Gods Seek to Conquer the Phantom Dream

My head hurts...

The God of Nightmares awoke from his nightmare, vigorously rubbing his head, which was entirely composed of Black Mist. He was Innate Deity, one of the oldest, but as time passed, he gradually absorbed various new beliefs. As a result, his mental state began to change from being devoid of desires and acting solely out of Divine Duty to becoming more humane.

He didn't resent this change, or rather, he preferred the way things were now to a simple, indiscriminate nightmare that seemed like a natural phenomenon, even though his current personality was partly influenced by the beliefs of his followers.

Of course, this is not actually a problem. As humanity gradually improves, he also begins to understand how to actively gain more changes by merging, accommodating, and creating more divine positions.

But this is the first time in millions of years that such a troublesome situation has been encountered.

Unlike the madwoman, the God of Nightmares of Lord of Incubus (as the God of Nightmares said), the Nightmare God doesn't throw tantrums over the slightest displeasure. He is more composed and knows better how to utilize the rules.

But precisely because of this, his School Hell is closer to that of ordinary people who have strayed into nightmares than the Lord of Incubus who is rushing headlong towards the Imaginary Number Zone. This also caused a lot of knowledge that gods should not have mastered to enter his mind.

"The Native Dream System originates from 'senior year of high school,' a typical nightmare, but due to the large number of senior high school students, this nightmare seems to have a tendency to transform into something divine."

The God of Nightmares temporarily set aside the strange questions in his mind, such as finding derivatives, analyzing the author's line of thought, and the transformation of E. coli into matter, and pondered the specifics of this nightmare.

"Currently, we lack sufficient information to determine whether this nightmare arose naturally or was caused by human intervention. However, this is not important. Even if it is Dream Network constructed through human intervention, it must ultimately adhere to the fundamental rules governing the birth of a god."

"According to the principle of the generation of gods, the more complex the rules, the less flexibility there is. Not to mention that most of the authority over dreams has been monopolized. If you want to bypass the existing authority, the controllability of this god position must be very poor."

"Even the person who created it doesn't necessarily have higher authority. Even if they enter this dream, they won't have an advantage over me!"

"No, I already hold the highest authority within the Nightmare System. So, it seems that I should be the most competitive in any situation where I can exercise that authority."

A faint smile materialized on the God of Nightmares's face, which was formed of smoke, but then he frowned.

Such a completely new divine position has not appeared in this world for more than a decade, but before this, he had participated in the struggle for divine positions.

To obtain a divine position, one must either find the Divine Position Core Element and devour it, or thoroughly analyze its composition and then reverse engineer it. However, as things stand, the rules of this nightmare are so complex that they are difficult to analyze, and finding the core element...

What are the core elements of senior year in high school? The college entrance exam? Aspirations? Or perhaps the teachers? The principal?

God of Nightmares had never been to school, so he didn't quite understand the intricacies of the situation and could only remain passive at this moment.

Meanwhile, in the Divine Kingdom the Lord of Incubus, a large number of dream demons, including beautiful women, gathered outside the Dream Channel, each with intelligent eyes and an expression that seemed to have been filled to the brim.

Unlike the usual situation where their minds were filled, this time, they were filled with knowledge.

Unlike the Lord of Incubus, these mere followers didn't have the courage to court death. If only one of them were unlucky, they could still hope that their Lord would come to their rescue. But after discovering that there were tens of thousands of sisters in the school, they gave up the idea of being rescued and instead actively complied with the rules.

Then, as if they had never been to school, they spent an entire day studying the subjects for the final semester of their senior year.

While they might be able to understand some aspects of Chinese Language, they genuinely struggle with test questions filled with formulas, symbols, and pronouns, yet they are forced to study them nonetheless.

Looking at the state of his dream demons, the Lord of Incubus Demons activated his Dominate Incubus Authority, obtaining all the details of the previous night's events from them. At the same time, he began to formulate a plan.

Like the God of Nightmares, as one of the oldest nature gods, she was also very clear about the workings of the divine positions. Almost simultaneously, she also began to prepare a method to conquer this strange dream.

However, unlike the solitary God of Nightmares, her greatest advantage lies in her hundreds of thousands, even millions, of Succubus followers.

"Everyone, listen up! Gather all information related to the college entrance examination!"

At the command of the Lord of Incubus, a large number of Succubus descended from the clouds under the blazing sun, heading to the mortal realm to seek relevant knowledge.

In reality, many dream demons choose to spend their days in the human world as humans when they are not working. However, after receiving a mission, they do not intend to act in a human manner, after all, they are dream demons.

On this very day, countless high school teachers around the world were engrossed in a beautiful and enchanting dream.

If there's anything different, it's that everyone's dream involves Teacher-Student Game, but compared to the usual vague foreplay, the opening teaching part of this dream is exceptionally clear, so clear that what happens afterward becomes merely a backdrop...

"There's definitely something wrong!" The God of Sweet Dreams, who had been waiting outside the Divine Kingdom, couldn't help but sigh as he watched the magnificent sight of a million dream demons descending to the mortal world. Now even the God of Nightmares didn't need to observe anymore; these two gods must have discovered something of great value.

For deities, only a few things are truly valuable.

"You didn't invite me when there were benefits, huh?" The God of Sweet Dreams showed dissatisfaction on her face. However, she was not a reckless god. Instead of squatting in her Divine Kingdom waiting for night to fall, she chased after the million dream demons, studying their behavioral logic. She even took advantage of the fact that "Silver Dream are also considered beautiful dreams" to observe several dream illusions on the spot.

"They're studying? And they look like they're preparing for exams... Come to think of it, those who were possessed by nightmares before were mostly high school students..."

The God of Sweet Dreams had determined the general details of the dream, and then she flew to the Ideal Country.

Unlike the Nightmare Demon, who could only study in the mortal realm, her goal was much clearer—

Wouldn't it be faster to go find those students whose Dream Come True?

With this thought in mind, the God of Sweet Dreams descended upon the Ideal Country Central Academy of Science and Technology.

Regarding the Chicken-Egg Paradox, you can't just consider it from the name alone. Its unsolvability lies in the fact that, setting aside disciplines such as biology and geology, you can't explain from a purely logical perspective where the first chicken came from, or where the first egg came from.

As for names, this is a typical oversight, because names depend on human perception; simply put, it's about who is discovered first, not who exists first.

This is similar to the difference between apes and humans. Apes are called apes because, as the name suggests, they are apes that resemble humans. But you can't say that humans came first and then apes just because of the name, right?

Conversely, if people first recognize the egg and name it "chicken," then when the chicken hatches from the egg, it might be named something like "chicken transformation" or "chicken molting."

Ultimately, this logical problem has existed for so long, and countless people haven't been able to solve it. If you come up with your own original approach, that's one thing, but to think that such a hastily conceived idea can explain it is a gross underestimation of our predecessors.