Overturned Tower

This kind of floating car, which is like a coffin and a throne, is really enjoyable to sit on.

Probably its only drawback is speed...

But it's also normal. After all, this type of floating car is essentially just an observation car.

On the way, Delphinium even saw an even more outrageous version——

Some kind of huge sea creature floated slowly past the street with its tail swaying; there was a huge two-story sedan, carried by a group of headless robots, with a huge mechanical icon sitting cross-legged on it.

The holy statue has the body of a heron, with one hand spread out in front of his chest, and an illusory, constantly flowing projection screen is reflected from his hand, while his other hand seems to be clicking on something.

There is also a heavily armored soldier with a gold shell in the shape of a golden bull. He is walking slowly and heavily on the spacious street.

"That...should be the whale, right?"

Delphinium asked Russell in a low voice.

Russell heard this, glanced at it and replied: "Well, that's a killer whale, also called an orca. A very ferocious whale."

"Will people on Sogo Island still worship whales?"

"They should be from Yongquan Island... They are close to the ocean, and there should be whales worshiping them. But I remember that they didn't exist before... maybe they only existed after I left."

As he spoke, Russell asked casually: "Goddess of Beauty, when did whale belief appear?"

"It's probably something you haven't seen before," Meishen replied calmly and gently, "That special floating car with a whale exterior was built in the winter two years ago, when you had not left Sogo Island. In addition, , this is not a whale belief, but a symbol of the 'Orca Gang'."

Hearing the name that sounded like some kind of gang, Delphinium finally felt a rare sense of familiarity.

She suddenly became energetic, sat up straight, and asked Meishen with some restraint: "Are there any gangs on Sogo Island...?"

"Yes, quite a few."

At this point, Russell smiled, turned to Delphinium and said, "You still remember 'The Godfather', right?"

"You mean..."

"Yes. There are real 'godfathers' on Sogo Island, and they exist not only in sects, but in many fields.

“The ethos of Sogo Island is to try to avoid conflicts and troubles as much as possible...but conflicts are not something you can escape if you want, nor can you always avoid them.

"When the two sides inevitably have a fierce conflict because of their own interests, no one will back down easily. Even if both sides clearly know that if they fight at this time, both sides will lose in the end, but if they back down here, It means that you have to fully absorb all losses.

"They are like two people colliding on motorcycles - if neither of them takes away the steering wheel, they will die together; and the one who chooses to escape first will not only lose his 'majesty', but also lose his dignity. Take risks because of your own dangerous actions.

"At this time, a third party is needed to 'talk the numbers'. The most common method is to invite an old man or old lady with a high status in the industry to be the godfather or godmother of both parties. For example, a fan Thank you Dr.

"Since both parties have the same godfather or godmother, then according to our customs, they can actually be regarded as a family. This old man can use his own face to ask both parties to give him a face... This can be done like this never mind.

"So the two motorcycles that would have collided hard together will choose to stop together because there is one more person in the middle. Because both parties are equal, and they chose peace under the concession of the superior, then there will be no The party who is more 'cowardly' and 'escapes'. And because of their disputes, they can recognize an old man with a high status as their godfather and godmother, and they will become more face-to-face - from a certain point of view, they also The people with whom this mediator had previously mediated became 'family'.

"Those seniors have become their 'relatives and friends' because of this. If they can take this opportunity to please their godfathers and godmothers, they can receive invitations from the elderly at festivals such as year-end festivals. So I joined the social circle of the elderly and got to know some seniors who have been famous for a long time. And this is something to be proud of."

"...but does this make sense?"

Delphinium's expression became very complicated: "Since in Sogo Island, these social interactions do not involve interests... then they are just 'face', right?"

"On Sogo Island, face is the most important thing. But it's really difficult to live a decent life... That's why 'gangs' exist to allow a group of losers to help each other and gain respect from others. Even if it's just Respect among one’s own gang.”

Russell reiterated: "After all, everyone here wants to be a respected big shot."

"...You really don't look like a Sogo Islander."

Delphinium looked at Russell and sighed: "I can't see any traces of Sogo Island's customs in you.

"You have not been assimilated by this land at all..."

You are so normal - that's what Delphinium originally wanted to say.

But considering that the God of Beauty was still looking at them, Delphinium hesitated for a moment and chose a more euphemistic way of saying: "Is this also your talent?"

"No, actually I have been deeply affected by Sogo Island."

Russell looked out the window and said softly: "Alice said...she wanted me to become a great person, and that's what I did first;

"I was tired of the aimless but never-ending progress on Sogo Island, so I gave up my efforts and chose laziness on Happy Island. For those leisure and entertainment that I couldn't experience on Sogo Island, I just found opportunities. I can enjoy it...even just a bottle of Coke or a bag of potato chips can satisfy me. Because on Sogo Island, although I can probably survive...it is very difficult to improve my life and learn skills.

"If I were not the chief student of Sogo University and not a tutor, I might not even be able to find those low-paying 'odd jobs'... So you also know how amazing it is that Alice can become a doctor here. Alright."

Alice can use her psychic powers to directly touch the lesions.

This is a great advantage.

You can directly remove the bullet without leaving an incision; you can also put your hand into the opponent's body and directly correct the dislocated, broken, or splintered bones; or you can sterilize and reduce inflammation in the lesion, and administer medicine directly at zero distance without worrying about infection. .

Not to mention the troublesome surgeries that require another surgery, correction, or treatment once it is not completely removed. Being able to save time for an operation means that the opponent's recovery time can be greatly shortened.

As for minor surgeries such as installing, repairing, and removing heart stents, or replacing and maintaining prosthetic livers and kidneys, they can also become much safer. Because Alice can take out those things without cutting open her body.

You can directly insert your own hand or the projected "non-existent weapon" into the opponent's body, set the "only contact" things, and then project something like a furoshiki to wrap the target and act on the "non-existing object". "Storage device", you can easily take out the prosthetic kidney that needs to be replaced, pick up a new one and put it back again... It's not even much more complicated than re-attaching a film to your mobile phone.

If everything goes well, the operation can be completed in about a minute, and no anesthesia is even required.

——For example, the same is true for clearing blocked cardiovascular and cerebrovascular vessels. Without the use of nano-scalpel technology monopolized by Ampoule Biomedical, the surgery would become much more troublesome. But Alice can directly insert the missing device into the affected area and set her psychic powers to "only come into contact with the blood clot."

It was so easy to fish out the blood clots without even the patient feeling anything. She could fish out the blood clots directly.

From this perspective, Alice's ability is irreplaceable in a sense.

Her psychic red shift strength is only level three, but it works so well precisely because she also has sufficient medical knowledge and practical experience. And has a blue shift much higher than her own red shift level, which makes her psychic powers completely controllable.

If the user does not have sufficient medical knowledge, even if he obtains a non-existent weapon, he will not be able to accurately define what he needs to be in contact with and what he is not in contact with. Even if he is so defined, he may not be able to maintain it.

It can be said that many people's futures have been changed because of Alice's surgery.

It's not that you will die if you don't get a cure, but it takes too long to recover.

No matter their age or what kind of work they are doing, their wasted lives will make them fall far behind compared with the same period...In the end, they will become "losers".

From this perspective...

Delphinium suddenly looked at Russell with some surprise.

——That probably means that Alice’s identity has been discovered a long time ago.

Her ability is so important, her appearance is so beautiful, and she lives alone with a young child, how can she not be investigated, harassed, and attacked on weekdays?

Then I'm afraid there is only one answer.

That is that Alice is actually being protected - some important figures have long guessed that something is wrong with her identity, and have given instructions and taken care of her in advance...

...So, who is the highest-ranking figure in Sogo Island?

Is it Dr. Zanbai?

Or...

...are they the three sages?

Delphinium did not ask this topic in the car.

Until they arrived at their destination... which was a small hidden church. The two doctors said that "there are still some things that are not ready", so they entered first after solemnly apologizing, while Russell and Delphinium were waiting at the door of the church.

Only then did Delphinium cautiously whisper in Russell's ear.

Russell did not lower his voice.

He said casually at his usual conversation and chatting volume: "Actually, when I learned about Alice's past, I understood...the Three Sages did know about it.

"However, artificial intelligence emphasizes evidence and logic. As an organization wanted by the dragon, the Tower of Babel pursues the real 'true god' and has no reason to hide it for me... However, the good god is an artificial intelligence that pursues the 'greatest sum of good' , so he was unwilling to attack Alice, who was treating many civilians; and the underlying logic of the God of Beauty was to maintain order and avoid side effects, and Alice had always been low-key and law-abiding. Before she took the initiative to reveal her identity and started causing trouble, she also There is no reason to attack Alice.

"——In other words, I am actually the 'hostage' controlled and monitored by the Three Sages."

Russell answered calmly: "I have had a chip embedded in the back of my brain since I was born.

"You also know that if you hack into someone else's chip, you can access all the other person's personal information. In addition, you can also hear everything he says and see everything he sees.

"This principle is the same for the Three Sages. There is no artificial intelligence with stronger computing power than them... Not to mention, this chip was originally issued by them. Just like the Tianen Group can access the chip permissions at any time, the Three Sages can Even wise men can do it.

"In other words, as long as they are in Sogo Island's network... any citizen of Sogo Island has no secrets for them. Even those who are uncoded can complete surveillance through the surrounding facilities.

"The same applies to the messages and emails you sent me. Although they don't care, it doesn't mean they can't see it.

"The original body is a 'god' living in the virtual network world. There is no restriction that human beings can only do one thing at a time. Moreover, in the network created by oneself, each individual has his own terminal issued by himself. …

“They can control all the vehicles on Sogo Island without any delay or confusion, so they can naturally check the emails of all residents and hear what they say and see.

"That's why Sogo Island can achieve 'crime prediction' - the execution department will be notified before the prisoners officially start committing crimes, or even before they make a decision. And the moment they start committing crimes, they will be arrested and the crime will be and was forcibly terminated.

"In other words, the three sages actually understand people's hearts better than humans... Before the 'suspect' has determined whether he has committed a crime, the three sages already know the answer. People who don't choose to commit crimes just don't, and those who do People who choose to commit crimes can also be calculated by the three sages before they have such thoughts.

"From this perspective, what talents each person has and what kind of person they will eventually become...the three sages actually know it. They didn't announce it because of [gentleness]...or, in other words, 'nothing' necessary'."

Russell said leisurely: "I'm afraid that the three sages already know that we are all members of the Tower of Babel.

"But it doesn't matter. Because they will also know that I will become Thrall. Moreover, they want something from us."

"...That's why we were blocked at the airport by two Dr. Zanbai."

Delphinium responded.

"You're so smart, Flotte."

Russell rubbed Delphinium's ears affectionately: "You also know that we did not really accept the company's commission this time and came here to help them deal with something. It was just an excuse to fool the people of Happy Island.

"We were only able to access the network here when the airship arrived at the border of Sogo Island. From then until we landed, it was less than half an hour. In other words, the three sages were able to access the network the moment we accessed it. , already knew our identity...and sent two Dr. Zanbai to the airport. They are asking for something from us. This is a transaction...but also a kind of sincerity. By exchanging sufficient benefits, we can They can acquiesce in our existence.”

Russell looked at the closed door of the church and said quietly: "It would be better to say that with the help of the three sages, you thought that with the help of the three sages, all the guests would have been received at the door, but suddenly you found that you were 'not ready yet'." So much so that guests are left hanging at the door?

"This is obviously because Meishen guessed that you had something to say, so he specifically asked them to put us at the door and give us some time. This is so that I can say these things clearly to you... It's really A kind of 'gentleness' in the style of the Three Sages. It's like they could have judged people's limits long ago, but didn't tell these poor people.

"——This is Sogo Island. Everything here is under the calculation of the three sages...the fate has been 'decided'."

"...Then why can you always guess their behavior?"

Delphinium felt a strange sense of dissonance: "It's like... you have been at the same level as them from the very beginning."

"Because they look too human."

The corners of Russell's mouth raised slightly, and he replied softly with a hint.

Therefore, when he reunited with the God of Beauty... he had already completed the "copying" of the God of Beauty.

Because of this, the Three Sages should have understood the nature of Russell's Twilight.

As the saying goes, "It's easy to chat with smart people." Two people who can understand each other's essence no longer need words to communicate after a moment of contact.

So Russell sneered: "Aren't we finished talking now? If nothing else happens, they will almost be 'prepared'."

Russell's words lasted less than two seconds.

Dr. Zanbai, who had a red five-pointed star on his chest, opened the door of the chapel at the right time.

"I'm really sorry, there were some things that were not ready before... everything is ready now."

The old man said in a kind and kind voice: "Please come in with me."

update completed!

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