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The members of the Tarot Club were all captivated by Derrick's description of the previous Chief's exploration of the mausoleum. He continued, "The exploration revealed that the former Chief had lost control. His body was covered in feathers stained with pale yellow, and illusory black tubes seemed to connect his back to an infinite distance.
"In the end, after a battle, the current Chief, Colin, and the others only obtained a Sealed Artifact and severed those black tubes.
"Furthermore, the Chief solemnly told me that at the end of the battle, Elder Lovia released a shadow, its target seemingly those black tubes.
"However, the Chief used a talisman made by praying to Mr. Fool to make that shadow disappear into the darkness."
Those in the know found "The Sun's" description quite novel and sensed Chief Colin's wariness of "Shepherd Elder."
The uninformed "Star" Leonard frowned, guessing "The Sun's" identity: His attire is very ancient, I have never seen such attire. However, judging from his height, he should be a Feysac citizen. But what organization does he belong to? I have never heard of any Beyonder organization in the Feysac Empire that has a Chief and a 'Council of Six,' and they also seem to be dealing with 'Death' pathway incidents.
Leonard made this judgment based on the "feathers stained with pale yellow" detail. In the Red Gloves' files, the appearance of pale yellow stained feathers is generally accompanied by very dangerous "Death" pathway cases.
Klein recalled his experience when he first arrived in the Southern Continent. Mr. Azik's copper whistle suddenly behaved abnormally. At that time, the spirit world of the Forsaken Sea seemed to be boiling, and even ordinary people noticed the anomaly.
It was with this clue that Klein invited Mr. Azik to come and explore, and Klein "witnessed" the process of the Evernight Goddess seizing the "Death" pathway uniqueness with his eyes closed.
Later, Klein thought that he might have been marked by the Evernight Goddess, so that when he encountered the feathered serpent hidden in the huge mausoleum, the Evernight Goddess could sense it and quickly complete the process of divine descent based on the mark on his body.
Klein felt that he had "contributed to the lead," so he tried to pray to the Goddess for power, and he indeed received a very high-level "misfortune talisman." Ince Zangwill never escaped the state of misfortune until his death.
According to "The Sun's" speculation, Azik's copper whistle went awry on the day the City of Silver explored the mausoleum.
Klein guessed: Could there be any connection between the two?
Derrick finally said, "I guess the Chief told me this in the hope that I could ask everyone what those black tubes are? And where do they lead? He also hopes that I can be wary of Elder Lovia."
Hobert nodded slightly: After Alger's guidance during this period, "The Sun" has made great progress! He can even fathom the Chief's meaning.
Cattleya was the first to guess, "Could those black tubes be connected to the underworld? After all, your former Chief advanced to 'Ferryman,' and it is said that their duty is to send all dead souls to the underworld through a quiet and distant river."
"I think this is related to the Eggers family's 'Artificial Death' plan," Hobert suddenly said.
Leonard sat forward. He had heard of the "Artificial Death" plan, but he did not know the specific details of the plan.
Audrey was a little strange: "Artificial Death"? The combination of the words artificial and death gives a strange feeling.
Klein behind the gray fog: I thought of it too.
Hobert saw everyone looking at him, and then said: "My guess is based on the 'feathers stained with pale yellow'.
"As far as I know, the image of the ancient Death is the phoenix. The Eggers family's coat of arms is the image of the feathered serpent. Some people even speculate that Emperor Salinger of the Underworld was once a feathered serpent?
"So after He became a god, He changed the mythical creature state of the 'Death' pathway?
"So I think the former Chief of City of Silver may have been affected by the 'Artificial Death' that caused the mutation.
"Otherwise, the Beyonder characteristics he used for advancement came from the 'Forsaken Land of the Gods'. If there is no external force, even if he loses control, he should become a monster that is more inclined to form a phoenix image."
Finally, he spread his hands: "Of course, this guess is a bit subjective. It is possible that after Salinger became a god, he could affect all Beyonders on the same pathway.
"Even if this Beyonder characteristic is in the 'Forsaken Land of the Gods', even if it has been affected by the ancient Death, it has never been affected by the Underworld Emperor."
Most of the other members did not know about the "Artificial Death" plan, so they could not comment on the Emperor's guess.
Leonard was a little surprised: "Forsaken Land of the Gods"? "The Sun" comes from the "Forsaken Land of the Gods"? That... that's the legendary continent!
Then he realized: It's not impossible. This can explain why I am so unfamiliar with the names such as the "Council of Six" mentioned by "The Sun".
Leonard's casual personality and the fact that he had heard many secrets from the old man made him somewhat immune to any surprising information.
Derrick immediately asked: "What impact will this have on City of Silver?"
"The black tubes have all been cut off," Hobert said: "It shouldn't have any impact."
He thought for a moment and then said: "As for the shadow released by Elder Lovia, could it be that the 'True Creator' wants to confirm the state of the 'Artificial Death'? Or is he trying to affect the state of the 'Artificial Death'?"
Before the other members could start to imagine, Derrick immediately asked: "Will this be a way for us to leave the 'Forsaken Land of the Gods'? After all, those black tubes connect to your world."
Hobert considered for another second or two before saying: "It shouldn't be. Since it is the advancement of the 'Death' pathway and the connected black tubes, I speculate that these black tubes are nothing more than connecting to the former Chief of City of Silver's mausoleum from two pathways.
"One is the underworld, and the other is an unknown pathway.
"The underworld is obviously unlikely. It is a part of the spirit world. If the underworld can be used to connect the 'Forsaken Land of the Gods', then before today, many Beyonders on the 'Death' pathway should have visited City of Silver.
"As for that unknown pathway, I, like Ms. Hermit, have heard that the field symbolizing the 'Death' pathway, in addition to the underworld, also has a quiet and deep river.
"But the specific situation is not clear."
Not only the "River of Eternal Darkness," Hobert plans to announce the relevant information about the Sephirot when the time is right.
Hobert continued: "If it is connected to City of Silver in the 'Forsaken Land of the Gods' through this unknown pathway, City of Silver's current strength will not be able to enter there at all.
"Even if you enter there, death may be the best result. Maybe the flesh and soul of everyone who enters there will forever become puppets of the Death."
Derrick nodded: "Mr. Emperor, thank you for your answer. I will pay a certain reward for these two questions."
Hobert did not refuse. Although his analysis was a bit cryptic, the result was correct.
This is also a problem that Hobert currently encounters when doing intelligence transactions. He knows the result, but he does not know the process, so the process must be subjectively guessed.
Some places he also feels unreasonable, but he has to "guess hard".
At this time, Audrey asked the heart of Emlyn, Fors, and others: "Mr. Emperor, what is 'Artificial Death'? Can Death be created by humans?"
Hobert smiled and said: "This is a long story. Well, let me think about it. This has to start with the Underworld Emperor. We have done a lot of intelligence exchanges about the Fourth Epoch before, but we have not traded the relevant intelligence of the Underworld Emperor!
"If you want to hear the beginning and end of the whole thing, you must make a transaction."
Audrey nodded immediately: "I am willing to join this transaction."
The other members also expressed their willingness to join, only the new member Leonard hesitated, because he also knew some secrets of the Fourth Epoch from the old man, and was not sure whether the "Emperor's" intelligence was the same as what he knew.
At this time, Hobert said: "Okay, each member who joins this transaction still owes me a favor in the future. The value of this 'help' will not exceed 800 pounds.
"Ms. Hermit and Mr. Moon can listen for free this time and can ask questions."
Leonard raised his hand slightly like he did when he was meeting with the Red Gloves: "Sorry, I didn't quite understand this reward. What does it mean to 'owe one' help?"
Hobert replied: "It's similar to the form of bonds. We can make a transaction first, and you don't have to pay me any reward for the time being.
"But in the future, if I have a need, I will repay the debt in the form of asking you to help. Of course, the process of repaying the debt must be carried out voluntarily.
"In addition, in order to better distinguish the amount of debt, it is simply converted into gold pounds.
"But unlike bonds, I will not add interest."
Leonard recalled the transaction between the "Emperor" and the "Hermit", and then happily said: "In that case, I will also join this transaction."
For Leonard, who likes to enjoy life in time, he never worries about debt problems, and a debt of 800 pounds is nothing to him.
After everyone had no problems, the transaction officially began.
"In order to take care of new members, let's briefly describe the first half of the 'War of the Four Emperors'." Hobert said: "With the resurrection of Solomon, the entire North and South continents formed a situation of four emperors dividing the territory.
"These four emperors are the Black Emperor, the Blood Emperor, the Night Emperor, and the Underworld Emperor.
"The first to fall was the Black Emperor Solomon. The two major nobles of Solomon's Second Empire, Zaratul, were killed by Mr. 'Door' and Antigonus.
"Another great noble, Zoroast..."
Leonard was hooked: "Sorry, interrupt you, who did you just say?"
Hobert repeated: "Zoroast!"
Although the old man had told Leonard a lot about the history of the Fourth Epoch, he had not told him which camp he belonged to at that time.
So Leonard only knew today that the old man was a great noble of the Solomon Empire.
Klein shook his head secretly again: I don't want to say anything.
"The Hanged Man" Alger looked at "Star" meaningfully: Is this Mr. Star related to the Zoroast family? Or is he simply a member of this family? That's right, as a member of the Tarot Club, he must have some background.
Audrey also looked at "Star": An official Beyonder, and also related to an angel family, Mr. Star's identity is so complicated.
"The Hermit" Cattleya also said to herself: If there are any questions or needs for the "Marauder" pathway in the future, you can ask this Mr. Star.
Hobert continued: "Zoroast, without the help of the Black Emperor, can only hide everywhere in the face of Amon's pursuit."
Leonard felt that the other members' gazes at him had changed, but he didn't take it seriously at all: "Can you talk about Zoroast's experience in detail?"
For him, his identity in the real world has nothing to do with the Zoroast family, and he is not afraid of exposing anything.
Hobert said: "We will trade separately later. Let me think about it. This intelligence is worth 3,000 pounds, which should not be too much, because it involves a lot of information about the Solomon Empire and the Tudor Empire.
"The total value of these intelligence only exceeded 10,000 pounds when they were traded at the previous Tarot Club. This price is a discount for newcomers.
"In addition, I also know some information about the Zoroast family. This information has never been made public at the Tarot Club. 3,000 pounds is definitely worth the money."
Klein almost covered his face: For each new member, does the "Emperor" have to shear a layer of wool?
Leonard asked: "Is it also in the form of providing help in the future, paying a reward of 3,000 pounds?"
"Yes."
"Deal!"
Seeing Leonard agree so readily, Hobert suddenly had the illusion that this money might not be recovered.
Recalling Leonard's usual carefree behavior, he smiled helplessly and did not entangle himself in this matter too much, but continued: "The second to fall was the Blood Emperor!
"We said before when trading information about the Trunsoest Empire that this Blood Emperor should have been defeated by the joint efforts of the Underworld Emperor and the Night Emperor. The evidence for this guess is that the Underworld Emperor has the uniqueness of the 'Hunter' pathway."
Leonard wanted to raise his hand to ask again, but he thought that he could ask questions in the separate transaction later, so he did not continue to interrupt the "Emperor's" narrative.
At the same time, he realized that his understanding of the history of the Fourth Epoch was very fragmented, and the information provided by the "Emperor" seemed to be very comprehensive and very systematic.
Only to hear Hobert continue: "Not long after the Blood Emperor fell, the Night Emperor also fell under the siege of the six gods. In order to better control the secular regime, the six gods seemed to have reached a consensus and temporarily did not support rulers at the level of true gods.
"So they supported the four great nobles of the Trunsoest Empire and established four countries respectively, basically forming the current situation of confrontation between the four great powers in the Northern Continent.
"As for the small countries between the great powers, most of them were split from the 'War of Betrayal', of course, that's another story."
Although there was already a relevant understanding before, everyone could still feel a sense of historical vicissitudes when listening to the "Emperor's" description again.
But Leonard felt that even just hearing this information, the 800 pounds was worth spending.
At the same time, he couldn't help but frowned, because the "Emperor's" description of the six gods seemed to have no respect at all.
Hobert paused for a second or two, seeming to organize his words before continuing, "The full name of the Underworld Emperor is Salinger Eggers."
"The earliest record I have of Him appears in descriptions related to the 'Annihilation Demonic Wolf.' In the Second Epoch, He was a subsidiary god of this ancient god: the God of the Dead."
Leonard was once again in a state of surprise: This is information about the Second Epoch! And he's just telling everyone without reservation? No, judging from everyone's expressions, they already know this! 'Emperor' is telling me this specifically!
Then he seriously doubted his previous judgment: Is 'Emperor' really Hobert? If it really is him, where did he get such high-level information? From 'The Creator'?
The other members all knew this information, and they were already accustomed to this type of information, so they didn't have any surprise or other emotions.
They were just listening to 'Emperor's' description as if they were reviewing a previous story.
Hobert continued, "During the Divine War that occurred in the mid-Second Epoch, the 'Annihilation Demonic Wolf' fell. As for the speculation about the fall of this ancient god, we have already traded relevant information before."
At this point, Klein glanced at Leonard: Fortunately, Hobert didn't plan to go into detail, otherwise you would have freaked out!
"Without the protection of the ancient god, Salinger quickly defected to the ancestor of the ancient Death God, the Phoenix Ancestor," Hobert said. "The image of the Phoenix can still be seen on ornaments in the Southern Continent. I won't go into detail here."
"In the battle between the Ancient Sun God and the ancient gods, the ancient Death God Gregrace fell."
"Because I don't know much about this event, I don't know if Salinger made any contribution to it, but two things are very intriguing afterwards."
"The first thing is that Salinger was only a Sequence 2 subsidiary god when he defected to Gregrace."
"By the time of the Third Epoch, he was already an Angel of the 'Death' pathway. Therefore, when Gregrace fell, He should have obtained two Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics, or at least one Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristic and the Uniqueness of that pathway."
"I don't have the specific time when Salinger became a god, but when He joined the 'Rose Redemption,' He shouldn't have been a True God yet. I personally believe that He should have become a god in the early Fourth Epoch, and therefore had the corresponding strength to establish the Balam Empire, once fighting against the Church of the Evernight Goddess and the Church of the God of Combat."
Everyone slowly nodded, all agreeing with 'Emperor's' guess. Now everyone is even used to such guesses. They also know that this may not be the truth, but it should be close to the truth.
Leonard was already sitting up very straight unconsciously: The description is so detailed! Even the knowledge that appears in the guesses is very valuable!
Then the questions in his heart sprang up like a fountain: What does King of Angels mean? I've heard the old man talk about Uniqueness, but what is its specific function? What is the 'Rose Redemption' organization? Why did 'Emperor' emphasize that the Underworld Emperor's Balam Empire fought against the Goddess's Church and the God of Combat's Church?
Finally, he realized by observing the expressions of the other members: 'Emperor' often trades information at this level, and the prices are so affordable? Hehe, is this the Tarot Club? No wonder Klein's advancement speed is so fast. It turns out that this gathering is so special!
As of now, most of the information that 'Emperor' said has already been announced, and even those that have not been announced have not exceeded the psychological tolerance of the other members.
Moreover, 'Emperor' said it very clearly, and there were basically no doubts in everyone's hearts.
Hobert continued to talk about the intriguing first thing: "The way Salinger obtained these Beyonder characteristics was nothing more than two: first, picking them up from the battlefield; second, the Ancient Sun God gave them to Him."
"The first way does not rule out Salinger's good luck, but if it is the second way, he must have provided some help for the Ancient Sun God to defeat the Ancient Death God."
The giant hall-like venue was very quiet, and everyone basically had an idea: That is to say, the way 'Underworld Emperor' got the opportunity to become a god is likely to be another dark history.
After experiencing the relevant transactions of the 'Nation of the Evernight,' Audrey already had a certain immunity to such black history, and didn't think much about it at this time.
Leonard frowned. Although he didn't have much recognition for the Underworld Emperor, this historical figure, he also felt that it seemed a bit blasphemous.
"The second intriguing thing is that Salinger was invited to participate in the 'Rose Redemption,'" Hobert said. "We have also done relevant transactions regarding the death of the Ancient Sun God, the 'Dark Angel' and the Evernight Goddess..."
"Wait!" Leonard couldn't help but interrupt again: "Sorry, is the 'Rose Redemption' related to the Evernight Goddess?"
This time, Klein really made a face-palming motion, but at this time he was sharing the senses of 'The World,' and used 'The World' to make this motion.
After Alger heard Leonard's question, he immediately understood: 'The Star' is likely to be a Beyonder from the Church of the Evernight Goddess.
Cattleya was also a little strange: Has the Church of the Evernight Goddess never discovered that 'The Star' is a member of the Zoroast family? Or did this family secretly defect to the Evernight Goddess in order to avoid Amon's pursuit?
Audrey was even a little shocked: Mr. Star is actually a Beyonder from the Church of the Evernight Goddess? I wonder if he is in Backlund?
Even 'The Moon' Emlyn realized: Wouldn't 'The Star' be forced to work for the Church of the Evernight Goddess like me?
Fors was already conceiving an image of a Evernight Goddess Church bishop who was both righteous and evil.
The only one who didn't care much about this was 'Little Sun' Derrick, but he also gave a certain summary in his heart: Mr. Star is related to the Evernight Goddess and the Zoroast family.
After Leonard asked this question, he realized that he seemed to have exposed something, but compared to the information he exposed, he wanted to get information about the Goddess more.
"Yes," Hobert gave a positive answer.
Leonard then said, "Can you talk about the relevant information about the 'Rose Redemption' in detail?"
"The value of this information is very high," Hobert said. "Other members spent 8,000 pounds at the time to get this information, and spent 18,000 pounds to get the complete information.
"Just treat it as if you participated in the crowdfunding at that time, and give you a discount price, which is still 3,000 pounds."
Leonard was silent. If he added this transaction, his "debt" would be as high as 6,800 pounds. Even if he didn't plan to repay the debt properly, he would have a certain psychological burden.
Then he thought that the use of this information was not very urgent, and he could also ask the old man, and write a letter to ask Klein.
So he said, "I'll think about it."
Hobert nodded and continued the previous topic: "The initiators of the 'Rose Redemption,' the 'Dark Angel' and the Evernight Goddess, would not invite gods who have hatred with the Ancient Sun God.
"I believe that at that time, Salinger's power should be similar to the Evernight Goddess Church, the God of Combat Church, and other forces. In the Third Epoch, it belonged to the Ancient Sun God's default power in a certain area, or could develop to a certain extent.
"So I said, the relationship between the Ancient Sun God and Salinger is very intriguing."
Leonard couldn't help scratching his head: 'Emperor's' information seems to be different from the history of the Third Epoch in my concept!
Finally, Hobert said, "I have such a guess, but it is purely a guess and has no evidence to support it.
"Still that sentence, I'll say it, everyone listen to it, it shouldn't affect everyone's search for the truth about relevant information."
This was not the first time everyone had heard Hobert's words. Not only did they not relax at all, but they all listened attentively to his next guess.
"Could things be like this?" Hobert said, "Salinger helped the Ancient Sun God defeat the Ancient Death Gregrace, so he obtained the Uniqueness of that pathway and a Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristic from the Ancient Sun God.
"Later, in the early Fourth Epoch, the 'True Creator' camp gave the other two Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics to Salinger in order to balance the Evernight Goddess and the God of Combat.
"So Salinger had the opportunity to become a god, and he did indeed fight against the Evernight Goddess and the God of Combat in the early Fourth Epoch.
"Until the 'True Creator's' forces were completely driven to the 'Forsaken Land of the Gods,' the Underworld Emperor cooperated with the Night Emperor to a certain extent, and their cooperation was acquiesced by the six gods.
"Obviously, the relationship between the two sides had eased a lot at that time."
Leonard really wanted to ask Pallez Zoroast at this time: Old man, is the history of the Fourth Epoch you told me fake? Why didn't you ever say that the forces of the 'True Creator' also appeared in the North and South Continents in the early Fourth Epoch?
Then he understood why 'Emperor' had specifically mentioned the Underworld Emperor's mutual crusade against the Evernight Goddess Church and the God of Combat Church.
Leonard knew the relevant information that "adjacent pathways can be interchanged," but as an official Beyonder, he had never thought that based on the relevant contradictions of "pathway interchange," it still existed at the level of gods!
More precisely, gods were more like an abstract symbol in his eyes, and he only needed to respect and obey them, and there was no need to consider anything else.
The other members all agreed with the Emperor's guess, because this guess had a certain logic.
As 'Emperor' said, before finding the truth, this information can be used to fill in the blanks in that period of history.
They didn't have any other feelings. First of all, 'Emperor' had analyzed the situation in the Fourth Epoch before, and this was already a very clear piece of information.
Except for Klein, who once again sighed: Beware of fire, beware of theft, beware of subsidiary gods.
The other members now felt that it was abnormal for gods to not have any black history.
Seeing that everyone accepted his guess, Hobert continued, "Time came to the Fourth Epoch. According to the accurate information I got from the great 'Creator,' the Underworld Emperor Salinger, after obtaining the Uniqueness of the 'Hunter' pathway, used certain conditions to forcibly accommodate the Uniqueness!"
The members of the Tarot Club were finally a little moved. Audrey first asked, "Mr. Emperor, is the Underworld Emperor preparing to switch to... No, even if He switches to the 'Hunter' pathway, He is still a True God!"
Cattleya already had some ideas: "Mr. Emperor means that Salinger forcibly accommodated the Uniqueness of the 'Hunter' pathway on the basis of 'Death'!"
Then she asked, "What is the purpose of doing this? Is it just to use the corresponding power of the 'Hunter' pathway?"
"Regarding this point, 'Creator' did a simple explanation," Hobert said. "'Creator' said: Although the abilities of each Beyonder pathway are different, there is actually no distinction between strong and weak. The key is how to use your abilities.
"So in theory, there is no good or bad distinction between each pathway.
"But there are a few pathways that seem a bit special, such as the 'Monster' pathway without adjacent pathways, and a few more special pathways are the 'Sleepless,' 'Warrior,' 'Corpse Collector' pathways, and the 'Hunter,' 'Assassin' pathways.
"Although the former three and the latter two are not adjacent pathways, after being promoted to a certain sequence, the former three and the latter two pathways can also be interchanged, and the effect of the interchange is similar to the interchange of adjacent pathways.
"But such an interchange has hidden dangers. 'Creator' said that such hidden dangers can only be revealed at the True God level."
Klein behind the gray fog thought: This reminds me of the five pathways possessed by the Ancient Sun God. These are also five pathways. Could it be that to possess the Uniqueness and certain Beyonder characteristics of these five pathways is necessary to become a Great Old One? In that case, the Goddess has collected two-fifths of them.
Cattleya exclaimed: This is obviously more advanced information than "adjacent pathways." I wonder what credit the Emperor has made to get such high-level information.
Leonard's surprise had never stopped: What? I can still interchange pathways with the Demoness pathway?
Alger asked, "That is to say, the Underworld Emperor's forced accommodation is an attempt to become a Great Old One?"
"He does have such a purpose," Hobert said. "But what I want to tell everyone is that after the former three and the latter two of these five pathways reach the True God level, they cannot accommodate each other like adjacent pathways."
Although Leonard didn't quite understand, he also heard the key point: After reaching the True God level, can you accommodate the Beyonder characteristics of other adjacent pathways? This, just thinking about such information feels blasphemous. The key is that even the old man probably doesn't know such information?
Hobert continued, "It is said that the Underworld Emperor wanted to open up a new pathway to become a Great Old One.
"It cannot be said that He succeeded, nor can it be said that he failed, but what is certain is that He basically fell into a state of madness. But He did become stronger."
Klein suddenly thought of the description in Roselle's diary: He (referring to Salinger) is crazy, but he has become stronger.
Then he realized: According to the Underworld Emperor Salinger's operation, is the method to become a Great Old One to accommodate multiple levels of Uniqueness? Is it that simple?
Alger suddenly smiled: Another guy who would rather be crazy than become stronger!
Although Leonard didn't know what "Old One" meant, in theory, this should be very, very confidential information.
He finally couldn't help but ask, "Where did you get this information?"
Hobert smiled and said, "Among the saints who are loyal to 'Creator,' there was one who was once a guard of the Ancient Death God. He has some pathways and knows some of Salinger's situation."
Everyone revealed a look of sudden understanding, and Klein thought of that Saint with the rather strange "spirit body threads" he had encountered in "Foggy Town."
The others exclaimed: They didn't expect the "Creator" to accept such a Saint.
Fors thought to herself: Not only the guards of the Ancient Death God, but I also know that the "Creator" has just accepted some Theosophy Order members who once served the Primordial Demoness.
"Emperor's" answer made Leonard slightly stunned: This once again refreshed my view of the "Creator."
Hobert continued to describe: "Now let's talk about Salinger's ally: the Primordial Demoness.
"According to some scattered information, She became a god in the mid-Fourth Epoch, and later in the 'War of the Four Emperors,' She chose to support Death God Salinger.
"She didn't have many choices, first of all, as long as there was still some sanity, She would not choose to support the Solomon Empire. She couldn't possibly choose to support the Blood Emperor because They were adjacent pathways.
"The Primordial Demoness could also choose to support the Trunsoest Empire, but this empire already had the support of the Seven Gods, and it was unlikely to give Her much benefit.
"Rather than being squeezed out by that loose alliance of the Seven Gods, it would be better to go to the Southern Continent to seek cooperation with Salinger."
The other members, except for "Little Sun," basically knew about this evil god, the Primordial Demoness.
Emlyn asked curiously: "In the Fourth Epoch, was the Demoness Sect also a orthodox god church?"
"That's right," Hobert said.
For a time, Leonard felt that this result was very strange: The Demoness Sect was actually a orthodox god church? This is simply slandering the word orthodox god church.
The other members probably guessed: It should be that Salinger and the Primordial Demoness failed later, so one became a secret Beyonder family in the Southern Continent, and the other became an evil secret organization.
"During the War of the Four Emperors, the God of Steam and Machinery also ascended to the godhood, but at that time He was still called the God of Craftsmen," Hobert said:
"The God of Craftsmen made a completely different choice from the Primordial Demoness. He chose to support the Trunsoest Empire, so the Seven Gods we are familiar with are complete."
Klein was stunned: Why did I think of Dragon Ball?
Hobert continued: "After the fall of the Night Emperor, the Seven Gods had already begun to divide the spoils of the 'War of the Four Emperors.'" Hobert said: "This has been said before, so I'll just give a general idea here.
"The Evernight Goddess and the Lord of Storms supported the Augustus family to establish the Loen Kingdom, and the Earth Mother and the God of Knowledge and Wisdom supported the Castiya family to establish the Feynapotter Kingdom.
"The Eternal Blazing Sun and the God of Craftsmen supported the Sauron family to establish the Intis Kingdom, and the God of Combat supported the Einhorn family to establish the Feysac Empire.
"Here I want to explain that the God of Craftsmen's situation was similar to what the Primordial Demoness expected. In the process of dividing the spoils, He did not get much benefit.
"It is said that during the Intis Kingdom period, for every three churches of the Eternal Blazing Sun built, only one church of the God of Craftsmen was allowed to be built. I don't know what the situation is now."
He paused and continued: "So the Seven Gods roughly formed four different camps according to the four countries. At the same time, even those three pairs of allies had different attitudes towards different gods.
"For example, facing the Evernight Goddess of the Loen Kingdom, the God of Combat held a hostile attitude, the Eternal Blazing Sun, the Earth Mother, and the God of Craftsmen held a neutral attitude, and the Lord of Storms and the God of Knowledge and Wisdom held an allied attitude.
"And similarly, facing the Lord of Storms of the Loen Kingdom, the Eternal Blazing Sun and the God of Knowledge and Wisdom held a hostile attitude, the Earth Mother, the God of Combat, and the God of Craftsmen held a neutral attitude, and the Evernight Goddess held an allied attitude."
The other members had to listen carefully to keep up with "Emperor's" description and sighed at how chaotic the situation among the gods was at that time.
Klein thought: In fact, until now, the attitudes of the gods have hardly changed from that time. The only change may be that during the Fifth Epoch, the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery can also preach in the Loen Kingdom. Of course, this is inseparable from Roselle's contribution. Perhaps this shows that the God of Steam and Machinery is an ally of the Evernight Goddess and the Lord of Storms?
Thinking of this, he shook his head: It may just be that the Loen Kingdom needs the power of the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery.
Leonard was stunned for a second or two before he reacted: Could it be that I am the only one who thinks this is a blasphemy against the gods? Gods should be high above, shouldn't They? How can They be divided into such camps?
But then he thought of the church's hostility towards the Church of the God of Combat, and this idea seemed acceptable again.
Hobert said: "In the eyes of Salinger and the Primordial Demoness in the Southern Continent, the Seven Gods, who were full of contradictions after dividing the spoils, were a good opportunity to attack the Northern Continent.
"Although there is no clear record, according to my assumption, some conflicts should have occurred among the Seven Gods at that time, and the entire Northern Continent was filled with the clouds of war, so the two in the Southern Continent had such an idea.
"Even if the Death God accommodated the 'Hunter' Uniqueness who liked to provoke wars, even if He was mostly in a state of madness, I believe the Primordial Demoness would stop Him if He made an irrational decision.
"So, believing that there was an opportunity, the Balam Empire began to fully attack the Northern Continent. This is the historical 'Pale Era.' The final result, I believe everyone knows, after all, the ruler of the Northern Continent now is not the 'Death God,' and there is no Demoness Sect among the orthodox god churches.
"However, when I first got the relevant information, I thought their attack was quickly defeated, but later I realized that this history used the word 'era,' which means that this battle should have lasted for a long time."
This was indeed a point he had only thought of on Dock Island some time ago: "When I look back at those information, I found that the relevant description is: They stirred up the Pale Disaster in the Northern Continent.
"In other words, They once successfully invaded the Northern Continent and caused a huge disaster.
"At this time, the Seven Gods, who were in a state of conflict, felt the threat and joined forces to defeat Their offensive. It was also after this battle that the God of Craftsmen was recognized by the other six gods as an orthodox god."
Hobert said meaningfully: "As for why the relevant records in the scriptures of the seven orthodox god churches all try to downplay the 'era' point of the 'Pale Era,' everyone can consider it themselves."
Alger, who had no strong feelings for the Church of the Lord of Storms, was the first to think: Why else? Of course, it is to cover up the inaction of the Seven Gods in this disaster.
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