Chapter 1278: Reminder
Sea God's identity, level, and strength... Hearing Mr. Fool's
example, Alger's mind went blank for nearly two seconds.
This was something that he had never dreamed of!
From his point of view, by obtaining the authority of Sea God through
Gehrman Sparrow and replacing Kalvetua, Mr. Fool had obtained a stable
and large number of believers. This was a crucial step for "His"
recovery. Therefore, this secret existence definitely wouldn't give up
on the corresponding identity.
To his surprise, at that moment, he actually heard Mr. Fool inform
everyone that the Sea God's identity, level, and strength could be
exchanged.
*After further recovery, Mr. Fool no longer needs the identity of an
entity at the level of Sea God, as well as the corresponding believers?
This is the performance of a great existence. Something that isn't
qualified is only used temporarily, never monopolized...* Alger
first sighed inwardly before feeling excited. He felt that Mr. Fool's
words were directed at him.
In the Church of Storms, he had relied on external forces to become a
Sequence 4 demigod. Although he barely managed to rise up to the brass,
it was almost impossible for him to advance any further. As for the
theft of the Book of Calamity, he couldn't see any hopes of doing so at
the moment. Therefore, Alger could only temporarily suppress his
ambition and patiently wait for the opportunity to arrive.
Now the opportunity was here. And it came fast!
Alger was currently a cardinal of the Church of the Lord of Storms in
charge of the Rorsted Archipelago. Once he secretly became Sea God and
controlled the authority of those waters, he would become the king of
the Rorsted Archipelago, a true king!
With this in mind, Alger nearly couldn't contain himself. It took him a
great deal of difficulty to calm himself down.
Although Audrey, Derrick, and company couldn't hide their shock that the
Tarot Club was beginning to trade the identity, level, and strength of a
deity---even if it was only a false god---they didn't have any
intentions of switching to the Storm pathway. Compared to Alger, they
weren't that excited. They quickly controlled themselves and cast their
gazes at Mr. Hanged Man.
Alger took a deep breath and humbly said to the end of the long bronze
table, "Honorable Mr. Fool, what price is needed to exchange for these
items?"
The Fool Klein was waiting for The Hanged Man's question and said with a
smile, "The missions I shall give you, as well as frequent praying and
the sincere making of wishes."
What he wanted to emphasize were the words towards the end of the
sentence, but he believed that the members of the Tarot Club wouldn't be
able to tell.
As for how he could complete the corresponding wishes, he currently had
two methods. First, he used the other Beyonder powers he possessed to
achieve the corresponding effects. For example, he could summon
historical scenes and repeat the segment of gifting beer to fulfill the
wish of the "bar owner treating the patron." Second, he could directly
grant a relatively low-level wish with his accumulated power of "Wishes"
and create a true miracle. For example, using a snap to cause the
collapsed house to instantly return to its original state, succeeding in
rebuilding it in the full spirit of the wish.
In addition, Klein could use Sefirah Castle's level and powers above the
gray fog that was equivalent to a King of Angels who had yet to
accommodate a Uniqueness. In other words, when he responded to prayers,
he could use the core powers of a Sequence 1, which was also the core
power of the Attendant of Mysteries.
After this period of experimentation, Klein had a rough idea of the two
effects:
The first was to create a nascent divine kingdom, and the second was
"Grafting."
The term "Grafting" was coined by Klein himself. After all, he wasn't a
real Attendant of Mysteries, nor did he obtain the corresponding
mysticism knowledge.
This ability could allow an object that couldn't be directly connected
under normal circumstances to achieve an inconceivable effect by
"Grafting."
A simple example was to mix the concept of the beginning and the end of
a path into one common node, making it impossible for anyone who walked
that path to leave.
To Beyonders, there were quite a number of powers that could do
something like that, but an Attendant of Mysteries's "Grafting" directly
acted on a "concept" itself. Not only was it at a very high level, like
the descent of a true deity, but its effects were bizarre and had a hint
of concealment.
In addition to the replication powers of the Grade 0 Sealed Artifact,
the Staff of the Stars, Klein could completely respond to prayers like a
King of Angels while inside Sefirah Castle. Furthermore, he could do
more things.
Upon hearing Mr. Fool mention missions, Alger suddenly recalled
something. He hurriedly lowered his head and asked, "Honorable Mr. Fool,
do you still need me to carry out further investigations regarding the
three targets of the Feysac Empire that participated in the Konotop sea
battle?"
He had previously obtained information regarding the three suspected
owners of Creeping Hunger, but he hadn't found anything abnormal.
The Fool Klein nodded slightly and said, "There's no need for that
anymore."
He originally wanted to use this clue to grab the tail of the Twilight
Hermit Order, but since Adam had likely become a god, it was better to
avoid doing so.
Respecting a Sequence 0 true deity was Klein's usual principle. He had
to compromise and give up if necessary.
Without waiting for Alger to speak again, The Fool Klein said in a
relaxed tone, "Your current mission is to cooperate with the Sea God
believers, and settle down the people who have left the Forsaken Land of
the Gods."
"Your wish is my will!" Alger replied without hesitation.
This made Derrick silently heave a sigh of relief. He no longer had any
doubts, hesitations, or worries about the subsequent developments.
He had full trust in Mr. Hanged Man's ability to handle matters.
At this moment, The Fool Klein looked around and smiled.
"Apart from the Sea God's identity, level, and strength, there are many
things that can be exchanged for. For example, the Imperative Mage
potion formula and Beyonder characteristic."
He didn't list down too many examples so as to prevent himself from
damaging The Fool's standing. As for having said so much, it could be
explained away that Mr. Fool was in a good mood from having taken
another step towards recovery.
Moon City had been passed down the heritage of an Imperative Mage,
something Klein could exchange for when granting them the wish of "being
saved." Of course, even if he directly made the residents of Moon City
sacrifice the corresponding items, the people who had finally found his
blessings and protection would definitely be very willing to do so.
They were more afraid that Mr. Fool would abandon Moon City and not
accept their sacrifice.
Apart from that, Klein himself had a Silver Knight marionette; the Seer
pathway's Sequence 9 to 3 Beyonder characteristics; the Sealed Artifact,
General of the Pupil-less Eye; a drop of the Primordial Moon's blessed
blood; and various kinds of charms and bullets that came from Worms of
Spirit.
If the wish maker wanted a consumable or something for a temporary loan,
Klein could even take out more from the Historical Void.
*The Imperative Mage's potion formula and Beyonder
characteristic...* Xio inexplicably felt that Mr. Fool was
looking at her.
To be frank, she lacked the motivation to advance. On the one hand, she
was only one of the mid to high-ranking members of MI9, so the chances
of getting a ticket to the ranks of a demigod were very low. On the
other hand, her father's reputation had been restored to a certain
extent, so she had no pressing goals.
At the same time, the war had ended. Her mother and brother had returned
to Backlund and were about to start a normal life. With Xio's current
overall income, it was enough to support a wealthy family.
All of these reasons made Xio feel that her current life was pretty
good, and she didn't really want to change it.
Of course, if she had the chance to advance to the demigod level, she
wouldn't let it go. Due to the war, she had experienced the helplessness
of a Sequence 5. Furthermore, in the Tarot Club, aside from her and
Fors, everyone else was a demigod. There was no doubt that she didn't
want to fall behind that much.
Amidst her thoughts, Xio looked at Fors before bowing her head to the
entity at the end of the long mottled table to indicate that she would
work hard.
Fors could roughly guess her friend's attitude because it was roughly
the same for her.
If it wasn't because she needed to advance to Sequence 4 to effectively
resist the "full moon ravings" so as to stop troubling Mr. Fool, as well
as the Abraham family having prepared the potion formula and Beyonder
ingredients for her, she wasn't in a rush to become a Secrets Sorcerer.
As a Traveler, she could go wherever she wanted. She could immediately
head to a location to eat whatever delicacy she wanted. It completely
satisfied Fors's initial expectations of being a Beyonder.
Of course, she had another motivating factor to improve herself. After
becoming a demigod, she could further help her teacher and family.
Seeing the fog-covered Mr. Fool leaning back into his chair, Audrey
didn't say another word. After some hesitation, she opened her mouth and
said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I have a question:
"If there's a matter, and you're aware that its outcome has nothing to
do with you at all, with it solely being the result of the feelings and
gambling of certain existences, what will you do?"
Just as she said that, Alger laughed.
"Everyone is destined to die. It's inevitable no matter how hard you try
to change that. Then, does that mean one's life is meaningless?"
He seemed to have long since thought of this problem before adding,
"Since you can't change the outcome of the matter at the moment, then
try your best to improve yourself, obtain more power, and wield more
authority until, one day, you can participate in the gambling. If you
die during this process, it's better than not doing anything."
*That's the most sincere words Mr. Hanged Man has ever said. It seems to
come from his heart... The insignificant can also become
great...* Audrey was touched and nodded indiscernibly.
At this moment, The World Gehrman Sparrow looked around and spoke:
"Everyone, I have something to remind you of."
When the Tarot Club members looked over at the same time, Klein
controlled The World and said in a deep voice, "The apocalypse will
arrive in about a decade. There's a possibility for everyone to be
destroyed, including the deities."