Mystery Paradise: Wishing Power Demon
Chapter 353 - 352 What Are Divinities

Chapter 353: Chapter 352 What Are Divinities

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Returning to her study, Luoxia had yet to sit down when Sir Hollis couldn’t wait to speak up, "Francken Hearthfire seemed quite dissatisfied. Do you really plan on handing over this vitally important weapon to the Paradise Sect?"

"Not just the heart, I even think there is no harm in giving them the dagger," she said with a smile, spreading a piece of writing paper on her desk, "After all, it’s only when both relics are together that they can pose a threat to the God of All Machines, isn’t it? As for His Excellency the Earl, let him be discontent if he must be. Without the supply from Zhaixing City, he can hardly take a step in the Eastern Border."

"But..."

"Let me ask you a question. What do you think about the strength of the Paradise Sect?"

This question made Hollis slightly taken aback.

Even now, when he closed his eyes, he couldn’t help but picture the sight of those silvery white birds soaring overhead. Bombs rained down like sesame seeds, pulverizing the forest paths. Without a doubt, the enemy had held back, and even he could imagine, if those bombs were dropped into the forests and a great fire was ignited, the casualties of the punitive forces might have more than doubled.

So... how many such wondrous contraptions did the Paradise Sect actually possess?

If their core was also classified as a fourth-class wondrous contraption, it meant they could be mass-produced, just like the Steam Core. But Grandmaster Level Warriors and divinities couldn’t be mass-produced, which meant that once ordinary troops left the protection of the former, they would practically have no means of defending against the enemy’s aerial assault.

Hollis couldn’t help but smile bitterly, "I can only pray that these flying contraptions are extremely expensive to produce, and once they are lost, they are very difficult to replenish. Otherwise... we can’t win against them now."

"The world is incomprehensible, isn’t it?" Luoxia picked up her pen and sighed deeply, "A hundred years ago, the Longjiu Family was considered the weakest among the nobility. Fifty years later, Gao Feng Industry had become synonymous with man-made wondrous contraptions. And now, he is only one step away from the throne, with only us refusing to accept this outcome. Then out of nowhere comes a Paradise Master, who barely has any territory and has only just shown the tip of the iceberg of the Paradise Sect, and is able to defeat us so utterly. In the end, it’s because the land of the mountains lacks a powerful divinity who can answer our prayers."

Hollis fell silent.

Indeed... the issue had come full circle back to this crucial problem.

In fact, it wasn’t anyone else who first noticed this issue; it was General Fales Ben. He had long sensed the Goddess of Abundance’s aloofness, as well as the expanding influence of the Evil God. He even advocated for the Laurel Family to seek a new pillar of faith, to prevent a power imbalance between the royal and local forces. Such nearly blasphemous remarks naturally drew much criticism, and ultimately he had to turn to Snow Country for assistance.

"Many divinities have also been nurtured in the north of the continent. If not for the ambition of the Mechanical Sect becoming insanely inflated, those divinities might have continued to remain isolated from the world," Luoxia said while writing the letter, "Isn’t it laughable? Knowing to be afraid at a time like this, where were they before? Is it because we northerners lack steadfast faith, or do they disdain us for being too weak?"

"That... I might have a different opinion."

"You want to say that divinities exist so that humanity as a whole can survive, right? That’s why they don’t care so much about the individual, nor do they care about who rules this land. Titles and wealth also don’t mean much to them."

Hollis nodded, "I had the honor of having a private conversation with Lady Kokomoqi. Although she looks human, she isn’t really human... Perhaps she believes she has done all that she should. The problem lies not with them, the divinities who have faded away, but with the God of All Machines."

"Perhaps. But essentially, nothing has changed," the Duchess was unconvinced, "The land of the mountains still lacks a guardian divinity, and our current passive situation is all related to this fact. Therefore, my original intent has not changed, handing the Hunting Divine relic to the Paradise Sect will not hinder this plan; it might even accelerate its realization."

She put down her pen, picked up the writing paper and flicked it, then handed it to Sir Hollis.

"Look, what do you think?"

The latter took the letter, his gaze swiftly scanning it, and then his expression grew increasingly astonished.

Because the letter detailed the legends of the Hunting Divine relic, and pointed out that the final piece of the puzzle was in the City of Defense. The Paradise Sect had already taken action, attempting to obtain the heart of the divinities.

These pieces of information were undoubtedly confidential, and although there were slight discrepancies from the truth, they did not affect its significance as intelligence.

"Send this letter out, it would be best if it fell into the hands of Wilson Longjiu. I believe he will be interested in the contents," Luoxia said calmly.

Sir Hollis immediately understood the Duke’s intention!

If Wilson learned of the existence of the God-slaying artifact, he would never stand idly by! And Thistlefort was different from Zhaixing City, it had no natural barriers, and it was connected to the Royal City by railway. The cost for the Longjiu Army to attack Thistlefort was much lower than conquering a land of mountains!

"You aim to redirect the disaster east..."

"It can’t be put that way. Didn’t Lady Kokomoqi say it? The Paradise Sect is also willing to resist Duke Longjiu, so when the enemy actively comes to their door, they naturally have the responsibility to repel them."

Luoxia patted his shoulder, "I am quite curious, just how powerful the Paradise Sect really is, whether they can confront the Longjiu Army head-on amidst the interference from the God of All Machines. Of course, we will certainly help. If we can let them clash and bleed first, then we thrust the dagger into the heart of the God of All Machines—that would be the most ideal outcome."

Truly deserving of ruling over Snow Country.

Hollis was full of admiration at the moment; this decisiveness was a quality that other nobles of the north did not possess. Thistlefort was a place that needed to be abandoned, and if it could also be used to deplete the Longjiu Army, then that was killing two birds with one stone.

"Your servant will complete the task properly," he said as he put away the letter.

Sending it directly to Duke Longjiu was obviously inappropriate. It would be better to disguise it, casting the sender as a traitor from the mountains. Or even better, to reconstruct the content of the letter, letting Wilson discover the issue himself, lending more credibility to the matter.

"However... if the Paradise Sect fails too quickly, and we are too late to retrieve the heart, what should we do?"

"Then we would only be able to abandon the assassination plan," Luoxia clearly had considered this problem, "If the information provided by the Magic Goddess is correct, it means that the God of All Machines also possesses the means to entirely eradicate the divinities. This shows that there is not just one path to slaying a god. We could still explore other methods."

"But this is not the most critical issue. As long as Snow Country is without a divinity, we can never have true safety, let alone replace the Laurel Family and the Longjiu Family. Other strategies are just backups to the real plan. Only a powerful divinity of our own could fundamentally change the predicament of Snow Country."

"You are right," Sir Hollis said, touching his chest, "Our prayers will surely be answered by the divinities."

"... And the one who answers us will become the new divinity," Luoxia replied softly.