Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 249 "Natural Disaster" Gao Xinam

Except for the "Hermit" Odysseus, the members of the Tarot Club had not expected that Adam would appear here again.

However, most members soon recalled the previous transaction. They remembered that Adam was a great nobleman of the Tudor Empire, and it seemed reasonable for him to get Tudor's share of the fruits of victory.

Only the new member, the "priestess" Cattleya, did not participate in the previous transaction, but with her rich knowledge, she knew that Adam was a great noble of the Tudor family.

However, she was not very clear about other information about Adam.

Odysseus continued to explain, "It seems that Tudor was given two Sequence 1 traits at that time, but after the fall of the Tudor Empire, Adam took those two traits away and used them in the Fifth Epoch."

Before anyone could ask, Odysseus said, "The speculation regarding the above information, and the clues supporting the speculation, are not part of this transaction."

Everyone was disappointed, and Cattleya asked, "What is 'uniqueness'?"

Although this pirate general is knowledgeable, she currently has no way to obtain this kind of divine-level knowledge.

However, it was precisely because of her rich accumulation of knowledge that she almost immediately noticed that "uniqueness" was an important concept when the "hermit" was narrating.

After being reminded of this, members such as the "Hanged Man" also noticed the description of "uniqueness".

Odysseus glanced at Cattleya before saying, "That's your second question."

Cattleya immediately said, "I'm willing to pay 300 pounds."

Emlyn the Moon thought to herself: Is this new member really that rich? If she spends another 300 pounds, she'll have spent 970 pounds on intelligence today... Oh, and I don't know what "uniqueness" is either.

Klein the Fool also thought: Being a pirate seems to be very profitable. At least it seems richer than The Hanged Man.

At this moment, Odysseus looked at the Moon, whose thoughts were practically written on her face. "Do you want to join the deal? But the information about 'uniqueness' is very important. You can't share the 300 pounds. If you want to hear it, you must also pay 300 pounds."

Emlyn, whose financial situation was still quite good, said without a second thought, "I'm willing to join the deal."

Audrey, the Justice, raised her hand slightly. "And me, Mr. Hermit, I also wish to understand the concept of uniqueness."

Odysseus was stunned for a moment before he remembered: "Oh, right, I forgot to popularize this knowledge with you before. Then you will all bear the 600 pounds together. There are seven of us..."

At this time, the World said in a hoarse voice: "I don't need to join the transaction."

He is the only member besides Odysseus who knows the concept of "uniqueness".

Odysseus nodded and said, "Then six people, 100 pounds each."

After everyone agreed, Odysseus began to explain the concept of uniqueness: "Simply put, the true God is the only existence. Uniqueness can be seen as the embodiment of the power drawn by the gods."

Cattleya still looked calm on the surface, but she was shocked in her heart: This was another piece of information at the divine level!

Then she noticed that even though the Hermit had said this, none of the other members showed any surprise, which meant they had known this for a long time, and perhaps even knew more similar intelligence! Was this kind of high-level intelligence a normal part of the Tarot Club's intelligence transactions?
Cattleya gained a new understanding of the levels of the Tarot Club.

At the same time, she no longer wanted to guess about the identity of the "hermit", because not only was the information he released inconsistent with common sense, but it was also obviously unreasonable for him to have acquired so much advanced knowledge at his level.

She had already denied in her heart that Odysseus was a member of the "Moss Ascetic Order" or the "Elemental Dawn".

Emlyn thought to himself: This information may be high-level, but it cannot be announced at a gathering of vampires, otherwise my problems will be too obvious, and the Marquis may immediately arrest me and torture me.

He seriously doubted that even the Marquis did not know such information.

As the other members listened to them trading information about "uniqueness", they were thinking about the information about the Fourth Epoch they had just traded.

Klein the Fool sighed inwardly: Before, I only knew some fragmented information about the history of the Fourth Epoch. Now it’s different. The previous fragments are like a puzzle, now pieced together into a large piece.

Even he was looking forward to the future transactions with the Tudor Empire, the Trunsoste Empire, and so on.

"Justice" Audrey also sighed: "The way the Hermit tells these secret histories reminds me of the history professor who taught me, who always made the boring history sound magnificent."

Seeing that the transaction was over and no one initiated a new one, "Sun" Derrick traded four extraordinary weapons with Odysseus again. In addition to the report fee that Odysseus had just paid for him, a total of 5 extraordinary materials were used to repay it.

The new member, the "priestess" Cattleya, noticed that their transaction was a barter, but she did not ask, just observing quietly.

When the transaction was completed, the hall fell silent for a few seconds, and then the party entered a period of free communication.

Alger, the Hanged Man, spoke first, "Something big happened recently in the Rorsted Archipelago."

He had no intention of revealing the fact that Mr. Fool might have become the incarnation of Poseidon, but only intended to describe the whole incident.

Audrey asked with great interest, "What's going on?"

Cattleya also looked at the Hanged Man. She had heard about some recent events in the Rorsted Archipelago.

Alger narrated, "Members of several secret organizations disguised themselves as archaeologists and discovered an ancient elven relic on Simim Island. They took an item from it, indirectly causing the local belief in the 'Sea God' Kalvetuwa to near collapse.

"This false god wanted to create a tsunami, submerge the island, and bury everyone with him, but was stopped by the 'Sea King' of the Church of Storms.

“Finally, Laticia, a member of the secret organization disguised as an archaeologist, was found, Kalvetuwa died, and the threat of the tsunami was completely resolved.

"But strangely enough, the devout believers of 'Sea God' still occasionally receive responses."

Cattleya frowned slightly. Although she had heard about this incident, she didn't know that it was caused by Leticia, a member of the same organization.

At the same time, she had only met Leticia a few times and was not even familiar with her.

In secret organizations, in order to avoid exposing a large number of members at once due to rebellion or arrest, members generally have a single line of communication with each other. Cattleya and Leticia are not on the same "line".

Audrey asked curiously, "Isn't that evil god completely dead yet? Also, what kind of deity is this evil god? I read in some newspapers that he seems to be supporting the resistance forces in the Rorsted Archipelago."

The newspaper she was talking about was the one she had recently subscribed to, published in the Rorsted Archipelago.

These newspapers were rarely subscribed to in the Northern Continent. When Audrey received them, the date on the newspapers was at least three days later than the actual date. For example, if today was January 1th, the content in the newspapers would be all news published on the 24st.

However, this still made Audrey feel as if a new door had been opened, because the news about the sea in the newspapers made her feel very novel.

She had just seen a report about the resistance forces in the Rorsted Archipelago a few days ago. The reporter who wrote the report also followed up on this topic and shared some information about the "Church of Poseidon" and "Poseidon".

So although Audrey was in the manor in her family's territory, she knew some news at sea.

Alger didn't know how to answer these questions about "justice" for a moment.

At this time, Odysseus smiled and said, "I have received relevant information. It seems that Kalvetuwa's remaining characteristics were taken away before the Storm Church recovered them."

Alger was stunned. "The Hermit" actually knew something like this? Where did he get this information?

Cattleya recalled the milky white scepter that she saw in Mr. Fool's hand when he dragged her here yesterday.

However, the attention of members such as "Justice" was focused on the "Hermit", and they did not notice the surprise shown by the "Priestess".

Magician Fors continued to ask, "Mr. Hermit, who has picked up... the characteristics of a god?"

"I don't know." Odysseus smiled and said, "You don't have to find it so difficult to describe. I have heard of many evil gods on islands in the sea recently.

“Most of them are just demigods in strange states.

"Among them, the Sea God is the most famous. First, he has many followers. Second, the Church of Storms conducts large-scale searches almost every few years, but has never found the whereabouts of the Sea God.

"Generally, wild gods, under the attack of the military and the church, will either disappear directly, or they will secretly develop some believers after a period of time, but their strength will definitely be much weaker than before.

"But there are very few like 'Poseidon' who have hardly ever suffered a heavy blow.

"In addition, due to the conflict between the Loen people and the locals of the Rorsted Archipelago, the 'Sea God' has become the main belief of the locals.

"Just as the Hanged Man described, this is a false god. I estimate he's a Sequence 3."

"Justice," "Magician," and "Moon," the three members of Backlund, all showed a look of realization, and probably understood what "Sea God" was.

Audrey immediately thanked him, "Mr. Hermit, thank you for your answer."

Odysseus smiled and shook his head, indicating that it was nothing.

At this time, Emlyn the Moon asked, "Why would the Sea God collapse after taking something from the elven ruins?"

Seeing that the Hermit didn't seem to know the answer, Klein used the identity of the Fool and said leisurely, "Kalvetua became a demigod thanks to the relics of the 'Scourge' Cosinamu."

Members of Justice and others sat up straight. They had not expected that Mr. Fool would pay attention to this matter.

Generally speaking, Mr. Fool pays attention to major events.

At this time, Audrey had already thought: Mr. Hermit said that the characteristics left by Kalvetuwa were taken away by someone unknown. Could it be... could it be Mr. Fool's favored one?
At this moment, she noticed the expressions of the "Hanged Man" and the "Priestess". One of them became more flattering, and the other showed a little dazed look.

Audrey immediately realized with excitement that the one responding to the Seagod Church's followers was Mr. Fool! Mr. Hanged Man on the sea had guessed this, and so he became even more flattering. Meanwhile, Ms. Priestess seemed to understand why a being of Mr. Fool's stature would be concerned about Kalvetuva's affairs. Clearly, Cosinamu, the "natural disaster," was a powerful being.

At this time, Odysseus smiled and said, "I heard that the 'Poseidon' suddenly became kind and rational, and issued the Ten Commandments to his followers, prohibiting the use of living people and all bloody sacrifices."

Audrey smiled and said in her heart: Of course, because the "Poseidon" is already Mr. Fool, and Mr. Fool, who is irreconcilable with the evil god, is of course kind.

Then she realized: Mr. Hermit had also guessed that Mr. Fool had replaced Poseidon.

So she asked, "Mr. Hermit, who is Cosinamu, the Scourge?"

Fors and the others hadn't yet considered that Mr. Fool had replaced Poseidon, but they also understood that Cosinamu, the "natural disaster," was the key to Mr. Fool's reminder.

It's an unfamiliar name, but it sounds very powerful.

But they didn’t understand for a moment why Mr. Fool announced the name of Cosinamu, the Scourge, while Justice asked the Hermit who that was?

In fact, Audrey asked this question after careful consideration. Mr. Fool usually does not provide further explanation after announcing any information.

The "hermit" is knowledgeable and probably knows who the "natural disaster" is.

The Hermit lived up to Audrey's expectations. He replied, "'Scourge' Cosineum is the queen of the 'Elf King'. In ancient times, she was also known as the 'Scourge Queen'."

Everyone nodded slowly. They didn't expect that the characteristics in Kalvetua's body had such a "long history".

At the same time, Fors, Emlyn, and the others also realized: No wonder Mr. Fool is paying attention to this matter. It turns out that this involves an ancient god and his subordinate gods.

Audrey, Alger, and Cattleya, the three members who knew the inside story, realized: Could it be that Mr. Fool, following the clues of the "natural disaster", discovered Kalvetuva's characteristics in advance?
At this time, Klein manipulated the "world" to ask the "hermit": "What do you know about the eight subordinate gods of the ancient gods?"

Odysseus thought for a moment before saying, "I know a lot."

Then he smiled and said, "If you want to know more, I can help you organize the relevant information."

Klein thought to himself: Why don't you just say you need a deal?

Today, he saw some of Roselle's descriptions of the ancient gods' subordinate gods in Roselle's diary, and suspected that the "King of the Underworld" was once the subordinate god of the "Ancestor of the Phoenix".

Before Odysseus entered the ruins of Kalvetuva, Klein had initially explored the hall outside and found a golden wine cup belonging to the "Scourge" Cosinamu.

He was basically certain that it should be the subordinate god of the "Elf King". He had the concept of "subordinate gods of ancient gods", so he asked.

But he was in no hurry to trade this information, so he manipulated the "world" and said, "Let's talk about it later."

Then he asked the "world" to ask: "Has any of you seen her?"

As he spoke, he showed the portrait of Elaine that "Lieutenant General of Disease" was looking for.

Odysseus was stunned: Klein has finally made up his mind and is preparing to dress as a woman! Cattleya said: "Red-haired Elaine has the bloodline of the Intis Soren family and was once a down-and-out noble lady.

"She was a sea merchant, and was later reportedly captured by 'Sick Girl' Tracy."

Although Tracy had begun to call herself "Vice Admiral of Disease" at this time, she had not yet been recognized by the pirate generals.

Klein thought: Captured by Vice Admiral Tracy? I thought it was just a melodramatic story about a domineering pirate and a noble girl... But then, Tracy is also a domineering pirate, haha...

As his imagination ran wild, Klein manipulated the "world" to thank the "priestess."

The "magician" Fors also used his novelist's inspiration to keenly realize that there might be some story between the red-haired Elaine and the "Lieutenant General of Disease", and thus began to imagine.

At this time, Audrey said, "I've been tracking the traces of the Mind Dragon recently and went to a place where there is a custom of worshiping dragons."

Then she began to describe how she got a clue from an ancient ballad, and used self-hypnosis to enter the ocean of subconsciousness in a dream, where she saw a real dragon.

After becoming a "psychologist", Audrey became very good at telling stories. She focused on the extremely depressing feeling of loneliness, long journey, lack of direction, and the grayness all around, where all kinds of monsters seemed to be hidden.

There are also memory imprints from human ancestors, the reflection and spread of various consciousnesses of surrounding creatures in the "subconscious ocean", and so on.

Finally, after asking Mr. Fool for help, she revealed the giant dragon with gray, rock-like scales.

This was what intrigued Fors the most, feeling it would be excellent material for a novel: a giant dragon living in the ocean of the collective subconscious? What a fantastic journey!
At the end of the story, Audrey asked everyone: "Ladies and gentlemen, what suggestions do you have? Do you think that the dragon's 'miracle city', Levished, is also hidden in the ocean of collective consciousness?

"If I want to continue exploring, what should I pay attention to? What should I prepare in advance?"

Alger, the Hanged Man, hesitated for a moment before saying, "I don't think you should continue exploring. It's extremely dangerous.

“According to records, the vast majority of dragons are creatures of flesh and blood, including psychic dragons.

"The ability to roam in the ocean of collective consciousness of living beings indicates that the dragon you saw possesses a high enough sequence, perhaps even reaching the level of a demigod.

"Don't even think about this until you reach Sequence 5."

Cattleya also followed up, "There are still many dangerous things in the ocean of collective consciousness. The evil thoughts accumulated by mankind will corrode the various desires of the spiritual body, as well as the terrifying memories from ancient times, just like the storms and waves on the real ocean.

"It will cause you severe psychological trauma, and you may never wake up again."

Audrey, who was full of expectations, was disappointed, but she had to admit that what Mr. "The Hanged Man" and Ms. "The Priest" said made sense.

Emlyn the Moon, however, was concerned about something else: "Did more than one dragon survive?"

Recently, he had specifically consulted a blood expert who studied dragons. Since the beginning of the Fifth Age, there have been almost no new legends about dragons.

It is almost possible to believe that the dragon has not appeared before the world since the Fifth Age.

Everyone was slightly stunned and looked at the "moon".

This guy still hadn't realized that he wasn't on the same page as the other members, and kept saying, "But...but why haven't I heard of the legend of the dragon?"

The hall was silent for a while before Odysseus simply replied, "I heard that there are two or three dragons that survive to this day. You haven't heard any legends about them. It must be because they are powerful enough and have hidden themselves well.

"After all, for a period of time, for humans, elves, giants, and dragons were all creatures that could directly harvest Beyonder traits, so it was completely normal for them to hide."

In fact, there are vampires, but Mr. "Moon" has a strong sense of self-esteem, so Odysseus did not include him.

Emlyn nodded thoughtfully. After thanking the Hermit, he asked, "Do elves and giants still exist now?"

Cattleya replied, “Yes.

"I have found an island with elves. It is located deep in the raging sea, with extreme weather and harsh living conditions.

"Because they are not on a safe route, no one has found them until now."

Alger was very interested in this, but after carefully recalling the "priestess's" description, he found no clues to the specific location.

As for the so-called "depths of the Raging Sea", most of the Raging Sea meets the relevant description and cannot be called a clue.

"As for the giants," Cattleya said, "I heard that someone found a giant village on the Sonia Sea.

"But I'm not sure if this information is true. During the Fourth Epoch, it seems some giants did go out to sea, reportedly to search for their former home.

"But whether they succeeded or not, and whether they settled on the sea, are all unknown.

"Also, in the northern part of the Feysac Empire, there are still tribes of giants. They converted to the God of War, and thus received his protection and established their own habitat."

Emlyn opened his mouth and said, "Thank you...thank you."

He sighed in his heart: "The "priestess" is also very knowledgeable!

At this time, Cattleya also shared her own experiences in order to better integrate into the Tarot Club: "Speaking of whether the intelligence is true, someone held an intelligence exchange meeting in Bayam yesterday.

"It is said that the convener has a strong ability to analyze intelligence. He can probably tell whether the information is true or false just by reading it once."

Odysseus said first: You are well-informed!

Then he thought: Most of the pirate generals' intelligence officers are operating in Bayam or the surrounding waters. Among the participants in yesterday's meeting, there might be an intelligence officer of the "Admiral of the Star".

Alger had just set sail, but before he went out to sea, he had heard about the intelligence exchange meeting.

He wasn't very interested in this at the time, but when he heard the "priestess" say this, his first thought was disbelief, thinking someone was bragging and exaggerating the summoner's ability.

Klein manipulated The World to glance at The Hermit, then said to everyone, "I've heard about this, too. I heard that those who spread false information at the gathering were severely beaten by him."

Alger smiled and said, "Then he must be very busy, maybe even too busy to handle it?"

"No," The World said, "It's said that only three people asked him for help, and the intelligence he reviewed was almost entirely accurate."

After learning that the convener was "Mr. Garr," Klein had Danitz go out and inquire about more information regarding the intelligence exchange meeting.

The Captain beat up three people who were selling false information that afternoon, and by evening, word of the Captain's deeds spread throughout Bayam.

Alger fell into a brief silence. If anyone else had said this, he wouldn't have believed it. But since The World also said this, he had to treat it with caution. After all, this was Mr. Fool's favored one, and he wouldn't speak so confidently about something he wasn't sure of.

Cattleya glanced at the "world": He is also active in the Rorsted Archipelago?

At this moment, Alger, the Hanged Man, seemed to suddenly understand: "He has a seal that can distinguish the true from the false."

"Not as far as I know." Odysseus smiled. "He simply relied on his erudition and extensive experience in intelligence work to make the distinction."

Cattleya looked at the Hermit again. "Is the Hermit in Bayam?" But why was he wearing Intis-style formal attire? Was this a disguise? This wasn't a real gathering, so what was the point of pretending?
Alger glanced sideways at the Hermit before saying, "I didn't expect someone else to have such abilities."

Then he changed the subject: "Mr. Hermit, you seem to know a lot about this."

"Yes," Odysseus said truthfully, "I was there at the time."

Klein thought: Of course, you are the one who convened it, so of course you are there.

But because Odysseus was so frank, no one suspected that he was the convener, and instead thought that he had participated in the intelligence exchange meeting.

Cattleya asked the Hermit, "Do you know his background?"

"When the exchange meeting was held, the bishop of the Church of the Evernight Goddess of Bayam was also present." Odysseus continued to speak truthfully. "He must have a background in the Church of the Evernight Goddess."

Cattleya nodded. She had also received such information. It seemed that the other party was indeed cooperating with the Church of the Evernight Goddess, or was someone supported by the Church of the Evernight Goddess.

It’s just a little strange that there are not many believers of the Goddess of Night in the Violent Sea. Why would the Church of the Goddess of Night support such a person in the Violent Sea?

Audrey noticed that the expressions of the Priestess and the Hanged Man were becoming increasingly serious, so she asked, "What does this exchange mean?"

Alger and Cattleya were both stunned. Just as they were organizing their words, Odysseus spoke first, "You may not be very familiar with Bayam's situation.

"Here, many people need intelligence, and the place is full of adventurers, pirates, and outlaws. There's no sense of contract, so false intelligence is everywhere.

"The significance of this intelligence exchange is to reorganize the industry, eliminate the existence of false intelligence, and set new standards."

Alger also followed up on this topic, saying, "This is a good thing. After all, as long as transactions are conducted at the exchange meeting, the accuracy of the intelligence can be basically guaranteed.

"But this is bound to become a monopoly. If you want to trade reassuring intelligence, you can only go to this intelligence exchange meeting."

Odysseus grinned, revealing a smile. This was exactly what he was thinking.

In Backlund, with the competition and confrontation between various forces, it was impossible to achieve such a monopoly. However, it was different in Bayam. The exchange meeting provided by Odysseus was exactly what the various forces at sea needed.

I believe that the Navy and the Storm Church will soon support this gathering, and by the time everyone comes to their senses, a monopoly will have been formed.

Although Odysseus will be in some danger at that time, he will also become the object of goodwill expressed by various forces.

Klein sighed inwardly: Fortunately, the "Sea God" Church had a place for an official member at the beginning of this gathering.

He also realized that the value of this official membership position would become increasingly higher.

At this time, Emlyn cleared his throat and said, "I have carefully studied the history passed down by our blood clan..."

Cattleya seemed to be listening attentively, but she was thinking: It is indeed a vampire. Haha, training and recruiting vampires is a tradition of the Church of Mother Earth.

Emlyn continued, "...Before the 'Great Cataclysm', there was no Silver City, only the Silver Kingdom!"

If anyone else had raised such a question, Derrick would have immediately refuted it, stating that the people of Silver City were descendants of the Silver Country, proving that he was not lying.

But when he saw Mr. Moon and sensed his pride, Derrick turned his head away, disdaining to explain.

Seeing the Sun's reaction, Emlyn realized that Silver City was indeed related to the Silver Kingdom, so he continued, "The Silver Kingdom's original faith wasn't in 'Giant King' Olmir, but in his Queen, Omibella."

Derrick turned around and said, "We in Silver City don't have any record of this incident, nor do we have any record of the Giant Queen being called Omibella."

Emlyn immediately chuckled and spread his hands, saying, "So, I'm saying there are omissions and gaps in your Silver City's history. Is that okay?"

Klein, hidden in the gray fog, found it somewhat amusing: He had gone through such a long journey just to prove this point.

This was the dispute that occurred between "Moon" Emlyn and "Sun" when they first attended the party. No one would have thought that two weeks had passed and "Moon" was still thinking about it.

Derrick was about to refute Mr. Moon when he heard the new member, the Priestess, say, "Omibella is the 'Harvest Goddess' of the Second Age and the Queen of the Giant King's Court.

"It is rumored that he fell at the end of the Second Age, but this cannot be confirmed because we have not seen his body or his remaining characteristics."

"Little Sun" was stunned for a moment: "The Goddess of Harvest" is really called Omibella!

He wanted to refute, but because he had never seen any relevant records, he was unable to speak for a moment because he thought that there might really be omissions in the history of Silver City.

Upon seeing this, Emlyn the Moon felt relaxed all over.

When the other members saw this, they all smiled and shook their heads, as if they saw a child who had grabbed a toy.

Klein noticed that the Hermit seemed to want to speak on this matter, but swallowed the words back. So he manipulated the World and said, "The Harvest Goddess is the subordinate deity of the Giant King, right?"

This is an obvious thing, but he hopes to use this as a starting point to talk about the topic of "Ancient Gods and Gods".

"Yes." Odysseus smiled and said, "I was just thinking about the fall of the 'Ancestor of the Blood Clan'."

(End of this chapter)