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Lord of Mysteries: The Stars Return

The stars twinkle, and everything is laid bare under their gaze. A hall of stars capable of convening meetings between the Old Ones and Outer Gods. Hastur Campbell, a fallen noble, begins his legend on the path of the Black Emperor. He is the symbol of chaos and order! He is the Lord of Order! He is the origin of all the rules of the starry sky! He is the returns of the stars

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Chapter 502: Does Amon Also Want to Establish a Church?

Chapter 502: Does Amon Also Want to Establish a Church?

Establishing a new church is a significant event. Even though Lady Lisa is now the leader of the Yellow Robed monk, second only to Hastur, she cannot decide everything on her own.

Lady Lisa glanced at the time. It was already late at night, and the Divine Envoy should be asleep, so she did not disturb him.

Looking at the cluttered books on the table, she sighed, continued organizing the relevant materials, and drafted a rough outline for establishing the new church.

When the light of the next day shone through the window, Lady Lisa was still writing diligently. It wasn't until noon, when the sun was at its peak, that she put down her pen, organized the materials on the table, reviewed the outline she had written the previous night, and then left the room.

In the study, after listening to Lady Lisa's intentions and carefully reading the outline she had written, Hastur nodded and said, "Since it is a divine mandate, you will be fully responsible for this matter. As for the timing, aim to establish the church on the day before the New Year."

"The Yellow-Clothed is a symbol of the end, so it is appropriate to use the last day of the year as the time to establish the church."

Hastur looked at Lady Lisa, who had worked hard all night, and smiled, "There are more than two months left; it should be enough time, right?"

"Please rest assured, Divine Envoy."

Lady Lisa was confident she could meet this requirement.

"I am looking forward to that day."

After sending Lady Lisa off, Hastur stayed alone in the study. 008, unable to bear the loneliness, jumped up again. With Hastur's approval, it jumped out of the pen holder and wrote on a blank piece of paper, "Honorable and greatest master, could you also give me a position in the new church? Let me bask in your glory."

"Oh, what kind of position do you want?"

"Could I become the pen in your hand?"

"Unfortunately, there is no position for a pen."

"..."

008 lowered its head in disappointment, poking small black dots on the paper.

"If you really want a position, there could be a book."

Hearing this, 008 instantly spun around 360 degrees and wrote flatteringly on the paper, "Master, look at me carefully. Don't I also meet the requirements?"

"That book should be *The Child of the Stars*."

"..." 008 wrote pitifully, "Can't it be *The Book of Prophecy*?"

Hastur just smiled and did not continue answering this question.

In the outline Lady Lisa had shown him earlier, there was a sketch of the statue of the King in Yellow.

The body was made of tattered yellow robes, without facial features or limbs. Inside was an endless darkness, supported only by the tattered yellow robes, as if inflated by the wind.

The figure was ethereal and full of divine charm.

Since it had no limbs, it naturally could not hold a book.

If 008 really wanted a position, it would not be impossible to add a floating book beside or in front of the statue.

After all, Lady Lisa's drawing was just a simple sketch and not the final draft.

As for the specific image of the King in Yellow, Hastur had not completely decided.

Should there be changes, or should it remain as it is?

Hastur pondered for half an hour. With 008 making a fuss beside him, his head started to ache, so he left the study to relax in Sharon's room.

This time, Aisara finally returned, no longer avoiding but quietly lying on Sharon's right hand, comfortably wagging her little tail.

Hearing Hastur's approaching footsteps, she did not quickly flee.

"It seems you have made your choice."

"Meow." Aisara lazily meowed, still not very enthusiastic.

"Are you still afraid?"

"Meow."

"You can learn from Sharon how to control your desires. She will be your best teacher in this regard."

"Meow?" Aisara slightly raised her head to look at Sharon.

Understanding what Aisara meant, Hastur smiled, "You mean Sharon herself hasn't fully controlled her desires?"

Realizing she had misspoken, Aisara shook her head and quickly darted towards the window, disappearing around the corner.

In the room, only Sharon and Hastur remained.

"You heard what Aisara said, right?" Hastur approached Sharon, chuckling, "The reason you haven't completed the puppet role is not because of my interference, but because of yourself."

"Control does not mean absence, nor is it avoidance. This is a very simple principle."

"And then?"

After speaking, Sharon turned into a wisp of smoke and returned to the mirror.

Hastur looked at the mirror on the table, stroked his chin, and whispered, "Those who keep running away will eventually be caught. At the end of the year, I am preparing to advance to Sequence 3."

...

Late at night, in the open garden of an old manor on the outskirts of Backlund, important members of the Yellow Robed monk gathered after receiving a message from Lady Lisa.

They sat on the grass, surrounding a small artificial fountain. The starlight above fell on the scattered water droplets from the fountain, shimmering faintly.

The Yellow Robed monk organization is very free and generally does not force members to complete tasks.

Except for the last time they waited for the Divine Envoy in the ancient castle of Southwell County, this gathering had the most attendees.

Lady Lisa looked around at the attendees and began to read the divine mandate.

"We need to establish the church before the end of the year. This is a mandate from God."

As Lady Lisa finished speaking, whispers filled the air. She closed her eyes slightly, waiting for their response.

After a while, they reached a consensus that establishing the church would be the organization's next priority.

Lady Lisa nodded and distributed the detailed outline she had written to all attendees.

This outline was more detailed than the previous one, adding and perfecting many new contents and including a task allocation table.

To establish a new church before the end of the year, every manpower must be coordinated to avoid various problems.

"Write down any corrections or additions you think are necessary."

Lady Lisa gave them some rights and freedom. Although she could decide these matters alone, it could easily lead to extremes.

The more confident one is in their knowledge, the more likely they are to be overconfident.

Under the starlight, time passed bit by bit.

Similarly, on the outskirts of Backlund, Amon and his avatars were also holding a meeting.

The Yellow Robed monk' gathering tonight had the protection of the King in Yellow and a powerful ground angel, so Amon did not get too close. He could only vaguely eavesdrop on the keyword "establish church."

So, Amon and his avatars gathered to discuss establishing a church.

"It's not just true gods who can establish churches. We can also establish a church, called the Amon Church. The first greeting among our followers will be 'Amon.'"

"Amon."

"Amon."

"Very good suggestion. What will be the purpose of our church?"

"Anything goes, do as you please," one Amon suggested. "Our followers don't need to recite scriptures, pray, or follow any rules. They can do whatever they want."

"Then what do we need these followers for?"

"..."

After a brief silence, the Amons began another round of discussion.

"We don't need them to do anything for us, so we don't need to do anything for them. It's fair."

"What about the church?"

"Let's steal one."

"How about the Storm Cathedral?"

"Too tasteless, let's choose another one."

"The Eternal Blazing Sun's cathedral?"

"Too hot, let's choose another one."

"The Steam and Machinery God's cathedral?"

"Too stupid."

After some discussion, following the principle of majority rule, the Amons finally chose the God of Knowledge and Wisdom's cathedral.

"When should we establish the church?"

"On New Year's Day, so every New Year, we can remember this church."

"Who will be the pope?"

The scene fell silent again. After a while, a series of exciting and interesting battles broke out, and finally, Amon's main body took the position of pope.

"What about the crown and scepter?"

"There seems to be a lot of treasures in the Ruen Kingdom's treasury."

"Choose the largest and most dazzling gems."

"Where should we build the church?"

"Opposite the Storm Church?"

"Isn't that too provocative?"

"No worries, He can't come down."

"Should we send out invitations to invite others to our church establishment ceremony?"

The Amons spoke more and more seriously, as if an ancient, magnificent, and dazzling church had already been successfully built opposite the Storm Cathedral, enjoying the worship of living beings.

Amon's main body had already distanced himself from this church establishment meeting. He felt that staying with those Amons would seriously lower his IQ.

Establishing a church, building a cathedral, why not just steal everything?

It's more convenient and easier.

Ha, they are really too stupid.

Well, it's better if they stay stupid.

Amon's main body slightly raised his head, disdainfully looking at the still arguing Amons.