Facing an Ancient God for a Year

Chapter 2476: Chapter 2471: Echoes from Beginning to End

When weaving a story, you must pay attention to coherence from beginning to end.

Since choosing the alias Laurie, it’s only natural to make full use of the value behind this name.

Ranked first in the entire chain, aside from possibly insignificant post-death entanglements, it’s also the most private.

Instantly resolving Lady Selana’s doubts, the credibility of the whole story greatly increases as well.

The most direct result was a prolonged silence.

The fatal blow, carefully prepared over time, instead made the other party’s narration seem more genuine, and the interrogator was evidently seriously reflecting on the testimony obtained today.

”Tell me about your original plan.”

And in the end, no further doubts were raised, even showing concern for details.

”Unfortunately, there wasn’t much of a plan; I was basically taking it step by step... It’s just because I wasn’t sure if Ji Yin was on the ship, that’s why I had to take such a risky action.”

Fu Qian’s answer remained honest.

”Then how did you know he might be on the ship?”

Selana’s interrogation continued.

”I just knew he was trying to get involved in the struggle between the two groups. I wasn’t even sure which side he was on, nor if Yasui had made any movements in this area, but the actions of the Siren were very conspicuous, so I could only take my chances.”

Unfortunately, sincere people are invincible; Fu Qian responded fluently.

”Although I don’t know what Sorondir is up to.”

”Besides, I won’t ask how you know these things, nor the purpose of seeking out the Death Overlord. I just hope if our demands align in any way, we can cooperate to get through the current crisis.”

Selana didn’t utter a word, but Fu Qian’s output continued, sounding quite self-aware.

”If you think it’s meaningless, then I can only express my regret.”

...

At a certain moment, pain emanated from behind, accompanied by warmth.

The round of discussion seemed to finally have an effect; the spine, which was about to be completely exposed, clearly was being buried back in place.

”I hope you cherish this comfort... If I find any sly actions, you shall embrace the being you serve.”

Selana, who was helping sew back, maintained a threatening tone upon reopening the conversation.

”Understood.”

Fu Qian nodded, not hiding his relief.

Though the reason for relief might not be as it appears.

On the surface, it’s a narrow escape from death, but in fact, it is the joy of gaining a tool person.

Indeed, he didn’t ask about those things earlier, nor did he need to.

Despite the different approaches taken to get here, for Lady Selana, the situation was somewhat fortuitous.

Catching a person who came to the ship to capture someone, only to catch someone like herself doing the same.

Luckily, this person knew more.

And from the interrogation, it can be found that the incident in Shangjing was far from being as simple as it seemed, involving considerable hidden truths.

Currently, Moore might be dangerous, but evidently, it’s also becoming a place of opportunity—a chance to unravel various mysteries so far.

Especially when a perfect ”tool person” is right in front of you, as long as you go with the flow, you can leverage the worms’ survival instincts to maximize information gathering.

Even in this process, her identity was not exposed.

All these calculations are ultimately a battle of pros and cons, and choosing what to do is not difficult to infer.

”Sorandir is looking for something.”

As it turned out, when speaking again, ”Selana” spontaneously addressed a bit of Fu Qian’s earlier doubts.

...

Looking for something?

Compared to surfing, this explanation certainly made the earlier scene seem reasonable.

”Is that thing around Moore? That’s why it sailed a distance away only to return shortly after?”

The other party surprisingly moved into a stage of information sharing in an instant, and Fu Qian naturally listened attentively, taking it in stride.

”To be precise, that ship has been spinning back and forth for quite a while, mostly only in this kind of weather.”

”Selana” corrected coldly, sounding like she had been observing for some time.

Only going out to sea in bad weather? That’s a bit rebellious.

”No wonder everything seemed strange when I was on the ship, so they haven’t found what they’re looking for yet?”

Listening to it became more entertaining, and Fu Qian nodded, gaining more understanding of the situation.

”It seems so, unfortunately, no one knows what they are looking for.”

Agreeing with his view, it appeared that Lady Selana was no longer keen on sharing more.

At the same time, Fu Qian realized that the restraints on him had been completely lifted.

”Maybe Yasui’s side knows?”

Rubbing his back to confirm there were no exposed wounds, Fu Qian raised an idea.

”Perhaps... But their people are obviously well-hidden, which is why I went to the ship to look for someone. It turns out Ji Yin doesn’t have as much courage as you.”

Not only discussing the current situation candidly, ”Selana” even gave Fu Qian a compliment.

...

Indeed, in this intelligence, Ji Yin might not necessarily serve as a minion of the Sirens, right?

The meaning was quite obvious: ”Selana” first looked for Yasui’s forces but found nothing, whereas the Siren’s ship was too conspicuous, prompting a rather bold attempt to board it.

The reasons for Ji Yin’s potential appearance on the ship were all hypothesized for different purposes, such as working for the Siren or stealthily causing trouble.

Of course, the latter scenario was admittedly less probable; it would be too bold to make a fuss under the nose of a Demigod.

”You flatter me—should I make another trip to the ship, to confirm Sorandir’s objective?”

Borrowing a Demigod’s perspective, Fu Qian humbly offered a suggestion after sketching out the general situation in Moore.

...

”Do you know what you’re saying?”

As it turned out, even as strong as a Demigod, mental resistance was not unbreakable.

In the few seconds of silence, ”Selana” seemed to be confirming what she’d heard.

”I thought about it, and it seems I have nothing else to do.”

Yet as the head of the Greedy Worms, ”Laurie” evidently possessed a life comprehension far beyond that of Ji Yin; with a low chuckle, an attitude of seeing through life with open-mindedness.

”Since I proposed the cooperation, I must show my value. I suspect, on the Moore side, you might not think I can be of much help.”

It couldn’t possibly be nonsense or a joke; he had been evaluating the necessity of staying in Moore compared to directly heading to the Sea of Ashes.

Now with a Demigod-level tool person, does what needs to be done next still require consideration?

Certainly, it’s about letting Moore and the Sea of Ashes both flourish, leaving this place to the Sirens, Yasui, and Selana to foster frictions, then coming back to reap the harvest later.

Of course, it can’t be stated outright this way; after all, we are theoretically partners in cooperation.

Luckily, Lady Selana had just praised my courage, so it can be referenced again for coherence.