Don't call me evil god

Chapter 292 Internal Conflict
A carefully woven group illusion, a perfect dream that makes people indulge in it.

After listening to Sepp's explanation, Pete fell silent.

The situation was much more difficult than he had expected.

If the living conditions of the Illusion Church were just a little worse and their lives were a little miserable, then negotiations should be much easier.

But the problem is.

The lives of these people in the "Great Illusion" are not miserable at all, and can even be described as extravagant and revelry.

Just imagine and you can achieve the pleasure of controlling everything.

In a sense, it’s not an exaggeration to say that these guys are already dead in real life.

They are left with only their minds indulging in hallucinations, enjoying all the false pleasures.

Don't want to wake up.

I just want to have endless joy in the illusion.

"The great illusion is maintained by the magic cast by everyone. The material of the magic is [Illusion Fragments]. So - if the supply of [Illusion Fragments] is cut off, will they have to accept reality?" Pete asked with a frown.

Sep replied in a heavy tone: "That's right, but..."

Pete had a bad feeling: "But what?"

"But now I don't know where they hide the church's artifacts." Sep confessed.

Pete was shocked: "No, wait a minute?"

"Aren't you the Patriarch of the Church of Illusion?"

"The artifact is not yours to manage?!"

Sepp's expression was complicated. "In the past, the artifact was used by everyone in the church. Most of the [Illusion Fragments] were used to build and maintain the Great Illusion of the Paradise Palace. I will take some extra to disguise myself when I sneak into the Kingdom of Reyak."

"But three months ago, when the artifact's output of [Illusion Fragments] began to decrease, we had... a conflict."

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Two months ago.

In the illusion of the Palace of Bliss.

Sep, who had rushed back all the way exhausted, was in a very depressed mood.

Because he had just spent a lot of time in Ceylon City to inquire about the source of the [Illusion Fragments], but to no avail.

The commissioned purchasing merchants all said that they had never seen such a thing.

[Illusion Fragments] Reducing the impact on the Illusion Church is fatal.

In the past, the illusion fragments they could obtain were maintained at a "break-even" state.

Deduct the cost of maintaining the large illusion and the cost of Sepp's camouflage.

Only a small amount of the illusion fragments remained.

And these remaining fragments of illusion cannot be accumulated at all.

Because they will soon be used by people in the church to create new enjoyments and new scenes in the Palace of Bliss!
What Sepp didn't expect was.

When he returned to the ruined church, he soon received even worse news.

"How is it going? Have you found the source of the other illusion fragments?"

"I was supposed to get 19 crumbs this month, but now I only have 17. When will we get the missing crumbs again?"

"Have you found the problem with the artifact? When will it be restored to normal?"

As soon as Sepp appeared in the great illusion, other believers in the church noticed him and immediately surrounded him, asking about the situation.

"I am sorry."

"I have asked almost everyone in Ceylon City, but no one knows what other sources the [Illusion Fragments] may have."

"I also found a scholar and asked him to help me identify it, but he said he couldn't analyze the material of the [Illusion Fragment]."

Sepp really tried every possible way. The scholar's fee was not low, and Sepp had no money, so he took the risk and used illusions to tamper with the other party's cognition, pretending to pay a sum of gold coins.

"The Goddess of Illusion still hasn't responded to my prayers. She may be very weak now."

"Everyone, we may need to exercise some restraint next."

"I suggest that we save some of the scraps that are not used up in maintaining the Great Illusion to deal with possible changes in the future."

"If everyone can save 10 crumbs a month, the savings will be enough to support our illusion for another half a month."

When he made the suggestion, Sepp didn't think much about it.

He was thinking entirely from the perspective of how to preserve the church and allow the faith in the Goddess of Illusion to continue.

Although the output of [Illusion Fragments] began to decrease, it was not so low that even the large illusion could not be supported.

If everyone agreed to Sepp's proposal.

If we all "tighten our belts" and stop wasting all of our [Illusion Fragments] on creating illusions for enjoyment, it should be large enough for the illusion to last for a long time.

After Kesep finished speaking, the scene fell into silence.

The only thing left in the Palace of Bliss was the never-ending symphony orchestra, still playing cheerful music.

The lighthearted and lively music formed a huge contrast with the silent followers of the Church of Illusion.

Soon, a handsome young man with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes stood up and objected:
"I disagree!"

"Didn't we all agree on this when the Paradise Palace was built?"

"Except for the necessary expenses for maintaining the Great Illusion, the rest will be divided equally among all of us!"

"This is something you proposed yourself, Sep?"

Sepp nodded reluctantly.

This was indeed his original proposal, but at that time, Sepp also said the second half of the sentence.

The second half of the sentence is:

"We can use the extra illusion fragments to disguise ourselves and go to the Kingdom of Reyak to deliver some necessities such as food and clothing."

However, the reality is that Sepp is the only one left in the entire Church of Illusion who is still working hard to bring back food.

Everyone else was immersed in the Palace of Bliss all day long.

As the Patriarch of the Church of Illusion, Sepp tried to persuade the remaining believers, but no one listened.

He couldn't abandon these people and let them fend for themselves.

After all, they are also believers of the Goddess of Illusion.

Sepp had a hunch.

If these people also turn away from the Goddess of Illusion due to death or abandonment of faith, bad things are likely to happen next.

So Sepp didn't abandon them.

Instead, they continued to transport grain from the Kingdom of Reyak here without complaint.

While other believers were reveling in the illusion, Sep boiled the ground flour into paste and fed it to them to prevent them from dying of excessive hunger in the illusion.

The believers who expressed their opposition quickly continued with confidence:

"In the past, Sepp, you earned a lot more [Illusion Fragments] every month than us."

"If you want to reduce consumption, why don't you save the extra [Illusion Fragments] you took?"

Sep opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he was too uncomfortable to speak.

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(End of this chapter)