Overturned Tower

Although it is still difficult to select those who are suitable to bear the divine will and become "angels"...but they can be mass-produced after all.

The legion composed of a thousand mechanical angels easily broke through the defense line set up by the mages.

The previous battle situation was instantly reversed——

Although the upper limit of mages is still much higher than that of the Holy See, powerful mages require hundreds of years of continuous training, but the Angel Legion can copy them with one click as long as they find qualified people.

It's almost like a craftsman's workshop struggling against the cold and ruthless factory assembly line.

The mages instantly lost their ability to resist... However, the war was not over.

As the war becomes more and more anxious, and as the hearts of the people are filled with more and more despair, pain, resentment, and fear, the spells used by the mages who gain power from the collective subconscious become more and more vicious. . The personalities of the mages who are connected too deeply gradually change - like one after another resentful souls that only exist for war and revenge.

In order to completely defeat the resistance of the mages, the Holy See began to use a forbidden weapon.

[That is a destruction-level weapon that can burn down a city-state in an instant... It was at that time that I suffered a fatal injury]

The deer head statue describes it this way.

The more Russell listened, the more something was wrong: I always felt that the Holy See was starting to grow mushrooms...

[At that time, the earth cracked, vegetation dried up, resources were exhausted, and even clean water sources became luxuries... The old trade routes were completely cut off, countries and city-states were completely disintegrated, and those civilians who did not participate in the war at all were lost in the battle between mages and In the aftermath of the Holy See’s war, more than half were killed or injured]

[It can be said that the world had already been destroyed once at that time]

The earth is filled with a fatal curse that can turn people into wolf-like monsters within seven days.

Almost all the original terrain has been turned into desert and wasteland - destructive hot winds and extremely cold ice fields span the world from south to north, and almost all land space is no longer inhabitable.

——However, even so, those mage towers standing in the desert can still not be captured.

The mages, infected by the curse in the collective subconscious, are still unwilling to surrender...or, in other words, they have gone crazy.

[Because the dawn of complete victory has not been seen for a long time, the only group of mages who remained awake did not know what kind of negotiations they had reached...perhaps it was the pressure from the dragon. In short, they suddenly rebelled collectively]

[They are those elf mages]

The deer head revealed a fact that did not surprise Russell.

It was similar to Russell's guess - the immortal dragons were not interested in these things at all, but when the scale of the war escalated to the Doomsday War, they finally couldn't sit still and took action to forcefully mediate the war.

As the only immortal species keen on power and wealth, elves naturally want to bet on both ends. Half of them support the Holy See and half support the mages.

After seeing no hope of victory for the mage at all, the elves belonging to the mage immediately jumped back.

Although the mage tower standing on the desert was still not captured, the war ended hastily.

Although the Holy See won, it only declared victory unilaterally.

During the long tug-of-war, the top leaders of the Holy See continued to change, and eventually more than two-thirds of them were elves, plus the top mages who defected... It can be said that 80% of the top leaders of the victorious side were elves.

[There are eight sky fortresses occupied by the Holy See, seven of which are handed over to the elves]

[With the technical support of the dragon, the seven sky fortresses used for war were disarmed and transformed into aerial cities. The living area was expanded a hundred times and a complex ecological environment was obtained. It has become a large floating island that can accommodate tens of millions of residents]

[Those civilians who are still surviving have less than one-tenth of the population compared to the peak period. They all moved to the floating island and became the first residents of the island]

The remaining sky fortress has not been renovated or expanded and still retains its weapons. That is the only sky fortress held by the Holy See.

[They named it "Temple" and placed the "Sacred Code Server" inside it]

After that, it was the Age of Corporations…aka the Age of Sky.

Those cursed and polluted lands were not completely destroyed and were still in the process of long-term self-repair.

The dragon did not grant the elves the power to establish a country, so the elves did not dare to directly claim the king; naturally, the elves were not allowed to formulate laws and form an army. The previous weapons must be destroyed, the army disbanded, and production resumed in full.

Although there is no "king", new life still needs order.

So after the dragon left, the elves created the "company system", occupied seven sky islands, and established seven companies.

"...These are the Big Seven."

Russell was stunned.

【Yes】

The deer-headed statue affirmed.

"Why did the elves get the greatest benefit in the war between the Holy See and the mages?"

A new doubt appeared in Russell's mind: "What about the dragon and the Holy See?"

[The dragons are repairing the damaged earth. Except for the dragon named "Hudson", who has enough enthusiasm for the "company" system that he personally manages the company as chairman, the other dragons do not live on the empty island that nominally belongs to them]

[As for the Holy See...due to the order to 'destroy weapons' and 'disband the army', the angelic mechanical legions were frozen and refrigerated]

[The act of modifying the will of others is undoubtedly "evil". Once this secret is known and acknowledged by everyone, human group consciousness will also change. The power of Holy Orders obtained by the Holy See by modifying the will will be reduced to nothing... So in order to cover up this secret and to increase people's acceptance of the act of modifying the will, the Holy See changed its name to the "Cyber ​​Church" and bluntly stated that they The power comes from God - the collective subconscious. Therefore, they will not be able to devote themselves to "gods" throughout their lives]

[If everyone's will is entered into the "Sacred Scripture", then the Sacred Scripture server itself is the collection of all human consciousness - that is, the embodiment of God in the world. Everyone can call upon everyone's knowledge and will, and everyone's will is both free and collective. If interpreted in this way, then the "Mechanical Angel" is nothing more than a forerunner]

[Today, the Angel Legion does exist, and the Holy Code server that can mass-produce angels is still running... and the company knows that the Holy See was responsible for many crimes such as modifying the will of believers, artificial angels, and using forbidden weapons, so they are in a state of ensuring mutual destruction. Instead, Stay safe]

…Is this also considered a nuclear deterrent?

Russell's expression suddenly became a little strange.

"Then, leader...why do you want to tell me these secrets?"

He had no doubt that he, who knew so many secrets, would definitely die without a burial if they were leaked.

unless……

[This is also to ensure mutual destruction]

[Just knowing these top-level secrets, no matter where you are an agent, is enough to be sentenced to exile - unless you are willing to completely format your personality, but that is no different from death]

——This is to ensure that you will not betray us.

The deer-headed statue said bluntly.

[On the other hand...it is also a preparation for you to understand what I am going to say next]

Are these...all just foreshadowing?

"What words?"

Russell asked.

[The chip in the back of your head]

[The real meaning of it is actually to cut off the possibility of becoming a mage - and this is to completely cut off the connection with the mage]