The man's voice had a distant echo, as if he was recalling memories from the very distant past.
[Back home, my mother is old. She has heard about my achievements a long time ago. She is proud of me. I can’t tell my mother about the Grand Duke’s affairs. I just told her that I was going to work in a laboratory far away.
It may be difficult to come back in recent years】
[My mother happily told me to let me go. She lived a good life alone, and the neighbors took good care of her. Of course, she was also very strong, and she helped each other with her neighbors, and never received favors in vain]
[I was very reluctant to let go, and finally my mother drove me away, and then I went to the Grand Duke’s private laboratory to participate in confidential technology research]
[That was my happiest time - my mother's life was settled. Someone recognized me, recognized my wisdom, and my efforts. They didn't look down on me because of my blood. I would obviously be worshiped as a god elsewhere.
The fourth-level powerhouse is actually an equal... at least on the surface he communicates with me as an equal and invites me to participate in his research]
[Then things get a little complicated]
[The topics I was assigned were 'life solidification' and 'artificial beings' that can perform 'soul transfer'... To be honest, the former is a new technology that I have never heard of, while the latter is a very classic 'immortality'
The commonplace topic of 'soul transfer']
[To be honest, this latter topic is really meaningless - the soul of the sublimated person originates from the body and thinking mode. This is the basic knowledge. The higher the level of the sublimated person, the more unable to separate the body and soul and split them at will.
It will cause damage to oneself]
[Especially for the Heart Light Body, for those who are strong at the third energy level or above, once the body and soul are separated, even the Heart Light Body will decline... This is quite confidential information, because the special source of the Heart Light Body requires both body and soul.
A state of perfect harmony can be gradually derived]
[Even if you create a 100% suitable body for the soul transfer from beginning to end, you will not be able to bring the power with you, and because of the transfer and decline of the soul, you will almost 100% lose very important memories - people who are transferred like that
Are you still the same person? No goblin would do such a thing]
[But the Grand Duke told me not to think about the decline of the soul, nor to think about the inherent thinking that 'only sublimated people' can have souls... I only need to solve the problem of artificial human bodies with high adaptation rates]
[To be honest, this is also very difficult. Initially, the connection between the soul and the body is the source matter, but after the soul is formed, its spiritual matter will in turn nourish the body. A blank body itself will also give birth to the source matter.
The conflict between these three is essentially an unsolvable problem. It is 100% impossible. I have been studying for several years, and in the end, the practical artificial human beings created are at most 95%... and these are isolated cases, and most of them are only 70%.
~85% or so, and extremely expensive]
[Even if the standards are lowered to this level, verification itself is still a big problem]
[Not enough, the experimental materials are completely insufficient. Moreover, how can we succeed in researching this technology without information on species like fairies and dragons that can change their bodies at will? In addition, biotechnology is indeed not the strength of the Grand Duke, or even the Empire.
That’s the powerful technology from Feiyandi]
[We need more volunteers... But where are there so many death row prisoners and volunteers who voluntarily donate their lives? Not to mention the goblins and dragons I need... Hey, that's funny, where are the volunteer goblins?
What about Helong?]
[The Grand Duke was silent for a while after knowing this. He recognized my previous achievements, and then asked me to change a topic - this time, as the chief researcher, I am responsible for the forming principle and suitable environment of the 'soul aggregate']
[This has nothing to do with what I learned back then. Fortunately, I have figured out the alchemy skills in this area over the years. This topic is not difficult for me. The relevant information and precious information on 'Virtual Realm Psionics' I applied for
After the classics arrived, I quickly confirmed one thing]
[The soul, as a highly ordered collection of spiritual matter, needs to be in an area with a large amount of energy to remain stable without the body]
[The virtual realm is actually suitable for the soul to survive, but the virtual realm after the disaster was too damaged. It is in the repair period, so the soul will be stripped away, or the energy existing in the virtual realm can repair itself... Those virtual realms
The machine gods have essentially been controlled by the instinct of the virtual realm. They are the tentacles of repair, just like the tentacles of natural psychic energy of fairies]
[In other words, the Void Realm Machine God is another kind of fairy! No wonder the Void Realm Machine God can also be used as inheritance, and no wonder the fairies are so concerned about the operation of the Void Realm Machine God. All knowledge in this world is indeed common!
】
[So, I came to a result that was quite outrageous and proved to be correct]
[The most suitable environment for the soul to exist is actually hell]
[It sounds like nonsense. But in other words, it is a 'volcanic area' or the ionized layer above the sky, which is full of thunder and electromagnetic force]
[The virtual areas they correspond to will not absorb the energy of the soul, but will overflow part of the natural spiritual essence to ensure the survival time of the soul. To be honest, these two places are no different from hell. I also know why the ancient
In myths and legends, the soul will eventually go to hell, or be reincarnated. This is actually a fact]
[But the problem is...it's not enough]
[The energy of volcanoes and ionosphere is too little. Maybe it could be maintained before the disaster, but it is not enough now]
[If you really want enough energy, sufficient energy for the soul to exist forever, it does not exist on Terra, but in the sky... around the sun, if there is a corresponding area of the virtual realm around the sun, maybe there really will be that
kind of environment]
[I probably also understand a little bit why in ancient mythology, the residence of the Heavenly Father, the palace called the Palace of the Sun, has another name: "Heaven after death" and "resting place"]
[Of course, something more interesting is that the human body itself is actually the best habitat for the soul... After all, the human body is a stable negative entropy body that absorbs energy to maintain its own existence. Unfortunately, the human body's lifespan is too short.
Durable natural environment]
[It sounds like nonsense, but in fact, as long as you slightly adjust the resonance frequency of the soul, you can fill a body with dozens or even more souls]
[The difficulty lies here - how to adjust the soul? This thing cannot be mass-produced, so although it is a theory, I have no intention of doing an experiment. The lives of volunteers are precious, even corpses. We
Have respect for all teachers】
[My research was a great success. Although the conjecture was very bizarre, and there is currently no such environment on Terra, the Grand Duke was very excited. He made an exception and promoted me to deputy director, and asked me to go to the central secret experiment in the Avak region.
The office is responsible for important technologies of a core project]
[The name of this technology is very strange...'Death King'...Why is it called this unlucky name?]
[I was frightened, but I still declined because I knew very well that my qualifications were far from enough. In less than ten years, I had become the deputy director. I would definitely be ostracized by my colleagues. Let me go first.
Go to the central laboratory and start as a researcher, and then promote me after I make some achievements]
[The Grand Duke was a little unhappy, after all, his kindness was rejected, but he also understood my thoughts very well]
[Anyway, I am very excited - after all these years, I finally proved myself to the Grand Duke and everyone]
[But I didn’t expect that this would be the beginning of a nightmare]
【turn out to be……】
[My research has achieved reality using this method]
A man's life flew before Ian's eyes.
When he was young, he watched his mother work so hard that her back ached from exhaustion. She would read her account books by candlelight every day just to let him study with peace of mind, which filled her heart with guilt, gratitude and effort.
When I became an adult, I understood the barriers of class. I was careful every step of the way in college, ignored the contempt and difficulties of my teachers and classmates, calmed down, and carefully polished my own foundation.
After leaving the academy, he gained the attention of Archduke Thorin, and for the first time met the gratitude and joy of someone who respected him sincerely.
Then there are years of study, research, and experiments, racking your brains to overcome problems, and finally reaching results that are either satisfactory or unsatisfactory.
This man thought his life was going smoothly.
Although he was an unrecognized illegitimate child, had a difficult childhood, and had a very depressing growth process, he always had an inexplicable optimism in his heart.
——His father did not tell the family elders about his existence, so he could grow up alive.
——My mother raised him hard and sent him to study, and he rewarded him with excellent results.
——The teachers and classmates made things difficult for him, were malicious, and deceived him. It was nothing more than that, and it did not prevent him from being valued by the Grand Duke.
——Even those extremely complex and difficult studies, he led a team to tackle the key problems, and there were no results at all.
He is a genius - there are people who support him, people who help him, people who are optimistic about him, and he has to apply for research funds as much as he wants along the way.
Isn't this kind of life just smooth sailing?
He has always viewed the entire world with such an optimistic and positive attitude.
But now...
Ian sensed an extreme fear and confusion from the floating emotions.
[Why is the Grand Duke jointly conducting research with the Lingzhi Institute and Feiyandi? Is it okay for the Lingzhi Institute to say that Feiyandi is not an enemy? Even I, who have been at the institute in recent years, know that the turmoil in the Grand Dukedom is due to Feiyandi. Fire Land]
[Why do they use this method to treat volunteers? Not volunteers, but purchased experimental subjects? But aren't these people all refugees from the northwest... They are also people like us, just because of the war Leaving your hometown?!]
[I even saw an old woman as old as my mother appear here...her, her body was covered with abscesses and herpes...vomit...]
[Those people at Lingzhiyuan said that she was voluntary. She was seriously ill. In order not to hinder her children, she came here voluntarily to find a cure... If that was just the case, I might be able to feel at ease.]
[But the bastards at the Lingzhi Institute told me with a smile that these viruses were actually left out by them 'accidentally' in order to observe how contagious and lethal the virus would be in a normal village and how accurately it would hit people. 】
[They said that this virus can accurately kill people over fifty whose bodies are beginning to show signs of aging. They are the backbone of a country, a collective with experience and wisdom. If they want to launch an all-round war without any lower limit, they will not hesitate. Do not hesitate to use this weapon against your enemies]
[But they used it on their own citizens first...]
[It shouldn’t be like this... I’m going to ask the Grand Duke, I want to find out what’s going on]
[...The Grand Duke told me that although it is difficult to accept, none of them will sacrifice their lives for no reason. If we do not want to usher in tens of millions of deaths, then the sacrifice now is necessary]
[Although the technology of the Gnostic Institute is vicious, they did obtain specific medicines and vaccines against the virus by studying the old woman's condition. These medicines are now being distributed for various reasons in major cities in the Grand Duchy. Constantly updated vaccines]
[Although they are crazy, they are still members of the empire in the final analysis, and they cannot really allow such destructive weapons to spread to their territory]
[The Grand Duke told me that he knew what kind of person I was. He knew that I was afraid that someone like my mother would become one of the experimenters and one of the victims...I cannot deny that I was just afraid that my mother would become one of them. I just feel morally unfair towards these dead experimenters, and I don’t have the courage to stop it]
[I don’t have the courage to stop a country...even if it’s just a Grand Duke]
[The Grand Duke noticed this and told me that my mother is safe and happy now. She is well protected]
[And if I really don’t want to, I can leave the Awak Laboratory and do the research I want - my contribution is greater than I imagined. He will give me the chance after I become the second energy level. Arrange a barony for me, let me become a noble and spend my remaining years in peace]
[As a price, I will no longer be able to conduct relevant research for the rest of my life. A brave retreater like me should have been secretly killed and the technology completely kept secret, but the Grand Duke has sworn that he will never do this to any of his own people]
[I believe what the Grand Duke said, I know that this may be the best ending]
[But in the end, the great public spoke to me meaningfully]
【He said】
[——Adlbert, if you are really dissatisfied, why don’t you try to oppose it and ban it? 】
[Why do you have to stay silent, step away, and pretend you can’t see all this?]
[Replace a plan that everyone thinks is wrong with a better plan - if it’s you, I believe you can do it]
【I don’t believe in myself】
[But if the Grand Duke believes in me, maybe I...can really do it?]
At this moment.
Following the path vacated by the phantom army along the way, Ian passed through many boxes and eventually came to a vast flat land.
This is a loop-shaped fortress, the central laboratory body where Archduke Thorin's researchers are stationed. Outside the laboratory body, it is surrounded by layers of dense phantom armies, and a layer of black spherical shields surround it.
The laboratory was shrouded, and Viscount Avak was standing on the top floor of the laboratory. As a local lord, he was undoubtedly also a high-ranking official in the central laboratory.
Many phantoms confront him silently.
Ian raised his head, and he saw that in the center of the phantom army, there was a man wearing blood-ice armor. He was holding a frost-like sword tightly in his hand, his pupils were as scarlet as blood, and the deathly aura exuding from his whole body was exactly the same as his own.
.
He stood in the phantom of a sea of people, but he seemed to be alone. The whole small garden was obviously very bright, but his whole body seemed to be filled with overlapping shadows.
And what he was staring at was not the fortress laboratory in front of him or the phantom, let alone Viscount Avak, but the dead darkness in front of him, a long road with no end.
In front of Ian, the phantom army opened a path. They stared at the second dead king in silence, and then they all disappeared with a soft sound, turning into fluorescent white light.
They turned into surging rivers of dead souls and merged into the man's body.
Then, on the top of his head, it condensed into an almost substantial crown, causing a peculiar diamond-shaped mark to appear on his forehead.
Ian and the man were tens of meters apart. The man named Adlbert looked back and they looked at each other.
Pure cyan mist with a hint of silver appeared in the precognitive vision, causing Ian to narrow his eyes slightly.
【Why are you coming?】
The original dead king looked at Ian and his own kind.
Two pairs of scarlet eyes looked at each other. It was obviously a confrontation, but he smiled first.
Although it was a smile, it was actually more like a self-deprecating smile: [You are not from the Grand Duke Sorin’s territory, you are not from the Avak territory, and you have no direct connection with these tragedies and the dead... Why did you go all the way here?
?]
[You have clearly obtained the power of the dead king, haven't you? Even if the power will be gone after the soul of the dead dissipates, the perception of the power you have obtained will not disappear... You are the third energy level in the future, even more
high】
【In this case, just leave, why come?】
"I am a seeker of truth."
Ian answered with a matter-of-fact tone: "It's you, right? You freed the dead souls who suffered countless pains in Avak Laboratory, but accidentally caused the fall of the Void Realm and formed the Silent Abyss, either directly or
The mutation in Avak Territory indirectly led to the deaths of nearly a million people."
"Don't think that I am some kind of saint who came to avenge these dead souls. I was indeed very angry, so I killed those beasts of the Spiritual Knowledge Academy and gained the power of the dead king."
He said slowly, staring into the eyes of the man in front of him: "But essentially, I just want to know the truth behind all this, and the real meaning behind every final plan."
"For example, the plan of the former dead king...is it one of the many 'legacies' that Inaga II originally intended to transform the world?"
"That's all."
Ian's eyes were not blank at all. Even though he had faced an army of thousands of phantoms before, he still had no fear. What's more, now he only had to face the man in front of him?
The dead king looked at the young man in front of him. His face was blurry and he couldn't see his specific appearance at all. It was as if thousands of different faces appeared and disappeared at the same time.
But Ian could feel that the other person's expression softened a little: [You face your inner desire directly without any confusion, and you don't deliberately show off your morality...but you don't deliberately despise it, you just take it for granted.
exist】
[You are a good person...a good person who is more suitable to be the Dead King than me. Rather, it is better to say that fate guided you to this place, perhaps just to make you the real Dead King]
Saying this, the dead Lord Adelbert lowered his eyes, and his tone became cold: [But because of this, now, at this moment]