee this outcome ever since Lovia prayed to him last time.

Because of its inherent characteristics, the "Primal Core" can, to a considerable extent, shield believers from spiritual pollution from other sources, as evidenced by Fors and Nicholson.

After the influence of the "True Creator" weakened, Lovia's rationality became clearer, which is the fundamental reason why Derrick felt that she had become much more normal.

"Are the Sequence 5 artificial vampire traits I need ready?"

After a moment, Mr. Moon looked at Derrick and asked.

"Sorry, I haven't accumulated enough merit points yet."

Derrick answered somewhat awkwardly, a response that disappointed Emlyn. However, after Derrick assured Emlyn that he would complete the task as soon as possible, the vampire could only nod and say nothing more.

Later, "World" Gehrman Sparrow used a murder case to talk with Miss "Magician" and Miss "Justice" about Herwin Lambis, the royal advisor of Rune. When Miss "Justice" learned that Herwin Lambis was very likely a member of the council of the "Psychological Alchemy Society", she was quite surprised.

Miss Audrey had met Herwin Lambis before and thought the humorous older gentleman was a good man, but now that she knew his true identity, she couldn't help but feel extremely disconnected.

This conversation prompted deep thought among many present. Even the seasoned Alger, the "Hanged Man," felt that he seemed to know very little about the secrets hidden in the upper echelons of Backlund.

"By the way, Miss 'Magician'."

Roger, the "Wheel of Fortune," suddenly spoke up:
“I attended Master Qiu’s class yesterday.”

"Yeah."

"The Magician" Fors was stunned:

"What do you think?"

"It was impressive; I almost yelled my tonsils out... I even used my class monitor privileges to save a poor young apprentice who was about to be drowned in Master Qiu's spittle."

Roger, the "Wheel of Fortune," responded jokingly to Miss "Magician's" question, and then added:
"However, there is one thing I would like to ask you."

Roger rubbed his eyes and then asked:

How did Master Qiu join the Hexing School?

In fact, Roger had not seen any trace of Master Qiu's prayers in the spiritual sky of the "Original Core" before, which proves that Master Qiu had not been a member of the school for long—at least not one of the founding members who followed Nicholson.

"I don't know the details of this, I only know the general idea."

"The Magician" Fors shook his head and continued:
“I heard Mr. Jupiter say that Master Qiu was a Sequence 9 ‘Secret Seeker’ before joining the ‘Hercules School’.”

"At that time, he often liked to publish his views on astrology in some paranormal enthusiast magazines and tabloids in Backlund, which caught Nicholson's attention, leading him to take the initiative to contact him and invite him to become a Level 3 instructor in the school."

Upon hearing this, the members of the "Tarot Club" gradually understood what Mr. "Wheel of Fortune" and Ms. "The Magician" were discussing.

This Sequence 4 Saint is suspected of having joined the "Hexing School" and even becoming a disciple of a Level 3 mentor, serving as the class monitor in his class!

On the other hand, Mr. Wheel of Fortune seems to be very interested in this Level 3 mentor—which sounds strange no matter how you look at it, after all, the Level 5 member of the “Hessing School”, Fors, was placed there by this saint. Could it be that he went there to fry fish because he had nothing better to do?

"It can't be that simple."

The Hermit suddenly looked at Roger the Wheel of Fortune, and Alger the Hanged Man did the same.

The two men were thinking very similarly. They both combined Mr. Wheel of Fortune's earnest teachings to Ms. Magician about managing the Hexing School and came up with some conjectures.

"Could the 'He Xing School' have been founded by Mr. 'Wheel of Fate'?"

In fact, Alger the Hanged Man had this feeling during the previous two meetings, but at this moment, he was even more certain of his guess.

Even though Mr. Hanged Man had met Mr. Wheel of Fortune several times and felt that their relationship was quite good, at this moment he suddenly realized that he still knew very little about Mr. Wheel of Fortune.

However, Roger paid no attention to what the two were thinking. He simply nodded, then suddenly turned to the "Hermit" woman and asked:
"'Hermit' lady, have you ever prayed to 'He Xing'? How did it feel?"

In fact, Roger was asking a question he already knew the answer to. He had already heard Cattleya's prayers in the "Original Core," but he hadn't responded to them.

This means that while Cattleya can enjoy some protection, it is not as much as that of the "Magician". She should still hear the "Hidden Sage's" knowledge transmission from time to time, but the duration and intensity should be reduced.

As Roger had predicted, Cattleya nodded:

"I tried it, but 'He Xing' didn't bring any revelation. However, the 'knowledge-driven' effect, which had been weakened by Mr. 'Fool's' protection, weakened my experience once again."

"I initially thought it was just my imagination until I asked several other extraordinary individuals with the 'Secret Seeker' pathway around me, but none of them had the same feeling as me."

Upon hearing Cattleya's words, Roger nodded, then added:
Does the knowledge imparted by the "Hidden Sage" focus on specific knowledge points for in-depth study, or does it merely pursue the abundance of information rather than its depth?

"It depends on the situation."

The "Hermit" Cattleya shook her head:
"In most cases, the knowledge imparted by the 'hidden sage' is rather random, without any particular pattern or pursuit of depth."

"However, in rare cases, for some unknown motive, He may deepen certain knowledge."

Roger nodded slightly, then raised a question that he was very concerned about:

“Let me imagine something, just imagine... what would happen if someone did not resist the knowledge imparted by the ‘Hidden Sage’ at all, but instead became intoxicated by it and actively asked Him for knowledge?”

(End of this chapter)