As soon as this speculation appeared in Schiller's mind, it immediately spiraled out of control.
But on second thought, the characteristics of the Wanderer were far too similar to the Great Old One Ibo-Zitel mentioned in the Book of the Water God. The Wanderer was more likely to be Ibo's blood avatar.
Suppose the church was now divided into two factions: one that used door plaques to create supernatural phenomena for profit, and another made up of cultists who added genuine cult sacrifices to controllable supernatural incidents. Which faction did the Oracle belong to? Which faction did he belong to?
Schiller did not dare dwell on that question.
First of all, the Oracle had been one of the people who investigated the hotel back then. He likely possessed many door plaques picked up from the hotel, and they were crucial to maintaining both the church and his own status.
If he had come up with this method and built the church into what it was today, then there was absolutely no way he truly wanted the Old Ones to descend, because he was an egoist.
He had gone to such lengths to develop the church to its current state so he could enjoy the pleasures brought by wealth, power, and resources. If the Old Ones descended and all humanity fell into madness, then wouldn't all his effort have been for nothing?
That was precisely what Schiller did not dare think too deeply about. If the Oracle was actually part of the Anti-Arrival Faction, then what was he?
Most likely, he was one of the Pope's people, and judging by that Black man's attitude just now, the Oracle and the Pope were opposed to each other.
So he was part of the Arrival Faction?
The cultist was actually me.
But now