"Continue."
Hastur spoke calmly, signaling the Son of Chaos to continue the previous topic concerning the Mother Goddess of Depravity.
"…"
The Son of Chaos fell silent. For a moment, He did not know how to continue.
The gathering of the Stars had been proceeding perfectly well just now, only for someone to suddenly seek help from the Stars.
The Stars had revealed the world where that person was located before Their eyes. The Forsaken Land of the Gods held a certain degree of attraction even for Them.
After all, that was where the Ancient Sun God had fallen. That powerful existence had ultimately met His end precisely because God Almighty had awakened within Him.
That alone was enough to attract Them to go there and investigate. Perhaps They could thereby glimpse some of God's secrets.
Unfortunately, some fool who lacked discernment had actually dared to provoke the authority of the Stars.
There had been no need for the Stars to personally act. From an immense distance away, the Supernova Dominator and the High-Dimensional Overseer had easily dealt with the trouble, returning everything to normal.
Only then did He belatedly realize that the unlucky fellow who had provoked the Stars was actually Amon, the troublesome child of the Ancient Sun God.
"The authority that person possesses is rather interesting." The High-Dimensional Overseer seemed to have noticed certain similarities between Amon and Himself.
The Son of Chaos explained, "He is one of the Ancient Sun God's two children and Adam's brother. He is known as Amon, the Angel of Time. The Beyonder pathway He belongs to is the Marauder pathway."
"The Ancient Sun God's second son and Adam's brother. I'm even more interested in Him now." The High-Dimensional Overseer spoke in a cheerful tone. "His brother Adam is far from simple. I hope He can also bring me a different kind of surprise."
Hearing this, Hastur deliberately maintained a calm expression. "You and He indeed have many similarities."
"Stars, can You allow me to enter the Forsaken Land of the Gods?" The High-Dimensional Overseer thought for a moment before smiling. "This will be a transaction. I will pay the corresponding price."
This was precisely what Hastur had been waiting for. Long ago, he had been looking forward to seeing what kind of spectacular sparks would fly when the High-Dimensional Overseer met Amon.
Now was the perfect opportunity to have the High-Dimensional Overseer latch onto Amon.
Furthermore, with the High-Dimensional Overseer in the Forsaken Land of the Gods, the safety of the vessel of the Stars and Mr. A would also be better guaranteed.
Speaking of which, he really had to thank Amon for appearing tonight. Not only had he obtained twelve Worms of Time for free, but he had also gained the corresponding payment from the High-Dimensional Overseer.
In truth, with the High-Dimensional Overseer' abilities, as long as He knew the location, He could naturally enter the Forsaken Land of the Gods with ease.
However, They tacitly regarded that place as his backyard, so whenever They wanted to visit, They consciously learned to buy a ticket first.
"Very well." Hastur calmly agreed to the transaction.
The Supernova Dominator was also somewhat tempted. He cared greatly about the traces God Almighty had left behind, but His current avatar was still recuperating in the Intis Republic and could not leave for the time being.
The Mother Tree of Desire had similar thoughts. She did not even have an avatar capable of freely moving around, only Her perpetually unsuccessful believer, the Abomination Suah.
She was even wondering whether She should ask the Stars for a favor and have Them change Suah's terrible luck.
After this minor interlude, the Son of Chaos resumed His previous posture of confidently commenting on everything under skies and began recounting matters related to the Mother Goddess of Depravity.
The Stars were at odds with the Mother Goddess of Depravity, and Their believers had clashed multiple times. This was no longer any secret.
The Mother Tree of Desire was the most enthusiastic. When it came to dealing with the Mother Goddess of Depravity, She and the Stars stood on the same side.
After the Son of Chaos finished sharing information concerning the Mother Goddess of Depravity, the Mother Tree of Desire added several points from the side.
In the end, They mentioned that the Mother Goddess of Depravity currently had three main methods of influencing the real world.
The first was through Her own status. She could exert influence over the crimson moon, thereby affecting the two Beyonder pathways She had once lost in the real world.
The second was through Mr. Door. Mr. Door possessed the Uniqueness and three Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics, leaving Him only one step away from becoming a god. After being corrupted by the Mother Goddess of Depravity, the Beyonder pathway He belonged to also came under Her influence and interference.
The third was Roselle. Back when Roselle ventured into the cosmos and the Mother Goddess of Depravity took advantage of the opportunity to corrupt him, They had all witnessed it.
"If You wish to sever the tentacles the Mother Goddess of Depravity has extended into the real world, Roselle is an excellent point of breakthrough," the Mother Tree of Desire offered Her suggestion.
In Their eyes, the Stars had subdued Bernadette precisely to lay the groundwork for dealing with Roselle.
The Supernova Dominator spoke in a deep voice. "If You wish to purge the corruption within Roselle, the authority of the Eternal Blazing Sun would be an excellent choice."
"The Mother Goddess of Depravity is an embodiment of feminine forces. If You wish to counter Her, the authority of the Eternal Blazing Sun is indeed suitable." The High-Dimensional Overseer also agreed. "However, the status of the Eternal Blazing Sun alone is insufficient to pose a threat to the Mother Goddess of Depravity."
His gaze turned toward Hastur, and His meaning was self-evident.
A being of even higher status would need to wield part of the Eternal Blazing Sun's authority in order to purge the corruption within Roselle.
The Supernova Dominator did not speak. If His true body descended into the real world, He would likewise be capable of cleansing the corruption within Roselle.
After all, the Mother Goddess of Depravity was far away in the cosmos, and the extent of Her corruption of Roselle back then had been limited. Otherwise, Roselle would not have been able to cling to life for so many years.
"Roselle's final mausoleum is extremely well hidden. Even I do not know where He is truly hiding, because by then, I was already protecting Bernadette."
The Son of Chaos phrased His words very tactfully, turning the matter of Roselle instructing Bernadette on how to make use of and guard against Him into Him protecting Bernadette.
Hastur merely listened quietly without rushing to voice an opinion.
With his current abilities, even with the aid of the Hall of Stars, he could not completely purge the corruption within Roselle. He might even give the Mother Goddess of Depravity an opportunity to infiltrate the Hall of Stars.
Until he advanced to Sequence 2 and became an angel, he would not truly meet Roselle.
However, using Roselle to cause some trouble for the Mother Goddess of Depravity was still possible.
With the abilities of the Hall of Stars, he could make use of part of the Eternal Blazing Sun's authority to help stabilize Roselle's condition and reduce the corruption originating from the Mother Goddess of Depravity.
It was just that recently, Roselle seemed to have taken back the Uniqueness of the Black Emperor pathway along with one Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristic. Hastur did not want to come into contact with Roselle at this time.
"What do you think of Them?"
After listening to Their descriptions, Hastur lightly tapped the starry sky with his finger. Two shimmering stars appeared within the Hall of Stars, revealing the situations inside them.
They were Primordial Hunger and the Inextinguishable Ravings.
"Do the Stars wish to add a new member to the gathering of the Stars?" The Son of Chaos sounded somewhat surprised. There was absolutely no need for the Stars to let Them know about such a matter. Hadn't the Stars always made the choice personally in the past?
"This time, the choice is in your hands." Hastur leaned slightly back against his chair, his expression composed. His calm tone carried absolute confidence.
Recently, the Supernova Dominator, the High-Dimensional Overseer, and the others had helped him with quite a few matters. A certain degree of cohesion had also gradually developed within the gathering of the Stars. Therefore, he did not mind allowing Them to choose the next Great Old One to participate in the gathering of the Stars.
This was both a display of trust and a gesture of goodwill.
Sure enough, the Mother Tree of Desire, the Supernova Dominator, and the High-Dimensional Overseer all became quite pleased.
The Son of Chaos, who was also in a cheerful mood, even manifested two golden-yellow arms and crossed them over His chest. Raising His chin slightly, He began evaluating Primordial Hunger and the Inextinguishable Ravings.
"Primordial Hunger enjoys swallowing entire planets rich in life resources into His stomach. The fact that a second suitable life-bearing planet has yet to emerge in this region of the cosmos is at least half His doing."
"His usual temperament is relatively mild, but only on the condition that He has eaten His fill. If you encounter Him when He's unbearably hungry, hehe, even if the Mother Goddess of Depravity passes nearby, He would dare rush up and take a couple of bites out of Her."
"His authority isn't particularly powerful, but He's extremely tough and can take a beating. Hmm, the kind that's resistant to beatings from the inside out. Suppressing Him isn't difficult, but killing Him is extremely hard."
As the Son of Chaos introduced information about Primordial Hunger, He observed the reactions of the other existences. Seeing Them signal for Him to continue, His voice rose slightly and became somewhat more cheerful.
"The Inextinguishable Ravings, this fellow is more like a lunatic. He is frequently in a state of chaos and constantly emits unpleasant, grating ravings."
"My suggestion is to stay away from Him so you don't get affected, unless the Stars want to install a giant loudspeaker here that can emit ear-piercing noise anytime and anywhere."
"Between the two, Primordial Hunger is the better choice. I vote for Him."
After the Son of Chaos finished speaking, His gaze shifted toward the Mother Tree of Desire, the Supernova Dominator, and the High-Dimensional Overseer, indicating that it was time for Them to make Their choices as well.
The Mother Tree of Desire and the Supernova Dominator both voted for Primordial Hunger. Only the High-Dimensional Overseer voted for the Inextinguishable Ravings.
When the Son of Chaos asked Him why He had chosen the Inextinguishable Ravings, He smiled and replied, "Well, I simply didn't want your proposal to pass unanimously."
"…" The corners of the Son of Chaos's mouth twitched twice. He had to admit that the High-Dimensional Overseer was exceptionally skilled when it came to getting under His skin.
He had indeed been hoping to achieve a unanimous vote just now. That was why He had put so much effort into analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of Primordial Hunger and the Inextinguishable Ravings and had been the first to choose Primordial Hunger.
"Tsk, how interesting." The High-Dimensional Overseer' eyes brimmed with amusement as He freely admired the Son of Chaos's suppressed anger.
In the end, the Son of Chaos merely snorted coldly and ignored the High-Dimensional Overseer' provocation.
Hastur also approved of Their choice this time. However, this gathering of the Stars had already come to an end. He would wait until the next gathering before summoning Primordial Hunger to the Hall of Stars.
Of course, before that, he would first meet Primordial Hunger alone.