Overturned Tower

This is the origin of the angels' vigilance against the mage.Because they know how much harm a powerful mage can do if he wants to corrupt.

No matter how normal his previous power was, as long as his mind is twisted and deformed, his power will also be "poisonous".

Although the angels are fictional saints, they must have been "good people" before they became angels... so they really want to guide the mages on the right path.

"After all, as long as you are down-to-earth and a good person, you can gain the ability to help others... Why do you hesitate to do such a good thing?"

Bird of Paradise lay in Russell's arms, and her bright red eyes stared at Russell with admiration, just like looking at her father.

She said softly: "I don't understand... Even if it's really not easy to be a good person, if you have extraordinary willpower, shouldn't you use it in this kind of place? The willpower and effort they put in to become an excellent mage Determination is enough for them to obtain the power of the Holy Order.

"The power of the Holy Order is fair...it doesn't need a smart brain or a strong body. It doesn't need to be rich or have a good background. People without a code like me can be recognized. There are also some good people in the church , just doing good deeds casually on weekdays has been recognized by the power of the Holy Order...

"Mr. Barber, although it's not good to say this in front of you. But I really think that instead of working hard in the dream world... it's better to try to be a good person."

After the little pigeon finished speaking, she glanced at Russell's eyes with some fear, worried that he would be angry, and then immediately explained: "I'm not saying that you are not a good person... I just mean that at least most mages get power It's not about helping others."

"Well, you're right."

Russell nodded in approval.

A mage who does not pursue a little bit will pursue power in a safe situation; a mage who pursues a little bit will occupy a relatively rear area in the dream world to obtain unique power, or teach disciples to inherit his own path; If they are, they will start a death journey to the tower of the end that they will not be able to reach in their lifetime.

But in any case, all they think about is themselves.

Or the spells you can use, or the schools you create and maintain, or the truths and answers you want to pursue.

"However... Although the attitude of the angels towards the mage is much firmer than that of the church. But the opinions of the angels are also different... For example, Mister Wuming.

"His character is very gentle, but he thinks that the mage's heritage must be eradicated, and some sacrifices can be made for it as a 'necessary evil'... He even thinks that the path of the psyker is wrong.

"But Mr. Bugle is different. He is a sympathizer of mages. Because he believes that mages also walked on this road because of temporary difficulties and wrong steps. It cannot prove that their nature is evil... Even if a good person becomes a mage, He will also be a good person, and he will also help others. Therefore, his attitude towards mages is very friendly.

"He and Mister Wuming would quarrel sometimes, but it wasn't very intense. It was usually about the guidance of the power of the Holy Order to human nature. Mr. Wuming always believed that the power of the Holy Order is not for those who are 'good people' people, but those who 'can do good or evil'.

"And Mr. Bugle believes that there is no need to be harsh on these people. Whether they choose to be good or evil is their own choice, as long as they are responsible in the end.

"Other angels also have different views... almost everyone has a different view on mages. Some think that they must be punished by killing chickens and monkeys, and some think that mages are also human beings and need their help and treatment. But angels They don't fight each other, they consider each other brothers and sisters.

"And the opinions given by the church are all unified, but secretly there will be fights between the bishops... I find it very troublesome, so I don't participate."

Paradise Bird was trying to describe the characters of the other two new colleagues to Russell.

I was afraid that Russell would say something suddenly and break up with them... Russell could even think that Paradise Bird should have introduced himself to Wuming and Horn before that.

…To use an inappropriate analogy, it’s like a child who is worried about his parents’ divorce.

But Paradise Bird is obviously over-concerned. After all, Russell and the angels have known each other longer than they have known her.

Some people, as long as they meet each other once, they know that the other party can become a trustworthy good friend.

Such is the relationship between them.

Chapter 28 The Bird That Brings Good Luck

"It turns out that the internal conflict between the church and the angels has become so intense..."

Russell thought about it.

While he was thinking, his hands kept moving.It's like petting a cat subconsciously when conceiving.

He held the Paradise Bird in his arms, and gently stroked her hair and back with both hands.

The Paradise Bird also felt a sense of tranquility and serenity.

She got into Russell's arms at first just because she wanted to cry.

But she didn't expect that Russell's arms were so warm that Paradise Bird couldn't help thinking of her father, so she cried even harder... because she still remembered that Russell could become like her father.Although Russell hadn't transformed yet, in her mind, it was like her father was hugging her. An inexplicable sense of grievance made her cry.

After crying, she felt a kind of attachment.Even though she had already cried, she still lingered in Russell's arms and refused to get up.

The feeling of being touched by Russell's hair is also very comfortable. If it is not for talking about things, I am afraid that she can slowly fall asleep in this way.Should be able to sleep well.

And even if the Bird of Paradise is lying in his arms or on his lap, even if the Bird of Paradise is really cute... But Russell, unexpectedly, does not have the feeling of blushing and heartbeating towards Delphinium at all.

Just as the memory of the blue songbird affected Russell's view of Morgan—the memory absorbed by Russell, which originally belonged to the "detective", also affected Russell's attitude towards the Paradise Bird.

But that old man who always likes to cry and has a compassionate heart may be because he is too old... Although the power of the Holy Order allows him to maintain a relatively long lifespan, his heart is already old .As an old man and a girl, his attitude towards Paradise Bird is closer to that of "grandfather and grandson" than "father and daughter".

In a sense, Paradise Bird is also a type that lacks paternal love.

However, after Russell inherited the detective's love for Paradise Bird, he didn't have that kind of stagnation.Instead, it becomes the kind of love of a young father who has just had a child.

I have to say, this feeling is also very novel.

Russell himself has never been married, or even strictly speaking, never been in a relationship, and already has the experience of being a father...

But it's not a bad feeling.

It's not quite the same as the hairdresser's feeling... because Morgan's attitude towards "Ultramarine" is like a friendly big sister.Only the "Godfather" who inherited the body of the Blue Robin can move her.

And Paradise Bird knew everything from the very beginning.

Although she had seen the "detective" that Russell transformed into, she knew that it was Russell's incarnation.

Knowing that Russell was not her real father, she felt intimacy and attachment to him.

Perhaps part of the reason is that Russell saved her with her father's ability; but more of it is because Russell's ideas and kindness moved her.

It is precisely because the person she is attached to is "Russell" itself rather than the incarnation of "Detective", so Russell's feelings for her are sincere, rather than acting after switching personalities.

The experience he got from it is also completely different-this is the "father's love" that is completely based on himself.

From this perspective, Russell is very happy to be a colleague with Paradise Bird.

But from another perspective, Russell also has to worry about the safety of the Paradise Bird.

Paradise Bird probably hasn't realized... how complicated she was involved in.

On the one hand, she is a saint who has a human body and has mastered the power of the angelic holy order with her own strength, which makes her naturally belong to the church camp.

But just like the old saying "The Pope himself is the one who doesn't want angels to descend", the power of the church lies in their right to interpret the doctrine.

This has been the case since the word "cyber" was not included in the name of "Cyber ​​Church".

If it weren't for the absence of angels, the church would not be able to fight against the "Seven Giants", and they would have killed all the angels long ago.Because angels and them are not the same from the very beginning, they are just tools used to defeat mages.

What the Church holds is a "compromised good," while the angels are "pure flashes."

——The Paradise Bird, who is too talented, is too pure and clean, which also prevents her from being fully trusted by the upper echelons of the church.

The political nature of the church itself is much stronger than that of the company.

The company's internal hierarchy emphasizes more on interests and abilities.Especially for a behemoth like the head office... If you become a director, you can rewrite the fate of tens of millions of people in an empty island at will.And even if it is a few levels lower, it is undoubtedly rich and prosperous.

Because of this, the trash can never go up.Every level up represents the geometric expansion of wealth.

Not so with the church.

It emphasizes checks and balances, but at the same time must consolidate the unity of opinions and interests of all parties.

And it is different from the company's simple logic of "everyone makes money together", "the money earned is distributed according to status", "all decisions are made for everyone to make money"...

The interior of the church can be said to be full of hills.

As far as the forces that Russell has known so far, there are the pope who is half-angel and half-human, the chairman of the elf Saron who is the second-in-command of the church, the real pious director Amyrus, other cardinals who are human beings, participating Those who have sold angels are high-level people who hate the existence of angels, high-level people who do not participate or support but stand on the sidelines, high-level people who oppose the sale of angels, angels who sympathize with mages, angels who are hostile to mages, angels who hope to have a good relationship with the church, and angels who do not trust the church ...

These people are not pure villains.All of them have been recognized by the power of the Holy Order, and they have not lost it so far.

This means that they don't see their actions as evil, it's just that everyone has their own goals, opinions, and plans, and most of these things are kept secret from other people.

Each party has its own ideas and plans.Everyone is trying to expand their influence and maintain the interests of the church as a whole while fighting political opponents.It's more about "hitting others down at all costs" than "climbing up at all costs".

In this case, the church must have only one voice to the outside world.This means that all opinions must be unified so that the overall decision can be relatively recognized by everyone.

There is no doubt that this is no longer at the level of "business wars" and "office fights", but has entered the realm of politics.

Judging from the fact that a small part of the angels have been unfrozen, the current situation in the church should still be deadlocked.

Otherwise, they will either unfreeze none of them and hide this secret until the angels are eradicated; or unfreeze all of them and use the angels to fight against the company for the right to speak; or recruit new angels to fill the gap; or simply use Orphanage resources mastered by the church have opened up production lines...

But it is because everyone’s opinions are not recognized by others, so the church finally made such a half-hearted move—unfreezing a group of angels to suppress mages, competing with the company for the right to speak, and showing the power of the church to the people, but no matter what Any accidents will no longer unfreeze new angels.

Although Russell didn't know what was arguing within the church, he could judge that the church was very torn apart just by this action itself.

In this case, the existence of Paradise Bird is undoubtedly the key to breaking the game.

Her life experience and composition are extremely complicated.She is first a child of a rebel angel, but her father and mother also helped many humans and elves in the upper city. At the same time, she was born without a code. The relationship is very good, and I know many mages in the lower city, and at the same time, I have contacted the godfather in the lower city, and have a good relationship with the hero "Ultramarine".

She is like an anchor at a crossroads, a versatile material.

And she was thrown here by the church, definitely not just for the simple reason of "being the godfather's contact" and "watching the angel not to have too much contact with the company".

Although Russell still can't see the whole picture of the plan, it can be directly judged that she must have been regarded as a pawn of a certain plan by the church.

For example, if the godfather is found to have a deal with the church, the one who will be thrown out will be the bird of paradise. The excuse of "a natural saint was deceived by the godfather" can appease most believers. After all, it is reasonable for the church to trust saints In the same way, if the church decides to tear itself apart from the Tianen Group, then "their natural saint was murdered by the company" is a good excuse.

That being the case, Russell can probably guess what kind of deal the church intends to initiate with the "Godfather".

——They intend to "export" angels to other mages through the godfather, or directly export the original liquid of the source of holy orders.

Although the battle of teaching law almost destroyed the world, the church can actually accept the existence of mages... On the contrary, those old mages have a deep-seated hatred for the church.After all, the church has won.

And the godfather is a special mage, judging from his attitude towards Paradise Bird, he doesn't have too much hostility towards the church; and judging from his ruthless means of exterminating the traitors a while ago, the godfather himself is not a good person.

The original sales channels of these sources of holy orders were probably passed on to the elf mages through those elf bishops.

But there is no profit at all in this way.And the elves' right to speak will be infinitely expanded because of the resources provided by the mages on land...

——In other words, a certain force intends to smuggle angels to other mages through the channel of Godfather.

This is a big list and a big case.

If it can be negotiated, then the current situation will be revitalized in an instant.

With the support from within the church—even if it’s just covert help, it’s no longer possible for the company to suppress the godfather’s infiltration of the upper city;

And the handle he holds in his hand can in turn check and balance the church;

If the church provided him with raw materials such as "angels", then he could quietly save some of them and add them to his own power by controlling the transaction price between the two parties without being suspected by the church;

If the church provided him with the source of the finished holy order, Russell could also use the relationship with Mr. Zhongxiang to break into the camp of other mages in the dream world;

And most importantly, the "detective" is used to fight against the "Godfather" identity, which is immediately rationalized.

By lowering the identity of the godfather, the identity of the "detective" can be raised in turn.It's like a seesaw...and this deal is exactly that pivot.

And, the most important thing is not to let the godfather get this list.It's about not letting other people get it.

Once the underground forces have the support of the church, they can easily compete with the godfather.In that case, their original plan will be completely ruined.

If after the turmoil in the upper city, the talents did not flow to the godfather, then everything would return to the previous state of separatism in the lower city.When the downtown area is fighting on its own, there is no way to threaten the company... If you can't threaten them, the downtown area cannot be legalized.

And if you go down to the city and play a game by yourself first, it will make the company more satisfied.

"...I have to say, you are really my lucky star."

Russell murmured softly: "Every time it appears, it brings me an opportunity to break the game..."

"……Um?"

Paradise Bird, who was about to fall asleep, looked up a little sleepy and confused, and was patted down by Russell again: "It's okay, go to sleep."

He said softly, "We'll leave after you wake up."

"Um."

Paradise Bird responded vaguely, and shrank back into Russell's arms.

Although I said before that I want to take a stroll.

But as early as when Paradise Bird was sleepy, he had already adjusted the music to melodious light music without any trace, and turned the volume down to one-third.Paradise Bird fell asleep after being patted on the back by him.

Holding the paradise bird, he thought of the delphinium in his heart.

If he could marry Delphinium in the future...he also wanted a cute girl like Paradise Bird.

Chapter 29 Another Self

Although Russell came to lunch with the Paradise Bird.

But by the time they left the kebab shop, it was already 02:30 in the afternoon.

Bird of Paradise grabbed Russell's cuff, followed behind him with a flushed face and lowered head.