Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 237 The Once Mighty Solomon Empire
At the Tarot meeting, after "Hermit" Odysseus heard what "Justice" Audrey said, his heart suddenly jumped: How did she know that I was Lelouch?

But he soon thought: Was it the magical item that I traded with the "Psychological Alchemist Society" that exposed the relationship between me and Lelouch?

After all, that mysterious item was captured by "Lelouch".

Odysseus also thought that with Audrey's observation ability as an "audience", she might recognize the mysterious object, but at most she would only suspect that "Lelouch" and "The Hermit" had a close collaboration.

There is nothing wrong with knowing this. After all, at the previous Tarot meeting, when trading extraordinary weapons, Odysseus had already taken the initiative to talk about this matter.

Odysseus looked at Justice and was about to deny it, but suddenly saw the other party's scrutiny.

This made him realize immediately: Oh no, I've fallen into her trap! Audrey wasn't sure I was "Lelouch" either; she was asking this question purely to gauge my reaction. And since I didn't deny it immediately, I'd already fallen into her trap.

Or if Audrey asked the question, she would be sure to get the answer because she could tell if Odysseus was lying.

Klein the Fool was also listening intently to the conversation: "The Hermit" or Lelouch? He... was he playing with nesting dolls? Then there was Mr. Gar, then the "leader," and now "Lelouch." Wait... could he be a time traveler too?

Odysseus smiled and said, "I did stay in Backlund, but after Lelouch set a fire on King's Road, I stayed in Backlund for a long time."

Audrey opened her mouth slightly, because she had indeed noticed the Hermit's surprise at the beginning, and she thought that things were going as smoothly as she had planned.

If the Hermit tells the truth, she can get the answer to her question.

But if the "Hermit" is lying, she can also detect it, so she can still get the answer. This is her use of her own abilities.

Normally, she wouldn't want to do something deceptive.

But Lelouch's story is very important to her. She really wants to know if the "Hermit" is Lelouch? If not, she hopes to trade some information about Lelouch.

But Audrey now discovered that the "Hermit" was telling the truth, but the "Hermit" did not answer her questions directly, so she was unable to make an accurate judgment.

Just when Audrey was feeling discouraged, the Hermit smiled and said, "Okay, let's have a frank talk. I'm the one who plays Lelouch."

Klein sighed: This guy has more identities than me. It's hard for him. He wants to maintain so many identities, but he doesn't have the ability of a "faceless man". He relies entirely on masks and makeup.

Then he thought: This guy is really brave. He set fire to the king's house and dared to stay in Backlund. Then again, why didn't the official Beyonder find him?

This made Audrey stunned for a few seconds, and then she suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I knew it... In other words, you played Lelouch, and after setting the fire, you... became yourself again?

"And a while ago, you and Mr. World stopped the coming of the evil god and the evil plan of the Witch Cult?"

Odysseus smiled and said, "Yes, I have done a lot of things in the past period of time."

Then, he said seriously, "I don't really want others to know about my past, because it has caused me a lot of trouble. The person in Sodrak Palace must hate me to death.

"So we'll just talk about these things today. From now on, please pretend you have no idea that I'm Lelouch."

In fact, there is nothing to hide anymore. After all, those accounts have been "canceled" and it doesn't matter if others know about it.

After all, no one would have thought that Mr. Gar of the "Nanmu Ballroom" and Lelouch, who set fire on King's Avenue, were currently building a ship for the "Mysterious Queen" and forming their own pirate group.

Klein immediately realized the most important message in the Hermit's words: the one from Sodrak Palace. The previous actions of the Aurora Society and the Witch Cult were indeed related to the royal family!

Then he thought: How can I verify whether the "hermit" is a time traveler?
Although the name Lelouch may come from an anime that Klein remembered, it is not ruled out that he just came up with the name casually.

Audrey's ability as an "audience" allowed her to appear very calm, but she was very excited inside.

Ever since she saw Lelouch's deeds in the arena, she has always felt that Lelouch was her role model. If her own strength allowed, she would also teach some people a lesson like Lelouch.

It was precisely because she couldn't do it that when Lelouch did those things, Audrey felt envious and wanted to know more detailed information about Lelouch.

She paused for a few seconds before saying, "Mr. Lelouch, no, Mr. Hermit, how did you escape the pursuit of the official Beyonders?
"I suppose it's more than just taking off the mask, right?"

Because the official extraordinary people can also use divination and other abilities to track him down, they should be able to find him soon.

"Of course not." Odysseus smiled and said, "I can't tell you the specific method, you just need to know that they can't predict my whereabouts.

"Then it was simple, just leave the scene and act like nothing happened.

"But the Mandated Punisher still came to me. Luckily, I made some preparations ahead of time and have an alibi."

Audrey asked again, "So, what are your plans for the future? Will you return to Backlund?"

"I won't be going back anytime soon," Odysseus said. "As for your future plans? I want to be a pirate."

Klein, who was sitting at the head of the long bronze table, was stunned for a moment: "When you have a bounty, try to stay away from me."

Audrey thought to herself: I have always dreamed of sailing on the ocean!

She then asked, "When you used the name Lelouch, was there any meaning behind it?"

Klein resisted the urge to rub his hands: That's a good question.

Odysseus said, "That's a name I just picked up. It doesn't have any special meaning."

Klein smiled helplessly. He couldn't make an accurate judgment based on this answer. He could only wait for an opportunity to test it again.

Audrey still had many questions: "Why do you know so much extraordinary history?"

Odysseus didn't answer the question directly, but said, "Most of it comes from some records I've read, and some of it comes from some research I've done myself."

Then he raised his hand and said, "I think our discussion should end here. After all, the transaction phase of this Tarot Club has just begun."

"I have two last questions," Audrey said quickly. "If I need any help, could you please help me?"

"Okay." Odysseus agreed immediately. If it was just a request from a Tarot Club member, he would help.

"I'd love to trade you a detailed history of the Fourth Epoch. Do you have any tips?"

Odysseus was also happy to answer this question: "According to the empires, the order of trade is the Solomon Empire, the Tudor Empire, the Trunsoste Empire, and the Balam Empire.

"The Solomon Empire can be traded in two parts. This will reduce your financial burden and allow other members to join the trade. Other empires can complete the transaction in one go."

Audrey nodded, took a deep breath, and then said, "I don't have any other questions."

After the private conversation, the other members could clearly see that Miss Justice seemed very happy, but she quickly hid her emotions.

However, the "hermit" seemed to have not changed at all. Everyone tried to guess what they were communicating about for so long, but none of them could get to the point.

Next, Klein manipulated the World to ask Justice, "I have a clue about the Beyonder's special properties. Do you need anything else?"

He knew that Miss Justice also had a pet of the same kind.

"Of course." Audrey hardly hesitated.

She had realized that Susie would be a good assistant. After all, when people were having confidential conversations, they would not care about a dog lying next to them.

The World added in a low voice: "It will take some time, maybe one or two months."

The specific time depends on when we can find someone to replace the soul of the "psychologist" in "Creeping Hunger".

After the two men reached an agreement on the transaction, Alger, the Hanged Man, turned to the Hermit and said, "I've found a buyer for the Beyonder characteristic you commissioned to sell last week.

"1200 pounds, but I'll take 50 pounds of it."

"No problem." Odysseus smiled.

If it was last week, he might have felt a little bad about the 50 pounds, but now he doesn't feel bad at all.

After all, the original one feature has now become three!
After the two people discussed the details of the transaction, neither of them initiated any new transactions.

Last week's transaction had basically met everyone's needs for a long time. For example, Odysseus had just been promoted, and he planned to initiate a new transaction after obtaining the potion formula for Sequence 5 "Astrologer".

Klein's situation was similar. To advance to Sequence 5, all he needed to do was purchase two relatively expensive auxiliary materials, find a mermaid, and prepare the ritual.

The other members, "Justice", "Hanged Man", "Sun" and "Magician", will have new demands only after they are promoted.

The only exception was Emlyn the Moon, who had no money to buy the characteristics of the "Potions Professor" that the "Hanged Man" wanted to sell.

After the transaction concluded, Audrey said to the Hermit, "Mr. Hermit, I'd like to trade with you for intelligence related to the Fourth Epoch. Let's start with information about the Solomon Empire."

"No problem." Odysseus smiled and said, "The total cost of the information on this empire is 4000 pounds, but it can be divided into two transactions."

Alger, the "Hanged Man," noticed: Another 4000 pounds. Could it be as shocking as the information from the "Angel King"?

Magician Fors was hesitating whether to join the transaction: I really want to hear it!

Then she comforted herself: Actually, my current financial situation is okay. I already have the main materials for Sequence 8. I can spend some money to satisfy my curiosity.

Klein thought, "Why does this feel like an open-book exam?" Just now, "The Hermit" explained how to trade the history of the Fourth Epoch, and now "Justice" is immediately offering his services.

Audrey immediately said, "Then let's do the first part of the deal. Well, I'll offer 1000 pounds. Who else is willing to join the deal?"

"Me!" Emlyn was the first to speak. "I'll offer 200 pounds to join the deal!"

The last transaction made him realize how high-end the Tarot Club's intelligence transactions were. Last week, he consulted some vampires who were good at history and found that the knowledge they possessed was far inferior to that of Mr. "Hermit".

He even sold information about the "Pure White Angel" for 200 pounds at a party, and he only said that it was an important subordinate of the ancient sun god, and he didn't dare to say that it was the later Eternal Sun.

This made Emlyn feel like he had found a way to make money. He could join the transaction, just listen to what was said, and then turn around and sell it at the right time to get his money back immediately, and maybe even make a little profit.

However, he only dared to trade information that was not so shocking. If he traded information at the divine level, Emlyn estimated that he would immediately be suspected by the marquis and earl.

Alger and Fors also expressed their willingness to join the deal. Klein was also determined to join the deal, but he was hesitant about whether to join with gold pounds or once again with "mystical knowledge."

The knowledge that he currently has not used for trading is of high value, and it would be a bit of a waste to replace it with 200 pounds, but he is not too willing to spend money.

However, Klein quickly made a decision. He manipulated the "world" and said, "I'll also join the transaction with 200 pounds."

Because his current financial situation is relatively optimistic and he hasn't had any major expenses recently.

Odysseus couldn't help but glance at the "world": It's not easy, I can actually fleece the "fool".

The most conflicted person was "Sun" Derrick. The information about the Fourth Epoch was of little use to him, but he really wanted to know what happened in the outside world after the "Great Cataclysm".
Odysseus noticed the other party's hesitation and said sideways, "This transaction will involve many of the gods' deeds in the Fourth Epoch."

Derrick no longer hesitated and immediately said, "I'll join the deal."

"Okay," Odysseus agreed. "I'll cover the cost of joining the transaction. When the last transaction ended, I still owed you 250 pounds. Now that I've spent 200 pounds, I still owe you 50 pounds." Derrick nodded, "Thank you."

After the price is agreed upon, the transaction officially begins.

Odysseus said: "Let's first talk about the protagonist of the Solomon Empire, the 'Black Emperor' Solomon.

"First of all, I want to make it clear that 'Black Emperor' is a title that belongs exclusively to Solomon, and it is not a title shared by all emperors of an empire.

"To be precise, there was only one emperor in the entire empire from beginning to end, and that was Solomon."

Klein, a history student, recalled some of the knowledge he had learned: Current historians generally believe that "Black Emperor" is a fixed title, a common title used by every generation of emperors in the Solomon Empire... That's right, that is the history studied by ordinary people, while "The Hermit" is now telling extraordinary history.

Then he thought again: The Hermit stated this point first, probably to remind everyone that Solomon was a High-Sequence Beyonder, and that he was the only ruler of the Solomon Empire from beginning to end.

Audrey also realized that Mr. Hermit was asking everyone to distinguish between the currently generally accepted history and the true history.

Odysseus continued, "From his title, I know he is the true god of the 'Black Emperor' path..."

At this point, everyone was stunned again. Fors simply asked, "Is Solomon a god?"

Odysseus asked in return: "Is this your problem?"

Fors then remembered that he had only paid 200 pounds and could only ask one question.

She hesitated for a moment before saying, "No...no."

Since Mr. Hermit said so, it proves that Solomon is indeed a god, and there is no need to waste one's questions on this.

Audrey was also somewhat surprised: "The 'Black Emperor' is a god, then the other three emperors..."

Odysseus replied, "He is also a true god."

Everyone took a deep breath, and Alger sighed: I never imagined that the so-called "War of the Four Emperors" would actually be a war between gods!
Klein, after emerging from the gray fog, also realized that the "Four Emperors' War" was at a higher level than he had imagined! Previously, Russell had speculated that the Night Emperor and the Hades Emperor were gods, but I hadn't quite taken it seriously. Now it seemed he must have had some evidence to support his speculation.

Emlyn pinched his chin. "If the Blood Moon Queen is an angel, then it's not surprising that Emperor Trunsoest is a deity." "Shh~ I hadn't thought of that before."

"I have certain channels that allow me to learn about some ancient history, and I've done some research based on this, which has led me to a very interesting question." Odysseus smiled.
"Before the Fourth Epoch, the 'Black Emperor' and 'Judge' paths, or the 'Lawyer' and 'Arbitrator' paths, had no such well-known figures appear!

"This is actually a bit abnormal. Of the current 22 paths, 17 of them, if traced back in history, can always be traced back to a great figure in the Extraordinary World in the Third Epoch or before.

"Of course, it's possible that I'm overthinking it. There might be no special reason for these five paths. It's just that no High-Sequence Beyonders have appeared. Or maybe they have. I don't know."

Audrey asked again, "Mr. Hermit, besides the 'lawyer' and 'arbitrator' paths, what are the other three paths?"

Klein thought to himself, "That's a good question!" Justice had been performing well this week, always hitting on the key points. Of course, it might also be because he hadn't yet obtained any particularly shocking intelligence, and Justice hadn't been so surprised that his thinking slowed down.

He had a hunch that the information he was going to get today would be very different from the history he had learned that year and the history he had guessed based on some clues.

Odysseus replied: "The Path of the Mysterious Pryer, the Path of the Confessor, and the Path of the Assassin."

The "God of Steam and Machinery" may have been an archangel, or at least an angel, in the Third Age.

But Odysseus did not remember any description of this god during the Third Age, which meant that at that time, He was still an ordinary angel.

Klein and Alger both fell into deep thought. They felt that these five paths must have been the reason why High-Sequence Beyonders only appeared in the Fourth Epoch.

That shouldn't be the "hermit" overthinking it. In the extraordinary world, abnormality usually means there is a problem.

But they have no clues about the specific reasons, and it is even more difficult to make any guesses.

After answering Miss Justice's question, Odysseus continued, "Although I haven't seen clear records, I suspect that during the Third Age, Solomon was an angel serving the ancient sun god.

"Well, to be exact, he was one of the angels who served the Ancient Sun. I haven't found any records of him during the Third Age.

"This isn't surprising. After all, in that era, the 'Angel King' only had one or two important deeds passed down through the ages."

As for why there is such speculation, it is of course because Solomon had little influence in the Third Age, but quickly became a god in the Fourth Age, only one step later than "Feng, Zhi, and Bai".

So Odysseus believed that there must be help from the "true creator" here.

But if the explanation is too clear at this time, it will be difficult to explain the relationship between the "true creator" and the "ancient sun god".

So Odysseus simply skipped the reasoning and continued, "For more than a hundred years after the 'Great Cataclysm', without the only legitimate deity, the 'Ancient Sun God', the world fell into a brief period of chaos.

"There is some evidence that during that hundred years or so, many 'angel families' rose to power, but they were eventually defeated by Solomon or submitted to him.

"After Solomon unified the northern continent, this continent became less chaotic."

Hearing this, Klein couldn't help but frown. "The Black Emperor unified the Northern Continent?" Then how did the "War of the Four Emperors" happen? Were the other three emperors all in the Southern Continent? Or, as described in history textbooks, did the four empires exist one after another? Was the so-called "War of the Four Emperors" just everyone's imagination? No, no, this is just the beginning of the Fourth Epoch. Perhaps there will be more changes later.

Alger also smoothed his hair and thought: The history of the Fourth Epoch is more complicated than I imagined!

"Little Sun" thought to himself: "Thank goodness I've joined the trade. This round of trading actually includes corresponding descriptions of the "Great Cataclysm" and the "Ancient Sun God." But come to think of it, it makes sense. After the "Great Cataclysm" comes the Fourth Epoch, and the two eras must be closely connected."

Emlyn was now listening intently: "This is so different from the history of the Fourth Epoch that I know. If I hadn't previously verified the accuracy of the information traded by the Hermit, I would have suspected that he was making it up."

"In this regard, 'Black Emperor' Solomon has some merit. After all, he ended an era of chaos." Odysseus said:
"The Solomon Empire was at its peak at the time. Besides Solomon himself being the true God, the great nobles of the time were all members of the 'Angel Family'. I think every one of us knows one or two, or even more, of them.

"Let me briefly explain. There are the Sauron family, the Einhorn family, the Castilla family, and the Augustus family..."

Klein thought to himself: Wow, the four major royal families of the Northern Continent now!
Odysseus continued: “…the Medici family, the Zoroastrian family, the Zarathus family, the Antigonus family, and the Stiano family.

"That's all I know. There must be other families."

Klein noticed the last three families: It was said that the Zaratul family possessed the potion formula for the "diviner" path. Unexpectedly, they were also an "angel family" and had been at the center of the extraordinary world stage during the Fourth Epoch. Then there was the Antigonus family. For me, a notebook from this family marked the beginning of everything. And the Stiano family, I had also seen them in Emperor Roselle's diary, but why hadn't I heard of their members' activities in the real world?

Audrey asked, "Mr. Hermit, does each family represent an angel?"

"You can think so." Odysseus said, "And among them there are not only angels, but also archangels, such as Medici, who is also the 'King of Angels'.

"Oh, yes, there are two great noble families: the Tudor family and the Trunthorst family."

Everyone was now agitated. Emlyn asked almost reflexively, "Were the Blood Emperor and the Night Emperor once great nobles of the Solomon Empire?"

Odysseus still smiled and asked, "Is this the question you want to ask?"

Emlyn, who had suffered a similar loss at the last gathering, immediately said, "No, I... I was just asking. No... I meant to express my surprise."

Just as the "magician" asked the question just now, the "hermit" said this, which proves that these two are indeed angels of the Solomon Empire!
Odysseus continued, "This is still the apparent strength. According to some evidence, Abraham and Salinger, who later became the 'King of Hades', also supported the Solomon Empire at this time, and both of them were already very powerful at the time.

“Also, it is said that the Witch Family, now known as the ‘Witch Cult’, was once a supporter of this empire.

"And then there was the Tamara family, a great noble family of the Tudor Empire. I infer that they also once pledged allegiance to the Solomon Empire."

After hearing the end, everyone felt a little numb. The Solomon Empire was too powerful!

At this moment, "Little Sun" Derrick suddenly asked, "Mr. Hermit, what were the two Angel Kings, Amon and Adam, doing at that time? And who did the Angel of Fate, Ouroboros, and the Angel of Darkness, Sasriel, support?"

What he cared about most, besides the "Great Cataclysm" and the "Ancient Sun God", were Adam and Amon.

Klein and Alger both secretly gave a thumbs-up, thinking that Little Sun had asked a very good question. After all, these four were influential figures in the Third Age, and they should have played a very important role in the Fourth Age.

As for the other three "Angel Kings", as mentioned before, three of them became gods, and Medici was also a great nobleman of the Solomon Empire.

Odysseus replied, "Amon and Adam did not take sides during this period. Perhaps they were taking some actions, but they did not affect the course of the history of the Fourth Epoch.

"The 'Angel of Destiny' will be mentioned later, and the whereabouts of the 'Angel of Darkness' will be traded along with some Third Epoch intelligence, so I can't reveal it here for now."

"Little Sun" nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

Fors then asked, "Mr. Hermit, the Solomon Empire was once so powerful. How did the other three empires... no, I should ask, how did the Blood Emperor and the Night Emperor establish their nations?"

"We'll talk about this later." Odysseus said, "You can change the question."

Fors pondered for a moment before asking, "The Solomon Empire eventually perished, or split apart, right? What caused the empire's decline?"

In her opinion, if the emperor was a god, it should be difficult for him to decline.

According to historical inertia, if the emperor's reign is only a few decades or even a few years, then if he is a wise emperor, the empire will be strong, but if the emperor's descendants gradually become incompetent, the empire may become weak.

However, under the influence of extraordinary power, as an emperor at the level of a true god, he should have a long life.

Moreover, with the power at the level of gods, one can also use personal strength to eliminate all opposition forces.

So why did this empire decline? Was it simply because it chose the wrong "state religion"?

Odysseus replied: "Because of the opposition of the six gods at that time!"

Klein thought: I almost forgot about them. The "Six Gods' Opposition" is enough to destroy everything.

Odysseus continued, "Here we have to talk about the 'True Creator' and His church. There was a time when it was the most powerful church in the Northern Continent.

"The 'Redemption Rose', led by the 'Angel of Destiny' Ouroboros, is loyal to the 'True Creator'.

"As far as I know, the 'Redemption Rose' has not only the 'Angel of Destiny' and the 'Angel King', but also some other angels."

These angels are most likely angels who once served the "Ancient Sun God".

"Also, the True Creator and the Black Emperor are not like the current church and royal family, who cooperate while being wary of each other," Odysseus said.
"These two gods formed a very close alliance to fight against their common enemy: the Six Gods."

Alger suddenly understood the Hermit's intention in describing this: in the Fourth Epoch, from the perspective of the Solomon Empire, the Six Gods were not only not orthodox gods, but were probably evil gods at the time.

"The hostility between the True Creator and the Six Gods stems from their extraordinary paths," Odysseus continued, explaining, "You may not be aware that the Secret Prayer, the Sailor, the Chanter, and the Reader are all on adjacent paths!"

Emlyn was slightly stunned. He had a vague understanding of adjacent pathways, while the other members already knew the concept of "adjacent pathways" from some previous transactions.

But they were still somewhat surprised by the information released by the Hermit. Alger asked, "How could there be four adjacent pathways?"

Odysseus smiled and said, "No, there are five, and there is also the 'audience' path."

These five paths together mean "omniscience and omnipotence."

(End of this chapter)