The road to completion starts from the Gate of Truth

Sure enough, the soul decomposition phenomenon also occurred in the bodies of the infected people of the ancestor virus, and the resulting weight changes of the infected people were much more drastic than that of the T virus - this shows that, at least in terms of the conversion rate of souls into matter, the ancestors The virus is higher than the T virus.

It can be said that transforming the Ancestral Virus into a T-Virus has improved the stability of DNA mutation in terms of biological characteristics, but it has completely regressed in terms of soul-matter transformation. Compared with the original Ancestral Virus, T The efficiency of the virus in this regard is less than one tenth, and most of the souls are meaninglessly dissipated during the transformation process.

In this regard, the G virus seems to have gone to the other extreme. After extremely sacrificing the stability of its mutation, the mass increase after the physical mutation is so drastic that it goes against common sense. It is conceivable that the soul-matter conversion efficiency of the G virus is certain. is very high.

However, Fang Yuan didn't care if Umbrella had gone the wrong way in modifying the virus. He just could finally confirm one thing - the true origin of the ancestor virus was not simple! After all, this ability to decompose the human soul into additional matter completely breaks the mass conservation principle of traditional science, and involves the secrets of the most fundamental rules of the universe such as soul and matter, energy and mass, etc. It is a complete and The science fiction substances and even magical substances are not like species that evolved naturally from the earth at all! Thinking of the tentacles that almost all kinds of monsters in the Resident Evil series have, Fang Yuan had a bad premonition in his heart...')049'\u003eChapter 49 makes people break out in a cold sweat journal

The speculations that flashed through Fang Yuan's mind made him a little suspicious, and something he discovered later in this research center only exacerbated his uneasiness.

It was a diary. Fang Yuan was originally browsing the research materials left behind in this institute in his spare time, hoping to find some inspiration from it, but he found it among a large number of report documents.

Judging from the signature of the diary, it was written by a researcher with the abbreviation L.A.. The first half of it is basically a record of some virus transformation experiments. Since it is not a formal record, it is written very casually and sloppily. Fang Yuan I looked around and found nothing of value.

But it was the second half of the diary that caught his attention.

That was the researcher's observation record of a certain viral infection, and the name also gave Fang Yuan a sense of familiarity - Edward Ashford.

Isn't this one of the three elders of the Umbrella Company and the founder of the Ancestral Virus series of research! Fang Yuan can't remember exactly what happened to Edward. He seemed to have died of an ancestor virus infection? But why is there a record of him here in the heart of Africa? And it seems to be the observation record of the last period before his death - [March 7, 1971, Sunday, sunny.

Mr. Edward is really crazy! He actually injected a high concentration of the ancestor virus into his body! God, does he really think he is the one chosen by God? I bet that even those primitive people who regard the Staircase of the Sun as a sacred object would not dare to do this! But he survived! Yes, no physical mutation occurred! Not insane! He survived! And he really has power beyond mortals! I saw him lift a two-ton box with one hand and throw it away, effortlessly! Is this a miracle? ……】 ……etc! Is this what Edward's plot is like? It’s never mentioned in the game at all! Fang Yuan was a little surprised, so he continued to look through the subsequent records.

[Wednesday, March 31, 1971, cloudy.

There seems to be something not good about Mr. Edward! He now often locks himself in a room alone and does not see anyone for several days. Even when he meets and talks with others, he often has problems such as being distracted, talking to himself, and confused language logic. His thinking and intelligence seem to be affected... … This should be a side effect of the progenitor virus. Mr. Spencer seemed to have noticed this. He proposed that Mr. Edward have a comprehensive physical examination, but he refused.

I hope things will not develop in the worst direction... […] Well, as expected, directly injecting the ancestor virus into one’s body is indeed a suicide attempt. Fang Yuan can already predict the fate of this Edward... Continue reading—— [Sunday, April 4, 1971, cloudy.

Mr. Edward's condition seems to have improved somewhat. He has finally come out of the room, and his conversation and greetings with people have returned to normal. Everything is no different from before.

It seems that God is still taking care of him! ……] [Thursday, April 15, 1971, sunny.

The situation has worsened again! Mr. Edward has severe symptoms of memory loss, as well as visual hallucinations and auditory hallucinations. The Ancestral Virus has damaged his brain. It seems that he still hasn't gotten over it... [April 1971] 25th, Sunday, overcast.

Mr. Spencer and Mr. Marcus both agreed that Mr. Edwards, who now has few waking moments, should be placed in isolation, like a patient with late-stage Alzheimer's disease.

Fortunately, he did not show the strong aggressiveness that other virus-infected bodies have, and his body did not undergo visible mutations. This should be considered good news... ...] [April 27, 1971, Tuesday, light rain.

Damn it! Edward has gone completely crazy! Okay, I take back what I said two days ago. Not only did he start attacking any living thing near him, he also developed terrible cysts on his body, with disgusting pus flowing out of them! He has been walking around manically in the isolation room all day long, and he is still shouting something loudly... I carefully distinguish some words from it, and found that it is the language of the Dibai people, and it seems to say "God" or something, I A little uneasy... [April 30, 1971, Friday, light rain.

Today he seemed to be more awake again. I saw him sitting quietly in the room, staring blankly at his severely diseased limbs. There was fear and daring on his barely human-like face. The expression of belief - Yes, if you watch yourself slowly turning into a monster, everyone will be scared and desperate! ……] [May 1, 1971, Saturday, sunny.

He started harming himself! He scratched his arm with his severely mutated nails, and then used the black and sticky blood stained with unknown substances to write and draw on the wall, but it was impossible to tell what he was drawing.

It’s all twisted lines, big stains, and patterns that look like letters but are actually nothing—it’s even more incomprehensible than Van Gogh’s post-impressionist works! The staff tried to clean up the graffiti, but he almost killed him! Is he protecting these graffiti? ​I don’t know...​…]…There’s something wrong with this plot! Fang Yuan felt that the things recorded in this diary gave him a sense of déjà vu as if he were looking at SCP records, or it seemed like the result of an investigator investigating something he shouldn't know... Looking further down - [ May 7, 1971, Friday, light rain.

he died! Yes, Mr. Edward is dead! And it’s suicide! He obviously woke up at the last moment, and then penetrated his brain with the tentacle limbs that had been severely mutated.

Maybe he wants to die as a human? ​I'm not sure.

…] The records in the diary end here. There seems to be more written later, but those pages have been torn out artificially.

To be honest, when Fang Yuan saw this, he was covered in cold sweat.

Although this record seems nothing special at first glance, the whole story is about a crazy old scientist who committed suicide and then really died.

But for Fang Yuan, some details inside seemed more and more wrong.

Especially the "god" Edward said when he went crazy, and the graffiti he drew on the wall with his own blood, plus the physical mutations, cysts, pus, tentacles... What can you think of? No matter how you look at it, this looks like the reaction of looking directly at the Old Ones or Outer Gods and then going crazy! Damn it! Could it be that this Resident Evil world can also be related to the myth of Cthulhu? ! Although both of them have elements of tentacles and horror, there is still a big difference between whether one is science fiction and the other is mythology! Emmmmm, that’s not right! It seems that the Cthulhu novels written by the craftsman are also included in the science fiction category? Fang Yuan no longer dared to think about it any more.

')050'\u003eChapter 50 An ominous discovery

calm! calm! This is just your own guess, don’t scare yourself! Fang Yuan warned himself like this, trying his best to get that creepy feeling out of his mind.

He knew that this was his preconception after encountering Cthulhu-type monsters many times in a row, and he would instinctively think of words like tentacles, pieces of flesh, and mutations in that direction... Damn it! The more I think about it, the more it sounds like! no! Gotta calm down! He is an alchemist and essentially a scientific researcher, so he must be rigorous! Be meticulous! He needs to find evidence! Yes, evidence! Fang Yuan began a thorough search of this underground ancient ruins, not only the flower bed where the Sun Staircase was located, but also the architectural ruins where only pillars and stone walls were left.

In the process, Fang Yuan discovered some murals.

Some of these murals describe how the ancient Dibaiyan people built houses, planted crops, fought, worshiped gods, cultivated the sun ladder, and how the king of the ancient Dibaiyan empire passed various tests in the succession ceremony, and finally Become the king recognized by the Sun God.

There are also other murals depicting the final days of the Dibai Biya Empire.

In these scenes, terrifying monsters appear in the underground world of Dibai. These monsters have human bodies, but have many more tentacles.

These monsters bit the local residents, and broken corpses were everywhere.

In the holy land of Dibaiia, two giant-like monsters were wrestling on the flower bed of the Stairs of the Sun... This mural may describe the real reason for the demise of the Dibaiia tribe. Fang Yuan guessed that there might be a fight for the throne in the Dibaiia empire. Two heirs to the throne had their supporters eat the Stairway of the Sun, with dire consequences - perhaps the first Resident Evil in recorded history.

Judging from the overall painting style of all the murals, it seems that there is no twisted and grotesque feeling unique to those sects that believe in the old rulers in the Cthulhu mythology. The murals with straight lines, right angles, trapezoids, and perfect circles as the main components of the painting, in the Cthulhu mythology, The style is more similar to the Mayan civilization in America.

This made Fang Yuan feel a little relieved. At least the ancient Dibai people were not like a cult group where all members worshiped the evil gods of the past.

But this is not enough to explain whether the ancestor virus is related to those unspeakable and terrifying existences.

After all, it is not non-existent that ignorant people worship gods in the past when they regard existences related to the old days. For example, in ancient Egypt under the Cthulhu worldview, wouldn’t the incarnation of a certain external god be worshiped as a pharaoh and a god? ! So everything is back to square one, and in the end we have to look for clues from the Sun Staircase itself.

At this time, Fang Yuan noticed something key that he had ignored before.

That is what was mentioned before, the Sun Staircase can no longer extract the ancestor virus after being transplanted elsewhere.

This was originally regarded by Fang Yuan as a mystery created by Capcom to create the mystery of the Stairway to the Sun, but when he thought about this aspect carefully again, he found that things could not be that simple.

After all, there are only a few main factors for plant growth - soil, water quality, light, temperature, and more specifically, companion animals, plants, and fungi.

For the original three elders of the umbrella, it should not be a problem to completely copy these factors, but the fact is that no matter how many methods they use, they cannot cultivate an effective Sun Staircase outside this ruins. , which explains the problem very much.

There is something wrong with this ruins, or this stepped altar itself! Fang Yuan first suspected whether there were any special minerals buried underground here. For example, in Wakanda, vibranium meteorites affected the local ecology. The Sun Staircase here and the Heart-shaped Grass in Wakanda are similar in many ways. Very similar, Fang Yuan naturally thought of this.

But, the result is no.

Fang Yuan had magnified his mental scanning ability to the limit, but even though he extended his mental tentacles ten kilometers underground, he still did not find any suspicious objects.

Or maybe the structure of the ruins here forms a special magnetic field, which can have a special impact on the internal environment? Fang Yuan tested this again. He even took the time to detect the magnetic field strength at each location in the entire ruins inch by inch. Finally, he found that although there were extremely subtle differences in the magnetic field intensity at each location, there was no formation at the Sun Staircase Altar. In a special magnetic field environment, that little error is just a randomly generated difference in the magnetic field in the macroscopic environment.

So, is there something wrong with the altar itself? Fang Yuan finally turned his attention to the stones that formed the altar.

He originally thought that the stones used to build the altar were the same stone as the ancient ruins outside, so he had not noticed them before.

But now that the possibility of other factors has been eliminated, the only ones left are these inconspicuous stones that have always been ignored.

Fang Yuan carefully leaned over the center of the altar, touched the ground with one hand, and spread his spirit into the stones that made up the altar - this was not the rough mental scanning he had done when he explored underground before, but the alchemical method. Ultra-fine detection based on "understanding" ability, the kind that can see every atom clearly! The result... A few days later, when Fang Yuan returned to his home in the United States from Africa, Jill came to the door again after receiving the news.

But when she came over, she found that Fang Yuan's face was very ugly, and he didn't have the relaxation and confidence he had in the past.

"Fang, what's wrong with you?" "..." Fang Yuan opened his mouth but stopped talking.

Jill: "Is the investigation not going well?" She still remembered what Fang Yuan said on the phone before that he went to Africa to investigate a plant called the Sun Staircase, which was the original source of the T virus.

But looking at Fang Yuan's expression now, the result shouldn't be ideal? "...No, the investigation went very smoothly...but it was a little too smooth!" Fang Yuan's answer made Gil feel confused.

Too smooth? What an answer! But this sentence is actually Fang Yuan’s sincere thought.

He would rather this investigation found nothing, which would be much better than the current situation! First in the real world, then in the secret realm, and then in this Resident Evil world, Fang Yuan came into contact with Cthulhu-type or suspected Cthulhu-type factors three times in a row. This encounter made Fang Yuan feel terrible. .

He is not the last line of defense for mankind, nor is he a legendary investigator. Why would Mao encounter these things one after another! It’s not like he’s never played the Resident Evil game before. There’s no mention of it being related to the Cthulhu Mythos! Fang Yuan didn’t know whether this was a hidden setting in the Resident Evil series that had not been disclosed, or whether there was something wrong with the world itself, but he knew that it would be really dangerous if he continued to explore! ')051'\u003eChapter 51 A short daily life...a new accident

"What exactly did you find?" Jill asked persistently. She was really interested in Fang Yuan's discovery.

"...Gil, do you believe that there is some kind of great existence in this universe that humans cannot easily contact, understand, and cannot be described?" Fang Yuan considered his words, because there is no Lovecraft in this world, Fang Yuan Yuan also couldn't directly reference the concept of the Cthulhu Mythos.

Gil thought for two seconds: "...you mean God?" Fang Yuan: "..." "Okay, I'm talking about beings similar to gods, demons, ghosts, etc., but they are more powerful than these legendary beings. It's more ridiculous, more illogical, and more terrifying. Can you understand what I mean?" Fang Yuan had to change his words, and at the same time he felt very tired - Mr. Love Craftsman, why are you not here? Where will your works be left in this world? "...I roughly understand. Have you discovered the origin of the T virus, is it some kind of terrifying existence that humans cannot recognize or fight against?" Jill's mind was quite quick, and she quickly understood what Fang Yuan meant.

"I really hope I didn't discover this..." Fang Yuan said helplessly.

After being silent for a long time, Gil asked: "Fang, do you think your discovery will have a direct impact on us and the cause of eliminating biological and chemical weapons?" "...Probably not!" Fang Yuan thought for a while, Finally, he shook his head: "The Umbrella group did not discover the real secret of the T virus. They just used it as a weapon, a human body enhancer, or a symbol of human evolution, but these are not the point!" "Then What are you worried about? No matter you discover this secret or not, it will always be there, and it will appear naturally when it comes. We just need to do the things in front of us!" Gil stepped forward and patted Fang. Yuan's shoulders.

Fang Yuan was stunned, and suddenly felt that what she said made sense. He had been worried about this and that before. I wonder if the things belonging to the old rulers had not disappeared yet. He almost scared himself to death - this was considered Do you know the disadvantages of too much? "...Okay, am I being educated by you?" Fang Yuan smiled, and his gloomy expression finally disappeared.

Gil could see that he had really let go of some of his worries and finally returned to the Fang Yuan he used to be.

... The next day, Fang Yuan rarely slept in. It was not until 9 o'clock in the morning that he lazily climbed out of bed.

Instead of directly using alchemy to clean himself as before, Fang Yuan went into the bathroom to brush his teeth and wash his face like an ordinary person for a long time. Then he had a delicious American breakfast. Looking at the warm sunshine outside the window, he felt as if he was brand new! After getting today's newspaper from the door, he sat on the wicker chair by the window sill, reading the newspaper in the sunshine, trying to see what interesting news there was - he looked like a retired old man.

This is when Fang Yuan decided to follow Gil's advice, not to push himself too hard, and just enjoy his daily life for a few days like an ordinary person.

He thought it made sense and decided to spend the next month like this.

In this way, for the next few days, he would sleep until he woke up naturally every day, and then eat, relax, entertain, go out and participate in community activities like an ordinary person. When he was really bored, he would do some unimportant but interesting things. Research... This made him feel the feeling he had when he was an ordinary person for a long time - although he knew nothing about the truth of the world, he was indeed calm and leisurely! ……However, a phone call came soon, interrupting Fang Yuan’s daily routine that had just lasted less than a week.

"What? Something happened to Alice?" This was a call from Carlos, and he brought the worst news.

Alice disappeared while on a mission! Well, the trees wanted to be quiet but the wind didn't stop. Fang Yuan just wanted to have a few days of leisure, but things came to him. What a coincidence! "Where did she disappear? What mission was she on?" Although the relationship with Alice is not particularly close, they are still friends at least, and Fang Yuan cannot leave her alone.

"She was lost in Spain while investigating some missing persons cases there."

Carlos on the other end of the phone explained the situation concisely and comprehensively.

"Missing persons case? Why would she investigate this? Does B.S.A.A. have so much free time?" Fang Yuan was surprised, how could Alice do this kind of work that should be done by the police.

Carlos: "What if the missing person is found, but turns into a zombie?" "..." Fang Yuan suddenly remembered that the plot of the fourth-generation game that he couldn't remember clearly seemed to have happened near Spain. Could it be possible? Is Alice involved? "Where did she disappear in Spain? Tell me the exact location!" "Do you want to take action? That would be the best. The location where she disappeared is..." "Okay, I know! Don't worry, I can definitely bring her back!" "Wait! B.S.A.A. has sent people to Spain to investigate. I think it might be better for you to contact him and work together."

"Oh? Has someone already passed by? What's his name?" "His name is Chris Redfield. He is the earliest insider of the Raccoon City incident. He is also a powerful warrior with skilled combat skills. I think you should be able to get along with him. Very good.”

"...No, forget it, let's investigate separately. It will be more efficient that way."

Fang Yuan declined the teammate recommended by Carlos - he didn't want to be killed by the aura of his teammate's nemesis.

"Okay... I am currently on a mission in Japan, and Gil and Nicholas also have their own missions, so there is really no way to go there.

I’ll leave Alice’s affairs to you! "Don't worry, leave it to me!" " After hanging up the phone, Fang Yuan immediately returned to the room and took out a box from under his bed. It contained the latest equipment that he had just developed. He would just take this opportunity to test the actual combat effect! ... One day later, a flight from the United States to Spain landed at the Madrid Capital Airport. When the passengers on board got off the plane, the customs police checked the visas of the immigrants one by one, but found nothing. I don’t know when, a silent figure He blended seamlessly into the crowd of people leaving.

"The stealth mode looks okay, but I didn't consider the problem of odor elimination before, and I was almost discovered by those police dogs..." Fang Yuan, who was wearing a suit and leather shoes, and his appearance turned into that of a middle-aged white man, said to himself Saying.

Yes, everyone should have noticed that Fang Yuan did not enter the country through formal channels.

In fact, Fang Yuan has never gone through formal channels when entering or exiting a country in this world. It was the same when he went to Africa before, and this time too. He relied on his alchemy and extraordinary physical abilities to bypass customs and boarding inspections, and directly stole the country. The plane was featured! But the difference is that the method he used this time looks more sci-fi - he became invisible directly! This is about the ordinary-looking suit he is wearing.

Although it looks like a suit, it feels like a suit, and when you take it off and look closely it is still a suit, but it is actually a living thing! In other words, it is an artificial living creature! This is a topic that Fang Yuan has been researching since he acquired the Philosopher's Stone - using alchemy to realize an artificial soul similar to artificial intelligence.

This artificial soul is different from the artificial humans created by "Father" in the original Gang Lian novel by separating his own negative emotions. Instead, it is an intelligent program that is closer to computer AI and has no personality or self.

Originally, Fang Yuan had been troubled by how to cleanse the souls of ordinary people in the Philosopher's Stone from their memories and emotions and turn them into blank soul bodies that could be programmed by him. However, the knowledge he had learned about souls did not allow him to do this at all. content, so I have been stuck here.

It was not until later that he discovered the difference between the Philosopher's Stone refined by zombies and the normal Philosopher's Stone. In addition to discovering the decomposition effect of the T virus on the soul, he also discovered the correct use of these shapeless discrete souls. .

He discovered that these souls that had been completely decomposed into "powder" were very easy to be shaped and reorganized.

When Fang Yuan tried to input some simple thinking logic into this kind of philosopher's stone, he was pleasantly surprised to find that these powdered souls were reorganized according to his ideas, and showed some aspects of a truly complete soul. Traits.

And when the thinking logic input by Fang Yuan was complex enough, the virtual soul in the Philosopher's Stone even had a very simple sanity! And this sage thinking operates completely in accordance with the thinking settings input by Fang Yuan before, and can perfectly understand, think, calculate and even perform alchemy independently in accordance with Fang Yuan's requirements.

This artificial virtual soul is not much different from a real human soul except that it has no real self.

This is an alchemical version of artificial intelligence! Fang Yuan, who had received such a surprise, naturally would not waste such a good material. He recompiled this artificial soul and greatly improved the total amount of souls contained in this Philosopher's Stone, which is equivalent to the souls of thousands of people. The computing power of this artificial soul.

This is almost a Philosopher's Stone version of a supercomputer! For this reason, Fang Yuan also specially spent time to learn computer programming knowledge in order to fully tap the computing potential of this virtual soul computer.

After possessing this super artificial intelligence core, Fang Yuan naturally thought of making full use of it.

But it was impossible for him to use the Philosopher's Stone, which had a very doubtful origin, directly on himself, so he specially designed a shell for the Philosopher's Stone, which was not only an isolation buffer, but also convenient for him to use various The super medium of ability—that is, the suit he is wearing.

This suit with the ability to independently perform alchemy can not only automatically change its shape according to Fang Yuan's wishes, but can also help him perform some alchemy techniques that require continuous energy consumption for a long time, such as airflow manipulation for flying. , another example is the refraction of light used for invisibility.

These were skills that originally required Fang Yuan to activate alchemy all the time to maintain their effects. Nowadays, they only need to issue a command to the virtual soul to execute it automatically. They do not even need to consume Fang Yuan's own mental power. They only rely on Xian. The Stone itself is enough to pay for these energies.

It can be said that with this suit alone, Fang Yuan's continuous combat capability has been enhanced more than ten times! ')052'\u003eChapter 52 New Equipment

It took Fang Yuan a whole day to get from Madrid to the small city where Alice disappeared.

After all, there were no smart phones or convenient map apps in this era. Even if Fang Yuan could fly, he would have to stop and check the map from time to time to avoid flying in the wrong direction.

When Fang Yuan saw this small city from the sky, he found that it was really a very, very small city.

This is not a modern town like most cities in the United States, but more of an ancient city that maintains the style of ancient Europe.

Stone houses, narrow streets, moss on the walls caused by the perennial wet weather, and the lingering clouds above the city, the first impression of this city is that it is very depressing and dark, and it is the most suitable scene for shooting horror movies.

With the ability to change his appearance and the invisibility of the battle suit, Fang Yuan easily sneaked into the local police station and found the missing case files that Alice had investigated before.

Don't worry about the language problem-after coming to this world, in order to facilitate travel and exploration around the world, Fang Yuan spent a lot of time learning languages ​​from all over the world, and Spanish, one of the six official languages ​​of the United Nations, is naturally among them.

In the case files, Fang Yuan found that the missing population cases in this city are not just a few years ago.

In fact, as early as ten years ago, there were some cases of young women disappearing.

But the city police department at that time regarded these cases as rebellious girls running away from home, and did not pay much attention to them. As time passed, these cases naturally became old cases that no one cared about.

It was not until the latest police chief took office that things changed.

The new police chief seems to be a good policeman with a strong sense of justice. He restarted the investigation into this series of cases as soon as he took office.