Mystery: A Spark

Derrick answered her truthfully, and added an extra sentence:

"In the corresponding Sequence 7, Beyonders of the 'Abyss' pathway can effectively interfere with divination and psychic abilities."

This made Audrey feel inexplicably afraid, but at the same time, it also made her have some expectations for the Sequence Seven of her own path.

After careful consideration, Alger wanted to learn about the creation myth of Silver City from the little sun. Derrick honestly told him the myths recorded in Silver City, and also included the real history that Silver City had experienced.

In his account, he mentioned several rather special individuals.

For example, there's the Giant King Ormir, the 'Dragon of Imagination' Angorweid, the Elf King Suniasolem, the progenitor of vampires Lilith, the Demon King Fabti, the progenitor of the phoenix Gregari, the alien king Kvasitun, and the Demon Wolf King Fregra.

Among them, the name "Fregora" caught Klein's attention.

In his subsequent questioning, he replaced his original question with one about the King of the Demon Wolves.

However, Derrick didn't know much about this King of the Dire Wolves, and simply said:

"He is also known as the 'Destruction Wolf' and the 'Night Wolf'."

In the darkness... Klein narrowed his eyes, beginning to wonder if this was related to the goddess.

After a brief moment of thought, the puppeteer carefully spoke:

"Is there nothing else?"

"No, the story of Fregra, the King of the Dire Wolves, is also considered a myth in Silver City."

Derrick felt a little embarrassed, so he asked Mr. World to ask another question.

Klein didn't stand on ceremony and described the characteristics of the bodyguard he had hired, wanting to know what kind of sequence she was.

Subsequently, he learned from Little Sun's account of a path called "Alien," also known as "Prisoner."

The question that Forl wanted to ask the little sun was naturally about his next sequence.

Knowing that the boy's location was not connected to hers, and that they were communicating alone, Fors asked about the apprenticeship path without any reservations.

Unfortunately, Derrick said that Silver City knew little about the apprenticeship path, which dashed Fors's hopes.

So, she eventually asked about information regarding demons.

However, unlike the others, Fors's focus was on how to escape from the clutches of a demon if she accidentally encountered one.

She felt that if she encountered a demon, her chances of survival would be extremely low if she didn't use the teleportation bracelet.

But if she used the bracelet, then her only hope of escaping would be her last chance.

Therefore, it's always good to know as much as possible about such a threatening creature.

However, after hearing her question, Derrick seemed hesitant to speak.

After a few seconds of hesitation, he finally spoke:

"Generally speaking, without special escape methods, a low-sequence extraordinary being who encounters a demon alone will almost certainly die."

Fors paused for two seconds, then quickly asked:

"Then, isn't there any other way?"

If possible, she still wants to avoid using the teleportation bracelet.

Damn it, I shouldn't have been so reckless. Now there are only two stones left on the bracelet. If I had been more careful, there would be at least four stones left... Fors thought with some annoyance.

Of the three she had used up, only the one time with Qilingus was unavoidable; the other two times were purely due to her own stupidity.

Derrick thought for a moment and replied:

"There is a solution, which is to form a team of extraordinary individuals. That way, even if they encounter a demon, they will have a fighting chance. But if a low-sequence extraordinary individual encounters a demon alone, I really can't think of any chance of survival."

A squad of extraordinary individuals? I wonder if Hugh and I can be considered a squad of extraordinary individuals... Fors sighed silently in his heart.

After finishing his conversation with the magician, Little Sun began a private conversation with Arthur.

“Mr. Chariot, what would you like to ask?” Derrick asked after accepting the parchment Arthur had given him.

"What I'd like to ask is, how's the situation in your Silver City lately?" Arthur said with a light laugh.

"Overall, the situation is better than before. After the elders improved the Demon Hunter Secret Technique you gave us, quite a few warriors in Silver City have already used it."

"After becoming demon hunters, their combat power has greatly increased, and depending on the different monsters sealed within them, they have also gained many different extraordinary abilities, which greatly increases our safety when we go out to explore. This is all what the chief told me," Derrick replied gratefully.

Arthur nodded and said:

"It seems to be working quite well. By the way, has Silver City started organizing a team to explore that abandoned temple you mentioned last time?"

Chapter 148 Don't be deceived by appearances

"No, the ruins of the city-state and the terrible monster in that half-destroyed temple have been initially cleared."

This week, Elder Lovia was originally scheduled to lead a team to explore the underground part of this temple, and I was on the team member list.

However, after I informed the Chief about the information concerning the true Creator, the Chief called off this exploration. "Derrick answered truthfully.

This exploration has been suspended? Does that mean Lovia hasn't entered the Temple of True Creation yet? Arthur raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

He asked:

"So, what are your plans for this abandoned temple?"

“Our chief said we need to do preliminary exploration preparations first. Once the preparations are complete, he will personally lead the exploration. I also need to be promoted to Sun Priest as soon as possible to participate in this exploration,” Derrick replied without hesitation.

Arthur nodded; this was the normal course of action.

For Silver City, they would not overlook any place where they could find clues.

Because they must do everything in their power to find a way out, otherwise they will simply wait to die.

Derrick looked at Arthur, hesitated for a moment, and said:

“Mr. Chariot, I think Elder Lovia is becoming more and more frightening.”

Derrick had complete trust in this Mr. Chariot.

Because he knew that his current situation in Silver City was entirely caused by this man.

Therefore, Derrick had no doubt about Mr. Chariot's wisdom.

"Oh? Why do you think that?" Arthur asked with a light laugh.

Derrick then recounted what he considered to be the unusual aspects of Elder Lovia's behavior.

"Mr. Chariot, given Elder Lovia's behavior and the fact that the pinnacle of the Shepherd's Path is an evil god, do you think the elder might have already..." Derrick asked somewhat nervously.

"Are you asking if Lovia has already run into trouble?" Arthur said the half-finished sentence that Little Sun hadn't finished.

"I... I don't know, I don't know how to tell, so I'd like to ask you for advice," Derrick said hesitantly.

Arthur thought for a moment and said:

“Little Sun, you should know that here, there is also a special order called Shepherd.”

“Yes, I know.” Derrick nodded.

"You think your Elder Lovia is strange and scary, but actually, compared to our shepherds, she's practically like..."

Arthur paused, then quickly came up with what he considered a good analogy:

"Like a pure little lamb."

Derrick: ...

Klein, who was eavesdropping nearby: ...

Seeing Derrick's stunned expression, Arthur continued:

"If you want to determine whether she is harmful to your Silver City, you should judge based on her actual actions, rather than subjectively thinking that she is terrible and therefore not a good person."

"Don't be fooled by appearances, little sun."

Derrick frowned and said:

"But I heard that when Elder Lovia once led a small team on an expedition, all the members of that team went mad, including her husband."

Arthur nodded and said:

"Hmm, that is indeed a point of suspicion. So, Little Sun, I want to ask you a question that's not very pleasant to hear."

"What's the problem?" Derrick asked, somewhat puzzled.

"The question is, compared to other Sequence 5 Extraordinary Beings, such as Guardians, is the number of people who have gotten into trouble under Elder Lovia the highest in Silver City?" Arthur asked calmly.

Derrick froze in place.

After a while, he answered in a low voice:

"No, actually, the number of people who got into trouble under Elder Lovia's command was actually less than the number of others."

This is to be expected, because the characteristics of the Shepherd sequence allow them to herd a variety of extraordinary sequences, thereby gaining a wide range of extraordinary abilities.

This gives them a much wider range of methods to deal with complex situations, which is far superior to that of the simple-minded guardians.

Arthur pressed on, asking:

"So, among those who have run into trouble under Elder Lovia, are there any figures of paramount importance, figures of great significance to your Silver City?"

“No… We don’t have anyone like that in Silver City. Every one of us is ready to sacrifice ourselves for the city-state at any time,” Derrick said, shaking his head.

Arthur leaned back slightly and said:

"So, when Elder Lovia led her team on their explorations, they didn't actually encounter many problems, nor did they cause any major losses to your Silver City, is that right?"

“Yes,” Derrick said in a low voice.

"So, where does your suspicion come from, little sun?" Arthur asked, shrugging.

Derrick was immediately rendered speechless by the question.

Arthur sighed softly:

"Little Sun, when you already have a prejudice against someone, your subconscious will look for all sorts of things to support your suspicions."

"But in reality, when you step back and examine it again, you'll find that these doubts are actually untenable."

"You think it's suspicious that the entire team that Lovia once led went mad, but frankly, in the environment of your Silver City, such things, while not commonplace, probably can't be considered evidence to suspect a person, don't you think?"

Derrick nodded silently.