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Chapter 4168 Destined Destiny
Chapter 4168 Destined Destiny
"In your opinion, offering sacrifices in secret locations is a moderately good strategy?" The chief priest of the Divine Faction was somewhat surprised by this assessment.
The mysterious woman nodded noncommittally: "Yes, and in my opinion, it could be the best course of action. However, since I just said that killing is the best course of action, we can't let the sacrifice rating outweigh this. Let's just leave it at that for now."
The high priest pondered for a moment and said, "I haven't found the 'locator' on the cup head yet. If it's embedded in the soul and sacrificed to the secret place, wouldn't that be the same as allowing outsiders to locate the secret place?"
The mysterious woman glanced at him, her tone nonchalant: "So what if we've located it?"
“The Creator left this secret place as a window, wasn’t that meant to ‘welcome guests’? Those from outside the realm who want to enter the Ritual World should go through this secret place; that’s the proper way.” She paused, then turned her attention to the High Priest, “Besides, the secret place is now in your hands. When you have this window in your grasp, it won’t be difficult to control any visitors from outside the realm when they come.”
The high priest frowned: "Aren't you afraid that these outsiders are too powerful, so powerful that the methods used in the secret realm simply can't control them?"
"So what if you can't suppress it?" The mysterious woman sneered. "Anyway, you took the secret place from us. If it's really breached, you won't be the ones cleaning up the mess. The Creator will be the one with a headache."
"Besides, I don't believe they're that strong. If they were truly top-tier experts, they wouldn't need to secretly place locators; they would simply cross over directly! Real experts don't have time for 'quiet, detailed positioning'."
Towards the end, she softened her tone and said, "Moreover, I don't believe that the 'locator' is embedded in its soul. The soul of an ordinary being cannot withstand modification."
"In my opinion, the 'locator' is most likely still on her body, or perhaps it's a special system outside the boundary that the ritual cannot detect."
So don't worry about it.
After the mysterious woman finished speaking, she leaned against the wall and looked at the high priest: "Now, I've done my analysis for you. Do you have a choice?"
The high priest was silent for a moment, then looked up and asked, "Aren't you leaving now?"
She raised an eyebrow and smiled: "What if you change your mind and want to give me the credit? We have to save it for the outcome."
The high priest gave her a deep look and said slowly, "You've already analyzed it for me. Sacrificing yourself in the secret place is the best way out, so how could I possibly choose any other option?"
The mysterious woman scoffed, "I knew I couldn't expect to get credit for nothing. I'm leaving."
After saying that, she turned around and walked towards the door.
"and many more."
She stopped in her tracks and turned her head to the side: "What, have you changed your mind?"
The high priest shook his head: "I plan to hold a small sacrificial ceremony here. I hope you can help me set up a 'Quiet and Serene Ritual' to conceal the atmosphere of the ceremony."
The mysterious woman frowned and said irritably, "Hey, I'm only helping you out of cooperation. Don't treat me like a subordinate to order around."
High Priest: "Before setting up the next large-scale ritual to disrupt the gods, I will send you the coordinates to help you get promoted."
Upon hearing this, her eyes flickered, and her fingers began to tap the crystal ball rhythmically, as if weighing the pros and cons.
If handled properly, a large-scale ritual of chaos involving the gods by the devout followers could definitely leave a significant mark on her record of merit!
All she had to give up was the standard procedure approved for her by the department.
While this kind of aura-concealing ritual is not unusual, it doesn't have any other special effects. If you use it, you can just apply for another one.
So, should we agree or not?
……
While the mysterious woman was deep in thought and weighing her options, a lively discussion broke out in the Heart Space.
There are three main points of discussion.
The first thing to consider is "the identity of the mysterious woman".
When the live stream first resumed, they assumed that she and the high priest belonged to the same religious faction.
However, based on her conversation with the high priest just now, it can be basically confirmed that she is not a member of the Christian sect.
“She keeps referring to ‘our company,’ and she even has a record of handling the so-called ‘locator’…” A hint of inquiry flashed in Luigi’s eyes: “I feel that this woman’s identity may be unusual, and she may very well be an official from Yungang City.”
Currently, the two known official noble organizations in Yungang City are the Enforcement Team and the God Extermination Division.
The Department of Extermination of Gods happens to contain the character "Department," and its function is to eliminate everything related to "evil gods."
Previously, the high priest had promised to give the mysterious woman the coordinates for the next Chaos God ritual, helping her get promoted. And Chaos God is also an evil god.
Think about it this way.
The mysterious woman might actually be from the God Extermination Bureau.
He might even hold a high position!
This was shocking news: a high-ranking official in the God-Slaying Division was actually mingling with the enemy? And judging from their appearance, they even had a long-term partnership!
It seems Edward was right; the world of Yi is far more chaotic than they imagined.
It is indeed ironic that the official forces that are supposed to protect the people are actually in cahoots with the evil gods.
"Thinking about it, could it be that Kaiya's teacher was also..." Luigi stopped mid-sentence.
No one responded; they remained silent for a moment, letting the topic gradually cool down.
The next topic of their discussion was: "The identity of the wine glass as a 'locator'".
They were initially worried that the high priest would feel spied on and become suspicious. But to their surprise, the mysterious woman, who seemed to be from the God-Slaying Division, gave them a "locator" answer and glossed over the matter.
Moreover, from their perspective, the term "locator" actually holds water!
what is this?
Can you win by simply sitting back and drinking?
The reason I say it's an easy win is because as long as the wine glass is sober, this matter can't be so easily dismissed!
The chief priest might use some "investigative" methods to forcibly pry open the wine cup.
Therefore, the fact that the wine glass was unconscious at this moment actually helped her.
Because of the topic of "winning by lying down with a wine glass," there was a sense of "fateful coincidence," which made Angell unable to help but extend the discussion to a new topic: "sacrifice and misfortune."
The chief priest of the Fellowship of God finally decided to offer the wine cup in a secret place, which naturally met everyone's expectations, and everyone was very pleased with this.
After their initial joy, they began to ponder a question: Wine Cup and his companions had gone to great lengths to contact the Divine Faction but failed, only to find themselves, after falling into addiction and falling into a coma, pushed by fate to the presence of the High Priest.
This is such an incredible coincidence that it's impossible to believe there wasn't someone behind it all.
But who's behind this?
The answer might be... the will of the world.
Although the world will has no subjective consciousness, as an aggregate of general consciousness, it strongly rejects anything that is "detrimental to the development of the world".
In its view, illegal immigrants are a disruptive factor that hinders global development.
Therefore, illegal immigrants are afflicted with misfortune because of their rejection.
But misfortune alone is not enough; what the world's will desire is the death of the stowaways!
However, the world's will may realize that death under normal circumstances cannot completely eliminate stowaways like the wine glass.
The only way fate has indicated to completely kill them is... to be sacrificed by the gods, their souls and consciousness destroyed.
Therefore, the will of the world manipulated misfortune from behind the scenes, causing it to keep pushing the wine glass until it pushed her in front of the high priest of the deity sect.
Although the above is just Angell's guess, he feels it is pretty close to the truth.
Why wasn't the wine glass presented to the Christians before? Because the wine glass was awake, had its own consciousness, and was capable of making subjective choices.
When she falls into a coma and has no choice of her own, the world's will has much more room to maneuver.
Water Incarnation and Luigi also agreed with Angell's statement.
Luigi said, "According to this speculation, even if they did nothing after entering Wanmengyun Port, or even just fainted, the misfortune might still 'pass' to the Fengshen faction."
Angell nodded. Yes.
If the world's will wants them dead, then unconscious manipulation is the fastest way to achieve that—just look at the wine glass.
However, even if the wine glass hadn't fainted and was still in a state of self-motivation, Angel believed that she would eventually be brought to the Divine Faction by misfortune, just a little slower.
According to this theory...
Angel even had reason to believe that Na, Nailong, and Nijue, as long as they did not die prematurely, would eventually come to the face of the Devotees.
This is the predetermined fate that the world's will has written for them!
As he spoke, Angell looked at the image on the screen and murmured, "Perhaps, at this very moment, Na, Milk Dragon, and Mud Duke are on their way to the Divine Faction..."
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The live stream is still ongoing.
After pondering for a long time, the mysterious woman raised her head and looked at the chief priest of the Divine Faction: "I'm curious about something. When you offered sacrifices before, you weren't so timid and hesitant. Even for the smallest sacrifices, you dared to make it known to everyone."
"Don't deny it, the department has a lot of files on the silent operations you created, which is enough to prove what I'm saying."
"Given your personality, you wouldn't think of concealing the ritualistic atmosphere. But this time, not only are you going to conceal it, but you've also specified the use of the Wuwang Jingshen Ritual... Why?"
There are many rituals for concealing one's aura, so why did the chief priest choose the "Ritual of Concealing Illusions and Quieting the Spirit"?
Faced with this question, the high priest fell silent for the first time.
This only fueled her curiosity.
Previously, he had answered any question with ease, but his current silence was clearly somewhat strange.
“If you answer me truthfully, I might help you if I feel comfortable doing so.” The mysterious woman raised an eyebrow. “Or do you think I, as your collaborator, am not qualified to know?”
The high priest sighed softly, closed his eyes, and shook his head.
"No, it's just that I can't confirm this either. I just have a feeling."
"A premonition?" the mysterious woman asked, puzzled. "What premonition?"
The high priest walked to the wall and gazed at the flickering flame on the candlestick. The flames flashed and swayed, casting dappled shadows in his eyes.
“Not long ago, I performed a small-scale sacrificial ceremony in an abandoned factory near the Whale Station, where I sacrificed two special pieces of the Blood Faction.”
"However, the sacrifice itself is not important. What is important is... after the sacrifice, our people were attacked and killed."
The mysterious woman gently turned the crystal ball with her five fingers while resting her chin on her hand and said, "I've heard about this. The department received a notice for the cleaning ceremony, which was sent by Yi Gui from Wanshui Town."
"So, the person who attacked you must be Yi Gui from Night Sleep Town."
At this point, the mysterious woman raised an eyebrow and said sarcastically, "What? You're upset about this?"
The high priest shook his head: "No, we are never angry about these things. What I'm trying to say is that the attackers were not ordinary people."
"What's so special about them? Aren't they just some wealthy families from Night Sleep Town?"
The high priest sighed: "After you return to Sili, you can look up the history of Sleepy Town and check the information about the 'Guardian Family'."
"Is it meaningful to check their information?"
High Priest: "It makes sense, because the attackers this time are the guardian family of Sleepytown."
He paused, his expression turning serious: "The Guardian Family almost never takes action against outsiders, and they certainly don't leave Sleepytown, because they have their own mission."
"mission?"
The high priest nodded: "You can look up their mission yourself; I won't go into details. But I can tell you that there is only one type of person in the entire Ritual World who can persuade the Guardian Families to take action."
What kind of people?
“The Creator, or the Creator’s descendant.”
The high priest's answer caused the mysterious woman's pupils to shrink, and it took her a long time to recover: "You mean..."
The high priest nodded slightly: "That day, the entire guardian family mobilized, which means someone was directing them. And the only one who could have directed them is..."
The high priest pointed to the sky, the meaning of which was self-evident.
"The Creator certainly won't come down in person; it must be one of the Creator's descendants. Even if they are just descendants, we still can't stop them."
Because he discovered this, even though he had the ability to resist that day, he didn't resist and instead chose to run away.
Living in the Yi world, the one thing you absolutely cannot provoke is the lineage of the Creator; this is an ironclad rule.
"Although I cannot be certain whether the descendants of the Creator have already descended, just in case, the followers of the gods should try not to be too ostentatious during this period."
Therefore, the sacrificial ceremony was concealed.
As for why the "Wu Wang Jing Shen Ritual" was chosen, the reason is simple: its concealment effect is the best among all rituals currently available.
The mysterious woman was dazed for a moment, a dark light in her eyes: "You're telling me this, aren't you afraid I'll reject you?"
The high priest shook his head: "I am aware of the beliefs of your faction."
"Furthermore, even if the Creator's lineage descends, they will not frequently interfere with the internal development of the world. They even tacitly approve of the existence of believers like us."
Otherwise, even if the followers of God had seized the "window of opportunity," and the Creator's lineage truly wanted to reclaim it, there were ways to do so. The fact that they didn't do so is, in effect, a form of tacit acceptance.
“As long as we don’t dance directly in front of Him, and do the necessary superficial work and conceal our presence, He will not have any complaints.”