Rachel lowered her head and thought for a moment, then said to Todd: "This speculation may indeed become a reality, but there is one thing I don't understand."
"What?"
"If either Eleanor or Sutherland masters the power to imprison the soul. According to common sense, that person can break the balance of power in the Presbyterian Church and control the surrounding forces..."
"However, according to the intelligence from the Alien Association, the south is still calm and there are no unusual phenomena."
Todd said: "Maybe this ability is not stable yet, or maybe this power needs to be trained. In short, no matter what the reason is, once this person masters this ability, the whole world will never be at peace again.
day."
Rachel looked at Todd and asked, "You want to use troops against the South now?"
"No, the Battle of Taylor has just ended. Both logistics and troop sources will take some time to slowly recover. It is the stupidest idea to rush to the south at this time."
Rachel smiled and said: "Then there is only one way left."
Todd nodded slightly: "I plan to negotiate with the Southern Empire, negotiate a temporary peace, and join forces to nip the power of the Presbyterian Church in the bud."
"Today, although the ruler of the Southern Empire is nominally the Caliph Saladin, due to his illness, many sects and clans are accumulating military strength. It is not an exaggeration to describe the entire empire as a mess..."
When Rachel saw a large amount of black parasites flowing out of Little Jerry's body, she stopped talking about the Southern Empire and asked instead: "Is that the culprit that caused the black plague?"
Todd nodded: "A brand new parasite, scholars at Muxi University have detected the tyrant virus in their bodies."
"Are you sure?"
"Tyrant viruses give this black parasite a unique property. They can record the host's DNA sequence, extract high-quality fragments from it, and recombine and construct it."
Rachel frowned and said, "Can you explain it briefly?"
"As for the Tyrant Virus, you can focus on the Crusaders. They were originally humans. They used inflammation and other methods to temporarily reduce the effect of immune function, and then allowed the heterogeneous bacteria, Sutherland Archaea and Tyrant Virus to work together.
Extract the hidden genes in their bodies. This gene may be from orcs or elves, and continue to copy this gene, eventually replacing the original sequence, and ultimately causing changes in the species."
Rachel said: "Yes, this is exactly what the Crusaders' transformation ceremony is."
"Then, if the host inoculated with the Tyrant Virus is itself a corpse, the situation will be completely different."
"The host is a corpse?"
A black parasite swam around the iron cage, but was forced back by the hot coals at the edge.
Todd pointed at the black parasite and said: "In the nature of another world, there is a parasite called acanthus. They parasitize in animals (such as zombie deer), destroy the other party's nerve center, and use information to stress the cavity tube.
To replace these nerves, the host will eventually become a zombie-like existence."
Rachel opened her eyes wide: "Is there such a thing in the world?"
"Not only Acanthus, but also Ophiopora hemisalis, melittin bacteria, and β-triester rabies virus, can all turn organisms into zombie-like beings."
Todd paused for a moment, then shifted his gaze back to the black parasite: "However, once this parasite encounters the tyrant virus, it will form an extremely powerful and terrifying creature."
"First, the parasite destroys the organism's nerve center and replaces the nerve wires with information stress chambers."
"The parasite then releases the tyrant virus, which begins to extract the host's genetic sequence and extract the high-quality parts to copy and replace."
"Eventually, a new, enhanced zombie-like species emerges."
Todd looked at Rachel and said, "However, the most terrifying thing is not these, but the other two serious consequences."
"The scariest place?"
"First, these black parasites will be discharged from the host body to the outside. When they come into contact with the outside world, they will actively look for other similar parasites to exchange information and share genes."
Rachel shuddered.
"To put it bluntly, a black parasite will pass on its host's excellent genetic fragments to other parasites, and will also receive genetic fragments from other parasites."
"This has a consequence. After countless times of transmission and sharing, the black parasite will form a genetic fragment that has been modified tens of thousands or even billions of times. When this fragment is injected into a host, you can
Imagine what kind of monster this host will be transformed into."
Rachel closed her eyes and said: "This improved host will eventually become an invincible... thing."
Todd said solemnly: "So, when I retreated from Taylor City, I specifically asked the army to cooperate with scholars to recover the bodies of all the Crusaders who died on the battlefield."
"Even if these bodies are buried deep in the ground or even burned to ashes, I have ordered them to be recovered as much as possible without leaving any traces."
Todd said helplessly: "Even so, I dare not imagine how many gene fragments these black parasites have recovered."
Rachel shook her head vigorously, as if she wanted to put this terrible scene behind her.
"You just said that this black parasite has caused two serious consequences. What is the second one?"
Todd said, "It's the soul."
Todd explained: "According to the knowledge I have gained, souls are actually a kind of dark matter. They contain dark energy, can reshape matter, and can change the natural energy balance."
"The most intuitive example is me. Through the continuous strengthening of the soul space, I have gradually been able to master the operation and aggregation of dark energy." Todd looked at Rachel and said: "If given time, I can even use this power to
Make objects, tear apart space and even...encode life."
"But now, if this kind of black parasite can transfer a large number of souls to their master in a short period of time. And this person has mastered the method of using the power of the soul, then what will happen next?
I believe you can guess it without me saying much."
After listening to Todd's words, Rachel lowered her head and began to think for a long time.
At this moment, a knight walked up behind Todd and whispered: "Your Majesty, something happened at the Grand Theater."
Todd was stunned.
Then, he closed his eyes.
After a few seconds, Todd opened his eyes and said slowly: "I know."