Chapter 2867: Chapter 2862: Two Lies of the Moon

Dreams are the closest distance to the human heart.

Unexpectedly, this saying seems to get a bit of recognition even in the circle of Superior Beings.

Listening to these ancient secrets coming from the Deceiver’s mouth inevitably stirred quite a lot of feelings in Fu Qian.

So going by that, Her Excellency the King of Nightmare must also have suffered plenty of pollution from human hearts, right?

And naturally, that leads to even more curiosity toward that particular Superior Being.

The old hands are very interested in the Sea of Souls; that’s an already repeatedly verified piece of information.

And not only in the Bookstore World, but also over on the Witch’s side.

So it’s entirely imaginable that back in the Mythic Era, when Superior Beings flourished, attempts like Annalise’s must have been made quite a lot.

Yet even under such circumstances, the King of Nightmare’s presence was still so thin that almost no one noticed.

If that isn’t just His nature, then He must have been led astray by human ideas like "go with the flow," "suffering is a blessing," "look to the future, not the present," and so on.

But setting aside the character issue for now, once you add this variable, one question becomes very delicate—

The oracle Annalise heard within her Dream, where did it actually come from?

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Based on what they gained in the previous mission, it’s clear that Annalise’s entering Dream might have had a different purpose than those other Superior Beings.

Directly designated as the Moon God’s reincarnation, she had always carried a certain confusion because of that, and was urgently hoping for more guidance.

And as very likely the first God to have begun as a human, according to the Warehouse she was the first God to dream, and thus heard the voice of the Original Moon.

Then she became somewhat addicted to it, and obtained a great deal of extraordinary information from it, such as "the Long Night is coming."

Even the birth of the Bloodline Clan originated there: to prepare for the soon-to-come Long Night, she began to forge her own Clan.

In short, it’s obvious that Dream is an absolutely critical element in the Moon History Record.

And as for the question of where the oracle comes from, there’s also a most straightforward answer: the notebook.

The Demon Mountain is also a Divine Dream, and the Truth Note is its very foundation of existence.

That was one of the clearer conclusions after the last mission ended.

Back then, after analyzing the whole matter, Fu Qian’s understanding leaned toward Annalise having grasped certain mechanisms of Dream, then using Divine Power to create the Truth Note and forge this place where one can "hear the Way in the morning."

The whole process still looks rather natural, but there is one core issue that can’t be solved: why can the Truth Note judge truth and falsehood?

Because it has some connection to the Sea of Souls?

That would be a bit of pitch-black humor.

A dignified Superior Being needs Mortal wisdom to guide Her out of confusion?

And the Sea of Souls can hardly be called a Crystal of wisdom; as everyone knows, when human nature gathers, the result is often foolishness.

Yet now this hard knot of a question suddenly seems to have two possible answers—

First, naturally, is the King of Nightmare, and at first glance His suspicion is quite heavy.

Always known for His incompetence, letting people do as they please on His own turf, He apparently tried to stop Herbert?

Can’t beat the Progenitor of the Blood Clan but can at least beat the First Apostle? Fed up for too long, so He picked a weaker target to bully?

The logic is, in a way, normal.

But don’t forget one crucial point here: what did Herbert come to do.

Having discovered that his former fellow believer, now his object of faith Annalise, had become addicted to Dream, no matter how you look at it, he came to wake her up.

If Annalise stops sleeping, wouldn’t the King of Nightmare suffer fewer insults?

It’s not like the victim got hooked and started resenting Herbert for meddling too much, right?

If it’s not for that kind of absurd reason, then the motive behind such actions becomes very suspicious.

As for the second suspect—did even the Original Moon once become addicted to Dream?

This bit of information provided by Patch is undoubtedly important.

At first glance, it seems to increase the suspicion on the King of Nightmare, but if you overlay another piece of information, the whole thing takes on a different flavor—

While the other Superior Beings were each employing various means to consolidate their own positions, the Original Moon pulled a unique stunt: She directly designated a particular believer as Her own reincarnation.

And later that believer actually did become a Superior Being.

Even Professor Fu, who is dedicated to Transcendent research, still has no good explanation for such behavior to this day.

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In the last mission’s summary, the Warehouse mentioned that after seeing the Long Night, the Original Moon felt some fear toward the coming events.

But just fear alone, and She gave up even Her Divine Position? You have to know, looking at Annalise, her humanity seems pretty well intact; there’s no sign of possession.

So the Original Moon’s actions are almost like hearing She’s about to be executed, then choosing to die by sitting meditation first.

It’s hard to imagine that a will which once stood at the very peak of the world would make such a choice in this matter.

Then could all these behaviors mean She actually made another kind of choice?

Yes. "Lie" can in fact be interpreted in many ways.

Beyond someone impersonating the Original Moon, it can also mean the Original Moon Herself is lying.

That’s right, what if Annalise’s perception wasn’t wrong? She did receive enlightenment from the Original Moon, only the latter was carrying out some malicious guidance.

Faced with the terrifying threat about to arrive, the Original Moon did not choose to die sitting, but chose to play the retired emperor.

Something’s going to happen, so She ducks out of the way first, casually grabs a laborer and hands over all the legal responsibilities to her, then pushes all the issues onto that lucky soul.

From this angle, doesn’t the motive suddenly become much more reasonable?

You no longer have to treat a dignified Superior Being as if Their brain were full of bubbles, and the King of Nightmare doesn’t need to rise up either; He can go on being the sufferer and the tool.

Of course, in that case Herbert’s role becomes even more tragic.

Gouging out both his eyes for himself was really just the appetizer.

For the sake of a promise he once made, he’s tormented into madness by an even earlier object of faith and still won’t give up; that title of First Apostle is no joke.

It’s just unclear whether Herbert himself knows that the one troubling him might be the Original Moon.

"Uh... heh..."

"Uh... ughh..."

"Hoo—where is this?"

Apparently even Lord Pa Qi wasn’t lying: after a bout of agonized struggle, the sounds over there really did grow familiar.

"It really does sound like a looped playback of memory."

Fu Qian could of course tell why it felt familiar: these were the sounds Herbert made at the very beginning.

This lump of flesh and blood went all out, and it seems all it managed to do was function as a tape recorder.

"Heh heh... that’s already a relatively smart move."

Patch naturally wouldn’t show any "you actually don’t trust me" kind of emotion; it was just that he rarely gave a positive comment.

"It is relatively smart."

Fu Qian let out a sigh.

"Words can’t match the persuasive power of wounds on the body."

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