Chapter 24 Mr. A Loses His Financial Sponsor
"Ah?" Audrey didn't expect to hear such an answer. After she came to her senses, she thought to herself, "Secret Prayer Potion? What is that? Is this a subtle compliment? But this is different from the Looney style of subtlety... Does it conform to Mr. A's aesthetics? This only makes me feel..."

"Secret Prayers..." Sun Derrick seemed to have finally heard a familiar term and was a little excited. The confusion on his face faded a little, and he began to seriously think about the information related to the Secret Prayers, intending to compare it with what the priestess said.

The Hanged Man, Alger, had an expression that said, "As expected," and did not interrupt.

Priestess Old Bru paused for a moment and then continued:

"In Backlund, there is only one person called 'Mr. A', the head of the Backlund branch of the 'Aurora Society', Sequence 5 of the Secret Prayer Path, 'Shepherd' Mr. A."

Without paying attention to the reactions of the three people, he continued:

"In fact, secret organizations, um, secret organizations that believe in the true God, have branches in major cities. Of course, in the capitals of major countries like Backlund and Trier, the person in charge must be Sequence 5 or above. It is not surprising that there are demigod-level strongmen stationed there."

"The Aurora Society is an organization that believes in the true God. They believe in the 'True Creator' and claim that this God is the 'Lord who created everything.'"

At this point, Old Blue glanced at the sun on his right, successfully capturing the astonishment and panic on the latter's face, and then said:

“So just now when I heard Mr. Sun say that they believe in ‘the Lord who created everything, the omniscient and almighty God’, I lost my composure. I thought Mr. Sun was a believer in the real Creator…”

Knock, knock, knock. At the top of the long bronze table, the figure surrounded by gray mist knocked lightly on the edge of the table, interrupting the priestess's words and chuckled:

"You two are new members. Ignorance is not a sin. I prefer to call Him the Fallen Creator."

The priestess Old Blue quickly stood up, bowed respectfully to the Fool, and said:
“Yes, Mr. Fool, your title is more suitable for the status of this hidden being. I praise your tolerance. Your will is my will.”

Sun Derrick also quickly stood up, saluted, and repeated the second half of the priestess's sentence.

Justice Audrey and Hanged Man Alger had already learned about Mr. Fool's attitude towards the "Fallen Creator" in previous Tarot Clubs, so they did not express too much. They were still digesting the knowledge shared by Mr. Priestess, and were shocked that such a knowledgeable and capable Beyonder served the Fool as if he were serving a god...

“Perhaps Mr. Fool is not ‘close’ to a god, He is indeed a true God…” After the Fool announced His honorific name, Justice and the Hanged Man had begun to call the Fool “Him”. But after hearing the priestess’s “sacrifice ceremony” and her attitude of service, they truly felt that Mr. Fool’s status… was still underestimated.

——Angels and gods can both be addressed as “He”. In ancient times, Sequence 2 and Sequence 1 angels were called “Subordinate Gods”.

Klein the Fool sighed. The priestess praised him so highly. What if one day... No, no, he must not be exposed...

“Mr. Priestess’s extraordinary knowledge is really rich. She even knows the information about the leader of Backlund’s secret organization... Keep talking! Mr. Priestess, I interrupted you just now to show off Mr. Fool’s status. Don’t mind! Keep going! This information is much more interesting than the Tingen City Honest Man’s Newspaper...”

As Klein waited, the priestess Old Blue continued:
"Just now I mentioned that he was a follower of the Fallen Creator. Yes, I thought Mr. Sun was a follower of Him, until he asked for a Sequence 9 potion of the 'Sun' pathway..."

"As you know, the Secret Prayer Path is a path controlled by the Fallen Creator. He is at the top of the sequence and can influence the following sequences. He fell into madness and confusion, so most of the extraordinary people who became Secret Prayer Path were also crazy, and His believers were proud to become Extraordinary people of the Secret Prayer Path, and they would not choose other paths."

"So Mr. Sun chose another path, so he is most likely not a believer of the Fallen Creator? Is that the logic, Mr. Priestess?" Justice Audrey couldn't help but analyze. "Crazy... Gods..." Klein the Fool and Alger the Hanged Man focused on the priestess's description of the gods, and were shocked to think: "Gods can also be crazy? The so-called evil gods... are..." This is the difference in the amount of extraordinary experience, which leads to different focuses.

Old Blue nodded. "Yes, the reason why we confirm this is that most of the followers of the fallen creator are dangerous and fanatical, especially those who pray to the secrets."

"Especially Sequence 8, the 'Listeners'. What they heard was nothing but the crazy ravings of the fallen Creator. If they don't advance within a few years at this Sequence, they will die. They will die of loss of control."

Old Bru paused for a moment, as if his train of thought was interrupted by something, and continued after a few seconds:
"Out-of-control Beyonders are extremely dangerous. They are like monsters, a different race from humans. They cannot recognize even relatives or friends, and will not show mercy."

"I'm sorry I've said too much. In short, most of the Beyonders who have gone through the Listener stage are fanatical believers of the Fallen Creator. The Shepherd is a Sequence 5 of this path. He is strange and powerful, and is unique among many paths."

"And Mr. A is a 'shepherd'. The Aurora Society has five saints and twenty-two divine messengers. These divine messengers use letters as code names and call themselves Mr. A or Mr. X... They are at least Sequence 7 Beyonders, responsible for some remote cities. The strongest is Sequence 5, the shepherd."

"Miss Justice should have attended the mysterious gathering organized by Mr. A in Backlund. This kind of gathering is somewhat dangerous, but not serious. Their main purpose is to recruit believers. Haha, I heard that Mr. A is very keen on attracting beautiful men and women to join the Aurora Society, so I thought that Miss Justice might have received an invitation. If I have offended you, I apologize..."

Old Blue bowed, saluted and apologized to Miss Justice opposite him, and ended his speech.

"Well... Mr. Priestess, you don't need to apologize. Your explanation helped me clarify some things..."

Audrey thought of the secret gathering in Backlund. It seemed as if Mr. A could see through the hood and his eyes stayed on her face. He then passed her a note asking if she was interested in other ways... It turned out that he wanted to recruit her into the Aurora Society! He wanted her to become a secret praying person!

“Fortunately, fortunately I have joined the Tarot Club and become a spectator. Otherwise…” Audrey recalled the priestess’s description of the secret prayer path and could not help but feel a little scared. With her yearning for extraordinary people, although she would not easily accept Mr. A’s invitation, she could not help but be curious…

And Fors and Xio, who are only at Sequence 9, are unlikely to be able to guarantee her safety! Mr. A is a Sequence 5 shepherd!

No wonder Mr. A looked so condescending at the party members at that time... Well, it's better not to go to that extraordinary party...

"Praise Mr. Fool!" Audrey was sure that Tarot had changed her fate! And it all started with Mr. Fool's attempt!

Audrey said:

"Mr. Priestess, you answered my previous question. I am very satisfied with your answer. I wonder what kind of reward you need?" She imitated Mr. Hanged Man's previous words and asked Mr. Priestess.

Old Blue glanced sideways at the Hanged Man and found that he was sitting upright, as if all this had nothing to do with him.

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