The modern hub of New Lisbon Island.

Inside the Edge Forest Library.

The old Diego Flores held the steaming glass tremblingly, and took a small sip along the edge of the glass with his pale lips, until the hot water flowed down his throat and into his stomach.

After the warmth slightly drove away the oppressive feeling brought by [Miracle on Earth], he looked forward again.

A man in a black priest uniform stood there with an indifferent expression on his face, as if nothing in the world mattered. He gently held a black ancient book in his left hand, which exuded traces of time. He spoke softly

He turned the pages of the book with his movements and read the contents attentively.

He stood there like a traveler walking on the edge of time, his eyes calm and far-reaching.

His amber eyes revealed an otherworldly indifference, as if he could glimpse some other kind of existence while reading.

Perhaps he noticed the gaze of old Flores, and the number one sword holder in the Kingdom of Heaven, who had been obsessed with books, raised his head and looked at him.

When the old man came into contact with Saint Valentine's eyes, he subconsciously showed a tremor. This was a specific kind of terror - this terror stemmed from his fear of the concrete miracle of a specific idea, a certain kind of poetry.

Sexualized existential fear.

"It seems you've almost rested."

Saint Valentine noticed a flash of trembling and a strange look in the depths of the old man's pupils. He was too familiar with that look, the look that looked like a monster.

He didn't care about this.

The number one sword holder in the Kingdom of Heaven continued to speak.

“Who is Pedro Iberia?”

When he heard the name Pedro Iberia, the old Flores' hands holding the cup couldn't help but tremble.

His tired expression collapsed instantly, and a look of sadness could not be suppressed in the depths of his eyes. The liquid in the cup swayed slightly, as if recording the waves in his heart.

Old Flores' fingers gripped the cup tightly, but the trembling force made his hand tremble slightly.

The name was like an electric current passing through his body, evoking memories buried deep in his heart, making him feel the weight of sadness uncontrollably.

"Where did you hear the name Pedro Iberia..." Old Flores looked at the people in front of him with a sad expression.

"I got it from the Silver Hand Royal Family. The lock in their minds is too thick, and the lock is surrounded by dense defenses with bells. Without triggering a large-scale chain reaction, I can only slightly unlock it.

Moving [the thread of Cloteau] (Κλwθ?, the spinner of destiny). At the source of the thread, I got a name - Pedro Iberia." St. Valentine said appallingly with a calm expression.

deeds.

Just by taking a simple peek, you can follow thousands of [lines of relationships] to trace back to the source and get straight to the essence.

"That lock is very tricky. In order to avoid being discovered, I can only pull out another related line along the original line, and the result of this line is you."

Saint Valentine bluntly stated the purpose of his visit. He continued to say to old Flores, "Tell me about Pedro Iberia, and I will help you avoid the contamination of the lock. However, this

This method requires the cooperation of others.”

"Will you cooperate with me?"

The number one sword holder in the Kingdom of Heaven asked Old Flores in a solemn tone.

Old Flores opened his lips slightly, he originally wanted to refuse.

However, when that person's name flashed in his mind, as well as the regret, sadness and self-blame for the past, the words of rejection were like a hard stone stuck in his throat. He felt the contradiction and entanglement deep in his heart

, seems to be fighting against the shadow of the past.

Finally, Flores Sr.'s lips trembled slightly and he agreed.

"Pedro Iberia... This is an orphan brought back from a lost monastery by an old hunter in [Hall of Hunting] who adopted him. The hunter brought the orphan back to Iberia and gave him

Given the surname of the child Iberia, there is a topic that can never be avoided before talking about him - the topic of [electronic channels].

As you know, Iberia is one of the few high-welfare extraordinary countries within the Central Government. The [Hunting Hall] is responsible for domestic affairs, and hunters occupy a very important position in national life.

And the foundation of all this comes from [electron channels].

Relying on [Electronic Channel], Iberia is the first coastal country to complete social reforms within the central government; due to the endless energy of [Electronic Channel], the country has implemented a comprehensive social security system very early, and they cover medical care.

, unemployment, pensions and other fields; Congress also provides comprehensive health care services to ensure that all Iberian citizens can receive high-quality medical care without being restricted by economic status; and education reform has already been fully promoted

Yes, the state will provide free or low-cost education, including basic education and higher education.

These are only impacts at the national level. At the individual level, labor rights and interests have also been fully protected, including wages, working hours, working conditions, etc. We have huge confidence to ensure that citizens can receive reasonable treatment at work; and at the family level

, related social benefits have also been fully popularized, such as childcare allowances, maternity leave and care services. These benefits can fully support a family's life and the growth of children.

And all of this relies on [electronic channels].

Pedro does not hate high-welfare societies. He once said that no citizen of any country will refuse the temptation of a high-welfare society. The exploitation that is too beautiful and is based on the reality of the future will always be inaccessible to the other side.

Matched by happiness.

The yearning for a better life is a realistic yearning, not an illusory bubble of ideas on the other side that is about to be religious.

However, even after understanding this, Pedro Iberia still questioned the cornerstone of all happiness. He was challenging the happiness of the entire Iberian citizen and the beautiful society shaped by extraordinary people."

"The pursuit of truth is never a beautiful thing, even if it is true, even if you know the truth, but..."

Old Flores stretched out his dim eyes and stared at the number one sword holder in the Kingdom of Heaven.

"...In the face of ignorance, even the Kingdom of Heaven can only remain silent."

"What about the child?"

“Although our civilization advocates various lofty goals and idealism in words, in the face of reality, all our actions seem to be based on the pursuit of life comfort for individuals or human groups.

Although we understand that smoking is harmful to the body, instead of quitting smoking, we prefer to develop cigarettes that do not cause cancer; internal combustion engines pollute the atmosphere, and although the best solution is to stop using them, we prefer to create engines that do not pollute the air.

The selfishness in human nature makes us pay more attention to immediate interests, and the arrogant belief is as if we are the creators of the world, believing that all resources should serve us, never really seeing or deliberately choosing to ignore the crises that may occur in the future and

harm caused to other living beings.

Although the above description may appear to be a bit of environmentalist preaching, in the face of this ignorance, human beings seem to be in a dilemma: if we look at the world and treat the world with the lofty ideals we preach, then it is equivalent to giving up.

Current interests; but being too obsessed with the "comfort" created by current civilization has doomed possible "destruction" in the future.

The current reality is that our choice seems to be more inclined to the latter.

Unless a disaster threatens our immediate situation and threatens our comfortable life, we don't want to start thinking formally.

This means that humanity has never won the battle against ignorance."

"Pedro Iberia, a lunatic in the eyes of the world, is trying to challenge the Iberian order. All the views he puts forward to attack [electronic channels] will only become sensitive and taboo topics."

"Every existing large-scale society has status gaps. This is the embodiment of the order of this society and the balance maintained by this society. However, some balance points are very steep and unstable, while some balance points are gentler and can be stable for a long time.

; There is sensitivity to any shocking initial conditions, and the early differences of each individual ancestor may have a huge impact on the social system - this corresponds to the "initial condition sensitivity" in chaos theory, that is, small changes may

will lead to huge differences in the future evolution of the system.

The steeper the balance point of the social system, the easier it is to slip from the current balance point, so it requires a lot of effort to maintain it and further shape the steepness of the balance point; the flatter the balance point of the social system, the easier it is to stay at the current balance point.

The smaller the state, the smaller the force that needs to be maintained, while further shaping the gentleness of this equilibrium point. Public systems require a large amount of force to maintain certain equilibrium states, that is, the interactions and rules within the system can produce the ability to self-adjust and self-organize

.

The country needs to control boundary conditions extremely strictly and maintain a large amount of energy input. At the same time, as the energy of the system increases, the demand for input energy will also increase rapidly.

Relying on [Electronic Channel], Iberia can easily balance this point, but Pedro wants to leverage this point. He wants to destroy the current social balance.

The problem that needs to be overcome to introduce radical change is society's dependence on paths and its dependence on the current welfare system."

"These things are not something Pedro can change easily. When he shows hostility to [the electronic channel], he is destined to become the rock on the countercurrent that is constantly washed away."

"For this reason, he lost the surname Iberia that he was proud of. From Pedro Iberia, a genius praised by everyone in the eyes of the world, to Pedro Iberia, a betrayer of mankind who was despised by everyone.

Miguelset."

"Do you know what the name Miguelset means?"

"That is the name of a foreign race called Miguelset. This race is jokingly called the 'fooled fools' by the Iberian Academy of Sciences——"

Old Flores' voice became hoarse unconsciously.

Like an angry and roaring beast, his voice contained deep unwillingness.

The old man's chest, which was breathing heavily, seemed to be ignited by the flames of anger, and every breath was filled with struggle and uneasiness.

The bloodshot eyes were like windows, revealing unfathomable rage.

This is an anger that has accumulated over time, a flame buried deep in my heart.

The flames in memory stir up in the memories of the past.

And when the old man mentioned the name [Pedro] many times, as if some strange mutation had been triggered, the whole room suddenly became extremely depressing.

A suffocating sticky feeling filled every inch of space.

The surrounding atmosphere is like a deep sea, silent and restless, as if it hides endless dark secrets.

The extremely strange dark blue bubbles suddenly appeared, and then broke into countless tiny particles.

Each bubble reflects a strange and deep luster, making people feel an unspeakable fear.

And in the luster, thousands of black lines suddenly emerged, extending in all directions disorderly and crazily. These lines were intertwined and tangled, as if they were tentacles in the abyss, carrying endless evil.
To be continued...