Overturned Tower

Unknowingly, Russell found that the time he spent at Delphinium's house began to gradually become longer.

Two weeks ago, Russell worked overtime with Uncle Herman all night because he had to prepare a birthday gift for Delphinium the next day.

Russell, who had not slept all night, gave himself an injection of "overtime music" in order to ensure that there would be no problems during the prosthetic surgery the next day.

That's what colleagues in the network security department give themselves to refresh themselves when they sometimes work overtime for more than twenty-four hours. It can effectively regulate blood pressure, protect the heart, and prevent sudden death while keeping your mind calm and your hands trembling.

As the head office of Happy Island, Tianen Group has priority in recruiting talents across the island.

That is the best talent pool among more than 40 million people. It can be said that there are many talents... Because of this, Tianen Group usually only needs to improve the welfare benefits of the head office, and it can easily recruit from other companies. Recruit people and make them work for you sincerely.

The method is also very simple - the more other companies like to work overtime and not pay wages, the more they will not work overtime and pay more - anyway, they are a monopoly group and control more than two-thirds of the island. of small companies.

As long as Tianen Group slightly raises performance requirements for small companies, those small companies will have to ask employees to work overtime to complete the targets. The more outstanding the talents, the heavier the tasks will naturally be and the more tiring they will be... And those of small companies will have to work overtime to complete the targets. The senior management may not have the brains to distinguish who are the core talents, and they may not have the awareness to please them specifically. Maybe due to office politics, outstanding talents will be squeezed out.

When they leave their jobs, they will naturally go to Tianen Group or other head offices, which offer high benefits and no overtime work.

This is an honest conspiracy.

But even so, colleagues in the cybersecurity department still have to work overtime.

Because the business under the jurisdiction of the Cybersecurity Department is relatively complex. In addition to surveillance cameras in various places, locating criminal chips, shallow data collection and analysis of suspected demons, and manual contact when the enforcement department is dispatched, they are also responsible for managing online public opinion and deleting fraudulent information on the Internet. As well as maintaining company firewalls, defending or proactively attacking psychic hackers.

Therefore, the Internet Security Department not only works overtime, but also arranges a special night shift... But sometimes when it gets busy, the day shift will work overtime into the night shift, and the night shift will also work overtime into the day shift. The gradual increase of three to five times overtime hourly wages is naturally a good way to appease people's hearts. However, the medicine commonly known as "Overtime Le" imported from Ampoule Biomedical is a powerful tool that can prevent sudden death and improve work efficiency.

When Russell was in school, he heard that some small companies on Holy Blood Island were trying to imitate this drug. As the head office of Holy Blood Island, Ampoule Biomedical not only did not stop them, but instead quietly watched their operations.

It has been four or five years now and I haven't heard of anyone succeeding. It has to be said that Ampoule Biotechnology’s level of pharmaceutical technology is almost unprecedented.

After Russell got the injection, the operation went very smoothly...but the injection only lasted until about six or seven in the evening. Although Ampoule Bio claims that it can be injected three to four times in a row without causing obvious damage to the body. However, Russell believed that any medicine has side effects... so he did not refill the injection, but ran away directly after installing the new prosthetic body on Delphinium.

He didn't even eat much dinner that night. When he got home, he just drank a bowl of instant noodles and fell asleep.

Russell slept for twelve hours that day, and when he woke up again he felt refreshed and had no headache or fatigue. He also had to sigh that this medicine did have some meaning.

When he came to Delphinium's house last weekend, he had to stay for a meal at night because he left in a hurry last Sunday. Counting the trip over on Saturday night, he ate four meals and slept one night at Delphinium's house...

This week, Russell asked Miss Bingshui in advance that she would take Saturday off...so Russell and Delphinium came back at noon on Saturday.

This time Russell was left to sleep again by his uncle and aunt after finishing his meal on Sunday night.

He even discovered that Delphinium already had his own toiletries at his house.

...What is this feeling about?

Although they haven't confessed their love yet, people around them seem to agree that the two are dating...

But it's not that bad.

It would be fine if he went back anyway.

Russell has been staying in the Furnace of Pain this month, learning the magic applications of the Furnace School from Teacher Zhongxiang.

Strangler did not accompany the godfather... After sending the godfather over, he left within a few days.

Because I heard that some wild mages were born this month... Although the era of the "White Lion Group" was over, he couldn't let it go, even if it was just because of his wariness of malt liquor and his contempt for other mages. Those mages went to recruit new people on a large scale.

So Strangler went to the original wasteland again, preparing to bring back a few new apprentices to expand the power of his faction.

Exploring the dream world is not a rush if you are alone.

Just like a game you bought yourself, you may play it intermittently for several months, and only play it when you have time and energy; but if it is a game that can be connected online, the brothers can't wait to play it every night-occasionally If someone is slacking off for a day, they will be taken away by several other brothers to have fun.

Because of this, when Strangler took Russell to explore the dream world, Russell's time was occupied every night.

But after Strangler left, Russell didn't quite know the way... He was also a little worried. Without Strangler to lead the way, he might not be able to come back if he left the Tornado of Pain too far, so he might as well just stay inside and not get out. Anyway, as long as he stays in the Tornado of Pain, even if he falls to the next area because he hasn't moved for a long time, he can just come back.

What's a pity is that Mr. Zhongxiang is a relatively silent type, and three sticks can't hit a fart - Russell often surrounds Zhongxiang and asks about some common sense in the dream world. But Russell asked ten questions, and in the end, the teacher would answer all nine questions in silence with a sound of iron. The remaining ones who were willing to answer two sentences would probably give a brief summary of the Riddler-style reply in one sentence.

If you ask too many questions, you will easily be caught by Zhongxiang and hit with a hammer on the chopping block. Russell's head was buzzing from the beating.

But on the other hand, fortunately, Zhonggo is a relatively silent kind of mentor.

Russell occasionally didn't come to the dream world, and he didn't even ask him what he was doing... Of course, even if Russell was in the dream world, he might not teach anything.

It is said that other crazy mages are either extremely controlling and require their apprentices to "go online every night" to learn spells; or they like to send apprentices to designated areas to complete tasks and come back to hand in the "certifications" they have obtained in exchange. School spells; some even eat students, or make students part of their own power; others let students hunt elves or angels, or make sacrifices for them in reality.

For example, a few days ago... on Friday night, Russell went to the Dream World to ask for leave from Zhongxiang.

As soon as Russell opened his eyes, he heard Zhongxiang forging iron in front of him. It is said that it is blacksmithing, but in fact it means taking off a part of one's body and striking it.

So Russell leaned over and asked, "Teacher, what are you going to study tonight?"

Zhongxiang then played in silence for half an hour, paying no attention to him.

Russell knew what he meant, which was that there would be no class tonight.

Russell asked again: "Teacher Zhong, can you tell me about the Moonlight Sect you mentioned last time?"

Zhongxiang might have been in a better mood that day, so he came up with the phrase "a madman trying to paint a picture."

There was no movement again.

Later, when Russell asked again, Zhongang caught him and beat him with a hammer. After beating him, his "thinking impurities" were removed. On that day, Russell's curiosity was hammered out.

So Russell asked Zhongxiang for two days off - he probably guessed at that time that he might not be able to come back on Sunday night.

Zhongxiang didn't ask why or what to do, he just continued to work in silence.

Russell understood that this was the teacher's approval.

——Such a complex way of communication, that is, Russell can read other people's thoughts.

He was actually quite curious about how the lion with no brain at all communicated with Zhonggang... But unfortunately, Russell saw him being shouted out "Get out" for three consecutive nights.

But Russell could see one thing, that is, Zhongang didn't like to teach students - just like the kind of graduate tutor who focused on scientific research.

There is no intention to teach at all, and the main purpose of the graduate students is to do odd jobs...

And the same goes for Zhonggo.

It was like he was squatting here and concentrating on leveling, and then someone rushed over and said, "Teach me, boss." Zhonggo's reaction was "brain shielding".

Judging from Zhongo's reaction speed, he could definitely hear it, and he was not "too absorbed to react" at all. I just simply don’t want to care about people.

From this point of view, the Melting Pot School really has no future...

Regarding this, Russell tentatively asked Zhongxiang that day - somewhat surprisingly, Zhongxiang didn't mind the students changing jobs, and could even say he encouraged them.

Mr. Tsugo finally spoke.

He said that he knew from the beginning that Russell was not suitable for the melting pot.

He also said that strangulation has completely departed from the ways of the furnace. Strangler didn't dare to stay here because he had lost the power of the Crucible School and was worried about being discovered by Zhong Xiang - but he actually knew it a long time ago.

If Strangler continues to deviate from the Wrathful Path, even the Wrathful Path will withdraw its own power from him...the power of the Wrathful Fire.

And Russell asked Zhongxiang, what path is suitable for him?

So in the end the teacher stopped talking again.

Just like an old man wearing a hearing aid, sometimes he can hear and sometimes not, but Russell is not sure whether he really can't hear or is pretending not to hear...

But at least one thing can be known, that is, after Russell learns the "Incarnation of the Furnace"...that is, after Russell has coveted for a long time, strangled that cool spell that can turn himself into a ball of flame and move at high speed, Zhongang will not I plan to teach myself something else.

At present, Russell has learned three spells: "Grip of the Furnace", "Flame Protection", and "Fire Infusion" from Teacher Zhonggo.

The first is the one often used in strangulation, which can evoke the flames of the furnace of pain through contact and burn others to ashes.

That flame can burn through steel and prosthetic bodies in an instant, not because of how high its temperature is... but because these flames coming from the "source of rage" are actually a strange creature.

Yes, the creature...the exploding dark red flame and the red river of lava are actually a spiritual creature similar to bacteria, and are essentially similar to "devils". But there is no advanced intelligence that belongs to demons, just like ants and humans are carbon-based organisms.

They are able to erupt with destructive power by devouring the emotion of "anger" and perform rapid self-replication. Fire and lava are only superficial manifestations. Its essence is a reduction reaction... so the "lovers" at that time After Russell burned off her arm, her body temperature did not increase significantly. As for the prosthetic man who was strangled and burned to death, only a small puddle was left, and it did not erupt with the ultra-high temperature that could burn onlookers. It looked more like it had been "corroded" away.

Because of this, these "fires of anger" can ignore "combustible" and "non-combustible" and burn directly regardless of the ignition point. Neither gold nor tungsten can resist the burning of this flame.

The process of learning spells is to pass the certification of the Tornado of Pain and introduce a little bit of the flame "tamed" by Zhonggo into one's own mental body - that is, the "self" body in the dream world, as an introduction. . Once you have tamed the "fire" in your body, you can make them perform some simple reactions... such as bursting out from your body, blocking attacks or forcing others away, or temporarily injecting them into bullets and weapons.

In reality, the constant feedback of strong emotions from the heart will make people inevitably and unstoppably inclined to the path of "anger". This is why the power of other paths is needed to suppress it.

But fortunately, Russell usually doesn't need to switch to the role of godfather. Therefore, learning this spell will have a much smaller negative impact on him.

After mastering this spell, Russell draws the power of fire from the path of anger. It is no longer an ordinary fire of anger, but a higher concentration drawn from the furnace of pain - or from the river of anger. , the more active "Rage", and can also be operated simply.

——This is the secret of the "series of spells" unique to the Melting Pot School.

After learning this principle, Russell suddenly realized something...

His Saint's Beheading also uses the strength of "determination" to increase its toughness, cutting power and length. And immediately after the determination fades, its length also decreases and fades.

And the "sharpness" that seems to be able to cut all materials, but when cutting, sparks will burst out like a chainsaw... It seems to be essentially the same as the flame of the Furnace School.

...From this perspective, psychic weapons and these "school spells" may be essentially the same.

The nature of psionics and magic—perhaps the same.

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