Standing in the midst of the undulating plains and the scent of earth and grass blowing with a refreshing force, Norris couldn't help but take a deep breath as he felt the ease and comfort that had not been felt in decades from all over his body.

"This is really a good place, Your Majesty," he said to Gawain with a smile as he turned his head, "and I only hope that in the future those young people who enter the Internet for entertainment purposes will not become too addicted to it." ”

Gawain smiled: "We will establish corresponding management measures and prevention measures - after all, entertainment is a part of human civilization, but any entertainment may make people indulge in it." ”

"You're always well prepared for everything you do," Norris said with emotion, "O Immortal...... That's a bold idea......"

"Since the dawn of time, transcendents have had all sorts of ways to prolong their lives or even gain near-immortality, from psychic spells to elemental promotions, and even serendipitous 'resurrections' like mine...... The long lifespan has become another privilege of the transcendent in addition to strength, and this privilege is only linked to 'power'," Gawain said slowly, shaking his head, "As long as you master enough transcendent power, you have a certain chance to transform into an immortal, and if you abandon your humanity and choose those unscrupulous routes, then their success rate in obtaining a long lifespan will be greatly increased - most of the dark sects have lived for centuries." The Ancients', the Life Replacement Forbidden Technique that Bertila showed you is just one of the ways that traditional transcendents can prolong their lives, and it's not even the worst of them......

"If it weren't for the low success rate of these 'traditional methods', and the fact that many of them had the sequelae of memory confusion and loss of personality, then the transcendents who took risks were probably far more than those of the dark sect.

"In addition, there are many races that have long lifespans and even near-eternal lives, and their long lives do not even have to pay a price, and these powerful and ancient races have not yet annihilated humanity and occupied the entire world, only because the world is still ...... Enough to live.

"From ancient times to the present day, death does not come unfairly on every mortal - this is the iron rule of this world, and it is also the greatest injustice when humans compete with other races, and even when they compete within human beings. The Immortal Project is an attempt to enhance humanity's ability to develop in the distant future...... Perhaps this is also an opportunity for the transformation of the human race as a whole. ”

"I'm not good at imagining things that are too far away, especially in this kind of realm," Norris shook his head, "but it seems to me that your Immortal Project at least doesn't extend the life of another part of the population by harming the lives of others, and while the opportunity to preserve souls can easily become a 'privilege' in itself, this level of hidden danger is at least within the scope of what the system can solve." Not to mention ......"

Norris paused at this point, he looked at the city under construction in the distance, and looked at the world that was still very desolate as a whole, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "It seems that the 'Immortal' is not an errand to enjoy Qingfu......"

"Yes, I'm afraid you'll have to serve the Empire for longer," Gawain laughed, looking into Norris's deep, calm eyes, "and though it may be a little late to say more, I'll ask you - are you willing to be an immortal, Norris?" ”

"Of course," the wrinkles on the old man's face widened, "in any case, this is also a chance to 'live'—and I did not reject Lady Bertila's suggestion because of the pursuit of death. ”

"Very truthful answer," Gawain raised an eyebrow, "but...... That's the best answer. ”

……

In the real world, Gawain opened his eyes.

The vines controlled by Berthira squirmed, and the improvised nerve connectors were removed one by one, feeling the somewhat numb nerves quickly rejuvenate, Gawain moved his neck slightly, and then stood up and looked at the people in the hut.

Rebecca, Amber, and Margarita stood in front of him, their faces undisguised with undisguised nervousness and worry.

"It's already worked," Gawain didn't have the appetite to hang anyone for this kind of thing, he announced the good news as soon as possible, "Norris will become the first 'immortal' of the empire, and the first 'ordinary person' in human history to achieve soul preservation through magic technology." ”

Rebecca was the first to jump up with a cheer, followed by Amber, Margarita couldn't help but press her hand to her chest, showing a heartfelt smile, and as a technician who participated in the event himself, several Archbishops of the Eternal Sleepers at the scene couldn't help but celebrate each other excitedly.

- No one has much thought about witnessing the birth of a soul eternal, because in this world, extending one's life through supernatural technology is not unthinkable in itself, and although Norris is an ordinary person who uses new technology to preserve his soul, this is not more than anyone can imagine, especially in the eyes of the Immortals, it belongs to the category of celebration but not to make a fuss.

After all, in Cecil's imperial capital, there is a Siren who lives indefinitely and dies all day long, an arcane creature that has lived for more than a thousand years, a large iron ball that is advertised as a vessel for the soul of an ancient mage, a dragonborn who has a lifespan of hundreds of thousands of years, and His Majesty the Emperor who has been dead for 700 years and has been dug up and resurrected - Cecil people have always been well-informed, and the Eternal Sleepers have also done as they do in this regard.

"He still needs to adapt and adjust for a while in the network, and we also need to do a short-term follow-up of his state of mind," Gawain said after the people celebrating each other had quieted down, "It won't be a long process, and you'll be able to see him in a few days—through the magic web, or through the immersion pod connected to the magic web."

"In addition, Norris will no longer be the Minister of Agriculture with immediate effect, and the appointment and dismissal of the new Minister of Agriculture will be carried out unaffected - Margarita, you are ready to be notified by the Department of Administration, and you need to make some adjustments in this aspect of the reconstruction area."

Margarita was stunned for a moment, understood the meaning of Gao Wen's words, and immediately nodded: "Yes, I understand." ”

"Also, what's happening here today will be safely publicized through official propaganda channels," Gawain continued, "so I don't want to hear any rumors until the official rhetoric comes along." ”

Amber had already thought of this, and immediately nodded: "Don't worry, I'll pay attention to this piece." ”

Margarita also immediately ordered: "I will take care of the control of the camp." ”

Gawain nodded slightly.

The advent of Immortal technology is indeed exciting and significant, but consider the possible impact it can have in advance - while the people of this world are no strangers to the fact that mysterious magical powers can create miracles of life, and powerful transcendents have the opportunity to live longer, most people should be able to accept the fact that a high-ranking member of the Empire can change their life form through an "arcane ritual", but Gawain must be wary of the distortion of this news in the process of spreading.

After all, although there are several supernatural powers in this world that can prolong life, before the formation of the Eternal Sleeper's cyber mind technology, several other technologies were harsh or had great negative effects, they either involved the undead taboo, or completely annihilated the original humanity in the process of transformation, plus the "transformation" carried out by Norris itself was not a real resurrection or immortality - he did die in the real world, but was saved in the data network in the form of a "cyber mind", And it is not yet certain whether this "preserved mind" will really never decay, and this form similar to the "soul" is very likely to be misunderstood as some kind of "soul psychic spell", and if it is not well publicized, it is easy to leave a huge hidden danger in the future.

In addition, he also has to take into account the problem of public opinion orientation - he does not want the "immortals" to become a privileged product matched with status, but in the foreseeable future, this tendency will definitely occur, after all, the relevant technology has appeared and is on the verge of maturity, so in the future, even if it can only "survive" in the form of a piece of data in the network, there will definitely be many people who make a fuss about this, and the confrontation with this "tendency" will be one of the long-term work of Gawain and the government department in the future.

Therefore, as the starting point of this long-term work, the work around the Empire's first "Immortal" must leave as few hidden dangers as possible.

In a few seconds of silence, Gawain thought about a lot of things, and finally he exhaled softly.

Magic technology has broken down the barriers between the transcendent and the mortal, and has also pulled many things that would not have become bargaining chips into the whirlpool of human nature - technology has exposed ordinary people to more things that they were not qualified to touch, but the speed of development of technology has determined that it is destined to have a process.

This "imbalance" of development is destined to become more and more of his daily consideration - after all, the transcendent barrier has been broken, and the rules of operation of the Cecil Empire doom this barrier to be irrebuildable.

This even gave him some random associations - when human beings are gradually drifting away on the road of civilization development, and the complexity of thoughts and desires is increasing day by day, those gods born from the collective thought of human beings ...... Have you ever faced the same problem?

Everyone noticed Gawain's almost sighing reaction, and at this moment of celebration, they were inevitably a little confused, but no one dared to take the initiative to ask, only Rebecca was the first to jump out (in fact, Amber was also going to jump out, but her speed was obviously not as fast as Rebecca, who grew up on reflexes): "Ancestors? Why are you sighing? ”

"It's nothing," Gawain was silent for a moment, then shook his head with a sudden relieved smile, "Thinking of something extraneous." Then the follow-up will be left to Margarita, and Norris's ...... must be properly handled Body. He's dead in the real world after all, and our former Minister of Agriculture still needs a ...... Proper funeral. ”

When he said this, Gawain's tone was obviously a little paused, and his expression was strange when he looked at the old man on the soft couch, and when he heard what he commanded, the scene, including Margarita, Amber and even Rebecca, also had subtle expressions - this was really a complicated and indescribable situation, and Margarita believed that even the old man Wald Perridge, whom she respected in her heart, must have no experience in dealing with related events here......

At the scene, the expressions of Yuri and Semler and other archbishops were calm and indifferent, and they even glanced at each other tacitly - they have experience......

A big, obnoxious voice rang in Yuri's ear, appearing at the right time: "Ah...... I know this scene well. ”

With these words, Magnum's figure emerged from the air.

"Shut up." Almost all of the Archbishops of the Eternal Sleepers spoke in unison.

Gawain looked at this scene and didn't say anything, just smiled and shook his head, turned and left the hut.

He made his way to a secluded clearing near the hut, and let his thoughts calm down along with his surroundings.

It was a small field of flowers, and the unknown flowers of the Thorin Tree bloomed in the clearing, and the wind blew through the canopy of the Thorin Tree, making a soft noise between the canopy of the Thorin Tree, and letting a little floral fragrance linger in this secluded corner.

Gawain raised his head and watched the layers of huge leaves glow with psychedelic brilliance under the light of the magic crystal, and exhaled softly: "Bertilla." ”

"I'm here," a wriggling sound of flower vines immediately came from nearby, and the figure of Bertila emerged from the flower vines, she came to Gawain's side, and bowed slightly, "Brother Gawain." ”

After a brief silence, Gawain shook his head: "...... When there is no one else, you don't have to force yourself to call me that. ”

"You have almost all of his memories after all...... And I need to be mindful of what I say and do," Bertilla said, grimacing, "and I don't want to cause unnecessary trouble with one wrong name or attitude." ”

Gawain hummed and nodded slightly: "It's up to you to decide for yourself in this regard." Without further ado, let's talk about what you mentioned in your previous report - you detected a regular, unfamiliar signal in the crystal array located at the top of the Thorin treetop? ”