Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 420 City of Calamity: 6
The will of the city of calamity was clearly stunned.

"Have you forgotten? You are now an independent individual!" Roland continued with a smile, "As an independent individual, you can certainly challenge your original self, or do you willingly submit to the control of your original self?"

"...You are bewitching me." The will of the City of Calamity spoke after a second of silence.

"No, I'm just stating a fact: there can only be one City of Calamity in this world. You can coexist peacefully with your true form now because of the Lord of Mysteries' seal, but that seal will break sooner or later. When that happens, how will you coexist with your true form?" Roland spoke slowly and deliberately, his tone even somewhat gentle, like a caring teacher:

"As you say, in your world there is only submission and domination, so why can't you dominate your own being?"

The will of the City of Calamity was in turmoil at this moment. His words were not a lie. Domination and submission were indeed his instincts. And it was precisely because of this that, after a certain fact was revealed, this instinct also drove him to consider a certain possibility.

“You see, you’re not entirely indifferent to this either,” Rowling’s voice rang out at that very moment, tinged with amusement.

"Fortunately, I'd be happy to do you a little favor and help you conquer your true form."

Originally, Rolin wasn't very interested in the City of Calamity in the Western Continent, and he didn't want Medici to become a calamity of destruction. However, since the other party had specifically named him and Medici as puppets, he wouldn't be Little Nyarlathotep if he didn't make the other party understand why the flowers are so red.

So let him first subtly sow discord between the City of Calamity's clone and its original body, and then think about how to give the City of Calamity a surprise.

After thinking for a few seconds, Luo Lin suddenly laughed and said, "Of course, it's okay if you really don't want to challenge the main body. Actually, I've always been very interested in the division and aggregation of source matter, but I haven't had many opportunities to experiment. Now that I think about it, maybe it would be good to use the City of Calamity for experiments in the future. Anyway, you're not a good person."

If the city of calamity were torn into eight pieces, would the pieces unite as one, or would they fight to the death for dominance and conquest?

The danger of the source material fragments after being cut will undoubtedly be reduced to a certain extent. So, could we take advantage of this to mass-produce the City of Calamity's Favored Ones within a controllable range and strengthen the strength of a group of hunters?
Rowling was genuinely curious about the answers to these questions.

Of course, given Rolin's current state, he is not yet capable of dismembering the City of Calamity without any tendency to split itself. The main reason Rolin is able to separate the will of the City of Calamity is that it itself possesses a certain tendency to split.

But just because he can't do it now doesn't mean that Roland won't be able to when the seal on the Western Continent is broken in the future.

What if one day in the future Roland changes his mind and wants Medici to take over the City of Calamity?
—That's easy. Aggregation is much easier than division. If Rolin can divide the source matter, he is naturally confident that he can restore them to their wholeness.

……

While the Will of the City of Calamity indirectly betrayed its true form due to hunter instincts, on the other side, Little K and Little Amon had already returned the tourists from the Lemon Restaurant to the cruise ship. During this time, because the source of the calamity was sealed, Banshee Port naturally gradually returned to normal—at least superficially. The fog dissipated, the monsters disappeared, and Banshee now looked like the prosperous tourist port it once was.

"However, this is just an illusion. Humans who have been transformed into puppet soldiers cannot be restored to normal. In essence, this place is already a dead end..."

Wearing Jack's disguise, Rolin turned his gaze away from a passing Banshee native. Even though he had sealed and mastered the power of the branch of the City of Calamity, he couldn't reverse Banshee's state. This was the destructive power of the source.

Aside from a very few lucky individuals who can adapt to the erosion of the source matter, and high-ranking individuals who are unafraid of the source matter, for the vast majority of people, the source matter is poison disguised as sugar.

“Even for the lucky few who can accommodate the source matter, the source matter may not be a good thing…” Rolin thought of the Sun God who “revived within me” and Klein, who fought the Celestial Venerable to the point of exhaustion in the original story. Even if he won for a time, he would inevitably have his humanity completely erased in the future. Rolin shook his head.

"In the end, even as a little Nyarlathotep, I could easily fall into the abyss with the power of the Cthulhu..." Rolin chuckled self-deprecatingly. As a little Nyarlathotep, he could practically be said to have no concept of death; it would be difficult for him to die if he wanted to. But as Rolin, his humanity was constantly being pulled down by Nyarlathotep's nature. If he wasn't careful, perhaps there would be no Rolin in this world, only Nyarlathotep.

"That's why I need to learn about humanity, get closer to human beings, and like good people." Luo Lin thought to himself, his gaze falling on Xiao Ke, who was petting a cat. Suddenly, a crucial question occurred to him, so he asked:
“German, are you sure you want to take this cat on this trip? It looks like just an ordinary little kitten, and it might not be able to handle the long journey.”

K paused, engrossed in petting the cat, then patted its head a couple more times before turning to look at Rowling and saying, "I plan to entrust it to Ms. Cattleya for now, and take it back with me when the trip is over."

Upon hearing this, Rolin couldn't help but recall the group of problem children on the Future of Cattleya. Although the most terrifying Mushroom King was gone, the Future was still a gathering of talents, each one a genius.

This made Rowling pause for a second before saying tactfully, "How about we let Leonard take it back and take care of it first? Anyway, he'll definitely come over when we explore the world in the book later. I think even though Leonard is an idiot, he should be able to take care of the cat without any problems."

After a pause, Rowling added, "After all, as a pirate general, Cattleya will inevitably encounter situations where she fights with other pirates. I'm afraid that might scare the little kitten."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ke looked thoughtful, then nodded and said, "It was indeed my oversight. Perhaps Leonard would be a good choice."

Then, as if remembering something, Rowling looked at Little Amon, who was playing with the lizard, and asked, "By the way, where did you get these animals? You didn't steal them from someone else, did you?"

"That's my little secret, of course," Little Amon said with a wink and a smile.

Xiao Ke also seemed to have thought of something. He looked at Xiao Amon and could tell that he was a little reluctant to part with the kitten in his arms, but he still said, "Xiao Amon, if these little animals were really stolen from someone else's house, then we should return them... Their owners must be very reluctant to part with them."

(End of this chapter)