Mystery: When the Fool Meets the Masked Fool

Chapter 107 Let Klein Kill the Fool

"Doesn't this church name sound very respectable?" Leonard muttered to himself, glancing at Her Excellency Cecima, the "Sword of the Goddess."

Seeing that Cecima hadn't said anything, he finally believed it. There actually was a true church called the Church of Joy.

Cecima noticed Leonard's look and chuckled. "This church isn't what you think. If you're interested, you can take a look at their teachings. This so-called pleasure has nothing to do with the Witch of Pleasure."

Ceres explained, "What we mean by joy is actually more about enjoying life and bringing pleasure to ourselves and those around us. Of course, the kind of joy you're thinking of does exist. It's normal, and there's no need to be embarrassed. But we won't write it into our doctrine. It's enough for everyone to understand; there's no need to speak about it."

Leonard smiled. This archbishop was too out of touch. He didn't look like a bishop at all.

Serris took out a pocket watch with a silver chain from his pocket and glanced at it. "There's still some time before the start. How about this, you guys go in first. I have something I want to talk to Klein about."

Leonard and Klein exchanged glances and nodded, "Okay."

"Then I'll excuse myself." Cecima nodded and left. Leonard followed Cecima.

"What's wrong?" Klein was pulled to a corner at the back of the church by Serris. "What's going on? Why can't you say it on the phone? Why do you have to be so secretive?"

"Doesn't it make the atmosphere more vivid if you put it this way?" Serris snapped his fingers.

Klein felt an invisible barrier enveloping the two of them. He had a hunch that they were now isolated from reality.

"Is this necessary?" Klein looked around.

"Of course. What we are going to discuss next involves the secrets of the gods." Serris lowered his voice and spoke mysteriously.

"Wait, I don't want to listen." Klein made a "stop" gesture. "Let me go!"

After saying that, Klein turned and was about to run.

He doesn't want to hear the secrets about God!

Unfortunately, Kmaomao was caught by the scruff of the neck by Serris.

"Don't worry, everything will be fine in my barrier." Serris said in a light tone.

Without waiting for Klein to refute, he continued the previous topic: "Klein, do you know the Fool?"

Huh? Fool? Talking about this god? No problem then.

Klein stopped struggling, frowned, thought for a few seconds, and shook his head: "I haven't heard of it."

"Don't know? It's okay. I'll tell you directly." Serris took out his phone and showed Klein a photo. "Look, this is him. He is a hidden being from ancient times. He is now reviving and trying to regain his lost authority."

The photo shows a man shrouded in gray fog. His facial features are unclear. He sits at the head of a long bronze table with a relaxed yet oppressive posture.

Damn, when did you take this photo!
"Did this great being agree to let you take a picture of Him?" Klein glanced at his phone.

It turns out that I am so handsome in the eyes of others. I am worthy of it.

"It's not important." Serris put his phone away.

"The important thing is, I predicted that He would be the biggest obstacle to your saving the world."

"Obstacle?" Klein asked uncertainly. Is your prediction reliable?
"Yes, in my prophecy, one day, you will merge with this Fool. But after the two of you merge, it could be you or this Fool who dominates your body."

Oh, it’s too late, the fusion has already been completed.

"So, what do you mean?" Klein's brows furrowed even more.

"Your fusion with Him is inevitable. Therefore, I went undercover in the organization founded by Mr. Fool, waiting for an opportunity to help you."

What! Mr. Devil, you are an undercover agent!

Klein blinked. "How are you going to help me?"

Serris patted Klein's shoulder. "You asked the right question. I sense that He is quite weak right now, barely above Sequence Five. If you maxed out all the blessings in the simulated universe, you and He would be on par."

Klein thought it made sense and nodded.

Yes, Klein is on par with Mr. Fool, which is normal.

"So I used my amazing wisdom to come up with a plan. As long as I can trick Him, who is in a bad state now, into your simulated universe, and then with full blessings, you can easily refine Him in an instant. What do you think?" Serris seemed very proud, and it was obvious that he was quite satisfied with his plan.

"Mr. Ceris, I believe a hidden being from ancient times wouldn't be without a backup plan." Klein tried to argue. He wasn't quite willing to fight Mr. Fool.

"Yes, so I was prepared."

And the baker? "You know, believers are very important to the hidden beings above the angelic level. They are the anchor that stabilizes them." Serris took out a pair of glasses from somewhere and put them on his face.

"Um, actually, I don't know. Can you explain it?" This was the first time Klein had heard the term "anchor."

"It doesn't matter if you don't know. Let Professor Serris 'Banana' tell you." Serris adjusted his glasses. "Starting from demigods, Beyonders will gradually develop divinity. And when it comes to angels, divinity will gradually swallow up their original personality. This will make their state very unstable."

"And the way to combat divinity is to use 'anchors' to stabilize one's own mental state. Simply put, a believer's view, understanding, and worship of God will become an anchor, stabilizing their humanity. Do you understand?"

So that's why the major churches accept believers.

"So you did something to his followers?" Klein asked.

Doesn't he know whether he has followers or not? Serris must have gotten hold of other gods' followers.

"Of course not, but I have established the Church of Mercy, which believes in Him. As long as I can make this church flourish and let His believers know that the Fool has become a true god, it will more or less have a certain impact on their thoughts. They will subconsciously transfer their faith in the Fool to the Lord of Foolish Play."

Klein nodded subconsciously. It made sense.

"So, when you fight Mr. Fool, change your name to 'Lord of Foolish Play'. Then, I'll use a trick to transfer my faith in the Fool to you. This way, as one gains strength while the other loses strength, we'll surely win."

So only one of me and the Fool can survive, right?
"Your plan is very good, but what if, and I mean what if, this is just a hypothesis, what if Mr. Fool has no believers in the first place?" Klein made an uncertain hypothesis.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Serris emphasized. "Beyond angels, there must be believers. Even if they use clones as their own believers, there must be."

"Alright then," Klein compromised. "Then how do you plan to trick this fool into the simulated universe?"

Although he knew that Serris had good intentions, Klein felt that he needed to take precautions in advance.

I'm sorry, Mr. Devil, I'm the undercover.

"First, I must endure humiliation and gradually gain His trust. Then, since He is quite weak right now, I will find a time when you are only slightly inferior to Him and tell Him that I have transformed you into His vessel for divine descent."

"At this point, He will definitely inspect you more closely. I'll use some tricks to prevent Him from noticing anything. That's when He can no longer contain His patience and attempts to use your body for divine descent."

Snapped.

Serris clapped his hands vigorously.

"Wouldn't it be wonderful if we just caught him in the act?"

Klein was silent for several seconds before he said insincerely, "What a brilliant plan."

"Is that so?" Serris extended his right hand and made a fist bump gesture. "Come on, let's unite our minds."

Klein weakly bumped fists with Serris, "Unity of Mind..."

Serris removed his glasses and waved his hand, dispelling the invisible barrier. "That's about it. Oh, and by the way, there might be two or three more people added to the Paradise later. They're also newcomers to the Masked Fool and will participate in these trials with you. But they're not saviors, so they won't receive any rewards or blessings from this. Don't let anything slip."

"Newcomer? I see." Klein shrugged with a smile. "I didn't expect I'd already reached the stage of being a senior. What's their level?"

"The two confirmed ones are probably at Sequence Four strength. As for the remaining one, I'm not sure whether he will come or not." Serris didn't say anything too exaggerated, so as not to affect Klein's mentality.

Klein's expression stiffened. He comforted himself, "It's okay. Even with full blessings, I'm not necessarily much weaker than a Sequence Four."

"Good, you look very energetic." Serris gave a thumbs-up. "Go back to your companions."

"Okay, bye." Klein turned to leave when he suddenly thought, "Oh, by the way, which path is the Ancient Scholar a high-sequence?"

He still remembered that the fictional historian had said that he would jump to ancient scholars. He had never had the chance to ask before, so now that he happened to meet Serris, he decided to ask.

"Ancient Scholar? That's Sequence 3 of the Diviner's Path," Serris replied. "What's wrong?"

"Ah? Well, I heard from a fictional historian in the simulated universe that this is the adjacent path of the fortune teller." Klein realized that he had been deceived.

Serris couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Quack, quack, quack, the guy's name is so obvious, and you still dare to believe what he said."

Klein smiled awkwardly, turned around and left without making any excuses.

He pondered as he walked. Since this was fake, he likely wouldn't reach Ancient Scholar in the future, so he would skip pathways. No, that wasn't right either. What if that's exactly what he wanted me to think? What if I actually wouldn't skip pathways in the future? Or maybe I couldn't even reach Sequence Three?

What is true? What is false?
Mom, I can’t tell the difference, I really can’t tell the difference!
After Klein left, Ceris squatted in the corner, took out his phone, and tried to contact Xing.

Sow Prince: "How is it? Is the version updated?"

(End of this chapter)