He Wei Ni Ya's Scheme

An hour later, at the other end of the De La Town.

"I said... I've told you everything." Ai De Wen looked at the Red-Haired Witch not far away and said helplessly, "Can't you let me go? At least restore my hand to normal. You can rest assured, with your strength, I can't threaten you at all."

Ai De Wen's arms and legs are broken, and he is completely immobilized, like a human pig.

The one who transformed him into this state was none other than the Red-Haired Witch before him. At this moment, she held a staff in one hand and rested her chin on the other, her captivating black eyes seeming to be watching or deep in thought.

"No, you haven't revealed the most crucial information yet," He Wei Ni Ya said. "That Forbidden Knowledge."

"I'm not telling you for your own good," Ai De Wen said. "Even you can't bear the price of that knowledge. The moment you find out, the eyes of the Gods will fall on you."

The moment the information is known, it will be watched by the Gods...

He Wei Ni Ya found the statement quite familiar, so she asked calmly, "At least tell me what it's about."

"Heh, alright." Ai De Wen looked into He Wei Ni Ya's eyes and said, word by word, "Visas."

He Wei Ni Ya's pupils narrowed slightly.

Just as I expected.

Ai De Wen noticed He Wei Ni Ya's change in expression, then gave her a "I knew you'd react like this" look, and continued, "It seems you know Visas... Ah, that seems to be a pointless statement, after all, someone of your strength couldn't possibly not know Visas. But you only know him, while I am different; I am the person who knows him best in this world."

He Wei Ni Ya subconsciously touched the bone under her ribs, thought for a moment but still didn't say anything.

Ai De Wen, clearly unaware of He Wei Ni Ya's thoughts, continued, "This is information powerful enough to overturn the world; it's not even allowed to exist in someone's mind."

"But you know," He Wei Ni Ya looked at Ai De Wen, "And he's still alive and well."

"Of course I used some tricks." Ai De Wen instinctively wanted to point to his head, but his hand had been broken by He Wei Ni Ya, and he winced in pain at the slightest movement. "I hid this knowledge in my dream."

"In a dream?"

"Yes, as you just saw, I come from the Eternal Nightmare Church, and dreams are our magic."

"So you conducted your research in your dream?"

"It's not that simple," Ai De Wen said. "Dreams are the authority of the Lord of Eternal Nightmare, so when ordinary Eternal Nightmare Apostle enter a dream, they enter the Lord of Eternal Nightmare' dream, and the Lord of Eternal Nightmare uses dreams to monitor all the apostles. But I am different. I created a dream that is not monitored, a space that belongs only to me, and I conducted research there and learned that knowledge. Then I left that knowledge in the dream to ensure that it is not under the watchful eyes of the gods in reality."

He Wei Ni Ya raised an eyebrow. "So, you don't even know what that knowledge is?"

"You could say that only if I return to the dream," Ai De Wen said. "But even if I return to the dream, I won't bring that knowledge out. I will only plan everything in the dream and then implement it in reality. That's how I escaped from the Eternal Nightmare."

"So what's next?" He Wei Ni Ya asked again. "If you can never apply that knowledge to reality, then isn't everything meaningless?"

"I didn't say forever," Ai De Wen said with a smile. "Everything I'm doing now is preparation for bringing that message into reality."

"Can you block the vision of the Gods?"

"Can."

"How do we do it?"

"Visas' Corpse Pieces."

He Wei Ni Ya stopped tapping her staff. "Visas' Corpse Pieces?"

"Yes, Visas' Corpse Pieces," Ai De Wen said. "The Gods are not affected by mortals, and Visas is not affected by the Gods. If we use Visas' Corpse Pieces as a medium to construct a magic circle, we can create a space in the real world that shields us from the Gods' vision. That's why I came here."

He Wei Ni Ya pretended to know nothing. "Could there be Visas' Corpse Pieces here? And who has them?"

Ai De Wen shook his head. "I don't know who has it exactly, but I knew about the Eight Great Churches being summoned to the Contract Land before I came. The Eight Great Churches must have body parts. I just need to find one."

Having said that, He Wei Ni Ya finally understood.

If Ai De Wen wasn't lying, then this guy must be an old fogey completely absorbed in forbidden research, paying little attention to the real world. Otherwise, he wouldn't be unaware of who He Wei Ni Ya was, especially since He Wei Ni Ya was the only Seven Sound Player in the world. In the public's perception, it was He Wei Ni Ya who took the Holy Sound's body part.

Of course, the "outside world" mentioned here refers to the high-ranking officials of various churches, which is top secret information, so it is indeed possible that Ai De Wen did not know about it.

Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that Ai De Wen was lying, but that forbidden information should be true. After all, He Wei Ni Ya heard about it from Bai Wei, and Bai Wei's reason for not telling her was the same as Ai De Wen's. In addition, the Eternal Nightmare Apostle's pursuit of Ai De Wen didn't seem like an act.

If this was all an act for her, wouldn't it imply that Ai De Wen knew both the forbidden information and her location?

If that's the case, He Wei Ni Ya can only think of one possibility.

That's Ai De Wen... that's Bai Wei himself. Bai Wei turned around and teased her.

But is that really possible? Is Bai Wei really that bored?

He Wei Ni Ya recalled Bai Wei's terrible personality and then realized that it was really possible... just kidding.

Realizing her thoughts had gone astray, He Wei Ni Ya immediately took a deep breath, clearing her mind of those strange ideas, and calmed herself before looking at Ai De Wen again. "Even if we find you, so what? You can't even beat me, yet you think you can snatch body parts from the high-ranking members of the various churches?"

"Miss, you are being a bit too modest. What do you mean you can't even beat me?" Ai De Wen smile. "Based on the strength you just displayed, there are very few people in this world who can be your match. I wouldn't be able to put up much of a fight against you."

"Not many?" He Wei Ni Ya raised an eyebrow. "It seems there aren't none at all."

"Yes, I am not good at fighting, but since I dared to come alone, I must have some confidence," Ai De Wen said. "That forbidden message is my confidence. I made that message into several Dream Shard, just like those apostles of my sect who came to chase me before. I can put the message into their heads and they will know the truth instantly."

"And then? Will they help you once they know the truth?"

"No, knowing the truth will lead to death... immediately being obliterated by God."

He Wei Ni Ya's pupils narrowed slightly.

"This is an absolute taboo, one that even the most devoted believer cannot avoid," Ai De Wen said with a smile. "This is my trump card. As long as I have this, no matter who the opponent is or how powerful they are, I have the means to kill them. I can even bury Dream Shard in their minds without detonating them immediately, thus forcing them to compromise. So I am not as powerless as you perceive, miss."

Are you threatening me?

"No, the methods I just mentioned won't work on you because you've already crippled me and know everything about this. With your strength, as long as you're on guard, it will be very difficult for me to succeed," Ai De Wen said "honestly."

"Is that so? But how do I know how much of what you're saying is true?" He Wei Ni Ya said. "To be on the safe side, wouldn't it be better if I just killed you?"

"I don't think you'll kill me."

"Why?"

"Because it will make you miss the chance to know the truth of the world." Ai De Wen stared intently at He Wei Ni Ya, like a madman. "Don't you want to know how Visas was born? Don't you want to know where Visas's power comes from? Don't you want to become... the next Visas?"

... The next Visas?

Even though she was somewhat prepared, He Wei Ni Ya was still surprised when Ai De Wen actually said those words.

What exactly did this guy research?

After a moment of silence, He Wei Ni Ya smiled, "It seems this is another of your tactics, a carrot and a stick. Especially for those who have possessed parts of Visas's corpse and know Visas power, it's certainly tempting. So, is that why you're trying to persuade me to help you?"

"Indeed, young lady, you are very clever," Ai De Wen smile. "Clever and powerful, I even think that even without using strength as a bargaining chip, that forbidden knowledge that is enough to overturn the world would be enough to convince you to help me. Ah, this is not me being arrogant, but from the first moment I saw you, I felt that you and I were the same kind of people."

What kind of people?

Ai De Wen, enunciating each word clearly. "Someone who wants to overthrow the world."

Upon hearing this, He Wei Ni Ya remained silent for a full minute before raising her staff and tapping it lightly with her fingers.

After a pleasant melody, Ai De Wen's broken limbs were instantly restored.

Ai De Wen smiled again, "It seems we've reached a compromise."

"Why not?" He Wei Ni Ya's lips curled up slightly. "If you really want to overthrow the world, I'm willing to help you."

... Yeah, right.

He Wei Ni Ya had to admit that Ai De Wen was indeed very good at judging people; if it were the old her, she might have actually agreed.

But the old her is dead, and the current her...

He Wei Ni Ya gently stroked the bone under her ribs that wasn't her own, while smiling as she watched Ai De Wen.

There was only one reason why she agreed to work with Ai De Wen.

Ai De Wen is a better bait than her; this bait can attract even more fish.

Then she killed all the fish.

Another small town on the border of the No Man's Land.

The town looks unremarkable and doesn't even have a name, but it is the headquarters of the largest organization in the world besides the Eight Great Churches —the Black Market.

After several days, Lai Er finally arrived.

The moment he saw the outline of the town, his heart surged with emotion.

This was his second time visiting this Nameless Town. The last time he came, he was just a small copper merchant who had to ask for favors everywhere because of certain things. Although he eventually got things done, the servile attitude he had at that time was still deeply etched in his mind.

At that time, he vowed that even if he had to be a dog, he would be the most ruthless and successful dog!

For example, right now, he's become Visas's dog, and in just a few days, he's gone from a copper merchant who almost got beaten to death to Gold Merchant.

However, even a Gold Merchant is nothing compared to Visas's dog... ptooey, ptooey, Visas-sama's most loyal servant.

You can't keep thinking of yourself as a dog, and why did Visas-sama choose him over others? It must be because he has some kind of special quality that ordinary people don't have.

From this perspective, as long as I honestly and steadily help Visas-sama return to the world, wouldn't I be guaranteed to become the Pope?

By that time...

Lai Er glanced subconsciously in a certain direction of the No Man's Land, and then, as if thinking of a wonderful future, couldn't help but hum softly.

"I've noticed you really enjoy daydreaming."

Bai Wei's deep voice echoed in Lai Er's mind, startling him so much that he almost fell off his horse.

"Lord Visas-sama, you're awake," Lai Er stammered. "I've arrived at my destination, so what's next..."

"Just do as I said before," Bai Wei said calmly. "Do I have to repeat myself?"

"Ah, no, no, no, I remember, I remember!" Lai Er nodded repeatedly. "Under the pretext of needing more Seed of Covenant, we found out about the black marketeer's dealings with the Contract Land, as well as the location of the meeting of the Eight Great Churches."

Bai Wei hummed in agreement and didn't say anything more.

His setup here with Lai Er is similar to his setup with He Wei Ni Ya, except that he lacks strength and occasionally needs to rest, and when he does rest, it's often during the day.

Of course, Bai Wei wasn't resting; he was operating three times.

The remains Contract Land, the body that was always used, and Lai Er's body were operated in three lines.

However, the remaining body Contract Land doesn't have much room to maneuver, since that troublesome giant snake is still there to keep things under control.

He also brought the body he had been using to the edge of the No Man's Land, which was his most important means of attack.

Lai Er came last.

It must be said that Lai Er was the most worry-free partner he had ever had. He believed in Lyle's words without question, did whatever he was told, and would never go west if told to go east.

Moreover, he is extremely pure in character, without many ulterior motives. He is the kind of villain who would kick a stray dog to death on the roadside and then sell the dog meat for money.

They are obsessed with money and status, with no other intentions, just like a piece of firewood bloated from being soaked in sewage.

But if that were all, Bai Wei wouldn't have approached him.

He could clearly sense Lai Er's gaze glancing towards the No Man's Land every now and then, but he said nothing and just waited quietly.

Then, they entered the Nameless Town.