After all, Backlund was Ebner's home field. Even if the Goddess pretended that She couldn't spare any attention, he could still pull in multiple angels, including the "Goddess of Beauty" Rhine, Tolzna, and Vera…
If necessary, he could even push the Loen royal family out to take the bullets.
While Ebner's mind was turning over various thoughts, "Star" Leonard reacted to the news of Amon entering Backlund with both shock and relief.
What shocked him was that after losing a Sequence 2 avatar, Amon had actually managed so quickly to organize another avatar significant enough that even Mr. "Fool" felt the need to issue a reminder;
What relieved him was that both he and the old man were currently at the Church of Serenity in Winter County, perfectly avoiding the other party.
He thought for a moment, looked toward Ebner seated in the upper position, and asked cautiously, "Mr. 'Tower,' is Amon here to look for you?"
As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately drew everyone else's attention.
Xio and Fors both revealed worried expressions.
No matter how much they trusted Ebner, they didn't believe he could deal with a King of Angels.
Ebner, however, smiled, looked back at Leonard, and said, "No. His first target is actually the old grandfather on you.
"Only after that would it be people like us."
Amon is looking for us? Although the Tarot Club members were very interested in the situation of the old grandfather behind Mr. "Star," what they worried about more was their own safety. Even the usually carefree "Moon" Emlyn leaned forward upon hearing this…
Until "Fool" Klein said calmly, "No need to mind Him."
No need to mind Him… Mr. 'Fool's' attitude is like he's facing a stray dog… In His eyes, only true gods of Sequence 0 are worthy of serious attention? That makes sense—last time when 'Sun' was possessed by Amon's avatar, Mr. 'Fool' completed the purification with ease. As long as Amon doesn't personally appear, it won't pose any major problem for Him… Mm, Mr. 'Fool' emphasized this matter at the beginning probably to tell us to be a bit more cautious… "Hanged Man" Alger thought with both reverence and dawning understanding.
The others thought much the same as Alger. So after hearing the words "no need to mind Him," some leaned back against their chairs, some openly let out a sigh of relief, and some silently praised Mr. "Fool" in their hearts.
Only the more contemplative "Hermit" Cattleya felt a trace of worry rise within her:
*Why would Amon, a King of Angels, target the Tarot Club?
He should have discovered our organization from 'Sun'…
What is He trying to achieve, and what confidence does He have?
Is His target Mr. 'Fool'? Can He sense abnormalities related to this gray fog?
But Mr. 'Fool' said there's no need to mind Him… Does that mean that under normal circumstances, Amon can't distinguish who is a member of the Tarot Club?
Kings of Angels appearing one after another—does this mean the Fifth Epoch is nearing its end?*
After a moment, "Hermit" Cattleya put away her worries about the current era and looked toward the head of the bronze long table:
"Respected Mr. 'Fool,' there are three new pages of diaries this time."
Klein nodded, signaling her to materialize the new Roselle diaries.
Very quickly, those three yellow-brown pages of parchment appeared in his hands.
He had already read the contents of the first two pages. They were exactly the diaries Sharon had given him back then, concerning Roselle's first meeting with "Liu Bo."
Klein revisited the famous scene where "Liu Bo" made Old Huang unbearably jealous, then shifted his attention to the third page:
"March 18. I obtained the potion formula for Sequence 2 of the 'Savant' pathway, 'Knowledge Mentor.'
"Although I don't need to worry about the main ingredients—there are churches to handle that… this ritual is really even more evil than I imagined!
"It actually requires me to use alchemy to perform soul-level modifications on at least five thousand people, allowing them to become closely connected to my soul.
"And the more people there are, the stronger their soul power, the better the effect…
"Heh heh, as a 'Mystery Pryer,' I can more or less guess what this ritual is for!
"As far as I know, a 'Knowledge Mentor' can alter physical laws to a certain extent, so after drinking the potion, there's a high probability of having to endure backlash on the level of 'rules.'
"And unlike demigods of the 'Reader' pathway, a 'Mystery Pryer' doesn't possess 'absolute rationality,' nor can they engage in 'multithreaded' thinking, so this kind of impact can very easily cause one to become lost within the rules, or directly lose control.
"Therefore, the essence of this ritual is actually borrowing the 'computational power' of other people's souls!
"This method is a bit like one I saw in an anime in my previous life…
"Simply put, it's 'cloud' technology.
"But those thousands of people who are forcibly 'clouded' will never be able to return to their past selves… The best possible outcome is for them to directly transform into my followers after I successfully advance.
"If I fail, none of them will survive!
"This is simply even more evil than the ritual at the 'Alchemist' stage!
"Although I've written similar things before, I still have to say it here: the potion sequence system is far too dark and insane, so twisted it drives one to despair…
"Mm, finally, regarding the ritual, I've already handed it over to Yaldabaoth's 'Great Tomb' to handle…
"Although this is 'covering one's ears while stealing a bell,' I can't let my Bernadette know about these filthy matters."
Old Huang had similar feelings too… Seeing this, Klein couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Sometimes, he also felt that the background color of this world was gray-black and madness.
Whether it was the law of the indestructibility and conservation of Beyonder characteristics, the law of convergence within the same pathway, or the interchangeability of neighboring sequences, all of it led toward cruel developments.
But the 'Knowledge Mentor' sequence is really interesting… altering physical laws? Maybe Old Huang really did hand-build a Gundam…
Also, that anime he mentioned should be 'A Certain Scientific Railgun's' 'Level Upper,' right?
And this thing feels strangely familiar… I remember Ebner once casually mentioning the floating city he left behind when he was the 'Mechanical Emperor.' The residents there seemed to have all undergone 'modifications'… and even more thoroughly than Old Huang's few thousand people… Could that also have been preparation for a 'ritual'?
Klein's thoughts shifted, and the diary in his hand vanished at once.
Then he raised his head, glanced at Ebner, and looked toward Miss "Hermit":
"Speak."
"Hermit" Cattleya immediately lowered her head and said:
"Respected Mr. 'Fool,' I would like to know where the country known as the 'Central Kingdom' is located."
Hearing this question, "Fool" Klein covertly glanced at Ebner and complained inwardly:
Why do you tell Bernadette everything?
(End of the chapter)