Overturned Tower

Russell believed in Delphinium's words and at the same time believed in his own judgment.

According to Delphinium, Sheath has a "purple thorn" in her heart. This means that he has some kind of intense love. But this kind of love does not point to a real individual or person, but to something illusory.

Russell felt from him the determination to never look back, but at the same time he had a hollow heart.

So what if this is all true?

He has a love for a certain path and career in his heart, which can even make him abandon his wife and children, or even his own dignity and humanity; he is ready to sacrifice everything, but at the same time he But there is a growing hole in my heart that cannot be filled.

He deeply realized that what he was doing was meaningless, but at the same time he had to do it.

He is preventing Russell from getting closer to the truth, just like the dragon prevents scientists from approaching the sky...

Looking at the suddenly silent Sheath, Russell began to slowly approach him.

He took a step forward and said softly: "The situation is now very clear.

"The so-called elves are some ancient people. They transformed themselves into elves in order to use 'destiny' to seal specific demons and use them as batteries to store the power of miracles. This is an extremely long-term plan.

"The reason why other elves are transformed also comes from a 'special talent etching device'. People who are good enough will be transformed into elves, giving them a long lifespan to reserve talents. This is also a kind of A very long-term 'reserve'.

“——Based on the means, the purpose can be inferred.

"The named elves are the 'forerunners, caregivers and guardians of mankind'. But there is no trace of care and protection in their actions; and in the land age, there were no disasters that could be avoided by the protection of elves.

"Compared to 'the name-bearing elves abandoned their responsibilities', can I understand that...their mission has not actually begun yet?"

Hearing this, Sheath's expression suddenly changed.

Even because he is missing both eyes, his specific face cannot be seen.

However, from the details of his other facial features, Russell could clearly sense the shock in his heart.

Russell sighed secretly.

Because he realized that his guess might be correct.

"The only historical copy you burned is about the secrets of dragons, spiritual relatives, and Year Zero. So here's the question...

"According to the research of the Tower of Babel, the predecessor of the Cyber ​​Church was first born in 452. Why do they have the secret about the 'Zero Year'? Why is the Tower of Babel so sure that they and the Mage Tower must have records of that kind of secret?

"The answer is simple, because these things were not secrets in the past... Only things that everyone has experienced can not become secrets. Because history has not been sealed at that time, because the truth has not been forgotten.

"And what is the thing that everyone will know after year zero and before year 452?

"—is the reason for the birth of spiritual relatives.

"Whether it is Happy Island or other empty islands, they are banning the research on in vitro fertilization. To be precise, they are banning the research on artificial humans based on in vitro fertilization. And I once knew an old scholar who used his own A large number of copies...The characteristic is that all individuals will eventually have spiritual relatives, and the spiritual relatives are not necessarily the same as themselves. This means that humans will begin to become spiritual relatives after recognizing themselves, which is a kind of genetically unrelated underlying mechanism.

"Hua Chu once said to me that humans need spiritual affinity to resist something; while elves have lost their spiritual affinity and have a solid and unchanging soul. At first, I thought that elves were the sequelae of recovery from spiritual affinity. ', or in other words, spiritual transformation is incomplete elven transformation..."

But after learning the secret of the "key and lock" from Malt Liquor, Russell had another theory in his mind.

The reason why the binding sheath is here...

"In ancient times, both dragons and elves could kill people. The only difference is that in the land era, there were laws. Those were laws made by humans, and the dragons were just executors.

"I already know that dragons are some kind of huge mechanical creations, a kind of great god-like artificial intelligence. 'They can't kill' should be the operating logic engraved on their bottom...that is, 'they can't hurt humans. Nor can we stand by and watch humans suffer danger. Therefore, dragons will not kill people, and they will not allow elves, even high-ranking elves, to kill people. It is for this reason that today's Sky Island has such an outrageous no-kill principle.

"So, suppose there is some kind of crisis - humans must be killed to save humans. How will the dragon execute it?"

Russell asked softly.

He was just speculating. But feeling the sudden surge in Sheath's heart...Russell realized that he had really guessed it right.

"The so-called 'spiritual relatives' are a kind of temporary protection. His only purpose is to make humans 'no longer human'. The elves have the racial characteristics of the elves, and the language and culture of the elves. Different from human beings. The reason for everything is that there is some kind of spiritual plague at the bottom of human spirit...a plague that will take effect as long as one is purely human.

"It may change human minds, or it may turn humans into monsters or kill humans... I don't know what it will bring, but 'spiritualization' is probably the method ancient humans used to avoid it.

"Before, the elves were manufacturing psykers in batches, and their purpose should be to solidify the demons... To put it simply, they were 'packaging' the resources on this planet.

"The solution a person chooses when encountering difficulties can reveal the person's inner nature to a certain extent. When elves face the problem of 'lack of resources', their reaction is not to open the gray dome, nor to solve it through technological means or to postpone it. In this kind of crisis, there is no idea of ​​promoting technology at all. Instead, they are thinking of the outrageous solution of 'reducing the population'.

“This actually shows that they have at least heard the words ‘reducing the population.’ That’s why this kind of weird decision-making has subconsciously become their method.

"The characteristic of elves is that they live long lives while remaining mentally unchanged; and the criteria for selecting elves are usually scholars, followed by elites in various industries.

“Their essence is ‘specimens of civilization’. The named elves also claim that they are ‘the forerunners, caretakers and guardians of mankind’…

"In this case, I'm afraid there is only one final answer."

Russell looked at the sheath that was fixed in place like a puppet, and read out the secret hidden in his heart: "What the dragon really wants is to kill all the 'spiritually related' humans, and fundamentally remove the feeling of being incompetent." A spiritual plague where people are no longer human. Then they leave this resource-depleted planet with the human gene pool, more than 10,000 'demons' on this planet, and one thousandth of the total population of 'elves'.

"Those elves are the crew. They can survive on the ship for an extremely long time without having to worry about spiritual decay or the interruption of inheritance caused by the 'middle generation' born on the ship... They live long lives and are patient, but at the same time The lack of learning ability, cross-field curiosity, and lack of fertility are obviously functional genes specially customized for space travel. With these elves, civilization can be reorganized in an instant.

"The 'miraculous power' reserved by the eighty-four named elves is to solve all difficulties that may be encountered during the long space voyage and the reorganization of civilization. What they protect is the human gene pool; What they guard is the fire of the continuation of civilization; they are the forerunners, because they are the end of the old civilization and the founder of the new civilization. They are arrogant to humans, as if they don't care about them, because the elves know that... all humans are going to die. . They would not kill humans with their own hands, so they allowed the world to fall into destruction..."

Looking at the sheath, Russell asked softly: "There is only one question now. The dragon specifically prohibits humans from researching aerospace technology... So, where is the 'ship' that can board all the elves?"

"...Didn't you already guess it?"

Sheath exhaled slowly.

He closed his eyes and whispered: "The 'dragon' is the ship... carrying all human specimens."

"…and you really killed a dragon?"

"Yes, the mage lied to me. They didn't want us to leave. The problem is not the human race itself, but the 'core' of this planet. That is what gives humans on this planet their spiritual potential, and it is The existence that brings us destruction. That is what is sealed in the lock from the depths of the dream world... It is the egg shell from which the 'god' was born. We must escape from this planet. This is from 'Year 0' We have just researched things and made decisions, and the Gray Dome was established long before that. However, the number of people the ship can carry is extremely limited, and even the elves cannot bring them all..."

This man, whose soul was empty and ready to die, but as empty as an empty shell, showed a decadent and desperate look when he heard this: "And in order to save the world, I personally destroyed one of the salvation arks. This means So, one in seven people in the world will die because of me in the future.

"Everything the Tower of Babel did, everything I gave... was meaningless. We were wrong. There is no way to save this world... All we can do in the end is die.

"And all I can do is stop you."