Mystery: Starting with the Night Pope.

Chapter 376 A Moment's Difference

In the office of the Dream Church, the paper doll was signing documents, while Klein himself was hiding in the lounge writing down the arrangements for his ascension to demigod.

"The ritual of the 'Karma-Follower' is to change the fate of at least 10,000 people by manipulating cause and effect. The more people involved, the better the effect. The ritual is then performed with their blessings."

Such a demigod ritual is quite absurd to some extent. After all, it involves ten thousand people, not ten thousand pieces of wood. Each person has different ideas, and the causes and effects are intricate and complex, making it easy to go wrong.

Moreover, the "blessing" at the end already sets the tone for the ritual. After all, there are many ways to manipulate cause and effect and change fate. Triggering a small war is enough to change the fate of tens of thousands of people.

Once the tone of blessing was set, the ceremony became even more difficult.

But Klein wasn't troubled by the ritual, because in a sense, he had already completed the first half of it.

—As the Dream Bishop, he has changed the fate of the poor in the entire East District of Backlund in the past week.

Cause and effect are intertwined with fate. Every choice he makes and every signature he makes is an act of triggering the thread of cause and effect, starting with him and affecting the entire Backlund.

He entered the fray by his own name and acted in such an overbearing manner, becoming the center of the storm. This was dangerous, as he had threatened the interests of those nobles. However, since he was the Dream Archbishop, no one dared to lay a hand on him.

Of course, the rewards are also excellent: the "Trickster" recipe is obtained, and the "Cause and Effect Favorite" ritual is also within reach.

What he feared even more was the so-called divine transformation.

Unlike the potion system, the divinity of the grace system comes directly from "Supreme Dream"!

The theory that all things possess divinity is clearly unsuitable for the "dream" path. The knowledge Klein gained explicitly told him that divinity comes from the "Supreme Dream."

"This system of accepting divine authority from a supreme being is simply too evil. If I were to be corrupted, would I still be myself?"

"...Of course, the potion system isn't much better."

"Therefore, the ritual must be perfected to better stabilize oneself and prevent the 'Supreme Dream' from transforming one's self..."

Klein frowned as he thought about it, hesitating for a moment. Then he remembered the muttered words he had uttered when he was promoted to "Master of Mystic Puppet" and gritted his teeth and went for it.

He must become a "Kindredger of Cause and Effect" as soon as possible, and only advance to "Trickster" after adapting for a period of time, otherwise he fears he will not be able to withstand the terrifying incantations.

"Send a telegram to the archbishops of the Church of Storms and the Church of Night, saying that I am preparing to hold a Mass to proclaim miracles in the name of the two churches and the Dream Sect," Klein instructed the Dream Sect's church.

"Dream" is the intersection of the two major churches, and Klein's attempt to leverage this should be successful.

"Yes!" The priest quickly sent a telegram and soon returned to Klein with the replies from the two archbishops.

"...each summoning believers in the name of the gods..." Klein's lips twitched. This was the archbishop.

But this is only natural. The implementation of the Survival Act this time is enough to bring many more devout believers to the two major churches.

"I agree. Go and reply to them, then have the others stand by outside." K turned and walked into the deepest part of the Dream Church's underground.

There is also a place similar to the Challenger Gate of the Church of the Night here.

With the Dream above, the sealed artifacts here can't cause any trouble at all, and don't even need to be guarded.

Klein had come to retrieve an important and magical item.

It's not a sealed item, but a magical artifact.

The "Dream" method can also create some magical items under very special circumstances.

These things are essentially just dreamlike phosphorescence and don't have any eerie or terrifying effects, so they don't need to be sealed.

As Bishop Klein of Backlund, he had the authority to activate this magical item.

"If you're going to do something, do it big. John Constantine's identity is just a one-time thing."

Klein wasn't prepared to stay in that position for long; he planned to cause one more incident before leaving.

Is this a common problem within the Dream Cult? Even positions of real power are looked down upon.

"Go and fetch the Holy Scripture!" Klein walked to the end of the underground passage, gently touched a stone, and infused it with a wisp of dreamlike phosphorescence.

Click!

A bronze door slowly opened, revealing a magical item inside.

There was no excessive decoration, just an ordinary crystal chandelier, beneath which sat a book that seemed to carry the weight of history.

"A sacred text personally written by 'Supreme Dream'!"

Klein felt a strange sense of awe upon arriving here.

"Dream Codex" is the most powerful magical item in the Dream Chapel of Backlund.

This is one of the origins of the "Dream Cult," and in fact, it is one of the reasons why the Dream Cult was able to wield such great power in Backlund.

Klein intended to use this "dreamlike holy book" to create hype and attract many believers to worship.

……

Chunus Korg and Herwin Lambis, one as the deputy director of MI9 and the other as a royal advisor, arrived at the royal palace of the Kingdom of Loen to meet King George III of Loen.

"Take a look for yourselves." Before the two demigods could even bow, two documents were presented to them.

"Is John Constantine preparing to unite the Church of Storms and Night to hold a Mass proclaiming the majesty and love of God?"

This……

Both demigods were stunned by the news.

How can John Constantine cause so much trouble?!

"You've crossed the line." King George III's cold voice rang out, the previously rumored friendliness towards Bishop John nowhere to be seen.

"Yes, sir!" Major General Chunas stood at attention and saluted, responding in response.

"What does he want to do?!" Herwin Lambis was not a minister of George III, so he dared to ask.

Offending the nobles was bad enough, but now they've offended the Augustus family too?!

The situation is already awkward enough with royal power subordinate to divine authority, and you're doing something like this?!

"Go and give him a warning," George III's voice reached their ears again.

"..." The two demigods exchanged a glance, bowed their heads, and then left.

After they left, the magnificent palace fell silent once more.

"Using the divine authority to diminish the dignity of the law." George III's voice appeared again, but this time it lacked the indifference and condescension he had shown when facing the two demigods.

"What did he find out? Or is it that 'Supreme Dream' forbids it..." George III's voice was filled with surprise and uncertainty.

If it's the latter reason, then everything will lose its meaning.

"It won't be 'Supreme Dream'." A deep, resonant voice echoed from the depths of the palace.

Because "Supreme Dream" made a promise not to prevent the birth of the true god.

P.S.: I went out for the Lantern Festival... Only one chapter today, taking half a day off.

(End of this chapter)