During the years he worked at Daochenglin, Cole had seen this situation many times.
Since its establishment, the Institute of the Church has had a method of "forest training". By lighting spiritual phenol incense to stabilize the mind, one can use consciousness to connect to the world tree and obtain knowledge of the realm of gods.
Five hundred years ago, before the World Tree became diseased, this kind of practice was fine under the protection of the Great Compassionate Tree King. But now, nine out of ten scholars who practice in the forest will talk to themselves like this, muttering something like "Grandpa, I've done it". This is the so-called forest dwelling lie period.
Cole had wanted to wake them up before, but instead they responded by saying, "Kid, you're possessed."
"Lord Grass God?" Cole stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Nashida.
When Nashida looked at her, Cole took back one finger and asked softly, "What's this?"
"?" Nashida slowly typed a question mark.
She was stunned for a moment, then realized that Cole was watching her talking to herself and was worried that she had mental problems like those crazy scholars.
Nashida explained with a smile: "Don't worry, I'm fine. I'm different from those scholars who practice in the forest."
"But...those crazy scholars also said that they were different from others." Cole scratched her head. She was just a little worried at first, but now she really felt that something was wrong.
But she was unable to judge. After all, she was illiterate before and had never considered being polluted by knowledge.
"Then... Lord Grass God, what were you talking to yourself just now?" Cole had no choice but to ask tentatively. She just hoped that Nashida would not be like the crazy scholars and say that she was talking to God.
Looking at Kelai's innocent eyes, Nashida explained helplessly: "I was talking to Lan Fangyun. He was possessed by me and asking me about my plan."
however--
"It's over, we've finally met..." Kelai took two steps back like a little rabbit, with a look of fear on his face. "Those scholars in the Forest Lie period also said that they saw gods possessing them and wanted to take them to the Sky Island to become gods."
Cole was shocked!
Now even Lord Grass God has been polluted?
The strange sky island and the unusual gods, is it true or false? Cole is confused and can't tell.
Hey, these materials are enough for Mr. Maoren Erdai to write a novel!
Cole complained madly in his mind, and at the same time planned to use the void to contact Master Tinari.
Seeing Cole like this, Nashida could only hold her forehead and sigh.
This kid, Kelai, is good in every way except that he seems to be too addicted to novels. No wonder he says those embarrassing, second-year lines in his dreams. He also wants to learn from Fang Yun 4A and take over Qun Yu Pavilion.
But who exactly is this second generation cat man?
I heard that he is the only writer in Yaedo who has signed a special contract that provides a guaranteed subsidy as long as he keeps updating. Maybe we can ask Fang Yun?
"I'm really talking to Lan Fangyun. Forget it, let him talk to you himself." Nashida urged Fangyun, who was laughing, to go to Cole.
Is Lan Fangyun really here?
Seeing Nashida's firm tone, Cole's purple eyes suddenly lit up, but thinking of Nashida's performance just now, he became a little skeptical.
At this moment, Lan Fangyun's familiar voice sounded in her ears.
"Cole?"
"Is it really you, Lan Fangyun?"
There was still some disbelief on Kelai's little face. After all, she hadn't heard from Lan Fangyun for a long time since they parted in the desert.
Fang Yun also knew this, so he deliberately used a tacit tone that only the two of them knew: "Ke Lai, step out!"
"Here!" Cole straightened his back reflexively and shouted.
Now she was sure of Lan Fangyun's identity, because this was what Fangyun would say every time he rode her out to clean up the dead zone.
Whether Fang Yun is confused or not depends on whether she can find Wuliutuo.
"Lan Fangyun, you're finally back to Xumi!" Ke Lai was excited, but he couldn't help but ask curiously: "Hey, why don't I see your body? You didn't get hurt in Fontaine?"
"No, the Fontaine matter went very smoothly, and I also got the data from the laboratory." Fang Yun considered that it was not easy to talk about things like the fetus, so he simply talked about the results, and then explained his true identity: "Actually, I am Inazuma's..."
"You are Inazuma's Narukami Tenko Fang Yun, right?"
"Huh? How did you know?"
"Hehe, do you think I'm stupid? After returning to the rain forest from the desert, Inazuma ended the isolation of the country. At that time, I had some guesses when I heard your name, especially when I later learned that you were going to Fontaine, I felt that there was something wrong."
Although Ke Lai's cultural level is not high, she is not stupid.
She still felt shy when she thought about Fang Yun having seen her taking a bath.
"Yes, little Cole is very smart. When I found Huachengguo yesterday, she was worried that I was here to defraud her." Nashida talked about what happened yesterday with a smile.
Ke Lai scratched his head in embarrassment: "I didn't expect to really meet Lord Grass God. In recent years, it has been very popular in Xumi to commit fraud in the name of gods."
"Oh? There is such a thing?" Fang Yun made an expression that said I'm very curious.
"Of course, especially in the desert, some Gilded Brigade always use tricks like 'I am the Red King. I lost my power due to the betrayal of the Great Compassion Tree King and am trapped underground. Bring 50 Mora to the designated location. After I escape, I will make you the Desert Death God' to deceive people. Many people are fooled."
His face darkened, the Desert Death!
At this point, Cole suddenly looked down at Nashida, and was relieved when he saw that she had no special reaction: "Lord Grass God, you may not know that the people of the sand are very hostile to the Great Kindness Tree King, and believe that the rain forest should originally be a desert land."
"No, I understand." Nashida shook her head. She often went to Aru Village to help them resist the wind and sand, so she naturally knew the situation in the desert.
In fact, she knew that many people of the Sand knew in their hearts that the truth was not what was circulated in the outside world: "The Red King created the rainforest, the Red King is the real god of wisdom, and it was the Great Compassionate Tree King who betrayed the Red King and took the position of the Grass God."
They would believe that the Red King, a god who has nothing to do with the grass element, created the rainforest just because he wanted to rationalize his desire for and invasion of the rainforest.
But the desert and the rainforest have been resentful for a long time, and Nashida is unable to truly mediate. Perhaps groups like the Aru Village that are tired of fighting will side with her, but those desert tribes and the gilded brigade like the God-King's Legacy will not bow to her.
However...she did not expect these people to submit to her, the moon, because Xumi already has a real sun.
As she thought about this, she felt a little gloomy and lost.
This was not out of jealousy, but because she felt that she was too weak. If she had been braver before, Xumi might not have become what she is now.
Fang Yun vaguely sensed her depressed mood and couldn't help but sigh helplessly.
No, do you want to type “I can’t do anything” again?
He thought Nashida had figured it out after she walked out of the cage, but he didn't expect there was still a problem. No wonder she wanted to give the position of Grass God to him.
Well, it still needs some adjustment...and some modification!
Just as I was thinking about how to start, I suddenly heard footsteps outside the house.
But the one who came was not an outsider, but Tinari.
Although he is the most famous forest ranger in Xumi, Tinari is not very old and even looks a little immature. He has the gentle and elegant temperament of a scholar.
In fact, this is true. Tinari's academic level is top-notch in the School of Life. Therefore, at the beginning of the original plot, the wise man Kavaja of the School of Knowledge wanted to invite him to participate in the project of creating gods.
Fang Yun greeted Tinari and also explained his identity.
But unlike Cole, when Tinari learned of Fang Yun's arrival, he was surprised at first, and then heaved a sigh of relief.
Fang Yun was puzzled: "Tinari, what happened to you? Did something happen in Xumi City? Azar and the others found out that Nashida had left and wanted to search the whole city for her?"
But even so, Nashida would not worry too much. Azar could only mobilize a group of thirty people. If he really dared to rebel, Nashida only needed to use the wooden man technique he taught her. Even if she did nothing, she could make the group of thirty people bow down to her with the help of the wooden man with a diamond body that was immune to damage throughout the whole process.
He had already thought of the secret map for Nashida: Which adult would get angry with a child?
"No, it has nothing to do with Xumi City." Tinari shook his head a little embarrassedly, but still expressed his thoughts.
He already knew that Azar had been hinting at Nashida to pass the position of Grass God to Fang Yun during this period. But Nashida suddenly came to him and said that she wanted to purge the bad apples in the House of the Order. He couldn't help but worry whether this was a hidden political struggle, and whether Nashida had any hatred towards Fang Yun.
If a conflict arises between the two, and Fang Yun, the emperor's uncle, comes to Xumi City under the banner of "Following the will of Heaven to quell the crisis", that is, in accordance with the will of the Great Compassionate Tree King to eliminate the national crisis in Xumi, then it will be a big trouble.
Although he knew that this possibility was small given Fang Yun's personality, Tinari was still very worried. After all, even the People of the Sand wanted Fang Yun to wear the red robe.
"..." Fang Yun entered the Super Blademaster mode.
He felt that there was something wrong with Tinari's thinking. It was he who proposed the "Zhan Apepu Uprising" last time, and now he is coming up with the "Fengtian Jingnan".
Tinari, you have really caused me so much trouble!
"Ahem, I've read a lot of novels recently, and my thoughts have been a bit scattered." Tinari smiled a little embarrassedly, "Actually, I should have thought of it earlier. Lord Grass God's sudden departure from Jingshan Palace should be related to you."
Fang Yun looked speechless.
It was identified as being viewed by the second generation of cat viewers!
"I'm not interested in the position of Grass God." Fang Yun's words were concise, but his tone was firm. He was saying this to Nashida. He really didn't want to add another piece of clothing.
Nashida wanted to say something, but Fang Yun spoke first: "I know you feel that you can't handle Xumi's problems, but just because I'm not the Grass God, does that mean I can't help you? After all, I'm also the prince of Xumi."
"But..."
"No buts. No matter whether you think of yourself as the moon or the sun, in my eyes, you are my Nashida. I will not abandon you."
"..."
Nashida did not speak again. The loneliness and coldness that once enveloped her heart quietly faded away, and the emotion called happiness was quickly filling the emptiness in her heart.
That was something she could only experience in her dreams, the feeling of being discovered by the Flower Knight and everyone circling around her at the Flower Goddess Festival, making her so intoxicated that she didn't want to wake up.
But now, even in reality she could feel the taste of happiness, and the nightmare was far away from her.
Mom, thank you for sending my brother Fang Yun to me. I will definitely get along well with him.
Fang Yun asked about the results of Tinari's investigation.
"Nothing has happened in Xumi City. I have confirmed with my mentor Nafis that the Great Sage still does not know about the Little Auspicious Grass King." Tinari explained the information seriously. "But I have received a lot of news from Senor."
"Seno has been investigating the interest chain of human experiments. He arrested some people based on the confessions of the remaining Fatui researchers at the time, but when he wanted to continue the investigation, he was stopped by the Great Sage and someone else was in charge of the case."
"Senor did not stop. After a period of secret investigation, he found that some scholars in the Order Institute were indeed close to Zhidong and received financial assistance from the Northland Bank when writing their papers."
"Two of his targets are currently working in Omos Harbor, responsible for connecting with the Gilded Brigade there and collecting taxes. Seno suspects that there are Fatui who are in contact with them in Omos Harbor."
Tinari couldn't help but frown when he said this: "Omos Port is a mixed bag. The control of the Order of the Lords there is actually very weak. The trade of smuggled canned knowledge in Xumi is basically carried out there. It may be a bit troublesome to investigate the Fatui."
"If the investigation is conducted by the Order of the Lords, it would be very troublesome. But for us, as long as we have determined the target, the rest is just a matter of making a trip." Nashida was not worried because the telepathic power of mind reading was too cheating.
She can't read the minds of ordinary people, but she obviously doesn't care about human rights for those who are involved in human experiments and human trafficking.
"A rotten orange is a rotten orange!" she and Cole said in unison.
After the words were spoken, the two looked at each other strangely, and both understood that the other had also been infected by Fang Yun.
"In short, let's set off for Port Omos tomorrow without further ado." Fang Yun made the decision.
Nashida, Cole, and Tinari all nodded repeatedly.
Even the calm Tinari couldn't help but look excited at this moment. With General Lan with 31000/0/9 leading the team, he suddenly felt that everything was stable.
After discussing these things, Fang Yun did not leave in a hurry, but called Ke Lai.
"Cole!"
"To!"
As Cole felt a sense of fullness, she felt Fang Yun's...consciousness entering her body.
Afterwards, powerful divine power continuously flowed out from her body, and even formed a golden divine robe.
Cole Lanfang cloud connection mode!
"Let's go and fight the two Wuliutuo." Fang Yun was already itching to fight, even if his true form didn't appear, he didn't want to miss the chance to fight Wuliutuo.
Ke Lai naturally agreed. She had wanted to use Fang Yun's trial card for a long time, and then she turned around and left.
Just before she stepped out of the room, she suddenly thought of something and turned back to look at Nashida: "By the way, Lord Grass God, I have something to say to you."
"what?"
"You said before that I'm not confident in myself... Actually, you are the same."
Cole took a deep breath, blushed a little but still said firmly: "Lord Grass God, I used to just chase after Amber's [Moon], but you also said that now I have become the [Sun] that can be compared to Amber, so... you can do the same. I believe that sooner or later, you will be able to catch up with the Great Kindness Tree King!"
After saying this, Cole left as if he was shy.
Nashida looked at her back for a long time without saying a word.
After a long time, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly with a hint of happiness, and she nodded seriously.
...
the next day.
Rice wife, castle tower.
After clearing some dead zones and eliminating many Wuliutuo, Fang Yun stretched himself lazily, feeling refreshed.
But he had exhausted too much energy in teaching and preaching (typo) yesterday, so even when he woke up in the morning he was still a little reluctant to get up.
