Chapter 432: Mooching Off

Inside the carriage, the two "Spectators" looked at each other; both Audrey and Susie realized the effect of that ice cream and felt a growing craving.

It was a craving born from the Potion, from Spirituality, and even from the essence of life itself, exceptionally intense.

"Shall we go back and buy two more then?" Audrey Hall suggested.

"Yes! Yes!" Susie stood up happily, her tail wagging incessantly.

"Mm!" Audrey and Susie walked off the carriage together, then saw Mr. "Ice Cream," who was disguised as "The World."

Klein watched Audrey and the golden retriever walking toward him, his Spirituality already giving him the answer, "The effect of this Dream Ice Cream seems even more powerful than I imagined, especially for Sequence 5s or even Demigods..."

Sequence 5 and above all have a relatively special characteristic: they need an Advancement Ritual to stabilize their mental state, which precisely indicates that from Sequence 5 onwards, a Beyonder's mental state becomes worse and is more influenced by the residual spirit of the Potion.

"Wouldn't it be even more precious for Angels then? Looks like I need to go ask for two more Paper Cranes..." Klein muttered, sending off a child and watching Audrey walk up to the food cart.

"Mr. 'Ice Cream,' we would like two more 'Rainbows'." Audrey felt slightly embarrassed. "Rainbow" had seven colors and was more expensive than the other colors, and its Dream effect was also the best.

"Very well." Klein accepted a gold pound, then handed Audrey two "Rainbow" ice creams again.

"Thank you for your patronage. I wonder how you would rate these ice creams?" Klein asked.

Mr. "World" wants to know the actual efficacy of this ice cream... Audrey quickly grasped Klein's meaning.

"Quiet and joyful, as if I had gone to the Dream Kingdom; this is simply a Dream miracle." Audrey thought for a moment and gave the highest praise.

"A Dream miracle, is it..." Klein was lost in thought, "Then thank you for your praise."

Ice cream manifested using Dream Phosphor is naturally a Dream miracle.

Audrey nodded reservedly and left with the excited Susie, while Klein temporarily stopped selling ice cream and returned directly to the Utopia of the Phantom Realm.

Dream Ice Cream, this was the Creation Klein chose.

His food cart was actually storing a pile of scrolls, and he could manifest Dream Ice Cream at any time.

There was no difference between ice cream manifested with Dream Phosphor and real ice cream; the characteristic of it melting even truly broke the boundary between reality and illusion. As long as a certain amount of time passed, the Dream Ice Cream would melt—this was a manifestation of the Dream Phosphor returning, but it was used by Klein to enhance the sense of reality of the object.

This attempt was very successful; Klein could feel that even Audrey, a Sequence 5, already believed this was a special kind of ice cream, just with some special potion added to it.

This was the result Klein needed.

He had already spent some time around the Dream Church in the guise of Mr. "Ice Cream," and with the help of the heavy foot traffic here, he had already sold thousands upon thousands of ice creams.

Most of these people were ordinary people, and they were even more convinced of the reality of the Dream Ice Cream.

"But it's still too slow. To complete the ritual in this way would take months, right?"

Klein was not satisfied with this speed.

"The fastest way is to find some 'Anchors' of sufficient weight: all the members of the Tarot Club, the fellow countrymen from the Curly-Haired Baboons Research Society, and some people I know with sufficient status..."

Just like a Sequence 5 Beyonder such as Audrey Hall—she alone was worth hundreds or thousands of ordinary people.

This is the same principle as the "Spectator" in the "Bizarro Sorcerer" advancement ritual.

"The 'Mercury Snake' is my most substantial customer, but it's not enough. From now on, I'll send two to Leonard every day."

Turning Pallez Zoroast into his own "Anchor."

These Angels knew the essence of the Dream Ice Cream, but that didn't stop them from eating it; for all Angels, this was the best thing to stabilize their own mental state.

"Two Sequence 1 Angels already..." Klein was glad that his connections were strong enough; otherwise, it would be difficult to find so many Angels to support his ritual.

"Then there's Mr. Azik, Miss Pontiff, and the 'Hidden Angel'."

All five Angels were trustworthy. They would certainly realize something, but they shouldn't go out of their way to sabotage it, and might even take the initiative to help him for the sake of the ice cream.

"Using five Angels to support my ritual, this is too extravagant."

Klein thought for a moment and summoned Miss Messenger.

"These are for Miss Pontiff." Klein pointed to the food cart and said.

"I... why... don't I... have... ice cream?" Miss Messenger came directly to Utopia, looked at the ice cream in the food cart, and the four heads spoke one after another.

"Eh?" Klein blinked. Don't you and your main body enjoy the same portion?

"Then here's another portion for you!" Klein flicked his hand and produced a scroll.

"Also... Sharon... and Maric... who don't like... nicknames." Miss Messenger remained unmoved.

"..." Klein blinked, suddenly thinking of something, "You are the Pontiff, after all..."

As long as Miss Pontiff gives the word, the entire Rose School of Thought would be his "Anchor"!

He suddenly thought of the way the "Dream Angel" sponged off believers in various churches; it seemed he could sponge off them too!

Let's just call it the "Ice Cream" Angel!

Klein's expression turned serious as he realized the value of the Rose School of Thought. This Orthodox Church, which had only been legitimized a few months ago, was in ruins, and the Pontiff of this church was still his contractor.

"Please wait a moment!" Klein walked into the Utopia library and manifested a giant scroll, pouring out almost all of his own Dream Phosphor, and drew a considerable amount of Dream Ice Cream on the scroll.

"Please!" Klein let Miss Messenger take the scroll away.

"Will this work?" At the end, Klein asked a question.

"It will..." one of Miss Messenger's heads answered very affirmatively.

"... If... there is more... we want it too!" the other three heads also spoke one after another.

"Some people... advancing... need... assistance." Miss Messenger explained.

Klein nodded in understanding. The Rose School of Thought could be called the weakest Orthodox Church; it needed to advance a batch of Beyonders quickly, and with the participation of Dream power, the probability of these people losing control during advancement could be reduced significantly.

"We... will remember... your... help." Miss Messenger thanked him solemnly, which could also be considered a response to Klein's ritual.

"It is my honor!" Klein knew that his idea of "sponging off Anchors" was likely to be realized.

This was also mutual benefit.