"Then you're Cardinal System. An autonomic program written to control the imaginary world. Hearing this, the girl's eyes widened slightly. Oh, I even know that. Looks like you've been in contact with my kind in the world over there? ”

“…… Sort of. "It's not just contact, in the two years that Ayn Grant has always regarded it as the ultimate enemy in a sense. But now is not the time to say that.

"But...... To the best of my knowledge, the Cardinal System probably doesn't have such anthropomorphic capabilities. So, you ...... What kind of existence is it? What the hell is going on here? Hearing Lin Yiyan's somewhat anxious question, Cardinal smiled bitterly lightly, and used his fingers to tuck the maroon curls hanging down his forehead into his hat, and spoke in a cute but old-fashioned voice.

"Speaking of which...... It's a long story. Why would the old body isolate itself in this place...... Why do you want to wait until you come into contact with you...... It's a long story like a footwrap. For a moment, she closed her mouth as if caught up in some memory, but immediately raised her head and continued.

"Well, let's make a long story as short as possible. You should eat something first, the wound is still very painful, right? Because of a series of unexpected unfolding, Lin Yiyan completely forgot about the pain, and now when she mentioned it, she felt the hot pain coming from the chest torn by Elderliye's whip and the right foot shot through by the integrated knight with a longbow.

Hearing her say this, Lin Yiyan stretched out his hand and grabbed the steaming meat bun on the table, and took a bite, which was not inferior to the delicacy of the meat bun that he secretly ran out of the Sword Cultivation Academy and went to Gotro Store to buy and eat every time spread in his mouth, making Lin Yiyan chew involuntarily, and his whole face was rounded. I don't know what kind of instructions were put into the food, but the pain subsided the moment I swallowed it, and the wound slowly began to heal.

“…… He is worthy of being a manager, and even the parameters of food can be controlled freely. Hearing Lin Yiyan's heartfelt emotion, Cardinal just snorted, "You made two mistakes. First of all, the old body is no longer a manager. At the same time, the only thing that the old body can control is the items in this library. ”

As she spoke, she slowly turned around and walked into the curved corridor against the wall, and Lin Yiyan hurriedly followed with a handful of meat buns and sandwiches, and at the same time confirmed the passage connected to the bathroom on the opposite side. In order to prevent colds, it takes a considerable amount of time to warm up the body, and the eugeo should not come out for a while......

“…… Well? That one...... If food can heal wounds, doesn't it also prevent colds? Hearing Lin Yiyan's accusation, Cardinal turned his head for a moment and showed a smile. It seems that the bathroom is just a means to separate Yougeo from Lin Yiyan and the others.

Following behind the unexpectedly black-bellied sage, constantly turning corners in the corridor, or rising and falling, Lin Yiyan soon couldn't figure out where he was in this big library. As he walked, he ate what he was in his arms without caring about etiquette, and finally, when he was about to finish eating the magic ingredients, a small circular space surrounded by bookshelves appeared in front of him, with a table in the center and an old-fashioned bench with two legs around it.

After sitting down heavily on one side of the chair, Cardinal wordlessly pointed to the chair opposite with her cane, and Lin Yiyan also sat down there as she instructed. Then, two teacups appeared out of thin air on the table. Picking up the cup in front of him and taking a sip of tea, Cardinal spoke slowly.

"Have you considered such a question? Why does this peaceful artificial world have the existence of Feudalism feudalism? Regarding the unheard word in Cardinal's words, it took Lin Yiyan almost two seconds to remember that it meant 'feudal system'.

Feudalism. A system of domination consisting of nobles who served as local lords and monarchs who divided the lands to them. At its core is the medieval hierarchy of identities that can be found everywhere in all kinds of fantasies and games—rather than as aliens—in emperors, kings, counts, barons, etc.

Because the setting of the world under orld seems to be based on medieval Europe, Lin Yiyan never had any doubts about the existence of nobles and emperors. Therefore, being asked by Cardinal like this, Lin Yiyan fell into a fog.

"Why...... Isn't that what the developers designed? ”

"No, it's not." Cardinal seemed to have guessed Lin Yiyan's answer, and a smile oozed slightly from the corner of Linglong's mouth, "The people who created the 'outside' of this world are just simply placing all the elements in this world. It is the Under orld people who live in this world who have made society what it is now. ”

"I see......" is something like that you can't let Yougeo hear. Lin Yiyan nodded slowly. From Cardinal's words, Lin Yiyan finally remembered one thing that should have been confirmed before. She knew that Russ existed in the real world. In this case, that is......

"Wait, wait. Will you be able to get in touch with the real world? Is there a communication line to "over there"? In response to Lin Yiyan's excited question, Cardinal reluctantly denied, "Stupid, if you can do it, how can the old body be closed in this dusty place for hundreds of years." It's a pity that the only guy who has this means in his hands now...... High priest only. ”

“…… This, that's it. Lin Yiyan sighed a little disappointed, and then continued to ask, "That, just now you said that the reason for the emergence of the feudal system, right?" That's because...... Things like maintaining law and order, distributing products, and so on, you have to have someone at the top to supervise them, right? ”

"Hmm. But you know it, too. It is a fundamental principle for the inhabitants of this world not to violate the law. Whether it is harming others, stealing finances, or monopolizing the harvest, they cannot do such things, and they will only live diligently and justly because of the coercive force that comes from the source. For them, the development of society into communism is the more efficient option. Don't you think that there are four emperors in a world with a population of only 100,000 people, and that there are more than a thousand noble families in the name of knights. ”

"100,000 ......" This is the first time Lin Yiyan knows the total population of Under orld. Although Cardinal said that it was "only", Lin Yiyan was shocked by its size, which can already be said to be a simulation of "civilization" compared to an experiment to create artificial intelligence.

But it is true that there were only 25,000 people under the control of an emperor, which is much smaller than the population of the ancient Roman Empire and the Frankish kingdom in the real world. Sure enough, it is more reasonable to regard the feudal system as a simulation of the feudal system in reality rather than because of the necessity of production and life.

When Lin Yiyan was still immersed in contemplation, Cardinal spoke abruptly again, "The old body said before that there is no god in this world. Still, in the age of creation, about 450 years ago, there was a God-like existence. When Santoria was just a small village, the gods played by four humans. ”

"Huh, four hundred and fifty years? Isn't it three hundred and eighty years? This year should be the ...... of the human world" Cardinal shrugged helplessly at Lin Yiyan's somewhat off-topic question, "I just said it, the creation myth is just a fabrication by the church. The starting point of this calendar today is nothing more than that laid down by later generations. ”

"This, that's it. That...... There are four gods, right? They must be human...... Is it the staff of Russ? Cardinal smiled as if he had seen me react correctly, "Oh, even that." ”

“…… In this world, there are not eggs but chickens, and there should be people who raised the original artificial Fluct Light from infants...... Otherwise, there is no way to explain why people here speak and write in Japanese. ”

"Isn't that a very methodical inference. As you said. Initially...... When the old man was still a manager with no sense of independence, four outsiders came down on the land and raised eight "children" in two farmhouses. Teach them how to read, how to grow crops, how to raise livestock...... The ethics of good and evil, which later developed as the basis of the taboo catalogue, are also included. ”

"I didn't expect it...... The so-called God is really a great responsibility. Just an unintentional word may affect the direction of future civilizations or something......"

Lin Yiyan's "unintentional words" made Cardinal nod his head seriously.

"Exactly. It's a pity that the old body stood at this starting point and began to think, and finally came to a certain conclusion, which was already after the old body was claustrophobic in this library...... In other words, why is there a feudal system in this world that should be unnecessary? Why is there a taboo catalogue that has transcended common sense, but at the same time, there are also aristocrats who exploit the loopholes of the taboo catalogue to pursue their own interests and pleasures? There is only one answer to these questions. ”

Pushing up the small, round-rimmed glasses, Cardinal continued in a grim voice.

"The First Four have indeed fulfilled the difficult mission assigned to them beautifully, and the old body also knows that they possess the highest level of human intelligence and wisdom. At the same time, judging from the fact that the residents of Under orld are born with good personalities, they are also quite high moral and moral people. - However, this is not the case for all four. ”

“…… What the......? ”

"Among the four people, there is one who is also rich in learning, but he is not a good person. In other words, the person has polluted one or both of the children he has raised. I'm afraid it wasn't intentional on his part...... However, nature is not so easy to hide. In other words, he conveyed the human desire of self-interest and dominance to his children. And that child became the ancestor of all the nobles and royals that now exist, as well as the priests of the Congregational Church......"

Not a good kind...... ......?

In other words, does the evil in the character of some nobles come from someone who is related to the core staff of "Russ"? And this evil is passed on in the spirit, and eventually gives birth to people like Leos Antinos and Wembel Gizek?

It seems that taking over Russ at the beginning, stealing Russ out, and then freezing, the trouble caused in the early stage is indeed not small! Lin Yiyan thought silently in his heart.

"Cardinal, the name of the 'first four'...... Do you know? Lin Yiyan asked curiously and casually, but the girl looked regretful and shook her head slowly, "If you want to know this information, you must have access to the central domain of the system." ”

"Ah, sorry, always asking repetitive things." Anyway, even if you know the name now, it's useless, and all the original staff in Russ were thrown into the sea of another world by Lin Yiyan. As for whether the fish were fed, Lin Yiyan couldn't be sure.

Leaning on the back of the chair and taking a sip of the fragrant tea, Lin Yiyan pulled the topic back, "I see...... If only a minority of the Under orld have a desire for dominance, it is only natural that they will be transformed into a privileged class. It's one thing like a lion in a herd of deer. ”

"And, they're like virus programs that can't be eliminated. In this world, the offspring born by oneself will be inherited not only in appearance, but also in personality tendencies. Most of the low-ranking nobles who frequently intermarry among the peaceful people are very self-interested, but ......"

Cardinal's words reminded Lin Yiyan of the respectable sense of justice and friendship of Ronier and Tijie, who are descendants of the sixth knight.

That is to say...... If the aristocracy continues to intermarry, self-interest will be preserved, right? ”

"Exactly. The essence of this is embodied by the families of the four emperors, as well as the higher priests of the church. And standing at the top of them is the absolute ruler of this world...... The high priest of the Congregational Church is now a woman who has become the administrator of the system. And now she uses the name "Administrator", which can be said to be full of disrespect. ”

“Admini…… strator。 Lin Yiyan whispered the name of the archon, which in English refers to the archon, and in some operating systems, it also refers to the administrator. In that case, I remember that the Knight of Integration, Elderier, also said that name when he had a mysterious glowing phenomenon. In other words, the object of the allegiance sworn by the integrated knights is this high priest Administrator...... Is that the case?

Thinking of this, Lin Yiyan noticed that Cardinal's words contained another important piece of information.

"Huh...... Do you say that the high priest is a woman? From a fairly early age, Lin Yiyan had the preconceived notion that people at the apex of the Congregational Church were quite old men, Dinal nodded, and continued with a frowning face, "Yes. And...... Although it is difficult to mention, it can be said that that person is also my twin sister. ”

"What...... What do you mean? Unable to understand the meaning of the other man's words, Cardinal replied without an immediate answer, staring at his white and delicate right hand as if disgusted with his own body. After a while, she slowly spoke, "...... Let's say it in order. The establishment of the absolute ruling body of the world, known as the Congregational Church, was 350 years ago. That is, a hundred years after the start of this simulation. At that time, people in the human world would get married around the age of twenty, and the average family would have five children. At that time, the inhabitants of the fifth generation had already exceeded six hundred, and if you add their predecessors and predecessors, the number is already close to a thousand. ”

"Wait, wait, wait. After all, in this world, what kind of system does marriage and reproduction follow......" Because he found an opportunity to resolve the question that had been haunting his mind for two years, Lin Yiyan reflexively asked this question.

As soon as the question came out, I quickly realized that this question should not be posed against this person who was only a ten-year-old girl on the outside, regardless of his inner appearance. However, Cardinal didn't even move his eyebrows, and calmly replied.

"I can't say because I don't know how human reproductive activities work in the real world, but the construction principle of Fluct Light is that all behaviors are based on reality. When a man and a woman who have registered their marriage on the system commit a corresponding act, there is a certain probability that a child will be conceived in the mother's body. Specifically, a new prototype, Fluct Light, is loaded into an empty Light-Cube in the Light-Cube cluster, in which the form elements of the parents are combined with part of the thinking pattern, and a newborn baby is born. ”

"Ahhh......h What is that, what is the registration of marriage? ”

"It's just a system command. Although formally, there will be a ceremony for both parties to swear their marriage to the god Stysia. In the earliest times, the village chiefs presided over the ceremony, and after the establishment of the churches in various places, the execution of weddings became the prerogative of the monks and nuns in the church. ”

"Hmm...... Ah, I'm sorry to interrupt you in the middle of the conversation, so please go ahead. Hearing Lin Yiyan's urging, Cardinal nodded lightly and began to explain again.

"Decades after the 'first four' was written off, among the inhabitants who had reached nearly a thousand people, there were already several lords who ruled over them. Armed with the self-interest they inherited from their ancestors, they gradually expanded the land they owned, and then incorporated the young people who had lost their land into their subordinates. Of course, there are also people who are disgusted by their approach and leave the central government to reclaim wasteland on the border. ”

"I see, these young people have carved out towns and villages like Zakaria and Lulid."