Mystery: Starting with the Night Pope.

Chapter 174 The Influence of the Outer Gods

There are no years in the gray fog, and Truman and Bethel have no idea how many years it took to solidify the gray fog to a normal state.

This state of fog is roughly equivalent in intensity to that of the Second and Third Periods, and can effectively prevent the invasion of source matter that has not yet left its coordinates.

This fills in the plot hole left by the "Lord of Mysteries" at the end of the Third Age.

In this way, Truman at least doesn't need to worry about being surrounded by five or six Source Beings.

"Finally out." The gray mist that stretched across the void and divided the world surged forth, and a gate of starlight was outlined on the gray mist. Truman and Bethel walked out from the gray mist and saw the bright sunlight.

"The Terensost Empire has been established for several hundred years now." Truman reached out and caught a ray of sunlight, deciphering a great deal of information from it.

Three great empires stood side by side, with four emperors vying for power. In the past few centuries, the period of peace lasted less than half, and minor conflicts frequently broke out between the three great empires.

Of course, all three parties exercised restraint, and no major battle at the level of angels or true gods took place.

Despite having two emperors, the Solomon Empire was at a disadvantage in the alliance between the Terensust Empire and the Byron Empire, losing considerable territory in small-scale wars.

"The War of the Four Emperors?" Truman chuckled, a familiar feeling welling up inside him; this was a history that had lasted for hundreds of years.

"Let's go, let's go back to the Empire first." Truman and Bethel wandered back to the Solomon Empire. Hundreds of years had passed, and the capital had changed, but the asymmetrical style remained the same.

"Teacher, I'm going back to my family now." Bethel returned to the Abraham family.

Truman toured the capital without alerting anyone and returned to his ducal castle.

hum!

Truman had just lain down when he received a meeting notification from the Book of Dreams.

"Am I really destined to be a workaholic...?" Truman couldn't help but complain.

He immersed himself in the Book of Dreams and arrived in the Dreamland.

"Trentost and Salinger are not quite right." Truman had just sat down when he heard Amanisis's gentle and calming voice.

"Huh?" Truman blinked. In order to deal with the gray fog as soon as possible, he had relaxed his control over information from the outside world.

"The emperors of two great empires..." Truman frowned slightly. "Do they intend to start another war?"

"That's something you'll need to investigate," Amanisis said to Truman with a slight smile.

"..." Truman was speechless for a moment, then asked, "How did you know I came out?"

Amanisis simply nodded slightly, without replying.

"The seal reinforcement is complete?" Sasriel and Lilith looked at Truman in surprise.

"Yes," Truman nodded slightly, "I just finished. I've already returned to the Solomon Empire."

"Then go and find out what Salinger and the others are doing." Lilith and Sasriel both nodded, the majority overwhelming the minority.

"...Okay," Truman agreed.

"Besides that, there's something else very important."

Lilith looked at all the attendees and announced a message in a heavy tone.

"The one on the moon is trying to subtly influence me."

One sentence caused everyone present to change their expressions slightly.

"There is even another 'Mother Tree of Desire,' and they are all trying to erode the authority of the 'Moon.'"

"Olnia may have developed some problems."

Olnia, also known as the Blood Moon Queen, is the current Queen of the Ternsost Empire and the first sequence of the "Moon" pathway, "Goddess of Beauty".

Currently, there is no true god for the "Moon" pathway; its uniqueness is controlled by the Goddess of Night. Of the other three Sequence Ones, one is with Olnia, and two are with Lilith.

Lilith has essentially taken on two paths, but in this situation, she will also bear the full pressure of the "Fallen Mother Goddess".

Even the "Mother Tree of Desire" has its eye on Him.

"The uniqueness of the 'Red Moon' remains unaffected in my divine realm," Amanises added.

But this is of no reference value. The Dark Kingdom is the place where the "hidden" authority is the most powerful. No god can see into it, and the "fallen mother goddess" separated by the initial barrier certainly cannot either.

"Why so suddenly?" Truman had just dealt with the threat from the Source Matter, and now he had to face the Outer Gods?

Of course, all of this is traceable; a few hundred years is enough time for many things to grow and thrive in the darkness.

After the death of the Creator, the authority of the Astral Realm fell into other hands, and the influence of the Outer Gods on the real world has been deepening.

At first, it was only a minor effect, affecting only ordinary people who liked to analyze the starry sky.

Gradually, the influence of the Outer Gods began to expand, and now it has begun to affect the game between Sequence Ones and even the True Gods.

"Essentially, it might be the same thing," Sasriel suddenly said, stating his judgment.

"The same thing..." Truman and the others also seemed to be deep in thought.

"Then I really won't be able to stay idle." Truman clicked his tongue; the situation was a bit serious and he needed to handle it personally.

"If there's anything else, just say it all," Truman said, looking at the other three.

"And..." Sasriel looked at Truman.

"You really do have that!" Truman glared. "Have you all been accumulating things from hundreds of years ago and made me do them?"

"What are those two clones I created for you to do?"

Lilith and Amanisis remained expressionless, as if they hadn't heard anything.

"Hmm..." Sasriel was silent for two seconds. "You really didn't create a clone for me? Of the two angel kings under your command, Ulorus isn't very smart, and Medici is only Sequence Two right now."

Truman was speechless.

Okay, the most crucial reason is that angels have a certain resistance to the contamination of the source matter and the outer gods, but it is still too dangerous.

Only Truman possesses the quality of being indifferent to all forms of pollution.

Just like Mr. Fool in the original Trails, who possesses the "Source Castle" and is not afraid of many troublesome contaminations, so the gods will push him to accomplish certain things.

"What I really meant was that Adam is probably involved too." Seeing this, Sussril tacitly agreed with Truman.

"...Fine!" Truman had no choice but to accept it; the rule of majority rule was still the one he had initially set.

"However, it's been a long time since I've traveled around like this."

As far as I can remember, it was only in the Second Era that Truman needed to travel around, because the ancient gods were powerful and needed to be divided.

But the situation is different now.

Truman agreed, and the meeting ended. The other three would quietly wait for Truman to give his result.

"Let me see..."

His gaze swept across half the world through the sunlight.

"Let's start with the Terensus Empire, the same thing."

Truman took the Book of Dreams in his hand and wandered toward his destination.

(End of this chapter)