Upper-class narrator.

After hearing this stiff combination of words, Gawain was briefly confused for less than a second, and then vaguely had some conjectures from the meaning of the words.

This made him look serious and serious in an instant.

...... in Sandbox 1 Sure enough, something happened that no one expected, and this so-called "pollution of the gods" ...... I'm afraid it's also much more complicated than anyone guessed!!

What Gawain can think of, Selena and other "archbishops" can of course also think of, the phrase "upper narrator" itself contains a lot of information that can be directly understood, and Yuri, who has a temperament and wears monocles, quickly frowned and looked at the old priest who was being hypnotized by Selena: "What is the specific meaning of the upper narrator?" ”

"He is the creator of the world, the destroyer of the world, the watchdog of the world, and the guide of the world......" The old man in the gray robe said with a calm smile on his face, and slowly said with the joy of preaching, "He is the omniscient and omnipotent and irresistible Lord of our world......

Listening to these standard missionary speeches, Selena frowned slightly, and interrupted: "How was the world born?" ”

The high-ranking clerics of the Dark Sect are experts in in-depth study of religion, and they know how to quickly gather information and grasp the essence of an unfamiliar belief system when they first encounter it—generally speaking, all mature beliefs will inevitably try to interpret the birth of the world, and their interpretation of the birth of the world will show their three views and ways of thinking to the greatest extent, as well as the main dogmas and core myths and legends.

The gray-robed old man was a little confused, and then under the guidance of hypnosis, he said the things he had in mind:

"World...... It is woven by the upper narrator, who first created the chaotic sky and the gray-white earth out of nothingness, and then gave color and form to all things in the world...... Subsequently, the upper narrator laid down the rules for the operation of all things, and wrote the first history, so that the world began to work, and under the power of the law, it was endless......"

“…… In line with the activation process of Sandbox One," Selena whispered to Yuri and Daniel, "Upper Narrator...... That's us. ”

"A religion of the 'upper narrator' was born in the sandbox?" Yuri had a look of disbelief on his face, and his voice was low as if he was talking to himself, "This is the 'trace of the gods' that we observed?" A sect born in a dream...... Will it have the power of the gods? ”

"I don't know, but if this sect born in a dream is really the 'god pollution' we observe......" Selena's voice suddenly became a little ethereal, and there was even a little tremor in her tone, "That...... Then I am afraid that we have unconsciously touched the ultimate secret of this world, the ultimate taboo!! ”

On the side, Gawain also turned countless speculations and assumptions in his mind, and suddenly thought of a question, and couldn't help but look at Daniel: "Was this sect that believed in the upper narrator born after the No. 1 sandbox got out of control?" Before the sandbox got out of control, the surveillance personnel did not detect this sect? ”

Daniel immediately turned to Selena and asked Gawain the same question as it was.

Selena didn't doubt him, and nodded in answer to Daniel's question: "Before the sandbox got out of control, the personnel in charge of monitoring didn't find out that there was such a sect in the sandbox...... However, due to the limitations of monitoring methods, it is impossible for outsiders to grasp every detail of the sandbox world, and can only control the overall situation and the 'historical trend'...... But on the whole, even if some faith sprouts are generated, there is absolutely no such a mature sect that can establish a church and have a perfect creation myth before the No. 1 sandbox gets out of control, and such a large-scale anomaly will definitely be observed. ”

Gawain rubbed his chin and muttered to himself: "In other words, this church that believes in the 'upper narrator' was born after the sandbox got out of control, and before that, at most, there were some currents of thought that could not be observed by external monitors, or the germ of faith...... Daniel, let me ask you another question, does the 'god pollution' observed by the Eternal Sleeper refer to the presence of churches and rituals? Are there things like 'magical powers' that can affect reality? ”

Daniel faithfully relayed Gawain's question, this time by Archbishop Yuri, who was standing aside: "The 'god pollution' we observe is some confused silhouette of the church and the blurred image of the ritual activities, and considering that the sandbox world is a complete 'godless realm', the appearance of such distinctive fragments in the sandbox itself means that it has been polluted by the gods. As for the 'magic power' that can affect reality...... This was not observed. ”

Then the archbishop paused and added: "If there is a 'divine magic' that can affect reality escaping from the dream-based sandbox world, then the seriousness of the situation is not what it is now, it will no longer be polluted by the gods, but it means that the power of the true god has descended and has begun to distort the real world!" At that time, no matter how big the sacrifice, we will shut down the entire psychic network at all costs. ”

Gawain exhaled in contemplation: "There is no problem for the time being. ”

Daniel then told the other two archbishops that he had no doubts, and Selena began to ask the gray-robed old man about other things to learn more about the changes in the world inside Sandbox One.

"You just mentioned the day when the bell rang—what does it mean on the day the bell rang?"

"The day on which the bell rings is the 'day of refuge' heralded by the 'upper narrator', once a week, in the evening of this day, the bell rings at the last minute before the sun sets, and people are to go back to their homes, or to other shelters, to light the lights, to be with their families under the shelter of the lights, and not to leave their houses and go out into the streets...... You came to church on the day the bell rang because you wandered too far in the streets to get back home? ”

"yes," Selena replied casually, "what happens if you stay on the street after the bell rings?" ”

"Will be punished by the upper narrator, will suffer a sacred and irresistible 'deletion', disappear from this world......"

Selena frowned again.

"How many people in the whole world believe in the 'upper narrator'?" She asked again.

"How do I count?" The gray-robed old man shook his head, "Everyone in the world believes in Him, and there are as many people in the world as there are people who believe in the great upper narrator......"

“…… It looks like the entire sandbox has been completely contaminated," Archbishop Yuri sighed softly and said to Daniel next to him, "and a church was born in it...... This was something that no one expected. ”

"It's not scary to just give birth to a church, it's scary to ...... If this church is behind ......," Daniel shook his head halfway through, "from a security standpoint, my suggestion is to stop Sandbox One immediately, no matter how many secrets it still has in it - the situation is out of control, and now is not the time to continue researching. ”

Daniel's suggestion was the most reasonable option in the current situation, but he knew that the other archbishops must have known the choice, and they hadn't tried to stop Sandbox One—the point was that the dream that had gotten out of control couldn't be stopped.

And for some reason, these supposed ruthless cultists have resisted "physically severing" Sandbox One by killing all of their brains, even though they have realized that the situation is out of control, and have not thought about what sounds like the most likely to work.

This left both Gawain and Daniel very confused.

Even so, Daniel had to make his own suggestion – a role he had to fulfill here as head of security.

Hearing Daniel's words, Selena didn't speak for a while, her emotions couldn't be seen in her deep and calm eyes, and Archbishop Yuri on the side sighed: "Of course we understand, in fact, no one expects Sandbox No. 1 to be repaired and returned to normal now, and the unanimous consensus of the Supreme Bishopric is to stop it, but ......"

"It's not that easy to stop Sandbox One," Selena said calmly, "We've tried many things, but Sandbox One refuses to carry out any orders, and ours have failed. ”

Daniel hesitated for a moment, and confirmed Gawain's expression in the corner of his eye before speaking, "I heard that there is another method that has not been tried...... It is to forcibly cut off the nerve cords of all brain servants. ”

Selena quietly looked at Daniel, who was standing in front of her in an elegant middle-aged form, and asked lightly after a long time, "Do you support this method?" ”

“…… Not really," Daniel shook his head, "the losses are too great, and from a technical standpoint, I'm not sure if the sudden disappearance of a large number of brain servants will have an unpredictable effect on a normal psychic network - too strong a fluctuation of information could even destroy the entire network." ”

Daniel did not explain in terms of "conscience" and "mercy", but from a technical point of view, this is to prevent his attitude from being suspicious - on the one hand, it is a bit strange to talk about conscience and mercy in a dark sect, and on the other hand, he was a ruthless person when he was tortured and half insane, and the upper echelons of the Order should know something about him, and he does not want to show too much personality change in front of a senior archbishop like Selena.

"Half of the archbishops are also against this," Selena said after hearing Daniel's reply, "and that includes His Holiness the Pope and Archbishop Yuri." ”

"I know...... So I'm a little curious, Archbishop Selena," Daniel nodded, asking as he pondered his vocabulary, "If you don't think from a technical point of view, if you can accept a higher price, a realistic destruction of the 'material base' of Sandbox One should be the most likely way to work, and the reason why you and His Holiness oppose this is ......."

Daniel's words were not spoken, but the meaning was clear.

Archbishop Yuri looked at Selena, who was carrying a lantern, and the latter stood there calmly, his deep gaze falling on Daniel for a long time.

The gaze didn't seem to carry any pressure, but it still gave Daniel the illusion that all his secrets had been seen through - if it weren't for the security measures set up in advance and the lack of warning, he would have suspected that the other party was reading his deep memories.

After staring for nearly ten seconds, Selena indifferently withdrew her gaze and said slowly: "Some things are about to be no secret.

"There are many reasons why we don't take what you call 'effective means', technically, costly, or ...... Compassion, but these are not the main ones.

"The main reason is that if the status quo is maintained in Sandbox No. 1, then the 'things' in the sandbox ...... At the very least, it can be kept in a sandbox. ”

A faint chill rose in Daniel's heart.

"What do you mean......"

"While it's not yet known for sure what's brewing in Sandbox One, His Holiness the Pope has already detected some clues...... That thing has undergone a qualitative change, along with the qualitative change of the No. 1 sandbox itself. It is no longer just a dream, although the mental matrix formed by the brain servant is the material basis for maintaining the operation of the sandbox, on the other hand, it is also the last shackle of this mutated dream...... Breaking this shackle, it is possible for the dream to disappear, but it is also possible to ......"

Daniel muttered to himself, adding the second half of Selena's unfinished sentence: "It's also possible to wake up in the real world......"

Selena glanced at Daniel and bowed slightly: "It's good that you understand." ”