Chapter 241
"It hasn't even been a month since you became a 'Diviner' and a 'Wish Granter', has it?" Chumen said, looking at Klein.
"Three more days and it will be thirty days," Klein said modestly.
"Hmm?" Chumen raised his eyebrows slightly. "You seem quite proud of yourself?"
"No!" Klein hurriedly denied it. He had long since realized that this high-ranking Bishop had a certain aspect to his personality: it was extremely mischievous.
He was indeed a good person as Mr. Azik had evaluated; he was very kind to believers and Nighthawks alike, often generous with his money, although Klein wasn't quite sure where this Bishop got his money from...
In short, he was very rich... *cough cough*, he was a very good person!
Klein hurriedly reined in his thoughts. This Bishop was likely not a 'Spectator', but he always gave people the feeling that he could see through their hearts.
"Heh," Chumen didn't hold it against Klein. This time, Klein had concocted the Potion himself, and he was merely a protector.
Klein proceeded with the Potion concoction very cautiously, and before long, a bottle of Potion appeared in his hand.
"Drink it. What are you looking at me for?"
Klein ultimately held back. He took out his pendulum and performed a divination in front of Chumen: "The Potion I concocted is not dangerous..."
Chumen's expression was quite subtle. Did he, a Quasi-Great Old One 'Protector' Sequence 8, really need to divine that?
"You are truly... a 'Diviner'," Chumen said sincerely.
*Why does that sound like an insult... * Klein kept his expression unchanged as he put away the pendulum and drank the 'Clown' Potion in the bottle.
Without any surprises, Klein became a 'Clown'.
"I feel that your state is excellent. Let's begin the advancement to 'Illusionist' now," Chumen said suddenly, giving Klein, who was still adapting to his own Spirituality, a start.
"I haven't adapted to 'Clown' yet..."
"Advancing to 'Illusionist' will naturally help you adapt."
"..." Klein blinked. That seemed to be the logic; one only needed to take a step forward on the 'Dream' Pathway, and both his Spirituality and the mad whispers would be greatly suppressed.
"Alright then," Klein was persuaded and took out a gold coin.
This was a gold coin he had saved up recently, specifically for holding the 'Illusionist' ritual.
Every ritual required a gold coin; it was quite expensive... Klein felt a bit of heartache.
"Supreme Dream..."
The prayer began, and the Dream descended.
After the Dream Phosphor that emerged from the God-Given Gate fully merged into Klein's body, he was already an 'Illusionist'.
"Remember one thing," Chumen warned Klein very seriously.
Klein, still immersed in the joy of advancement, focused his attention. This was a warning from a predecessor.
"In low and middle Sequences, you can prioritize the 'Diviner' Pathway advancement, but if you have the opportunity to become a high-Sequence Beyonder, you must remember to prioritize the 'Dream' Pathway advancement."
*Why? * Klein thought of many things in an instant, but couldn't be sure of any, so he could only nod.
"Then enjoy your journey through the Phantom Realm," Chumen suddenly smiled.
"What?" Klein was startled.
"Didn't you know? A 'Wish Granter' can freely enter the Phantom Realm, and an 'Illusionist' is forced to enter it," Chumen reminded him.
"I didn't know that!" Klein panicked slightly. His current state was excessively good; his Spirituality was overflowing.
And this overflowing Spirituality seemed to have triggered the Phantom Realm, which had once served as the Collective Subconscious Sea. His spirit body seemed to be heading toward that strange world.
"Oh, well, you know now."
In a few moments, Klein only had time to sit on the ground before his spirit body was "sucked away" by the Phantom Realm.
*Letting you be a coward? Daring to spy on God's Blood, yet afraid to enter the Phantom Realm. * Actually, after becoming Sequence 9, one was already capable of entering and exiting the Phantom Realm, but Klein was used to being a coward and was satisfied with the status quo, curious about that unknown world but resistant to it.
Now, he couldn't resist it.
In the Backlund Queen District, inside the Hall Family's luxurious villa, Audrey Hall fiddled with a wide blue windbreaker and draped it over herself.
"Susie, we are about to begin a unique adventure. Are you ready?" Audrey tensed her face and looked at the large golden retriever at her feet, conducting her final mobilization.
"Audrey, you are too excited; you've fallen out of the 'Spectator' state. That's not good." Susie wagged its tail; it also had a small cape on its body.
This made it and Audrey look more like 'partners' adventuring together in a fairy tale.
"Susie, you... are truly an excellent 'Spectator'."
After hearing Susie's words, Audrey's expression stiffened slightly, and the corners of her mouth puffed out, but she held back and didn't make such an unladylike gesture.
"Let's begin our wonderful adventure!" Audrey ignored Susie's words, went to the sofa and sat down, and reached out her hand. At the same time, Susie also raised its paw and shook hands with Audrey.
*Hum! *
Both 'Spectators' fell into an Illusion Dream at the same time, entering that world filled with Fantasy.
When Audrey woke up, she was already in a Dream Temple.
At this moment, she saw many people, and these people were all Beyonders!
"Are there so many Beyonders in Backlund?" Audrey blinked. This was probably only a tiny fraction.
Although the Phantom Realm was good, for the Real World, it was ultimately illusory. Most people came here to get rewards.
"Write a fairy tale? Can exchange for a 'Mind Reader' formula?" Audrey saw such text in the temple.
This was a task issued specifically for her.
"But I don't know how to write stories! But fortunately, I can probably get the formula from Mr. 'Sun' soon."
"It seems my 'Tarot Club' is better after all!" Audrey thought sincerely.
"And the fairy tales here..." Audrey had also purchased intelligence from the 'Hanged Man' and knew the information here.
The fairy tales looked simple, but this was already one of the most difficult tasks.
The Phantom Realm had been open for two hundred years; how many Beyonders had entered here? All kinds of fairy tales had been written to death; it was too difficult to write a story that the Phantom Realm would recognize.
"Congratulations, you have obtained the formula."
Audrey blinked and turned her head to look at a mysterious person shrouded in a black hooded cloak; it was she who had obtained the fairy tale reward from the Phantom Realm.
"Wasn't it said to be very difficult?"
Audrey had doubts in her heart but did not rashly approach, instead turning to leave and taking Susie to explore this wondrous world.
"Hello, Mr. Boatman, could you give me a ride?" Audrey excitedly found the Fool Boatman.
Christ Dream Travelogue has been a bestseller in Backlund for two hundred years, and every child hopes that one day they will be able to board the Fool Boatman's boat.
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