Chapter Fifty-Eight: Setaria's Repayment: Please Give Me A Chance To Show My Loyalty!
Setaria grew up in the desert, so of course she knows how dangerous sandstorms can be!
She also knows that the checkpoints at Kawan Station will not allow children, women, and elderly people from the desert to pass through.
Because that was the order she saw the great sage give!
[Only businessmen and adventurers are allowed to travel from the desert to the rainforest!]
She saw this rule, but there was nothing she could do about it.
So, what about being an assistant to a sage? After all, people speak lightly of such things.
Gradually, she became numb.
She was powerless to change the status quo, and unable to leave the Academy.
She could only pretend not to see, turning a blind eye to the unequal treatment of the desert people.
She started not to read the letters sent by the people in the village anymore, and she no longer communicated with anyone back home. She just hoped that everyone would forget about her!
If everyone forgets that there is a person named [Setaria] in Aru Village, she would be freed!
However, now she understands.
She can deceive others, but she cannot deceive herself!
Seeing little Kalima, seeing her innocent eyes, and the immature words Kalima spoke...
The sense of shame that had been buried in her heart for so long completely crushed her!
"Kalima, it's my fault!" Setaria said, her voice trembling.
She knelt down and hugged Kalima's small frame, and the guilt that had been accumulating for so long turned into tears that filled her eyes.
She didn't expect that, as she wandered alone outside, there would still be someone in the village who had been looking up to her all this time.
She felt ashamed when she thought that Kalima, in the future, would find out what she had done.
Seeing this, Ye Xi nodded inwardly. Sure enough, Setaria still had a conscience.
He spoke, "Setaria, tell me everything in detail."
Dehya and the others entered the room.
Setaria then explained everything about the great sage who had ordered her to gather information on the treasure.
"Then, how do you convey the information once you have it?" Ye Xi asked.
Setaria explained: "There are several mercenaries in the woods outside the yard."
"Azar told me that I don't need to return at night, but once I have received the information, I need to find a time to leave the yard and go to the woods to report back."
Ye Xi nodded and smiled, "It seems Azar doesn't trust you."
"He can hear all the news around you through the bugging device."
"If what you report is different from what he hears, it means you have betrayed the Holy Order, and I'm afraid you will end badly."
"What!?"
Setaria is face turned pale immediately, and she hurriedly groped her body.
At that moment, she suddenly realized that her clothes had just been changed!
"So that's why I was asked to take off my clothes!" she thought.
Thinking about this, Setaria is face turned red.
Just because of this incident, she had gone mad thinking about it she was so embarrassed!
Ye Xi smiled playfully, "According to my observation, there is no place on your body where you could hide a bug, unless..."
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! I have never done such a thing!"
Setaria quickly covered herself, her eyes full of shame.
Alyxia, who was next to them, said with a smile, "That's not a problem, why don't you let me check?"
"Eh!?"
Setaria stepped back, avoiding Alyxia's gaze.
She suddenly felt that this junior was terrifying.
"Okay, let's get down to business."
"Next, let's talk about the plan of the Holy Order."
Hearing Ye Xi's words, Setaria nodded and explained: "I am one of the designers for the mass production of Dreamland."
"The so-called mass production of dreams means that on the night before the Flower God's Birthday Festival, all people who wear Void will enter Dreamland."
"Then, everyone will repeat the Flower God's Birthday Ceremony, and use this computing power to derive the power of something."
This news shocked everyone present.
"Mass production of dreams?"
"Miss, are you saying that the people from the Han Gang's teaching academy are involved in this?" someone asked in disbelief.
"It turns out that it is indeed a very powerful method!" Alyxia exclaimed from the side.
"If it's a dream, even people who don't wear Void are just sleeping."
"And while they sleep, those who wear the Void Terminal will experience very, very long dreams, which might be repeated for hundreds of days!"
"Their brains will condense into powerful computing power!"
"The question is, what is that thing you're talking about?"
Setaria took a deep breath and said, "I didn't know before, but after Azar ordered me to come here, I investigated it secretly."
"That thing is the heart of a god! It is the most important artifact in the hands of the gods!"
"Heart of a God!?"
Everyone gasped in shock.
"Could it be the Lesser Lord Kusanali!?"
"No, the Lesser Lord Kusanali is heart is used to control our Void, so we can't escape from it."
"In other words, the sage has obtained the heart of another god!?"
Setaria shook her head. This was not something she knew: "I don't know, but they used the power of the Heart of God to create a new God!"
As soon as these words left her mouth, the room fell silent.
Obviously, everyone was shocked by the words "creating gods."
The Eye of God is something that ordinary people dream of. With the Eye of God, one would become a chosen one, unique among ten thousand.
The Academy skipped the research on the Eye of God and went straight to creating new gods.
In the eyes of everyone, this was an incredible thing!
"Is the great sage crazy?"
"Do you want to use mortal power to create new gods? Even the master's country has never done such a thing!"
"Wait a minute, when I was in Kawansao this morning, Master Ye Xi said that there would be [big changes], could it be that the master already knew about this?"
After hearing Dehya is words, everyone looked at Ye Xi.
"I'll explain these things later."
"Setaria, tell me the progress of the god-making plan."
Hearing this, Setaria hurriedly said: "Currently, the God of Righteousness has been created and is somewhere in Lidu Valley."
"The sages are looking for gods to fill it with knowledge and inject wisdom into the God of Righteousness."
"And the [Dreamland Mass Production] plan I'm in charge of will be used to channel the power of the Heart of God and inject divine power into the God of Chance!"
"Now, the great sage is using the Void's computing power to inject power, and should already have 10% of the divine power."
"The Flower God's Birthday Festival is coming soon, and the divine power will be fully charged in one go!"
After hearing Setaria is information, Ye Xi understood the situation.
Next, the goal was to stop the [Dream Mass Production Plan].
If the God of Chance completes the final gathering of power, he was not sure he could defeat it.
After all, in the original game, Nahida used her strength to force the Traveler to fight countless times before barely succeeding.
Without Nahida, the Traveler might have perished.
"Very good."
"Setaria, the information you provided is accurate, whether I already knew it or not."
Hearing this, Setaria couldn't help but wonder.
If she had lied, what would Ye Xi do to her?
Surely he wouldn't let her die peacefully?
In any case, she should be doomed to die. It was just a matter of how painful it would be.
Thinking of this, she suddenly knelt before Ye Xi, saying: "I've told you everything I know, master. You can kill me now."
"Kill you? Why?"
When asked this question, Setaria was surprised.
"I was sent by Azar to deceive you."
Ye Xi smiled, "You are still useful. I want you to return to the Academy and keep an eye on the progress of the [God-Making Project], to prevent Azar from starting the Dreamland mass production plan prematurely."
"Next, go and tell the mercenaries outside about the whereabouts of the Khaenri'ah Kingdom's legacy."
As he spoke, he extended his hand, and a crack appeared in the air beside him.
An incredibly bright golden light emerged from inside.
Everyone present gasped in awe.
"Wow!"
In the crack, countless golden Mora piled up.
It seemed endless.
Even people who didn't care about money couldn't take their eyes off the scene!
"As you can see, I have a habit of carrying Mora with me."
"Tell Azar about it to increase your credibility so you don't come under suspicion."
Setaria nodded quickly, "I'll go now."
"Wait a moment!"
Alyxia stopped her, saying, "Wait a little longer, it won't be long, the master's time is precious."
Evening: ???
For a moment, Dunyarzad and Dehya exchanged meaningful glances.
Setaria blushed.
"Setaria, go next door to check on your grandfather."
"Eh!?"
Still blushing, Setaria is eyes widened in surprise.
A sudden premonition flashed in her mind.
Could it be that my grandfather is here!?
Could it be that he was also saved by Ye Xi!?
She hurried out of the house.
Ye Xi, taking the opportunity, began sharing everything he knew with the others. He also revealed his plan.
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*Night.*
The door to the Ye family compound opened slightly.
Setaria sneaked out, peering into the dark night.
Although it was pitch black, a few figures soon appeared under the moonlight.
"How is it?"
"Tell Azar that Ye Xi has a storage space that can carry tens of billions of moras!"
"What!? There's such a thing!?"
"I can't stay out too long, I'll go back now."
Ignoring the shock of her companion, Setaria quickly returned to the yard.
Shortly after, the news was relayed to the Wisdom Officer.
---
Hearing the return of the mercenaries, Azar frowned.
"So that's it!"
"No wonder he has so many moras but never a trace of them at home."
"It seems we must find a way to arrest him!"
Once the mercenaries withdrew, the commanding officer stepped forward and spoke, "My lord, we should complete the preparations for the Flower God's Birthday Festival first."
"Isn't it easy to get this money once we have the God of Chance?"
Azar nodded in agreement: "Then just ignore him!"
"By the way, Lord Sage, we've received news from the Fools."
The commander lowered his voice: "According to them, the subordinates sent to deal with the relic guards have disappeared. They suspect infiltration by other forces. They want us to investigate."
"Hmph, help the trash."
"If they can't deal with relic guards locked by a force system, it only means they're incompetent!"
"I told them to investigate the identity of the Kanria people before, but there's been no progress!"
Azar snorted coldly: "Don't worry about them. I've had enough of dealing with that 'Exile.'"
"As long as we have the God of Opportunity, we won't need to worry about such incompetence anymore!"
"Yes, my lord!"
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*Lidu Valley.*
*Jingliuli Workshop.*
"Dottore! How much longer?!"
"I want to ascend to God!"
"Every second I stay here is unbearable!"
Inside the huge cabin of the God of Righteousness, impatient voices echoed.
A man wearing a beak-like mask stood with his hands behind his back.
He was the exile of the Holy Order, the second seat of the Fools Dottore.
Dottore smiled calmly. "Soon. The Flower God's Birthday Festival is almost upon us. It will be a day to inject power into you."
"Hurry up, Dottore!"
"Don't make me wait too long!"
Dottore left the hall, his smile instantly vanishing as he stepped out of view.
When dealing with experimental subjects, he found it necessary to comfort their emotions when required.
In order for the experiment to proceed smoothly, he could endure it.
This experiment, one that he and Arlecchino had been planning for far too long, could not be ruined by any small mistake.
Just then, a group of Fools knelt before Dottore, reporting: "Master Doctor, we carefully searched for the two brothers and found that they disappeared without a trace. It doesn't seem like defection."
"Oh?"
Dottore asked, "What did the Order say?"
"My lord, the Holy Order didn't cooperate with the investigation."
"I see," Dottore mused. "Interesting, very interesting."
"It's fine. If there's a problem, I'll handle it personally."
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*Late Night.*
After washing up, Ye Xi returned to his room.
To his surprise, Setaria was there.
Logically speaking, the ones accompanying him tonight should have been Jeht, whom he'd desired the night before, and Ayexia, who hadn't spoiled him in a few days.
"Setaria, leave."
Upon hearing Ye Xi's words, Setaria didn't move. Instead, she took the initiative to untie her bath towel.
The high-quality silk bath towel slowly slid down her honey-colored skin. Under the moonlight, her beautiful figure glowed with a seductive radiance.
This was the second time she exposed herself to Ye Xi's gaze.
The first time had been under duress, but she hadn't resisted in her heart.
But this time, she was the one who actively desired it.
"My lord, you saved me. I have no way to repay you. This is the only way."
"I hope you don't dislike me."
After talking to the people in the village, Setaria realized that she had strayed down the wrong path.
She had forgotten her hometown, her family, and her roots.
She had felt inferior because of her desert origins, but that had been wrong.
If not for Ye Xi's intervention, her grandfather and Kalima would have died in the sandstorm.
The one responsible for their deaths was her Setaria herself!
It was Ye Xi who gave her a chance.
Ye Xi had awakened her from her ignorance.
Ye Xi calmly stared at Setaria without saying a word.
"My lord, please at least give me this chance, so I can infiltrate the Teaching Academy smoothly!"
That sentence made Ye Xi pause in thought.
"I understand."
"If you become a woman of Khaenrin, you will be under the eyes of God."
"If Setaria doesn't, it will raise suspicions."
Setaria nodded quickly. "So, please give me a chance to repay your kindness!"
As she spoke, she didn't shy away but suppressed her embarrassment, showing off her seductive form, trying her best to attract Ye Xi's attention.
"All right."
"Setaria, I'll give you this chance."
Upon hearing this, Setaria felt as if she had been rewarded. She lay down, content...
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*Great Sage Aza's Suspicion*
If the other party notices something, it's likely to alert them.
The "Dream Mass Production Plan" is still in the works.
Of course, Ye Xi wouldn't wear a void terminal, nor would anyone he knew.
If Azar starts the plan prematurely, he won't notice at all.
After waking up, he would probably just have had a good rest.
However, those who wear the Void terminal live through a day that has been repeated hundreds of times, and the divine power of the God of Opportunity fills them.
Thus, Ye Xi needed an "eyewitness."
Monitoring by the Abyss Apostle wasn't enough; people around Azar had to constantly monitor the [Project Progress].
That being said, the existence of the tower cannot be ignored.
After seeing Setaria is determination, Ye Xi approved of her persistence.
As a daughter of the desert, even a weak scholar could become strong.
Under the moonlight, she worked tirelessly.
It seemed as if she never wanted to stop, hoping for his approval.
In her, Ye Xi saw qualities similar to Jeht and Dehya.
Truly beautiful.
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