(Well, it seems that I missed the middle of the month, but... I still need a monthly pass!!)
The name of this fallen apostle was beyond our expectations. It was very ordinary. Carter Carlo, or Carter for short, was as simple as the most common Imperial man I met while walking around the base. It was so simple that it was hard to remember.
The only thing worth mentioning about his name is that these four words are so clear that I almost thought he bit his tongue when he introduced himself. The structure of this name is indeed quite interesting. Maybe it fully embodies Carter's personality.
His father's unique attitude towards pursuing an artistic life, if this guy's name was really given by his father.
"It is really an incredible power. It can actually change the nature of the abyss. This is theoretically impossible. Even the gods have never done it." Carter moved because of the long period of restraint and the burst of void just now.
His arms were numb due to baptism. Even though he has recognized Sandora and I as leaders, some habits left over from the fallen apostle era still make him not care much about his manners in front of us. This seems to be the reason for all those infected by the abyss.
A common problem left by people who have recovered over and over again, Bingtis's rogue demeanor became more serious after she emerged from the abyss. "Well, you have indeed fully recovered. You have the ability to control the abyss from the outside and even transform the abyss."
The power, perhaps this is why the fallen apostles regard you as the biggest threat to your enemy, but they never dare to act rashly."
"I've known this for a long time," I scratched my hair. "Your compatriots must pray three times every morning, noon and night that I die from various accidents - but I won't discuss this topic for the time being. I'm more curious about your situation.
"
"How can I reposition myself as a Xiling apostle without changing my memory?" Carter pondered. "Maybe I can't explain clearly. This process is incredible. My memory has not changed at all. I remember it clearly.
Everything I have experienced from the time I walked out of the boot camp until today, I remember fighting the abyss, I remember joining them, and I remember my recovery just now... all the memories are still there, and I still don’t think so.
What was wrong with the judgment at that time? These are complete and clear records, but they are still divided into three completely different sections, as if observing another person's life... I know that I was still in the abyss more than an hour ago
I am a staunch supporter of this, and I tried my best to self-destruct to prevent you from getting the information in my head. But now, this memory is still there, but it seems to have become a picture from a third-person perspective, without any sense of substitution at all...
I'm sorry, I'm afraid I didn't make it clear. This is a very complicated description issue."
"A change in worldview?"
Shandora's eyes lit up slightly, and although it was fleeting, it was still clear that she seemed to have thought of something, "The same memory, under the influence of different worldviews, will lead to different conclusions and judgments of right and wrong, but
The worldview here should be a more macro concept. It may include a whole set of processes for processing external information. Abyss has changed this process, just like changing a set of algorithms. The same information is input and passed through you.
The processing of the thinking core later turned into a very strange conclusion, and now Arjun's power is to reset the influence of the abyss and restore your information processing algorithm to its original state."
Carter closed his eyes slightly, as if he was searching his thinking system. After a moment, he opened his eyes and shook his head: "Maybe what you said is partially correct. I did find signs of algorithm modification in the core of my thinking, but what if
If this is the case alone, it should not cause the illusion that observing oneself from a third-person perspective is like observing another person's life... The abyss should not only change the rules by which the infected judge things, but also change deeper things.
.”
The things Sandora and Carter said were becoming more and more high-end, and I was gradually rising from the level of pragmatism to philosophy. Obviously if I continued like this, it wouldn't be long before I couldn't understand it at all, so I coughed quickly.
: "Well, it seems that simply discussing this issue will not lead to any results. Carter, you don't even know why you suddenly changed your world view. Sandora, you have never experienced the experience of recovering from a fallen apostle. We have
Among those with similar experiences, one is a little lunatic, one has severe brain insufficiency, and the other is more abnormal than anyone else under normal circumstances... I think this issue should be left to Tavel's research. I hope she can find the fallen apostle.
Because the way of thinking is different from that of normal Xiling apostles, it is possible for us to reverse the opponent in large numbers."
Carter nodded: "What the poster said makes sense."
Me: "...Who taught you this sentence?"
Carter shrugged: "The prison host here is the most difficult interrogator I have ever seen. It almost broke through my psychological defense: the chattering host spent twenty-three hours a day discussing life with me, and there was only one left.
When I was young, I was dragged into studying earth culture."
At this moment, Sandora and I were both shocked: What exactly does that cheating prison host plan to evolve into?
"In short, try not to come into contact with that gourd in the future. There is 100% problem with it," I said decisively. "In two days, I will have to have someone take it apart to see which wire is wrong inside."
Carter deeply agrees with this. He also feels that there is something wrong with the gourd-shaped prison host. Of course, more importantly, in the past few days, he has been tormented by a building AI that is constantly evolving itself and pulling him along to get crazy.
He was exhausted mentally and physically, and now he felt a little bit like he was about to turn over.
Carter Carlo, or the original prisoner A, has now been freed from the influence of the abyss. The next step for Sandora and I to consider is how to place this special imperial prisoner. First of all, the prison is definitely not suitable.
Yes, except for the fact that the fallen apostle who has been reversed still carries the abyss reaction, there is no difference at all from a normal imperial man in other aspects. Perhaps he should return to the army.
Hearing my suggestion, Carter was not surprised at all, and nodded as he should: "I am a soldier, and I can only be a soldier. Any arrangement you make is no problem. I am adapted to high-speed assault combat, so it will be more suitable if I can be assigned to the front line."
But it’s too late.”
"But this is a bit wasteful," Sandora blinked. She was thinking about how to maximize the value of each soldier. "Your identity is very special. Although it seems now that you are serving in the fallen apostle camp,
Experience can no longer bring us the value in the report, but this special status should have some special value... Ah Jun, what's your opinion?"
Shandora threw the question over, but actually I didn't have any idea about it.
Carter is a former fallen apostle. At the beginning, the biggest significance of this special identity to us is that he may know who is behind the ambush in the ruined world and the value of those battleship wreckage, but now this information is useless
, Bellavilla brought us more detailed information, but because of this, Carter, a former fallen apostle, was incorporated into the regular army and became an ordinary little officer on the front line...
"Perhaps we should set up a special military agency to deal with fallen apostles."
After thinking for a while, I tried to express my opinion, "Carter, although you may not know much about military secrets, you must be familiar with the fighting methods of the fallen apostles and the various characteristics of their army, especially
It’s the armament situation they transformed using the power of the abyss.”
The other party nodded naturally.
"Bella Villa was a leader among the fallen apostles back then. She may have known what the fallen apostles were doing from an overall perspective, but in the most basic level of soldier combat, her understanding of the fallen apostles was probably not as good as that of an ordinary captain.
," I looked into Sandora's eyes, "The headquarters has always had a team dedicated to analyzing the actions of the fallen apostles, but this team has always been composed of normal Xiling apostles. They lack a real expert or core -
—I think Carter is suitable for this role."
"Absolutely a good idea," Sandora showed a faint smile, "Carter, how about you serve in the headquarters first?"
"I'm just a frontline officer with mid-level authority." Carter neither accepted nor refused, but objectively informed us of his situation. "Am I qualified to enter the headquarters?"
"You can think of this as a special appointment." Sandora said lightly, "At least for the initial period of time, you have no actual military position in the headquarters, nor any establishment. You only exist as a foreign aid expert for a certain military group.
.”
When Sandora told the other party that this was an appointment, Carter said nothing and immediately made a military salute: "Accept the order!"
For a moment, I suddenly felt a huge sense of disobedience: the tall and thin man in front of me was our enemy a few hours ago. He stood firmly on the side of the abyss camp and deliberately tried to make me
The plan with Shandora went bankrupt, and after such a short period of time, the other party was freed from the influence of the abyss, and even became a member of the Imperial Army. Such a sharp contrast and huge change are really disappointing.
It's hard not to feel weird.
Fallen apostles and normal Xiling apostles... have the same memory and clear mind. What is the essential difference between them?
I think this problem may be difficult to figure out until you completely defeat the opponent.
With the absolute control of the spiritual link, there should be no doubt about Carter's loyalty, but after all, he was the enemy of the Emperor before this, and this is the first time we have used "Void Reversal" (please let us forget a certain
A clueless girl gave him a deceptive name like "Emperor's Fraternity" to purify an abyss-infected person. The effect of this treatment has yet to be verified, so Sandora did not rashly release Carter completely.
He still has to be under strict surveillance, and his mental connection is open to us 24 hours a day. Besides the right to move around the headquarters, he does not have any imperial authority. He is prohibited from using weapons and is not allowed to leave the headquarters at will.
, can be said to be a free prisoner, in a state of house arrest. This state should not last long. After passing a series of rigorous reviews, he will be able to return to his normal status as a middle-level commander. However, before that, it is difficult to say that Carter has been completely regarded as a
One of our own.
I thought that this kind of treatment might make people a little depressed, but I didn't expect that the other party had a calm face. He readily accepted the order to continue being "custody" as if it was a matter of course.
"You must always be cautious about the abyss, they are all-pervasive."
Carter himself said this, "After all, I still have the abyss reaction, and it only takes a few hours to complete the reversal."
"Of course it's best if you understand, and don't worry. It's just a partial restriction of freedom. I hope you can get used to it." I contacted the warden on standby in the outer space through a spiritual connection and asked him to cancel Carter's prisoner number, and at the same time asked Xi Wei
Si is going to add an unauthorized serial code to the headquarters and bind it to Carter. "Now you can leave the prison. Sandora and I will take you to the headquarters in person."
"Wait a minute, there is one more thing!"
But the other party seemed to suddenly remember something and shouted suddenly, "I just remembered... there is a piece of information that you absolutely don't know!"
Shandora's eyes suddenly focused on Carter, with a serious expression: "What information?"
Carter also looked extremely serious: "I have no right to know the details, but because His Majesty Harlan once participated in this plan, I have come into contact with some relevant information, and this plan is related to you."
The first half of the other party's words were to answer Sandora, but the second half of the words turned his attention to me. I pointed to my nose in confusion: "Is it related to me? By the way, can you not talk like a train?
One section..."
Carter had no reaction to the complaints, but said one word at a time: "They may be trying to copy you."
"..."
Silence, the surroundings were silent for a moment, and even my own breathing missed a few beats.
"Copy me?" After a long time, I couldn't help but laugh. I looked at Sandora and shrugged, "How do they copy me? Is it so easy? And they know my true situation?"
There is a reason for this dumbfounded laughter. I even don’t believe that such a thing is possible. Although Carter told a sensational piece of information, the stunt effect of this information is obviously far beyond its real possibility. The fallen apostle is trying
Copy me? Is this possible?
If copying Emperor Xiling was such a simple matter, they would have been invincible a long time ago. Why should they be as low-key as they are now?
Millions of imperial emperors are crushing them sideways. I believe any fleet will be exposed. You must know that at the peak of the empire, there were only 135 emperors. This is a number developed over millions of years.
, you can see how difficult it is to give birth to an emperor. It requires not only hard power, but also great luck. And the fallen apostle is now thinking about mass-producing the emperor?
This is still one of them, but more importantly - can void creatures be copied?
There are only three void creatures in the entire void! We can't even talk about a partner within the clan. Father God and his wife were raised through the implementation of Guangyuanji's plan. Is it possible that the fallen apostle also plans to create a void creature himself?
This is almost as crazy as the void creation plan of the old empire era.
"I know this sounds very unbelievable. In fact, I am not sure that this speculation is true." Carter was not surprised by my reaction and just took a breath. "But I am 100% sure that they are somewhere."
I found a 'Primarch' that can be used to copy part of your power. I once came into contact with a database. Your name was mentioned in the footnote of the database, and this name is related to a certain one called 'Blank Vessel'.
The original body has been put together, and as far as I know, they have successfully collected your energy samples a long time ago: it is easy, as long as you go to the battlefield in person, your energy samples are completely public. Now these elements are complete
, it’s hard to say whether they intend to create a copy similar to you by copying your energy sample and pouring it into a blank body..."
"If what he said is true, then this is really a serious situation," Sandora was silent for a few seconds and whispered to me, "They will never be able to copy an emperor-level apostle exactly like you, let alone
Create void creatures, but if they find a 'body' that can accommodate the power of the void, and then use your energy samples to mass-produce imitations similar to you..."
"That is definitely a disaster." I knew very well what my power meant, and I couldn't help but frown at this time. "As long as they discover the secret of the void realm, they can easily defeat all our top combat forces.
They all become ordinary people, and even the gods will be affected by this power."
"This is just the worst guess," Sandora finally shook her head, "I don't think the fallen apostle can achieve results in a short time. You know, Tavel has been studying your power from the beginning. Until now, she is the only one who can achieve results."
The mature results are nothing more than superficial things like energy skimmers. This is achieved when she has direct access to you, the 'original body', and the fallen apostles at most have your energy samples in their hands, even if they
Even if you find a body that can contain the power of the void, you probably won't be able to master the method of multiplying your energy samples."
Shandora's analysis is not unreasonable. Although Carter's intelligence is sensational, it may not be necessary to worry so early about the fallen apostle's plan: in fact, those crazy people have many perverted plans, and none of them are fuel-efficient. You are worried
They can't even worry about it, and even if they really succeed - no one will be worried about it. It's just a fake. Are they planning to leave me, the original, helpless?
but……
"I don't know what's going on, but I suddenly thought of Sicaro." I glanced at Sandora depressingly, and the latter was stunned and looked weird, "Don't tell me, I thought of him too.
Already."
Soon Sandora and I put aside the "Copy Plan" of the fallen apostles for the time being. It's not that there is no need to worry about this plan, but under the current circumstances, it is difficult for us to effectively prevent the fallen apostles from carrying out operations in their lair.
Any research on this, so since worrying is useless, it is better to relax and consider how to quickly increase your strength. Absolute hard power is the most effective means of defense and counterattack at any time, even if the enemy really copies hundreds of them.
"Defective Void Lord", I firmly believe that if the emperor has tens of thousands of star battleships, those replicas will also have to kneel. It's very simple. With tens of thousands of star battleships, I, the genuine article, would have already kneeled...
"This is the capital of the new empire... It's a completely different place from what you imagined." Carter, who had become semi-free, followed Sandora and I out of the prison. We did not choose the portal, but walked to the commander.
Department, on the way, the former fallen apostle who saw the scenery of Shadow City for the first time let out a loud exclamation, and then his eyes fell on a holographic propaganda wall not far away. He suddenly let out a strange scream and jumped out a dozen meters away.
, "Wow! You actually put such a dangerous ring in the square?!"
I quickly stepped forward to comfort him: "Don't be nervous, don't be nervous, it's the London Olympics..."