Chapter XVIII: A Meeting of Three

"There's news from Willow that someone else has made a move. Zhao Mian, who was suspended in the center of the hall, like a star that constantly radiated light, constantly radiating holy light and replacing it into the core of the mothership's shield, said such words, he didn't pay attention to the fact that his conversation partner did not appear in front of him, because he knew that the other two must have diverted their attention when Wei Luo passed the news to him.

"It is impossible to confirm the identity of the person behind the scenes, but from the analysis of the information transmitted, it can be known that the other party has a deep understanding of the structure of ritual spells, and from the analysis of the fact that the laws of the world have been modified without attracting our attention, the other party should be a senior traveler. Alter's voice appeared in front of Zhao Mian through a mechanical transmission, and his image was a little later - although the huge golden fleet was still under his control, the majestic light in this room still affected his subtle control of the battleship. "Strong, resourceful, experienced, not an easy opponent to deal with. ”

"Click. With a soft thud, Alvette burst out of the air, her delicate foot tool tapping against the crystal with a crisp sound. After landing, she nodded at Art's virtual image, and then said what she knew in the direction of Zhao Mian, "I analyzed the information from Willow, and as the intervener said, the summoned things are just poor imitations of the Cthulhu Evil God, filthy playthings that only exist in the direction of lust - but I also found something more interesting. Alvette stretched out her left hand, the thin armor made of unknown metal faded on its own, revealing the white and almost transparent hand wrapped in it, she stretched out her index finger, and the inexplicable power wrapped around it, drawing a few traces in the empty space, "I re-disassembled the information that made up those things, and did some brief checks on the way over. Her fingers flicked quickly in the air, and a short, lilac phrase appeared in front of her, "манипулироватьглупыйчеловек." She read softly. With her voice, the string of characters in front of her swelled suddenly, turning into a huge eyeball, and as soon as the black pupil appeared, she turned her gaze to Zhao Mian, the most dazzling of the three, and then burned to ashes by the radiation of the holy light in the next second.

There was a slight pause in the exchange, and Jarvette waited for the other two to digest the information contained in what had just happened, and the silence returned slightly.

"This is a ritual spell designed for humans, and the things that are generated by the ritual have a great desire for the flesh and blood of the creatures 'humans', and will instinctively seek humans to devour and fuse. Alter chewed a little bit on the details he had just obtained, and then said slowly, "But if it is to destroy human society, or simply cause large-scale killing in human society, an event of this scale is a bit too ......" Alter considered for a moment, "Too child's play." ”

"In 1,999 incidents, the number of deaths ranged from a few to hundreds, and the total number of casualties was about 60,000 - a very small number. Zhao Mian opened his eyes suddenly, and the dazzling beam of light swept through the entire room in an instant, and then the pale golden light gradually spread and finally regained the blue of the ghostly energy, Zhao Mian walked down from the energy core, and his eyes revealed from the cracks in the armor were still immersed in thoughts, "If this is really the other party's attack, it has no actual meaning except for being able to expose the strange religious organization that he founded." That is, it did not cause any fluctuation of influence of any force, nor did it deal a blow to the combat power of any force, and this operation, perhaps we can call it a 'stepping stone'. ”

"Looks like you feel that way too. Alvette raised an eyebrow, then scoffed, "That's a terrible guy." ”

"If that's in his calculations, it's a tricky guy indeed. Zhao Mian frowned and nodded, "Is there anything else you have discovered?"

"You ...... What kind of dumb riddle are you playing?" Arte asked with some strange expressions as if the two had reached some kind of consensus at the same time, but he couldn't understand it at all.

"Alter, the 'humans' are a species that has emerged from the wilderness and created a unique society, and they are neither subject to a supreme will like the Tyranids, nor are they full of reason and rules like some silicon-based creatures- They are always muddy, order and chaos have always existed in people's lives, good and evil always control their behavior, many times, a person's behavior can not be simply described by a certain concept, because he is likely to have the idea of order to direct things to the chaotic side, and then use evil and evil means to maintain a small goodwill. Zhao Mian pondered for a moment, and then explained to Art, although no matter how you look at it, it is not the answer.

It is precisely because of this contradictory nature that human society also presents a pattern that is different from that of other intelligent beings. Alvette took Zhao Mian's words and continued, "It is very strong, but it is extremely susceptible to the influence of things, like an unusually soft mud ball floating in a gravityless space, as long as you use a gentle force, it is easy to leave some marks on it. ”

"So, what exactly are you trying to say?" the tall Protos man sighed helplessly, and the various instruments around him lowered his brightness while accompanying his helplessness.

"Someone has declared war on us, Art. Zhao Mian said.

"Someone has declared war on us, Art. Alvet said the same.

"Who's the opponent?" asked Alter.

"We don't know. Zhao Mian shook his head.

"That's the key. Alvette sighed, "The other party has planted the seeds of suspicion and suspicion in human society, but we can only analyze the conclusion that someone is behind the scenes. Who is he? We don't know. What does he want to do? We don't know. Where will he act next? We don't know. What will he do next? We don't know. ”

"The victims and perpetrators range from ordinary people to celebrities, from street beggars to princes and nobles, and the ceremonies are held in a variety of venues, from the citizens' swimming pools to high-end clubs, and even the toilets on the streets. Zhao Mian stretched out his right hand, the light flashed, and a series of messages slowly emerged in this space, and then disappeared abruptly, "Everything happens in public, nothing can be classified as premeditated murder or accident, none of the victims survived, the perpetrator shouted his ideal and became a madman, and most importantly- In fact, all such events take place in the world under the control of the Temporal Authority, and the rapid exchange of information is possible by the highly developed magic civilization, which will soon become known to everyone. ”

"And then?" said Alter with a strange expression, perhaps trying to express his feelings by frowning, but his physiology prevented him from doing so, and all he got was an unusually distorted face.

Then the ripples of the stone thrown into the lake shook the whole lake lightly. "This first stone is but a stone for directions, and its function is only to test us and to plant the seeds of doubt in the hearts of those who are willing to do so—and he has done it, and it has succeeded." ”

"The question now is, the other party has already cast his first chess piece on the chessboard, how should we deal with it?" Zhao Mian clenched his outstretched hand into a fist, and then opened it suddenly, and thousands of mirror images from different worlds appeared vividly in front of the three of them, which was the news from the reporter Wei Luo in front.

"Let's wait and see what happens. Alvet suggested this, although Qingxiu's face was a little hesitant, but in the next moment, it turned firm again, "Although Liu Yiming is not a very powerful traveler, if he didn't even have the ability to find out who is behind the scenes, he must have died somewhere." ”

"Liu Yiming?" Zhao Mian raised his eyebrows.

"Well, Liu Yiming. Alvette nodded.