Scheming

After returning from Lai Er's consciousness, Bai Wei began to ponder.

He is currently in a small village some distance from the Nameless Town. The reason he did not go directly to the Nameless Town is that he did not want any accidents to happen, so as to avoid being wiped out.

Bai Wei is currently in a rather awkward situation. Although he possesses Five Corpse Pieces and has recovered from the negative effects of [Visas Phantom], his physical condition is simply too poor. This remnant body, stolen from the Holy Sound, is only able to walk after the Wildfire Journey, which is a testament to its improved health. It can barely fight a few tough battles, can't even pay the price of the "rules" many times, and is unable to enter its most powerful Second Order Descent state.

The only thing he could rely on was [Visas Phantom], but right now he had too many enemies and couldn't accept the "silence" status of Phantom Form for more than half a month.

As for Lai Er, although he keeps proclaiming "I am Visas-sama's most loyal lackey," he's not really willing to risk his life for Bai Wei or directly force Bai Wei to undergo Second Order Descent... at least not yet. So Bai Wei still needs to carefully consider what to do next.

With that in mind, Bai Wei picked up a pen and paper and decided to take stock of the known information.

First, there's the issue of identity. It's known that the holder of the "thumb" is Bishop Luo Qi of the Rhine, and since the Rhine was the initiator of the gathering, he should already be in the No Man's Land, and possibly even at the gathering location in the Contract Land. Luo Qi knows the least information, mostly what Bai Wei revealed to him in Peach Blossom Paradise, so he'll likely just wait for the gathering to begin and won't make any major moves.

Secondly, there's Miss "Ring Finger." Her rules are the most unique; she shouldn't be able to leave the Contract Land prison. However, she can use the [Contract] rule to keep track of the outside world. And now that she knows who "Tongue" is, she will definitely send new servants to find and monitor Lai Er, who is "Tongue."

Finally, there's Isaiah, the "Right Eye," who is probably the strongest of the three. He's currently in Nameless Town awaiting further instructions from the Contract Land, and he has a rough idea that there's another body part holder beside him, though he doesn't know who it is. However, his desire for body parts isn't as intense as the previous two... no, to be precise, he only has a strong desire for one body part: the left eye. This guy's ultimate goal is to collect both of Visas's eyes, and he's willing to give up all the other body parts for that.

In other words, he was more concerned with his Hand Eye than his tongue.

And he certainly had the ability to back it up. In the game, Isaiah was a very late-game boss; his Star Magic combined with his Eternal Right Eye gave him indescribable power, making him completely different from Ke Li, who, despite having his Left Eye for so long, had only developed the most basic [Gaze]. Given Bai Wei's current physical condition, he really wasn't confident he could win one-on-one, especially since [Visas's Phantom] also had a limited duration.

That's why Bai Wei distanced himself so much from the real body; he didn't want to give Isaiah the possibility of obtaining his left eye, not even the slightest possibility.

Therefore, this guy should have been dealt with earlier, both morally and logically, and shouldn't have been left to fester.

Furthermore, Bai Wei needed to learn from him what exactly the guardian serpent in the abyss was all about.

So how should we deal with him?

Bai Wei tapped his fingers lightly on the name Isaiah, then a slight smile appeared on his lips as he made an idea.

So he leaned back and sank into the Peach Blossom Paradise.

Without further ado, he immediately began to gather the three of them.

When three semi-transparent phantoms appeared in front of Bai Wei, he smiled and said, "Good afternoon, fellow Corpse Friends. I have some exciting news for you. 'Tongue' is at the headquarters of the Black Market— Nameless Town."

"Why hasn't anyone come looking for you yet?" He Wei Ni Ya glanced sideways at Ai De Wen. "Is your warrant for arrest over?"

"Of course not... How could my wanted status end?" Ai De Wen said with some helplessness. "But the group that came after me last time has been wiped out by you, and the others have no idea where I am."

He Wei Ni Ya frowned slightly.

Indeed, it seems we were a bit careless. I should have left a messenger last time.

Currently He Wei Ni Ya and Ai De Wen are still in the old De La Town. After reaching a "cooperation" agreement with Ai De Wen, He Wei Ni Ya has been waiting here for those "fish" who want to bite Ai De Wen to come to her door, but after waiting for a long time without any success, she is getting a little impatient.

After all, what's the point of bait if it doesn't attract fish?

"Why do you keep trying to get us found?" Ai De Wen said. "It's better to be in the shadows than in the light. Let us find the body parts. Once we find one, I can set up a ritual to bring the truth into reality."

This was Ai De Wen's plan: to use He Wei Ni Ya's extraordinary combat abilities to find and hunt down the holder of the body parts, thereby initiating the ritual.

He Wei Ni Ya's plan, however, was to use Ai De Wen as bait to kill all the fish that wanted to take the bait, thereby helping Bai Wei.

So this is also a mutually beneficial arrangement, the only difference being that He Wei Ni Ya knows Ai De Wen's plans, but Ai De Wen may not know He Wei Ni Ya's thoughts.

Of course, it's not certain, and He Wei Ni Ya was also prepared to be outmaneuvered by Ai De Wen.

But no matter what, waiting indefinitely is definitely not a good idea. What if Bai Wei's side has already started fighting, and she's still clueless, clinging to this useless bait? Wouldn't that be ridiculous?

So He Wei Ni Ya decided to take the initiative. She looked at Ai De Wen and said, "If you don't have a better plan, I think it's better to listen to me."

"Do you still want me to lure others over?" Ai De Wen said with some helplessness. "But how can you be sure that I'm luring over the holders of the body parts, and not the armies of the various churches?"

"It's simple." He Wei Ni Ya slightly raised the corners of her mouth. "Take your 'truth' out of your dream."

Ai De Wen was stunned.

Nameless Town.

Upon hearing the location, everyone present fell into a brief silence, exchanging unreadable glances without uttering a word.

Finally, Bai Wei leisurely said, "Is my news too shocking, or are you all not inclined to speak today?"

"Hehe, it's really impressive." Before Diana and Luo Qi could speak, Isaiah spoke first. He looked meaningfully at Bai Wei's bright left eye and said, "We didn't expect you to bring us the position of 'Tongue' in such a short time. It seems you've been by his side all along, Mr. 'Hand Eye'."

"Isn't this common knowledge?" Bai Wei replied with a smile. "After Wildfire left, he's been on the run, and I've been chasing him relentlessly. But now he's stopped, right here in the Black Market's headquarters in Nameless Town. That's why I brought the news to you immediately. But... is it just my imagination? You don't seem very surprised. Did you already know he was there?"

"Hehe, you're joking, Mr. Hand Eye," Diana said calmly. "Besides you, who else is capable of tracking down Mr. Tongue, who has Three Corpse Pieces of his body? I regret that Nameless Town is too far away from me, and I think I will not have time to participate in this hunt organized by you."

"Really? That's such a shame."

Beneath the illusory image, Diana's brows were tightly furrowed.

She had just obtained the location of the tongue and regarded it as her advantage. However, before she could even enjoy this advantage and send more servants to the Nameless Town, the Hand Eye had already announced the location of the tongue.

Is this a coincidence?

Diana wasn't sure, so she chose to distance herself first and see what was really going on.

Diana wanted to wait and see, but Luo Qi beside her was getting restless.

What the hell?! Nameless Town?!

Isn't that right next to him? He's in the No Man's Land, only about half a day's drive from the Nameless Town.

Such a large portion... no, Three Corpse Pieces were right under his nose?! How could Luo Qi not be excited?

However, his excitement did not last long, and he quickly forced himself to calm down.

Calm down, calm down. I absolutely cannot let these guys realize that I'm closest to their tongues!

Luo Qi thought to himself.

Finally, Isaiah remained silent after the initial question, sitting quietly as usual, making it impossible to discern his thoughts.

Only Bai Wei knew that he was the only person present who was actually in the Nameless Town.

"Mr. Hand Eye," Diana spoke again, "Could you tell me why Mr. Tongue went to the Nameless Town?"

"Hmm?" Bai Wei looked at Diana with a half-smile. "You really don't know?"

"Is this something I should know?"

"Really? But I think you all know, right?" Bai Wei shrugged. "After all, aren't you all pillars of your respective churches?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Qi's heart skipped a beat.

Damn it, "Hand Eye" already knows his identity?!

But how did he know?!

Countless doubts flooded Luo Qi's mind, making him subconsciously want to slam his fist on the table and question his Hand Eye. However, he found that his right eye and Ring Finger had not moved at all and were still sitting there perfectly fine. Only then did he belatedly come to his senses.

Is this guy... trying to trick them?

So he calmed down and remained silent.

After looking left and right, Bai Wei shrugged with feigned regret. "Well, it seems this method is still a bit rudimentary."

... Damn it, this guy was definitely bluffing them!

It's good that he was quick-witted.

Luo Qi thought to himself.

"Since I can't be sure if you all know, I'll just say it directly," Bai Wei said slowly. "This is the Eight Great Churches and the Contract Land hunting down me and 'Tongue'..."

Next, Bai Wei recounted the entire story of the gathering at the Contract Land. Although in a sense, the three people present were the organizers of this gathering, and no one knew more about it than them, they still pretended to be hearing about it for the first time, listening attentively while occasionally asking questions, emphasizing that "it has nothing to do with me, I know nothing about it."

Although this pretense is very poor, and everyone knows that the other is acting, it is still necessary.

Only Luo Qi kept frowning and cursing inwardly.

It's top secret, how did this guy know? Which church leaked it from? Damn it!

After Bai Wei finished speaking, Diana spoke again, "Since he already knew this was a gathering targeting him, why did he still go? Was he trying to stop the gathering, or...?"

"I think he's trying to muddy the waters," Bai Wei said with a smile.

"To muddy the waters?" Isaiah asked. "And what does that mean?"

"I can think of two reasons," Bai Wei said. "First, after entering the No Man's Land, it became much harder for me to track him. After all, the people from the Eight Great Churches and the Contract Land are all inside. Even I don't dare to be as blatant as before, so there's a high probability that he'll shake me off. The second one..."

"If he dies at the hands of the church, then those Three Corpse Pieces will be divided among the Eight Great Churches, and in that case we will get nothing, is that what you mean?" Isaiah asked.

Bai Wei laughed, "Although I don't know if that's what he thinks, that's at least what I think. Of course, I also think Ring Finger said makes sense. He doesn't know if the Eight Great Churches and the Contract Land have any means to find him. So, to be on the safe side, he definitely wants to stop this gathering, and he wants to drag all of us into it, because if he fails, the body parts will fall into the hands of others, and we will get nothing."

The three fell silent again, even Luo Qi was conflicted.

Although Luo Qi understood that as the Bishop of Rhine, and since Rhine was the initiator of the gathering, his job was to do everything in his power to ensure its completion.

But the problem is... those are Three Corpse Pieces, are we really going to let the Eight Great Churches and the Contract Land divide them?

Moreover, the reason they held the meeting was because they felt that someone already possessed four or Five Corpse Pieces, and His Majesty felt that the problem could not be solved, so he convened the meeting. But the reality is that the guy didn't have Five Corpse Pieces, only three, and that didn't include the eye that Rhine most wanted to retrieve.

So the assembly really did take place. The eight... no, the six major churches used the power of the Contract Land to kill "Tongue," but that only resulted in Three Corpse Pieces. How were they going to divide them up?

But if he didn't rely on the gathering, he could have found a way to kill "Tongue" and obtain the Three Corpse Pieces. Even if he didn't use them himself, just bringing them back to Rhine would have been a great achievement.

But can he really take care of that guy?

Luo Qi was very conflicted.

"Whatever your reasons, please make a decision as soon as possible," Bai Wei added fuel to the fire at the last minute. "Once he dies at the hands of the church, we will all have no chance."