Chapter 13: The God of Blind Foolishness
"It's kind of interesting, indeed."
After listening to Russell's story about the inferior, Bad Day nodded thoughtfully and thought: "I have heard of the inferior before. He is still quite famous in the circle of mercenaries. β
"It's notorious."
Russell complained.
Bad Day shrugged: "What about notoriety?" β
His body was still leaning backwards. The angle between the chair and the ground was close to forty degrees, and he should have fallen to the ground a long time ago, but he still sat down on the chair peacefully.
At first, Russell was secretly looking forward to when he would fall to the ground in embarrassment on a bad day, preferably with Coke soaking his clothes or buttoning half-cooked cheese on his face...... But now that I realized that this should be part of the Bad Day Psionic Power, it suddenly became very disappointing.
It's boring.
"As a company dog, the bad guy has a bad reputation in the lower city, which shows that his ability is indeed excellent."
Bad day leisurely.
Russell had heard this kind of black name when he used to work in the lower city.
The uncensored people in Downtown refer to the people in the Enforcement Department and the Special Enforcement Department as "company dogs." As the name suggests, it's the people who use the company as hunting dogs to catch them.
And in addition to "company dogs", there are also such terms as "wage slaves" and "wild dogs".
The former is used to describe company employees who work honestly in Uptown and receive a monthly salary; The latter describes the kind of "vigilantes" who are not from the executive department and do not serve the head office - they may not even have chips, and they are no-code people, but they only punish the good and eliminate the evil according to their personal will.
After all, it is almost impossible for a codeholder who has a chip and can locate it at any time to commit a crime.
In other words, if ordinary people can't think of making a decision to commit a crime, they don't even need the Enforcement Department to arrest them......
There are devices that detect chips all over the intersection, and there are also cameras that can perform facial recognition. At the same time, almost every slightly larger store will connect all people who enter the store to the local area network, and the moment they enter the store, they will be registered.
If they rob, steal or kill someone, there is a high probability that before they have even gone out of the street, the news from the company will be sent directly - go and turn yourself in.
- Of course, that's what the company actually says. Unless the media issues a supervision, or the church or other head offices intervene in this matter, they may not even bother to send the executive department.
After all, this is a "company", not a "state", and there is no written law.
The head office is not responsible for the property and safety of the residents, so they only need to make their due statements in front of the media - for example, they can freeze all the property on the other party's account, disable the house key, do not allow the other party to make money transfers or any kind of shopping, and do not allow the use of various software. Previously purchased items, such as float cars, game blindfolds, and game compartments, will also refuse to use and log in.
At the same time, when a prisoner enters any premises, an immediate alert is issued to others in the same premises, especially security personnel, allowing them to carry out "pre-defense" and "preparatory repression".
Just this degree is enough.
Therefore, in this era of data, companies do not need to send personnel to arrest them at all...... Unless the other party has caused losses to the company itself, then the executive department must be sent back immediately.
In other cases, as long as the finger moves and the other party's various permissions are blocked, the prisoner can only surrender himself; Or escape to the black market, dismantle the chips and become "no-coders".
And the uncensored are really going to sin.
Because they have no scruples - they will become no-coders, which in itself means that they have sinned, or have the consciousness to sin.
Once the chip is removed, there is no going back. Life under the sun is completely insulated from them, and they will live in a chaotic world with a lack of goods, no Internet, and no constraints for the rest of their lives.
Since this is the case, they naturally have nothing to fear.
Hordes of people jump back to Uptown at night to kidnap, loot, and steal β money is certainly not something to be snatched, but they can take people and things.
Pretty girls can sell for a lot of money in Downtown, and in some places boys can't sell them...... Even if they really can't be sold, they can be broken up and sold for organs, or sold to some science madmen in the lower city as materials and experiments.
Or it can be used as a consumable to record some videos. In addition to the hot sales in the lower city, there is also a large market in the upper city.
As long as they are not arrested on the spot, they can burrow back to the lower city through garbage chutes, sewage outlets, etc.
The downtown area is densely packed with important factories, and only a few places have networks and cameras have been removed.
In the absence of the use of weapons of mass destruction, the Executive Department is forced to engage in street fighting with them.
However, the executive department is also full of people. People don't want to work for the head office to that extent - after all, if someone does make a name for himself in Downtown, what awaits him is revenge against his family.
It's like an inferior.
"Maybe there are not a few people who can be as good as the inferior, but the real problem is that they 'don't dare' to be so good."
Russell sighed: "The head office will not protect them at all, and public opinion will not protect them." People hate the criminals in the lower city and they hate these 'company dogs' just as much...... They would rather they eat the dog and die together, at most when their family is retaliated against, and at most they will shout two sentences to clean up the lower city, and at most that's all. β
When Russell talked about this topic, Bad Day also sighed and returned to his chair: "Aren't you going to talk about the sky to death......
His expression became serious: "I can create an opportunity for you to investigate...... You become a mage first. In this case, the success of the plan will be higher. β
ββ¦β¦ How do you say so solemnly? β
Russell was a little surprised: "Don't you have a mold-piercing sword technique, which can kill people from a long distance through the wall?" β
"You've got points in your heart. The elves who can be directors must be the core members who pass on the 'eighty-four destinies', either mages or clerics. They are not as weak as they seem, and when converted into psionic beings, they are all at the level of seven or eight levels. There are also very few monsters, such as the Seron kind. β
Bad Day said angrily: "It's okay for me to go by myself, but if you want to go, I can't keep you...... Are you sure you have to go? β
"Yes, I have to go myself."
Russell said seriously: "Even if it is an elf, I have to take responsibility for his deathβat least to witness his death." β
ββ¦β¦ That's weird what you say. It's as if you're in a higher position than these elves. β
Bad Day's expression is a little subtle.
Then he thought about it for a moment and added, "If you're worried about 'memory inheritance when elves', that problem is easy to solve. After that, I can teach you how to kill elves. I know a lot about this science.
Karma's words...... I know that guy, he's about 600 years old. In the concept of elves, they have just come of age and begin to pursue their destiny...... As a result, it was such a flowery job.
"But even so, he has lived from the heyday of mages to the present. Even without the restraint of that fate, it is impossible for your colleague who is called an inferior to defeat him. β
ββ¦β¦ In that case, what about the 'Amirus' on the empty ship before? β
Russell couldn't help but ask, "He can actually easily defeat those mercenaries." β
Bad Day looked at Russell and raised his eyebrows: "You have already guessed it in your heart." β
"I just wanted to make sure."
Russell repeated.
"Of course he did it on purpose. After all, he can't die, or it doesn't matter if he's dead...... Elves don't care so much about life and death, and 'fate' is more important to them. β
"What the hell is he trying to do?"
"You have to know one thing, Russell," Bad Day leaned back again, "he didn't know you were there, and he didn't know I was there."
"Think about it, if you and I didn't show up...... What will happen? β
ββ¦β¦ What will happen? β
The answer is unequivocal.
There is only one possibility...... Those mercenaries will succeed, and he will be captured by those mercenaries.
Regardless of whether the airboat will fall or not, whether the other first-class guests will survive or not...... Only this answer will not change.
"Those mercenaries were hired by him?!"
Russell felt a little incredulous, but also inexplicably justified by it.
After being kidnapped, Amirus has not sent anyone to investigate the matter until now...... In this sense, he did not hide his purpose at all.
This whole plan is almost open-handed.
"Not really. If he really invited it himself, then the force of the plan would be too light. It was easy for other directors to find out the truth...... Here you guessed wrong. β
The inferior shook his head: "Think about it again, what kind of news did the deer head statue bring you?" β
"The Rejuvenation of the Mage Team in Downtown ......"
"Yes, I'll just say it, the answer is simple.
"It is indeed the mage association of the lower city that invited these mercenaries. Through middlemen, they bought some viruses from the Tower of Babel to carry out this plan. But their original purpose was really just a memory in Amirus's head...... Strike at the prestige of the church by searching for some dirty, cruel secrets within the cyber church.
"But they're too young. They didn't know that the reason why they were able to find out that Amirus would be on this airship was because Amirus deliberately revealed the information; Amirus didn't let any of the guards come with him, and he did it on purpose.
"Amirus will not reveal any intelligence. He set a ban on himself, and if any memory was burned into a chip, he would immediately kill himself to destroy the memory. He hoped that his death would lead to the Church's revenge on the Lower Towns' Mage Society, so that the Board of Directors could loosen its grip on the Church - to allow the Angels to take over the security of the Upper Towns, not just the Lower Towns, for the sake of increasing the security of the Directors. β
Bad Day laughed: "Amirus is even stronger than Karma. If those mad mages on the ground could have killed the Iron Bishop if they heard the waste sent out by those innocent children...... They may wonder if they are crazy enough to hallucinate. β
ββ¦β¦ Was his old man so faithful to the church? β
"If it's an ordinary elf, of course it won't. Even cardinals are the embodiment of capital and power. β
Bad Day shrugged: "But Amirus is different, he is the biggest exception, the true pious. Amirus's fate is 'persistence'...... He was even more convinced of the Church's promise of 'the day of return with God', even more so than the Pope.
"Even the Pope is not as religious as him. In the past, few popes have been able to put their hearts down to angels. But Amirus is different, he is a true 'fundamentalist'. β
That's understandable.
Russell nodded.
The pope of the Cyber Church is rotated, and he is re-elected every seven years. Considering that the Pope himself has no real power, the elves have little interest in this position.
From all kinds of political struggles and concessions of interests, the mind of the person who became the pope was so complex that it was already the limit to be able to awaken the power of the Holy Order.
"Even the weakest angels are far more holy than the pope and cardinals β but ironically, the bishop alone can appoint and dismiss angels. The vast majority of angels come from the lower echelons of the church, not from the top. For this reason, the Pope is the one who is most wary of angels and the least likely to believe in the 'divine descent device'.
"But Amirus is different. He really trusts the angels...... He even tried to transform himself into an angel, but failed. Simply because the elves can't use the Divine Descent device. Because of the brainwashing intensity of the Divine Descent Device, it is completely unable to shake the 'fate' of the elves. β
Talking about this, Bad Day suddenly thought of something funny, and immediately laughed.
"Speaking of which...... Do you know the name Sailon? β
"The chairman of the Tianen Group?"
Russell must have heard the name.
Every day when he goes to work, he sees a huge statue of Ms. Serun in the park.
"Yes. But at the same time, she was also the clerk of the church. Second only to the Pope...... And this position does not need to be rotated. β
But Bad Day showed a malicious smile: "Then guess, your Tianen Group...... Why measure happiness? In other words, what exactly is the reference value of 'happiness'? β
ββ¦β¦ What do you mean? β
Russell sensed something was wrong.
But he instinctively didn't want to admit it.
And on a bad day, it easily shattered the last trace of fantasy: "Happiness Island is an empty island under her rule, and it is also the area with the highest 'happiness' in the world." An unusually varied entertainment industry, uncontrolled media news, various social benefits, fairly low housing prices, preparatory work to prevent unemployment, free reimbursement of psychotherapy, and even medication...... And let me tell you, the Sky Island plan was also formulated by her. It can be said that it was she who brought the survivors of the Shariah War to the empty island.
This happiness is judged by the study of the church. So how do you think the world consciousness will judge this? β
ββ¦β¦ I'll give her the power of the Holy Rank. β
"Of course!"
Bad Day laughed, and her voice full of mockery was unusually harsh: "She saved people all over the world in the face of world war, and led them to the empty island; She gives happiness to one in seven people in the world, provides them with work and welfare, food and shelter......
"ββChairman Sailun is now a living saint whose holy rank is stronger than all angels!
"What do you think that statue in the Tianen Group is? That's the idol she set up for herself! β
Bad Day shook his head again and again, sighing with mockery and compassion, "Our blind and stupid godβ"