Mystery: The Undead Don't Die from Linking the Fire

Chapter 274 Loyalty

The Hermit, Cattleya, paused for a moment because she noticed that the expressions on the other people's faces seemed somewhat subtle.

"Did I say something wrong?"

The hermit paused for a moment, feeling somewhat puzzled.

Her guesses were all based on the analysis of existing intelligence. Although she did not believe that what she knew was the truth, it was at least the most reasonable guess at present.

The Hanged Man shook his head and denied it:

"It can't be the real creator."

Why?

The Hermit, Cattleya, frowned slightly. She didn't think the Hanged Man was targeting her because of what had happened before, but it seemed that the Tarot Society possessed secrets she didn't know.

The Hanged Man didn't hide anything and explained:

"The Sun once participated in the investigation of the temple of the true creator and discovered many murals inside the temple. The murals show that the builders of the temple believed that the statue represented the creator of everything, an all-knowing and all-powerful God."

They believed that the Creator had not abandoned that land, but rather, when the Great Catastrophe struck, He bore the vast majority of their sins for them, thus transforming them from upright to hanging upside down, from freely walking to being nailed to the cross, and shedding their blood in their place.

The Hermit, Cattleya, understood what he meant:

The true creator is the all-knowing and all-powerful creator that Silver City worships!

However, this conclusion is based on the content of the murals in the temple of the real Creator, which may be the real Creator deliberately embellishing his own image, and therefore lacks sufficient credibility.

This is not uncommon.

Even the current Church of the Seven Gods contains similar descriptions in its scriptures:

The eternal sun, the lord of storms, and the god of knowledge and wisdom were born from the spirit of the Creator.

For example, the goddess of night is the lord of crimson, symbolizing the red moon, which is the manifestation of one of the creator's eyes.

In addition, similar descriptions can be found in the churches of the Earth Mother Goddess and the God of War.

Only the god of steam and machinery was "born" far too late, and there is no reason to connect with the creator.

The Hermit did not believe the descriptions in these texts, nor did she believe that the Six Gods were truly connected with the Creator. Therefore, she was equally skeptical of the conclusion that the "True Creator" was the "Creator."

But since the "Hanged Man" brought up this conjecture, she wouldn't completely deny it.

Because the other party may have some solid evidence.

Klein listened to their argument and also fell into deep thought:

"Redemption Rose, True Creator, Sasriel..."

He didn't really doubt that the "True Creator" was the same "Creator" worshipped by Silver City.

Firstly, this conclusion was proposed by Ember, who personally experienced that era.

His conclusion was undoubtedly more accurate than their guesses.

Secondly, Klein himself also has other corroborating evidence.

For example, he clearly remembered a sentence that the evil spirit of the "Red Angel" Medici once said:

"The birth of 'Redemption Rose' is closely related to the birth of 'True Creator'. Some people you would never imagine were once members of 'Redemption Rose', but later left the organization."

"As long as you can find an organization that believes in the 'True Creator' and follow the trail, you will eventually come into contact with the 'Redemption Rose'."

For example, during his plot to hunt down the sea god "Kavituwa," Klein stumbled upon an ancient elven ruin. The main hall of the ruin was almost completely collapsed, and most of the murals were broken and disappeared, but half a mural remained, depicting a confrontation between two figures:

Looking down at the enemy from above was a man standing on the waves, under the dark clouds, and draped in the storm. He had a softer, more oriental profile, reminiscent of Klein's previous life. He held a spear made entirely of electric light, with the vast ocean engulfing everything in the background.

Below the man was another person dressed in a simple white robe. His face was indistinct, and his age was difficult to discern; it could only be vaguely identified as male. Behind the head of this person, whose white robe exuded a classical air, was a halo that quietly radiated light, like a sun.

Beneath his feet was an illusory circle divided into twelve sections, each containing symbols representing different times.

Behind him lay a curtain of shadow, and within that shadow, an eye seemed to be silently watching the outside world.

With his solid foundation in occultism and extensive knowledge from various sources, Klein quickly identified the two men.

The former, who wields the power over waves, storms, clouds, and lightning, is undoubtedly Suniathrem, the Elf King, one of the ancient gods.

The latter is the ancient sun god who killed the eight ancient gods and reclaimed their power one by one!

The battle ended with the ancient sun god successfully killing the elven king Suniasolem and reclaiming the 'tyrant's' authority, which is beyond doubt.

But Klein's focus was not on that; rather, it was on the authority held by the ancient sun god at that time!

A halo shone from the back of His head, quietly radiating light, like a sun.

This is the authority of the 'Sun'.

Beneath his feet was an illusory circle divided into twelve sections, each containing symbols representing different times.

This corresponds to the Worm of Time, who possesses the same authority as Amon!

Most importantly, behind him was a shadow like a curtain, and within that shadow, an eye seemed to be silently watching the outside world!

This corresponds to the authority of the 'True Creator'!

Among the images passed down from the true Creator, the most common are the 'Hanging Giant' and the 'Eyes Behind a Veil of Shadow'!

By combining all these clues, a more accurate conclusion can be drawn:

Before the great battle with the Elf King, the ancient Sun God already possessed three pathways: the Sun, the Hanged Man, and the Worm of Time. In the process of defeating the Ancient Gods, he gradually reclaimed the authority over several other pathways, including the Storm, the God of War, and the Illusion.

At this time, the ancient sun god had already mastered authority over nearly ten avenues, demonstrating his immense power.

But in order to counter the initial resurgence, he diverted some of his power through procreation—

The "Daydreaming" path led to Adam, while the "Time Worm" path led to Amon.

Realizing that this was still insufficient to combat the gradual resurgence of the initial forces, the ancient sun god established the "Redemption Rose" with the intention of killing himself.

Little Sun learned about the organization "Redemption Rose" from the murals in the Temple of the True Creator, and now, during his exploration of Afternoon Town, he has further confirmed the founder of "Redemption Rose"—

Ouro, the Angel of Fate;

"Red Angel," Medici;

The Dark Angel, Sasriel.

In the basement altar of Afternoon Town, it is clearly recorded that these three were the founders of the "Redemption Rose".

Of these three angel kings, the "Red Angel" Medici remained loyal to the True Creator until his death, while the "Angel of Fate" Urolius still serves the True Creator to this day.

Although the name of the "Dark Angel" Sasriel was erased for unknown reasons, he was largely loyal to the ancient sun god.

The reason He suddenly disappeared is likely because the "Dark Angel" died in the betrayal while protecting the ancient sun god or the true creator.

If that's the case, then these three never betrayed the ancient sun god from beginning to end.

It's no wonder that the ancient sun god placed great trust in them, allowing them to secretly contact others to kill him.

The first half of the plan went smoothly.

With the tacit approval of the ancient sun god, more and more gods and angel kings joined the "Redemption Rose".

In the story of "Redemption Rose," a great battle erupted between the two sides in an effort to kill the ancient sun god.

This great war resulted in the creation of the ruins of the God War and turned the land abandoned by the gods into scorched earth.

In the original plan of the ancient sun god, everything should have been inherited by the 'true creator'.

However, no sooner had He died than some people betrayed Him.

The power of the storm was stolen by the wind angels, and the power of the sun was stolen by the pure white angels...

In the end, all that was left for the "true creator" was the authority of the "Hanged Man".

The current world order was thus established and continues to this day.

The Lord of Storms, the Eternal Sun, and the unnamed God of Knowledge and Wisdom are all traitors, yet they are hostile to each other, labeling each other's followers as heretics and executing them upon discovery.

The goddesses of night, earth, and war, who act as accomplices, do not help each other and are even hostile to one another.

But when it comes to dealing with the true creator, the six gods are surprisingly in agreement.

The true creator, who has fallen to the level of "true god," is powerless to reclaim the stolen authority and cannot even stand firm under the combined suppression of the six gods. He has no choice but to flee to the land forsaken by the gods and can only secretly develop followers in private...

"A pathetic dandy."

Although Klein and the "True Creator" had a very bad relationship, they were at least mortal enemies, if not irreconcilable.

But at that moment, he still couldn't help but silently mourn for this person for two seconds.

If you put yourself in his shoes, it's like this "Fool" had the members of the Tarot Club kill him in order to fight against the resurgence of the "Celestial Venerable," so that the "World" could inherit everything the "Fool" had.

As a result, he was betrayed midway, and the Hanged Man and others seized the Fool's power.

Although "The World" survived by sheer luck, its power was even less than that of "The Hanged Man"...

Just imagining it made Klein feel uncomfortable.

The "True Creator" is currently in this predicament, and He is the one suffering the most.

Klein was worried that "True Creation" would find a secluded place to cry secretly.

At the same time, 'The Sun' was now clearly more focused on something else, and he asked with some concern:

"Mr. Fool, is the key to leaving the Forsaken Land really in the Court of Giants?"

After so much time has passed, he has come to accept Mr. Hanged Man's claim that the area where Silver City is located is a "forsaken land." As for the relationship between the "Creator" and the "True Creator," he has actually reached a conclusion, but he doesn't want to think about it for the time being.

Firstly, he still finds it somewhat unacceptable.

Secondly, while faith is important, survival is the primary need of civilization!

That's what I think, but the problem is, I can't be sure... Klein said with a hint of helplessness.

To enter the Forsaken Land, one must delve deep into the ruins of the divine war, find a specific location surrounded by danger and strangeness, and then, in the dream brought by the night, open the hidden passage of the 'Giant's Court' projection by reciting the name of the creator of the Silver City.

Then, through the dream, the body and ship traverse the mist where reality and illusion intertwine, arriving at the shore of the "Forsaken Land." The key to entering the Forsaken Land is the projection of the Giants' Court; conversely, the key to leaving the Forsaken Land should also lie in the Giants' Court.

But all of this is just speculation; there's no way to confirm it.

Moreover, it's not actually that difficult for the little 'sun' to leave the land of the forsaken gods.

Klein glanced discreetly at the 'lover' in the second seat on the right.

For Klein himself, how to enter the "Forsaken Land" was not a big problem.

If he is willing, once he advances to Sequence 4 and truly possesses a certain degree of divinity, he can have the little 'sun' arrange a descent or bestowal ceremony and go directly there!

Ember doesn't need to wait for Sequence 4; he can go there at any time.

In fact, Ember had already prepared to go to the Forsaken Lands when Amon first invaded the Gray Mist.

however.

That time, the space was fine, but there was a slight error in timing.

He did indeed appear in the Forsaken Land, but it was the Forsaken Land thousands of years ago.

Thinking of this, Klein chuckled casually:

"Yes, and no."

Little Sun was stunned for a moment; his innocent mind couldn't understand the answer for the time being.

The Hanged Man, who scored perfect on the reading comprehension section, kindly translated:

"What Mr. Fool means is that one can leave the Forsaken Land through the Giants' Court, but it is not the only way."

"Not the only one..."

The sun immediately understood.

The Silver City can leave the Forsaken Land by exploring the Giants' Court, but this can only be achieved through their own efforts.

But if you seek help from Mr. Fool, perhaps you won't need to go through all that trouble.

The only problem is, how can he get Mr. Fool to help him?

Mr. Fool believed in equivalent exchange, but I clearly didn't possess enough value to warrant Mr. Fool's intervention to save the entire Silver City...

"Justice," Audrey asked softly.

"Mr. 'Sun', perhaps you could try to get the other people in Silver City to believe in Mr. 'Fool'."

"what?"

The sun paused for a moment, then quickly grasped the meaning of "justice"—

Mr. Fool has no obligation to save Silver City, as Silver City has no direct connection to him. However, if Silver City believes in Mr. Fool, then its followers might have a chance to be saved!

"But……"

The sun seemed somewhat troubled:

"The Grand Elder and the others won't agree..."

For thousands of years, the city of Silver has worshipped an omniscient and omnipotent creator, and it is simply impossible for them to change their beliefs suddenly.

The Hanged Man retorted:

"If your faith in that Lord is truly devout enough, why don't you convert to faith in the real Creator?"

The sun fell silent.

The 'omniscient and omnipotent creator' is dead; only the true creator remains.

If they truly believe in that Lord, then converting to the true Creator is true loyalty.

But that's also impossible.

Silver City does not believe that the true creator is the one they worship, and he personally cannot accept it.

If we explain things clearly to the elders, then compared to the true creator, believing in Mr. Fool doesn't seem so unacceptable...

(End of this chapter)