Chapter 180: Smart People Always Think Too Much
As soon as she heard the "fool's" question, Audrey quietly pricked up her ears and entered the state of "audience", waiting for the "sun" to answer.
She had always been very curious about where Silver City was and what was special about it, but she was too embarrassed to ask, after all, it involved the privacy of the other party.
At this moment, Mr. "Fool" personally asked, making her feel like she finally had the opportunity to buy the next volume after reading the first volume of the excellent detective for a long time!
And the answer of "Sun" did not disappoint her, they believed in neither the mainstream seven orthodox gods, nor the god of death in the Southern Continent, nor the hidden existence and evil gods and demons that the "Hanged Man" had told her, such as the primordial witch, the hidden sage, the dark side of the universe, the god of bondage, and the true creator.
The City of Silver is indeed very special! They actually believe directly in the "Creator" itself! This belongs to the primitive worship described by Mr. "The Hanging Man"? Well, the description of omniscience and omnipotence is a bit strange...... Audrey subconsciously glanced at the "upside-down hanged man" and found that the other party was really nodding slightly.
And Klein was not surprised at all, and deliberately chuckled and asked:
"Even if He forsaken you?"
Abandoned?The Creator Abandoned the City of Silver?The "Hanged Man" Alger was startled, and instantly thought of a proper noun:
"Godforsaken Lands!"
In the internal materials of the Church of the Storm Lord, in the secrets that Alger, the bishopric "captain", can access, the "Godforsaken Land" will always only have a name, no specific description, but it clearly points to the end of the Sunia Sea, as far as he knows, even the cardinals in the core of the Church do not know what the "Godforsaken Land" represents, only the leader of the Church, the "surrogate" of the Storm Lord, knows some information, and seems to be secretly presiding over the secret operation to find the "Godforsaken Land".
Alger had made a bold guess to equate the "sanctuary" of the real creator of the Aurora Society with the "Godforsaken Land", but alas, the "Fool" did not give him an answer, so he could not confirm it.
And now, he was shocked and stunned to find out that the members of the Tarot Society, codenamed "Sun", were likely to be born in the "Godforsaken Land"!
Mr. Fool always knew where the Godforsaken Land was, and where he could pull in members? This is a hidden place that the Church of the Storm Lord has tried to find but never found!
Alger, the "hanged man", looked in horror at the "Fool" who was sitting at the top of the old long table, and saw that the other party was leaning back in his chair, shrouded in a thick mist, and seemed to say nothing.
Audrey didn't feel much about this matter, the only time she heard about the "God's Forsaken Land" was the problem of the "Hanged Man", but she didn't take it to heart, and she couldn't think of anything from Mr. "Fool's" words just now.
Silver City has a legend of being abandoned by its creator...... Hey, Mr. "The Hanged Man" has a lot of mood swings...... What was he surprised and afraid of? Audrey nodded in confusion, remembering the details of the moment.
Yes, we all believe that we will finally be able to regain the Lord's favor, perhaps the day the sun rises again. Derick Berg replied in a tone that was not too firm, "We were once ruled by the court of giants, and we believed in the king of giants, Ormir, and later, we were redeemed by the Lord, and we will not turn our backs on the Lord again." ”
Ruled by the Giant Court...... Ancient, indeed...... But it doesn't seem to correspond...... Alger, the "Hanged Man" who had a guess, suddenly thought of the description of the Second Age in the hidden chapter of the Book of Storms.
The Second Age is also known as the "Dark Age" of mankind, at that time, the protagonists of the sky, sea and earth were dragons, giants, elves, xenos, demons, immortal birds, demon wolves and necromancy, but in the end, the Lord of the Storm, the eternal sun, the god of knowledge and wisdom led mankind to defeat these transcendent creatures one by one, ushering in the "glorious age" at the beginning of the Third Age, and then the so-called cataclysm.
Giant King Ormir ...... Klein silently repeated the name.
In many myths and legends, it was a powerful being comparable to a god, and even today it is still worshipped in some places, such as the name "Ormir" for the most famous and expensive wine in the Republic of Antis, which is said to be a love of blood.
Considering that the complete sequence mastered by the "God of War" church, that is, the "warrior" sequence, once belonged to the court of giants, can it be considered that Ormir is the ancient god of war? Crane made a guess.
He nodded deliberately, did not delve into this matter, and instead spoke in a low voice:
"Are you still 'sacrificing' to the all-knowing and all-powerful God?"
"Yes, it's still there, but we've never had a response since the day we were abandoned. "The Sun," Derik said with an unconcealed pain in his tone.
Klein leaned back more leisurely, half-closed his eyes and said:
"Describe in detail the process of your sacrifice. ”
Mr. "Fool" wants to find out the truth about the abandonment of Silver City, or does he want to make sure that the creator still "exists"? Alger, the "Hanged Man", suddenly felt an "electric current" pass through his body, and his whole body trembled.
Not only was he afraid, but he was also excited, because he thought he was in contact with the secrets between the gods!
This made him feel that his own level had been sublimated!
Isn't it just that I try to find authority, to find power?" Alger leaned back slightly, his chin slightly raised, and thought in revelation.
Mr. "Hanged Man" is not in a normal mental state...... "Justice" Audrey glanced at the other side with pity.
She finally realizes that the communication between Mr. "Fool" and "Sun" may hide some astonishing secrets, so that even the "Hanged Man" has a gaffe.
When Chillingus' commission is over, I will pay the reward in exchange for what he has learned today...... I don't know if he wants to...... Audrey thought expectantly and worriedly.
"Sun" Derick did not feel anything wrong, and replied honestly:
"We have built a magnificent altar with the symbol of the Lord carved on it, and we perform a sacrificial ceremony every time there is a good harvest of 'black-faced grass'. ”
"We will capture the monsters in the depths of darkness as sacrifices, and when we have finished reciting the name of the Lord and the corresponding prayers, and have danced to please Him, we will kill the monsters and let their spirituality or blood stain the entire altar, and if we fail to catch the monsters, we will replace them with the 'sinners' at the bottom of the prison of Silver City. ”
Then we made food from the first clump of black-faced grass we harvested and offered it to the Lord. ”
Finally, in our chorus of chanting, the ceremony ended. ”
Because what I plan to try is to "sacrifice" myself, so I don't pick the time, and the altar is simple...... The most important part is to use the spirit of those monsters or the blood of extraordinary power to open the passage and complete the sacrifice, of course, provided that you can get a response? What a luxury...... Crane used his occult knowledge to analyze each step of the sacrificial ritual in Silver City, and finally said:
"What is the corresponding prayer, and in what language do you say it?"
Derick also expected to get a hint from Mr. "Fool" to get rid of the curse, and carefully recalled:
"We use the language of giants, which is also our lingua franca. ”
The corresponding prayer mantra reads: "
"Your faithful believers ask for your gaze;"
"I pray that you will accept their offerings;"
"Pray that you will open the gates of the kingdom. ”
......
Crane listened silently, deliberately let the gray mist around him slowly linger, nodded thoughtfully, and said nothing.
As for what he heard, of course he wouldn't tell......
"The Hanged Man" Alger felt that this was normal, how could the secrets of the gods be directly told to mortals? "Sun" Derrick was determined to grow up quickly, and strive to get the things that Mr. "Fool" was interested in as soon as possible, and exchanged it for guidance from him.
After a few more exchanges, Klein ended the day's gathering and watched the figures of "Justice", "The Hanged Man", and "The Sun" disappear before him.
He looked down and saw the endless gray mist and crimson stars that seemed to never change.
However, after being promoted to Sequence 8, he found that he was able to connect with more stars, that is, to bring in more members.
At least two ...... Crane nodded imperceptibly.
He is not in a hurry to increase the number of members, and intends to wait first, observe first, and if "Justice" and "Hanged Man" have recommendations, then they will be assessed first.
"I've seen a pure crystal ball in front of me when the sun prays before, but after I pulled him into the gray mist, it never appeared again...... Could it be that the premise of my pulling people through the Crimson Star is that the other party has a special item by his side? Or is it that each Crimson Star corresponds to an item in the real world, and when the connection is completed, it returns to the gray mist?"
"I wonder if Miss 'Justice' and Mr. 'The Hanged Man' are the same...... Assuming that this speculation is true, if someone who does not have such a special item hears the voice of supplication if he recites 'Fool who does not belong to this age, mysterious lord above the gray mist, king of yellow and black who holds good fortune', can I also pull them in here?"
"I can try it in the future......"
Crane didn't stay long, wrapping himself in spirituality, simulating the sensation of a sharp fall, leaving only the majestic palace, the ancient long table, and twenty-two high-backed chairs standing quietly and unchanging above the gray mist.
He's already mastered the power of the "Joker" potion to spill over and eliminate the corresponding negative effects, so he's going to try the ritual that he summoned himself now!
I don't know what will come out...... Crane thought expectantly and a little scared through the frantic babbling.