"Mr. Theodore, you said you wanted to work with Twilight. 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 wondered if these two were acting?

The old man picked up a few fruits, stuffed them into his mouth, looked at the angry throat bone beside him, and said slowly to Todd, "Maybe you don't know, it's not the first time I've come to Twilight Town. On the contrary, I am a regular here. I've been to the town's theatre, seen the latest plays, dressed up for your classes, and sat on the boardwalk of the harbor fishing with the fishermen. ”

Todd rubbed his brow in a headache and squinted at Huggins, the captain of the guards, and Alfonso, the head of the town's defense, who lowered their heads in shame.

Todd thought that it was really necessary to increase the security of the town, otherwise no one would know if his head would be taken off one day.

Todd sighed and turned his attention back to the president of the Relief Society.

"Don't think I'm a bad old man who only knows how to sit in a laboratory, I also traveled to many countries when I was young, the barbarians in the north, the empire in the south, and the holy cities in the east......" Theodore looked at the different styles of decorations in the "sister hotel", as well as the strangely shaped "fire gas bottle" (methane bacteria bottle) next to the fireplace, and said with emotion: "However, I have never seen a place like Twilighttown...... There is a respect for tradition and a recognition of innovation. Everyone can find a place for him, and every profession gets the respect it deserves. Knowledge is the supreme glory here, not the femme fatale that the ignorant avoid. ”

Throat looked at the wooden cross hanging from the wall, gritting his nails with his teeth, his face contorted: "But this is the territory of the Church, Twilight Town and the Knights, all of this is a gift from the Church, I don't think Mr. Todd will give it all up!"

Todd glanced at Rachel, Huggins, and Alfonso around him, and said inexplicably: "My faith comes from the Father, not the Pope......"

Theodore's eyes twinkled, and he touched his beard seemingly unintentionally.

The face of the laryngeal bone did not relax at all, and he said to himself: "It's just a rhetoric to change the soup and not the medicine......"

Theodore pushed away the plate in front of him, crossed his arms over his chest, looked at Todd and said, "Let's talk about the heir." ”

Todd leaned back a bit, his face expressionless.

"To show my sincerity, I'd like to talk about the 'Necro Heirs' first......" Theodore's words drew a loud protest from the larynx.

"President, this is completely different from what we discussed before we came!" The man who hid his body under the thick black cloth said to Theodore with an anxious face, "Have you forgotten that the church is full of vile and cruel little people! Not to mention that we have a different faith from theirs!"

Rachel stood up, one hand bracing her body and the other hammering the table, "Short-sighted fellow, shut your mouth! I've thought the same thing as you in the past, but these days in Twilight have shown me a place of refuge like no other. ”

There was not the slightest movement in the eyes of the larynx, but there were no more words.

Theodore looked at the face beside him that was blocked by hatred and all reason, there was a moment of regret and helplessness in his eyes, and then said to Todd: "I believe you already understand the origin of 'Inheritor', so I won't repeat it. "Necromantic Inheritor" uses the skeleton of the inheritor as a carrier, and then combines the corpses of xenomorphs and ordinary people with it. To do this, although these combined corpses are nothing more than a pool of flesh and blood, there will be no movement. But ......"

Todd, who listened attentively, followed Theodore's words and asked, "But?"

"We've found something that can be reactivated by combining it with the bones of the Inheritor, transforming them into 'Necromantic Inheritors'. ”

Todd asked, "A thing?"

Theodore smiled at him and said, "Todd, I want to keep some secrets until we can go any further. ”

Todd felt a little regretful in his heart, but nodded in understanding.

Theodore continued, "The Necro Inheritors possess most of the xenomorph abilities, and most amazingly, they have childlike intelligence and are able to understand simple commands. ”

Todd recalled the Frankenstein, muttered for a moment, and said, "I've seen that monster, and it seems to have changed?"

"That's right, the Necrogenetic Inheritor you encountered at the Watchkeep was one of our earliest experiments. Upon observation, we do see that it seems to be constantly changing, somewhat similar to the mutation of the successor. We have tried to increase the amount of Sutherland Relic in the body in the past experiments, hoping to reduce the rate of mutation. But the truth is completely contrary to what we imagined, and the mutation rate of the 'Necromantic Inheritor' who obtained the 'Sutherland Relic' has accelerated......" Theodore touched his beard, thinking about the scene in the experiment, and worries slowly surfaced: "As the days passed, I always felt that the test subject was growing like a child. We even found that it sometimes eludes us and secretly devours the corpses of the heirs......"

Todd pondered the president's words and said in a deep voice, "This is indeed a problem. ”

"In addition, the growth and actions of the 'Necromantic Inheritor' require a lot of flesh and blood as food. Subjects who do not eat for a long time will become manic and even aggressive. Theodore looked at Todd and said sincerely: "Of course, there are some things, I will explain slowly when I have the opportunity in the future." But first, I want to ask, would you like to work with me?"

Todd looked at the faces of the people around him, Reicher looked at the guarded faces on the other side, Huggins cast a trusting look at him, and Alfonso closed his eyes with a look of disgust.

"Mr. Theodore, may I ask if you plan to use the Necrogenetic Inheritor technique?"

The old man did not hesitate at all: "End the war." ”

Todd looked at the other party in surprise: "End the war?"

"If you and I cooperate, Twilight Town will be able to create a powerful and controllable army, then we can use this army to suppress all careerists and warmongers!" Theodore's face flushed with excitement: "Think about it, we can use this technology to eliminate all threats, deter the restless, and turn the whole world into a pure land free from oppression and discrimination!"

Todd touched the bridge of his nose with his hand, looked at the old man who was immersed in a beautiful vision, and said with some reluctance: "Theodore, let's not talk about whether this technique is righteous or not." But are you really sure you can control all of this?"

Theodore stopped talking and looked at Todd in confusion.

"I once heard a story about a famous scholar named Fritz Haber in the far distance. He invented a weapon, poison gas, that could make people die in pain and despair in just a few minutes. In war, the use of this weapon has cost the lives of millions of people, including many of his kind. And this scholar's original intention for inventing poison gas was nothing more than paranoid patriotism and the desire to end the war as soon as possible. ”

Looking at Theodore's stunned face, Todd continued, "So, Mr. Theodore, I understand your thoughts. But it is not realistic to want to end all wars with one weapon. What's more, you are a scholar, not a politician, and you may not know or even know anything about the sordid nature of politics and the reluctance of profit. There is a high chance that your achievements and technologies will be used by others as instruments of slaughter and weapons of domination. ”

Theodore's throat was dry, and he lowered his head to savor every word the other person had said. After a moment, he stood up and saluted the other side: "Todd, you had the opportunity to lie to me, but you warned me with a story. ”

"Regarding the Necromantic Inheritor's technology, I need to think more carefully for a while. Theodore gave Todd a kind smile: "But your sincerity and integrity have made me firm in my original intention, and cooperating with you is the right decision." ”

Todd got up from his seat, walked up to Theodore, and took the initiative to extend his right hand: "Mr. President, I look forward to your decision. ”