"Conspiracy theories?"

Tang Qi was instantly intrigued, especially when he saw the author of the book, his eyes lit up.

David Finch!

A familiar name, instantly evoking memories in Tang Qi's mind.

From the Federation's mysterious side, the last acknowledged "Great Polymath". His late work "Hands in the Historical Mist" turned him from a respected universal scholar into a denounced and scorned mad scholar.

Of course, in the scholar world, most people still recognized the knowledge possessed by this predecessor.

"David Finch left behind a massive amount of books over his lifetime, this collection of conspiracy theories is merely assembled at random, incomparable to some of his most famed works, and his late book in the field of conspiracy theories is a true masterpiece; hence, this one was completely overlooked."

"Perhaps, a comparison between the two could be insightful?"

Suddenly, Tang Qi had an epiphany.

The so-called "conspiracy theories", when spoken by most, could be categorized as wild guesses.

However, if the person unfolding the conspiracy theories is a super scholar like David Finch, everything changes. Especially the deeper Tang Qi understood the mysterious side, the less he dismissed those bizarre deductions like other Transcendents.

In a thought, Tang Qi directly took out "Hands in the Historical Mist" from within the Gluttony and quickly started comparing it.

For the first few pages, Tang Qi showed no change in expression.

But as he turned the pages, the contents of the two books flooded into his mind, and suddenly, his eyes burst with a brilliant light.

What seemed to be two different books actually had a lot of overlaps.

Same author, that was to be expected.

But "Big Catastrophe Conspiracy Theory", David Finch was merely a collector, gathering numerous conspiracy theories related to the "Great Catastrophe", which was the war that lasted a thousand years, and as a collector and a scholar, he evaluated these guesses.

When he finished reading both books,

He suddenly realized every highly evaluated guess by David Finch in "Big Catastrophe Conspiracy Theory", ones that left copious notes, eventually appeared in "Hands in the Historical Mist", but the conclusions had been re-articulated by Finch with proof, becoming more plausible yet more exaggerated and unacceptable.

"So, the reason David Finch wrote 'Hands' in his later years might be inspired by 'Big Catastrophe Conspiracy Theory', it's just that their reputations are too different, the former being completely ignored due to various coincidences."

"Moreover, 'Big Catastrophe Conspiracy Theory' is a mixed bag, without any vetting process, possibly like toilet reading material, and even then, it's the kind of clickbait titles that are despised—apart from David Finch's die-hard fans, probably no one would buy it to study."

As thoughts swirled in his mind, Tang Qi picked up the "Big Catastrophe Conspiracy Theory" again and quickly flipped to a page.

A guess appeared on that page.

Related to the Great Catastrophe, and also mentioned other inconceivable names, such as Lord of Light, Lord of Thorns, and Saint Confessor Martin Sims.

This "conspiracy theory" didn't have a specific proposer, or perhaps it did, but Finch did not note it down.

That's normal too, some guesses could trace back to their originators, but most were private conjectures that he merely collected.

After the guess, there were high evaluations from Finch, along with numerous related notes.

Most crucially, this guess didn't appear in "Hands in the Historical Mist".

Unlike a brief glance of before, now that Tang Qi clearly saw the content of the guess, his demeanor completely stalled, as if seeing the Divine Avatar of Saint Confessor through time and space, his spine tingling and his spirit trembling.

He suddenly understood why David Finch, with his "boldness", didn't dare to include this guess in his late book.

Putting oneself in his shoes, it probably wouldn't just be David Finch who wouldn't dare to write it, unless one was a true madman or had some overwhelmingly true evidence; no one would dare write it.

The nameless conjecture:

About the Saint Confessor who once had the chance to become the "Pope", Lord Martin Sims, why did he defect from the Church and break collectively with the bishops?

It's widely known that Martin Sims stated multiple times his respect for the numerous gods in the "Light God System", his faith in "the Lord" was not in the Light itself, but in the "Order" within the Light, the justice above the thorns.

The Saint Confessor, believed in the Lord of Thorns.

At the end of the Great Catastrophe, as the Federation was founded, the Twelve Saints made indelible contributions, and though there was incessant debate among the Transcendents about who among the Saints was the most powerful, there's no doubt that Lord Martin Sims was closest to being "the strongest".

He briefly left the New Continent and entered the "Mysterious," actively participating in the Great Catastrophe.

But soon, Sims returned.

He refused to disclose whether he successfully entered the battlefield; some believed he didn't make it in time before the Great Catastrophe ended.

Others thought he got cold feet at the last moment, which is why he didn't disclose it.

I believe, however, not only did he enter the battlefield, but he also became the only or one of the two survivors of this horrifying, mysterious war, and he glimpsed the terrible secrets of the Great Catastrophe; that led to him blaspheming the "Lord" after he returned.

Even as a saint, it's impossible to continue holding a position in the Church after expressing dissatisfaction towards the "Lord of Light."

The Church claimed that the breakup between the Saint Confessor and them was due to "ideological differences," but I'm more inclined to believe this "rumor," though it points to an extremely frightening fact.

"In the final battle of the Great Catastrophe... did the Lord of Light make a move against the Lord of Thorns?"

"Boom!"

In Tang Qi's mind, it was as if thunder was rumbling.

Because he saw something so thrilling and horrifying, his body trembled slightly, his skin breaking out in goosebumps, pupils shrinking.

This thought that had arisen in him could be described as shockingly unconventional.

If it were leaked, Tang Qi would likely face the wrath of the "Bright Church" firsthand.

As soon as the first thought emerged, Tang Qi was like opening Pandora's Box, and a series of conjectures began to burst forth.

"After the Great Catastrophe ended, all Divine entities went missing, which is why no one could verify the actions of the Saint Confessor, not even the Bright Church; they could only expel Sims because he was too powerful, and at that time, with numerous Evil Gods and Exotic Realm Monsters attacking, the Federation needed the Saint Confessor."

"If that conjecture is true, could it be the actions of the Lord of Light that caused the reincarnation of the Lord of Thorns?"

"This could also explain why Saint Confessor Martin Sims, knowing that the Lord of Thorns had reincarnated, didn't seek cooperation with the Church to restore the 'Lord' to His Divine Position; he probably didn't dare to divulge more information and only sought help from his close friend, Saint Prophet Pileus."

"To facilitate the smooth reincarnation of the Lord of Thorns, the Saint Confessor began to make a series of arrangements."

"As the principal of the Witch School, was I also drawn in because of the prophecy of the Holy Prophet?"

"Also, the reincarnation of the Lord of Thorns... could it possibly be the so-called 'Key'?"

...

In Tang Qi's mind, the wild conjectures simply couldn't stop.

Despite 'logical' reasoning reminding him, these wild conjectures were all built on conspiracy theories with no evidence; if scrutinized carefully, they also contain numerous flaws.

But compared to the conspiracy theorists of the Dark Era, Tang Qi had more clues.

After all, he possessed the "Thorny Law Code."

"Probably even David Finch tends to this conjecture, but he has no evidence; bold as he is, he wouldn't dare to include this idea in that book destined to cause a sensation... If he really did so, probably the next day, the Church would send someone to help him 'fix his water meter.'"

Tang Qi looked at the book that had stayed open on the same page for a long time, muttering to himself.

At this moment, his mood had somewhat recovered, and he was planning his next steps.

At this moment, he seemed to feel something, his facial expression shifted, and quickly he took out an item from within his bosom.

The Holy Eagle Nest Badge!

At this time, the "Eagle's Nest" on the badge was emitting a bright light.

From within, a message was quickly conveyed:

"All Members Joint Meeting… about to begin!"

Tang Qi held the badge, quickly moving back to his Meditation Room.

Without further thought, he directly took an item from Gluttony's belly and placed it over his face.

The next second, intense ghost light erupted, accompanied by an eagle call that penetrated deep into the soul, darkness wrapped around Tang Qi, swallowing him up.

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