Chapter 819: Breaking the Stalemate
Chapter 819: Breaking the Stalemate
In the face of the temptation of "truth," the Guard Captain of the High Witch Court ultimately couldn't resist and signed his name on the membership application form of the Yarn Ball Society.
With a sense of relief, he felt the additional "+1" Controllable Target and successfully turned the Guard Captain of the High Witch Court to his side, feeling satisfied and nodding to himself. He then kept his promise and revealed the truth.
"I want to catch her, but it's not the right time yet; she wants to be caught by me, but she's a little hesitant."
"?????"
"If you say these words separately, I can understand each one, but when they're put together, why do they sound so confusing?"
"Confused? That's the point! I only promised to tell you the truth, not to make you understand it."
Lyon smiled at the still bewildered Guard Captain, not bothering to explain further. He put away the newly acquired Contract of Bondage and turned back to his original position, ready to continue searching for his next prey.
Seeing that he had successfully deceived another laborer and the satisfied look on his face, the Feline Witch, who had been waiting by the roadside, finally couldn't hold back and asked, "Your Lordship, the people you've recruited into the Yarn Ball Society are indeed elites from various societies, but in terms of real strength, most of them can't even compare to a Tier 3 Cleaner. What's the point of doing this?"
"Of course, there's a purpose."
Lyon smiled at the confused Feline Witch and asked in return, "Don't you feel that the restraints on you have been slightly loosened?"
"?"
Upon hearing Lyon's question, the Feline Witch was taken aback for a moment. She then followed his suggestion and sensed her own situation. To her surprise, she found that the restraints from the Bedtime Story on her seemed to have been weakened to some extent.
Although this degree of weakening was far from enough to break free from control and was even difficult to notice unless she deliberately tried to sense it, she did feel undeniably freer than before, able to speak some words that went against her role.
"This is one of the reasons I keep recruiting people."
Before the Feline Witch could ask any further questions, Lyon explained, "I've figured out most of the rules of the Bedtime Story. Its effects are extremely powerful, but it also has many restrictions, especially regarding the total Lyon Value."
"Total Lyon Value?"
"It's the combined Lyon Value of all the targets brought into the story."
After explaining the term "total," Lyon narrowed his eyes and continued, "The Pisces Division was also stationed in the Mystic City, and with the Butcher King Society's hostility towards the Purification Bureau, they would definitely not let go of the chance to catch them all.
However, they didn't include the Pisces Division in the scope of the Bedtime Story and instead let the entire division evacuate. The reason must be that they couldn't handle it, and the Bedtime Story itself must have some restrictions, making it difficult to capture so many targets at once."
"Additionally, although the Bedtime Story covers the entire Mystic City, the number of people actually involved in it is not as high as it seems.
Most people are merely unrelated bystanders, and only a few have been drawn into the Bedtime Story and restrained. Currently, that includes you, me, the Fake Queen, and some people and forces that are unavoidable in the story plot, for example..."
"For example, my Yarn Ball Society!"
As the Feline Witch heard this, her expression changed slightly, as if she had suddenly realized something. With a look of enlightenment, she said, "No wonder they're targeting the Yarn Ball Society! They're not afraid of me borrowing the power of the society, but they're afraid that I'll pull its members into the story!"
"Exactly. I also discovered the problem from this point."
Seeing the Feline Witch's sudden understanding, Lyon nodded in approval and patted the stack of Contracts of Bondage in the small cart, continuing his explanation with a smile, "More than half of the members you selected for the Yarn Ball Society are elites from the seventeen major societies. Although they're not skilled in combat and might even lose to a Tier 3 Cleaner, their combat abilities can be completely ignored.
"But those who have been studying various mystical powers for years have high Lyon values. At least they have the abilities of a Tier 2 Cleaner, and some of the outstanding ones can even reach the level of a Tier 1 Cleaner. Combined, their Lyon values are absolutely formidable.
The Tale of Illusions created by the False Servant, although it has the power to disrupt Order and turn falsehoods into reality, is ultimately just a fabricated story. The greater the gap between the story it creates and reality, and the more people it affects, the more power it consumes.
Your Catnip Ball Society just so happens to have dozens, even hundreds of 'Cleaners', almost equivalent to another Pisces Division. The False Servant can only control the story's nodes and general direction, but it cannot control the entire story, making it difficult to exclude the entire Catnip Ball Society.
So, to be safe, he made up a story about an assassination attempt on the Great Witch King to weaken your Catnip Ball Society. He wants to add an extra burden to the story by involving these people when you resist, so you won't be able to fight back."
"I understand!"
Upon hearing this, the Feline Witch had fully grasped Leon's plan. She blinked her big eyes and said with joy:
"You're recruiting people to join your Catnip Ball Society to expand the reach of the Bedtime Story!"
Although the constraints of the Bedtime Story had been somewhat alleviated by the new members of the Catnip Ball Society who had signed the Contracts of Bondage, they were not completely free. The Feline Witch tried several times but couldn't fully say the name of the False Servant. She then changed her approach and said:
"Expand it until the storyteller can't hold on anymore! Even if the truth he speaks is unbreakable, driving the truth also requires power. If we can't break free from the restraints, we can at least distribute the burden!"
"Exactly."
Seeing that the Feline Witch had grasped his idea, Leon smiled and proceeded to give instructions:
"What we need to do next is to keep recruiting people into your Catnip Ball Society. The more people we recruit, the weaker the restraints on us will become, and the stronger the power we can wield.
Once our power recovers to a certain extent, we can bind the leaders of the seventeen societies, forcing all their members to join us. Then, we can control them to invade the High Witch Court and bind the useless Great Witch King, forcing him to abdicate and let you become the Witch King while I..."
Leon paused, realizing he had been speaking in the manner he used when distributing pamphlets.
Noticing the Feline Witch's strained expression, Leon quickly suppressed the malevolence on his face and corrected himself seriously:
"Not force, but invite. When the time comes, we can request the Great Witch King to issue an order, compelling all those with Lyon values in Mystical City, and even the entire High Witch Court, to join us.
By then, even if the Tale of Illusions can still be maintained, the binding effect will be distributed among countless people, essentially rendering it non-existent. Additionally..."
Leon paused briefly and then spoke with curiosity:
"I'm actually quite curious. Since the truth cannot be violated, what happens when the pillar deity, upon whom the truth is based, cannot bear the consumption of upholding their own truth? Will they be drawn to death by their own truth?"
(End of Chapter)
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