Chapter 1155: Nature's Wrath, The Right of Interpretation

"Is that so?"

Xia Duo immediately became interested and hurriedly asked again, "What is the specific situation? Do you have any guesses?"

"As for the specific situation—"

Yatewude thought for a moment and soon fell into deep contemplation. Xia Duo did not urge him, simply drinking his tea and waiting quietly.

A moment later, Yatewude seemed to have organized his thoughts and explained it this way—

"It was probably about a month ago. When I was perceiving Nature, I suddenly received a response from Nature. Unlike the previous times where it was just some perception information, this time Nature responded with Holy Power. That kind of Holy Power—"

Speaking of this, Yatewude was stunned again, as if reminiscing or perhaps feeling regretful, then continued: "That kind of Holy Power felt incomparably vast, majestic, and all-encompassing to me. But unfortunately, since that time, I have only experienced such a Nature Response three times, and recently, not even once."

"As for the reason, I think it is probably because my faith is not firm enough!"

At this point, Yatewude's eyes could not help but dim slightly. When he first perceived the New Natural Holy Power, his first reaction was not to praise the greatness of Nature, but to think about taking this Holy Power to Seventon to properly slap the faces of his former companions.

Afterward, he even used this New Natural Holy Power for experiments multiple times. Perhaps it was this that angered the Natural Will, leading to him being unable to perceive even a shred of Holy Power later on.

Xia Duo did not yet know Yatewude's thoughts, but seeing the other's expression, he knew that the other might have had some bad ideas, so he comforted him:

"Elder Yatewude, the concept of Nature is far from as narrow as the Elf describe. The New Natural Philosophy is an incomparably correct path. You are currently walking on the right path, so what do a few bumps in the road matter! A brighter future awaits you!"

"My Lord, I—" Yatewude shook his head and stated his true thoughts, "I suspect that I have blasphemed Nature, and that is what led to Nature's Wrath."

"Nature's Wrath?"

A very absurd feeling suddenly arose in Xia Duo's heart. He knew better than anyone how the so-called New Natural Philosophy was born, and Yatewude could be considered one of the witnesses.

Could it be that this guy hadn't waited for the day to fool others, but had fooled himself into a limp first?

However, Yatewude was the only candidate in the Territory currently suitable to become a Natural Priest, or rather, a Natural Druid. Even if he had fooled himself into a limp, Xia Duo had to correct him!

"Elder Yatewude, you are muddled!"

"I—muddled?" Yatewude looked blank, but because of Xia Duo's authoritative status in the New Natural Philosophy, he could not help but have such a suspicion: was he truly muddled?

At this time, Xia Duo explained: "What do you think Nature is? Nature encompasses everything, and everything is Nature!"

"The forest is Nature, the Plane is Nature, the air you breathe, the Water Source you drink, are all Nature, and even you and I ourselves are Nature!"

"We do indeed need to revere Nature, but that does not mean you and I are inferior to Nature. We are all the same existence, just in different positions within Nature!"

"Would you punish your hands and feet for making a mistake? Wouldn't punishing them be punishing yourself? All decisions come from your heart, which is your own Natural Will!"

"And outside of yourself, how is every action not guided by the external Great Nature Will? Everything you do is Nature, is correct, and is without fault; you will not be punished by Nature!"

This was actually the core viewpoint of the New Natural Philosophy—everything is Nature—and the "do as one pleases" viewpoint derived from it; it was most appropriate to use it to comfort Yatewude at this time.

But in fact, this kind of statement was also very dangerous and easily triggered ideological disasters. If a "do as one pleases" madman appeared in the future, that would not be what Xia Duo wanted to see.

Therefore, in the process of promoting the New Natural Philosophy, there was also a hidden premise, a verbal-only discourse regarding order, which was—

Xia Duo is the spokesperson for Nature, and Xia Duo's order is the order of Nature.

The right of interpretation is often one of the most powerful forces in this world. Having traveled from Earth, Xia Duo had long understood this principle.

He wanted to overwhelm the Elf in terms of ideology, but he would not allow chaos to emerge internally.

Only the New Natural Philosophy that aligned with his wishes was the New Natural Philosophy he wanted. If it were not under his control, he would rather destroy it with his own hands.

Ideological poison has endless future troubles and must be handled with caution.

With the comfort and explanation from Xia Duo, the spokesperson for Nature, Yatewude finally stopped doubting himself, but there was still no reliable result regarding the speculation about the silent disappearance of the Holy Power.

Thus, Xia Duo took the opportunity to propose sharing perception, so that he could look for some possible reasons. Of course, this was also an experimental project he had already thought of before preparing to see Yatewude.

Regarding this, Yatewude had no intention of resisting. Not to mention that there had been several such experiments before, just the fact that this request was made by Xia Duo meant he would not refuse.

"My Lord, I have improved the Prayer Perception Ritual of the Golden Oak Branch Order. No extra preparation is needed; you can start at any time!"

Xia Duo smiled; Yatewude had finally not forgotten this issue. The "old systems of the previous dynasty" should be discarded in a timely manner; there was no benefit in being entangled with them.

"I am going to cast a Spell, do not resist!"

After speaking, Xia Duo began to cast a Spell to connect the consciousness Projections of the two, which was actually the practical effect of the 7th Ring Spell 【Mind Link】.

After the Spellcasting was completed, Xia Duo sent a signal in the Mind Link. Subsequently, Yatewude, having received the signal, leaned directly against the back of the chair and sat still, pressing his hands together between his brows and praying silently.

Seeing this scene, Xia Duo nodded secretly, sighing that Yatewude had indeed grasped his spirit and developed such a way to perform Natural Perception anytime and anywhere.

And next, Yatewude did not disappoint him.

Soon, countless perception information, either clear or obscure, surged from Yatewude's Node into the Mind Link.

Xia Duo closed his eyes, devoting himself entirely to the sorting, induction, and analysis of this information.

Although this work could also be completed by tracing memories after ending the Mind Link, Xia Duo wanted more than that; he also wanted to experience Nature's response more intuitively, from Yatewude's first-person perspective.

Rather than just having this perception information.

After all, this perception information was already second-hand information after being processed by Yatewude, either consciously or unconsciously.

It was far less comprehensive and effective than first-hand information.

Of course, the fact that second-hand information is difficult to fully analyze is also an important reason.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be enough to just let Yatewude dictate or take notes? Why bother linking minds? Could it be just for the fast transmission speed of the Mind Link?