Overturned Tower

"Actually, the most important part is only the uppermost spiritual core and the base of the mainframe below. This huge 'Crystal Mountain' is actually an accessory device expanded from my mainframe. It manages the entire Happy Island, together with the lower A high-performance host for urban automatic factories."

Kübler's voice came from the mecha suspended in the sky: "If you want to do something, just import the data directly into the base. My mental core must be separated from the base. Otherwise, the energy and computing power will be replenished to myself first. In this state, I cannot interfere with you.

"Now, I have shown my sincerity. I hope you can tell me what exactly you want to do."

"...You are really serious. You have said everything you can and cannot say."

Tokifath sighed, sighing for Kübler's honesty and friendliness: "Then I have nothing to hide.

"You say why I betrayed—that's not accurate. Because I never betrayed.

"I've been on the side of the church from the very beginning."

He also holds the name of Tokifat, but the boy gave the answer completely opposite to that of the deer head.

"Of course I knew Lillian... I liked her a lot when we were both in the 'base'. So, after I learned that she would eventually become Torquay and know the fate of us 'failures' At that time, although I had some regrets, I didn't struggle too much.

"—We will be frozen and become 'spare items'. If we are not used until the end, then we will be destroyed in our sleep. No bones left.

"She is better than me... She is so gentle, but also so firm. If she can become the 'big lord'...that is, the director of the elves at that time, she will definitely bring happiness to the world.

"But...her inheritance was interrupted by the angels.

"When I woke up, her body was blown to pieces, and her bones were intact. The ceremony naturally failed. And the researchers who sent us into the frozen container were also killed by the air strike, even myself became disabled. And all my other 'siblings' died.

"Relying on my last strength, I dragged myself into the only inheritance instrument that was still functioning. Only then did I finally know... the inheritance is a complete lie from beginning to end.

"The great lords never intended to pass on the fire. They just wanted to turn us into fuel. I was lucky because Lilian completed the first half of the inheritance... My consciousness was not completely taken away by 'Torki Fat' Let's go. With my little personality remaining, I can only do one thing firmly."

Tokifat raised his head and stared at the body of Kubler, who was like a suffering child.

He said calmly: "If a person can only do one thing in his life, what would you choose to do?

"Become an elf. Find the truth. Revenge against an angel. Or find a mage to settle accounts. Resurrect Lilian. Or find a lover and enjoy your own good life... There are too many things I can do.

"But for me, that kind of life is too crowded. My little heart can't accommodate such a broad future.

"If I could only do one thing...

"—Then I choose to take revenge on the 'Mother Tree System'."

Chapter 44 Guilt and Resentment

"—a long time ago, I lost my name."

Tokifat whispered: "My parents, my life... my past, my future. My everything.

"I parted with those things when I was chosen to be 'Torquay Fart'."

His voice was filled with unspeakable pain, like rancid wine.

"[Lilian]."

A name came out of the boy's mouth without warning: "I regard her as my sister who has no blood relationship."

There was sweet love in his voice.But from his words, there can only see out hatred as dirty as mud... and jealousy as burning as poisonous fire.

"It's not just me...all of us love her. Not just because she's cute and smart and lovable. But because, she's the most 'desirable' of us.

"We all call each other 'numbers'. Not only ourselves, but others as well. According to the education we have received, when we are selected as candidates for the elves, it means that we Give up your past life, your future possibilities.

"One of us will become 'Tokifat'. And learn some knowledge for this world in advance, build your own body to perfection... until you inherit that sacred name in the future.

"Our daily diet is strictly restricted, and we also need to maintain targeted exercises under the guidance of experts. This includes physical exercise and maintaining our posture. It also includes the maintenance of our skin, teeth, and vision. We sleep strictly according to the table given every day, and also He has the ability to learn a lot of knowledge and hone his strengths under the guidance of experts."

"...it must be hard work."

There was pity in Kübler's voice.

It's like a mother who loves her child... If she had a soft and warm body, she might hold him in her arms.

But unfortunately, she is just an AI.

"It was hard work, but also very happy. Even though I later became the 'big lord' and became a high-ranking elf director... But I still think that it was the best period of my life. There are like-minded good friends around me , I have the girl I want to pursue, maintain a healthy and regular full life every day, every day is better than the previous day, and polish my body like a gemstone. We are thinking about the future, secretly in the dormitory before going to bed Talking about troubles and ideals.

"We made a joking agreement that no matter who becomes the 'Torki Fat', he must go on with others. What he is carrying is not just one person's ideal, but everyone's ideal. future dream.

"But we all know that there is only one person who can realize his wish. In order to make ourselves closer to 'perfection', we obey all orders from our superiors. Of course, including 'forgetting your own name'.

"...Thinking back now, in fact, there were already signs at that time."

The corners of Tokifat's mouth rose slightly.

He smiled self-deprecatingly: "Why do you want us to forget the name? Maybe they are actually implying that no one can return to society from the moment they enter the facility. Those who leave just disappear...they just have to leave , it is possible to reveal the secrets of the Mother Tree facility.”

His smile was hollow and cold.It seems to be mocking the migratory birds in winter.

"Number [-], Lilian. She has always emphasized her name to each of us... She claims that even if she becomes Tokifat, she will never forget her past and her origin.

"'That's what made me what I am, why I stand here proudly, and why I'm so good.' She not only disobeyed the admonishment of the management, but also secretly reminded me of my own. Name, remember your dream now, don't throw it away in the future."

She was so bright back then.It is natural to be loved by people.

She is like a diamond under the sun, deflecting colorful light under the brilliance of the sun.Everyone can find the color in their heart from her.

"She is good enough that she can even be called a genius. She became an excellent mage in her teens, controlling more than 14 kinds of spells; Running and jumping. Her long-distance running ranks third among us, and I can only run to No.[-] with all my strength; and her sprinting and jumping ability are both first, and her petite body has extremely strong explosive power .

"So even if she was a little rebellious, she still became Tokifat. And the seven people who reached the final step were all convinced and sent their blessings.

"Because of her excellence and cuteness, we have already given up the ideal of becoming Tokifat, so we don't feel disappointed. We have been discussing what we will do after we go out... "

"What about you?"

Kübler asked softly, "What did you want to do?"

"me……"

Having said that, Tokifat was taken aback for a moment.

He was silent for a while, then smiled sadly: "It's been too long, I've already forgotten it.

"At that time, we saw that the inheritance ceremony lasted for so long, and we felt that something was wrong. According to Lilian's excellence, she should be able to complete the inheritance smoothly, receive the knowledge and name of the sage, and become the new 'Torki Fat' That's right.

"Later I found out - because she was resisting. She was doing all she could to keep her personality from being erased. If she had fought to the death, then she would have been ritually headshot and killed. We left behind Becoming a 'spare tire' is for this.

"And if she can't resist Tokifat's consciousness and completes the ceremony, then we will all lose value and be frozen... If Tokifat dies within a few years, then we can be activated. If More than ten years have passed, then we will all be destroyed—because the times have progressed, and we who were outstanding ten years ago are no longer the 'optimal' choice. The 'facilities' will begin to prepare new sacrifices .

"However, her struggle is still valuable. It is precisely because of her tenacious resistance that part of Tokifat's consciousness will be torn apart when the ceremony is interrupted; it is also because of the damage to the instrument that it will Did not erase my consciousness.

"—Otherwise, it is impossible for me to survive."

Tokifat said, his expression returned to tranquility: "That is to say, it is precisely because the church sent angels to bomb the 'Rebirth Facility' that I have the hope of surviving.

"The church didn't just save my life; I didn't just survive for me.

"As we promised at the time --

"No matter who becomes Torquay, he must carry everyone's dreams forward together.

"I can't fulfill their dreams. Because I'm just an inferior product from the beginning to the end... My inheritance is not even complete, and I haven't got the destiny and power that belong to Tokifat. I have never been the best That, not even the top three.

"—But I can avenge them. What killed them, the bombing of the Church? I don't think that's the case... Rather, the Church liberated them. Freed me and Lilian from that doomed fate If there is no church, they will also die, and they will die for no reason...

"This is just one resurrection facility. There should be 83 more facilities like this.

"Hundreds of children have been reduced to sacrifices, and the future has been taken away by the falsified inheritance ceremony. And more people, who don't even deserve to know the truth, have completely disappeared in a daze.

"They are all so good - far better than most people in this society!

"Why! Why can those people who don't even know why they live can live comfortably, while we——have to die?!"

Resentment and anger permeate the words of "Torki Fat".

He casually removed the crimson halo from the head of an angel behind him.While the angel fell to the ground, he placed the halo squarely on the pedestal.

And Kubler just looked at all this and said softly: "So, you actually don't just want to take revenge on the mother tree system."

"Because the only thing I can really accomplish is this step. It's ironic... I only recently learned that Lilian did not die, but became the leader of the Tower of Babel. And they have been using this virus to destroy The reincarnation ability of the name-calling elf—even the idea of ​​revenge, I was a little later than her."

While waiting for the data to be uploaded, Tokifat raised his head to look at Kübler's body, and sighed softly: "Sure enough, I'm still not as good as her.

"But after all, she and I are completely different..."

"what?"

"She was always a good person."

Tokifarth stared at Kübler: "But I am not.

"...At least, not anymore."

The next moment, all the dim yellow lights in the room suddenly turned on red lights representing warning.

That bright golden wall was covered with dark red warnings in an instant!

All the networks on the entire Happy Island were suddenly cut off.All screens become "No Signal" and all webpages become "Connection Failed".All means of communication have disappeared, all intelligent operating systems have failed, and various car accidents and accidents have spread across the island.

People looked at each other in blank dismay, panicked and confused.

And in the eyes of the "mecha" that was suspended high in the sky like a holy son in distress, two red lights suddenly lit up.It's like the casing that has been sleeping for a long time has finally woken up.

"You did very well."

A young man's voice came from it.

Calm and confident.No hesitation, I am the only one.

It was different from the old voice that the Pope showed him in front of Russell at the beginning.It sounds like the voice is only 30 to [-] years old, which is the period when the comprehensive level of creativity, physical strength and wisdom of men are at their peak.

This is exactly the "perfect self" that Andrew restored through AI calculations!

Tokifat knelt down on one knee very naturally.

"Hail to you, my Pope."

He said respectfully: "We don't have much time, bad days and bad ones may come back at any time - please start directly."

Chapter 45 High in the sky

Wearing a simple and ragged white robe, Hua Mingshu stretched out his hand with a smile to take the broth that was enthusiastically handed over by the people, and drank the mutton soup that was cooked with thin salt, green onion and ginger without any spices in one gulp.

"It was delicious."

The angel in white clothes and white hair gave praise from the bottom of his heart.

That's not just being polite.

The pure golden mutton soup stewed by lambs under one year old is like liquid gold under the reflection of noon.

Whether it is lamb or ginger, it is the highest level of praise that these war remnants can give on this barren land-herding sheep requires a lot of grass, and may be stolen by radiation beasts; and planting ginger will A lot of land fertility is lost, and the yield of ginger will plummet when the soil is not fertile enough.

This is the most precious thing they can come up with.More precious than the blood that bleeds after you cut yourself.

Now that the food has already been prepared, it would be impolite to refuse.This is equivalent to saying that their careful preparations and the price they paid were meaningless, and they caused losses to the other party out of thin air.This kind of politeness will hurt the other party's heart.

Therefore, Hua Mingshu chose to eat it with gratitude and give him praise.

And share it with the children who are staring at the soup bowl in their hands.

"Come on, boy."

He said gently, "Come here."

It was the son of a herdsman who brought him mutton soup.

He got tuberculosis and couldn't find anti-tuberculosis drugs.It's almost gone by the looks of it.

In this land, it is very normal to not get medical treatment after getting sick.Because ampoules biomedicine will not sell them medicines openly, the few medicines smuggled in are not enough for use, and the types are even more scarce.Ordinary people who want to obtain medicines have to endure radiation and curses to dig out the relics that were hundreds or even thousands of years ago.

That is tantamount to exchanging lives for lives.

His father heard the legend of the "angel", took the child with his luggage on his back, and ran all the way with the flock of sheep.

All the way to find Hua Mingshu alive is largely due to good luck by asking other villagers where "Lord Angel" left.Now it's the autumn hunting season, and the Radiant Beast is in a frenzy.Running outside with so much fresh meat is self-evident.

"It's really my luck to meet you, my lord."

The herdsman knelt aside devoutly, watching his recovered son drink the sheep soup handed by the angel: "Fortunately, I was able to meet you before David died of illness... I fainted a few days ago. I feel that David's time may be numbered... all thanks to you, we saved our family! Sure enough, the legend is correct, there will be an angel returning from ancient times to save this world..."

"There's no such reason."

Hua Mingshu smiled helplessly, and said gently: "I'm not an omniscient and omnipotent god. I'm just a mortal, and only those who can be saved are within reach. I will never be able to save everyone.

"It was your love and hope that really saved David, and it was your determination and courage to sacrifice everything to save David—it was you who saved your son from the disease. .”