Mage is not an ancient name for a psyker. In the past, there really was no such thing as a psyker.

Because psionics are actually the product of human birth.

The real meaning of this chip is not a "spiritual firewall", but a "spiritual vaccine".

As long as you wear it for more than three years, you will be cut off from the ability to enter the sea of the group's subconscious, reaching the [Primordial Wasteland].

In other words, as long as anyone who wears a chip grows up, they will be eradicated as a mage.

This is to prevent the mages who are full of hatred, resentment, and pain, and have gone completely mad in the war, and once again reach out to the floating island where "mages no longer exist".

After all, the mage's awakening was too early.

As long as it takes a day to change one's personality, its impact will be able to awaken to become a mage. This means that a large number of adolescent adolescents will awaken to become mages - and when their consciousness penetrates deep into the primordial wasteland, they will meet and communicate with the mages who have been abandoned on land in their dreams.

[They will learn the secrets of the past, and they will be taught by the mage, believing that the "second truth" that the mage told them is the true history.

[There is no need for any guarantee, just a promise is enough to make these teenagers and girls work for it, and become the hands of these mages to contact the empty island]

[A handful of conservatives want to retake the Floating Island, but the vast majority of mages want to make the Sky Island fall - because their minds have long been infected and twisted and depraved.] The more the main force that contributes to the war, the deeper it will inevitably be infected by the curse.]

Russell shook his head when he heard this.

…… How can this be stopped?

Although objectively, they were indeed used by mages. But what else can these "born sinful" children do?

The people of Downtown are all feared criminals in Uptown's eyes; The people of the upper city were contemptuously called "wage slaves" by the lower city and did not have the slightest free will.

Although the lower city has only been born for less than 40 years, the upper and lower districts have been completely divided.

Even if they don't become the mage's helpers in destroying the floating island, they will still choose to destroy it all by their own will.

But......

Russell suddenly realized something.

He raised his head, his tail raised slightly, and asked in a slow voice: "You will know that there are 'conservatives', that is to say, ......"

[My identity when I participated in the battle of the teachings, I was also a mage]

The deer head statue did not hide the slightest, and even answered what Russell did not ask:

[The Tower of Babel is theoretically not on either side of the mage or the Holy See, and we initially tried to mediate this war that was fought for no apparent reason, but in the end it failed...... and was dragged into the war.]

[At that time, some people belonged to the Magi, and some people belonged to the Holy See]

[In the end, only three people survived the Sharia War. One of them is an angel frozen in ice, and the other is a conservative mage trapped on the ground...... The rest of the man is me.]

[If I were in this situation now, I would be able to count myself alive]

Hearing this, Russell was silent for a moment.

His raised tail slowly drooped along with his ears.

He realized that the question he had asked seemed to hurt the deer head in a ...... He suddenly didn't know what to do with it.

But the deer head didn't care about Russell's offense.

She patiently explained:

[The threshold for awakening to become a so-called "psyker" is much higher than awakening to become a mage]

[When the awakening process of the Mage's Dream is blocked by the chip, this power becomes more active.] And after repeating this a few times, dozens of times, it becomes extremely pure and unstoppable...... When he finally awakens, he doesn't even need to dive into the sea of the group's subconscious and borrow the group's spiritual energy to form a "spell", but can distort reality by his own will alone.]

[Therefore, although the type of psyker's ability is monotonous, his power is far stronger than that of a mage]

[Human reason keeps people away from the depths of the subconscious and separates me from 'us'. The demon loses his reason, like a swimmer who loses his swimming ring and sinks into the deep sea...... But the deep sea is not seawater, but poisonous sewage - the spiritual pollution produced by the mages when they create curses."

[Therefore, there is nothing wrong with the technology of "protective chip" itself. However, the elven scholars who pioneered this chip must not have considered a problem......]

“…… The appearance of the lower town, right. ”

Russell muttered.

"Yes."

Bad Day sat on the pipe with his hands on his chest, leaning against the wall, and stepping on two thick cables under his feet.

He sneered softly and replied.

Initially, it was just a storage of fully automated factories, farms, etc., that "must exist" but took up too much space. But in recent decades, as the conflict has become more intense, it has become a shadow city where mercenaries, criminal organizations, and illegal psionics are active.

In a situation where the head office could not actively use lethal weapons, these perpetrators were united...... It actually caused some trouble.

"Those ordinary people think that the trouble comes from the criminal organizations and mercenaries, and the criminal actions after they come together. But I have to say that it doesn't matter at all – it's just the life and death of the individual and the economic loss of the enterprise. The real trouble is......

"The uncensored people who were originally caught and would be banished and killed as soon as possible can be combined with each other and have children.

"And there is no doubt that these children were not born in regular hospitals...... They simply can't have chips. It's a natural black household. ”

Russell's pupils contracted suddenly, and his fists clenched.

What did he realize-

“…… The Mage is born again? ”

"Yes. Like a flame that has been extinguished is rekindled. More than thirty years have passed, as the new "born no-coders" have grown into their teens...... The mage's legacy has been revived again in the lower city. ”

Bad Day took a deep breath, and his expression became a little more serious: "Didn't you ask, who is the person behind Xiao Liuli?" Then I'll tell you - the organization known as the 'Veil of Ignorance' began as a society of 'new generation mages'. And they are not the only mage associations.

"They are 'persona non grata', theoretically not allowed to be born, because they have never owned a chip, so they have no citizenship, and they are no different from ownerless artificial intelligence, and anyone can destroy or kill them at will when they see it.

"They live in fear, hatred, and disorder, answering the call of the mage's dream. In their dreams, they came into contact with the mages who were still alive on the land, and were raised by these mages. And learned enough vicious spells from them.

On the other hand, as the mage's traces appeared from the empty island, there was a new reaction from the Cyber Church.

"The sleeping mechanical angels have been unrefrigerated one after another to carry out the 'resurrection procedure'. According to the original agreement between the Cyber Church and the head office, they had the right to send angels into the floating island to participate in patrols and help eliminate the mages. ”

“…… Isn't that a good thing? ”

Russell turned to look at Bad Sun and asked suspiciously, "The company lacks lethal force and can't spare manpower." It's better to let the angels do it - they're professionals. It's always much stronger than these new generation of young mages...... By the way, you can also clean up the lower town. ”

At least for Russell, it's definitely a good thing.

It is equivalent to being busy here, and as a result, a wave of reinforcements suddenly came from the brother company.

A group of macho men who don't want to pay crazy overtime fell from the sky and quickly digested the work that Russell's side was dragging more and more because of the large-scale messing up of his colleagues.

Obviously, this has a very good positive effect on Russell's desire to be a "man of the day".

"You remember, Russell. The wills imported by these mechanical angels are all 'saints' with different personalities. ”

"Indeed."

Russell nodded: "So, they will definitely help to clean up the evil in the empty island as well...... The living environment for all of us is good. ”

"The problem is that this year is 1202. These 'angels' were born in 1103, the war ended in 1106, and the angelic legions fell into sleep the following year. The Big Seven was founded in 1119. ”

Bad Day said meaningfully: "For you who don't know history, you may not be able to understand the moral standards of people in past eras.

"In short, you just need to know...... For these old antiques from old times, all of us are sinners. And they are all adapted to the violent methods of the old era, not necessarily accustomed to the changing generations of today...... And corporate law doesn't govern them either.

"The most important thing is that the angels want more than just get rid of a villain, kill a criminal, and dismantle a criminal organization. Rather, it is to 'return this sinful era to the past' – to reconstruct the 'earthly law' of the old era to bind the 'heavenly man'. It's not just a threat to the lower town. ”

…… How could I not understand?

Russell sighed.

In fact, it seems to me that the world is indeed full of sin......

And not even just the no-coders.

Just half an hour ago, a group of people who were clearly in possession of chips but had "never committed a crime" were still fighting Russell — and they had also assigned a special person to take responsibility for killing Russell. Before that, he had killed several people in this way...... In this way, the other gun owners can be cleaned.

So, how many of the seemingly innocent people are really innocent?

It would not be a good thing if we could really return to the era when there were laws to follow.

It's just that in the process......

Can the laws that angels are accustomed to and follow really fit into the way people live today?

What is the point of being a law that all people don't want to follow?

What will the angels do then?

Could it be that a fire will be set on fire and consume this evil city in the sky?

…… If that happens. Even if he didn't want to, Russell had to stand up and fight the angels.

"I kind of get it. The mages of the lower city formed gangs and formed gangs; The angels are also ready to come and try to take over some of the powers, try to violently modify people's lifestyles...... This is bound to create all-encompassing chaos from the top down. ”

Russell stared at Bad Sun, and then looked back at the deer's head: "So, what can I do?"

"I'm just a new member of the Special Operations Department, and I'm only a two-level redshift with psionic powers...... People are soft-spoken, and I can't do anything. ”

"It's simple."

Bad Sun chuckled, "Do you remember...... As long as you hold the chip for three years, you will lose the qualification to become a mage. ”

“…… So? ”

"You're a man of birth, Russell. I and I both know about it. ”

Bad Sun said slowly: "Although I don't know, which era of ancient people are you who were reborn in modern times...... But you do have an air of order that is out of step with this era. It's not weakness, it's not cowardice, it's a subconscious attempt to obey laws that don't exist. I'm guessing you're from a peaceful and prosperous world...... An old era with the concept of 'law'.

"And, your sealed memories have just awakened. and did not accept the impact of the chip for more than three years......"

“…… Memory? ”

Russell asked in surprise, "Isn't it a body?" ”

"Russell" has been in contact with chips for more than 20 years.

It's just that he's only recently remembered the memories of his past life.

Bad Sun nodded affirmatively, "The key is memory—especially the memory that corresponds to psionic energy, not the body. For example, if a person is reborn on his or her alternate body, which is undoubtedly a newly transplanted chip, his mage talent will still be completely banned.

"However, the chip on your body will still prevent you from entering the sea of the subconscious of the group. And when I saw that you were able to transform into someone else, I had a new idea.

"I don't know if you found out...... When you become Alice, you are in a state without a chip. ”

Hearing this, Russell's pupils contracted slightly into vertical pupils.

He finally realized - why Babel values itself.

"That's a good guess, Russell."

Bad Day smiled heartily: "Although you have the chip, you can still become a mage."

"Become a mage whose identity will never be revealed because he still has the chip."