Overturned Tower

Countless complex positions, like an oil painting where colors are repeatedly covered and fused.He didn't know what color he should be until the last stroke was made.

And he had no chance of being wrong.Not once.

Ah Zhan felt like his head was going to explode.

He feels like he has to do everything and at the same time he can't do anything.Many people are full of malice and contempt for him, but those who really make him suffer are those who also trust him and the light, but are hostile to each other because of their respective positions.

If it was Minister Delphinium... what would she do?

What would he do if he was the Minister of Youth?

Ah Zhan doesn't know and doesn't understand, but he doesn't want to stay where he is and do nothing - if he doesn't do anything, he will be easily ostracized, dismissed or used as a puppet.At that time, he would no longer be able to hold onto these things that Qunqing valued.

He has to do it, and do it well... At the same time, he can't work in the wrong direction.

He could only force himself to try to learn.Fortunately, the two angels were able to teach him some relevant knowledge.

But now, the board of directors has sent a new request—the actions of Dai Lan and the emperor will cause great damage to Happy Island, and the board of directors hopes that the executive department can arrest them.

However, the director who came to announce this task asked Ah Zhan not to act rashly, and to maintain surveillance first, and wait for public opinion to ferment.

But before this phone call, another director had already said that, no matter what happened, he would protect the emperor.

Another director asked him to absorb Dailan into the Special Executive Department and put him under his surveillance.

The voice from the Fuji Society was that he hoped that he would be lenient and turn a blind eye to this.

"What does the church say?"

Ah Zhan asked Wuming weakly: "I guess the church must have sent you a message."

"You learn fast."

Wuming nodded appreciatively, and the long black matte hair fluttered slightly with the nod.

He has now put on a prosthetic eye, but he is still accustomed to narrowing his eyes slightly: "The situation in the church is not very good.

"I have also received three completely different orders. One requires us to take this opportunity to show the public the justice and light of the 'angels' and expand the church's voice and influence; the other requires us to maintain Silence, don't give the company a handle and the direction of public opinion propaganda, first watch Happy Island fall into chaos; there is also an order that requires us to add fuel to the flames and create news to further arouse people's dissatisfaction."

"That doesn't sound very friendly."

Ah Zhan sighed: "Then what are you going to do, Mister Wuming?"

"Old men are old. They don't adapt to this era, but they are still trying to use their backward rules of the game to deal with situations they have not seen."

The male angel, who was older than anyone in the church and had a snake body, said unhurriedly: "So, they say theirs, and I do mine.

"Chaos is a ladder. There are people who walk up the stage, and there are people who slide down. The flower of chaos has bloomed, and the unspeakable secret has been revealed. No one is safe from the chaos caused by this talk show today...  In other words, no one will care about us at this time. Because even the "upper" will become torn apart. Want to reunite opinions and build trust—the latter is more important than the former—but there is no Such a simple thing."

Ignorance pointed out something: "Do you understand what I mean, Zhan?"

"...I'm stupid, you might as well just say it."

Ah Zhan was silent for a while, then spoke softly.

"You're not stupid at all. You've just become cautious."

The angel with a black halo showed a devilish smile: "This is very good. If you want to keep everything about Russell, you and I alone are not enough. But you have a unique advantage... now you are the only one A 'Russell supporter' who's been exposed in the dark because you don't hide your stance at all."

"...Is it that obvious?"

"It's very obvious. That's why I'm telling you these words. Now everyone who pays attention to the situation on Happy Island will definitely pay attention to you. The chaos has not yet fermented, and tomorrow, the day after tomorrow... more people will come looking for you You. Among them are Russell's supporters, but there must also be people with ulterior motives who want to take advantage of you. These can only be distinguished by you.

"—Now, please come and hold that ultramarine flag, A Zhan."

Chapter 9 Attitude of Ignorance

Ignorance believes that Russell must not be dead.

Unlike Paradise Bird, Xia, Zhan and others' blind trust in him... or the blind belief of self-deception, Wuming has definite evidence in his hands.

The prosthetic eye that Wuming uses now was assembled by Russell a few months ago.The specific model is "Magic Eye-Kabuki", which is a parallel version of the "Magic Eye-Joruri" used by Xiao Ruri in the past.

It does not have the extremely high-definition stealth function of "Jing Liuli", but it has an advanced anti-stealing function-it can instantly extract, enlarge and analyze the other party's prosthetic eyes, and confirm the other party at the moment when the four eyes meet Whether the recording or live broadcast is turned on, and it is linked to the temporary chip he assembled, highlighting and marking the outline of the pirate.

Of course, whether it is stealing or anti-stealing, it is actually an illegal function.Because it involves the issue of violating other people's privacy... This kind of prosthetic eye with illegal functions is obviously a custom-made product that ordinary people cannot buy.

It was produced in a handmade prosthetic eye shop called "Magic Eye Workshop" under Shenzhi Heavy Industry. It was sent to the Happy Island by relying on Russell's relationship in Shenzhi Heavy Industry.

The concept of "manual" in the prosthetic body industry actually means not using the fixed-mould semi-finished products produced by the general assembly line in the lower urban area, but directly getting the raw materials and rubbing them from scratch... It's not really doing it by hand. .

Simply put, it is the so-called "customized prosthetic eye".

What they sell is not prosthetic eyes, but a high-priced prosthetic eye assembly service-on the basis of this service, a gift of customized prosthetic eyes is added.Through this method, the pressure of public opinion on the surface can be avoided... As for the secret, after all, this is a company directly under Shenzhi Heavy Industry. It is essentially a new technology pilot organization, and no one can't think about it.

But Wuming couldn't go to Tongshen Island to install the prosthetic eye because of his identity.And because it does not use a common template, the assembly process is also very difficult.Nerves cannot be connected using the universal connector, but need to be connected manually.The optic nerve is extremely critical, and there is no room for error.

Xiao Liuli's prosthetic eye was not installed properly, so she would experience headaches, hallucinations and anxiety from time to time.This is actually a precursor to cyberpsychosis... If she hadn't awakened her psionic powers, she might end up becoming cyberpsychopathic too.After all, she is just a consumable, a pawn, and discordants can use her violently at any time, so there is no need to consider using durability.

After getting "Magic Eye-Kabuki", Russell felt that if he didn't use "Aoi Lily", there might be some problems.So after he specifically explained to Wuming, he went home and took out his old prosthetic hand, removed and replaced his prosthetic hand, and plugged in a professional workbench.

At that time, Russell told Wuming why he suddenly changed his prosthetic hand.

The psychic power of "Heaven Sends Misfortune" is too dangerous, so he intends to completely seal this psychic power.And the way to seal the psychic energy is to make the living psykers into psychic weapons.Because "Heaven sent misfortune" did not completely die, so the demon remained inert and sealed inside, unable to return to the sea of ​​subconsciousness of the group.

In a sense, this is another kind of elf made using the principle of "Xingming elf".

It also has "a long and almost eternal lifespan" and "a soul that will not fall and corrupt", the only difference is that... the name-killing elves have self-awareness, and the psionic weapons don't even have brains and organs.

"—This may be the earliest consciousness upload."

Russell seriously explained to Wuming at that time: "Unless I find director Amirus to unlock this psychic weapon, otherwise 'Heaven sent disaster' will not be born again in the future. In the same way, I can also use It is made into a resident form of psionic chips...or another kind of 'god descending device' to allow designated people to awaken this psionic power."

He even suspected that the psionic chip technology was also developed based on this theory.If a whole piece of consciousness is completely transmitted and sealed, it can be made into a psionic weapon; and if there is only a small piece of memory, emotion, and consciousness, it can be copied into a psionic chip.

Just like "magic", "spiritual power", and "holy order", they are essentially the same power;

"Elves", "ancient humans", "modern humans (sub-humans)", and the now extinct "giants" are essentially the same race;

"Psychic chips", "name-attacking elves", "divine descending devices", and "spiritual weapons" are actually the same technology.

And the psychic power awakened by the emperor is "a disaster brought by heaven".

There are three possibilities.

Either Russell's body was smashed to pieces, and even his incomparably strong psychic armament was completely shattered.Then, as soon as the demon escaped, he was immediately captured by the emperor, causing him to instantly awaken his psychic power.After the emperor obtained the newborn psionic energy, within a few days, he continuously increased the red shift by several levels, and even completed the psionic surge, to the point where he could deflect sniper rifle bullets;

Either that, after Russell was caught, the prosthetic hand was disassembled and sent back to Director Amyrus.Then after he unlocked the psychic weapon, he transplanted "Heaven Sent Misfortune" into the emperor's body.

Otherwise, Russell came back in person and found director Amirus, and with his help, consumed the psionic weapon to help the emperor awaken the psionic power.

Ignorance knows that Russell is a man of Babel.He has the ability to travel through various sky islands at will.

Because he was also invited by Russell, but he did not agree to join.He was, after all, somewhat of an angel.

Although Wuming is also somewhat dissatisfied with the church, he still respects his identity and profession.In his opinion, the church is undoubtedly much better than the dragon in terms of "bringing blessings to the poor".Not to mention the Big Seven and those illegal organizations.So he joined the Help Society, but declined the invitation from the Tower of Babel.

"I'm not interested in the so-called historical truth. I don't want to care about whether the dragons and elves have the legitimacy to rule the world... I can't join an unorthodox organization that resists the dragons and elves. Because they occupy Without an absolute advantage, we have no chance of winning; but I can use the influence of the angels to persecute, promote, and supervise them to improve the living conditions of the people.

"It's meaningless to die together. I don't care about the truth, I don't care about the truth, and I don't even care about fairness. Because taking back the truth will inevitably go through war, and war will bring greater pain and sacrifice... And we have not been forced For that matter, we still have to talk. In an era when people want to live a good life, when most people are not cornered, going to war will only be the enemy of the people, not the savior.”

Wuming seriously rejected Russell's solicitation, and explained to Russell that it is basically impossible for him to win over other angels.

"Unless the situation is so urgent that there is no way to retreat, angels will generally tend to compromise in the end. This is my judgment based on my understanding of my companions."

Wuming said calmly.

At that time, Russell extracted the key words in this speech and asked rhetorically: "That is to say, unless the world is facing a 'world-ending' disaster, or the oppression of the company makes people intolerable, or the church interferes with human rights. Or affect the survival of civilians, otherwise you will definitely not voluntarily break away from the jurisdiction of the church, right?"

"That's right." Wuming affirmed.

"So, if the world is facing a devastating crisis, you will definitely take action, right?"

"Yes."

Wuming confirmed without hesitation: "If there is such a crisis - we will definitely charge forward."

And now...

Such a crisis seems to be imminent.

Chapter 10 Holy Orders: Skepticism

Wuming is a clear-cut reformist.

In other words, at least [-]% of the angels can only be reformists.

This is because of their origins—the ability to become mechanical angels, that is to say, they chose the power of the church during the battle of teaching law, decided to stand on the side of the church, and voluntarily donated their personality and consciousness, just to end the war .

As a thank you for helping him install the prosthetic eye, and also to help Russell who "pursued the historical truth", Wuming finally spoke and told about the history that only those who experienced it know.

Because during the Second Shariah War, the Church was the one that was suddenly attacked.

The primitive church was first born in 452.At that time, they were not a unified church, but existed in the form of different churches and different sects... People respected those saints who had great virtues and miraculous powers of healing the dead, and surrounded them Organizations were formed that imitated their actions, followed their teachings, and gained divine power from all kinds of good deeds.

That's the original church.

But even saints with the same outstanding virtues have conflicting ideas.And unlike villains with flexible moral values, righteous people are unwavering in their own way.So the sects clashed with each other.

Until the first mage war-the elves gained the dominion of the world, and the giants, who were also immortal species, were wiped out.All mage factions and sects participated in this war. Countless people were forced to abandon their respected virtues in the war and chaos, and the Holy Order no longer recognized them.

Nearly all denominations lost the power of Holy Orders during that decade.The Church dubbed it the "Lightless Decade."

It wasn't until later that the church finally understood the operating logic of the power of the holy order - when they violated the precepts they believed in with their own hands, the power of the holy order they obtained would inevitably be stripped away.So they formulated a unified scripture, began to unify teaching history, and compiled common teaching methods. The scattered sects gradually gathered and formed a force that cannot be ignored.

Compared with the aloof mages, the church with "good thoughts, good words, good deeds and good nature" as its benchmark principle has a broader mass base.And the mages are still enemies with each other, but the church has been united and will be further united.

So the mages took the initiative to provoke the war-their demand was that the church must limit the size of the congregation and disarm.Candidates for bishops and above must report to the local lord.And only with the consent of the lord, the church can make appointments, promotions, transfers, and demotions involving local clergy, and the church's operating income must pay a high "church tax" to the local lord.

And everyone knows that those lords seem to be the courtiers of the "dragon" who is the monarch, but in fact they are all mages.

Because the "mage" is the military power controlled by the lords.At that time, almost all high elves were high mages at the same time—that was the era when half of the ministers were elves.And those few human lords and human ministers also hope that they or their children can become mages, possess extraordinary power and long lifespan, which means that they must show favor to the elves-they ask the elves.

And the best among them will be sublimated into elves and become real immortals.

"Everything is the same as it is now."

Wuming sneered and said, "Whether it's a company building or a mage's tower, a director or a lord, there is not much difference in essence. It is nothing more than magic becoming money and power."

The Church could not accept this request.This is the origin of the Second Mage War - also known as the Sharia War.

When the war started, the mages had an absolute advantage.The power of holy orders lacks aggressiveness, and except for a very small number of living saints in the church, none of them have the power of high-level holy orders, and their high-end combat power is less than one-tenth that of mages.The reason why the church has not been completely defeated after three years of war is entirely because the mage himself is also fighting among himself.

"They didn't pay attention to us at the beginning. They planned to use this war to eradicate dissidents."

In fact, if Father Andrew hadn't invented the god drop device, the final result would indeed be like this.

Under such circumstances, those who are willing to participate in the "God's Descending Experiment" and become the first generation of mechanical angels are those who have ideals and dreams and have seen the most miserable generation.At that time, there was no Internet, these messy information, and no popularized psionic chips. They couldn't understand what it meant to "may overwrite personality", and they all dedicated themselves with the determination to die.

That said, all angels are necessarily idealists.

Because only voluntary and pure experimenters can complete the divine descent.Even the slightest doubt and reluctance in my heart could not complete the personality fusion.

They have seen the most painful and difficult time, and the pain that people are enduring now seems a bit artificial to them.

As for the "current suffering", they will immediately try to change it when they see it, and usually they can really do it, and the effect can be said to be immediate - this kind of action and ability means that they only need to treat the symptoms If the suffering has not been eliminated, it will only be because their work efficiency is not high enough, there are not enough people, and they are not hardworking enough.

Just as it is not easy to develop farming technology in the tropical rainforest where food is inexhaustible.Human beings only think and seek the essence when they encounter obstacles.

Mages have participated in all kinds of intrigues in the dream world, but the team of angels is absolutely pure.Normally, they are easy to be used by people - but before they have time to be used by people, they were directly frozen for 100 years.

When they wake up, the world has become strange.

The real appeal of ignorance is actually "to let the angels become independent from the church and become a true neutral force."Among the upper echelons of the church, there are only a few who awaken the power of the holy order, let alone living saints who are as powerful as angels.Not counting Paradise Birds, there are only ten such people, and all of them are elves.

After being frozen for a hundred years, the angels have generally become unable to recognize the control and jurisdiction of the now secular Cyber ​​Church. The Church is apparently in parallel with the Seven Giants, but in fact they more or less recognize and condone it. part of the sin.The reason why the angels are still willing to obey the orders of the church is because the eleven saints are still willing to obey the pope; it is also because the pope himself is the most senior angel.

The Eleven Saints plus the Pope—these Twelve Saints are the final link between the Church and most of the angels.Compared with other "good people" they recognize, they usually respect the wishes of these 12 people unconditionally and obey their orders.

But there is a difference between ignorance and those other angels.

He was invited by the first Tower of Babel as early as the Islamic War.And he is not a private volunteer, but the bishop of the church—he has read the history of religion.

Therefore, he knew that the church itself was not a good thing.The famous elves at the top of the church are the same as the famous elves at the top of the mage.

Director Amirus himself is a "living saint" who can be respected by angels; Chairman Sai Lun is the living saint with the strongest holy order in the world today.They were the main supporters of the church during the Sharia War.If he is a normal angel, then he must be full of respect and trust for these two people-the "brother-like trust" that is condensed through the power of the holy order does not exist in ignorance.

He has always been suspicious of these elf directors at the top of the church.He also doesn't trust the Pope, who is also an angel.

——Because the power of the holy order carried by ignorance is precisely "skepticism".

Just like Wuming's understanding of the power of the Holy Order - he believes that the power of the Holy Order is not for those who are "inherently good", but for those who "can be good or evil".He does not regard the power of holy orders as an inviolable sanctity, but as a kind of "benefits that can be obtained after doing good".

This is consistent with the underlying theory of the Fuji Society, that is, good people and good deeds should be encouraged.