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

New Silver City, near Bayam, Roside Islands.

With the help of Mr. Fool, the residents of Moon City were first transferred to Silver City by a miracle, and then, together with the residents of Silver City, were transferred to this new Silver City, which represents hope.

With the help of Miss Justice and Mr Fool, Derrick successfully completed his promotion a day ago and is now a Sequence 4 "Darkless One," a true demigod.

The chief has appointed him as a new elder of the six-member council, and he also serves as the first archbishop of the Church of Fools.

The overall resettlement of tens of thousands of people in these two cities was also entrusted to Derrick and Elder "Shepherd" Lovia. This was no easy task, and Derrick had no prior experience in it, but he still took it on with great enthusiasm.

Derrick led a half-giant to an open space and pointed to it, saying:

"Valier, this will be your home from now on."

"You can pray to Mr. World and ask Him to give you a house."

Standing at 2.2 meters tall, with brownish-yellow hair similar to Derrick's and a thick beard, Valier expressed his heartfelt gratitude:

"Thanks."

There are no houses here, not even temporary tents.

But Valier didn't complain at all, because he knew that Mr. World was also one of the angels under the Fool. However, unlike the other angels who had their own names, Mr. World didn't seem to have a specific angelic name; He simply had believers call Him Mr. World.

In private discussions, they believed that this was because Mr. "World" was a relative of "The Fool," and therefore he was allowed to use this title that imitated "The Fool."

Mr. World possesses miraculous powers and is passionate about granting the wishes of his followers. Typically, the residents of Silver City and Moon City wish for a house.

As for other wishes, they will achieve them with their own hands.

Because they understand that while Mr. World is willing to help them, it doesn't mean they can abuse this favor.

Derrick nodded slightly to Valer and quickly left with the others.

Although Valier was one of his few good friends in Silver City, he didn't have time for pleasantries; he had a lot of work to do.

As Derrick was allocating land and housing to one Silver City and Moon City after another, his vision suddenly blurred, and he saw a pervasive gray fog, and deep within the fog, seated in a high-backed chair, looking down upon everything. A grand and majestic voice resounded in his ears:

"The Hermit has arrived."

That was a divine decree personally issued by Mr. Fool!

Antilna, who was in charge of assisting Derrick, noticed him suddenly standing there in a daze and asked worriedly:

"Elder Derrick, what's wrong? Has something happened?"

"call!"

Derrick took a deep breath and said in a low voice:

"I'm fine, Antilna. You're in charge of things here. I need to go and fulfill Mr. Fool's oracle."

Upon hearing that it was the oracle of the 'Fool,' Antirha immediately became solemn and said:

"Elder Derrick, rest assured, I will handle it."

Derrick left in a hurry, even using his extraordinary abilities to rush to the port as soon as possible.

It was originally a natural harbor, and the Abraham family had already sent people to build simple buildings and facilities beforehand. With the miraculous help of Mr. "World", the port was expanded and renovated again, making it comparable to even the largest port in Bayam.

At that moment, a large number of merchant ships carrying goods were docked in the port.

Among those merchant ships, two sailing ships stood out from the crowd and were particularly eye-catching.

But when Derrick saw the two sailboats, he couldn't help but smile with genuine joy.

That clearly outdated three-masted sailing ship was Mr. Hanged Man's Azure Avenger.

On the other ship, ten white stars of the same size hung on a flag, and those stars surrounded a cold eye without eyelashes. That was the Future of the Hermit.

He saw the Hanged Man with deep blue hair already waiting at the port, and he saw the woman standing at the bow of the Future, wearing a black classical robe, with deep black eyes and purple hair, and her clothes covered with different symbolic symbols and magical markings.

Derrick happily stepped forward, not addressing them by their code names, but calling them by their first names:

"Mr. Alger, Ms. Cattleya, welcome to New Silver City!"

"Good day, Mr. Derrick, Mr. Alger."

The Hermit, Cattleya, looked around and asked with a smile:

"Am I the last one to arrive?"

The Hanged Man spoke calmly:

"I only arrived yesterday; Miss Fors arrived the earliest compared to us."

"A traveler."

Cattleya sighed softly, whether with emotion or envy, and then suddenly said:

"Where shall we go to talk?"

Derrick dared not delay and immediately said:

"Please follow me, gentlemen."

He immediately led the two inland, their destination being the inner city of Silver City. That was the earliest developed area of ​​Silver City, home to two iconic buildings: the Twin Towers.

Undoubtedly, this is also thanks to Mr. World, stemming from the wish personally made by the Chief.

Derrick led the two through the streets, and under the curious gaze of the residents, they arrived at the Round Tower, the middle of the Twin Towers.

In the original Silver City, the round tower symbolized the highest authority in Silver City.

The magical items of Silver City are sealed at the bottom of the round tower, while the top is the residence and meeting place of the council of six.

In the new Silver City, this tradition has been continued.

This time, however, Derrick also became a member of the council of six and had his own room at the top.

Bang bang bang!

At the top of the round tower, Derrick knocked on the door and asked:

"Miss Fors, are you inside?"

"I'm here, please come in."

A woman's languid voice came from inside the room.

Derrick pushed open the door and led Alger and the other man into the house.

Cattleya looked around, somewhat surprised.

Because this is a study, a modern study full of Backlund style.

At this moment, a woman wearing a beige high-necked long dress and with slightly wavy brown hair sat at a desk. On the desk were a large number of thick books, which Cattleya recognized at a glance as holy books from various churches.

Some of these scriptures were open, and the lady's pale blue eyes would occasionally sweep across the open scriptures before she would write down the corresponding words on a blank book in front of her.

In the author's words, this behavior is called borrowing.

"You've come at the perfect time!"

Upon seeing the three of them, Fors breathed a sigh of relief as if she had seen a savior. She put down her pen, rubbed her temples, and said with a hint of complaint:

"The workload of compiling the holy book is too great; I simply cannot handle it all by myself."

"Besides, I'm just an ordinary novelist, why would they choose me to write a sacred text?"

"I'm sorry, Miss Fors."

Hearing Fors's complaints, Derrick felt a little ashamed and said sincerely:

"I really don't have the talent for this, so you had to do it on your own until now. But now that Mr. Alger and Ms. Cattleya are here, they can definitely offer you some help."

"That would be best."

Fors muttered softly.

When she first received the oracle from the Fool regarding the compilation of the Temple, she was actually quite happy.

After all, it allows them to meet with other members of the Tarot Society and collaborate on compiling sacred texts.

But once I arrived, I realized it was a nightmare!

Because she was a traveler, she was immediately teleported to New White Cloud City upon receiving the divine decree. She then discovered that the Hanged Man and the Hermit were still on their way, and hadn't even set off yet!

And since the sun, being a local, was completely unhelpful, she had to complete the task of compiling the sacred texts all by herself. Most importantly, because this was an oracle from Mr. Fool, she couldn't afford to slack off at all!

Cattleya walked to the table and asked:

"Can I take a look?"

"Of course, you should all take a look."

Fors nodded without much hesitation, but instead of handing the holy book directly to Cattleya, he prayed in Hermes:

"The favored ones of the Spirit Realm and the Source Castle,"

Witness to a long history

The embodiment of wishes and miracles.

"I pray for your protection, and I pray that you will grant my wish to make three copies of this Book of the Word."

"..."

Alger's expression was somewhat subtle, because he watched as Fors prayed to the "world," begging that he could make three copies of this unfinished holy book, and then three identical holy books appeared on the table.

Miss Fors prayed to an angel for help over such a trivial matter, and most importantly, the 'world' responded to her prayer...

There were so many flaws that Alger didn't know how to complain for a while.

Caldelia was much more natural. She picked up a holy book from the table and glanced at the large gold lettering on the cover:

"The Sayings of the Fool".

Cattleya didn't pay much attention to this, since the names of the holy scriptures weren't strictly regulated. For example, the seven major churches had different names for their respective holy scriptures, such as the Holy Scripture of Steam and Machinery, the Holy Scripture of the Earth Mother, the Book of Night Revelation, the Book of Storms, and so on.

But when she opened the *Book of the Word*, she immediately discovered that it was fundamentally different from the scriptures of the seven major orthodox churches. While the scriptures of the seven major orthodox churches differed, their accounts of creation were remarkably consistent:

The Creator awoke from chaos, shattered the darkness, and created the first ray of light. He then completely merged into the universe, transforming into all things. His body became the earth and the stars; one of His eyes became the sun, and the other the crimson moon; a portion of His blood flowed into the sea and rivers, nourishing and nurturing life…

His lungs transformed into spirits; His heart transformed into giants…

His spirit manifested as the eternal sun, the lord of storms, the god of knowledge and wisdom…

Humanity was born from His wisdom; this was the First Era, the Chaotic Era.

The creation myths in the sacred texts of the seven major orthodox churches are all identical.

When believers see such a record, their first reaction is "detailed".

It details exactly which part of the Creator each of the notable races originated from, listing them in great detail.

If someone studies the scriptures of other churches, they will find that the records of creation myths in the major orthodox churches are completely consistent, without elevating themselves separately and belittling other gods.

For most ordinary believers, this consensus simply demonstrates the truth of the creation myth. But for the extraordinary, they might consider more nuances, such as whether it represents the result of a long struggle and compromise among the various churches to reach a consensus.

But in any case, almost no one would doubt the authenticity of the creation myth.

In the eyes of most people, even if some of the contents recorded in the holy texts are false, they are still generally credible.

If one were to compile "The Words of the Fool," using this section would be the best choice, as it would increase the acceptance among believers.

However, the creation myth recorded in Fors's "The Book of the Word" is completely different from the holy books of the seven major orthodox churches!

"In ancient times, before the world had differentiated, it was shrouded in a great fog. Everywhere were gray rocks, towering trees, and immortal ancient dragons. Then, one day, the First Fire ignited. As the fire rose, the world began to differentiate..."

"That was the Zeroth Era, the Age of Passing on the Flame, which will not be remembered by history."

"When the flames died down, the light could no longer illuminate the world, the night continued endlessly, and the world entered the deep-sea era..."

"This is the First Era, the Chaos Era."

"..."

After reading the entire text, Cattleya realized Fors's purpose—she had completely altered the creation myths of the seven major orthodox churches and added the record of the "Zero Age" of the Fire-Borrowing Era before the First Age.

In the original creation myth, everything was created by the Creator.

In the Book of the Word, the world was born from the First Flame, and all life in the world is a continuation of the First Flame.

Until the First Age, the flames died down, the deep sea descended, and the world was plunged into an endless night...

However, the Book of Words does not simply denigrate the night.

It's like using a technique of building suspense before revealing the truth; initially, the extinguishing of the first flame is depicted as the end of the world, but then a later sentence is added:

The extinguishing of the First Flame does not signify the end of the world; differences have already emerged and will not disappear with the extinguishing of the First Flame.

The arrival of night signifies the beginning of a new cycle.

One day, the First Flame was reignited!

The night was contained by the First Fire, coexisting with the day.

From then on, the world entered into a new order.

The sun and moon alternate day and night, cold and warmth alternate in the seasons, and the first fire will never be extinguished...

At the dawn of the new order, several species born from darkness were drawn to fire and found the soul of the king around it:

Giant King Ormir, Imaginary Dragon Angorweid, Elf King Suniasolem...