Seeing that Silas had no intention of speaking further, the other members began their trading.
Among them, The World Klein requested the eyeball of a six-winged gargoyle, while The Sun Derrick requested the fruit of a Radiant Spirit Pact Tree.
These were the materials they needed to advance to Marionettist and Solar High Priest respectively.
The Hermit Cattleya indicated she could provide both.
During this process, The Hermit discovered that The Sun came from the Forsaken Land of the Gods.
Shocked as she was, she also developed a deeper reverence for Mr. Fool.
As the final transaction was finalized, no one else on the gray fog spoke up to request items.
Without Mr. Fool needing to remind them, everyone naturally knew it was time to enter the free exchange segment.
"This week, two major events occurred at sea."
The Hanged Man Alger said this while discreetly glancing at Miss Hermit.
At this moment, he had already confirmed her identity as Admiral of the Stars.
And of these two events, the latter one was precisely related to the Moses Ascetic Order, which Admiral of the Stars was suspected to be affiliated with.
"I know one of them is what happened on Toscarter Island, but what's the other?"
Justice Audrey noticed The Hanged Man's subtle movements and went along with the question.
Of course, she was genuinely interested as well.
"The other event occurred in the Rorsted Archipelago."
The Hanged Man Alger didn't dare look at The Fool at the head of the table, but still gathered his courage to continue.
He encouraged himself internally.
It's alright, Alger. Since Mr. Fool proactively displayed the scepter, it means this is part of His plan.
He needs the people here to understand that He has replaced Kalvetua.
You need to think from Mr. Fool's perspective and speak plainly.
With this nervous mindset, he continued:
"The disguised archaeologist Laticia discovered an ancient elven ruin on Simim Island and removed a certain item from within, indirectly causing the local people's worshipped Sea God Kalvetua to approach collapse."
"What's strange is that even now, the Sea God's devout believers occasionally still receive responses."
What The Hanged Man was describing was precisely the event Klein had previously experienced, which was also the origin of that milky-white scepter on the bronze table.
Laticia died? Because of exploring an ancient elven ruin?
Although The Hermit Cattleya had heard of this archaeologist from the same organization, she wasn't familiar with her.
Most of her attention remained focused on The Hanged Man's description.
When Cattleya heard The Hanged Man say that Kalvetua could still respond to believers after death, she suddenly understood.
She couldn't help but turn her head to look at the very head of the long table. Beside that Mr. Fool was a milky-white scepter.
This scepter emanated an almost tangible aura of ocean and storm, appearing both sacred and terrifying!
Could it be that Mr. Fool, He...
Cattleya held her breath for a moment.
Does Miss Hermit seem very surprised?
Though Cattleya's movements weren't large, they still caught Justice Audrey's attention.
She keenly read the other's current emotional changes, followed her line of sight, and saw the scepter on Mr. Fool's table.
Quickly, combining what The Hanged Man had just said, she understood the reason for The Hermit's shock.
The other members also reacted one after another, looking toward the scepter on the table.
In truth, when everyone first arrived on the gray fog today, they had noticed an additional object beside Mr. Fool.
But before they could think about it carefully, their attention was quickly drawn away by things like the new member and Temperance questioning the new member.
Only now did they gradually understand one thing: Mr. Fool had very likely replaced Kalvetua and become the new Sea God, and this scepter was the symbol of His authority!
Above the gray fog, silence fell.
Although everyone had already identified The Fool as a deity in the past, when truly encountering matters at the divine level, the shocking reality still left them amazed.
Mr. Hanged Man's courage is really too great, daring to speak about matters involving Mr. Fool... No, wait, I should consider this from another angle.
Without Mr. Fool's tacit permission, he simply wouldn't dare to speak.
Did he proactively guess Mr. Fool's intentions and use this to help ease His concerns?
Various thoughts flew rapidly through Audrey's mind, and she finally figured out The Hanged Man's thought process.
Mr. Fool is pleased to see us discover that the Sea God has been replaced!
"Mr. Fool..."
So she also actively spoke up, with eager enthusiasm.
Heh, everyone is quite clever.
Seeing this, Klein couldn't help but smile inwardly.
In truth, he did indeed have this intention; otherwise, he wouldn't have proactively placed the scepter on the table.
This scepter served a dual purpose: on one hand, it elevated his status in everyone's eyes; on the other, it offered some support to Silas.
Since Silas was currently working as a pirate at sea, and he himself had just acquired this scepter along with authority in the region, it could serve as Silas's backing.
The proactive gift was a subtle message: if Silas ever ran into danger at sea, he could rely on favorable conditions and assistance.
Under everyone's reverent gaze, he chuckled softly.
"If you ever need it, you can also use the Sea God's honorific name to pray to me."
Now everyone fully understood.
"Thank you for your generosity, and congratulations on your new authority."
Led by Justice, everyone rose together to salute the head of the long table.
Among them, Temperance Silas wasn't the only one feeling pleased.
It was worth noting that both The Hermit and The Hanged Man were also pirates.
Come to think of it… there were way too many pirates among my members.
Klein accepted everyone's congratulations with a smile while silently complaining to himself.
"As for the other major event that occurred at sea, I have very little intelligence, so I won't say much about it."
When The Hanged Man Alger sat down, his legs were weak, but seeing Mr. Fool's satisfied expression, he knew his guess was correct and understood that he had earned at least a bit of favor in this deity's eyes.
At this moment, he truly felt both frightened and excited.
He deeply understood the principle that saying too much leads to mistakes, so he didn't share any more intelligence and instead yielded the floor.
Understanding his meaning, Audrey turned to look at Temperance Silas.
"Mr. Temperance, I heard that a dragon fell on Toscarter Island. Is this true?"
Miss Justice is proactively questioning Temperance, and the other members don't show any surprise either.
As expected, the members present all know he is the Blood Reverend.
The Hermit thought this while listening to Temperance's words.
Silas nodded. "That's right. There really was a giant dragon."
He glanced deliberately at Justice Audrey.
"It was a demigod from the Psychology Alchemists, a member of the Council of Elders. Code name: Gluttony.
I've already killed him."
Ignoring the look of shock on Audrey's face, he turned to The Hanged Man.
"By the way, can your artisan make Extraordinary items using demigod materials?"