"What?!" Killing the Scarlet Moon with one slash, Sander Dyruel was so surprised that he couldn't speak. Why was it the complete opposite of what he thought? Wasn't Li Huailin supposed to be killed with one slash? Why was it the other way around? He couldn't understand it at all. What the hell was going on?
"That's why I said this guy isn't the most panicked person in this room. Now, Goddess, let me ask you. Are you panicking?" Li Huailin turned his head and looked at Sander Di Ruel with a smile.
"What do you mean?" Goddess Sander Di Ruel frowned.
"Oh? You want to continue? Alright, let's continue. Now that I've killed the ghost, I should be the winner. Where's my prize? You can give it to me now. " Li Huailin said, "Don't tell me that they aren't ghosts. I'm the ghost. I've asked you before, do ghosts know that they are ghosts? You said yes, but I don't think I'm one. Now that I've won, where's the prize?"
"You … you didn't pass the test. The condition to have the Eye of Truth is to be able to see through everything. In order to kill the ghost, you mistakenly killed two of your companions. I don't think you're qualified to have the Eye of Truth …" Sander Di Ruel said.
"Companions?" Li Huailin chuckled. "You seem to be taking it for granted. Do you really think that I can't see through these guys?"
"…" Sander Di Ruel was silent for a moment and didn't answer.
"Is this the first time you've read a player's memory?" Li Huailin asked.
"You … how did you know?" Sander Di Ruel asked in surprise. As soon as he asked, he realized that he had said the wrong thing.
"Although your memory is correct, your thinking ability, judgment ability, and emotional expression are full of loopholes. You might be able to fool an idiot like Drinking Water, but you won't be able to fool anyone else." Li Huailin said. "Most importantly, although these people know about the system, they are just NPCs. They can't even access the system page. Every time I ask them the time, they start talking nonsense. It's hard for me not to notice."
"You already knew?" Sanderuel asked.
"I noticed something strange the first time I entered the passageway. I've been trying to figure out what's going on since then." Li Huailin said, "To be honest, I couldn't believe that an NPC could read a player's memory at first. This game is really amazing … However, after verifying it, I realized that it was indeed the case."
"How did you know it was me?" Sanderuel asked.
"Didn't I cut you in the first round of voting?" Li Huailin asked. "The Favorability prompt didn't appear, so there's only one explanation. You're an enemy unit, so there's no Favorability prompt."
"So I shouldn't have come in …" Sanderruel muttered to himself.
"I also know why you're here …" Li Huailin suddenly said.
"You know about it?" Sander Dyruel asked in surprise.
"From the moment we jumped down, the five members of our team were sent to different special locations, right?" Li Huailin asked.
"Yes." This time, Sanderuel didn't play dumb and answered directly, "You're right. Everyone was sent to different illusions."
"I can guarantee that the other four's illusions are completely different from mine. It's definitely not this ghost-catching game, right?" Li Huailin said with a smile.
"How do you know?" Sanderuel asked.
"It's simple, because … you didn't read my memory," Li Huailin said with a smile. "No, to be precise, you can't read my memory, right?"
Sanderuel's body was obviously shocked.
"I have verified it. You don't know anything about my situation. In terms of BUFF and Favorability, you don't know that people from 1300 years ago called adventurers the Chosen Star. You called me an adventurer from the beginning, and you don't know that my weapon has the God of Destruction attribute. Otherwise, you would have known that you were exposed when I slashed you first. I didn't publish the attributes, so I'm the only one who knows." Li Huailin said, "Because you don't know my memory, you can't copy it. So, my companions are definitely not playing this game … As for you, it's probably because you're curious about me that you came here to see what's going on."
"You know my purpose?" Sanderuel asked.
"Of course, the purpose of this game is definitely not to find any ghosts or get any treasures. Someone has already said before that Nemoya's ability is Mind Devour. It can control people and make them hallucinate. As long as the other party's mind is loose, it can control that person in the illusion … So, obviously, the purpose of this game is to wait for me to waver, and then you want to try to control me." Li Huailin said, "At the beginning of the game, everyone except me is a ghost, but you only told me that there is only one ghost. So, no matter how I speculate, the final situation is that the person I thought was a ghost is not a ghost. After killing the wrong person again and again, he was finally killed by the ghost. Do you think such a blow will make me waver, and then you can take advantage of it?"
"…" Sanderuel was stunned for a moment, then sighed. "You are the smartest human I have ever met. It seems that my plan is nothing in your eyes … Everything is as you said."
"Don't be discouraged. In fact, there are a lot of things I don't know about. Can you tell me what's going on?" Li Huailin said, "But first, you have to tell me whether you are Sanderuel or Nemoya."
"Do you still have any questions?" Sanderuel asked.
"Sanderuel and Nemoya. One of the names is a fake identity you made up. I just want to know your real name now," Li Huailin said.
"My name is Nemoya, which is what you call a demon beast." Sanderuel, no, it should be Nemoya sighed and replied, "Sanderuel is not a name I made up. Goddess Sanderuel did exist in the Ancient God Era, but I don't know where she is now."
"Understood, Nemoya, right?" Li Huailin nodded. "The previous Kassanna was controlled by you?"
"Yes." Nemoya nodded. "Her father was very strong-willed, and I couldn't control him. However, Kassanna was shaken because her father was put on death row by me. I just wanted to use Kassanna to sway her father, and then I met you."
"Oh?" Li Huailin nodded. "Why did you choose me?"
"Because of your identity … I heard you tell the guards that you are the Duke of Aquitaine, and that you have the ability to annihilate this country in an instant. I was interested, so I began to approach you," Nemoya said. "But I didn't try to read or control adventurers before, so I first lured you here. After trying, I found that I succeeded. After throwing them into the illusion, I really read their memories, but I didn't control them. However, before I could sway them, another thing caught my attention. That is, although I pulled you into the illusion, I couldn't read your memories. So I came up with this game in a hurry. I wanted to see if I could sway you and control you. Unfortunately, the effect wasn't ideal."
"So your ability is to pull people into the illusion and take the opportunity to read their memories. If the other party is shaken by your illusion, you can further control them?" Li Huailin asked.
"Of course, I can also suck away their energy. I really regret it. In order to prove the truth of my words, I deliberately told you about my ability …" Nemoya said.
"It's really a useful ability. Are there any restrictions?" Li Huailin asked.
"You … Why are you asking this?" Nemoya asked curiously.
"To see if you're useful. If you're useful, I'll naturally keep you. If you're useless, I'll take you away in minutes. What do you think of my plan?" Li Huailin asked.
"You want to subdue me?" Nemoya asked in surprise.
"You must have a purpose for controlling the king. Don't tell me you're doing it for food. I can satisfy you. I have at least two million people over there, which is more than here. What other purpose do you have besides that?" Li Huailin asked.
"Nothing. I just hate humans, especially the people of Oradia," Nemoya said. Nemoya said, "The place where the Oradia Kingdom is located was originally my territory. It used to be a piece of green land with verdant hills and clear waters. However, ever since the arrival of the humans, you have seen the situation. I was only fighting to protect my homeland, but they called me a monster. They even invited many powerful warriors to suppress me. I couldn't defeat them, so I was heavily injured. I was forced to sleep for nearly a hundred years. When I woke up, my territory had already become a desert. There was nothing left …" Nemoya said, "The place where the Oradia Kingdom is located was originally my territory.
"That's all?" Li Huailin said with a puzzled expression.
"What do you mean that's all? How would you humans know my pain?" Nemoya also became angry. "Watching my territory turn into yellow soil day by day, do you know how much pain I've endured?"
"Uh … Why don't you just change your territory?" Li Huailin said speechlessly. "I just want a place to live. It's simple. My territory has beautiful mountains and clear waters, and there are no signs of desertification at all. That's right, if you work for me, I can help you get rid of everyone here, or let them help you plant trees here. I'll work until they die."
"What? You can do that?" Nemoya said in surprise. "You can really let them plant trees here and restore the landscape here?"
"Isn't that simple?" Li Huailin spread out his hands. "That's right. I can also tell you why you can't read my memory. Consider it as helping you solve your confusion."
"Why is that?" This was what Nemoya didn't understand the most. He still didn't know why.
"It's very simple … My helmet is self-made." Li Huailin said with a smile.
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