Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 154 A Brief History of the Elves

The description of the "hermit" Odysseus seems to open up a new world for everyone from the very beginning, and gain new concepts.

Klein the Fool thought to himself, "Why didn't I think of this before? The existence of the Ancient Gods actually shatters the legend of the Seven Gods' existence from ancient times to the present day. They weren't gods who existed since the creation of the world. Before them, there were gods even older than them."

Alger, the Hanged Man, also sighed, "I've heard of the concept of Ancient Gods before. I used to think they referred to fallen gods. Now it seems that besides their demise, there's another concept: they're older than the Seven Gods."

Audrey, the "Justice," and Fors, the "Magician," also understood the concept of the Ancient Gods. However, discussing the gods in this way still made them feel somewhat blasphemous.

The calmest member should be "Sun" Derrick. After all, their general education includes descriptions of the ancient gods.

"'Elf King' Soniatholem is one of the eight ancient gods," Odysseus said. "In various descriptions, the ancient gods are the embodiment of distortion and madness. Their state is quite different from that of modern gods.

"Combined with all the other intelligence, I have a certain guess about their status.

"Although it's just speculation, it should be more reasonable."

Everyone is also quite interested in the speculations of the "Hermit". The "Hermit" had previously made speculations about some of Amon's actions in the Fourth Age, and everyone felt that they were quite reasonable.

Odysseus paused and continued, "We've said before that becoming a god requires three copies of the Sequence 1 characteristic of a single path, and some ancient gods likely used characteristics other than the Sequence 1 characteristic of the same path to become gods.

"For example, one piece of information I'm quite certain of is that the 'Vampire Ancestor' achieved godhood by using two copies of the 'Pharmacist' pathway's Sequence 1 traits and one copy of the 'Cultivator' pathway's Sequence 1 traits.

“In this case, these ancient gods must be crazy and twisted.

“And some gods, in addition to possessing the characteristics of their own path, also possess characteristics of adjacent or non-adjacent paths.

"The Giant King and the Elf King seemed to be in this situation. Therefore, after they had offspring, their situation became more stable than it was in the early Second Age."

Alger thought to himself, "The Hermit" doesn't seem to have much respect for the gods at all, to the point of making such casual guesses about them.

Klein thought to himself, "The Hermit's" speculations seem to make sense. Why don't they even sound like speculations?

Audrey simply asked, "Why did their condition become more stable after they had offspring?"

Odysseus replied, “It is common knowledge in the Extraordinary World that giving birth to children can expel excess traits from the body.

"For example, if you take potions repeatedly under uncontrollable circumstances, you won't feel anything if you're in good shape, but if you're not, you'll clearly feel a certain burden.

"At this time, you can try to have children and pass on some of your characteristics to them, thereby reducing your burden.

"However, at the Sequence 6 level, the child will only possess half of the characteristics of a Sequence 9 at most, forcing him to choose the same path as his father from birth.

"Furthermore, a Beyonder at this level can't guarantee whether to give a child traits. Often, even if they don't intend to, the child will still possess half of a Sequence 9 trait.

"It is said that after becoming a demigod, one can control to a certain extent how many Beyonder characteristics one bestows upon a child."

Alger nodded slowly. He also knew this "common sense."

Fors thought of Xio. Xio was like that. He was already half a Sequence 9 when he was born, but he still needed a Sequence 9 potion to complete his advancement and become a true Beyonder.

Audrey opened her mouth, not expecting such a method to work: "So... so this method can also be used by gods?"

Odysseus nodded and said, "Yes, many ancient gods have used this method to make the extraordinary characteristics in their bodies more pure.

“As long as it is pure, the state will become better.”

The "world", which had been listening all this time, suddenly asked the "hermit": "What is the basis for your speculation about the extraordinary characteristics within the ancient gods?"

Alger looked at the Hermit; this was also his question.

Odysseus replied, "The main reason is that the 'Profane Slate' only appeared at the end of the Second Age. In other words, before that, there was no concept of potion advancement, or even the concept of a path."

The other members were all surprised to varying degrees. They didn't expect that such high-level intelligence as the "Profanation Slate" would be involved.

Fors even asked unconsciously, "Is there really such a thing as a 'blasphemous slate'?"

A long time ago, the Tarot Club had discussed the issue of the "desecration slate," but at that time, Fors had not yet joined the Tarot Club.

In her impression, the "blasphemous slate" is a legendary thing. Suddenly talking about the "blasphemous slate" made her feel like the legend was coming true.

"It does exist," Odysseus replied, "but that's another question. All you need to know is that before the Old Gods appeared, there was no 'blasphemous tablet'."

Alger then asked, "How did the ancient gods become gods?"

"Devour!" Odysseus replied, "As far as I know, it means constantly devouring the Beyonder characteristics that one encounters."

This answer once again greatly exceeded everyone's expectations. "Little Sun" Derrick said, "Mr. Hermit, if you indiscriminately consume Beyonder characteristics, it would be like drinking potions carelessly. You will probably go crazy and completely lose control."

"I believe that in that crazy era, many powerful beings fell in this way." Odysseus replied: "The eight ancient gods were relatively lucky. They basically devoured the Beyonder characteristics of the same or adjacent paths.

"Of course, some laws of Beyonder characteristics are also at work here. Everyone should know that Beyonder characteristics of adjacent pathways have the property of attracting each other.

"Even if they occasionally devour characteristics that are not adjacent to their paths, their massive bodies are enough to allow them to withstand the chaos brought about by the extraordinary. Therefore, those eight ancient gods are basically insane and twisted."

Derrick nodded slowly. This indeed explained why the ancient gods were so crazy and twisted.

Audrey was once again shocked by the Hermit's answer: "So, this chaotic devouring had already begun before the eight Ancient Gods?" That's right, that was the Ancient Gods of the Second Epoch. Perhaps the entire First Epoch was a period of indiscriminate devouring? Klein couldn't help but sigh: "Although some legends and official Beyonder records describe "testing drugs on oneself," there probably wasn't a concept of this in the Second Epoch. Back then, devouring was simply relying on one's innate nature. It's impossible to become an Ancient God simply by trying. Rather, one becomes one through swallowing and luck."

Alger thought: So the Second Epoch is darker and bloodier than the legends say.

Only Fors sighed: "The Hermit" is so knowledgeable, he can explain every problem so clearly.

Odysseus waited for a moment, and when he saw that no one had any new questions, he continued, "'Elf King' Soniatholem is said to be the first elf.

"I wonder if the elves that came after him are his descendants? Or are they mutated under some influence?"

At this time, no one paid much attention to the description of "mutating into an elf".

Odysseus paused and continued, "In those ancient times, the elves were one of the powerful races that ruled the world, and most of them were extraordinary beings of the Sailor Path.

"It's said they loved food made from a certain kind of animal's blood, and they also enjoyed eating animal offal, but that kind of food has now been lost. There are also rumors that they like to drink human blood, but I need to correct that; that's their special dietary habit."

Klein, trapped in the gray fog, was stunned. "Could it be Maoxuewang?" Or something similar?

Alger was slightly stunned: the church's legend about the elves actually had a prototype, but it was clearly a smear campaign.

Odysseus continued, "The Second Age is too far away from now, and we can no longer obtain much detailed information.

"I only roughly know that the elves formed an alliance with the giants and the vampires at the beginning of the Second Age.

"Later, with the fall of the 'Blood Clan Ancestor', this alliance completely collapsed, and the elves and giants became enemies.

“It is said that throughout the Second Age, most battles took place between giants, dragons, and elves.

"Until the Ancient Sun God appeared. He defeated the 'Dragon of Imagination,' the 'Elf King,' and the 'Giant King,' ushering in the Third Age. This marked the beginning of the decline of the elves."

Klein frowned behind the gray fog. The history of the Second Age was like a fog, difficult to grasp. The Hermit knew the general history of the elves, which was already very valuable information.

Alger asked, "Didn't the clues in the ancient elven text during our last gathering say... um, that the Storm Lord's throne was seized from the elves? Why was it the Ancient Sun that defeated the Elf King?"

"I know a little about this information," Odysseus said with a smile, "but in my opinion, it is extremely important and valuable information, and I cannot give a specific answer in this transaction.

"But there is one thing I can reveal: the Lord of Storms was once a subordinate of the ancient Sun God."

Alger opened his mouth wide, speechless for a long moment: The Lord of Storms...was once a subordinate of another god?

The other members were not as surprised as Alger, but they also felt something was strange. Could it be that gods were once subordinates of other gods?
"Little Sun" asked again, "Mr. Hermit, are you saying that the ancient Sun God created the Third Age? However, this differs somewhat from the history of our Silver City. In our records, it was the omniscient and omnipotent Creator who created the Third Age."

Odysseus glanced at the "little sun" before saying, "Have you ever considered that your omniscient and omnipotent creator is what we call the ancient sun god?"

This time it was "Little Sun"'s turn to be speechless for a long time.

The other members also had a very vague concept of the "Creator of Silver City" and the ancient sun god. Aside from Klein, no one knew about this in advance, and therefore no one warned "Little Sun" in advance.

Klein never had the chance to remind Little Sun. When he heard the Hermit's reminder, he thought to himself: It would be better to know it earlier, so as not to have unrealistic hopes.

After a few seconds, Little Sun finally reacted. He said, "I... I remember you said that the ancient sun god... has fallen?"

Two lines of tears had already unconsciously flowed down his cheeks. Until now, Silver City would offer sacrifices to the omniscient and omnipotent god every year, offering the first harvested black-faced grass.

But after more than two thousand years of offering sacrifices, there was no response. It turned out that it had fallen...

Odysseus said, "Based on the information I've learned, I can't say he's fallen. After all, at this level, it's not easy to fall."

Hope ignited in Little Sun's eyes again: "You mean, the omniscient and omnipotent God will one day..."

Odysseus interrupted him, "Just consider Him fallen, for He has abandoned the 'God-Forsaken Land'. In other words, He can no longer protect you as He did in the past. Don't hold out any hope in Him anymore."

Derrick immediately said, "But..."

"No buts." Odysseus intended to make this matter clear today: "Compared to the ancient sun god who has abandoned the 'God-Forsaken Land', Mr. Fool, who has begun to pay attention to the 'God-Forsaken Land' again, is your new hope."

Little Sun seemed to be suddenly enlightened. "Yes, for thousands of years, Silver City has received no response from the 'Almighty Lord.' Whether he has fallen or not is no longer a significant issue. Regardless, our prayers will not be answered." Mr. Fool's gaze is Silver City's hope. I should grasp this hope, rather than wallow in the sorrow of the fallen god.

Klein the Fool thought to himself, "This Hermit is very suitable to be a missionary!"
After this topic came to an end, Alger asked, "Why is it said that 'Elf King' Soniatholem is the first elf?"

"I'm not sure either." Odysseus smiled and said, "It's very likely that the elves were created by Him, but I can't be sure of this."

In fact, Odysseus already had a relatively reasonable guess that Sonya Solem should be the first human to be affected by the extraordinary characteristics and mutated into an elf.

However, this involved a lot of ancient and advanced information, and his explanation at this time was somewhat unreasonable, or it could be said that it was not information that ordinary extraordinary people could access.

The deal ended here. Audrey said, "I'll pay the 300 pounds after the party."

Then she continued, "Everyone, I have received an important piece of information. In the near future, we will face the end of the world?"

She had seen this information from the "Spiritual World Insights" provided by Fors, and she really wanted to share her views on this matter with everyone.

(End of this chapter)