Chapter 819: Chapter 817: The Essence of Chaos (For the Silver Alliance “Jequinte”, an additional 1/5) Chapter 819: Chapter 817: The Essence of Chaos (For the Silver Alliance “Jequinte”, an additional 1/5) There was a moment when you could hear a pin drop.
Yet even so, Fu Qian felt the turmoil of the Dream.
Given Divine Envoy Nepheli was essentially a non-human projection, it was logical to assume this turmoil originated from Kisaragi Chie.
That she could be affected to this extent suggested that the image of the King of Ye Island was not easily associated with death in her mind, thus leading to an intense bout of self-doubt.
“Why… why did he die?”
This time, Kisaragi Chie spoke on her own, finding the words with difficulty, without the reminder from Nepheli.
“Isn’t that obvious?”
Fu Qian replied with an astonished expression, his tone completely natural.
“I killed him.”
“You–”
In the almost deranged sound of Kisaragi Chie’s voice, the instability of the Dream instantly intensified.
Fu Qian did not forcibly maintain it but instead snapped his fingers and ended the Clear Dream Ring.
Back in reality, Kisaragi Chie was not slumped over the desk but continued to sit up straight, staring at Fu Qian with an indescribable tone.
“So, you knew Nepheli was here?”
Was it really necessary to rely on the cognition of the infected to exist?
Facing Kisaragi Chie’s eerie manner of speaking, Fu Qian sighed internally and speculated further about Nepheli’s hiding technique.
“I knew.”
The next moment, he nodded honestly.
It was for a reason that even Demigods could be easily infected and remain undetected.
Nepheli’s ability was not fundamentally about forcefully implanting her will into the target; otherwise, at this very moment, all would be laid bare, and a simple possession for conversation would be straightforward.
Her current state was akin to a character in a book; she only existed when Kisaragi Chie read and imagined her.
And she could use special techniques to make the target forget the content of the reading, thereby achieving a perfect concealment effect.
This method obviously had many restrictions and lacked direct harm, but the advantage was that it was more secretive.
Of course, there was another conclusion– Nepheli’s fastidiousness was indeed astonishing; she would rather go through all this trouble than infect herself to converse directly.
“We’ve even met three times now, if you count this one.”
Amid his contemplation, Fu Qian continued with his shocking revelations.
Facing an adversary like Nepheli, Fu Qian had no expectation that she would keep deluding herself after the statement he just made, especially since she had her unique suspicions about him.
The reason he still pointed it out was that, in Fu Qian’s view, dialogues of the form they had just had were unlikely to yield more valuable information.
Confirming that he had her hooked, the next step was simply not to scare her off.
They were all scholars; it was better to be straightforward.
“It’s a bit impolite for a lady, Nepheli clearly seems a bit upset.”
Kisaragi Chie, however, shook her head and gave a wry smile at this point.
“I understand; anyone who thought they were invisible naked, only to be reminded after walking around the streets for three turns, would go mad.”
Fu Qian’s words were still sharp, stabbing without mercy.
He quite understood the mood of Nepheli at this moment.
The disparity of a Superior Being suddenly turning into a Clown was not something just the proud Divine Envoy could endure without distress; ordinary people would lose sleep over it.
“Don’t be angry, Mr. Darcy is actually a very polite person.”
The next moment, Kisaragi Chie simply stood up, as though giving her seat to someone who wasn’t there.
“So really, Yasui Tokiyuki met with an accident? Is it related to the Red Moon in the sky?”
And after a brief moment of listening, she quickly looked up and asked.
Look, even if you tell others that you killed Yasui Tokiyuki, no one would believe it, not even Nepheli at this very moment.
Fu Qian gave Su Gao the told-you-so look and then scoffed.
“It’s not only the Native Council that has the backing of ancient beings.”
His tone was full of control, the very image of a puppet master behind the scenes.
“So what exactly did you mean by ‘inherent chaos’ that you mentioned just now? The conclusion of the Miracle Elixir?”
After establishing his momentum, Fu Qian seriously asked the empty seat across from him, as if someone were truly sitting there.
“The purpose of the Miracle Elixir, isn’t it to find ways for people to gain extraordinary powers?”
“However, it seems Nepheli was frightened by Mr. Darcy.”
Kisaragi Chie looked shocked, then hesitated slightly.
“Nepheli calls you intelligent yet mad, your actions are incomprehensible to others.”
“Isn’t that the same for you? Helping others with knowledge while seeking more knowledge; to many, this is completely backwards behavior.”
“Everyone’s path to ascension is different, what suits Yasui Shi might not necessarily suit me.”
This time, Kisaragi Chie spoke almost instantly and then explained.
“I don’t understand these words, Nepheli asked me to recite them verbatim to you.”
“The inherent chaos of the world isn’t just manifested in the Miracle Elixir, it’s more understood as the murky blend of spirit and flesh. You must have discovered this during the process of stitching together various limbs.”
“Moreover, it’s clear that although various Psychic Series Transcendents are incredibly powerful, have you ever realized that there are almost no pure spiritual entities in this world?”
“As for the Miracle Elixir, its essence is indeed not about finding meaningful recipes, but about discovering missing universal elements.”
“For a long time, we’ve become increasingly aware that something that should exist has gone missing, like a piece out of a map… This has made the path to godhood twisted and unstable.”
“The reason I am able to help Yasui Shi is because my abilities have always been related to knowledge.”
Kisaragi Chie’s speech came to an abrupt halt.
Fu Qian understood this was an exchange of messages.
“Yasui Shi isn’t dead, but might as well be, the incident is related to the Red Moon, but It temporarily has no interest in you.”
The next moment, he spoke in a very concise manner.
“However, you’d better take good care of your toys.”
Toys…
“Are you referring to Ariel?”
The air fell silent for a short while, and then Kisaragi Chie asked.
“Or similar beings.”
Fu Qian replied with a neutral expression.
“Just a little advice, take it or leave it.”
“Nepheli thought you and Ariel were of the same kind.”
Hmm? Fireflies dare to compete with the sun and moon.
Fu Qian hummed, looking up at a forty-five-degree angle towards the ceiling, too lazy even to respond.
“Nepheli silently left the divination cabin, Ye Island returned to tranquility, and Kisaragi Chie forgot this story.”
The next moment, as if turning the last page of a book, Kisaragi Chie took a deep breath, her expression one of nostalgic loss.
Fu Qian knew that Second Phase Divine Envoy Nepheli was no longer here.
“So what was the result of your divination?”
Indicating the somewhat perplexed Kisaragi Chie to sit down, Fu Qian casually drew a card, but his thoughts were on another matter.
In fact, this entire conversation had a sense of deja vu.
It was as if he knew why Dunis’s Ya Yu was inseparable from Veheler.