The Eclipse Church was an illegal organization that existed with an alternative ideology. Even though their leader Yinsel had died suddenly, and the organization was definitely in chaos, most of the evil followers were indeed ready to die, and it would be extremely difficult to torture them.
But Dr. Gleeman may be an outlier.
He is a senior executive and likes to stay behind the scenes and manipulate everything, and stay away from the scene before his influence really ferments and explodes.
That's what he did in Blackwood City. He had slipped away on a boat hours before they suspected him.
Maybe this means he is afraid of death?
Being too cautious is sometimes a sign of timidity. Anyway, she plans to give it a try.
It doesn’t cost anything to give it a try. If you succeed, you earn money. If not, forget it.
But it seems she won the bet.
The man on the ground stopped screaming and started thinking seriously.
After about ten seconds, he looked up and asked, "If I tell you what I know, will you let me go?"
"I will confiscate your weapons and supplies," Hitzfeld said. "Whether you can escape depends on your ability."
"……make a deal."
The man hesitated for a moment and finally nodded.
"Well... I've fallen into your hands. I am indeed Grimman."
"Long time no see, Miss Amnesia No. 12."①
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①: Number 12 refers to Number 12 Flo Street, and Miss Amnesia refers to Hitzfeld when she first woke up after her birth. Dr. Grimman performed a simple examination on her under the supervision of his wife (only checking her complexion and shining a flashlight into her eyes).
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A few minutes later, Heidi, Lily and Esther joined the team, and Xia Yibing began to exchange information with the survivors.
According to their description, after encountering the "divine light" change and the attack of the half-giant, many members of the team fell directly into the ice cave.
Including Xintala, who fell down and was most likely dead at this time.
Led by Geyeso, they came up directly through a weird and winding route. Geyeso actually knew the road below and he led them to avoid the Death Ice Forest, which made everyone trust him especially.
"What about you?" someone asked curiously.
"How could you make it this far?"
"We are led by the Earl of the Kingdom. What's so strange about coming here?"
Xia Yibing was smart enough not to use her position as the director of security to put pressure on them. She knew that this position, which most likely they had never heard of, would be useless to these "ape men" and she would definitely get herself into trouble.
"Don't ask for more details. Anyway, we are here to investigate on behalf of Sarah. You have to cooperate. Do you understand?"
These Ice Lakers are very cooperative.
They were not necessarily afraid of the Sara nobles, but at least they knew how to be grateful, knowing that it was the gray-haired girl who saved them.
So even though they had some complaints about Xia Yibing's arrangements (the woman gave them two backpacks and told them to get down the mountain quickly and not to die here, and also reminded them not to look at the aurora), they still planned to return obediently after accepting the assistance.
That's fine.
Xia Yibing was very satisfied that they were sensible.
Although these Ice Lake people are physically strong, they are not extraordinary beings, so there is no point in following them all the way.
Look at who is in their team... She is a superhuman, Aisuen is a superhuman, Heidi is a mysterious tree person, and even Esther has a strange disease and is not afraid of the cold.
Forget about Lily, how can a dog be compared with a human?
If nothing else, this silly dog at least knew to follow orders and not look at the light in the sky. These people were probably not as obedient as Lily.
Otherwise, they will mutate into monsters and I will have to kill them with my own hands...
So let’s go!
Let's go back now while there is no wind or snow.
Whether you can go back depends on fate.
She also kindly pointed out the location where the three Kurum people lived, and asked them to take them with them on their return journey.
On the other side, Hitzfeld was interrogating the evildoer.
"How did you dress up as Geyeso?"
"Use the curse."
"So the curse is real?"
"Of course." The man frowned, and then asked her in an incredible tone: "...You are already an earl, and the tree people didn't tell you?"
"?"
Heidi was protecting the girl nearby and was startled when she heard this.
She didn't understand what the evil man meant.
"The anomaly of the Arctic glacier was discovered by the Tree People a long time ago." Gleeman confirmed, turning to look at Heidi, "According to the intelligence the church has, the Tree People concealed all of this. For a long time, even the king did not know their plan."
Is there such a thing?
Hitzfeld also glanced at Heidi, but quickly returned his gaze to the man.
"…How do you know this?"
“Oh, there’s always more to see when you look down at the chessboard from above.”
Griman replied.
"Speak Sara."
"…Some Outer Gods observed this period of history, and they used it as a bargaining chip to trade with us, so we know it."
"What kind of Outer God?"
Hitzfeld narrowed his eyes and asked, "You can actually trade with 'Eternal Night'?"
"you--"
Griman was stunned, and his eyes widened again: "You know so much!"
He really didn't expect this to happen, otherwise he wouldn't have let it slip!
Sigh... I've gotten used to being in a high position, and the comfortable life of hiding behind the scenes, and I've forgotten many rules and regulations...
"Since they can observe the history of this place in detail, what are they waiting for? It would be better to launch a full-scale attack directly."
Hitzfeld snorted.
"The only thing that fits your description is 'Eternal Night', the one that swallowed up the seventh day's sun!"
That is the seventh eye of Abu Gesar.
The "Sentinel".
"We'll talk about this later." She turned the topic back and looked at Heidi again, "Describe why the Tree People concealed this matter."
Heidi's lips moved.
She felt something was wrong, but she didn't even know about it.
The fact that Hitzfeld didn't send me away shows that she trusts me, so I should trust her as well?
Just to satisfy my curiosity...
So she said nothing and decided to listen to what this evil man had to say.
"Why else?" Griman sneered, "You all know the effect of this curse, but can't you guess the motive behind it?"
"The Tree People want to create a god."
After being laughed at, he gave the answer directly.
"The Xiyang Cult is, in a sense, a branch of the Tree People. Many Tree People directly serve as bishops and above in it, and many have even become district heads."
"So the biggest hidden danger to Xiyang's survival is that people's hearts are restless and lack of faith due to the lack of miracles for a long time. They are very clear about this, and I guess they must be very anxious."
"What better plan could there be than 'resurrecting an ideal god'?"
"The core of the Ice Lake Curse is memory. Strictly speaking, it is not a curse. It doesn't cause trouble... It doesn't come out to cause damage or eat people. It just hides there quietly."
"It was you - you guys with bad intentions who approached it on your own initiative. You wanted to study it and gain its power. It was you who looked directly at it, causing your gaze to be refracted billions of times in the kaleidoscope. You said you couldn't accept the final image that was projected... Can you blame it for this?"
"That's just your own memory."
“All consequences are based on causes.”
"What the kaleidoscope produces is also related to the memories you put into it."
"My personal guess is that the Tree People hope to instill some ideals in people, and only think that 'the God should be wholeheartedly for the good of everyone.'"
"They thought that by doing this they could obtain a symbol of faith that only had the power of God but lacked the idea of God, and was carved completely according to their imagination."
"And I guess they failed."
"Otherwise the Arctic wouldn't be what it is now. At least there would be a fortress guarding it."
The more she described, the more uneasy Heidi became standing beside her.
She had never heard Nian Lun talk about these things.
why?
If she values me so much, why would she hide it from me?
If what this evil person said was true, then why did she bring me down the mountain seven years ago? Was my birth also related to that plan?
These were all very natural things to think of. Heidi was so confused at the moment that her eyes looked dull.
"how about you."
Hitzfeld didn't have that worry; she got to the point.
"The Tree People want to revive God."
"What do you want to revive?"
She wasn't too worried about the tree people. As for the so-called god-making plan, she could only say that she could understand it.
It was very simple, because the Treemen had planned this long before I came here, and many things had not yet started at that time.
For example, divine blood ink.
This was undoubtedly a manifestation of the goddess, but what about before this? It had never appeared before.
The tree people and those ascetics who persist in their faith, they struggle and wait for miracles, not for mere faith, not for the obsession in their hearts.
But hope.
A hope that supports everyone to continue to resist in a desperate era that is dark and shrouded in gray fog.
It won't work without hope.
So there must be a miracle.
If they can't wait, they'll build it themselves.
Hitzfeld personally speculated that the royal family might not be unaware of this matter, because Villefort's message mentioned "that plan". The reason why Solo Lawrence set his sights on the Arctic and explored here might be related to his knowledge of the secrets of the Tree People.
The plan to create a god should be in a standby state for a long time. They must prevent accidents from happening. For example, if the king is assassinated and does not leave behind any suitable offspring, they may have to consider restarting the plan, even if they know the success rate is not high.
It was my arrival that changed everything.
because of her.
She is Aisuen - Hitzfeld. She obtained the divine blood ink and caused miracles to happen many times.
When a miracle occurs, even if it is only spread in a small circle, only a few people will know about it at the beginning, and many people may not believe it even if they have not seen it with their own eyes.
But that’s hope.
Because of her, the plan to create a god was abandoned by the tree people, and no one has been interested in the Arctic since then.
So to some extent Gleeman is right.
There is nothing wrong with “Kaleidoscope”.
What is wrong is the gazes cast upon it.
