Chapter 25: Planning

In the end, Chumen did not preside over the so-called thirty-day Mass Ceremony.

He brought the Hidden Angel into his stone house.

"You've come." Lilith, with an indifferent expression, sat on a stone stool and watched the two walk in.

She stared at the Hidden Angel for a long time, then looked at Chumen and said in an imperative tone, "I want an avatar like this one too."

"I will also make you my Pope." But she quickly realized the issue with her tone, softened it slightly, and made a promise.

Chumen did not mind, though his expression was slightly strange, "Wake up, you are currently just a Vampire."

A Vampire cannot have a Church, and naturally, there is no Pope.

But to be honest, he was a bit tempted; after all, the future Earth Church would also be an Orthodox Church, one of the mainstream faiths, and it would be no worse than the Evernight Church.

And for him, the position of Pope was not just a crown; there were also those countless believers, enough to allow him to leverage more power from the Dream Book.

"It is Blood Clan," Lilith corrected, "It won't take long."

"We'll talk about it then." Chumen did not refuse, and the Goddess looked calm; She had long known that Her Pope also served as a Dream Angel under the Sun.

Not putting all one's eggs in one basket, while simultaneously pulling some future big shots onto one's own chariot as much as possible.

This was Chumen's strategy for establishing himself in this era.

Otherwise, with his "Pure One" trait, if he were discovered by the Ancient Gods, those Ancient Gods might go mad and, without even caring about the Dream Book, strike directly!

Among the Ancient Gods, there were two who dared to touch Source Quality!

The Dragon of Imagination was polluted by the Chaos Sea, and the Phoenix Ancestor was even more ruthless, directly drawing in a tributary of the River of Eternal Darkness.

And as for these few people who were now collaborators, the Ancient Sun God went without saying; before the Fourth Epoch, He was the greatest backer.

And after the Third Epoch, the two True Gods would likely be able to protect him as well.

Under the premise of being unable to quickly become a god by relying on Beyonder Characteristics, this was the best choice.

The Goddess walked toward Lilith; Lilith was expressionless, but Chumen could feel that she was still nervous, and the wreath on her head gained a bit more luster.

Before she faked her death, she had seen that resolute and ruthless scythe strike.

"Ahem, meeting time, meeting time!" Chumen called out at the right moment, breaking a certain silent confrontation.

The Dream Book in his hand flashed, and the eyes of the person, the ghost, and the angel all flashed with the magnificent scene of the Dream Kingdom.

The next instant, they were sitting in the Dream Palace.

Sasriel also received the summons and entered this place immediately.

It was another Dream Council.

The last time the four gathered, it led to the complete fall of two Ancient Gods and the Ancient Sun God stepping onto the stage of history; this time would surely profoundly influence the future landscape of the world.

"You speak first." Chumen could be considered the convener of the meeting, and he signaled directly to Sasriel.

"My Lord is prepared to make the Potion Sequence public to the world." Sasriel dropped a bombshell as soon as he started.

"Making the Sequence public..." Once this Sequence was made public, the Ancient Sun God would basically solidify the title of the awakened Creator in the hearts of humanity, truly ranking above the Ancient Gods.

Moreover, what was being made public this time was likely the same as what Hermes had taken away—some low-to-mid Sequence knowledge; if one truly wanted knowledge of Demigods and above, they would still have to defect to the Ancient Sun God or pay a price ten or a hundred times the value of the corresponding knowledge.

In this way, it would not take many years for the Ancient Sun God's strength to swell to the point of crushing the Ancient Gods.

"Knowledge monopoly is profiteering..." Chumen sighed.

"Are you not afraid that the Ancient Gods will be vigilant and unite completely to deal with you first?" Lilith asked after a moment of silence.

This time, the Ancient Gods were all more or less injured and in an unstable state; it could be said to be the most dangerous time, and in the face of life and death, it was indeed possible for all the Ancient Gods to unite to resist the Ancient Sun God.

"It is impossible now; what the Ancient Gods need most now is time to lick their wounds. As long as my Lord does not go to reclaim all Authority and launch a God War right now, the Ancient Gods will be unable to unite." Sasriel was very confident.

The Ancient Sun God had likely verified this point through some mysterious level of means.

The Goddess suddenly raised her hand, looked at Sasriel, and then looked at Chumen, "My Evernight Church also needs to formally integrate into this world."

Chumen nodded gently; as the Pope of the Evernight Church, he naturally had to show some stance.

"..." Sasriel glanced at Chumen; you are still the Dream Angel under my Lord...

But he shook his head, having already prepared a draft, "I will avoid the Night Pathway, but you cannot involve yourself in other Sequences."

As he spoke, he glanced at Chumen, who sat upright, ignoring everything and saying nothing.

This was already Sasriel's greatest concession to his collaborators.

"Thank you." The Goddess nodded gently; being able to obtain such a promise was already not bad.

Ultimately, She was not yet a true god either, and could not negotiate terms with the Ancient Sun God who controlled all Sequence knowledge.

As for Lilith, she was still just a Vampire.

"When do you plan to make your move?" Chumen brought up another matter.

"Wait until the Ancient Gods have all recovered. My Lord will end their era when they are at their most prosperous." Sasriel said slowly, causing both the Goddess and Lilith to fall silent.

This sentence brought heavy pressure upon them.

No one would doubt whether the Sun God could do it; it was only a matter of time.

This likely meant that even if they became gods in the future, they might be shrouded under the shadow of the Sun God.

This was something anticipated before the cooperation, but he had not expected it to come so quickly.

"This process may last for hundreds of years; many things cannot be decided now." Chumen said, ending the topic.

"Next is the trading session." Chumen looked at Sasriel, "Do you have the 'Fate Trojan Horse' Characteristic in your hand?"

Sasriel nodded gently.

"Then let's trade!" Chumen took out a Sequence 2 Characteristic from the Alien King.

"Very well." Sasriel did not refuse; now that he thought about it, he probably held the majority of the Error Pathway in his hands.

"Excellent!" Chumen's spirits lifted; he had a soft spot for the Mysterious Three Paths, and now that he had obtained the Sequence 2 Characteristic of these three paths, he could upgrade the Ancient One's Glove!

"It is a pity that there are no skilled craftsmen now; I need to do it myself."

The trading session ended there; Sasriel was wealthy and imposing, and no one knew how many Characteristics he held, while the Goddess had just mastered the Night Pathway and a small half of the Fool Pathway, and the same went for Lilith.

Chumen is the poorest one, after all.

"No, I need to accumulate some assets; preferably something like a Sequence 1 Characteristic and a Unique!"

In fact, he currently has a Sequence 1 Characteristic in his hands, which comes from the Alien King's "Divine Sin," and in fact, the Characteristics he has the most of are from this Pathway.