This has never happened before in all these years.
What's going on today? So many things have happened?
Just as he was feeling curious, a wave of drowsiness washed over him.
He clearly felt that he was losing control of his body.
No, something's wrong.
"Puff~Put~"
All around, there were the sounds of several students, including Hain, and the mercenaries escorting them falling one after another.
In his final moments before losing consciousness, the disciplinary officer vaguely saw a group of thirty mercenaries with foreign faces and heard them muttering to themselves, "Dude, don't blame us. Who told you to hear everything? The Doctor's plans cannot be leaked in the slightest."
This is... the Fools?!
How did the Fools end up here?
Am I... attacked by the Fools?
Oh no, Hain might not have been crazy after all; there really is a problem within the monastery!
With the last thought flashing through his mind, the disciplinary officer also collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
It’s too late to regret now.
"Done. This task was not difficult at all. Next, we just need to change our clothes and carry them out."
In the corner, the soldiers of the Fools revealed themselves, having removed their disguises.
"Don't forget, what you have in your hands is the Doctor's masterpiece. With the Doctor's invention, of course it's easy."
The group looked at the disciplinary officer and student lying unconscious in front of them, but they didn't care about them at all.
Even if they wake up, there will be no threat; they can simply put them back to sleep.
They were still in a rather relaxed mood when they started working.
"How is everyone? Is there anything I can help you with... uh..."
While the Fools' soldiers were busy carrying people, Seno happened to be muttering something as he entered the security room.
For Seno, today was truly bizarre. All the disciplinary officers were suddenly frantically busy, running around and chasing people everywhere, claiming to be apprehending dangerous elements from the desert. Yet, he, the head disciplinary officer, knew nothing about it.
His subordinates all said that the order was given directly by the Great Sage.
Well, considering the recent actions of the desert, it's not unreasonable that a high-ranking official with desert blood wouldn't be trusted.
As for the matter of the Great Sage giving orders beyond his rank, Seno also intends to leave it at that. Is that understandable?
However, seeing everyone so busy, Seno felt he shouldn't be idle either, so he came to the security office to see if there were any other routine tasks he could help with.
Unexpectedly, I stumbled upon this shocking scene as soon as I entered the door.
The group stared at each other in bewilderment.
After a brief silence, it was Sino who broke the silence first.
"How come these people are... um?"
The Fools were still disguised as a group of thirty mercenaries.
Although it was called a disguise, under the Great Sage's manipulation, false information had already been entered into the void.
It's equivalent to having official certification from the Order of the Church.
Therefore, despite having a foreigner's face, he could be found in the void, so Sino had no sense of vigilance whatsoever.
He then saw the group of people come to their senses and frantically try to pull something out of their pockets.
Seno, who had served as the Grand Disciplinary Officer for many years, was immediately triggered by this action. He waved his hand, summoned a spear, rushed forward, and knocked away the object the man had pulled out.
However, after one round of fighting, Seno discovered that the "mercenaries of the thirty-man group" on the other side had pulled out the Fools' Elemental Firearms and pointed them at him.
"You are...the Fools?"
Sino's eyes narrowed.
He began to sense that something was wrong.
Lying on the ground were a group of thirty mercenaries and students from the Order of the Order.
If these people were also mercenaries, they could have used excuses like not getting enough rest and falling asleep, but now they are the Fools in disguise.
Moreover, they used some unknown method to be able to record their information in the void.
In an instant, Seno deduced what had happened, and his expression became serious.
Seno had a vague feeling that something big had happened at the Order of the Church.
In any case, it's definitely related to the Fools!
At this moment, Seno squinted at the few Fool soldiers in front of him.
We'll find out if we arrest him and ask him.
"Go ahead and capture it!"
Chapter 256 Blooming everywhere
"Where have you gone?"
Several mercenaries from a group of thirty men stopped panting on the street and looked around blankly.
People on the surrounding streets and in the shops watched them and secretly pointed and whispered.
People from all over the world have a penchant for joining in the fun and watching the excitement.
"I don't know, we lost them."
The mercenary squad leader, enraged, slammed his weapon on the ground with a dull thud.
That was a desert spy personally ordered by the Great Sage to be hunted down, suspected of trying to recruit students from the Order of the Church. However, the person turned out to be unexpectedly agile, and even with the assistance of the Void Terminal, they still couldn't keep up with him despite his twists and turns.
"Let's split up and go ask around."
The squad leader gave some simple instructions, then looked around and found a shop to inquire about clues.
"Hello, have you seen this person pass by nearby? He is a dangerous individual wanted by the Order of the Church."
The squad leader sent the photo of the agent who had previously spoken with Hain via the virtual terminal.
The people in the shop glanced at the image and shook their heads.
"never seen it."
"Not impressed."
"Okay, thank you for your cooperation."
The squad leader hadn't held out much hope, but just as he turned to leave, he overheard the voices of several people talking behind him.
"Have you heard? It's already spread on the internet, and the reason the Doctrine Council is arresting people everywhere is because of this."
It's circulating on the internet?
He knew about the internet; the things that Inatsume had created were practically nothing but emptiness.
The advantage is that it connects to five countries on Teyvat, including Sumeru, unlike the Void which has limitations; the disadvantage is that it requires an additional terminal, is inconvenient to operate, and has limitations such as signal, bandwidth, and latency. The ecosystem is also not perfect, and it is far less convenient than the Void.
Apart from scholars with specific needs and merchants who travel all over the country and make connections at the docks, what respectable Sumeru person would leave the void unused and use the Internet!
So what's the situation with these people here?
Furthermore, the reason these mercenaries and disciplinary officers are arresting people everywhere is clearly because of sabotage plotted by desert spies. What other reason could there be? How come I don't know anything about it?
The squad leader glanced outside; his team members were still diligently asking questions and gathering clues. He hesitated for a moment, then slowed his pace, turning his back to the people in the shop to listen to what was circulating.
"What's going on?"
"I heard it, but I can't guarantee it's true. It's news brought by the gilded tour group that came from the desert. The scholars there concluded that there are no abnormal ley lines in Sumeru City at all. It's probably a problem with the void that's causing everyone to not get enough rest. There are quite a few people discussing this issue on the internet now."
"What could possibly be the connection? This is pure nonsense... Wait, where would a scholar come from in the desert?"
As everyone knows, there are only mercenaries in the desert.
Even if Black Gold City is established, it will only add one more worker profession.
"Didn't the desert become an independent country? Inazuma sent a group of scholars to support them, saying they wanted to help them establish their own research system. This conclusion was reached by them."
"Hiss... Ah, this..."
That makes perfect sense. They still remember Inazuma's previous statement in support of the desert, so it's only natural that they would send some scholars to provide assistance.
But this conclusion...
If it's Inatsume's research conclusion, then they'll have to be skeptical.
The achievements of Shin-Inazuma are undeniable. No matter how dissatisfied they are with Inazuma, they must acknowledge Inazuma's research prowess.
Thinking about it carefully... it seems that they do indeed wear the Void Terminal year-round, never taking it off, not even when sleeping.
"If there's a problem with the void, why bother making up a pretext about an anomaly in the ley lines? Why not just let everyone take it off the hook?"
"I don't know. There are a lot of conspiracy theories. I even saw someone post on their smart terminal that the higher-ups of the Council of Religion were using the Void to steal our brains to calculate scientific data."
"That's a bit outrageous."
"It is indeed a bit outrageous, but thinking about it carefully, this guess is not unreasonable. After all, think about it, when a person is asleep and unconscious, the brain is still working at high speed, which is equivalent to not resting at all. How can they not be tired?"
"That's true, and that conjecture makes sense, but it's really quite terrifying. Doesn't that mean our brains can be controlled at any time through a void terminal?"
"That's right~ Anyway, I think some of these messages are true and some are false, so just take them for fun."
The group chatted about all sorts of random topics in the shop, exchanging their opinions on various opinions, completely unaware that the mercenary squad leader, who had only taken a few small steps out of the door after a long while, was now frowning more and more deeply.
"Hey! Hey!"
The squad leader turned around and looked at the group of people still talking in the shop.
"What's wrong? Is there anything else?"
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