Chapter 162: Prayer from the Silver City

Give Xiao Taiyang and Klein, who was eavesdropping nearby, some time to reflect, and then Leikton continued speaking:

"The Seven Gods correspond to seven paths: the Sleepless, the Tiller, the Warrior, the Hymnist, the Sailor, the Reader, and the Generalist."

"Among them, the Hymnist, the Sailor, and the Reader were previously under the authority of the 'Creator of All' worshipped in your Silver City."

After relaying some information about the Seven Gods to Xiao Taiyang, Leikton leaned back slightly, awaiting a reply.

Xiao Taiyang Dairike had been basking in the good luck of the Steam God, but soon shifted his focus to the Creator of All.

Recalling the five omniscient and omnipotent paths the other had mentioned, Xiao Taiyang looked up at the nonchalant Leikton and said:

"Mr. Baita, are the five omniscient and omnipotent paths you once spoke of all under the authority of the Creator of All worshipped by our Silver City?"

"Yes." Leikton nodded slightly.

Xiao Taiyang Dairike pursed his lips; with the Creator's authority scattered among the gods, he felt a bad premonition:

"Does the authority of the Creator of All that our Silver City worships still exist?"

"It no longer exists."

After a brief hesitation between telling the truth or deceiving Xiao Taiyang, Leikton chose to deceive him.

The faith of Silver City is important, or rather the faith of the God‑Abandoned Land is important.

Now the faiths of the southern and northern continents have been divided among the Seven Gods and numerous evil deities; Klein's Fool identity requires a faith, and he also needs to provide a proper faith for the Recluse, not relying solely on the cultists of the Moss Ascetic Society.

In a sense it isn't outright deception of Xiao Taiyang, since now only Adam and the True Creator exist. Leikton found an excuse in his mind.

Though Xiao Taiyang felt disappointed, he had already guessed the answer internally, and quickly steadied his emotions before speaking:

"I understand."

"Mr. Baita, what would you like to ask? Anything I know, I will tell you."

Leikton nodded slightly; Xiao Taiyang's emotional adjustment was faster than he expected. Leaning forward from his high‑back chair, his hands resting on the bronze long table, his eyes fixed unblinking on Xiao Taiyang as he said:

"Do you in Silver City have any intention of worshipping other deities?"

"Um? Mr. Baita, I—" Xiao Taiyang was taken aback, never expecting such a question, hesitated, unsure how to answer.

"For example, Fool, or perhaps others?"

"Fool? Others?"

Xiao Taiyang murmured twice, not knowing how to reply.

The topmost, shrouded in gray mist, Klein was equally surprised that Leikton would raise such a question, watching Leikton whose demeanor seemed to become serious.

In his mind he began to ponder Leikton's motive: "Prepare in advance the anchor he mentioned earlier? For his own sake?"

Klein lifted a finger and tapped the bronze table twice; he needed to end the topic in his capacity as Fool.

"Faith should align with its doctrine; faith should arise from the heart."

"Thank you for your guidance; I will obey your will." Leikton consciously rose

Then turning to Xiao Taiyang beside him, he said in a tone of commission:

"May I exchange your reward for a favor?"

"What favor?" Xiao Taiyang was still a little bewildered.

Leikton returned to his seat and cleared his throat, saying:

"If you utter a sacred name in Silver City, I can assure there will be no danger or side effects, and Fool can bear witness."

"No problem."

Shrouded in gray mist, Klein could roughly guess the sacred name, and he was also curious whether a prayer aimed at that name could reach the God‑Abandoned Land.

Originally conflicted, Xiao Taiyang Dairike, after receiving Fool's affirmation, nodded slightly and asked cautiously:

"Alright, may I ask what the sacred name is? Which being does it refer to?"

Leikton tilted his head back slightly, intending to coin a name for the Knowledge Wilderness on the spot, but since a Knowledge and Wisdom deity already existed, he found it difficult and simply appropriated the very terms 'Knowledge' and 'Wisdom'.

With his mind blank, Leikton could not devise a suitable title and settled for an existing one.

He cleared his throat, deliberately giving his voice a richer emotional tone as he said:

"You may call Him the Erudite One; He is the embodiment of all knowledge, the brilliance of civilization."

"The sacred name directed at Him is: the Essence of Knowledge, the Source of Mystery, the Brilliance of Civilization, the Keeper of Truth."

"Knowledge and civilization—are these the authorities held? They feel more conceptual than storms, lightning, or contracts."

"Knowledge should refer to the Seeker of Secrets path, and civilization to the Generalist path, right?"

Shrouded in gray mist, Klein mentally parsed the information in Leikton's words.

"The embodiment of all knowledge? The brilliance of civilization?"

Xiao Taiyang Dairike whispered to himself once; he had never heard of this sacred name, this title, or a deity wielding both authorities.

Whether it is the Creator of All worshipped in Silver City or those mythic evil deities, none hold both authorities; the only similar one is the Knowledge and Wisdom God among the Seven Gods mentioned earlier.

Seeing Xiao Taiyang lost in thought, Leikton was unhurried, leaning back in his high‑back chair and adding:

"If you don't mind the trouble, you may use the Secret Covenant ritual; He loves spreading knowledge and it can serve as your reward."

Under the gray mist's cover, Klein removed the yellow crystal pendant from his wrist and performed a concealed divination.

This act is dangerous.

This act is dangerous.

This act is dangerous.

He closed his eyes, silently recited the divination phrase three times, and upon opening them, Klein saw the yellow crystal pendant in his hand turning slowly counter‑clockwise.

"As long as no accident occurs, it is safe." Klein quickly concluded.

He then tapped the bronze table lightly and said evenly:

"He can be trusted!"

"Thank you for the reminder, Fool." Xiao Taiyang Dairike gave a slight nod toward the topmost Fool, expressing gratitude.

Afterwards, he turned his body to look at his side, and Rex ton, leisurely leaning back in the high-backed chair, said:

Mr. White Tower, I agree to your trade; after this gathering ends, I will conduct a secret contract ritual, and after obtaining the result, I will turn to Mr. Fool.

"No problem." Rex ton replied with a slight nod.

After Rex ton and Little Sun finished their private conversation, everyone then shared some observations. However, Rex ton basically just quietly listened from the side.

Until the Fool Mr, seated at the head of the bronze long table, announced the end of the gathering, everyone's figures successively turned into crimson light and shadow, vanishing in this space above the grey mist.

After everyone left, Klein took out the universal key that Rex ton had previously given him, and, somewhat curious, performed a divination.

Klein was very curious about how this magical item had become contaminated by Mr. Door's pollution.

Klein manifested pen and paper, and wrote a divination phrase:

"Its source."

Immediately, Klein tightly gripped the universal key, silently recited the divination phrase, and quickly entered a trance.

In the dream, Klein saw the origin of this magical item:

An unlucky and foolish member of the Abraham family drank a bottle of potion on a full-moon night, immediately lost control and turned into a monster, finally exploding into a pile of flesh and blood, leaving only this universal key.

The gathering above the grey mist ended, and Rex ton returned to his study wrapped in a crimson light like a tide.

Rex ton rose from the chair, moved his body a bit, then quietly waited for the Little Sun classmate from Silver City to use the secret contract ritual, attempting to contact the Wilderness of Knowledge.

Rex ton wanted to test whether the Wilderness of Knowledge would respond to prayers from outsiders, or, as before, simply throw all corresponding prayers onto himself.

After waiting about half an hour in the study, Rex ton felt his ears suddenly echo with layered sounds, the signal somewhat poor, breaking up intermittently.

Nevertheless, he could roughly make out that it was Little Sun's prayer to the Wilderness of Knowledge, a prayer from Silver City:

"The essence of knowledge, the root of mysteries, the light of civilization, the upholding of truth."

Rex ton closed his eyes and carefully listened to Little Sun's plea; after confirming that the seal of the God-forsaken Land could not block prayers directed at the Wilderness of Knowledge, he breathed a sigh of relief.

But then he furrowed his brow; being able to hear prayers directed at the Wilderness of Knowledge indicated that He had completely entrusted him with all affairs outside the Western Continent.

The Wilderness of Knowledge trusts me so much to handle affairs outside the Western Continent—is it because He can completely control me?

But how should I respond? I'm not like Klein, who can directly use primal substance abilities.

He slightly shook his head, temporarily suppressing other thoughts.

He lightly placed his right hand on his left forearm and whispered, "Help me a bit; I want to use the Sage's ability."

Without waiting for the flesh mass residing in his body to respond, Rex ton used meditation to provoke the Sage trait within him.

This time he provoked more power, the power of the Angelic Status.

Rex ton felt the layered, muffled prayers in his ears instantly become clear, and he also established a vague connection with Little Sun Darek.

Without delay, Rex ton directly used this connection, employing the Concealed Sage's method of imparting knowledge to diviners, to transmit some information to Little Sun Darek in Silver City.

Immediately, he severed the connection between himself and Little Sun.

(End of chapter)