Chapter 131: Ancient God [The Hanged Judge]

Hearing the name "Impermanence of All Things," Xia De inexplicably had some special feelings. He looked down at the card face of the woman sitting on a high stool, holding up the moon.

"Suren... Silver Moon."

He said in a low voice, and then felt that the miracle elements were actually increasing.

Miss Annette opposite looked at him in surprise:

"What did you say? Suren? Isn't this your middle name?"

"Nothing, just sighing at the wonderful fate between myself and the silver moon."

Xia De said, and asked Miss Annette again:

"So the Prophet Association doesn't know what these cards are really used for?"

"Yes, but the association at least created Luo De cards based on these cards. The gold pounds the association has earned in these hundreds of years are more than the sum of all other times in the Sixth Era."

Miss Annette said, and then became interested in Mia, who was lying next to Xia De, but the lazy cat was not interested in her.

"Thirteen ancient gods, thirteen witch emperors, thirteen chosen ones, is there any connection between them?"

Miss Annette smiled:

"Good question, detective, you are very sharp. To be precise, it shouldn't be a coincidence. Very clear evidence shows that there is commonality between the thirteen witch emperors of the Fifth Era and the chosen ones of the Sixth Era, but there are also differences. The biggest similarity is that they all possess the power of ancient gods. You can understand it as they are all humans favored by the fallen ancient gods. But why this happens, I cannot explain.

Ancient gods are the most ancient and mysterious gods. Their affairs are probably only known to those organizations with ancient heritage."

"Then, will the organization Witch Council know these secrets?"

Xia De asked while stroking Mia's back, and the cat glanced at him. Miss Annette was stunned:

"You even know about the Witch Council? Ancient gods might have been heard from the professors of the History Academy, but who told you about the Witch Council? The Witch Council is very mysterious, and its members are all female sorcerers. You also know from the name that they inherited the power of the last thirteen witch emperors of the Fifth Era, and the thirteen most powerful great witches of the council correspond to this."

"Really related to those witches of the Fifth Era? But the witch emperors were 1800 years ago."

Xia De was very surprised. He originally thought that the other party just wanted to take a nice name, or just luckily obtained artifacts related to the witch emperors.

"Those great witches of the Witch Council can all be promoted to high rings when they are very young. One or two could be a coincidence, but all thirteen great witches of past generations are like this, so it's hard not to suspect whether they really inherited the power from the previous era. Perhaps it's a special way of taking office, so they can upgrade quickly. But only the thirteen great witches have such power, and the other female sorcerers of the council are still normal."

Miss Annette's tone was unnatural when talking about this organization.

"Are you also a member of the Witch Council?"

Xia De asked.

"Detective, what silly things are you saying? Just dealt with them, that experience was very unpleasant."

The female fortune teller asked, leaning on the sofa and shaking her fingers.

"The Witch Council is also a wanted illegal organization?"

Xia De suspected that the Duchess Galina Cavendish was a great witch of the Witch Council. In this way, all the news heard when wandering around the Lake View Manor found a correspondence.

He could almost confirm this guess.

"This organization... is very complicated and difficult to define as good or bad. The Church is only hostile to a few of them, not the entire organization. But unlike lunatics like the 【Blood Spirit School】, they are just keen on taking action on artifacts and books related to the last thirteen great witches of the Fifth Era, and they are quite peaceful at other times.

The thirteen most powerful people who make up the council are all female sorcerers above ten rings, and even one of the most powerful witches has the power of thirteen rings. Compared with the Witch Council, organizations like 【Mercury Blood】 have no need for comparison. But the Witch Council itself is not united. The thirteen great witches all have their own forces. That group of women, hum, although they won't kill each other, their ability to fight internally is first-class."

"Speaking of which, they must also understand the 'Whisper Poem'."

This is a declarative sentence.

"Of course, except for the Church and the Academy, they must be the most knowledgeable."

Xia De nodded. Galina promised that if he could win the card game on the weekend, she could reveal her identity to him. By then, maybe he could learn some secrets from that Duchess.

"But she didn't seem to react when she saw that Genesis · Silver Moon. Does the Witch Council not know the secret of Luo De cards? Or is she acting?"

He pondered secretly in his heart, while Miss Annette wanted to hold the cat lying on the coffee table, but Mia pushed her hand away with her little paws. The coffee table was cooler than the sofa, and the small cat didn't want to leave.

Entering July, which is usually called the Month of Thunder, the weather seemed to get hot all of a sudden. Thinking that there was no air conditioning or fans in this world, the outsider felt a little uneasy about the hotter days ahead.

"Detective, since Genesis · Silver Moon chose you, there must be a reason. Although you are outside of fate, you obviously cannot stay out of the chaotic era that is about to come."

Miss Annette made a summary of the conversation and seemed to intend to end the visit, but Xia De's next sentence made her sit down again:

"Speaking of which, I saw Miss Beiya yesterday."

"Oh? There is such a thing? Tell me in detail."

Miss Annette gave up on teasing the lazy orange cat and listened intently to Xia De's account of yesterday's events. She raised her eyebrows when she heard "Sunlight Spear":

"Iluna Beiya doing this is not because she wants any credit. According to my preliminary investigation, she has a conflict with 【Mercury Blood】. That was before she was transferred from the Church of the Sun to Tobesk. Some time ago, she fortune-told at my place whether what she was doing recently would go smoothly. It turns out she was referring to this.

Your approach yesterday was completely fine. Don't expose your identity as a Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi, and don't get involved in anything by Iluna Beiya. On my side, I will speed up the contact with her and strive to let her become a true chosen one as soon as possible."

"Sorry, what does this mean? She is not a chosen one yet?"

Xia De looked at her and asked in surprise. He liked the color of Miss Annette's eyes very much.

"The power of the chosen one is not just what she shows now. Truly becoming a chosen one has manifestations. The biggest manifestation is that she can turn her life ring into a weapon. According to my fortune-telling, the chosen one corresponding to 【Equilibrium】 should eventually be able to turn the life ring into a golden balance."

Xia De tilted his head and imagined the scene:

"Since a metal ring can appear behind a Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi, it doesn't seem strange for a metal balance to appear."

"She has only touched the edge of the chosen one's power now, and she can suppress a four-ring mage to a certain extent, and even use miracles like 【Sunlight Spear】 beyond her level, but this is not the true power of the chosen one."

Miss Annette shook her head:

"The method of becoming a chosen one is very cumbersome. I think even the Church of the Sun may not know it. The possibility that they happened to find that part of the 'Whisper Poem' is very low."

"What is the method?"

Xia De asked curiously, and Miss Annette didn't hide it. She held up a finger:

"Three needs.

First, you need to obtain an artifact with the power of the corresponding ancient god. The scope of artifacts here is very wide. It can be an 【Artifact】, a statue, a broken holy emblem, or even an ancient temple in the wilderness, but it must have the power of an ancient god. The ancient god representing the power of equilibrium is called 【The Hanged Judge】 by mortals."

The card face of 【Genesis · Equilibrium】 is the image of a man hanging under a tree.

"This kind of artifact should be hard to find."

Xia De evaluated, but if it was an artifact of the ancient god of time, it would be too easy to find.

"But I already have clues here. The Church of the Sun can probably think of similar things, so this is not difficult."

She held up a second finger:

"Secondly, the chosen one needs to deeply understand the meaning of the chosen one's qualifications."

"This can only be understood by Miss Beiya herself, we can't help."

Xia De said again.

Finally held up the third finger:

"Finally, and the most difficult one, the chosen one needs to complete a ritual. The ritual does not require any materials, just do something. This ritual should be in some part of the poem. I am trying my best to fortune-tell, but because the price to be paid is too high, there is no progress yet."

"Can I ask, what is the price you paid?"

Xia De asked, and Miss Annette shook her head, her brown short hair swaying behind her head:

"It's not convenient to reveal for the time being. Wait until you are promoted to the second ring, and I will tell you then. In short, I will handle these things. You still need to gain strength as soon as possible. The epic composed of thirteen chosen ones has just begun. I think we still have a lot of time."

She sighed, and her expression was a little sad for a moment. Xia De didn't know what to say, so he refilled the black tea for Miss Annette.

Before the fortune teller left, she thought of the sealed first floor and took the initiative to offer to help Xia De fortune-tell about this house. Of course, it was just an ordinary fortune-telling.

She carried a pendulum crystal for fortune-telling and borrowed a water basin from Xia De, busy for a long time, and then sat in front of the water basin, letting the purple crystal float above the water surface.

Miss Annette could probably see some pictures from the water, and cooperate with the different perspectives of "another me" to perform fortune-telling, but Xia De couldn't see anything.

"No results, or rather, everything is normal here."

Miss Annette said after a long time, and explained the reason why she said so:

"I saw your house in the fog, a curtain covered it, but the house itself didn't reveal any strange colors. This shows that even if there is a problem here, it will not be related to mysterious factors. Of course, it may also be that my fortune-telling is wrong, after all, I am only a three-ring mage. However, when you report to the Dawn Church to use other locations of the house, they will come to check again. The church's inspection should be more reliable than my fortune-telling."

She said so, put away her purple crystal pendant, and Xia De breathed a sigh of relief. He could finally safely use the bedroom where Detective Sparrow passed away.

"Detective, I will leave my address for you. You can contact me at any time if you have anything. Be careful recently."

The fortune teller said. Xia De opened the door to send her downstairs, hesitated, and then exhorted:

"Miss Annette, you also be careful. If there is really a major danger that cannot be solved, such as evil gods, unknowable-level artifacts, etc., you can come to me and treat me as the last resort... The power of the Lake View Manor can be used one more time."

He really regarded Miss Annette as a friend and also appreciated people like Miss Beiya. Although he was reluctant to part with divinity, if necessary, he would not be stingy. After all, it was still a long way from the first ring to the second ring.

"Xia De, don't underestimate the power of ladies. It's not just you who has secrets."

Miss Annette said, with a smile in her purple eyes. This was the first time she called Xia De by his name.