"The order is what I set and what you must follow." When this sentence echoed in his mind, Karun silently closed his eyes while sitting on the steps.

"Master Karun?" Mrs. Janney looked at Karun, who had been talking and laughing with her earlier, with some confusion. She subconsciously wanted to get closer to take a look, but was stopped by Eunice.

Alfred also noticed the change in his young master. Although he was standing behind Karun, he felt the change in his temperament at that moment, as if Karun was sitting in a church listening devoutly to the priest's teachings.

Alfred immediately walked down the steps and stood in front of Karun. Although Bog didn't know what was going on, he immediately stood behind Karun after seeing Alfred's actions. The two of them protected Karun in the middle.

Eunice immediately pulled her mother away upon seeing this. "What's going on?"

"Shh." Eunice made a gesture for her mother to be quiet. Mrs. Janney immediately nodded, indicating that she understood.

In fact, because of their contact in Roja City and their experience of traveling on the cruise ship to Vienna, Mrs. Janney had already formed a predetermined understanding of Karun. Moreover, he was her future son-in-law, so for a long time, she had been looking at Karun with the eyes of a mother-in-law.

However, after returning home and facing her father-in-law's great respect for Karun and Karun's rising status within the Allen family, she felt very uncomfortable.

Although this daughter-in-law from an ordinary family knew about the special nature of the Allen family and many secrets of this circle, she had not had direct contact with them. She had no bad intentions, but sometimes liked to appear "close" when talking about or facing Karun, in order to obtain a sense of vanity and satisfaction in front of her sisters-in-law.

In the distance, after Old Anderson drove away the Palace officials, Mr. Bede had some free time and began to walk back. He really didn't like dealing with mundane family affairs, but his father was old, his older brother was not there, and his second brother was in a wheelchair. When serious and urgent matters arose, he had no choice but to step forward.

But when his gaze fell on Karun, who was sitting on the steps at the door, he subconsciously stopped his footsteps. "Divine Revelation?"

For a long time, in fact, even spanning several eras, church priests who served the true God actually looked down on those who only knew how to dig their own bloodline potential in their family's faith system. This was a deep-rooted hierarchy of contempt.

Others may not know, but Bede knew what Karun was doing. How long had he been purifying himself?

Each church may have different names for the three stages of "Divine Servant, Divine Revelation, and Divine Shepherd," but they are essentially the same. Divine Servants correspond to "adjusting" their bodies, Divine Revelation means receiving "instructions from God," and Divine Shepherds receive "certification from God."

Although each stage seems the same, they are also very different. The most important part is actually the "Divine Revelation" stage. What God instructs you to do can basically determine your weight and position in God's heart.

Although all creatures are equal under the true God, this is often just a slogan. Perhaps God really thinks this way, because God sees all people as ants, and sees his own believers as ants with different colors that he finds pleasing. Therefore, what the ants are doing, what their division of labor is, even if it is the queen ant, cannot change the fact that she is an ant in God's eyes.

But the ants don't think so.

This is like the classification of departments in a system. Those who do research and those who do cleaning are both serving the operation of the system and are shining and glowing, but are they really the same?"So, Karun, what is the divine enlightenment that the God of Order has given you?"

When Karun closed his eyes and exuded a devout aura, Mr. Bede's lips curved into a smile.

Because he had experienced a similar scene before, after experiencing the revelation of the God, he entered a state of reverie. It was a moment that he still missed to this day.

In that brief moment, he held a paintbrush and sat on the green lawn of the estate. In just a short half-minute, he witnessed the "four seasons" change in the estate.

When God speaks to you, your perspective, emotions, and inner thoughts can become aligned with God. Although this time is brief, it is enough to make people savor it for a lifetime.

Because that is the most original you, the purest communication with God.

It's a pity that it's too short, really too short.

Bede deliberately inquired about related divine revelations and learned that his half-minute was already quite long. Most divine revelations last for less than three seconds.

But these three seconds can make a priest remember it for a lifetime.

In addition, the "insights" and "gains" you get during this time can guide your future and the specific benefits you gain in terms of ideological realm will vary from person to person.

"It's been five seconds."

Bede thought in his heart.

"It's been ten seconds."

Very excellent.

"It's been half a minute."

He has surpassed me.

"It's been a minute."

Tsk, Dis's grandson.

...

Karun actually knew what the divine enlightenment was because Puerh's original plan was to quickly and successfully ascend to the position of God's shepherd and then strive for the position of judge.

But even Puerh did not expect it to be so fast.

Karun himself did not expect it either.

And at this moment, he was completely immersed in this perception.

He closed his eyes, but his "eyes" were open.

He faintly heard the sound of water flowing by his ear. Was it his pool, flowing outwards?

Karun had been experimenting with the "Lance of Punishment" for more than a week, so he was no longer unfamiliar with this "flowing water" state. Even when he realized that there was no tearing sensation on his forehead from being hit, he felt more at ease.

Because he knew that his reservoir was wide and deep, and if it was just normal flowing water, it could flow for a long time.

At this moment, the "world" in front of Karun was gray and white.

He first saw himself sitting on the steps, and there was a thread extending from his body, spreading outwards.

The first thread that spread out was a gray one, which began to connect far away. The first place it reached was the busy workers in the theater.

"This job isn't difficult."

"Yes, without those guys with white wigs on their heads, this job is obviously easier to do."

"I heard that the old man of the Allen family just came out and drove them away."

"Hahaha, good riddance. We can finish this job before sunset today. Tomorrow morning, we won't have to get up early and rush into the Allen estate. We can sleep well."

"Yes, when we finish today, we should be able to get paid. The Allen family always pays quickly and won't drag their feet."

"Hurry up and work. Would the Allen Consortium be stingy with our wages? What a joke."

A group of workers were busy in the theater, and the gray threads extending from Karun's body wound around them one by one, but they were completely unaware.The silk thread wrapped around each worker and continued outward.

Outside the theater, a group of male servants were rearranging potted plants.

"It's very convenient to use the flowers from the estate for transplantation. We don't need to transport them from outside."

"Yeah, the ones from outside never meet the standards. It's too troublesome."

"Those royal fellows even want specific flowers. Ha, why don't they just bring the prince back to the palace for the funeral?"

"It seems to be the nobility's honor to hold a funeral for the royal family."

"But I'm not a nobleman. I can't enjoy that kind of honor."

"After transplanting these flowers, will we have to transplant them back after the funeral?"

"I don't think so. But we definitely have to repair the lawn in those areas."

"Ah, that's a lot of work."

"How long will you keep complaining? As servants of the Allen family, it is our sacred duty to maintain the beauty of the Allen estate!"

"Yes, my lord."

"Yes, my lord."

The gray silk thread wrapped around these male servants and then circled back into the castle.

"These silverware must be carefully polished. They will be used for the funeral."

"The plates must be cleaned too. They will be used for the funeral."

"Also, every corner of the castle must be spotless. Her Majesty the Queen may stay at the estate on the day of the funeral. We cannot afford to be impolite and embarrass our master and the Allen family!"

Inside the castle, all the maids were working hard, and the gray silk thread passed through their bodies.

Finally,

The silk thread returned and entered Karun's body at the door.

They, these people, were doing things according to my orders, preparing for the funeral and preparing to welcome Her Majesty the Queen.

I gave them the requirements and rules, and the order they were following was established by me.

Karun frowned. Subconsciously, he wanted to say that this was right because the circulation of gray silk thread had already confirmed that sentence.

[Order is what I set, and you must follow it.]

But Karun instinctively felt that something was wrong. Perhaps this could be a response to God, but it could not confirm his own heart.

They were doing things according to my requirements, but the workers were working for money, and the servants were working for the honor of being part of the Allen estate.

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Even without me, they would still be moving forward. Because of my appearance, they changed their current direction, but my appearance might also be one of their daily routines.

Everything about God is supreme, and what God says is the truth that is equivalent to the rotation of the sun and moon.

But for some people,

Dialectics,

is a trace almost engraved in their spiritual consciousness.

Even him,

Facing God!

At this moment, Karun found that another silk thread had extended from his body. It first wrapped around Alfred standing in front of him, then turned to Boggs, then Mrs. Jenny and Unis, and finally wrapped around Mr. Anderson in the distance, and then... wrapped around Mr. Bede.

Immediately afterwards,

The silk thread once again penetrated into the castle, as if pursuing, and as if going to the predetermined and known place;

It wrapped around Puerh, wrapped around the golden retriever, wrapped around everyone inside the castle.

The next moment,

The silk threads wrapped around each person began to change colors, and each color seemed to represent a different order attribute that radiated from itself as the center.

For a moment,

Karun's mind was full of colorful silk threads. The complex colors and special meanings were like a huge mental impact, hitting Karun's mind directly."Boom!"

Karun felt as if his head had been pierced by a severely rusted iron rod.

"Ah! Ah! Ah!"

After the most intense peak, the surroundings suddenly returned to silence, but the expected end did not come.

Before his eyes was a pitch-black darkness. Looking up, he couldn't see any stars or moon.

He suddenly felt very cold. Although there was no wind, the chilling coldness came in waves.

Karun instinctively wanted to hug himself for warmth, but was shocked to find that he had no arms!

Lowering his head, he realized that he seemed to have completely merged into this pitch-black darkness, truly merged, because he was "unreserved."

Like a lonely soul, a completely lonely soul.

After realizing this fact, Karun felt even colder, completely losing the sense of security, lost and helpless, as well as the despair of being abandoned by the world.

Karun began to "walk" forward. He didn't know if he was really walking because he didn't have feet either. Even the pitch-black darkness on both sides couldn't give him any "reference" that he was walking.

But to leave this place, he had to instinctively move forward. He couldn't just stay there crying.

Perhaps this was Karun's belief in his bones. It was not tall or lofty. It would be afraid of death, afraid of setbacks, and afraid of pressure. It would be pulled and kneaded by various negative attributes.

It would also cry, but when it cried, it would continue to persistently move forward.

This had nothing to do with any belief or ideal, nor did he want to prove anything.

The world could abandon you, but at least you had to be responsible for yourself.

Perhaps the word "responsible" was too big. In any case, it had to be in one's own heart... to be able to bear it.

Gradually, Karun sensed a new "reference," because he found himself getting colder and colder. This progressive perception was like a person getting closer to a bonfire and feeling the warmth. He was really moving forward.

...

"Is it not over yet?" Mr. Bede had completely lost his expression management and his shocked expression was very clear.

Because the other people in the family were either ordinary people or followed the family's faith system, they did not have a clear understanding of this situation.

But he knew, and he had experienced it, and it was precisely because he had experienced it that he understood how precious this "process" was.

At this moment, a picture appeared in Bede's mind. In the picture, an old man was sitting there, and he was standing respectfully in front of the old man.

"I don't like the Wall God Sect, not because of the relationship with the God of Order, nor because of the doctrine of the Wall God Sect.

It's because I think you Wall God Sect believers have long misunderstood your doctrine. They pursue sacrifice almost crazily, hoping to gain the beauty of dedicating themselves to art through sacrifice."

"Can doctrine be wrong?" Bede asked respectfully.

"Can doctrine be wrong?"

"Doctrine is the will of God."

"Can God be wrong?"

"I beg your pardon, I cannot understand you."

"I really want to know if you will suffer."

"Suffer..."

"The more you want to give up something, the more it is what you really care about. Some fetters are not limited to a surname or a bloodline awakening."

"I...I don't know."

"I allow your daughter to become my grandson's wife."

"Thank you for your mercy and reward."

"I am very proud."

"If you are willing, I would like to listen."

"As an elder, the thing I least want is for me to take the wrong path, and for the younger generation to walk the same path again.""Have you also taken the wrong path now?"

"What if I have been on the wrong path since the beginning?"

"Well..."

"Then the further you go, the more mistakes you make."

"I am foolish because I do not understand."

"Perhaps you will understand in the future."

"Understand...what?"

"You will understand that even gods can deceive you."

...

Golden retriever carried Puerh down the stairs and arrived at the entrance.

At this time, Alfred and Bog were still protecting Karun.

"Woof~" The golden retriever barked softly.

"So fast...has he been enlightened by the gods?" Puerh widened her cat-like eyes. "It's exactly the same as Dis back then."

In Puerh's established understanding, Dis was a unique exception. Perhaps some geniuses could be compared with Dis in the future, but those geniuses could never be like Dis.

Because Dis was unique.

But the scene in front of her made Puerh have to admit that Karun, Dis's grandson, was replicating Dis's path.

"His foundation is so solid that it can make most of the servants of the gods in this world feel hopeless. Therefore, when he receives enlightenment from the gods, he will be greatly inspired."

"I am really looking forward to it. What kind of enlightenment will the god of order give Karun?"

"Woof~" The golden retriever barked softly again.

"Hmm?" Puerh jumped off the golden retriever's back and slowly moved to Karun's side. In the process, it saw the clear "astonishment" on Mr. Bede's face.

Yes, astonishment.

And when Puerh saw Karun's expression, it was also stunned.

Because there was no piety and happiness of listening to the enlightenment on Karun's face. Instead, he frowned and bit his lips, as if he was enduring some kind of pain, and it seemed like he was having a nightmare.

Is he still receiving enlightenment?

...

It was so cold, so cold.

Although Karun had no limbs in this pitch-black world, he had maintained this kind of cognition for a long time.

His legs were already stiff and unable to bend.

His arms could no longer swing and could only be fixed on both sides of his body.

His skin began to crack, and the blood inside seemed to have frozen into ice.

His brain had become muddled, and even his brain pulp seemed to have frozen.

Even his soul had been frozen into an ice sculpture, and he dared not touch it. If touched, it would disintegrate.

At this time, any warmth, even a matchstick, was enough to drive a person crazy and make them want to grab it at any cost, even swallow the flame.

In a daze, a sentence kept floating in Karun's mind:

"Order is what I set, and you must follow."

"Order is what I set, and you must follow."

"Order is what I set, and you must follow."

As long as he silently recited it, as long as he followed it, as long as he believed in it, he would end all suffering and return to warmth.

Under his feet was a frozen kingdom, and ahead was a fallen hell.

Only by chanting his name and praising his greatness could he truly be redeemed.

But Karun did not do so. He stubbornly continued to move forward.

He longed for warmth and fire, but the more that sentence churned in his mind, the more indifferent he felt.

This was a strange feeling.

You were drowning, and someone on the shore tried to save you with a bamboo pole, but instead of being grateful, you began to hate them more and more!

It was illogical, but it really happened.

At this moment, Karun heard the sound of running water, which was gradually becoming weaker. This state was about to end.After the water drained, he would once again fall into a coma, freeing himself from the current torture.

It was a kind of release, a self-forgiveness without any psychological burden.

It wasn't that he didn't persist, even though he didn't know what he was persisting for, nor was it that he didn't try hard, he didn't even understand whether his efforts were right or wrong.

But finally, he could lie down and end it.

However, a surge of anger rose in Karun's heart.

Why did it have to end like this? Why?

Karun continued to move forward, not knowing what was ahead, maybe there was nothing ahead.

But he still had to walk, taking one step at a time while his water hadn't completely drained yet.

At this moment, his grandfather's voice echoed in Karun's mind.

"Because you, Karun, don't believe in God."

Karun smiled, finally understanding why.

Because he didn't believe in God, he could accept purification from God and learn magic, but when it came to sitting down and listening to God's teachings, he would naturally doubt what he said.

If God's words were the alternation of night and day, then he would walk from night to day to verify it!

Because he was afraid that God would deceive him!

Finally, the water drained, and Karun felt that he really couldn't move anymore. But he still forced himself to take one more step, or rather, threw his body out, even if it was just half a meter, half a centimeter, he had to complete it!

"Thud!"

Karun fell to the ground, and the cold chill disappeared in an instant. The surroundings changed from pitch-black to gray-white with visibility.

Immediately, Karun was shocked to see that his hands could move his body, they had always been there.

Then, Karun turned his head and looked behind him, only to find that the road he had traveled was a gray-white canyon with grooves on either side.

I have hands and feet, I can walk by myself, I'm not lost, nor do I need to despair.

The long darkness obscured the road that already existed here, but I don't need guidance.

So, am I drowning?

No, I'm not.

Instead, the person with the bamboo pole is struggling in the water.

He didn't extend the bamboo pole to save you, but to pull you into the water.

"Order is what I establish, and you must obey," the voice sounded again.

Karun laughed happily as the surroundings were collapsing rapidly and his consciousness was about to return.

"Order existed long before you established it!" he shouted loudly.