Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 144 The Fool's Intimate Hedgehog

"Ember, what do you think?"

Audrey pursed her lips slightly, looking a little hesitant. Although it has been preliminarily inferred that the Psychological Alchemy Society may have been involved in the assassination of Duke Negan, it has led to another more secretive and higher-ranking Twilight Hermit Society! This made Audrey have to think about whether to give up the investigation.

Yu Jin's expression was extremely calm. He shook his head and said:

"Don't think too much about it. Sooner or later, we will have to take action against the Psychological Alchemy Society. It doesn't matter."

"..."

Audrey hesitated to speak, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed to be true. After all, Yu Jin had already decided to attack the Psychological Alchemy Society. Would he give up his established goal just because of the Twilight Hermit Society? This was obviously unrealistic. Maybe Yu Jin would attack the Psychological Alchemy Society in advance because he was worried about "the longer the night, the more dreams there are".

Klein nodded silently in his heart. Fear? Worry? Not at all. Yu Jin was probably hoping that the Dusk Hermit would come to him, because that way he could burn a few more people.

Yu Jin suddenly asked:

"Mr. Fool, if I want to know what kind of organization the Twilight Hermits is, what is the price I need to pay?"

"I won't feel sleepy anymore if you say that."

Klein, who was afraid that Yu Jin would ask some tricky questions, breathed a sigh of relief. He tapped the edge of the bronze table with his fingers in high spirits. He did not rush to make Yu Jin pay the price, but slowly said:
"The Twilight Hermits have been keeping and passing down secrets for thousands and tens of thousands of years. They believe that twilight is bound to come and the end of the world is inevitable. They believe in the original Creator and believe that He has not truly died. When twilight comes, when the end of everything comes, He will wake up from His slumber, let everything return to Himself, and create a new world and a new history."

"Then why did they want to assassinate Duke Negan?"

Audrey had already sorted out her mentality at this time, but she still asked with some confusion after hearing this.

Klein leaned back in his chair and said leisurely:

"All actions of the Twilight Hermits are based on the above philosophy and purpose, in order to revive, or awaken the true Creator."

"They often interfere with the progress of history, manipulate the world's trends to suit their own needs and achieve their goals at a certain point. If the trend of the times is not as they expected, they will try their best to reverse this trend. Other than that, they just watch quietly and indifferently, and may not take any action or commission for decades or hundreds of years."

"Interfering with the course of history... manipulating world events..."

Audrey listened to Mr. Fool's light words, and her heart was filled with a horrifying fear. If this organization was really as Mr. Fool said, then those things she had read in history books in the past—whether it was war, disease, or the discovery of the southern continent—were they all caused by this organization?
If this is true, then wouldn't it be more terrifying than the Church of the Seven? No, the Church of the Seven must be able to do the same thing. The 'War of Perjury' that split the Kingdom of Feynaport hundreds of years ago is a good example.

Audrey fell into deep thought:
"If the reason why the Twilight Hermits sent people to assassinate Duke Negan was because of this, it means that Duke Negan blocked the trend that the Twilight Hermits wanted, and this trend..."

Audrey's face slightly changed, as if she had thought of something, and she almost blurted out:

"George III? The Black Emperor?"

Klein's expression slightly changed. According to the information they had now, George III must have been preparing for the ceremony to promote him to the Black Emperor. And his becoming a god must not be in the interests of the three major churches, otherwise there would be no need to hide it from the three major churches.

But to fight against the three major churches, George III must have corresponding support, and it must be the support of a force that is strong enough to compete with the three major churches. Although the Aurora Society and the Witch Church are involved, they are obviously not qualified. For example, this cannot explain where the magic potion formula that George III was promoted to?
But if the Twilight Hermits secretly supported the Black Emperor, the situation would become quite clear - George III's potion formula and the apotheosis ritual were all provided by the Twilight Hermits, and they had the ability to do so with the second blasphemous slate. The assassination of Duke Negan was because Duke Negan blocked the "trend" they wanted.

Maybe it's because Duke Negan discovered the king's secret... No, it shouldn't be. Duke Negan is a devout believer of the Church of the Storm. If he really has discovered George III's secret, he should report it directly to the Church of the Storm. That's because of other reasons - for example, maybe it's because Duke Negan's existence hindered the historical development that the Twilight Hermits wanted?
Klein calmly cast his gaze towards Yu Jin and found that he was also thinking. It was obvious that Yu Jin could think of the things he could think of, and could even guess more details. After all, he might have information that he didn't know.

"Resurrect the Creator?"

Just as Klein guessed, Yu Jin was indeed lost in thought at this time, and he did know more than Klein. For example, he had seen the "Sun God" in the past. And it can be basically confirmed that this Sun God is the "Creator" in the myth of the City of Silver. Regardless of whether this "Sun God" is the real "Creator", it is basically certain that the Creator that the Dusk Hermit wants to resurrect should be this "Sun God".

As for how the 'Sun God' died, Yu Jin already had the answer. The murals he found on that primitive island recorded everything. The one carrying the glorious cross was undoubtedly the ancient Sun God. He died in a siege and his body was eaten after his death.

There were four figures sharing the food of the ancient sun god - one was handsome and vigorous, one was majestic and heroic, one had a white beard and looked very wise. In addition, there was a dark and sinister baby.

As for the identities of these four people...

Yu Jin thought for a moment and then spoke slowly:

"Mr. Fool, thank you for your help. I hope to pay for this information with a magical item."

Klein still maintained the attitude of a "fool" and nodded with a smile. But in his heart, he was already sighing helplessly. Yu Jin really didn't want to owe anyone any favors! His original intention was to not pay any price, but to make Yu Jin owe him favors, the more the better. But Yu Jin obviously didn't like this proposal, and even preferred to suffer a loss to settle the matter.

Seeing that The Fool nodded and agreed to the deal, Yu Jin spoke directly:

"I have two magical items that can be used for payment. One is Revere's Desperate Scream, and the other is the Darkless Cross."

As he spoke, Yu Jin waved his hand and two items appeared on the table: a pistol and a copper-green cross. This scene almost made Mr. Fool want to put his hand on his forehead - promise me, you will honestly use sacrifice next time, okay?
"Revere's desperate scream, it can fire unlimited bullets, each shot has great power. It can fire rapidly and continuously, like a miniature machine gun. The target hit will also suffer from Revere's desperate scream before death, and will experience different states such as pain, dizziness, confusion, etc., which can even have a certain effect on saints. The negative effect is that the user will also hear the desperate scream, but not as frequently."

"The Darkless Cross can be transformed into a Radiant Cross after absorbing blood. It has a powerful purifying effect and can use Demigod-level spells of the Sun Realm such as 'Sun Flame'. The side effect is that because of its powerful and pure purification, the Darkless Cross rejects contact with other magical items and Beyonder properties."

"So it cannot exist at the same time as other magical items, and it will also repel the Beyonder characteristics of the holder. Holding it for a long time will cause the Beyonder characteristics of the user to gradually precipitate. For example, if the user is a Sequence 5 Beyonder, once he wears it for more than an hour, his Sequence 5 Beyonder characteristics will be precipitated by the Darkless Cross, causing the holder to regress to the level of Sequence 6."

After a pause, Yu Jin added:

"Since these two magical items come from the Loen royal family, there is a hidden side effect. That is, they must be used with caution when facing extraordinary people from the Loen royal family. Otherwise, once discovered, you will most likely be hunted down by the royal family."

After hearing this, even Audrey didn't know what to say. Klein was even more speechless, and complained in his heart:
"You're trying to get the best out of a sheep, right? If you keep going like this, the entire royal family will be fleeced by you."

Klein mourned for the royal family for a minute in his heart, but soon remembered that the embers' goal was to kill George III. He suddenly felt that this little setback was nothing to the royal family. At most, it was an appetizer before the main meal.

As for the two items that Yu Jin brought out, Klein was indeed quite tempted. The advantages and disadvantages of these two magical items were obvious. Revere's desperate scream had a strong combat capability, but Klein did not dare to guarantee that he could withstand the desperate roar. After all, even the demigods could not withstand it, and Klein did not think that he was more special than the demigods.

As for the Darkless Cross, it possessed extraordinary abilities at the level of a demigod in the Sun Realm, and its combat power was definitely unmatched. But for Klein, he saw at a glance the true purpose of this item—to make money!
Since the Dark Cross can extract Beyonder characteristics, it means that he can make two profits with one! For example, a sequence 5 Beyonder characteristic usually costs around 8000 pounds. But with the help of the Dark Cross, he can extract a sequence 5 Beyonder characteristic and obtain a sequence 6 Beyonder characteristic, and so on, until only sequence 9 Beyonder characteristics are left!
In this way, he could obtain five extraordinary characteristics, with a total value of more than 5 pounds. This meant that the value almost doubled after one transaction, with a return rate of nearly 15000%! This was undoubtedly very attractive to Klein, who still owed Miss Audrey a debt in order to be promoted to Faceless Man. Klein made a decision immediately, trying to remain calm and smiling:

"make a deal……"

Before he finished speaking, Klein saw Yu Jin pushing the two items to him, which immediately froze his expression. He wanted to say, "I choose the Dark Cross," but Yu Jin pushed both magical items to him at once! Didn't you take out these two magical items for him to choose, but as part of the "price"?
Klein knew very well that although the information he provided was secret, it did not touch the core of the Twilight Hermits. Any one of these two magical items was enough to pay for the "price" of this information! But Yu Jin gave two, which clearly meant that he did not want to owe anyone a favor and wanted to settle the matter in cash.

But the more this happened, the more nervous Klein became! On the surface, it seemed like he had taken advantage, but in reality, that wasn't necessarily the case. After all, who knew if Yu Jin wanted to repay the favor and then burn him to death!

But is he going to refuse now? That's impossible! After all, Mr. Fool can't just say, "I'm afraid of being burned by you, so I only need one magical item," right? In this way, the two magical items have become hot potatoes. After all, it's hard to say whether this is a test from Ember!
And there was obviously not much time for Klein to think and hesitate, so he just paused for a moment and deliberately chuckled, then asked calmly:
"What else do you want to know?"

Yu Jin looked directly at Klein and said in his usual calm and soothing tone:
"I want to know what Mr. Fool's position is on the issue of the Black Emperor?"

"The bet was right!"

Klein heaved a sigh of relief, but his expression remained calm. He considered his tone in his mind and chuckled, "I have nothing to do with the Black Emperor. To some extent, I am even hostile to the forces behind him. As for whether you want to take action against the Black Emperor, it has nothing to do with me. I am only responsible for an equal exchange."

Klein had always felt that the matter of passing on the fire was full of conspiracy. For example, the goddess told Yu Jin to pass on the fire at the beginning, and then a series of things happened. It was obvious that someone was deliberately guiding Yu Jin to kill the Black Emperor in order to pass on the fire. So Klein had to clearly state his position, which was the five basic principles - no support, no opposition, no rejection, no recognition, and no responsibility.

Whether or not Ember killed the Black Emperor had nothing to do with him. Klein couldn't care less, and didn't want to care, let alone get involved. To put it bluntly, he didn't care about the Black Emperor's life or death, or even the lives of the gods in the sky. As long as Ember didn't burn him, that was enough!

"That's it."

Yu Jin nodded thoughtfully, then fell silent, without making any comments. But this made Klein a little uneasy. What happened during Yu Jin's trip to the ancient times? Why did his behavior change so much?

What's the matter with your sudden silence? Are you hesitating whether to attack him now? ! No way, no way? I have never cheated you in anything! And you still owe me a favor! You don't really want to burn me? !
"Mr. Fool."

Audrey also vaguely sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere, and asked softly, "Do I need to pay any price?"

"Ms. Justice is such a good person!"

While he was touched by Miss Justice's thoughtful behavior, Klein quickly figured out a way to deal with it and said with a smile:

"No need, Mr. 'Lover' has paid enough."

"Mr. Fool."

Yu Jin also spoke slowly, "Thank you for your help."

Klein leaned back in his chair and smiled.

"Like I always say, I like equal exchange."

This 'deal' wasn't actually equivalent, but now, it is.

"Mr. Fool, you seem a little nervous?"

Audrey watched Klein's actions, and suddenly a disrespectful thought popped up in her mind, which frightened her. How could she make irresponsible remarks about the gods? Ever since she was lectured by Yu Jin last time, she felt that she seemed to have less and less respect for the gods - even when it came to such a big thing as assassinating the king and assassinating a quasi-god, she didn't react too strongly!

And now, facing Mr. Fool, she also had the same thought! But she couldn't blame her. After all, although she couldn't see through Mr. Fool's expression and appearance, Mr. Fool's action of leaning back in his chair after the conversation was too obvious. It was like a person who had been tense all the time suddenly relaxed. It was as if Mr. Fool was afraid...

Ah! No, Audrey, you can't have such thoughts! Mr. Fool may be afraid that Yu Jin will suddenly attack, but this does not mean that Mr. Fool's status will be reduced. He is still a high and mighty god. This does not mean that the status of the god is gone, it only means that Yu Jin is too strong!
But it is precisely because Yu Jin is strong enough that he was involved in the gods' plan! However, from now on, Mr. Fool does not seem to be involved, and his encounter with Yu Jin is just a coincidence. Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, it is undoubtedly a good thing, which is conducive to the unity within the Tarot Club.

Audrey thought, observing Ember and Mr. Fool carefully. She couldn't see through anyone because of the gray fog, but Audrey didn't need to see through them. She just chose her words carefully and asked softly:

"Mr. 'Lover', do you need my help gathering information on Hvin Rambis?"

She was still discussing the topic to ease the atmosphere. But if Ember tried to find the Twilight Hermits, it would be best to start with the Psychological Alchemy Society, and Hvin Rambis, who was a high-ranking official, was the best choice.

"better not."

Yu Jin thought about it, shook his head and said, "The plan remains unchanged. We will start on New Year's Day. Before that, don't do anything out of the ordinary that might arouse suspicion."

"it is good."

Audrey immediately understood and nodded slightly.

She knew that Yu Jin was afraid of alerting the enemy. After all, if something happened to Hvin Rambis, it would probably alert George III. And for Yu Jin, killing George III was more important than Hvin Rambis. Rather than acting in advance and alerting the enemy, it would be better to catch them all in one fell swoop on New Year's Eve.

Audrey thought about it, and then said playfully:
"In this matter, Mr. Lover, you may wish to ask for the help of Mr. Fool's angels."

"..."

Mr. Fool's expression froze. He had just praised Miss Justice for being a caring person, but now she was exposing his shortcomings! Although he knew that Miss Justice wanted to ease or even bring them closer, the problem was that he didn't have any angels under his seat!

But seeing Yu Jin's inquiring look, Klein had no choice but to express his opinion. He could only speak ambiguously and pretentiously:

"I can help in secret."

"it is good."

Yu Jin nodded slightly, without any doubt, thinking that the Fool wanted to prove his neutrality.

(End of this chapter)