Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery

The description of “Hermit” Medici seemed to open a new world for everyone and provided new concepts.

“Fool” Klein thought to himself: Why didn't I think of this before? The existence of ancient gods is equivalent to breaking the legend that the Seven Gods have existed since ancient times. They are not gods who existed since the creation of the world. Before them, there were even older gods.

“Hanged Man” Alger also sighed: I have heard of the concept of ancient gods before. I used to think that the gods who had fallen were called ancient gods. Now it seems that, in addition to their fall, there is another concept: older than the Seven Gods.

“Justice” Audrey and “Magician” Fors also understood the concept of ancient gods, but just discussing gods like this still made them feel a little blasphemous in their hearts.

The calmest member should be “Sun” Derrick. After all, their general knowledge education includes descriptions of ancient gods.

“'Elven King' Soniathrym is one of the eight ancient gods.” Medici said, “In various descriptions, ancient gods are representatives of distortion and madness. Their state is quite different from that of modern gods.

“Combining all other information, I have some speculation about their state.

“Although it is speculation, it should be relatively reasonable.”

Everyone was also very interested in “Hermit's” speculation. Previously, “Hermit” had speculated about some of Amon's actions during the Fourth Epoch, and everyone felt it was quite reasonable.

Medici paused and continued: “We said before that becoming a god requires three Sequence 1 characteristics of a pathway, and the characteristics used by some ancient gods when they became gods may not be Sequence 1 characteristics of the same pathway.

“For example, one piece of information I am relatively certain of is that the 'Progenitor of the Vampires' became a god using two Sequence 1 characteristics of the 'Apothecary' pathway and one Sequence 1 characteristic of the 'Farmer' pathway.

“Under such circumstances, these ancient gods must be crazy and distorted.

“And there are some gods who, on the basis of possessing the characteristics of their own pathway, also possess some characteristics of adjacent or non-adjacent pathways.

“'Giant King' and 'Elven King' seem to belong to this situation, so later, after they had offspring, their condition became more stable than in the early Second Epoch.”

Alger thought to himself: “Hermit” doesn't seem to have much respect for the gods at all. He is actually speculating about the gods so casually.

Klein thought to himself: These speculations of “Hermit” seem to make a lot of sense. In fact, doesn't it sound less like speculation?

Audrey simply asked: “Why did their condition become more stable after they had offspring?”

Medici replied: “There is a common sense in the extraordinary world that you can use having children to expel excess characteristics from the body.

“For example, if you repeatedly take potions under some uncontrollable circumstances, if you are in good condition, you won’t feel anything, but if you are not in good condition, you will obviously feel a certain burden.

“At this time, you can try to pass on some characteristics to your child through childbirth, thereby reducing your burden.

“However, at the Sequence 6 level, the child will at most have half of the Sequence 9 characteristic, so that he can only choose the same pathway as his father from birth.

“Moreover, extraordinary individuals at this level cannot grasp whether to give the child characteristics. Many times, even if he does not intend to give it, the child will have half of the Sequence 9 characteristic.

“It is said that after becoming a demigod, you can control how many extraordinary characteristics you give to your child to a certain extent.”

Alger nodded slowly. He also knew this “common sense”.

Fors thought of Hugh. Hugh was like this. She was already half of Sequence 9 at birth, but she still needed a Sequence 9 potion to complete the advancement and become a true extraordinary.

Audrey opened her mouth, not expecting that there could be such an operation: “So… so gods can also use this method?”

Medici nodded: “Yes, many ancient gods have used this method to make the extraordinary characteristics in their bodies more pure.

“As long as it is pure, the state can become better.”

“World,” who had been listening, suddenly asked “Hermit”: “What is the basis for your speculation about the extraordinary characteristics in the bodies of ancient gods?”

Alger looked at “Hermit.” This was also his question.

Medici replied: “The main basis is that the 'Blasphemy Slate' only appeared at the end of the Second Epoch, which means that there was no concept of potion advancement or even a pathway before that.”

The other members were all surprised to varying degrees, not expecting that it would involve such high-level information as the “Blasphemy Slate.”

Fors even asked unconsciously: “There really is such a thing as the 'Blasphemy Slate'.”

A long time ago, the Tarot Club had discussed the issue of the “Blasphemy Slate,” but at that time, Fors had not yet joined the Tarot Club.

In her impression, the “Blasphemy Slate” was just a legendary thing. Suddenly talking about the “Blasphemy Slate” made her feel like a legend had come to life.

“It does exist.” Medici replied, “But that is another matter. Everyone only needs to know that there was no 'Blasphemy Slate' before the appearance of the ancient gods.”

Alger then asked: “Then how did the ancient gods become gods?”

“Devouring!” Medici replied, “As far as I know, it is constantly devouring the extraordinary characteristics they encounter.”

This answer greatly exceeded everyone's expectations again. “Little Sun” Derrick said: “Mr. Hermit, if you randomly devour extraordinary characteristics, it's like randomly drinking potions. You should fall into madness and completely lose control.”

“I believe that in that crazy era, many powerful beings fell in this way.” Medici replied, “The eight ancient gods were lucky. The extraordinary characteristics they devoured were basically of the same pathway or adjacent pathways.

“Of course, there are also some laws of extraordinary characteristics at play here. Everyone should know that extraordinary characteristics of adjacent pathways have the characteristic of attracting each other.

“Even if they occasionally devoured characteristics that were not of adjacent pathways, their huge bodies were enough to allow them to withstand the chaos brought about by the extraordinary, so those eight ancient gods were basically crazy and distorted.”

Derrick nodded slowly. This did explain why the ancient gods were so crazy and distorted.

Audrey was once again shocked by “Hermit's” answer: That is to say, such chaotic devouring had already begun before the eight ancient gods? That's right, that was the ancient god in the Second Epoch. Perhaps the entire First Epoch was an era of random devouring?

Klein couldn't help but sigh: Although there are descriptions of “testing medicine with one's own body” in some legends and official extraordinary materials, there should be no concept of “testing medicine with one's own body” in the Second Epoch. At that time, they should have relied on their instincts to devour. It was impossible to become an ancient god by trying and trying, but by devouring and devouring, they became ancient gods if they were lucky.

Alger thought: Then the Second Epoch was even darker and bloodier than the legends.

Only Fors sighed: “Hermit” is so knowledgeable. He explains everything so clearly.

Medici waited for a while, and after seeing that everyone had no new questions, he continued: “'Elven King' Soniathrym is said to be the first elf.

“I don’t know if the elves after that are his descendants? Or elves formed by mutation under certain influences?”

At this time, everyone didn't pay much attention to the description of “mutating into elves.”

Medici paused and said again: “In that ancient era, the elves were one of the powerful races that ruled the world. Most of them were extraordinary individuals of the 'Sailor' pathway.

“It is said that they loved a food made from the blood of a certain animal, and they also liked to eat animal organs, but now that food has been lost, and there are rumors that they like to drink human blood. I want to correct this. That is their special dietary habit.”

Klein behind the gray fog was stunned: Could it be Mao Xuewang? Or something similar to Mao Xuewang?

Alger was slightly stunned: The church's legends about the elves actually have a prototype, but there is obvious slander.

No mistake, one first one issue one hair one content one is one look one look!

Medici continued: “The Second Epoch is too far away from now, and it is impossible to obtain too much detailed information.

“I only know roughly that the elves formed an alliance with the giants and vampires in the early Second Epoch.

“Later, with the fall of the 'Progenitor of the Vampires', this alliance completely disintegrated, and the elves and giants also became enemies.

“It is said that throughout the Second Epoch, most of the battles revolved around the giants, dragons, and elves.

“Until the appearance of the Ancient Sun God, He successively defeated the 'Dragon of Imagination', 'Elven King', and 'Giant King', and opened the Third Epoch. The decline of the elves also began from this.”

Klein frowned behind the gray fog: The history of the Second Epoch is like a fog, making it difficult to figure out. “Hermit” knows the general experience of the elves, which is already very valuable information.

Alger then asked: “Last time when we gathered, didn’t the clues about the ancient elven text say… um, the position of Lord of Storms was taken from the elves? Why did the Ancient Sun defeat the Elven King?”

“I know something about this.” Medici smiled and said, “But in my opinion, that is a very important and very valuable piece of information, and I cannot give a specific answer in this transaction.

“But one thing I can reveal is that the Lord of Storms was once a subordinate of the Ancient Sun God.”

Alger opened his mouth wide and was speechless for a long time: The Lord of Storms… was once a subordinate of another god?

The other members weren't as surprised as Alger, but they also felt something was off. Did Gods also have a time when they were subordinates of other Gods?

"The Sun" then asked again: "Mr. Hermit, are you saying that the Ancient Sun God created the Third Epoch? But this is somewhat different from the history of our Silver City. In our records, it was the omniscient and omnipotent Creator who created the Third Epoch."

Audrey glanced at "The Sun" before saying: "Have you ever considered that your omniscient and omnipotent Creator is the Ancient Sun God we are talking about?"

This time, "The Sun" was speechless for a long while.

The other members also had a very vague concept of "Silver City's Creator" and the Ancient Sun God. Except for Klein, no one knew about this in advance, so no one reminded "The Sun" beforehand.

As for Klein, he never had the chance to remind "The Sun". Hearing "The Hermit's" reminder at this moment, he sighed inwardly: It's better to know sooner, so as not to have unrealistic hopes.

A few seconds later, "The Sun" reacted. He said: "I... I remember you said that the Ancient Sun God... has already fallen?"

Two lines of tears had unconsciously flowed down his cheeks. Until now, Silver City would still sacrifice to the omniscient and omnipotent God every year, offering the first harvested black-faced grass.

But more than two thousand years of sacrifice had not brought any response. So it turned out that He had already fallen...

Audrey, however, said: "According to some information I have learned, we can't say that He has already fallen. After all, reaching this level, it is not so easy to fall."

Hope rekindled in "The Sun's" eyes: "Are you saying that the omniscient and omnipotent God will one day..."

Audrey interrupted him: "You might as well think that He has already fallen, because He has abandoned the 'Land Abandoned by God', or rather, He can no longer protect you as He did in the past. Don't have any more hope for Him."

Derrick immediately said: "But..."

"There's no 'but'." Audrey planned to make this matter clear today: "Compared to the Ancient Sun God who has abandoned the 'Land Abandoned by God', Mr. Fool, who has begun to pay attention to the 'Land Abandoned by God' again, is your new hope."

"The Sun" seemed to be greatly inspired: That's right, for thousands of years, Silver City has not received any response from the "omniscient and omnipotent Lord". Whether He has fallen or not is no longer so important. Anyway, regardless of whether He has fallen or not, He will not respond to our prayers. Mr. Fool's gaze is the hope of Silver City. I should seize this hope instead of indulging in the grief of the God's fall.

"The Fool" Klein thought to himself: "The Hermit" is very suitable to be a missionary!

This topic came to an end, and Alger then asked: "Why do you say that 'Elf King' Soniathrym was the first elf?"

"I'm not very clear either." Audrey smiled and said: "It is very likely that the elves were all created by Him, but I can't be sure of this guess."

In fact, Audrey already had a relatively reasonable guess. Soniathrym should be the first human to be affected by Extraordinary characteristics and mutated into an elf.

However, this involved a lot of ancient and high-level information. It was somewhat unreasonable for him to explain it at this time, or rather, that was not information that ordinary Extraordinary people could access.

This transaction ended here. Audrey first said: "I will pay the 300 pounds after the gathering ends."

Then she said: "Everyone, I have obtained an important piece of information. In the near future, we will face the end of the world?"

She saw this information in Fors's "Spirit World Encounters" and wanted to communicate with everyone about their views on this matter.