Embers Ad Infinitum

Aviya was not frightened by Shang Jianyao's ghost story, her face changed a few times and then she said:

"perhaps."

She did not deny Shang Jianyao's guess, and even thought that this might be the case.

How could an item that was considered extremely terrifying and dangerous by a big shot like Ole not have something special about it?

Without waiting for Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao to raise new questions, Avia took the initiative to give a clue:

"My grandfather used to use this phone to talk to people."

"When and with whom?" Jiang Baimian asked immediately.

Avia once again showed a recalling expression:

"One year before he became the emperor of the First City, my father saw him twice standing at the study window, holding this mobile phone, and I didn't know who he was talking to.

“My father asked about it and was told ‘don’t ask again’.

"Not long after that, my grandfather suddenly awakened. In just one year, he entered the 'soul corridor' and found the door to the new world."

"Ah?" Jiang Baimian was a little surprised.

Shang Jianyao did not hide his doubts and curiosity:

"Ole was not originally an awakener?"

"Before the destruction of the old world, he was just a scientist who loved fitness, fighting, and underwent genetic optimization. During the destruction of the old world, he did not show any abnormality and awakened his abilities." Aviya quickly explained, "The reason why he He became one of the founders of "Prime City" because he was able to repair the robots in the city and use them to restore the destroyed factory production lines. Without him, the situation in "Prime City" would not have stabilized so quickly. , to expand outward, which was something that those powerful awakened people at that time could not do.”

"Science and technology are the primary productive forces." Shang Jianyao agreed.

Aviya continued:

"Later, he was elected as consul. In fact, it was precisely because he was 'weak' and could not pose a real threat to powerful figures such as Cass and de Lacey. He could serve as a buffer zone between them and effectively bridge the differences between the parties. .

"Moreover, since he is not an awakened person, he does not need to participate in corresponding confrontations during the war. He can stay with most ordinary soldiers, command them, and lead them. Therefore, my grandfather has a very high prestige in the army.

"At that time, powerful figures like Cass and Drase probably never thought that your grandfather would unify the 'Primary City' and be crowned emperor." Jiang Baimian deliberately added this sentence, hoping that Aviya could continue.

Avia showed a complicated smile:

“My grandfather didn’t even think of it himself.

“Before becoming an awakened person and finding the door to the new world, he had a very clear understanding of his position. He knew that he was just a product of compromise and could be kicked off the throne of the Archon at any time.

"He only hopes to accumulate enough land, connections and reputation for the family before that, and at the same time try his best to reconcile all aspects of the relationship so that the 'First City' will not become a mess.

“He still has great feelings for this city and this force.

"When he suddenly awakened, entered the 'soul corridor', and found the door to the new world, he suddenly had the ambition to become an emperor and began to plan corresponding actions."

Hearing this, Jiang Baimian once again turned his attention to the silver-white mobile phone in Avia's palm.

Using it, after talking to "someone", you can awaken "naturally", and break through the "Sea of ​​Origin" within a year, and find the door to the new world in the "Corridor of the Soul"? This is not a dangerous item, it is obviously an artifact! Sacred weapon... But why didn't Ole let his descendants use it? He even told them that it was very dangerous. It wasn't because there was no way around it and they couldn't call that number... Thoughts flashed through Jiang Baimian's mind.

She asked carefully:

"Just holding this phone won't have any impact, right?"

Aviya pointed at herself:

"If there is an impact, it will definitely be reflected in me."

"It turns out that the influence is my love for bathing!" Shang Jianyao suddenly realized.

Aviya decided to ignore him:

"I allow you to copy the data inside the phone while I have it in my hands."

"No!" Shang Jianyao showed a horrified expression, "I'm afraid that the computer will hold a concert by itself in the middle of the night."

Aviya couldn't understand, but Jiang Baimian knew exactly what this guy was referring to:

The "Old Tune Group" recorded Wu Meng's voice, but they were almost secretly influenced by the other party. If it weren't for Xiao Chong's help, they would have become the other party's puppets in Wu Meng's recording that they played in the middle of the night.

Wu Mengdu, who was able to be sealed by the "Primary City", is so weird and terrifying. How could the items that the emperor of the "Primary City" declared to be very dangerous be bad?

Jiang Baimian suspected that if he copied the data in that mobile phone to a computer, the corresponding computer would probably become a silicon-based version of Wu Meng.

She thought for a while and said:

"No need to copy, I'll just copy the number."

"Okay." Aviya lit up the phone screen and called up the address book.

Worried about not being able to find the correct entry at the critical moment, she deleted all the mobile phone numbers except the string of garbled characters. At this time, there was only one bright contact on the screen:

"That one."

"This is a note I made myself." Aviya explained with a sigh.

As she clicked on the "contact", Jiang Baimian saw a string of characters without any pattern.

This is indeed the same as Avia described before. In addition to numbers and symbols, there are also many garbled characters that cannot be typed in the normal mode of the mobile phone keyboard.

Jiang Baimian did not dare to be careless and did not use the auxiliary chip to record, for fear of affecting the electric eel-type biological prosthetic limb.

She took out a pen and paper and copied this string of things honestly.

During the process, she heard Shang Jianyao raise a new question:

"Since your grandfather, Mr. Ole, has found the door to the new world, why didn't he try to enter before he died?

"It seems like it could keep him alive for a long time."

Many awakened people who enter the "new world" are just sleeping and have not really died.

Moreover, Yan Hu, who is not necessarily in the "new world", is still alive even though his body is skin and bones.

Aviya was silent for a few seconds and said:

“While my grandfather’s health was getting worse, some of his confidants were encouraging him to enter the ‘new world’.

"His answer was:

"I would rather die than go."

This... Jiang Baimian raised his head and stopped copying the "number".

…………

Red Giant Wolf District, inside the Senate House.

Gaius walked to the front of the meeting hall, turned around, and quietly stared at the censor Alexander and other senators.

When they fully recovered, the leader of the reformists and the commander of the Eastern Legion said in a deep voice:

"Varo and his associates colluded with the Salvation Army and the Anti-Intellectual Cult to control the Archon and try to purge dissidents.

"Now, Zhi Sui Blessing, I have eliminated them all!"

Alexander did not attack Gaius rashly. He looked around and saw a large number of corpses of conservative senators.

His thoughts were in turmoil, and while he was hesitating, Gaius's voice became a little louder:

“Citizens will no longer pursue those who once blindly followed Varro as long as they are willing to repent.

"Everyone, the matter has come to an end. It's time to open a new chapter. We need to reorganize order, get rid of old abuses, and take back the resources controlled by the traitors!"

He extended an olive branch to the centrists represented by Alexander.

Seeing that the conservatives were gone and the reformists had a clear upper hand, Alexander gently nodded and said:

"You're right.

"We now need to elect a new governor and let him talk to the citizens outside to resolve this crisis."

As soon as Alexander finished speaking, one of the reformist senators shouted loudly:

"Gaius!"

"Gaius!"

"Gaius!"

Gaius had a slight smile on his face.

He turned around and walked step by step to the high place where the consul originally belonged. He faced the surviving elders and said:

“I will try to calm the situation as soon as possible.

"After that, try to save those who can be saved, and let them follow Varo to hell if they can't be saved!"

Obviously, this turmoil is not over yet. It will burn into every corner of the "Prime City", but it will no longer be completely uncontrolled.

…………

"I don't understand why he said that, and he never mentioned it again after that." After a simple explanation, Avia looked at Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao and said, "I have told you everything I know."

Jiang Baimian put away the "mysterious number" he copied and asked seriously:

"What do you need us to do?"

Aviya laughed, slightly hysterical:

“Spread what I tell you so that the organization that wants to clear up these clues will never succeed!

"If they really care that much, they'll destroy the world again!"

"Okay." Shang Jianyao agreed first.

Jiang Baimian pondered for a moment and said:

"If anyone asks, I'll tell them."

Aviya lowered her head and glanced at the phone in her palm:

"Actually, I really want to throw it to you, but I'm still not brave enough to let go of my current life and it as the final threat."