Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 203 Ouroboros, the Tail-Eater

This discovery undoubtedly made Roger quite excited.

As someone who has read the original novel of the mysterious world and has a certain God's perspective, he already has a much better understanding of the mysterious world than ordinary people and knows more secret places.

And when Roger really came to the mysterious world, his understanding of the difficult-to-reach secret places here was further deepened.

Not only does it include the original Western Continent and the God-Forsaken Land, but it also adds the "Blackwing Reef" and Kesk Island...

But as he was thinking, Roger suddenly realized a bug in the functional description of "Philemon's Bell".

Christopher Yeaman, the "Traveler" who once belonged to the same "Apprentice" Path Sequence 5, tried his best but was unable to leave the Kosk Islands, which were suspected to be under the influence of the high-level "Red Priest". This shows that if Roger was trapped on the Kosk Islands, he would most likely not be able to use the "Philemon's Bell" to escape.

Similarly, for the "God-Forsaken Land" which was separated from the wider spiritual world after the "Great Cataclysm" and almost turned into an isolated island, even if Roger knew enough about it, he could not use the external spiritual world as a breakthrough point to enter that isolated dark continent.

"Therefore, 'Philemon's Bell' still has to follow the hierarchical order of personal suppression and cannot break these rules.

"This should be a subtext in the original description..."

Roger thought and summarized.

But as he thought about it, Roger discovered another important problem.

Not to mention that there has long been a lot of evidence proving that the "God-forsaken Land" is not a solid block, but there are loopholes that can be broken into.

But the most crucial point is, if the "God-forsaken Land" is cut off from the spiritual world outside, then how does the "true creator" in it receive the blessing of the "anchor of faith" from the "Aurora Society" and the "Iron-Blooded Cross"?
You should know that although the anchoring of the power of faith is accomplished by a series of religious rituals and specific mystical directions, its essence is still the deep connection between the believer's spirituality and will and the gods at the mystical level.

Whether it is spiritual power or the power of wishes, they are both closely related to the spiritual world and, in a broad sense, are another manifestation of its power.

Because the astral body that carries spirituality is the energy expression of the soul, and the strange colors that he had seen in the spiritual world before, which were born and died for no reason and were illusory and incomprehensible, are also the distorted reflections of the thoughts and wishes of intelligent life in reality.

So according to normal logic, the isolation barrier outside the "God-forsaken Land" should also cut off the anchor of faith, but judging from the current situation, this is obviously not the case.

In fact, not only the True Creator, but also Klein the Fool, can establish a connection with Derrick Berger because of his prayers!
If it were just these two, it would be fine. Even Roger himself could get the corresponding "anchor" reinforcement from the listeners of his music in Silver City!

This shows that either there is some special commonality between the three, such as the status brought by the source material, or the power of the "anchor" itself is indeed a special manifestation of spiritual power and is not separated by the "God-forsaken Land".

However, no matter which situation it was, judging from the results, Roger did establish close ties with the City of Silver.

There is both Roger's "anchor" and the mystical rules created by Roger!

It can be said that apart from special cases such as "The Fool" Klein and "Time Angel" Amon, Roger is the only person who currently has contact with the "God-Forsaken Land".

Then, a somewhat bizarre idea popped up in Roger's mind.

"If I don't rely on the power of 'The One Who Returns All Things', and only use the connection of 'Anchor' as a substitute, can I be teleported to the City of Silver through 'Philemon's Bell'?"

"Let's give it a try... If I really can't get out, I'll use the power of 'Oneness of All Things' to come back.

"If the True Creator insists on keeping me here, I'll use the Outer Gods' pollution to blow up His sanctuary. Let's see who's crazier."

Although Roger did not think that this attempt would be easy to succeed, he was still prepared. He then connected his spirituality with the "Philemon's Bell" and recalled everything he knew about the "Silver City" in his mind.

The next second, Roger saw the tiny "anchors" in front of him, which came from the City of Silver, begin to brighten rapidly, and soon turned into a bridge made of stars.

As the power of Philemon's Bell was activated, Roger also felt the familiar hazy feeling that the Traveler's Dice gave him every time it teleported.

But this hazy feeling did not last more than a second. It disappeared almost as soon as it appeared.

The bridge also quickly collapsed, turning into isolated spots again.

"Philemon's Bell" also went into cooling mode.

"This……"

Roger was not surprised by this result. In fact, his main purpose was just to give it a try.

Fortunately, through the attempt just now, he actually managed to get some information.

First of all, the "anchor" can indeed allow Roger to establish a connection with the "God-forsaken Land", and it is also possible that the "Philemon's Bell" can be used to complete the transmission.

However, because Roger's musical rules had not been spread in Silver City long enough and had not had a deep enough impact on the people, this connection was not strong enough to allow him to complete the transmission.

Secondly, even with the "guidance" of the "anchor", the "Philemon's Bell" still cannot accurately locate the coordinates of the "God-forsaken Land".

Because apart from the spiritual world partition that appeared after the "Great Cataclysm", the "God-Forsaken Land" still has remnants of power related to the "hidden" authority of the "Goddess of Night", and this part of the power is not under the control of the goddess.

In addition, the pollution caused by the "shadow", "darkness" and "corruption" power held by the "true creator" is also at work.

These two forces make the "God-forsaken Land" appear to be "hidden" in the mystical sense, that is, most of the information related to it can be regarded as a hidden and sealed secret that cannot be leaked to the outside world.

Just as a black hole swallows up light, preventing it from escaping, and thus forming an event horizon that isolates all information from leaking out, this "hidden" black curtain also has a similar effect.

In other words, the "God-forsaken Land" itself is a huge secret.

But when Roger thought of this, he was not discouraged, but became even more excited.

"If the God-Forsaken Land has been 'hidden' by two forces, then if I can 'leak' this secret, at least partially, and with enough anchors, can I open a fixed passage to the 'God-Forsaken Land'?"

The more Roger thought about it, the more likely it seemed, because the name of the Sequence 5 potion in the "Judgment Star" pathway was exactly "Leaker"!
Judging from the name alone, "leaker" should be an advanced form of "noisemaker".

Because the most annoying behavior is not simply making noise, but revealing the secrets that people want to keep secret!
From the perspective of extraordinary abilities, the "Leaker" should be opposed to the "secret-keeping" of the "Secret Master" and the "secret" authority of the "Dark" path. The latter two are to protect or construct secrets, but the former is to use or destroy secrets.

On the other hand, Roger's current identity recognized by the Aurora Society is not only "Special Messenger of God", but also "Son of God of the True Creator".

So, in a sense, Roger and the "real creator" whose sanctuary is located in the "God-forsaken land" have a consistency in mystical symbolism!
With the support of these three layers of buffs, once Roger is promoted to Sequence 5 and obtains enough "anchors", he should be able to teleport directly to the "God's Forsaken Land".

Because this method had some buggy elements in it, Roger was still a little worried. He prayed for protection from the rusty Ghroth source in his spiritual sky and then performed a divination.

The divination results also supported his guess, which made Roger completely relax.

He stood up, stretched his muscles, put away "Philemon's bell", and then went downstairs to the living room again.

At this moment, Cecilia and Klein also arrived home.

Klein was wearing a beautiful half-high silk hat, a brand new bright brown double-breasted jacket and matching trousers, a coordinating light grey vest and white shirt, and a light white cufflink.

Not only that, he also had a newly purchased dark blue contrasting knitted bow tie on his collar, which formed a certain contrast and contrast with the shirt, and looked quite eye-catching.

"Yes, it's true that clothes make the man."

Roger praised Klein and Cecilia's vision with generous words, and for a moment, Klein felt a little embarrassed.

"Well, cousin, Detective Moriarty, if there's nothing else to do here, I'll go back with Cecilia."

At this time, Sam asked for instructions.

"go Go."

Seeing that the "Philemon's Bell" incident had come to a successful conclusion, Roger generously let it go.

Before leaving, Cecilia suddenly remembered something:

"By the way, brother, Mr. Edmund asked me to tell you that Miss Alice's performance has been approved by Baron Dwork, and the program will be out soon."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work. Thank you, Mr. Edmund, for me."

Roger sent his cousins away, then turned back to his workshop and commissioned "De La Hoya Rat" to send a letter to Alice to tell her about this.

The last time Alice came to No. 15 Minsk Street to give the brothers extra lessons, Roger had already told her about the performance.

As expected, Alice was very happy and looked forward to it after she learned about it.

Although there was no strict concept of idols in this era, with the great success of "Aurora Love Letters", Alice had already gained a group of loyal fans.

Her fans are mainly women, but there are also many men. Many of them are looking forward to meeting Alice in person, and some extreme male fans even ask around for Alice's address.

Fortunately, Mr. Jack Jeffrey was kind and protected Alice's personal privacy and address very well, which prevented those people from taking advantage of her.

But no matter what, it is very necessary for Alice to be able to perform publicly, not only to satisfy her fans, but also for her subsequent artistic development and the role of "Master of Magic".

"By the way, speaking of which, I think I have a fund from Baron Dwork that was formed from the public auction of Portable Wind-up Phonograph No. 1."

Roger suddenly remembered that he had a public welfare fund in his name to help the kingdom discover young artists and promote the dissemination and popularization of art.

He suddenly had a very bold idea.

Roger took out a piece of letter paper of fine material and formal specifications, took out the best fountain pen from those he had asked the twins to buy, dipped it in ink, and began to write on the paper.

"Your Excellency Baron De Walker:
"..."

……

Time once again came to three o'clock in the afternoon of the next day, Monday.

Roger, who had been waiting in his workshop on time, saw a bright rust-colored light bursting out from all around him.

A moment later, the gray fog, the long bronze table, the 22 high-backed chairs, and the mysterious Mr. Fool sitting at the head of the table reappeared before his eyes.

Just like last time, Mr. Fool had a phonograph at his side, as if the deity had already made it their favorite collectible. "Good afternoon, Mr. Fool."

Justice Audrey's brisk voice rang out again. As usual, she greeted Mr. Fool and the ladies present.

But when Audrey saw "Sun" Derrick, she keenly noticed that something seemed amiss with his mood.

"Mr. Sun, you seem troubled. What happened?"

It was as if Sun Derrick had grabbed a lifeline. He first respectfully bowed to Klein the Fool and expressed his gratitude, then quickly recounted his predicament.

It turned out that after the last gathering, Derrick joined an exploration team organized by Colin, the chief of the Silver City Six-Man Council, to the Temple of the True Creator.

But when they got close to the temple, they met a little boy who called himself "Jack".

The little boy was just asking for help at first, but when Colin asked him a question, "Jack" suddenly started attacking the members of the exploration team.

Colin naturally drew his sword and killed him without hesitation, but after "Jack" died, a flash of light allowed everyone to return to the camp again.

This cycle continued five times in total, and everyone, including Derrick, lost their memories of "Jack" and still believed that they had arrived at the temple of the "True Creator" for the first time.

However, because the Tarot Club convened in time and was affected by the "grey fog", Derrick finally realized the truth of the matter and mistakenly thought it was a reminder from Mr. Fool.

After listening to "Sun" Derrick's narration, "Hanged Man" Alger seemed to remember something and immediately began to share some of his own views. He also mentioned a "Listener" he was chasing at sea who was searching for the Sanctuary of the "True Creator".

According to Alger, the "Hanged Man", the "Listener" also brought his own child, and the child was very close in age to the "Jack" described by the "Sun".

"You can talk to 'Jack' about the Sonia Sea, the Kingdom of Loen, and the port city and see how he reacts.

"Of course, you must try your best to avoid the Chief of your Silver City.

"Not only that, the key point doesn't necessarily lie with 'Jack'. You can also consider other possibilities, such as the content of the mural..."

However, at this moment, the "Hanged Man" suddenly heard a chuckle from Roger, the "Wheel of Fortune" beside him.

He immediately stopped talking, turned to look at Mr. Wheel of Fortune, and said solemnly:

"Mr. Wheel of Fortune, you seem to have some opinions. Please feel free to enlighten me."

The others also noticed Roger's reaction, and after hearing what "The Hanged Man" Alger said, they all looked at Mr. "Wheel of Fortune", waiting for his next words.

"Ourolius..."

After a moment, the Wheel of Fortune spoke in a low voice.

"Ouroboros?"

Everyone felt very strange about this word.

"Yes, that is an angel from the realm of 'Fate', also known as the 'Tail Devourer'.

"The authority He holds includes the repetition and resetting of destiny, which is very close to what you are experiencing now."

Because Roger knew that Derrick would learn the legend of the "Angel of Destiny" Ouroboros from "Chief" Colin, and considering that he still needed Derrick's help, he took the initiative to tell him the information he had about the "Tail Devourer".

Of course, Roger deliberately avoided any risky information and simply briefly introduced the "Giant Snake" ability he possessed.

On the other hand, Roger did not choose one-way communication, because he also wanted the "magician" Fors to hear some knowledge in this area.

As he expected, this information once again triggered collective silence in the Tarot Club.

Klein the Fool was also full of imagination.

Because this incident reminded him of the son of the doctor he had met before, the little boy Will Auceptin, who could almost be confirmed to be the incarnation of the chairman of the "School of Life" after he restarted his destiny!

"Could it be that Will Auceptin's forced reboot is related to the 'Angel of Destiny' Ouroboros?"

As he was thinking, Derrick the Sun suddenly remembered something:
"Mr. Wheel of Fortune, I suddenly remembered that we saw an angel with silver hair on a mural before, standing on a river that connected end to end... That's the mural I mentioned last time, the one with 'Redemption Rose' written in the corner.

"And the face of the angel in that mural is very similar to the face on Jack's chest."

"That's Ouroboros.

"As Mr. 'The Hanged Man' said, you can start with the mural and remind your chief."

Roger nodded, confirming "Sun" Derrick's guess.

Upon hearing this, Derrick, the Sun, felt reassured. He nodded and continued,

"By the way, speaking of murals, we also saw some other things..."

Next, he narrates and presents some strange images with the help of Mr. Fool.

That was suspected to be the scene of the "true creator" fighting against the six "evil gods".

"What evil gods are these?"

"The Hanged Man," Alger asked, squinting his eyes as he looked at one of the octopus-headed monsters, who was wrapped in lightning, standing on black waves, wearing a cloak, and holding a trident.

Roger almost couldn't help but spit out laughter when he heard this.

Because that was exactly what the "Storm Lord" looked like before he became the "Tyrant" and when he was still a Sequence 1 "Wind Angel"!

"I don't know either, I thought you knew.

"These are not one of the eight ancient gods..."

“I’ve seen these images.”

Suddenly, Mr. World in the corner spoke.

This once again aroused everyone's curiosity, and they asked Mr. "World" to share the key points of the statues he had seen in the Quaternary ruins under Williams Street.

But in the process, the latter also consciously concealed the specific address and clues that might be related to reality.

Because of this, everyone knows that the six "evil gods" are actually the former images of the six righteous gods.

This left Justice, Alger, and the others speechless, finding it extremely difficult to digest this information.

After that, everyone discussed related issues for a while, and finally the topic was moved on.

At this moment, "Wheel of Fortune" Roger finally found the opportunity to speak.

He looked at Derrick, the "Sun," beside him and asked:
"Mr. Sun, according to my subordinates, you seem to have found a way to spread his music in Silver City."

Derrick was shocked when he heard this.

He had never expected that just after he had achieved a little success, Mr. "Wheel of Fortune"'s men would find out!
Because if Mr. "The Hanged Man" and others were right, Silver City should be completely separated from the world they live in.

It would be reasonable to say that a spirit like Mr. Fool could penetrate this division and connect to his own world.

But Mr. Wheel of Fortune was obviously not a god, at most a demigod like Colin, the "Chief" of Silver City.

His subordinates should be at most Sequence 5 or even Sequence 6 Beyonders.

How did such a Mid-Sequence Beyonder learn about the situation in Silver City?

For a moment, the "Sun" was a little panicked, but fortunately, he was blocked by the "gray fog" and was barely noticed by everyone.

But on the other hand, this made Derrick somewhat excited.

Because whether it is the little boy Jack that Mr. "The Hanged Man" mentioned just now, or the feedback given by Mr. "Wheel of Fortune" now, it shows that the "God-Forsaken Land" is not completely isolated from the outside world!

At least, there must be channels and methods for communication!
Thinking of this, the little "sun"'s voice became more excited:
"Yes, Mr. 'Wheel of Fortune'.

"Under your guidance, I used multiple indirect channels to try to spread the 'Four Seasons Autumn' sheet music you gave me earlier to the trading market in Silver City.

“I didn’t hold out much hope at first… but fortunately, someone with some knowledge of music theory soon noticed these manuscripts, bought them out of curiosity, and tried to play them.

"As you've demonstrated before, this music does have a positive spiritual impact.

"This spiritual influence fascinated the people of Silver City. It quickly began to spread and soon became widely known... almost becoming a trend."

"I see."

Roger from Wheel of Fortune understood and immediately asked:

"But the 'Council of Six' should have noticed this strange music, right? So they didn't react at all?"

In his opinion, in a place like Silver City where everyone sees danger everywhere, the sudden appearance of music with supernatural powers and its widespread dissemination should easily attract the attention of the upper echelons.

As expected, "The Sun" Derrick nodded and said affirmatively:

"Of course!"

(End of this chapter)