High Above

"No, it's different." [What's the same? ! 】

Suddenly, Ian opened his eyes, and he and Adlbert spoke out almost at the same time.

At this moment, Adlbert finally understood what Archduke Thorin meant.

——Because he created the artificial soul, he created the inheritance of the Dead King. Now, the human body is no longer the 'only' for their lives.

Just wait for a while, until a few years later, all the people in Archduke Thorin's domain will have artificial souls, and then Archduke Thorin will sign this contract with his people.

He will become the Dead King, protecting everyone from the many foreseeable natural disasters and catastrophes in the coming troubled times.

And just right.

The Viscounty of Avak is the leading technology pilot area.

All the dead here, even those experimental subjects who were killed and tortured... still have souls!

As long as there is an artificial human body with 100% resonance rate and soul adaptation rate, as long as this technology is broken, then in the future, with the power of a fourth-level powerhouse, Archduke Thorin can create an artificial human cultivation chamber with his bare hands, and there will never be any Then, in a ruins, he forcibly resurrected all his people!

Life will be redefined, and the death of the body will not be regarded as 'death'... Therefore, Archduke Thorin has basically nothing to lose and everything to gain!

In theory, this was the perfect plan for Archduke Thorin.

He can compensate everyone after they die, and give them a normal life after everything seems to be over - if he can really do this, then in theory no one can There will be losses, at most it will be a bad memory.

But Albert didn't think so.

[Grand Duke, you say they are all the same...I absolutely cannot agree with this]

Adelbert's face still showed the shock and self-doubt of knowing too much truth.

However, the seemingly gentle man clenched his fists angrily at this moment.

He stared down at the scarlet ground, staring at the blood all over the ground, and growled from his throat: [Those pains, those transformed lives, those wishes that were still budding but ended - Grand Duke, you are really Do you think that after everything that happened, will everything return to the way it was? 】

[Those who have lost their souls, those who have no time to possess souls, those who have gone crazy due to torture and experiments, regardless of whether they can be resurrected, even if they can...will everything be the same? ! 】

【Of course it's different】

But Archduke Thorin was unmoved by this question. Ian even saw a subtle smile from the corner of the other party's mouth: [But that's what I did - I won't wait until everything is foolproof, and all the techniques are perfect. After I became impeccable on the moral level, I belatedly told those who were dead that I had a technology that might save you, but it might also kill you. I didn’t choose to go because of moral reasons. Execute, just watch everything happen]

[I judge that this is the option that will lead to the fewest deaths - are you going to use reason, plan or morality to convince me, or are you going to use force to force me? 】

[Adebert, the same words again]

[If you are really dissatisfied, why don’t you try to correct it and ban it? 】

[Now, you are against me, I am not angry. But, have you thought about a better plan to replace me? 】

——Is Albert the Archduke’s illegitimate son?

Ian glanced at Adebert who was stunned again, and then at Archduke Thorin. If he couldn't see that Archduke Thorin had been frantically reminding Adebert from the beginning, trying to clear out the thoughts in his mind. Tell the other party the secret knowledge and various keys, so he can't claim to be intellectually competent.

The answer is of course not. Adlbert's father should be Baron Dandelion from the barony next door. He has the right age and personality.

It can only be said that Archduke Thorin really thinks highly of Adlbert...after all, he is a truly talented alchemist under him who can conduct groundbreaking research.

It's just that the character of this research genius is too upright - it may be because the dead souls in his body have affected him, making him empathize with the pain of the dead souls.

He couldn't ignore Archduke Thorin's behavior, and even if he couldn't think of a better solution to the problem, he instinctively wanted to oppose Archduke Thorin.

【what about you】

After reminding Adalbert, Archduke Thorin looked at Ian, his silver eyes meeting the purple fluorescent eyes of the Rivendell Knight: [If you want to make an enemy of me because of this, then go ahead, I I will wait for you to grow to a sufficient height. This is the ending I have thought of for a long time]

[In fact, the best and worst ending I have ever thought of is that Hilliard himself comes to stop me...if he is still alive]

[But so do you] he said softly.

"no the same."

Ian shook his head slightly: "The teacher will stop you, but I won't."

"I just want to tell you that we are different."

"You gave up too soon."

【you will not? 】

Hearing Ian's words, Grand Duke Thorin said curiously: [Didn't you also get the approval of the dead souls? You were so angry when you faced Raphael, I thought you had the same personality as Hilliard]

[Also, what is it too early to give up? 】

"It's one thing to be angry, but it's another thing for your technology to work well."

Taking a deep breath to calm down, Ian's eyes showed no other emotions except indifference. He said calmly: "You gave up too early in terms of Star Prison."

"A barrier with a radius of light years cannot heal that fast, and the impact of the upcoming supernova explosion will definitely slow down the speed at which its cracks close together. Although this is just my guess, I will estimate it in an optimistic direction. .”

"In the final analysis, will the process of closing the prison star prison take decades, more than a hundred years, or more than ten years? We can't estimate these... Split Thorin, Inaga's disciple, why do you give up? Even if you can’t touch the edge of Prison Star Prison for the rest of your life, so what?”

"It's right there, why don't you even try to get close to it?"

With clear words and a clear voice, Ian raised his hand, stretched his palm upwards, and said in a matter-of-fact manner: "Since you have given up, give me a share of Inaga II's inheritance."

"If you don't go, I will."

The entire small garden fell into complete silence.

Adlbert looked at Ian in bewilderment. He couldn't understand why the Knight of the Glen would do such an incredible thing - what was he doing? He was mocking a fourth-level Imperial Grand Duke for giving up halfway, and wanted him to give him a share of the late emperor's legacy!

Listen!

--Give me!

Just force yourself to get one!

But what shocked him even more was Archduke Thorin's actions.

【you're right】

After staring at Ian for a long time, Grand Duke Thorin was in a trance. Just now, he seemed to see two shadows.

It's not that long ago, but it seems like a shadow of a previous life.

Faced with Ian's sarcasm and declaration, after being silent for a while, he laughed with relief: [Yes. We are different. I failed that guy Inaga’s expectations]

[If you want it, I’ll give it to you]

He turned his head and looked at Adalbert, and like Ian, he said in a matter-of-fact manner: [Adalbert, after leaving the laboratory, you should follow this first knight]

[If you don’t agree with my ideas and decisions, and you can’t come up with a way to solve the problem and bring about a better future, then I don’t need you]

[Adlbert. You...were fired by me】