Chapter 40: The Secret of Ensuring Mutual Destruction
Although it is still difficult to select those who are suitable to bear the divine will and become "angels"...but they can be mass-produced after all.
The legion composed of a thousand mechanical angels easily broke through the defense line set up by the mages.
The previous battle situation was instantly reversed——
Although the upper limit of mages is still much higher than that of the Holy See, powerful mages require hundreds of years of continuous training, but the Angel Legion can copy them with one click as long as they find qualified ones.
It's almost like a craftsman's workshop struggling against the cold and ruthless factory assembly line.
The mages instantly lost their ability to resist... However, the war was not over.
As the war becomes more and more anxious, and as the hearts of the people are filled with more and more despair, pain, resentment, and fear, the spells used by the mages who gain power from the collective subconscious become more and more vicious.
.The personalities of mages who are connected too deeply gradually change - like one after another resentful souls that only exist for war and revenge.
In order to completely defeat the resistance of the mages, the Holy See began to use a forbidden weapon.
[That is a destruction-level weapon that can burn down a city-state in an instant... It was at that time that I suffered a fatal injury]
The deer head statue describes it this way.
The more Russell listened, the more something was wrong: I always felt that the Holy See was starting to grow mushrooms...
[At that time, the earth cracked, vegetation dried up, resources were exhausted, and even clean water became a luxury product... The old trade routes were completely cut off, countries and city-states were completely disintegrated, and those civilians who did not participate in the war at all were lost in the battle between mages and
In the aftermath of the Holy See’s war, more than half were killed or injured]
[It can be said that the world had already been destroyed once at that time]
The earth is filled with a fatal curse that can turn people into wolf-like monsters within seven days.
Almost all of the original terrain was turned into desert and wasteland - destructive hot winds and extremely cold ice fields stretched across the world from the south to the north, and almost all land space was no longer inhabitable.
——However, even so, those mage towers standing in the desert still cannot be captured.
The mages, infected by the curse in the collective subconscious, are still unwilling to surrender...or, in other words, they have gone crazy.
[Because the dawn of complete victory has not been seen for a long time, the only group of mages who remained awake did not know what kind of negotiations they had reached...perhaps it was the pressure from the dragon. In short, they suddenly rebelled collectively]
[They are those elf mages]
The deer head statue revealed a fact that did not surprise Russell.
It was similar to Russell's guess - the immortal dragons were not interested in these things at all, but when the scale of the war escalated to the Doomsday War, they finally couldn't sit still and took action to forcefully mediate the war.
As the only immortal species keen on power and wealth, elves naturally have to bet on both ends. Half of them support the Holy See and half support the mages.
After seeing no hope of victory for the mage at all, the elves belonging to the mage immediately jumped back.
Although the mage tower standing on the desert was still not captured, the war ended hastily.
Although the Holy See won, it only declared victory unilaterally.
During the long tug-of-war, the top leaders of the Holy See continued to change. In the end, more than two-thirds were elves, plus the top mages who defected... It can be said that 80% of the top leaders of the victorious side were elves.
[There are eight sky fortresses occupied by the Holy See, seven of which are handed over to the elves]
[With the technical support of the dragon, the seven sky fortresses used for war were disarmed and transformed into aerial cities. The living area was expanded a hundred times, and a complex ecological environment was obtained. They became a city that could tolerate several people.
A large floating island where tens of millions of residents live]
[Those civilians who still survived had less than one-tenth of the population compared to the peak period. They all moved to the floating island and became the first residents of the floating island]
The remaining sky fortress has not been renovated or expanded and is still armed. It is the only sky fortress held by the Holy See.
[They named it "Temple" and placed the "Sacred Code Server" inside it]
After that, it's the age of corporations...and the age of the sky.
Those cursed and polluted lands were not completely destroyed and were still in the process of long-term self-repair.
The dragon did not grant the elves the power to establish a country, so the elves did not dare to claim the king directly; naturally, the elves were not allowed to formulate laws and form an army. The previous weapons must be destroyed, the army was disbanded, and production was fully restored.
Although there is no "king", new life still needs order.
So after the dragon left, the elves created the "company system", occupying seven empty islands and setting up seven companies.
"...These are the Big Seven."
Russell was stunned.
【Yes】
The deer-headed statue affirmed.
"Why did the elves get the greatest benefit in the war between the Holy See and the mages?"
A new doubt appeared in Russell's mind: "What about the dragon and the Holy See?"
[The dragons are repairing the damaged earth. Except for the dragon named "Hudson", who has enough enthusiasm for the "company" system that he personally manages the company as the chairman, the other dragons do not live in the name of
On their empty island]
[As for the Holy See... because of the order to 'destroy weapons' and 'disband the army', the angelic mechanical legion was frozen and refrigerated]
[The act of modifying the will of others is undoubtedly "evil". Once this secret is known and recognized by everyone, the human group consciousness will also change accordingly. The power of the Holy Order obtained by the Holy See through modifying the will
All will be reduced to nothingness... So in order to cover up this secret and to increase people's acceptance of the act of modifying will, the Holy See changed its name to "Cyber Church" and bluntly stated that their power comes from God - the collective subconscious. Therefore.
, they will not be able to devote themselves to "gods" throughout their lives]
[Unless everyone's will is entered into the "Sacred Scripture", then the Sacred Scripture server itself is the collection of all human consciousness - that is, the God manifested in the world. Everyone can call on everyone's knowledge
With will, everyone's will is both free and collective. If interpreted in this way, then the "Mechanical Angel" is nothing more than a forerunner]
[Nowadays, the Angel Legion does exist, and the holy scripture server that can mass-produce angels is still running... and the company knows that the Holy See was responsible for many crimes such as modifying the will of believers, artificial angels, using forbidden weapons, etc., so they are in a state of ensuring mutual destruction, but instead
Stay safe]
…Is this also considered a nuclear deterrent?
Russell's expression suddenly became a little strange.
"Then, leader...why do you want to tell me these secrets?"
He had no doubt that he, who knew so many secrets, would definitely die without a burial place if they were leaked.
unless……
[This is also to ensure mutual destruction]
[Just knowing these top-level secrets, no matter where you are an agent, is enough to be sentenced to exile - unless you are willing to completely reform your personality, but that is no different from death]
——This is to ensure that you will not betray us.
The deer-headed statue said bluntly.
[On the other hand...it is also a foreshadowing so that you can understand what I am going to say next]
Are these... all just foreshadowing?
"What words?"
Russell asked.
[The chip in the back of your head]
[The real meaning of it is actually to cut off the possibility of becoming a mage - and this is to completely cut off the connection with the mage]