Chapter 1020: Facing Pelaya

Facing Pelaya

Meng Youfang's words were clearly not something everyone was willing to pick up. Seeing Fang Yuan and Hu Xuan remaining silent, Cheng Shi curled his lips and had no choice but to pull himself together and continue asking:

"Brother Meng, what do you mean by 'not entirely'? Could it be that you are also quite familiar with the 【Truth】 experiments?"

"Not at all."

Setting aside his delusions of being a True God, Meng Youfang could be considered a pragmatic person. At the very least, he dared to admit his own ignorance, a point that already surpassed many peak players who cared too much about saving face.

Of course, this ignorance was also packaged by him as memories from before his restoration as a True God.

"Gods should also respect one another. I have never proactively seized the authority of 【Truth】, so naturally, I don't know that much about 【Truth】.

But if outsiders don't understand 【Truth】, could it be that the believers of 【Truth】 don't understand it either?"

"You mean...?"

Cheng Shi was stunned, seemingly having guessed what Meng Youfang meant.

"Exactly! It's the great scholars of the Scholarly Chair Association. Even if 0221 and Wei Zhi understand the Scholarly Chair Association well, could they possibly know it better than its own members?

So, rather than asking that madman, it's better to ask the principals themselves."

Fang Yuan frowned: "I have said, their corpses can no longer be resurrected..."

These words stopped halfway through, because everyone present realized that the inability to resurrect corpses did not mean the great scholars could not be summoned, and the person before them was the most powerful Bard in this game.

"It seems you all have realized it."

"Who do you want to ask? Given my past identity, I don't think the great scholars would refuse."

"However, you had best choose carefully. I consumed a massive amount of divine power in the trial just now; at this moment, I can summon at most one reflection of a spirit, and the duration will not be very long."

"..."

The three people present looked at each other, their spirits lifted.

They were both moved by the functionality of the Bard's talent and speechless at Meng Youfang's extreme delusions, but as long as there was a way to find clues, it was fine. Thus, Fang Yuan signaled Cheng Shi with his eyes to choose a "lucky scholar" to be interrogated.

After thinking it over, Cheng Shi said a name that surprised everyone.

"Pelaya."

"Pelaya? Are you sure?"

Everyone was stunned, because they all knew that this great scholar was a traitor to the Scholarly Chair Association, someone who stood on Galiusha's side. It was hard to say whether this conspiracy was also targeting Pelaya.

Yet Cheng Shi firmly believed that Pelaya was a good choice.

"I am sure!"

"Based on my understanding of the Bard's talent, they are not 【Memory】. The reflections mirrored from the River of Time are merely substitutes for past existences; they cannot perfectly restore everything of the original body, let alone their current memories, right?"

Meng Youfang nodded in affirmation. No matter how high the Bard's talent bonus was, a reflection was always a reflection. Even for him, the most he had was a slight advantage in synergy, reflection speed, quantity, and duration.

Having received confirmation, Cheng Shi continued:

"So, rather than asking a great scholar who firmly defends the Tower of Reason and would never reveal the truth, it is better to ask the great scholars' enemies directly."

"After all, the only ones who know you better than yourself are your enemies."

"We could certainly go find Pelaya directly in the trial, but considering Galiusha's aggressiveness, it is better to be safe. What do you all think?"

It did make some sense. The summoned reflection might be influenced by the Bard, but as an independent individual in the River of Time, they also had their own thoughts, so it was truly possible that nothing could be discussed with the great scholars of the Scholarly Chair Association.

Meng Youfang nodded in approval, dragging his exhausted body to reflect Pelaya out from the River of Time.

And when a female scholar with a furrowed brow, stern eyes, and a slightly cold expression appeared before them holding a book, Cheng Shi finally saw the great scholar who had been recorded in history with such heavy strokes.

To be honest, Pelaya was very plain.

Aside from the pair of gold-rimmed glasses that were slightly eye-catching, the whole person was unusually simple, even like many ordinary scholars he had seen before, with none of the high-and-mighty aura of the great scholars.

It was hard to imagine that such a scholar, who looked like she only knew how to do research, had become the greatest help in toppling the Tower of Reason.

However... why did he always feel she looked a bit familiar?

Now that the person had been summoned, they should have saved time and asked questions immediately, but when it came to it, Cheng Shi played it safe. He couldn't recall where this inexplicable sense of familiarity came from, so he tilted his head to signal Fang Yuan to ask.

Fang Yuan did not refuse. He clearly described the current situation and asked Pelaya what the people of the Scholarly Chair Association would do with her experimental materials.

However, Fang Yuan was not a rigid believer of 【Order】. His words were filled with a hatred for the Scholarly Chair Association and a worry for the other party's current situation; his attitude was as if the players were there to help Pelaya overcome her difficulties.

These words truly let Cheng Shi know what it meant to exploit loopholes. He looked at Fang Yuan with an increasingly strange expression, always feeling that the other party might also have a side job in 【Deception】.

Pelaya listened quietly for a long time. When Fang Yuan finished his account, she adjusted her glasses, looked around, and shook her head coldly:

"No matter how seductive your words are, I can hear that you are not my allies."

"..."

"But I can also see that you have not walked together with Volunt and the others."

"I am not sure if you are disruptors from elsewhere or coveters of that 【Wasteland Walker】 experiment, but as long as you can help her, I can tell you."

As she spoke, Pelaya actually looked in the direction of the Three-Day Truth Tower, as if looking at her own true self in the present.

Seeing this scene, Cheng Shi inexplicably thought of the few Cheng Shis he had seen.

The power of 【Time】 was still so mysterious, always able to let different selves "meet."

"Volunt is a great scholar beyond reproach. Although the Tower of Reason headed toward decline in his hands, that was not the fault of one person alone."

"【Truth】 is too cold. For thousands of years, it has never protected its believers, to the point that scholars struggle on the path of seeking truth without seeing a glimmer of hope."

"... Great Scholar, is this the reason you betrayed the Tower of Reason? But now is not the time for complaints."

"This is not a complaint, but a fact."

"What I want to say is, setting aside Volunt's wisdom, you must also remember that he is the ruler of this kingdom, and this means he holds a crucial item in his hands."

Pelaya looked around and said word by word, "The 【Truth Ritual】 is still in his hands."

【Truth Ritual】!

That sub-divine creation said to be able to create truth!

Yes, how could they have forgotten it.

But the question is, what experiment could it be used to initiate? ===== CHAPTER 1021 =====