The Path to Lordship Begins in the North

Bernice has returned to the camp in the Lantern Dreamland.

During the subsequent conversation, Bernice subtly asked Lind many questions, as well as about future cooperation matters.

Following the will of the goddess, Lantern Dream has always prioritized the continuation of human civilization. However, in doing so, Lantern Dream has inevitably gone to extremes, developing some rather wicked technologies using the divine power left in the goddess's oracle.

For example, dreaming online.

Linde had always been very interested in this technology, but Lantern Dream was unwilling to fully disclose it to him. Moreover, this technology required the use of many brain servants, that is, living people, to turn these brain servants into tools that had no self-thinking and could only provide computing power.

Therefore, after much consideration, Linde temporarily abandoned this technology.

But things are different now. With the development of research into super-level magic, the gray-collar workers have ushered in a second technological explosion. Although many technologies are still in the research institute and have not yet been implemented, Linde believes that brain servants may find alternatives in the future.

The Lantern Dream also needs to re-examine Linde, and this collaboration has been put back on the agenda.

Bernice went to a secret dwelling in the camp and lay on the bed. Soon after, she fell asleep and, in her dream, recounted her conversation with Lind to the cardinals in the Lantern Dream and to the Saintess, word for word.

Even in her dreams, scenes could be recreated based on Bernice's imagination.

Lantern Dreamland has stopped capturing brain servants in the North, but wars are still raging in other parts of the continent. Especially recently, the war on the southwestern border between Anjou and Cape has been escalating, and other small countries are also starting to become restless.

This provided ample resources for the brain servants of the Lantern Dream, and even their computing power began to gradually increase.

However, the reenactment of the dream scene contained many of Bernice's subjective thoughts. For example, in Bernice's reenactment, Lind, who was not exactly kind but at most serious and proper, became aloof and mysterious.

After hearing Bernice's description, both the cardinal and the leading saint fell silent.

Finally, the leading saintess, whose body was shrouded in black mist, spoke first: "So, Sister Lampholder, you suspect that the remnant of the Golden Age can understand the goddess's divine pronouncements, and even communicate directly with the goddess, is that right?"

Bernice nodded and replied, "Your Grace, it's very possible. I think the other party may possess the legendary Holy Word technique. We need to reassess this remnant of the Golden Age."

At the same time, Bernice also recreated the scene of Professor Lind speaking Chinese in her dream.

"This may be the language of the Golden Age, or even a kind of sacred language."

Bernice didn't really need to emphasize it, since Linde himself in the scenario had already admitted it. Many cardinals were praying in their hearts according to Professor Linde's phrase in the scenario. Although the projection couldn't see the facial expressions, seeing the somewhat unsettling dreams around the cardinals, they already knew the ending.

The leading saintess was even more aware that the pronunciation of this message was very similar to the beginning of the goddess's oracle.

This further confirms the saint's conjecture that the goddess's latest oracle may not be a single sentence, but rather three sentences.

"Can it be deciphered?"

The leading saintess looked at the other cardinals.

"It's hard."

A cardinal stepped forward and said, "Regardless of the fact that the other party did not explain the meaning of the sentence to Sister Lamp-Holder, and that the sentence only has pronunciation and no corresponding text, it is almost impossible to decipher."

Many cardinals lowered their heads in disappointment. Even the cardinals stationed in the Citadel said so, indicating that there was basically no possibility of deciphering it.

"And even if we crack it, can we really use it?"

The cardinal stationed at the Citadel continued, "The ability to communicate with the goddess is already a legendary divine art. Language itself carries divine power, and those who are not closely connected with the goddess cannot unleash the original power of the language even if they learn it, and may even suffer a backlash."

However, the cardinal changed the subject, saying, "Even so, I think it is necessary for us to communicate with them. The art of Holy Word has been lost, and the remnants of the Golden Age are our only hope to learn it again."

The cardinals all nodded in agreement upon hearing this. If they could learn the art of divine speech from the remnants of the Golden Age, then the Lantern Dream might truly be able to return to the light of day.

At this moment, the leading saint spoke again, asking, "Is it worth it to exchange our technology for this language?"

This is not questioning whether the so-called Holy Word technique is comparable to the technology currently possessed by Lantern Dream. On the contrary, is the technology possessed by Lantern Dream truly worth exchanging for the Holy Word technique?

Does this remnant of the Golden Age really value the technology of Lantern Dream? Linde did show great interest in Lantern Dream's technology, but that was all; otherwise, the two sides would have already engaged in deeper cooperation.

Moreover, for these fanatics, how can a language that allows them to communicate with the God they serve be compared to the technology they have derived from using God's authority?

Even if Linde were willing to make the exchange, these fanatical followers felt it was too beneath them and would damage the goddess's dignity, so they would absolutely not agree.

So what else does Lind find interesting in the Lantern Dream?

The leading saintess glanced at the lantern on the table. It was clear that only the goddess's authority could be compared to the language that allowed communication with the goddess.

But this is the foundation of Lantern Dream. If even this authority is handed over, Linde and Lantern Dream will no longer be partners, but rather superiors and subordinates.

Everyone realized this as well, and fell silent. Many people had opposed contact with this remnant of the Golden Age, since their exchanges had only been superficial, mostly consisting of a cultist and a lord exchanging benefits, with little substance.

They didn't exchange any of the technology from the Golden Age; for most of the time, it was just the Lantern Dream making a one-sided contribution.

But now none of that matters anymore. No one questions the importance of contacting this remnant of the golden age, even if he knows less about the secrets than they do.

The fact that the language of the Golden Age could be used to communicate directly with the goddess, and that it might be the prototype of the Holy Word, is enough to keep many people up at night, not to mention that the people of the Golden Age were standing right in front of them.

The leading saintess looked around and said, "Since none of you have a better solution, let me awaken my body and personally meet this remnant of the Golden Age."

Upon hearing this, Bernice knelt down and said, "But Your Holiness, every moment you take action with your body is extremely precious, and if you begin to act, the eyes of all the churches will become alert."

The leading saintess shook her head and said, "I put my body into a deep sleep precisely for a time like this."

"As for the churches of false gods, they haven't even bothered to interfere with that demon god of the demon race. They've long since lost the courage to fight for their own gods. What's there to fear about such churches?"