Most people would think that, since Baiyi had decided to violate the Church's taboo, he should not have mentioned the Laws. Instead, he should have kept the truth a secret. However, Baiyi had his own reasons for doing so.
Perhaps the adorable Aya would not have thought that far ahead, and the experienced Captain and the old dragon would not have thought about the Laws at first glance. However, the fact that the temperature did not change would eventually be discovered by the others. Given more time, they would eventually come to the same conclusion as Baiyi. They were not stupid, nor did they lack knowledge. They were just not as sensitive as Baiyi.
How could Master Hope, who was praised by the Church to the heavens, not have noticed this detail? Could he not think of the Laws? Of course, that was impossible, unless Baiyi decided to stay out of this matter. However, as long as Baiyi was involved, he would not be able to hide the truth of the matter. Doing so would only raise suspicions. Therefore, it would be better for Baiyi to explain the situation clearly and make his stance clear. That way, there would not be any obvious loopholes. Even if Old Dragon Joseph did not ask such a rude question, Baiyi would have used other ways to show his respect for the Law.
Furthermore, even though the idea that he provided was roughly the same, the more accurate and detailed aspects …
As for what to do next, Baiyi suddenly relaxed his tone and said to the three knights, "Actually, this is only the worst-case scenario. I brought it up so that you can be mentally prepared. Seriously speaking, I don't think this anomaly is that serious, and it might not be related to the Laws. We've only discovered the cause of the beasts' unusual behavior, so it's still a little hasty to make a judgment based on that. "
Baiyi's words calmed the dragon knights down. After all, Baiyi had a point. Even if the temperature did not change, it did not mean that there was a problem with the rules, right? Even if there was a change in the Laws, it did not mean that Gouve would be destroyed, right? More investigation was always necessary. Humans, even if they were mentally prepared for the worst, they would still habitually think of the positive side.
The reason why Baiyi was so sure that this had something to do with the Laws was simple. The War God was the one who had invited him into the game, and as a god who had interacted with the War God before, the War God knew what would attract Baiyi's attention. Therefore, the War God could eliminate all distractions and go for the highest possible bargaining chip. Even if the final outcome was not the Laws, it would at least be something worthwhile. How else would it be worthy of the War God's plan?
"So, what do you suggest next, Master Hope?" The fact that Baiyi had managed to acquire valuable information on his first mission had undoubtedly earned him a lot of respect from the three leaders of the dragon knights. The leader even humbly asked Baiyi for his opinion.
"It's better to prepare for the worst. Tell the King about this and have him send more people to investigate this matter. Also, prepare for the Great Migration. Let the Church know as well, "Baiyi suggested.
"Manpower shouldn't be a problem. If the situation is this serious, the entire Gouve Realm should be mobilized. The other Associations will also be involved." Kandor said with certainty. In the end, he sighed in a somewhat complicated tone. "I hope we're just overthinking it."
"I'll be looking into this matter as well. If possible, I'd like to know the results of other investigations as well," Baiyi said.
"That won't be a problem." Kandor nodded without hesitation.
Baiyi was confident that with the help of the Voidwalkers, he would be able to uncover the truth much faster than a commoner. When the time came, Baiyi would be able to conceal the Voidwalkers' true intentions with some subtle misdirection, and the Voidwalkers would be able to cover up the Voidwalkers' true intentions without a hitch.
The next day, Baiyi used Aya's inspiration as an excuse to invite the dragon-lady to travel with him. This was to avoid arousing suspicion, and also to gain the trust of the dragon knights.
Aya had initially thought that she would not be of much use, so she had decided to stay at home. However, after hearing Baiyi's invitation, she obediently let mana wrap around her waist and flew off into the distance. Today, however, she had gotten used to flying at such a high speed, so she did not squeal anymore.
Meanwhile, the Dragon Knights on the ground looked at the two figures that were getting further and further away with jealousy in their eyes. Someone even muttered in a low voice, "It feels like the young lady is on a date."
"The young lady seems to have taken a liking to that Master Hope. She never goes out with strangers before … "
"Then … what about the young lady? Will that Master Hope accept the young lady? "
"Probably, right? He has a few kids by his side, and I've seen him coaxing the cutest one like a father. "
"The cutest one? You mean the one with white hair and black skin like a kitten? "
"No way! I mean the one with the twin ponytails … "
Aya did not know that the group of gossipy knights were gossiping about her behind her back. She waited for Baiyi to slow down. Then, she remembered her father's advice and tried to find a topic to talk about. Baiyi did not talk much when they were together. Most of the time, he was a man of few words.
Last night, after Baiyi had left, Old Dragon Yosef had stopped his daughter and told her to keep a close eye on Baiyi and to get to know him better. Although Aya did not quite understand the meaning behind Old Dragon Yosef's words, she knew that it was something important, so she did as told.
However, she lacked experience in flirting with a man with a cold face, so her conversation was a little awkward.
"Um, Mr. Hope, you're actually very strong, aren't you?" Aya asked in a small voice.
Baiyi turned around and looked at her. He did not know what she was trying to do with her opening speech. Did I look weak to her? Did I have to ask in a tone as if I had discovered a secret?
"Actually … you scared Lancelot away yesterday, didn't you?" Aya continued, "He's the strongest in our tribe, and I've never seen him so scared before. Even I could feel the fear in his heart."
"Whatever you think," Baiyi replied calmly. He then added, "I just don't really want to travel with other people, and I don't want to ride other dragons."
"Eh?! Eh?! " Aya blushed again. Does this mean … that he only wants to go out with me, and only wants to ride me? Was … Was this a subtle confession? Isn't this a little too fast? We haven't even known each other for that long … The dragon-lady's imagination began to run wild. Not only did she fail to flirt with Baiyi, she was flirted with instead.
Baiyi did not bother trying to figure out the young dragon-lady's mind. He found another floating island and landed on it. Once again, he set up two formations. One of them was the temperature-control formation that Aya had seen the day before. As for the other, Baiyi explained that it was used to monitor any abnormal fluctuations in magical energy.
The second formation was actually a new one that the Archmage and a few other powerful magicians had created overnight. It was not as simple as monitoring magical fluctuations, but it was used to monitor spatial fluctuations.
According to the Voidwalkers' discussion last night, the few Voidwalkers who had some understanding of the Laws believed that the current situation was not due to the Laws being altered, but rather, they were being interfered with.
The Laws themselves were quite constant, and the War God had no reason to expect Baiyi to touch them so quickly. However, there was still the possibility that the various phenomena manifested by the Laws could be interfered with. For example, a powerful sorcerer could temporarily reverse the flow of a river. This was a form of interference with the Laws, but it was limited to the surface, and it could only last for a short period of time. Furthermore, it would not be completely silent.
The only explanation for this strange interference was that a small part of the Laws had been imposed on the world. This small part of the Laws was not enough to change the Laws that existed in Gouve, but it was enough to create phenomena that ordinary people could not understand. Only those who had a deep understanding of the Laws and were sensitive enough would be able to detect the mystery behind it.
This was the conclusion the Scholar Walker and the others came to. The War God had set a very high bar for this game, so ordinary people would not be able to mess with it.
However, all of this was based on the War God's subliminal message. If the War God was just messing with Baiyi, or if the subliminal message was just a figment of Baiyi's imagination, then the game would be over.
Baiyi's work could only continue on this basis. Considering that the War God's Authority seemed to be related to space, he had purposely chosen this Spatial Monitoring Formation. He had even lied to the dragon-lady since she would not understand it anyway.
However, things did not go as smoothly today. After wandering for half a day and changing several floating islands, the Spatial Monitoring Formation still did not respond. Baiyi did not know if it was not accurate enough, or if he had guessed the wrong direction, so he brought the dragon-lady back to the dragon knights' headquarters.
However, Old Dragon Yosef and Kandor brought some useful information. The King was very concerned about the situation, and he had already begun to organize people to follow Baiyi's train of thought and recruit more people to investigate. The Sorcerers' Association of this realm was also very interested, and their actions were similar to the King's, but they were more efficient.
The Church, on the other hand, was slow to react. Just as the Old Dragon had predicted, they were in the middle of a massive purge, and they could barely fend for themselves. They did not object to the Church's decision, nor did they take it upon themselves. However, after consulting with the higher-ups in Isythre, they made a decision that all investigations must be monitored by the Church, including the subsequent analysis and summarization of information.
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