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

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"An attempt."

"A try?"

Antigonus frowned. There was no language barrier or communication barrier between them, because Sefirah Castle seemed to have translated the language into the most familiar language. As a beast, He was already quite straightforward, but under the influence of Beyonder characteristics, He became a top-level riddler. Now facing this mysterious person who spoke completely ambiguous words, He was convinced that the other party was the "Lord of Mysteries".

He has actually resurrected... not in me, but in...

His gaze slightly shifted away from Klein and briefly glanced around, secretly frightened.

The diffuse gray fog entered His eyes, hazy, blurred, and boundless. In the center of this boundless gray fog, there was something other than a temple or a palace. Huge stone pillars supported a vast space, with their tops deep in the fog, surrounding a long bronze table with an ancient pattern. Antigonus had never seen such a design before. Although there was no information contained in it, he would still feel dizzy if he stared at the pattern for a long time.

The gray fog flowed like water, and the sky high above was dotted with deep red "stars".

Some of them are very big, some are small, some are hidden deep, and some float on the surface.

Antigonus stared at these red stars in a daze. He could feel that they corresponded to different spirits and things. This made him feel complicated and even frustrated. He was so angry that he wanted to laugh. It turned out that there were many objects in this world that were related to "Source Castle", but these related objects could only be found on Source Castle.

Otherwise, it would be difficult for them, the angel kings, to discover the clues!
How abominable this is!
The corners of Antigonus' mouth twitched, but he didn't laugh. He shook his head slightly.

If I am not mistaken, He just came up in this way.

This is undoubtedly the "Source Castle" - it is Him, the "Source Castle" that Amon and Bethel have been searching for for thousands of years!
The connection between Him and Sefirah Castle is naturally the will of the "Lord of Mysteries" that awakened in Him. However, when He arrived at Sefirah Castle and faced the real "Lord of Mysteries", the will that awakened in Him naturally disappeared.

The Lord of Mysteries awakened directly inside Sefirah Castle? Was it Him who awakened, or was it the Sefirah that reawakened its will?

Antigonus had a lot to say in his heart, but facing this being at the top of the sequence, he chose to remain silent.

However, Klein did not intend to give him too many opportunities to remain silent. After the other party subconsciously asked back, after a few seconds, Klein imitated the tone of Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun and said with a slight smile:

"I think you should know why you are here."

As he spoke, Klein felt as if he had returned to the beginning, and once again became Zhou Mingrui, who was at a loss in the face of Alger and Audrey in the gray fog but could not show his weakness.

But times have changed, and he is now an angel, the future Lord of Mysteries - he can call himself Him and become Him at any time.

Now, on Sefirah Castle, he had no need to be wary of the "Half Fool". Instead, he should take advantage of the other party's fear and nervousness and calmly play to his advantage. After all, Sefirah Castle was his home ground. He could do anything, help, give alms, torture the other party, or do nothing and watch him die, without the consent of Antigonus.

——But he still chose to talk to the other party.

Just like asking the dogs of Fulgrim to collect nine special products from the spiritual world for him, although it has no meaning for his promotion and future, it at least reflects Klein Moretti's own will.

This is enough.

Antigonus slowly turned his head. His height was about the same as the Lord of Mysteries, so his eyes were almost level. He didn't have to think about whether to look down or up. Hearing this, the Half Fool smiled and asked:

"I can't think of any other reason except my characteristics and uniqueness."

"But I also have a question. I can aggregate the characteristics, and you should be able to do it too. Why did you go to the trouble of bringing me here?"

As he spoke, Antigonus thought of something - the memory of Amon pushing up his monocle and saying "Interesting, interesting" came to his mind. As soon as the image of this guy appeared, Antigonus immediately thought that the "Lord of Mysteries" might have the same bad personality as the "Angel of Time" - his eyes suddenly changed when he looked at the "Lord of Mysteries", and a bad idea appeared in his mind.

"This can't be hospice care... Could it be that the Lord of Mysteries also has a hobby of appreciating the struggle of food to die? Although it's understandable for Amon to treat his enemies like this, his table manners are really hard to appreciate."

"Tsk... What a terrible taste. You might as well just hang me up."

He muttered a few words in his mind and continued in silence.

In this situation, it seems that he has no other choice but to quietly wait for his fate, unless he wants to die quickly and try hard to provoke the Lord of Mysteries to take his life. But Antigonus thought about his own "mystery transformation", Amon's "parasitism" and Bethel's "sealed exile" - these extraordinary abilities that are enough to make people want to live but cannot, and want to die but cannot. He felt that the Lord of Mysteries would definitely not be the kind of person who would simply kill people when he was angry, and he might experience even more severe torture at that time.

But He has come to this point and has become an appetizer. What difference does it make whether He dies easily or in torment...?
Klein looked at Antigonus, who was silent and thinking hard. After brewing his emotions for a while, he answered him.

"Yes."

"Other than that, you have no other value."

After saying this, Klein felt that he really deserved a beating. He wished he could drink two bottles of Provocateur potion in one breath.

But it has to be said that this speaking style is most consistent with everyone's impression of the "Lord of Mysteries" - but since when has this source incarnation been recognized as a person with a bad personality, who understands people's hearts, loves to torture, tease and anger others, and who likes not to finish what he says, and overall is like Amon PROMAX?

Perhaps it was the collective dislike of the Outer Gods, the extremely low expectations of the Demon of Knowledge, and the personality traits of the high-sequences of these three paths...

Judging from Amon's natural character, as well as the names of the magic potions such as "Trickster", "Master of Secret Puppetry", "Trickster", "Thief", etc., it is impossible for Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun to be good, but only to be even more evil and terrifying!
...Antigonus let out a slightly heavy breath, and the blue veins on the back of his hand that had just calmed down bulged again.

For someone who had struggled so far, and even risked everything to become a "half fool" for power, such an evaluation was a great shame, despising His personality and treating Him as a pure Beyonder container. Therefore, the moment He heard the other party's words, He was enraged by these words, and he almost had the urge to slam the table and take the initiative to attack the Lord of Mysteries in order to be killed directly by the other party.

"However, I also learned something interesting. Before you came here, I was holding a meeting to summon some extraordinary people here and let them trade or find ways to get something from me."

"When I first woke up, I randomly chose two humans and wanted to obtain their memories to understand the current situation. But one of the bold humans said to me: 'Don't you think the format of the party is interesting? Although your power is beyond our imagination, there are always areas in the world that you don't understand or are not good at... I also have my own unique experience, insights, channels and resources. She and I may be able to help you complete the trivial things that are inconvenient for you to do yourself at some point in the future.'"

Klein recalled the beginning of the Tarot Club, and a rare playful smile appeared on his face. He said to Alger, and to himself at that time:

"People are always so bold in their ignorance."

Bold enough to speak freely about the ideal of becoming an extraordinary person in front of an unknown high-ranking person and a stranger;

He was bold enough to ask the high-ranking person to open a 'party' for him in such straightforward words;
And, be bold enough to use the term "fool".

Antigonus was stunned for a moment, and the legendary "Rose of Redemption" flashed through his mind at an inopportune time.

As a country angel who was forced to struggle and escape with his sister because of the Goddess of Night in the Third Age and hid in the mountains of the Northern Continent for almost the entire era, Antigonus certainly had no chance to be invited to that banquet, but this did not prevent him from understanding the inside story and witnessing the shocking tragedy after the sun fell in the top audience seats of the Northern Continent.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but admire the "Dark Demon Wolf" Kotar. Although the other party was timid, good at escaping, and a bit of a fence-sitter, he dared to stay in the god-forsaken land where no one lives for hundreds or thousands of years, but Antigonus himself didn't dare to do that.

However, the original "Redemption Rose" was gathered by the ancient sun god for suicide, and they must be all gods and strong people close to gods. But judging from the characteristics of himself and the two adjacent paths, including the joking tone of the "Lord of Mysteries" when he talked about the meeting just now, Antigonus did not think that this meeting itself had much value.

They should not be strong, because a strong person at the angel level would realize what this place is. But they should not be too weak, because the weak are not worth playing with. Even Amon's clone would not play with beings below demigod, that would be a pure waste of time.

Therefore, the most "fun" things should be those extraordinary people who are in the middle sequence, around demigods, who have some understanding of the mysterious world but know nothing about the higher levels. It is the most fun to play with these people who think they know a lot and are very qualified and capable.

"They really helped me a lot, so I became more and more interested in the little game of 'equivalent exchange' among humans. They also benefited from it, and they all respected me very much."

"Since I woke up, the meeting has been held hundreds of times."

“Everyone gets what they need and looks forward to the weekly meetings.”

When Klein recalled the words of the members of the Tarot Society and the tense and cautious appearance when they first arrived, Antigonus had already laughed in his heart, and mourned silently for these poor little toys— ——Does He think that the Lord of Mysteries will seriously play this little game of equivalent exchange? Where is there a standard of "equivalence" in this world?What's more, this is the incarnation of the old days. Even if the other party just said a few words casually and gave a bad street knowledge, those little guys who got the information probably wouldn't be able to pay back their souls if they sold their souls.

Besides, what could the Lord of Mysteries need?

If He had released information without putting forward any conditions, or even just provided the venue, then these transactions would have unknowingly become His one-sided charity, a game board that existed according to His preferences.

"You will give me your identity and your uniqueness."

Klein spoke slowly while meeting Antigonus' gaze.

The other person couldn't see his own eyes, but he vaguely found the right position and stared into the gray fog on his face, pretending to look him in the eye.

Antigonus smiled and said, "Yes, I have no choice."

"But now that you are here, it means I will give you a chance for an equal exchange."

Klein's brief answer quickly disappeared in the magnificent temple and the diffuse mist, but it set off a big storm in Antigonus' heart. This sentence echoed for a long time, causing ripples one after another.

"Equivalent exchange..."

Hearing this, Antigonus was silent for a long time—not too long, but for Him, it was a long time.

After a while, Half Fool slowly loosened his fist, sighed deeply, and once again looked up at the figure in the gray mist:
"What should I call you?"

Klein felt that the scene in front of him was becoming more and more familiar, because more than one person had asked him this question. After hearing this, he tapped his fingers twice on the bronze table. Then he leaned back, took back his right hand, crossed his fingers and placed them on his chin, smiled at Antigonus and said:

"You can call me..."

Having said this, he paused and spoke in a gentle and calm tone:
"The Fool."

"Half Fool" pursed his lips when he heard this, but didn't say anything. The wolf had to bow his head in Sefirah Castle.

Klein felt guilty and wanted to look away. He also felt that his actions today to stabilize his image and patch up his previous actions were enough, and he also angered Antigonus again and again. Klein could still clearly remember the other party's astral body covered with angry red, like a big red lantern in the shape of a human.

Antigonus became a little more proactive in the conversation than before, and asked directly:

"How much is my soul worth? How much is my extraordinary nature and uniqueness worth?"

"If I want Badhair to die, what else should I pay?"

After saying this, He added with self-awareness:
"I can't give you anything else. My family should have countless treasures, but during the thousands of years I was asleep, they should have been removed one by one by Amanesis. Even if you want more, I have nothing to give you."

Finally, Antigonus pursed his lips and suddenly asked:
“Are there any of my descendants still alive?”

"The Abraham family is still passed on secretly, what about my descendants? Do they know the origin of their blood? Do they remember their original surname?"

Klein did not answer, nor did he ask Antigonus to do divination on Sefirah Castle. He just said calmly:

"The Church of Night once used the 'Antigonus Puppet' to search for your descendants."

Antigonus's expression changed again and again, and finally returned to silence.

"Even if they still exist, they have long forgotten their identities, their ancestors, and the pride of their family...then they are no longer my descendants. Let them live on in this unconscious way."

Klein did not respond to this question. He brought the question back to the beginning:
"Whether you are more valuable alive or dead is something that needs to be observed."

"Other than that, it's barely enough."

"You need subordinates? You need servants?" Considering that the Lord of Mysteries would not need an anchor and would most likely not build a church, Antigonus, who was in the "Fortune Teller" path, immediately thought of the Sequence 1 potion. He was not surprised, but just shook his head calmly, "If you want a servant, you can choose Bethel. He is well-educated and has good taste. Although I don't have much human aesthetics, I also know that His image is good, and I have no interest in living anymore. You can make me into a secret doll."

Klein was a little surprised:

"You don't want to live?"

He didn't intend to take the other person's life, but he didn't expect that the other person didn't want to live anymore.

Even repeatedly recommending Bethel...

Antigonus shook his head again: "If you need a servant, you can let Bethel serve."

"I just want to die and become a part of history, to reunite with my sister, brother and father in the mist of history."

"Although I have been sleeping in Honakis, I have been away from there for too long. I long to die, to sleep, and to go home, even if it is just to take one last look at them."

Klein fell silent for a moment.

Then, he put on the airs of the Lord of Mysteries again and said with a light smile:

"Okay."

TBC
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