I thought this ambush would end in failure, but when the educator returned to the cabin to rest, he received a very shocking news.
The boy was beheaded and turned into "Xing Tian" to wreak havoc. Even philosophers had to take action in this situation to curb the riot of the headless boy.
It was not until a short time later that an insider in the "company" brought back vague news, seemingly that it was the "White Witch" herself who took the boy's head and walked away.
At this time, the educator remembered the "theologian" who was used as bait on the battlefield, and was surprised to find that the "theologian" was still alive.
Although the resonance of the token was quite weak (because it was separated by a "starry Victoria") and was difficult to detect, it did leave a trace of its breath.
Before starting the final battle with the boy, the educator vaguely felt that the theologian used secret methods to steal the power of the "White Witch" in an attempt to save her sister who was unfortunately affected by the blood-refining barrier.
Even if it ultimately fails, the superb skills demonstrated still amaze educators.
The "White Witch" who later appeared on the battlefield and beheaded the young man was most likely attracted by the secret method used by the theologian. This kind of thing has happened once before. The "White Witch" attacked a church. It is not surprising that a human-like monster would behave in any way.
As for whether the theologian is really an apostle of the "White Witch"... In the eyes of the "Pioneers", this possibility exists, but it is not high.
Almost all the strange apostles that appeared in the world showed extremely paranoid personalities, but Alyssa looked too normal, completely different from the cruel and bloodthirsty "White Witch".
Considering his clean record, the explanation of talent is more reliable than that of an apostle.
In fact, the most important thing is that at this point in time, no matter who the theologians are, as long as they are still working for the "pioneers", it is enough for the "pioneers".
It doesn't matter if he is an insider of "The Company". There is a historian among the three top leaders anyway...
As long as some key information and intelligence in the plan are kept confidential, for example, the alliance between the "White Witch" and the "Pioneer" is actually kept secret from historians.
Historians do not know the exact details, they only know that the "theologian" was connected to the White Witch, that's all.
Of course, it would be better if the "theologian" could devote himself wholeheartedly to the new world that is destined to come.
In any case, the most important thing now is to contact her as soon as possible.
The "Pioneers" urgently needed to know what happened next. If the battlefield had not been completely blocked, the educator would have sent out pioneers to provide support.
Just as the educator continued to trigger the token communication in silence, waiting for a slim response, the connection was finally established.
"Ahem"
The hoarse voice sounded quite weak, as if he had just suffered a serious injury, but he did not utter a word.
“This is a complaint.”
The educator grumbled in his heart, but it was understandable, after all, he was the one who killed the other person's sister with his own hands.
"Theologian, if you have any complaints, please speak them out as soon as possible." The educator whispered, "It was our fault that your sister suffered misfortune."
The educator was sorry for accidentally killing Stasha, but it was just an accident.
It was just because the blood refining barrier was opened too hastily, and ordinary people had no choice but to stay in the barrier without a reserve of blood slaves. Stasha was just one of the unfortunate victims.
However, the educator apologized because Stasha was related to the theologian, and doing so might cause the theologian and the "pioneers" to become estranged. At a time when population is extremely scarce, if a pioneer with great talent leaves, it will be fatal to the "pioneers".
“… … .”
There was still silence, but this time it was Luo Ling who took over Alyssa's call.
"It seems that my previous worries were unnecessary, or I should be thankful that Alyssa's weakness is still of some use..." Luo Ling thought to himself.
Even if Alisa had used up all her strength, even overdrawing it, she could only barely reach the power equivalent to that of a seventh-order awakener. This level was within the scope of the secret ritual of the "Pioneer".
If Alisa could have reached the level that Luo Ling had at that time, the question that the "Pioneer" should have thought about would not be "Is the theologian the apostle of the White Witch", but "Is the theologian the White Witch herself".
"... She's dead."
There was such undisguised sorrow in Alyssa's voice that it wasn't even an act, it was just the true feelings of a sister.
"We are very sorry about this incident, but please don't be too sad. As long as the new world comes, everything is possible."
At this point, the educator hesitated for a moment and looked at the philosopher. Only when he saw the hunchbacked old man nodded slightly to indicate his approval did he whisper, "Including... resurrecting your sister."
Hearing this, Luo Ling's eyes widened instantly.
She knew that the "Pioneers" had always been promoting that when the entire Victoria was annihilated into the realm of nothingness, a truly new world would be ushered in.
However, the "Pioneers" did not reveal anything about what the new world would be like or what the outcome would be. It seems that only a few high-level pioneers could know the truth.
The artist who died on the train should have known about it, but unfortunately the memory Luo Ling obtained was incomplete and only revealed a little bit.
"Resurrecting an ordinary person... If they are completely dead, only "Transcendence" can do it, right?" Luo Ling thought in his heart, but did not respond immediately, "So, the "Pioneer" knows the existence of the "Transcendence" path? Or... other possibilities?"
Inside the cabin, the educator and the philosopher looked at each other, each with an expression of deep thought.
After a moment, the philosopher sighed and said softly,
"Tell her the whole truth."
At this moment, there is no longer any time to hesitate or deliberate.
Because... as long as the next plan goes smoothly enough and no more mistakes occur, the new world will soon come.
"Yes." The educator nodded slightly, and then continued, "Theologian, whether you are willing to believe it or not, everything we told you before and now is not a lie.
"If you are willing to continue to be a pioneer of the new world, please come here, and we will show you all the truth we know."
After he finished speaking, the educator passed a coordinate to Luo Ling, as well as the corresponding opening method.
—Obviously, this is the real location of the pioneer base camp.
Of course, maybe it is just a temporary location and can be moved at any time, but at least now, the theologian has obtained the qualifications to step into the true core of the "Pioneers".
This speed seems a bit too fast, but it seems reasonable given Victoria's critical situation today.
"... good."
Although Luo Ling felt a little happy about this, Alyssa's hoarse voice was full of dullness, without a single flaw.
After Alyssa regained some consciousness, she often made more intelligent judgments.
This is a good thing. As she moves further along the path of "transformation", Alyssa's consciousness will recover more and more, until she is finally fully recovered.
"Anyway... let's go take a look first."
Checking the location in his mind, Luo Ling made up his mind and deployed his own body at a nearby location, ready to deal with any emergencies that might arise.
This is an urban area not too far from the battlefield, with a straight-line distance of only a few kilometers. Such a coincidence would definitely not happen. It can be further confirmed that this is just a temporary location.
After surveying the surrounding environment in "Starry Victoria", Luo Ling returned to the real world, and his consciousness descended into Alyssa's body and opened the coordinates.
In an instant, bizarre lights and shadows flashed around, and countless Victorias from the future or the past flashed by. This feeling gave Luo Ling a familiar feeling.
It was like... stepping into the Kingdom of God.
But unlike entering the Kingdom of God, the destination is not Victoria at a certain moment, but a desolate land with only a familiar, dilapidated cabin standing abruptly in the wasteland.
The moment Luo Ling saw the cabin, he was stunned and almost blurted out "Fuck".
... because it is exactly the same as the directors' cabin.
The directors still remember vividly the cabin as "the original headquarters when the "company" was founded", if they were not lying...
This means that these pioneering leaders were also present at the time, and even... they were likely the founders of the "company".
It turns out that we all came from the same source but ended up here together!
"Come in, Mr. Theologian. Just push the door. It's not locked."
The educator's voice was heard from inside the room, along with a few heavy coughs, as if he was coughing out his lungs.
Luo Ling calmed himself down for a moment, then pushed the door open and walked in.
For a moment, she almost thought she had run into the heart of the "company" headquarters again.
The familiar fireplace light, the old man sitting on the bench before the fire, the handsome boy sitting on the sofa, except for the missing figure leaning against the corner of the fireplace, it was almost exactly the same as the interior of the "company".
What’s even more terrifying is that when the old man raised his head, Luo Ling was immediately frightened.
"elder?"
No, that's impossible.
Although he looks like an old man at first glance, upon closer inspection, there are some differences besides being older.
Moreover, in stark contrast to the old man's easy-going temperament, this old man's expression seemed much more profound, as if he was thinking about the future of the world all the time.
At this moment, the old man's identity was already very clear.
—The undisputed first leader of the Pioneers, the Philosopher.
As for the reason why he looks similar to the old man, if we put aside unrealistic theories like clones, there is only one possibility left.
This is too much, they are almost like a family...
Whether they are father and son or brothers, there is something a bit outrageous about them.
Fortunately, it is still Alyssa's own consciousness that is in control now. Luo Ling just brought in a Puppet Song version of AI to assist her, so her expression on the surface did not change at all, as if she didn't see anything.
The educator looked seriously injured at this moment, and even his figure became somewhat transparent. The philosopher was also extremely exhausted for some reason, with a number of blood-stained handkerchiefs discarded beside him. His breath was almost "dead", and he looked like he could die suddenly on the spot at any time.
"Are all the leaders of the Pioneers shivering like this?" Luo Ling muttered in his heart.
Of course, the surface and the real situation cannot be generalized, but from a series of actions of the "pioneers", it can be seen that their urgent situation is definitely related to the current situation of the leaders.
Another thing, the historians who don't appear here...
The previous guess was most likely correct.
"We are all very happy that you are here, and we are glad that you finally made the right choice for this world." The educator smiled with satisfaction, nodded slightly, and said,
"Please rest assured, Mr. Theologian, everything we tell you next can be sworn to the "Order". Absolutely not a word of it is false."
As the words fell, a gaze from eternity slowly descended and stared at the educator.
Swearing an oath to "Order" will definitely be effective. Although the rigid "Order" can be easily circumvented by playing words, what is certain now is that... as long as "Order" does not bring down its punishment, it means that what the educator said is true.
"How can I... revive my sister?"
There was a hint of anticipation in Alyssa's voice, and she sounded quite impatient when she spoke.
"First of all, as you already know, the awakened people in this world are divided into six paths..."
The educator spoke a lot of things in a very eloquent manner, which were very similar to Luo Ling’s previous understandings, about the two sides of the path, the strange sequence, and the great existence that mastered the path.
The only difference is the interpretation of the Seventh Path.
The "Pioneers" believe that the Seventh Path is the original path, and that other paths are derived from the Seventh Path. The chaos and suffering in this world all originate from the weird end of the Seventh Path.
If you want to save everything, you must open the orderly end of the seventh path.
As long as it can be successfully activated, this chaotic world will disappear, all abilities will return to the seventh path, all awakened people will lose their abilities and return to the most ordinary world.
At that time, the pioneers of the "Pioneers" will use the Seventh Path to preserve their own abilities and move towards the new world, eventually becoming the pioneers leading mankind.
As for resurrecting his sister, the educator promised that as long as he mastered the seventh path and returned to the new world, all the sacrifices in the chaotic world would disappear.
Because the new world that is about to come is a normal and peaceful world, these chaotic branches like viruses will be annihilated, and all the suffering caused by the chaos will no longer exist.
Based on this theory, the pioneers will completely disregard the lives of ordinary people when they take action, and have no moral psychological burden, because they believe that as long as they can successfully bring about the new world, these innocent sacrifices will disappear.
Luo Ling really wanted to ask the educator how they could be sure that all this would happen as they said, but the next moment he was stared at by the philosopher's old eyes.
A little golden light flowed from the philosopher's left eye, and he spoke slowly in a low and muddy voice,
“I... have seen it with my own eyes. In the future when the new world comes, the confusion between the boundaries is gone, all the awakened ones have lost their abilities, and the world has returned to peace.
"For this promising future, I am willing to pay any price."
The eyes of philosophers and educators are extremely sincere, or rather, they are sincere from beginning to end.
Luo Ling had many questions and doubts about this theory, but these were not questions that Alyssa should have asked.
After thinking for a long time, Luo Ling finally said, "So, do you need me to do something?"
After the words were spoken, it was obvious that the expressions of the educator and philosopher had relaxed a lot.
"I'm sorry that I took advantage of you before without informing you, but I'm afraid you still need to continue to take on this responsibility," the educator said, "From now on, you are the Apostle of the White Witch, and you must assume this identity no matter what the circumstances.
"Of course, we won't let you take such a risk in vain. We are willing to give you the most precious treasures in the Pioneer as a reward. On the other hand... it is also to better protect your life and safety."
After saying that, the educator's expression became a little more serious, and he took out a piece of parchment from a compartment in the cabin and handed it to Alyssa.
A new mystical ritual, but without the cost of its own.
... because the price of using its capabilities has already been paid in advance by the artist years ago.
"The forbidden existence named "Guixu" is ranked tenth in the weird sequence. This is His power "eternal life." The educator introduced, "Although we unfortunately failed in the last operation with the "Company", we still got some things back.
"This secret ritual allows you to use the power of "eternal life" twice without any cost. If you want to use it again after the second time, you will have to pay yourself as part of the price. But my advice is that it is best not to do so."