Mystery: The arrival of the new Black Emperor

Although the entire northern continent is in a state of war, as the New Year approaches, except for a few cities where the two armies are engaged in a tug-of-war, there is still a somewhat festive atmosphere.

The war on the front lines seems to have eased a bit, and there are even rumors of a temporary truce between the countries during the New Year.

In the Queens District of Backlund, there is not much impact of the war at all. In other words, the lives of the nobles have never changed because of the war.

Hobert looked at the Duke's Palace decorated with lights, but he didn't feel any New Year feeling.

Glancing at the clock, it was already two fifty in the afternoon. Hobert told the servants outside not to disturb him.

After locking the door, He lay on the bed and prepared to attend the Tarot session.

Looking at the ceiling, Hobert quickly recalled what happened last week. First, Forsi was promoted to Sequence 5 "Traveller", and because she had been recording unique customs everywhere, the magic of "Traveller" The medicine has been partially digested.

Secondly, Hobert has completely mastered the "Trunsoest Empire". Even if Trunsoest shows up, he can't even get close to the ship.

In addition, the agrarian revolution in South Balam has been completed, and the farmers who have obtained the land can plant another season of crops. At this time, many of them are more willing to farm.

But there are still many people who are as negative as before. They still don't trust the principality government, so they are still waiting and watching.

Also, Hobert received precise information that Trunsoest appeared in the northern city of Gulain in the Southern Continent and attacked an extraordinary stronghold of the Kingdom of Loen. His intentions are currently unknown.

Hobert guessed that Trunsoest should be preparing to take advantage of the war to gain some benefits, but his specific purpose was unknown.

In the end, the thousands of soldiers recruited by Changwei Island completed all training, and 5,000 of them have been transferred to South Balam.

At the same time, recruitment in South Balam has also begun. The principality government has recruited 50,000 soldiers at one go. However, they will not be able to complete training and join the battle order until March next year.

The financial budget of this country seems to have never been tight. This is because all the funds for the development of this country come from Long Tail Island, South Colson and "Earl's Light". Otherwise, how can there be so much from such a poor principality? Money for infrastructure and national defense construction?

Just as he was thinking of this, his vision was covered by gray mist, and he appeared on the side of the long bronze table in the Giant Hall.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool." "Justice" Audrey's greeting sounded, and this Tarot session officially began.

After the greeting session ended, everyone was silent, because in recent Tarot sessions, a "question session" has been added.

"The Fool" Klein looked at "The Hermit" Cattleya: "You have two last questions."

Cattleya asked in a very respectful tone: "Dear Mr. Fool, why can't the Outer God who polluted Emperor Roselle be able to project too much power into the real world?"

"The Hanged Man" Alger changed his sitting position slightly. This was exactly what he had always wondered!

Why do the Outer Gods seem to have higher status than the Seven Gods, but their influence on the real world is very weak, and their power even seems to be inferior to the "Original Witch" and the "True Creator"?

Also, the status of the Seven Gods is obviously lower than theirs, so why can they stop their invasion of the real world in the star realm?

Other members had thought about this issue before, but most of them did not think about it in depth. Only then did the "hermit" ask them to realize this strange thing.

Klein relaxed a little in his heart. This question was not difficult for him to answer. Then he said in a calm tone: "The barrier formed by the 'original' blocked the outer gods."

He had heard Amon mention this before. After thinking about it for a period of time and verifying it through some special channels, he could confirm that "originally" formed a barrier after its fall, and this barrier has been protecting the earth.

But why did "original" fall? Why do the Outer Gods look so covetously at the real world? Klein just had some uncertain guesses about these questions, so in order to avoid showing his timidity, he just gave a simple answer.

Cattleya was startled when she heard this answer, and then asked: "Does 'original' refer to the 'original creator'?"

Klein did not answer, but asked with a smile, "Is this your second question?"

"No, no, no!" Cattleya then realized how stupid her question was. If "original" didn't refer to the "original creator", who else could it refer to?

Because the answer given by Mr. Fool was so shocking, Cattleya made such a stupid mistake.

The other members had the same reaction as Cattleya: shocked at first! Then ponder the information contained in the answer.

In the northern and southern continents, the first half of all creation myths are almost the same. There is a creator who created the world.

The difference lies in the latter part. Different religions assign different roles and parts to their gods. For example, "Apocalypse of the Night" says that the goddess of the night is an eye of the Creator and represents the night.

And if you have some occult knowledge, you will know that the god who created everything is called the "Primary Creator."

This is the beginning of everything, so myths about the "First Creator" are very popular.

It is precisely because this story is so popular that everyone is so shocked.

In everyone's opinion, this is a god who is like the "background wall" of the extraordinary world. Although everyone knows about his existence, they have never heard of him showing power or answering anyone's prayers.

Based on the fact that the Seven Gods often respond to believers or extraordinary people, everyone subconsciously feels that this god may have been fabricated to explain where everything originally came from.

Suddenly, Mr. Fool mentioned him today and his impact on the real world. Everyone suddenly realized that this god was real.

So everyone basically came to a consensus in their hearts: The reason why we couldn't feel His influence before was just because our level was too low and we didn't know His existence.

After everyone was shocked at first, the members except Hobert began to have other ideas.

Alger let out a sigh of relief: This makes sense. Because the Outer Gods are blocked by the "initially" formed barrier, their impact on the real world is very limited. The Seven Gods were able to block the outer gods with the help of the barrier.

"Magician" Forsi sighed in his heart: Unexpectedly, this "Creator" with no sense of existence has been protecting everyone. Speaking of which, I seem to have heard Xio mention that there seemed to be a primitive belief in wild Beyonders in Backlund.

But Audrey thought of some new questions: Where is the "original" now? He is the true God of that path... no, He is the old days corresponding to which paths?

Other members also had similar thoughts and questions, but during the Q\u0026A session, Ms. Hermit always asked and Mr. Fool answered. They could only wait until their Q\u0026A was over before asking the "Emperor" or Mr. Fool for advice.

Cattleya, who had calmed down at this time, asked again: "Great Mr. Fool, how will the predicted doomsday come?"

The other members sat upright and silently praised the Hermit Lady in their hearts. This was another question they also wanted to know.

Klein smiled inwardly: Fortunately, Mr. Fool happened to know the answer to this question.

He answered: "The 'original' barrier is broken, and the alien gods invade."

He had consulted the Seven Lights of the Spirit World on this question and was very sure of the answer.

The hall fell into silence. Just now they praised "the beginning" in their hearts, but now they are so surprised.

And there is a feeling of "why didn't anyone notify me?"

First, they didn't know that the "original" barrier had been protecting everyone. Now that they knew this information, they were told that the barrier was about to be destroyed!

Then Alger thought of some information he had obtained from previous transactions: Before, everyone was still wondering why the Seven Gods suddenly went to the star realm at the end of the Fourth Age? Now it is clear that the barrier may have been a little weak at that time. The Seven Gods went to the star realm in order to better resist the outer gods.

Derrick "The Sun" is very curious: I wonder if the destruction of the barrier will have any impact on the "Land Abandoned by Gods"?

But because he knew he had nothing to exchange for the answer, he had no idea of ​​asking the question.

It was also after being surprised that everyone began to think about the meaning of this answer.

"Moon" Emlyn is a little worried: For the Beyonders in the real world, the pollution of the outer gods seems to be difficult to resist. I don't want to become the same guy as the believers of the "Original Moon".

Forsi is worried: Will the gods be able to protect people in the real world by then? The Principality of South Balam has just been established. The natives of Longwei Island, the people of the Southern Continent, and the poor who immigrated to the Principality of South Balam have been poor for so long and have just lived a life without worries about food and clothing.

Audrey also had similar thoughts: There are so many people living in poverty waiting for us to rescue them, are alien gods about to invade?

Only "Star" Leonard lacked detailed information about the alien gods, but through his observations of everyone, he also discovered: The gods seem to have difficulty resisting the invasion of alien gods?

Klein gave everyone a few seconds to be surprised and make connections before saying: "You guys get started."

Cattleya breathed a sigh of relief. She had finished asking the ten questions she had accumulated in the previous diary. She did not expect that the answers to the last two questions were so amazing!

But the answer given by Mr. Fool was too general, so she asked the "Emperor" again: "Do you know the information about the 'initial'?"

Hobert was slightly stunned. He thought about it and found that some of the initial information could be released.

So he smiled and said: "I did come into contact with some more advanced information, and some of it can be traded.

"The reward is a demigod-level help. Members who have not become demigods can wait until they become demigods to repay it, or three times of sequence 5-level help.

"Of course, I want to remind you that this information is very general and inconsistent."

When He talked about remuneration, Alger and Leonard couldn't help but hide away. The way they "paid" Mr. Emperor's remuneration before was to support the civil war in the South Balam Principality and participate in almost the entire process. After experiencing the most brutal Battle of Rocklear, they never wanted to have a similar experience in their lives.

However, despite some resistance, such remuneration seems to be acceptable. After all, they all know the value of the information they want to trade.

As demigods, Klein and Cattleya feel that this kind of reward is very cost-effective, because this level of information, just knowing some general content is priceless.

Especially Klein, who already knows some relevant information, is likely to have more conjectures through Hobert's description, or to prove some of his previous conjectures.

There was a civil war in the South Balam Principality. Most of the members repaid the remuneration they had owed before. Only Emlyn and Derrick failed to repay.

The former was because he was behind the Chanis Gate, which was still taught by the Goddess of Night at that time, and the latter was because he was in the "Land Abandoned by God" and could not repay.

Emlyn didn't take it seriously. He felt that his promotion to demigod was just around the corner. After becoming a demigod, he only helped twice and could repay it easily.

"Little Sun" Derrick said a little embarrassedly: "Mr. Emperor, is there any reward that I can accomplish in the 'Land Abandoned by Gods'?"

Hobert smiled and said: "Don't worry, maybe under the guidance of Mr. Fool, you will soon be able to find a way to leave the 'Land Abandoned by God', and it will not be too late to repay you at that time."

Derrick was a little excited and said repeatedly: "Okay, okay!"

But then, he sighed again: "Thank you, Mr. Emperor."

Derrick is no longer the innocent young man. Of course, he knows that even with the help of Mr. Fool, they still need a certain amount of opportunities and efforts to find a way to leave the "Land Abandoned by God".

After discussing the issue of remuneration, Hobert waved his hand towards Derrick to express his gratitude, and then began: "It is said that the awakening of the 'Primary Creator' is the beginning of the first era and everything!"

This description immediately gave other members the most basic understanding of the "Primary Creator": just as the mythical story describes, that is really the beginning of everything.

Only Klein heard something else: Does the “Primary Creator” represent the sudden appearance of extraordinary power? He caused the original civilization to disappear and caused the creatures that survived in the original civilized world to mutate and turn into crazy and twisted monsters?

Hobert added: "In the period of 'original' existence, He was everything in this world, and His existence represented the existence of this world."

Alger realized: "The 'original' person is higher than the old one?"

Hobert replied: "It is my understanding that there is no person who can describe the 'original' level."

Everyone was stunned. Cattleya understood what Hobert meant: the status of "original" has reached an indescribable level!

Audrey also asked the question she had just thought of: "Mr. Emperor, which paths correspond to the old days in the 'original'?"

Hobert took a deep breath and replied: "I said, He represents everything!"

Audrey was somewhat shocked: "His body contains all the extraordinary characteristics?"

Hobert added: "At least all the extraordinary properties of the real world."

For a moment, everyone's thoughts were blank for a short time. They really couldn't imagine what kind of state it would be like with all the extraordinary characteristics accumulated.

After a few seconds, Klein, who was the first to react, manipulated the "world" and asked: "What kind of form was it 'originally'? Is it still a living thing? Or is it purely a consciousness generated by extraordinary characteristics?"

"I'm not very clear about the specific state." Hobert leaned back in his chair and said: "In my understanding and guess, 'original' is somewhat similar to the 'cosmic consciousness' I mentioned before.

“But there is a difference because He is not the collection of all the extraordinary and powerful things in the universe.

“Perhaps the relationship between the two is this. Divinity includes the ‘original’, but ‘initial’ does not represent all divinity.

“I personally believe that divinity represents the will of the universe, and ‘original’ represents part of the will of the universe and part of the will of life.

"There is overlap between the two, but there are also differences."

Finally, Hobert emphasized: "This is my personal understanding."

At this level, a lot of information seems very vague, and there may even be "no fixed concept" of what this information means.

The other members had been a little behind on the discussion between the "Emperor" and "The World", and they only caught up with their thoughts after they completed the discussion on this issue.

After a few more seconds, Cattleya asked: "Then why did you disappear in the first place? Or why did you fall?"

Hobert replied: "A more reasonable explanation is that because of the extraordinary characteristics, there is a tendency to split."

Cattleya immediately understood: "The 'original' one was divided by herself?"

"Theoretically, this is the case." Hobert asked half-jokingly: "Which existence can make Him fall?"

At this time, Emlyn asked for confirmation: "Does this mean that all extraordinary characteristics come from the 'original'?"

Hobert said again: "Theoretically, this is the case."

Emlyn asked again: "All life also comes from the 'origin'?"

"That's the theory."

"What about the Vampires?" Emlyn asked: "Does such a special race as the Vampires also originate from the 'original'?"

Hobert was stunned for a moment, and then recalled the creation myth before saying: "According to legend, the 'original' mouth and teeth evolved into the blood race."

Everyone looked a little strange, because they suddenly noticed that it was mentioned in the creation legend: the lungs of the original creator evolved into elves, and his heart evolved into giants.

But there was no mention of the vampires.

The "legend" the "Emperor" just mentioned has been changed. The original words of the creation myth are: the "original" mouth and teeth evolved into alien species.

Before humans took magic potions and became vampires, vampires and werewolves were both classified as "alien species."

The reason why everyone looked weird was because they finally understood the reason for Mr. Moon’s question: in the currently recognized creation myth, the vampire race was not the “original” “independent evolution” of a certain organ. For the very arrogant Mr. Moon, , this is hard to accept.

Mr. Emperor understood Mr. Moon’s “demand”, so he changed the creation myth.

Because Mr. Moon’s question completely interrupted everyone’s initial thoughts in the discussion, the deal ended here.

Hobert waited for a few seconds and saw that no one continued to ask him questions. Then he said to "The Fool" at the top of the long bronze table: "Mr. Fool, I request to communicate with Mr. World alone."

"The Fool" nodded, creating a space for the two people to communicate alone.

Hobert then said to "The World": "I got the 'Star Worm', and I will sacrifice it to Mr. Fool after the party."

Klein manipulates the "world" and asks: "What price should I pay?"

"Let's talk about it later." Hobert had been thinking about it for a long time, but he couldn't think of anything that he could exchange with equal value and that he needed.

"Okay." Klein also knows very well that the value of "Star Insect" is neither higher nor lower. It is a little higher than the auxiliary materials of the demigod level, but it is far inferior to the main materials of the demigod level. It is not easy to find, so you can wait. something traded at a price.

Hobert added: "Come to Longtail Island to celebrate the New Year together."

Klein was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Forget it, the New Year doesn't feel like anything to me at all, and it will still disturb you."

He paused and then said: "Maybe you can do me a favor and summon my historical projection."

Klein plans to go to Backlund to see Benson and Melissa.

Hobert probably guessed what Klein was thinking: "Okay."

The two ended their private communication, and Hobert said to Alger again: "After the New Year, around the 2nd or 3rd, how about we go explore the elven ruins together?"

Today, the nobles of Backlund are having some dances and drinking parties. Hobert is too annoyed and has no idea of ​​attending.

Alger, who had no expectations for the New Year, immediately sat up straight: "Okay!"

Mr. Emperor finally has time. Alger has long been eager to find out. After this exploration, he will be able to determine whether he will stay in the Church of Storms or prepare to become a pirate general.

After the two people agreed to explore together, the hall fell into silence again.

As the members' ranks get higher and higher, there are currently fewer and fewer transactions to improve their level.

Both Audrey and Forsi can obtain the extraordinary characteristics of being promoted to demigods from Hobert, and they do not need to worry too much about the promotion ceremony.

The ceremony to be promoted to "Manipulator" is relatively simple: on a specific occasion with at least 10,000 people, take the magic potion in the great resonance of their emotions.

Forsi's promotion ceremony was assisted by her teacher Dorian. It is said that with the help of the Abraham family, it was not that difficult.

Alger pinned his hopes on getting a copy of the "disaster officiant" attribute from the last elf ruins, and his request was unlikely to be traded at a Tarot meeting.

Klein is preparing to be promoted to an angel. The demand for this promotion is no longer something that can be traded.

Cattleya has just been promoted. Although the potion has been basically digested, she plans to consolidate her condition and has no plans to continue to be promoted for the time being.

Leonard still plans to rely on the church for promotion and has no need for transactions.

When Derrick saw that no one was speaking, he raised his hand slightly: "I need the formula and main ingredients of the 'Darkless One' potion."

Everyone was silent. Just like the problem faced by Alger, it was difficult to trade things at this level.

After the main hall was quiet for a second or two, Hobert said: "I have the magic potion formula."

This made the other members look askance. Alger even wanted to ask him if he had the characteristics of a "disaster priest"?

The reason why Hobert didn't answer immediately was because he recalled that "Little Sun" seemed to have obtained the potion formula and extraordinary characteristics of becoming a demigod from Klein.

But soon he recalled that the "Darkless Cross" was still in his hand!

So he added: "I also have a sealed object corresponding to the level of the 'Undark One'."