Apart from "The Sun" Derrick, all the other members of the Tarot Club were stunned by the information translated by "The Hermit" Odis.
It actually says that the "Lord of Storms," one of the seven righteous gods, is an evil god!
Moreover, it is said that the position of "Lord of Storms" was "stolen by despicable means"!
Can a divine position be seized?
This made the other members feel that simply listening to these words was blasphemy.
In particular, Alger the Hanged Man has always shown a devout faith in the Lord of Storms, but he knows in his heart that he is just a shallow believer.
Upon hearing the translation from the "Hermit," Alger immediately thought to himself: That bastard is lying. How dare he think like that? Isn't he afraid of divine punishment from the "Lord of Storms"?
Then Alger thought of something else: the Church of Storms and the Elven race were once mortal enemies.
The elves have now disappeared from public view, but the Church of Storms still harbors some hostility towards elves and humans who are mixed-race.
Alger was never given important positions because he had some elven blood.
The contradiction is that both the middle and upper levels of the Storm Church advocate for the inclusion of some mixed-race individuals with elven blood.
Klein, the "Fool" behind the gray fog, was also somewhat surprised, but he quickly calmed down: it's not impossible, gods can fall, like the creator of Silver City.
"Justice" Audrey quickly reverted to "spectator" mode, asking, "Why would the person who wrote this slander the 'Lord of Storms'?"
Odis replied, "It's not necessarily slander. I've seen some murals and written descriptions of the Elf King, and they all relate to waves and lightning."
"To be honest, this is very similar to the authority of the 'Lord of Storms'."
So that's true?
The atmosphere in the main hall became even more eerie. The other members didn't even dare to raise their heads, only daring to ponder these thoughts in their hearts, because it was too shocking and too blasphemous!
"The Magician" Fors thought to himself: Unbelievable, absolutely unbelievable, this is... this is the most bizarre story I've ever heard! Even more unbelievable is that it might not even be a story.
Klein also recalled that among the ancient god materials sacrificed by "Little Sun", the Elf King was indeed related to the waves.
Alger recalled that the Church's description of the elves described them as an ugly and rude race that enjoyed cooking and eating human blood, but those records also stated that most elves were extraordinary beings who had passed through the "sailor" pathway.
Thinking of this, he took a deep breath and asked, "Mr. Hermit, do you have any information about the Elf race or the Elf King?"
He felt that it would be very dangerous to rush into exploring the treasure if he couldn't resolve his doubts.
Even if he doesn't go treasure hunting, these things might still affect his condition.
"I have some here, not much, and it may not be important," Odis smiled. "If you want to know more, I can help you collect it."
Alger nodded: "Okay."
Then he asked, "What do you need? How can I complete the transaction with you?"
Odis pondered for a moment before saying, "Today, let's complete the first transaction. I'll tell you what I know, and then you tell me how this ancient Elven document came about and who its previous owner was."
"If there's any follow-up, tell us about your treasure hunt experience."
"We'll complete a further transaction next week, which can be done in gold pounds, because I'm short of money right now."
Upon hearing this, Audrey's eyes lit up. She planned to make a deal with the "Hermit" in gold pounds later to learn more about mysticism.
The issue of occult symbols mentioned earlier hasn't been clarified yet. She has been trying to continue making deals with the "Hermit," but Odis previously refused to accept transactions in gold pounds, so she hasn't had the chance to ask.
Alger, the "Hanged Man" opposite Audrey, said, "Okay."
He took a deep breath and said, "Let me start. A dozen days ago, I defeated a pirate crew and seized this document written in ancient Elven script from them."
"At the time, the focus was on dividing up the gold and other valuables, and nobody paid much attention to these documents."
"It wasn't until we were returning that I went through these documents and found this information."
"Along with this document was a notebook, and the owner of this notebook was none other than the famous Deakin Dedeil!"
The other members looked slightly bewildered, because none of them had ever heard of the name.
"You might not know much about this person," Alger chuckled. "He was a great pirate from three hundred years ago, when there were no safe routes on the raging seas, and no so-called Age of Exploration. The sea was much more mysterious and dangerous than it is now."
"But ships were already sailing at sea because countries had colonies in the coastal waters, and many goods were cheaper to transport by sea."
"Back then, there were no 'pirate generals' or 'kings,' but Deakin Dedir was the king of the seas in that era!"
"It is said that he plundered mountains of treasure and established a huge pirate group, which none of the four kingdoms of the Northern Continent could destroy."
"Even when there was no other choice, the Kingdom of Rune and the Kingdom of Intis at the time made him a nobleman and sent him a lot of wealth every year in order to get Dedir to let his country's ships go."
Audrey was very interested in this legendary story, and when she heard this, she asked, "There should have been official Extraordinary beings back then, right? Why didn't they capture this great pirate?"
Alger smiled and said, "You probably haven't been to the sea. It's too vast, and there are too many unknown areas and places to hide. Even angels wouldn't dare say they could find a fleet at sea."
Fors then asked, "And then what? How did this great pirate disappear?"
"It is said that it was during the summer that Dedir went to war with the Church of Storms." Alger said seriously, "A long time ago, when I first saw the records about Dedir, I felt very strange. Why did he go to challenge the Church of Storms?"
"He can be the king of the sea, and the Storm Church doesn't care. But if he provokes the Storm Church, that's a different story. The true master of the sea is the Storm Church!"
"I only learned today that this great pirate hates the Storm Church, and the power of hatred even made him do something that overestimated his own strength."
Odis then asked, "Is he a descendant of the elves?"
He wasn't surprised by this; the extraordinary individuals on this path were all "hot-tempered guys" who would fight if they disagreed, and if they couldn't win, they'd just die.
The elves and the Storm Church already had a deep-seated hatred for each other, so it was already quite remarkable that this great pirate had the patience to build up a large pirate crew before making his move.
"Yes, Dedir has a title, 'The Last Elf,'" Alger replied. "It is said that he possesses many secrets of the Elven race."
Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!
He paused and then said, "Through Dedir's notes, I learned about his treasure and the clues he wrote in ancient Elven script."
"Dedir probably never imagined that his challenge to the Church of Storms would lead the church to launch a large-scale campaign to exterminate the elves."
"It is said that some elven tribes still lived scattered on some islands at that time. During this operation, the elves completely disappeared from people's sight, and no elf understood the ancient elven script anymore."
Odis remarked, "Reality is truly ironic."
Everyone was taken aback, and they all felt the same way.
Odis organized his thoughts and said, "I saw in some ancient records that the Elf King was called Suniasolem."
Klein and Alger immediately realized that this was the name of an ancient god. The "Hermit" had actually uttered the name of an ancient god right off the bat!
Audrey and Fors had no concept of "ancient gods" yet; they thought the Elf King was like the current King of Rune or a head of state.
During this tarot session, "Little Sun" treated it as if he were just listening to a story, since he didn't really connect with the events in the North and South continents.
Odis paused for a moment before asking, "Don't you find the first half of this name familiar?"
"Sunia…" Audrey realized after being reminded, "Sunia Island is on the east side of the Northern Continent, and the Sunia Sea is on the east side of the Raging Sea."
Sonia Island is currently the largest island in the sea, roughly the size of two counties in the Kingdom of Rune. It is rich in resources and has an important location, situated between Rune and Fusak.
Odis smiled and said, "That's right. It is said that in the early Quaternary period, the island of Sunia and the Sunia Sea were still the territory of the Elven race."
"Until the 'War of the Four Emperors' ended, the conflict that had lasted for over a thousand years on the northern continent ceased. It was only then that the Fusak Empire and the Kingdom of Rune on the eastern side of the continent began to fight for the island of Sonia, which was not far from the mainland."
"When we were discussing the Elven race just now, it suddenly occurred to me that the Storm Church must be secretly supporting the Kingdom of Rune in its attempt to seize this island."
"The elves have always regarded the Church of Storms as their mortal enemy, and the royal family of Rune basically worships the 'Lord of Storms.' As long as Sunia Island is brought under the rule of the Kingdom of Rune, the elves will lose their last stronghold."
"Although I haven't read any historical materials of this kind, from a normal perspective, this issue may not have initially involved the full-scale war between Rune and Fussac."
"But in the eyes of the Fusaks, if Rune seizes Sunia Island, he can use it as a base to attack Fusak, and vice versa."
"Thus the two countries began to clash over the island, and finally in 621 of the Fifth Age, the Twenty Years' War broke out. In the end, Rune was defeated, and Sunia Island came into the possession of Fusak."
At this point, Odis said seriously, "In this battle, the biggest loser is not Rune, but the Elf race."
"They were attacked by two nations in turn, and at the end of the Fourth Age or the beginning of the Fifth Age, they had no choice but to leave their last homeland, named after the Elf King, and flee to live on remote islands in the Sunia Sea and the Raging Sea."