Extreme Cold Era: Shelter Don't Keep Waste-Chapter 636 - 600: Falling Out with the Jade Record?

Perfikot was indeed most concerned about issues related to the Divine, but facing the Jade Record, Perfikot's gaze appeared indifferent, and she wasn't moved by the Jade Record proactively discussing this matter with her.

"You... don't seem surprised that I want to discuss this issue with you." The Jade Record sensed Perfikot's demeanor and its tone changed.

"Otherwise? When facing the will of the Divine, it should be you who pulled my consciousness back, right?" Perfikot wasn't surprised, or rather, even if the Jade Record didn't proactively pull her in, it was in her plans to discuss the issue of the Divine with it.

But since the Jade Record took the initiative, she wasn't in a hurry.

Moreover, from certain angles, the Jade Record's attitude also confirmed some of her suspicions.

"You are temporarily unable to counter the influences brought about by being directly watched by the Divine, whether it's the Goddess of Beauty or the War God, they're not existences you can oppose." The Jade Record explained to Perfikot, seemingly trying to highlight the importance of the matter to her.

However, Perfikot merely nodded slightly, asked casually, "Then what? I can't fight against them, then at worst I'll submit. Anyway, that War God hopes for me to become His divine champion, I suppose retaining my self-awareness won't be an issue, right?"

The Jade Record clearly hadn't expected Perfikot to say this, in its judgment Perfikot should be a person of strong will who opposes the gods, how could she choose to surrender under such pressure?

Perfikot seemed to sense the Jade Record's puzzlement, though she couldn't tell from a book what expression or emotion it was displaying.

But she still spoke, "Don't feel strange, I've already done enough for humanity. To win a glimmer of hope for humanity during this apocalyptic frozen winter enveloping the world, I find I've already been quite remarkable.

If even I can't win or hold on, then no one else in this world can continue to persist, so if I can't stand it and submit, what's worth making a fuss about?"

"I think maybe you should be more resolute, not so..." The Jade Record pondered on the wording but couldn't find an appropriate adjective.

"So what? Resolute? Having myself battered and bruised, carrying everything alone? I've done that before, haven't I already saved humanity once?" Perfikot seemed indifferent, sitting casually on the ground. "By the way, you actually don't even have a chair here, you call this my inner world, why can't I control it? Don't you have anything to explain to me?"

After saying this, Perfikot's gaze locked onto the Jade Record, looking at this book made of jade with an appraising expression on her face.

"There are some things I can't tell you right now, only when you..." The Jade Record still wanted to argue, but Perfikot was no longer interested in talking.

She interrupted the Jade Record's speech, then spread her hands out, displaying a rogue-like demeanor, "Until I uncover more book pages and possess more powers, right? But what's the point in all that?

For me, my current achievements are enough for me to loaf around, even if I do nothing next, no one can say anything bad about me.

I've lived up to anyone alive in this world, and no one can criticize me for inaction!

What do you want to tell me? That I must fight the gods, oppose the gods' plans? Open more pages of the book and gain its power?

Do you really think I'm a fool? Or have you forgotten that the Jade Record itself is a Divine Artifact, and a self-aware one at that?"

Perfikot's attitude was unexpected to the Jade Record, it felt Perfikot shouldn't be this way.

Even on her way back to the Northern Territory, the Jade Record had tried sensing Perfikot's thoughts, but at that time, it sensed Perfikot thinking about how to flip the seventh page of the Jade Record, gain omniscience, and then forge stronger Godslaying Armor.

Precisely because of this, the Jade Record tried to pull Perfikot into her inner depths while she was mentally relaxed, hoping to convey information about the Divine to her, aiding her in better combating the gods.

But Perfikot's demeanor was totally unexpected, displaying a lack of trust and apprehension towards the Jade Record, which had been aiding her all along, leaving the Jade Record utterly confused.

"What exactly do you want to say? I've never shown any malice towards you, isn't it thanks to my help that you've achieved what you have today?" The Jade Record tried to understand what Perfikot was really thinking, puzzled by why Perfikot's attitude had shifted so drastically.

Seeing the bewildered Jade Record, Perfikot laughed, "I admit, in achieving what I have today, you've played a significant role."

"Why then...?" Hearing Perfikot say this, the Jade Record hurriedly asked.

But Perfikot interrupted without waiting for it to finish, "I admit you've given me great help, so that's why I'm here talking to you, instead of digging out my eye and then smashing this Eye of Omniscience."

Perfikot's hand covered her right eye, poised as if ready to dig out her eye at any moment.

"...What do you want to know?" The Jade Record fell silent for a while seeing her ready to gouge out her eye and finally gave in.

"Firstly, what's your purpose? Don't tell me you're just an artifact waiting for a master's use, having no other purpose." Perfikot asked about what she was most concerned with, simultaneously explaining why her attitude towards the Jade Record had changed so much, "During the time the War God gazed upon me, He had a brief exchange with me, at that time I used the Eye of Omniscience to observe Him, He noticed the existence of the Eye of Omniscience and reminded me of something.

I don't know the War God's ultimate purpose, but at least I can sense that this Divine wouldn't resort to deceitful tricks like using rhetoric to mislead, so what He said should be the truth, you have ulterior motives with me."

After saying this, Perfikot continued to stare firmly at the Jade Record.

To be honest, if it weren't for being reminded by the War God, she really wouldn't have been cautious and vigilant against the Jade Record, which was her greatest cheat and golden finger upon crossing through.

But just as she speculated, if the War God wanted to deceive her, He could have said something else, there was no need to mention the Eye of Omniscience.

Although the Eye of Omniscience blocked the infiltration of the Goddess of Beauty, the Goddess of Beauty could silently make her drop her guard and almost fall, Perfikot didn't think the War God, whose strength seemed greater than the Goddess of Beauty, couldn't do the same.

The War God's will clearly stated that Perfikot is to willingly become His divine champion, thus won't resort to deceitful means.

So His words are credible, and the Jade Record indeed has issues, and also things it's hiding from her.