novelraw Chapter 370
Chapter 370
"What do you require?" Lottie asked first.
Kanzaki Rei didn’t bother with politeness. He answered directly:
"If I become your disciple, will I need to devote complete faith to you?"
Lottie shook her head.
"I wouldn’t restrict your freedom of belief."
"I imagine... someone like you wouldn’t be willing to subordinate yourself to a god so easily."
Kanzaki Rei had only entered the Deep Lands by chance. He had no prior connection to her.
Lottie understood well—
A being like him would never casually place faith in a god he had just met.
Turning him into a devout follower was essentially impossible.
Unless...
She forced control over him.
But if she did that—
Kanzaki Rei would likely lose his capacity for growth.
In this world, growth required independent thought.
Forcing control over someone meant stripping that away.
And judging by how composed he was—
He might very well possess a way to break free from her control.
If that happened...
He could become her enemy instead.
Kanzaki Rei was currently the only person capable of leaving the Deep Lands.
It wasn’t that no one had ever left before—
But anyone who had...
...was likely already dead.
If she turned against him, she would lose her only means of influencing the real world.
Moreover—
Based on the abilities Kanzaki Rei had displayed...
He was the most extraordinary talent she had ever seen.
If he didn’t fall along the way, there was a high probability he would reach Level 9—
Or even ascend into godhood.
Lottie had no desire to gain such an enemy in the future.
Weighing everything—
She completely abandoned the idea of controlling him.
"Alright, then I’ll state my conditions directly."
"I want to know how to remove spiritual contamination. And if possible... I’d also like a few divine artifacts."
Lottie paused briefly before replying:
"You want to remove spiritual contamination... for someone you intend to take with you?"
Kanzaki Rei nodded.
"Yes. I want to take an archer named Luluwi."
Lottie’s thoughts shifted, connecting to a point within the Deep Lands.
At this moment, within her own fantasy—
Luluwi was dominating everything, nearly the supreme archer overlord of the entire Secret Sea.
Kanzaki Rei continued:
"She’s already been contaminated in the real world. Does that mean anyone who hasn’t left the Deep Lands is automatically contaminated?"
Lottie shook her head slightly.
"It’s... related to the Deep Lands."
"But not entirely caused by it."
"Perhaps there was something wrong with the way she entered."
"The Deep Lands has long been regarded by the real world as a graveyard of consciousness."
"There are entities that deliberately lure others’ consciousness here... in order to seize control of their mindscape."
"Your friend may have been targeted by another force."
"You saw something corresponding to this in your visions here, didn’t you?"
Kanzaki Rei replied:
"You mean... Black Secrets?"
Ever since his first simulated entry into the Deep Lands—
Everything he had encountered afterward existed within its illusions.
To him, those clues could easily be dismissed as nothing more than a dream.
"Mm."
"Your illusions are actually projections of reality."
"The less aware you are of them, the more real they become."
"Some of the things you imagined... may even exist in reality."
"If you want a way to remove contamination—"
"I do have one."
A faint sphere of light slowly formed in Lottie’s hand.
"You can now draw upon the power of the Deep Lands."
"Imagination becomes reality."
"If you can make your friend firmly believe that she is not contaminated—"
"And believe that her contamination has already been removed..."
"Then what she believes..."
"...can gradually become reality."
"And her contamination will fade because of it."
"Likewise—now that you’ve passed the trials of the Deep Lands and become its next inheritor—"
"Even while existing in the real world, you will still be influenced by it."
"The real world itself..."
"...may change according to your mind."
"From this point on, all things need not be sought externally."
Kanzaki Rei narrowed his eyes slightly.
"You’re saying... my imagination can become reality in the real world?"
Lottie nodded faintly.
"Yes... though the influence will be limited."
"It will scale with your strength, and with how firmly you believe in it."
"The stronger your conviction, the more likely it is to manifest."
"However..."
"Once you are aware of this ability..."
"It becomes far more difficult to utilize."
"As for divine artifacts—"
"I’m sorry. While I do possess them, I cannot provide them to you."
"You cannot take anything from the Deep Lands into the real world."
"The only things you can bring back are people who originally came from outside."
"Anything native to the Deep Lands cannot exist in reality."
"I am now fully merged with the Deep Lands."
"I am part of it."
"Everything I possess is also part of it."
...What?
Can’t take them out?
Then what exactly can you do?
Yelia got a divine artifact directly from Zhuya all by herself—and she was weak.
Who knows how many inheritors Zhuya has scattered across the world?
People can just pick up divine artifacts off the roadside.
And here I am—
Stronger, your only disciple—
And you’re telling me I don’t get even one?
Kanzaki Rei’s expression remained perfectly calm—
Like a blank poker face.
But Lottie could clearly sense the dissatisfaction radiating from him.
"Ahem!"
She suddenly coughed.
"While—while I don’t have divine artifacts to give you!"
"I still have other things I can offer!"
"Artifacts are just external tools! External strength can never compare to one’s own!"
"I can teach you mind reading—how to see what others are thinking."
"I can also teach you how to construct complete mental defenses."
"I’ve noticed your mental protection is quite weak—you could benefit greatly from my techniques."
"And..."
"I also have knowledge of mental-type magic."
"I can even show you how to construct pathways into the Deep Lands."
"You’ll be able to freely travel here in the future."
"Any questions you have—I can answer them."
...
Those terms...
Weren’t bad.
If that’s the case—
Ansu might as well get lost.
A god of mind and illusion personally teaching him—
That would fill a major gap in his abilities.
His biggest realization in the Deep Lands was just how weak his mental defenses were.
He had almost no way to resist mental attacks.
"And..."
Lottie added quickly:
"If I successfully ascend to the position of the Lunar Sovereign—"
"I should be able to project part of my power into the real world."
"At that point..."
"I may be able to lend you divine artifacts."
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