Chapter 1021: The So-called [Truth Ritual]

The So-called 【Truth Ritual】

"Everything in this world that has form, regardless of size or quantity, regardless of past or future, contains 【Truth】."

"This is the first law every scholar encounters when studying: the Universal Law of 【Truth】."

"And the existence of the 【Truth Ritual】 is the most powerful evidence for this law."

Pelaya did not look like a violent or crazy person. Her emotions were very stable, and her core was infinitely close to 【Truth】. She introduced this magical 【Truth】 creation to the players meticulously, as if she were teaching a class to her students.

Cheng Shi found it hard to imagine that such a scholar, carved from head to toe in the mold of 【Truth】, would betray 【Truth】 because of its coldness.

He always felt that while this reason was logical, it was not sufficient.

Pelaya's small classroom continued.

"Since all things in the world contain 【Truth】, it means that all entities are equivalent to a certain degree at the level of faith, or more precisely, at the faith core of their detailed structure."

"Based on this, we can consider that all objects are merely different manifestations under the same faith core, just like the tile in my hand."

As she spoke, Pelaya took a broken tile from the ground out of thin air, then pinched her fingers, turning the tile into sand.

"Tiles and bricks are merely solidified sand. Fundamentally, it is external force that changed the structure and arrangement of the sand, allowing it to manifest in different forms."

"Therefore, if we analogize the faith core to sand, then as long as we change the arrangement structure of the faith core through a certain method, we can use the power of 【Truth】 to take all existing objects..."

"And equate them!"

"This is the concept upon which the 【Truth Ritual】 was created."

"It is not only the highest symbol of authority bestowed by Him upon the Tower of Reason, but also the foundation for all large-scale experiments. It can create experimental environments that human power cannot reach, provided there is enough 'raw material' for transformation."

"And this is also the reason why all large-scale experiments at the Tower of Reason need to be reviewed by the Scholarly Chair Association. We need to assess which experiments are worthy of enabling this costly 【Truth】 creation."

Raw material...

Cheng Shi keenly grasped this keyword. Seeing the playfulness in the other party's smile, he raised an eyebrow and asked: "What is the raw material?"

Pelaya closed her book, pointed at everyone present, and also pointed at herself, saying casually:

"People."

People!?

Everyone was stunned, yet it didn't seem unexpected.

"The 【Truth Ritual】 uses human lives as... consumables?"

"Yes."

Pelaya's response was short, but the word was very heavy.

Cheng Shi frowned and shook his head:

"That's not right. Since all things in the world are composed of 【Truth】, why must human lives be consumed?"

"Soil, rain, trees, air—they are inexhaustible. Wouldn't they work?"

"But if they don't, wouldn't this so-called law be falsified?"

Cheng Shi's question was thought-provoking, and everyone else present felt he made sense.

The fact that the Scholarly Chair Association used the 【Truth Ritual】 to "eat" people cast a dark filter over the Tower of Reason. Even though everyone had long known that the great scholars of the Tower of Reason didn't treat people as people, they hadn't expected these scholars to treat people so inhumanely.

Pelaya's face finally had some expression. She slightly curled the corners of her mouth and nodded toward Cheng Shi, seemingly appreciating a student who was good at discovering problems.

Yet, after seeing the other party's expression soften, Cheng Shi didn't feel the atmosphere at the scene had eased; instead, it reminded him of the tense moments in school when he was stared at by a teacher before the game descended.

Oh no, this immersion was too strong.

"You are already qualified to be a preparatory scholar. Your question is very good, but you still do not understand the faith core."

"The 【Truth Ritual】 indeed utilizes the universal law, but as I said, its utility is still to use the power of 【Truth】 to reorganize the faith core of objects."

"And as for the faith core, although everything is tainted with the breath of 【Truth】, there are differences in quantity."

"Soil, rain, and air all have their own logic in the world's operation, but they are unchanging, so the 【Truth】 content in their faith cores is scarce."

"Trees grow toward the sun and wither when losing water; they already have subjective laws of pursuit, so the 【Truth】 content in their faith cores reaches the 'micro' level."

"This explanation should be easy for you to understand."

"People, whose every action is a mapping of summarizing laws, have the highest and most stable 【Truth】 content in their faith cores. Therefore, choosing people as consumables is actually the most 'economical' and efficient choice."

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At this moment, Cheng Shi only felt that the Tower of Reason, which was full of 【Truth】, was not teaching the method of understanding the universe as he had imagined, but rather a crooked heresy that treated people like grass!

No wonder all 【Truth】 experiments always had various huge costs. Under the reflection of such twisted human hearts, did these costs really come from the experiments themselves?

Cheng Shi sneered and shook his head again. Fang Yuan behind him asked with a gloomy face:

Because he also saw that these three great scholars were clearly three puppets. Who the master behind the puppets was was still hard to say, so whether the other party would agree, Fang Yuan had no bottom in his heart.

"Their every action not only aligns with the laws of civilization, but their own faith is pure to an extreme. So why not choose scholars directly as fuel?"

"The Scholarly Chair Association holds human life in such contempt; surely they wouldn't develop sympathy because of a few scholars?"

Pelaya glanced at Fang Yuan casually and snorted:

"Unnecessary emotion is the greatest obstacle on the path of seeking 【Truth】. It will trip you up."

"Do you think the scholars wouldn't think of what you can think of?"

"Do you think the Scholarly Chair Association, the most intelligent group selected in this 【Truth】 kingdom, wouldn't think of it?"

"Heh, ignorance."

"I can tell you that there is a law in the 【Truth】 experimental method of the Tower of Reason that is posted on the walls of all laboratories every year, and the content of this law is:"

"Prohibit all self-disintegrating methods of 【Truth】 exploration."

"In other words, you cannot use your own life as raw material to construct your experimental project."

"This is forbidden; otherwise... with the madness of the scholars, you could not imagine the speed at which this kingdom would collapse."

"Hmph, the Scholarly Chair Association never pities life, because we know that life just changes its way of existence, but we must leave enough believers for our Benefactor."

"The sound of 【Truth】 cannot be extinguished on this continent, and it cannot disappear in the hands of the Scholarly Chair Association."

"..."

Hearing these words, Cheng Shi suddenly felt that 0221 and Wei Zhi were indeed the most devout believers of 【Truth】; their madness was exactly the same as the Scholarly Chair Association.

As for the Doctor... he seemed to be far behind.

"A wonderful lesson!"

Meng Youfang applauded. He looked at the Pelaya he had summoned with appreciation and smiled:

"As expected of a believer of 【Truth】. You have helped me regain some memories of this old friend."

The old friend in Meng Youfang's words naturally referred to 【Truth】. The players could understand his delusions, but Pelaya could not possibly understand. Thus, she cast the coldest gaze at this Bard, the expression undoubtedly saying, "Do you have a delusional disorder?"

Cheng Shi didn't want his intelligence and the source of his intelligence to fight, so he quickly interjected, diverting the two's attention.

Of course, this interjection was also a question he had always been curious about.

"Great Scholar, since you are still so inclined toward 【Truth】, can you tell me how you chose to betray the Scholarly Chair Association?"

"It couldn't be that your conscience was awakened?"

"To be honest, conscience... you probably don't have it. After all, in your cognition, life is just a change in the form of existence."

This remark had sufficient attack power, but Pelaya didn't care, because she fell silent.

She looked again in the direction of the Three-Day Truth Tower and suddenly pulled out a smile that made the scene lose its color.

"So what if I betrayed them? I have no regrets."

"After all, there is more than just 【Truth】 in this world." ===== CHAPTER 1022 =====