“…… I see. If you can really get the first shot, this method is worth trying...... But it's just gambling after all, right? Since you're an Administrator, it's not surprising to be on guard. ”

A so-called surprise attack can only hope to succeed if the target of the attack does not realize that he or she is being targeted. Hearing Lin Yiyan's words, Cardinal nodded unhappily.

"Quinella...... Before becoming a high priest, he was a genius who could see through the weaknesses of others. Just as she recognized the disadvantages of her old body in the battle after the split, she also recognized her advantage over her old body in the following situation and quickly used it. ”

"Advantageous...... However, aren't you and the Administrator basically the same in terms of attack and defense? And, how to put it, the ability to think is also ......"

"I don't want to say that, but it's true." Cardinal snorted and continued, "There is no difference between the old body and that guy in terms of pure combat ability. - However, this is only limited to one-on-one duels. ”

"One-on-one ......—ah, I see."

"Exactly. The old man is a fugitive with nowhere to go, and the guy is the leader of a huge Congregational church. - Let's talk about it in order. After creating an obstructor like the old body, and almost being driven to death, the Administrator finally realized how dangerous it was to replicate his own Fluct Light. However, the question of the collapse of the ethical circuit brought about by the overflow of memories for more than 150 years has not changed. There had to be something to deal with it, but unlike her old body, she didn't take a very high risk to deal with her memories directly, but instead took a compromise approach. First of all, just erase the superficial memories that have only recently accumulated that would not be too dangerous even if you do it with your hands, so as to make a minimum of space. Then, she began to try to reduce the amount of data she had added to her memory. ”

"Reduce? Even so, as long as you spend a day, the memory of that day will be recorded in your brain without saying anything, right? ”

"However, the approach to getting through life is different. If you see a lot of things, go to a lot of places, and think a lot of things in a day, the amount of information that comes into your mind will naturally increase. So on the other hand, what if you lie on a bed with a ceiling all the time, just blindly close your eyes and wait for time to pass? ”

"Huh...... I would never have been able to do that kind of thing. If I don't swing a sword for a day, it's ......."

"The old body knows how frizzy and active you are, and you don't need to emphasize it again." Lin Yiyan was speechless. If Cardinal had really been monitoring his movements for some purpose, he probably even knew about Lin Yiyan sneaking out of the room without telling Giorgio whenever he was free.

The corners of his mouth curled slightly, and soon returned to his original state, and the sage's narration began again.

“…… But, unlike you, the Administrator doesn't have such childish feelings as boring and itchy hands. Since it was necessary, she gladly lay down in bed, month after month, year after year, and every day was just immersed in the sweet memories of her own church building, gradually increasing its dominance, and finally coming to this world as a god......"

“…… In other words, such a state can be regarded as a blissful sleep for her. - But isn't she the leader of the Congregational Church? Isn't there something that must be done, such as the ministry of the church, the surveillance of the world? ”

"Of course there is. In any case, she must also accept the worship of the four emperors on the Great Holy Day at the beginning of the year, and she also needs to go down to the middle and lower levels of the cathedral to confirm the normal operation of the management system. However, in this way, it is necessary to be vigilant against the sneak attack that the old body may launch at any time. So, the Administrator came up with a way to kill two birds with one stone - that is, to create a loyal and powerful pawn that could handle most of her duties on her behalf and serve as her own guard. ”

"I see, that's what she's good for you. In contrast to you, who are alone, she dominates a vast organization called the Church...... But...... Doesn't that also add to the instability? If the men she's arranged are strong enough to stand up to you, who are on her par with her, wouldn't the Administrator themselves be defeated by them if for some reason they rebelled? ”

Faced with Lin Yiyan's question, Cardinal just shrugged his shoulders and repeated the previous words in an accentuated tone, "Absolute loyalty, the old body said this." ”

“…… It is true that the inhabitants of this world cannot disobey the orders of the higher, but not absolutely, don't you say so? If for some reason her subordinates believe that the Administrator is a subordinate of the evil Dark Nation......"

The woman had long considered the possibility that this was not non-existent. You know, before that, there were countless humans with a high violation index who she had imprisoned as material research. Blind obedience does not necessarily mean loyalty...... No, even if her subordinates swore allegiance to her from the bottom of their hearts, she wouldn't believe it. You know, even a copy of herself betrayed her. ”

At this, Cardinal smiled sarcastically.

In her opinion, before giving her subordinates access and arms enough to confront the old body, it was necessary to ensure that they would not betray no matter what happened. So, what should be done – the answer is actually coming out. Just need to modify the other party's Fluct Light as before. ”

“…… Miscellaneous...... What the?! ”

Moreover, the complex command system required for this was already done before. That is, the "Secret Art of Synthesis". ”

"Eh...... Is it the integration of soul and memory? ”

"Hmm. Moreover, high-quality units that can become materials are also at hand. The people she had previously captured for experiments and frozen and saved high violation indices had high stats without exception. …… Perhaps, it is precisely because of their excellent intellect and physical strength that they have developed doubts about the taboo catalogue and the Congregational Church. Among the early prisoners captured was the heroic man known as the once-in-a-century swordsman, who went to the border to open up a village because he hated the domination of the church. He was arrested by the Church for trying to cross the Mountains of the End, which separates the human realm from the Dark Territory, and the Administrator chose him as the first loyal subordinate. ”

Lin Yiyan vaguely felt as if he had heard such a description somewhere, but before Lin Yiyan could think of something, Cardinal had already continued, "That swordsman's memory has been largely destroyed by the experiment, but this is exactly what the Administrator wants. Memories of the time before the arrest are more likely to get in the way. That guy also wrote the Piety Module, which was absolutely loyal to him...... After materialization, it looks like such a large purple triangular crystal prism [Prism]......"

Cardinal used his two hands to create a gap of about ten centimeters. Lin Yiyan imagined the shape of the object in his mind, and then the hairs on his body stood upside down. Lin Yiyan had seen something like this — and, just a few hours ago.

“…… The so-called synthetic secret technique is a ritual of implanting this prism into the center of the subject's forehead. Through this ritual, the original soul will be integrated with man-made memories and codes of action to form a new personality. The result is absolute loyalty to the Church and the Administrator as the principle of action, and the dministrator names these people who have successfully passed the ritual and awakened after the "Integrator", which contains the name of punishing the chaos of the world, maintaining integration, and allowing everything to be under the control of the church. And the original integration knight is likely to stand in the way of you and Eugeo in the future. You have to remember his name. ”

Then, Cardinal stared at Lin Yiyan's face and pronounced the name word by word.

"Bercouli Synthesis One...... That's the knight's name. ”

“…… No...... No, I can't even think about it. Before Cardinal could close his lips, Lin Yiyan shook his head frantically.

Bel Coolley.

Isn't that the legendary hero that Yugeo often talks about, telling his anecdotes with a wistful expression? In the story, he was one of the first pioneers of the village of Luried, and also went on an expedition in the mountains to end the mountains, and stole the brave man of the Sword of the Green Rose from the white dragon who guarded the human world.

True, the story of Belkuli's later years, even Giorgio does not know. I thought he was just dying in the village of Loulid, but I didn't expect to be captured by the Administrator and become the original integration knight.

"Well, that, Cardinal, you should know that Eugeo and I were still working with Elderiyah Brown. Synthesis· Thirty-one…… That is, the thirty-one integration knight fought quite hard, right? I don't think I'll be able to win if I fight No. 1 all at once. ”

However, the sage only shrugged his shoulders, as if Lin Yiyan's protest was taken as a deaf ear.

"Don't be intimidated by Bel Cooli alone. As you said, the total number of integrated knights has now reached thirty-one. "There are thirty more people who are better than Elderiya. This too grim fact made Lin Yiyan a little confused, so he said this.

"There are so many people, but I rarely see them. After coming to Yangdu, the only time I saw the integration knight was the one when he rode a flying dragon and soared into the sky at night. ”

"Of course, the main task of the Knights is to finish the Mountain Guards. And the occurrence of felons who violate the taboo list in towns is a rare occurrence in ten years. On weekdays, not to mention the common people, even the nobles and emperors did not have the opportunity to meet them. …… It can also be said that they are isolated from the world......"

"Hmm...... Ah, but that means most of the remaining thirty knights are heading to the Terminator Mountains? Hearing Lin Yiyan's slightly expectant inquiry, Cardinal shook his head very dryly, "It can't be said that most of it." There are now twelve or thirteen awakened integrated knights stationed in the cathedral. You, on the other hand, must break through to all of them and reach the very top of the cathedral. ”

"I can't do it...... Although I want to say this......" With the sound of "squeak, squeak", Lin Yiyan sank his body deep into the chair and sighed helplessly.

Figuratively speaking, Lin Yiyan's current feeling is like in an RPG, breaking into the final maze without waiting for the equipment and level to reach a certain level. Indeed, it was in order to reach the top floor of the cathedral and get in touch with the real world that he would come to Yangdu, but the gap with the combat power of the integrated knights honestly really made Lin Yiyan feel hopeless.

Lin Yiyan, who closed his mouth tightly, fell his gaze on his chest. Thanks to Cardinal's magic meat bun, the scars drawn by the Armed Total Domination Technique of the integrated knight Elderliye had been completely healed, but even now, Lin Yiyan could vaguely feel that there was still a residual sense of pain there.

If all the knights who appear in the future are better than Elderier, the chances of a successful head-on breakthrough will be very low...... Thinking of this, Lin Yiyan suddenly remembered the wonderful thing that happened at the end of the battle in the Rose Garden.

Eldelier, who had been told his past and his mother's name by Yugeo, suddenly fell to his knees in agony, and from his half-unconscious forehead, a transparent triangular pillar pierced out with purple light. - That should be the actual object of the 'godly module' that Cardinal mentioned earlier, which is the key item that tampers with the integration of the knights' memories and self and turns them into absolute loyalty to the church.

However, is it really as absolute as Cardinal claims? Elderier was almost freed from the coercive power of the module just by hearing his mother's name...... These are all things that Lin Yiyan has seen with his own eyes. If this happens to other knights as well, it means that there is another way to go other than to go head-to-head with them. At the same time, Yugeo's long-cherished wish of "wanting to integrate Knight Alice into the original Alice of Lulid Village" is no longer wishful thinking.

Lin Yiyan fell into deep thought, and in his ears, Cardinal's calm voice sounded again, "There are still some things that the old body wants to say, do you need the old body to continue to speak?" ”

“…… Ah, please. ”

"Hmm. - After the Administrator completed the integration of several knights led by Belkuli, the probability of the old body launching a direct attack was infinitely close to zero. Even if the knights are not as powerful as the Administrator, their attack and defense power are extremely high, and the old body can't destroy them instantly. The battle with that guy will last a long time, and the old body is ready for this......"

Cardinal's long words seemed to be coming to an end. Lin Yiyan straightened his sitting posture slightly, listening to the girl's stern voice.

"Considering the current situation, the old body also has to find a collaborator. - However, it is so easy to find someone who can fight the Administrator side by side with the old body. That person must first possess a high violation index that is enough to break the taboo catalog, and at the same time, the ability to directly combat and the ability to use divine magic must also reach the level of an integrated knight. In order to find such an object, the old man risked his life to open a door as far away as possible from here, and applied the "Feeling Sharing" technique on the small units such as birds and insects that inhabited the surrounding area, and sent them to various parts of the world......"

"Ha, they're your eyes and ears, aren't they? In other words, are those guys who have been watching me all the time? ”

"Exactly." Cardinal smiled lightly, stretched out his right hand, palm up, moved as if calling someone, and—

"Wow!?" Suddenly, a small thing popped out from near Lin Yiyan's forehead and quietly landed in Cardinal's palm. It was a pitch-black spider a little smaller than a tiny fingernail. The spider turned to face Lin Yiyan, two pairs of bright red eyes looked up at Lin Yiyan, and raised the right front foot - is this a greeting to himself?

"Its name is Charmilles. From the moment you left the village of Loulid, you have been watching your words and deeds on your back, or in your luggage, or in the corner of your room...... Occasionally, I do something beyond the scope of observation......" Hearing Cardinal's words, the spider shrank its eight feet as if shrugging its shoulders.

This cute demeanor made Lin Yiyan think of something. When escaping from the pursuit of the integrated knight riding a flying dragon, this guy is probably the one who keeps pulling his forehead and sending him directions. No, it's not just that. From the time we left Lulid Village to embark on the trip, to attending the Zakaria Sword Fighting Contest to become a guard, and going to Yangdu to enter the Sword Cultivation Academy, we encountered several major scenes during this period.

“…… In this way, that kind of labor pain is not my inspiration, but this guy pulling my hair......" Lin Yiyan said this blankly, while still retrieving the memories in his head, until the last extremely important fragment came to mind. Lin Yiyan hurriedly leaned out and whispered to the black spider in Cardinal's palm, which was only about five millimeters.

"Yes, yes, could it be that time...... When all the Zephria buds I cultivated were cut off, were you the one who encouraged me......? Tell me to believe in Zephria's life force and make wishes to the flowers around me......"

What remained in Lin Yiyan's memory was a slightly mature female voice. In other words, the black spider named Shamilles in front of him, is his personality a woman, but is this really possible, and is it not a human insect that also has a soul - Fluct Light.

Charmilles didn't answer, but continued to look at Lin Yiyan, who was plagued by many questions, with his red eyes, and then it suddenly left Cardinal's palm, fell on the table, crawled quickly, and disappeared into a nearby bookshelf.

Cardinal, who watched the little envoy leave, whispered in a serene voice, "Shamilles is the oldest surveillance unit that the old body has cast a spell on the human world. These long tasks are finally over. Its natural diminished nature of destiny has been frozen by old age, and it has been working for more than two hundred years......"