All the members of the Tarot Club pricked up their ears and listened quietly to the information that the "Hermit" would then share.
For "Fool" Klein, the information about Amon was of high quality and could be obtained without spending a penny, so he was naturally happy to have such deals among his members.
This is important to Derrick the Sun, since Amon's true form seems to be in the "Forsaken Land," and Silver City could face a threat from Amon at any time.
So listen carefully, you might get some useful clues.
As for the other members, including Audrey "Justice," who paid for the transaction, they were very curious about Amon and hoped to obtain relevant information.
Seeing that everyone's attention was focused on him, "Hermit" Odis organized his thoughts and said, "When I was helping 'The Sun' gather intelligence, I learned that when an Extraordinary being in the 'Thief' pathway reaches Sequence 2, which is what we call the Angel level, this Extraordinary being can 'steal' fate!"
Before anyone could react, Odis continued to explain: "For example, if this angel uses the ability to 'steal' fate on a target, then the target will lose their own fate and become someone that no one recognizes, and the whole world rejects them."
"And this angel can possess that person's destiny; that person's friends, family, and children will all regard this angel as their friend, husband, and father."
"The person whose fate has been 'stolen' can only watch helplessly as it happens, and he can do nothing about it, because everyone will treat him as a stranger."
"As time went by, no one could even hear his voice anymore, and he eventually disappeared in solitude."
Finally, Odis commented, "This is a terrifying and bizarre ability."
At the head of the bronze table, behind the gray mist, Klein thought to himself: This ability is a bit too bizarre, but it sounds very powerful.
When Alger, the "Hanged Man," heard the "Hermit" speak of "the disappearance of solitude," he suddenly let out a long sigh: In fact, some people's fates do not need to be stolen; they will disappear in solitude.
Then he thought: the most powerful aspect of this ability is that within a team, others are unaware that someone's fate has been stolen, and therefore will not take any precautions against that person. When that person suddenly launches an attack... the consequences are unimaginable.
Audrey felt that the goal described by the "Hermit" was pitiful, and at the same time felt that extraordinary power at the level of angels was too powerful, even able to "steal" fate.
Derrick was somewhat desperate. They had already discussed this at the last gathering. Amon was at least at the level of an angel, so he must have the ability to "steal" fate!
How can we defend against such an ability? Is it even possible to defend against it?
Only Fors, the "magician," felt detached, as if he were listening to a ghost story.
Odis continued, "Another piece of information concerns Amon's past experiences."
"As we mentioned before, the Ammon family was once a great noble family in the Tudor Empire during the Fourth Age."
He paused and then said, "I can't guarantee that the following information is 100% accurate, but based on some changes in the Extraordinary Realm later on, this information should be accurate."
"The five great nobles of the Tudor Empire were Abraham, Adam, Ammon, Jacob, and Tamara."
"The ancestor of Jacob's family was also an angel of the 'thief' path. At some point in the fourth century, Amun stole the destiny of this ancestor of Jacob's family and killed him. So for a long time, Jacob was Amun!"
"Some even speculate that Jacob was killed by Ammon at the very beginning of the Tudor Empire, otherwise Jacob would have stayed far away like Zoroaster and would never have been on the same side as Ammon."
"No one discovered this before the fall of the Tudor Empire. Of course, it is also possible that some high-sequence beings discovered it, but did not announce it for various reasons."
"It wasn't until after the fall of the Tudor Empire that the Jacob family was hunted down by the Church of the True God, and the Church of the True God discovered that Jacob had actually been replaced by Ammon long ago."
Odis dared not be too certain about this information. If so many important figures in the Fourth Age had not discovered this in time, how could he, a herbalist shop owner in the Fifth Age, know Amon's secret?
The hall fell silent once more, for it sounded terrifying!
The Tudor Empire appears to have five great nobles, but in reality, it only has four!
If the Thodol Empire had not fallen, Amun would likely have continued to replace Jacob.
This news gave all members of the Tarot Club a profound understanding of the "Thief" pathway angels' ability to "steal" fate.
Alger suddenly thought of a somewhat inappropriate analogy: one person receiving the salary of two people.
Behind the gray fog, Klein noticed an important issue: the "Hermit" compared Jacob to Zoroaster. Having read the contents of the "Blasphemy Card," he vaguely understood why Amon wanted to replace and kill Jacob.
Odis continued, "Although no one noticed at the time, people later realized that most of the Jacob family members had died almost overnight."
"Combined with some discoveries made by the Church of the True God, people realized that the members of Jacob's family must have been 'parasitized' by Amun without any warning, and all of them became Amun's clones."
Just as Fors was about to ask the Jacob family members, hadn't they noticed that Amon had replaced their ancestor?
Upon hearing the term "hermit," Fors considered whether to distance himself from the extraordinary family. It was too dangerous! To be "parasitized" by his own ancestor without any warning.
Audrey also let her thoughts wander: It's like a tarot meeting is in progress, and the members have suddenly been "parasitized" by Mr. Fool... No, Mr. Fool is not Amon, He would not do such a thing.
Derrick felt immense pressure. He even suddenly began to suspect that the people of Silver City had been parasitized by 'Amon' and become his clones, while he himself remained normal.
But he quickly dismissed the idea: if that were really the case, Mr. Fool would have reminded me.
Alger, the most knowledgeable member, had already grasped the crux of the problem. He asked the "Hermit," "Who is Zoroaster you mentioned earlier? Why is he hiding from Amon?"
Odis did not answer directly, but looked at Audrey: "Do you have a similar question? If you answer this question, our deal will end here."
Reminded by the "Hanged Man," Audrey realized that there seemed to be more to the story behind Amon's killing of Jacob. The "Hanged Man's" question was a very good angle, even more precise than her own question.
So she said, "Yes, Hermit, please answer this question again."
Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!
Odis did not answer immediately, but instead addressed the person at the head of the bronze table, saying, "Mr. Fool, please forgive my following speculation and blasphemy."
"The Fool" Klein smiled faintly, indicating that it was nothing.
But in his heart he thought: Indeed, Amun killed Jacob in order to seize his extraordinary qualities!
Audrey and the other members were a little puzzled as to why the "Hermit" would ask Mr. Fool for forgiveness. But then they became happy or excited because it meant that the "Hermit's" next answer might involve the divine realm.
Odis continued, "I inadvertently obtained such high-level intelligence that there are only three copies of the Sequence 1 characteristic for each pathway!"
"If you want to become a god, you must collect three Sequence 1 traits."
Alger's hands trembled slightly: It really is information about the divine level!
He was very keen on collecting high-level information from the extraordinary world, but apart from the Tarot Club, it seemed that he could not hear about such high-level information anywhere else.
The other members seemed to have thought of something, but they couldn't quite put their finger on what it was.
Odis continued, "The ancestor of the Jacob family was a Sequence 1 Extraordinary, and the ancestor of the Zoroaster family, as well as the patriarch of the family during the Solomon Empire and the Second Solomon Empire, was also a Sequence 1 Extraordinary."
Audrey suddenly realized what she had just thought of: "Amon is also a Sequence 1. He killed Jacob, so he has two Sequence 1 traits!"
Almost everyone present knew that extraordinary individuals of the same sequence were in competition with each other.
However, Sequence 1 is different from the other sequences. If a Sequence 4 wants to advance to Sequence 3, then it must acquire the extraordinary characteristics of the Sequence 3 level. Their enemy is Sequence 3, so the other sequences are basically competing with each other from below.
Furthermore, only one trait is needed for promotion, meaning that Sequence 4 is not necessarily a mortal enemy of all Sequence 3.
Once you get to Sequence 1, it becomes competition between people at the same level, and those in Sequence 1 are definitely mortal enemies!
Fors suddenly slapped his thigh: "Amon wants to become a god!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she immediately covered her mouth with her hand: This idea is too blasphemous to the gods. How could the gods... Oh my god, what did I just think of? Extraordinary beings become gods after reaching a high enough level?
Although no one said anything, Fors herself fell into a state of panic. It was her values, formed since childhood, or to be more specific, her understanding of the gods suddenly collapsed.
Of all the members, the most composed were probably "The World" and "Sun". "The World" was calm because he was a dummy, while "Sun", who had received general education in Silver City, did not find this too surprising.
By this time, Alger had also come to his senses: "During the Fourth Age, Amon had already obtained two Sequence 1 Extraordinary Abilities. So, in the modern era of the Fifth Age, has He already obtained all the Sequence 1 Abilities? Has He already become a god?"
"Little Sun" was somewhat astonished: Could the clone of Amon that we encountered before be a clone of a god?