Chapter 1130: Confessing the Truth
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 1130: Confessing the Truth
"Riots and protests are breaking out all across the Afuhemi Elven Territory. Many of the smaller elven academies have descended into utter madness..."
Millian described the current situation while presenting the latest data. The various elven academies in the Main World had originally been subordinates to the Afuhemi Forest Elves, but now that those high elves intended to flip the table, the smaller schools were naturally refusing to go along with it.
Furthermore, they were currently unable to leave. This was equivalent to being told to wait for death; it would be strange if they didn't go mad.
Not every elf was willing to live or die for the sake of their race.
While I listened to Millian and the others brief me on the intelligence, I was also looking at my private messages with Dean Mei. I had reached out to her earlier, and she was now discussing the current situation with me.
If anyone had the clearest understanding of the state of the Main World, it was the Dean of the Witch Academy.
However, the news Dean Mei brought this time was not good.
From the perspective of the Main World, the Witch race had officially begun its layout and was already openly building momentum. This news was public knowledge, and the powers behind the Three Great Transcendent Races of the Main World had naturally known about it for a long time.
To stop the Witches' layout, the best method was to destroy it at the source. The current state of the Main World was like a locked room; external forces needed time to accumulate strength, while internal conflicts had been intertwined for far too long.
The situation had reached a critical juncture.
The Holy Angel Academy's "World-Destroying Sword of Faith," which gathered the Holy Light faith of the entire Main World, was already being calibrated toward the Afuhemi World Tree.
Based on the reactions of the elven academies and the movements of the Wizard Academy, Dean Mei offered a very grim hypothesis.
The "Bloodline Lens Observation Great Witchcraft" planned by the Wizard Academy had likely already been transferred into the small world within the Afuhemi World Tree.
The mass transfer of core members from the Main World's families—offering them so-called "sanctuary"—was likely just a ruse to use them as raw materials to manufacture Primitive Bloodline to maintain the Bloodline Lens.
If the previous Staff of World Destruction Plan was a collaboration between the three transcendent academies, then now, after constant compromises, everything centered on the World Tree.
"A large number of wizards within the Wizard Academy are retreating to the Afuhemi Academy..."
I looked at the information Dean Mei provided and cross-referenced it with the intelligence Millian and the others had gathered. They matched up perfectly.
"The Main World Restart Plan..."
This was the answer the students had collected—an interpretation of the "Staff of World Destruction Plan" from a different perspective.
In the end, the three top academies had not become the "villains" who destroyed the world; they had become the catalysts who "restarted" it.
The transcendent academies had reached out to those families, offering them a sanctuary for the world's restart. The academies promised the families a chance to preserve their bloodline legacies through the process.
The destruction of the world sounded terrifying, but if they were given a glimmer of hope, who would truly risk their lives to resist?
Perhaps this was simply human nature.
The families dominated every aspect of the Main World's ordinary society. By turning the family factions to their side, the masses became nothing more than a disorganized rabble of hundreds of millions.
The transcendent academies promised the families that after the Main World restarted, the world would still be dominated by them on the surface.
This rhetoric was remarkably similar to the promises made to those families back when the Main World was first invaded.
This tactic truly never failed.
Moreover, there was no need to worry about the families not taking the bait—this was a total reshuffling of the Main World! If the great families didn't take the lead in following, there were plenty of other families willing to be the first to step up.
Of the large families that had lasted for a thousand years, which one hadn't been among the first to submit to transcendent powers, receiving support to become what they were today?
As for whether the promised "Main World Restart" was a real restart... no one cared anymore.
Or rather, this was an open scheme. If you questioned it, you were a non-believer. If you didn't believe, you could step aside; there were plenty of families waiting to take your place.
"Assistant Yang Yuehan, Assistant Yang Yuehan... The global situation has reached such a point, and you are the only one who knows the truth. I think at this stage, there is no longer any need for concealment, is there?"
As I was organizing the data Dean Mei had sent me and analyzing our next move, Olina spoke from the conference podium, questioning me in her most sincere tone.
Only then did I realize the meeting was nearing its end. When they found themselves unable to reach any meaningful conclusions, they placed their final hopes on me.
Olina chose this setting to point all questions toward me, partly as a gamble and partly as a show of sincerity.
Back in the Emerald Forest world, they had obtained that "result," but in the end, this Assistant Xiao Han had not directly revealed the truth. Many of them had analyzed this.
The conclusion they reached was that Assistant Xiao Han felt they wouldn't believe the truth even if she told them.
Putting themselves in her shoes, they realized that at the time, they likely wouldn't have believed any "truth." As long as it came from Assistant Xiao Han, they would have doubted it, analyzing which parts were intended to manipulate them.
But now that things had reached this stage, the "Main World Restart Plan" being circulated by the three top academies had put them under immense pressure.
What was a "restart"?
A restart was no different from destruction!
They naturally did not want to be part of the things being "restarted."
"The truth?"
I looked up and met Olina's gaze under the watchful eyes of everyone present.
"Based on that question, does it mean that no matter what I say next, you will believe it?"
"We trust in your character, Assistant Yang Yuehan. We believe you would not resort to deception at such a critical moment. We do not ask for much; we only hope to understand the so-called truth at this final hour."
"The truth..." I repeated the heavy word Olina used, then stood up. "Before I tell you the truth, I wonder how you all view the Main World Restart Plan?"
"It is a vessel of salvation that has not opened its doors to us. We bear the pressure of facing death, and we have no other choice."
They had also tried to speak with the Witch Academy, hoping the Witches would protect them—even if only a small number of them—but the Academy had remained indifferent.
Thus, they could only save themselves. But how could self-salvation be so easy?
"In my view, the Main World Restart Plan is only half-correct. They will destroy the Main World, but they will not restart it."
"But... what benefit is there for them in destroying the Main World?" Olina asked again.
As natives of the Main World, this was the one thing they could not fathom. The primary reason they still clung to the "restart" narrative was that they didn't understand what anyone stood to gain from the world's destruction.
"This question is a bit complex, but I have the patience to explain the twists and turns behind it now." I walked from the club members' seating to the stage. Olina proactively stepped aside, yielding the main podium to me.
I took charge of the meeting without hesitation.
"First, I must correct one point: doing something does not require obvious benefits or interests as a driving force.
"The competition model of the Main World, led by the transcendent academies, is essentially a competition between the transcendent races behind those academies. To understand why they are doing this, you must understand what our world means to those transcendent races.
"In the interaction between competing parties, there is a behavior called: 'If I can't have it, my opponent won't either.'
"I imagine some of the students sitting here have had the scenery beyond this world described to them by their mentors. Do you think... a single world is that important?
"Think carefully. Set aside your self-important biases and your stubbornness. Think about the Game World that once invaded us. Think about that small world that became an Expansion Realm. And think about the Emerald Forest world we are currently invading. Is a world... really that valuable?"
As I questioned them, the echoes of "truth" continuously pressured their crumbling worldviews.
This seemed to be the so-called truth.
The side that wanted to destroy the world was the side that was losing the struggle for the Main World.
"So, the truth is already out in the open. The Holy Angel Academy, Afuhemi Academy, and Wizard Academy—the ones who hold the lifeblood of the Main World—have shown signs of collapse in their struggle against the Witch Academy. As the Witch Academy gradually closes in, they have chosen to destroy what they cannot keep. And you already know the method of destruction: destroying the World Navel."
After I finished, everyone fell into a long silence, until someone raised a soul-searching question:
"So, the one who caused all of this is actually the Witch Academy? If the Witch Academy hadn't pushed the three top academies step by step, the world's structure would still be in a state of relative balance, and they wouldn't be doing this, right?"
Halfway through her sentence, I had already tilted my head back and closed my eyes. Only after she finished did I let out a scoff and slowly open them, glancing sideways at Olina.
Boom!
The moment my gaze connected with hers, that figure was directly expelled from the meeting, crashing through a wall of the conference hall.
This was Olina's way of defending the "truth" I spoke. Those who couldn't see the reality of the situation had no right to sit here.
The representative who could say something so naive was naturally not from one of the Eight Core Guardian Clubs.
After Olina did this, not a single person spoke up for the expelled girl.
When you're sitting on a bomb that could go off at any moment, you don't blame the person trying to defuse it while ignoring the person who planted it. What kind of brain-dead logic was that?
"Assistant Yang Yuehan, please continue. We are willing to believe the truth you describe, and we are willing to listen to the finer details beneath these truths... as well as how we can stop this disaster."
Olina's words pulled everyone back to reality from the hole in the wall.
At the same time, someone stepped forward to take the girl away and began quickly repairing the wall of the assembly hall. Everything returned to normal.
The previous action had proven their resolve through both words and deeds. The time had come where they had no choice but to follow Assistant Xiao Han's lead.
Their emotional shifts and inner thoughts could not escape my perception, so I knew that now was the time to be completely frank with them.
"Then I won't waste any more words."
I adjusted the amplification device in front of me, my tone becoming serious. "The Main World Restart Plan is, in essence, the Staff of World Destruction Plan.
"It is a deterrent plan aimed at destroying the World Navel. You have all been to the Expansion Realms, so you must understand the gap between two worlds, right? Some of you should also know that the Core World we live in is covered by a spell effect called the 'Great Weakening Spell.'
"Under the suppression of the Great Weakening Spell, the effect and power of any transcendent force are drastically reduced. This is a visible restriction placed upon the Main World by Dean Mei Lind of our Witch Academy, preventing them from destroying our world through direct means."
As I spoke, many people had looks of sudden realization, while many others were shocked by Dean Mei Lind's terrifying methods.
"Now, let's dismantle this so-called Staff of World Destruction Plan step by step.
"All three top academies are involved in this plan, and each is indispensable. First, the Wizard Academy proposed this plan and provided the technical support and guidance.
"Remember the incident at the Blood Slave Peninsula? They used the Vampire Academy to mask their true intentions, refining a special Primitive Bloodline from the bloodlines of our Main World's people to complete a witchcraft called the Bloodline Lens. This witchcraft is the means they use to observe the World Navel.
"The Wizard Academy observes the World Navel, the Afuhemi World Tree captures it, and finally, the Holy Angel Academy destroys it. That is the full picture of the Staff of World Destruction Plan."
"May I ask a question?" At this moment, someone took advantage of the gap to politely raise their hand.
"Ask."
"Why is it the Holy Angel Academy that destroys the World Navel? Doesn't that seem redundant? Can't the Afuhemi Academy or the Wizard Academy just destroy it directly?"
"Did you forget the Great Weakening Spell?"
"Could it be... the Holy Angel Academy has a special method to ignore the Great Weakening Spell?!"
"Putting it that way is indeed correct. When you think of the Holy Angel Academy, what comes to mind?" I asked.
"Birdmen."
"Birdmen with rings on their heads."
"Birdmen with wings."
"You're not wrong..." I gave a helpless smile and didn't argue. "But what I actually meant were the Holy Light churches spread across the entire world, and the Holy Light faith that permeates every corner of it. Our world only allows one religious faith to exist: the Holy Light faith. This is not just a faith recognized by the Holy Angel Academy; it is a behavior tacitly accepted by the elves and wizards as well.
"The power of the Holy Light faith gathered from everyone in our world has been forged into a blade to destroy the World Navel. That is why only the Holy Angel Academy can destroy it."
At this point, the truth was completely laid bare before everyone. Whether they believed it or not, the truth was right there.
Clack, clack, clack.
I tapped the podium a few times, drawing everyone's attention back to me.
"Now that the truth is before us, it is time for us to analyze how to dismantle this world-ending calamity.
"A disaster of the Main World should be saved by our own hands. Do you know why the Witch Academy has never responded to your pleas for help? Because once the Witch Academy intervenes, you will no longer have the right to a voice in the future of the Main World."