Alien Knights

Todd asked unwillingly: "Didn't Theodore reveal a little bit of information about undead parasites to you?"

Eliade said: "You can think about it yourself. Suppose Theodore is pursuing immortality, but he unintentionally combines the Sutherland legacy, the resurrected insect and the tyrant to create a monster that can spread and spread infinitely. Then Either out of dignity or selfishness, there was no way he would tell me this."

"I won't hide anything from you about the undead parasite. There is no mention of anything similar in my research notes and preserved research materials."

"I'm afraid I can't help you with how to solve this problem, but I can confirm one thing."

"Creatures with a tyrant in their body, such as you or Meredith, will be immune to the venom of the undead parasite and will not be infected."

Todd said worriedly: "Existences like us are in the minority after all. Once the undead parasites spread, the entire world, including the Presbyterian Church, will be destroyed."

Eliade stroked his beard and said: "The current undead parasites are not invulnerable."

Todd asked, "What?"

"I dissected several parasites you brought, and then compared the time it took for those infected to become undead, and found an interesting fact." Eliade pointed to the parasite in the sink and said: "This kind of parasite can transform living people into dead souls." The bug that transforms something into an undead has an intergenerational effect.”

"Intergenerational effect? ​​Are you sure?"

Eliade glanced at Todd: "The term intergenerational effect was proposed by your Muxi University. It refers to the physiological structure of microorganisms. As they reproduce and evolve from generation to generation, they become more and more complex and complex. alienation."

"This effect can be proven by two inferences. The first one is that the newly infected undead have the most primitive and pure biological structures in their bodies. If we can find them as research samples, we might be able to topulate the most primitive ones. The original structural formula, which means..."

Todd followed his words and continued: "We can find the protozoa of the undead parasite in the first batch of infected people, and we can find out the weakness of this creature."

Eliade said: "Theoretically, this is correct, but no one knows what the protozoa of the undead parasites look like? It may be different from what we imagined..."

"But it's at least one direction," Todd said.

Eliade waved his hand: "Let's not talk about this first. Let me talk about the second corollary of the intergenerational effect. That is, as the number of breeding generations of parasites increases, the parasites will become more adapted to the environment and begin to undergo individual changes. Gene transmission between."

Todd was a little surprised: "You even know this."

Eliade smiled and said, "Thank you for the teaching materials from Muxi University. It really opened a new door for me."

Todd said: "This is also what I am most worried about. If the parasite changes from generation to generation between different hosts, a part of the host's genetic genes will be extracted into the parasite every time it changes. This phenomenon is a bit like yes……"

Eliade said, "Bees."

Todd nodded in agreement: "Yes, when bees collect nectar, they will bring part of the pollen to another flower, inadvertently causing heterogeneous inheritance between flowers, and the bees themselves will also be affected by the process of collecting flowers. different, resulting in changes in characteristics.”

"The same principle applies to parasites. They extract gene fragments from different hosts and retain them in the body. The tyrant virus itself has a genetic coding effect, which can remove bad gene fragments and retain excellent gene fragments for final editing and finalization."

Iliad said with a headache: "This characteristic allows the undead to have endless room for evolution. They can absorb various powers, change different forms, and even evolve symbiotically like a hive, eventually turning into monsters that no one can predict. "

Todd said solemnly: "It seems that our prospects are not optimistic."

Eliade knocked on the table: "Find a way to find the first batch of infected people. In the words of your Muxi City, they are Patient Zero. Only by finding them can we find the biological structure of the Necroprotozoa and discover their weaknesses." ."

Todd said: "I will let my kingdom start searching, but I also hope to get the help of the Elders Council. The undead disaster threatens all of us, and you should also join this battle."

Eliade didn't look to go into detail on the topic: "We have our own troubles."

"trouble?"

"Saladin, the caliph of the Abbasid Empire, is extremely ill and will die soon. After his death, this huge empire will fall apart without any accident."

Todd asked, "What does this have to do with you?"

"While Saladin was still alive, he had been suppressing the Presbyterian Church. After his death, many members of the Presbyterian Church thought this was a good opportunity to take control of power."

"Instigate, threaten, and divide the various forces in the empire, and then use assassinations, kidnappings, and bribes to eliminate dissidents, and finally step onto the stage of the empire, making the Presbyterian Church the most powerful force in the south."

Eliade shook his head and said, "This is Eleanor's strategy."

Todd felt a little incredible: "Eleanor wants to control the Abbasid Empire? Will the Presbyterians support him?"

Eliade said: "Revenge, power, and founding of a nation. It has to be said that everything Eleanor said is very tempting. More and more people in the Presbyterian Church are on his side. Everyone wants to start from the underground. Darkness has emerged into light. How many people will give up such a good opportunity now?"

Todd stared into Eliade's eyes: "What about you? What do you think about the Presbyterian Church's control of the Abbasid Empire?"

Eliade smiled bitterly: "It is very difficult to let alien species rule the world. Let's not talk about whether the people of the empire can accept the control of the Presbyterian Church. The balance of power within the Presbyterian Church alone is very fragile. No one can guarantee whether a powerful alien species will be born in the future to overthrow everything. So you see, when alien species are in power, they must not only suppress the secular world, but also be wary of similar species."

Todd was a little curious: "If Eleanor really brings the Presbyterian Church to join the power struggle in the South, what will you do?"

"Leave here, go as far as possible, and find a peaceful place for all the alien species." Iliad sighed and said: "Alien species are different from ordinary people, which is destined to prevent us from integrating into society, and we can only live peacefully in the shadows. It’s our best choice.”

Todd said puzzledly: "I don't understand, either you or Eleanor, why you are not worried about the harm of the undead. If the undead plague continues to spread, the Southern Empire will become a dead place, and the world There will no longer be a place suitable for alien species to hide in seclusion."

Eliade did not answer Todd's question directly, but said softly: "We have our own way of survival."