I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha.

"Senior, haven't Senior Catherine and Olivia arrived yet?" Helena squeezed through the crowd, a little anxious. "Are you going to be baptized together later?"

The normal time is noon, and it's almost time now. So Helena is indeed a little anxious. But the elders are all calm and unhurried.

“The gods are busy right now and won’t be here so early, so the time will definitely be delayed,” Brianna said from the side. “Don’t worry, little girl, even if there’s no baptism ceremony today, your good senior will still marry you in the future.”

As expected of someone who crawled out of piles of corpses in the apocalypse, Brianna was still in the mood to joke. The other elders were also quite relaxed. In contrast, everyone else, except for the elders, seemed as anxious as Helena.

Helena wasn't in the mood to think about these things right now. She had silently prayed to the Dawn of Light many times today, hoping that the Eastern Territory could get through this final day.

"By the way, where did those two go?" Roland asked.

“I just went to inspect the First Pyramid.” Brianna pointed to the distant sky with her chin.

Upon closer inspection, a rhombus-shaped object could be vaguely seen on the distant horizon. Because it was semi-transparent, it was easily missed without careful observation.

But upon closer inspection, one will find that this thing is extremely large, almost occupying half of the sky. It looks like wings extending from the edge of the earth into the sky.

That is the first base, which floats next to the fifth base.

The seven pedestals of the Dawn of Light have now been reorganized. Because the Dawn of Light is essentially a projection of the three-dimensional world, it can appear in any form or shape.

It now looks like a flat snowflake with heptagonal crystals.

If you could stand high enough in the void and look down, you would see this giant snowflake covering the surface of the planet—it's like a giant umbrella, covering one-third of the planet's surface.

Today, almost everyone on the surface has come to the Holy See, so there is a person on every single snowflake crystal. And each crystal actually has a Pantheon—the old name is Pantheon, these seven rebuilt palaces are now called 'Dawn Sanctuary'.

Each sanctuary is interconnected in time and space, and different areas can be reached through different gates. Sacred monuments can also be used to transfer people from different locations to other places.

At this moment, Roland and the others noticed that the crowd not far away suddenly surged. People made way and bowed, and then Catherine, Olivia and the others walked out from the crowd.

There is no longer a Pope in the Eastern Territory, only a Pope.

Olivia is now wearing the Pope's robes, holding the Sun God's staff, and wearing the Sun Crown. Today is the first time she's dressed like this, and it may be the last. Because if the wizards win, there might not be any religion left in the East—a matter the wizards haven't discussed in detail yet.

Catherine was dressed in her royal robes, holding a sun scepter and wearing a sun crown. Today wasn't her first day wearing it, but it might be her last. Because wizards didn't seem to enjoy being emperor, Catherine faced the problem of having no successor.

The elders believed that the future political system might change after the war ended. However, this matter had not yet been discussed in depth.

Regardless of whether the wizards' political system changes in the future, Empress Catherine is getting tired of the position. This is because the position is very different from what she originally imagined—in the last two years, she has repeatedly complained about the Wizard King's excessively long reign due to his long lifespan.

In fact, when the White Queen and the King of a Thousand Eyes had just left the East for Heaven, Catherine still harbored great enthusiasm for the throne.

Originally, the Thousand-Eyed King intended to pass his position to Roland. However, Roland already felt suffocated every day just dealing with project matters, and he really didn't want to carry the burden of politics, which he hated most, on his back as well.

Roland said to the King of a Thousand Eyes, “I know this throne is bestowed by the gods, and it must be mine. But I haven’t been baptized yet, have I? It’s reasonable for Twilight I to pass the throne to Twilight II, and then for the King of Alaye to take it back. Besides, if I can’t take this throne back from you after you go to heaven, then the gods will understand how terrifying your prestige is in the East, and they will understand that they can’t leave you on the sidelines.”

Wouldn't that make things easier for you in heaven?

Roland's words made a lot of sense, so Catherine was overjoyed and picked up the things Roland didn't want.

Wind and clouds blew in from outside the cliff, and mist flowed through the huge corridor.

In this wind, Queen Catherine's crimson phoenix rolled continuously, a sight that truly captivated the heart.

Roland couldn't help but fantasize: 'If I didn't have to do anything every day, then being emperor would be really great. But the reality is, I'm incredibly busy before a war, and even busier afterward. I really don't want to go to work anymore.'

For the past few decades, Roland has only been in charge of various projects, and with Dawn of Light as his great assistant, he has been able to operate the system much like playing a strategy game, which is quite leisurely. Moreover, he occasionally takes a break under the pretext of "I need to go and check on the cycle of reincarnation."

Even so, he often felt chest tightness and wondered if he might suddenly die.

As for Catherine, she has developed severe anxiety disorder.

She's been able to keep going until now entirely out of interest. However, since this love of power has become her job, she's become increasingly uninterested in power.

Lost in thought, Catherine and Olivia had already arrived in front of Roland.

After meeting Roland, the two began to discuss matters.

They said they were discussing something, but in reality, Roland was venting his anxiety.

The wizards of the East are very reliable; not only are they reliable, but they are also very meticulous in their work.

Therefore, the wizards are very well prepared, and can be said to be on high alert, not afraid of any unexpected events—now, what they fear is that the gods will not come.

Therefore, both Olivia and Catherine were somewhat anxious.

“I believe there won’t be any traitors among Father and his men,” Catherine said. “I also believe in the Forbidden Angels’ ability to shield us. So, in theory, the plan shouldn’t be leaked before the gates of Heaven open and the gods descend in person. But things can always be unexpected.”

“There’s no need to worry,” Roland said. “At this point, whether things have been leaked or not is no longer important. Even whether the gods descend today is no longer so important.”

We yearn for the gods to descend because we don't want to simply plunge into the sea carrying only their wicked faces (the Book of Wickedness), but rather to drag all their faces into the sea, to prevent them from returning to their divine positions like Diana (Olivia).
Therefore, we cannot accept the absence of the gods.

However, even if we possess the Book of Madness, it is unacceptable to the gods. Therefore, whether or not they know of our plan, they will definitely appear.

Even if they don't come, can't we still go to them in person?

Roland looked earnestly at Catherine and Olivia and continued, "I'll say something presumptuous—today is their last chance to defeat us. If they miss this opportunity, their victory will become increasingly unlikely." (End of Chapter)