pappabearbooks Chapter 679 358: We Are Married
Chapter 679 358: We Are Married
"Do you think the Lokeshi Empire will fall into chaos?" Louis furrowed his brow and said, "Is it a prophecy?"The Emperor shook his head and said, "Louis, don't place too much importance on prophecies, but don't ignore them either. A hundred years ago, I would never have believed the Lokeshi Empire would become like this."
"Like what?"
"Don't you find the current Lokeshi Empire strange?"
Louis recalled his previous experiences there, raised an eyebrow, and said:
"I can't quite understand their actions. If it were me, I would never hand over the inheritance of the Commander so easily to the opponent.
And I certainly wouldn't place assassination squads among the candidates for the Curse Binding Legion.
To me, this is betrayal. The empire's intelligence agency being controlled by another country is simply ludicrous."
Yes.
This was the same suspicion he had when he was in the Lokeshi Empire.
How could they dare to do that?
Did they not know how much imperial intelligence the assassination squad holds?
Louis didn't believe the upper echelons there were foolish; there must be a plot.
If they trusted in their own character, believing the assassination squad members joined the Curse Binding Legion, and Louis wouldn't force them to reveal their national secrets, not even Louis himself would believe that.
Because he knew he couldn't resist the curiosity and, to some extent, would want to learn something from them.
Just look at the former Giant Demon Tribe, now the Giant Demon Empire.
If they had no choice, did they really think the other side was willing to let so many elite demons become part of the Curse Binding Legion?
The Emperor's voice was somewhat hollow: "The people of Lokeshi now resemble a ship lost at sea, desperately seeking a way forward.
Yet they are already deeply mired, unable to escape aimless wandering and can only do everything possible to save themselves.
The matter of the assassination squads and the Great Sin Experiment are merely parts of countless plans they've put forward."
Louis frowned: "Does this relate to passive slaughter and active devouring?"
The Emperor looked at him deliberately and said: "Ask yourself, is the power of Great Sin convenient to use?"
"Convenient, very convenient," Louis said honestly. "I still feel that my growth relies on the Great Sin."
The Emperor said, "So, do you think anyone might have the idea, instead of nurturing suitable candidates like we did with you, to keep the power of Great Sin firmly in the hands of those absolutely loyal?"
Louis's body swayed, pupils contracted sharply.
Countless thoughts in his mind reached closure at this moment.
"They... captured Great Sin Envy, killed him, and then directly initiated the Great Sin Experiment?"
The Emperor did not directly answer, but he smiled.
There was no need to spell it out, but the answer was given.
"Now I finally understand why they are so certain that this generation's Great Sin Envy is an artificial creation – because they did it too.
They killed the original Great Sin and let someone deeply trusted by the Thirteen Houses become the new Great Sin, even if such a Great Sin is less stable than the original?"
The Emperor nodded: "That's why they know the truth and were so incredulous when they saw this generation's Envy."
"Then who are their experimenters?" Louis asked tentatively.
The Emperor sighed and said: "Haven't you guessed by now? You're quite clever."
"So... have they gone mad enough to use their own children as test subjects?"
This behavior is almost certain death.
Participants in the Great Sin Experiment are carefully selected.
If the people of Lokeshi limit the selection range to the high ranks' offspring, not only will it lower the experiment's success rate, but aren't they afraid someone among the upper ranks might develop treasonous thoughts?
The Emperor said: "They're not afraid because the problem with the Lokeshi Empire is more serious than you think, and they've run out of options."
"Why?" Louis was incredulous. "What could possibly justify such actions?"
The Emperor was silent for a moment and said: "In your opinion, to resist the evil forces, what is the simplest method? Is it purely relying on one's own strength?"
Louis responded without hesitation: "From the perspective of resisting evil, no country in the world, even combined, can match the people of the True God Church."
"Yes, so what is the founding principle of the Lokeshi Empire?"
"...Not believing in gods, building the empire's future with their own hands."
"So, do you understand?" The Emperor's eyes showed a hint of helplessness, "Humanity's noble ideals have, for a long time, united the people of Lokeshi, and that's their founding principle, but under increasing pressure, they refuse to abandon their foundation, so they can only endure."
Louis fell silent.
Admittedly, even for Louis, purely targeting the demon species, at the same level, and in the same realm, he couldn't compete with the people of the temple.
The two sides were not on the same level.
The stance of the True God's camp and the nature of divine duties destined that the True God and followers would fight the evil side to the end.
Various targeted means also emerge in an endless stream.
Louis can kill demons purely based on combat power, differing widely from their approach.
But the church's followers have their dignity too.
Believing in a deity doesn't mean completely losing oneself.
The Lokeshi people from top to bottom are unwelcoming to our followers, from all social levels, and even intentionally or unintentionally hinder our spread of faith...
Now that there's a problem, they instead turn to me for help, thinking that honest people don't have tempers?