Mystery: When the Fool Meets the Masked Fool

Chapter 336: Do you accept this ending?

At the start of the free exchange session, Klein manipulated the dummy world to manifest images from "The Travels of Grosser".

“I’ve been inside and checked it out; it’s basically safe,” World said in a hoarse voice. “We can schedule a time to explore it together.”

"Where shall we meet?" Audrey asked.

“No need to meet in private,” Klein replied. “Entering the world in the book only requires a drop of blood. Just disguise yourselves and wait at home.”

“I’m available anytime,” Otto nodded.

"I'm available anytime too," Alicia said cheerfully.

"No matter when or where, Galaxy Baseball Man will respond to your expectations." Hoshino also expressed that he was bored and ready to go out and play at any time. It's just that Alicia felt that this line sounded familiar.

Serres also feigned seriousness: "I don't have much patience, but I always have time for you."

[Here comes Serres, reciting Karma's lines.]

[How about we call her Madam Sai?]

“You’re talking nonsense,” Xing immediately retorted. “When you were on Mambo Star, you watched the horse hoof repair, and you could watch it for an entire afternoon. You have a lot of patience.”

"So what?" Serres asked matter-of-factly.

[Is watching horse racers get their hooves trimmed a form of foot fetish?]

“Hmm…” Audrey thought for a moment, “I have to host banquets for three consecutive days from Friday to Sunday. Would Monday to Thursday be a good time?”

Wow...so extravagant!

Klein and Fowles were deeply shocked.

“I’m fine with that too,” said Gadriya, indicating that she is her own boss and has complete flexibility in her work schedule.

“Then let’s set it for Thursday afternoon,” Serres said.

No one else had any objections.

That concludes this topic; let's move on to the next one.

Audrey suddenly remembered a few recent events that Earl Hall had told her about.

“By the way, things seem a bit tense between Fussac and Rune lately. Apparently, there have been frequent small-scale brawls at the border between the two countries. The frequency of clashes between Rune and Fussac soldiers seems to be increasing.” Audrey’s tone shifted slightly from her previous excitement to calm.

Padma blinked. This wasn't in the original story.

“Conflict?” Alger repeated the word silently.

He might be able to go ashore and take a look at those conflict sites.

"Does this mean that there is a possibility of war between Rune and Fussack?" Audrey's tone began to sound worried and uneasy.

“That possibility cannot be ruled out,” Gauta Otto added at this point. “It’s not just Rune and Fusak; the seas have also been unstable lately.”

"I've heard that several faiths at sea have recently experienced serious disagreements. The lineage that worships the sea god has been relatively stable lately, seemingly reorganizing its doctrines. The Celestial Church seems to be making some underhanded moves, and appears to be cooperating with the Rose School. There's also a newly emerging faction that seems to be plotting a rebellion against Rune."

"Rebellion!" Audrey couldn't help but exclaim softly.

“Yes.” Otto’s tone sounded like he was taking the matter very seriously. “They call themselves the Rebellion, organized under a new church called ‘Destiny,’ and are currently recruiting residents of the colony to join them.”

“I’ve heard of this church, but I don’t think they can succeed.” Cattleya pondered for a moment. “While it’s relatively common for churches to be established privately at sea, if they get too carried away, the seven major orthodox churches might not be able to tolerate it.”

“If the church sends saints or even earthly angels, this nascent church could be destroyed overnight. Even secret organizations like the Rose School and the Witch Cult, which possess angels, dare not openly declare war on Rune.”

“Even the Aurora Society wouldn’t do something as foolish as turning against the Seven Great Churches,” Cattleya concluded.

“But what if Rune and Fussac were to fight…” Audrey thought of the hypothetical scenario she had just proposed. Cattleya fell silent.

Indeed, if a war were to break out, a surprise attack from the rear by the resistance forces could very well have a significant impact.

“So the recent conflict between Lenn and Fursack was instigated by this destiny,” Fowles hypothesized.

“It’s not impossible. A conflict between ordinary people can easily erupt with just one Sequence Eight instigator. The situation could escalate and easily evolve into a conflict between extraordinary beings.” Alger confirmed Fowles’s guess.

Klein remained silent, contemplating his promotion ceremony as a "battlefield magician."

"To end a small war dramatically before it breaks out."

Klein had hesitated to complete the ritual because if there was no war, he would need to create one. And even if the conflict was suppressed, it could easily resurface after a while.

However, if two places are already in great conflict, then it might not be a bad idea. Klein was afraid that he might unwittingly become the spark that ignites a war, or that this "dramatic" situation might backfire if not handled properly.

Hmm, I'll go back to Rune this week and borrow a mermaid from the Goddess Church to complete my advancement first, Klein thought.

“You don’t need to worry about that.” Serres’s voice broke the slightly heavy atmosphere among Audrey and the others.

Audrey quickly composed herself and asked in a lighthearted tone, "Will Mr. Devil make a move?"

“No,” Serres laughed with a wicked grin, “I mean, war is bound to break out, and there’s no use in you worrying about it.”

“The driving force behind this war is the angels, and it involves a rite of ascension to godhood,” Serres explained.

"Then... is there no other way?" Audrey was still somewhat unwilling to give up. "Or how can we minimize the losses of the war?"

“That’s up to you,” Serres said with a smile. “I personally don’t care whether the war breaks out or not, but you can try to stop it.”

“Let me think about it. King George III of Loon. He was one of the main driving forces behind this war.”

Serres began frantically supplying fire.

"As long as he can withstand the impact of the potion, and as long as he can maintain the necessary rationality, he will ascend to godhood, advance to Sequence 0, and become a Black Emperor."

"The Einhorn family of Fursac can take advantage of this war that could affect the whole world to allow key members to digest the potion to a great extent, so they can prepare the corresponding ritual without too much difficulty, and their overall strength will be raised to another level."

"And an angel king, amidst the surging tides of this era, took a magic potion, underwent a transformation, became a 'dreamer,' and added another true god to this world."

"This is a win-win-win situation, and many churches will even benefit from it, such as the Church of the Night. The only cost is some insignificant ordinary people. And the driving force behind all this, the mastermind behind it all, will ascend to the throne step by step on the steps piled with corpses, receive cheers, and escape old age."

"As for the cost, no one cares. Even the Seven Gods have tacitly approved it."

Serres grinned, clearly enjoying the spectacle.

"Do you accept this outcome?"

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Brothers, wait for my good news!

(End of this chapter)