Alien Knights

"Mr. Theodore, you said that you hope to cooperate with Muxi Town. I don't understand, where does your confidence in us come from?" Todd looked at the pair of people with different expressions in front of him, wondering whether they were acting.

The old man picked some fruits and stuffed them into his mouth. He glanced at the annoyed throat and said slowly to Todd, "Maybe you don't know, it's not the first time I've come to Muxi Town. On the contrary, I'm a regular visitor here. I've been to the theater in the town and watched the latest play; I also attended your lectures in disguise;

Todd rubbed his brows with a headache, and squinted at the captain of the guard, Huggins, and Alfonso, the person in charge of the town's security. The two lowered their heads in shame.

Todd thought, it is really necessary to strengthen the security of the town, otherwise, one day, no one will know that his head will be taken away.

Todd sighed, and turned his attention back to the president of the "Relief Society".

"Don't think that I'm a bad old man who only knows how to sit in the laboratory. When I was young, I also traveled to many countries, the barbarians in the north, the empire in the south, and the holy city in the east..." Theodore looked at the different styles of decorations in the "Sister Hotel" and the strange-shaped "fire gas bottle" (methane bacteria bottle) by the fireplace, and said with emotion: "However, I have never seen a place like Muxi Town... There is respect for tradition and recognition for innovation. Everyone can find something that belongs to him position, and every profession is given due respect. Knowledge is the crowning glory here, not a femme fatale for the ignorant."

Throatbone looked at the wooden cross hanging on the wall, biting his nails with his teeth, his face twisted: "But this is the territory of the church, Muxi Town and the Knights, all of which are gifts from the church, I don't think Mr. Todd will give up all of this!"

Todd glanced at Rachel, Huggins, and Alfonso beside him, and said inexplicably, "My belief comes from the Heavenly Father, not the Pope..."

There was a flash of light in Theodore's eyes, and he stroked his beard seemingly unintentionally.

But the face of the throat bone did not relax at all, and he said to himself: "It's just a rhetoric that changes the soup but not the medicine..."

Theodore pushed away the dinner plate in front of him, crossed his arms, looked at Todd and said, "Let's talk about the successor."

Todd leaned back a little, his face expressionless.

"In order to show my sincerity, I would like to talk about the 'Successor of the Necromancer' first..." Theodore's words drew loud protests from the larynx.

"President! This is completely different from what we discussed before we came here!" The man who hid his body under the thick black cloth said anxiously to Theodore, "Have you forgotten? The church is full of despicable and cruel villains! Not to mention that our beliefs are different from theirs!"

Rachel stood up, supported her body with one hand, and hammered the table with the other: "Short-sighted guy! Shut up! I used to have the same thoughts as you, but these days in Muxi Town, let me see a different sanctuary."

There was no slight shake in the eyes of the throat bone, but there was no longer any words.

Theodore looked at the face beside him that was blocked from all rationality by hatred, and there was a moment of regret and helplessness in his eyes, and then said to Todd: "I believe you already know the origin of the 'Successor', so I won't repeat it. 'Successor of the Necromancer' uses the bones of the successor as a carrier, and then combines the corpses of different species and ordinary people with it. After this step, although these combined corpses are just a pool of flesh and blood, there will be no action. But..."

Todd, who was listening enthralled, followed Theodore's words and asked, "But?"

"We found something, as long as it is combined with the bones of the inheritors, these corpses can be reactivated and transformed into "successors of the dead."

Todd pressed, "A thing?"

Theodore smiled and said to him: "Todd, until our cooperation can go further, I hope to keep some secrets."

Todd felt a little regretful, but nodded in understanding.

Theodore continued: "The 'Successors of the Necromancer' have the abilities of most of the alien species, and the most amazing thing is that they have childlike intelligence and can understand some simple instructions."

Todd recalled the "Frankenstein", and after pondering for a moment, he said: "I have seen that monster, and its appearance seems to have changed?"

"That's right, the 'Heir of the Necromancer' you met in Fort Watch was one of our earliest experiments. Through observation, we did find that it seemed to be constantly changing, a bit similar to the mutation of the heir. We tried to increase the amount of 'Sutherland Relic' in the experiment, hoping to slow down the rate of mutation. But the fact is completely contrary to what we imagined. The speed of mutation of the 'Heir of the Necromancer' who got the 'Sutherland Relic' was actually accelerated..." Theodore stroked his beard, thinking about the experiment. Scenes, worry slowly emerged on the brows: "Days pass, I always feel that the experimental subject is growing like a child. We even found that it sometimes avoids us and secretly devours the body of the successor..."

Todd thought about the president's words carefully, and said in a deep voice: "This is indeed a problem."

"Besides, the growth and actions of the 'Heirs of the Dead' require a lot of flesh and blood as food. Experiments that have not eaten for a long time will become manic and even lead to aggressive behavior." Theodore looked at Todd and said sincerely: "Of course there are some things that I will explain slowly when I have the opportunity. But first, I want to ask, are you willing to cooperate with me?"

Todd looked at the expressions of the people around him, Rachel looked at the guarded face on the opposite side, Huggins cast a trusting look at himself, and Alfonso closed his eyes with a look of disgust.

"Mr. Theodore, may I ask, how do you plan to use the technique of "Successor of the Dead"?"

The old man did not hesitate at all: "End the war."

Todd looked at the other party unexpectedly: "End the war?"

"If you and I cooperate, Muxi Town can create a powerful and controllable army, then we can use this army to suppress all ambitious and warmongering!" Theodore flushed with excitement: "Think about it, we can use this technology to eliminate all threats, deter the restless, and turn the whole world into a pure land free of oppression and discrimination!"

Todd touched the bridge of his nose with his hand, looked at the old man immersed in the beautiful vision, and said with some unbearable: "Theodore, let's not talk about whether this technology is just. But are you really sure that you can control all of this?"

Theodore stopped talking and looked at Todd puzzled.

"I once heard a story. There was a famous scholar named Fritz Haber in a distant place. He invented a weapon—poison gas, which could make people die in pain and despair in just a few minutes. In wars, the application of this weapon caused millions of people to lose their lives, including many of his own kind. The original intention of this scholar to invent poison gas was out of paranoid patriotism and the hope of ending the war as soon as possible."

Looking at Theodore's astonished face, Todd continued: "So, Mr. Theodore, I understand your thoughts. But it is unrealistic to use one weapon to end all wars. What's more, you are a scholar, not a politician. You may not understand or even know nothing about the dirty politics and the sloppy interests. Your achievements and technologies are likely to be used by others and become a tool of massacre and a weapon of domination."

Theodore's throat was dry, and he lowered his head to recollect every sentence the other party said. After a while, he stood up and bowed towards the opposite side: "Todd, you had the opportunity to deceive me with lies, but you warned me with stories."

"I need to think more carefully about the technology of "Successor of the Necromancer" for a while." Theodore gave Todd a kind smile: "But your sincerity and integrity have made me firm in my original intention. It is the right decision to cooperate with you."

Todd stood up from his seat, walked up to Theodore, and stretched out his right hand: "Mr. President, I look forward to your decision."