No Brain Duck

"Of course," Saber said. "There is no other force besides the Honkai that could cause this situation. I've mentioned the current infectious disease before."

"Neither the Rice Blast Disease nor the villagers' plague looks like a real plague."

"Because this goes against the virus's own survival strategy."

"Viruses and bacteria, as special organisms, also employ survival strategies to survive as much as possible, replicate themselves, and expand their populations."

"And their parasitic behavior on the host has only two possible outcomes."

"One possibility is that the host and they compromise with each other and coexist."

"The second possibility is the unbridled proliferation of viruses and bacteria."

"If the host keeps resisting, then it's all over!"

"Don't assume that humans are clean," said the Saber." "Humans carry all sorts of different bacteria, and some of these bacteria not only parasitize but also help the human body survive better."

"Of course, foreign viruses and bacteria don't care about these things. They multiply unchecked, disrupting the original balance and causing the host to die."

"This is a gradual process, with an incubation period before it manifests immediately."

"The current approach of treating infection, onset, and death all happen in one go."

"It's not a plague at all! It's Honkai!"

"Because this phenomenon only occurs Honkai!" Saber said. "Actually, these patients' illnesses are very similar to 'Collapse Sickness'."

"The source of infection cannot be found, the transmission route cannot be found, and the mortality rate is close to 100%."

"Infection, onset, death, all in one go."

"It's not biological at all, but it's extremely Honkai!"

Collapse Sickness is just as Saber said: the pathogen is unknown, the transmission route is unknown, the infection rate is extremely high, and simultaneous infection means that the disease will inevitably occur, and the disease will inevitably lead to death!

The only difference was that the patients in Yae Village did not have purple stripes on their bodies.

Meanwhile, the villagers of Yae Village looked as if they had some kind of respiratory disease.

He died from respiratory failure due to a lung infection.

But if it's a respiratory illness...

Wearing masks and maintaining social distance can reduce the spread of the virus.

However, this method was completely useless in Yae Village.

So this is just what looks like a respiratory illness called Collapse Sickness.

"So, do you have a goal?" Yae Sakura asked.

"So, we have a goal, right?" Saber said. "I'd like to ask, is there a sealed place at the Yae Shrine in Yae Village?"

"To seal away certain things that are not good in that sealed place?"

"Yes," Yae Sakura nodded and said, "There is such a place."

"Do you suspect that the source of the Honkai is sealed here?"

"I wouldn't dare say," said Saber, "But where can I begin my search as a target?"

"It may take some time."

"To conduct a search."

"So I need to leave Yae Village for the time being!"

"What about the others?" Yae Sakura asked again, "What about Mei and Theresa?"

"They will stay," said the Saber.

"You don't need to worry about that."

Chapter 272 The Brainless Duck

'Something's really wrong with you!'

The Chief Priest racked his brains but couldn't come up with a solution.

The psychological warfare tactic of sowing discord is not something an ordinary person can pull off.

To sow discord, one must either find a conflict or create one.

Therefore, it is clear that the core of the tactic of sowing discord is 'contradiction'. Without contradiction, sowing discord would not only fail but could also backfire.

To succeed, you must find or create conflict.

But this is not easy.

Conflicts exist between people, but they can be primary or secondary. Furthermore, conflicts can be masked by shared interests or common enemies. To sow discord, one must grasp the primary conflict. Even to create conflict, one must understand the main conflict between these three individuals.

The Chief Priest racked his brains for this plan!

I want to.

I've racked my brains but still can't figure it out.

Then...

One of them left on his own.

It's still the one who wanted to make a fuss and leave.

This...

This...

It feels like you collapsed before I even put in any effort.

'Is he really gone?' The Chief Priest pondered this question deeply.

The woman named Artoria, wielding the invisible blade, is gone. She left Yae Village under the pretext of searching for the source of the plague and has vanished without a trace.

Anyway, no one has seen this woman since she left Yae Village.

So, did this woman really leave?

This is very important!

The Chief Priest is planning to sacrifice a person!

The offerings have all been chosen!

What if that woman causes trouble? Wouldn't that be terrible?

So, did this woman really leave?

The Chief Priest was somewhat undecided.

In the past, he could have waited and observed the situation, but now it seemed he didn't have time to wait. The entire Yae Village was like a powder keg under the double pressure of crop failure and plague.

An explosion is only a matter of time.

The villagers' patience has its limits.

It will either be blown up by a tiny spark, or it will explode on its own.

And some people will have to pay the price in blood for this explosion.

The Chief Priest doesn't want to be the one who pays the bloody price.

If it is not possible to temporarily relieve the pressure.

So, the person who was blown to pieces...

It might really be myself!

How could the Chief Priest be the one blown to pieces? But if it were a Sacrifice Ritual, that woman's interference might not end well for her either.

I'm really hesitant about this.

The Chief Priest paced back and forth in his room.

This is truly a situation where he's caught between a rock and a hard place, and there's no time for him to make a long-term plan.

Taking a step forward means certain death, and taking a step back means certain death as well.

This...

This won't do!

The Chief Priest could no longer stay in her room, so she took quick, small steps to the foot of the torii gate and looked down at Yae Village.

He could even see the thick smoke rising from Yae Village!

No, it's not even visible.

This is what we can see.

The thick smoke rising from Yae Village is from burning corpses. Each plume of smoke means someone has died; if you're lucky, it might be one person, but if you're unlucky, it could be many.

The hearts of the people in Yae Village grew darker and more restless, just like the fireworks.

Some people will be blown to pieces.

There are always some people...

Bet!

The Chief Priest finally made up his mind!

It's time to take a gamble.

The fate of his Chief Priest, and indeed the entire Yae Shrine, rests on this gamble! If he wins, he'll turn a bicycle into a motorcycle; if he loses, he'll have nothing.

But if you don't gamble!

Then there will be nothing left.

The Chief Priest returned to his room.

He soon summoned the two most important Miko from his shrine.

Yae Sakura and Yae Rin.

Yae Sakura is the strongest fighter here and one of the Chief Priest's pillars of support. The Chief Priest is well aware of Yae Sakura 'Yae Sakura loyalty, as well as some of her psychological weaknesses.

Therefore, he was not afraid that Yae Sakura would threaten him at all.

And Yae Rin...

What are the characteristics of Yae Rin?

The Chief Priest didn't realize it, but after raising you for so long, there must be a time when you'll come in handy.

Now is the time for you to dedicate yourself to Yae Shrine and to the shrine Chief Priest.

"Hmm." The Chief Priest coughed slightly and said, "A lot has happened in the village recently, and people are restless. The shrine cannot remain indifferent."

"Yes, Chief Priest God." Yae Sakura and Yae Rin said in unison.

"In response, the Yae Shrine plans to hold a Sacrifice Ritual," the Chief Priest said. "You should pass this message on."

"Send the village head to Yae Shrine in the coming days."

"I need to discuss this matter with him."

Upon Chief Priest this, Yae Rin's eyes immediately lit up.

She hadn't yet realized the seriousness of the situation.

But she knew that Sacrifice Ritual were a very conscious thing.

Sacrifice Ritual is not only a religious activity but also a very important large-scale social event. Due to transportation and productivity issues, even a long journey was a very troublesome affair.

I won't travel far unless there's an important event.

Sacrifice Ritual is a very important thing.

For merchants, this is a significant business opportunity; for ordinary villagers, it's a feast to enjoy to their heart's content; and for the shrine, it's a great opportunity to generate additional income.

Of course, for young men and women, this could also be a large-scale, multi-person sports exchange, demonstration, and practice event.

After all, such important large-scale events Sacrifice Ritual have been responsible for DNA exchange since ancient times.

So Yae Rin was still very happy.