Pillars of Ita

Chapter 1189 Linseya Starlight

The time in the airship tower's operating hall was almost frozen. Even the dust stopped floating. Only the mountain lord was gasping for breath.

After a long while, perhaps several minutes, the voice spoke again: "As I said, our experiment is halfway done, and all that's left is more matrix to complete everything."

"The matrix is ​​the unicorn girls and their holy white tree hearts?"

"You guessed it right. We cannot create divine power out of thin air, but the pure soul of the unicorn girl can naturally accomplish this, and turning the Holy White Tree Heart into ashes can stimulate the apoptosis aspect of the divine power they received."

Fang He took a deep breath. Even he felt uncomfortable with the other party's indifference. He asked, "Then what about the elite gray branch incident in Silver Wind Harbor?"

The tone of the voice remained unchanged: "It was just an accident. We didn't expect Miss Linseya to be so stubborn. But her accidental graying also helped us. At least it created a commotion in the port."

"You see," it answered, "we have invited Miss Merrill and you all here, otherwise we wouldn't be meeting here."

Fang He lowered his eyelids gently. He didn't want to listen anymore. The dream from that night came to his mind again. He could relate to the fear and determination of the elf girl in the face of death, which made him almost breathless.

It turned out that it was not a dream, but a farewell letter written by the girl to everyone, in order to stop these lunatics who were walking on the twisted path.

"So," he began, a quiet detachment in his voice, "you turned them into monsters?"

“They all volunteered.”

"Miss Linseya, too? If being deceived is also a voluntary act—"

"That was not deception. I just showed a possibility. They were willing to sacrifice themselves for this possibility. As for Miss Linthia, that was an accident."

Fang He shook his head: "But there are too many unexpected things. If you are so sure about your plan, you won't have to hesitate at the beginning."

"You hesitated, which means you still have room in your heart." He used the same words that the other party had used against Princess Lian Kuiya Alsana before, and used them on the other party in reverse.

The elf girl stood beside him, looking in that direction with gritted teeth. The hatred in her eyes was like a piece of ice, and the fingers of her hand pressing on the hilt of the sword turned white.

  Fang He also looked up at the other party and asked this question in a calm tone:

"But, have you ever left any room for those people?"

"Admittedly, my plan is not perfect," the voice replied calmly, "and I will not tell you that it will definitely succeed."

"You may think that I have two standards, Mr. Ed, but I never deny this. You should also understand that this is one of the criteria for the operation of an orderly society. Even on a chessboard, the general and the soldier pieces do not have the same value—"

"Because no general will charge into battle on behalf of the soldiers. We have many soldiers, but only one excellent general. You have to admit, Mr. Ed - in this world, the values ​​of people are different."

It asked in return: "Let's take a step back and say that even if I am a villain, a complete bad guy, what I said may make you think that you are on the side of justice?"

"But what can this change? It is of no help in solving this disaster. Your high-sounding speeches and accusations against me cannot change the situation. And your empty talk cannot kill the disaster of the giant tree."

"Hmph!" The Paparar snorted coldly. He had no right to care about the voice's boasting, but he could not let it tell him what to do.

Parker didn't care about these things, and directly retorted: "That sounds good, but why don't you start with you?"

"Perhaps I have a plan as well. This plan will start with you being the first to be sacrificed. As for Lord Walter Stonehill, he will serve as an example and be the second."

“No, no, no, I…” Walter Shiqiu’s face turned pale, “This… This is different from what we agreed on…”

"Shut up, idiot!" the voice in the crystal scolded, "Mr. Parker, a plan can't just come up with it out loud."

"Of course it isn't. Otherwise, why do you think we came to Giant Tree Hill? For sightseeing?"

The Paparar scoffed, "Of course, I can't guarantee that my plan will succeed, but the same goes for you, so this way our plan is almost done."

"Because success is 100 percent and failure is 0 percent, so our plan is 50 percent, half and half."

There is no doubt that the Papara people's mathematical level is far superior to that of the sea, and our Mr. Parker can speak without any evidence.

The voice remained silent, obviously feeling that if he paid any attention to this Paparar man, he would have already lost.

But the Paparal people still insisted: "I understand, you are also afraid of death. After all, the sacrifice did not fall on you, so you can downplay it in any way you want. I can completely understand, who doesn't fear death? Why not hand this Walter Stonehill over to us and let him be the first sacrifice."

"Don't you want to cooperate with us? Let us see your sincerity."

Walter Stonehill was obviously terrified. He was really worried that the other party would hand him over, especially since this person was at the mercy of others.

"That's enough!" The voice finally couldn't help, "Everyone, making trouble will not help solve the problem-"

It looked at the frightened Mountain Lord and had to comfort him: "Besides, Mr. Walter Stonehill is a vital part of our plan. We need his support."

"Why? Just because he's the mountain lord?"

"You can understand that."

"That's easy," the Paparar nodded. "Let him hand over his power to Aina Laughing. That way you will have one more partner, and one less person to divide the spoils."

Fang He could clearly hear the sound of Kunzite inhaling.

This was the first time in a long time that the voice showed any emotion.

He sighed. He didn't expect that the owner of the voice would also be confused by the language logic of the Papara people.

When the other side started arguing with the Papara people, they actually lost all possible reasons to win.

The voice obviously realized this: "Mr. Ed, if you don't tell your followers to shut up, our conversation will end here."

"I'm not his follower," Parker added.

Fang He shook his head slightly and retorted, "But our conversation has already ended. Haven't you noticed yet?"

As he spoke, the man beside him took his sword from his arms, then drew out the holy sword with magic flames and looked upwards.

The magic sword Gwendres let out a long roar of excitement: "Woohoo, kill that shorty!"

It was so excited that the temperature in the hall dropped a little, scaring Walter Stonehill, who was not far away, so much that he shrank back.

"Why?" The voice finally realized something.

"Because in a war that must be won, when there is only one soldier left on the battlefield, a good general will not refuse to charge."

Fang He silently lifted up his sleeves and rechecked, examined, and fastened the metal buckles on the magic gloves one by one. Then he raised his head and looked at the other person quietly:

"But you won't, because you are not a qualified general. You are just a coward hiding behind others. You must assume that the sacrifice did not fall on your head, so that you can feel at ease."

"Your so-called calmness is nothing but cowardice in my opinion."

"Mr. Ed," the voice was filled with obvious anger, "I still have a minimum of respect for you."

"But I don't have that for you," Fang He raised his hand and spread his five fingers, "because I will not respect a murderer, a megalomaniac, a lunatic, a coward."

Walter Shiqiu, who was standing on the metal grid walkway, suddenly realized something, fear appeared in his eyes, and he stood up and wanted to escape.

But he forgot that his coat was still nailed to the wall, and the huge force pulled him back and he fell heavily to the ground.

And at that moment, the magic glove in Fang He's hand made a slight "click" sound, and a rocket fist flew out.

In full view of everyone, it flew across the air with a long rope, from one end to the other, hitting the Lord of the Mountain.

Fang He clenched his hand, and it also locked Walter Stonehill's throat. He pulled it down with force, and with a loud bang, the glove directly pulled the mountain lord away from the railing and flew up.

Walter Stonehill fell heavily from a height of one floor, and rolled down like a broken bag at the feet of Fang He. He rolled several times, and saw that he was breathing less and more.

"Jita," Fang He said, "Just treat him and keep him alive. Don't let him die."

Walter Stonehill had lost several teeth and his mouth was full of blood. He was lying on the ground, stammering and making incoherent sounds, looking at everyone pleadingly.

But Fang He just looked away.

The naturalist lady behind him came up, opened the magic book in her hand, and cast a spell on the bloody mountain lord.

When Walter Stonehill's guards saw the open magic book in Jita's hand, they all took a step back in fear: "Naturalist——"

There was even panic in their tone.

Cowards are never favored by courage.

"So, Mr. Ed."

The crystal in the air also dimmed, and it seemed that it was powered by something on Walter Stonehill's body.

The voice in the crystal also lowered its tone, suppressing its anger: "Is this the final choice you made?"

"You're wrong," Fang He shook his head, "This was never an option."

"It's just because we all have different perceptions of human value. From the beginning, we were bound to take this path—" "And people like you will never understand this."

Of course, the significance of each person to this world is different, but the value of life has never been high or low, because it is not a noble sacrifice.

It's a despicable conspiracy.

Fang He thought to himself that he had actually guessed the other party's identity and the real purpose of these people.

Although that purpose seemed so ridiculous to him.

He raised his head and looked at the sparkling crystal. "I guess you don't really care about those refugees. You are using them as a threat just to achieve your own goals."

"Because you know, that is Princess Lian Kuiya Alsana's weakness, because she truly cares about those people and doesn't just treat them as bargaining chips."

"Your words may seem flawless, but without despicable intentions, there would be no stench everywhere. If you really want to solve the Gray Branch Disaster, then why did the Silver Wind Watcher refuse to cooperate with the Saint's Association?"

"No matter how inefficient they are, they are still your allies, aren't they?"

"But why should they be excluded?"

Fang He's eyes flashed with cold anger, like stars in the darkness, "Because I guess they are blocking the path to your true goal."

"To overthrow the kingship and seize power, the Holy Maidens must die, because they are the will of the Holy White Forest in the world. As long as Aimaya's eyes are still on this land, you will always be inferior to others."

"How infuriating! This world should have belonged to you. You think of yourself as smart people, coming from the other side of the star gate, but you have to rely on the natives whom you have never respected."

"And they don't even choose to bow to you and cooperate with you—"

"Am I right?" Fang He closed his eyes, and a pure face seemed to appear in front of him. The elf girl was looking at him, waiting for his answer.

His voice was like returning from the ice of eternity: "Everyone in the alliance?"

The voice fell silent for a long time.

After a long while, it spoke again: "Since you know who we are, you still dare to stand against us. Don't you know what you are facing? The things that the Seven Seas Brigade has are insignificant to us."

"Because the truth is so simple," Fang He looked at Her Royal Highness the Princess beside him, and then looked at everyone around him.

"This disaster looks more like a feast to you. Under that high-sounding excuse, it is just a group of vultures that feed on the pain and flesh of others."

"And we—"

Miss May's words were still powerful: "I will never cooperate with such a person."

She turned around and looked at Fang He, her eyes full of gentleness and approval. They were the people who shared her beliefs, her companions.

This is also the real reason why she chose to stay.

Princess Lian Kuiya Arsana also drew out the Sword of Light at the same time, and the dark room was filled with blooming brilliance.

The girl held a sharp sword and pointed it at the other party, which seemed more like a manifestation of determination.

The determination of the Court of Radiance thousands of years ago and the faith of countless Sons of Light now merged with hers.

"You have chosen a dead end," Crystal looked at everyone, "If that's the case, don't blame us for being merciless."

"Don't you want to see the possibility of success of this plan? Then just wait and see. This huge plan has actually been launched long ago. The Linoril-Sanshak Council will launch a real battle against Ninimaer in the near future. Several talented wizards, including Elion de Flinn, and three dragon knights have arrived at the front line of Ninimaer—"

"After this battle, one of the three great disaster branches will become history, and along with it, you - the Saint Maiden Society - will also become history."

"Some people are destined to become the savior of the Holy Tree, the one who truly carries out the will of Aimaya and the forest, while others will become sinners. Why don't you guess how people view the Saint?"

"She will enter the Gray Forest with all her sins, but that is not a noble sacrifice, because people in the world are so short-sighted that they will not forgive those who have stains on their bodies. The saint's sacrifice is more like an atonement to them."

"And the Saint's Society will bear eternal infamy because of the Saint's death. These are the people you want to save. They will personally stab you in the back with the blade of betrayal—"

"Because history is written by the victors, you are the ones who brought disaster, and we are the saviors who will calm everything down; the Holy White Grove will lose all its privileges after that, and the Linoril-Sanshak Council will become the leader of this land."

"And they are not as despicable as you think, because what they want is not only power, but also to lead people through disasters and lead Giant Tree Hill to face another disaster."

"The star of disaster is blue—"

"The world is never black and white. Everyone will be satisfied with this result. People will be redeemed, and politicians will take the opportunity to seize the power they deserve. We will return to our place, and the sacred tree will be saved..."

"And the Giant Tree Hill will be reborn after the disaster."

“That will be a brand new era. Only a few who cannot keep up with the times will be eliminated, including the Saint’s Council, the Holy White Woodland, and even the Elven Court. But by that time, their voices will no longer be important.”

"Because we offer our blessings for the coming of a new era. Use your blood to give more legitimacy to the coming future."

"And you all had the opportunity to participate in this and build all of this together, especially you, Your Highness, you gave up everything on your own."

But Lian Kuiya Arsana just looked at it quietly. "Do you think I will regret this?"

The voice chuckled, as if it had expected this, "Perhaps you won't regret it, but the world doesn't need to care."

Then the crystal completely lost its luster and fell to the ground like a stone.

There was silence in the hall.

Alisa stepped forward and placed the dagger in her hand against the neck of the dying Mountain Lord.

When his guards saw this scene, they looked at each other in surprise, then threw their weapons to the ground and raised their hands.

After all, they didn't dare to fight a naturalist, not to mention the magic sword in the hands of the other boy, which also made them terrified.

The Elf Princess was holding the holy sword, looking at this scene with her head lowered, standing there silently, as if she was thinking about something quietly.

Fang He walked up to him and asked, "Is what he said true? Will the Linoril-Sanshak Council use military force against Ninimer?"

Lian shook her head. "I'm not sure, but the Silverwind Harbor Council has indeed been preparing for this a long time ago. They even transferred troops from Ravenril."

"No wonder," Fang He looked at Walter Stonehill at his feet and replied, "The Council wants to use troops against Ninimere, so they must get the support of the Lord of the Mountain."

"So what are you going to do with this man?" The elf girl also looked at the mountain lord and asked.

"Take him first. I still have some questions to ask him, and I don't plan to let him go back to those people." Fang He shook his head and replied.

"So you think..." Lian Kuiya Alsana bit her lip, "Mr. Ed, that person's plan could be true?"

She was actually worried.

Although she never doubted the legitimacy of her group's purpose, what if... what if what the other party said came true...

She was born in the Elf King's Court and was exposed to political struggles. She naturally understood that if Ninimere was really defeated, no matter what the reason was, the Holy White Glade and the Holy Maidens would be in an extremely passive situation.

  But why?

Could it be that the other party's unscrupulous behavior is right? Will Lady Aimaya condone such behavior and condone everything they did to the unicorn girl?

"Your Highness," Fang Yu said, "Do you think this is important? Will their success or failure refute your belief in justice?"

"Will it affect your belief in Ms. Aimaya?"

Lian shook her head slowly.

"So, they won't succeed." Fang He replied softly.

Therefore, Ms. Roman would not lie to him. Aimaya still kept her eyes on the land. The other party had been looking in the wrong direction from the beginning.

However, since the other party was so confident, he began to feel suspicious.

After all, the other party is not a fool. If he didn't have confidence, how could he attack Ninimer, one of the three disaster branches?

  What do they hold?

"Ms. Lian," Fang He spoke again, "But no matter what, the other party is taking action, so we have to take action too."

"I don't agree with what they're doing, so we have to do something before the situation gets worse."

For themselves, and for Miss Attila.

Also for that upright and strong elf girl.

He still remembered her name.

Linseya——

Linthia Starlight.

……