Overturned Tower

The moment he saw "Tokifat", Russell knew why the other elf directors couldn't recognize his identity.

Because he's so weird.

The overwhelming specificity of Tokifat diluted all the "strange smell" in him.

This is like if a spy tries to imitate a normal person, his true identity will always be exposed in some details. But if he becomes a well-known lunatic, a weirdo that everyone avoids, he may instead be hiding his sense of incongruity.

This is the so-called pretentiousness.

From the very beginning, this was Tokifat's design.

First, let Russell enter the brain-shaped heavy factory complex of "Shenzhi Heavy Industry", and specifically take him through various production workshops and R\u0026D workshops... let him walk among the walls that are constantly opening and closing like a maze, distracting him attention and occupy his thinking space.

Just when Russell started to feel a little tired and bored, he happened to be here.

The surrounding environment went from noisy to extremely quiet in an instant. Just like when playing a horror game, the melodious BGM stopped at some point.

That feeling of momentary silence, eerie, instant concentration.

And walking alone through the long, dark corridor, I saw a strange scene at the end that looked like a mirror, or like a movie being watched alone... Suddenly I saw Tokifat, who could no longer be considered a "human" Transformation of complex prosthetic bodies will naturally feel an unprecedented impact.

No one will think about whether this is the real Tokifat.

If Russell hadn't seen the deer-headed statue before, he would never have doubted his identity.

If someone is surprised by this and continues to investigate deeply... they will eventually discover that they encountered an air strike from angels during that inheritance ceremony.

And the current "Tokifat" was also one of the victims that day.

All this is just like the plan laid out by Tokifat before...the more you investigate, the deeper you go, and the more you understand, the more you will be misled and manipulated by Tokifat.

He never repeatedly emphasizes his authenticity, nor does he tell others about his past stories. He just makes people surprised and curious...In the end, everything depends on other people's own efforts to investigate and think, and it depends on others themselves in their hearts. inference.

He only subtly affects the minds of others through design and layout, and then indirectly controls the will of others.

Tokifat sits in his wheelchair like this on weekdays, like a silent spider spinning its web.

Of course...considering that he has no legs, that's probably not sitting either.

He looks as quiet as a potted plant, so it doesn't seem strange to say that he "grew" in a wheelchair.

In the case where none of the successors survived and no one was intact, Tokifat, who was also a victim, naturally could not remain intact.

He lost his legs and one arm... Maybe he could have had an autologous clone transplant, but Tokifat didn't seem to care about his physical body.

This is the only one among all the elf directors Russell has seen - even among all the elves, who has undergone a high-intensity prosthetic transformation of himself.

Compared with others, his reasons for transformation seemed so reasonable that they seemed out of place.

——Because Tokifat really lost these limbs due to the disaster, rather than cutting off the originally healthy limbs and converting them into prostheses for the purpose of limb reinforcement or beautification. This may be the meaning of the original prosthetic body.

But unlike others, Tokifat's prosthetic body has nothing to do with humans at all.

The prosthetic body he used himself was in the style of Sanshin Heavy Industries - Russell also recognized the tentacle-like things under his body. It was a specially designed prosthetic body modeled "Hair of Medusa", a special-shaped prosthetic limb that could be twisted, extended, or shortened at will through conscious control.

Its front section can be modified into screwdrivers, scalpels, gastroscopes and other devices, and can also be modified into various interfaces. Some doctors and prosthetists use special prosthetic arms with slots to add a "Medusa Hair" to the forearm or shoulder. This means that they will no longer have the problem of "shaky hands". Even if the body moves, the prosthetic tentacles will remain stable like a gimbal.

If it weren't for the fact that it didn't look very good and was extremely expensive, Russell would have wanted to buy one back then.

After all, this thing is quite useful for assisting in loading and unloading prosthetics... and the biggest advantage is that when he refits his left arm prosthetic, he no longer has to work hard to modify it with one hand - the "Meitu" on the left arm prosthetic "Sha's Hair" can be bent over, which in turn assists in disassembly and maintenance of the left arm.

Although its price is slightly cheaper than Russell's arm, it is not much cheaper. But just one stick is definitely more expensive than a good brand float car.

And Tokifat has equipped himself with more than thirty tentacles of different thicknesses and lengths.

They looked like shining silver earthworms, constantly spreading and squirming around below the waist. Therefore, it can be judged that it seems to be the latest model equipped with sensors and camera functions. There should also be some shooting weapons equipped at the front.

If an ordinary person looks at it, I am afraid that this scene will be a bit scary and weird...

But as a knowledgeable person, Russell's first reaction was envy: "It's great to have money."

Tokifat's five-branch prosthetic hand looks like a cyberbodhisattva, and Russell is very familiar with this model——

This is the same series used by the mercenary leader he saw on the airship. It was the one who fired a palm cannon and was cut into bullets by Russell's knife.

It's just that it's at least five versions more advanced than the mercenary leader - the one that's four versions advanced is the latest trial model currently on the market, and only a few people with connections can get it. It's from the same batch as Russell's "Kwai Lily" prosthetic hand, which means it's "not yet in mass production."

As for the one used by Tokifat, there was no relevant information at all.

Judging from its high-tech streamlined feel, it probably emits plasma or lasers, and again, it's probably an electromagnetic gun... I guess it won't be that easy to cut through the bullets fired from it.

……how to say.

In other words, the elf director usually doesn't show much publicity, otherwise this would be just an advertisement.

The chairman of many companies does not know how to use their own products at all. But Tokifat was more than just using it. He had piled materials on himself and hung up all the places where his own prosthetic body could be hung, directly transforming himself into an alien.

From another perspective, it is also an alien full of money. The set he has can probably buy thirty buildings in Tian'en District... Considering that these things are the latest models, they are probably updated in real time.

"Sixteen seconds."

Suddenly, the boy who looked like a silvery white man suddenly spoke softly.

"What?"

Russell didn't react for a moment.

"From the moment you saw me, you looked at me intently for sixteen seconds."

"Tokifat" raised the corners of his mouth slightly: "So far, you are the one who has been around the longest."

"Aren't they surprised when they see you?"

Russell was not polite, he just asked curiously.

The silver boy answered in a good voice: "When they see me, they only have three seconds at most. They will subconsciously look away due to fear, nausea, etc. Then, either out of curiosity or politeness, Only then will I turn my eyes back again...

"Only you, after seeing me, looked at my entire body from top to bottom."

"Probably because I really understand."

"Indeed. After all, he is Sally Ruth's favorite student."

"You also have contact with your mentor?"

"We directors rarely have contact with each other."

Tokifat was not in a hurry to get to the point, and just chatted with Russell gently: "But the important information on each island will be collected and analyzed by the staff immediately and then given to us.

“So even if there is no communication between the seven islands, we can always learn the news on other empty islands as soon as possible.

"When you were a graduate student, you independently improved three models of flower series prosthetics. I also sent you an invitation at that time...do you remember?"

"...It turns out to be you."

Russell suddenly understood.

When he graduated that year, he did receive a job offer from Shenzhi Heavy Industry, starting at the engineer level.

But Russell didn't look at the specific details carefully... because he had already promised his mother to come to Tian'en Group to join his uncle. So he politely refused at that time - since he had already made up his mind not to go, studying it carefully would only cause more trouble to himself.

However, he did not expect that the invitation letter signed with the Elf Shareholder's name was actually sent by the Elf Shareholder...

Generally speaking, shouldn't this kind of letter be drafted by a subordinate and then the boss is only responsible for signing and sealing it?

Sometimes you don’t even need to stamp it yourself…

Knowing that he had actually had contact with this "fake Tokifat" before, Russell suddenly felt a little fond of him and even lowered his guard.

At that moment, Russell immediately realized——

This "False Tokifat" is the same type of person as himself.

But fortunately, he had enough understanding of Tokifat before.

Therefore, within a minute of meeting him, Russell had already completed a basic copy of his personality.

So Russell immediately adjusted the details of his personality and switched to a psychological form that was more compatible with Tokifat:

Completely trust his identity as a director, have a sense of recognition of his abilities and talents, not care so much about the physical manifestations of his original body, do not question his control over plans and people's hearts, do not think that he is a cunning and cunning person, and do not regard him as a cunning person. Treat him as a superior master and a mentor, show some feeling of being controlled by him but have his own ideas, show his own value and challenge that is difficult to control, can slightly see his essence but cannot touch him His greatest fear...

Like water, it is unpredictable.

Like a psychic shapeshifter - Russell can always befriend anyone.

I haven't recovered from my cold yet, so I started writing at ten o'clock and didn't finish the first chapter until three o'clock in the afternoon. It's not lunch yet...

I'll continue writing the second chapter in the afternoon. I'll probably have to take a day off tomorrow because my body can't handle it...

Let’s go have a meal first, then come back and continue writing!