Revive Rome: Wait! Why not make the empress fall in love with me first?-Chapter 475 - 90 The True War

"It’s like this."

In Fire Island, Nora explained the situation to everyone:

"Currently, the Mind Plague has no proven mechanism of transmission, but it’s likely to spread randomly. Therefore, it’s unclear whether any of us have been infected, so we definitely need to confirm it as soon as possible."

"The method of confirmation requires everyone to open up their minds for a deep check by either me or Medea. Of course, this may involve leaking memory privacy, so everyone can choose between me or Medea based on their level of trust. Regardless of who is chosen, we promise to keep the secrets absolutely confidential."

"Have you guys checked yourselves?" Mia curiously asked.

"Yes," Nora replied, "My memory is normal, while Medea had been infected when she was young but was later cured."

Medea could also be infected... The girls chattered among themselves.

Although having one’s memories peeked at is an unpleasant matter, having a backdoor planted in one’s brain, which could be manipulated without one’s awareness, was a far more serious and fatal problem.

It seemed that a deep check was still a necessity; the question was just whether to choose Nora or Medea.

"Nora," Eleanor said, of course, she trusted her best friend.

"I also... choose Nora, I suppose," sighed Thira. Although she valued her memories highly, she... certainly did not trust Medea at all.

"I pick Medea," Sigrdrifa stated directly. She usually had a pretty good relationship with Medea.

"Medea," and unexpectedly, Peggy also chose Medea.

Only Mia and Miel, the two young girls, were left. Miel looked at Mia and said casually:

"I don’t mind, so let’s go with Nora."

"Then I’ll also..." Mia was about to follow Miel when she suddenly caught a dangerous look in Medea’s eyes and immediately changed her mind timidly, "I still choose the kind Sister Medea."

"An equal split," Medea shrugged her shoulders, "That’s fine too."

"Yes," Nora responded with a gentle smile.

As their gazes met, they each read the subtext in the other’s eyes: it really didn’t matter to us who reads whose mind...

...the key was who would check the Squad Leader’s memories later.

Medea, having read Aske’s memories before, of course, would not give this opportunity to Nora, thereby leveling the playing field of informational advantage.

And Nora, knowing that Medea had done it before, was all the more determined to grab this chance to pull back the gainful Medea to the same starting line.

Only then would the real war begin!

Distractedly, the two of them took turns checking the girls, while their minds worked quickly, thinking about what reasons to use next to convince Aske or the other party... to be precise, only to convince Aske, because the other party would absolutely not give in.

"Eh?" Nora suddenly realized that she had no feedback from her Mind Reading, "Eleanor?"

"Sorry, was I supposed to open up my Mind Body? I forgot," Eleanor said.

Only when she opened up her Mind Body again were Nora’s Mind Tentacles able to delve deeply into it.

But that’s not right! My Mind Reading Ability should be able to read even if you don’t open up your Mind, although that would cause you strong discomfort and headaches!

Nora reacted once more, tentatively asking in the Mind Channel:

"Eleanor? Could it be that you’ve..."

"Yes, I have mastered the Will Law," Eleanor replied and simultaneously conveyed a string of text through her thoughts.

That was the first Law Skill Eleanor had comprehended after Condensing Laws:

Unyielding Will Law: The will is greatly fortified, enabling sustained focus of intention for extended periods as well as the ability to clear and become immune to the majority of Mind type effects such as "Mind Reading," "Mind Control," "Desire Interference," "Hypnosis," "Dizziness," and so on.

"Wow!" Nora exclaimed. "This skill suits you so well, Ellie!"

"Mm." Eleanor smiled modestly. After all, she was the heavily-armored Defender of the team who would charge into battle at the forefront; this skill ensured that she could not be controlled by Mind Mages, significantly bolstering her survival on the battlefield.

"Do I still need to read your mind, then?" Nora hesitated. "If you can be immune to Mind type effects, then the Mind Plague..." ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

"Wait," Eleanor said, and then she activated her Unyielding ability once more.

As her will intensely concentrated, her entire Mind Body became a brilliant, burning white, and even the Subconscious Ocean around her Mind Body began to boil.

Nora felt as though her Mind Tentacles were scorched, urgently retracting them.

Then, within her Mind Vision, she saw various thoughts being expelled from Eleanor’s fiery Mind Body.

Most of these were irrelevant stray thoughts, the random musings that one generates during idle moments; the rest were a series of chaotic bodily sensations such as itching, slight hunger, fatigue, and so forth.

"Your ability is really handy." Nora said enviously, feeling that the skill seemed almost overpowered, not only completely immune to Mind effects but also able to clear physical desires? Would that mean one could live without eating or drinking...

"It’s only the sensations that are removed," Eleanor explained, understanding her meaning. "But it can’t solve the actual needs of the body. For instance, if I remove the thought of hunger, I won’t feel hungry, but the body still needs nourishment."

"Oh," Nora thought, that’s still pretty impressive. Suddenly, she noticed a particular thought that Eleanor had expelled.

This shape... it resembles the information Medea described to me, appears to be an implanted Mind Plague?

She extended her Mind Tentacles, grasped the intricately structured thought, and examined it closely.

Indeed, this was it, no mistake.

"So I’ve been infected," Eleanor stated.

"You can see the thoughts?" Nora asked, surprised.

"No, but I can sense what I’ve cleared," Eleanor responded. "This thought is dangerous, isn’t it?"

"Yes." Nora continued her analysis, then cast it into the depths of the Subconscious Ocean.

"Now that it’s cleared, I won’t continue checking you, Ellie," she indicated that Eleanor was free to go and then beckoned Thira over.

The collective Mind Body examination for the girls, in general, wasn’t too drawn out.

Because Nora and Medea soon realized that if the other finished their examination first, they could use the excuse of "Oh, Aske hasn’t been checked yet" to teleport to the Real Plane ahead of the other.

Henceforth, thinking of this, both hastened the examination pace, and about half an hour later, they finished almost simultaneously.

The infected included Eleanor, Thira, Mia, and Miel.

Sigrdrifa and Peggy were not infected.

Our Mercenary Group, to think that half of us were infected... Seeing this result, both felt a certain trepidation in their hearts.

If Aske hadn’t taken the lead to discover this matter, everyone might still be oblivious to the backdoor planted in their minds!

Looking at the list of those infected with the Mind Plague, there seemed no way to discern any characteristics of a susceptible group. Eleanor, Thira, Mia, Miel, along with Medea, had different ages, regions, and classes - no commonality worth noting.

Perhaps it was randomly spread?

No matter, the real war was just about to begin!

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