Overturned Tower

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That's just too arrogant.And short-sighted.

Russell realized with some guilt... the words he had denounced the Pope before could also be used on himself.

Since it is a matter of the future, let the future solve it; since it is a disaster for all future mankind, then let it be resolved by all future mankind.Standing in the "now" to look at the future, there will always be worries and fears; but the human beings in the future are not limited to the present level.

"Wait, the instructor didn't mean to say..."

Russell suddenly remembered the sentence "Think about what Russell would do" that the instructor said.He originally thought that this was the instructor playing tricks again...

But now after waking up, looking back - he realized that his mentor had already given him the answer.

Because the "Russell" here does not refer to him, but the "philosopher Russell".

That "Russell" believed that all human activities originate from impulse and desire.The individual good is the realization of the "wish".

People want to satisfy their own wishes, and human beings are social animals, he will always love others.If one wants to satisfy the wishes of the greatest number of people, one should pursue the universal good as a matter of course.

Although individual desires are different and even conflict, where desires can coexist, there is always more "summation of goodness" than where desires conflict, and can "satisfy a greater total amount of desires".That is to say, the "universal good" is convergent and can take a limit—it will eventually converge to the "coexistence of desires".

Therefore, the universal good is necessarily feasible in a sufficiently long-or infinitely far future.Love is preferable to hate, cooperation is preferable to competition, help is preferable to plunder, peace is preferable to war.The only problem is that humans cannot reach "infinity", so they must speed up.

In order to seek the ultimate salvation through accelerated means, human beings must resort to science.

Science does not refer to "steel technology that excludes psionic energy and magic", but refers to a knowledge system that predicts objective things based on testable explanations, and a practical method of understanding the world.

It’s not just Sogo Island’s desire for endless truth, nor is it the inductive knowledge system and decryption of ancient technology in Sun Island, nor is it the integration of Tongshen Island’s industrial system.Not truth, not knowledge, not technology - but a clear methodology.

Since the future of humanity is already at stake, it will only be possible if humanity is indeed on the path of greater possibility, and when enough people are fully aware of it. rest assured.

——The path of elves and dragons was wrong from the very beginning.

They should not hide the truth about the future and obscure the history of the past.If they announced everything from the very beginning, maybe thousands of years have passed, and humans have already thought of a solution to the problem.

They still use the perspective of the past disaster to fear the future disaster, firmly regard it as the "unstoppable" doomsday, and attack all optimists who deny the doomsday.The destruction of the old human civilization frightened the 84 inheritors... so they chose "as rulers" to govern the world with their own correct knowledge.

Well, looking back...

——How is this essentially different from the promotion plan?

The mistakes made by the name-seeking elves 1000 years ago are exactly the same as their promotion today.They all sacrificed the entire "now" in order to fight against future disasters.With confidence in his pure and firm will, he became "the forerunner, caretaker and guardian of mankind", and became the most special ruler.

In order not to let themselves become decayed, they specially made their spirits and hearts immortal.They paid enough for it.But thousands of years have passed, and these immortals are still corrupted by time.

The end is near.They become desperate, decadent, and depraved.

The pope "promoted" hates the ignorance, dullness and conservatism of those elves, but he is also walking on this road.Russell, who wanted to become a god in the confusion before, gradually walked towards this path unconsciously.

"The only lesson mankind has learned from history is that no lesson has been learned from history..."

Humans keep repeating the same mistakes over and over again.

Russell didn't realize the weight of this sentence until now.In the era of obliterating [history], even this most important warning has been forgotten by everyone.

Chapter 1 The dying struggle of the monkey-faced eagle

"—— figured it out?"

Without warning, Delphinium beside him suddenly asked, "Don't be confused any more."

Russell blinked and looked over.

"When did you realize that?"

"When I came out of church."

Delphinium chuckled lightly and said, "I felt that you were in a wrong mood at the time... as if you were worrying about something or fearing something. I felt your confusion, but since you didn't say anything, I couldn't help you much. Busy. Asking you will cause you more pain.

"I've been confused before, and I know what it's like. Being questioned non-stop can't solve the confusion in my heart. It just keeps stirring up the pain that was originally shallow enough, and turns it into blood. Red sticky sugar color."

She said and walked over.And Russell changed back to his original body, Delphinium took advantage of the situation and hugged Russell's head.

"Since you have decided, then I will support you."

"Aren't you even asking what I'm going to do?"

"Because I believe in you."

Delphinium replied firmly, "You won't let me down, right?"

"Of course. You can always trust me."

The bad guy on the side, hearing the words, wrinkled his facial features together, showing a look of indifference.

If it was before, he would definitely open his mouth to mock at this time.Because he can't see such sweet and sour words.

...But now, he feels a little guilty.I always feel that if I ridicule the past at this time, I will be ridiculed three times by Russell and Delphinium in the future.

What he said before wasn't a lie - he didn't regard the "Kamalse II" as his lover.In other words, he himself didn't know what he regarded it as.It can only be vaguely summarized as "important people".

However, he is no longer as sure as he was in the past that "I will never fall in love with someone".

Maybe he is also looking forward to something in his heart.Looking at this scene of Hangsha and Xiaoya, it was like looking at a magic mirror reflecting wishes, which moved his heart a little.

However, even if the inferior swallowed the words that came to his lips, his expression as if he had eaten a lemon was still caught by the keen Russell.

"If my guess is right," Russell turned around, hugged by Delphinium behind him, and looked at the inferior with a smile, as if provocative, "The enemy on the side of Director Kamalser should also be resolved ? Then I guess, she should be coming soon."

"...do you know what she did?"

Mr. Langyan was a little surprised.

"Of course. Because you didn't explain at all where the 'laser' that burst your blisters and nearly killed you...or in other words, actually killed you, came from."

Russell smiled, and his clear pupils reflected the hearts of others like a mirror: "You saw Xiaoya's broken tail, and you were aware of the injury. But you didn't ask about it at all—and you didn't say anything cruel. or ask where the danger of strangulation comes from.

"And, the most important thing is... you told us before that those drones left spontaneously after seeing you. It's not that they were afraid-if that was the case, you should be pursued by others Kill. But the attack did stop, which means that the head office of Yongquan Island already knows of your existence.

"In addition, there is a high probability that you have already died once. It took a lot of effort for Camerer II to resurrect you. Since she knew that you would be attacked, she couldn't let you stay here, so she left immediately.

“All that said, the situation is clear.

"Your little girlfriend was very angry when she saw that you were killed once. With the idea of ​​eradicating the grass, she contacted the local forces to hunt down the murderer for you. The murderer and her—maybe she brought There was a fierce battle among the people who came, and when the murderer tried his best to resist, the aftermath of his attack happened to hurt Xiaoya. You realized that innocent people might be injured, so you left the battlefield in a hurry and came over to check the situation.

"As the apex of gang power, the Fuji Society did not receive the evacuation information in advance and did not participate in it at all. A large number of drones 'belatedly arrived' and came to cover bombing after the battle... which means Neither side is a 'gang member' in the traditional sense. At least one of them, the company dare not hurt."

It also means another thing.

Because Camalthy II shouldn't know that the werewolf operation was initiated by the church...

And the church hates mages so much, the "werewolves" they actively recruited cannot be mages.But those who assassinate the inferior and try to provoke the wrath of the Help Society have clearly mastered the spell.

This shows that the werewolves on Yongquan Island—or at least some members of this branch of werewolves can only be "monkey-faced eagles".That is, "a man in wolf's clothing".

Because there is only one person who is against the "Fujisha", "Seven Giants" and "Cyber ​​Church" at the same time.

That is the monkey-faced eagle who realized that he was being targeted and began to struggle.

Russell believes that things should be like this: the monkey-faced eagle on Sogo Island has noticed the werewolf plan that is advancing in parallel on Qikong Island, and specially selected the three sages who cannot intervene, the weakest power of the church, and the tentacles of the Fuji Society. The Yongquan Island that cannot be stretched.

The clone it controls is mixed in the "Werewolf" team, trying to stir up a war among the relief society, werewolves, and the head office in the name of werewolf operations, intending to muddy the water.He assassinated the inferior first, and then assassinated and strangled, all of which were Russell's right and left hands.It knew Russell cared about these people.

It was also to provoke the relief society to attack the werewolves, so that Russell and the Pope would fight first.

It's almost done.

Although the Relief Society was slow to respond, so they didn't fight back immediately... But Kamaltha II was indeed angered.

But what the monkey-faced eagle didn't expect was that Camalthy II didn't contact the company immediately - because she was not a real "name elf", she instinctively distrusted the company and was afraid that she would be exposed.

Therefore, Kamaltha chose to inform the church that the mechanical angel was hostile to the wild mage on the surface, and she had an excuse to call the angel.And the moment she notified the church of this matter, the church that originally planned to do it tonight understood the monkey-faced eagle's plan.

Obviously the two sides fought back and forth at the beginning, but suddenly the "Werewolf" side was defeated like a mountain.There can only be one answer... that is, the monkey-faced eagle was robbed.

The sudden attack of the sheath prevented the monkey-faced eagle from controlling the powerful "clone".That "hot dim yellow laser light" was exactly the ability that the monkey-faced eagle had demonstrated when it attacked Russell.

"And the drones leave after noticing you, which means that these drones are completely controlled by humans, and they are not self-disciplined actions of drones. Therefore, there is no 'slow response'. They just wait until the battle is over. here.

"Because the company doesn't want and dare not bomb the angels of the church. Therefore, after the battle ended, the clones of the mage group and the monkey-faced eagle were wiped out, and the angels left, the drone swarm came to wash the ground. While destroying the evidence, Make a gesture of 'this is a gang riot suppressed by the company'. Because the company doesn't want to be hostile to the 'werewolf' at this time, let alone turn against the church..."

Although in a sense, it's really the same thing.

"Of course," the corners of Russell's mouth rose happily, "The core evidence that allows me to see everything like a detective in an easy chair...

"It's because your little girlfriend has been quietly squatting at the door to eavesdrop for a long time, Mr. Langyan. Fortunately, you didn't say anything wrong."

As soon as Russell finished speaking, there was a light knock on the door of the prosthetic body clinic.

"……I just came."

A soft voice sounded from the door, as if trying to hide it.

Chapter 1 The Power of Destiny of Camalthy II

After Kamalther II's voice fell, the prosthetic body clinic was suddenly quiet for a moment.

Then, several low-pitched, suffocated laughter sounded.

The girl outside the door blushed suddenly.

She rubbed her hot face, and quickly hopped her feet on the spot for a while, moving her knees that were numb from squatting at the door for too long.It was also because she was a little nervous and anxious, and wanted to distract herself in this way.

When the delphinium opened the door from the inside, Camerer II suddenly stopped his movements.

"……excuse me."

Camalther II whispered.

After she entered, she stood at the door, not daring to go any further, nor did she dare to raise her head to look at the faces of the people—because she was almost sure that if she raised her head at this moment, people would be greeted with smiling eyes.

——But from another point of view, what Camalther II was actually more afraid of was seeing no smiles on everyone's faces when she looked up.

That means that her existence has not been recognized - her original sin of being "Camalthe" is still not forgiven.Although rationally speaking, delphinium and ultramarine should not be that kind of person...but she was still very scared.After all, Kamalther had tried to kill Ultramarine.

She was like a dignified and introverted good student who was called into the head teacher's office in fear, or like a young girl who met her parents for the first time following her first love... She was uneasy and harbored some kind of regret. The anticipation and fear of his upcoming trial.

Yes, on the one hand, Camerer II was worried that she would not be forgiven, but she also secretly expected to be reprimanded, cursed, and punished in her heart.Because she herself also hates "Camalthy", she is also a victim of the name "Camalthy"...but she is the absolute beneficiary now, no matter how much she curses Kamalthy Can't get rid of that hypocritical meaning, and that hatred will be weak after all.

After all, she really didn't want to get rid of this name and the extreme status and power it brought...

"—But if someone scolds himself and curses 'Cammarth' because of the crimes committed by 'Camalth', it is a kind of relief for himself...Because as a victim Girls who berated 'Cammarthe' and punished you for your own guilt for not wanting to get rid of this power."

Russell suddenly leaned over and pressed his forehead against Kamalthe's.

"……Eh?"

The girl was startled and her eyes widened suddenly.The slender elf's long ears trembled subconsciously, and his neck shrank back.

"I guess right, Camalthe?"

Russell raised his head with a smile, and said relaxedly and naturally: "Or, if you don't like this name...we can also call you Lothar?"

Although it is a guess...

But his words were even clearer than Camerer II herself - she herself was unable to analyze her own psychology so accurately.Before hearing Russell's words, she was only aware of the guilt of the former half, and didn't know that she still had the guilt of the latter half in her heart.

"This mentality is normal, Lothar. 'Why me', this difficult problem can stump many people for a lifetime. Without paying anything, they won the grand prize that made them become a master overnight for no reason. , At the same time, it completely deprives others of the 'one chance' to change their lives. And your own life is very happy, in fact, you don't need any changes.

"In this case, when you realize...it's different from other elf successors. If you become 'Kamalthy', no one will be taken away.

"Then, you will continue to feel a sense of guilt towards the other 'candidate successors'. This guilt is accompanied by your shallow hatred for Kamalthe, and the feeling of 'I may not be worthy' after you get power Your lack of self-confidence can give you a desire to self-destruct and demean yourself.”

Russell narrated in a low voice, with a kind of magic in his voice.

She always wanted to pay something to calm her restless conscience.Because she got too much, far more than what she wanted - because of this, she desperately wanted to save the life of the inferior... and risked being cursed, hostile, disapproved or even At the risk of being killed on the spot, confess his identity to him.

"At that time, you must have thought in your heart...'If you were killed by him early here, it would be a relief. At least it is more lost and painful than when you are killed after you have fully adapted to this identity. Be strong.' Right?"

Hearing Russell's words, Hang Sha moved his neck with some discomfort.

He always felt that he hadn't done anything, and was suddenly clicked by Russell.

But Lang Yan looked at Camerce II in surprise: "So you think so..."

That's why he appeared directly in front of me and said something like "My name is Kamalthe"?

Only then did Lang Yan realize the meaning of the guilt and admiration he read in the girl's eyes.

Because of the extremely complicated bond between the two, he can understand the other party's feelings—but his lack of emotional intelligence and experience prevents him from understanding the reasons for that feeling.

Russell stroked Camalther II's hair, and said softly, "It's nothing, it's better to say it's good. Because it shows that you are a good boy."

Camalther II just lowered his head, obediently feeling the feeling of Russell stroking his hair.

She always felt strange in her heart—because she felt a kind of "elder" feeling from Russell.