People in Xumi: I am really not the Dragon King

Chapter 581 Lin Feng: The "true" revival will come soon, and I guarantee she will be reborn along with the people.

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"I'm back. Hmm? What are you guys talking about?"

Near a mask stall on one side of the street.

Nasida returned from the stall in the distance after picking out a few souvenirs.
But before the little guy could even share his harvest with Lin Feng and the Tree King, he noticed that the atmosphere here seemed a bit strange compared to when he left.

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"Heh, it's nothing. We just helped you pick out a mask and were chatting about your childhood."

He paused briefly, then smiled and handed over the mask.

The Tree King pointed to the masks hanging on himself and Lin Feng beside him, indicating that Nasida should take hers.

"When I was little? But back then I was probably just a seedling, barely able to sway my leaves."

He blinked, somewhat confused, as he recalled his "childhood".

Unlike human infants who worry about any dark history, Nasita pondered this seriously for a long time, completely baffled as to what was so interesting about a mere blade of grass.
"Haha, come on up here! Let me show you my strength!"

"—Miss Sheena's status as my number one fan belongs to me! If anyone wants to take it away, they'll have to prove they got it from me!"

Lin Feng: "."

What is this? Ms. Sheena's number one fan? Does Ms. Sheena herself agree to this?
After walking a short distance forward, they saw a burly young ghost standing on the arena, sweeping across the arena.

With his unparalleled physical abilities and combat skills honed during previous wars, all his weaknesses had been overcome, making him virtually invincible in this battle.

But just looking at the battle scenes above is fine.
After hearing what Ichidou was saying, Lin Feng looked around, wondering if Goro himself was there and if he knew that he had such a fervent and die-hard fan.

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"—By order of the General! The final campaign to conquer the secret realm outside the city is about to begin. The Adventurers' Guild, in conjunction with the Heavenly Commander, is recruiting all skilled individuals to participate!"

"The opportunity to bring back the victims is right in front of us. We hope that those who are capable will sign up. Those who perform exceptionally well will be personally rewarded by the General!"

As I was looking over here, a few promotional slogans suddenly came from the Adventurers' Guild booth next to me.

Lin Feng's thoughts on Miss Hina's number one fan were temporarily interrupted as he turned to look at the incredibly crowded recruitment site.

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"Hmm? What's wrong? Is there something bothering you?"

She quickly noticed the strangeness in the person beside her, blinked in confusion, and asked.

"It's nothing special, but the subsequent revival process may need to be carefully planned."

Lin Feng turned around and explained to Nasita:
"You should know that, due to special reasons, I was the one who orchestrated this Abyss invasion behind the scenes. Otherwise, it would have been almost impossible to break through the already deeply entrenched problems in Inazuma."

“When this invasion began, I promised that no one would die as a result, so even though there are many sinners among them, I do not intend to decide for the Inazuma Shogunate whether they are worthy of resurrection.”

After a slight pause, Lin Feng pointed to the crowd in front of him, most of whom looked excited and agitated, clearly unaware of the problem, and continued to explain:
"One of the purposes of the current festival is to welcome back the resurrected people, who are the family and friends of the remaining people."

"But the initial monster tide had a very wide reach. Among the Inazuma people who died in the abyss disaster were not only warriors on the battlefield, but also criminals such as treasure-hunting groups and sea monsters in the wild."

"Therefore, in order to avoid criminals mixing among the people and causing chaos, and to ensure that the shogunate would not face too much pressure when arresting people later,

I may need to leave temporarily to communicate with the deities here beforehand and resurrect according to the predetermined schedule.

As a bonus, this invasion not only uncovered loyal and righteous individuals in the military and civilian population who were willing to use the Evil Eye to protect others, but also served as a screening of criminals across the country.

I completely understand why that country girl would publicly recruit people here.
After all, if this resurrection is used well, it can not only replenish a large number of reliable talents to the grassroots level of the shogunate, but also basically sweep away the problem of pirates and bandits that has plagued Inazuma for hundreds of years.

"The possibility of criminals infiltrating the resurrected population could indeed cause immense panic."

"However, not intending to decide the fate of these people on behalf of the shogunate, hmm, that's certainly your style."

After a brief moment of thought, he understood what his sage meant.

It is well known that in most cases, their sage takes agreements very seriously. Since it was said at the beginning that no one would die from a disaster, then even criminals should be included.
"Heh, actually, I just wanted to be lazy."

Lin Feng patted the little guy's head and shook his head with a smile:

"Judging criminals is the job of the shogunate. I don't need to think carefully about who should die and who should live, or what the boundary between life and death is."

"Later, I will hand over the information gathered from the ley lines to the deity here, and then temporarily lend her some access to the Void System."

The festival is still in progress, and I haven't received any overtime pay, so there's absolutely no reason for me to put in so much effort.

At most, he could lend Ying a portion of the authority to accelerate the flow of consciousness in the void. The specifics of who to capture and who to release would be entirely up to her, or the workers she had captured.
"—Waaaaah! Ying, run!"

"—I almost forgot! It seems the Heavenly Territory Envoy's final campaign against the secret realm is about to begin! This is a major event we've been preparing for for a long time, it would be terrible if we missed it!"

Below Inazuma Castle, on Hanami-zaka.

As the main venue for the subsequent festival fireworks display, this place will also host many upcoming events.

After a chance encounter, I accompanied them to the Yonomiya Palace, where they were warmly welcomed and given a visit.

Paimon, who was happily munching on various snacks, suddenly froze as he looked at the notice board next to him, as if he had remembered something. He then flew at lightning speed from the side of the Night Palace to his companions.

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"—Huh? It's starting now?!"

"Oh no! Is it too late to register right now?"

"I accepted the children's candy and promised to bring their families back. Could it be that I forgot the time because I stayed up for two nights making fireworks in order to make it for this expedition ceremony?"

"—No way! This is a promise made by Yoomiya in her hero form. How heartbroken everyone would be if she couldn't keep it!"

Before Ying could even respond,
Xiao Gong, who was also hearing Paimon's urging, looked like he had several exclamation marks on his head and almost jumped up from the spot.

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After a brief silence, I suddenly realized that these two guys were surprisingly compatible in certain situations, both prone to being easily startled and oblivious.

Now I know where Xiaogong's dark circles come from!

After learning what preparations the other party had made to prepare for this expedition, Ying couldn't fathom how they could maintain their current energy and spirit even after staying up for several nights.
"Calm down first, you two don't need to be in such a hurry."

"Although we are only a little short of progress, according to the operational procedures I have received, to be on the safe side, it should still be a few days before the operation begins."

"I remember the previous documents clearly stated the specific timeframes. Paimon, were you only thinking about sneaking snacks and didn't even bother to read the rules of procedure?"

Turning back, Ying already knew the answer before the question even left her lips. Thinking about Paimon's increasingly ineffective guiding ability, Ying suddenly doubted whether she would have agreed to provide meals instead of guide wages if she had known the truth back then.
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"Uh, hehe, Paimon has just been too busy lately and forgot for a moment. You know I'm not going to slack off."

He scratched his head awkwardly, tilted his head slightly, and tried to bluff his way out of the corner of his eye while staring at Ying in front of him.

After realizing that this approach seemed to have little effect, in order to preserve his freedom to eat snacks in the future, Paimon quickly changed the subject:
"Ahem, anyway, let's not worry about such unimportant things for now!"

"—Ying, just think! If so many people are resurrected at once, the sage of Sumeru will surely have to take action himself!"

"We've already traveled through three countries. If Inazuma can't find your brother, we'll definitely have to search for other gods. That sage is so mysterious; if we could say a few words to him this time..."

It always seemed that this deity had a very wide network of connections; they could see him in every country they passed through.

Paimon believed that if they could cultivate a good relationship with this sage, they might be able to get introductions to gods from other countries without having to go to great lengths to seek an audience.
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"Hopefully, but it's been a long time since anyone has successfully sought an audience with this deity."

"The God of Rock once said that His power is no less than that of the god who once blocked my path. If He is willing to help, even if something happens to my brother, perhaps it can..."

I don't have high hopes of actually talking to the gods during the ritual, but it is, after all, a possible attempt.

Extremely low success rates are often accompanied by extremely high returns.
Given the deity's special nature, Ying felt that even leaving just a slight impression would make it much easier to request an audience when she traveled to the "Land of Wisdom" later.
"Meow--?"

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"Huh? Where did this cat come from? It has such a unique coloration. Is it trying to eat the takoyaki in Paimon's hand?"

"Hmm, why does Paimon feel like the god of authority was looking over when we were talking about that earlier? Is it just my imagination?"

Her thoughts were abruptly interrupted. Not knowing what Paimon had discovered, Ying turned to look at her companion's front.

Upon seeing the cat's appearance, she vaguely felt that the pattern seemed somewhat familiar, and she blinked uncertainly.

"I remember seeing a cat that looked similar at Scholar Yuanshang's house before? Was it the same one?"

"But it seems that Scholar Fuchigami recently left Inazuma. Why didn't he take this cat with him?"

Blinking, Ying felt inexplicably that the cat in front of her seemed somewhat different from ordinary kittens, and she didn't know why it was here.

"—Huh? Isn't this Grandma's cat? It seems to have gotten lost and wandered into Yuan Shang's house a few times before, and he always took it back."

"I hadn't seen it for quite a while, but it seems that since Mr. Fuchigami temporarily left Inazuma, my mother-in-law's cat has become much more active."

"Oh dear, we've gone off-topic again. Let's forget about that for now and hurry to the city to register!"

"My mother-in-law is a very nice person, and her pickled vegetables are delicious. If you are interested in cats, I can take you there when you come back!"

Not unfamiliar with the cat in front of him, Yomiya casually explained its origins to Ying and Paimon beside him.

But it's really too difficult for anyone other than the grandmother to touch this little guy.

Considering that there were more important things to do at the moment, Yoomiya finally put the cat's matter aside and took Hotaru and Paimon to Inazuma Castle.

"It seems I wasn't wrong, you really are here."

“I know you are very concerned about the progress of this operation, but the original intention of the God of God in taking over your work should be to let you participate more in the activities of the people, rather than just watching alone.”

At the summit of a mountain, far from any human presence, in the vicinity of the secret realm.

After bidding a temporary farewell to Nasita and the Tree King, Lin Feng teleported over from the bustling celebration site and immediately spotted Ying standing alone here.

After exchanging brief greetings, Lin Feng noticed that the somewhat lonely, socially awkward, introverted girl was trying to persuade Ying to join the celebrating crowd in the distance.

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"I understand what the divine child means, but I'm a little worried about this place."

"Only a small fraction of the people of Inazuma remain today, and their suffering is all because of my mistakes."

After a brief silence, he finally spoke frankly about his thoughts.

It's clear that everything stemmed from the Eye Hunting Order and the Isolation Order. After reprimanding the Divine Child, the Shadow also realized that seeking help was a helpless measure under special circumstances, hence the casualties among these civilians.
"But you should know that nothing unexpected will happen. All the necessary preparations have already been made. The current joint attack is only to further promote unity within Inazuma."

"Right now, the only thing you really need to think about is how to 'refute' the general. Even if I can help you buy some time, it's a problem you'll ultimately have to face yourself."

Lin Feng could sense that the shadow beside him already possessed the ability to defeat the general, and he knew that she was only lacking a little determination.

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"Inazuma needs to prepare for the return of so many people, and I have instructed the magistrate to mobilize as many troops as possible to maintain order here."

"I'm confident I can 'convince' my past self from 500 years ago, but that will take a considerable amount of time. I'm afraid that when I reappear, everything around me will have already left me, just like I've experienced before."

When facing the god he knew best, Shadow made no attempt to hide anything.

"There is no need to worry about the future."

Lin Feng shook his head:

"My previous promise still stands. I will help maintain everything for Inazuma while you are fighting the general. Just focus on doing what you should do."

"This festival is the perfect opportunity. Now that things have come to this, let's follow the wishes of the divine child, participate in the festival, and make use of this power of will, shall we?"

"Just before the ceremony was completed, at the height of the people's anticipation and wishes, we went to meet the general, carrying their hopes and dreams."

“The power of will will be the sharpest weapon in this battle of consciousness. If you can truly understand why these desires come together, then it won’t take you long to defeat the general.”

From the very beginning of organizing this festival, the priest and he had this in mind.

The gathered power of will can not only summon the souls of the dead in the earth's veins and provide an environment conducive to their revival, but also give the shadows in the consciousness space an absolute advantage.

As for any other intentions besides this...
"—Well, there's something I almost forgot to mention. If you're still a little hesitant, there's another piece of news that should give you confidence in winning."

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Helping to look after Inazuma was already a huge help; what else could strengthen one's resolve?
A sense of doubt arose in Ying's heart, and she looked over with some confusion.

"—In fact, your victory in the battle against the general was a prerequisite for the 'true' resurrection."

"—Once you understand the difference between the eternity of 'truth' and your own eternity, I promise you, your sister will be resurrected amidst the cheers of the people."

He shook his head and smiled, casually weaving the major news into the conversation.

Lin Feng had planned to incorporate the resurrection of "True" into the resurrection ritual before the festival even began, and he revealed this information to the stunned Ying.

(End of this chapter)