SFS Chapter 529 The Enemy of the God of Wisdom
Chapter 529 The Enemy of the God of Wisdom
"What did you just do?"
Nasita stared at the doctor with a hostile expression, full of vigilance.
"The things your sages research are just sound waves that can quickly put unsuspecting people into a dream state. I thought they might be interesting, but now it seems they are completely useless. They are ineffective against gods, and they are ineffective against him as well."
Is this an attempt to scare me into standing up?
Xu Ning continued to pretend to be asleep, breathing heavily, but suddenly felt a chill run down his spine—a spontaneous bodily reaction to being threatened.
Xu Ning sat up abruptly, took a sip of wine from his gourd, and sighed, "These stragglers are really useless. How come they didn't kill you?"
The doctor, with his hands behind his back, said leisurely, "The skirmisher isn't useless; on the contrary, he's much more useful than most people. It's just that I know him far too well, even... better than he knows himself. Everything he wants to do is under my control, so naturally he can't cause me any harm."
Xu Ning glanced at the spot where the stragglers had fallen, but there was still no movement there.
Based on the materials used in the skirmisher's body, even if the height of the God of War were two or three times higher, he wouldn't die from the fall.
But from the moment he started, he seemed to have died, lying in the dust with no trace of life left.
"You didn't help the stragglers when they were defeated, so what's your purpose in suddenly appearing now?"
Upon hearing Narcida's question, the doctor gave a cold laugh. "As a researcher, how could I possibly help the experimental subject during the experiment? Wouldn't that interfere with the results?"
Nasita questioned angrily, "Is the ultimate experiment pursued by the Council of the Church so insignificant to you? If they succeed in creating a god, how will you explain it to your master?"
"That's not a problem for me to deal with. But to be honest, the experimental results were really disappointing. Okay, let's stop here. Now that the experiment is over, it's time to clean up the equipment and recycle the useful materials."
The doctor extended his hand to Narcida, "Please hand over the Heart of Thor that the skirmisher brought!"
Xu Ning glanced at Nasita and noticed that she hadn't immediately rejected the doctor's suggestion. His mind raced.
“Narcida, this Heart of God is a spoil of war we obtained by defeating the skirmishers together. There’s no reason to just hand it over like this. Moreover, I have a better suggestion. Let’s join forces again and take out the Doctor as well. That way, not only will Winter lose two executives, but we’ll also get rid of the biggest mastermind behind this incident.”
Xu Ning reminded Naxida that he had also contributed to the creation of the Heart of God, and that Naxida had no right to dispose of it alone.
On the other hand, they also wanted to encourage Nasita and themselves to completely eliminate this unfathomable enemy.
Moreover, Xu Ning discovered that the Doctor hadn't even glanced at him properly until now. Even when he suggested that he and Nasida kill him, the Doctor just smiled coldly, seemingly unconcerned, and quietly waited for Nasida's decision.
"It's no use. The one standing here is just one of countless fragments of you, isn't he? So you don't care about your own life or death, am I right?"
Nasita asked the doctor quietly.
"Oh? Interesting. You actually knew... I know now, you were quietly observing me while I was imprisoning you? So, you heard my argument with them in my mind's eye?"
Xu Ning stood up slowly with a solemn expression, carefully examining the doctor in front of him.
If what he just said is true, then things are truly beyond my imagination.
Is the PhD in front of me not the same PhD I met a few days ago?
Thinking about it that way, it seems that the face of the person who confronted me in the Cathedral Square last time was a bit round, while the chin of the person in front of me is slightly pointed.
And the one I met at the Dawn Winery a few years ago was also ridiculously young.
That's really ruthless. He doesn't even hesitate to cut himself. No wonder many people say he's crazy.
"All I know is that your actions have tarnished the meaning of life. If you can erase all fragments of yourself, I might take the liberty of giving you the Heart of Thunder... As for Xu Ning, don't rush to object. I can compensate you with another Heart of God."
In addition, will you compensate me with a God's Heart? A Grass God's Heart?
If it were before today, Xu Ning might have been happier to hear Nasita's words.
After all, he already had one Thor's Heart, so having another one wouldn't seem to be of any benefit.
With an additional Heart of the Grass God, one's power can take on countless variations.
But today, when he merged the two Thunder God Hearts into one for the first time in his dream, he realized just how ridiculously wrong his understanding of the Heart of God was.
What is the heart of God?
The experts I've met all describe this as just a "chess piece," a "position," and it's not even close to being a trivial matter.
The attitude towards it is also peculiar.
The wind god was just putting on a show; he bowed and was given away.
The Emperor's first words were, "This thing is of little use to me."
Thor casually tossed it to the Divine Child, who in turn casually tossed it to the stragglers and himself.
The Sumeru was somewhat useful; it was used as a computer motherboard.
It's utterly disrespectful, isn't it? Of course, it's not exactly respectful to use it all to brew wine either.
However, the Heart of God, as the supreme authority that governs a single element, has always been neglected.
While this is related to the fact that Heart of the Wind God and Heart of the Geo God have strangely not shown the sense of status of "ultimate weapons", Heart of the Thunder God's performance at that moment was simply too powerful.
Having considered this, Xu Ning naturally knew what choice to make. However, he was still somewhat puzzled by the timing of Nasita's use of the Dream Realm when fighting the scattered soldiers, which seemed to be a deliberate attempt to prevent him from obtaining another Thor's Heart.
Upon hearing that Nasita still wanted to exchange the Heart of Thor, Xu Ning couldn't help but speak up again.
“I’m not against it. I just think that if the doctor in front of us doesn’t have the ability to erase the existence of other slices, then your suggestion is naturally invalid, and we will have to see the results in person.”
“But if he can indeed erase the other fragments, then compared to those useless things, he is the most threatening enemy. For the safety of Sumeru and Liyue, I think it is more in our practical interest to join forces to eliminate him.”
The doctor finally gave Xu Ning a serious look and chuckled, "Heh, how interesting. You're really determined to spare my life no matter what?"
Xu Ning didn't say anything, but he silently drew the Blade of the Peak-Slaying Sword, showing his intention through his actions.
This guy is far more dangerous than any of the executives I've ever met. Even if, as he himself says, he's just a fragment, he's fully qualified to risk killing him.
But something unexpected happened.
The Doctor spoke again: "It seems I've put myself in a dangerous situation, but it's not too bad. It just seems necessary to add some bargaining chips to my deal. God of Wisdom, I have some knowledge about this world, hidden by the World Tree, secrets about the 'truth' of the entire world. I wonder if you would be willing to consider it? After all, many rumors mention that the sky of Teyvat is fake."
Xu Ning suddenly understood the meaning of the sentence that had inexplicably appeared in his ear just now.
So that's what "wisdom is the enemy of the god of wisdom" means.
"Nasita, don't agree to him... Shen He, help me..."
Xu Ning knew that Naxida would probably find it difficult to refuse the doctor's request, so he directly called on Shen He to help him in the Dust-Hidden Cave.
Then that feeling of space shattering came again.
Xu Ning suddenly opened his eyes, realizing he hadn't even known when he had fallen asleep.
Shen He did not emerge from the Hidden Dust Cave; he most likely only uttered those words in his dream.
There was no sign of the Doctor on the other side; only Narcida stood beside him, staring intently at him.
"You... used your dream-related abilities on me? And then let him go?"
Xu Ning looked at Nasita incredulously, "Just for what he calls the truth of the world?"
Nasita extended her left hand and nodded, saying, "That truth is extremely important. Here, this is the Heart of the Scatterers—the Heart of Thor."
Xu Ning silently took the Heart of Thor, which radiated purple light, from Naxida's hand.
Didn't you use this Heart of God to exchange for something?
Is giving it all to myself now a way of making amends for letting the PhD go?
“Nasita, you are being too impatient. Growth is not achieved overnight. You don’t need to obtain anything through such dangerous means. As your divine power increases, the secrets of the World Tree will surely be revealed to you.”
Nasida shook her head slightly and said again, "This is the only thing that is extremely important."
Xu Ning knew that further persuasion would be useless, so he could only say, "At least we just cleared away forbidden knowledge, so let's not introduce anything strange into the World Tree. So, is there anything you need to tell me about this Heart of Thor?"
It was only at this moment that Nasida laughed, "So you found out."
"I only have one request for you: never unleash its full power. Of course, this may be redundant, but I still want to emphasize it. After all, disturbing the sleeping being is not a good thing for any of us."
Xu Ning immediately understood Naxida's words. "Xu Ning has learned something."
"In return, how about I teach you how to be a beloved and benevolent deity?"
Naxi Da had just shown a joyful expression when she heard Xu Ning say this when she saw Xu Ning, as if in a dream, merge the two Thunder God Hearts again. Then she heard faint thunder in the sky, and a cluster of lightning bolts gathered and shone.