Chapter 1195: Twin Snakes Devouring Their Tail, Eternal Reincarnation
After knowing what Hassan and the Red Hand were doing, Aiwass realized... this might be a big deal.
——I can no longer turn a blind eye to this.
It's not that Aiwass wants to interfere and choose sides without any on-site investigation...
It was because he clearly realized an inevitable possibility——
If things continue to develop like this, Yuan Tiansi may suddenly appear at any time!
There is no doubt that the Red Hand Gang will never stop in the first place.
They were a group of dedicated lunatics whose families had been torn apart, twisted to near madness by hatred, willing to sacrifice themselves to achieve greatness. They had no weaknesses, and they firmly believed that they were walking on the path of justice.
This is different from the radical and extreme "premature death" that seems to be a substitution of concepts. If they adhere to the concept of premature death, they will regard those they kill as "necessary sacrifices", reducing their value to zero, and thus reducing their own "sin" to a minimum.
It is precisely because those who hold this idea have too high moral standards that they need to use this method to force themselves to convince themselves.
But the Red Hand Party does not have such a need.
For these desert people, morality is a luxury. They do not believe that everything they do is right, nor do they believe that everything they do is a "necessary evil."
Instead, he clearly knew that this was an unforgivable sin, and knew that he was guilty of the same sin as the good masters. In this situation, he used human lives as firewood to ignite a fire that destroyed everything. He would rather bear such a serious sin and degenerate into a demon after death, so that he could bite off a piece of flesh from those good masters.
This is precisely the view of devotion based on revenge.
They would rather - even want to destroy themselves - to make the good ones wail in hell.
There is no Nine Pillars Church in the desert to popularize common knowledge about the dream world, so the people of the desert have their own simple religious view of "reincarnation after death".
They believe that most ordinary people will become happier people in the next life after death because of how much suffering they have endured in their lifetime. Over countless lives, the ratio of happiness to misfortune will gradually tend to be 50-50 - in simple terms, it is a reincarnation-style ELO mechanism.
Becoming a transcendent—they didn't consider it a blessing, but rather a glimpse into "demon knowledge." This was actually quite normal, as ordinary desert dwellers were most likely exposed to transcendent knowledge and resonated most with its philosophies. This knowledge likely included demonology, curses, and rituals... It didn't seem like anything serious at all.
In the desert people's understanding, once one comes into contact with the knowledge of the devil... there is no afterlife.
They will become demons after death, suffering and fighting forever in hell until their sins are redeemed. Regarding this, some desert people believe that the unit is 500 years, some believe it is 3,000 years, and some believe it is 96,000 years... But in general, "the extraordinary are not worth envying."
While in a sense their understanding of the dream world wasn't wrong... and even somewhat close, this naive view of the afterlife clearly made the desert people even more afraid to resist. Because they suffered in this life, and would likely enjoy happiness in the afterlife, if they rebelled, all their previous suffering would be in vain.
The rebels all decided to rebel based on a common understanding of this—this will and determination was completely different from those of the Loki believers in the Theocracy who acted on the theory of "premature death."
The fear of death that a person experiences after death, knowing that he will enter the dream world and become an apostle, and the fear that a person will enter hell and suffer eternal torture after death, are completely different.
He is not afraid of death, not even of eternal torture after death... In this case, it goes without saying how crazy these people are.
Under such circumstances, the Red Hand Faction was able to continue expanding. This in itself proved that this fourth water war was completely different from the previous three.
The first three water wars were suppressed because their cause was "water." Therefore, even if they were able to win a local war, they still had to control the living benevolent master to maintain the water supply.
Attacking and defending are two completely different things. To capture a city, all you need to do is capture the lord alive, and his army will naturally disband. But defending a city is much more difficult...especially since slaves often lack the ability to resist rituals and curses.
Other benevolent leaders can even send assassins to kill these captured benevolent leaders - killing just one benevolent leader means the collapse of a city-state, and in turn means the destruction of a supply point and transit station.
Therefore, the longer the front line drags on, the more disadvantageous they will be.
Every time a water war breaks out, it is extremely fierce, just like the rising sun, shining its light on the earth.
But every time it is like the sun, which passes the highest point and then slowly falls down unstoppably.
——But this time it’s different.
The Red Hand, who emerged during the Fourth Water War, disdained to capture the lord alive. Believing that "free citizens are the lord's slaves," they saw no need to rebuild the oasis... With complete disregard for the safety of their "hostages," they would undoubtedly dare summon the Abyssal Celestial Beings if the tide turned against them, burying half, or even the entire Parthian Empire.
Because they don't want to free the slaves at all, but to annihilate the good masters.
And the same goes for the good leaders - they are also unlikely to give in.
The idea of benevolent rulers possessing powers beyond those of a monarch was not a long-standing tradition in Parthia. After all, Parthia did have a monarch, and it was only because the monarch was now completely silent that these benevolent rulers were able to establish their own regimes like warlords. It was actually a country that had degenerated from feudalism to a slave system.
In fact, many people know about this incident, and this history has not been erased by good people.
Unlike slaves who had no access to knowledge, the ancient Parthian Empire was not backward in education, culture, or technology. In fact, it was at the forefront of the world in fields such as mathematics, astronomy, and medicine.
They hold a reverence for knowledge and truth, in stark contrast to their completely controlled personal rights and right to life. This is why the "white punishment," which erases all records and traces of existence, has become the highest level of punishment in Anxi. Yet, various ancient magic techniques, lost in the outside world, are still passed down in Anxi.
——It is precisely because "erasure" is something uncommon and unacceptable that it becomes a punishment.
But even though scholars knew about this, no one dared to mention the past history. Even though the King of Parthia remained silent, the slaves and free people still respected their monarch who may no longer exist.
All good rulers know that if they give in even the smallest step, they will be transformed from a supreme slave owner into a water-making machine that obeys the monarch's orders.
Therefore, no good master dared to compromise, and no good master was allowed to compromise... If anyone showed the slightest hesitation or cowardice, the other good masters would kill them immediately.
The Red Hand's coercion was undoubtedly effective. Even the brainwashed Paradise City couldn't accept the gradual burning of the Oasis. If the benevolent rulers of the other Oasis cities learned that Hassan the Flaming Fist had returned and that the Red Hand's expansion and madness were unstoppable... they would inevitably choose only one future.
That is to summon Yuan Tiansi and use the infinite sea to suppress all flames - it would be best if he could kill Yuan Tiansi in return, thereby completely monopolizing the power to control water and opening up a new energy level limit.
——The Double Sixth Path, how wonderful! Even the Eternal Pope cannot defeat it!
By then, there would be no need to even consider the face of the Theocracy - those high-ranking elven bishops could also be captured as slaves!
On one side is revenge, on the other side is ambition.
On one side are the suicidal people who crave reckless and hysterical mutual destruction;
On the other hand, there is astonishing arrogance and stupidity, and unshakable confidence in his own plans and strength.
They are destined to be lost in this madness.
No matter who falls into a disadvantage, they will definitely choose to summon Yuan Tiansi.
Just like two snakes biting each other's tails, although they are moving, they are actually still.
——The fruit of destiny has been locked here.
It's like the Colosseum in ancient Rome, with two people fighting to the death put in - they will never be able to leave here without paying the price of one life.
The bet behind it is none other than the endless battle between the "Red Dragon" and the "White Dragon" in the dream world.
It was a struggle between barbarism and authority, a fight to the death between the avenger and the king.
They were like the spectators in the arena, shouting and roaring, their faces flushed.
Huan Tiansi is the owner of this arena - he looks down at everything coldly from a higher place.
In his opinion, these people are so stupid and short-sighted, but their life and death, madness and obsession can all be transformed into his own wealth.
When Aiwass realized this, he knew... it was impossible for him to choose to bet on either side.
Two chess players are playing chess, a group of chess pieces are fighting. And even the chess players are just puppets in the hands of others.
He had to step out of the chess game—even if he couldn't immediately knock the puppeteer to the ground with one punch, he had to at least reach the level of the chess player and gain the right to freely control the pieces. Otherwise, he would just be at the mercy of others, unable to even see the direction of his fate.
But by now, the conflict between Heaven City and the Red Hand Faction was irreconcilable. Evacuating those people before the arrival of the Abyssal Heavenly Commander was impossible—the war had already begun, and the Benevolent Lords would not allow such a large population to leave the city-state at will... That, like the Red Hand Faction's actions, would have touched upon the Benevolent Lords' true vulnerability.
On the other hand, Aiwas simply had no place to accommodate this huge population of tens of millions.
Even if he did, those freedmen wouldn't be willing to follow Aiwas out of the city-state. That would be tantamount to rebellion against their lord, with the same consequences as joining the Red Hand. So, why wouldn't they join the Red Hand, an organization they're familiar with, and enjoy as much as possible before their inevitable demise?
After settling the chief, Aiwass stayed alone and thought for a long time.
Isabel also quietly closed the door from the outside, refusing to be disturbed by anyone except Sherlock, so that Aiwas could think seriously.
Aiwass deduced the situation many times and found it to be impeccable.
——This situation is almost unsolvable.
This was obviously a dead end designed by Huan Tiansi.
Huan Tiansi must have believed that Aiwas had no way to untie this knot. He couldn't even know all this before unexpectedly receiving intelligence from the Great Chieftain—and to obtain this intelligence, he had to obtain Lucifer's legacy, otherwise the harpy wouldn't trust and be loyal to him.
In other words, Aiwass's knowledge of the truth was beyond the Huantiansi plan.
So, let’s start from the beginning and deduce it again -
What would have happened if Aiwass hadn't known about this?
(End of this chapter)
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