“The Tree of Life has been branched to us from the ethereal plane.

“The gateway has been opened, given to us, the Chun Tzu Ministry.

“All that remains is to breach this connection in order to create a path to the axis.”

“...”

“Welcome, Inquisitor Mars. Please, your status report.”

"Respected Ministers. Our operation was a success. We successfully hijacked the attempt of the techno-gnostics to shift the Wheel of Law. They sought to close it. But now, it has been reversed, opening it wider for our purposes."

“Chairman Beev was not present to receive word of the assignment, as it was rather sudden. Please bring us up to speed in your report, so as we are all made aware.”

“As a summary, we have successfully shifted the Ouroborous to the unfolded state.”

“How exactly did this shift occur? This is something we have been seeking for centuries and had been unable to make any headway on. I had believed we had given up thinking it would even be possible for the foreseeable future.”

“It happened yesterday. There was a group of techno-gnostics who seemingly located the path to the Ouroborous compass through unknown means. We believe that they were trying to make contact so as to shift the Ouroborous to strengthen the barrier. The compass for accessing the Ouroborous was discovered by them to exist in an unstable cyber-esoteric space outside of the observable universe. As we ourselves did not have the ability to make contact, we considered the state of the compass unable to be altered. But they managed to find the ability to make a bridge there through the Sea of Possibility.

“We recognized what they were doing promptly as they attempted it, however, and took advantage of their operation. Unfortunately, though, they were prepared for us as well, seemingly aware that we would discover them and being heavily armed in the area. But we drove them out, using their own bridge to gain access before it collapsed, and ultimately reaching the compass.

"In the process of this, the constructed space surrounding it collapsed along with the bridge and the operatives who were inside. So access to the compass is now lost again. But they accomplished their mission before contact with them was lost. And so, aside from the operatives, there was little in the way of negatives for us due to the orientation of the compass now being in a more desired position. And it being in our benefit as well that they can no longer shift it."

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“As we successfully managed to shift it in the opposite direction, we are now granted greater access to hyperspace. Not as much as we would have liked, because it seems the space collapsed in the process of them shifting it, so they could not do so fully. But enough to shift the paradigm of entry. Now our esoteric-scientists believe we will be able to successfully bring forth divine machines from the higher plane. Which is something we could not do so previously.”

“Ah. I see. This is a great victory. Be sure to send a large stipend to the families of the lost operatives on account of this great deed they have accomplished.”

“We have already done so.”

“Ahh. Very good. I see you work quickly.”

“Back on the topic of divine machines. In decades past, this was attempted once already. From the far reaches of infinity, they tried to construct a divine machine in order to have it manifest onto our plane. Unfortunately, the barrier was stronger at the time, so such a thing was still impossible. We lost track of the machine and only managed to locate it when it was discovered by techno-gnostics in Hyperborea, who activated it inadvertently. When this happened, we moved quickly to destroy it in order to ensure it did not fall into their hands.”

“Yes. Most of it would have been useless at that point. So preventing them from getting access was the better option. It was a large consumption of resources to test. But it was a useful experiment to see whether it would be possible. Although it did come with the unforeseen risk that they might come into contact with it. Initially, it was believed that we would know where it landed even if it were not functional. So it was, in a sense, a cosmic accident that it was lost.

“At the time, it was not a possibility. But the serpent has been turned. The barrier between our world and that of hyperspace has been shifted. Which means we can now put this project into action once again.”

“...”

“The importance of this development cannot be overstated. That which we have prepared for for centuries will finally come to pass.”

“The creation of more divine machines is already underway. Using the sixty-four hexagrams, we will be able to manifest them in short order. On their arrival, we will be able to spread Li across the globe, eliminating the remaining resistance. After which will it will finally begin. The day of Tianren Ganying. And the rectification of names.”

“We are in particular luck that this happened when it did. Or perhaps I should say divine providence. Just recently, we purposefully released some knowledge of the occult interlocuter Feng Weihong's activities in order to bait out the techno-gnostics into taking action against him. In the process of this, his global support network was destabilized, and we managed to get rid of one of the major thorns in our side without any major cost to ourselves. We did have to allow them to take some of his esoteric artifacts in the process, so as to not make it obvious our hand was involved. But this was a small cost.”

“It was a risky choice not to get involved ourselves, when he was doing something that put a large chunk of the city itself at risk. But all's well that ends well.”

“There are a few other small groups of heretics who have also been snuffed out recently. But they are not so significant. Soon, though, we will be able to do so on a much larger scale. And we will be able to deal a final blow to the central groups of those who oppose us.”

“They have eluded us for many ages. But a point comes now where they will be able to do so no longer. For we will now enter a new age. An age where there is no darkness.”

“The collective Anthropos will be brought in line with Ren. By the will of the Archigenetor.”

“The Wheel of Law is turning. So it begins.”

“Praise Sakras.”