I remember Mr. Fool's "simple task" was just to test the two potential members joining the gathering… basically, find the person in the painting, and that person was definitely in
Wasn't it just finding someone?
Moreover, it was the low-risk kind…
Was there a deeper purpose behind Mr. Fool's "simple task"? Was this a silent struggle between deities?
"The Hanged Man" instantly thought of many things and almost blurted out a question to "Justice," trying to pay a price to understand the specifics.
However, as a veteran official Beyonder and a "navigator" commanding an ancient ghost ship, he was rich in experience and extremely cunning. He forcefully suppressed his impulse, deciding to first use the internal channels of the Church of Storms to ask about the major events that had recently happened in Backlund.
"Justice" Audrey, on the other hand, understood Mr. Fool's sigh immediately and instantly figured out the whole situation with Lanarvus.
So the bit of divinity Lanarvus possessed was the initial anchor for the
At this moment, the gloomy and restrained "World" let out a low laugh and said: "Yeah, every time I see or hear about the child laborers who die young in droves by their teens, the majority of workers who rarely live past thirty due to extreme exhaustion and harsh environments, and the old people who barely survived the earlier trials but lose their jobs due to old age, lack security, can only wander the streets, and die of hunger and cold, I never doubt the existence of evil gods. They are right here on earth, in the East Borough, the Dock District, and the Factory District."
"Hah, there has even been an investigation report that mentioned that workers in certain factories rarely survive beyond five years."
"And in the East Borough of Backlund, there is a saying: the grandfather of a resident there must be an outsider. There are no exceptions."
"The real meaning of this phrase is that the people there won't have a third generation. They won't be able to have grandchildren."
"Poverty and hunger make their children very weak, barely able to adapt to the strenuous work. They quickly wither away in Backlund, let alone get married and have the next generation."
Audrey, who had never heard Mr. "World" speak so much before, was thrown into deep shock and confusion.
"How did I not know anything about this at all?… The newspapers and magazines I read only mention that the residents of the East Borough have a hard life… This is far more than just a hard life…" For a second, Audrey's eyes clearly lost their focus. She felt as if her understanding of the kingdom and the world had been completely overturned.
Suddenly, she deeply understood why Mr. Fool had let out such a sigh, why he said that an era like this, a Backlund like this, an East Borough, Dock District, and Factory District like this, were a hotbed for an evil god's descent.
"This cannot go on! Otherwise, Backlund will be destroyed by this one day!" A strong impulse surged within "Justice" Audrey. She wanted to go back to learn more, to warn her father,
"Mr. Fool" Klein sat at the head of the bronze long table, silently observing "Miss Justice's" reaction.
He deliberately sighed that sentence just now and used his alt, "Mr. World," to explain in detail, with the goal of making "Miss Justice," a noble who still retained some naivety, realize the severity of the problem and, through her, indirectly push for reforms in the kingdom.
"Before I become a Faceless, I must clearly remember that I cannot personally meddle in such matters…" He quietly set this boundary for himself.
"Thank you, Mr. Fool. Thank you for saving Backlund. Your sigh also helped me understand the root of the problem. And thank you, Mr. World. You let me know many things I was previously unaware of." Audrey restrained her emotions and sincerely thanked the two gentlemen sitting at the top and bottom of the ancient long table.
Saved Backlund? "The Hanged Man" Alger was no stranger to the conditions in the East Borough, the factory district, and the dock district. He was more surprised by "Miss Justice's" description.
"Just how big of a mess was this?" He frowned in deep puzzlement.
"The Sun" Derrick listened very seriously. Even though he couldn't understand any of it, he still listened intently, trying to use this to understand more about the regions where "The Hanged Man," "Miss Justice," and "Mr. World" lived.
In response to "Miss Justice's" gratitude, Klein just smiled without responding further. He turned his gaze to "The Hanged Man."
Alger immediately understood his meaning and quickly materialized the promised last page of Roselle's diary.
Klein took it from the air and casually glanced at it: "January 14th. I discovered a problem. If an unconscious High-Sequence item is not sealed, it will unconsciously attract Low-Sequence Beyonders of the same Pathway to come nearby, creating an intersection. The higher the original Sequence, the easier this is to happen."
"However, this situation doesn't seem to be permanent, but rather intermittent."
This diary entry immediately energized Klein because he had a similar guess before.
After arriving in Backlund, he discovered that he quickly came into contact with the