I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

Just as Roland, Johnson, and Brianna were talking, the three of them suddenly noticed that Diana, who was in the faded area, was cautiously looking around.

Johnson and Brianna's expressions immediately became very interesting.

Some powerful wizards or gods possess methods that allow them to transcend the constraints of time and space. But they have only ever seen one and a half beings who can move freely in a static spacetime without using any special means.

That half is Roland—back then in Vermec, he was bound by time and space, and although his body could not move, his thoughts and senses were not affected in any way.

The other one was Diana—the frozen time had no effect on her.

Roland sighed and said, "These kinds of methods can't seal her away. In a sense, she exists simultaneously in all dimensions and timelines. The past, present, and future are unified in her eyes."

Roland looked at the two of them: "She is not a 'paper insect,' she is different from us, she is three-dimensional."

Johnson and Brianna's pupils constricted sharply, and they instantly understood Roland's meaning—Diana was a mad goddess. A three-dimensional God.

Brianna frowned and said, "I remember that when we were in Vermeek, we treated and studied Diana. In a parallel world, she also displayed godlike abilities. We have always suspected that Diana is an incarnation of the goddess Heracles."

So, Olivia has really been eaten by Diana?

“Things aren’t that simple.” Roland shook his head and told Johnson and Brianna about Diana, Olivia, and the others.

After hearing this, Brianna couldn't process the information for a long time.

Johnson, on the other hand, looked enlightened after hearing the story.

“That’s how it should be. When I first heard that Heaven was going to send angels, I was skeptical. How could there possibly be a god descending to Heaven?”

After thinking for a moment, Professor Johnson said to Roland with a serious expression, "Has Mario discussed with you some of his speculations about the gods?"

Roland said, “We’ve discussed it. I’ve always suspected that the gods of this heaven, like Olivia, are ‘new mad gods who have forgotten their identities.’ Mario provided definitive historical evidence.”

This Holy Throne, this so-called Old Heaven, was once the prison of the gods.

The mad paradise that the Thousand-Eyed King saw when he stepped through the fifth gate may well have been the Holy Throne of the past.

Johnson said, "No, the paradise that Leonard saw was a different scene beneath the surface of the present-day heaven, or rather, heaven itself."

Roland and Brianna: "!!!"

After processing this information, Roland muttered, "I should have thought of that sooner. After all, they are all mad gods. Perhaps our world isn't what it seems."

Johnson said, "Mario and I did a simulation and came to a conclusion that contradicts reality—we have always lived in the underworld."

Roland's eyes flickered slightly, and he said, "Could I interpret it this way—that the past, present, and future of the underworld are unified? Therefore, at some point in the future, we will inevitably sink into the ocean of the underworld. Then our past and present will also be pulled into the underworld."

Therefore, our world is not as it appears, but rather sank into the ocean of the lower realms the moment it came into existence?

Johnson looked at Roland with great appreciation: "That's right. The reason we seem to be living in the surface world right now is because the result of 'living in the underworld' has not yet completely collapsed into reality."

Since the future has already occurred in the past, the collapse is inevitable and cannot be changed.

Like a bubble in a parallel world—our world is also a bubble, a bubble that keeps looping in time, like a Möbius strip, one end to the other. Ants can't escape this vicious cycle, nor can they change it.

What are you two talking about?!

Brianna was starting to lose her composure. She was one of the world's top wizards, so she could understand Roland and Johnson's discussion.

But what they were saying conflicted greatly with Brianna's understanding. So she questioned, "How could this be! If that were true, the world couldn't possibly be like this."

Our physical form, what we see, even our fundamental theories, experimental results, and the natural laws we observe are all false!

Because the world we see is an illusion!
Even we ourselves are fake!

Because we are actually chaotic and monstrous beings living in the lower realms, and everything we see is an illusion!
How is this possible! "

It must be said that, as a genuine old Black Abyss, Brianna truly deserves to be called one of the world's top wizards.

She used a questioning approach to explain the logic that 'everyone in this world is insane.' This surprised Roland and Johnson.

Seeing the way the two were looking at her, Brianna's expression became quite interesting.

"Why are you all looking at me like that?"

The two ignored Brianna, and Roland said to Johnson, "Teacher, there is an apprentice named Taras at Black Abyss Academy. His team once made a conjecture that observation can determine the outcome."

I verified this with Diana on the way here.

Johnson stroked his beard and said, "The South's application of the power of faith, or the power of will, is an application based on this theory."

Although they didn't know the underlying principles, they only knew how to implement it. However, similar ideas are mentioned in the Old Scriptures: the world doesn't actually exist, but because people don't know this truth, it exists.

But once people suddenly discover that it has already been destroyed, everything will cease to exist.

After a pause, Johnson said with a solemn expression, "Roland, we believe that the reason why that part of history occurred in the Old Testament is that the gods of that time were all 'powerful observers'."

Once they collectively recognize a fact, it will inevitably come to pass.

The same applies to our world.

I don't know if Mario told you this, but the power of will generated in this world is incredibly strong, and its output far exceeds that of all the gods' ranches.

Especially in recent years, its output has exceeded the total output of all the gods' pastures, and even the total output of all time!

The gods can use these wishes to accomplish anything.

We can too.

Therefore, many, many truths should not be known to the world. Especially the issues you and Mario discussed, and the issues we are discussing today—the fewer people who know them, the better.

Therefore, Mario has been trying his best to cover up this secret.

"Roland, truth cannot be easily explored." Roland's expression became quite interesting.

He couldn't help but recall what Lady Heracles had once told him—truth and wisdom are poison; the closer you get to them, the closer you get to destruction and death.

Wisdom and truth are not necessities for survival. To live in the Garden of Eden, which the gods created, one must remain ignorant and humble.

Roland has always believed that all the bad things in the world stem from the foolish policies implemented by the church, such as the policy of keeping the people ignorant.

However, as Roland got closer to the truth, he gradually discovered something incredibly absurd—many of the church's absurd and ridiculous policies were actually correct!
At least they were in line with the development of that era.

Today, as times have progressed, these policies can no longer continue to exist. As a result, people are facing the fundamental contradiction of this world: to destroy themselves in the process of embracing the truth, or to abandon wisdom and truth and return to the Garden of Eden of the gods.

Roland said, "Professor Johnson, Mario and I are deciphering the Holy See. And he believes that the Holy See can help us pull out a new rope."

This is deeply relevant to our submarine program. Therefore, we can collaborate on this.

However, once the East joins in, the truth will be out. You know, there are far too many intelligent people among us.

Many mysteries are just one step away from being solved for us.

Therefore, as long as everyone participates in the research, they will inevitably discover issues such as 'we are actually in the lower world, we are actually beings in the lower world'.

This creates a huge contradiction.

Roland looked at Johnson with a grave expression: "The more we try to fix the rope, the less repairable it becomes."

The more we try to pull out a new rope, the less likely we are to actually pull it out!

"Therefore, the plan must be completed step by step. People also need to gradually learn the truth."

Mario didn't tell you everything right away because he was afraid you'd know too much, after all, your 'observational skills' are very strong.

Johnson said with some emotion, "We have studied this problem, and the forbidden wizards of ancient times have already given the answer to this problem - the world's largest well of faith, or rather, the light of dawn."

The reason why the essence of the world can be influenced by 'observers' is because people's 'willpower' is changing the world without restraint.

Therefore, we need a well to collect and constrain people's 'willpower'.

At the same time, it can also constrain the results observed by observers. Even if observers observe a result, that result must be approved by a higher 'approver' before it can be implemented.

The light of dawn is the 'approver' who is above the 'observers'.

It can gather people's willpower and restrain it.

Roland's expression became interesting again. He realized that Florence's absurd description of the 'Dawnlight' as 'order itself' and 'the god above gods' wasn't absurd at all. She was right!
From a certain perspective, the Dawn of Light is indeed the god above gods, and it truly symbolizes order!

If it doesn't exist, people's 'willpower' will arbitrarily alter the world. The world will descend into chaos!
The gods have no need for this thing, because they are inherently chaotic and wicked gods.

But for the people of this world, they need the light of dawn to maintain order, to maintain the balance between their 'half-mad god and creator' state. This allows them to exist in a material world while also wielding the power of idealism.

Johnson said, "Roland, whether it's pulling the rope or leaving the great beehive of Eden, everything requires restoring the light of dawn."

"And once it's repaired, it can help us with everything, whether it's pulling the ropes or leaving the hive."

Roland paused for a moment, then said, "Professor Johnson, are you saying that the Dawn of Light is a real 'wish-granting machine'?"

“I understand what you mean, Roland.”

Johnson shook his head and said, "Cole and I have been studying the 'Wishing Machine of Our Lady of Mercy' for many years, even in another world."
Although we haven't been able to completely decipher it, we are clear about its high-dimensional topology.

After I came to the Holy See, I secretly tried to use it as the final piece of the puzzle to complete the Holy See.

But the result was not ideal.

Roland's expression turned somewhat strange. He trusted Professor Johnson's expertise and his conclusions.

However, he also felt that this conclusion might not be entirely correct.

Johnson said, "Whether you follow Mario's idea that 'the last piece is a relic,' or your idea, the matter of the last piece of the Holy See puzzle cannot be resolved in a short time."

However, the restoration of the Holy See should be carried out sooner rather than later.

The seventh base is still missing one piece, but it can be repaired first. The other six bases also need to be thoroughly inspected.

The Vatican's data is very complete, and the Holy See itself has the ability to self-repair. Once everyone studies it, the project can begin.

Roland asked with some concern, "With our current alchemy technology, it would probably take many years to reach the point where we can repair the Dawn of Light, wouldn't it? But why isn't Mario worried about this at all, as if things can be done as long as we join in?"

Johnson said, "In fact, the Vatican's reformers planned to restore the Holy See independently—something we can't do with technology, they can do. Even if they know nothing about technology."

Roland's eyes flickered slightly as he said, "You mean 'the power of will'?"

Johnson said, "That's right, all the miracles, relics, and even demigods created by the church are derived from 'willpower'."

As long as their will is strong enough, God can help them fulfill any wish.

Now, the Orbis have figured out how to bypass the gods and use this power.

It could be said that they stole God's authority.

Roland suddenly remembered the 'faith in the light of dawn' that Professor Johnson had just mentioned.

He couldn't help but sigh, "The reformers have certainly been busy all these years. Four hundred years ago, they created a great one on the banks of the Angel River. Now they've created another great one."

If they weren't restrained by the gods, their development would certainly not be worse than ours.

Johnson lamented, “The gods have never restrained them, because they have never cared. What restrains them is themselves (the conservatives) and the countless stubborn believers.”

However, although the reformers faced numerous obstacles, their research was already usable. The theory behind it was remarkably similar to 'Coled's' research on the Mad God, and we could use it immediately. (End of Chapter)