Chapter 37 Chapter 36 Answers

"Who will ask?" The first question is not aimed at the two interviewees, but the key opinion put forward by the old alcoholic. "It doesn't matter to anyone, even if you want to ask their extremely secretive personal questions, they will admit it honestly." Xiuyi looked like it had nothing to do with him, "I can wait until you are done asking, because I also I would like to take this opportunity to test your language skills." "Your Majesty already knew about my clumsy tongue." Xu Kong was obviously a little guilty and lacked the confidence to speak, "So can I not participate?"

"No!" Xiu Yi's answer was very straightforward, and she almost shouted for help in the void, "The training of your various abilities also includes language training. In some cases, basic language skills are also the only magic weapon for the success of the project, and I don’t want to be fooled by people who ask me for a few words.” "...Are you referring to lying and deceiving people?" Reinas' voice was a little unhappy, "It's enough for us to act openly, why should we lie to others?" "Lying to the enemy is a common method used by military strategists. Although we are not military strategists, we still have to lie when facing the enemy." Xiuyi shook her head and said, "Reinas...Listen to me, I am not I want you to learn to lie to deceive everyone, but learn to use lies to protect yourself and others—maybe you think lies are not a good thing, but in this world, there are still many lies that are well-meaning and necessary.”

"Can you give me an example?" Reinas asked. "Do you want an example?" Xiu Yi smiled sadly, "I am a living example—more than three hundred years ago, I had a friend named Jia Luo in the Sixth Army of the North of the Demon Realm Army. An ordinary centurion, but also a famous filial son, I won’t talk about the specific process of knowing him, but the focus is on his mother... an old man who suffered a stroke and was paralyzed in bed and couldn’t take care of himself. There is danger, so as his friend, I know very well that if something happens to him, his mother will have no other result but death. Because of this, I always want to have enough power to keep him away from the battlefield. "

"Did you fail to do it?" Reinas asked carefully, looking at Xiuyi's painful expression. "Yes... I almost made it." Huey smiled sadly, "At least at that time, when another friend of mine, Warby Zarank, was appointed as the new commander of the Northern Sixth Army, I think I can do it—Waby readily agreed to me. But the day after he took over from the Northern Army Corps, he sent me back bad news... Just two days before Waby took office, in an emergency During the ongoing border patrol, the patrol team he led encountered a thousand-man squadron of the Celestial Army..."

Everyone's expressions were saddened. When the Heavenly Realm Army and the Demon Realm Army, whose fighting qualities were not too different, met, the ten-fold difference in strength could only mean absolute death. "Of course I don't resent those who killed him, because this is war, but for his mother, this is tantamount to a death sentence... As I said, without his existence, his mother's life is It can't last for too long." Xiu Yi's voice sounded very hoarse at the moment, "What can I do? As his friend, I bring the news of his death to the mother who is looking forward to her son's return day and night. Should it be done?"

"..." Reinas was silent for a while, and then asked in a low voice, "Then how did you do it?" "A lie that lasted five years until his mother died of illness, and the one hundred and fifty-four letters that I copied and imitated with my heart, and the maintenance fee that was insignificant in comparison, this is what I did. Everything." Xiu Yi said lightly, "I am his friend, and I know what he really hopes for, that is, that his mother can finish the little journey of life in peace, so I want to fulfill this wish for him. Done, there must be a lie to fill the void left by his departure, simple as that."

"Then his mother didn't know about it until she died..." Reinas hesitated to speak. "Yes, until the moment when she was dying of illness, she still believed that her son was still alive and was protecting the peace of this country as a member of the Demon Realm Army." Xiuyi said in a desolate tone, "If If I'm not wrong, her only regret is that she couldn't see her son for the last time before she died, but this was the only thing I couldn't do-at that time, I hadn't learned how to use illusion magic, let alone tell her The truth of everything... Some people may say that keeping the truth in my heart is a blasphemy to the dead and irresponsible to the living. But even if everyone says so, I will never regret what I have done This matter, because I don't think it is a mistake to let her leave this world with a sense of comfort and satisfaction. Since people come to this world peacefully, they should also walk in a peaceful way when they leave. This is my point of view."

"...I'll be the first to take your language test." Reinas's silence didn't last long, and she, who indirectly acquiesced in Xiuyi's actions, expressed her no longer insistence with this sentence. "Then, please ask them questions." Xiu Yi still had a very indifferent expression, but the lingering melancholy between his brows became more obvious because he recalled the past, "Needless to say, just ask I can draw conclusions." "So, may I ask you, who sent you to accept the entrustment?" With a "plop", Xiu Yi, who was still sitting on the chair just now, immediately fell back when he heard these words, and fell to the floor in extreme embarrassment.

"...What's the matter with you?" Reinas asked, who was very surprised by Xiu Yi's abnormal behavior. "It's okay, it's okay, it's really okay," Xiu Yi replied with a dry smile, "I just couldn't think of it." "Can't think of anything?" Reinas was a little puzzled, "Is this what I said?" "Well, it's indeed the problem with this sentence." Xiuyi scratched her scalp in doubt, "Although you must admit that you are a layman in questioning techniques, what I can't imagine is that your mind is so pure and simple. Straightforward, which surprised me."

"...how do you say that?" asked the old drunkard. "First, the use of honorifics like 'please' to the person being interrogated not only proves that she is very polite, but also shows that it is difficult for her to be hostile even to the enemy. An immature performance." Xiu Yi sighed, "It seems to be talking to friends and companions... But you have forgotten one thing, the person being asked is not a friend who trusts you - look at the question responders." Speaking of this, Reinas remembered that she hadn't gotten an answer from the person being questioned just now, and she was really surprised when she looked back.

Resistance, and complex and contradictory expressions. That's how the person she asked the question reacted to. "The hypnotized person only temporarily loses the memory carrier of the subject consciousness, which does not mean that the obligatory traces left by the consciousness in the memory will disappear, especially for people with a stronger mind." "Dusa's Eye" was taken out and swayed in front of the eyes of the two interrogators. The beautiful light refracted by the red diamond captivated them again, and the two quickly returned to their usual sluggishness. The answer must belong to the part that needs to be kept extremely confidential. They have put a security lock on themselves in the bottom of their hearts. It is impossible for them to give you an answer without trusting you very much. So I think, the difference between your language The sincerity in the book is your Achilles' heel, but such flaws can still be remedied...Who is next?" "Let me try!" The old alcoholic was also aroused, "I also want to know where my language defects are, let me do it!" "Ask." Xiu Yi only said one word this time. "How old are you?" "Touch!" This time, Reinas and Void fell together, but Xiuyi still had the old god, but rolled his eyes. Strong's answer was quick: "Forty-one." "Twenty-five." Todd was also very straightforward. "The question is very effective, but the conclusion for you also came out at the same time." The old drunkard's complacent demonstration eyes were immediately sneered by Xiuyi, "Reinas is simple, but you are an out-and-out idiot!" "Why am I an idiot?" The old drunkard immediately flew into a rage, "If you don't explain it clearly to me, I'll never end with you kid today!" "Isn't it clear enough?" Xiuyi curled her lips, "Does this kind of question need to be asked under hypnosis? I think you are an old urchin, and the more you live, the more you go back... Tell me, Next, do you want to ask about his birthday and marital status?" The old drunkard was suddenly at a loss for words. "Then what is your opinion on his language ability?" Kong Kong asked tentatively, "Is there any remedy?" "There is no need to cultivate, and it is completely impossible to remedy." Xiuyi's conclusion is very cruel, "Teaching an idiot to lie is as difficult as getting an idiot to tell the truth. I don't think it is practical to teach him, because I want to learn from the language. It is completely impossible in theory and in practice for marginal idiots to get information from their mouths." The old alcoholic with violent veins almost rushed forward to strangle Xiu Yi, but was quickly pulled back by Void and Reinas who saw that the situation was not good: "Calm down, don't be impulsive, you can speak slowly if you have something to say." "Damn brat, why do you say I'm an idiot?" The old alcoholic cursed, "Even if my language doesn't make sense, how can I be an idiot?" "Just like a drunk person always says he's not drunk, an idiot never admits that he has a low IQ, and you are an example." Xiu Yi said leisurely, "Speaking without point, isn't this also an example of a person's low IQ?" "That's not the problem..." Kong Kong looked at the old drunkard and Xiu Yi in a spitting war with some dumbfounding, "Don't you think it's inappropriate to quarrel here and now?" "Of course it's inappropriate, but it's not what I want. It's an idiot with epilepsy who is looking for trouble with me!" Xiuyi continued to tease the old drunkard who was barking his teeth under Reinas' persuasion, and threw He gave Void a big roll of his eyes, "It's fine for me to do something serious, as long as you and Reinas suppress his anger." Kong Kong immediately beamed with joy, and the tentative words immediately proved that he was not unreasonable: "Your Highness intends to ask yourself... so I don't need to take the test?" "I don't want another lunatic messing around in the room, making people think that I locked up two dogs and biting each other in the room." Xiuyi's laziness did not diminish the lethality of the words, "Let me do it myself , give you a lesson in dialogue skills, and save time." "Then you're not saying that we've been wasting time since just now?" the old drunkard exclaimed, "Are you ashamed to say that if you came to ask in the first place, there would be no trouble at all?" "This... don't you think that comparing with a relatively low-level reference object can better reflect my superiority in language ability?" Xiuyi's casual explanation made Reinas blush immediately, while the old alcoholic said It was the blood pressure that immediately rose to the center of the eyeball, and everything from the pupil to the white of the eye turned red, looking like a bullfight in a bullring. "That makes sense, how about asking Your Highness to show us your talents?" Kong Kong knew that things were once again developing towards violent thinking when he saw the old drunkard's appearance, so he quickly smoothed things over, "If it's you, the first question would you What will you ask?" "It's a very simple and complicated question, and you probably think about it, but ignoring this question is a mistake most people make." Xiuyi's eyes gradually became serious, and he cast his gaze on Todd. In the next moment, a really simple question was asked, "What is your name?" "Damn brat! Your question is more mentally retarded than mine!" The old drunk yelled angrily, "You still need to ask his name? Didn't he tell you everything?" "You told me, but I didn't get a satisfactory answer." Looking at Todd's sluggish face, Xiu Yi showed an unusually mysterious smile, "Tell me the answer, Todd, what is your real name?" "Michelle Kislow." This answer surprised everyone except Xiuyi, and at the same time, only one sentence was written in the three pairs of eyes that focused on Xiuyi's half-smile expression— — "How did this kid (this person) (His Royal Highness) know?" "The two people who said they were uncles and nephews had so many differences in appearance. From the very beginning, I suspected that they were lying." Xiu Yi was obviously very satisfied with this answer, and said the answer before the three of them asked. Come out, "As a local, Strong, who has a fixed business address and a fixed store name, is relatively less likely to lie, but a nephew who can't hit the pole and has nothing special is different, and no one pays attention His existence is the best identity cover, so such a talent is the most suspicious." "There are many differences in appearance?" The old alcoholic asked suspiciously. "As far as I know, relatives who don't look alike are very common. What's so strange about that?" "That's the difference in appearance. There is always a fixed appearance similarity between collateral blood relatives within two generations, but the names of these two people are uncles and nephews, but this cannot be reflected." Xiu Yi's finger An invisible contour line was drawn on Strong's face, and he simply drew a rough picture with a piece of white paper at hand, "Perhaps none of you have noticed that the shape of a person's skull after the muscles are removed It is an important evidence that is closely related to his genetic appearance. The nephew who is a collateral blood relative has more or less similar genetic appearance within at least two generations, but Todd's skull shape is similar to Strong's. Huge difference - you see, after removing layers of muscle in the outline of Strong's skull, you will find that the shape of his skull is oblate, and the joint between the cheekbone and the mandible is also looser. But Todd is leaning towards the slender type. The two bones I mentioned just now are obviously joined relatively closely. This shows that this person is not the type that often engages in facial muscle activities, and it also proves the relationship between the two people. There is no relationship of any kind." "I've never noticed these...Maybe it's because I'm one of the majority of people you mentioned, and I'm just used to classifying people's appearance based on their superficial beauty and ugliness." Looking at Xiuyi drawing on the paper Reinas could not help but smile wryly, "Look carefully now, there are indeed too many obvious differences in the appearance of these two people--I have to say, you are really an amazing person, even this kind of I can think of an extremely different, but very effective method.” "But this also proves one thing, that is, what he thinks in his mind does not belong to the range of normal people's thinking at all." Although the old drunkard was convinced, his mouth was still firm, "Aside from him, is there any man who would When you look at the same sex, you can't let go, and you can see so many things?" "I'm only interested in a man with a mysterious identity, and it's limited to the other person's purpose and identity." Xiu Yi smiled: "You can't say that seeing the other person's face like a skeleton is also 'love' or Is it a kind of 'like'?" "What's next?" Kong Kong frowned and said, "Just having a real name can't solve the problem?" "Of course, that's why the next question comes." Xiu said with a smile, "What position do you hold in the Warster Imperial Army? What department do you belong to?" "Under the Duke of Griston, he belongs to the Fifth Cavalry Corps of the Southern Legion, the position is Deputy Commander..." The words he murmured shocked everyone, but the reasons for their surprise were quite different, except Except for Xiu Yi, the other three were simply surprised by each other's identities. But Xiuyi has already found the final answer to the whole incident from this sentence, at least he has understood most of the part. "Hey, this guy, despite his ugly appearance, is actually a senior officer in the army!" The old drunkard asked Xiu Yi a little strangely, "Why do you ask this question? Have you already guessed his identity?" "Only those who are not good-looking can do things. There are too many scumbags who are handsome and vain." Xiu Yi answered the old drunkard in this way, "Isn't the one who fought us earlier also a bandit pretending to be an army? I just thought, Those who can be sent to participate in this matter, but cannot disclose their identities, are more or less related to the army... let alone just asking, but I am surprised to get such a standard answer." "Accident?" Reinas asked in surprise, "Even you will be surprised... What made you feel this way?" "The answer, the answer we are looking for, when he revealed his true identity, I think I have probably found a relatively clear clue of the incident." Xiuyi said, "As long as there is one more question to get what I want With an answer, I can fully outline the outline of the whole matter." "You already know?" This time not only Reinas, but also the old drunkard and Void's eyes widened, "So fast?" "It's not difficult to come to such a conclusion as long as you combine a little bit of the information you got before leaving the Demon Realm. Let me finish asking the questions first." Xiuyi temporarily stabilized the three of them, and turned to Todd... No!It should be said that Michela asked something that sounded inexplicable at first glance, "Does the Duke of Gliston want you to bring the painting to Chifele and hand it over to Prime Minister Kruse?" "...Yes." After a little hesitation, Michela gave an affirmative answer, and Xiu Yi, who heard the answer, slapped her forehead heavily, with a look of sudden realization on her face: " It really is so! It seems that our troubles are indeed not small!" "What's the trouble?" shouted the old drunkard, "Don't just talk about things I don't understand, just tell me what you know!" "I'll tell you guys later, I want to think alone for a while, can you go out first?" Xiu Yi pointed to the two people who were still in hypnosis and said, "In order not to leave any openings that would cause suspicion, we should treat them The hypnosis time should not be too long, it is time to wake them up and return that thing." "Are you whetting our appetite?" The old drunkard's cursing sound was just out of his mouth, but he was covered by the thoughtful look in his eyes, and dragged out the door: "Let's go, Miss Reinas When His Highness Xiuyi is willing to tell us, he will naturally say it." After taking a deep look at Xiu Yi, Reinas, who was still slightly puzzled, left the room slowly, and closed the door behind her. The moment the door closed, Xiu Yi, who had a strange look on his face, quickly returned to sit in front of the two hypnotized persons, and clapped his palms four times softly and rhythmically. The bewildered expressions of Strong and Michela suddenly shook, and the eyes that were empty as if nothing had returned to clarity at the same time, as if they had just woken up from a big dream, they almost asked Xiuyi in unison: " Did something happen just now?" There was a satisfied smile on the corner of Xiuyi's lips, and his gentle and soothing tone was as calm as if nothing had happened: "On the contrary, nothing happened, did you two forget? Having said that, due to the bandit attack on the road, I hope that the two of you can reconsider increasing the commission for this mission, but I don’t know what you think about it after thinking about it?”
"Why don't you let me finish?" The old alcoholic in another room was asking Kong Kong angrily, "What if that kid pushes it away and pretends he doesn't know? You should know that striking while the iron is hot is to deal with him This kind of slippery best method, giving him time to think alone will let him get away with it sooner or later!" "Even if His Highness doesn't want to say it, it's for our own good. If His Highness thinks it's worth concealing something, he must do it because he thinks it's necessary." Kong Kong's answer was vague, but it seemed to have some other meaning, " Do you remember? When His Highness told us for the first time that he was looking for the 'Hell Requiem', what did he say?" "...Of course I remember, the strangest opening line I've heard for the first time in so many years, I can't forget it even if I want to!" Is it appropriate?" "I'll leave for a while." The understanding Reinas immediately walked towards the door with interest, but was stopped by a sentence from the void:  "Please wait a moment, Miss Reinas, I want to ask you a question first." "Excuse me." "What do you really think about His Highness Xiuyi? To be precise, I want to ask you what kind of feeling you have for His Highness Xiuyi so far?" Void said with a very serious expression, " This is related to what I will say next, so I hope you can give me a definite answer, you don’t have to deliberately guess what I mean, just answer according to your own feeling now.” "...It is both familiar and unfamiliar, and it can also bring me a wonderful sense of peace of mind. Although I don't know what makes me want to try to trust him, at least I don't care much about his demon status now. Yes." Reinas replied after thinking seriously, "He really doesn't look like a person worth relying on, but he can use his own unique way to eliminate our worries and fears about various troubles, so I I feel that he is trustworthy as a friend and companion... But I may not satisfy you by saying this, because after getting along for a period of time, I am not the only one who thinks so—you can ask Ask Marika, Mibert and Ni Jian, they may not admit it, but entrusting everything to Xiuyi seems to have become our consistent standard of action recently." "I am very satisfied with this answer, to the extreme." Void and the old drunkard quickly exchanged a surprised but gratified look, and the tone of answering Reinas instantly became extremely respectful, "As expected of the person His Royal Highness Xiuyi identified , I am completely relieved... Even if I break the agreement with His Highness Xiuyi and tell you something very special, I don't think I did anything wrong." "A very special thing... what is it?" Looking at the seriousness of the void and the old alcoholic, Reinas faintly felt that she had inadvertently approached the core of some things, "Does Xiuyi not allow you to say ?" "No, he gave us full freedom. We cannot allow these things to be leaked indiscriminately and we are the ones who made the agreement." The old drunkard said softly, "Because Xiuyi told us it was because of trust, we can't live up to this trust." "From your answer just now, I found exactly the same feeling when I talked with His Highness Xiu Yi, that is sincerity and trust." Void continued, "I believe in you, just like I believe in Your Highness Xiu Yi—maybe you don't believe it, but I think that you and His Highness Xiu Yi are the same type of people, and they both like to bury their responsibilities and concerns in their hearts , I would rather be hurt than others, and I will never confide my thoughts until the most critical moment or the person who values ​​me the most... And you, like His Royal Highness, are trustworthy and dependable , so you understand?" "If it's so important, you don't have to say it," Reinas sighed, "I don't think it would be a good thing to know everything...I won't force you." As soon as this sentence came out, Reinas found that the old drunkard and Void actually smiled, and it was a knowing and joyful smile. "Although Xiu Yi said that he and Miss Reinas are not the same kind of people, and then said how the demons and the gods can be compared equally, but I think he is still very clear about this." The old alcoholic He giggled and said, "The evidence is more obvious now, isn't it?" "Yeah, never forcing anyone to do anything, and never thinking of dominating others, this is His Highness Xiu Yi's personality." Kong Kong also laughed and said, "It's unexpected that Miss Lenas' thoughts coincide with his." "Aren't you Xiu Yi's subordinates? Why do you say that he has never dominated others?" Reinas was very surprised, "From the fact that you all obeyed Xiu Yi's plan in the past, isn't that the case?" "Subordinates?" The old drunkard shook his head with a smile, "Didn't you listen carefully to what Kong Kong said just now? Xiu Yi regards us as friends, and we listen to his opinions and do things just because we believe in him—you might as well recall , do we speak to him as a subordinate speaks to a superior?" "...not at all." Thinking of the old alcoholic who was arguing with Xiu Yi with a red face and a thick neck, and the void who always smiled wryly and made various suggestions but did not show respect for Xiu Yi, Reinas had to agree The talk of an old drunkard.There will never be such a relaxed and free dialogue atmosphere between people in a superior-subordinate relationship. "There is an essential difference between obedience because of trust and obedience because of obedience." Kong Kong said meaningfully, "His Highness's consistent tough style is just a superficial phenomenon. Relatively correct opinions and supplements, explaining and explaining this is not only to increase our confidence, but also a means for him to test his own ideas, but his original plan is relatively perfect, so you have Your Highness always gives the impression of imposing opinions on others, but have you ever thought about a question - if there is no plan proposed by His Highness, can you come up with a better idea than him?" "...No." This time, Reinas had to admit that what the void said was completely correct. Xiu Yi, who is different from ordinary people in his thoughts and ways of thinking, is always farsighteder than others in everything. In his eyes, even the most ordinary things can see more and deeper meanings than the surface. It's not surprising that people are always unwilling to admit that others are smarter than others. It's not surprising that people have such an illusion-the old alcoholic and Void may have had this kind of competitiveness, but after a long time with Xiu Yi After getting along, they unknowingly agreed with Xiu Yi's strength but lost this idea. That's why they thought that Xiu Yi was not overpowering others. "The appearance of things never means anything. The truth only exists in the minds of people who look at events. It is normal to get completely different conclusions based on personal judgments and ideas. There is no need to force others to accept your ideas, and it is precisely because of this , The idea of ​​seeking common ground while reserving differences should never be forgotten in the pursuit of truth." Kong Kong leisurely said, "These are the words His Highness once said to us, and it is precisely because of this that we accepted his search for 'Hell Requiem Song' A reason to turn the world upside down.” "To subvert the world?" Reinas' eyes widened several times instantly: "Why do you want to do this?" "Don't you think this world is weird?" The old drunkard's face was unprecedentedly serious, "Take the origin of the whole world as an example, a 'creator god' with unclear identity and purpose can create the whole world, and how can you Don't you think it's intriguing that such a variety of species can be established?" Reina's face turned pale immediately, because these words were really terrible. Creation God is the supreme existence in the legends of the Three Realms. This mysterious figure created the structure of the entire world and all life in the world. Even the gods who think highly of themselves respectfully recognize his status, not to mention It's about the human race and the demon race who claim to be the successors of the creation god's will. People in the Three Realms may not believe in religion, righteousness and evil, or any emotion or morality, but no one dares to doubt the great existence of the God of Creation—the great being who created everything in the world and gave everyone the right to live. God, the mysterious existence that makes the wheel of history in the Three Realms turn because of the existence of life, who would doubt such a person? It is precisely because of this that the words of the old drunkard seem earth-shattering-these words themselves contain several very important questions. Several very fatal problems. What is the purpose of Creator God in creating the world?What on earth is he doing this for?And how? According to common people's point of view, these questions have touched the "forbidden domain" that God cannot allow, and are absolute questions that only God is qualified to answer and discuss. "Please don't go on... I don't want to listen anymore!" Reinas' expression of categorically refusing to listen is not so much the anger that feels that the idea has been desecrated, but rather the fear of some unknown things, or the fear of knowing something. She had a premonition that Huey, who could make the Void and the old alcoholic accept this idea, might be pursuing a huge existence that could subvert the entire world.Although it is not clear whether this kind of thing is the "Hell's Soul Requiem Song" that Xiuyi said, Reinas, who subconsciously refuses to believe all this, still chooses to escape. "Poor child..." Kong Kong stared at Reina's face with a horrified look, and sighed with pity, "We were just like you when we first found out, and we were not willing to accept such a fact at all, but the iron evidence is as strong as a mountain. Everything will be restored to its original form next time, and you are just deceiving yourself now." "Forget it, didn't it take us several months to accept it? Don't force her, it's fine if she doesn't want to listen." The old drunkard patted Kong Kong's shoulder sympathetically, "Let's stop here, wait for her When she realizes it, she will come to us to seek answers, isn't that why that kid Xiu Yi doesn't want us to talk about these things everywhere?" "I agree, maybe it would be more appropriate for Her Highness Xiu Yi to tell her at that time..." Kong Kong was interrupted by a knock on the door in the middle of his words.  Xiu Yi sounded like a very tired voice, and then slowly said: "Can I come in?" "Please come in." Void, who strode open the door, immediately saw Xiu Yi, whose expression was as tired as his voice, "Is it all over?" "That's it for now, as long as you don't have anything to do with this kind of thing." Xiuyi let out a long breath, and then his eyes fell on Lenas who looked a little strange, "Is Lenas also there?" ? You don't look right, what happened?" "Ugh... Ah! Nothing! Nothing happened!" Reinas was stunned for a moment before she realized, her slightly forced smile and panicked tone showed her inner uneasiness, and also made her cover up her words Looks particularly clumsy: "Did you dismiss them without suspicion? That's a good thing, isn't it?" "People who are hypnotized by the 'Eye of Medusa' will forget everything before being hypnotized, even the memory of seeing it will be wiped out, so they don't remember anything, the so-called Suspicion will naturally not exist." Probably because of being too tired from using hypnotism, Xiu Yi seemed to be completely unaware of Reinas's abnormal expression, and just said indifferently, "I have returned the painting to them, I also spent a little bit of talking to get the other party to pay half of the commission, as long as I don’t make unnecessary guesses about the reason behind the bandit’s pursuit, it’s best to end this incident here.” "Are you going to say nothing again?" The old drunkard turned his dissatisfaction on Kong Kong in an instant: "I'll just say it! Sooner or later he will renege on his debt, now you see!" "I just said that the incident is the best so far, and I didn't say I won't tell you." Xiuyi's words made the eyes of the three people who thought he would not disclose the truth of the incident widen: "But after hearing it, you'd better It can be assumed that nothing happened, let alone mention it to Ni Jian and the others. After all, the seriousness of this incident is a bit beyond my expectation. Given the situation that we are currently suffering from the order of the devil to kill, this kind of trouble The less the better." "How serious is it?" Kong Kong asked, "What was His Highness's previous prediction?" "The military and political factional struggles within the entire Warster Empire, as well as the strategic alliance plans within the countries of the Three Realms, these are the incidents that I can think of being involved so far." Xiuyi's words sounded like heaven and earth shattered in the ears of the three, "As I said before, I originally thought that this incident was just an idea within the army to strengthen the combat power of the Magic Legion, but judging from the answers just now, things are far from as simple as imagined." "Oh my God!" Reinas looked at the already dumbfounded Void and the old drunkard, and asked almost moaning: "Is it so serious?" “有，而且证据很充分。这个说法并不是我一个人说了算，而是有我在魔界所收集的情报做依托的。”修伊神色凝重地说道，“先说天界军，天界军在近年来对魔界军的战斗中屡次都落在下风，这虽然和我作为'平衡者'不无关系，但联合人界的所有国家结成反抗魔界的大联盟，却是天界军自从第六次神魔战争以神族失败告终的那唯一一次败北后一贯的制胜战略，到现在这个方法更是在近两次神魔战争中得到验证的最佳选择。” “这我知道，在三十四年前开始、在十四年前结束的最后一次神魔战争就是这样。人界除了华斯特帝国军外的另外三个国家与天界军结盟，组成了史无前例的浩大人族军团与魔界军展开了激战，曾一度把前锋推进到了泽兰哈尔城外五十公里的地方。”老酒鬼的面上浮现出极其无奈的苦笑，显然是对那时的事情有着很深刻的记忆，“如果当时没有修伊这小子把'龙炎修罗箭'的大批量生产计划完成，又或者是那九座最新完成的超大功率'空牙炮'没能投入实战运用，也许魔界这个词语早就不复存在了。” “如果不是战况危急，两个生产计划的完成期我可以再拖上一百年。”修伊不无遗憾地说道，“但是当时的两族联军实在是太强大了，出此下策实在是迫不得已。” “殿下的一个迫不得已，就报销了一千万两族联军，我对此是无话可说了。”虚空的苦笑看起来像是在哭，“三界视之为圣战的庞大战役，在你的眼中就像棋盘上的两军对阵，无数英雄豪杰拼死奋战也无法改变的战果，你大脑之中的一个想法就能彻底扭转……所以我说，三界中最可怕的人其实是殿下这位'平衡者'才对。” “最可怕的是战争，而不是想让人民安生的人。”修伊淡淡地说道，“战争中的抢掠和破坏是只属于胜利者的专利——而只要不存在完全的胜利者，人民也将尽量避免被战争波及。既不纯洁也不高尚，只是为了相对的平衡和安宁，这就是我成为'平衡者'的动机。” “但是，就算天界军有和人界各个国家联合的打算，也和我们现在的这件事没有关系吧？”蕾娜斯不由得问道。 “当然有关系，当时与天界军联手的三个国家就是新红帝国、法利玛帝国和加雷斯教国，现有人界的十四个人类国家中最强盛的四个国家如果去掉了华斯特帝国，就属他们三足鼎立。”修伊说道，“当然，他们会和天界军联手并不是因为所谓的正义又或者是除魔卫道——对一个国家来说，所谓的战争就是争取利益的一种手段，他们之所以参加战争的原因应该和战胜后的魔界土地划分有关系，只不过是被我的计划所粉碎罢了。” “所以如果你做的事情被人知道，三界之中被追杀得上天无路、入地无门的人只有你一个，”老酒鬼喃喃道，“亏你还做得这么卖力，都没想过惹上麻烦的后果吗？” “人要是想太多，很多事情都做不成、更不敢做了。”修伊答道，“而且就算被人知道，我现在的处境难道会变得更糟糕吗？” “这倒也是，殿下被魔界追杀就够麻烦了——要知道，魔界军的综合素质比天界军差的原因主要在于占军队主力的大部分种族本身素质低，像猪族、蝙蝠族和不死族都是战斗力低下的兵种，但就是这样的魔界军反而能和素质极高的天界军战成平手，这就证明魔族内的高手还是很多的。”虚空说道，“别的不说，光是神魔战争后新补充的十二龙骑将就够头疼一阵了，还不算那些在军队之外独善其身的佣兵级高手……” “想那么多也无济于事，先把蕾娜斯的疑问解答完再说。”修伊满不在乎地笑了笑，“我说到哪里了？哦，对，是我粉碎了他们的计划——这样一来，他们不仅没在战争中受益，反而亏了本。于是他们对于神族的联合提议也开始不太感兴趣，转而在人界中寻找有共同野心的盟友……也就在这个时候，拥有和魔界军相对抗实力，并且在两次神魔战争中因为未参加联军而无损战力的华斯特帝国进入了他们的视野。” “华斯特帝国为什么不参加人界的联合军？”蕾娜斯问道，“难道是他们和魔界军有什么协议吗？” “刚好相反，华斯特帝国和魔界军不共戴天，不参加联军的原因也很简单，因为比起魔界军来说，华斯特帝国更讨厌的是天界军。”修伊的笑容中隐隐透出一丝悲伤的神色，“很抱歉……由于一些个人的原因，这其中的原由我不想说，但我可以确定的是，华斯特帝国是绝对不会参加与天界、魔界有关系的集团的，他们要和谁战斗只依靠自己的力量。” “单单依靠自己的力量？”蕾娜斯惊讶地追问道，“华斯特帝国有这么强大吗？” “强大……蕾娜斯小姐，您是从来也不了解人界各个国家的军事概况的吗？”虚空叹气道，“华斯特帝国是人界中地域最庞大、人口最密集的超级大国，整个国家的领土面积占到了整个人界的四分之一，而人口也达到了三十亿这个惊人的数字——天界的总人口是五十亿，魔界大约是七十亿，而人界则是八十亿，华斯特帝国所占的人口比例之高简直是骇人听闻，所以拥有超过两亿国防军和四亿预备役军的华斯特帝国是名副其实的强大帝国。” “六亿……”蕾娜斯被这个庞大的数字吓呆了，“天界军的全部战备力量也不过只有五亿啊！” “不错，除了综合兵力数量为七亿六千万的魔界军外，天界军在数量上还比不上华斯特帝国，但总体战斗力还是以质量最高的天界军最强。”老酒鬼补充道，“但华斯特帝国习武成风，整个人界最强的十大骑士团和十二骑兵军华斯特帝国都占了七个名额，由此再加上六亿这个数字，这个国家简直就是可以一统天下的超级强者。” “那他们为什么……”蕾娜斯的问题随之而来。 “华斯特帝国是足以一统人界的强者，但是他们也有无法出兵的理由。”修伊的笑容透着说不出的悲哀，“因为华斯特帝国的创始者比罗德·华斯特在临死之前，用自己全部的霸者之气和残余的生命力完成了一个带着最恶毒诅咒的超高速老化魔法，凡是继承他的血统、却不遵守这条定律的华斯特王都将无一例外死去。而这个诅咒的引发条件也很简单：'凡天、魔两界未灭而敢妄图霸业者，受我永恒之咒，失却一切时间之常规，身化尘埃而灵魂不宁'。因为不相信这个诅咒而出兵的华斯特王到目前为止有四人，都是在正式决定出战的第二天就急剧衰老，并在不到一天之内身躯就腐朽干结化为惨不忍睹的枯骨，死状之惨和痛苦之烈简直是常人难以想像的。” “为什么比罗德·华斯特要下这个诅咒呢？”蕾娜斯的这个问题只换来了修伊的一个苦笑。 带着深深叹息与哀伤的苦笑。