Overturned Tower

"It's really interesting."

After listening to Russell's story about the Inferior, Bad Ri nodded thoughtfully and thought: "I have heard of the Inferior before. He is quite famous in the mercenary circle."

"It's the bad reputation."

Russell complained.

Bad Day shrugged: "So what about notoriety?"

His body was still leaning backwards. The angle between the chair and the ground was close to 40 degrees. He should have fallen to the ground long ago, but he was still sitting on the chair safely.

At first, Russell was secretly looking forward to when Bad Day would fall to the ground in a state of disgrace, preferably with Coke soaking through his clothes or having half-cooked cheese slapped on his face... But now he realized that this should be part of Bad Day's spiritual power, and he suddenly It became very disappointing.

No fun, no fun.

"As a company dog, he has a bad reputation in the downtown area, which shows that his abilities are indeed outstanding."

Bad Day said leisurely.

Russell had heard this nickname before when he was working illegally in the lower city.

The uncensored people in Xiacheng District refer to the people in the execution department and the special execution department as "company dogs." As the name suggests, they are those people who serve as hunting dogs for the company to catch them.

In addition to "company dog", there are also terms such as "wage slave" and "wild dog".

The former is used to describe those company employees who work honestly in the uptown area and receive a monthly salary; while the latter describes those who are not from the executive department and do not serve the head office - they may not even have a chip. They are uncoded "vigilantes" who use their personal will to eliminate evil but not necessarily promote good.

After all, it is almost impossible for a coded person who has a chip and can be located at any time to commit a crime.

In other words, if ordinary people decide to commit crimes without thinking, they don't even need the enforcement department to arrest...

There are devices detecting chips everywhere at intersections, and there are also cameras capable of facial recognition. At the same time, almost every larger store will connect everyone who enters the store to the local area network, and will register the moment they enter.

If they rob, steal or kill, there is a high probability that a message from the company will be sent directly to them before they even go out on the street - surrender themselves.

——Of course, that’s all the company actually mentioned. Unless the media issues supervision, or the church or other head offices intervene in this matter, they may not even bother to send out an execution department.

After all, this is a "company", not a "country", and there is no written law.

The head office does not need to be responsible for the property and life safety of residents, so they only need to make appropriate statements in front of the media - for example, directly freezing all the property on the other party's account, disabling the door keys, and not allowing the other party to To transfer money or make any type of purchase, the use of various software is also not allowed. Things he has purchased before, such as floating cars, game goggles, and game warehouses, will also deny his use and login.

At the same time, when prisoners enter any place, they will immediately alert other people in the same place, especially security personnel, allowing them to carry out "pre-defense" and "preparatory suppression."

Just this level is enough.

Therefore, in this digital age, the company does not need to send personnel to arrest... Unless the other party has caused losses to the company itself, then the execution department must be dispatched immediately to bring the person back.

In other cases, as long as the other party's various permissions are blocked with the movement of a finger, the prisoner can only surrender; or he can escape into the black market, remove the chip and become an "uncoded person".

And those without codes are really capable of committing crimes.

Because they have no scruples - becoming uncoded persons shows that they have committed crimes or have the consciousness to commit crimes.

Once the chip is removed, there is no going back. From then on, they were completely insulated from life under the sun, and had to live in a chaotic world with a lack of goods, no network, and no restrictions throughout their lives.

In this case, they naturally have nothing to fear.

Groups of them would jump back uptown at night to kidnap, rob, and steal—you certainly couldn’t take away money, but they could take people and stuff.

Beautiful girls can be sold for very high prices in Xiacheng District, and boys can't be sold in some places... Even if they really can't be sold, they can be dismantled and sold for their organs, or sold to some science geeks in Xiacheng District as materials and experiments. Taste.

Or it can be used as a consumable to record some videos. In addition to the popular sales in Xiacheng District, there is also a large market in Shangcheng District.

As long as they are not arrested on the spot, they can get back to the lower city through garbage channels, sewage outfalls, etc.

Xiacheng District is densely packed with important factories, and only a few places have internet access. All cameras have also been removed.

When weapons of mass destruction cannot be used, the executive department can only be forced to engage in street fighting with them.

However, the executive department is also full of daily people. No one wants to work hard for the head office to that extent - after all, if someone really makes a name for himself in the Lower City, then what awaits him is revenge against his family.

Like an inferior.

"Maybe there are not many people who can be as good as bad people, but the real problem is that they don't dare to be so good."

Russell sighed: "The head office will not protect them at all, and public opinion will not protect them. People hate the criminals in the lower city, and they also hate these 'company dogs'... They would rather they bite each other and die together. At most, they When his family members were retaliated against, they only shouted a few words to clear out the Xiacheng area, but that was all."

When Russell brought up this topic, Bad Day also gave a rare sigh and returned to his chair: "Aren't you just talking to death..."

His expression became serious: "I can create an opportunity for you to investigate... You first become a mage. In this case, the success of the plan will be higher."

"...Why do you say it so solemnly?"

Russell was a little surprised: "Don't you have a mold-piercing sword technique that can kill people across walls from a long distance?"

"You have some idea. The elves who can be directors must be the core members who convey the 'eighty-four fates'. They are either mages or priests. They are not as weak as they seem. They are all psykers. The starting level is level 7 or 8. There are also very few monsters, such as Sai Lun."

Bad Ri said angrily: "It's okay for me to go by myself, but if you want to go too, I can't protect you... Are you sure you must go?"

"Yes, I have to go myself."

Russell said seriously: "Even if it is an elf, I have to take responsibility for his death - at least I have to witness his death."

"...What you said is quite strange. It seems like you have a higher status than these elves."

There's something subtle about Bad Day's expression.

Then he thought carefully and added: "If you are worried about the inheritance of memories after the death of elves, that problem is easy to solve. After that, I can teach you step by step how to kill elves. I am quite knowledgeable about this subject. Have experience.

"As for Kamalse... I know that guy. He is probably over 600 years old this year. In the elves' view, he just became an adult and began to pursue his destiny... and ended up doing such a trick.

"But even so, he has lived from the heyday of mages to the present. Even without the constraints of that fate, your colleague who calls him a bad guy cannot defeat him."

"...In that case, what happened to the 'Amirus' on the airship before?"

Russell couldn't help but ask: "He can actually defeat those mercenaries easily."

Bad Day looked at Russell and raised his eyebrows: "You have already guessed it in your heart."

"I just wanted to make sure."

Russell repeated.

"Of course he did it on purpose. After all, he can't die, or it doesn't matter if he dies... Elves don't care so much about life and death, and 'fate' is more important to them."

"What does he want to do?"

"You have to be clear about one thing, Russell," Bad Day tilted his chair back again, "He didn't know you were there, let alone that I was there.

"Think about it, what would have happened if neither you nor I showed up?"

"...What will happen?"

The answer is unquestionable.

There was only one possibility... those mercenaries would succeed, and he would be captured by those mercenaries.

Regardless of whether the empty boat will fall, regardless of whether the other first-class guests will survive...only this answer will not change.

"Did he invite those mercenaries himself?!"

Russell felt a little unbelievable, but at the same time he felt it was inexplicably reasonable.

After being kidnapped, Amirus has not sent anyone to investigate the matter until now... From this point of view, he has not hidden his purpose at all.

This whole plan was almost obvious.

"That's not true. If he really invited it himself, then the plan is too weak. The other directors can easily investigate the truth... You guessed wrong here."

Bad Ri shook his head: "Think about it again, what kind of news does the deer head statue bring you?"

"The mage team in Lower City is revived..."

“Yes, let me just say it straight away, the answer is simple.

"The ones who hired these mercenaries were indeed the mage association in the lower city. They purchased some viruses from the Tower of Babel through middlemen to execute this plan. But their original purpose was really just to get the mind of Amyrus. It's just a certain memory... By searching for some dirty and cruel secrets within the Cyber ​​Church, it aims to attack the church's reputation.

"But they are too young. They don't know that the reason they were able to find out that Amirus would take this airship was because Amirus deliberately revealed the information; Amirus did not let any guards follow him. It was also on purpose.

"Amilus will not disclose any information. He has set a restriction on himself. Once any memory is burned into a chip, he will immediately kill himself to destroy the memory. He hopes that his death can prompt the church to The revenge of the urban mage association is used to allow the board of directors to loosen its grip on the church - to increase the director's security and allow angels to take over the security of the 'uptown' area, not just the lower town."

Bad Sun laughed: "Amilus is even more powerful than Camarse. If those crazy mages on the ground heard that the trash sent by those innocent children could actually kill the Iron Bishop... I'm afraid they would doubt it. Are you so crazy that you are hallucinating?"

"...Is he so loyal to the church?"

"Of course it would not be the case for ordinary elves. Even if they become cardinals, they themselves are the embodiment of capital and power."

Bad Day shrugged: "But Amirus is different. He is the biggest exception, a true devout person. Amirus's destiny is 'persistence'... He is persistent in the promise of the church to 'return to God' When the sun comes, I believe in it even more than the Pope.

"Not even the Pope is as pious as him. There are few popes in the past who can let go of angels. But Amirus is different. He is a true 'fundamentalist'."

This is understandable.

Russell nodded.

The Pope of the Cyber ​​Church follows a rotational system and is re-elected every seven years. Considering that the Pope itself has no real power, the elves have little interest in this position.

The person who can become the Pope from all kinds of political struggles and concessions of interests has such a complicated mind, and the ability to awaken the power of the Holy Order is already the limit.

"Even the weakest angel is far more holy than the pope and cardinals - but the irony is that only bishops can appoint and remove angels. The vast majority of angels come from the grassroots of the church, not the top. Because In this way, the Pope is the one who is most wary of angels and the one who least believes in "divine devices".

"But Amirus is different. He really trusts angels... He even tried to transform himself into an angel, but failed. Just because the elves cannot use the divine descending device. Because of the brainwashing intensity of the divine descending device, it cannot be shaken at all. The 'destiny' of the elves."

While talking about this, Bad Ri suddenly thought of something fun and burst into laughter.

"Speaking of which... do you know the name Sailon?"

"Chairman of Tianen Group?"

Russell must have heard the name.

Every day when he goes to work, he sees a huge statue of Ms. Sai Lun in the park.

"Yes. But at the same time, she is also the secretary of the church. Her status is second only to the pope... and this position does not need to be rotated."

But Bad Day showed a malicious smile: "Then guess, your Tianen Group... why do you want to test happiness? In other words, what is the reference value of 'happiness'?"

"……What's the meaning?"

Russell noticed something was wrong.

But he instinctively didn't want to admit it.

On a bad day, the last trace of fantasy is easily shattered: "Happiness Island is an empty island under her rule, and it is also the area with the highest 'happiness' in the world. An extremely rich entertainment industry and uncontrolled media News, various social welfare, very low housing prices, preparations to prevent unemployment, free reimbursement of psychological treatment, and even drug treatment... And let me tell you, the empty island plan back then was also formulated by her. It can be said that , it happened that she brought the survivors of the Teaching War to the empty island.

"This method of determining happiness comes from the church's research. So how do you think the world consciousness will judge this?"

"...I will give her the power of the Holy Order."

"certainly!"

Bad Sun laughed, and the voice full of ridicule was extremely harsh: "She saved people all over the world in the face of world war and led them to the empty island; she gave happiness to one-seventh of the people in the world, Provide them with jobs and welfare, let them have food and shelter...

"——Chairman Sai Lun is now a living saint whose power of holy order is stronger than all angels!

"What do you think the statue in the Tian'en Group is? That's the statue she built for herself!"

Bad Sun shook his head repeatedly and sighed with ridicule and compassion: "Our blind and stupid god——"