Chapter 331 101: Sincerity

Jingquan Ringo fluttered her eyelashes and felt the soft and thorny touch of the flowers and plants where she was lying.

She slowly opened her eyes, and after a few seconds, her look gradually changed from confusion to understanding.

She supported her body with her hands and slowly raised her upper body. She could see that she was in a field of white chrysanthemums.

The flower field was not high, so she could see far into the distance as long as she sat up.

At the end of her sight, there was a woman in a white dress, with her back to her, standing silently in the sea of ​​white chrysanthemums, seemingly enjoying the gentle breeze lifting her skirt and hair.

Jingquan frowned and looked around, but couldn’t find his weapon.

She picked up an angular stone, stood up, and trampled on the white chrysanthemums one after another without mercy. The path she passed formed a clear belt of broken flowers.

It seemed like a moment, but also like several hours, and she finally walked behind the woman in the white dress.

The woman seemed to have noticed something and moved her head slightly, about to turn half of her face around.

“Don’t look back.”

Jingquan, who was still a few steps away, spoke coldly.

When the woman heard the voice, she paused and obediently did not turn her head.

Jingquan took the last few steps, his fingertips traced the edges of the stone, then he quickly hugged the woman from behind and cut her throat with the stone.

The bright red blood dripped onto the petals of the white chrysanthemum and stained the white dress.

Jingquan slowly relaxed his strength and let the woman’s body fall to the ground, covering her face with the soil.

A large amount of blood seeped out, dyeing the ground red.

Nourished by the blood, young white chrysanthemum seedlings slowly emerged from the soil, and with the corpse as the center, they expanded and spread into another field of white chrysanthemums.

When the white chrysanthemums stopped extending, Jingquan could see that at the end of the sea of ​​flowers, an identical woman’s back appeared before his eyes again.

Without saying a word, she threw the stone aside and slowly lay down on the ground.

Iki Island.

In the dilapidated house, the moment the creaking sound was heard, Jingquan, who was curled up in a corner to take a nap, came back to reality from his dream, put his hand on the umbrella spear, and prepared to attack.

The door was opened, and no light came in.

There is only a pair of eyes emitting faint light.

“Always keep this vigilance, don’t you have anything to linger on in your dreams?”

A voice came from the door.

When Jingquan heard the voice, he lowered his guard and said, “This is my business.”

The owner of the eyes took a few steps closer, and in the extremely dim light, it could be seen that it was a werewolf with lush hair.

“This is also for the sake of our cooperation. Here, the Mother Goddess’s glory is too strong. The more times you fall asleep, the easier it is to be influenced, or even manipulated, just like those monsters in the city, who are immersed in dreams forever and never want to face reality.”

The werewolf kept a certain distance from Jingquan and sat on the only relatively intact chair in the dilapidated house, making a shaky sound.

“In the eyes of humans, aren’t you also a monster? Including me.” Jingquan responded indifferently.

“The needs of different monsters are always different.” The werewolf explained the reasoning. “The Mother Goddess wants the whole world, but I just want to coexist with humans, just like those fantasy novels, where orcs, elves, and demons coexist together.”

“Don’t you find it interesting to see a world where a hundred flowers bloom?”

Jingquan took out some dry food from his bag and ate it with water. “I only care about when you can tell me the secret of the moon once and for all, as you promised.”

“This is where the Mother Goddess’s energy is the strongest. If you say something bad about Her here, She might be able to hear it.”

The werewolf grinned, “But it doesn’t matter. We have been working together for ten days. I am willing to share the information I have investigated with you.”

Jingquan didn’t say anything, just ate and looked at him silently.

“Since its birth, the Moon Initiator has been associated with two strange moons in the sky. Appearing with it was the Moon Polluter. The two are one positive and one negative, which leads to endless speculation.”

“For example, the Moon Opener represents the moon of justice, and the Polluter represents the moon of evil. However, humans cannot yet tell which moon is justice and which is evil.”

“But there is no doubt that what the Mother Goddess Unity worships is detrimental to humans.”

“But one thing is very interesting, that is, the struggle between the Moon Initiators and the Polluters is basically limited to Japan, and there is almost no real action by the [Gods]. The loss of Iki Island is just a problem of bureaucracy and the advantage of accumulated strength.”

“Before I tell you my guess, I need to confirm a basic consensus with you. That is, the two moons represent two [gods]. The appearance of the new moon is to challenge the old moon.”

Jingquan carefully chewed over what the werewolf said. He did not quite agree with the existence of gods, but thought about the repetitive dreams he had as soon as he fell asleep, and his sister’s current strange existence.

“continue.”

“The two [Gods] got the permission of a higher-ranking god – let’s call him the [Supreme], who represents the supreme existence of the will of the Earth. With His permission, the two [Gods] started a game of chess in Japan. Only the winner can become the new Moon God.”

“The old moon god might be dissatisfied with this and try to rebel, but the Ring of Artemis, the circular rift that looks like it was dug out on the moon, might be a lesson. It can also be explained from the perspective of time.”

Jingquan listened silently. Everything the werewolf said seemed like a fairy tale, yet it corresponded to reality, like the moon in the well, unreal yet definitely existing.

“It’s a crazy guess, but I feel it’s correct, at least part of it is correct.” The werewolf smiled, let Jingquan digest it, and continued.

“But perhaps you will find that compared to the combined power of the Mother Goddess, the Polluters drain the energy of the Moon Initiators, and the [Gods] of the New Moon seem to be doing nothing.”

“Even when the Mother Goddess reached out to the Moon Initiator, He remained indifferent.”

“I couldn’t figure it out until one day, we discovered that the Moon Map unified by the Mother Goddess seemed to be able to be understood in reverse, and the answer could be obtained from the Moon Mark of the Moon Initiator.”

“It is then that I suddenly realize that the other person is not a god. Strictly speaking, he only has the qualification to become a god, that is, the godhood.” Jingquan quietly clenched his fists, his expression the same as before.

“The Moon Diagram that is opposite to the Mother Goddess’s unity is the True Moon Diagram. As long as six Moon Initiators who are qualified to become gods gather together and meet certain conditions, they can step onto the long steps and become true gods!”

“The old Moon God is naturally unwilling to be replaced, but perhaps for some reason, He cannot detect the Moon Marks of the Moon Initiators, and cannot even attack them directly. But He also has a specific condition for winning, which is to be one step ahead of the opponent and gather six Moon Initiators with anti-Moon Diagrams in advance, so as to deceive them into corruption and steal their godhood. Then He will devour this false god He created and achieve victory in this chess game of gods.”

The werewolf said this and looked at Jingquan quietly.

“Well, it’s a very interesting hypothesis. If you extend it and write a few papers, you can become a senior researcher even in the Special Affairs Bureau.” Jing Quan commented.

“It’s a pity that my identity is not suitable for joining the Special Affairs Bureau, otherwise I would not have refused.” The werewolf cooperated, “It’s a pity that your sister has already embarked on a path of no return, and you can’t make her turn back.”

Jingquan would naturally not be surprised that the werewolf knew of his sister’s existence.

Since the other party is willing to cooperate with me, they must have done sufficient investigation.

“So, I came here to send her off.” Jing Quan made her thoughts clear. As for whether the werewolf believed it or not, she didn’t care.

“What if you are not her opponent?” The werewolf grinned, “As a half-fused anti-god, her power, with the bonus here, is definitely not as weak as you have ever encountered.”

“I also know that the Mother Goddess has captured the fourth Chosen One. If that person is also bewitched and corrupted, are you sure you are not giving away your life in vain?”

“I don’t think you are such a stupid person.”

Jingquan looked at the werewolf in silence for a long time before he slowly stood up and raised his umbrella spear.

“Augustus?”

The werewolf was not surprised to hear Jingquan reveal his name. His wolf appearance gradually faded away, replaced by his true appearance, and he bowed to Jingquan.

“I’m sorry to have deceived you, Miss Jingquan, but I believe you will understand my white lie.”

“Your reputation makes it hard for me to believe you.” Jingquan was a little surprised that the other party did not continue to hide, but directly exposed himself. This only showed that the other party had no intention of hiding his identity from the beginning, leaving room for doubt for himself.

Augustus nodded in agreement. “I understand, but please believe me. I am a very good partner, especially with smart people. In this regard, the natural kingdom and the devil… Forget it, the devil is not a good partner.”

“I don’t consider myself smart, but considering that you have been cooperating sincerely these days, you can try to convince me.” Although he said this, Jingquan Ringo’s body was already fully prepared for the battle.

“Really? Your sister has already embarked on the path of becoming an anti-God. Only God can kill God.” Augustus stared at Jingquan Ringo’s forehead, where her moon mark was hidden.

“As the president of the Soul Assembly, please allow me to invite you to become a member of our ascension plan. Step onto the long steps and ascend to the throne of god. Only in this way can you have a chance to kill your sister.”

“I won’t say this is the only option, and I don’t know if it’s your mission, but I believe that if you really want to free your sister, this is the closest chance.”

The silence lasted for a long time.

Jingquan had never thought that someone like her could have some connection with the gods.

“Becoming a god? You just gave up such a great benefit and spared no effort to help. What is your purpose?”

“Of course I have my own benefits in doing this. I can even tell you openly that I am just betting that after you and the others become new gods, you will bless the Soul Assembly. And there is only one godhood. How to divide it among six people?”

“I can’t trust you.”

“It doesn’t matter. Our cooperation can still continue. You just want to find your sister, so I will cooperate with you to find her. By then, you can personally feel how strong she is, which can be regarded as verifying what I said tonight.”

Augustus acted indifferent.

“May I know which person I am that you have found?”

“Of course you can. You are the third one. At present, you are one step behind the Mother Goddess.”

“Kasahara Chiba doesn’t seem like the kind of person who is afraid of death.” Jingquan and Kasahara didn’t have much contact, but he could feel each other’s character.

Augustus shook his head, “Falling on Iki Island is not something that can be saved by one’s character. If I hadn’t told you, you might not have noticed. Are you still so determined to kill your sister?”

“This is when…” Jingquan stopped talking, and what appeared in his mind was the fake sister in the dream who was solved one by one by him, and the sea of ​​white chrysanthemums that seemed to stretch infinitely.

She guessed that the reason for the appearance of white chrysanthemums was that she received many white chrysanthemums at her parents’ funeral. She naively asked her sister the reason.

“This is a blessing for the living to live a better life, Korinko. Even if it’s just the two of us in the future, we must live a good life.” This is how Izumi Sayuri replied.

Jingquan Ringo took a deep breath. She had to admit that Augustus was right. Her determination to send her sister away didn’t seem as firm as it had been at the beginning.

“The dreams here subtly change people’s personalities.”

“Yes, this is because He didn’t pay attention to you. As for Kasahara Chiba, I’m afraid he will only be tortured by fear in his dreams until his faith collapses and he completely surrenders to the Mother Goddess.”

Augustus said quietly, and it was hard to tell whether there was sympathy or sarcasm in his tone.

Although he lagged behind the Mother Goddess in integration, he did not show any sign of anxiety.

“Our goals overlap. Both directly and indirectly, we aim to destroy the anti-god plan of the Mother Goddess Unity. If the Mother Goddess Unity knew your Moon Mark Pattern, they would definitely use indirect means to get rid of you at all costs.”

“And I have already convinced the two true chosen ones. If the Mother God knows about this, the fight will end in death. So you see, we are facing the same situation.”

Jingquan did not refute this. There was no possibility of peace talks between her and the Mother Goddess Unity, and Augustus’s assistance in her actions would naturally be an act of complete offense to the Mother Goddess Unity, regardless of whether the Chosen One he mentioned existed.

“I always like to express my sincerity first, as a foundation for close cooperation, so I don’t mind giving you a message.” Augustus really prefers cooperation, and would avoid fighting and killing if possible. Unfortunately, many forces directly expressed their unwillingness to cooperate with him, which made him quite regretful.

“The advance team of the Special Affairs Bureau will land on Iki Island in the next few days. They don’t have my special means, so they will most likely be discovered once they land on the island. If you care about them, I can even cooperate with you to secretly protect them for a period of time, regardless of whether you agree to cooperate with me later.”

“That’s how sincere I am.”

Jing Quan recognized his sincerity even though he still didn’t trust him, as he was willing to protect the members of the Special Affairs Bureau who had already blacklisted the Soul Gathering.

(End of this chapter)