The wind swept up the tent flap, welcoming the guest outside.
Lucrezia entered the tent, her gaze fixed on Liens, who sat still on the bed like a lifelike statue, expressionless, exuding an aura of solemnity and transcendence.
Looking at Liens , Lucrezia couldn't help but frown slightly. Compared to two days ago, Liens's emotional fluctuations had become even more subtle.
She specialized in mental magic, and although she couldn't see Liens's specific emotional changes as clearly as before, perceiving the ups and downs of his emotions was still no problem.
Moreover, Liens had never deliberately hidden this emotional information.
Two days ago, she came to visit Liens, first, to see how his condition had recovered after a few days of rest.
Second, she wanted to test some magic with him, answer some magical doubts, and incidentally, show her own "existence" to slowly embed her "existence" into Liens's life.
Then, she saw Liens's change. Two days ago, he was in the same state as today.
"Has your situation not improved at all?"
Lucrezia asked Liens. She wasn't asking about Liens's recovery from rest, but about the trouble he was currently in.
"Mentally, because of the 'life gem' you gave me, I've almost recovered. Although I haven't reached full capacity, it doesn't affect my strength."
"As for my humanity, it's the same as before."
Liens responded to Lucrezia's question with a calm and indifferent expression.
It had been almost five days since that battle, and the Rebel Army was still at their original camp, where they could easily see the outline of Baker City's walls in the distance.
This distance meant that war could break out at any time, but neither side showed any signs of making a move.
The Rebel Army was wary of Alfred, and the Kingdom side was also concerned that starting a war would affect Alfred's recuperation. So, for these five days, both sides tacitly maintained peace.
"Given your current situation, I suggest you temporarily stop cultivating and go out more often, look at the scenery, and observe people."
Upon hearing Liens's answer, Lucrezia thought for a moment and then seriously offered her suggestion.
"What's with your tone, like you're comforting a dying patient? My emotions have indeed diminished a lot, but it hasn't reached an unresolvable point."
Liens's words sounded somewhat speechless, but his expression remained indifferent, and his tone was as flat as ever, like an unruffled lake.
However, even though Liens remained expressionless, Lucrezia could still sense a slight fluctuation in his emotions just now, which made the corners of her mouth curl up into a smile.
Having a reaction to the outside world indicated that Liens's situation wasn't at its worst; there was still hope.
"Yes, exactly. Don't pay too much attention to rationality. Stimulate your emotions more, let your inner feelings become active. This might effectively prevent the loss of humanity."
"Do you want my help...? Desire is the most direct and complex human emotion. I can make you experience both physical and mental satisfaction."
Lucrezia gave a charming smile, her eyes slightly narrowed, her cheeks flushed, and an infinite allure revealed between her brows. Even the surrounding atmosphere seemed to become ambiguous at this moment, as if something was about to happen between them in the next instant.
Liens glanced indifferently at Lucrezia, shook his head slightly, and then said, "You don't need to trouble yourself. My current state is precisely a balanced one."
After independent exploration and numerous attempts in the Instance, he finally constructed his "Sword."
The principle of the "Sword" was still to guide the The Will of All People; this remained unchanged. But Liens made his own changes to the method of "guidance."
He changed the method of guiding the The Will of All People with "self-belief" to influencing the The Will of All People with his own "momentum."
"Belief" was Alfred's path, not his. He had always walked the path of "momentum," and it was impossible for him to change his path because of the "Sword."
To integrate momentum into the "Sword," he couldn't count how many times he had used "Heaven and Man as One" in the Instance these past few days? And how many times had he been backlashed by the "Sword"?
Death was already the norm.
This was also a secondary factor in his current state.
Using "Heaven and Man as One" too many times in a short period ultimately led to a rapid loss of human emotions.
Upon realizing this problem, Liens immediately took action, and his method of response was to construct the "Sword" in his heart, using the "Sword" to contend against the influence of heaven and earth.
With the heart as the sheath, nurturing the sharp sword, this is — Sword Heart.
It was also due to the contention between "Sword Heart" and heaven and earth that his emotions were currently suppressed.
However, this was only suppression, which was much better than the loss of human emotions. Once he slowly adapted to the new state, he would naturally be able to make his emotions active again.
"Did you come to me today with some new ideas again?"
"Your talent is good; you've absorbed the content from two days ago so quickly... Let's begin. Time is precious, let's not waste each other's time any further."
Liens praised Lucrezia's talent, though his tone was so cold it sounded like an offhand remark. Then, he urged Lucrezia to quickly start the magic test.
Although he no longer needed to worry about the stability of the "Sword" after constructing his own "Sword."
However, to enhance the power of the "Sword," he still needed to gradually assimilate the The Will of All People through "momentum." This was also the process of cultivating "Sword Heart."
The stronger the "Sword Heart," the stronger the "Sword." And the The Will of All People transmitted through the "Karma" Anchor Point were his current cultivation resources. He needed time to absorb these resources.
"I didn't come to you for magic matters, but Balder called for a meeting, and I came to inform you."
As if remembering something, Lucrezia's expression became serious.
"A meeting? Have you decided to evacuate from here?"
Liens asked in return.
Five days ago, after another defeat, they had determined that their current strength was insufficient to deal with the Kingdom's Sword Saint, so they had decided to evacuate.
The reason they had delayed until now was simply because high-ranking officials like Liens needed to recuperate, and some soldiers who had suffered fatal injuries on the battlefield also needed time to heal and recover.
"It's not just this matter, but also others... Never mind, Balder will explain the situation at the meeting, so I won't elaborate here."
"Let's go. Balder and the others are already waiting in the meeting room. We might be the only two left to arrive."
Lucrezia was about to explain, but then thought that it wasn't suitable to continue wasting time explaining these things, so she told Liens to follow her to the meeting.
Liens nodded silently, stood up, and followed Lucrezia.