Overturned Tower

As if his heart was grasped by invisible hands, Russell's pupils narrowed slightly.

His green eyes had slender, cat-like vertical pupils.

Whether it was the fact that the other party knew his mother's name... or his identity being exposed, Russell felt subconsciously nervous.

It sounds like he is just a "general manager".

But if the prefix of the Big Seven is added in front of this professional title, the meaning will be completely different.

Of the eight remaining floating islands in this era, each of the seven giants holds one. For example, the Happy Island where Russell is about to arrive is where the Tianen Group's "head office" is located.

Although nominally, this world has no country, army, and laws... in fact, the "head office" on each island is basically the emperor of the respective island.

Blessedness Group, Hudson Marine Mining Company, Ampulla Biomedical Technology Company, Taoyuan Trading Co., Ltd., Sogo Technology Group, Thoth Spirit Energy, Shenzhi Heavy Industry-among them, the floating ones controlled by Tianen Group The island is the island of happiness.

On each island, there are six other "branch offices".

In a sense, this branch is basically equivalent to an embassy, ​​and its power is much higher than that of the embassy.

Because these branches can also support some small companies on other empty islands and participate in the governance. It’s just that the influence is much weaker.

These branches do not have a "twenty-four-member board of directors", but are directly subordinate to one of the directors of the head office. This director is also the "general manager" of the branch.

Half of these directors are elves whose life spans are so long that they cannot see their end.

Their positions never moved.

Only twelve positions on the board are replaceable, with "short-lived species" competing for the top spot. Mortal directors who can only live for a few decades, and even burn through three-quarters of their life after taking the position of director, cannot compete with these long-lived elves. The power they can control is naturally far inferior to the remaining half of the elf directors.

——In other words.

This old elf named "Amirus" is one of the eighty-four most powerful people in the world.

Knowing that the person he saved was such a big shot, Russell did not feel ecstatic, but his heart sank.

He realized how complicated and troublesome he was getting himself into.

But he had no intention of getting involved.

So, as his mind was spinning, Russell's face showed just the right look of astonishment: "A big shot like you... would actually board an airship alone without bodyguards?"

"As for bodyguards, it doesn't really make much difference whether I have them or not. Anyone who has the courage to attack me will naturally do his homework in advance."

The shirtless old elf made a calm and gentle voice: "You see, for example, the current situation... What difference does it make if I bring it or not? It's just that a few more people will die because of me. "

"I was able to save you just because I was lucky..."

Russell whispered: "At best, I can only say that it is a 'narrow victory'."

Turning Bad Day's achievements into his own... It is still a bit shameful for Russell now.

But that was all he could say.

Because he wanted to change the topic away from "Alice".

If it had been an hour ago, Russell would have had a clear conscience and had nothing to fear - it was nothing more than obeying his mother's last words and joining his uncle after his mother's death.

But now, things are different.

He was told by Bad Day that there was something fishy about his mother's death, and that his mother had been a member of the wanted illegal organization "Tower of Babel"... After knowing so many "things Russell shouldn't know", he I don’t have the confidence not to say something that I shouldn’t say in front of an old man who has lived for more than a thousand years.

"Thanks to it, right?"

Amirus turned his attention to Russell's psychic weapon and smiled with interest: "Thanks to you... for being able to bring it onto the airship.

"Looking at it, it reminds me of your mother."

——The old man was obviously not fooled.

wrong……

In other words, this was originally a flaw left intentionally by Bad Day to attract other people's attention.

Revealing his small mistakes to hide his big mistakes - Russell immediately realized the idea of ​​​​Bad Day.

After a short pause, Russell cleared his thoughts and immediately showed a somewhat embarrassed expression: "Yes, Your Excellency. I used some means to bring it up. But thanks to this... I have just graduated and have not yet mastered psychic powers. , without psychic weapons, I would not be able to fight against those vicious gangsters."

He tried to steer the topic in the direction of "illegal carrying of dangerous goods."

Amirus just smiled and did not go into details.

He just showed a nostalgic expression: "I gave this psychic weapon to Alice back then. She saved my life at that time... I gave this prototype gift to her as a gift.

"And now, she left the 'Sage's Beheading' to you. You happened to use it to save me once again."

Amirus looked at Russell and showed a gentle and kind smile: "There is no doubt that this is a cycle of cause and effect."

Russell's heart moved.

Wait a moment.

If my mother saved Amirus at that time...

That must have been twenty or thirty years ago. Considering that her mother gave the "Saint's Beheading" to Bad Sun when she was a teenager, she should have gotten it earlier.

At that time, my mother was probably only a teenager.

As a teenager...how could she save an old elf?

Russell didn't entirely trust Amirus's words.

But he at least agreed with one sentence - if someone really had the motive to assassinate the elves, and had the means to bypass the various defenses rooted in society, with only a few who could not even stop bullets, let alone intercept the elves, A bodyguard assassinated by a capable person doesn't make much sense. Of course, there are still some people who like to bring some bodyguards... However, it is more likely to be for showoff or ostentation.

And those Xiao Xiaoxiao who couldn't get around the bodyguards were caught as early as the planning stage and even the motivation stage.

The artificial intelligence on Sogo Island does this. By reviewing all intelligence on the Internet, analyzing each person's psychology and motivation through their behavior, conversations, expressions and experiences, and conducting data implementation evaluation.

Eventually, robot police officers were dispatched to monitor the other party before they attempted to commit a crime. And when the evidence is sufficient, they will be arrested and controlled directly.

Although Russell didn't know much about Happy Island, he must have had similar means by the Tian'en Group.

Moreover, if the elves can live for such a long time and maintain their rule for such a long time, are they really without the ability to resist at all? Russell prefers that the elves' methods of fighting violence are completely confidential...for example, chips?

How could a crisis that could bypass this defense and directly threaten a director like Amirus be solved by a healer like his mother who had no direct combat capability?

Seeing Russell silent and not saying a word, the old elf sighed softly and slowly stood up from the ground while holding on to the corner of the wall.

Amirus sighed in a low voice: "As expected. You and your mother not only look alike, but also have similar personalities.

"Don't worry, I will take care of the matter of you boarding the plane with psychic weapons. Not only that, but your legitimate defense against these gangsters..."

When Amyrus said this, he thought for a moment and then changed his statement: "No, I should say - I stepped forward immediately and acted bravely to save more than a hundred innocent people from armed thugs, and I was also You saved it."

"……is this okay?"

"This is a fact. If such achievements are not publicized, someone from the Tian'en Group will definitely find someone to claim it."

Having said this, Amirus patted Russell on the shoulder and his tone became a little tougher: "Such a small thing can only be regarded as a fraction of the feeling of being 'saved by you'. You don't want to Pushed off."

Russell nodded helplessly.

He didn't do anything at all. These people were all saved by bad days.

This kind of guilt from the heart makes him reluctant to accept this kind of credit - but if Bad Day's credit will be stolen by another person that Russell doesn't know at all, then Russell would rather let himself get it and thank him afterwards. Bad day.

I don't know if it's a coincidence or if the other party did it deliberately. After accepting Amirus's kindness, Russell felt that his relationship with the old man was getting closer.

"Where's your top?"

Russell asked casually: "I'll get it for you. If it's been damaged, you might as well wear my coat first."

This is not a deliberate attempt to please, but a subconscious courtesy.

The captain has been untied and free, so the airship is about to land.

Russell couldn't just watch an old man who had just been kidnapped and still had strangulation marks on his body appear bare-chested and wearing shorts in front of the people on the ship and even the media.

The habit of respecting the elderly and caring for the young from another time and space flowed into Russell's heart as he recovered his memory. This is also his subconscious feedback after receiving kindness.

——I don’t want to take too much advantage, so I find a way to give something back to the other party.

"Still in my room, the one closest to here."

The old man smiled and said cheerfully: "They were worried that there might be some mechanism hidden in my clothes. So they simply stripped me naked and then tied me up. I have to say, they are very smart... otherwise this would Planting things won’t trap me.”

Russell said clearly: "Then I'll get it for you..."

But he just took a few steps when he suddenly realized something.

The boy with cat ears looked back at the old elf in surprise.

If he fell asleep after being infected with the virus, how would he know where his clothes were?

In this case...does this mean that this old man never fell into the control of the virus from the beginning?

Is this to avoid confrontation with the other party?

Amirus looked at Russell who turned around and nodded slightly to him.

——Although there was no evidence, Russell suddenly felt that Amirus was confirming his guess.

Russell suddenly felt some self-doubt.

Did the double act between himself and Bad Sun really deceive him?