Chapter 102 The Hanged Man: I always feel a sense of déjà vu
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"… … How terrifying. It would actually take the initiative to instill knowledge into Beyonders… … In that case, wouldn't Beyonders of the pathway be prone to losing control?"
After listening to Lin Ruo's explanation of the Hermit's 'fondness for teaching,' Justice Audrey couldn't help but imagine what it would be like if she were a Beyonder of the pathway and suddenly encountered knowledge being forced into her mind. She immediately felt a chill run down her spine.
The Hanged Man Alger secretly noted this down, feeling that his useful knowledge had increased a bit.
"It can't be said that it's easy to lose control. Compared to pathways like the Shepherd, the Mystery Pryer pathway is relatively safe. It's just a bit more dangerous compared to pathways like the Night and Storm." Lin Ruo replied with a smile.
"I can roughly guess the Evernight and Storm, referring to the pathways mastered by the Goddess… uh, the Evernight Goddess and the Lord of Storms. But what pathway is the Shepherd?" Currently very interested in various secret knowledge, Justice Audrey immediately noticed a new term in Lin Ruo's words that she had never heard before.
The Hanged Man Alger also looked at Lin Ruo, waiting for an answer. As an official Beyonder of the Storm Church, the Hanged Man Alger had actually heard the name Shepherd, but didn't know much about this sequence.
"The Shepherd is the True… no, the pathway of the Fallen Creator. The initial sequence of this pathway is called the Secret Supplicant, and Sequence 5 is called the Shepherd." Lin Ruo explained, and very subtly changed the Fool's title for the True Creator when describing the True Creator.
"It's worth mentioning the Shepherd pathway's herding ability. Shepherds can use their herding ability to devour the souls of others, including vengeful spirits and evil spirits, into their bodies, and use unique methods to drive these souls, correspondingly using some of their abilities."
"So the number of Beyonder abilities a Shepherd has depends on how many souls they have devoured. Even in extremely rare cases, Shepherds can herd Sequence 4."
Heavens!
Justice Audrey couldn't help but cover her mouth again, and subconsciously asked, "In that case, wouldn't Shepherds be able to control the abilities of the entire pathway as long as they keep devouring the souls of Beyonders?"
"That's impossible, because there is a limit to the number of souls that Shepherds can devour and herd, but they can autonomously replace the herded souls." Lin Ruo explained, "Of course, even so, with a proper combination of herded souls, Shepherds can be considered one of the strongest Sequence 5s below demigod."
The reason why they are not the strongest is because the three families that prioritize survival each have Marionettes, can steal the Beyonder abilities of others, and can record the Beyonder abilities of others… Moreover, the White Tower pathway can also simulate the Beyonder abilities of others to a limited extent.
Lin Ruo silently added in his heart.
"I see…" Justice Audrey suddenly felt a bit emotional.
The Hanged Man Alger revealed a thoughtful expression.
Because the Shepherd's ability reminded him of a person, an Beyonder item.
Qilangos's Creeping Hunger might be an Beyonder item of the Shepherd sequence… The Hanged Man Alger thought, his gaze falling on Lin Ruo, and he reaffirmed the Chariot's erudition in his heart.
It seems that the maritime intelligence prepared for the Chariot must be more serious… I can't lose big for small gains. The Chariot knows a lot, and I may need to buy intelligence from him in the future…
Although the Hanged Man Alger originally intended to add more substance to the intelligence he bought for the Chariot because of the Chariot's erudition and his words, at this moment, the Hanged Man decided to reduce the water content of the intelligence, at least to make the Chariot feel that the intelligence was worth the money, and even quite cost-effective.
Lin Ruo then looked at him and said, "I have nothing to add about the Moses Ascetic Order. Mr. Hanged Man, please continue."
The Hanged Man: … …
It always feels like this scene is familiar.
"Okay." Although he hoped that the Chariot could talk more about secret knowledge, the Hanged Man finally nodded and began to continue telling Justice Audrey about other secret organizations.
In this process, Lin Ruo naturally kept supplementing—for example, when the Hanged Man talked about the Demoness Sect, he supplemented the fact that the Sequence 7 Witch of the Witch pathway could transform men.
However, what surprised Lin Ruo a bit was that this time, the secret organization knowledge that the Hanged Man Alger gave to Justice Audrey was much more than described in the original book.
This is… hoping to leave a good impression on me? Or hoping that I can add more so that he can get some knowledge for free?
Or both… When the Fool Klein estimated that the time was almost up and announced the end of this Tarot Gathering, Lin Ruo maintained a respectful expression on the surface, got up and saluted, while speculating in his heart.
"Following your will."
The three said in unison.
Afterwards, Lin Ruo only felt a familiar mental trance, and his spirit body left the Sefirah Castle and returned to his body.
"I don't know what kind of maritime intelligence the Hanged Man can provide me… I hope it's not too watery, otherwise…"
Lin Ruo couldn't help but chuckle here. Of course, he wasn't someone who would care about 1,200 pounds, but if the Hanged Man really chose to cheat people knowing that he was erudite and willing to share knowledge, Lin Ruo wouldn't necessarily bring him along when sharing knowledge with the Tarot Club members in the future.
—Wanting to fleece the sheep, wanting to seek benefits for oneself is nothing, but if one doesn't even have a bit of discernment, a bit of long-term thinking, it would be too disappointing.
This can also be regarded as a small test, after all, compared to Justice Audrey, who is still young and almost transparent, the Hanged Man Alger is already a true veteran, not so easy to see through.
Although Lin Ruo already knew the other party's personality through the original plot, the plot is, after all, one-sided, and he had to personally test the other party's personality to be at ease.
However… thinking of the Hanged Man's performance today when sharing secret organization knowledge with Justice Audrey, Lin Ruo felt that the other party would most likely not disappoint him.
"Speaking of which… today is July 16th, the fourth Tarot Gathering… Klein should have met Little Sun, right!" Thinking of this, Lin Ruo was not in a hurry to prepare the materials for the sacrificial ritual, just looked up at the bright sunshine outside, and suddenly sighed.
"City of Silver…"
… …
At the same time, above the gray fog, the Fool Klein, who accidentally discovered the prayer from a certain illusory star, had successfully established a one-sided connection with the supplicant.
I saw that the supplicant was a young man with brownish-yellow hair, wearing tight black clothing, which was a style of clothing that Klein had never seen in this world.
At this moment, the young man was kneeling on both knees, facing a pure crystal ball, constantly whispering something.
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