Yarra’s Adventure Notes
Chapter 1533 - 319: Perspective Switching

Chapter 1533: Chapter 319: Perspective Switching

"Reverse thinking, if I were Danacus, when I needed to arrange plans for revival, what would I do?" Although Pannis’s clothes were tattered and his expression wan due to unhealed injuries, the intense confidence on his face made people unconsciously overlook his weakness and feel the power from his words, "Assuming he invaded Nellie’s body and had the opportunity to accumulate strength over time to naturally revive, then I wouldn’t retain any clear divine wisdom as you know, that would slow down the revival time. Of course, if I were overly suspicious and uneasy about the external situations, fearing that some unforeseen events might affect my recovery, I could retain some awareness, although it would severely impact the revival time, at least I would know what was happening, as the unknown is the most terrifying enemy after all. However, even if I kept my awareness all the time, constantly watching the host do various things, such as traveling through my world, organizing the skeletons of the world, naming each corpse, or going mad from loneliness, even as I secretly watched all these, I would never let the host know that I was still conscious, I would pretend to be as insensible as a stone, not letting the host detect anything unusual from me. I think, for the soul of a deity, this wouldn’t be hard to achieve, it’s just playing dead."

"Hmm, indeed it’s not difficult," Denia nodded, explaining, "A soul is a complex thing, especially the soul of a deity, even more so. In cases like Nellie’s, if Danacus wanted to hide himself, it wouldn’t be difficult. However, what you have mentioned doesn’t necessarily imply that he was enticing you to kill him, at most it could suggest he had other motives, thus revealing himself."

"Right, if it were just these issues, I wouldn’t have suspected that he wanted me to kill him," Pannis said, stroking his chin, "But then I started to doubt, began to develop a desire to ask why. So, I took a short time to sort out his subsequent actions that I learned about from Nellie, and continued to put myself in his shoes, to see what he was doing that was unlike ordinary people."

"Actually, I think you are quite unlike ordinary people yourself," Denia couldn’t help but mutter in a low voice, "Using yourself as a comparison doesn’t seem quite appropriate."

The space in the corridor was small, which amplified sounds effectively, so even a whisper could be clearly heard by everyone. However, Pannis showed no emotion, as if he hadn’t heard anything; he ignored several girls nodding vigorously in agreement and spoke seriously, "Then, I found the problem. He not only didn’t disguise his non-existence as logic would dictate, but he was also actively making his presence felt, as if he feared Nellie wouldn’t know he existed. For instance, if it were me, I wouldn’t have my followers search for my Holy Sanctuary but would have them lie low, waiting for my revival time—no, even more so, I wouldn’t have the moribund pray to me, because it was through their prayers that Nellie found their presence."

"Perhaps at that time Danacus wasn’t able to successfully contact his followers either," Catherine followed Pannis’s line of thought and asked without surprise as she was used to the presence of the deities around, "After all, Danacus only retained that bit of awareness, it might not have been easy for him to contact his followers."

"Indeed, maybe just as you think," Pannis didn’t argue but rather stopped Denia who was about to remind Catherine that such a thing would indeed be easy for deities, agreeing, "Let’s assume you’re right, that Danacus hadn’t been able to contact his followers at that time, but after Nellie discovered their prayers to Danacus, he must have established contact by then, he even could authorize his followers to use his power to recall the Holy Sanctuary to the surface; by then we can’t assume he wasn’t able to communicate with his followers."

"Yes, the deities from The Living World of Holy Sanctuary always have a strong sense," Denia confirmed first, "As long as Danacus had a shred of awareness, even if he was an idiot, he could have communicated with his followers. However, if his power was insufficient at that time, tricking Nellie wouldn’t be easy, he could only do it when Nellie’s consciousness was vague."

"How convenient, Nellie kept her habits from before her death and slept every day," Pannis sighed, "That gave Danacus plenty of time to do these things."

"Uh, I have to admit, she really is very... um, special," Denia struggled to say, "She can still sleep every day, which is quite admirable."

"After all, in her world, apart from justice and battle, there is only eating and sleeping," Pannis said, glancing around vigilantly as if always wary of Nellie suddenly appearing beside him and causing a bloodbath, but unfortunately, he overlooked that among those present was one of Nellie’s most ardent admirers, so a few seconds later, he could only grimace, rubbing his sorely pinched waist and said, "Okay, I was wrong, I shouldn’t speak ill of her, she’s just more open-minded, yes, just like that. Anyway, for whatever reason, she provided Danacus with enough time and space to contact his followers, so we fully have reason to believe that the subsequent large-scale sacrifices were conducted under Danacus’s suggestion, which a normal person wouldn’t do."

"Why not?" Freya spoke up for the first time, her words naturally originating from a princess with a hidden darkness within, "According to your previous assumption, if he had the opportunity to naturally revive through the recovery of energy, sacrifices could help him regain energy, so it was not wrong of him to do so."

"But, Nellie wouldn’t allow the energy from those sacrifices to reach him, though she can’t block the power of faith, she had the ability to block the power of sacrifices," Pannis explained, "Nellie told me herself, if she wishes, she could redirect almost all the energy from the sacrifices, just like those failed sacrifices we encountered in the City of Innocence. Therefore, those sacrifices didn’t offer any real benefit to Danacus; instead, they brought a huge drawback, making Nellie more and more suspicious of him, to the extent of later forming this plan akin to suicide. Did he not foresee how the situation would develop, or did he have another plan? Well, I don’t believe he wouldn’t