Chapter 321 There is no meaning

"Obedience of Heaven's Voice" also did not appear in the main plot of "Profanation", so this was the first time Bai Wei heard of this thing.

Although this thing sounds outrageous, Bai Wei does not doubt its authenticity. It is indeed in line with the nature of the church in this world. And this can also explain why it takes so long to hold a meeting in the Land of Contract. They are not only holding a meeting, but also building an "execution platform". Once a resolution is passed, it is very likely to be executed on the spot.

At that time, the first name they would enter would definitely be "Ulu".

But Ulu was already dead, and there was not even a complete body left. "Obedience of Heaven's Voice" naturally could not kill Ulu, nor could it kill Bai Wei (of course Bai Wei doubted whether this thing could work on him), but it would kill thousands of "Ulu".

And when they found out that Uru was already dead, the next name would be either Hevinia, Caesar, or even Gerard.

Of course, none of these names can kill the original body, because Caesar and Gerald are no longer alive, and Hevinia is not a real name. Based on what Miss Wu Mingzhi said to Lyle through the mouth of the new messenger, Bai Wei roughly understood that this "obedience of the voice of heaven" is essentially to lock and erase everyone's cognition of their own identity.

For example, Ulu, this is the name his mother gave him, so in his heart, he is Ulu, Ulu is him, so Tiansheng's obedience will be locked on him.

But Helvinia was different. From the beginning she knew very well that this name did not belong to her. Her real name was Nia. Helvinia was just a mask she wore to fool the world, so the obedience of the voice of heaven might not be able to lock on to her.

Of course, this is just Bai Wei's guess. What if its locking conditions are more relaxed?

This is also the reason why Bai Wei asked Lyle to follow along, he wanted to further figure out how this device actually works.

Besides this, there is another thing.

Bai Wei tapped the table with his fingers, and then his memory went back to the time when he was in Isaiah's room and the "news" brought by the new messenger, Miss Ring Finger.

The forbidden scholar of the Church of Eternal Nightmare.

Bai Wei knew this person. His name was Edwin, and he was a character in the plot. What he was researching was the "truth" that Bai Wei had told Hevinia in Shengyin. He was also a very troublesome guy.

But according to the plot of the game, this guy should be quiet for a few months before "exploding". Why is he being hunted by the Eternal Nightmare now, and even getting involved here?

Is it because of the series of butterfly effects triggered by my appearance?

Bai Wei could only think of this one.

In the game, the protagonist, a Rhine Knight, connects the plots of the eight churches. In reality, the protagonist did not come, but Bai Wei, who became the soul of Visas, came. So the development of the situation and the difference in cognition are not surprising.

After all, in the original plot, Lyra was killed by the new gods, and the former kingdom of machinery and order became a bloody slaughterhouse comparable to the esoteric religion, so naturally there was no reconstruction and revival as it is today.

Helvinia died in the hands of Daphne in that chapel, and the final blasphemy did not happen. The Lord of Holy Music was still listening to His favorite songs leisurely. People gave everything for the ceremony and finally died fanatically in the cold wind.

The same is true for Wildfire, the god who ascended to the throne by eating Senluo, began to madly suppress his own people because of his inner distortion (ruling people with dogs). In order to create more of his own kind, he treated all the humans in Wildfire as captive animals.

Yes, this is the original plot line. The overall style of the game "Profanation" is dark and depressing, full of the feeling of powerlessness that mortals can't change the world no matter how hard they try.

But after Bai Wei came, the world changed no matter what.

Thinking of this, Bai Wei slowly stopped tapping the tabletop with his fingers, and then chuckled, as if he was sighing, and also as if he was teasing: "I didn't expect that I have already done so many things."

Hmm...I think I've gone off topic.

The problem now is that due to the series of changes caused by his appearance, he can no longer use the original plot as a reference. Edwin's early involvement is the best example.

So what did that guy do that made Rhine and Yongyan join forces to hunt him down?

So should he go over and see what is going on?

This thought was dispelled instantly as soon as it popped into Bai Wei's mind.

Although the town of Dela was not far from where he was now, if he wanted to go there, he could only use the body in front of him. However, the condition of the body was too bad, and it would be unwise to rashly involve it in the chaos of the town of Dela.

Of course, the more important reason was that Edwin did not have what he wanted, and he was not unaware of the forbidden knowledge.

Moreover, Edwin's appearance can make the situation more chaotic, which is not a bad thing for Bai Wei.

The more chaotic the situation is, the more you need to be clear about what you want instead of following the chaos.

Thinking of this, Bai Wei made a decision.

Let’s ignore the town of Della for now and focus on dealing with “Obedience of Heaven’s Voice” and that troublesome old man Isaiah.

So Bai Wei closed his eyes again, and then started his "two-person journey in no man's land" with Lyle.

…

Lyle didn't expect that despite all his precautions, he still had to return here early.

When enveloped by the thick fog that he had not seen for five years, Lyle's hands were trembling slightly, but he did not dare to show it too obviously because Lord Visas was watching him in his body.

There was no way, he really didn't want to come back, but he didn't dare to refuse Lord Visas, so he could only bite the bullet and walk in, while the memories of the past continued to wash over his mind.

"You are uneasy." Bai Wei's voice sounded in his mind, frightening Lyle so much that the messenger leading the way in front of him subconsciously looked back, "Can you tell me why?"

"I, I'm just not used to this thick fog." Lyle said it subconsciously.

The messenger in front heard this, so before Bai Wei could say anything, the messenger spoke first: "Don't worry, the fog here is harmless to the body in a short period of time, but if you can't even stand this..."

The messenger pulled a bottle of potion from his pocket and threw it to Lyle.

Lyle took it but didn't drink it. Firstly, the packaging of the potion looked too much like the fake medicine he sold everywhere, which made him feel PTSD. Secondly, the fog here was too familiar to him. Once upon a time, he always thought that the world was like this, unable to see the sky or the earth, always filled with yellow sand, and his lungs would hurt when he took a deep breath.

Bai Wei had long wanted to know what the no-man's land was like, but he had always pretended not to know Lyle's past, so he couldn't ask Lyle. But now he could ask the envoy leading the way through Lyle, and naturally he could get more comprehensive information. Lyle was naturally very happy to do so, so he hurriedly relayed Bai Wei's questions to the envoy leading the way, and the first thing he asked was about the fog.

The messenger who led the way showed some surprise after hearing Lyle's question. After all, in his opinion, Lyle (the tongue in his eyes) should be more concerned about "obedience to the voice of heaven". After all, that was the thing that could cost his life. But Lyle asked about the fog first, which was indeed a bit strange. Logically speaking, he had stayed in the Nameless Town for so long, he should not have no knowledge of the no-man's land at all.

However, since the other party asked such a common sense question, the messenger should just answer directly: "This fog is not natural, but was specially created thousands of years ago to cover the location of the contracted land."

"For a thousand years?" Lyell asked.

"Yes, for a thousand years."

"Is there also this kind of fog in the Contract Land?"

"No, the environment of the Contract Land itself is no different from the outside world. Only this area is special." The messenger replied, "We call it the isolation area."

“This partition area looks huge.”

"Of course, because we want to ensure that outsiders cannot find the exact location of the contracted land." The messenger replied, "If outsiders enter rashly, they will only be lost forever in this thick fog."

After each of the messenger's answers, Lyle would repeat them to Bai Wei in his mind. Although he knew that this was unnecessary and Bai Wei was fully capable of hearing the messenger's words, he still did it in order to have a sense of participation and to cover up the fear and anxiety that kept gushing out of his heart.

Lyle didn't know the expression "homesickness", but at this moment he deeply felt it. When walking in the fog, his eyes kept looking around unconsciously, as if he was looking for something. But judging from his timid eyes, it seemed that he was afraid of really finding something.

Because Lyle could no longer remember the way back, he had only been out once and had never been back. In the past five years, his only contact with his family was to ask Haro to send things home from time to time. Only an old businessman like Haro knew the way, but he, a local in the no-man's land, did not know the way. So when he really wanted to go home in the future, he had to ask Haro to bring it back for him.

Thinking of this, Lyle couldn't help but sigh, and then he heard Bai Wei ask: "So are there any locals in the no-man's land?"

Lyle subconsciously wanted to answer "yes", but when the words came to his lips, he suddenly realized that Bai Wei was not asking him, so he quickly threw the question to the messenger in front.

The messenger’s answer was naturally “yes”.

Lyle breathed a sigh of relief and was about to warn himself in his heart not to be distracted again when he heard the messenger say.

“They are our nourishment.”

After a moment of daze, he couldn't help but clench the corner of his clothes.

Only then did Lyle realize belatedly that the current conversation was not only because Bai Wei wanted to understand the no-man's land, but also because he, a real local of the no-man's land, was asking the real owner of the no-man's land, the Land of Contract, about the meaning of his own existence.

This was definitely a rare opportunity, because he had not had such an opportunity in the no-man's land for more than 20 years. He didn't even know the existence of the contracted land during those 20 years. He was only told about it by outsiders after he left the no-man's land.

And now, he has got the first answer - "nutrients".

Lyle really wanted to ask immediately why it was "nutrients", but he couldn't, because he was just a mouthpiece for Lord Visas, so he could only endure it.

Fortunately, Lord Visas also asked the same question, so he couldn't wait to throw out the question stuck in his throat: "You might as well make your words clearer."

The messenger looked back at Lyle again. He could sense Lyle's urgency, but this made him even more confused. He didn't understand why the other party cared so much about the locals here, because even they themselves didn't care much.

But since the other party asked, it was not impossible to answer, so he slowed down his pace and pointed forward.

"Since you want to know so much, go there," the messenger replied, "there you will find the answer you want to know."

Lyle looked in the direction the messenger pointed, and then suffered cardiac and respiratory arrest.

Because in the yellow sand, I saw the outline of a figure.

It was a village, a village born in the yellow sand.

At this moment, Lyle's heart tightened, and he thought he was about to reach home. It was not until he got closer that he realized that this was not his village. He was relieved immediately, but then he was also filled with a sense of disappointment that he could not hide.

The village is not big, and it seems that there are only about a hundred families.

Judging from the style of the houses and the clothes worn by the villagers, it was similar to Lyle's hometown, which was why he had the hallucination in the first place.

But the difference was that he saw several acres of fields outside the village, planted with small trees he had never seen before. But when he got closer, he could see golden fruits on the trees, which looked very familiar.

"Contract Seed?" Lyle reacted. "That's the Contract Seed? Do you let the villagers here plant the Contract Seed?"

"Yes." The messenger nodded. "The seeds of the contract have always been given to the residents of these isolated areas, and they grow them for us."

The messenger paused.

“That’s why they exist.”

Lyle was stunned.

Planting the Seed of Contract in an uninhabited area sounds like there is nothing wrong with it, but the question is... why hadn't they been planted in his village before, and why did he only know about the existence of the Seed of Contract after he left?

This question suddenly popped up in Lyle's mind, and he even forgot to ask Bai Wei for instructions. He subconsciously asked: "Why don't some villages have this thing?"

"Oh? You actually know other villages?" The messenger looked at Lyle with a little surprise, and then said, "Not all villages will be arranged by us to plant the seeds of the contract. Some are planting crops, and some are raising livestock, but they are all for us, so I said they are the nutrients of the contract land."

Seeds of the covenant? Food? Livestock?

Why didn't he know? Their village had never seen outsiders, and had never heard of the contracted land.

Lyle asked again.

The messenger pondered for a moment and said calmly: "Oh, there will be such a village."

"Why is this happening?"

“The partitions were so big, we forgot about them.”

"Forgotten?" Lyle was stunned. "Then what is the meaning of their existence?"

"Then there is no point." The messenger said calmly, "It has no meaning."

(End of this chapter)