The exploration team from the City of Silver arrived at the depths of the Decaying Forest, where they stood the tombstones of the Giant King's parents.
The tomb had been destroyed, and the coffin had been opened. Inside lay two gray-white corpses, both in human form, one no taller than 1.9 meters, the other no taller than 1.8 meters.
Except for the Tarot Club members who had already heard Derrick talk about these things, everyone present was shocked by this scene that contained too much information.
Bernadette had heard Roselle mention this before, and while she was surprised that the Giant King's parents were human, she wasn't completely surprised or unbelievable. She was more curious about who had dug the grave and their purpose.
When Melissa saw the destroyed tomb, her first reaction was to glance at Leonard, feeling extremely dissatisfied with her former colleague, Klein. Then she realized that the giant's parents were actually human, and through this physiological mutation, she connected it to the origin of other races.
However, although this kind of thing overturned her previous cognition, after coming to this space and seeing so many images, Melissa's cognition has been reshaped, and now she has only gained some strange knowledge.
Derrick and the others entered a hall covered in countless murals. In the center of the hall stood a long, dark red table, surrounded by high-backed chairs with intricate patterns.
Chief Colin read out the titles and real names of the characters on the murals one by one.
The people present were more serious than ever about this video, and the names of the members shook their hearts either the King of Angels or the future True God!
Even the Tarot Club members who had experienced this before subconsciously faced this scene with a serious attitude and expressed their respect for this powerful lineup.
*Redemption Rose... Edwina whispered, feeling both the joy of gaining new knowledge and awe of the strong.
This name had been mentioned in previous footage, but everyone's attention was drawn to other content, so they ignored the information about "Redemption Rose". And now, this organization that has disappeared into history has revealed its terrifying side.
Azik looked at the Goddess of Night sitting in the first seat, and his fear grew even stronger.
Among such members, the one who can serve as the initiator and decision maker must possess strength and strategy beyond others. No wonder Salinger, who was originally a subordinate god of the Destruction Wolf, has completely fallen, but Amanisis is now one of the righteous gods and has also merged the authority of another.
Azik had only learned this ancient knowledge from Leonard and Audrey.
Given his level, only such matters were worth actively asking. Regarding Salinger, not to mention Azik Eggers's predominantly divine nature as the Archon of Death, even if there had been a modicum of kinship, the knowledge that he was the backup for his resurrection had eroded any remaining affection.
Therefore, after Azik learned these ancient secrets, all kinds of disrespectful thoughts emerged in his mind, but in the end, facing history and reality, he could only sigh.
Sharon watched everything quietly, her bright eyes making her look more human.
Regarding her experiences since arriving in this dimension, she had always adhered to the principle of listening without thinking. In the beyonder world, many things could be dangerous simply by knowing them. Although she could talk about anything here, her habitual restraint helped her suppress her unnecessary curiosity.
Although Sharon was already a demigod, even her teacher wouldn't dare to touch upon matters involving the Angel King and the True God. Therefore, it was better to treat it as a long and magical story, not delving into it or dwelling on it.
Derrick completed the ritual and obtained the mushrooms provided by the "world".
To celebrate Silver City's acquisition of mushrooms that could reproduce and be eaten normally, they held a mushroom festival.
Mushroom Festival... Cattleya's face turned pale, and the image of mushrooms growing wildly after devouring monsters was still lingering in her mind.
She observed Derrick subtly, and only felt relieved after confirming that he had not mutated from consuming a large amount of mushrooms.
No, I have to get Frank to stop his mushroom experiments! This thing is too dangerous! Only a place like Silver City needs his research results! Cattleya prepared a plan in her mind, thinking about how to get her first mate to accept her advice.
If all else fails, ask "The World" to help talk to him. Frank has always considered Gehrman to be his confidant... and "The World" is essentially a gentle and kind person. In order to prevent Frank from causing terrible consequences, he will definitely not refuse my proposal!
Anderson looked at Derrick beside him with emotion, thinking that these giants were truly brave. Although there were also environmental issues, it was a hope in despair, but he felt that he would never accept such strange food as his staple food especially after knowing that it came from Frank's hands.
"Where on earth did your former colleague get this stuff?" Pales couldn't help but mutter in Leonard's mind. "I can't even imagine how this thing was grown."
Klein calmly watched the grand Mushroom Festival. Having survived in the God-Forsaken Land, he was the person besides Derrick who understood the City of Silver best.
In that situation, these mushrooms were the best choice. After all, even he was forced to accept mushrooms as his
staple food. The residents of Silver City who had never seen normal food could not refuse these foods.
[Derrick, the Chief and others went to the Giant King's Court again. The scene here had changed, and the brilliant sunshine illuminated every corner.
After the rest of the exploration team left the Giant King's Court, Gehrman, who only had the right side of his face intact, smiled and pointed at the two demigods besides Derrick. "...Are you the Black Knight Lovia, a follower of the Hanged Man who helps him shepherd his sheep?"
"The Hanged Man"?
Upon hearing this name, everyone present, except Klein and Derrick, first thought of Alger, codenamed "The Hanged Man," who was sitting there. Even he was stunned for a moment.
Later, everyone realized that this was referring to the real Creator.
Alger, who was accidentally caught in the crossfire, immediately suppressed his unnecessary emotions and considered the intention of "the world" in doing this.
It's not surprising that he'd come up with such a codename. Mr. Fool has been targeting the True Creator, calling him the "Fallen Creator." As the Fool's favored followers, the World certainly doesn't hold this evil deity in high esteem. But what on earth was he thinking, using such a nickname in front of his followers? Furthermore, the True Creator clearly possesses considerable power in the God-forsaken Land. How could such disrespectful addressing not immediately draw divine punishment?
However, Mr. Fool was definitely watching him and would provide assistance to his followers. Furthermore, the World's exploration of the Giant King's Court and determining the status of the Dark Angel Sasriel should be the shared goal of Mr. Fool and the True Creator. Therefore, there was no need for Him to offend Mr. Fool and disrupt the arrangements over such a trivial matter.
This is the pattern of gods. No matter how they confront each other at other times, they can still cooperate tacitly when necessary.
Alger combined what he knew and deduced the most likely scenario.
Psychologist Audrey frowned and analyzed her patient's mental state.
Mr. World definitely isn't truly mentally ill, otherwise, considering how much Mr. Fool values him, he wouldn't have refused my help... So is this madness just a disguise? Well, it looks like a persona, a deliberate act, but this madness and recklessness are probably part of Mr. World's personality, simply exaggerated…
Considering Mr. World's rich inner complaints, Audrey felt that this situation was not too surprising.
After realizing that German had given the True God a nickname, Danitz couldn't help but wonder: Has this guy finally gone crazy?
Of course, he was certain that Hermann couldn't possibly be a true madman, but this sentiment was quickly dispelled by other concerns. For example, compared to the giants in Silver City, Hermann looked like a stunted child.
Danitz grinned, laughing silently.
Although he himself was a dwarf compared to the people of Silver City, he inexplicably felt a sense of joy when he saw that Hermann was not even as tall as a woman.
Melissa hesitated, wanting to ask Klein why he became like this, but she felt that the people present might not know, so it was better to continue watching quietly.
German knocked on the gate of the Giant King's Court several times, then led the three demigods of Silver City to face their polluted puppets and shadows.
"A little En? A little U? A little Ni?"
Enuni's main body took a slow breath and said, "If you choose the 'Hunter' path, you will definitely be more powerful than you are now..."
Seeing the shadow attack the Silver Knight Marionette, Germann almost doubled over with laughter.
Don't I know how weak my attack and defense are?]
"He really should choose the Hunter path, " veteran hunter Anderson agreed with Enuni. "I've never seen such a provocation that wouldn't even spare himself!"
Klein chuckled inwardly.
How could you possibly say something like that? Even the "Red Angel" Medici said I have a natural talent as a hunter! Besides, what's the point of me mocking myself? I've always believed in myself!
Azik laughed and shook his head, feeling helpless about his student's personality, but not displeased at all.
Xio glanced at Anderson silently, and felt that if one judged a hunter's talent by his ability to provoke, this man was undoubtedly a genius.The scene jumps forward a bit. Derrick and the others have arrived deep inside the palace and see Sasriel sleeping on the iron-black throne.
Gehrman doubled over with laughter. "Haha! He's still sleeping. Should we wake him up immediately, or wait for him to wake up on his own?"
"If I choose to wake Him up, how should I greet Him? Hi, His Highness the Dark Angel? Leader of the Redemption Rose?" He still had a frivolous smile on his face.
Luckily, I've already dealt with the "shadow." restoring my spirit to its full state. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to restrain my virtual personality's suicidal thoughts, and it would have blurted out. "Hey. Xiaoza! ¡Wake up!"
Leonard raised his eyebrows and complained silently: You know how suicidal your idea is.
Anderson increasingly felt that Gehrman was suited to the role of hunter. A qualified hunter not only had to excel at provocation, but also knew how to control his provocative tendencies when faced with danger. Of course, a calm disposition and a brilliant mind were also essential, and Gehrman possessed all of these qualities perfectly.
Benson and Melissa understood the reason for Klein's previous abnormality from his inner thoughts, and they felt somewhat relieved. Furthermore, the "shadow" had been resolved, and the changes in his appearance had disappeared. Although his personality was still a bit abnormal, at least Klein still had his sanity and was in good control of his situation.
Now they were worried that Klein might accidentally anger this terrifying "Dark Angel". After all, his provocative ability was obvious to all.
[Gehrman walked towards the throne. The shadows covering the surroundings cracked and brass eyes grew out one after another.
"The Origin has awakened within me..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the scene changed, showing Derrick and the people from Silver City on a small island.
A bunch of question marks floated in the dark viewing space.
Edwina was sorting out the information revealed in the conversation between German and Sasriel in her mind, but she didn't expect that she would suddenly not be able to see the follow-up.
What about the rest of the conversation? What about my secret knowledge? Gone?
Edwina felt aggrieved, but she didn't show it.
Why wasn't the following content released? Was it some secret that couldn't be revealed? Alger pondered the matter, but looking at Derrick's bewildered expression, he dismissed the possibility.
Although "The Sun" only briefly recounted the events at the Tarot meeting afterwards, he shared all the relevant intelligence they had obtained during the operation, and didn't mention anything that needed to be concealed from them...
Alger had a flash of inspiration and came up with a bold idea: Perhaps it was because there was nothing to hide from them that he didn't release the following content?
"The Sun" and "The World" were both eyewitnesses. They knew what happened at the time and didn't mind sharing their experiences and the news they received, so there was no need to show it to us in the form of images?
That's right! When the rules of this space were first explained, we were told that the content we were showing you was information the person involved wouldn't share with anyone else! It's just that the previous content, either due to multiple participants or information shared at the Tarot Club, ignored this requirement!
In fact, if they hadn't come here and seen these images, the people present might never have known some things!
Sure enough, this space is designed for us to share information with each other... but why? There's always a reason for what a person does. Perhaps the owner of this space isn't truly human, but the more such a being acts, the more purposeful their actions seem. Why is He going to all this trouble for us to understand each other?
Alger fell into another confusion.
Although Bernadette was unhappy about the lack of follow-up, she remained calm and decided to take what she could get. Her main goal was to learn about Roselle. Even if she didn't get any other secret knowledge here, she could ask Gehrman after she got out. The Fool behind him was sure to know a lot.
Klein, unaware that he had been targeted by the mysterious queen, felt that this method of fragmentation was extremely familiar.
Now I remember, the scene where Danitz and I explored Bansi also ended halfway through! The previous footage ended so normally that I almost forgot about the bad side of the owner of this space…
Klein sighed helplessly in his heart.
On the sea, a large ship approached the island where Derrick and the others were, with Danitz standing at the bow.
Shit! How come these people are so tall!
Danitz opened his arms and smiled at Derrick and the others, "Welcome to the bright world promised by God!"
The image suddenly disappeared, and a calm voice rang out: "Take a five-minute break."
Anderson shouted to Danitz, "I didn't expect you to be so conscientious, Mr. 'Divine Envoy."
Danitz suppressed his urge to hit someone. He hadn't expected that he would even have a chance to appear in the footage about Derrick!
The honest boy Derrick spoke a fair word on Danitz's behalf, "I'm very grateful to Mr. God's Envoy for bringing us to live in a normal world, and so are everyone in Silver City. Although he's a little different than we imagined, this doesn't affect our respect for him."
Edwina glanced at Danitz, a rare expression of appreciation: "Well done."
Only by seeing Derrick's experience with your own eyes can you understand how important it was for him to leave the God-forsaken Land, and how precious the light in despair is.
Danitz's mood suddenly brightened up after receiving the praise. He threw away the slight awkwardness and embarrassment and looked foolishly happy.
Mr. Danitz is also a lovely person... I thought that many secrets of the City of Silver would be revealed, but now it seems that they are all things I know... Audrey sat there dignifiedly, but she felt a little nervous.
According to the previous rules, after playing a video about Mr. "World", the content of two Tarot Club members will be played in succession, and both are one male and one female. Now the only women whose personal videos have not been publicly broadcast are her and Ms. "Hermit". In five minutes, one of them will be publicly executed.
Others also thought of this and restrainedly looked at the two women who looked very calm, wondering who the next victim would be.
Time passed quickly and the screen lit up again.
[In the noisy casino, Alger found Danitz, who was poorly disguised.]
Was it the Hanged Man this time? Cattleya, who had been prepared to see her own face on the next screen, breathed a sigh of relief.
Regardless of why the rules were changed this time, I will post content about myself later if possible.
Audrey, who held the same mindset, had a brighter smile on her face because it was more sincere.
Only Alger frowned: Why me?
Alger whispered, "I heard your captain got the 'Key of Death'?"
I don't know him? Anyone with the strength to take on "Steel" Maveti should be somewhat famous in the ocean... Unless they belong to a secret organization, or are just going out to sea for the first time... Belong to an organization, go out to sea for the first time, and have the strength to take on "Steel" Maveti…
Alger tapped the edge of the table. "Did you have a good time in Bansy Harbor?"
Danitz muttered, "This guy is not bad."
The scene changes to show Alger buying tarot cards in a department store.
At this time, what are Mr. Fool's follower doing?]
Anderson slammed the table and laughed wildly: "Danitz, what's wrong with you?"
Danitz's heart, which had been soaring at the captain's praise, suddenly plummeted. He couldn't bear to look at his past self, and at the same time, he couldn't help but feel a surge of grief and indignation: Why is there a dark history about me in the footage of Gehrman, a dark history about me in the footage of Derrick, and even a dark history about me in the footage of Alger?! Can't I just appear in a positive light?
What on earth was going on with the Hanged Man's brain? How could he have figured out that Danitz's accomplice was the World? Clearly, the premise wasn't accurate; wasn't that just pure guesswork? Emlyn was baffled.
Fors looked at Danitz, then at Emlyn, and felt that the two might have something in common. After all, they were both pitiful people who had been oppressed by the "world" and deceived by the "Hanged Man." The only thing missing was a look of misery written all over their faces.
Mr. Danitz actually said that Mr. "The Hanged Man" was not bad! It's just like how Mr. "Sun" and Mr. "Moon" always get tricked by the "Hanged Man" and still think he's a good person!
Audrey raised her hand to cover her mouth, trying hard not to laugh out loud.
Tsk tsk, what a strong sense of déjà vu... Klein's lips curled up, and he sighed inwardly. The Hanged Man is smart, but he often overthinks... By the way, what was I doing at that time? I think I was eating grilled fish? I have to say, the grilled fish there is really delicious!
As Klein thought this, a plate of grilled fish and a pair of chopsticks appeared on the table in front of him.
[Alger sat in a mystical-themed cafe, with one of the tarot cards in front of him turned over, revealing the "Hanged Man."
Gehrmann turned over the "World" card.
He knew I knew? He trusted me to guess before even bringing up that topic above the gray fog? Amazing…
Alger responded, "Reversed, it means things will fail due to lack of preparation."
Alger placed his hand on his chest and bowed slightly, saying, "Let us praise the gods. All divination results come from the revelations they provide."
Oh, you know how to show loyalty…
Gehrman responded solemnly: "Let us praise the gods."
Derrick was full of admiration. Both Mr. World and Mr. Hanged Man were so smart!
Why is it so hard for you to communicate? Leonard scratched his head.
Is this the world of experienced people? Every word has a hidden meaning, every gesture carries multiple layers of meaning. Fors felt like she was out of place due to her lack of intelligence.