Chapter 487: Choice
On the streets of Addis, in the carriage of Shadi's private carriage, the translucent ghost-like mummy ghost looked at the thick book in Shadi's hand, with faint flames in his eyes constantly leaping, as if he was examining something. After seeing Setut's performance, Shadi asked again.
"Can you see what's wrong with this book?"
"Well... open it now and take a look. Don't turn too far. Just turn to the first page."
Setut started to make suggestions to Shadi. After hearing Setut's words, Shadi directly opened the "Peter's Story Collection" in his hand and turned to the first page behind the cover. Then, what Shadi saw was just an ordinary table of contents page, nothing special.
"Don't turn to other places, wait a moment..."
Seeing the ordinary catalog page in front of him, Setut continued to speak. Listening to Setut's words, Shadi did not turn the page, just let the page appear in front of him. After a while, the blank part of the page suddenly changed, and a black and white text appeared out of thin air.
"Hello, Mr. Shadi."
"Is this... an extraordinary item?" Shadi couldn't help but frown and said as he looked at the scene in front of him, while Setut, who was floating beside him, spoke bluntly.
"To be precise... this is a derivative of the Extraordinary Item. It is a derivative of the Ancient Document and can be circulated with the Ancient Document and other derivatives linked to it. In this land, this way of circulation was once popular among the upper class..." Looking at the words emerging on the pages of the book, Setut said slowly, and there seemed to be a hint of strangeness in his tone.
Listening to Setut's words, Shadi couldn't help but be secretly shocked. He knew what Setut meant by the land of the past. Thousands of years ago, in ancient times, the powerful dynasty of ancient Beiwu was an extraordinary ancient civilization born from the land of Beiwu itself before the belief in the Three Saints and even the belief in God had touched Beiwu.
"This can be combined with other documents and derivative works... In other words, this is a relic of the First Dynasty?" Shadi asked, and Setut beside him also answered.
"You can't say it's a relic... at least it can be said to be an item product influenced by the extraordinary technology of the dynasty. However, due to the scarcity of various aspects in this era, most of these products should be gone. The nun used this thing to compete with you, which can be regarded as a big investment..."
Hearing Setut's words, Shadi glanced at the book in his hand again, and after reading the words on it, he responded.
"The nun in the church gave me this thing under the pretext of giving it as a gift. It seems that she wants to talk about some topics that are not convenient to talk about publicly. Setute, how can I make this thing flow with her?"
"It's very simple. Just take a pen and write down what you want to say in response. But don't write it now. Wait until she tells you how to use it. If you write it now, it will be equivalent to telling her that you already know how to use this thing. This will reveal that you have some extraordinary knowledge of the dynasty. At this time, it is better to pretend to be confused."
Tuset reminded Shadi like this. After listening to Tuset's words, Shadi was no longer in a hurry. He just looked at the pages in front of him silently, and waited silently. Finally, after a while, new words appeared on it.
"Mr. Shadi, I hope to use this prop to communicate with you in a more private way, and say some things that are not easy to say in a meeting. If you want to respond to my words, just write down the response on it with a pen. This time I am communicating with you with sincere intentions, and I have important news to tell you.
"The book in your hand has no other functions except remote streaming operations. You can check it carefully. Don't worry that I will use it to harm you."
After reading the words that appeared on the page in front of him with great interest, Shadi touched his chin. After thinking for a while, he took out the pen he carried with him and wrote directly on the blank space on the page.
"I have seen what you wrote, Sister Vanya. Tell me, what do you want to talk to me about in this form?"
Using neat handwriting, Shadi finished writing his response, and then he began to wait silently. It didn't take long before the new words appeared in front of him again.
"It's about the Savior Advent Sect, Mr. Shadi. Do you think you can work together with the Savior Advent Sect members and bring a better future to Adus?"
Looking at Vanya's words, Shadi's expression did not show any surprise. He picked up the pen and immediately wrote in response.
"His Excellency Mukhtar extended a helping hand to us at the most critical moment of our revolutionary army's cause. We cooperated with them and overcame many difficulties until we had this cause. It was like this in the past, and it will be the same in the future?" Shadi responded on the page of the book. Because he was wary of Vanya, he did not answer Vanya's question directly.
"So... Mr. Shadi, you trust the Savior Faction? But if you really trust them, why would the negotiation be delayed until today? If the Revolutionary Army and the Savior Faction were of one mind, this matter should have ended long ago..." New words appeared on the pages of the book. Shadi looked at the words in front of him with a displeased expression, and then continued to write.
"You are talking to me alone in secret, are you trying to sow discord between me and His Excellency Mukhtar? Sister Vanya..."
"No, I'm just stating the facts, Mr. Shadi. The rift between you and the Savior Party is no secret to most people in this city. I understand the dilemma you are in now. The reason you don't express your position is that you want to maintain a balance between us and the Savior Party, and maintain this fragile status quo with silence. I can understand your approach. Perhaps this is the safest way for you who don't want Adus to go through war again.
"But you should also be aware that the conflict between us and the Savior Adventists is irreconcilable. This balance cannot be maintained and will soon be broken. By then, you will be forced to make a choice. I want to remind you now to seize this last chance to make your own choice."
Vanya's words then appeared in front of Sadie's eyes. Looking at the words in front of him, Sadie was slightly stunned, and then immediately wrote a response.
"The last chance to choose? What do you mean? Did the Holy Mountain Church ask you to give us an ultimatum?"
"No, it's not us who are going to take action, it's the Savior. I've received intelligence that the Savior will immediately attack me and all other members of the delegation tomorrow. They want to kill us in Addis to force the church to take a stand, and also force you to take a stand. If they succeed, there will be no room for compromise between Saint Linshan and you. You will have no choice but to be tied to the Savior's chariot and speed all the way to the war."
These words appeared in front of Shadi. After reading them, Shadi's heart tightened. He was stunned for a long while, and then he picked up the pen and continued to write.
"You said that Mr. Mukhtar wanted to take force against you? Where did you get this information?"
"The source of this intelligence is related to the secrets we hold about the 'Light', so it is inconvenient to state it directly, but I can confirm that it is absolutely accurate."
"Sister Vanya, if you don't explain the source of the information and provide relevant evidence, I'll find it hard to believe your one-sided statement..." Sadie wrote on the page with a serious expression, and Vanya on the other end of the book quickly responded.
"I do have evidence, Mr. Shadi, you may not know that Mukhtar and his men have long been disgusted with your ambiguous attitude. In order to tie you and the entire revolutionary army to them, they have secretly done many things behind your back. For example, this time when we were on the train to Addus, we were ambushed by a bandit group." Vanya's handwriting then appeared on the page. Looking at this new response, Shadi wrote with a surprised expression.
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