Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Emlyn was still thinking about what the dream last night meant. Ounes and other vampires suddenly bowed their heads respectfully and said in unison:

"Good morning, Your Excellency."

Emlyn turned around and saw Father Utravsky coming from the back of the church.

He glanced at Ernes and the others. Their attitude towards Father Utravsky was respectful from the bottom of their hearts, instead of the perfunctory attitude they had towards him.

Father Utravsky looked around and said:
"Be prepared, there should be many believers coming to the church to pray today."

Emlyn's expression changed slightly, and he asked:
"Because of last night's dream?"

“Yes.” Father Utravsky nodded slightly.

Emlyn's expression suddenly became serious. At first, he thought that only people who had entered the dream world would have similar dreams, whether it was him or other vampires. But judging from Father Utravsky's attitude, it was obvious that they were not the only vampires who had the dream last night.

Even Father Utravsky and ordinary believers of Mother Earth would have the same dream. Mother Earth even sent down a special oracle to let Father Utravsky prepare in advance and appease the believers who came to the church to pray.

“The establishment of the dream world is closely related to Mr. Fool and Mr. Lover. I would not be surprised if any one of them gave an oracle, but now even the ancestor has personally given an oracle…”

Emlyn took a deep breath, feeling inexplicably excited:
"I should have thought of this earlier. Didn't the First Ancestor once send down an oracle and let me be responsible for compiling the history of the blood race? This shows that the First Ancestor knew the plans of Mr. Fool and Mr. Lover from the beginning. Everything that is happening now is within their expectations!"

"And I may be the most important part of this plan!"

Emlyn White was filled with emotion, because everything that was happening now made him feel the call of the times!
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Queens, in the luxurious villa of Earl Hall's family.

"Good morning, Hibbert."

Audrey came down from upstairs and greeted her brother with a sweet smile.

"Audrey."

Hibbert, who was sitting at the table, looked at his sister sitting opposite him and asked hesitantly:

"Did you dream last night?"

"Dream?"

Audrey looked a little surprised and asked, "What kind of dream?"

Hibbert recalled and described:
"It was the dream of the First Flame creating the world, and the Sun King Gwyn leading the knights to defeat the undead ancient dragon. Although I have heard the myth of creation many times, this is the first time I have seen it with my own eyes. If it were before, I might have thought it was just an ordinary dream."

"But you know, I'm a Beyonder now, so I'm a little worried about whether this dream means anything."

Hibbert seemed a little worried. He used to have dreams often, but last night's dream was obviously different.

Especially since he was now a Faceless Man of Sequence 6 in the Fortune Teller Path, he paid special attention to his dreams, believing that they were some kind of revelation or prophecy, foreshadowing what he might encounter today.

Audrey sat down at the dining table and let the maid help her spread the napkin. She comforted him softly:
"Hibbert, I think you don't have to worry too much. You're not the only one who had this dream. I had it too. Even... I think even my father and mother, as well as other people in this city, had the same dream."

She knew where the dream came from and that it wasn't dangerous, but she couldn't explain much.

Audrey thought for a moment and suggested:
"Well, perhaps you could go to St. Samuel's Church. I think Archbishop St. Anthony would be happy to help you out."

"Ok."

Hibbert sighed, but his expression was obviously much more relaxed. Audrey's consolation was effective.

Audrey was waiting for the maid to cut the food, and asked with some doubt:

"Dad didn't come home last night?"

"No."

Hibbert shook his head and said:
"He slept in the palace last night. You know that His Majesty the King trusts my father very much. This is a good thing."

Audrey said softly:
“But he’s just too busy.”

"Don't think like that, Audrey."

Hibbert held the table knife and said seriously:

"Emperor Roselle once said that if you want to gain something, you have to lose something."

"If you want to achieve your goal, you have to leave something behind."

"Since father has gained the trust of His Majesty the King, he should certainly demonstrate his loyalty."

"and."

Hibbert paused and said in a low voice:

“This is actually related to Russell.”

"There are rumors in Intis that the great Emperor Roselle has been resurrected and will lead the Intis Empire to become the master of the northern continent again."

"Intis's intelligence personnel also sent in information that the Intis Senate has been disbanded, and even Archon Alexander was forced to resign. This means that the rumors of Roselle's resurrection are likely true!"

"His Majesty the King has always been worried that Emperor Roselle would start another war. Father went to the palace because of this matter."

Audrey looked surprised, as if she was hearing this for the first time.

Hibbert is now a cabinet secretary, so it is not surprising that he knew this information.

But in fact, Audrey learned the information earlier than Hibbert, from her friend Miss Hugh Dill, who is now the admiral director of MI9 and gets the information faster than the king.

However, Hibbert did not know the full picture, so he was still worried that war would break out again between the two countries.

Audrey, on the other hand, was more concerned about the dream. She couldn't wait to go above the gray fog and ask Lover and Mr. Fool about the specific symbolism and actual meaning of the dream, even though she had already guessed that it would probably be beyond her imagination!
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In East Balam, inside a church belonging to the goddess of night.

As one of the first demigods to participate in the campaign to siege the Rose School, Leonard Mitchell has used a seal to reach the southern continent.

However, he did not gain anything for the time being, because the demigods of the Rose School seemed to have sensed the danger in the air and hid themselves without any prior agreement. This forced Leonard to wait patiently and be ready to be deployed at any time.

At this moment, he was wearing red gloves, entering the church's large prayer hall, and praying his daily prayers devoutly.

Leonard whispered in his heart:

"Old man, what on earth was that dream last night about?"

, the slightly old voice of Pales Zoroast echoed in his mind:
"how could I know?"

Leonard immediately asked back:

"You still say you don't know? You didn't even ask me what the dream was about!" His tone was extremely firm, as if he was already convinced that all this was done by Pallez Zoroastrian.

Pales Zoroast said unhappily:

"I know because I had the same dream!"

Leonard smelled something unusual and was a little surprised:

"Hmm? Angels can dream too?"

"That was no ordinary dream."

Pales Zoroast said in a deep voice: "Do you remember what I told you about Amon's apotheosis ceremony?"

Leonard's expression changed slightly, and he asked in a low voice:

"Replacing someone else's godhood ceremony?"

"Yes, that dream was something similar."

Pales Zoroast gave an affirmative answer and said with emotion:
"But Amon only replaced a certain true god, and they want to replace the original, the Creator, and the entire world!"

Leonard was silent for a moment, then asked hesitantly:

"The reason why the major churches re-edited the holy scriptures is for this moment?"

"Yes."

"But why?"

Leonard was full of questions and couldn't help asking, "The Church of Night and the Church of Mother Earth are allies. We re-edited the Holy Scripture to cooperate with Mr. Fool's plan. There should be some kind of deal between them to pay for the two churches to compile the Holy Scripture. But why does the Church of Steam also want to compile the Holy Scripture? Don't you find it strange?"

The Steam Church is clearly their enemy, but they insist on learning from the Night Church to rewrite the contents of the holy scriptures. What are they trying to do?
"Why is it so strange?"

Pales chuckled and said:
"You still don't understand. The Steam Church and the Night Church are enemies, but who told you that the Steam Church must be a friend of the Original? To the gods and angels, the Original is our common enemy."

"No matter how serious the internal struggles among the True Gods are, they all have a common interest in destroying the Original Ones. And compiling the Holy Scriptures is only the most insignificant part of it. Rather than saying that the Steam Church is cooperating with the actions of the Night Church, it is better to say that they are just following the general trend."

"The general trend?" Leonard murmured in a low voice.

"That's right. It is an inevitable trend for 'First Fire' to replace 'Origin'. No one can stop it, and no one will stop it."

"Without the shackles of 'originality', true gods can fully exert their true strength and no longer have to worry about the 'contamination' of divinity. This is an irresistible temptation for any god."

Leonard hesitated to speak, and Pales sneered:
"I know what you're going to ask."

"You want to ask, when the 'First Fire' replaces the Primordial, the Lords of Steam will still be bound by the shackles of the 'First Fire'. Isn't this equivalent to nothing changing?"

“Oh, it’s not that simple. Whether ‘First Flame’ can successfully replace ‘Origin’ is still an unknown. Although ‘Origin’ has fallen, no one knows whether He still has any tricks up His sleeve. ‘First Flame’ is just like a pawn.”

"If He succeeds in replacing the original, He will naturally be able to reap the greatest benefits."

"But if 'Original' has other backup plans, 'First Fire' will definitely be the first to be affected. This is the risk he must take if he wants to replace the Original."

"Even if the 'First Flame' can completely replace the 'Origin', this is still a very long process and will not happen overnight. Last night's dream was just the beginning, just a signal to start a war, and it is still far from the end."

"Until things are completely settled, everything is unknown."

"The Goddess of Night and Mother Earth have clearly stood on the side of the First Flame. It would be best if the First Flame wins the final victory. But the Lord of Steam and Amon are not completely without a chance. They may seize the opportunity to turn the tide!"

“It is no exaggeration to say that in this process, the true gods are the biggest beneficiaries of the whole thing!”

Leonard fell silent. He was originally very proud and thought that he was more or less a big shot in the extraordinary world as he had become a demigod. But what Pales said made him realize how naive he was. There were still too many things he didn't know. He didn't even have the qualifications to "hearsay" let alone participate in it!
Leonard was silent for a long time, then asked hesitantly:

"When did you realize all this? You are not qualified to participate in this plan, right?"

Pales was already used to his disrespect and just sneered:
"I'm not qualified, but I have brains and you don't."

"It's not the first time someone wants to replace the Creator. The ancient sun god called himself 'the omniscient and almighty God who created everything'. Didn't he also want to replace 'the original'?"

"It's a pity that the erosion of the original on Him was more serious than He imagined, so His fall was almost inevitable."

“So when I saw the argument of ‘First Flame Creation’, I already knew what the Church of Fools’ purpose was. And when the Church of Evernight and other Orthodox Churches successively compiled holy scriptures, their positions were already displayed to the world.”

"They didn't hide anything at all. They laid everything out in the open. Any normal person can figure it out if they use their brains!"

Leonard's eyes twitched slightly as he was mocked for being brainless again, but he was used to it. This was not the first time anyway.

Moreover, although it was a bit embarrassing, what the old man said made sense.

Leonard sometimes despises his own brain. He used to think that he had no talent for poetry, but now he realizes that he is not smart enough. But there is nothing wrong with admitting this. Isn't it enough for an old man to be smart?

Pales continued:

"This is not something you should consider, or even something I should consider."

"Instead of worrying about these, you should think about how to accumulate enough merits to complete the promotion."

Leonard's expression froze. He was already a Sequence 4 Demigod, but it would take a long time for him to advance to Sequence 3.

Because he did not have enough merit, he could not get promoted through the channels of the Church of Darkness.

Of course, he could exchange the potion formula from the Tarot Club, but he had no channel to obtain the extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 3 'Bishop of Fear', because this high-sequence extraordinary materials had long been monopolized by the Church of Evernight.

Accumulating merit is his only way out.

But the problem is that these demigods of the Rose School are hiding too deeply!
Intis, Trier.

Bernadette recounted everything she had dreamed about and asked softly:

"Do you need me to do anything?"

On top of the bookshelf, the petite blue doll looked down at her condescendingly, clasped its hands together, and said calmly:

"You don't have to do anything, at least not yet."

Bernadette lowered her head in silence. Everyone thought that she had cut off contact with the Outer Gods. Both the Fool and her father thought so. But in fact, He had always been by her side. He had always been.

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