Chapter 192

"The Kaslana family members are intelligent and know how to think independently."

"Oh," Li Pu said, "Then... never mind."

"So what are you thinking about independently?"

"Am I wrong?"

"Yes," Kallen nodded and said, "That's what I think."

"I think you are indeed very intelligent," Kallen said. "You are more astute than I am, and you understand the importance of independence. That's very Kaslana family."

"But you don't understand trust; you don't trust anyone."

"That's so unlike Kaslana."

As a member of the Kaslana family, Kallen was very dissatisfied with Li Pu in this respect.

"You don't seem to trust me very much," Kallen said. "I don't know where you're from, even if what you're saying is true."

"You come from the future, but you are now living in our time."

"This is not a game!"

"A game?" Li Pu's heart tightened. "Why would you say that?"

"A game? Why do you think this is a game?"

"It's not that I think this is a game," Kallen said, sounding somewhat displeased. "It's that you think this is a game! Even though you also have Kaslana's will."

"I also understand why Kaslana is the shield of the people."

"But here, at least here!"

"You are not," Kallen shook her head and said, "Although you are protecting the people, you are just completing certain tasks. And although you are helping me, you are also trying to find the real culprit."

"But I think you're just playing a game."

"..." Li Pu panicked a little.

As if Kallen had hit a nerve, he took a small step back and feigned anger, saying, "How could that be? How could you slander someone's innocence out of thin air?"

"For the higher-ups, the people are just a source of tax revenue and soldiers," Kallen said. "I've forgotten where I heard that before."

"I didn't quite understand this sentence before, but I started to think about it after the Eastern Expedition."

"Which high-level officials have I been in contact with?"

"Many people may not understand the deeper meaning of this sentence," Kallen said. "But I can see that greed! They don't understand the suffering and pain of the people at all. They are like termites crawling around sucking blood."

The Book of Atonement allowed Kallen to see the true colors of the Schicksal leadership.

This also led Kallen to decide to leave Schicksal and protect the people in her own way.

"But you are different." Kallen looked at Li Pu and said, "You are different. Although you don't treat the people as numbers, as wealth, or as taxes like those in high positions do."

"But what remains the same is that you don't treat people's lives as your own."

"Instead, it is regarded as something else, an inanimate object."

"To you, I am just a rather special person."

"Yae Sakura too, Otto too."

Li Pu was speechless.

At least from a mindset perspective, Kallen is right.

He didn't see the people here as living beings, but rather as some kind of special data. To him, it might just be a game, not a real world.

"At least," Li Pu said, shrugging, "I have no ill intentions toward you."

"And you can choose to believe me."

"Well," Kallen said, "You've said that more than once."

"But," Kallen shook her head and said, "There are many things I can choose to believe you about, but if you say that Otto and Yae Sakura are going to harm us."

Why should I believe it?

"You may not know Otto very well," Kallen said, "But to me, he is also my comrade-in-arms."

"They even traveled thousands of miles across the ocean to help me and find my people."

"Yes, I can trust you."

"But!" Kallen shook her head and said, "I will not choose to doubt Otto because of you."

"Because, as things stand now, Otto is at least a teammate I can trust."

"But you've been holding back from me."

"A lot has been preserved."

Li Pu was speechless. The situation was starting to get tricky, whether because of his own actions or something else. The plot here was beginning to unfold differently than he had initially thought.

Big changes!

I already knew that the plot point could no longer serve as any clue for me.

From now on, I have to start all of this from scratch.

"I..." Li Pu opened his mouth but didn't say anything.

He thought for a moment and said, "I understand. Then just treat me like an ordinary person. An ordinary person with a little bit of strength. I am Li Pu, someone you can trust."

"Mm." Kallen nodded.

The plot has begun to take an unexpected turn.

Li Pu had to come up with a new solution.

The next day.

Li Pu got up early. Yae Village was no longer as peaceful as it used to be. A peculiar atmosphere was permeating the entire village.

Yae Sakura's expression didn't look very good.

"It looks like something happened?" Li Pu asked, looking at Yae Sakura's expression.

"So you found out again?" Yae Sakura looked unhappy.

"This..." Li Pu scratched his head and said, "How would I know if you don't tell me?"

"Alright then." Yae Sakura seemed to have developed a particular interest as well. "Since you're so curious about this, why don't you try to guess?"

"Guess whether I'll tell you or not, or you can just guess what it is?"

"Hehe~" Li Pu chuckled dryly and said, "Yae Sakura, guess whether I'll guess or not?"

"Hmph." Yae Sakura snorted coldly and said, "Get out of the way."

Yae Sakura looked very cold and unhappy.

"Alright then." Li Pu certainly didn't want to let Yae Sakura go, even though the plot had already started to develop in a direction he didn't know. But it still had some reference value.

Some things may happen sooner than expected, while others may be delayed.

Some things may change.

So what will happen in this era?

Li Pu pinched his chin, thinking carefully.

Yae Sakura was also looking at Li Pu.

There were some strange changes in him. For example, when he was holding Kallen's twin guns, the characteristics that belonged to Kallen were very strong, and you could clearly feel it.

He is Kallen!

But when he begins to think, other characteristics begin to emerge in him.

This is definitely not a characteristic of Kallen.

Instead, it belongs to someone else.

The characteristics of another person.

Who is this person?

Why would this person's characteristics also be problematic?

Yae Sakura felt very curious.

"I guess," Li Pu said after a moment's thought, "You're probably referring to a priest, right?"

"Is the Chief Priest planning to hold a priesthood ceremony?"

"Oh?" Yae Sakura raised an eyebrow slightly and said, "You actually managed to guess that?"

Yes, you're right.

"It's a priest."

How did you guess?

It seems Otto was absolutely right; this seemingly precognitive guy must be from the future. He is Kallen's reincarnation, but not entirely.

"When in doubt, consult a priest." Li Pu said with amusement, "There's nothing a priest can't solve."

"If there is, then let's have another round."

"Huh?!" Yae Sakura frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Alright," Li Pu said formally, "Priests are still very important to the people here."

"Because it's a kind of psychological support."

"Religion, huh?"

"Really seconds."

Priests, Chief Priest, and even Yae Sakura all belong to the religious lineage.

"The lack of understanding of the unknown and the fear of danger," Li Pu said. "Religion is a very good comfort, and for Yae Village, which has just experienced a calamity, it really needs something that everyone agrees on to ease the emotions."

"This kind of emotion cannot be accumulated, if it continues to accumulate."

"Then someone is going to be in trouble."

"It could be one person, or it could be a group of people."

Yae Village has just suffered a massive disaster; even a fool could sense it. The people's emotions need to be channeled! If we let them continue to fester...

Then an even greater disaster will befall us.

What disaster?

For the Chief Priest, the choices before him are not many.

Either the lower classes revolt, the people flee, or a priest is held.

Attributing everything to gods and ghosts is much simpler than attributing such things to oneself. Moreover, this is especially true in an era where feudal superstition was prevalent.

Asking for divine protection is indeed a very good option.

Therefore...

A priest is a good choice. The Chief Priest can show his care and responsibility, guide the emotions of the lower classes to vent, and also have a numbing effect on their spirit.

For him, this was a win-win situation.

How could he possibly refuse?

He might even take the initiative to do it.

But the only problem is...

"Sacrificial offerings?!"

Li Pu suddenly realized the problem.

Priests are required to offer sacrifices.

As for offerings.