The light radiates steadily from the spiral crystal, sprinkled on the paper with soft raw edges. Luo Jia held a pen and sketched on the paper. He stared at a spot in the air, thinking about the news he had gotten from Helribburn today.

He first drew a straight line and marked "sixty-six years ago" at the end. According to Helribben, in the ages of time, the Ascended — that is, those who possess divine grace — and mortals had a unified perception of Bethlehem. The dividing line was on that day 66 years ago.

He drew two more arrows at the end of the line and put a question mark.

In the knowledge of the surviving eldars, the city-state was destroyed on the day of the arrival of the Insatiable Queen. But it wasn't long before they discovered that mortals were still moving in and out of the city-state that was supposed to be abandoned, and that Bethlehem's trade with the states continued. As if everything was just a nightmare for them.

According to the banshees, if the Ascended entered the city gates at dusk without permission to enter the city, he would be greeted only by a ruin, as they had seen a thousand times during their wanderings. But for mortals, such restrictions do not exist. Therefore, the city-state set the twilight day of each long day as the exclusive period for the exalted.

She explained that the New God believers in Bethlehem were not religious enough. They simply gave their faith out of fear of the end times, and thus created a history full of weaknesses. Even if the conflicting followers of the Old Gods and the entry of the other trigods would infect their fragile history,

Luo Jia bit the tip of his pen and wrote "Hallucinations?" on the two parallel lines behind the arrow. ”。

It is perhaps the most reasonable answer to think that one side of the mortal or the exalted is deluded. Helburn tells him that the dependents of the Queen of Insatiable and the King of Shadows are both proficient in seductive illusions, but the former focuses on the traction of oral desires, trying to provoke the five senses and lead people to deply, while the latter manifests itself in a more varied form. And the children of Virginia are capable of cognitive dissonance, seeing a rotten, foul-smelling swamp as a more comfortable place than a fragrant garden.

But she also emphasized that during these sixty-six years there was a constant stream of mortals, and that the goods that flowed out of Bethlehem had become astronomical and had maintained their rightful form in the various realms. No illusion she knew could do that.

As for the possibility that believers may be deceived...... When Roga asked the question, the head of the banshee gave him a strange look and told him in a determined tone that it was impossible.

The four great lords of the Great Game now have a blood feud with each other, and even if they occasionally cooperate - such as the time when the three parties jointly attacked Bethlehem, but the struggle is the eternal theme between them. The origin of their fanatical hatred for each other is unclear even to the Old Gods, and it has become an important reason for the fragile covenant to come and go.

A gladiator in the city of skulls may spend his life being hired by the Shadowless to attack Virginia and join forces with Virginia to strangle the passing Grail Knights, but when he goes berserk in battle, he will never care who the head of his choice belongs to. The intrigues and backstabs of the Shadowless King's family are always against everyone, although sometimes they themselves are trapped. And the Queen's subjects were nowhere near as close to Virginia's affectionate sons, and almost every of the Queen's chosen people was dissolute and arrogant, believing that their colleagues were mere stumbling blocks to their own favor with the Goddess, not to mention the other powers. Under these circumstances, it is difficult to imagine any illusion that could deceive the electorate at once, especially the notoriously magic-averse skull-building citizens.

Which event actually happened? Which one is false again? If both realities were true, it would be a bit contrary to Luo Jia's common sense. It is as if the future caused by the two choices has diverged in this city, and it flows clearly to this day. It's like ...... Specifically to show him the consequences of each option.

Luo Jia shook her head and shook off those nonsensical thoughts. He didn't think that this kind of mystery that defied the law was set up for himself, that would be too arrogant. He put pen to paper again, in "Hallucination? A line of small print was written on the back: "Sixth? ”

He cared deeply about Lilith's description of the five destructions, and after researching with Helliburn, the other party gave a positive answer. But she couldn't tell if it was some kind of collective hallucination or if it had actually happened. Lilith was silent. The only thing she could tell Luo Jia was that every moment of her experience was terrifyingly real.

If it is the latter, it means that the queen has mastered some kind of ...... The treacherous space-time cycle ability, it seems possible to overlap two planes in one place from here. Ascending Persons enter the city at dusk with a permit to enter the city, which is actually a necessary procedure for invading other planes. But what is the purpose of doing this, is it simply to show your own greatness?

Luo Jia couldn't help but start pulling her hair a little long. The inference was stuck here again, and he hated this air-to-air speculation. But Helly couldn't give any more information.

That's a euphemism. In fact, the banshee's suspicion of him was quite a surprise. Despite the disparaging disparage of the Insatiable Queen as a "whore", she and the banshees seem to take for granted that whatever the gods do is legitimate, as if the gods were supposed to be powerful and moody beings, and the original speculation is a fuss.

The sound of a dragging chair sounded, and Roga realized that Shelley was sitting down beside him. A cold hand landed on the back of his neck, and the touch was as cold and cold as cold water through a glove. This wasn't the kind of action that the tech priests liked before, but the original didn't hate it. It can even be said that this skin that belongs to others makes him more receptive to the other party's intimate behavior.

Shelley picked up the pen and wrote the word "taboo" on the paper. "Do you remember that Helburn mentioned that mentioning information about the destruction of Bethlehem would hurt when he wasn't under protection?"

Luo Jia muttered in reply. "Yes, it will bleed from the mouth and nose, attracting ...... such as Void Predators"

"And in the city, even if you discuss relevant information in a secluded and uninhabited place, or bring items from the outer city inside, it will cause hostility from the spirit clan?"

"What do you think is the reason?" Shelley asked softly.

"Uh...... Will outsiders be closely watched? Luo Jia asked uncertainly.

"I remember Helriben saying that outsiders who break the taboo will suffer all sorts of seemingly coincidental dooms, is it possible that these coincidences are not a disguise for the inhabitants of the Spirit Race?"

"What do you mean......" Luo Jia realized something, stopped biting the tip of the pen, and opened his eyes slightly.

"The city itself loaths those who break taboos." Shelley took the pen that had been bitten several times out of the mouth of the little proto, who realized his childish little gesture and his cheeks couldn't help but redden. "It's like...... Two endings resulting from a difference in a key plot. When one of the endings is brought to the other, the latter is not valid. The premise of the existence of one ending is the negation of other endings. ”

Her voice echoed through the windowless room. And the destruction of Bethlehem is the predetermined end...... It must be built on the death of its inhabitants and the cessation of the city. So when the information goes into the second 'nothing happened in Bethlehem', everything in the latter tries to destroy it, like the immune system when a virus invades. ”

"This ...... This is so absurd, the truth itself is the poison of lies, but this is the truth of poisoning each other. Luo Jia muttered, but he couldn't help but believe the other party's absurd inference. When everything was confusing, Shelley's idea was at least self-justifying.

Looking at the original body, Shelley curled the corners of his mouth. "The truth is much more hostile to each other than lies. Have you heard the lie of coexistence, but have you heard the truth of coexistence? She brushed a strand of Luo Jia's hair behind her ear, and the coldness of her fingers made the little proto-body shiver. Are you ready to poison another history? My live poison? ”

"You've always liked these weird names." Luo Jia muttered.