Sir! Don't close the net!

Light, light, heavy

Light, heavy, heavy, light

Light, heavy, light, light

Sink, light, sink, sink

Light, heavy, light, light

"This is the melody that calls to us from the sea of ​​the dead!"

Ips held the crown in his hands with utmost reverence.

This is the truth.

Chapter Forty-Nine: Confession Leads to Leniency

How do you make someone believe a lie?

If you mix in half the truth, the truth cannot be denied, while the falsehood is only temporarily unproven.

Ips is lying one thousand percent. His ancestors from the Sea of ​​the Dead and the relics that prove his identity are all fake. It's just that these Instas rulers look down on Instas who can't find a temple and want to embellish their own image.

But Ips's lies were very convincing.

Because it contains an undeniable truth.

Li Yili didn't stay in the museum for long. To avoid arousing Ips' suspicion, Li Yili pretended to have heard an unbelievable truth and was distraught. She fled the museum in a disheveled state, without even calling for a carriage, and stumbled and ran out of the museum grounds.

Only after confirming that Ips and his men could not see him did Li Yili call for a carriage.

Li Yili hesitated for a long time between the Yangcun Logistics Building and her home.

He needs to ascertain the true parts of Ips's lies, such as what happened in Eden's former capital.

The destruction of Eden's capital is a major event that will be associated with any mention of certain words, no matter how much time has passed. Otherwise, Ips would not have used this as a metaphor. However, since Eden's capital was destroyed by a natural disaster, which is unpredictable and uncontrollable, the discussion will fade away very quickly.

Bring up a major event that everyone knows but has gradually faded from public attention, and then mysteriously add that there are other hidden details behind this major event. This casts a shadow over the lie, making the false part seem illusory, and making people unable to help but think in some mysterious direction. After all, everyone has a gossipy heart, and mystery makes people both fearful and fascinated.

According to Ips, it was the will of some being that caused the destruction of Eden's capital, and the pirates would become exiles under the guidance of the so-called Sea of ​​the Dead.

Needless to say, the destruction of Eden's capital and the exile of its inhabitants were definitely man-made. As for who did it, it's simple: whoever benefited the most from the destruction of Eden's capital was the one who did it. Similarly, it's the same with the pirates. Whoever benefited the most from the exile of the pirates was the one who orchestrated the change in the pirates.

Ips was clearly one of the participants in the changes that occurred among the pirates. Since Ips claimed that both the pirates and the capital of Eden were exiled, it means that the same group of people and the same methods were used to carry out the changes.

As for how that group of people dealt with those pirates, and even made Heidi, who was favored by the gods, think it was a curse, Li Yili could only think of seawater. Judging from Heidi's reaction, before the anomaly occurred, they spent all day traveling in the deep sea.

Although the circumstances surrounding the exile of Eden's capital are unclear, the strange changes occurring among the pirates make it hard not to think of the Old Ones. The Fire Elves happen to be in Instas, and the steel mill produces a large amount of wastewater that needs to be treated every day. Secretly discharging sewage into the sea to pollute the seawater and affect the pirates' health is consistent with the Old Ones' practices. In fact, the Black Goat's cubs have done something similar. However, the Black Goat's cubs are ultimately just a small branch, and the amount of pollutants they get is pitifully small. The Fire Elves, on the other hand, are the top members of the Old Ones and can mobilize resources to pollute the Dead Sea bit by bit.

In the end, Li Yili still chose to go home to ask Valhou Lei about the matter. The black goat's cubs might not have any records of the fire elves polluting the ocean, but Valhou Lei must have heard about what happened in the former capital of Eden.

"Confess and you will be treated leniently."

Upon entering, Li Yili went straight to the point, snatching the wine bottle from Valhou Lei's hand, raising it high, and slowly tilting it.

Valkyrie, who was sprawled on the sofa, blinked, then suddenly flew into a rage, jumping up and reaching for the wine bottle in Li Yili's hand. "Hey—this bottle of wine is really precious! I brought it from my hometown!"

Li Yili took a step back and stood directly on the coffee table, looking down at Valhou Lei with her eyes slanted upwards.

"If you don't want to lick the floor to reminisce about your old home, you'd better answer my questions honestly."

"Huh? You dare threaten me! I'm your boss!"

Valkyrie clung tightly to Li Yili's shirt with her left hand, standing on tiptoe, her tall body taut and straight, while her right hand gripped the wine bottle tightly.

"My esteemed boss, if you don't want to reminisce about your hometown by licking the floor, you'd better answer my questions honestly."

"Then go ahead and do it. Anyway, my longing for the taste of my hometown is just a pretentious attempt to sympathize with the sisters who are still suffering there."

Valkyrie shrugged her shoulders and leaned back on the sofa quite decisively, raising her snow-white right leg and hooking it onto the back of the sofa, while her left leg dangled down and swayed gently.

Li Yili raised an eyebrow. "I haven't asked anything yet."

"Heh—we've been in the same bed for so long, I can tell what position you're going to use just by raising your eyebrows," Valkyrie sneered. "You start with threats, it seems you've already decided that this is a question I don't want to answer because of my Valkyrie status. Well then, let the floor smell like my damn old home, that way I can walk a few more steps every day."

Li Yili's lips twitched slightly as she tossed the wine bottle in her hand toward Valkyrie.

Valkyrie reached out and took the bottle, giving Li Yili a sweet smile. "Thank you—"

Li Yili rubbed her forehead, jumped off the coffee table, sat on it, rested her elbows on her knees, crossed her fingers in front of her face, and stared intently at Valhou Lei without saying a word.

At first, Valkyrie just smiled dismissively and continued to sip her wine, but as time went by, Valkyrie began to feel uneasy and kept adjusting her lying position. Li Yili's gaze became less sharp and piercing, like a hair poking her skin, repeatedly pricking her. Even when she turned her back, she could still feel Li Yili's gaze.

But she was favored by the gods; no matter how much alcohol she was forced to drink,

She wouldn't get drunk, though she could pretend, but Li Yili knew perfectly well that she wouldn't, so pretending to be drunk was useless.

What are you doing?!

In the end, it was Valkyrie who couldn't hold back any longer, and she jumped up from the sofa, waving her limbs wildly.

"Stop watching!"

“I’m just showing my determination,” Li Yili shrugged.

"Ugh—disgusting! You're just disgusting me! Come on, come on! The sun is shining brightly today, perfect for daytime debauchery!" Valkyrie grabbed Li Yili's collar and shook her violently back and forth. "Anyway, you like this kind of thing too!"

"Don't do that, that's workplace harassment—"

Chapter Fifty: This matter is so big.

"How serious is this matter...?"

Valkyrie grabbed Li Yili by the collar, her lips twitching.

The fact that Li Yili went to such lengths clearly indicated that she judged that Li Yili, as a Valkyrie, would absolutely not want to explain this matter in detail. However, the fact that Li Yili had done this in front of her also showed that Li Yili needed to know this matter no matter what.

How persistent and troublesome is Li Yili...

At first, she only wanted to trick Li Yili into working for her for free and taking kickbacks. In the end, she ended up in Li Yili's bed. From disbelief to slightly compromising, to deceiving herself that this was a treat for Li Yili, to finally sleeping in Li Yili's bed, the whole process happened very quickly.

Therefore, she knew very well that once she got entangled with Li Yili, Li Yili would definitely win in the end.

Li Yili blinked and raised her hand to lift Valkyrie's chest.

"Although these are just some old stories, if we dig deeper, the potential is probably much bigger than this."

"..."

"Don't you know... old stories shouldn't be dug up..." Valkyrie's lips twitched.

"Actually, it's nothing major, just about Eden's head—"

Before Li Yili could finish speaking, Valqiu Lei suddenly lowered her head, opened her crystal lips, and fiercely kissed Li Yili's lips.

"Whoo-"

“Hmm, the food from your hometown tastes pretty good too,” Li Yili licked her lips, raised a finger and gave a bright smile, “Then let’s continue our previous topic.”

"This still can't shut you up!" Valkyrie said, her face full of disbelief.

“Ha—we’ve known each other for so long, let’s just lay some things out in the open,” Li Yili slapped away Valhou Lei’s right hand that was reaching for his pants. “Even after I’ve gone all out, I’ll still ask you this question.”

"..."

After a long silence, Valkyrie stood up straight, turned around and sat on the sofa. Gone was her previous listless and dejected aura. She was now noble and heroic, like the embodiment of divine will, calmly gazing at Li Yili.

Li Yili tilted her head to the side.

Yes, this guy is lying through his teeth.

"In short, let me tell you what I know first. The destruction of Eden's capital was orchestrated by King Ahaz of Apo."

"Hey—don't you already know everything?"

"Oh, I see," Li Yili said, suddenly realizing.

"Eh--"

Valkyrie blinked, cleared her mind, and realized what was happening. Tears welled up in her eyes, and she suddenly lunged at Li Yili, grabbing her and lifting her up.

"Ah—you actually schemed against me!"

“Hahaha—what are you talking about? I don’t understand—but Commander Valkyrie, we’re in the same boat on this matter,” Li Yili laughed brightly.

"Huh? You must be joking! I want to get off the ship!"

"what--"

Seeing that Valkyrie was absolutely unwilling to cooperate, Li Yili stopped pretending, pulled Valkyrie's hand away, hooked her arm around Valkyrie's shoulder and sat back on the sofa, rubbing her left thumb and forefinger together, "Do you think that if this matter is exposed... they will think that I, an ordinary person, am bold enough to dig into this matter, or they will suspect that you, one of the highest-ranking Valkyries in Valhalla, want to pull off a big heist by collecting inheritance for the Horn of Galar?"

"Goo-"

Under Li Yili's pressure, Valqiu Lei's body tilted little by little until she leaned against the sofa armrest, turning her head away and not daring to look Li Yili in the eye.

Just as Li Yili said, once this matter is exposed, everyone will suspect that she was the mastermind.

What do you want to know?

"The situation in Eden's former capital, the people there are still alive, right?"

"You don't even—okay, okay! I get it—"

Valkyrie simply leaned against the sofa armrest, turned her body, and pressed her snow-white legs together on top of Li Yili's legs.

"The original capital of Eden was called Thorns. According to that king, as the capital of Eden, even a small mistake they made would be whipped like thorns onto every citizen of Eden. Therefore, as the capital of Eden, Thorns had extremely harsh punishments, and all the high-ranking officials and nobles in Eden were forced to stay in Thorns City. Their every word and action was watched. If they wanted to leave, they had to leave behind their noble status and leave as commoners."

"Waaah—this king has probably been driven to his knees by those high-ranking officials," Li Yili complained. "But it's not so bad, after all, those big shots can easily make a small mistake that plunges the common people into misery, and they'll never pay any price for their mistakes. At worst..."

The best way to deal with them, as the punishment is to drink three cups of wine, and then confine them to one place and monitor their every move.

“He was undoubtedly a dull man, but he chose that dullness in order to forge a safe path for his people in such a world. Only a dull man could be so reckless,” Valhae Rae shrugged. “So his end was also in line with his dull choice. Thorn City became a city truly entangled in thorns. Those who followed this dull man fell into a deep sleep, while the [wise] people ran out long ago.”

“And Ahaz, who led those wise men, established Epo, the complete opposite of the thorns, a forest of utter depravity that allows all desires,” Li Yili grinned. “I really want to visit Epo sometime. I’m quite curious how Eden is governed without any restraint on desires.”

"Ugh—are you serious? I heard there's white saliva everywhere there, it's disgusting," Valkyrie pinched her nose and tilted her head with a look of disgust.

"Really? Then forget it," Li Yili said, feeling a chill run down her spine after imagining the scene.

"So, what are you trying to do by digging into this?" Valkyrie raised her knee and bumped Li Yili's chest. "You're not planning to write a report to expose the truth, are you? Let me make this clear first, although I find Aipo disgusting, many people yearn for it. I heard that the number of people who want to settle in Aipo in the survey is almost catching up with Hagen."

"How could that be? Revealing the truth won't change anything. It will only make them stop pretending. It's not a big deal."

Li Yili shrugged.

"I plan to travel to Thorns for a few days."

Valkyrie suddenly realized, and smiled as she raised her hand and waved.