You Must Atone for the Dead (Visiting People Is Exhausting, the Next Chapter Will Be Late)
Chapter 201 You Must Atone for the Dead (Visiting other people's blogs is tiring, next chapter will be posted later)
Stone Platform.
There are almost no landmarks here, only the dim starry sky hanging high in the heavens.
Master Kabo, the leader of the Kabu Tribe, held a position in the Dorok equivalent to that of the governor of the city-state of Tolmekia, ruling over a vast territory and hundreds of thousands of his people.
At this moment, his consciousness was drifting in this Void.
The religion practiced by the Dorok is very ancient, dating back to the time immediately following the end of the Seven Days of Fire. It is said that meditation techniques and spiritual cultivation methods were passed down from that time.
However, there are no more than a hundred telekinetic practitioners in the entire Dorok, and even a few high-ranking individuals have not mastered this ability. The actual effectiveness of meditation is still debatable.
Even Master Kabo himself Emperor Monk Council to be brought into the monastery for training because he showed talent in spiritual power, and eventually became the head of a clan.
Don't think this is some kind of lucrative job. Monk Council adhere to the principle of asceticism and abstinence. Ordinary monks and soldiers spend their days meditating, training, and studying. Only after becoming a monastic officer can they have free time.
For the superiors, these precepts were even more stringent; they were forced to relinquish their names to signify a complete break from the secular world, living solely for the Holy Emperor.
Looking back on his life in this Void, Master Kabo realized that apart from this expedition to Pejite, there were not many memorable events.
Under the oppressive rule of the Monk Council, this venerable monk did little more than convey the emperor's decrees. Day after day, he meditated, prayed, supervised the training of the monk soldiers, and occasionally dealt with internal clan disputes. He lived like this for decades.
He never imagined that he would be defeated so easily by a girl who looked only sixteen or seventeen years old, just as he had taken the initiative to do something that would make him famous for all time.
Even now, he still doesn't know where he is, or what the being that bound him with the golden branches is. He can't even sense the boundary of this void; he can only let his soul drift aimlessly.
Is this how my life is going to end?
" Nausicaä! I knew you were here! Now that you've won, give me a quick death!"
He shouted the name, but only silence answered him.
Master Kabo continued to shout, over and over again, until even he himself felt that the act was meaningless.
He was simply unwilling to accept this fate, unwilling to be trapped and die in this Void without knowing why, without even understanding who had defeated him or who had killed him.
Just then, a strange yet majestic voice came from all directions, like countless people speaking at the same time, or like a giant bell reverberating between heaven and earth.
"You've done so many evil deeds, and now you just want a quick death?"
"Who are you?"
Master Kabo forcibly suppressed his inner shock and asked.
He originally thought that the being who had bound him here was Nausicaä's master, or a religious leader like their Dorok Master.
After all, the power that girl displayed was too astonishing, so it's plausible that she had a master guiding her.
But when they met face to face, he realized how terribly wrong his thinking was.
Master Kabo once felt the spiritual pressure of the Holy Emperor in the temple. On that occasion, he knelt on the ground, not even having the courage to raise his head.
If the Holy Emperor's spiritual power is as vast as the ocean, then the spiritual power of this being before us is like the entire starry sky itself—a difference in dimensionality.
Faced with this unknown entity, he couldn't even muster the thought of "kneeling," because that would mean there was still a possibility of "standing up," and he couldn't generate any thought other than submission.
If the Holy Emperor is the supreme ruler, then the being before us is—
Deities.
"You may call me the Erdtree," Mu En replied calmly.
"Now, tell me why you've come here, and I may spare your life and treat your people well."
As soon as he finished speaking, an image suddenly appeared before Master Kabo's eyes.
Those were the ruins of Pejite, where his monks, stripped of their armor and clad only in thin robes, were moving rubble and clearing debris under the watchful eyes of Allied soldiers.
Although they were in a sorry state, most of the monk soldiers were still alive, and no one whipped or tortured them.
"I promise you."
Master Kabo sighed deeply, knowing he was powerless to resist; even calling upon the Holy Emperor's name in his heart yielded no response.
Those people had listened to his sermons since childhood, followed him across the Sea of Corruption all the way to Pejite, yet they ended up like this.
If, as the other party claims, he could exchange his life for the lives of his monk soldiers, that would be ideal.
The fundamental reason he was here was, of course, because of the Holy Emperor; he himself was not qualified to mobilize so many troops.
That was an order issued ten years ago, requiring the various tribes of the Dorok to begin infiltrating the borders of Tolmekia, gathering intelligence, cultivating informants, and waiting for the right opportunity.
Master Kabo was very lucky; during a business acquisition, he encountered an ambitious businessman who had taken the initiative to approach him.
What followed was nothing more than a series of ordinary exchanges of interests and undercover operations.
So, Mu En interrupted his narration.
"I'm not interested in any of that. I just want to know two things."
"First, you said your goal is to destroy the Giant God Warrior, so why don't you seize that weapon for your emperor?"
"Because I know what the Holy Emperor will do with it." The translucent soul looked bitter.
" His Miralupa is no longer the wise ruler he was a hundred years ago. If the Giant God Warrior falls into the hands of the Dorok, he will surely use it to ignite an even greater war."
"I—I didn't want to see that kind of future, so I concealed the news and wanted to bury that weapon completely before it was discovered."
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While recounting his spiritual journey, the phantom of Master Kabo's soul trembled violently.
It's clear that he hesitated for a long time between loyalty and righteousness.
"So, how did you borrow the power of ' Void '? How much do you know about it?" Mu En paused for a moment, then asked the second question.
"I don't know anything about Void. It's just that as I got older, around ten years ago, I suddenly became able to use this black spiritual power just like His Majesty the Emperor."
"However, each time I use this power, it makes me age faster. Apart from using it against that little girl, I've only used it twice."
"As for where this power comes from, I have no idea."
Master Kabo answered frankly, and Mu En knew he wasn't lying.
"Revered God, please spare my people. I will bear all the blame and I am willing to atone with my death."
After waiting for a long time, seeing that Erdtree did not ask any more questions, he cautiously asked.
"I can reduce their punishment."
"But you must atone for the countless lives you have taken."
In Mu En's view, this person's sins were undeniable, but he was not simply a bad person; at least from his perspective, he did what he believed to be right.
Master Kabo's soul surged violently once more, but he did not hesitate for long.
Once it happens, it will happen again and again.
Over the years, he had come to understand everything and realized that the current Holy Emperor was not worthy of his loyalty.
Before he died, all he wanted was to save his people.
I am willing to give everything I have.
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