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Chapter 1676 Final Chapter: The Shore Crossing [20]: "Can roses only grow into roses?"

However, to Su Wenjun's surprise, Su Ming'an actually stood before the Radiant Mother Goddess and the Lord of Dreams this time. In countless reincarnations, this time there was actually hope of realizing an ideal that Su Wenjun could never achieve.

However, Su Wenjun was no longer there; he flew towards the fire without looking back.

What remained here was Hui Chi.

He felt a pang of sorrow, regret, and awe for his resolute lord... Had Su Wenjun persisted a little longer, would she have been able to see the path Su Ming'an had taken today?
After Su Wenjun's departure... the protective membrane surrounding Hui Chi disappeared, and people finally saw the radiance under the sun. It turned out that this godfather was truly dazzling.

……

One day after the player arrived.

"Squeak—"

The blond-haired, red-eyed bishop sat on the sun-drenched rooftop, a fruitwood-colored violin resting on his shoulder, its melodious strains flowing out like a gentle stream.

A summoning circle lit up beneath his feet, and then a boy wearing a grape wreath stepped out.

—The Eternal Lord, the Seventh Seat.

Eurydilora glanced around, her gaze sweeping over the garden's profusion of flowers, before settling on the bishop.

"Lovasha, did you summon me?" Yuritilora crossed her arms. "Interesting. A being as lowly as you has actually found a way to summon higher dimensions. You've read quite a few books. But I'm busy. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving."

He clearly had no patience for a lowly life form like Huichi. Huichi was merely a life form trapped within a planet, not worth His time to linger over.

Hui Chi smiled and said, "Your Excellency, the Lord of Eternity, I have heard that you wish to cooperate with the Radiant Mother Goddess to overwrite the correct world line with an error."

Eurydilora stopped in her tracks, her eyes flashing with surprise as she glanced sideways: "You? A mere mortal, how do you know about us?"

"I am fortunate to possess some vision and wisdom that surpasses that of ordinary people. If I am right, then I suppose it is because I have read enough books."

"Is it merely deduction?" Yuritilora chuckled twice, suddenly finding it amusing. "You lowly and short-lived creatures always manage to redefine my understanding time and time again. Conspiracies that even many higher dimensions cannot unravel, you can expose with just a few words. Perhaps the persistence and wisdom of mortals can always break through limits."

Hui Chi stopped playing the strings, held the strings to his chest with his right hand, and bowed slightly. "My lord was once incredibly radiant, overshadowing my glory for thousands of years... Now, I am only allowed to be an ordinary supporting character and shine a little."

"So, what do you want to say?" Yuritilola's tone was full of mockery, not believing that Huichi could come up with any particularly impressive suggestions.

Humans are just humans after all. Even if they are lucky enough to glimpse the plans of the gods, what can they do?
The stone bricks of the rooftop were warm from the sun, with new green vines climbing along their edges. The blond bishop stood there, his long, flowing gold and white robe spread out like a flower blooming silently. He turned his head slightly, his crimson eyes, once filled with the wisdom of countless books, half-closed, as deep and unfathomable as a century-old vintage wine.

This person was clearly gentle, dignified, and serene, yet for a moment, Eurydilola thought she was seeing a crimson python.

The crimson python raised its chin and slowly opened its mouth—

"Your cooperation with the Radiant Mother is based on mutual benefit. She needs your power to construct dreams, and you need her high-dimensional power to stabilize this vast sandbox and ultimately achieve your and Lord Nor's goal—to take Su Ming'an away."

"However, once the dream is completed and Su Ming'an and the others are deeply immersed in it, the Radiant Mother Goddess, who holds the sovereignty of the world, will naturally have the upper hand. At that time, how can you ensure that She will deliver the 'fruit' to you completely as promised, instead of reaping everything before you even touch it?"

"You know, Su Ming'an... is just too tempting."

Eurydilora tightened her arms slightly. Huichi had accurately pointed out His sore spot: He was indeed being hypocritical and distrustful of the Radiant Mother Goddess.

“You need to put that tiger in a cage,” Hui Chi said.

“Ridiculous!” Eurydilora scoffed. “How could Klitschko enter the cat box by himself? That would be tantamount to deliberately exposing his weakness to everyone.”

The Radiant Mother cannot possibly appear in this cat box, not even as background. Anyone who enters this cat box is at risk of being killed. Even a one in ten million chance is unacceptable. It's equivalent to actively revealing your health bar.

As long as He doesn't enter the cat box, no matter how much the people inside struggle, they cannot choose Him.

“Of course He won’t enter on His own.” Hui Chi’s smile deepened, filled with wisdom. “But we can passively keep Him inside the cat box.”

He paused slightly:
"My plan consists of four steps."

"The first step is for you to give me the identity of a 'Pope' inside the cat box. I will use this identity to fabricate the image of the 'Radiant Mother Goddess' over a long period of time. I will subtly modify the scriptures, guide public opinion, and gradually inform the general public about the image of the 'Radiant Mother Goddess.' I will make them gradually believe, worship, and even fanatically follow her."

"The second step is faith. Once the concept is initially established, I will have the suffering people pray to Him for comfort, the confused people seek guidance from Him, and let the 'Radiant Mother Goddess' be deeply embedded in this civilization. At that time, She will no longer be just an external name, but part of the backdrop of Rovasa, a link in the self-consistent logic of the world."

"The third step is imprisonment. When the collective consciousness of billions of living beings firmly believes that 'the Radiant Mother Goddess is Rovasha's deity,' what will happen according to Rovasha's underlying rules?"

He looked directly into Yuritilora's slightly widened eyes and spoke slowly and deliberately:
"He will be 'anchored' in this cat box. Whether His true self is willing or not, His concept has been irreversibly dragged into the framework by the collective consciousness. From then on, within this sandbox, He must also abide by some rules—for example, as the supreme god of the background, He cannot directly erase the main characters without reason. For example, when the 'hero' follows a specific legend and raises a specific 'holy sword'... he has the possibility of 'challenging the gods'."

"The Radiant Mother Goddess is in an awkward situation. If she tries to interfere forcefully as an external 'god,' she may suffer a backlash from the rules. If she responds as an internal 'demon king,' she must enter the challenge's plot logic and face the hero who has gathered all the 'god-slaying elements (holy sword, key)'."

"I confess, I am but a lowly life form, born in Rovasa, raised in Rovasa, and destined to die in Rovasa. I cannot leave this sandbox, nor can I overturn this framework. Perhaps I will never see the universe in my entire life." Hui Chi bowed slightly, his posture humble, his crimson eyes like flames.

"I have merely created a stage for God-slaying that conforms to the rules of this world for the future hero who will wield a sword to slay gods—Lord Su Ming'an."

"I have brought the indescribable higher dimensions into the realm of those that can be challenged;"

"I commanded the Mother Goddess, who was hiding behind the scenes, to reveal Her bloodline."

“I transformed the invisible creator into a catbox apex that can be challenged.”

"This is the most dazzling brilliance I can radiate as a mortal who has long lived in the shadow of the protagonist, a supporting character who has read many books... who can end everything for us as a savior."

"This is also a plan I'm offering you to help you fight against the Radiant Mother Goddess."

The rooftop was completely silent. The only sound was the soft rustling of the vines in the breeze.

Sunlight streamed through the man's slightly wavy blond hair, creating an almost transparent halo around the edges. His expression was calm, even carrying a sense of tranquility after everything had settled, but beneath that calm flowed an undercurrent known only to himself.

All the contempt and impatience on Eurydilora's face had vanished. She stared blankly at the blond, red-eyed bishop before her, as if seeing him for the first time.

It looks just like a terrifying python.

He is such an ambitious guy, yet he is perceived as humble, weak, and incompetent.

He felt an unprecedented chill, and a tremor from being struck by immense joy. At that moment, He was even somewhat afraid of the mortals before Him.

“…Mortal,” after a long silence, Eurydilora slowly exhaled, her voice tinged with solemnity, “What is your name?”

“The emblem is red.” The bishop replied with a smile, the sunlight falling on him as if he were being crowned.

—Through years of compilation and narration, he will forcibly pull the gods outside the cat box into the cat box.

“Do you know how difficult this is?” Eurydilora couldn’t help but say. “You are just a mortal. If He were to detect your delusions, He could crush you with a single finger.”

Those who dared to act recklessly, however, threw their heads back and laughed.

He laughed heartily, his blond hair flying as his fruitwood violin trembled beside him.

"Then my wish has been fulfilled even more," Hui Chi laughed loudly. "If He kills me, the character in the cat box, He will inevitably enter the cat box! That also fulfills my wish! Once He enters, He will surely be killed by the Godslayer one day!"

……madman.

Yuritilora stared at Huichi for a few seconds, then suddenly relaxed her imposing aura and asked:

"The madness of you guys is really varied. But may I ask you what you insist on? You don't seem to have any particularly noble character, nor do you seem to have any reason to be free."

Hui Chi thought for a moment.

Initially, it was out of a reluctance to play a supporting role; later, it was because he was deeply moved by Su Wenjun's ideals that he decided to help her. And then…

No, none of these reasons really matter.

His real reason was actually...

The crimson python pondered for a moment, then finally found the answer and slowly spoke:
“As the eldest brother, my younger siblings are all busy. Some are venturing into higher dimensions, some are doing their best to protect the spark of the world, some have transformed into rabbits and are singing loudly, and some have become the protagonists... I can’t lose to them. I need to do something to take care of them.”

He gave Gao Wei an answer that he hadn't expected.

It was all just to take care of his own brothers and sisters.

What a humble answer, what a trivial reason… Yuritilola had expected to hear a noble reason similar to Su Ming'an's, but instead, she found it to be such a petty one. Yet, it seemed so real, so real that the blond man before her suddenly became clear, as if she could reach out and touch him. She could clearly see the fine wrinkles on his face and the rough lines on his lips, the redness under his eyes and his burning smile.

The contrast is that he was willing to kill his sister Huibi with his own hands for this reason, and Huibi readily agreed to his request.

Yuritilora paused for a moment, then took out a pale purple grape blossom, pinned it to Huichi's chest with one hand, and pressed it firmly: "Good luck... you madman."

This is a signal that He agrees to the alliance.

He turned and disappeared without looking back; one could even sense a hint of fear in his silhouette.

The lingering notes of the violin faded away in the sunlight. Hui Chi put down the bow, and in his crimson eyes, the flames finally began to burn quietly and wildly.

He knew this was a path of no return. What he was about to do was steal the name of the "Mother Goddess" and weave the clothes of the "Mother Goddess".

To be the most blasphemous true believer of "Mother Goddess" and the most devout heretic of "Mother Goddess".

—Go and praise His false name.

……

"I will become part of the world's rotting flesh and blood, the worst and most corrupt parasite."

“I will rot, I will become ugly, I will wither. I will become the worst part of this world, digging deep into the source of its sins, and burning with it. There will be people who hate me, people who despise me, and people who will do everything they can to get rid of me.”

"I will be high above, looking down on all directions."

"I want to give the goddess a white daisy."

"I want to present the goddess with a bright red shawl."

"I want to present the goddess with a magnificent crown."

“When the passing traveler Su Ming’an gives me these, I will invite him to join me in paying homage to the goddess…”

……