Overturned Tower

Wizard is not an ancient name for psykers. In the past, there really were no such things as psykers.

Because psykers are actually the product of artificial birth.

The real meaning of this chip is not a "spiritual firewall" but a "spiritual vaccine".

As long as you wear it for more than three years, you will be cut off from entering the sea of ​​group subconsciousness - the ability to reach the [primary wasteland].

In other words, anyone who has worn a chip will have their talent as a mage eradicated when they grow up.

This is to prevent those mages who are full of hatred, resentment, and pain, and who have gone completely crazy during the war, from once again reaching out to the floating island where "mages no longer exist".

After all, the mage awakened too early.

As long as you experience a day that changes your personality, the impact can awaken you into a mage. And this means that a large number of adolescents will awaken to become mages - when their consciousness goes deep into the original wasteland, they will see and communicate with the mages who were abandoned on the land in their dreams.

[They will learn the secrets from the past, accept the teachings from the mage, and think that the "second truth" told by the mage is the real history]

[You don’t even need any guarantee, just the promise is enough to make these young girls work hard for them and become the hands that these mages use to contact the empty island]

[A few conservatives want to take back the floating island, but the vast majority of mages want to let the island fall - because their minds have long been infected and become twisted and corrupted. The more the main force contributes in the war, the more deeply they will be infected by the curse]

Russell heard this and shook his head.

...How can this be stopped?

Although objectively speaking, they were indeed used by the mage. But what else can these children who are “born sinful” do?

In the eyes of the people in the lower city, everyone in the upper city is a terrifying criminal; while in the eyes of the people in the upper city, the people in the upper city are scornfully called "salary slaves" and do not have any free will.

Although Xiacheng District was born less than forty years ago, Shangxiacheng District has been completely divided.

Even if they don't become the mage's helper in destroying the floating island, they will still choose to destroy it all based on their own will.

but……

Russell suddenly realized something.

He raised his head, raised his tail slightly, and asked slowly: "You will know that there are 'conservatives', which means..."

[When I participated in the war of teachings, my identity was also that of a mage]

The deer-headed statue did not hide anything, and even answered what Russell did not ask:

[The Tower of Babel theoretically does not belong to either of the mages and the Holy See. We initially wanted to mediate this war that started out of nowhere, but in the end we failed... and were dragged into the war]

[In the Tower of Babel at that time, some people belonged to the mages and some belonged to the Holy See]

[In the end, only three people survived the religious war. One of them is an angel frozen in ice, and the other is a conservative mage trapped on the ground...The remaining one is me]

[If I could be considered alive in this situation]

After hearing this, Russell was silent for a moment.

His raised tail and ears slowly drooped.

He realized that the question he asked seemed to hurt the deer-headed statue... He suddenly didn't know how to answer it.

But the deer-headed statue paid no attention to Russell's offense.

She explained patiently:

[The threshold for awakening to become a so-called "psychic person" is much higher than awakening to become a mage]

[After the awakening process of the Mage's Dream is blocked by the chip, this power will become more active. And after repeating this several times or dozens of times, it will become extremely pure and unstoppable... When it finally awakens, there is no need to dive into the sea of ​​group subconsciousness and borrow the group's spiritual energy to form a "spell". You can distort reality just by your own will】

[So although the types of abilities of psykers are monotonous, their power is far stronger than that of mages]

[Human rationality keeps people away from the depths of the subconscious and separates me from ‘us’. The devil lost his reason, just like a swimmer who lost his swimming ring and sank into the deep sea... But the deep sea is not sea water, but poisonous sewage - it is the mental pollution produced when the mages create curses]

[Therefore, there is nothing wrong with the “protection chip” technology itself. However, the elf scholar who created this chip must not have considered a problem...]

"...The appearance of Lower City, right."

Russell murmured.

"right."

Bad Day sat on the pipe with his arms folded and leaned against the wall, with two thick cables under his feet.

He chuckled softly and responded.

Initially, it was just used to store fully automated factories, farms and other facilities that “must exist” but took up too much space. But in recent decades, as conflicts have become more intense, it has become a shadow city where "uncensored people" such as mercenaries, criminal organizations, and illegal psychics are active.

Under the circumstances that the head office could not take the initiative to use lethal weapons, these criminals united together... and actually caused some trouble.

"Ordinary people think that trouble comes from criminal organizations and mercenaries who gather together to commit crimes. But to me, it doesn't matter at all - it's just the life and death of individuals and the economic losses of enterprises. The real trouble is...

“Uncoded people who would have been exiled and killed as soon as they were caught can now combine with each other and give birth to children.

"And there is no doubt that these children were not born in regular hospitals...it is impossible for them to have microchips. They are born black."

Russell's pupils suddenly shrank and his fists clenched.

What did he realize-

"...A mage is born again?"

"Yes. It's like a flame that has been extinguished has been rekindled. More than thirty years have passed, and as the new "born uncoded" have grown into their teens... the mage's inheritance has been revived again in the Lower City."

Bad Ri took a deep breath, and his expression became a little more serious: "Aren't you asking, who is the person behind Xiao Liuli? Then let me tell you - the organization known as the 'veil of ignorance', they started It is an association composed of 'new generation mages'. And they are not the only association of mages.

"They are 'undesirables'. They are theoretically not allowed to be born. Because they have never owned a chip, they have no citizenship rights. They are no different from ownerless artificial intelligence. Anyone who sees them can destroy and kill them at will.

"They lived in fear, hatred and disorder, and responded to the call of the wizard's dream. In the dream, they came into contact with the wizards who were still alive on the land, and were trained and raised by these wizards. And from them Bian learned enough vicious spells.

"——On the other side, because traces of the mage appeared from the sky island, there was also a new reaction from the Cyber ​​Church.

"The sleeping mechanical angels have been released from refrigeration one after another and implemented the 'resurrection procedure'. According to the original agreement reached between the Cyber ​​Church and the head office, they have the right to send angels into the floating island to participate in patrols and help eliminate mages."

"...Isn't this a good thing?"

Russell turned to look at Bad Sun and asked doubtfully: "The company lacks lethal force and cannot spare manpower. Why not let the angels do it - they are professionals. They are much stronger than these new generation of young mages, right? …By the way, we can also clean up the lower city area.”

At least for Russell, this is definitely a good thing.

It was like we were so busy here, but suddenly a wave of reinforcements came from the brother company.

A group of tough men who worked crazy overtime for no salary fell from the sky and quickly digested more and more work on Russell's side due to the large-scale failure of his colleagues.

This obviously has a very positive and positive effect on Russell's desire to "live as a person".

"You still remember, Russell. The wills introduced by these mechanical angels are all 'saints' with different personalities."

"really."

Russell nodded: "So, they will definitely help eliminate the evil in the empty island... The living environment of everyone is good."

"The problem is that this year is 1202. These 'angels' were born in 1103, the war ended in 1106, and the Angel Legion fell asleep the following year. The company of the Seven Giants was founded in 1119."

Bad Day said meaningfully: “For you who don’t understand history, you may not understand the moral standards of people in past eras.

"In short, you just need to know... For these old antiques from the old era, all of us are sinners. And they are all adapted to the violent methods of the old era, and are not necessarily accustomed to today's changed generations... And corporate law You can't control them either.

"The most important thing is that what the angels want is not just to get rid of a certain villain, kill a certain criminal, or disintegrate a certain criminal organization. It is to 'return this evil era to the past' - to rebuild the old The 'earthly laws' of the times are used to restrain the 'man in heaven'. This is not just a threat to Xiacheng District."

...How could I not understand?

Russell sighed.

In fact, in my opinion, this world is indeed full of evil...

It’s not even just the uncensored.

Just half an hour ago, a group of people who clearly had chips but had "never committed a crime" were still fighting Russell - they also assigned a person to bear the responsibility of killing Russell. Before that, he had killed several people in this way... In this way, the other gunmen could become clean.

In this way, how many of the seemingly innocent people are truly innocent?

It would not be a bad thing if we could really return to an era when there were laws to follow.

But, in the process...

Can the laws that angels are accustomed to and pursue really adapt to today's people's lifestyle?

What's the point of it if it's a law that no one wants to follow?

At that time, what will the angel do?

Is it possible to light a fire and burn down this evil city in the sky?

...if that time ever comes. No matter how unwilling he is, Russell has to stand up and fight the angels.

"I probably understand. The mages in the Lower City have formed gangs and formed gangs; the angels are also preparing to arrive and try to take over some power and violently modify people's way of life... This will inevitably bring about a complete revolution from top to bottom. Directions are confusing.”

Russell stared at the bad day, then looked back at the deer head statue: "Then, what can I do?

"I'm just a new member of the Special Execution Department, and my spiritual power is only two levels of red shift... I can't do anything because I'm a humble person."

"It's simple."

Bad Day chuckled and said: "You remember... as long as you hold the chip for three years, you will lose the qualification to become a mage."

"……so what?"

"You're a born-knower, Russell. The deer-headed statue and I both know this."

Bad Ri said slowly: "Although I don't know which era of ancients you were reborn in the modern era...but you do have an aura of order that is incompatible with this era. It's not weakness or cowardice, but subconsciousness. Trying to abide by a law that doesn't exist. I presume you come from a halcyon age...an old age where there was a concept of 'law'.

"Furthermore, your sealed memory has just awakened. You have not been affected by the chip for more than three years..."

"……memory?"

Russell asked in surprise: "Isn't it the body?"

"Russell" has been involved in chips for more than 20 years.

It's just that he recently remembered the memory of his previous life.

Bad Day nodded very definitely: "The key lies in memory - especially the memory corresponding to psychic energy, not the body. For example, if a person is reborn in his own spare body, this body is undoubtedly The chip has just been transplanted, but his mage talents will still be completely banned.

"However, the chip on your body still prevents you from entering the sea of ​​collective subconsciousness. And when I saw that you could change into someone else, I had a new idea.

"I don't know if you've noticed... when you turned into Alice, you didn't have a chip."

Upon hearing this, Russell's pupils shrank slightly into vertical pupils.

He finally realized why the Tower of Babel valued him.

"Good guess, Russell."

Bad Day smiled happily: "Although you have a chip, you can still become a mage.

"Become a mage whose identity will never be exposed because he still has a chip."