Mystery: Starting with the Night Pope.

Chapter 169 Glory

All believers who enter the "Perfect Land" are personally selected by the "Craftsmen" and perfectly meet the requirements.

These believers all share a common characteristic: they are all craftsmen with an unparalleled passion for technology. In short, they are the earliest "tech geeks."

What the "craftsmen" bestowed upon them was—extraordinary technology.

Because of their extraordinary technology, they obtained tools incomprehensible to outsiders, easily creating agricultural implements with supernatural abilities that could greatly improve production; and truly extraordinary vehicles capable of going to the sky and diving into the earth...

The "Craftsmen," through their special abilities via the "Perfect Person" pathway, expend many extraordinary traits and spirituality, allowing these ordinary people to create the "perfect world" of their imagination.

Once a comparison is made, coupled with some missionary methods, the "perfect land" in the hearts of the "craftsmen" believers is already close to being completed.

The key to the ritual is not perfection in the eyes of the true God, which is impossible to exist; we can only wait for the "original creator" to awaken.

Therefore, it can only be perfect in the eyes of believers. Although this is difficult, it can be created with enough time and resources.

"Your Highness, 'Craftsman,' this is the 'Mirror of Truth' that the Lord sent me to deliver."

Hermes arrived in the territory of the "Craftsmen" and presented Truman with his gift.

"The 'Mirror of Truth'?" The "craftsman" finally managed to crawl out from the pile of metal filled with countless scrap materials and held a mirror in his hand.

"This is a manifestation of sovereign authority," Hermes explained.

A one-time "real" authority.

These are the materials Truman prepared for the "craftsman" to help him achieve godhood, which can play a role in "transforming the fake into the real" at crucial moments.

"...Please thank His Majesty the Dream for me!" the "Craftsman" said solemnly.

"This is the will of the Lord." Hermes' expression was gentle, much like another priest who preached the belief in a "Creator".

Hermes soon departed, and the "Craftsman" took the "Mirror of Truth" and hung it above the "Perfect Land".

"Gather all believers, hold a grand sacrificial ceremony, and pray to the 'Perfect Land'."

The arrival of the "Mirror of Truth" made Him determined; He now knew what He had to do.

"Yes!" The angel under the craftsman's command understood, bowed respectfully in response, and slowly withdrew.

Before long, prayers echoed throughout the "Perfect Land".

The "craftsmen" have a considerable number of followers who have secretly developed their faith, and if they were all gathered together now, they would be enough to support the birth of a true god.

"It has begun!" The "craftsman" pointed, and the "Mirror of Truth" hanging in the sky of the "Perfect Land" became a bright moon, casting down its watery radiance.

"Great 'God of Craftsmen,' you are the embodiment of essence, the guardian of craftsmen, the radiance of technology..."

At this time, the "perfect land" also prayed, and all the technologies that the craftsmen had envisioned and put into practice became reality!

All the artisans were awestruck by this miracle and prayed even more devoutly.

The true "craftsman" felt his own sublimation at this moment.

"It's done..." He seemed a little dazed. He had completed ninety percent of the ritual, and the final crucial step had been completed.

His characteristics and uniqueness have begun to converge.

hum!

A scroll of civilization suddenly unfolded behind the "craftsman's" mind.

History begins with the ignorance of the First Age, progresses to the struggle for supremacy among extraordinary races in the Second Age, and then to the endless glory of the Third Age.

Human civilization emerged from the cracks and gradually became the mainstream, ushering in a new era.

"I... am the light!" The "craftsman" transformed into a stream of information, becoming part of that scroll of civilization.

In that history of the Quaternary Period, which was not yet fully defined, a radiant light representing civilization appeared at the end of the scroll.

That represents the present.

After civilization took shape, its brilliance began to move toward the future through some more hidden and ethereal connection!

This is what makes the "perfect ones" special: as long as they maintain their own advancement and promote the development of civilization, they can occupy a certain future potential.

This special state is comparable to the historical authority of the "Fool's" path.

If the "Perfect One" dies, he can be resurrected at some point in the future, and even the true god cannot stop him.

Of course, the future is uncertain, and those who are "perfect" will be abandoned by civilization and history if they are not "advanced" enough.

At this moment, the "craftsman" transforms into brilliance, possessing a certain possibility in the future thanks to the technology born in the Land of Perfection that transcends this era, and his own state gradually stabilizes.

"Success..." After an unknown amount of time, the "craftsman" broke free from the future and returned to reality. His mythical form was now that ball of civilization's radiance.

In the end, the "craftsman" reformed his human form, sensing his stable state, which was somewhat unbelievable.

"It's a dream..." He looked up at the "Mirror of Truth" above the "Perfect Land".

The "real" authority above brings a great deal of technology that is beyond this era into reality, making the "artisan" ritual more complete than imagined.

"I...am the light!"

The "Craftsman" composed himself, and the light of civilization burst forth from the scroll of civilization behind him, reaching the star realm and illuminating the world, announcing the birth of the "Perfect One".

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"Another true god!"

There are already fourteen true gods in this world who are truly able to walk on the earth!

Such a number is terrifying enough to cause anxiety and fear in anyone. If a large-scale war of gods were to break out, the entire world would be decimated.

Even in the eyes of the true gods, such a number of true gods was terrifying, reaching the pinnacle of history.

"The Dream Duke hasn't appeared for centuries..."

"The Night and the Dream Duke have broken ties..."

"The number of true gods has already reached fourteen..."

Antigonus took the "Follower's Mask" in his hand.

He is now a sequence archangel, a duke of the Solomon Empire, and even has a title under the throne of the "Supreme Dream".

But He still could not forget the look Amanises gave Him when His Father died—a look that was indifferent and ruthless, yet utterly terrifying.

That was His nightmare for over a thousand years.

After receiving the protection of the Dream, He found peace, but now that the Night and the Dream have broken ties, He and the Kingdom of Night are no longer safe.

"The Terensost Empire has allied with the vampires, the Blood Moon Queen has married the Night Emperor, and they have carved out a large territory from the Solomon Empire."

"As early as the beginning of the nation's founding, the Night Emperor had already declared the Church of the Night as the state religion, and the Church of the Night's power has grown significantly."

Antigonus is deeply mired in anxiety.

"The time has come to make a decision."

Antigonus looked at the "Fool's Mask".

It was quiet, and in Antigonus's hands it did not exhibit the authority and power that should be due to its uniqueness.

(End of this chapter)