Capítulo 80: Chapter 41&42
Chapter 41: An ideal that has lasted for five hundred years
Time quickly came to the next day. On this day, Yatogami Tohka had been waiting for Suowong summons. However, Suowong did not meet her until the evening.
After asking the orc maid who worked at the Sage Bureau, she learned that Willem and Suowong went to the second floating island shortly after meeting last night, and they might not be able to come back today.
So she just spent the whole day doing nothing in the Sage's Residence.
Although a day was wasted and Suowong didn't show up as promised, she didn't complain. After all, the canteen at Sage's Residence was quite high-end, with many things that couldn't be found at the Fourth Fairy Warehouse, and the scenery was also nice. Just treat it as a vacation after the battle.
"Ms. Yatogami, the Great Sage is waiting for you in the reception room."
At noon on the third day, when Yatogami Tohka was walking in the garden, an orc maid came over. It was finally time.
After hearing this news, she tensed up again. After preparing her Spirit mentally, she followed the orc maid.
"Do you know where Willem is?"
On the way to the reception room, Yatogami Tohka asked, "He went to the Second Floating Island with the Great Sage. Since the Great Sage is back, he should be back too, right?"
"Well... when the Great Sage summoned me, I didn't see Mr. Willem and the Great Sage together." The orc maid replied, "The specific situation is I am not sure about it either. You can ask the Great Sage in person after you meet him." "I see."
Yatogami Tohka did not ask any further questions.
Since Willem and Suowong are not together and have not come to see her, it can only mean one thing. Just like the development of the original book, the two former comrades did not reach an agreement.
This is also expected.
After all, their goals are completely opposite, so it would be strange if they could reach an agreement.
Now, Willem has probably already boarded the airship back to the Fourth Fairy Warehouse after parting ways with Suowong. He is probably already thinking about what attitude and plan he should adopt towards the Floating Continent Islands after Tohka Yatogami returns.
Soon, she arrived at the reception room of the Sage Residence.
When she opened the door, she saw an old man with long hair and beard, wearing a white robe, sitting on a high-end red silk sofa. This man was the great sage of the Floating Continent Islands, Suowong Kandel.
However, the old man looked a little tired at the moment. It seemed that he had come to see her right after returning from the second floating island. The orc maid retreated and closed the door, leaving the space for the two of them.
Yatogami Tohka took a deep breath and focused her attention to 100%. Willem failed.
Then, it's time for her to show her skills.
"Yatogami Tohka , I remember your name is this, right?" Seeing the arrival of the guest, Suowong narrowed his eyes slightly and showed a kind smile: "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. I was supposed to meet you yesterday, but was delayed because of other things."
"It's okay. You have something to discuss with Willem, right?"
"Thank you for your understanding."
Suowong pointed to the sofa opposite him and said kindly, "Don't be so nervous, sit down. If you keep standing, I will feel uncomfortable too."
This guy didn't seem as aggressive as he imagined.
Yatogami Tohka thought calmly and sat on the sofa opposite him. In front of outsiders, she put on that arrogant and indifferent expression like a queen. Facing the kind smile on Suowong face, she was not moved at all.
But in my heart, I couldn't help but feel a little confused.
There was only one reason why Suowong invited her to the First Floating Island. She performed too well in the battle to protect the 15th Floating Island, far beyond what the Golden Fairy could do. As the creator of the Golden Fairy, he would certainly want to further study the mutant Yatogami Tohka . Therefore, before coming, she was actually prepared for the possibility of fighting him.
After all, she was really unsure about the old man's character.
On the one hand, he guarded the Floating Continent Islands like a saint for five hundred years, but on the other hand, he had no mercy on the golden fairies and treated them as expendable weapons with a heart of stone.
Since Yatogami Tohka current identity is still the golden fairy, she is naturally a weapon in his eyes. It is not impossible for him to control her and capture her for research.
Unexpectedly, the old man did not show any urgent curiosity, but was unusually kind. This made Yatogami Tohka a little confused about what this guy was thinking. However, since Suowong did not show any intention, she could only sit still. Following the atmosphere of the chat, Yatogami Tohka asked, "What did you talk about with Willem?"
"Some old stories between old friends, and things about the future." Suowong sighed, "It's just that his vision has not kept up with the development of the times. Originally, I wanted to invite him to work with me to achieve our great ideals, but unfortunately... he refused."
"Great goal?"
"That's right." Suowong nodded. "By the way, do you know Willem true identity?" "A human hero from five hundred years ago."
"Hmm...it seems that your relationship with him is deeper than I thought. He trusts you quite a bit." Suowong looked at her with a little surprise.
"Then I won't hide it anymore. In fact, I am the same as him, a brave man from five hundred years ago."
As he spoke, he pulled open his coat in front of his chest, revealing part of his chest. Then, the dark, dark wound that looked like the abyss materialized appeared in Yatogami Tohka eyes. "Five hundred years ago, I fought against the Emerald Lord, and defeated him at the cost of my comrades' sacrifice and my own life." Suowong slowly told his past, "I'm not bragging. In the past, I could be called the best in the human race in terms of magic
attainments. So before I died, I had an idea and planted a curse on mysSpirit, changing my life form, so that I can survive until today."
"Hmph..." Yatogami Tohka expression was a little strange, "Why do you want to tell me these things?"
"Haha, maybe it's because I want to have a sincere conversation with you." Suowong said lightly, "I understand that you must be wary now, but this is not a problem, because in front of you, I will not hide anything."
"Really?" Yatogami Tohka asked half-doubtfully, "Then just tell me, why do you want to see me?" "The answer to this question is related to my ideals."
"ideal?"
"Yes, it's an ideal that has lasted for five hundred years."
When talking about this topic, the old man raised his arms, and his old eyes showed a desire like a child. "I want to spread the seeds of civilization back to the earth, let the orcs of the floating continent return to their homeland, and let me, a human who should have died, return to my homeland and return to my roots." Suowong said sadly, "This is the ideal I have been working hard for for five hundred years." Hearing this, Yatogami Tohka eyes lit up slightly. Apparently, Suowong is still a militant who advocates sending troops to the ground.
This coincides with her side quest 2.
Perhaps this negotiation would be easier than she imagined.
"It sounds like a good ideal." Yatogami Tohka scratched his head, "Willem should support you if he knew about it. Why did he refuse to cooperate with you?"
"Because if you want to make your ideal a reality, you always have to sacrifice something." Suowong sighed slightly, stroked his long beard, and said with some regret: "If we want to counterattack the ground, the casualty rate of the golden Fairy will rise sharply, but Willem is unwilling to sacrifice the golden Fairy, so he refused to cooperate with me."
The Golden Fairy is a creation of necromancy.
In other words, it is a race that can be mass-produced at any time.
There are two reasons why Suowong did not mass-produce the Golden Fairies.
First, there were too many golden fairies to control, and if something went wrong, even he would have a headache. Second, there were not enough holy swords for them to use.
Suowongn does not have the ability to create holy swords. The holy swords used by the golden fairies are all antiques found in human ruins by scavenger teams sent to the ground.
Once these ancient weapons inherited from humans are damaged, they can only be put into storage and never see the light of day, because only humans can maintain them.
Although Suowong was once the best magician among humans, he has now become a life form distorted by the curse, making him lose his
Ability to repair the holy sword.
Willem was the only person in the world who could repair the damaged holy swords. Therefore, Willem was necessary for Suowong plan to retake the ground. However, Willem would never agree.
Because every time he repaired a holy sword, Suowong would create a new golden fairy and let them fulfill his ideals at the cost of their lives. This was something Willem could never accept.
"I see." Yatogami Tohka nodded slightly, "Willem likes the golden fairy very much, so it's understandable that he refused." "Yes, although I am very annoyed by his weak appearance, I can't blame him." Suowong said lightly, "He is unwilling to sacrifice innocent people other than him Spirit. He has been like this since I met him."
"Weak...?" Yatogami Tohka frowned slightly, seeming to dislike such a description.
"No, I should actually say that he is too upright." Suowong said in another way, "Because he is too upright, he is unwilling to face the cruelty of reality. Because he is too upright, the other people in the brave team pity him, and no one is willing to tell him...the truth." Suowong's voice paused, as if he was recalling the past, and his eyes became vague.
"Child, do you want to hear a story?"
He asked.
"A story about humans and gods."
Chapter 42: The Great Sage's Speculation
In the beginning, the world was just a wasteland.
There are no grasslands, no seas, no snow, only yellow sand and storms sweeping the land. There are no orcs, no humans, no animals, only ignorant beasts running. Until one day, wanderers from other worlds broke through space, descended into this world, and chose to build their homes here. They are called Star Gods and Earth Gods.
However, during their long wandering, many Star Gods had exhausted their strength and fell into a permanent sleep not long after arriving in this world. Of all the Star Gods, only two remained.
In order to revitalize the world, the earth gods, who were servants of the star gods, broke the souls of those star gods who would never wake up again into countless tiny fragments, and merged these soul fragments into the bodies of beasts, allowing them to gain the same appearance as the star gods, as well as some of their wisdom and power. These beasts that were fused with fragments of the Star God were given new names.
Human
At the same time, the gods created water sources, grasslands, lakes, and seas, which gradually filled this barren world with vitality. The gods also used the yellow sand to create different races of orcs, adding more colors to the world.
This is a small garden built for the only two remaining star gods.
A paradise belonging to the Star God.
However, this paradise did not last long, and the gods suffered the backlash of their forced creation. Humans lived and multiplied peacefully. Although wars often broke out among countries, the population was slowly growing. Until one day, the soul fragments of the star gods were about to dry up and could not support the huge population of humans. Without the soul fragments of the star soul, humans would soon lose the appearance and power of the star gods and turn back into ignorant and savage beasts. After learning the truth about their own race, the human leaders made up a lie.
The world-destroying demon king is about to destroy the world. In order to protect the world and mankind, they must take up arms and fight against the demon king. The so-called demon king is the star god.
In order to continue the human race, the only thing they could do was to kill the Star God and create more soul fragments. So humans created the Holy Sword and assembled a team of brave men. In order to continue the race, they chose to wield the sword of betrayal against the gods who created them. The three gods fought desperately, but they were still defeated.
Finally, one of the two Star Gods, the youngest one, was killed by the hero. However, fate made it so that only the Earth God had the ability to break the Star God's soul into pieces that could be integrated into the [Beast]. Even if the hero tried his best, he could not break the Star God's soul into such small pieces.
Even if they succeeded in conquering the Star God, the fragments of the Star God they obtained would be useless. In the end, when the fragments of the Star God left behind were truly exhausted, the race called humans completely lost the source of power that supported their existence and degenerated into their essence - beasts.
Under the influence of the seventeen kinds of human emotions, the beasts that were originally single-formed became seventeen different beasts. "This is the truth of this world."
After revealing the secrets from five hundred years ago, Suowong let out a long breath: "It is also the case that everyone in the Brave Team worked together to hide the truth about Willem."
Yatogami Tohka listened to his story in silence.
She already knew about this world.
Suowong's narration only deepened her impression and did not bring any surprise. However, the doubts in her heart became more and more serious.
Why did Suowong tell her this?
From the beginning till now, Suowong's attitude was so sincere that it gave her goosebumps. Regarding the relationship between humans and Star Gods, only a few high-ranking officials and brave men knew about it even among humans. But Suowong did not hide anything from her and told her everything he knew.
What on earth is this guy planning?
As if he had seen through Yatogami Tohka doubts, Suowong took a deep breath and seemed to finally get to the point. He raised his hand that had been baptized by the years, and with a light stroke of his dry fingers, a crack appeared in the space. In the crack, a document appeared and landed on the table.
"This is a report submitted by First-Class Military Officer Hui Yanpi nearly a month ago." Shi Wan opened the report and placed it in front of Yatogami Tohka :
"It records what happened on the day he met you." The report, which should have been neat, was filled with various notes and key points highlighted in red. It seemed that Shi Wan had been analyzing it for some time. The most eye-catching one was the sentence that was highlighted.
[As if space was torn apart, the seedless girl walked out of the crack] "I don't think Graycrack is presbyopic and that's why he saw it wrong, because in addition to him, I also sent people to ask other orc warriors who were in the fleet at the time, and their answers were exactly the same as
the scene described in this report." Suowong said in a deep voice, "Although Graycrack and others have mistaken you for a golden Fairy, as the creator of golden Fairy, I know what they can and cannot do. Obviously, golden Fairy cannot do things like traveling through space."
"So, you think I'm not a golden fairy?"
"That's right, but there's more than one reason." Suowong said, "Even if the probability is extremely small, it's possible that you are a golden fairy who has learned space magic without a teacher. The real reason that makes me sure you are not a golden fairy is another one."
He paused and continued, "During the 15th Floating Island Defense Battle, I used surveillance magic to witness the way you fought, especially the last sword that cut the floating island in two. It is impossible for the Golden Fairy to do that."
"..."
Hearing that she had already entered Suowong's sight, Yatogami Tohka was speechless. This old man received the report from Graycrack but did not respond, and even spied on her fighting on the battlefield. This was too cautious.
"Yatogami Tohka , this doesn't sound like a name from this world. Although there are many strange ways of naming among orcs, your name is definitely not from any race I know of." Suowong analyzed, "You have a huge reserve of magic power, and the performance of the armor you use in battle cannot be made even by the top human craftsmen. Although your weapon is somewhat similar to the holy sword, even the strongest holy sword cannot compare to it. Combined with Graycrack 's report, it is very likely that you are from another world..."
Suowong eyes turned serious, staring closely at Yatogami Tohka . "Child, please tell me." His Adam's apple rolled violently and he asked in a dry voice.
"Are you a Star God?"
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