Chapter 176: Making Preparations

Without the interference of Chumen and Lilith, the ritual ended quickly. The Blood Clan obtained the information they wanted, and in secret, they had already come to view the Dream Sect as an opportunity for the Blood Clan to rise again.

The upper echelons of the Blood Clan unanimously decided to send messengers to establish contact with the Dream Sect and deepen their cooperation.

And after the cooperation deepened, perhaps on some morning or afternoon, a certain member of the Blood Clan would fall in love with a believer of the Dream, and give birth to a "child."

This... is very likely.

The vast majority of the Dream Sect's believers are ordinary people, but their longing for beauty and their piety toward the Dream are not fake; their faith is directed straight at the Dream.

In this situation, the "child" born would likely inherit the faith of the father or mother, becoming a hidden piece for the "Fallen Mother Goddess" to influence the Dream.

And once the number of such hidden pieces reaches a certain level, even Chumen cannot be certain whether he himself would be influenced by the "Fallen Mother Goddess."

For example, if the Dream Statue that carries all of Chumen's Faith Anchors were to give birth to a "child," and inherit all of his believers.

Directly inheriting all the believers Chumen has cultivated for two or three thousand years would be enough to make Chumen fall to the bottom and sink into a state of Eternal Sleep.

That is too terrifying.

"What did you think of?" Lilith noticed Chumen's off-color expression.

"Ahem!" Chumen coughed twice, making up his mind to keep this one blocked on the Moon forever.

"Nothing, but how will you handle the Blood Clan here?" Chumen looked at the Blood Clan members other than Aornia.

These Blood Clan members sincerely believe that she is the "Ancestor," and they have not yet been severely corrupted by the "Fallen Mother Goddess."

"I will issue a Divine Oracle to actively split the current Blood Clan, letting the majority of the Blood Clan flee from the center of this game," Lilith said decisively; sacrificing a portion is necessary.

"Just handle it as you see fit." Chumen had no thoughts on the Blood Clan, his gaze resting on Aornia; this situation was also somewhat troublesome.

And during the time he was frowning and thinking, Lilith quickly began to influence the Blood Clan through various means.

As for Aornia, she left the Blood Clan settlement shortly after the ritual was completed and returned to the Rule Divine Kingdom of the "Judge."

Chumen and Lilith also stopped outside the Rule Divine Kingdom; if they went any further, they would definitely be discovered by Trensost.

For a "Judge" who controls Authorities such as "Judgment," "Rule," and "Balance," all rules are within their grasp. Chumen's appearance was already disrupting the integrity and balance of the Rule Divine Kingdom, and it could not be hidden at all.

"Let's not alert the enemy for now." Chumen ultimately did not force his way in; there would likely only be one result from that: directly triggering the most intense and terrifying God War of the Fourth Epoch.

With no God War having occurred for several hundred years, all parties likely feel they are capable again; once it starts, it might not be able to stop.

If all deities were dragged in, that kind of terrifying God War could, with one slip, knock human civilization back to the Stone Age.

"I will go to Balam first, you go notify..." Chumen suddenly paused, thinking for a long time, "Tell them all to be prepared."

As for what to prepare, Lilith naturally thought of it.

"Good." Lilith nodded lightly, and the Historical Projection slowly dissipated.

Sometimes, at a table where all parties are playing a game, as long as one party makes a probe, the others will follow.

A single snowflake falling can lead to an "avalanche."

The characteristic of an avalanche is that it is fast and fierce, impossible to block.

Chumen opened the Dream Book, quickly made a series of arrangements, and then Roamed toward the capital of Balam.

If he guessed correctly, the Death God "Salinger" should not be in the Real World at this time, which is also the reason he Roamed directly to the Balam capital.

"Azik Eggers!" Chumen came directly to the palace of the Balam Empire and saw this "Death Consul" who was no longer an Administrator.

In the war against the Blood Emperor, Adam intervened directly in the war, causing the Death Consul to suffer a setback and surrender, and Salinger, in order to seal the matter, directly punished him and removed him from the position of Administrator.

Of course, in private, he still controlled the operation of the entire empire and was still the Administrator.

Dream Phosphor sprinkled down, and Chumen directly sealed this palace.

"..." Azik Eggers' expression changed drastically the moment he saw Chumen, but he quickly calmed down as sealed memories flooded his mind.

That was the memory of the first time he met Chumen; during that meeting, Chumen had performed a psychological intervention and humanity correction on him.

It has been nearly a thousand years since that time, which is roughly the length of the entire Fourth Epoch until now.

In this nearly one thousand years, Azik Eggers was only focused on by Salinger for the first few years.

Afterward, Salinger, having discovered nothing, gave up and did not find any problems with him.

But outside of Salinger's sight, the Seed of humanity that Chumen had planted in Azik Eggers sprouted and developed, eventually forming a balance with his Godhood.

"Your Excellency Dream." Azik Eggers walked down from the Bone Throne representing the Administrator and bowed deeply to Chumen.

Perhaps it was only after his humanity sprouted that he knew what Chumen had given him.

That was the room to truly make his own choices, rather than only being able to act as the "Death Consul."

Making a son betray his father seems to be Chumen's specialty; the last one was Badehaier.

"Hmm," Chumen nodded lightly, "It seems your humanity has been maintained well."

"It is all the Gift of Your Excellency Dream." Azik Eggers thanked him with a serious expression.

Perhaps it was on some late night of correcting documents, or perhaps it was the moment the Undying Bird Crown fell from his head into the dust, he was no longer the "Death Consul"; he was now Azik Eggers.

"When was the last time Salinger appeared in Balam?" Chumen did not delay and asked directly.

"The last time was at the end of the last Imperial War, 487 years ago."

The Imperial War was the God War that dragged two continents into a quagmire of war when Alistair Tudor achieved the status of Blood Emperor.

That is to say, after obtaining the remaining Characteristic of the "Red Priest," Salinger has not appeared in the Real World...

Chumen nodded lightly and asked again, "Has he ever issued a Divine Oracle?"

"Yes." Azik Eggers did not hide anything and told Chumen everything he knew.

"I once took action personally and secretly captured several Demigods; they were an 'Iron-Blooded Knight,' a 'Despair Witch,' an 'Undying,' a 'Nightwatcher,' and a 'Demon Hunter.'"

These are all Demigods of Pathways related to the Fourth Pillar.