This time I chose Paladin.

Chapter 304 Rest in Peace
"rest in peace?"

Inside the shack, a young official subconsciously asked, his tone tinged with incomprehension and even absurdity: "Isn't it simple to find peace?"
In this world, is it really that hard to give yourself a quick death?

His words were blunt, yet they represented the thoughts of most people at that moment.

Tide Diver shook his head slightly, a hint of melancholy flashing in his deep blue eyes.

No, that is not true rest.

"The demise of the physical body is merely the beginning of another transformation; the soul continues to wander in endless cycles and conflicts, and may even fall into deeper torment."

Her voice lowered, carrying an almost dreamlike devotion: "True rest... is the soul finding eternal peace in its slumber."

"No strife, no pain, no despair, no endless torment and clamor."

"It is an eternally tranquil sea, the perfect final resting place for all life."

She raised her head, her gaze sweeping over everyone present, lingering almost imperceptibly on Nie Weiyang, and said with unwavering conviction: "We believe that humanity can reach such a place of rest."

"I cannot, and dare not, reveal its exact location to you all. But I can tell you with certainty—the Second Administrator is definitely deeply connected to that resting place!"

She was referring to the sea of ​​the human mind.

Nie Weiyang sat there without changing his expression, his fingers steadily clasped together.

No one could see what thoughts were swirling beneath his calm exterior.

He sensed the strange and unwavering belief in the hearts of the Tide Divers—they romanticized the realm of the human heart's ocean, which carries the collective consciousness and memory of humanity, as the so-called 'eternal resting place,' and insisted that Administrator Number Two was the key or gatekeeper to that place.

...Okay, Administrator Number Two is indeed its gatekeeper, its manager. So much so that as time went on, the degree of fusion between Administrator Number Two and the human mind's sea increased, and when Nie Weiyang transformed into him, his name even included the titles 'Guardian of Humanity' and 'Lord of the Mind'... Keep in mind that initially, those two places were just question marks he casually added...

But he himself knew all too well. The sea of ​​the Homo sapiens was not a place of rest; on the contrary, it was angry, violent, chaotic, malicious, and full of hatred.

If you want to rest in peace there, it's just wishful thinking unless you erase all the lingering emotions from history!
Albert frowned, clearly unimpressed by these esoteric claims; he was more concerned with practical matters: "You just said 'the existence behind you'?"
"Besides your Mother Goddess Cult, who else is there?"

A mysterious smile appeared on the face of the Tide Diver: "We were blessed and summoned by the great gods not long after we arrived in this new world."

"He guides us to see the essence of life and leads us to the truth of the ocean and the cycle. We are not alone in the dark starry sky, my child."

'child'.

The way she addressed him evoked a maternal instinct in her, even though Albert looked considerably older than her. And Albert…

Albert felt a chill run down his spine: "So what's the deal with your sect? Are you dedicated to being the stepmother of all humanity?"

The diver paused, seemingly offended. And through that moment of memory, Nie Weiyang's mind-reading ability acted like a detector, allowing him to glimpse into her inner world.

He observed the internal structure of the Mother Goddess Cult: there were six high-ranking female leaders known as the Earth Mothers, while the male leaders were called 'Heavenly Fathers' and held a transcendent position.

I see... Last week, he only encountered and killed these people in a skirmish, but he didn't investigate the relevant information in detail, since their activity range was not within his usual control area.

But at this moment, a crucial piece of information emerges—in the memories of the subconscious, the previous Heavenly Father was named Sinhe, who mysteriously disappeared a few months ago and whose whereabouts remain unknown.

The sect keeps this a closely guarded secret. The infiltrators came to this land to track down Xinhe's whereabouts. Nie Weiyang: "..."

This matter... is difficult to discuss.

Strictly speaking, Singh is right there... As long as he takes out that golden spear, the 'father' will be present—after all, the golden long-tailed bird piercing through the spear is Singh's incarnation.

He can't exactly pull out the spear now and say, "Hey, what a coincidence, ladies! Look, your Heavenly Father is hanging here, and look at the mess this has made! Haha, how about I hang you up too?"...

This is a slap in the face! A scholar can be killed but not humiliated.

So Nie Weiyang continued to maintain his impeccable, gentle, and thoughtful expression, as if he were just a dutiful listener.

The negotiations, fraught with miscommunication, are still ongoing.

The atmosphere inside the shed was somewhat tense due to the discussion about peace and the gods. A young Chinese official adjusted his glasses and calmly asked, "According to you, which is superior, the 'god' you worship, or the 'principle of the cycle of life and death'?"

The Tide Diver raised her head slightly, with a confident air of profound understanding: "The gods are not above the principles of the cycle, nor are the principles of the cycle above the gods. They are like the ocean and the tides, originally of the same origin, each wielding different levels of power. A god is a god!" Her words carried an undeniable certainty. "Gods exist. As long as they are gods, they should be revered."

After she finished speaking, her gaze swept over several Chinese officials, as if trying to find the expected sarcasm or contempt on their faces.

However, all she saw was calm.

The Tide Diver's smile faltered slightly, then deepened, carrying an indescribable meaning: "I thought you would dismiss this."

The young man wearing glasses nodded slightly and said calmly, "We respect other people's freedom of belief. As long as their behavior does not harm others or society, belief is a personal choice."

"Seeking common ground while reserving differences is one of the foundations upon which human society is sustained," another older official added gently.

Tide Diver: "..."

Nie Weiyang clearly heard the doubt in her mind. She almost thought she was listening to some kind of news broadcast, which made the corner of his mouth twitch involuntarily, almost into a smile.

The Tide Diver seemed unwilling to dwell on matters of faith, and she shifted the conversation back to the topic of rest.

Her tone became more enigmatic: "According to the revelation of the gods, for God, rest is not the end, but the beginning of a new life."

She looked around at the crowd, as if announcing some ultimate secret of the universe: "Only when the gods of the previous generation are completely at peace can the gods of the next generation be born to inherit their authority and responsibilities. This is a great and sacred cycle."

“But not just any place can serve as a resting place,” she emphasized, her gaze becoming solemn. “Only a place where the natural spirits of a race gather, bearing the souls of all the dead and embodying the history of their civilization, can be a qualified ‘resting place.’”

"This is an objective law of the universe, unrelated to faith, just like the movement of stars and the cycle of life and death."

Finally, her deep voice reached everyone's ears:

"All gods who wander among the stars in search of a home... ultimately yearn for this kind of rest."

Ok?
Nie Weiyang suddenly narrowed his eyes.

(End of this chapter)