Vic Sterling, twenty-seven years old, overdrive, blood eater.
Elizabeth's biggest impression of her half-brother was that he was very quiet.
She had seen him only a few times. Vic did not grow up in the Lake Eden area, and there were not many places where she could see him in the Garden District, the Acropolis Mountains and the Central District. He was like an invisible person, but he existed but did not exist.
Be seen and mentioned.
Bloodline is an unavoidable issue for Vic.
Within the consortium, bloodline also means the power behind it, and bloodline is a natural best interest.
Both Elizabeth's parents came from Seth's main family. No matter how they each had illegitimate children or whatever, the offspring of their union would have a higher status.
And Vic Sterling, for a long time in the past, was nothing more than a wild species.
If he wasn't in Overdrive, he probably wouldn't even have gotten the surname Sterling.
Elizabeth didn't think her father would care about an ordinary person or an illegitimate child with low extraordinary talents.
But because Vic was a highly gifted child and was determined to be in overdrive as an adult, he was accepted. He began to appear at family gatherings in some seasons, but he still didn't look like an official Sterling.
Overdrive children all have highly programmed educators as their teachers, but Vic does not. In the eyes of the old woman who belongs to her mother's side of power, Vic seems to not exist.
Later, Vic was sent to Angel City. Leaving Flowing City was like leaving the center of the world. It was a kind of assignment.
News about Flowing Light City will always spread throughout the Free States, but news from other Free States rarely attracts the attention of Flowing Light City.
As a result, Elizabeth sometimes forgets this brother, and many people forget her.
But at the same time, Vic was fighting against the wilderness in Angel City and eradicating alien species, which created great benefits for Seth and the bank.
Now, Vic is back.
The morning after her latest contact with the Master, Elizabeth learned that Vic had been sent to River Country by the bank.
The Union District asked her to conduct experiments in Kabukicho, and she had connections in both the Boxing District and the Castle District. Kabukicho is adjacent to the Garden District and not too far from the central district, and is connected to the subway.
But on the other side of Hexiang District, there is a big river called "Kitaarachuan" separated from Sanjiao District.
Hexiang District does not have as long a history and influence as Kabukicho. It is a remote place northeast of Liuguang City. And because it is too close to the eastern industrial zone, it has become an industrial waste dumping ground, and the crisscrossing rivers have become the Black River.
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There is a local gang called the "Kappa Gang", and attacks on the eastern industrial area are becoming increasingly rampant.
Three days ago, a group of people suspected to be members of the Kappa Gang intercepted a group of trucks and stole the goods like a wilderness.
Seth and the bank decided to take tough measures against this trend in Hexiang District, and Vic was sent with his team to deal with it.
Elizabeth is still active in Kabukicho.
But she didn't expect that she would meet a gifted person so quickly in the cafe of Ono Hotel.
"Miss Sterling, my name is Ghost Girl. I am a gifted doll. I am now appointed by the United District and am a member of your brother Mr. Vic Sterling's team. I brought the gift he gave you.
He has no time to come in person."
This small cafe is simply and elegantly decorated, with a mix of traditional and modern styles. The windows facing the street are hung with roll-up bamboo roller blinds, and the colorful lights at the bar are very dazzling.
At this time, all the other guests had been cleared away, leaving only two groups, both belonging to Sterling.
Beside the long U-shaped bar, Elizabeth looked at the "ghost girl" in front of her. She was about the same age as her in her early twenties. As her name suggests, she looked like a shadow, as if she lacked vitality.
Why? The ghost girl is wearing a light green broad-shouldered coat and blue jeans. She is fashionable and has a beautiful face.
But she just vaguely felt something strange and indescribable from the other party.
Those who are born with nature, this is the one who is born with nature.
Senior Steven is a doll-type supernatural being - that may have been some kind of guidance from the master, and Ghost Girl is a natural person who can counter dolls, and now she has become a bright star of the bank so quickly...
If Senior Steven was indeed assassinated by a gifted person as rumored, the killer was probably the person in front of him.
Hexiang District, river, water source, water of life.
The Kappa Gang has a side profession, which is considered to be a side branch of the First Night Dolls.
Ghost Girl is a weapon equipped to Vic Sterling in the United Zone. It seems that the talented ones can even counter the side door.
Around Elizabeth, whether it was Ayako or Judy Dickinson, there was an instinctive chill.
I don’t know if all gifted people are like that, or if it’s just doll-type gifted people, but this ghost girl makes programmers like them feel like they are facing a human-shaped ice cube.
It's as if even the blood doesn't flow inside the other person's body.
"Okay, thank him." Elizabeth had already seen the gift, but didn't know what it was.
As the ghost girl walked into the coffee shop, several other entourages arrived together carrying a large rectangular box. The box was placed next to the bar, and it was wrapped with a layer of gift colored paper with exquisite patterns.
"Mr. Sterling, I hope you will like it." The ghost girl waved her hand, and two of her entourage took action to remove the layer of colored paper. What was inside turned out to be a large refrigerated iron box, which looked like
……coffin.
Elizabeth frowned slightly, feeling very bad.
Vic, her brother, seemed to have no good intentions.
The ghost girl went up personally and opened the lid of the refrigerator, and a cold mist suddenly floated out.
Elizabeth saw the body of a young woman lying flat inside the box, wearing a black windbreaker uniform of the Wilderness Mobile Task Force. The clothes were brand new and straight, but her dead face was bloodless, and her eyes were still slightly open.
They were a pair of light brown eyes, without any energy at all, like prosthetics, staring straight up into the sky.
If it weren't for the cold in the refrigerator, the body would have been rotting for a long time.
"This!" Elizabeth's blue eyes stared, and her heart tightened suddenly. Who is this, and what does Vic mean...
"This is Julie Dickinson." The ghost woman said, her plain voice as if coming from the underworld: "As a member of the death row walking team, she suffered a nerve injury during the battle in the wilderness, and she dropped from fifth gear to second gear.
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"She requested compulsory treatment. Unfortunately, the treatment was not successful. Instead, she suffered a nervous breakdown, causing her death. Originally, as an offset to the cost of treatment, her body was to be sent to the Superman Research Association as scientific research material, but
Mr. Sterling knew that she had a good relationship with one of your security personnel, Judy Dickinson, so he took great pains to leave her body and give it to you, who will dispose of it."
Over there, Judy was already stunned, looking at the corpse, her expressionless face was trembling...
"Judy..." Elizabeth was also at a loss, "Judy, go and have a look."
There were only a few steps away, but when Judy walked over, she realized how heavy and slow her steps were.
Juliette Dickinson, Julie. The children in the nursery are all her siblings, but none of them can compare to Julie's deep relationship with her, her family, and her sister.
When she stood next to the ornately packaged refrigerated coffin, Judy became more and more unable to control her body trembling.
Gifts? Gifts that can be given to each other...
No, Julie, you made your final contribution to the bank mother. You did not let the bank mother down...
But, how could it be you? This doesn’t make sense, why would you ask for compulsory treatment?
Judy knew that her sister had a dream of becoming a wanderer. Julie had never thought much about joining the Wilderness Mobile Task Force, just because she was following her, and probably because she had no choice...
Based on her understanding of Julie, if Julie needs to retire due to injury, Julie will not ask for compulsory treatment.
Unlike Julie, who only focuses on the bank, Julie has many other things she wants to do. Julie has thought about getting married and starting a family.
"No, no..." Judy leaned down, touched the body in the refrigerator, and closed Julie's eyes.
Her hands were trembling and her heart was trembling.
She is a third-programmer exorcist. Even if her nerves are damaged to the third gear and she cannot perform the K-level program, she can still have a kind of perception and experience. Whether it is called a soul or residual personality data, the corpse will
Touch her.
But now, she feels nothing.
It's empty inside. Julie's body is empty inside!
Judy couldn't help but raise her head and glared at the gifted person almost with grief and indignation, "Julie's death was not due to forced treatment. She had not received treatment. Any treatment has residual data. It would not be like this... it would not...
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When Elizabeth heard this, her expression suddenly changed, and she looked at the ghostly face, trying to get an answer.
"I don't know your question." The ghost girl just said calmly, "My task is to bring this gift, and Mr. Sterling's words. Miss Judy Dickinson, he has something to say.
you say."
At this time, the rest of the entourage had left the cafe, leaving only the ghost girl.
Then she said to Judy, Elizabeth and the others:
"Judy, Mother Bank is no different from God, it is a man-made religious worship.
"But who told you that God likes good people, order and virtue? If that's the case, why are there always evil people in this world? Why are the nations that always win the war able to retain their bloodline? Those who died under the butcher's knife
There is no good person among those who practice evil, corruption, darkness and chaos. Why can only those who practice evil, corruption, darkness and chaos enjoy happiness?
"Who told you that the mother of the bank likes you? Who do you think you are? In this system, you are neither the master nor the child. You are just a humble servant, worse than an illegitimate child."
Judy stood up suddenly, gritted her teeth, and was crying on her face that never smiled.
She understood, she knew, how Julie died, at the hands of a blood-eater.
Julie had just retreated from the wilderness battlefield, checked out the second gear, and was abandoned...
What He Lan said suddenly came to Judy's mind: Street dogs talk some nonsense, but they are really right.
"You don't represent the bank!" she almost shouted at the ghost girl.
What is the bank, and who represents the bank...are they the children of the training center? They have never even set foot on the island of the Union District, but they have always been obeying the orders issued there.
Who actually represents the bank...
The ghost girl ignored the man who was about to collapse, turned to look at Elizabeth, and continued:
"Mr. Sterling also has something to say to you. The original words are as follows: 'Elizabeth, either eliminate the weak or eliminate the blood-eaters. Any expedient measure will be in vain.'"
Elizabeth was silent, as if a wall had blocked up her heart, dragging her soul down and trapping her inside.
There was an urge to riot in her heart, like that night on the streets of Kabukicho.
She doesn't want to be Elizabeth Sterling anymore, she wants to be red-haired Liz, she wants to burn...
She chose to destroy the blood eaters, she had already made her choice.
However, it was this mood that made Elizabeth realize the danger with her remaining calmness. Vic was pushing her forward, making her run staggeringly.
Yosuke Harado just wanted to provoke her and provoke her to say something she shouldn't say; but Vic wanted her to do something.
Once she takes a wrong step and takes a step forward, the core interests of the Blood Eaters will be violated, and there will be no chance of success.
And Julie Dickinson is lighting her up, she wants to burn.
How could she remain silent, how could she explain to Julie, how to explain to Judy, how to explain to herself...
"That's it, my mission has been completed." After the ghost girl said that, she walked outside without stopping.
Elizabeth stood silently for a long time, then gradually came to her senses and went to close the refrigerated coffin.
At the same time, Judy had become expressionless again, holding back her moist eyes, and only said: "Miss Sterling, I beg you to bury Julie and don't let her be used as material anymore."
"Of course, it's up to you to arrange the burial." Elizabeth took a deep breath and sighed, "I will find out the truth about this matter and try my best to give Julie justice. This is a promise of mine.
"This is not something that can be done today or tomorrow, but I will definitely do it. Judy, if you are not stupid enough, you know that my brother hopes that I lose this opportunity. As for people like you Judy-Di
He doesn't care what a loser like Jin Sen thinks."
Elizabeth did not tell everything. There were several Seth security personnel around, and they were not entirely reliable.
She asked Judy to follow her alone and that no one else should follow.
The two of them walked out into the sunshine of the cafe. Elizabeth looked at the lively street a few floors below and said softly:
"What should I do, what can I do? Was Julie killed by my brother, or someone else? Judy, if that's the case, do you still think Julie was making a contribution?"
Elizabeth doesn't comment on bank mothers, but she feels that Judy now has a new evaluation.
If this can't melt Judy's stiffness, then no matter how much she talks, what's the use.
"This system..." Judy had something to say in her heart, but she was speechless.
For a moment, Judy couldn't tell whether she didn't know how to speak, didn't want to speak, or didn't dare to speak.
"There's something wrong with the system." But finally, Judy looked out onto the street and said, "Something's wrong."
"Judy, maybe we don't understand it the same way, but we both think it needs reform, right?"
Elizabeth did not argue with Judy about the banking system. The master said that the more friends you have, the better. Everyone can have their own ideas, as long as they have a common goal to unite, which is to change the status quo.
"Maybe..." Judy's voice was hoarse, "But I don't understand this, I haven't learned it."
"You have what you are good at. The bank gave me a list before and asked me to choose some security guards. The list is all former Wilderness Mobile Task Force personnel. That's how I picked you."
As Elizabeth spoke, she took out a printed list from her handbag, and had been preparing for when she would ask Judy, "Judy, I hope you can give me some reference on who my friends are."
Judy took the list and read it, and immediately knew that Miss Sterling had a difficult side.
Vic Sterling got a gifted person; and on this list, there are just some half-disabled people with damaged nerves.
Judy doesn't know everyone, but she does know some of the people above.
She named the five names above, "They all love Bank Mother, they are all... friends."
Judy thought of something else, "I also know a fierce general named Helan, but it's a pity that he died in this conflict."
Elizabeth took the list back and looked at the names and information in the rows, feeling slightly excited.
She doesn't understand these names and the stories behind them, so she can only trust Judy for now.
It is also because the United District knows who she is and that she wants to reform, but she is just making a long bet and being emboldened. It is easy for the bank to deal with her Elizabeth Sterling. A talented person is enough, and there is no need to play too much with her.
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However, after the security team is formed, inspections must continue.
Elizabeth doesn't care whether her nerves are damaged or not. The master seems to have a way. These are the only people she can choose. What she needs are people who can do things, those friends.
Once the time comes, we can unite with the Wilderness Mobile Task Force and the training center.
Perhaps, her plot and breakthrough were what Vic was pushing, pushing her to speed up on the same road.
There must be a destruction at the end of the road, either the weak will be eliminated or the blood-eaters will be eliminated.
But Elizabeth knew that she was walking on the path guided by the master. She was not a weakling or a blood-eater, but a friend and an enemy.
Vic Sterling has no idea that behind her, there is a powerful organization called the Sharers.
She accepted Vic's gift.
"What is Julie's last wish?" Elizabeth asked.
"Julie wants to leave this city and see everywhere."
Judy looked at the people coming and going on Caoyuan Street and murmured softly: "Julie only told me that she sometimes envied the free people in the wilderness who could be burned to ashes... Miss Sterling, put Julie
Cremate her and scatter her ashes into the sea."
"Okay." Elizabeth nodded and looked at the sky in the distance, but was blocked by buildings and neon signs.
[Redemption, program level: advanced 98%, ↑4%]
"Judy, I hope Julie in heaven can rest in peace, and I hope Julie in our hearts can also rest in peace."
