Mystery: Starting with the Night Pope.

Chapter 177 Getting Prepared

Without Truman and Lilith's interference, the ritual ended quickly, and the vampires obtained the information they wanted, secretly regarding the Dream Cult as an opportunity for the vampires to rise again.

The vampire leadership unanimously decided to send a messenger to contact the Dream Cult and deepen cooperation.

As the cooperation deepens, perhaps one morning or afternoon, a vampire will fall in love with a believer of the dream and have a "child".

That's...very possible.

The vast majority of believers in the Dream Cult are ordinary people, but their yearning for beauty and their devotion to dreams are genuine, and their faith is directly directed towards dreams.

In this situation, the "child" born would likely inherit the faith of either the father or mother, becoming a hidden agent of the "fallen mother goddess" influencing the dream world.

Once the number of these hidden agents reaches a certain level, Truman is not sure if he will be affected by the "Fallen Mother Goddess".

For example, the dreamlike statue that held all of Truman's beliefs gave birth to "children" and inherited all of his followers.

By directly inheriting all the followers that Truman had cultivated for two or three thousand years, Truman could be brought to his knees and plunged into eternal slumber.

That was horrible.

"What are you thinking about?" Lilith noticed Truman's unusual expression.

"Ahem!" Truman coughed twice, determined to keep this person stuck on the moon forever.

"Nothing much, but what about the vampires here?" Truman asked, looking at the vampires other than Olnia.

These vampires genuinely believed that it was the "Progenitor" and that it had not been severely corrupted by the "Fallen Mother Goddess".

"I will issue a divine decree to actively split the current vampire clan, allowing most of them to escape the center of this power struggle," Lilith said decisively. Sacrificing some was necessary.

"You can handle it yourself." Truman had no particular interest in the vampires; his gaze was fixed on Olnia, as this situation was also somewhat troublesome.

While he was deep in thought, Lilith quickly began to influence the vampires through various means.

Olnia left the vampire settlement shortly after the ritual was completed and returned to the "Judgment's" rule-based divine realm.

Truman and Lilith stopped outside the realm of the God of Rules; if they went any further, they would surely be discovered by Trensost.

For the "Judge," who controls the powers of "judgment," "rules," and "balance," all rules are under his control. Truman's appearance is already disrupting the integrity and balance of the rule-based divine kingdom, and it cannot be hidden from him.

"Don't alert them." Truman ultimately decided against forcing his way in, as that would likely only lead to one outcome: triggering the most intense and terrifying divine war of the Fourth Age.

There hasn't been a war of gods for centuries, and each side probably thinks they're invincible again; once they start, they might not be able to stop.

With all the gods involved, such a terrifying divine war could easily send human civilization back to the Stone Age.

"I'll go to Bayron first. You go and inform them..." Truman suddenly paused, thinking for a long time, "to make sure they're all ready."

As for what to prepare, Lilith naturally had an idea.

"Okay." Lilith nodded gently, and the historical projection slowly faded away.

Sometimes, in a game of strategy, if one party makes a probing move, the others will follow suit.

Each falling snowflake can cause an avalanche.

Avalanches are characterized by their speed and ferocity, and are unstoppable.

Truman opened the Book of Dreams, quickly made a series of arrangements, and then wandered towards the capital of Byron.

If he wasn't mistaken, the Grim Reaper "Salinger" shouldn't be in the real world at this time, which is why he traveled directly to the capital of Byron.

"Azik Eggers!" Truman went straight to the palace of the Byron Empire and saw the "Dead Consul" who was no longer the Consul.

In the war against the Blood Emperor, Adam intervened directly, causing the Death Archon to lose and surrender. In order to settle the matter, Salinger punished Him by removing Him from the position of Archon.

Of course, in private, he still controls the operation of the entire empire and remains the consul.

As the dreamlike phosphorescent light shone down, Truman sealed the palace off.

"..." Azik Eggers' expression changed drastically the moment he saw Truman, but he quickly calmed down as long-buried memories flooded back.

That was His memory of His first meeting with Truman, during which Truman performed psychological intervention and moral correction on Him. (The Book of Dreams)

It has been nearly a thousand years since then, which is roughly the length of the entire Quaternary Period up to now.

In this nearly thousand-year period, Azik Eggers only received significant attention from Salinger for the very first few years.

Salinger gave up after finding nothing more, having discovered no problems with Him.

But beyond Salinger's view lies the germination and development of the seeds of humanity that Truman planted in Azik Eggers, which eventually reached a balance with divinity.

"Your Excellency, Dream." Azik Eggers stepped down from the bone throne representing the consul and bowed deeply to Truman.

It was probably after His humanity began to emerge that He realized what Truman had given Him.

That's the real space to make your own choices, not just to be a "death ruler".

Making his son betray his father seems to be Truman's forte; the last one was Buddhael.

"Hmm," Truman nodded slightly, "it seems you've maintained your humanity quite well."

"It's all thanks to His Excellency the Dream," Azik Eggers said solemnly.

Perhaps it was late at night when he was grading documents, or perhaps it was the moment when the phoenix crown fell from his head and dust settled. He was no longer the "Death Archon," but now Azik Eggers.

"When was the last time Salinger appeared in Bayron?" Truman asked directly without delay.

"The most recent one was at the end of the last Imperial War, which was 487 years ago."

The Imperial War was the godhood war that dragged two continents into a quagmire of war, in which Arista Tudor became the Blood Emperor.

In other words, after acquiring the "Red Priest's" legacy traits, Salinger has not appeared in the real world...

Truman nodded slightly, then asked again, "Did He issue any divine pronouncements?"

"Yes." Azik Eggers told Truman everything he knew without hiding anything.

"I personally took action and secretly captured several demigods alive. They were 'Iron-Blooded Knight,' 'Despair Witch,' 'Undead,' 'Night Watchman,' and 'Demon Hunter.'"

These are all demigods associated with the fourth pillar.

(End of this chapter)