Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 195 It’s Tarot Time Again
Of course, Odysseus would not miss this opportunity to ask the "Demon King" some questions.

After all, this evil god is the "longest-lived" ancient god, having survived from the Second Age to the Fifth Age. He should know a lot of secret history.

Seeing that the Demon King didn't object, Odysseus asked, "Was the Giant King really killed by the current God of War, and did he take away his authority over the Twilight Giants?"

"Yes."

Odysseus took a deep breath. This was a conjecture he had previously entertained, and now it had finally been confirmed. He then asked, "Was the divine war regarding the 'Blood Clan Ancestor' in the Second Epoch a 'Blood Clan Ancestor' plan?"

"Yes." Dylan had no idea what they were talking about, but he faithfully conveyed the Demon King's meaning: "Lilith used Omibella, but Lilith made a serious misjudgment and did not complete the resurrection according to His plan."

This was also a guess made by Odysseus. After confirming this guess, the history of the Second Age suddenly became much clearer.

"In exchange, it's my turn to ask questions."

Odysseus was stunned: "What question can I answer for you?"

"what do you?"

"I..." Odysseus didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Am I a Beyonder?
Am I a time traveler?
How would you describe yourself?
Before Odysseus could answer, Dylan conveyed the words of the "Demon King": "I understand."

Odysseus was stunned: What the hell did you understand?

So he asked, "You said before that I was special. What makes me special?"

"You are not a physical entity."

Odysseus was stunned: "Not a physical entity?"

"It seems that you haven't realized this yet. Perhaps your current level is not high enough to recover some of your memories."

Odysseus was stunned for a moment, recalling his previous association between himself and the "wilderness of knowledge", and suddenly realized that things might be more complicated than he had guessed.

But now he was more worried: "Can every god see the specialness in me?"

"No, I have authority over 'body fluids,' so I can tell that your essence is fictitious, or rather, a simulation."

Odysseus opened his mouth and suddenly had a bold idea: Could I be the consciousness produced by the "wilderness of knowledge"?
Then he denied his idea because he had memories before the time travel and was undoubtedly a time traveler.

At this time, the "Demon King" asked again: "Are you going to stay in Backlund forever?"

"That's not the case." Odysseus smiled, "It's just that I can't escape."

"There will be a way."

Odysseus asked again: "Is my fate influenced by some power?"

Recently, he has always encountered some high-level events. First, Triss tried to escape from "0-08", then the "Eternal Whisper" tried to descend into the real world, and now he encountered the "Demon King".

"Yes."

Odysseus took a deep breath and said, "As expected."

Then he asked, “Who influenced me?”

"do not know."

Odysseus was stunned: "You don't know either?"

"I am not 'omniscient and omnipotent'." The Demon King said: "Okay, our conversation ends here. If I continue, I will be in danger of being exposed.

"We'll have a chance to talk about it later."

He paused and continued, "You possess the most knowledge and are the best wizard I have ever met."

At this moment, Odysseus's spirit seemed to be churning in his body like boiling water.

Then his spirit felt an unprecedented comfort, it was the feeling of the potion being digested quickly!

The next second, Odysseus immediately realized that the potion in his body was only a little bit away from being completely digested!

This is the power of the gods. Just one word from Him is more effective than all the performances of Odysseus!
Odysseus, somewhat agitated, tried to calm himself down. "One last question. Why did you answer all those questions? Why did you help me?"

This "demon king" who symbolizes "fall" actually answered so many questions and appeared quite harmless. Crucially, he even took the initiative to help Odysseus digest the potion.

This sounds weird.

“We’ve met before, but you’ve forgotten. To answer your question now, it’s just about trading and investing.”

Odysseus was stunned. "Investing in a Sequence 7?"

Dylan paused for a few seconds before saying, "He just laughed twice."

Odysseus took a deep breath and said, "I understand."

He pinched his forehead in annoyance. He had been wondering what had affected him, which was why he encountered three high-level events in a row.

Odysseus once again recalled his previous exploration of the Trunsoste ruins with Bernadette, which made him wonder: Could it be that the magic circle failed to block the power of the "Evil God of the Starry Sky", allowing the "Evil God of the Starry Sky" to affect me?
Then he felt that it was unlikely because the "Starry Sky Evil God" had not yet established a connection with the real world.

Odysseus suddenly thought of the thin-necked glass bottle on the stone platform. He now suspected that the thin-necked glass bottle might have affected him.

He decided to find an opportunity to discuss this issue with Bernadette, and then return to the ruins of the Fourth Age to confirm his guess.

"Mr. Wizard, can I put on my top hat now?" asked Dylan who was sitting opposite.

Odysseus came back to his senses and said: "Sorry, I was distracted just now. Please put on your hat."

Then he said, "You must keep my conversation with that being secret today."

Both Dylan and Payne said it was no problem, and then Dylan paid 200 pounds in banknotes, and the commission was completely completed.

Odysseus handed Dylan an envelope and said, "You must take off your hat when getting a haircut, but it doesn't need to be more than one meter above your head or three meters around your body.

“Even when you sleep, you have to find something to hang it up so it’s always above you.

"Also, this hat needs maintenance every year. If I'm still in Backlund by then, you can come to me for maintenance.

"If I'm not in Backlund, go to Gar's Herbal Medicine Shop at 51 Henry Street and find Manager Kena and ask him to help with the maintenance."

Inside the envelope was the design of the top hat and instructions for maintenance.

Kena had helped Odysseus craft the Flaming Arrow, so some maintenance would be fine. Dylan was a little concerned: "Will I lose the protection of the hat while it's being maintained?"

"Actually, it's okay if you occasionally stay away from this top hat," Odysseus said with a smile. "You still have more than two years before death. As long as the total time without the protection of the top hat does not exceed this time within the next twenty years, you will be safe."

Dylan died because of the erosion of the "Demon King".

This top hat can effectively block this erosion, so the total time Dylan is eroded should not exceed three years.

After seeing Dylan and Pine off, Odysseus fell into deep thought again.

It is very dangerous to always encounter high-level events like this. However, the events related to "0-08" and the "Demon King" do not seem to be dangerous.

But no one can say for sure whether Odysseus will be so lucky next time.

Odysseus thought about it and realized that there was a "Snake of Fate" in Backlund. Should he go to it to change his luck?
But he thought about it again, the "Snake of Fate" seemed to have just been "restarted" and its power was very limited. He wondered if it could help him?
At this moment, Odysseus suddenly thought of the "Yellow and Black King who controls good luck", and wondered if the "Fool" had any solution?

The Tarot meeting is tomorrow, and Odysseus decides to ask the "world" first at the Tarot meeting.

Taking a deep breath, Odysseus thought to himself: What needs to be done must be done.

He locked the door from the inside, then took out the high-level spiritual materials he had purchased from the "Wilderness of Knowledge" and began to make the materials for the high-level magic circle he was going to draw next.

I worked until night and finally completed the preparation of the spiritual materials needed to draw the magic circle.

The next day, which was Monday morning, there were no customers, so Odysseus read a novel to entertain himself.

Around two o'clock in the afternoon, he returned to the second floor and lay down in his easy chair, ready to attend this week's party.

At exactly three o'clock, Odysseus's vision was covered by gray fog. Almost in an instant, he appeared in a giant hall and sat on one side of a long bronze table.

Audrey Justice was about to greet him as usual, but she immediately noticed that Little Sun was in a bad mood and asked, "Mr. Sun, what happened? Is your exploration going poorly?"

"Sun" Derrick seemed to have grasped hope and quickly said, "We...we encountered a strange force in the ruins.

“Without us even realizing it, we’ve already explored that ruin five times!

“The first time, while exploring outside the Temple of the Fallen Creator, all the animal-skin lanterns went out, nearly causing a tragedy.

"The second time, someone lost control and nearly swallowed the 'mushroom'. Fortunately, Chief Colin stopped him in time.

"Third time, little boy..."

"Wait a minute," said Alger, the Hanged Man. "You're saying you explored that temple five times in a row, with only minor differences."

Derrick nodded immediately: "Yes, that's right."

He realized that he didn't seem to explain it clearly: "The exploration process is similar every time. We followed the exploration route of the previous team and came to the temple and saw some beautiful murals.

"Then we came to the altar behind the temple, where we met a little boy. Five times we explored, each ended with the boy's death. Then we returned to the camp outside the city, and we had no memory of our previous explorations."

After this reorganization, everyone understood the meaning of "sun".

Odysseus thought to himself: I remember there is a mural of Ouroboros there.

Before anyone could begin to think, Derrick, who had calmed down a bit, said, "This process was repeated five times, with only slight differences in the details.

"If it weren't for Mr. Fool's reminder, I wouldn't even know that I've been living a repetitive life all this time."

Klein the Fool maintained a superior demeanor and nodded slightly, as if he knew everything.

But from the beginning until now, he was still a little confused. Only after hearing the description of "Little Sun" did he understand what had happened.

Seeing Mr. Fool's calm and composed reaction, Derrick felt relieved. He looked at the Hermit, the Hanged Man, and other members: "Do you know the root cause of this problem? How can we solve it?"

The enthusiastic Audrey instinctively wanted to answer, but she found that she had no idea and didn't even know which direction to guess.

"Magician" Fors was in a similar situation to Audrey. She used her writing imagination to come up with some guesses, but those guesses obviously couldn't help "Little Sun".

Klein wouldn't speak easily until he was sure. Alger had some guesses, but he didn't say them directly. Instead, he looked at the Hermit.

Odysseus, the Hermit, pretended to ponder this for a moment before saying, "I think I know what's going on. This temple must contain the remaining power of Ouroboros, the Angel of Fate."

Derrick immediately recalled: "One of the 'Angel Kings' we traded last week?"

"Yes, it's Him." Odysseus said, "I read in some ancient documents that this 'Angel of Destiny' likes to paint murals.

"I'm guessing the murals in the temple are his work. It's said that wherever he left his murals, they would be accompanied by these high-level, mysterious powers of the 'Path of Destiny'."

He paused and said, "As for the way to end the cycle, the clue should be with that little boy?"

Everyone then remembered that "Little Sun" did mention a little boy.

In the dark and eerie temple where monsters may appear at any time, there is a little boy!

Just listening to it feels very strange.

Alger seemed to recall something: "What's that little boy's name?"

Derrick replied, "He said his name was Jack."

Alger turned to Justice and said, "Did I mention that I once hunted down an Aurora Society 'Listener' at sea? His purpose in sailing was to find the sanctuary of the 'True Creator'."

Audrey recalled carefully: "It seems that's the case."

That was a long time ago, when "Little Sun" had not yet joined the Tarot Club.

Alger added, "That 'Listener' also took his child out to sea. That child's name is Jack!"

Derrick was a little stunned. "Are you saying that Jack came from your world to the vicinity of Silver City?"

Immediately afterwards, his heart was filled with joy, because this meant that the area where Silver City was located was not completely sealed off, and there was still a chance to connect with the world where the Hanged Man and his companions were.

"I can't give you an accurate answer." Alger thought for a moment and then said, "You can find an opportunity to mention places like the Sonia Sea and the Kingdom of Loen to the little boy. Perhaps that will help you escape your current situation."

At this time, Odysseus said again: "Things have become clearer. It is because of the appearance of this little boy named Jack that the power in the mural was stimulated, causing you to fall into a cycle."

He smiled slightly and continued, "Of course, this is just my guess, but it should be close to the truth. After all, the previous exploration team also entered the temple and saw the murals, but they didn't encounter the little boy, nor did they fall into the loop."

(End of this chapter)