Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 252: High-end game, right?

Monday afternoon, above the gray fog.

Klein leaned his elbows on the armrests, crossed his palms and clasped them lightly as he watched the deep red lights light up and fade into blurry figures.

Then, he heard Miss Justice's brisk greeting:

"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool~"

Amid Miss Justice's greetings, Hermit Cattleya remained a calm bystander as before, not getting too involved and still seemed to be an outsider to the gathering.

She watched Miss Justice and Miss Magician each take out Roselle's diary and enter the reading session at each Tarot Club. Then, she glanced at Mr. Fool carefully, but still couldn't see more through the strange gray fog. The only thing she could see in her deep purple eyes was the clothing that was definitely materialized.

Klein took those pages of Roselle's diary and scanned them one by one, feeling a little disappointed.

I don't know when it started, but the value of the diaries provided by Miss Justice and Miss Magician has been decreasing.

But Klein could understand why this happened. On the one hand, it was because the Tarot Club grew a little bit faster, and on the other hand, a large part of Emperor Roselle's diary was originally not very informative.

For example, the diary that records the time when Emperor Roselle just crossed over is basically all related to the Silver Party...

Of course, Klein had another guess—

So far, he has hardly seen the diary that Roselle wrote after becoming a demigod!

There are two possibilities.

Either Emperor Roselle seldom wrote a diary after becoming a demigod, or Emperor Roselle still insisted on writing a diary after becoming a demigod, but this part of the diary was hidden by someone or some people with ulterior motives!
If it's the former, it makes sense.

Because according to the diaries that Klein has collected now, the time when Emperor Roselle became a demigod was very close to the time when he launched a coup, overthrew the rule of the Soran family, and established the Indis Republic.

Therefore, when Emperor Roselle was the governor of the Republic of Indis, he was probably too busy with government affairs to spare the extra energy to write a diary that was mostly playful in his youth.

If this was the reason, Klein felt it was a pity that he couldn't continue to take advantage of Emperor Roselle, but it was not unacceptable.

But if it was the latter, if someone was deliberately collecting the diary of Emperor Roselle after he became a demigod and preventing it from being circulated, did that mean that there were other people who understood Chinese besides him? Were there other travelers?
Klein resisted the urge to raise his hand to rub his temple, but his mood became a little worse.

Because in Klein's mind, the second guess is obviously a worse outcome, but it is more likely than the first guess.

Besides him and Emperor Roselle, it was not surprising that there were other travelers. After all, even a Firebringer like Yu Jin appeared in front of him alive, so what was a mere traveler?
Klein made the diary in his hand disappear, leaned back in his chair, and said in a normal tone:
"You can start."

Audrey the Justice looked at Derrick the Sun thoughtfully. Derrick had been acting quite anxious since Mr. Fool was still reading. He thought that something big had happened in Silver City again, so he was waiting for him to tell him about the change in Silver City.

And Derrick the Sun did not disappoint her expectations. Before anyone else could speak, he said sincerely:
"Elder Lovia was released. I met her in the library."

'Shepherd' Lovia, she was investigated and imprisoned because the entire team she led was contaminated by the 'True Creator'. But now, she appeared in the library and appeared in Derrick's sight. And she did not escape, but was released by the six-member council!

Alger thought about it and asked:
"Has your chief returned to Silver City?"

"Well, not long ago."

Derrick the Sun was somewhat surprised at Mr. The Hanged Man's accurate guess.

At this time, the magician Fors, who was listening quietly, combined the materials he had learned before and suddenly had an idea:
"Mr. Sun, could this be the case?
"Your chief took the exploration team and the little boy Jack to find the road that could lead to the outside world. It turned out that this must rely on the power of the 'True Creator'.

Therefore, for the sake of the entire Silver City, after your chief returns, he decides to release the 'shepherd' Lovia."

The Sun was stunned for a moment, and felt that what the Magician said made sense, but he still looked worried:
"But, will this lead to our Silver City being destroyed by the 'Fallen Creator'?"

"really."

The Moon remained silent, but nodded in agreement. In his opinion, the chief of Silver City was like walking on a tightrope at a height of 10,000 meters. If he was not careful, he would fall into the abyss. Not only would his body be gone, but the entire Silver City would be doomed.

"Mr. Sun."

Audrey, the Justice, suddenly spoke up:
"In fact, have you ever thought about the possibility that Elder Lovia is really okay?"

"How is that possible?" 'Sun' retorted subconsciously.

The Hanged Man Alger also thought it was unlikely, but he did not rush to speak. Instead, he prepared to listen to Miss Justice's reasons.

Audrey, Justice, considered her words and said softly:
"Mr. Sun, you may not have heard of him, but Emperor Roselle once said: Judge by deeds, not by heart."

"At least so far, Elder Lovia has not done anything detrimental to Silver City. On the contrary, her existence has brought considerable benefits to Silver City."

Derrick opened his mouth but ultimately did not refute because this was an undeniable fact.

Although Elder Lovia was only a Sequence 5, her strength was comparable to that of a Sequence 4 Demigod. She had defeated countless enemies for the City of Silver. In terms of achievements and contributions, Elder Lovia was worth a hundred or even a thousand Derricks.

It was only because she believed in the evil god, the True Creator, that Derrick had always been suspicious and wary of her.

Miss Justice's words now made Derrick's heart waver a little.

Klein the Fool nodded silently in his heart:
"The original text of this sentence is 'Filial piety is the first of all virtues. If we judge by the heart, not by the deeds, there will be no filial sons in poor families. If we judge by the deeds, not by the heart, there will be few perfect people in the world.'"

"But it's not wrong to use it here. Now it seems that we did have too many prejudices against Elder Lovia in the beginning. But she is a believer of the 'True Creator' after all. Many things may not be subject to her own will, so we must be on guard."

"Miss Justice."

Alger, the Hanged Man, spoke slowly, "I disagree with your opinion, although Emperor Roselle did say 'judging by deeds, not by heart', and although Elder Lovia is indeed not a threat to the City of Silver at the moment."

“But if we ignore her contribution to Silver City, when she threatens Silver City in the future, the consequences could be devastating!”

Derrick was stunned for a moment, and his inner hesitation returned.

Audrey did not rush to refute, but nodded in agreement:
"What Mr. 'The Hanged Man' Alger said also makes sense."

"Then what should I do..."

Derrick was a little confused and didn't know what to do.

Before Derrick could speak, Justice Audrey suddenly changed the subject and said:

"However, all our current ideas are based on the fact that the 'True Creator' will destroy the Silver City. But we seem to have never considered a question, that is, whether the True Creator really wants to destroy the Silver City? In other words, if the 'True Creator' really wants to destroy the Silver City, then does everything we are discussing now really make sense?"

The Hanged Man Alger fell silent. Regardless of whether the True Creator was an evil god or a righteous god, he was a genuine god, a being on par with the Seven Gods.

If such a being really wanted to destroy a city, even the Seven Gods would not be able to stop him. And for a group of people who had not even reached the level of demigods, was it really meaningful for them to discuss a topic involving a true god?
Even if he wanted to kill his crew member Brooke, does it have anything to do with the fact that Brooke was good friends with Alex, the spy he had planted in the crew? Does it have anything to do with Alexe's own will?
The answer is no.

As long as Alger wanted, he could kill all his crew members without leaving any trace.

No matter what their own will was, it could not change the fact that Alger could easily kill them.

But change your thinking.

If Alger didn't want to kill these crew members, it had nothing to do with whether he had planted spies among the crew members.

In the final analysis, the power to decide all this lies in Alger's hands, and has nothing to do with the will of any crew member. And if he, who is only a Sequence 6, can still decide the life and death of the crew members at will, what about a god?

"I think."

Audrey Justice said softly, "Mr. Sun, maybe you could try to communicate with her. Maybe you will find something in common."

"How can we have a common language..."

'Sun' Derrick found it a little unbelievable, but he soon thought of himself.

Didn't he pray to Mr. Fool to save the City of Silver?
How much worse could Elder Lovia be than him?

The only difference was that he was lucky enough to meet Mr. Fool, while Elder Lovia met the True Creator. But perhaps their starting point was the same, both to save the City of Silver.

“It’s a very novel idea and very instructive.”

Klein sighed in his heart. He had never considered similar issues before and subconsciously regarded the True Creator and his followers as enemies.

Not only is it because the real creator is an evil god, but also because the real creator once tried to descend upon Tin'en and almost killed him and the captain... no, he has already killed him and the captain once!
With such an experience before, Klein certainly would not have any good feelings towards the 'True Creator'.

The members of the Tarot Club were more or less influenced by him, and naturally became hostile to the 'True Creator'.

But think about it carefully, apart from himself, have other members really been persecuted by the real Creator?
Although the Aurora Society is a cult terrorist organization that everyone can kill, there is no Aurora Society in the God-Forsaken Land, and the True Creator has not caused any damage to the City of Silver.

The World chuckled and said in a hoarse voice:
"Ms. Justice, you seem to have grown a lot."

Audrey 'Justice' smiled faintly:
“Just going through some things.”

After a pause of one second, Audrey continued:

"In fact, I also have some things I would like to seek help from Mr. Fool."

"Oh?"

Klein's expression slightly changed, but he chuckled quietly:
"But it doesn't matter."

"Is such that."

Audrey organized her thoughts for a moment, then slowly spoke:

"I have a friend who is, um, a Sequence 2 angel in the Audience pathway."

“Sequence 2 Angel?!”

The brows of the Tarot Club members jumped immediately. They were not even demigods, and you already had a Sequence 2 friend. How could they express their opinions?

Klein's eyelids were also twitching, and he was panicking.

After all, he is just a Sequence 6 Faceless Man. How can he give advice related to Sequence 2 Angels?

Klein remained calm on the surface and asked with a smile:
"You mean Carla?"

"Yes."

Audrey nodded slightly and said softly:
"Kalula created a large dream, similar to the real dream that the Twilight Hermits used to summon members, connecting the east and west coasts of the continent. And what is shown in this dream may be the past experience of another friend of mine."

"And my problem right now is, well, I'm having some difficulty with this dream."

"Ok?"

Klein's expression moved slightly, as if his DNA was touched.

The Fool tapped the bronze table with his index finger and suddenly chuckled.

"Interesting, could you elaborate a little more?"

Seeing that The Fool didn't take her disrespect seriously, Audrey couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief. She then briefly recounted what happened in her dream world, emphasizing at the end:

"This knight is as powerful as a demigod. Every time I enter the dream, I will be killed by him, without exception..."

"Miss Justice."

Before Audrey could finish, Emlyn White the Moon could not help but ask:
"Is this knight you are talking about called Guda, the Judge of Ashes?"

"Eh?"

Audrey was stunned for a moment and said in surprise:
"How did Mr. Moon know that?"

Could it be that there are similar records in the history of the vampires?

Everything that happened in the dream, is it something that actually happened in the past era?

Emlyn the Moon had a subtle expression:

"In fact, I am dreaming too."

The expressions of the other members of the Tarot Club became a little strange.

(End of this chapter)