Secret: The years I served as a foreign aid for the Aurora Club

Chapter 501: Changes Come
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"why?"

Treanor found that he still couldn't understand his father's train of thought. If the purpose of educating a student for two hundred years was just to watch the other person die tragically, Treanor could accept it, but he couldn't understand why such a weird interest would appear in his own father.

Edward did not want to elaborate on these things with a child who had not even reached Sequence 2. This child had been fragile since childhood, and would remain fragile even when he grew up. He could not withstand the indoctrination of secret knowledge and would easily die suddenly.

Gods and authority were too complicated for him, and he didn't like to hear about them. Just like when he was a child, he pretended to be interested in astronomy and art in order to get close to himself, but in fact, they were all things he didn't like:
"No reason."

“Do you hate Him?”

Traynor couldn't leave, but he felt he had to at least ask for a reason.

"If you hate Him, then you don't have to bring Him back! I heard from my mother that Richard was hunted by members of the Indulgence Faction and was forced to illegally break into the manor, but you chose to bring him back and erase his guilt. Are you angry that He ignored your kindness at the time, repeatedly betrayed you, and even spoke rudely to you?"

"...You know it very clearly. You know Him very well." Edward was quite surprised. "Did that kid tell you that He cursed me to death after the great haze last year?"

——It really is! Treanor felt that his psychological endurance and the cat's fur had exploded.

"But it's not because of this. I won't take such a small matter as cursing me to death seriously. On the contrary, I admire Him quite a bit."

Edward waved his hand and explained:
"It is precisely because He could say such words and do such things that my expectations were not disappointed, and that I had to die. I have been looking forward to this day since the day I picked Him up. Do you understand?"

"...I don't understand." It was a bit too funny, Treanor said honestly, "Do all demons think like you?"

"Most of them probably aren't." Edward guessed.

"What about mother?" Traynor asked, "Although I don't understand why you look forward to Richard's death... Is it because you have lost interest in your long life and started looking for such excitement? Did you also look forward to the day of death for your mother and me?"

"Have you ever looked forward to seeing us die? We short-lived humans... even if we become demigods, we are still only one tenth of your life or even less..." The tabby cat in his hand began to struggle, as if worried that blood would splash on it, but Treanor held the cat tightly and finished his words seriously, "All humans are food to you, right? Then, are we more interesting pets, or fun to liven up the atmosphere during meals?"

The question made Edward turn his head.

The Decayed King did not feel the need to take this issue seriously - after all, he had seen too many young lives, and Trenor was now like a child who was sulking - but it was indeed necessary for "Edward Vaughn" to take this issue a little more seriously.

But you don’t need to take it too seriously.

Edward thought for a moment: "Would you be sad if I said yes?"

Treanor was stunned. His mouth opened and closed again. Finally, he made up his mind and said the most pitiful words with the most determined expression: "Yes."

"…Actually, you don't have to take it too seriously."

Edward comforted his eldest son: "Richard is special, different from you. And you...didn't you think about these things when you realized my life span?"

After cleverly using words to divert the conflict, Edward began to speak half-truths from his heart:

"To this day I am still saddened by Adela's death, so I want to take you away to prevent death from happening again."

……

Alger steered the ship while observing the weather and the stars. "We are moving much faster than expected. We used mystical magic on the way here, but we didn't expect the return trip to be just as fast. At this speed, if we continue to sail tonight, we will be able to reach Bayam tomorrow afternoon."

Danitz immediately stopped him: "No, we have to stop once! These half-giants have eaten up our food reserves! One third of our lunch is fish we caught, didn't you notice?"

...because you took almost all the food away from the beginning to host a welcoming party on the beach...

Alger thought that going hungry for two or three meals was no big deal, but these people were followers of The Fool after all, so he couldn't treat them lightly. He could only say:
"Then dock."

With the power of the "Poseidon" driving the seawater, the "Poseidon" was able to keep pace with the flagship "Future". Under the care of the "Poseidon", the fishing sailors all had a good harvest. Seeing this, the young people of Silver City and Moon City also learned this technology with great interest. Different varieties of sea fish made the ocean flavor on the table more intense, and the people of the East Continent praised it.

Klein stayed in the cabin, occasionally coming out to walk around, not disturbing people's happiness.

It was getting dark, and they arrived at a transit island on the outskirts of the Rorsted Archipelago.

The island was not big, and there were not many houses for living. Fortunately, Klein had already mastered the use of "miracles". Based on the existing housing materials, it would not be difficult to build a temporary residential area as long as these two thousand people made a wish to him.

There is no need to erase the constructed building area, because this will become the second stop for the East Continent to the outside world, and there are more than 10,000 people waiting to start this journey.

They would board the ship off the coast of the eastern continent, spend a full day sailing on the ship, and then arrive at the island late at night or early in the morning.

The ships docked at the port one after another, and people got off the ship one after another. Fortunately, Alger and his team had asked the island's responsible personnel to bring a lot of food in advance, enough for the two thousand people from Silver City and Moon City to eat and rest here, and set sail again tomorrow afternoon.

People quickly brought food and meat and prepared to barbecue on the beach at night.

Feeling the sea breeze, eating barbecue, drinking Lielangqi and talking and laughing loudly - not only the people and sailors of the East Continent were eager to try it, even Klein couldn't help but recall some things from the old era.

But he had other things to do, so he waited until they finished their meal and prayed to The Fool for a place to stay using his own honorific name.

After arranging matters on the East Continent, Klein symbolically wrapped his windbreaker tightly around him in the sea breeze and walked into the deep darkness in the distance.

It is clear what he will do next:

Find the dark wolf Kotar and take away the "curtain" of this "God of Wishes"!
My wish is to obtain the extraordinary characteristic of "Mysterious Attendant" and that "curtain". I wonder if "He" can help me realize it... As he walked deeper and deeper into the island, Klein teased in his heart.

However, Klein was just thinking about it and didn't know how to find the trace of this elusive demon wolf. Maybe he could only risk entering the God-Forsaken Land again to look for the remains of faith related to the "God of Wishes", or hope that the Extraordinary Aggregation Law would bring Him to him.

But it was obviously impossible for him to go to the East Continent again - didn't he think God had tortured him enough?
If it’s delivered to your door again, you will really be completely brainwashed!
Thinking back to the last battle where he gambled his life and luck, Klein felt a sore tooth:

This battle seemed like they had won a glorious victory, but in fact, it was only the temporary manifestation of God's will through the body of the former Angel King, which had already forced the God of Thunder to take action himself, the Demon of Knowledge to provide the most restrained mysterious reappearance scene of God, and he, who had the destiny of the Lord of Mysteries, to destroy God's purpose, which required the help of more than one Sequence One.

The Demon of Knowledge was even hostile to the God of Thunder, but still provided assistance.

The two first-tier gods had to take action personally to drive back the God, whose power was roughly that of a true God and who had not come in person!

“If He really returns to the earth one day, humans and gods will surely be tamed by Him without any resistance... Before that, I must do everything I can to improve myself as quickly as possible... Oh, if I fail, lose control, or die before that day, and Amon becomes the Lord of Mysteries, then He might take the initiative to leave the earth to avoid God, or even watch everything. After all, He has no attachment to this place.” Klein recalled Amon’s expression for a while and felt that he was full of motivation again.

"Then, the next sequence..."

He had successfully learned that the name of the next sequence was "The Secret Waiter", which he got from Medici. At that time, he was shot in the back of the head by Edward Vaughn, and his brains were blown into pieces more scattered than the brains at Haidilao.

However, he tried his best to revive again, and after he came back to life, Medici told him the name.

"What the hell, how did Zaratul manage to play the role of 'The Servant of Mysteries'?"

Klein was now completely puzzled.

He - it's fine for him, but Klein has been numb from "tailor-made" and "destined" time and time again. He played the roles of "The Fool" and "The Fool's Messenger" just happened to meet the requirements of Sequence 0 and Sequence 1 of this path. It was obvious that Kotar, the "God of Wishes", couldn't play the role at all because he couldn't find the secret, but how did Zaratul play the role?
…He doesn’t seem to be in a bad state or on the verge of losing control… Oh, right, He spent a long time in the hidden town on the top of Mount Honachis, where there is a “half fool”. Does staying there and doing something count as submission and service in a sense?

"In fact, the way people in the Western Continent play the role of secret servants is simpler."

A voice sounded in his ears:

"People there often start worshipping the statue of Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun from a young age, taking turns to offer sacrifices, clean, sweep, and perform rituals. They cannot directly become the servants of the Lord of Mysteries, so they choose to become people who serve the Lord of Mysteries."

"Western Continent..."

Klein muttered to himself, then raised his head and made eye contact with someone.

Klein's pupils shrank slightly, and he instantly swapped places with his secret doll and arrived at the beach a few hundred meters away.

“Hi.” The Lord of Withering waved unconsciously towards the seashore and greeted Klein. “Are you thinking about promotion?”

After He finished speaking, He spoke again:
"You really want to know? But this isn't mind reading. I just suddenly noticed that the probability of Kotal being attacked by you has increased."

Klein's promotion is divided into three options. The first is to obtain the characteristics of Pallez Zoroast and become the "Worm of Time". The second is to accept the help of the Demon of Knowledge and become the "Gate". The third is to obtain the "Curtain" and continue to promote upwards on this path.

Option one: As long as Klein is not mentally ill, he would not do such a thing as to risk his own life.

What Amon needs most now is this extraordinary characteristic. With Amon's control over this path after obtaining the Source Castle, if Klein took away the "Worm of Time", he would be promoted in one second and wear a monocle in the next.

Option 2 is more likely to be chosen by the Demon of Knowledge, because with His help, it would not be too difficult to become a "door" with a decent mental state.

Option three is second only to option two. There is a good chance that Klein will seize the "curtain", but the problem is that the "Attendant of Mysteries" has incomplete characteristics, and one part has been taken away by his own half. He cannot continue to move forward on this path, and it will also attract Amon's attention. It is just a compromise option for Klein who cannot accept the help of the Demon of Knowledge for the time being, but cannot stop.

Therefore, when the possibility of Kotal losing the "curtain" increased, the Lord of Withering easily judged Klein's thoughts.

Probability... What kind of authority is this? Klein thought for a moment, and cautiously asked this high-ranking incarnation whose meaning was unclear when he appeared in the God-Forsaken Land: "Is this a prophecy? A prophecy about fate?"

"Perhaps you will find out later."

This is not the purpose for Him to follow here today; He has a real purpose.

Isn't the reason why Klein has been kept alive until today just to see what kind of changes this unobservable "variable" and "immature signpost of fate" will bring to the development of the world?

"If you want to track down the dark wolf Kotar, then I can give you some information." The Lord of Withering said with a smile.

In a few months, Kotar will appear around Moon City. The exact date is uncertain, but he will definitely appear nearby.

Klein shook his head cautiously: "Thank you for your kindness."

There were more and more unclear gifts and great beings, and Klein had learned to reject them skillfully.

"Don't worry too quickly."

The Lord of Decay still had a smile on his face: "I only need you to help me do one thing, and you should be willing to do it... Richard Ernst, this kid is my beloved, and the student I raised, so I hope you can save him."

"He just saved you, so I hope you can save Him. You won't refuse, right?"

Without waiting for Klein to say anything in refusal, the Lord of Decay finished speaking all his words. After listening to him, Klein showed a surprised expression, just as He saw, and then quickly frowned.

“God of Thunder?” Klein asked nervously, “Does He want to kill Mr. Richard?”

What should I do... Klein thought quickly, but he had no idea for the moment.

"Yes."

The Lord of Decay nodded. "Anyway, He is now facing attacks from the God of Thunder and his church, as well as the Church of Night. He is about to die. If He dies, I will be very sad. When I am sad, I will want to break the continent into pieces and eat them as biscuits. So, if you don't want the North Continent and the South Continent to become biscuits, quickly think of a way to save my unworthy disciple."

Klein was stunned.

TBC
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Klein suddenly thought of something and stared at the unidentified incarnation of the god in front of him. He raised his voice a lot, with disbelief:

"No, you are an Outer God?"

"Are you Edward, no, the Fallen King?"

"Are you schizophrenic?"

The Lord of Withering scratched the corpse spots that had just appeared on his face. He, who thought he was closer to the "Teacher", was not angry. After being silent for two seconds, he admitted it openly.

“Yes, I am schizophrenic.”

"My essence and I have been separated for too long, and I have mental problems. It's all your fault, this broken Earth. You are really causing great harm to God!"