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126 Adam

From Leonard's perspective, it was fine to just say this to Alice. Although his understanding of Alice was far from the image in his memory, he still retained basic trust in her.

For example, Leonard didn't think Alice would feel blasphemous and kill herself because of such a joke.

But fools...

Even if Leonard had a hundred guts, he would not dare to say such blasphemous words in front of the Fool. What's more, he is still a believer of the Goddess of Night. Just hearing these words from others is enough to make him pray to the Goddess.

The strange look made many people realize that there might be something wrong with the answer to this question. They wondered who the "He" Alice was talking about was while waiting for the next conversation.

As the one who asked the question, Alice frowned and recalled her question, then asked thoughtfully:

"Did He say something unpleasant? Um, about whom?"

Leonard met her eyes that were sparkling with curiosity, swallowed his saliva, and answered cautiously:

"About you."

The answer was not too surprising. Alice shook her head, but she was not angry. She continued to ask:

"What did you say... Can't you tell me?"

Leonard looked at Alice stiffly, not daring to speak.

Alice looked back at him doubtfully, stroked her chin, and asked thoughtfully:

"You're not worried about what I'll do to you after hearing this, are you?"

...Miss Fate, isn't it normal for him to have this kind of worry?

"Justice" Audrey looked at Alice hesitantly, then looked at "Star" Leonard, and her expression suddenly froze.

Mr. Star is using you... Miss Destiny obviously knows Mr. Star in real life, and this relationship also involves an angel, and it seems that there is also Mr. World. I originally thought that the angel and Mr. World were the main reasons why Miss Destiny knew Mr. Star, but now it seems...

Maybe Miss Fate and Mr. Star were already familiar with each other...?

"No..." To everyone's surprise, Leonard denied it. "Although that's a little... but I dare not say it, it's not because of you."

"Who is it because of?" Alice asked bluntly. "Well, let's put it this way...you don't dare to say it here, or you don't dare to say it?"

She glanced at Klein with a half-smile.

——If it wasn't her, there were only two possibilities that could have involved her and made Leonard dare not speak.

Of course, Klein had expected this. The corner of his mouth twitched, and he had a guess about the version of the message.

He knew a little about the rumors that the "world" was a nanny, and at a higher level, he just speculated that Alice was the illegitimate daughter of the Night or the Fool...

Klein glanced at Alice and already had an answer in his mind, but he heard Leonard answer awkwardly,

"Both."

...Wait a minute, what do you mean by "all"?

Klein's expression turned somewhat ugly.

He thought of the love story between him and Amon that Alice had told him, and had a bad guess in his mind - it turned out that a certain angel from the Zoroast family might have found a third answer to whether Miss Fate was the illegitimate daughter of the Night or the illegitimate daughter of the Fool.

If Klein is really a fool, this speculation will at least have little impact on him, but the problem is...

He is not! He is the one favored by the Goddess of Night!

Klein seriously considered the possibility of praising the goddess now.

"All of them..." Alice muttered in a daze, "As expected, he is someone who can stand against the Blasphemer..."

She obviously guessed the answer too.

The members of the Tarot Club looked at each other in bewilderment. When they heard Alice's words, those who had not yet thought of the answer realized that this would not sound good. Alger, the "Hanged Man" who suspected that "Star" Leonard was from the Church of Evernight, had a clear guess, so his face was the ugliest among those present.

The scene was silent. Alice looked at Leonard and said to him carefully:

"You... forget it.

"When He speaks, don't respond."

Leonard nodded repeatedly.

Alice retracted her gaze and glanced at Klein, signaling him to quickly find a new topic. Klein, who received the hint, recalled the previous conversation and first controlled the "world" to explain to the two people who were absent from the previous meeting:

"Dwayne Dantès is a public identity. I share this identity with Mr. Fool's other followers."

This was mainly an explanation to Leonard. He paused for a moment before looking away and answering Audrey's question:

"We are not planning to give up the identity of Dwayne Dantes."

After a pause, he looked around again and slowly said:

"When the time comes, there may be something that requires your assistance."

He, he was planning something in Backlund? Audrey immediately understood what Mr. World meant, and felt inexplicably excited and a little worried.

Emlyn the Moon was the second member to understand the hidden meaning of the World, and this came from his instinct to hate trouble.

Would that be troublesome... He frowned and thought, but didn't say anything.

As the other members gradually came to their senses, Alger, the Hanged Man, took a deep look at Gehrman Sparrow, the World, and said,

"I recently received intelligence that Archbishop Ince Zangwill, who defected from the Church of Evernight, was killed in West Balam. Before that, he had become a demigod, and the Sealed Artifact '0-08' he stole fell into someone's hands. The only thing that is certain is that the people who dealt with the battlefield were from the Church of Evernight."

The Hanged Man is well-informed... It's only been a few days... The church should have kept it strictly confidential... However, perhaps people from other forces also rushed to the square at that time... "Star" Leonard was stunned for a moment and did not respond.

"Justice" Audrey and the others all looked towards "The World". They all remembered the "World's" previous commission to find someone, and a look of horror flashed across their faces.

——Did Mr. World really kill a demigod? !

Alice chuckled and continued what Alger, the Hanged Man, said:

"Adam.

"'0-08' is in Adam's hands now."

Adam!

Except for "Star" Leonard and "Judgment" Hugh, the other members suddenly recalled the information related to Adam.

——Because of his concern for the characteristic of knowing everything he says, Magician Fors mentioned Adam to Judge Hugh as "the one whose name cannot be mentioned".

The Tarot Club members were all startled. Before they could think deeply, the Fool, who was sitting at the head of the bronze table, spoke up:

"Times have changed because of this.

"Adam is closer to Godhood."

It should be said that he finally got back everything he had lost... No, wait, why does this sound familiar...

Alice blinked, and a piece of AI synthesized voice popped up in her mind:

"In my previous life, I was the creator of Silver City, but I trusted a villain and was betrayed by my closest subordinates. After rebirth, I became my own son. I must take back everything that belongs to me..."

Alice slapped herself on the head.

Amid the puzzled looks of the crowd, she looked at Leonard calmly, smiled and said,

"Adam is the child of the ancient sun god and the brother of Amon - I don't think I need to repeat to you who Amon is.

"He is the 'Imaginary Angel' among the eight Angel Kings in the past, and '0-08' is the last piece of the puzzle that will take him to the position of God... As for what the Angel King is, the one in you should know it clearly."

Everyone's faces changed in shock, and they no longer cared about Alice's inexplicable behavior. Alice smiled at "Sun" Derrick and told him in an ambiguous tone:

"...After the death of the 'Ancient Sun God', Adam, as his child, resumed his legacy."

"Sun" Derrick blinked blankly, not understanding the hint.

After calming down, Justice Audrey suddenly realized something and asked The World,

"Mr. The World, have you become a demigod?"

The World Gehrman Sparrow did not give a direct answer, but laughed:

"If you have any matters involving demigods in the future, you can entrust me with them."

Every member present could hear what he meant: he was already a genuine Sequence 4 Demigod, and he was capable of killing powerful beings at the same level!

At this moment, Cattleya was strangely calm. She tried hard to recall the deeds of Gehrman Sparrow that she had witnessed and heard about. She was absolutely sure that he was only at the Sequence 6 level before the God War Ruins, and that he could only fight against Sequence 5 with the help of the glove.

The fact that Gehrman Sparrow was looking for mermaids in the God War Ruins but didn't hunt any of them could be explained as a requirement of the ritual. This meant that he was indeed promoted to Sequence 5 at the time, and his subsequent performance also confirmed this.

But now, only about three months after Gehrman Sparrow entered the God War Ruins, he has been promoted to Sequence 4 and has become a demigod, half-human being. This has completely overturned Cattleya's cognition!

She looked at Alice with a slightly dull look in her eyes, and a strange idea suddenly arose in her mind.

This speed doesn't seem like a Beyonder who was promoted step by step. Instead, it seems a bit like a true God who has regained his authority...

This was just a clue. Cattleya's past doubts about the "world" came to her mind again. She recalled her previous speculation—she had once doubted whether the "world" was equivalent to Mr. Fool to some extent.

As he became more familiar with the "world", this speculation had faded away. After all, the "world" was indeed looking for potions, and it did prepare rituals for promotion - a resurrected ancient god should not need these in any case.

Therefore, Cattleya had not thought about this matter for a long time. Today, this idea popped up again. As for those things that could not be explained... She was not even a demigod, let alone a true god. It was normal for her to not know some things.

But the Hermit Cattleya still chose not to think further. She quickly suppressed her thoughts. After learning her lesson, she realized that if the Fool did not admit it, then the "world" could not be.

After warning herself again, Cattleya calmed down completely and let out a breath.

Mr. World is so amazing! He has become a demigod so quickly! Derrick the Sun was genuinely delighted, and his admiration for Mr. World grew stronger. He only wished that he could become a demigod as quickly as he did.

"Justice" Audrey was surprised and delighted, and soon she had a better understanding of the abnormal mental state of "World" German Sparrow, realizing that this was the combined effect of the huge stimulation and the magic potion.

Most of the others were shocked and bewildered. Only Alger, the Hanged Man, thought more:

As the follower of Mr. Fool, it was obviously not an accident that Gehrman Sparrow was involved in the affairs of Adam, the King of Angels, and 0-08… Although the World had revealed that his ritual required the killing of a demigod, it was obviously not a coincidence that the holder of 0-08 was chosen.

This was most likely a joint plan by Adam, the Angel of Imagination, and Mr. Fool. Two mythical figures who existed before the Cataclysm, one for revival, the other for further advancement, came together in secret!

As Alger thought about it, he had another idea:

Since Adam got the "0-08" and opened the door to the throne, what about Mr. Fool? What benefit did He get from this?

Subconsciously, Alger, the Hanged Man, turned around, lowered his head slightly, and looked at the top of the bronze table.

He didn't dare look directly and could only pay attention to the edges and corners.

Almost instantly, Alger, the Hanged Man, discovered that Mr. Fool was different from before.

In the past, Mr. Fool was both lofty and profound, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking. He seemed to be looking down on everything from a high position, but that was all. Unlike now, even if he did nothing, he seemed to have merged with the entire space, and was clearly at the top, intuitively showing himself as the master here.

With a quick glance, Alger saw the third "blasphemy card" and became more certain of his guess:

Sure enough, Mr. Fool cooperated with the "Imaginary Angel" Adam to plan the matter of Ince Zangwill. One of them obtained "0-08", which brought him one step closer to the throne of God, and the other obtained many benefits including the "Blasphemy Card", and recovered most of his strength!

The times have changed because of this! At this moment, Alger, the "Hanged Man", had a deeper understanding of what Mr. Fool had just said.

The other members of the Tarot Club undoubtedly noticed that he turned his head and found that he was looking at Mr. Fool.

After a brief moment of astonishment, they all quickly or slowly came to a certain realization and realized the connection between this matter and the Fool.

Alice shook her head slightly. She watched as the Hanged Man Alger brainstormed and then looked at Klein who was hiding in the gray fog. Then the others looked over as well. Their expressions varied. She asked them in confusion,

"Why don't any of you care about what benefit I gained from this? I obviously participated in the whole thing." (End of this chapter)

127 Destiny

Got the benefit…was it fun?

Such thoughts popped up in the minds of the Tarot Club members, but no one dared to speak. The "World" seemed to have not heard it and spoke:

"Although the 'War Angel' Medici died a long time ago, he is not completely gone. His remaining spirit merged with the remaining souls of the ancestors of the two major families of Soran and Einhorn, and transformed into an evil spirit. Its figure appeared in the death of Ince Zangwill."

"Ah?" This time it was Alice's turn to be shocked.

She did know that the evil spirit in Ince Zangwill came from Medici, but it was the first time she heard that Medici had merged Soren and Einhorn.

She looked at the "world" in surprise and found that the puppet nodded.

...Good guy.

Alice's history was not very good, but out of her understanding of the aggregation of extraordinary characteristics, she asked directly: "Are those two also from the 'Red Priest' path?"

Klein nodded, and Alice hissed, "Whose attention is this? Putting three enemies together?"

——She didn't think that high-sequence relationships on the same pathway could be that good.

Moreover, the relationship between these people is probably similar to that between her and Will Auceptin, Amon and Pales Zoroast...

Well, now maybe we can add The Fool and Zaratul.

Alice shook her head speechlessly, and said to the World encouragingly:

"Come on, dear 'prey'."

——Sequence 9 of the Red Priest, named Hunter.

The corner of Klein's mouth twitched, and he controlled the "world" whose expression did not change at all and said:

"I have nothing more to say."

There was a brief silence. Emlyn the Moon straightened his back slightly, looked forward and said:

"An important figure from our clan is about to arrive in Backlund and has specifically requested to see me."

He paused for a moment, and when he saw that the other members did not respond, he cleared his throat and said,

"How should I deal with Him?"

"Wow," the personal pronoun caught Alice's attention, "Your blood clan's angel?"

Emlyn nodded proudly.

After a few seconds of thinking, Alger, the Hanged Man, turned his head to look at the Moon and spoke carefully:

"Mr. Fool just said that times have changed.

It has changed. Although the big shots of your blood clan may not know the whole story, based on their level, they should have some awareness of it and be prepared to respond.

"That important person asked to see you. It was both a test and an observation. You just need to behave as you normally do. But there may be some tests and tasks later."

Just as I thought, the second step of the test and mission has arrived. I wonder what revelation the First Ancestor will give me... Emlyn the Moon took the lead and said to the Hanged Man:

"Thanks."

Alice stared at Emlyn the Moon thoughtfully, thinking back to the number of Tarot Club members who could be related to angels or the spirit world, and suddenly smiled and said,

"In that case, please go back and help me confirm one thing.

"Ask the people around you, does anyone know…

"The place where the long river of destiny lies."

An angel from the path of "fate" asked others about the location of the long river of fate. This undoubtedly sounded outrageous. The members of the Tarot Club looked at her in astonishment, and Audrey, the "justice", asked directly:

"Miss Destiny, don't you know where the River of Destiny is?"

"How should I put it?" Alice spread her hands. "I have a very close relationship with the River of Destiny. Perhaps I have stepped into it more than once. Moreover, I have slept in it for at least a thousand years…"

Leonard Star showed an expression of surprise that he could not hide. He just remembered Pallez's question at this moment - how could the child of Night and Fool be the "fate" path?

But Leonard's association was not correct. He thought that the name of the Night Goddess contained the part of bad luck, while the name of the Fool contained the part of good luck.

Could it be that bad luck and good fortune appeared together in her, attracting the attention of fate...?

Alice didn't quite understand this fantasy. She faced the inquiring or surprised gazes of the crowd and added the closing remarks:

"But I never knew where the River of Destiny was… I suspected it was somewhere in the spirit world, but I really didn't know where it was.

"Because every time, it is fate that finds me."

There is no doubt that this fate does not refer to herself. Alice actually prefers to refer to the "Key of Light", but the Tarot Club members subconsciously think that this refers to the true fate, and they all took a breath of cold air.

——It sounds like fate had already chosen the true God for its own path, and then did its best to raise her to the throne of God.

Of course, judging from the surface, there is nothing wrong with this conclusion.

The members of the Tarot Club digested this shocking fact in their hearts, but Alice explained her purpose without any concern:

"Anyway, please ask for me. By the way, you can also ask for a way to preserve the water of the River of Destiny... It would be even better if there is river water directly.

"I need to get some river water."

After a moment of silence, Cattleya the Hermit asked, "You didn't seem to say how much river water you need?"

"Because I don't know how much I need," Alice spread her hands. "It's okay if there is some, right? And I think the water in the long river of fate... may be different from what you think."

Alice's expression gradually became strange as she spoke. She thought of the long river of light she had seen, and told Cattleya meaningfully:

"The river of fate may not contain water, but light."

Light...?

The Hermit Cattleya was stunned for only a moment, then she remembered the light she saw on Alice's body when she used the Eye of Secrets for the first time. She looked over in astonishment and shock, but Alice just blinked at her innocently.

The Hermit Cattleya silently withdrew her gaze and frowned little by little.

Chosen by fate...?

She lowered her eyes and spoke calmly: "...I will go back and ask and look for information."

Others also expressed their opinions, and then the Tarot Club fell silent again.

No one asked Alice about her reward. They knew exactly what they would get - just luck.

As for Leonard... he hadn't thought about the reward at all. After all, he wasn't asking for anything. He just wanted him to ask a question.

Seeing that no one spoke, the "magician" Fors, who had been patient until now, finally spoke:

"Mr. Moon, the information you provided about the abandoned castle is very problematic.

"There are indeed two ancient vengeful spirits there, but there is also a door underground. Behind that door is a powerful corrupt force. Anyone who enters the area where the ancient vengeful spirits are located will be corrupted by it."

This... Emlyn frowned slightly. He was not angry, but felt that there was nothing wrong with Miss Magician's statement:

Since the person who provided the information knew that there were two ancient vengeful spirits there, there was no reason for him to ignore that door!

As a well-educated noble blood, Emlyn never wanted to cause others to suffer losses or injuries due to his own mistakes or negligence. He was quite concerned about this. He thought about it and said solemnly,

"I will investigate the source of the information and give you an explanation."

Magician Fors didn't care too much about it because he had returned safely. He just said "hmm" and said he would wait for the result.

As for Mr. Fool's help, it happened once or even twice a month, and she couldn't count it anymore. She just wanted to do whatever Mr. Fool told her to do in the future.

After listening to their conversation, Audrey, the Justice, asked with some concern and curiosity:

"Do you know what brought about the power of corruption?"

Magician Fors shook his head: "I don't know."

Seeing that Mr. Fool did not give any hints, and that she did not currently have Roselle's diary to exchange for the answer to what the "blasphemous card" was, Audrey withdrew her gaze and listened attentively to the conversations of other members.

After a while, the study part was completed and the Tarot Club came to an end. All members stood up and bowed to the top of the long bronze table to say goodbye.

After everyone disappeared from the gray fog, Klein asked Alice,

"Why do you need the water from the River of Destiny? And what did you mean by 'light' just now?"

Alice had expected him to have questions and did not hide it. She explained:

"That is the auxiliary material of the 'Prophet' potion. As for why it is light..."

Alice looked up at Klein and spread her hands, saying,

"Like I said, I have seen the River of Destiny many times, and the river I saw was not water at all - it was a long river made up of shimmering waves."

Klein was stunned and frowned.

"If that's what you said, then the water in this river must be..."

Can't serve it?

Alice met Klein's eyes, understood what he hadn't said, and sighed helplessly:

"Yeah, so I plan to ask around first. If it doesn't work, I have a backup plan."

"What?" Klein asked subconsciously.

Alice smiled brightly and answered his question:

"All extraordinary people on the path of 'destiny' are trying to get closer to and understand destiny, until they become destiny or control destiny.

"I think that by the time they become angels, Beyonders on the Path of Destiny may already be considered part of the long river of destiny, so...

"Their blood can probably be considered the water of the long river of destiny."

Klein was stunned for only a moment before the answer came to his mind. He blurted out,

"Will Auceptin's blood!"

"That's right," Alice laughed. "The blood of a mythical creature called the 'Mercury Snake' that carries power... I think it can replace the water of the River of Destiny to a certain extent."

After a pause, she looked at Klein and asked again,

"Do you have any good suggestions for the person I'm asking this question to?"

After Klein pondered for two seconds, he gave Alice an answer:

"Maybe you can ask Qi Guang... After all, if, as you said, the River of Destiny exists in the spirit world, then Qi Guang, who lives in the spirit world, may have the answer.

"However, you can confirm with Arrodes first... By the way, I have something to ask you about Arrodes."

Klein looked at Alice as if he remembered something and asked seriously,

"Arrodes told me that it saw a pillar in me, dominating...

"Do you know what this means?"

Alice's expression froze for a moment.

Did she know? She really did.

Isn't the "Lord of Mysteries" one of the three pillars...

Alice stretched out her hand and pinched her brows, and sincerely suggested:

"Maybe you can ask me this question later, but if you're curious now...

"Maybe you can ask Arrodes what he saw in the 'Ancient Sun God'? Well, maybe you have already thought about the question about him. I mean...

"There are five confirmed travelers, so why are there only three broken cocoons of light above Sefirah Castle?"

Klein nodded silently and said hesitantly, "What are those three light cocoons...?"

"Roselle, you, and the goddess." Alice said firmly.

Klein frowned and looked at Alice. Alice spread her hands and said:

"I'm not from 'Source Castle', you already know this. I don't know why the Goddess and Roselle came from the same place as you but had different choices and destinies. As for the 'Ancient Sun God'...

"Don't worry, at least he is not like me, coming directly from another world - at least he is from the past civilization.

"As for more...I can't tell you."

"…Okay," Klein agreed and pinched his brows. "Then let's continue talking about you…How sure are you that Will Auceptin's blood can replace the water in the River of Destiny?"

"0." Alice answered honestly.

"?" Klein glared at her.

Alice spread her hands and said:

"At least for you, my confidence should be zero. After all, my argument only looks brilliant. If you look closely, you will find that I am just guessing. There is nothing reliable in it.

"But for me…

"As long as the possibility exists, it is 100 percent."

"But you said the possibility is 0…" Klein tried to argue with her.

"It's 0, not non-existent," Alice said confidently, "Anyway, this option has appeared, so it must be possible. And let me correct you, it's just that my certainty is 0, and your certainty is 0. If you ask me... I think there is definitely nothing wrong with my thinking!"

Klein looked at her in surprise and exclaimed, "I now understand why I behaved that way when I picked up the Blasphemy Card from the Wheel of Fortune."

Alice looked at him in confusion, but Klein didn't say anything more. Instead, he asked again,

"Are you sure Medici will come looking for me?"

Alice glanced at Klein and laughed:

"I guess that day won't be too far away. You don't have to think about it so much. If you really miss this man among men, I can also try to see you in real life." (End of this chapter)