Dixia doesn't usually use her brain much, but she's very intelligent.

At this moment, Dixia also realized that something was wrong, because she couldn't figure out who the client could be.

It feels like there's no one else in the entire Sumeru region who would handle this kind of commission except her. The problem is, she herself wouldn't commission anyone else to do this; she does it herself.

If you use love to influence the gilded tour group, they will also be willing to be the children's close playmates.

[A traveler complained: "Aren't we going to get beaten up?"]

Dixia nodded. She would indeed get beaten up, but she could just beat them up in return, it would be self-defense.

Catherine chuckled, "Hmm, I'm sure the mercenaries' reactions will be quite amusing."

No, where did this funny guy come from? Are you Lin Qiu in disguise?

Paimon asked, "May I ask... who posted these requests?"

This is what everyone is curious about: what kind of weirdo would issue such a request for help? Isn't this just pure 'wisdom'?

[Catherine: "The client? Hmm, actually I just wanted to see you do these things."]

There wasn't even a client. Now even the slowest reader would realize that this was definitely not Catherine.

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Wishing everyone a happy Lunar New Year's Eve, abundant wealth, and may you become rich, lose weight, and be free from acne breakouts.

Chapter 561 Can Gods Also Receive Pity?

Catherine herself is very dedicated; she won't create a client's own without one.

Then there's only one possibility: this is Lin Qiu in disguise!

No, this must be the Little Grass God!

Do you all remember that the Little Grass God possessed Catherine before? It seems this must be the Little Grass God.

The traveler in the story also realized this, and when he saw that Nasita had been exposed, he stopped pretending.

[Nasita: Heh, you've already figured it out? I was really hoping you'd accept the commission. Such a great opportunity to 'observe humanity'...]

Now, I am Catherine.

As expected of the Little Grass God! Readers immediately chimed in, "We didn't say any of that before!"

The person who said those words was me just now. What does that have to do with me now?

Whoever came up with these requests is a genius! This is a kind of fun that ordinary people can't even imagine!

So, the Grass God enjoys watching these kinds of things. What else is there to say? Let's get on with it right away!

The Gilded Brigade is in trouble; there might not even be enough members in the entire Gilded Brigade in Port Ormos for these Grass God believers.

Nasida guessed from the beginning that it was her, because of the first shot Lin Qiu gave her.

In that shot, a silly bird appeared, standing still on a street lamp, and then flapped its wings and flew away after the traveler came by.

If Narcida is not mistaken, the silly bird at the beginning was her, and she only possessed Catherine's body after seeing the traveler.

The silly bird flew away without being frightened because the possession was broken.

However, considering that the bird was actually Narcida, calling her a silly bird seemed a bit impolite. In comparison, Paimon was much more polite.

Paimon asked with concern, "So, you've rested well, Nasita?"

Previously, Nasita had to protect everyone in the dream, and then she had to go outside the dream to forcibly retrieve Dinazedai's consciousness, leaving her completely exhausted.

After the second act, Nasita falls into a long sleep. The traveler only came to ask for a quest because he was bored while waiting for Nasita to wake up. Unexpectedly, Nasita woke up at that very moment.

Nasita replied, "Yes, I've been asleep ever since we parted ways, and I had a very, very long dream."

"That was also a dream about the Flower Goddess's birthday festival, only this time it was a beautiful dream."

Naxi Da's dream, the Flower Goddess's birthday festival, a beautiful dream? This matter is also recorded in 'Happy Birthday'.

We would have believed it if we hadn't seen 'Happy Birthday' before!

The keywords Nasita mentioned, when put together, gave readers a bad feeling. Could this dream be...?

Nasita continued, "In my dream, I was sitting in the center of a flowerbed, and everyone in Sumeru City was holding hands, circling around me...circling around, and everyone seemed very happy."

[“I even rode on a huge float, and the Flower Knight Faris lifted me very high, and I kept throwing Yalda candy at the children…”]

What?! Lift me up high?!? I'm going to be the Flower Knight!

No, it's broken! It really is 'Happy Birthday'!

Readers have already seen this dream; it raised everyone's blood pressure and can hardly be called a pleasant dream.

However, in the dream cycle of 'Happy Birthday', the first dream was indeed a pleasant dream. At this point, Nasita only mentioned the first dream and did not mention the later ones.

Nasita didn't tell the traveler about the nightmare that followed, fearing it would upset him and affect his mood. So she only shared the beautiful parts with him.

Both the traveler and Paimon are very empathetic. Having traveled for so long, Ying has encountered many things, but her sensitivity allows her to empathize with everyone.

Fortunately, Yingmei is a very strong person. She is always moved and always manages to calm herself down.

So even though Narcida didn't mention the nightmare that followed, Ying automatically connected it to what had happened in reality, which was the complete opposite of the beautiful dream Narcida described, and she couldn't help but feel secretly saddened.

All I can say is that Yingmei is a mature traveler; she's already learned to hurt herself.

Nasita was somewhat surprised: "Huh? I was clearly describing a very happy dream, so why are you all making that face? Could it be... this is 'sympathy'?"

Her words only made the readers more uncomfortable. Everyone felt sorry for Nasita's plight, but this was the first time Nasita had ever seen such a 'sympathetic' expression.

This is not surprising. Narcida had been imprisoned for a long time and had not seen many people. In addition, the people in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believed that she was a god and therefore had different requirements than others.

Do gods need human compassion? No, they probably don't.

To the great sage of the Order of the Church, it means: what is five hundred years to the gods?

They were just imprisoned. Their 'survival needs,' 'social needs,' and 'emotional needs' were all unmet, but so what?

That's what humans need, but gods probably don't need it, right?

In fact, many ordinary people had this idea before the prophecy was published.

Gods are always 'high above', time seems to have no meaning to them, they neither worry about survival nor feel sadness, as if they are something that humans can only dream of.

Gods do not weep.

This is something that most people generally believe, because the gods they see always appear strong and opinionated.

This is why Fufu dares not admit to crying in front of her people; gods are supposed to have divinity and should not have human emotions.

But after reading the prophecy, everyone discovered that this was not the case. Gods also have emotions, and they can cry. Even the ridiculous movie is turning into a little crybaby.

The more people read books of prophecy, the more they felt that gods and humans were no different.

Everyone has emotional attachments, and everyone has reasons to be saddened by them.

So now everyone wants to become the Flower Knight and lift Narcida up high.

This understanding arises because prophetic books 'bring humanity closer' to the divine, making the divine no longer so 'distant'.

Fortunately, the traveler is rather special. Even without the book of prophecy, she doesn't feel that she is far from the gods, nor does she feel that she is far from humans. She can empathize with both.

Ying is no ordinary person. She treats both humans and gods equally in the eyes of the traveler, which is why the traveler "sympathizes" with Nasita's plight.

Whether Nasita is a goddess or a human, five hundred years is all that life has been for her so far.

It is indeed pitiful that someone spends their entire life in captivity, enduring unfriendly stares.

However, despite their sympathy, travelers don't want to show it, because most people don't actually want to be pitied by others.

Paimon realized this and cleverly changed the subject to Dina Zede.

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Character Voice Lines - Nasita: On 'Compassion'

"I see. So that's what Lin Qiu meant at the time."

Chapter 562 Setare

When Dina Zedai returned to Humayi's home, her parents were terrified. They quickly protected their daughter and refused to let any outsiders in. The traveler had no idea how Dina Zedai was doing.

Nasita was naturally very concerned about Dina Zede, and the first thing she did after waking up was to go and see Dina Zede.

So now Nasita can tell the traveler about Dinazedai's current situation.

[Nasita: "Although her condition has stabilized, this 'dead zone' of Demon Scale Disease in humans can only be cured by solving the problem of the World Tree's withering."]

Demon Scales is a "dead zone" in the human body!

This sentence became the focus of Elhesen's attention. While reading the Forest Book, he had made various guesses about the "Dead Zone," and this time it confirmed his guess—the sea cucumber guess.

The appearance of the "Dead Zone" is because the forest has come to understand "death". Does Nasita's words mean that the World Tree has also come into contact with the "knowledge" of "death"?

Elhesen gradually came to understand everything.

The story of the desert hasn't even begun yet, but he's already guessed most of it; at most, he just hasn't figured out some key clues.

So, in order to figure these things out, Elhesen began to read carefully; there were definitely clues in the book.

Work? What kind of work? Reading is my work right now!

This matter concerns the entire world, and I must consider it! Could they really expel me just because I read a book?

Go ahead and do it, go ahead and do it. If you fire the acting Great Sage, I'll just go back to being a scribe.

If I could go back to be a scribe, I'd be willing to quit being the acting Great Sage.

In the book, Narcida and the traveler decide to investigate together what the great sages are up to.

In the illustration, Paimon, with a thieving, sneaky expression, says:

"Excuse me, adventurers, we'll be borrowing Catherine for a while!"

It has to be said that her sly little expression is really cute. In the illustration, she is frowning and pouting, looking like a smug little person who has achieved her goal.

She put her little hand to her mouth as if she were whispering or secretly laughing, which was truly arousing.

It's so cute! Some Paimon fans are saying they can't stand it and insist on sticking this expression on their blankets.

However, this behavior seems to be somewhat 'punishable'.

Leaving those people aside, let's talk about the lovely Nasita and the traveler. Their investigation method is actually a simple, easy-to-understand, and easy-to-use technique—finding a guide.

The target is the little follower who accompanied the Great Sage to target Nel last time. She is a desert dweller named Setare.

As a child of the desert, she was essentially isolated and helpless in the Order of the Church.

It's the kind of champion that triggers its passive ability every time a mantis comes.

Such people are the easiest to break down psychologically, making them the best candidates.

What's even more interesting is that, although she was not favored by the Church, she also 'benefited from misfortune'.

Because she was disliked by others and had no room to retreat, she was actually used more by the Great Sage.

You can actually find a lot of information about the Great Sage on her, and even some information about the Academy of Teachings. She's practically his personal eunuch.

Another key point is that Setare is not innocent, so it doesn't matter if she gets involved, since she was already in it all along anyway.

Nasita said, "Yes, I always enjoy observing all sorts of people, and Setare is a very special one among them."

"She hailed from the desert region and was among the most outstanding academic geniuses of the desert people, thus gaining admission to the Academy of Religion and becoming an assistant to the Sage."

The top academic genius in the desert was exceptionally allowed to enter the Academy of Teachings, but in the end, he could only stay by the sage's side as an assistant.

Don't underestimate this assistant position; it's incredibly inspiring. It's like someone with a Hebei household registration getting into Peking University.

Although Setare was already one of the top talents, she could only serve as the Great Sage's lackey.

Nasita continued, "The name Setare means 'star.' And she, in the desert, is like the brightest star in the night sky."

"Later, the sun chose her, and she came into the daytime sky as a star, reflecting the sun's light."

"However, not long after, she saw the scorching sun burning the earth, bringing many disasters."

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