Guangming chuckled.
At the same time, at the Ishgard colonial army base.
Siren Chino also came to the front line with her people under the personal escort of Black Dragonia...
They were ready to work.
Chapter 4: 2/6 Cecilia's Three Dispositions-8K
"Conclusion: If nothing unexpected happens, the new body should be the current leader of the Protestant Church in the diocese, Saint Cecilia of the Church of Light... Confused: Why do everyone have such strange expressions?"
When little Elena noticed that everyone's faces were frozen because of her speech, she tilted her head in confusion, obviously not quite understanding what the name she blurted out meant to the people here.
But she knew what it meant to follow the crowd - so after following the crowd and watching Yang Hao with everyone else, she heard Mr. Arthur, who seemed to be Yang Hao's subordinate, put his hands behind his head in the reception room, and sighed while resting his head on the chair:
"I didn't expect that I would have to deal with someone Your Majesty knew in the end... But after all, she is the Holy Maiden of the God of Light.
As the purest source of faith, it is normal for her to be targeted. But isn't the name Constantine a male name? How could a male god like him want to become a female? This is too weird—Ouch?!"
As he was speaking, Arthur was kicked by Dr. Joseph and fell to the ground.
He let out a scream of "ouch, ouch", and after sitting up with the help of a chair while holding one side of his butt, he and the more serious Dr. Joseph stared at each other.
But this is enough - Elena understood for the time being that Cecilia knew Yang Hao and they should have been friends back then. But if that was all, was it necessary for everyone to look so strange
She still didn't understand... And just at this moment, Lady Lalumia coughed twice:
"In fact, after becoming a god, mortals will no longer care about whether they are men or women. After all, after becoming gods, they have the ability to change their appearance. All they need is "that body" - even if that body is just a pool of rotten meat. "
"Rather than needing physical activity, it's more like needing the body as nourishment..."
“In a sense, that’s fine.”
The gentle deity smiled and spread out her hands. She used her divine power to cheer up the people who seemed a little tired in the meeting. Then Yang Hao beside her said calmly, "Let's discuss what to do."
"Now that we have found the next body, it would be better for us to discuss with each other what to do next... Well, let's think about it. Think for a while, drink something sugary to replenish your brain power... Then come to a conclusion, that's it."
As he said this, the conference room became noisy. In Elena's eyes, according to the three factions now, except for her side, which knew almost nothing and had no discussion, the people on the other two sides were discussing something...
Alexander looked at Elena and communicated with her through the magic network:
[Elena, let's keep our troops in place. After all, we don't know what kind of existence Cecilia is to His Majesty Yang Hao. Just keep silent.]
Alexander's words made Elena stunned for a moment, but then she thought that this was the best move for her at the moment.
So after she nodded, she began to pay close attention to everyone's expressions... especially the elves' expressions.
Elves are the race that is least good at hiding their emotions. They are very casual, and because of this, the information they reveal in their expressions is more than that of other people.
There was a visibly irritated look on Fen's face.
After all, to put it bluntly, Fen was the one who least wanted Yang Hao to have any connection with the person who had abandoned him in the past.
After all, the current Finn hates the Night Witch Priscilla, hates all the nobles of the Roman Empire, hates Prince Gasson, and naturally hates the autistic Saint Cecilia who did nothing at that time.
To the elves, Cecilia's actions were incomprehensible: after all, the elves would either reject their friends' requests outright or try their best to help. For someone like Cecilia, who gave an ambiguous choice and then hid underground for several years... they really couldn't understand.
But to put it bluntly, there was no need for the elves to understand - just as people had no need to understand the psychological activities of a heavy-tasting murderer, Finn never thought that he needed to understand them from the enemy's perspective.
After all, I am the winner, the one standing beside Yang Hao—but now... hum...
"It would be better to let him completely cut off the connection with the past as soon as possible. So can we just kill him directly? Make it an "accident"? This will save trouble..."
The little elf muttered softly, the maid beside him looked at him strangely, Arthur and Doctor Joseph shrugged their shoulders, thinking that the final decision would still depend on what His Majesty Yang Hao thought.
On the other hand, for Theresa, her feelings towards Cecilia... Although her purpose was similar to Finn's, her process seemed more hesitant and sympathetic.
After having to become the Queen of Bayezid, Theresa probably understood that Cecilia must have been under the same pressure as she was.
I felt sick and wanted to vomit, but in the end, I had to swallow it all for the attention of others and the expectations of my lover...
At that time, Theresa at least had the prophecy to back her up, and she had people and allies to rely on, but what about Cecilia
She didn't resist the pressure and chose to sink directly into the ground and give up thinking. Although the effect it brought was really speechless, at least her original intention was not that bad.
She is just stupid, not as lucky as Theresa to have someone to share the pressure, and she is fragile inside...
After realizing this situation, no matter how much Theresa hated the Saint Cecilia, she just hoped... that Yang Hao could completely cut off his relationship with Cecilia, and they could just live their own lives from now on.
However, Finn doesn’t seem to think so…
(Fen... seems to want to just kill her directly. Sigh... Although I don't hate the elves' casualness. But... Fen better think about it carefully. That silly woman is not worth it for us to kill her. She is not that little witch.)
The little nun curled her lips. Nalugia, who was already a little sleepy, chose to lie on the table to rest under Natalia's helpless gaze. At the door of the corridor, one could vaguely hear the maids' panicked shouts as they tried to stop little Anna from coming in to join in the fun.
Elena could roughly sense that the two most important women to Yang Hao had the same goals but conflicting ideas at the core.
But Elena couldn't understand.
But that was the idea of Lalumia, the god of light.
Under Elena's gaze, the loving mother goddess just sighed softly.
Standing next to Yang Hao, he reached out to adjust the overlapping collar buttons of the hood and cloak on his chest, and under the elf's suddenly dim eyes, he gently stroked his chest which would not get smaller no matter how hard he bandaged it.
For Lalumia, as the "light", she is naturally aware of the role Cecilia plays on the side of the God of Light.
The saint learned his manual and gained his divine power in return, but it was then taken away by the God of Light Constantine in a malicious way.
Her stupidity was not her fault, but the fault of the Church of Light. In a sense, Cecilia was a village girl when she came out of Scuol, and she is still a village girl with little cultural knowledge.
After all, the "Church of Light" was against letting its believers learn knowledge - for Constantine, the faith provided by ignorant people was purer. So as a saint who "converted faith", the more ignorant she was, the better.
But even so, Cecilia still taught herself to become a literate woman who understood etiquette and experimentation—
Lalumia was genuinely happy for this adorably silly child, but when she thought about Yang Hao's past experiences, her happiness could only turn into a sigh in the end.
Poor silly child, after making a mistake he cannot use the excuse of being silly to avoid his own responsibility.
No matter how kind Lalumia is, she is still a deity who can distinguish right from wrong.
She knew that Yang Hao had fallen into this situation because of Cecilia's autism, and she also knew how many people had died because of Cecilia's self-isolation...
Although the fundamental sin was not hers, she still made an irreparable mistake in Lalumia's heart.
But in the final analysis, this kind of unconscious fault does not require a direct atonement with death, which is the most troublesome part.
If Yang Hao knew Lady Lalumia's psychological activities, he would immediately understand that this is actually the problem faced by heavy truck drivers on Earth when passers-by peek out.
Either you step on the accelerator and try to kill the person when you cannot avoid it, or you can use insurance to pay the money in one go to avoid trouble in the future.
Or you try to brake as hard as you can, but end up paralyzing the person, and the money you have to pay in the end is more than if the person died, and you will be annoyed to no end—
So, what to do
Everyone looked at each other, and finally, accompanied by the sound of Nalujia snoring while drinking juice, they decided to leave the decision to Yang Hao.
"What do you think, Yang Hao?"
"What do you think?"
"What do you think, kid?"
"Inquiry: Yang Hao, what do you think?"
The four women's simultaneous questioning made the man look at the corner of his mouth in a strange way.
He picked up his own cup of water on the table and took a sip of hot tea. Then he glared at Arthur and Doctor Joseph who were of no help at all. He glanced at Natalia who was stroking Naruga's hair, and sighed heavily.
"Let's first see what we should do - after all, this is our first time killing a god, and this is also the first time we encounter such difficulties... We must handle it with caution.
After all, no matter what, it means that in the other option that is completely opposite, those possible benefits will never be obtained again... So, everyone, share your thoughts, right? "
"You are really vague?" Finn curled her lips, looking a little unhappy, and was already thinking about what to do tonight.
"I call this comprehensive consideration - just like whether to cook or roast a whole chicken. If it is roasted, we can't eat the boiled one, and if it is boiled, we can't eat the roasted one... What should we do if we don't discuss and come to a conclusion?"
"Yes, yes, yes - so let's all share our opinions, right? If I were to say it first, my personal suggestion is to kill the God of Light who is stuck in the body and Cecilia together when the God of Light takes over the body. To prevent future troubles. What do you think?"
He is truly a casual elf - at this moment, except for the elves, this was the only thought in their minds when faced with Finn's bold statement.
After all, to be honest, the elves' statements, which were clearly controlled by their emotions and would definitely offend others, were difficult for ordinary humans to understand...
But let's just sigh a few times... Especially for Yang Hao and Theresa who were already familiar with Finn's tone, they knew very well that this was the elves' way of life, so they just complained a few times that the elves really didn't consider whether the other party had a way out, and then they began to seriously consider the possibility of Finn's idea.
Yang Hao looked at Lalumia beside him. After thinking for a few minutes, Lalumia first gave a good news, but then there were two pieces of bad news.
Let me tell you the good news first.
"The good news is that Finn's idea is feasible. For gods who have become gods in the flesh, they will be very vulnerable in the process of "changing their flesh" -
Especially in the process of changing bodies, if the opponent keeps struggling, the god will reveal a small "flaw" during this period.
If we can seize the opportunity and kill the person who provided the body together with the god, then even if we can't kill the God of Light, at least we can injure him severely...
But that’s just the good news. The risks we face are huge.”
Then, there were two pieces of bad news.
"The bad news is - just like a lizard cutting off its tail, the gods can also "cut" off a part of themselves when forcibly taking over the body to avoid greater damage...
Of course, this will definitely cause harm to the gods themselves, but compared to the possibility of being killed by us, this kind of damage is actually as negligible as breaking a few fingers.
Besides, the worse news is that we are likely to have the body of the Saint taken away before we kill her. Even we make numerous precautions when we carry out various plans, let alone the God of Light Constantine?"
The God of Light Constantine is a usurper who will do anything to ascend to a higher position.
He couldn't possibly put all his chips on Cecilia, so naturally he wouldn't leave the ceremony site defenseless while taking over Cecilia's body.
In this situation, it would be very easy for Constantine to escape. Not to mention that for a god, although he might expose his weakness in a very short time, it is not impossible to kill him during that time, but the probability is in a sense as low as that of a vegetative person regaining consciousness...
Faced with Lady Lalumia's words stated with facts and arguments, Finn was somewhat disappointed, but he still chose to agree in the end.
Afterwards, Theresa also explained her own thoughts - she thought there was no need to kill Cecilia directly, but said that she could take the opportunity to do something to Cecilia and bring some "surprises" to the God of Light through conspiracy and trickery.
But Theresa felt at a loss as to what to do specifically - after all, it was everyone's first time to fight against gods, and it was normal that they had no experience.
At this moment, the meeting fell into silence again. At this moment, Elena suddenly spoke:
“Confused: Why can’t everyone choose a more efficient way and let that saint directly rebel against the God of Light that they believe in
After all, Lady Lalumia also said that she became the source of faith for the God of Light because she absorbed your divine power, right? Why not let her just use your power?"
She tilted her head and said "everyone", but she was actually looking at Yang Hao. At the critical moment, she mechanically proposed the most efficient method, but the problem is...
There are at least two people present who don't want Cecilia to find an opportunity... In other words, Elena's plan is indeed very efficient - but the problem is, don't people like it
Especially Finn...
For Fen, you let Cecilia take the initiative to show the image of "resisting God" and "fighting God" in front of Yang Hao. It is hard not to suspect that this saint will take advantage of the period of rising favorability to do something to Yang Hao later...
She knew very well that this would be the most efficient and successful way to do it, but she was reluctant to let Cecilia take advantage of it again...
What about Theresa
She was right to express sympathy for Cecilia.
But it was not reasonable for her to allow the person who had hurt Yang Hao to have that chance again...
It would be fine if making amends could save the lives lost in the past and the pain he had suffered, but what Cecilia can do now is just what they originally wanted, and even killing Cecilia might make it happen.
Under such circumstances, it is even less likely that Theresa will give Cecilia a chance to perform.
so-
The two of them expressed their resistance to Elena's proposal at the same time, and in the face of their resistance, Elena just tilted her head innocently and looked at Yang Hao, who had the dominant power, with an extremely puzzled look - let them resist if they want, anyway, it is Yang Hao who makes the decision, not them.
Yang Hao just sighed heavily. At this moment, everyone's attention was focused on him, and he really had to think carefully about what to do next.
First, killing Cecilia. High risk means high reward. They may seriously injure or even kill the God of Light while killing Cecilia. They can achieve their goal in one fell swoop and recapture the holy city of Saint Petersburg of Bayezid with almost no risk.
But the possibility is very low, and they only have one chance, so they may not be suitable for taking risks.
The second is to set a "trap" on Cecilia through conspiracy and trickery, so that the God of Light can enjoy the surprise when possessing her, and at the same time, let the God of Light feel the warm hospitality from the human world -
This way we don't have to kill Cecilia, and even the contact with Cecilia is limited to a sneak contact. The only question is how do we do it? What should we put down? It's a good question...
The risk is moderate, and the return is strictly speaking moderate as well, so should I choose this one
Finally, the most effective method mentioned by Elena is to let Cecilia rebel against her own god and let her use the power of "light" to fight against the god of light.
This is a low-risk, high-return plan that fits Elena's concept of "efficiency", but the problem is... it is very repulsive to people's hearts.
Not to mention Yang Hao himself, his two wives and his two subordinates all showed visible expressions of resistance.
After all, we are not machines. We are all emotional creatures. As emotional creatures, we will inevitably feel bad about some things...