Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 1083 - 1076: Thousand People, Thousand Faces

Chapter 1083: Chapter 1076: Thousand People, Thousand Faces

"It was Luo’er who told me, he has seen Tana!" Fulajie’er said matter-of-factly.

"Just as I thought, I was quite startled just now," Nina said, still feeling lingering fear.

"Eh, mom, did I scare you?" Fulajie’er asked somewhat anxiously.

"No, not at all. I have never seen Tana before, so there’s no question of being scared. Moreover," Nina sighed and then said, "you helped Luo’er and the others escape from danger, I can hardly thank you enough, let alone complain."

"Mom, are you sure you’re alright being alone? Should I scare them a bit more so they won’t dare to trouble you?" Fulajie’er asked with some concern.

"No, there’s no need for that. If you scare them again, they might see through your disguise, and that would be counterproductive," Nina waved her hand and said, "since Luo’er and the others have already left safely, I’m at ease. Don’t worry about me, I’m the princess, they wouldn’t dare do anything to me."

"Alright, but, Mom, you must be careful on your own. The airboat is flying away; I have to get back to Luo’er’s side," Fulajie’er said uneasily.

"Hmm, go then, and make sure to protect Luo’er for me, as you promised," Nina said with a smile.

"Goodbye, Mom, goodbye Nina mom!" Fulajie’er voiced her reluctance to leave.

"Goodbye, Xiao Fula," Nina waved to the airboat in the sky.

After saying farewell to Fulajie’er, Nina glanced back at the priest who was still lying on the ground, too afraid to even raise his head. Nina could not imagine that the priest, who was always calm and composed, would have such an out-of-character moment.

The priest believed the goddess he saw was Tana, clearly due to some kind of perceptual misconception.

Unlike Luo’er, the priest had been a priest since childhood, chosen by the gods, and therefore he had always been diligent in cultivating his mind and body. If Luo’er still had ambitions, then the priest could be regarded as having no desires or wants whatsoever.

Thus, in such a context, the multifaceted Tana became very vague in his eyes, a vagueness that was infinitely magnified.

Luo’er’s bond was with his mother, so when he saw Tana, he would instinctively project Nina’s image onto her, and thus he saw a Tana who looked like Nina.

However, under such discordant circumstances, he could clearly notice the differences between Nina and Tana, distinguishing that the person before him was Tana, not his mother Nina.

While Luo’er could handle this situation, it was more problematic for the priest. Having no desires or longings, he did not yearn for his mother like Luo’er did, so Tana’s image in his heart was very blurred.

To be more specific, he only remembered an image of a bright and great goddess. If you asked him what Tana actually looked like, what her distinctive features were, he definitely could not tell you. To him, a man without desire, there was no one in the world whose image he found worthy enough to project onto Tana, hence Tana appeared very vague in his eyes.

So with that as a foundation, Fulajie’er’s strategy unexpectedly hit the mark. Unlike Luo’er, the priest simply did not notice the characteristic that Tana could look different to different people; he truly believed that Tana looked the way he saw her.

Clearly, at times, the most devout believers might not see as clearly as the non-believers, the heretics.

Taking advantage of the confusion created by Fulajie’er, the airboat soared into the air. By now, the airboat had risen over a hundred meters into the sky, and it was nearly impossible for the Wood Elves on the ground to intercept it. Thus, Luo’er and the others finally escaped their predicament.

"Ah, that was a close call, I hadn’t expected visiting Luo’er’s hometown to be so perilous," Cheng Ziang said, letting out a sigh of relief and shaking his head in amazement.

"That priest looked gentle and refined, but I didn’t expect him to be so fierce, firing without hesitation, not caring about the relationship between Ilanadale and the headquarters. Thankfully, there was that person, that person..." Hu Daoke said.

"What ’that person that person’, how impolite of you. It was me who transformed, dummy!" The magic in the air twisted, and suddenly Fulajie’er appeared in front of the crowd, hugging her chest and speaking indignantly.

"Eh, it was you who transformed? I thought it was real!" Hu Daoke’s eyes widened as he exclaimed in surprise.

"Of course, it was. I was quick-witted, or else Mom would have really started fighting with those guys," Fulajie’er said with her arms crossed, squinting her eyes with a look of conceited triumph.

"I guessed as much," Cheng Ziang said with a smile, shaking his head.

"Yeah right, Captain Hindsight," Hu Daoke disdainfully remarked.

"Can you still revert to your previous appearance?" Luo’er asked, blinking.

He noticed that the guise Fulajie’er took on as Tana was, in fact, the very one Sister Nightingale had custom-made for her with the slate.

"That was just an illusion; I can’t maintain that physical form right now. In a moment of urgency, I recalled the formula Sister had made for me, and I simply replicated and magnified it, resulting in the appearance you all saw just now," Fulajie’er earnestly replied.

"I thought it looked kind of blurry; so it was a resolution issue," Luo’er said, shaking his head.

"Eh, Fula had that look before?" Tangmo asked in surprise.

"Of course, she did. Didn’t it appear back in Weird Talk Forest? Don’t you guys remember?" Luo’er said.

"How could I remember? I just got a real scare, I thought Tana had actually appeared," Tangmo said with a shrug.

"Tana has a thousand faces for a thousand people. If everyone sees her the same way, then that’s clear proof it’s not Tana," Luo’er explained.

"A thousand faces, huh... Luo’er, what did Tana look like when you saw her?" Tangmo asked curiously.

"Ah, she looked like my mother," Luo’er answered matter-of-factly.

"Oh!" Tangmo responded, his expression turning to one of disappointment.

"Hey, I’ve just unearthed a great battle plan. If we ever don’t feel like fighting, we could have Xiao Fula work a miracle, then we’ll play the role of prophets and hype it up. Sure enough, we can get these feudal Otherworlders to surrender just like that," Cheng Ziang said, squinting his eyes and thoughtfully stroking his chin.

"That... sounds like a pretty bad idea..." Hu Daoke commented, squinting back at him, speechless.

"Speaking of which, wouldn’t Fula scaring people by taking on Tana’s guise provoke her wrath? What if she decides to strike back in vengeance? Fula is no match for her," Baiyue said worryingly.

"Yue’er," Luo’er said with a wry smile, "let alone Tana’s authorization, just talking about eradication, gods cannot kill gods, not even True Gods against Demigods. Besides, what Fula showed was not really Tana’s form, since Tana has a unique image in the eyes of each beholder. No one dares claim that a certain form is Tana’s."

"Oh, I see..." Baiyue said, pouting a bit and nodding her head in slight embarrassment.

"Anyway, Xiao Fula has indeed performed a great service this time and deserves a reward!" Hu Daoke proclaimed.

"What merit?" Cheng Ziang shook his head and muttered under his breath, "If Luo’er hadn’t gone to Divine Wood Town, none of this would have happened."

"Hmm, come to think of it, the strategy Ziang just mentioned could work. If we could extend the duration of Fula’s miracle, indeed, we could accomplish a lot, such appearances are quite convenient in the Otherworld," Luo’er said affirmatively, looking down.

"When we get back, we’ll ask Sister Nightingale to help us figure this out. She can make Fula memorize that Rune formula," Tangmo said with a shrug, then stared somberly at Fulajie’er, "I’ve always told her to memorize more Spells and Runes, but she’s just lazy!"

"Blah blah blah, I don’t need you to teach me, all you want is to make me memorize Spells," Fulajie’er retorted, sticking her tongue out at Tangmo.

"Psh, as if I’d bother with you if Luo’er hadn’t asked for my help. As a once-in-a-century prodigy of the Magic Academy, I have plenty of Magic to learn. Why would I waste time teaching a drag like you!" Tangmo said disdainfully.

"Alright, alright, let’s all dial it back a bit. We’ve escaped for now. Next, we need to discuss how we’re going to get onto Xia Yue Island," Luo’er interjected, cutting off their discussion.

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