latelenovela Chapter 507 Because I Want More
Chapter 507 Because I Want More
When Xu Ning opened his eyes again, he saw himself in the doorway of an empty room and almost thought he had been transported back to the beginning of the Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival.
However, the starry sky outside and the sleeping Sora and Paimon on the bed clearly indicated their return.
Xu Ning stepped into the room and silently removed the Void Terminal from Kong and Paimon's ears, then casually crushed it.
"You may have slept all day, but you've been busy in your dreams for countless days and nights. Sleep well!"
When Xu Ning went out, he closed the door behind him, and then he saw Qingyi, Shenhe, and Yinglangwan standing outside the door.
Of course, there were also the Guardian Deacon who had been knocked unconscious all over the place.
"Are they all awake?" Qingyi asked Xu Ning, arms crossed.
Xu Ning nodded to the two people and the dog, indicating, "Everything's alright, everyone's out of danger. What happened on your side?"
The man in green raised his chin and said, "Naturally, it's all thanks to this True Lord."
"The moment you stepped into the room, you suddenly lost consciousness and froze there. I sensed something was wrong, so I unlocked the access and released everyone, only to find that so many people had lost consciousness and fallen into a deep sleep."
"After waiting for so long, I was starting to panic, but then I suddenly saw a lot of people crowding around us. It looked like they were going to do something to you. I guessed you had to do something important to attract these guys to eliminate you as an unstable factor. And then, you saw what happened to them. But we didn't kill them; most of them just passed out."
Xu Ning saw that many people had forehead injuries and there were countless circular bloodstains on the ground. He guessed that most of them had probably been knocked unconscious by Shen He grabbing their heads and hitting them. He gave Shen He a thumbs up.
Shen He, slightly embarrassed by the praise, turned his face away.
Before Qingyi could ask Xu Ning what to do next, she suddenly saw Miss Catherine, the one who issued the quest from the Adventurers' Guild, gracefully walk into the post station.
Xu Ning had always kept his distance from the receptionist of the Adventurers' Guild.
After all, the first time I saw her was at the Adventurers' Guild branch in Mondstadt. I didn't look at her closely then and didn't think much of her.
However, when Liyue launched the Guili Plains Expansion Project and introduced the Adventurers' Guild to Liyue, Xu Ning was surprised to find that the receptionist there was also this "Catherine" lady.
If it were just that this gentle and charming young lady came from Mondstadt to Liyue, it would be understandable. However, after Xu Ning traveled back and forth between the two places, he discovered that there were two identical Miss Katherine in Mondstadt and Liyue.
Then there was one Inazuma, and unsurprisingly, there was another one after arriving at Sumeru.
Xu Ning naturally took notice of this one. After observing her closely, he discovered that each of the Catherine ladies had a keyhole on the back of her neck.
It's as if they deliberately left behind a message to others that this Miss Catherine wasn't a real person.
Furthermore, the information Ye Lan collected about the Fools revealed that one of the executives in Winter Solstice was codenamed "Puppet." Coupled with the fact that the Adventurers' Guild's headquarters was located in the morally ambiguous Winter Solstice Kingdom, Xu Ning became even more vigilant.
"Did Miss Catherine come here specifically to see me?"
Seeing Catherine walk towards him as soon as she entered, Xu Ning asked directly.
"I didn't come here to find you. I just wanted to help the exhausted Dinazede remove the Void Terminal and prevent her from becoming a victim again in something like the Church Council. Even with your wine, this devout believer is still on the verge of danger."
Xu Ning suddenly realized that the one possessing this body was the Little Auspicious Grass King.
"I just destroyed my little brother's void terminal and was on my way to Dina Zede's place. Since Lord Little Lucky Grass King happens to be here, let's go together. I also have a few questions I'd like you to answer..."
"Catherine" walked past the fallen guards, as if she already knew what had happened.
"You want to know what the Council of the Orders is trying to achieve by doing these dangerous things behind the scenes, right? My answer is: I don't know."
Xu Ning, who was drinking to replenish his energy, paused. "You don't know? Please forgive me for speaking frankly, but you, as the god of wisdom, seem to be somewhat unqualified."
“Catherine” laughed and said, “Often, saying ‘I don’t know’ is a sign of wisdom. After all, if I make a wrong or inaccurate guess because I want to appear omniscient, I’m afraid it will lead you into some very bad situations.”
Dina Zede's residence is not far away.
Since she should be sleeping in the room with Dixia at the moment, Xu Ning could not go in.
Shen He was shown Dina Zedai's room, and asked to help her remove their Void Terminal.
Xu Ning and "Catherine" continued their discussion outside about why the members of the Church Council were doing such terrible things.
"There's at least one question I think you can answer: what exactly did the Church take from this incident, or what benefits did they gain, by pulling everyone into Nel's dream?"
"It's a dream."
Upon hearing Xiao Jixiang's agreement, Xu Ning quickly compared the known facts in his mind and then shook his head.
"That doesn't make sense. I've heard that once Sumeru people grow up, they stop dreaming. If they don't have dreams to begin with, how can they take away dreams... Oh!"
Xu Ning frowned and said halfway through, but then suddenly realized the crux of the matter.
"Wasn't the dream of the Sumeru people already taken away by some being?"
“Catherine” praised, “You guessed the correct answer right away. Do you remember the introduction of the Void? In order to eliminate the disaster of Mount Sumeru, the Great Tree King created the Void. The Void took away the dreams of the people of Mount Sumeru, so as to unify wisdom and eliminate the disaster.”
Xu Ning chuckled and said, "The Order of Teachings has control over the Void, so it's perfectly legitimate for them to do these things. Why would they need to do these sneaky little tricks?"
"It's because we want more."
"Catherine" calmly explained: "The people behind this accident are constantly speeding up the time of the dreams. In a short period of time, almost every time the poor civilians have a dream, it is taken away, and they can only be trapped in other people's dreams, like pigs being raised in a pen."
Xu Ning listened speechlessly as the main god of Sumeru compared His own people to piglets. However, since the matter had passed without leaving any regrets, Xu Ning had no desire to continue investigating.
However, not investigating is one thing, but holding the Order of the Church accountable for what it has already done is another.