The identities of Vivienne and Lily were not immediately released.
In fact, Hao Ren knew this from the very beginning. The first saint and the fourteenth saint—this incident had an astonishing impact on the demon hunters as a whole. The demons have already begun to doubt their own beliefs. If you tell them that all the six thousand years of the history of the demon hunters is a joke at this time, the possible consequences will definitely not be collapse therapy.
The collapse is certain, so don't expect the curative effect.
So the identities of Vivienne and Lily will still be kept secret, but when the time is right, these things will still be passed on slowly and level by level.
After a serious and fiercely disputed private conversation, under the testimony of Gregorian's recollection, the physical evidence of various antiquities and documents, and the testimony of Lily's memory, two things were admitted by the elders. One of the facts about being the fourteenth saint is Lily's identity as the "reincarnation of the first saint". Of course, not everyone is 100% convinced of this, and almost all participants have more or less doubts about this matter, but in general, the identities of bats and big dogs are already an established fact. Doubt is justifiable, but it does not affect the overall situation.
At this stage, this amazing truth will only be passed on among the elder class of witchers, and then they will slowly tell these things to their reliable assistants and apprentices, including the masters of the New Presbyterian Church, and at the same time they will organize Manually explore the library and antique treasure house in the clock tower of the spirit world, gradually revealing part of the truth in the process. Next, they will carry out public opinion preparation and various campaigns, and discuss the "hunting war" itself to pave the way for the facts.
There are a lot of problems involved in this: guiding public opinion, building momentum, maintaining stability, ensuring the way out, each of these issues is unimaginably troublesome for Hao Ren, but Hao Ren doesn't have to worry about these: there are those who are so wise and close to demons. The elders take care of everything. Moreover, Hao Ren believed that the demon hunters would be able to overcome these difficulties smoothly - their strong organizational skills and obedience have not been lost, which is their biggest reliance at present.
Next to a small shrine next to the Tower of the Stars. Hao Ren and several demon hunters stood on a high ground, watching the Eldar technicians calibrate the legion portal: although there was still more than half a month before the return date. The technical experts of the Demon King's Army have already begun to prepare for the return home. These legion portals require huge energy support, and La Nina does not intend to trouble Hao Ren to help solve the energy problem this time. The energy network left by the Goddess of Creation powers these gates.
The technicians' experiments have paid off—earlier this morning, they had successfully activated a portal with Corpus ancient energy...and blew it up.
La Nina said that there is no need to worry, there is no technical problem. The reason for the explosion of the portal was that Elizabeth was passing by the gate at that time. Not sure exactly what the little princess took off from above, but she definitely did...
"Fate really played a very bad joke on us," Hasselblad stood beside Hao Ren, he looked at the noisy demons and demons in the square with his only eye, and said in a low tone, "Witcher 6 The "lofty ideals" for thousands of years, many people have pursued the mission of a lifetime, but in the end it is just an illusion constructed in our minds by the whisper of a fallen weapon. The supreme leader of the Demon Hunter Order... one is a vampire, the other Now it's a... werewolf."
Hasselblad considered it. In the end, he still didn't call Lily a "husky spirit" like Hao Ren did.
"Will you recognize this 'Supreme Leader'?" Hao Ren looked at the old hunter beside him with a half-smile.
Hasselblad replied lightly: "What do you think?"
Hao Ren waved his hand indifferently: "It's okay, anyway, the two of them are not interested in coming to this ghost place to accompany you to rebuild. Corpus... This stage is too small for our usual busy work. It can't be used. .”
Hasselblad remained silent, his one-eyed eyes flickering. I don't know what to think.
"However, you must always remember," Hao Ren continued, "morally and logically, you have these two 'Supreme Leaders'. Lily may be resigned because she died once, but Vivian ... She is your current fourteenth saint. A name itself may not have practical significance, but I believe it still has a huge impact on you."
Someday Vivienne and Lily's identities will be revealed, and that day won't be too far away. Hao Ren also thought about what would happen if this matter was kept hidden forever - after all, the demon hunters did not know the truth in the past six thousand years, and they still lived well. But after yesterday's secret conversation, he realized that the disclosure of this matter was inevitable: because the witcher was about to usher in a turning point.
They have been tossing in lies and fog for six thousand years. This cloud of fog eventually brewed into the second plague of madness, and now they set off again sober. Then we should take this opportunity to announce the truth, which will also be an opportunity to end the "hunting activities".
Several people were silent for a while, Hao Ren suddenly sighed: "The biggest trouble is not inside Corpus, but outside."
The few people present were not stupid, of course they understood what Hao Ren was talking about. Elder Andahel looked in the direction of the tower of stars, as if looking directly at the distant surface world through the space gap above the tower: "Demon hunter After this battle, more than half of our strength has been lost, and this is not the worst. The worst thing is that the defense lines and fortresses we have operated for six thousand years have been abandoned. The strongholds around the world are now empty shells, and the aliens will never let them go This opportunity. Once the territory is lost, it will not be so easy to regain it... The balance has been broken, and all shelters will probably be opened."
"That's why Vivian and I are going to Athens to meet those representatives of other types," Hao Ren folded his arms, "Actually, long before we came here, there were already small families that were about to move, but they were suppressed by their elders It's just coming down."
Hasu stared at Hao Ren, and suddenly showed a strange smile on his face (this expression was not easy to appear on his face): "When we first met, I firmly thought you were from a different camp."
"I'm not in any camp, I'm truly neutral," Hao Ren shrugged, "I only serve the higher level of balance. Besides, you just said that your six thousand years of hunting wars are just a joke? Actually, I don't Look at it this way."
He paused, and then said: "Indeed, this hunting itself is absurd, but it essentially ended the chaos on this planet. Even without the dark sword that magnifies the dark side in your hearts, the alien races on the earth The fight will continue, and sooner or later you will join this fight due to the influence of "Original Blood Sin". The most powerful supernatural race ended the killing of all other races ahead of time—a decisive battle ended the endless melee. If those alien races were allowed to continue fighting, their deaths would not necessarily be worse than those killed by You hunted less. And you also indirectly allowed the real civilization of this planet: the development of human civilization, which in fact protected the natives of this planet. You must know that those alien races in the age of mythology are not "standard civilizations" 'Yes, the real inheritance of this planet is still in the hands of humans. This is my view on hunting wars from the perspective of an 'observer': an absurd war, the result of which the advantages outweigh the disadvantages."
"...a very cold judgment," Gregorwen whispered, "I'm afraid those hunted races won't like your point of view."
"That's right, so this is just my judgment from the perspective of an 'observer', based on 'the most beneficial to civilization as a whole'." Hao Ren glanced at the demon hunters around him, "Now the My personal opinion - you're all a bunch of nerds, to put it mildly."
Hasselblad thought for a while, then nodded slowly: "Indeed, the most euphemistic way of saying it."
Another half day passed, and it was time for Hao Ren and his party to leave.
The rebuilding of the Demon Hunter is left to the Demon Hunter, and the matter of the Demon King's Legion is left to La Nina. Hao Ren and the others still have to go to the Athens Sanctuary to keep an eye on those alien families that are about to move. Naturally, they can't stay here for too long.
But this time they brought a special "passenger" with them when they left.
Mimir's head was fixed on a huge stone platform. Hao Ren moved the entire stone platform out of the bell tower of the spirit world. Now he is directing the autonomous machines to send this huge head to the Giant Turtle Rock Ganacuri of station number. The Giant's Head left the Spirit World Clock Tower for the first time in thousands of years. He sighed a little: "I have lived in this place for a long time... I have feelings."
"You are quite talented for being a captive," Vivienne joked with this old friend. Although she lost all memory of Mimir, the two are getting acquainted again, "Some What would you like to say to them?"
Mimir glanced at the demon hunters on the platform, then closed his eyes slightly: "Let's all live well, that's all."
Half an hour later, the giant turtle rock platform left the temple platform, tore a gap above the tower of stars, and disappeared before everyone's eyes in the blink of an eye. (to be continued~^~)