"Mr. Theodore, you said you hope to cooperate with Muxi Town. I don't understand, where does your confidence in us come from?" Todd looked at the pair of people with different expressions in front of him, and secretly thought about them.
Are you acting?
The old man picked up a few pieces of fruit, stuffed them into his mouth, glanced at the angry-looking throat next to him, and said slowly to Todd: "Maybe you don't know, this is not the first time I have come to Muxi Town.
.On the contrary, I am a frequent visitor here. I have been to the theater in the town and watched the latest plays; I have also attended your lectures in disguise; I have also sat on the plank road in the port and fished on the seaside with the fishermen."
Todd rubbed his brows with a headache and squinted at Huggins, the captain of the guard, and Alfonso, the person in charge of the town's security. The two lowered their heads in shame.
Todd thought that it was really necessary to strengthen the security of the town, otherwise no one would know if his head was taken away one day.
Todd sighed and turned his attention back to the president of the Relief Society.
"Don't think that I am a bad old man who only knows how to sit in the laboratory. I also traveled to many countries when I was young, the barbarians in the north, the empire in the south, the holy city in the east..." Theodore looked at the sister hotel
Decorations of different styles, as well as the strange-shaped fire bottles beside the fireplace, he said with emotion:
"However, I have never seen a place like Muxi Town... Here there is respect for tradition and recognition of innovation. Everyone can find his place, and every career can get what he deserves.
Respect. Knowledge is the supreme honor here, not a snake or scorpion that the ignorant avoid."
Throatbone looked at the wooden cross hanging on the wall, biting his nails with his teeth, his face twisted: "But this is the territory of the church, Muxi Town and the Knights. All of these are gifts from the church. I don't think Mr. Todd
I'll give it all up!"
Todd glanced at Rachel, Hudgens and Alfonso beside him, and said inexplicably: "My faith comes from Heavenly Father, not the Pope..."
Theodore's eyes flashed, and he touched his beard seemingly unintentionally.
However, there was no sign of relaxation on the face of Throat Bone, and he muttered to himself: "It's just an excuse to change the soup without changing the medicine..."
Theodore pushed away the dinner plate in front of him, crossed his arms, looked at Todd and said, "Let's talk about the successor."
Todd leaned back a little, his face expressionless.
"To show my sincerity, I would like to talk about the Undead Successor first..." Theodore's words caused a loud protest from the throat bone.
"President! This is completely different from the discussion we had before coming here!" The man who hid his body under a thick black cloth shouted anxiously towards Theodore: "Have you forgotten? The church is full of despicable people.
, cruel villain! Not to mention that our beliefs are different from theirs!"
Rachel stood up, supported her body with one hand, and hammered the table with the other hand: "Short-sighted guy! Shut your mouth! I used to have the same idea as you, but in Muxi Town
These days, I see a different kind of shelter."
There was no movement in Yan Gu's eyes, but there were no more words.
Theodore looked at the face beside him that was blocked by hatred and all reason was blocked. There was a moment of regret and helplessness in his eyes, and then he said to Todd: "I believe you already know the origin of the successor, so I won't stop
I won't go into details. The successor of the undead uses the skeleton of the successor as a carrier, and then combines the corpses of aliens and ordinary people with it. To achieve this step, although these combined corpses are just a pool of flesh and blood, there will be no
Any action. But..."
Todd, who was listening intently, followed Theodore's words and asked: "But?"
"We have found something that can be reanimated by combining it with the bones of the successors and transforming them into undead successors."
Todd asked: "A thing?"
Theodore smiled and said to him: "Todd, before our cooperation can go further, I hope to keep some secrets."
Todd felt a little regretful, but he still nodded in understanding.
Theodore continued: "The successors of the undead possess most of the alien abilities, and the most surprising thing is that they have the intelligence of children and can understand some simple instructions."
Todd recalled the Frankenstein monster, and after pondering for a moment, he said: "I have seen that monster, and its appearance seems to have changed?"
"Yes, the Necromancer Successor you met at Watch Castle was one of our earliest experiments. Through observation, we did find that it seemed to be constantly changing, somewhat similar to the mutation of the Successor. We
We once tried increasing the amount of Sutherland's relics in our bodies in previous experiments, hoping to slow down the rate of mutation. But the fact was completely contrary to what we expected.
The mutation rate of the undead successors who arrived at Sutherland's relics has accelerated..." Theodore touched his beard and thought about the scene in the experiment. Worry slowly appeared on his brows: "Day by day, I always feel
That experimental subject is growing like a child. We even found that it sometimes avoids us and secretly eats the body of the successor..."
Todd thought carefully about the president's words and said in a deep voice: "This is indeed a problem."
"In addition, the growth and movement of the successors of the undead require a large amount of flesh and blood as food. Experimental subjects that do not eat for a long time will become manic and even trigger aggressive behavior." Theodore looked at Todd and said sincerely: "
Of course, there are still some things, and I will explain them slowly when I have the opportunity in the future. But first, I want to ask, are you willing to cooperate with me?"
Todd looked at the expressions of the people around him, Rachel looked at the other side with wary faces, Huggins looked at him with trust, and Alfonso closed his eyes with disgust on his face.
"Mr. Theodore, may I ask how you plan to use the Necromancer Successor technology?"
The old man didn't hesitate at all: "End the war."
Todd looked at the other party in surprise: "End the war?"
"If you and I cooperate, Muxi Town will be able to create a powerful and controllable army, and then we can use this army to suppress all careerists and militants!" Theodore's face flushed with excitement: "
Just think, we could use this technology to eliminate all threats, deter the restless, and transform the entire world into a land free of oppression and discrimination!”
Todd touched the bridge of his nose with his hand, looked at the old man who was immersed in the beautiful vision, and said somewhat unbearably: "Theodore, let's not talk about whether this technology is just. But you are really sure that you can control this kind of technology.
Everything?”
Theodore stopped talking and looked at Todd in confusion.
"I once heard a story. Far away, there was a famous scholar named Fritz Haber. He invented a weapon-poison gas, which can make people suffer and despair in just a few minutes.
Died. In the war, the application of this weapon caused the loss of millions of people, including many of his own kind. And this scholar’s original intention of inventing poison gas was just out of paranoia.
Patriotism and the desire to end the war as soon as possible."
Looking at Theodore's shocked face, Todd continued: "So, Mr. Theodore, I understand your thoughts. But it is not realistic to use one weapon to end all wars. What's more, you
You are a scholar, not a politician. You may not understand or even know anything about the filthiness of politics and the pursuit of interests. Your achievements and technologies are likely to be used by others and become tools of massacre and rule.
The murder weapon."
Theodore's throat was dry, and he lowered his head to reflect on each other's words. After a moment, he stood up and saluted to the other side: "Todd, you had the opportunity to deceive me with lies, but you used stories instead."
Warned me."
"I need to think more carefully about the technology of the Necromancer Successor for a while." Theodore gave Todd a kind smile: "But your sincerity and integrity made me firm in my original intention to work with you.
Cooperation is the right decision.”
Todd stood up from his seat, walked to Theodore, and took the initiative to extend his right hand: "Mr. President, I look forward to your decision."