Chapter 835: Changing History Is Distorting the Future

He actually didn't want to choose this path unless it was necessary.

...But who made him run into that guy?

The old wizard Sandro, in the "baboon" posture, holding his staff, left the palace of the sleeping lion.

He walked on the road and sighed: "What a headache..."

If nothing unexpected happens, the fox should also be a promoted person, and it should be the number one ranked "Big Snake".

The host even judged that she was more powerful than himself with the staff—

——You know, the core material of the staff in his hand is the gem of Geometry Tiansi!

With this handcrafted staff, he was able to inflict a crushing blow on most fifth-level transcendents... In fact, the old wizard codenamed "Pelican" had already prepared a strategy in advance, preparing for the possibility of being targeted by the others if he ranked first. But when he arrived, everyone was stunned... He was only ranked third?

Now, with a quick count of the people, it became clear who was who and what path they were on: He himself was on the path of wisdom, the second-ranked "Sun" was on the path of devotion, and the last one, "Sour Wine," was on the path of authority. Then there was Lalo, the clown on the path of beauty, the rebellious eldest daughter of Master Walter's family, on the path of love, the warrior from Black Hawk, the necromancer from the Ziggurat... and the eldest princess of Star Antimony, who could only be on the path of balance.

——Even though the number one “Big Snake” didn’t say a word, her identity had already been confirmed.

She can only transcend the Tao.

But it was obvious that she did not belong to the Star Antimony Society - the clown Lalo had no ill will towards her, which meant that she had not done anything bad, and there was no one with clean hands in the Demon Society.

At the same time, she seems to have a close relationship with the human archbishop "The Sun".

Although they didn't talk much, Sandro could clearly feel the lack of distance between them - when one of them talked to him, the other one talked directly to him without the other one responding at all.

This suggests that the relationship between the two of them must be quite close, at least to the point of mutual trust. They were also sitting close together, indicating that they were allies participating in the promotion ceremony together.

A transcendent who has a close relationship with the Archbishop and has sufficient trust...

In addition, she is more powerful than herself who holds the geometric artifact; she is near the star antimony, but the clown Lalo has no hostility towards her and does not even recognize her; the eldest daughter of the Walter family knows that she is the Son of the Moon, but does not know her name; and as a Son of the Moon herself, she has no sense of identification with the Son of the Moon, but instead has a good impression of those who have been promoted from the authoritarian path... and that imperial-style aristocratic clothing.

To sum up, the identity of "Big Snake" is self-evident.

——She is the "Aleister".

A more accurate identity is the Moon Child who survived from the Imperial Era - Baroness Bayard.

According to the astrological results of the Mage Tower, the first generation Red Phase was killed by her.

She's likely a fifth-level Moon Child, but she doesn't particularly identify with the Moon Child race. Considering her close ties to the Church, she's likely a "Lunar Light Scholar," a traditional follower of the Eternal Self... Her lover, the current Eternal Pope Aiwass, even prayed for a miracle from the Eternal Self, which makes sense.

The "Great Snake" will transcend the path and ascend to the fifth energy level, probably in order to complete the legendary great achievement of becoming a "perfect man".

Because of this, the "Pelican" never considered the possibility of becoming an enemy of the giant snake.

So what if I’m promoted to the fifth energy level?

——Can they still defeat the Pope’s guards?

Stop joking—an enemy of that level is simply not something I can handle.

Lady Bayard could even bring an archbishop from the church to accompany her on her promotion!

You know, this is a life-threatening, independent New Moon Ceremony. This is enough to prove her status in the church.

...Although the results of astrology show that the first generation Hong Xiang was killed by her, the church may not be involved.

Because astrology determined that the first Red Phase died because he was outnumbered; but at the same time, astrology said that the only enemy who had caused him harm was Aleister.

——These two results are very contradictory.

The Mage Tower knew that the Red Phase possessed the ability to transform into countless forms. They had witnessed this ability during the Sundering War and the crucial battle that led to the Narcissus Principality's surrender. The Red Phase had always possessed the numerical advantage. When would it be his turn to "defeat the overwhelming majority with the few"?

So there is only one possibility - the Theocracy has allocated a large number of cardinals and archbishops to provide her with very powerful enhancements and benefits.

This meant that Aleister was deeply tied to the Theocracy. Firstly, he was inherently weaker than the Theocracy, and secondly, killing the Theocracy would likely lead to retaliation, so it was best not to clash with them.

And in the New Moon Ceremony, there are no so-called "teammates" - if "Sun" and "Orochi" survive to the end, then the ones who will be eliminated in the end will definitely be passers-by, so there is no point in following them and barely surviving.

The best strategy is to act as a "staff" or "brain trust," first taking up the majority of the points in the second painting based on your contributions, quickly ensuring the White Horse wins. Then, run to the first or third painting and help the "Sun" complete their paintings...helping each of them finish their own paintings, then earning the most points and surviving to the end.

As long as his contribution exceeds two-thirds, then the cumulative total of the two paintings will be higher than his. In this way, he can be eliminated and resurrected under the special condition of choosing one out of three, and win through the special victory condition.

In the eyes of the Pelicans, this is the best option no matter what - as long as the Snakes and the Suns are smart, they can only choose this and should choose this.

After all, he was a transcendent of the Path of Wisdom, so he was definitely the fastest to complete this kind of mission. The first, second, and third teams were together, and he assumed he would be the last one to be eliminated... so as long as he didn't kill anyone, he could prevent anyone from being resurrected due to the "choose one out of three" situation.

So, this is a sure-win strategy—

...But that "big snake" was much more difficult to talk to than he had imagined.

The old wizard wanted to communicate with the other party, but he didn't know how to convince him.

But at this moment, the baboon fell into deep thought.

Speaking of which...

Since this fairy tale is mixed with the secrets of the "War of the Rifting Earth" and the "War of the Punishing Heaven", are there other metaphors mixed in?

The ending of "Snow Queen" felt a little strange to him.

There was no doubt that the golden lion was a male lion. The prototype of the white horse was the silver-crowned dragon, so it was obviously a male... He was not a child of the moon who believed in the feast master, so how could he capture the "white horse" to be his queen?

If asked who best fits the title of "Snow Queen," the first person Baboon thinks of is the newly promoted "Winter Queen." However, in this fairy tale, the symbol of the stars should be the "lion cub" or the "black wolf," which clearly has nothing to do with the Silver Crown Dragon.

unless……

"...I remember there was another explanation for that period of history."

The baboon fell into thought: "I seem to have read in a book that the Silver Crown Dragon is said to have another incarnation."

That is a black and red disaster dragon.

It is the remaining power of Arthur when he was the Crown Celestial, and is now sealed by the Silver Crown Dragon.

If this lion does not only refer to the Helasar Empire... he may have another meaning.

——That is the Beast Master.

If the golden lion king is understood as the lord of beasts... then this painting can be twisted in the direction of "Snow Queen" or "Animal World"!

"The only thing that really fits the Lion King's storyline with the 'Sundering War' is that he's being torn apart from within by the moles. All we need to do is kill the moles beforehand, and then...find a queen for the Lion King. Then it'll become a story of Hengwo taming the beastmaster with love!"

The baboon suddenly understood: "In other words, the 'white horse' is not necessarily the Silver Crown Dragon. I just had a preconceived notion! It can also be 'Hengwo', and the Lion King can be the Beast Master, and of course the Giant Bear can be one too! The Mole can be the Son of the Moon 'hatched from the Helasar Empire', but if the white horse is Hengwo... then the one that emerged from the dead Beast Master can also be considered the 'Blood Sky Master'!

"—because this is not a definitive story, it's just a painting!

"The secret of this promotion ceremony lies in... the paintings that have already been created can also be modified to have other meanings. Therefore, the history that has already been determined may also be changed—"

"Those three answers aren't about 'which one is correct'... but rather, every one of them is correct!

"That choice actually refers to 'what do you want this painting to depict?' Therefore, simply cut out the parts of the 'future' that don't belong to your chosen one. This is equivalent to reversing the 'past' and thus distorting the 'future' of the past!"

The old wizard has thoroughly understood the core mechanism of this ritual.

It is like erasing some of the messy words, so that the remaining words will automatically form a new meaning.

...So this is how the Pillar Gods change history?!

The Pelican also confirmed that most people still haven't figured out how the mission will work. They're probably still searching for the "right answer," unaware that this ritual is designed to "distort the world" and "create their own answer"!

——So, I will win!

Update completed - it's a little late, I'll go have lunch first and correct the typos when I come back!

(End of this chapter)