After a second of silence, Little Whale clapped its fins. "Forget it, forget it. You should give up. Even if you become a Blessed One and erase their Believer marks, you still can't save them.
"Unless the River of Forgetfulness changes its system, it will never be able to accommodate souls that have been marked. Don't tell me you actually want to change its system."
Ye Buyu stood silently in the pool of blood, raising her hand and staring blankly at the blood on her palm.
"Why... can't it change?"
Little Whale froze, tucked its fins away, and asked cautiously, "Are you serious?"
When Ye Buyu said nothing, Little Whale bristled.
"Come on, girl, you really dare to dream! The River of Forgetfulness is the foundation of the Present World. Changing its system means changing the thinking of the entire Present World. Maybe the entire Present World's system would have to change along with it.
"That's practically rewriting the laws of heaven. Have you lost your mind...?"
Ye Buyu's mind was a tangled mess. Watching the thumb ring being fought over in midair, she kept feeling something flash through her mind, but she could never grasp it.
But she knew she couldn't keep watching.
"Little Whale, come on. Make me a Blessed One. I'm going to take that thing back."
Little Whale fell silent, its tone solemn. "Are you sure? Countless people are watching the Withered Glory Theatre right now. If you act, you'll expose the fact that you possess the power of Calamity.
"If the Present World drives you out then... I'll take you to have fun in the forbidden zones."
It had barely stayed serious for a few seconds before revealing its true nature.
Little Whale stirred up Ye Buyu's mental sea excitedly, letting out happy whale calls.