Chapter 2870: Chapter 2865: Earliest and First

Accumulating the power of the aggrieved in constant endurance, and one day unleashing it with god-defying strength to avenge past humiliations, is indeed a common story theme.

However, there’s a saying that stories originate from life and transcend life; in most cases, those with such explosive power rarely fall to the position of the aggrieved.

More likely, they continue to endure in silence, much like the wound of First Apostle Herbert that has never found its use.

Or perhaps those slightly wiser would follow the path of disillusionment, striving to deny the accumulated suffering.

In short, for Fu Qian, to make him believe the King of Nightmare could suddenly prosper, there must be at least one reason beyond mere endurance.

In comparison, the persona of the Original Moon is far more self-consistent.

Clearly, an intentional abdication...

Previously exposed to dreams and vaguely aware of the coming Long Night...

Annalise was guided by Him in the dream...

After the fall of the Progenitor of the Blood Clan, an ascending figure symbolized by the moon appeared and made significant strides in the Long Night...

When viewed altogether, doesn’t the continuity seem quite strong?

Earlier, the subjective initiative of the Original Moon was perhaps underestimated.

Faced with the impending severe situation, He didn’t merely think of changing a legal representative to imprison on His behalf.

Instead, He used it as a transition to face the Long Night head-on with a new identity?

One could only find such inspiration uplifting, except for the unfortunate intermediary used in the transition.

Of course, for such an assumption to hold, several premises must be established.

For instance, not only did He discover the King of Nightmare, but even completely controlled him.

Yes, in such a conceivable history, the King of Nightmare almost certainly had to become a pure tool.

It’s a serious affair; this is truly a "life-threatening" matter.

From the perspective of the Original Moon, it was almost impossible to be satisfied with simple cooperation.

Perhaps even just realizing the existence of the King of Nightmare wouldn’t make implementation difficult.

Lord Patch just mentioned that aside from nominal claims, he is relatively transcendent in dreams, almost devoid of any authority himself.

Rather than believing that such a role lured the Original Moon into obsession and then quietly took over.

The process of the Original Moon’s obsession was clearly more akin to crafting Him into a handy tool.

"The earliest Moon God was one of the fewer than eighteen individuals who knew of the King of Nightmare’s existence?"

Breaking the brief silence, Fu Qian casually confirmed the details.

"Almost the earliest to know."

Indeed, Patch confirmed directly.

"Almost? Was the very first to know you?"

Fu Qian blinked.

"Hehe... it was me."

The Deceiver let out a sinister laugh, confirming once again.

...

Indeed, his interest was indeed for a reason.

White blood, blue and red, up to now, the Moon History Record indeed appears captivating.

Yet for Fu Qian, being an esteemed Deceiver, Patch surely had many avenues to find amusement, like having previously set off fireworks with the three Superiors.

Yet he paid particular attention to the moon, pursuing it all the way to Shangjing after just one meeting on Ye Island.

Furthermore, at the risk of being attacked by the Red Moon, he quietly made small moves, delivering the Nightmare Notes into Fu Qian’s hands.

Such astonishing execution is somewhat too simplistic to attribute merely to spontaneous interest.

By comparing his own experiences, for Fu Qian, it resembled more a long-established key project, suddenly finding a breakthrough, and then immediately beginning to operate.

Even invoking the name of a small figure like Herbert also proves considerable thought was invested in this regard.

Patch’s current statement seems to subtly provide a source for this speculation—

Because He knows of the King of Nightmare, He interprets the incidents involving the moon differently.

Further, He has a different perspective concerning the Long Night.

Yes, no matter how much it seemed merely for amusement, as a veteran, Patch could not remain unaffected, likely sharing certain survival pressures with the likes of the Prism of Radiant Transformation.

His situation might even be worse than the latter, as even developing Oath Takers was in play.

As for the source of such survival pressure, according to previous research, it seemed undoubtedly connected to the Long Night.

Thus, Patch’s interest in related affairs appeared natural to Fu Qian.

And being one of the few individuals aware of the King of Nightmare’s existence, He noticed certain signs from this point, further linking it to the issue of the moon, making the overall scenario more seamless.

Perhaps it’s not surprising that Patch was the first to know, as far as Fu Qian is concerned.

For a Deceiver who delights in deceiving, isn’t it quite normal to be sensitive to such unreal existences like dreams?

A match made in heaven, right?

Naturally, continuing along this reasoning, the Original Moon, being aware equally early, makes certain suspicions more significant—

He discovered the King of Nightmare, easily controlled or even refined this aggrieved being, progressing further in the domain of dreams than the gods.

Knowing the Long Night was approaching, He found the tool Annalise, then manipulated the situation through divine oracle.

Ultimately, He guided Annalise to indulge in dreams and prevented Herbert from alerting Him.

Finally, unbeknownst to any, He usurped rebirth and entirely hid related traces using his authority—until today.

What? It seems reasonable, yet still purely speculative, lacking supporting evidence?

There may, in fact, theoretically be one, though it’s rather detailed—the God’s First Dream.

Yes, this was what was mentioned during the last mission.

With warehouse official certification, the Mortally ascending Annalise had the first dream of the Divine Beings.

It was somewhat perplexing at the time, as gods manipulating dreams seemed as effortless as sipping soup, so why was there a first dream only then?

Now it seems, the key to that first dream indeed wasn’t manipulation but indulgence?

In the past, no matter how intricate gods crafted their dreams, they lacked intrinsic meaning, for they always knew it was a dream.

In contrast, Annalise was truly the first to be "asleep."

Perhaps due to her former human nature, she retained such fondness, entirely indulging in that world, forgetting she was dreaming.

Herbert, realizing this, desperately tried to warn her, but unfortunately failed.

From this perspective, the God’s First Dream finally makes some sense.

Conversely, a simple counter-evidence appears—

If Annalise is the first god to fall asleep, doesn’t it suggest the Original Moon wasn’t?

The Original Moon never having slumbered, then between Him and the King of Nightmare, it seems clear who refined who into a tool.

Now, we only need to answer one question: why did He go to such great lengths?

Apart from trapping Annalise, what could this cycle signify for the Original Moon?

"Order of Blood?"

Fu Qian glanced at Patch.

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