Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 1126 New Power and New Problems

Since they had obtained the safe route of the "God War Ruins" from Angel in advance, the reception fleet led by the Redhead Girl left the dangerous core area after only one day and night change. The huge waterfall that ran through the water sky and separated the ruins sea from the Sonia Sea was already visible to the naked eye.

"I didn't expect that this dangerous sea area, which is said to be home to the power of the gods, would be so peaceful. We passed through it safely in less than 12 hours... It seems that Miss Angelica had made a lot of preparations beforehand... What are the origins of those greedy half-giants that deserve her to treat them like this?"

Standing at the front of the deck and observing the surroundings with a monocular telescope, Elaine Soren muttered to herself.

After taking a look at the nearby waterfall, she had just put away her telescope when a sailor came up to the deck and whispered:
"Captain, they've also eaten up the second lunch...They want more."

Have they eaten all of it again? They are such big eaters... No wonder Miss Angelica asked me to bring more food, but it still seems not enough. Maybe we need to stop at Bayam to replenish some... Elaine made a rough calculation and found that if they continued to eat like this, everyone on the ship would be hungry in the second half of the voyage. She couldn't help but complain in her heart.

She knew that there were many powerful Mid-Sequence Beyonders among the giants who claimed to be from the mysterious "Silver City" in the cabin, and the leader was likely a demigod, so she did not complain out loud, and instead gave an order:

"Make another one for them...After we leave this sea area, let Ariel help attract the fish, and we can all fish together."

As for the sea fish from the ruins of the War of Gods, after the sailors saw the piranhas with mouths full of fangs and undigested human tissue in their stomachs, no one dared to eat them.

After sending the sailors away, Elaine walked to the back of the deck and found the leader of the immigrant group, the half-giant named Derrick Berg, sitting in the most open area again, meditating with his eyes closed facing the scorching sun above his head. A faint light was emitting from his body, so that even the wrinkles of his clothes and the bottom of his body had no shadows, making him like a human lantern.

Hearing Elaine's footsteps, Derrick opened his eyes and looked over, which made her feel a little uncomfortable. She scratched her hair, which always turned black for some reason, and asked:
"Why don't you go and have lunch with your companions? They think everything is new, as if they have never seen porcelain plates or eaten grilled fish before..."

She originally had the temperament of Miss Trier and wanted to comment with something like "country bumpkin", but after becoming the Witch of "Despair", her provocative spirit was restrained and she finally changed her words.

Derrick, who was much shorter than his companions, smiled calmly and replied:

"They have indeed never tasted these delicious foods, or even seen the sea or enjoyed the warmth of the sun... If it weren't for that great being that saved us from the abandoned land, I'm afraid they would never have had the chance to see all this again."

Ah, are you really from the countryside? There is actually an isolated half-giant village deep in this dangerous sea... Elaine's mind turned, and she continued to ask:
"Which great being is it?"

After a moment of silence, Derrick answered truthfully:
"Dear Mr. Fool."

The Fool... I've never heard of him. He's not any good or evil god, or any secret existence. Could he be the incarnation of an angel, just like Miss Angelica?
"Were you praying to him just now?" she continued.

"Yes."

Derrick nodded slightly, then faced the scorching sun, closed his eyes and continued to meditate.

But I came here to pick you up under the instructions of Miss Angelica, not that fool... Elaine curled her lips and wisely did not refute the words of the half-giant saint. Instead, she walked to the side, closed her eyes as if in a competition, and whispered the honorable name of Angelica Sage.

She believed that her Miss Angelica must be better than that fool!
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"From now on, huh, what are you going to do, huh... continue to play the role of, huh, the fool?"

Angel, still furious, sat back in the high-backed chair that belonged to the "Queen" and spoke to Klein angrily.

Looking at Angel panting, Klein, who had completely mastered the "Source Castle" and possessed the power of the "Miracle Master", finally felt that he had turned the game around and leaned back in his chair with satisfaction.

But he soon remembered that both sides here were spirits and could not represent the true comparison of power, and he began to worry about his future life.

It's time to think about serious matters... After collecting his complicated thoughts, he sat up straight again and answered carefully:
"The identity of 'The Fool' has been tied to the Tarot Club and is very important to every member... I am not ready to give up this identity for the time being.

"And after mastering the power of the Sefirah Castle, I am roughly equivalent to an Angel King without 'uniqueness' above the gray fog. Even when responding to prayers, I can use the core ability of Sequence 1 of this path. Therefore, this identity is also very useful in battle."

In a way, "Source Castle" is stronger than "City of Disaster"... because the former is the complete source substance, while the latter is just the projection of power in the mirror world after being sealed? Angel thought about it and nodded after a moment.

She found that she accepted the fact that Klein was "The Fool" faster than she thought. After all, she had doubts about some of Klein's behavior a long time ago, but on the one hand, she was overshadowed by the identity of the "world" and the truth of the time traveler. On the other hand, she also adhered to the principle of respecting the other party's privacy and secrets. If Klein didn't bring it up, she wouldn't delve into it.

But even with such a passive response, she once guessed the possibility that "Klein is the Fool". However, no one could have imagined that the mysterious "Fool" was originally just an ordinary person who did not even possess extraordinary powers. This caused her to quickly think of other possibilities and turn a blind eye to the truth before her.

Even I mastered the power of "City of Disaster" after reaching Sequence 5, and I really saw the "Man in the Mirror" after reaching Sequence 3... She muttered silently, glanced at Klein, and said, "Then I'd better call you Mr. Fool in public, so as not to be discovered by other members, especially the perceptive Miss Justice."

On the surface... in private, it won't be like before... Klein's thoughts were a little vague, but he quickly gathered them and said:
"Just keep it as it is."

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and the gray fog floating around him condensed again, covering his figure, just like the mysterious "Fool" before.

Huh... Angel let out a long sigh. His anger towards Klein for hiding this from him completely disappeared. He then asked:
“Dear Mr. Fool, what new abilities have you gained after your promotion? Is the ‘miracle’ of resurrection included?”

Hearing Angel's deliberately respectful tone, Klein's mouth twitched. Recalling the mystical knowledge that the potion provided him, he slowly said:

"In addition to the overall improvement of the previous sequence's capabilities, 'Miracle Master' has two other changes: further utilization of the mist of history, and control over 'wishes'."

Following his introduction, Angel also learned about the many abilities of the "Fortune Teller" angel. Even though she had fought with Zaratul and "God of Wishes" Kotar before, she was still amazed.

Further use of the "Mist of History" will allow Klein to use the "Spirit Worm" of the past to reconstruct his body, restore his spirituality, and absorb his own extraordinary characteristics from the moment of death to achieve the effect of "resurrection", but it will be ineffective after four times. He has currently borrowed it three times. Unless he is promoted to Sequence 1, he can only be resurrected once more.

In addition, the manipulation of the fog of history is no longer limited to the past, but also includes the future, which allows the "miracle master" to interfere with the probability of certain things happening, thereby interfering with fate and creating good luck or bad luck.

Finally, what is summoned from the gaps in history is no longer limited to objects or people, but can also be certain scenes, and the total number has reached nine. If it is an angelic person, there are still only three.

And the power of "wishes"...

"...In general, I need to realize the 'wishes' of others first, accumulate the power of wishes, start from small to big, from others to myself, and gradually realize the real 'miracle'..."

Klein explained in a hesitant tone, as if he himself did not understand the key to this power.

"If I want to seal off the divine power around me like the Dark Wolf Kotar did, pull my enemies and myself to Sequence 5, and defeat them with my rich experience, I have to fulfill other people's similar wishes in advance...

"I think this is why He has kept the surviving strongholds in the God-Forsaken Land and has not completely eliminated them. In addition to providing Him with a steady supply of secret dolls, places like Silver City and Moon City also allow Him to sneak in and accumulate various wishes to make profits for himself."

No wonder after more than 2,000 years, there is still a city as big as Silver City left in the God-Forsaken Land. Amon was too lazy to kill, and Kotal was reluctant to kill... Angel nodded as he listened, and had some guesses about some of the behavior patterns of the fortune-teller angels.

After knowing that the Fool was Klein and that there were no real gods in the Fortune Teller path, she began to plan Klein's subsequent promotion.

As a Sequence 1 who had once hunted down Klein and escaped from Angel, Zaratul was naturally the first choice.

Thinking of this, she continued to ask:

"After being promoted to an angel, is your 'anchor' stable?"

Klein nodded slightly behind the gray mist and said:
"This is also the reason why I am unwilling to give up the identity of The Fool. Thanks to my previous 'performance', my anchor now consists of three parts: the recognition of The Fool by the members of the Tarot Club, the belief in The Fool spread in Silver City and Moon City, and... you."

I... Angel was startled, and then realized that Klein should be like him, and felt the other party's concern and cognition for him when he was promoted, so he stabilized his state. And a High-Sequence Beyonder who has mastered the power of "Source Quality" is undoubtedly equivalent to the "anchor" of a large number of ordinary people.

“But…” Klein changed the subject and his tone became serious. “When I was promoted, I could sense a superior, cold, and ruthless thought within my Beyonder Characteristics. It was like a god, with only contempt for everything. However, it influenced my spirit and made me slide into the abyss of ‘divinity’.”

"Even with the help of the 'anchor', I can only achieve a fragile balance between humanity and divinity in my body. If I'm not careful, I could be controlled by Him.

"This reminds me of what the Dark Angel evil spirit said. Everyone may face the problem of the 'Origin' awakening in their body. The higher the sequence, the closer to the original creator... Maybe one day, I will become as crazy as Sasriel."

Hearing this, Angel couldn't help but speak:
"This is also a problem I have always been a little worried about. The appearance of the evil spirit of the Dark Angel seems to have been affected by the awakened 'Origin' in his body. Moreover, his self-proclaimed 'God' does not seem like an imitation of the ancient sun god's beliefs of the old times. Instead, it seems to emphasize the old identity of a fallen 'pillar' figure.

"And the other old one who possesses the same 'pillar' status as him is most likely the 'Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun' who once mastered the source essence of 'Source Castle'...

"He is also known as the 'Lord of Mysteries'."

(End of this chapter)