The other members almost all nodded slowly at Odis's guess, finding it quite reasonable.
The previous exploration team encountered similar situations, except that they did not encounter the loop or the little boy. Therefore, there may be some connection between the "little boy" and the "loop".
"The Sun" Derrick was the first to react: "Mr. Hermit, thank you for your explanation. I didn't expect you to resolve my doubts so easily."
"Well, to express my gratitude, I will provide you with several extraordinary main materials when I return to Silver City. What are your needs?"
After hearing what the "Hermit" said, he also felt that the little boy was the key to the cycle.
The other members of the Tarot Club also remarked that the "Hermit's" help was timely, because the information the "Hermit" had just released about the "Angel of Fate" sounded very advanced, and most importantly, his judgment based on his own insights and knowledge was invaluable advice.
Even if the "Hermit" takes the opportunity to demand a large sum of money or extraordinary materials from the "Little Sun," everyone will only condemn the "Hermit" in their hearts, since only he can solve this problem.
Moreover, this problem urgently needs to be solved by "Little Sun".
But the "hermit" said it like that, clearly intending to help the "little sun," making everyone feel that the "hermit" was very reliable.
After hearing Derrick's words, Odis smiled and waved his hand, saying, "I'm helping you not because I want your extraordinary materials. I do have that need, but let's trade next week."
"My help just now was out of kindness from friends and companions, and I did not accept any reward."
He certainly knew the principle of "helping others to the end," so since he had chosen to help in the first place, he decided to be generous and ask for no reward.
However, this is on the premise that the other party is not an "ungrateful wretch" and knows that they owe a favor, and favors are harder to repay than gold.
Clearly, Xiao Taiyang is a good young man with high moral standards, so there's no need to worry about him "reneging on his debts".
If it were Alger the Hanged Man or Klein, Odis would never have been so generous.
Sure enough, Derrick's eyes reddened with emotion: "Mr. Hermit, your help has simply... I don't know how to thank you enough."
Odis smiled and said, "Let's resolve your current crisis first."
"Justice," Audrey said, "Mr. Hermit, you are a noble gentleman."
"The Magician" Fors nodded, clearly agreeing with the assessment.
"You flatter me," Odis said politely.
Klein and Alger didn't say anything; these two old hands certainly wouldn't be moved by something like this.
Then Audrey said, "Mr. Hermit, could we trade information about the 'King of Angels' separately? For example, could we trade information about the 'Angel of Destiny' first?"
"No problem," Odis said. "We can trade them separately, but I must remind you that the information on each 'Angel King' is worth 800 pounds."
"Because I only have detailed information on the five 'Angel Kings' here. Information on Adam cannot be traded for the time being. We have already discussed Amon in general terms."
"And there's 'Dark Angel' Sasriel. I lack detailed information about him, so I can't make a deal with him separately."
Everyone realized that what the "Hermit" said last week—that the total value of the "King of Angels" intelligence was 4,000 pounds—actually meant that five individuals were worth that price, 800 pounds each.
Audrey felt this was a perfectly acceptable price: "Okay."
"The Sun" Derrick quickly said, "I'll make the deal, because I need this information more."
Audrey had no objection: "Okay."
Odis smiled and said, "I still owed you 880 pounds before, which can be deducted from this transaction. Now I still owe you 80 pounds."
Audrey immediately raised her hand slightly and said, "I'm willing to put up £200 in cash and join the deal."
"And me," Fors said. "I can include the first chapter of 'Spirit Realm Observations' in the deal."
Everyone looked at Miss "Magician," while Klein, the "Fool" behind the gray fog, thought to himself: This time you really don't need to sacrifice yourself to me anymore.
Alger continued, "I'll also use gold pounds in the transaction."
Derrick said, "Mr. Hanged Man, I would like to know about the Aurora Society and the members of the sanctuary that is searching for the 'Fallen Creator'. You can use that information in the deal."
Alger, of course, didn't stand on ceremony: "Okay."
Finally, Klein manipulated "The World" and said, "Do you want to know some occult knowledge? Or do you need gold pounds?"
Without a second thought, Derrick replied, "Knowledge of the occult."
After everyone joined the transaction and agreed on their compensation, they all looked at the "hermit".
Odis said, "According to the information I have received, 'Angel of Fate' Urelius was the first 'Angel King' to follow the 'Ancient Sun God'..."
"Oh, right, before that, I must first explain what the 'King of Angels' is."
The other members sat up straight; they had been curious about the concept of the "King of Angels" since last week.
Klein, behind the gray fog, thought to himself, "The King of Angels is indeed a rather important concept, different from ordinary angels."
"As I mentioned last week, there were many angels surrounding the 'Ancient Sun,'" Odis continued. "Most of these angels were either Sequence 2 or Sequence 1, as we would say."
"But the 'King of Angels' is different. Generally speaking, there are two situations in which someone can be called the 'King of Angels'. One situation is that He has combined the characteristics of two Sequence 1s from this pathway..."
The other members were visibly taken aback upon hearing this answer.
Klein, who was the first to react, immediately manipulated "The World" to ask: "But isn't 'Pure White Angel' the 'Angel King' of the 'Sun' pathway?"
"How could the 'Ancient Sun God' be a deity of the 'Sun' pathway, and how could there be a true god with two Sequence 1 extraordinary characteristics?"
Alger nodded repeatedly; he had had a similar question last week.
Derrick, Audrey, and Fors recalled the information about the characteristics of Sequence 1, and they had the same question.
"This is a very high-level intelligence report," Odis said, taking a deep breath. "How should I put it? I personally believe this intelligence is beyond measure in gold pounds."
"But I can give a brief explanation to avoid causing any confusion."
Everyone held their breath, realizing they were about to hear some very important information.
"The true god is also called Sequence 0," Odis explained, emphasizing each word. "There are beings even more powerful than Sequence 0."
For the next 10 seconds, no one spoke, and no one even breathed loudly.
Klein, who was behind the gray fog, took a deep breath first: I originally thought that Sequence 0 was the top, but I didn't expect there to be another level above Sequence 0.
After his initial surprise, Alger became extremely excited: such information could only be traded in a place like the Tarot Club!
He even suspected that Mr. Fool invited the Hermit to the gathering in order to popularize this advanced and extraordinary knowledge among everyone.
Audrey felt it was all a bit unreal: At first, I thought the Extraordinary were the most powerful people in the world. Later, I learned that angels really existed, and I got the concept of Sequence 0 from Mr. Fool. I never thought that Sequence 0 was not the most powerful person... No, the most powerful god!
Fors was both amused and exasperated: I'm only a Sequence 9!
Derrick also came to his senses. The general education in Silver City did not include such knowledge, but the "Hermit" should not lie about such things.
Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!
He voiced the question that everyone was wondering: "Mr. Hermit, does that mean the 'omniscient and omnipotent Lord' is a being more powerful than the gods?"
"Yes," Odis said. "Otherwise, how could He dare to call Himself 'omniscient and omnipotent'? And how could He dare to call Himself 'the Creator'?"
Everyone immediately realized that there must be a lot of information in these two titles, but unfortunately, "The Hermit" did not provide any further explanation.
At this moment, Alger asked "Little Sun": "Do you know the name of the 'Ancient Sun God'?"
"I know," Derrick said immediately. "The Creator of everything, the all-knowing and all-powerful God;
"You are the source of greatness, the beginning, and the end."
"You are the God of Gods, you are the ruler of the vast star realm!"
"The Creator of All Things," "The Beginning and the End," "The God of Gods."
Klein remarked: "Such a boastful tone indeed."
Alger thought to himself: Indeed, it is quite different from the current names of the Seven Gods.
Audrey took a soft breath: "From the name, one can indeed sense the extraordinary nature of the 'Ancient Sun God'."
Odis nodded slightly and said, "I won't explain the specific concepts. Just know that once the 'Ancient Sun God' reaches the level of 'above the gods,' he can have two Sequence 1 characteristics to bestow upon his subordinates."
No one said anything. They all knew that there must be a big secret behind this, but they had only come to know the concept of "above the gods" today, and they didn't even know which direction to guess.
Odis added, "There is another situation regarding the 'King of Angels,' which is slightly more powerful than the two Sequence 1s, but I cannot explain it too clearly in this transaction."
"All you need to know is that those eight 'Angel Kings' fall into one of these two categories and are even more powerful than the Archangels."
Because another situation requires explaining the concept of "uniqueness," Odis will not provide an explanation in this transaction.
He paused and then said, "In the Third Age, the term 'King of Angels' only referred to eight people, including Urelius and Adam. Later, the meaning of 'King of Angels' gradually became broader and eventually became a level."
"Any being who is at least a Sequence 1 Archangel and has not yet become a god is called the 'King of Angels'."
The other members nodded in agreement, thinking to themselves that they had learned another very important concept today.
Odis continued, "It is said that Urolius, the 'Angel of Fate,' was the first 'King of Angels' to follow the 'Ancient Sun God.'"
"Back then, the 'Ancient Sun God' had not yet reclaimed the authority of the ancient gods."
He said, "This is an 'Angel King' of the 'Fate' pathway, which is what we usually call the 'Monster' pathway."
"I don't know the origin of this 'King of Angels,' but he should be a powerful figure from the Second Age. Hmm... I've read from other sources that there were many angels walking on the earth at that time."
"This angel on the path of 'destiny' should have realized the special nature of this deity's destiny after meeting the 'Ancient Sun God,' and thus pledged allegiance to Him early on."
Speaking of the Second Age, people started to make some connections. Klein thought to himself: In the Fourth Age, all four empires had many "angel families" as great nobles, so in the Second Age, there should have been more angels. After all, many angels later became sealed objects, so the number of angels should have gradually decreased.
Fors also recalled that Professor Dorian seemed to have said that in the Fifth Age, the angels hid themselves and no longer appeared in people's sight.
Odis continued, "Ouroboros later joined the 'Rose of Redemption' and was one of the few members who remained in the organization after the 'Cataclysm.' He later pledged allegiance to the 'True Creator' and is currently the leader of the 'Rose of Redemption.'"
Derrick then said, "The name 'Redemption Rose' has appeared in the murals of the temple."
Klein, however, was more concerned with another question. He manipulated "The World" to ask: "Has the 'Angel King,' who previously served the 'Ancient Sun God,' joined a secret organization?"
His reminder made everyone realize that Ulorus's actions were indeed very suspicious.
"I cannot reveal the original intention behind the creation of 'Redemption Rose' at the moment," Odis said with a smile. "You will probably never guess who the original members of this organization were."
Klein was taken aback, realizing that this was another very important piece of information. Unfortunately, the "Hermit" did not continue, but said: "During the Third Age, because there were so many 'Angel Kings' and angels, it was impossible to demonstrate the abilities and special qualities of this 'Angel King'."
"But it was not until the Fourth Age that some of the deeds of this 'King of Angels' began to be passed down."
"When the 'True Creator' was driven from the Northern Continent to the 'Forsaken Land'..."
"Huh?" Derrick was so surprised he almost sat up. "The 'True Creator' is… someone who was banished from your world to the 'Forsaken Land'?"
The other members were also very surprised. Klein thought to himself: No wonder the followers of this evil god have been risking their lives to perform the ritual of descent. It turns out that in the eyes of this evil god, it is actually a return!
Alger realized that a lot must have happened here, and that there was a lot of unknown history hidden behind it.
Audrey asked curiously, "Mr. Hermit, who drove the 'True Creator' to the 'Forsaken Land'?"
Odis looked at everyone and said, "You should have already figured it out. Only the gods can drive away the spirits."