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Russell shook his head: "Did Lang Yin tell you before that I was very naughty when I was in elementary school? But in fact, I was not so naughty at the beginning.

"There was a kid in the class at the time. His behavior was very special... very funny and cheerful. It only took him a few days and he quickly became friends with many people in the class. And the naughtiest person in the class was actually It was him, not me... Let alone Lang Yin, even the teacher remembered it wrong.

"I had only been in school for a few days, and I was attracted by his energetic posture and wanted to play with him.

"But when I was chatting with him, because I wanted to make friends with him and envied that he could make friends with other people, I subconsciously imitated his movements, his expressions, his tone of voice, and his thinking. Way.

"Then, he suddenly realized something instinctively, and began to look at me with terrified eyes, as if seeing something indescribably frightening... Then he burst into tears.

"At first, the teacher thought that I had hit him, but after watching the surveillance video, I realized that I was just chatting with him. Whether it was a teacher, a classmate, or the child's parents... even He himself didn't even realize what he was afraid of.

"'Being afraid just because others imitate you', this kind of thing is incomprehensible to other people. And because I was afraid, I subconsciously hid what I learned after imitating. Instead, I used Alice's posture, Apologize to them simply and sincerely."

Russell looked at Alice's photo and said softly, "Alice was there at the time.

"She still didn't realize the problem at that time, so she apologized with the same tone and expression as me. The teachers all lamented my politeness and well-behaved, and comforted Alice.

"But that child seems to be very inspired... just like you now. He recognized at a glance that the smiles of me and Alice are 'exactly the same'. This made him cry again in fear, making a fuss non-stop.

"Because he would cry, tremble and retch when he saw me, so in the end he had to transfer to another school and leave. I also felt sad because a 'friend' left me for this reason. Sadness and pity.

"—So, I replaced his position in the class at a very fast speed with the ability and character I acquired by learning him. At that time, the students hardly remembered anything, and soon the impression in their hearts became I.

"Because I'm also smarter and calmer than he is when he's really playful and lively. I rely on the likability I learned while imitating Alice, and my natural sensitivity to other people's emotions. Mischievousness never crosses the line - I never do something obnoxious, and every time I crack a joke I think about undoing it.

"Soon, I completely replaced him. The child's first friend became my friend almost without any transition. Moreover, I did better than him."

"For example, a teacher was sad because she didn't have a boyfriend in her 30s. So when she celebrated her birthday, I made a fake cake with only a shell and said seriously that the handsome male teacher next door asked me to give it to her. It was for her, and he wanted to wish her a happy birthday. But when she happily opened the package of the cake, she found that there was only one flower carved out of a wooden board.

"I smiled and told the teacher, I'm a bad boy, I lied to you, I'm really sorry - there are no handsome guys, and there is no cake... But I made this flower with my own hands and gave it to the teacher as a birthday present. "

Russell stared at Alice's photo, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised: "The teacher was crying and laughing at the time, and warned me not to do this in the future, and even hugged me and sucked a couple of times. Although she looked very fierce, I could feel it keenly. To... the teacher is very happy.

"When Alice came to pick me up that day, I had a long chat with the teacher. Finally, the teacher took a picture of us.

"--that's it."

Russell touched the photo lightly and murmured in a low voice:

"This is the first photo in my life and the last photo in Alice's life.

"It was also from this time that Alice realized that I was different. She handed me over to the bishop to learn the principles of life."

Chapter 59 I will win the future for the world

"'The child who looked at me longingly has amazing talent'. After he said this, he agreed to Alice's request."

Considering that the monitor might be watching him, when Russell said this, he did not change his face to look like "My lord bishop".But his throat issued a voice that was exactly the same as that of the old man.

At this time, Delphinium suddenly discovered that the voice of the "Master Bishop" 20 years ago was almost exactly the same as it is now.

"So, in fact, you can be regarded as...the bishop brought you up by himself?"

She hesitated, considering calling him "General".But after thinking about it, she decided to use the most common address.In this way, if someone is eavesdropping, at least the other party's secret will not be revealed.

Delphinium thinks it's quite despicable behavior to tell other people's secrets about themselves as "good relationship with the other party" talk.

"Yes."

Russell lowered his gaze and reached out to gently touch Alice's box: "From this perspective, His Excellency Bishop is like my father, my grandfather, my maternal grandfather, and my teacher.

"When I was young and ignorant, it was the bishop who taught me many principles of life. One of them has influenced me until today...

"He said, 'He planted the divine power in me. All I have done is to reap it every now and then to feed the hungry.'"

Russell repeated softly: "His metaphor and understanding of 'power' made my eyes shine-power is not a sharp blade, not a shackle, not a scepter, not a flame." Power should be a flower, a fruit, and a seed. Power is the thing of self-evident beauty, the thing that feeds the hungry, the thing that brings hope and the future.'”

"He is a very wise old man."

Delphinium nodded and made a crisp sound.

"Alice didn't teach me much," Russell said softly, "or rather, Alice was too gentle...that she didn't want to teach me too much.

"'I can give you love, but I won't give you my thoughts...for you are a different individual from me, though shed with my blood; I can find you a good teacher, but I won't Tell you about the dreams I have had. Children should go on a different path from their parents. I will not decide your future just because of your love, dependence and trust in me.'”

Russell murmured full of love in Alice's voice.

"Her gentleness is not the gentleness of a mother. It is the sober and clean gentleness like a sage, like moonlight, like the sound of a flute, lighter than gauze, softer than water. If there is any injustice in this world, It is I who must question the gods face to face—that is, with Alice's almost divine gentleness, why can't she be recognized by the power of the Holy Order?

"She often said, 'Expecting others without authorization is no different from a curse.' Because of this, Alice has never hated the sheath, but she does not expect the sheath to return one day. She is just being with me Live in seclusion.

"Alice always forgives the sheath, and never complains. Maybe it's because of love, maybe because of fate. Maybe it's because of her tenderness and tolerance."

When Russell said this, he shook his head slightly: "Until Alice was cursed and died, I always believed in this.

"At that time, I wanted to be a gentle person like Alice, giving light and kindness to others like the moon... Until then, I realized... Maybe what I need to be is the sun and the fire.

"Bright and scorching. It can warm people, but it can also burn demons."

He said softly, touched his chest, and slowly grasped the necklace left by Alice.

The discarded chip stored inside that originally belonged to Alice was absorbed by Russell's awakened psychic energy long before he arrived at Happy Island.But the remaining crystal shell will still make Russell feel nostalgic.

——That was the jewelry that Russell wanted to buy when he was in school.

Because of its shape, it looks very much like the necklace with badges worn by the selected children in the first generation of Digimon.Although Russell hadn't awakened the memory at that time, he vaguely felt that it was quite familiar.

However, it was a crystal necklace with gold-plated edges after all, and Russell couldn't afford it-man-made crystals were not expensive, but the gold-plated shell was more expensive.But Alice realized that Russell wanted it, so she turned around and bought it secretly, intending to give it to Russell as a birthday present.

It was also Russell's last birthday present and the only relic left by Alice.

He already had money now, and he could have bought a necklace that was a hundred times more expensive than this.But Russell's only accessory, the accessory that he wears next to his body, is still this necklace.

It was by far Russell's most precious and beloved possession.It's just that when it fought the monkey-faced eagle last time, there were tiny cracks on it.

He looked at Alice's photo, his eyes gradually became calm, and the melancholy gradually turned into tranquility:

"—Now, I have really become the sun, mother.

"I found someone who loves me, and brought it to you... Her name is Flotie, she is very cute. I like her very much.

"If it were you, you would like her very much. I can be sure of this, because I have already simulated it... You will probably be playing on the sofa, watching your favorite show, and then hugging. Maybe Instead, I would be isolated, huddled in a corner and playing games alone.

"Perhaps when I am tired, you will come to comfort me together. I am loved by you together, and I am probably the happiest person in the world."

Russell said softly: "I'm getting married, mother.

"Without you, and without Daddy's wedding.

"Uncle and aunt are very nice people... They love me, even more than they love Flotie. If you are still alive, you should have a good relationship with them-you love Flotie, they love me. As They exchanged their own children and eventually formed new families.

"Mom, I've found my father. But he disappointed me a little...Maybe it's lucky that you didn't see him again. When I see him again, I'll give him an end."

When he said this, Alice's last words resurfaced in his mind.

"Don't save people, Russell... people can't be saved forever, take care of yourself."

Her faint whispers still sounded in Russell's mind: "Become a big shot, Russell. Don't let others control your destiny..."

Ahh, I did it, Mom.

I've become a big shot.No one can manipulate, use me anymore.

Russell closed his eyes and said silently in his heart.

Alice's whisper sounded in his heart.

It was a person who had done good deeds all his life and saved countless people, his last murmur: "Don't try to save anything, don't give happiness to others anymore.

"Be a selfish person. A selfish and happy person...

"Mom will give you all the happiness that mother saved...

"Don't give it to anyone else...

"Stop doing dangerous things..."

sorry mom.I have received your preserved happiness...but I have some very dangerous things to do.And I have to do it, I have to do it.

"I can't live just for myself..."

Russell murmured in a low voice: "This is what I... learned from you.

"I don't want to save anything, nor do I want to share happiness with anyone.

"I just... want to save my child. I want to give my child a future, and I want to give hope to the future."

He opened his eyes, and carefully took off the necklace around his neck without hesitation.

He opened Alice's urn, folded his own crystal pendant, and slowly put it inside.

Afterwards, Russell put his palms together and prayed silently.

After a short prayer, he gently closed the box again.

"I'm going to do something very dangerous. It's put here and handed over to the care of the Bishop."

Russell said softly: "All this time, I have used my body temperature to warm it... Before I come back, let it accompany you for me. I will definitely come back, I promise.

"When I come back again, it will be with my kids. It will be a brilliant victory... I will win the future for the world."

Chapter 60 Russell's Beginning

Russell was not one to dwell on the past.

He didn't stay with Alice long—after he had said all he had to say and wanted to say, and left his necklace for Alice, he left with Delphinium.

He saw His Excellency the Bishop standing outside the door, bending his back.

But he is not bowing to some big man... in front of him is a plainly dressed old lady.She was clasping her hands together, thanking the bishop respectfully and politely, and the old general was also considerate of the other party's body, and did not let the other party try to raise his head to talk to him, but he bent down somewhat reluctantly, and said the same softly to her What.

Of course, even though it was a gray-haired grandma, she might be 70 or [-] years old by visual inspection.

She is wearing a walking aid similar to exoskeleton armor-this is a civilian exoskeleton specially configured for the elderly with walking difficulties.

Russell looked at the walking assist device on her body, feeling a little absent-minded for a moment.

...In a sense, this is Russell's original invention, the starting point of his brilliant life.It was by this that he was recognized by his mentor.

Although Russell didn't want to admit it, and even wanted to forget this experience...

Once the age of the elderly reaches a certain limit, the body will become extremely fragile, and just a slight bump may kill or directly lead to paralysis.There is even the possibility of falling down the stairs due to sudden dizziness and weakness, passing out while using the bathroom...not to mention slipping on a muddy road, or stepping on something because of bad eyesight The situation has fallen.

And the strength of the old man will also be weakened a lot, and it will become troublesome to carry anything.If you live alone, many things will become troublesome.If one person must be left to take care of the elderly, it is easy for many middle-aged people who are in the career development period to be blocked by the physical condition of their parents.

It is also impossible to assemble prosthetic bodies for the elderly.Not everyone is compatible with prostheses, and not everyone can use any type of prosthesis.

After all, the prosthetic body has a special neural interface. When the prosthetic body in a new position is acquired for the first time, a high concentration of cognitive enhancer is injected to allow the body to survive the initial acute prosthetic body rejection.After that, I have to inhale the mouth-breathing cognitive enhancer several times a day like oxygen inhalation, so that the body can slowly adapt to the prosthesis.

After all, it is not an original prosthetic body, and there is no nerve tissue in it... Even the internal organs do not work [-]% according to the original working method of organs.As for the prosthetic body of the limbs, eyes, ears, mouth and nose, it will take a while for the brain to adapt to this "new signal".

The essence of a cognitive enhancer is a stimulant for the brain, which allows people to learn new things at an extremely fast speed.However, the effect of high-concentration cognitive enhancers is so powerful that the speed at which people absorb information cannot keep up with the intensity of learning.Also because of its addictive properties, it is usually a restricted drug used to increase brain compatibility.

For example, changing a limb, replacing a prosthetic body, or performing a nerve or muscle strengthening operation, removing and replacing a part of a nerve or muscle... When the brain must adapt to the new body in a short period of time, it is necessary to use cognition Enhancers, to allow the brain to "detect adding a new device" and "install the driver".

Therefore, it is usually risky for patients over the age of 55 to have new prostheses.So in the past on Chongguang Island, people would find a time to remove their legs and arms and replace them with prosthetic bodies after retirement. If their liver and kidneys were damaged, they would replace them as soon as they were young. Lose.

In the end, there are not many original parts left.

Even though Russell hadn't obtained the memory of his previous life at that time, he was also aware of the distortion of this way of life-human beings seem to be a kind of life form that coexists with machines.From childhood to adolescence, from adolescence to adolescence, from adolescence to middle age, from middle age to old age... At each stage, a part of the body is irreversibly transformed into an artificial object, and all kinds of software and programs in life The proportion of importance in will also continue to increase.

And if it is a rich boss, if he can persist for a longer time after he gets old...it will become even more distorted.

Their aging internal organs, skin, and bones can all be replaced with metal bit by bit, and their functions are simplified bit by bit.By the end of the day, there was nothing left but a brain.These old people who don't want to die live in society with an attitude of alienation... Vision, hearing, and touch are all simulated electronic signals, without a beating heart, let alone breathing and digestion.

Because they lost the ability to eat, they also lost their sense of taste and smell; because they no longer have fragile flesh and internal organs, and do not need pain to warn themselves, everything has more accurate "data" to monitor.

Then where is life?

It's just steel skeletons with open eyes.

But even this kind of twisted and deformed "skeleton transformation" is not even worthy of the poor...

In the end, the first person to consider this need was Russell when he was a student.

This is also the opportunity for Russell to meet his mentor Sally Ruth.

With the help of Russell's inspiration, relying on the "armed exoskeleton" that exists for bodyguards, Sally Ruth easily developed this civil hydraulic system that Russell named "walking assistance device". System exoskeleton.As a civilian exoskeleton device, it can help the elderly and sick to walk, run, jump, and carry heavy objects without relying on prostheses.In addition, an intelligent anti-fall system is set up to assist in maintaining balance in the event of loss of balance.

If this thing is developed by another person, I am afraid that it will become a rich man.

It is not impossible to even reach the sky in one step and directly become Dr. Zanbai.

According to the laws of Sogo Island, it should have been partially copyrighted by Russell.