After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

There is no possibility that Rosaline did this because the believers wanted to punish Aize.

As for Villian, that's even more impossible.

Her identity as the great witch has only now been slowly revealed to some people. It is impossible that someone wanted to assassinate her for this reason a few months ago.

So it can only be interpreted as Rosaline's own intention.

Not long ago, in the castle, after Aize made Rosaline unhappy, he was almost immediately poured with a large basin of cold water.

This is even less likely to be what the faith network means.

Therefore, the inference just made is only part of the truth, but by no means all of it.

Villian's eyes became more and more puzzled:

"If you put it that way, then... I'm sorry, I can't think of any other possibilities. Just tell me, what's going on?"

However, Aize just shook his head:

"I can't say for sure, but my intuition tells me that the potion might be able to answer this question. Ignore what I just said and continue the examination."

"Okay, leave it to me."

As always, Villian had no doubts about what Aize said and turned back to work.

As time passed, the lights on the castle walls gradually lit up, the guards doubled their patrols, and the lines of torches in their hands announced that the fortress had officially entered night mode.

After about half an hour, the witch finally raised her head:

"It's done."

She picked up the bottle and held it in front of Aize:

"What was previously contained in this was a mental strengthening potion made using the succubus's magical crystals as a medium."

"Strengthening potion?"

"Yes, a mental strengthening potion."

Villian nodded.

"Generally speaking, mental strengthening potions are used to strengthen a person's willpower, combating mental attacks like fear and brainwashing. Using the succubus's magic as a medium, they prioritize strengthening areas related to sexual desire, achieving an extremely powerful, sexually suggestive effect."

Ai Ze tried hard to recall the contents of the books he had read in the past and asked:

"So, it doesn't just strengthen the body, it strengthens all other emotions and will as well. Is that what you mean?"

"Correct."

The witch said, frowning again:

"But... theoretically, this should also be effective against heroes. Why is it completely ineffective against that woman?"

Aize smiled bitterly and shrugged:

"Why? The answer is simple."

"what?"

"The potion's effect is to enhance emotions and desires, but if she herself has no emotions or desires, then of course the potion won't work...right? Will it?"

Villian stood there in a daze, holding the medicine bottle, her facial features as dull as a doll's.

I shook my head almost subconsciously:

"If that's the case, then... it's true, but it's impossible. Is there such a person?"

"Why not? It seems to me that guy has always been like this."

Rosalyn always kept a kind smile.

In the eyes of believers, it represents love, gentleness, and the image of the Virgin Mary, and therefore they feel intoxicated.

But Aize only felt gloomy.

Because changes in facial expressions mean fluctuations in human emotions.

A person who is always smiling is essentially no different from one who never smiles.

According to this line of thought, it doesn't seem strange to say that Rosaline is emotionless.

"But this..."

Villian has not yet recovered from her faith.

"Of course, this wouldn't happen to a normal person, but if we take the influence of the faith network into consideration, doesn't it make sense? The emotions and desires of the believers washed over Rosaline's consciousness, leaving her with an emotional void where even potions couldn't work—or perhaps, emptiness, nothingness, I think that's a more accurate description. And that's the problem."

Aize folded his arms, his expression extremely serious:

"Weir, last night, I had a little... debate with her about the issue of faith, so to speak. During the conversation, when we were talking about faith and the previous world, she subconsciously said something."

"I didn't hear it clearly at the time, but thinking back, I think she said 'It's the same, it's always been like this'. If that's what she said, do you know what it means?"

The two shook their heads.

"This means that the ability of the Faith Network has nothing to do with the Divine Protection. It is something she mastered in her previous life. It belongs to Rosalin, not the Hero Rosalin."

"Two consecutive lives, each one pure nothingness, a mere carrier of the faith and will of the masses. Even I have adapted and accepted this state. Then..."

"Master!"

Chris, who had been listening attentively, suddenly raised her hand.

Aize then pointed:

"explain."

"Master, according to what you said, if that woman had truly been swept away by the web of faith to the point where she had lost all her will, wouldn't that mean she was unilaterally controlled by faith? Those attacks against you you mentioned shouldn't have happened at all."

"good question."

Aize gave Chris an approving look, which finally brought some spiritual healing to her after she had been tortured all day.

He even clenched his fist in joy.

Topic continues:

"That's the scenario I'm most worried about. How should I put it... let's make a hypothesis. First, in her previous life, she faced a situation similar to this one, or even more extreme. She had no feelings or will of her own, existing merely as a puppet for the others."

"And now, for some reason—perhaps the weakening of her abilities, or the strengthening of her will from the Hero's Divine Protection—her self-will, which should have been completely annihilated, has shown a slight resurgence. What will happen to her?"

"Will she confuse her own will with the beliefs and will of the masses that have existed in her mind all her life, and resolutely carry it out?"

Human emotions can be said to be the most indescribable things in the world, no doubt about it.

Even couples who love each other so much that they want to spend their lives together will have the urge to kill each other countless times during their daily lives.

These impulses will be suppressed by reason.

This inhibition is often even subconscious and the person himself is not aware of it.

But Rosalyn was different.

If Aize's inference is true, then in her past life, perhaps these innate impulses never existed.

Therefore, even physiologically, there is no mechanism to inhibit it.

When she learned that Aize had left the team, she subconsciously became angry because of her dissatisfaction with Aize.

Even murderous intent.

Through the faith network, the threshold for any action is ridiculously low and only takes a moment's thought, so she almost immediately turned the fleeting murderous intent into actual action.

Then the assassination happened in Tafia.

And there was the basin of cold water that was poured on me before.

And because of the existence of the faith network, these occasional emotional fluctuations will almost immediately be suppressed by the will of the people again.

Therefore, even if the assassination fails, because this round of intense emotional fluctuations has already passed, the subsequent emotions are not enough to break through the shackles of the belief network again, so there will be no subsequent actions.

Even after sending someone to assassinate him, he leaked information to Uriel and asked her to save him.

In this way, everything can finally be explained.

And this is also the scariest place.

"If it were just a faith network, it would be troublesome, but there are solutions. By influencing the behavior of believers, we could interfere with the person. However, the current situation is clearly not that simple."

Aize said quietly:

"To summarize this logic, Rosaline is someone who has no physiological understanding of emotions and desires. She treats all emotions and impulses as divine oracles and unwaveringly carries them out. In my hometown, this kind of adult is generally called a giant baby."

"Now, this giant baby holds in her hand the sharp knife called the Faith Network, a knife that she can unleash on anyone in any outrageous situation if she so desires. Just imagine how terrifying this is."

No matter if it is a giant baby or a naughty child, there is no problem that cannot be solved by physical education.

Unless the other party has a nuclear bomb button.

He even held the nuclear bomb button in his mouth as if it were candy. With just a little force, everyone would be sent to space in an instant.

This is Rosalyn now.

This is the situation Aize is facing now.

Although the question he had been pursuing for a long time had an answer, he would rather the answer was wrong at this moment.

Otherwise, just thinking about it will give you nightmares at night.

Villian and Chris finally understood what Aize meant.

A chill instantly filled the room, bringing about a long and suffocating silence.

Then--

"Master! I have an idea!"

It was Chris who raised her hand.

"If that's what you're saying, then even if that woman has her own emotional fluctuations, she's ultimately more influenced by the faith network. Can you use your influence among believers to influence her by interfering with their beliefs?"

As a staunch believer of the Azer religion, it was natural for Christina to have such thoughts.

However, Aize shook his head again:

“I’m not sure if it will work, but the risk is very high.”

"Why? What's the risk?"

"First, the faith network is only possible with Rosaline at its core. Even if she herself is greatly influenced by the faith network, she is ultimately the host. No one can predict how she and the network will interfere with each other. Whether the introduction of external faith will trigger a stress mechanism is even more impossible to say. Moreover..."

Aize walked up to Chris and looked into her eyes that were shining with a faint light in the dim room.

"Do you remember what happened in the restaurant yesterday? Those believers even worshipped me equally, and by the way, they also worshipped you. What does this mean? Their so-called belief in me has long been part of this network. It's hard to say whether you are even part of it."

Chapter 65 Saint/Nothingness (3)

The faith that Rosalind built her network on is something quite vague and specious, and cannot be measured by quantifiable indicators.

For those members of the Pure White Saint Sect, who directly believe in Rosaline herself rather than the traditional Supreme God Realm, they are most deeply influenced by the Internet.

But this does not mean that the influence of the Internet is limited to the sect.

After all, during the riots in the Holy City, those who encountered external interference and unintentionally facilitated Leia's actions were all non-sectarian guards, knights, etc.

A momentary impact could make them ignore Leah, creating conditions for assassination in a heavily guarded environment, which of course could also directly take their lives.

For example, when patrolling on the city wall or by the river, your legs may go weak and you may fall down.

Human life is such a fragile thing, it’s no big deal.

And what level of faith will be connected to this network?

What level of faith, at that moment of crisis, is fatal?

do not know.

Aize didn't dare to try such a thing rashly.

A mine that is useless against demons but can directly cause all of humanity to split apart is just so outrageous.

After hearing the explanation, Chris's face was filled with shock.

"If that's the case, let alone killing that woman, even making her unhappy would be dangerous!? This is completely unreasonable and there's no solution!"

The blue-haired girl seemed to have lost all her strength. She staggered and fell onto the chair behind her. The force of her movement almost crushed the old furniture.