"Hahaha, look at your expression." Bai Wei said with a laugh, "But I really can’t tell you, because for the gods, that is the most forbidden secret."
Hewinia really wanted to say "I’m about to die, do I still care about this"? But after thinking for a while, she held back.
Because she knew, if it was something Bai Wei was unwilling to mention, no matter what she said would be of no use.
"But there’s one other thing I can definitely tell you," Bai Wei said, "and that is, when gods change humans, there is indeed a purpose. Just like the Holy Sound Master creating notes and having players pursue Chapters, the Lyra God having subjects use mechanics to pursue order and mechanics, and the Rhein God... hmm, playing with little boys, all to achieve this purpose, only by different means, so you can think of this as intentional."
"So, you mean," Hewinia looked into Bai Wei’s eyes, "the Holy Sound doesn’t need players or notes?"
"Haha, this is the real question you want to ask me, isn’t it?" Bai Wei nodded slightly, "I can tell you, yes."
As he spoke, he slowly raised his hand, and a gentle magic power vortex began to gather in his palm.
"This world itself possesses magic power, itself possesses magic," Bai Wei said, "Even the lowest rank Rhein priest can learn and master those lowest level magics, so why can only players use magic power with the Holy Sound? The answer is quite simple, it’s the notes, you can understand notes as magic power receivers."
"Magic power receiver?" Hewinia seemed to have guessed something.
"Yes, Golden Notes can naturally receive more magic power than Copper Sound, and naturally be stronger." The magic power vortex in Bai Wei’s palm seemed to expand, then slowly contract, "And the magic power that Copper Sound can receive is even less than ordinary people without notes from the outside world, hence naturally weaker."
"Then why can’t everyone be Golden Notes?"
"Because it would become meaningless." Bai Wei said, "You can understand the magic power of this world as a cake, if everyone were gourmands, a cake piece would definitely not be enough to divide. Then Golden Sound Players would be no different from ordinary players."
Hewinia fell into contemplation, while Bai Wei continued to explain.
"In other words, there is already a big cake in the Holy Sound, and everyone can take a big bite based on their talent and effort. Essentially, the Holy Sound Master’s gift of notes is dividing the cake, letting some people eat more, which is Golden Notes, and some eat less, which is Silver Notes, and let some not eat at all, which are Copper Sound and those without Copper Sound. Yes, not only players with notes are marked by the Holy Sound Master, but everyone born on this land is marked by Him."
Hewinia gently closed her eyes, her mind flashing back to childhood scenes.
Then she opened her eyes, the memory of the pit of bodies before her.
"Will He come back?" Hewinia asked.
"It’s difficult." Bai Wei said, "Do you remember what I said before? The Holy Sound Master is a very special god, He has no five senses, previously using my ears to listen to the world, and created the channel of players and notes to communicate with the world. But now, this channel has been destroyed by you, and the ears have been taken back by me. For Him, finding a way to influence the world again is not easy. But in some ways, it’s not entirely impossible, considering He is a god, there are very few things He can’t achieve."
"So losing players and notes, is it a big blow to Him?"
"Hey, hey, hey, how many questions have you asked me in a row? It should be my turn, right?" Bai Wei shrugged, "Never mind, let’s finish answering first."
"Unfortunately, it doesn’t hurt at all. Like I said before, if more visual metaphors were used, it would be like you burned His fishing rod, but He let go before burning Himself, do you think it hurt Him?"
"Yes. Within the Holy Sound, you are both unlucky and lucky." Bai Wei said, "Unluckily, the Holy Sound Master is probably the most twisted and pathological among the four True Gods, with a deeper obsession with the mortal world than the other three True Gods, otherwise He wouldn’t host a celebration, which is almost impossible to happen in other Divine Countries. And the lucky point is... He is also the most powerless among all gods."
Hewinia nodded, then said, "Now it’s your turn to ask me, do you have any questions? Please hurry."
"Hmm." Bai Wei smiled and said, "It seems you have realized."
The surrounding snow was rapidly melting.
The scene began to become illusory.
Only the pit of bodies before her grew deeper, like an abyss opening its arms, wanting to embrace her.
This made Hewinia realize her time here wasn’t much.
"I will answer you quickly." Hewinia said.
"Coming in a hurry, leaving in haste." Bai Wei said with a sigh, "Haven’t you regretted anything?"
"Yes." Bai Wei smiled and said, "Like what you said to Ulysses, you fought for the Holy Sound for at least twenty years, but no one knows what will happen in those twenty years. The people of the Holy Sound might find a new path, but they might also start a new round of infighting after losing players and notes, and when the Holy Sound Master returns, nothing will have changed, all reverting to the original point, as if nothing happened, if that were the case..."
"Then what does it have to do with me?" Hewinia said calmly, "Have you forgotten, Mr. Visas, what I wanted... was simply to make them bleed, I’ve achieved that, and that is enough."
"I am not the good person you expected." Hewinia said softly, "I never had the thought of saving the world, or saving others. I am actually like a virus on Karen, merely an ulcer that has worsened on a note, so I devoured the notes, and now that the notes are gone, I should disappear too."
"So that’s how you see yourself."
Hewinia nodded, by now the surrounding snow had completely vanished, and the pit of corpses before her had already expanded to such an extent, as if it were about to devour the entire world.
This made Hewinia realize that it was time for her to leave.
So she stood up and bid farewell to Bai Wei: "Thank you for all the help you’ve given me, I must be on my way."
"Hmm... I have one last question."
Hewinia turned to look at Bai Wei.
Bai Wei asked, "The letters you wrote to Ogg, they don’t have any meaning, do they?"
Hewinia’s pupils slightly contracted.
"Have you gone through those books?"
"Yes, they don’t have the meanings you mentioned," Bai Wei said, "So I want to know why you chose not to do so."
"...because you cannot be harmed," Hewinia said, "If you were gone, there would be no one left to oppose the Holy Sound Master."
Hearing Hewinia say this, Bai Wei laughed.
"Haha, just as I thought," Bai Wei said, "But if that’s the case, can you still say you’re merely an ulcer wanting to destroy the world... Nia?"
Hewinia said nothing, as countless hands reached out from the pit of corpses, grabbing her body, pulling her down bit by bit.
She fell into the abyss.
At the same time, she watched Bai Wei slowly stand up, casually grabbing the last handful of snow, mulling it over as he asked, "Although the process was somewhat convoluted, in terms of results, you indeed helped me gain more. So, do you have anything else you want, Nia?"
Hewinia shook her head, softly saying, "What you’ve given me is already enough."
More hands climbed onto her body, darkness engulfing her, Bai Wei’s figure grew smaller and blurrier.
"I am not someone who likes to take things for free." Bai Wei mused while kneading the snow into a ball, "What should I give you?"
Hewinia’s consciousness was becoming increasingly blurred.
Darkness climbed onto her body, leaving only one eye.
Afterward, she heard a snap of fingers.
"I thought of something."
She watched Bai Wei speak to her with a smile.
Hewinia suddenly opened her eyes.
The rising sunlight shone on her face through a strange window, carrying a warmth reminiscent of her memories, making everything feel like a dream.
Before she could react, a sudden wave of pain coursed through her body, causing her to shudder involuntarily, producing a slight sound.
Then she heard two female voices outside the room.
Very soon, a stranger appeared in her field of vision.
"Don’t be nervous, Miss Hewinia, you are safe now," the person said, "Someone entrusted you to me."