Forsaken Land of the Gods

"Mr. Hanged Man, could it be that you and Mr. Tower were involved in the Pritz's encirclement of Admiral Hell? Can you tell me the details? I can pay you." Audrey forcefully suppressed her excitement and asked Alger in a reserved manner.

Alger turned his head to glance at Tower and realized that he was focused on writing the formula without any objections. Only then did he reply,

"Thank you for your generosity, Miss Justice, but this isn't particularly useful information for the members of the Tarot Club. Payment isn't necessary."

Audrey had also recovered her Spectator state. Upon hearing Alger's words, she smiled and said,

"Mr. Hanged Man, a lady would not easily owe a gentleman a favor. Yes, I have an answer to your confirmation request from last month. For the time being, His Majesty has been persuaded by the Prime Minister not to seek revenge on the Feysac Empire on Balam's East coast. This news, I believe, is sufficient compensation."

"Thank you again for your generosity, Miss Justice." Alger first thanked Audrey before continuing after a few seconds of silence.

"To be honest, I don't know much... Mr. Tower informed me through Mr. Fool on Wednesday morning that the Black Tulip would pass through Pritz Harbor's outer sea at midnight on Thursday. He requested that I inform the Church. Through some connections, I then reported it to the Church's upper echelons... The Pritz then intercepted and sank the Black Tulip in the outer sea of Pritz Harbor late that night.

"Admiral Hell Ludwell allegedly jumped into the sea to flee and has yet to be found, according to the newspapers... Admiral Hell's various fleets have already been taken over by members of the Numinous Episcopate, but he has yet to appear... I'm guessing he was apprehended or killed by the authorities."

At this moment, Ebner finished writing the formula and retorted with a smile, "Ludwell wasn't caught by the officials. Someone else caught him." With that said, he pushed the paper with the Wind-blessed potion formula in front of The Hanged Man.

Blue Shadow Falcon's six crystal feathers, Dragon-Eyed Sea Condor's pair of eyes… Alger memorized the names of the two main ingredients with a single glance.

At the same time, Klein, who was sitting in the main seat, also memorized the two ingredients.

Derrick, who was sitting beside Ebner, was already confused. He was abnormally at a loss. He felt that he could understand nearly every word, but he didn't know what it meant when he connected them.

Admiral Hell, the Pritz naval battle, the king and prime minister, the House of Lords and the House of Commons, the east coast of Balam, the Feysac Empire, the Numinous Episcopate—he didn't know anything about them.

Feysac, the root of the term is a variant of the giants. What does it have to do with the fallen Giant King's Court?

Wind-blessed… That's the pathway that the elves have, right? It seems to be Sequence 6?

Derrick looked at Justice, then at The Hanged Man and Tower. He suddenly felt that he might not be in the same world as the three of them.

Could it be that somewhere in the cursed land, far away from the City of Silver, there exists more than one city or even a country? Derrick maintained his silence, but he thought with some reverence,

To be able to pull people from so far away together and ignore the terrifying monsters in the dark depths of the cursed land, The Fool might really be a god, an ancient god…

However, Audrey wasn't satisfied with what she heard. Although she knew a lot of things that weren't in the newspapers, Mr. Hanged Man's narration was too dry. It didn't achieve the effect she had expected… Furthermore, he didn't seem to have participated in the naval battle…

"What about the details of the naval battle?" That was what I wanted to know the most. Audrey couldn't help but ask eventually.

Alger shook his head and said regretfully, "I'm sorry. With my status, I'm not qualified to participate in this battle."

Just as Audrey was feeling depressed, she suddenly heard the sound of a long bronze table being gently knocked.

Audrey and Alger felt their spirits lift at the same time as they looked at Mr. Fool in the seat of honor. They saw the mysterious expert stop what he was doing and smile slightly. "I happen to know a little about the details of the naval battle." With that said, he glanced at Ebner, intentionally or otherwise.

Why are you looking at me? Hmm… Are you going to materialize the scene of Jane's "live stream" that night? So, is this also a way to knock me down? A subtle reminder that he knows my every move?

But why did he have to beat me up? Did I do something that made him feel like it was too much?

Ebner watched in confusion as Mr. Fool conjured the scene of Jane's "live broadcast" that night. It even included the announcement of the "Decree Mage" on Pritz, which only silenced Ebner's commentary.

However, Klein only conjured the Pritz from the water curtain. After the Black Tulip failed to shuttle through, the Imperative Mage raised his hand to "ban" it, and the Ocean Songster intercepted the cannonballs. He didn't release all of them. Firstly, he didn't know what would happen after that, so he couldn't conjure it. Secondly, if it took too long, his spirituality wouldn't be able to withstand it.

After all, I don't have the ability to watch a movie with everyone here… Klein thought after the screening ended.

So there's a demigod on the Pritz… From the looks of it, he's a demigod from the Arbiter pathway! It's no wonder the Black Tulip failed to escape. Alger couldn't help but sigh as he resolved the doubts in his heart.

As the captain of a ghost ship that sailed on the sea, he had a deep understanding of the Black Tulip's toughness and strangeness. Before this, he couldn't imagine that the ship would sink, even if the opponent was a new ironclad.

But with a half-god holding down the fort, that was a different story.

Audrey's heart surged as she watched. The terrifying black magic, the huge bronze door, the law of the gods, the lightning that shattered countless cannonballs…

This is the mysterious world I yearn for! Audrey wished she could stand up and dance to vent her excitement.

The one who was most shocked was actually The Sun Derrick. Be it the undulating seawater, the crimson sky, or the mighty and massive battleship, the strange and unpredictable ghost ship made his body tremble as though he was in a dream.

No, even in a dream, I would never dream of such a scene! They are completely beyond my imagination… Is that the sea depicted in textbooks? Is that a ship recorded in ancient literature? Also, such a beautiful scarlet… Is that the moon?

It turned out that Miss Justice, Mr. Hanged Man, and Mr. Tower really lived in another world! A normal world without monsters in the darkness or curses!

I wonder what price I have to pay to make Mr. Fool bring the City of Silver to this normal world…

Just as Derrick was surrounded by shock, Audrey had already adjusted her state of mind. However, she still said excitedly, "Thank you for letting us see the battle at sea and fulfilling my wish, Mr. Fool."

Klein replied in a relaxed and calm tone, "I hope it can help you."

Audrey calmed herself down and recalled the scene she had just seen. She said, "Does anyone know which pathway the ability to 'Prohibition' belongs to?"

I know that. I've heard Tower explain it before… Klein's heart stirred as he answered with a smile before Tower and The Hanged Man could.

"That's the ability of the Arbiter pathway. A Sequence 6 Judge can use the ability 'Prohibition' but to prevent the Black Tulip from traveling through the spirit world, it has to be at least a Sequence 4 Imperative Mage."

"I see… Arbiter? He should be a demigod from the military." Audrey nodded before standing up and curtsying. She sincerely thanked and praised, "Thank you for your answer, Mr. Fool. You are truly knowledgeable."

Alger was extremely disdainful of Justice's words.

How could an important figure like a god be described as knowledgeable?

To a certain extent, this existence was equivalent to knowledge!

Klein guiltily accepted Miss Justice's praise. After all, he was only recounting the commentary on the night of the Tower. At most, he had changed his words.

At this moment, Derrick finally recovered from his shock. He looked at the three people around him, who were clearly in the same world, and summoned up his courage to ask, "Do… Do the sun and moon exist in your world?"

Upon hearing this, Justice and The Hanged Man looked at each other. They didn't understand why The Sun would ask such a question. Only Ebner knew Derrick's background very well. He smiled and asked, "Why are you asking this?"

"I suspect that you and I aren't from the same world." Derrick directly voiced his judgment.

This child… To think I kept telling him not to speak nonsense and not to reveal his origins, but… Klein nearly reached out to cover his face.

Sigh, although The Sun looks silent, pained, and mature, he's really just a youth!

"Not in the same world? What makes your judgment based on? Is there no sun or moon in your world?" Ebner asked knowingly.

"Yes, the City of Silver I'm in was once ruled by the Giant King's Court. Ever since it was abandoned by the omnipotent and omniscient Lord, it has been surrounded by darkness…"

Derrick briefly described the situation in the City of Silver without much caution.

Audrey and Alger were so shocked by the terrifying environment he described that they forgot to think.

Only Ebner pretended to think for a moment after hearing that. He deliberated and said,

"According to what I know, in the distant Second Epoch, there was a country named the Kingdom of Silver.

"The Kingdom of Silver has a rather special status in the Giant King's Court. They don't directly believe in Giant King Aurmir, and they believe in the Queen of the Giant King's Court, Omebella.

"Since you have the historical records of the Giant King's Court, it's unlikely that we are from two different worlds…

They belong to the same world, but the environment is completely different. And the City of Silver has historical records of being abandoned by the Lord…

"Then there's only one possibility:

"The place where you are is what we call…

"Forsaken Land of the Gods!"