Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery

It was around 1:30 PM on Monday when I arrived in Backlund.

Audis realized that he had to control the time of the conversation so as not to delay the Tarot Gathering.

Wearing an olive-green dress, Bernadette sat on the sofa in front of the fireplace and asked, "What's the urgent matter for suddenly looking for me?"

As she spoke, she pointed to the single sofa opposite her.

After Audis sat down, he sighed, "I didn't expect it to be February, and Backlund is still so cold."

He had become accustomed to the sunny Violent Sea and was a little unaccustomed to returning to the gloomy Backlund.

Then he said, "That's right, I met an old man named Kent today…"

Audis told Bernadette about his encounter with Kent and the general content of their conversation, but naturally, he did not mention anything about Rosell.

He wasn't worried that anyone would eavesdrop on the current conversation because Bernadette was relatively strong among the "Saints," and Kent couldn't possibly be quietly sitting in the corner listening.

But if the eavesdropper was Adam… let him listen; after all, that was his freedom.

Of course, the main thing was, what could he do to prevent Him from listening?

Therefore, Audis had always been very open-minded. He had entered the story written by Adam, or Adam might be observing him, and his attitude had always been: Please, feel free.

When Audis was halfway through his explanation, Bernadette interrupted him, "They have 'Blasphemy Cards'?"

Audis replied, "I don't think they would lie in such a place."

He originally wanted to hide the matter of the "Blasphemy Cards," but then he thought that Bernadette should be very eager to obtain this card, so he did not conceal anything in terms of reward.

Bernadette tried hard to hide her emotions and gestured to Audis to continue.

After listening, she asked, "What organization does this old man belong to?"

She had heard of a very mysterious organization whose purpose was to manipulate the "Tides of the Times," but she didn't know exactly what organization it was.

"I heard that it is an organization mainly composed of Beyonders of the 'Audience' pathway," Audis said. "I don't know exactly what kind of organization it is."

He thought to himself, this is a bit tongue-twisting: It's not that I don't know, but as soon as I say the name, it will be known.

Bernadette "hmm"ed and suddenly thought of her father's reminder, so she solemnly said to Audis, "Be careful of 'Audience'."

Audis was stunned for a moment, "Thank you."

He certainly knew the weight of this reminder. This was the "Mysterious Queen" worrying about his situation and reminding Audis in what she thought were secret words.

Bernadette thought for a while and then said, "Are you confident in assassinating Duke Negan?"

"Yes," Audis replied almost immediately. "In my opinion, this guy is not difficult to kill."

He thought so, to a large extent, because he had previously killed the "Apostle of Desire" in Backlund in advance. At this time, the Secret Archbishop of the Storm Church in Backlund was still Ace Snake, the "Dove of God."

As long as he made a plan in advance, completed the assassination in a short time, and escaped from Backlund, it would be fine.

"Then you can take on this commission," Bernadette said. "I don't think that hidden organization will renege on the debt.

"If you encounter any difficulties, I can help you. The reward is to let me take a look at that 'Blasphemy Card'."

Audis said, "Even if I don't need your help, I will let you see that 'Blasphemy Card'."

Bernadette glanced at Audis, "You know?"

What she was actually asking was: Do you know that it is the "Blasphemy Card" made by Emperor Rosell?

"I've heard some rumors before that I couldn't confirm the truth of," Audis said half-truthfully. "But after seeing your reaction just now, I knew that some rumors were true."

Bernadette "hmm"ed and did not continue to talk about this topic: "The clue to the main ingredient of the potion that I can provide you with is 'Flower Finch Phantom Hidden-tail Cockroach'."

She paused for a moment and said, "When you have completed this transaction, or obtained another main ingredient, I will tell you the specific information."

"Okay," Audis smiled. "I want a better crystal ball. Can I buy one from you?"

"I'll give you one," Bernadette said. "It's a thank you gift for letting me see the 'Blasphemy Card'."

As she spoke, she took out a whistle that she carried with her and blew it, but it didn't make any sound. However, Audis felt a spiritual fluctuation.

The next second, a hand with illusory scales stretched out from the void and handed Bernadette a small but exquisite crystal ball.

After Bernadette took it, the illusory hand disappeared immediately.

Audis knew that it was a Spirit World creature that had signed a contract with Bernadette. At the "Wizard" level, there was knowledge in the potion about how to sign a contract with Spirit World creatures.

However, Audis had the "Knowledge Moor," so he didn't have much need for it, so he had never made any efforts in this regard.

As soon as he got the crystal ball, he immediately felt the stirring of spirituality in the crystal ball. He guessed that it must be a crystal ball made of high-level spiritual materials.

After the main business was over, Audis asked about the recent situation in Backlund: "I heard that Backlund is becoming more and more turbulent now?"

"That's right," Bernadette leaned on the back of the sofa. "More and more people are losing their jobs, making the streets of this city very unstable.

"And the higher-ups in Backlund obviously haven't fully valued this matter, or rather, they don't have very good policies to curb such things for the time being."

Audis smiled, "They should only know how to open more almshouses, right?"

"It seems that there are more almshouses," Bernadette asked, "Is there anything wrong with this?"

"I also 'thought' of some ways to deal with these problems," Audis said. "But the worst effect should be building almshouses."

"Oh?" Bernadette also became interested. "What ideas do you have?"

"For example, 'work for food'," Audis said. "The government takes the lead and starts some large-scale public welfare projects such as building parks and repairing roads.

"This can not only solve the work problems of many people, but also alleviate the problem of overcapacity to a certain extent."

Bernadette asked, "Overcapacity?"

This was a new word she had never heard before.

Audis said, "It means that the products produced exceed the needs of society."

As a person with memories of the Common Era, he knew very well that most of the problems facing the Loen Kingdom were basically caused by overcapacity.

Bernadette looked Audis up and down again. She found that Audis's words hit the nail on the head of the current Loen Kingdom: "Wearing glasses, you really look like a professor."

"I'm not a professor now," Audis took the opportunity to talk about the problem of digesting potions: "For Astrologers, I feel like they are similar to 'Seers'. Can 'Astrologers' be regarded as 'Seers' to a certain extent?"

Bernadette thought for a while, "This idea is not bad, but there are still differences between the two.

"'Astrologers' peer into fate and revere fate.

"'Astrologers' are more mysterious and more knowledgeable. Hmm… in my opinion, mystery is more important."

Audis listened and pondered, and only smiled after a dozen seconds, "Thank you for your reminder. I almost got the point wrong."

Bernadette reminded, "The specific way to digest it mainly depends on yourself. Everyone's way of digesting the potion is different."

Audis "hmm"ed and stretched, "I don't have much to do this afternoon. I'm going back to take a nap."

He smiled as he got up, "You look good in a dress."

Bernadette said, "But it's inconvenient to move around."

Audis summoned a illusory door: "In fact, you also look good in neutral clothes. That's another kind of beauty."

After speaking, Audis pushed the door and entered the Spirit World.

Bernadette didn't show a smile until Audis left, and raised her hand to look at the dress she was wearing.

… …

Audis returned to the Argo. Recently, there were no combat missions, and the Argo was parked in the port of Cruz Island for rest.

The crew of the Sword of Dawn pirate group were also able to rest, but Basel, Rupert, and Bevis still had no time to rest.

Basel was handing over with Manti while protecting the safety of these ladies.

The company in Bayam had been officially established and started operating.

Rupert was responsible for the connection on Cruz Island. Currently, the teleportation array was opened once every morning, transporting goods and personnel.

The government on Cruz Island had also been organized under the discussion between Audis and Manti. The reason why it was built in the discussion was because Audis was not prepared to set up a parliament.

In Manti's cognition, even a town government should have a parliament to give certain powers to the locals, so as to win them over and bind their interests to their own.

But Audis believed that such a power structure was preparing to plunder Cruz Island, and the organizational ability was not strong enough, or rather, he felt it was not easy to use.

So Audis strengthened the functions of the government functional departments, clarified the responsibilities of each department, and only established the government, not the parliament.

Third Mate Bevis was sent to negotiate with the tribes in the mountains. Such negotiations were destined to be dragged on several times, and it was estimated that it would not be fruitful until next week.

With the three mates and Manti busy, Audis finally had time to lie on the armchair, sighing that the climate of the Violent Sea was more comfortable.

But it was only relatively comfortable. The humidity was too high, and it wasn't exactly the most comfortable environment in Audis's mind.

At precisely three o'clock, Audis, who was lying in the easy chair, had his vision covered by gray fog. In the blink of an eye, he appeared in a hall that seemed to be prepared for giants, on one side of a long bronze table.

"Hermit" Audis first noticed that the inconspicuous gray fog that was constantly rolling around him seemed to be outlining mystical symbols. He quickly lowered his head and eyes, not daring to look around randomly.

It wasn't that he was afraid of offending "The Fool," but rather because he knew very well that this was the "Source Castle," and his "Eye of Secrets" was uncontrollable, so he didn't dare to look around carelessly.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool!" With Miss "Justice's" pleasant voice, the Tarot Gathering officially began.

"Hanged Man" Alger and "High Priestess" Cattleya looked at "Hermit" one after another during the greeting segment. They had both received shocking news in the past day or two. Because it was so shocking, they couldn't even judge whether the news was true or false.

However, after the greeting segment ended, it was Mr. "Fool's" reading segment.

In fact, just yesterday, after "The Fool" Klein completed his impersonation of Rear Admiral Amyrius, he also heard news about "Captain Gals".

But as "The Fool," he certainly couldn't verify such "trivial matters."

So, he pretended to leisurely read two pages of the diary sacrificed by "Magician" Fors, and then said, "You may begin."

Audis was the first to speak: "Mr. Fool, I hope you can help me seal the 'Eye of Secrets'."

Klein was slightly stunned, not quite understanding what "Hermit" meant.

Cattleya, across from Audis, seemed to suddenly realize that she had attended so many gatherings, yet she hadn't thought of this.

Audis then explained, "Mr. Fool, after I advance, my 'Eye of Secrets' will open uncontrollably.

"In the real world, I have glasses that seal the 'Eye of Secrets,' but when attending the gathering, I can't bring the glasses in. I hope you can help me re-seal it."

The main reason he brought this up in front of everyone was to remind Cattleya not to look around randomly when using the "Eye of Secrets."

"Hanged Man" Alger was stunned: "Hermit" has advanced again? This advancement… this advancement seems to be Sequence 5!

"Justice" Audrey also exclaimed: When Mr. "Hermit" first joined the Tarot Club, his Sequence was even lower than mine, but now he is already a Sequence 5!

"Magician" Fors, who had interacted with Audis, didn't find "Hermit's" advancement surprising. In her opinion, "Hermit" was a capable and reliable extraordinary being.

"Moon" Emlyn was somewhat envious: I didn't expect "Hermit" to already be Sequence 5. This level is already a Viscount among the Blood Clan.

Then he sighed, wondering when he would be able to reach such a level.

"Sun" Derrick thought "Hermit" was amazing: To be able to advance so quickly and be in such good condition, even knowing the acting method, it's still a miracle.

At this time, Klein, who was the first to react, said to Audis in "The Fool's" tone: "You can materialize those glasses with the sealing effect. While you are materializing them, I will help you with the corresponding seal."

At the same time, he also understood why "High Priestess's" gaze was so penetrating. It turned out to be an ability of this pathway.

It was just that "Hermit" was much more cautious, knowing that he couldn't look around randomly in such a high-level place, so he thought of sealing the "Eye of Secrets" after advancing, while "High Priestess" obviously hadn't had such an idea before.

With the help of Klein manipulating the power of the gray fog, Audis materialized a pair of glasses. After putting them on, everything around him returned to the state it was in before attending the gathering, and the "Eye of Secrets" returned to its sealed state.

Cattleya then said, "Mr. Fool, I also ask you to help me seal the 'Eye of Secrets'."

Only then did the other members realize that "Hermit" and "High Priestess" were on the same pathway, and now they were at the same Sequence.

After resolving the matter of sealing the "Eye of Secrets," Alger, who had come back to his senses, glanced at "Hermit" and then at "High Priestess" before saying, "I heard some news yesterday."

"Justice" Audrey and "Magician" Fors, and others who were not on the sea, were stunned.

Immediately, they realized that this news must be quite important, which was why it disrupted the original transaction segment and started with the information exchange segment first.

Seeing that his words had attracted the attention of the other members, Alger continued to say to everyone: "The 'Argo' attacked the FenePotter Kingdom's fleet, sinking three small cruisers, damaging one first-class battleship, and capturing one large cruiser."

Cattleya and Klein both looked at "Hermit." They had also received such shocking news.

Moreover, Klein in Oravi Port had already seen the newspaper about this matter this morning.

The other members paused for a moment before remembering that the captain of the "Argo" was Mr. "Hermit."

Immediately, except for "Sun" Derrick, the other members understood why Mr. "Hanged Man" wanted to discuss this matter in advance.

Because incidents of pirates attacking the navy rarely happened, and attacks that caused significant losses to the navy were even rarer.

So, everyone looked at "Hermit," hoping to verify the truth of the news.

Audis smiled and said, "That's right. I plan to transform that large cruiser into my own warship."

Cattleya immediately said, "This will surely provoke FenePotter's mad retaliation."

She really wanted to ask if this was an order from "The Queen," but then she thought that "The Queen" shouldn't issue an order that would bring considerable trouble.

Audis said relatively easily, "Then their losses will only be greater."

So, Cattleya asked, "What is the significance of such an action?"

Alger and the other members discovered that "High Priestess" was also very concerned about this matter.

Audis replied, "First of all, I want to clarify that they came to me, not that I took the initiative to attack them."

Everyone was stunned after hearing this, realizing that there might be hidden information.

"The 'Deep Blue' pirate group that I eliminated before was secretly supported by the FenePotter Navy," Audis explained.

Audrey thought she had misheard: "The navy would support a pirate group?"

Fors next to her said, "This is not surprising. I have seen some notes from the Age of Exploration. When the new sea route to the Southern Continent was first opened, countries such as Ruen found many pirates because their naval power was relatively weak, and appointed them as captains of plundering ships to plunder and harass the merchant ships and cargo ships of the Intis Kingdom.

"I remember that in a previous gathering, Mr. 'Hanged Man' seemed to have shared such information with us."

Alger nodded: "As far as I know, many pirates now also take orders from the navies of various countries to attack ships of other countries."

After looking at Audrey, he added: "Not only does the FenePotter Navy have such pirate forces, but the Ruen Navy also has them."

Audrey opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, she didn't say anything.

At this time, she was no longer like she was when she first joined the Tarot Club, with a black-and-white way of thinking. She could now accept such facts relatively calmly.

Audis continued, "FenePotter came to me, wanting to redeem the 'Ghost Ship.' Coincidentally, the Ruen Navy also came to me.

I decided to side with the Ruen Navy and attack the FenePotter Navy after careful consideration."

As for the fact that he also scammed the FenePotter Navy for 15,000 pounds, there was of course no need to let everyone know.

The other members thought to themselves: So there was such an inside story.

Alger, who knew about the navy's recruitment methods, also realized: The "Argo" should have become an extra-establishment force of the Ruen Navy, and perhaps "Hermit" and other crew members were given military ranks.

Klein also understood why there was information about Captain Gals on Rear Admiral Amyrius's desk, and also understood why Captain Gals would report to the navy after learning of the clues of the "Rose School."

Cattleya said, "You actually had a better choice. Directly attacking FenePotter will bring a lot of trouble, and after you encounter trouble, the Ruen Navy may not help you."

Audrey turned her head to look at the "High Priestess" sitting below her. According to her observation, the "High Priestess" seemed very concerned about this matter.

In previous gatherings, the "High Priestess" had not expressed such a high degree of concern about a certain matter.

Alger also noticed this matter and was guessing whether it was because of the previous exploration that they had more contact outside the gathering? Or did something else happen?

Only Klein, who knew the most information about the other members, had guessed that "High Priestess" should not want "Hermit's" actions to cause trouble for the "Mysterious Queen."

"Of course, I know," Audis smiled: "I think this is the best choice.

"Well, how should I put it, in fact, many times, trying to take care of both sides often leads to self-destruction.

"Only by making a certain choice and standing on one side can you get more benefits."

Cattleya asked, "What if the FenePotter Navy retaliates?"

"Not if," Audis smiled: "They will definitely retaliate."

Then he said, "I'll handle anything below a demigod myself, and I'll call on the navy for anything above."

Alger also joined the discussion: "Has the navy made a commitment?"

"Yes," Odyss said. "If the FenePotter navy sends out a demigod, they will send out a demigod as well."

Alger opened his mouth, not knowing what to say for a moment, because if both countries sent out demigods, it would be equivalent to a declaration of war.

So his first thought was that the navy was probably just saying that, but then he thought that 'The Hermit' wasn't someone who was easily fooled, so he didn't offer any reminders.

At this time, 'The World' suddenly asked 'The Hermit': "Do you speculate that the FenePotter navy will be defeated by Luen?"

"No," Odyss smiled and said, "I speculate that the Luen navy is unable to defend the western part of the Rosed Archipelago."

Cattleya immediately understood: 'The Hermit' intends to use the infiltration and counter-infiltration of the two navies to establish his own sphere of influence in the western part of the Rosed Archipelago.

She didn't have any questions anymore.

Alger also understood: No wonder 'The Hermit' is so sure that the Luen navy's demigod will take action. It turns out that the Luen navy really needs this chess piece of 'The Hermit'.

He smiled slightly at this, because he sometimes did this kind of 'reverse blackmail' as well.

Klein, behind the gray fog, thought to himself: This doesn't seem like a pirate, but more like a politician.

Although the other members didn't understand 'The Hermit's' plan, they also realized that his actions seemed impulsive, and although they didn't seem like the best choice, they were actually quite stable.

Odyss said, "I haven't read the latest 'Rosed Daily' yet. I should have a bounty on my head, right?"

Klein manipulated 'The World' and said, "You have a bounty of 25,000 pounds from FenePotter, but no other country has a bounty on you."

Alger sighed and said, "For attacking a naval warship, this bounty is actually quite low."

In his opinion, making the FenePotter navy lose face and lose four cruisers should warrant a bounty of at least 50,000 pounds.

After all, the value of that large cruiser alone was more than 40,000 pounds.

Odyss thought to himself: Does the FenePotter navy mean that they would rather give the 25,000 pounds to bounty hunters than to me?

He smiled and said, "I think I can now be considered a 'Pirate General'."

Generally, 'Pirate Generals' first call themselves a certain general, and then, after experiencing several battles, gain widespread recognition from pirates and navies.

Of course, the pirates' recognition is out of admiration and obedience to power.

The navy's recognition, on the other hand, is because they believe that he is indeed an extremely heinous person and will offer a high bounty.

Odyss's method of becoming a 'Pirate General' was completely reversed. The FenePotter navy gave the bounty first, and he first fought to defeat the 'Great Pirate' and attack the FenePotter navy. Only then did he remember that he should call himself a 'General'.

Cattleya and Alger almost simultaneously nodded slowly. They also felt that after the news of the attack on the FenePotter navy spread throughout the Furious Sea, 'The Hermit' already had the strength and prestige of a Pirate General.

Audrey's mood was very complicated. 'The Hermit' became a Pirate General, and she was also happy for 'The Hermit', but she was also afraid that 'The Hermit' would forget his original intentions and become a true Great Pirate.

This topic came to an end here, and everyone came to the trading session. 'Justice' Audrey first cleared her throat and said, "I need 'The complete pituitary gland of a young dragon' or 'The spinal fluid of a black hunting lizard'. I also need 'One fruit of the psychedelic wind chime tree'."

Klein and the others immediately understood that 'Justice' had obtained the potion formula for Sequence 6 and was seeking the corresponding main ingredients.

This made Alger feel anxious again. It was clear that when 'Justice' first joined the Tarot Club, she was not yet a Beyonder, but now she was preparing to advance to Sequence 6 and was about to catch up with him.

The others didn't think much of it. After all, 'Justice' was also an 'old member' of the Tarot Club, and it seemed like she should advance to Sequence 6.

At this time, 'The High Priestess' Cattleya said, "Dragons have almost become extinct. I can inquire about 'The spinal fluid of a black hunting lizard' for you."

Audrey immediately said, "Okay!"

After waiting for a few seconds, no one else indicated that they had clues about the "psychedelic wind chime tree", so everyone promised to pay attention to Miss "Justice's" needs.

Then Alger asked, "Does anyone have clues about the 'Ocean Singer' potion formula?"

Odyss estimated that he could buy it from 'Vice Admiral Iceberg', but it would definitely be very expensive.

Moreover, he remembered that Alger later obtained the formula from the Tarot Club, or rather, from "The World", at a relatively favorable price, so he didn't plan to make this money.

Seeing that everyone had no corresponding clues, Alger was somewhat disappointed.

He really wanted to ask, where did 'The Hermit' get the potion formula?

Then 'The World' said to Odyss, "I hope to trade information about the Zaratul family and the Antigonus family with you."

Odyss nodded: "No problem, according to the price we agreed on before, 800 pounds for the former and 1200 pounds for the latter, a total of 2000 pounds."

Before Klein could manipulate 'The World' to agree, Odyss said again: "However, I have recently obtained some more information about Antigonus. This angel's situation is quite special. Are you planning to trade from before the 'Night Country' or after?"

Klein was stunned for a moment, then manipulated 'The World' and asked, "What's the difference between the two?"

"Trading from before the 'Night Country' requires an additional payment of 1000 pounds," Odyss said.

It wasn't that Odyss was greedy, but mainly because if he had to start from the beginning, he would have to mention Antigonus's family, which would lead to a god and two other angels.

Klein thought for a moment before manipulating 'The World' and said, "Trade from before the 'Night Country'."

Odyss nodded: "Okay, a total of 3000 pounds."

'Justice' Audrey immediately raised her hand slightly and said, "I'll contribute 1000 pounds and join this transaction!"

Now that the "Tarot Club" is being held, everyone feels that not communicating some high-level information with "The Hermit" is like not having Miss "Justice's" greetings, and it is an incomplete Tarot Club.

So everyone participated in the transaction. In the end, they agreed that the initiator of the transaction, "The World" and Miss "Justice", would each contribute 750 pounds, and the other members would each contribute 300 pounds.

"The Little Sun" Derrick still paid with Beyonder materials.

After everyone had discussed how to pay the remuneration, the transaction began.

Odyss said, "Let's talk about the Zaratul family first. So far, two angel-level leaders have appeared in this family. To distinguish them, they are called 'Old Zaratul' and 'Young Zaratul'.

"This family mainly controls the potions of the 'Seer' pathway and has established a secret organization called 'The Secret Order', which is currently mainly active in the Intis Republic."

Audrey recalled hearing information about "The Secret Order" from "The Hanged Man" a long time ago. At this time, she realized that "The Secret Order" was actually an organization established by the Zaratul family.

Klein and Cattleya did not know the difference between "Old Zaratul" and "Young Zaratul" before this.

The other members knew almost nothing about this family, so they did not make any associations and were just listening carefully at this time.

Odyss continued: "Old Zaratul should have become an angel in the Third Epoch. In the Fourth Epoch, he first served the Solomon First Empire and later the Solomon Second Empire.

"Among the great nobles who were loyal to the Solomon First Empire before, only he and the Zoroast family continued to support the Solomon Second Empire.

"In the 'War of the Four Emperors', Old Zaratul encountered Antigonus and Mr. 'Door' and was killed by them. The Sequence 1 characteristic was taken by Antigonus.

"This family has always been very mysterious. I don't know much about Old Zaratul's news, or rather, this family is still very mysterious and rarely found.

"However, it is said that they will actively collect and pursue the relics of the Antigonus family."

Klein thought to himself: I can testify to this. The first Beyonder event I encountered in this world was the "suicide" case caused by "The Secret Order" snatching a notebook from the Antigonus family. Even my coming to this world may have something to do with that notebook.

Odyss paused and said again: "I have learned some information about Young Zaratul through some channels.

"It is said that when Young Zaratul advanced to Sequence 3, he returned to the 'Dark Ages' for unknown reasons.

"To put it more directly, he suddenly appeared in the Second Epoch when he was advancing in the Fourth Epoch."

In fact, he was chased to the Second Epoch by the "Hound of Fulgrim".

Everyone was stunned when they heard this experience, and then they all sighed at the magic of the Beyonder world.

"The Magician" Forsi thought to herself: Then who exactly is Young Zaratul? Who is Old Zaratul? Of course, the key question is, was Old Zaratul born in the Second Epoch? If he wasn't born, would Young Zaratul witness the birth of his father?

The more she thought about it, the more she felt: This seems like a very good writing topic.

And "The Moon" Emlyn thought to himself: Wouldn't Young Zaratul just die of old age in the Second Epoch? After all, he doesn't have the lifespan of a vampire.

The other members also had their own associations. In short, they all felt that such an experience was very magical.

Odyss gave everyone a few seconds to digest, and then said again: "In the Fifth Epoch, Young Zaratul..."

"What?" Emlyn blurted out, "He lived until the Fifth Epoch? From the Second Epoch to the Fifth Epoch?"

Klein was also thinking: I don't think the 'Seer' pathway would grant such longevity before becoming an angel?

"I've thought about this question too," Audris replied to Emlyn's question, "I speculate, after Charatul Jr. arrived in the Second Epoch, could he have obtained a certain opportunity and become an angel?

"That's why he was able to live from the Second Epoch to the Fifth Epoch."

Emlyn nodded: "I see."

Klein also thought that this explanation made sense. After all, when Rosell initially obtained the support of the 'Secret Order' leader, Charatul Jr. was already Sequence 2.

Forsi couldn't help but ask: "Then… did Charatul Jr. ever see His father? I mean, when He returned to the Second Epoch, did He see his father?"

Everyone slowly nodded, also having similar questions.

Audrey even imagined a scene where an old man was calling a child 'father'. No matter how you think about it, it feels very bizarre.

"I don't know." Audris hadn't really considered this question before. He smiled slightly and added, "Perhaps Charatul Jr. didn't actively seek him out. He might have been afraid that his appearance would affect the future."

Klein sighed inwardly: This guess is more logical. 'Seers' are generally more in awe of fate.

Seeing that everyone didn't have any questions, Audris continued: "According to reliable sources, in the Fifth Epoch, Charatul Jr. secretly funded the young Rosell the Great…"

This description startled everyone, suddenly giving them the feeling that a complete stranger actually knew a friend of theirs.

For members other than Klein, the name Charatul was relatively unfamiliar. Cattleya and Alger had heard of this name, but the other members had never heard of such an angel before trading for Fourth Epoch intelligence.

"…Later, it is said that after Rosell the Great became powerful, Charatul Jr.'s investment paid off, and he obtained something very important from the Emperor." Audris deliberately spoke vaguely here.

Klein thought to himself: I know this. It wasn't actually something obtained from Rosell, but rather Rosell helped him steal the Antigonus family's notes from the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery… At that time, it was still called the Artisan Church. The two of them cooperated to steal the notes from the Artisan Church, and that was the beginning of everything.

He took a deep breath, feeling that this transaction was the most worthwhile for him, or rather, the information he heard was the most useful to him.

Audris continued to narrate: "I don't know what that thing specifically is, but I have obtained accurate information that it contains clues to the Sequence 1 characteristic of the 'Seer' pathway…"

Klein was stunned: What? That book actually has such clues? Could there also be clues to the demigod-level potion formula of the 'Seer' pathway?

The other members felt that for an angel, only clues to higher sequence characteristics would be something important to them.

"…After that, Charatul Jr. disappeared. There are many speculations from the outside world. Some say that in the process of searching for a Sequence 1 characteristic, He was killed by a more powerful being of the same pathway."

Audris deliberately didn't make it clear here:

"Some say that He failed during the Sequence 1 advancement and died."

"Others say that He has turned into a monster and is now hiding somewhere, trying to regain his sanity."

Audris said: "Regarding this, I dare not give a very clear answer, but I think, in all likelihood, He is not dead."

Klein fell into a brief contemplation, while the other members seemed to be listening to a stranger's story and didn't feel much.

After waiting for a while, Audris continued: "Antigonus has to be talked about from the Second Epoch. He had a clansman named Amanises."