The Faceless Man Chapter 100 – The Ancient Gods
”Justice” Audrey was about to apply for a separate exchange, but suddenly realized one thing, that is, sitting at the bottom of the bronze table “world” completely did not show interest in “playing the law”, not even the urge to ask. The “World” sitting at the bottom of the bronze table showed no interest in the “Playing Method” at all, and didn’t even have the urge to ask.
He had already mastered the “play method”, or had privately consulted Mr. “Fool”? Audrey grumbled, and cautiously asked to be left alone.
Then she looked over at Fools and said, weighing her words and pronunciation:
”Our attitude towards magic potions should not be mastery, but digestion.”
”The key to digestion is playing, and the key to playing is the name of the magic potion.”
”Why?” Voorhees asked offhandedly.
With a little deliberation, she added another question:
”And how does one play it?”
Audrey recalled Mr. Fool’s gesture and example, repeating the series of descriptions of the castle, the guards, the invitation, and the impersonation, and concluded:
”In short, the purpose of the play is to harmonize body, mind, and spirit, to bypass the stubborn resistance of the residual spirit of the magic potion, and to shatter and digest it.”
As a fiction writer, Foerth had a powerful imagination, and while “Justice” finished speaking, she had already sketched out the corresponding images and scenes in her mind, basically understanding what the other party was trying to express.
”This way ah ……”
”It turns out that it’s also possible to eliminate the residual mental influence within the magic potion like this, reducing the risk of losing control.”
”The more I think about it, the more I feel that it’s possible to realize!”
……
Foerth’s doubts gradually diminished, and the feeling of surprise slowly filled her mind.
Finally, she asked as a confirmation:
”Is this what Mr. ‘Fool’ taught?”
”Yes. If it weren’t for Mr. ‘Fool’, we might have lost control, and the fact that we still exist proves that the ‘play law’ works.” “Justice,” Audrey praised heartily.
Whew …… Forsyth exhaled quietly, only to feel the glow of hope in his future.
Was this the kind of strange encounter described in various novels? It felt really wonderful! However, one should not be careless, Mr. “Fool” may be an unsuspecting, deeply hidden evil god …… Forsyth reminded herself in her heart.
Immediately, she began to think about more important issues, that is, how to play the “apprentice”.
Simply from the meaning of the word, “apprentice” means that all aspects of the skills are not yet mature, still have to be taught, still have to concentrate on learning? Not to be strong, not to be proud, not to realize one’s own smallness? Forsyth’s thoughts spread out so quickly that he didn’t even realize that the environment of individual communication had been suspended.
At that moment, “Sun” Derek looked around the circle in silence and gritted his teeth:
”I would like to know which seven deities are each of the seven gods you speak of, as well as the general situation of the Ks.”
He finally couldn’t help but ask this question that had been straddling his heart for a long time.
…… This I know! Audrey “Justice” narrowly failed to respond at first, but she quickly realized what the “Sun” was inquiring about and raised her right hand slightly.
At the same time, “The Hanged Man” and “The World” signaled that they could answer.
”…… What are they doing?” Voorhees looked on blankly, trying to remember exactly what had just happened.
After a split second, she remembered the Sun’s question and chewed out the hidden meaning of the other’s words.
No way! He didn’t know about the Seven Gods? Where did he come from? Forsyth looked at Mr. Sun, who was just a teenager, with dismay.
In the North Continent, except for children who didn’t know any better, there was no one who didn’t know about the seven orthodox gods!
Even the poor and homeless people who struggled to survive were no exception!
For them, the occasional free food from the church is so tempting, and the poorhouse is a candle in the midst of despair.
People from the southern mainland colonies? But why did he ask such a simple question here, it was completely unnecessary! A church, a pastor or a priest, would have been able to find out what it was all about! “Where does the sun live? What a weirdo! Forsyth muttered secretly while looking left and right, but found that Miss Justice, Mr. Hangman and Mr. World were not surprised.
At this moment, shrouded in mist, “Fool” Klein saw three people grabbed the answer, so he smiled and said:
”Mr. Sun, who do you want to trade with?”
”What are you willing to pay?”
”Sun” Derek pursed his lips and thought for a few seconds:
”I’ll trade with each of them individually.”
This is the way to get the most comprehensive intelligence …… Derek had matured a bit in the harsh environment of Silver City during the previous several patrols and removal operations.
He paused for a moment and said:
”The payment is the kind where you can ask me a question and I’ll be able to answer it.”
”I promise, I’m interested in Silver City.” “Justice,” Audrey said without hesitation with a light smile.
Silver City? What kind of place is that? Why haven’t I heard of it? Voorhees looked around in bewilderment, feeling like she had no idea what they were talking about.
Audrey glanced at her and kindly explained:
”Mr. ‘Sun’ is not on the North or South continents, nor is he on some island in the ocean; Silver City lies beyond the limits of our perception or exploration.”
A lie, right? Voorhees subconsciously came up with such a thought.
However, the performance of the “sun” and the idea that all of them couldn’t possibly unite to deceive me made her quickly accept Audrey’s explanation.
This hidden party is more incredible than I thought …… Mr. “Fool” is more powerful than I thought …… Forsyth exhaled darkly and exclaimed a few words.
Audrey vaguely read her current thoughts, and for a moment wanted to brag about how “Hurricane Lieutenant General” Zylingus, “Intis Ambassador” Beckland, and “Swindler” Lanlus all died because of the Tarot Club.
Unfortunately, if Forsyth knows about these three things, she will immediately be able to associate Audrey with “justice”, have to keep it a secret, have to keep it a secret …… very hard to keep it a secret! “Justice” Audrey suddenly took a deep breath.
Because I do not understand Silver City, do not know what to ask, Forsyth did not get involved in the next transaction, chose to observe.
The “inverted man” and “world” successively agreed to “sun” Derek’s request.
The happiest of all is Klein, for whom the harvest has changed from one to three.
–The Fool can hear what he says when he’s alone! And Klein obviously wasn’t going to shield himself.
”What a pristine fellow ‘Sun’!” He laughed inwardly.
Since there was so much information related to the Seven Gods, “Justice”, “The Inverted Hangman” and “The World” could only pick up the highlights of what they thought they were “writing”. “After a while, they passed their respective descriptions to the “sun”.
Derek skimmed through it quickly, his eyes resting on a few lines of words:
”Outside of the Lord who created everything, the oldest gods are the Eternal Blazing Sun, the Lord of Storms, and the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, and the Church of the K’s is the oldest of the churches.”
Why haven’t I heard of …… these deities, I haven’t heard of any of them …… I have a feeling there’s something very important hidden here …… “Sun “Knowing that the time for the tarot party was limited, Derek hurriedly ended the reading, intending to pray to Mr. Fool for help in jogging his memory when he returned.
The first person to ask a question was Audrey “Justice”.
Because of the serial murder case, she was very interested in the “demon” sequence, so she imitated Mr. World and asked the appropriate questions.
Derek answered skillfully and added an additional sentence:
”In the corresponding sequence 7, the extraordinary people of the ‘Abyssal’ pathway can effectively interfere with divination and psychics.”
”Demons” ability is really scary, I do not know if my Sequence 7 “psychic” will bring a qualitative change …… or, to Sequence 6?Audrey listened to a little bit of trepidation.
The second question came from Alger the Hanged Man.
He seemed to have deliberated for a long time, looked at the “sun”, and spoke in a deep voice:
”I would like to know the creation myth of Silver City.”
The slightly tense Derek relaxed a little and said:
”The all-knowing God created everything and went into a deep sleep.”
”Olmir, King of the Giants, Angelwylde, ‘Dragon of Empty Thoughts’, Sunyasolem, King of the Elves, Lilith, the Vampire Initiate, Fabuti, the Demon Monarch, Greycarrie, the Immortal Initiate, Kvahituun, the Fae King, and Freygra, the King of the Demon Wolves, divided the Lord’s legacy of authority, and became masters of the skies, earth and sea, master of reality, the spirit world and the astral realm, master of all races, the true gods, the ancient gods.”
Fregla? Klein, who was listening, suddenly noticed a familiar word.
Whenever he gained a promotion, was in an unstable state, or came into contact with the residual influence of the notes of the Antigonus family, illusory murmurings from who knows where would always echo in his ears:
”Hornachis …… Fregla …… Hornachis …… Fregla… …Hornachis …… Fregla ……”
Klein had known for a long time that Honachis referred to the mountain range with the ruins of the Land of Night, but it had never been clear what the word Fregla stood for.
And now, for the first time, he heard “Fregla” in someone else’s mouth!
The King of Wolves, an ancient deity!
But why was K involved with the Hornachis? Kraven kept his posture unchanged, quietly listening to Derek “The Sun” continue his story:
”Some of the k’s fell in battle with each other, while others were stripped of their authority by the k’s after the Lord of Creation, the all-knowing and all-powerful God awakened.”
”In the front is the creation myth, and in the back is the history that Silver City has actually experienced.”
”Inverted Hanging Man” Alger couldn’t get enough of it, and wanted to learn more about it, but because the “sun” didn’t want to talk about it, he could only stop in time and turn to thinking.
The king of the wolves, Frigidaire, retired from the stage of history in the Second Age, that is, the Dark Age, long before the Cataclysm? Klein pondered while manipulating the “world” to ask questions.
He originally wanted to ask, which sequence of extraordinary people can freely switch between physical and spiritual bodies, like Ms. Sharon – if the “sun” does not know this knowledge, then consider other questions.
But now, he had something more important and desirable to know, and spoke grimly and hoarsely:
”Everything about Fregla, King of the Demon Wolves.”
”Sun” Derek gave Mr. “World” a slightly startled look and frowned slightly:
”I do not know much about this ancient deity.”
”k is also addressed as ‘Destruction Demon Wolf’ and ‘Dark Night Demon Wolf’.”
”Dark Night Demon Wolf …… Dark Night?” Klein narrowed his eyes slightly.