Chapter 727: The Fisher Plan (Happy New Year’s Eve)
“Me?”
When Hamon Hamon said this, Fisher almost raised his index finger to point at himself.
He initially thought that Hamon Hamon’s request was directly related to what the Heow Ocean sought from him, but in the end, it was to seek an answer he knew nothing about?
So the first thought that came to Fisher’s mind was: a trap?
Because of this, you want to tear your face with the ocean?
Or rather, is all of this really Hela’s conspiracy? What if this is a good act staged by her and Hamon Hamon?
Emhart would surely agree with Fisher’s line of thought.
Hamon Hamon nodded and pointed to Fisher, saying,
“That’s right, you.”
“…”
Fisher blinked and after a moment of silence said,
“If it’s not directly related to the nature within me, it’s hard to imagine a deity seeking an unknown answer from me.”
“Hmm, do you think deities are supposed to be omniscient and omnipotent?”
“At least that’s how humanity praises the Mother.”
“That’s because people know too little, so we seem to be omnipotent. Consciousness always deifies the unknown; once understood, it seems insignificant. Although I know more than you, in the face of the mysteries of the universe, no deity, no existence dares to claim omniscience, not even Dream.”
“. And what about the ocean?”
Fisher pondered for a moment, then asked.
“…”
Unexpectedly, he was met with a longer silence from Hamon Hamon.
Until Fisher parted his lips slightly, Hamon Hamon hissed and said,
“Perhaps it can.”
Hearing this, Renee crossed her arms and furrowed her brows, asking,
“Hamon Hamon, you shouldn’t only have one authority, right? When it comes to destructiveness, your chaos back then was incomparable to those others.”
“Indeed, I possess two authorities just like Ramastia, one of which is ‘Not Me’.”
“If you say that, then what about the ocean…”
“The polluting spirit realm that has troubled you for so many years originates from Dream, which has far more authorities and is countless times stronger than I am. Dream cannot even approach ‘Secrecy,’ let alone the ocean. Azanros may be the only existence that can compete with the ocean; at least the ocean cannot kill him, or else you wouldn’t bear his blessings.”
It seemed that Hamon Hamon was fully aware of Fisher’s use of the secrecy authority to capture Heow along with the invading Chaos Race.
Hamon Hamon implied that as the culprit behind the barriers falling for the gods, the ocean would definitely settle accounts with him, and the fact that Azanros could still bestow blessings meant he was still alive.
“Azanros is very powerful; he might be able to compete with the ocean, but even so, he is certainly no match for the ocean. It’s clear that after the barriers were broken, he completely lost contact with the gods, and in front of the ocean, he can only hide.”
“…”
Renee fell silent, her previously lightly tapping lips now biting her finger in displeasure.
How should one say it, this feeling…
Faced with the pervasive spirit realm pollution in the spirit realm and the shattered barriers, the odds were already slim. Otherwise, Renee wouldn’t have had the thought to bring Fisher to escape.
And now, with such a powerful ocean added on top of it, Renee felt even more uncertain and anxious.
Moreover, what about Fisher?
She had been quite happy when Fisher first came to the spirit realm, feeling as if it was the final stage, with all other females connected to him mostly either “meeting an untimely end” or lacking the qualifications to enter the spirit realm’s finals. She was poised to secure a steady win.
Yet, the first one to jump out was Jasmine, who had been waiting for Fisher for ten thousand years!
Renee could still accept that; even with an additional competitor before the finals, she felt Jasmine didn’t seem too smart, showing no changes from when she had seen her at Saint Nali, and Renee still felt confident about securing victory.
Then before she could calm her mood, another heavyweight competitor jumped out?
This ocean was genuinely a formidable opponent that even made Renee feel inferior!
Just when she thought the win was in her grasp, someone intercepted her?!
Renee felt increasingly disgruntled, ultimately biting her finger for a long time before shooting a fierce glare at Fisher, thus concluding,
“It must be after Fisher’s precious nature.”
“Indeed.”
Hamon Hamon nodded in agreement with Renee’s comment, and then He shook His tail, turning to say,
“But my direct invitation to Mr. Fisher was not just for that. I only learned about Mr. Fisher’s precious nature during his battle with Heow; look over here.”
As Hamon Hamon’s finger traced through the air, a sprinkle of shimmering light suddenly fell from the white mycelium in mid-air, forming a screen below resembling a display that one would see in David’s refuge, showing lines of angelic script.
Fisher lifted his gaze, and the first thing he noticed was a striking title,
“The Fisher Plan”
“…”
Fisher opened his mouth, and hurriedly turned back to look at Gouwen behind him, finding him equally shocked at the title, evidently unaware.
“What is this?”
Facing Fisher’s confusion, Hamon Hamon quickly explained,
“Mr. Fisher, do you remember from ten thousand years ago in the Ideal Nation when you charged alone into the erupting Sea of Chaos?”
“Charge into the Sea of Chaos? What do you mean? What exactly did you do ten thousand years ago? Weren’t you supposed to be expelling death? Why haven’t you told me about all this when you came back?”
“Well… it’s a long story.”
Renee’s tone behind him began to turn dangerous, causing Fisher to break into a cold sweat, and Gouwen sneered at Renee saying,
“Then cut to the chase… At that time, the Incarnation of the Ocean, Hela, who later became Baemon, fell into the Sea of Chaos, and He went all out to rescue her.”
“Wow, you could even save the Incarnation of the Ocean? My, such a powerful ocean was saved by you; you’re really something, Fisher.”
“…”
Renee’s veins bulged on her forehead; she never expected that she had sent Fisher back in time to save him, and now in the past where she was absent, Fisher had gotten involved in so many matters with that ocean!
Not even knowing she had her home stolen, how can you not be angry?
But Renee also knew she couldn’t blame it all on Fisher. From the brief encounter with that ocean incarnation earlier, it seemed Fisher might have known nothing about these matters back then. Moreover, with his greedy character, it wasn’t hard to imagine how such an existence could manipulate him in this regard.
“At that time, Mr. Fisher’s feat was recorded by the mechanism; his survival with the Hela angel from the Sea of Chaos drew Michael’s attention. Hence, secretly, the Michael angel and Mikhail formulated the so-called ‘Fisher Plan’ to study the mysteries in this aspect. It appears they made progress, but this file was assigned the highest level of encryption, and I cannot access the system to read its contents.”
Hamon Hamon seemed to take Renee’s sarcastic remarks seriously, and even adopted her words. Meanwhile, Fisher frowned and stroked his chin, saying,
“How can you be sure that what is recorded in here is necessarily related to their parts that have not been transformed? Even if there is indeed recorded information, it’s bound to be related to the precious nature on me or the ocean. Whether it’s the nature I possess or the ocean, they could likely resist your transformation to a certain extent. You must have thought of this long ago and excluded it; otherwise, this should be uncertainty rather than such suspicion.”
“Yeah, perhaps the so-called ‘Fisher Plan’ records his unique fondness for subhuman girls? You have to know, back then he waxed lyrical about the beauty of subhuman girls in front of the elves, completely stunning us all. Or maybe other things, such as noting his romantic experiences with angels.”
Fisher shot him a glance, gritting his teeth and said,
“I had my reasons back then; you could see that too.”
Ever since this guy’s status elevated to “father-in-law,” he had taken to harassing Fisher with every opportunity, and Fisher had no way to retaliate against him.
Unexpectedly, Gouwen was waiting for just this cue; he hurriedly said,
“Yeah, you did it all for Asuka back then!”
“…”
It does seem that way; he did this to divert Lord Shiran’s attention from Tang Zeming Asuka.
How does it feel? Admitting to having tastes similar to Subhuman Girl Enthusiast seems better than the current situation?
“I confirmed that the information in this file is related to the anomalies they produced because they opened this program during their transformation process. I can sense that the transformation process was very smooth at first, but after they opened this document, the feeling of being unable to transform arose, thus…”
“Hamon Hamon God”
“Enough.”
Hearing Hamon Hamon calmly recounting the process of killing Michael and Mikhail, even the previously playful Fisher and Gouwen felt a sense of discomfort. Just as He had articulated earlier, they could determine that the current Hamon Hamon had completely transformed himself, appearing entirely different from the past Hamon Hamon.
However, just He possessing Hamon Hamon’s memories, just Him being the continuation of the existence that once committed such crimes, made it impossible to separate them.
At this moment, as they listened to Hamon Hamon speaking, Fisher had opened his mouth, but David’s voice came even faster and more urgently.
Fisher and Gouwen turned to look at him, but he was addressing Hamon Hamon, saying,
“So, according to your earlier broadcast invitation, as long as we help you with this task, you’re willing to pay rewards, including your authority, even if the information in this program is very different from the answer you seek?”
“Exactly.”
Hamon Hamon flicked His tongue and said.
In Fisher’s gaze, a hint of fluorescence flickered in David’s originally mechanical-looking eyes, and he nodded, saying,
“Alright, I will help Mr. Fisher and the others open this document. You— or rather, the former Hamon Hamon killed my mom and dad, and I want revenge for them.”
“… Is that so? Actually, that doesn’t count as revenge; moreover, you needn’t seek revenge. Even if I pay the price of one authority, I will not die because I possess multiple authorities; and even if you do not help me with this task, because of the previous act of killing the ocean incarnation, it won’t spare me. Then, your grievances will still be avenged.”
David opened his mouth and then stubbornly said,
“But this is my participation.”
“…”
Hamon Hamon didn’t comment, glancing once more at the massive white mycelium gathering above, and at the sight of the eternally embracing Michael and Mikhail beneath that mycelium, said,
“Then, I will trouble you all here; feel free to let me know if there is anything you need. But I remind you, your time is limited, at least before the ocean makes its move against me. After it’s done, I will remove one of my authorities and send it into the barrier; it will certainly be of help to you, and thus the ocean will not want to see this scene unfold. So, time is of the essence.”
“…”
Having said that, Hamon Hamon shook His body and walked towards the direction they came from, leaving Fisher to exchange glances with Renee and Gouwen.
“What do you think?”
Fisher asked Gouwen and Renee, but Gouwen shook his head and said,
“Who knows, deities’ thoughts are simply incomprehensible. I still can’t figure out why He wants this answer, why this answer is so important to Him.”
Renee sighed, struggling to pull her thoughts from the mire of the past where Fisher had been frivolous, then closed her eyes to sense something, saying to Fisher,
“What He said may well be true; my entity sensed His presence approaching beyond the barrier, and furthermore, He has already begun the process of separating His authority.”
“. Speaking of which, what’s the situation outside the barrier now? According to reason, shouldn’t it have long been surrounded tightly by the immense power of those Outer Gods?”
“Don’t you remember? Authorities repel each other. Deities among themselves are like owners of a completion manual; as long as they are close, conflict and repulsion are inevitable. Even within the barrier, gods keep their distance. Therefore, the deities outside the barrier are also distributed around the nearby celestial bodies, maintaining a safe distance from each other while firmly surrounding our world. Now that Hamon Hamon is coming, it won’t be long before Dream will know, not to mention the ocean.”
Gouwen seemed to be in the know, and it appears he obtained a lot of insider information from Ramastia, so after listening, he also leaned towards believing Hamon Hamon’s words to be true.
Fisher narrowed his eyes and said,
“So, we do have to hurry. David, you handle that file in the mechanism. As for me, Renee, and Gouwen, let’s go check on Michael and Mikhail’s condition; maybe we can get a clue from them.”
Happy New Year’s Eve, everyone!
(End of this chapter)
