Chapter 18: Friends and Enemies

Byam, inside the Poseidon Church.

As soon as Alger Wilson returned to his room after Mass, he saw a figure by the window.

It was Gelman Sparrow in a top hat and trench coat.

Without waiting for Alger to speak, Crane took two steps forward and said solemnly:

"I came on the orders of Mr. Fool. ”

He habitually plays the role of a "secret waiter".

Alger immediately bowed his head, pressed his right hand on his left chest, and said:

"Praise to Mr. 'Fool'. ”

Crane nodded slightly, and raised his hand to take out an item from the clutter pile in the "Source Fort".

Alger's eyes suddenly reflected a short staff made of white bone.

Its head is inlaid with tiny blue-blue gemstones, a small amount dyed black, a small amount covered with the morning light, and it is surrounded by countless points of pure light, from which the illusory and ethereal prayers are heard, layered on top of each other, and the sacred.

Alger's pupils dilated, revealing a little greed uncontrollably.

As the demigod of Sequence 4 of the "Sailor" path, he was extremely sure that the bone scepter in front of him was a symbol of the identity, personality, and power of the "Sea God".

Enduring a slight dizziness from the sound of prayer, he set his eyes on the "world" Gelman Sparrow, waiting for the god's attendant to speak.

Klein raised the "Seagod Scepter" with one hand and said with a solemn expression:

"This is the gift and trust of Mr. Fool, and it is also a reward for protecting a large number of believers.

"No matter what happens in the future, I hope you will always follow Mr. 'Fool's instructions and do your best to complete the task He has given you. ”

...... Alger was keenly aware of something lurking.

He suspects that something will happen to Mr. "Fool" in the future, so that he will be injured and fall into a low point.

Thinking that he had left the Church of the Storm and that there was no way back, Alger pressed his right hand on his left chest and replied in a loud voice:

"Only follow Mr. 'Fool'!"

Seeing this, Crane nodded to himself, and then repeated his statements to Miss "Justice" and Miss "Judgment".

This was a relief to Alger, as it was better to know what might happen in the future than not to know at all.

Without hesitation, he repeated what he had just said with extraordinary solemnity.

Crane then handed him the Poseidon Scepter:

"You get used to this seal and the sea god's routine, and wait until you've digested the 'Calamity Priest' potion, and then use it to concoct the potion. This early play can make it much easier to get promoted. ”

In fact, Klein can now untie the "grafting" and transfer the concept of the sea god pointing to himself and the "Source Castle" to Alger, so that he can directly become half a sea god, better adapt to this identity, and better play in advance.

However, considering that after accommodating the uniqueness of the "Fool" in the future, there is a need for enough anchors to balance the will of the "Tianzun" for further recovery, and the believers of the Poseidon are indispensable, Klein decided to wait for his state to be truly stable, and then completely transfer the Poseidon related.

Today, Alger is closer to being an attendant in authority, helping the gods listen to prayers and answer prayers, but he does not have the corresponding anchor and identity - the "master" of the Poseidon scepter is still Crane, still pointing to him, which is the magic of "grafting".

Suppressing his excitement and joy, Alger responded to Gelman Sparrow with sincerity and took the Poseidon Scepter.

Then, thoughtfully, he asked:

"What are the negative effects of this seal?"

"Mr. 'Fool' has made a certain seal, and the negative effects of the Poseidon Scepter have been greatly reduced. "It only makes the wielder a little more irritable and leaves the spirit in a certain amount of confusion right now, plus it drains the blood of the creatures around it every other month, so you can fly to the sea or uninhabited islands in advance." ”

OK...... Alger breathed a sigh of relief, and instead asked about the extraordinary abilities of the scepter in his hand.

Klein gave a rough description and then disappeared in place.

............

Above the gray mist, inside the ancient palace.

After completing additional preparations, Crane sat down on the Fool's chair, revealed a piece of parchment and a dark red round-bellied pen, and analyzed the possible development of the ancestors of the Antigonus family on the way to the main peak of the Honakis Mountains:

"If everything goes well and enters the final stage of accommodating the uniqueness of the 'fool', the goddess will inevitably lift the secret, because only in this way can that area interact with reality, and can fate communicate and achieve the effect of fooling.

"Judging from Mr. 'Gate''s god-making ceremony, the movement to accommodate the uniqueness is certainly not too small, once there is no secret, this matter will inevitably be detected by the other gods, and the beings who care about this matter must have been watching the main peak of the Honaches Mountains recently, and they will know as soon as there is any change there.

"In this case, there is no doubt that there will be interference, there will be destruction, there will be help, there will be support, and it is important to figure out who is the enemy and who is the friend, otherwise there will be no targeted preparation.

"The goddess must be on my side, if he were an enemy, I would have been hidden countless times, and it would be impossible for him to grow to this level, in short, if he wanted to sell me, he would have had many opportunities before, and he could sell for a good price, and for him, who to support to become the 'master of mysteries' would not be a real obstacle to him, and he could decide only by his preference - Adam had not been able to bypass the seal and get the 'River of Eternal Darkness' so far.

"The last thing I want Amun to be the 'Lord of Mysteries' is the 'Eternal Sun', the 'Lord of the Storm', and the 'God of Knowledge and Wisdom', and if anyone tries to break my ritual of accommodating the uniqueness of the 'Fool', they will undoubtedly help me and provide direct assistance.

"In addition to these four true gods, the rest of the sequence 0:

'Adam the Dreamer' and the 'True Creator' are Amun's fathers, and the probability of helping him is certainly higher than just being a bystander; 'Mother Earth' has bet on me through Emryn, but it is not necessarily necessary to help me at a critical moment, and for him, when there is no interest involved, waiting patiently for the result may be the best choice; 'Primordial Witch' is in a strange state, and it is possible to make any choice; 'God of Steam and Machines' has an ambiguous attitude, and it is more likely that she will be neutral or make a deal with Amon and Adam in private, and I have no leverage to impress him.

"Outside of these true gods, the less common Sequence 0 or close to Sequence 0 conscious beings:

"The 'Lord of the Abyss', also known as the 'Dark Side of the Universe', is suspected to have been eroded by the 'Mother Tree of Desire', and only occasionally responds to the prayers of the Blood Cult, and has not exerted influence on the real world for a long time, and similarly, the situation of the 'Bound God' is similar.

"What they will do depends only on the idea of the 'Mother Tree of Desire', and for the outer gods, it should be the consensus to postpone the birth of the 'Lord of Mysteries'. Under such a premise, preventing me from accommodating the uniqueness of the 'Fool' will only lead to me being at an absolute disadvantage in the competition with Amon, and the game will be decided quickly.

"The most likely strategy of the 'Mother Tree of Desire' is to acquiesce, or even help me accommodate the uniqueness of the 'Fool', so that the balance between me and Amun will no longer tilt, and then destroy the trend and attempt of our convergence again and again, and delay the birth of the 'Lord of Mystery' until the end comes.

"The Red Angel' spirit has definitely not recovered to a level where it can be mixed with such a thing, and the Hidden Sage is too mysterious to guess what he thinks, but he should know that I am hostile to him......"

Analyzing this, Klein made a summary:

"Friends: 'Goddess of the Night', 'Lord of the Storm', 'Eternal Sun', 'God of Knowledge and Wisdom';

"Enemies: 'Adam the 'Dreamer', 'True Creator', 'Mr. Wrong' Amun;

"Those who are on my side in neutrality: 'Mother Earth Goddess', 'Dark Side of the Universe', 'The God of Bondage';

"The one who is biased in the neutral is in Amun's: 'The Hidden Sage';

"Neutral has a vague attitude: 'Primordial Witch', 'God of Steam and Machines'. ”

"Well, regardless of the merge of Adam and the 'True Creator', at worst, they are regarded as the ancient sun gods, as the true gods of the two-path sequence 0...... The goddess has the uniqueness of the 'Twilight Giant' and the 'Grim Reaper', although it is not accommodated, but relying on that bird-shaped gold jewelry as a medium, it should already be able to initially control it, even if it is not as good as the ancient sun god, it can definitely drag the other party......

"Amon also counts according to the two-way sequence 0 true gods, and the 'Lord of the Storm' must score at least two of the three of them to have any hope of stopping him...... On the surface, I still have an advantage on my side......" Klein muttered to himself as he looked at the contents listed on the paper, thinking intently.

However, such an advantage is not calculated by neutrals.

Klein tapped the edge of the mottled table, considering what could be the worst-case scenario:

The "Primordial Witch", "Hidden Sage", and "God of Steam and Machines" all chose to help Amun based on their own dealings or their own likes and dislikes.

In this way, even if the "Mother Earth Goddess" participates in the war, Klein's side will be at a disadvantage: the "God of Steam and Machinery" will cancel out the remaining one in the five paths of omniscience and omnipotence, the "Primordial Witch" will drag the "Mother Earth God" who has just regained the uniqueness of the "Moon", and the "Hidden Sage" will face the "Dark Side of the Universe" and the "Bound God" eroded by the "Mother Tree of Desire" - the power that the outer gods can penetrate is very limited, and the possibility of the "Hidden Sage" gaining an advantage is extremely great.

Moreover, such an offset is an ideal type of calculation. In the actual scene, in that chaotic situation, Amon who is in charge of the "mistake" can play a lot of tricks, and it is possible to find the weak point at once, directly bypass the block, and make Klein's ritual invalid and out of control on the spot. In addition, some of the gods who ostensibly supported Crane might turn to Amun's for reasons he didn't know about now.

As for the seals that could change the balance of power between the gods, Klein didn't know much about them and couldn't analyze them.

"Heh, I didn't expect that there would be a day when the 'Mother Tree of Desire' wool will be harvested, well, I have to prepare for the worst of the worst to prevent things from really going in this direction. Crane dissipated the paper and pen in front of him and set his eyes on a specially marked point of prayer.

His figure then disappeared from the inside of the "Source Castle" and appeared on Bernadette's "Dawn".