Looking at the words on the bronze medal, Todd took two steps back in disbelief and said with a trembling voice: "This is her birthplace..."
Meredith waved her wings and blew away the dry cloth and dust covering the culture tank, revealing the contents inside.
One corpse after another floated in the vessel, some looked like human beings, and some looked like nothing more than a ball of flesh.
"This is the early laboratory of Eliade, one of the three elders." Meredith walked to a sink, looked at the body of a two-year-old baby girl inside, and said in a deep voice: "The technology of human body replication,
Although it was published a long time ago, many books introducing its principles have been lost to this day, and the remaining ones are scattered in the underground palace of the Presbyterian Church."
"Decades ago, Eleanor, one of the three elders, found a notebook about human cloning from a xenoscientist and showed it to Iliad. In exchange, she proposed that if Iliad
De was able to complete the human body cloning ritual in the book, and Eleanor promised to give this notebook to the other party."
"The Alien Alliance Association was stuck on the key link of resurrecting the leader at that time. Some of the contents in this book explained and made up for many doubts in the resurrection ceremony. Therefore, for the association at that time, it was undoubtedly a timely help. Yili
Yade naturally accepted the deal."
Todd seized on a key point of the matter and asked: "What does Eleanor get in this deal?"
Meredith tapped the surface of the crystal culture tank with a crow feather and said softly: "What Eleanor wants...is this."
Todd was stunned: "She wants Rachel?"
"As one of the three elders, Eleanor is already at the pinnacle of all previous elders in terms of strength and power. There is only one thing she cares about, and that is eternal life."
"How to escape the scythe of death and stop the ravages of time has become her top priority. The human body cloning ritual gave her an inspiration. If she could use a small part of her body to duplicate herself,
Then when the body ages, the organs of the replica can be removed and replaced, or even the body can be replaced using a resurrecting ritual to achieve immortality."
Todd's lips turned white and his fingertips trembled uncontrollably: "So, Rachel is actually a copy of Eleanor. After she is born, her organs may be removed at any time, or she may even lose her body?!"
"Eliad, who hoped to resurrect the leader of the alien species, naturally did not want to see this happen, so after creating a copy of Eleanor, which was Rachel, he injected toxin into her body, causing that time
Rachel suffered severe rejection and became a failed product."
"Eleanor gave up the human cloning plan and asked Iliad to erase the "failed" copy of Rachel. But the latter did not do so. He just lied that he needed to continue to observe the status of the clone, and maybe he could
Find a solution to the problem. So Rachel survived."
Todd covered his forehead with his hands and said depressedly: "After that, Rachel's only friend, Mia Avandlin, chose to commit suicide in order to avoid Eleanor's persecution. As punishment, Eleanor
Put Rachel's soul into Mia's body, letting her live in pain and guilt forever... Everything she experienced was like living in hell every day."
Sitting on the stone steps, Todd looked at the experimental equipment and crystal vessels in the room and sighed deeply: "Have you never thought about getting rid of Eleanor?"
"Get rid of her?"
Meredith turned her head and looked at Todd amusedly: "Do you think defeating her is an easy thing?"
Todd was a little surprised: "Even you can't defeat her?"
"I was able to escape from her hands unscathed, but if we really fight, the outcome is really hard to say. Besides, even if Eleanor is eliminated, a second or third Eleanor will still pop up in the Presbyterian Church. Ambitious
It has never been unusual for families and those who are greedy for power."
Todd asked strangely: "Eleanor is also a tyrant?"
"No, but her special powers make her more difficult to deal with than the tyrant."
"What kind of superpower?"
"Before I explain Eleanor's abilities, let me ask you first, do you know the difference between hereditary abilities and non-genetic abilities?"
Todd nodded: "I have heard that non-genetic abilities can be transmitted through water, food, etc., while hereditary abilities can only be passed down from parents to children."
"Correct. And compared with non-genetic abilities, genetic abilities generally have more lasting effects and greater destructive power...such as dimension cutting, mind shock, gravity blasting, etc..."
Meredith covered her belly with one hand and said slowly: "And Eleanor is called the 'Mother Goddess' precisely because her powers come from a special organ in her body - the uterus. She can
Use the mating with powerful alien species to copy and acquire their genetic abilities."
Looking at the dumbfounded Todd, Meredith shook her head and said: "Think about it, in the Legionnaires program led by this Mother Goddess, how many aliens with hereditary abilities have become degenerates after she seized their abilities.
The birthing machine..."
Todd's face was full of disbelief: "You mean, this mother goddess can copy and use those hereditary abilities, so how many abilities does she have now?"
"No one knows, so I said that the existence of this guy is more troublesome than those tyrants."
Meredith patted the dust on his body and said, "I've finished explaining what needs to be explained. Do you still want to see Rachel now?"
Todd stood up, took a long breath, and said to Meredith: "Everything you just told me will only strengthen my determination to see her."
Meredith smiled and clapped her hands, walking towards the door and saying, "Although I knew you would say such an answer, it's really a relief to actually hear it."
Todd, who followed the woman and returned to the underground passage, asked, "So, where is Rachel?"
"She got into trouble and is in jail now..." Meredith saw Todd's anxious look and said with a smile: "But you don't have to worry too much, that child is a smart person and knows clearly what's going on here.
When the time comes, what can you say to save your life?"
Moving forward along the corridor, Meredith said as she walked: "But before we save her, we have to meet someone first."
An hour later, Todd, wearing a black robe and covering his face with a hood, stood in a huge room.
Dozens of rows of bookshelves fill the place to the brim, and all kinds of experimental equipment are everywhere.
Meredith, who was wearing a crow mask, looked at an old man with a beard that swept the floor, half-smiling.
The latter, however, focused on Todd.
"Who is he?" the old man asked Meredith: "He has the aura of the Kingdom of Shadows just like you."
Meredith looked back at Todd: "He is a friend of mine and an ally of the alien community. In short... Eliade, he is a trustworthy person."
The old man known as Iliad withdrew his gaze, looked at Meredith and whispered: "As the grand leader of the Legion of Disputes, you have not been back for several years... Forgive me for being such a talkative old man, have you given up on yourself?
His father?"
Meredith put away her smile and her eyes slowly turned cold: "Elliad, you are right to ask. I came back this time just to talk to you about my father, Sutherland."