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The city of omniscience.

This is a floating city that relies on the power of alchemical arrays and gravity to float in the air. In the city of omniscience stands a series of mysterious black and magnificent buildings, and in the depths of the buildings stands a statue of the god of knowledge and wisdom.

In front of the statue stood a tall stone tablet with only one question on it. The God of Knowledge and Wisdom wanted to ask all the wise men:

What is the meaning of knowledge? What does knowledge really mean?

This stone tablet is ten meters high, and is inscribed with densely packed answers from wise men:

Knowledge means information, knowledge means books, knowledge means results, knowledge means experience, knowledge means happiness, knowledge means everything.

The answers were all signed by famous scholars, and all of them shone with a bright white light, with the aura of knowledge and authority lingering around them.

At the main entrance, a tall staircase stretched out at any moment, connecting the sky and the ground. On either side of the staircase crouched pitch-black gargoyles. These gargoyles were undead creatures from the spirit world, bound here by a contract unique to the Council of Knowledge. They possessed a keen sense of spiritual perception and were typically used to guard the gate.

Brad Palmer's figure appeared on the steps. At the same time, the gargoyles on both sides of the steps woke up from their stone statues. When they saw the badge in front of Palmer, they turned into stone statues again and fell back onto the handrails on both sides of the steps.

Inside the City of Omniscience, there are walking books and materialized information torrents everywhere, in various forms. These are all living knowledge created by the City of Omniscience itself, which is called "knowledge body" in the field of knowledge.

They wear human clothes, or plaid shirts, or gold-rimmed glasses, or skirts. These are knowledge that is difficult for humans to understand. When knowledge has human nature, they want to imitate humans and become humans, but they have never really succeeded.

Palmer walked through these "knowledge" as usual, trying his best to avoid contact with them. Once there was close physical contact, these knowledge would forcibly invade his mind, forcing him to think, and even lead to madness and loss of control. There was no shortage of precedents in the City of Omniscience.

Before long, Palmer passed through a series of black buildings and arrived at a church deep in the City of Omniscience.

This is the Cathedral of the Wind of Wisdom, the core area of ​​the City of Omniscience.

In one of the rooms, Palmer found an old man with white hair and beard and very long eyebrows. He was sitting on a tall chair, flipping through a thick book page by page.

Seeing Palmer come in, he reluctantly turned his eyes away from the book, looked at Palmer, and asked calmly:

"Mr. Palmer, what's going on?"

He was very optimistic about the young man before him. He had entered the extraordinary world at the age of 25 and became a demigod at the age of 30. With such talent, he had the potential to become a Son of the Planes and a strong contender for the next Speaker. Even if he was not a Son of the Planes, it didn't matter. Knowledge could change destiny.

Palmer crossed his hands over his chest, performed the internal etiquette of the Knowledge Council, and said in a deep voice:

"Mr. Speaker, we have accomplished our mission. With the help of books and the spread of knowledge, miracles have spread to almost all countries. I have a question: even if it is for the return of God, the Parliament of Knowledge has prepared for this plan for four hundred years. Is it really worth it?"

The Chairman of the Knowledge Council, Xiek, smiled and said with a sacred tone:

"Every price is worth it. Do you ever feel that as your status becomes higher and higher, as you come into contact with certain profound knowledge, you always hear a burst of crazy whispers in your ears, driving you crazy and out of control, with an overwhelming urge to rush somewhere, even wanting to ignore the possibility of contamination and force yourself to plunge into the astral world and pursue the secrets of the starry sky?"

"That's the Knowledge Plague, a terrible plague that has existed since the beginning of time. Most of the knowledge bodies out there are the result of the Knowledge Plague forcibly separated by the saints of the Knowledge Council."

"The first person to be infected was the God of Creation. To alleviate his own knowledge plague, he created giants, elves, dragons, and other primordial mythological creatures, sharing his knowledge and wisdom with the gods and these primordial mythological creatures. He used them as his 'anchors,' bearing both power and glory, as well as risks."

"The great god of knowledge and wisdom inherited the greatest portion of the Creator God's knowledge, becoming the symbol of knowledge and wisdom. Similarly, all gods, including him, were infected with the knowledge plague to varying degrees."

"In order to alleviate the knowledge plague, he and the gods created humans, shared knowledge and wisdom with them, and made them their 'anchors.'"

"This is the truth behind the birth of humanity. Therefore, humanity has inevitably suffered the contamination brought about by the knowledge plague. This contamination is not obvious, but it remains deep within every human's subconscious, ready to be awakened at any time."

This... Brad Palmer was dazed after hearing this. He had heard a lot of this knowledge before. In religious legends, the birth of mankind was the result of the gods showing their power and kindness, but he didn't expect that there was such a deeper reason.

Xiyeke glanced at him, very satisfied with his reaction, paused, and continued:

"The great God of Knowledge and Wisdom fell during the Second Divine War. Even then, He had already planned His return. Now, if He wants to truly return, or even take a step further, He must first recover, as cost-free as possible, the knowledge and wisdom He shared when He created humanity. This is the first step."

"The second step is to once again share one's knowledge and wisdom with humanity. This is a necessary step in the great god's initiation ritual, and it is also the only way for humanity to escape the contamination of the knowledge plague."

"The only way? Then why did it take so long to transfer wisdom to those animals?" Palmer asked half confused and half enlightened.

"When the gods shared knowledge, humans were the primary recipients, and animals were not contaminated. Therefore, if we want to recycle knowledge without any cost, we must use animals as a transfer medium."

"Now you understand why we need to transfer knowledge? Why we need to cooperate with other churches? All of this is a necessary price to pay. Destruction followed by reconstruction is the only option. Only when God truly returns can humanity advance further in the realm of knowledge."

"Perhaps you don't know that humanity is about to face Judgment Day. When the world comes to an end, it will turn into a lake of fire and brimstone. Only by advancing further in the realm of knowledge can the Knowledge Council hope to create a giant floating ark to lead believers to the astral realm and survive the final Judgment Day."

Brad Palmer was silent for a full ten seconds, his mind a mess. He found it difficult to accept this sudden knowledge. After a while, he crossed his arms over his chest again with excitement.

"Follow the will of the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, knowledge is above all else."

Xiyeke nodded with satisfaction and said:

"Very good, anything else?"

Palmer suddenly remembered the main purpose of this trip and said hurriedly:

"There's another thing. Wayne Stewell seems to have noticed our plan. He made a move in the Benjamin Islands and has now arrived in Dulles City by ship."

"Wayne Stewell? The legendary wish-granting angel? The Pope of the Starry Sky Church?" Hiyek frowned slightly and then began:

"I understand. Send someone to find His whereabouts, but there's no need to take any action for now. We may not be enemies. Just tell our allies about this. The Church of Poseidon will surely be very interested in this news.

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Dulles, Land's End Hotel.

About ten minutes later, Zhou Ning came to the hotel downstairs again to meet Jasmine.

In order to avoid exposing his identity too early, he deliberately changed his clothes: a black bachelor's gown with a white shirt inside, and made some adjustments to his appearance, looking no different from the ordinary students nearby.

Jasmine wasn't surprised by this, and even thought it was the right choice. Wayne Stewell was so famous that his appearance and dress were easily recognizable, so keeping a low profile was no problem. Coincidentally, she also dressed up as a local student.

King's College was not far away, about 40 minutes' walk. Before long, the two arrived at the gate of King's College.

It was exam season, and there were not many students near the school. Facing the guard's questioning, without waiting for Zhou Ning to speak, Jasmine used mental suggestion, and the two of them successfully entered the academy.