Mystery: When the Fool Meets the Masked Fool

Chapter 513 Three Months Later
The Astral Realm, the divine realm of Roselle.

Here, concepts such as thickness, size, quantity, up, down, left, and right are all manifested, making this world completely incomprehensible to human senses.

A towering, dark palace that seemed to pierce the clouds appeared before Klein's eyes, surrounded by a deep and twisted darkness, both chaotic and filled with an indescribable sense of order.

At the very top of the tower, the most abstract point and closest to the "logic core" of this divine kingdom, stands the figure of Russell Gustav. Rather than saying he stands on a cloud, it would be more accurate to say that he himself is the central anchor point of this chaotic vortex of order.

His body was completely different in size from the humans at the last gathering. It was enormous, like a mountain, and his divine body emitted a faint light, as if it were composed of billions of tiny runes and data streams carrying information.

“Klein Moretti…no, perhaps I should call him Zhou Mingrui.” Rosell looked at the ball of light in his hand, and a series of fantasies arose in his mind.

His giant hand clenched, and within it floated a wriggling ball of light. It was not a physical entity, but rather a vortex of countless tiny, translucent information worms. These were countless data, countless pieces of information, and countless images compressed into translucent worms, which clustered together, revealing information that humans could not comprehend.

They intertwine, mesh, and entangle with each other, forming a living, self-iteratory equation core that is constantly iterating and correcting itself.

The essence of the [Anti-Despair Equation] is certainly not simple data; it is data that is incomprehensible to human beings with their current senses. It is a spiritual existence formed from a higher level of information entities. Humans can only see its writhing surface; the human brain cannot even comprehend one ten-millionth of its surface structure.

As for why the external form is a worm, it's simply because Klein's mythical creature form is a worm. The equations created by Klein will be more in line with Klein's essence, and the concept is similar to an "input method" that Klein is familiar with.

"The passage of time, the accumulation of opportunities, one's own struggles... and the gifts and curses that entangle one's destiny... When I first met him, I remember he had just stepped into the extraordinary world. Now... he has become a great being that can be called 'He'."

"Yeah, no wonder you're from my hometown, you've got guts."

Roselle grinned and flicked his wrist. Roselle's will, like an invisible hand, reached into the core of the light cluster. The data worms that constituted the [Anti-Despair Equation] fluctuated violently, churning, deconstructing, and recombining under His will. He did not rewrite its underlying logic, but merely used the "Twisting" authority of the [Black Emperor] to modify these worms into layers upon layers of twisted shadows.

Suddenly, a pure white light, containing countless histories of civilization's development, reappeared. This energy flow emerged and condensed without warning, as if the crystallization of billions of pieces of knowledge, the flashes of mathematical logic, and the epic of technological evolution were compressed and formed in the same moment. This light did not simply illuminate the darkness, but rather reconstructed the astral dust in its path in the form of an information flow, finally coalescing into a human form.

Stiano, the god of steam and machinery, appeared beside Him.

No, now He should be called the God of Technology and Data.

She has long since transformed from a "muscular strongman" into a "JK girl," and her original appearance has been completely changed.

Besides Roselle, He has gained many more "followers," including but not limited to the original Steam Church, now the Tech Church, and many Silver City residents who own mobile phones.

They are mostly male and are known as the "Noris Supporters Group".

“Oh, I thought you’d just keep it on your phone forever,” Rosell asked without turning around.

But Stiano wasn't angry; he simply put his hands behind his back and smiled.

"Tsk." Russell clicked his tongue. "Can you be normal for once? It looks okay on the phone, but it feels weird in real life."

“The anchors of believers can influence the true God in reverse, and there’s nothing I can do about it,” Stiano sighed. “Now, the number of people in my support group has exceeded the number of people in the church…”

Russell paused slightly: "Once mobile phones become more widespread, the number of people will probably be even greater..."

"Hmm." Stiano nodded. "I'm considering whether I should add starry eyes to my look."

Russell paused for a moment while twirling the sphere in his hand:
"You've learned quite a bit of old knowledge..."

"Thank you."

"Stop looking, I won't give it to you." Rosell noticed Stiano's gaze fixed on the small ball in his hand.

Stiano tucked his long hair behind his ear and said nothing.

Looking at Stiano's current state, Rosell couldn't help but curl his lip.

After a few seconds of silence, Stiano spoke again: "What are your thoughts on the current situation?"

“Chaos,” Russell said simply. “The more chaotic the situation, the more advantageous it is for us.”

He raised his head and looked up at the barrier that lay between illusion and reality.

"The Earth is getting more and more protected..." Rosell sighed.

Since Thorsner became a heartless giant, the pressure on Earth has visibly decreased to its limit.

After the Heartless Titan was born, Thorsner lost his "heart" and became an empty shell.

His heart has merged into this world, transforming into mountains and rivers, into the sky and the earth.

As long as He exists, the world He protects will not perish. Conversely, as long as the world He protects exists, He will not perish.

He came from being protected to becoming a protector, and now, everything He once protected will become His own "protector".

This is a mutual redemption between the guardian and the protected.

Torzner has become the most unkillable being on Earth, the most resilient being, and the most solid "wall" on the entire planet.

Having completely taken control of the authority of "preservation," without intervention from a higher level, He has become an existence that "will never change."

He can inflict “real harm” on any person, thing, concept, or fate, because your opponent has no concept of “defense” in front of you.

His mere existence is enough to ensure that the influence of all things remains undisturbed.

Because of Torzner's existence, the true gods are no longer confined to the astral plane; they can temporarily leave to travel to reality or the starry sky, and they no longer need to maintain the barrier every day.

“I don’t know how long these defenses can hold out,” Stiano said. “We still need to make plans as soon as possible.” “Who are you planning to invest in?” Rosell tossed the sphere in his hand twice, then released it, and it fell from the clouds.

“Invest in all of them,” Stiano replied with a smile.

The message of the [Anti-Despair Equation] quickly spread across the astral plane.

"Old Zhou..."

Russell muttered to himself.

"Let me see just how capable you really are..."

"If you can't handle it... it'll be hard for me to stand by you..."

The information worm of the [Anti-Despair Equation] spread silently, like a seed thrown into a deep pool, beginning a grand experiment in this divine realm beyond human comprehension, a contest between the brilliance of humanity and the cold rules of the world.

Meanwhile, Roselle's cold and profound divine eye, representing the "Aggregator," watched all of this.

…………

Three months later.

This Holy Grail War has not seen any real fighting from the beginning until now, except for that harmless little joke between Amon and Scott at the very beginning.

The development of Silver City in Intis has been unexpectedly good, and it has now become a magnificent high-tech city known as the "City of Glory," Pandis.

This is also the headquarters of the Church of the Fools.

The Church of Pleasure has now officially changed its name to the "Church of Fools." Its faith goal has also been officially changed from "Lord of Fools" to "The Fool."

The Church of Fools wasn't the only one to change its name; the Goddess of Night abandoned the description of "Red Moon" and gave it to the Church of the Earth Mother; the Steam Church officially changed its name to the Church of Technology; the Rose School was destroyed, and a new "Church of Temperance" appeared on its corpses, and so on...

The propaganda surrounding Mr. Fool is growing, especially in magnificent cities like Silver City and Radiant City, where missionaries of Mr. Fool are found everywhere.

Klein's attitude toward this was "laissez-faire".

There are only three requirements.

First, do not spread negative information about other churches to avoid causing conflict. Second, respect the current messengers of God; since Mr. Fool has not appointed any church leaders, the messengers of God are God's agents. Third, do not proselytize in a harassing manner.

Incidentally, the current messenger is named "Benson Moretti," a Sequence Six of the Lawyer pathway. He is also a Sequence Eight of the [Pleasure] pathway, the Strange Doctor.

In just six months, this man went from an ordinary person to a mid-sequence powerhouse at Sequence Six, and even had time to advance through the second path.

The believers do not believe that no one helped them.

I heard that Mr. Benson, the Divine Messenger, has a younger sister who is a craftsman and a dual-path Sequence 7 with both intelligence and craftsmanship, and is currently the archdeacon of St. Clyne Church.

According to a rumor from a certain archbishop, this Benson Moretti is actually the illegitimate son of Mr. Fool.

However, given the archbishop's past integrity, the credibility of what he says is, frankly, not very high.

Then, someone dropped a bombshell: the two reportedly have a family member named Klein Moretti, which happens to correspond to the name of the church "St. Klein".

Therefore, some speculate that it is very likely that their family member, Klein Moretti, was somehow blessed by God and brought his brother and sister to prosperity.

According to unofficial historical records, this achievement was obtained by Klein Moretti in exchange for selling hooks to Mr. Merlin Hermes, the world angel under the seat of the Fool.

This story is also recounted in bestselling author Fowles Wall's latest novel, The Great Klein.

On the streets of Glory City, some people are holding newspapers, and some are holding cell phones.

"The Church of Temperance announces an alliance with the Church of the Fools..."

"Leonard has won the 'Miss Intis' pageant for three consecutive years, and Aurora Club has announced that it will take responsibility for this."

"Wishing lamps have appeared in various locations; KFC has launched an investigation."

"..."

At this moment, a vending machine is advertising to passersby.

This is a common phenomenon in Radiant City, where half-giants, ordinary people, and androids form the city's ecosystem.

"Our Lord calls himself the Fool. In the past, in the present, and in the future, He is the great ruler who governs the spiritual realm, the King of Yellow and Black who holds good fortune, and the beacon of eternity for every living being."

"Our Lord dwells above the realms of reality and the spirit, His mercy is sprinkled throughout heaven and earth. He is the one who transcends miracles, the merciful one hidden in joy, the Lord of great and absurd foolishness."

"The Lord has seven angels serving him: five angels representing the old, young, sick, disabled, and pregnant, and two angels representing the world and the true self..."

"The Lord's allies are King Roselle of Intis, the God of the World of the Church of Temperance, the Goddess of Night of the Church of Night, and the Great King of the Garbage Cans on the Sea..."

"The King of Trash Cans is now selling a co-branded package, which includes a King's Trash Can card."

"Simply shout: 'Meeting in a foreign land, enjoying delicious food' to enjoy a 20% discount..."

(End of this chapter)