Despite making all kinds of preparations beforehand and having Raven 12345's "secret" to help him, Hao Ren still passed out without the slightest surprise after finishing the "Bible." The only difference was that he hadn't been unconscious for long this time: he woke up just in time for dinner.
As soon as he woke, he saw Vivian keeping watch beside him. She looked as though she had been there for quite some time, while Doudou was sprawled on his chest. The Little Merman had already fallen asleep, curled into an adorable little ball, her tail occasionally giving his chest a couple of unconscious pats, as though she were dreaming.
"You're awake?" Vivian immediately gave Hao Ren a gentle smile when she saw him open his eyes. "If I hadn't already experienced this once, I would've gotten a fright again. May examined you. Your mental energy loss is a little severe, but your condition is much better than last time. Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"
"...I think I may have believed in a fake God, taken a fake divine artifact, and read a fake oracle..." Hao Ren rubbed his head. "Damn it, only half the reason I passed out this time was mental exhaustion. The other half was probably because I was so pissed off..."
Vivian looked at Hao Ren curiously. "What exactly did you see in that divine scripture?"
It was truly impressive that this girl still regarded that damn black book with such reverence that she called it a "divine scripture."
"Nothing much." Hao Ren thought about it, then decided to tell her what he had seen. After all, he, the dignified pope, had even dared to curse God to his face. Why should he worry about his little partner losing her faith—not to mention that Vivian didn't believe