Mystery: Lucky One

Colin Iliad nodded. As a qualified leader, he was aware of what Klein was going to say next, but he did not interrupt. He just looked at Klein quietly.

Then Klein continued:

"We won't just take you away from here. Before we open the door, we will first take those people to Silver City, and then take them away along with the residents of Silver City."

"No problem," Colin Iliad agreed without hesitation, "However, Silver City may not be able to accommodate so many people. Perhaps some of us will need to set up camp on our own."

“Of course.” Klein smiled. “In that case, we’ll leave first.”

They nodded goodbye to each other, and then Klein left the room.

……

The days in Silver City were not interesting, and the main reason was probably that Klein's historical projection could not be connected to the Internet.

To apologize, Klein swore to the Lord of Storms that once he became the Fool, he would help Alice summon a gaming console that could connect to the Internet. If that didn't work, he would also build a base station or something - if he could.

Alice was quite dissatisfied with this, mainly because she was dissatisfied with the person Klein swore an oath to. So Klein changed his words and made a promise to the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom", which made Alice so angry that she rolled her eyes and ignored him.

She turned to look for Derrick. After returning to Silver City, Derrick still rejoined the exploration team, although this did not help his promotion.

The main materials for promotion to "No Darkness" were readily available, so Derrick asked Alice to help him smash the "No Darkness" level cross. Alice naturally agreed. As for the auxiliary materials, Derrick first went to check the warehouse in Silver City. After confirming that there were no materials he needed in it, he began to purchase the corresponding materials at the Tarot Club.

A little more troublesome was the promotion ceremony of "No Darkness", which required the separation of the strongest and most reluctant emotions and the return of the infusion after taking the potion. When purchasing materials, Derrick did not forget to seek help from the Tarot Club and naturally received two suggestions.

One is Audrey "Justice", who has been promoted to Sequence 4 "Manipulator". She said that her control over the spiritual realm has greatly improved after being promoted to demigod, so maybe she can give it a try. Of course, this needs to be verified by experiments.

In addition, "Justice" Audrey also recommended that he ask Mr. Fool for "Angel's Embrace", which could also help. Mr. Fool nodded in agreement after Derrick tried to ask.

Of course, this has not been verified by experiments. Asking a god for a blessing is not a difficult task, but asking the gods to use their blessings to help with experiments is not what they should do.

Another person named Hillmon who was preparing to be promoted to "Silver Knight" also met Alice during this period. After asking, Alice learned that he had collected all the auxiliary materials, but the promotion ceremony required the remains of six powerful creatures hunted by himself, and Hillmon was not a veteran demigod, so he was lacking in this aspect.

——Originally, it was enough, but ever since we got the mushroom that grows by eating monster corpses, all the monster corpses in Silver City have become public property.

In addition, what made Alice very sad was that she had never met Elder Lovia of the "Six-Person Council". Chief Colin Iliad said that she had applied to stay in the Afternoon Town Camp permanently and had never returned.

There was a team that returned regularly from the afternoon town to change shifts and report the results, but there was no sign of Lovia among them.

Alice lived in Silver City for nearly two months, and it was not until the end of mid-April that she met Lovia.

The "Shepherd" elder returned to the City of Silver with a group of people. When he went to be quarantined, he left a message for Chief Colin Iliad to meet him.

Although not as shocking as the news of an outsider's arrival, the return of Lovia was equally sensational. Moreover, when Alice stepped into the City of Silver, her news had already spread in the City of Silver for quite some time. Her identity as an angel naturally created a huge gap between her and mortals. For a moment, Lovia caused a bigger stir.

Alice was not convinced. She looked around and found Klein. She lowered her voice mysteriously and approached him, saying:
"Have you heard? That Lovia is back!"

"You're back?" Klein was slightly startled. "Then what happened? Do you want to see her?"

“No,” Alice shook her head, then her eyes widened. “She made a bigger noise than you did—Mr. Fool, don’t you feel ashamed?!”

“…?” Klein’s eyes were filled with confusion. “Why should I be ashamed?”

"Even a fool like you can't even defeat the follower of the True Creator!" Alice stamped on the ground vigorously to set the tone. "You are a great being who has destroyed the True Creator's divine descent plans many times and thwarted the evil god's conspiracy!"

Klein was silent for two seconds, looked up at the sky, and then asked politely:
"Why didn't He beat you?"

“How could the great Lord treat his own children like this?” Alice raised her chin.

It took Klein a few seconds to realize that the "Great Lord" was not calling him, but the "True Creator". He couldn't help but feel a little amused:

"When did you become a child?"

"The future." Alice gave a polite smile.

...What a great future.

Klein gritted his teeth and did not expose the fact that she had forced herself on him. He just shook his head and said:
"You... forget it, you want me to go see Luo Weiya with you?"

"Don't you want to see Lovia?" Alice opened her eyes wide.

The corner of Klein's mouth twitched for a moment, and he nodded and said, "...Yes, I want to see you."

Alice smiled happily and pulled Klein into the quarantine area of ​​Silver City. They ran into Chief Colin Iliad who had just arrived.

——Of course the gatekeeper would not stop them, because he couldn't stop them at all.

Colin figured out what was going on as soon as they met. Naturally, he didn't dare to object, but just invited the two of them to go with him - mainly Alice. He had realized that although Sir Merlin Hermes sometimes played with Miss Fate, he was generally still a reliable adult.

At least he wasn't pretending to be the Dark Angel Sasriel.

With his bottom line lowered infinitely, the chief shouted inside through the door:
"Lovia?"

"Chief," Lovia's cold voice came from inside, "Did Edith tell you?"

"What?" the Chief asked in confusion, "He only said you wanted to see me."

Luo Weiya behind the door replied:
"We found a hidden path that bypassed the mountain of the Giant King's Court and reached the seaside..."

After just hearing the beginning, the chief's breathing suddenly became rapid. Alice could feel his suppressed excitement. She shook her head, took a step forward and whispered, "I have communicated with that person. Although He is in a bad state most of the time, it seems that He is still sober on key matters...

"His seal won't be so easy to break."

"...Miss Destiny?" Lovia's tone was a little hesitant, and she was obviously confused. "You...you are right, that ocean is illusory and impossible to pass through. We tried it with a captured monster. After we forced the monster in, the monster's body gradually disintegrated, and soon..."

She paused, without saying the last word. Through the wall, Alice heard her gasp twice in a hurry, and then she spoke calmly:
“…If we don’t open the door, we won’t be able to pass through that ocean.

"Also, Chief, during the exploration, I obtained the potion formula of the 'Black Knight'. Before returning, I have collected the potion ingredients and prepared the ceremony..."

...I got the potion formula during the fucking exploration.

Alice gritted her teeth and rolled her eyes before the chief could speak.

"The True Creator gave it to you, right? He gave you the potion as well? Did He also help with the ritual?"

"..." Luo Weiya stopped talking.

The chief glanced at her, pretending not to hear her, and turned to look at the closed door and said:

"OK.

"Once the quarantine is complete, you can prepare for the promotion. Once Derrick and Hillmon have completed their promotions, we can prepare to set out to explore the Giant King's Court.

"As for Miss Destiny..."

The chief turned his head to look at Alice, who blinked and looked at him. After two seconds of silence, the chief raised his gaze and looked at Klein. Klein thought for a moment, then reached out and grabbed Alice, pulling her back.

"Go home," he said to Alice.

"Why?" Alice turned her head and asked puzzledly.

“It’s not convenient for you to listen.” Klein rolled his eyes at her.

Alice glared at him, but Klein remained calm. After a few seconds, Alice turned her head away angrily and muttered as she walked out:

"Really? It's not like I can't see you when I go out..."

She returned to the ground mutteringly. Klein watched her disappear from view, then smiled gently at the Chief:

"Don't worry, she won't peek."

"......?" The chief didn't say anything, but just glanced at him with a slightly puzzled look and looked at the closed door again.

"The gentleman who just spoke will open the gate of the Giant King's Court for us," the chief said to Lovia, "In exchange, Silver City will temporarily take in residents from other cities in this land from the time the team sets out for the Giant King's Court until the gate is opened."

After a pause of several seconds, he added: "Those residents will leave with our residents."

There was silence for a moment. Luo Weiya seemed to be digesting the contents of this passage. After a pause, she asked:

"Other cities?"

"Yes," the chief nodded calmly, "This Excellency is called Merlin Hermes. He came from the outside world. After entering this land, he went straight to the easternmost part, and then walked all the way from the easternmost part..."

The Chief introduced what he had heard from Klein, and said at the end:
"He is the messenger of fools."

Lovia was familiar with the name “The Fool”. She roughly understood the problem without further explanation. However, she was still confused:
"Angel?"

——She noticed Alice's rare obedience.

Unlike the well-informed chief, Alice had never cried in her arms. Although she had heard people talk about it, Lovia still subconsciously placed Alice in the position of a subordinate god - especially since Alice had actually quarreled with the "real creator" in front of her.

Although judging from the situation at the time, it might have been more of a joke, it is undeniable that the "real creator" at that time did not treat her as a believer or a mortal, but as a relatively equal, such as a true God who would soon become a god, or a spokesperson for a deity.

Lovia subconsciously placed Alice in a higher position. In her opinion, even the Fool's Messenger's status in the Fool's eyes could not be compared with that of Miss Destiny. In this case, it was very strange that Miss Destiny was obedient.

The Chief seemed to know her doubts, and he explained:
“Yes, this is Sir Merlin Hermes, I will introduce you to each other after you are finished with quarantine.

"I heard from Miss Fate that this gentleman is the other half of the Fool."

Luo Weiya suddenly realized that this was the true spokesperson for fools, and instantly felt that she understood everything.

"I see," she replied from behind the door, "So, what's the matter with pushing open that door?"

The Chief was also confused about this. He looked at Merlin Hermes. Klein smiled slightly and explained:
“Only those who have the grace of our Lord can fight against the pollution within when they push open that door.

"There is a scent of corruption there..."

The first sentence was a guess between him and Alice, while the second sentence was completely a blind guess - not entirely, after all, the pollution there came from the predecessor of the "True Creator", the former sun god, and among the paths he possessed, the "Hanged Man" path was also one of the earliest paths obtained.

According to the content of the myth and subsequent clues, the "Dark Angel" Sasriel who is sleeping in the "Giant King's Court" should belong to the "Hanged Man" path. What's more, the resurrected "True Creator" is also on the "Hanged Man" path...

Therefore, it is impossible for the "Giant King's Court" to not have any influence from the "Hanged Man" pathway left. It is just a matter of how much. However, he did not say how much remained, only that there was some. So, even if the influence of other pathways is greater than that of the "Hanged Man", it cannot be said that he is wrong... at least it cannot be said to be the fool's fault!
After all, he is not the Fool God, and his half... hey, his own half, can't he just deceive it?
——If Amon were here, he would definitely treat him as a close friend.

The conversation with Lovia came to an end. As for the affairs in Silver City, Klein either couldn't understand Alice's expression or pretended not to understand her expression. He left on his own accord. (End of this chapter)