Chapter Thirty-Eight: Mammon and the Pale White Affair

"Mammon's spec ......"

Hearing Russell's words, Bad Day was a little hesitant.

He looked down again at the heavens and shook his head: "I don't think it will be possible." Mammon is the highest demon in perfect hatching, with a tenth-level psionic power, which is difficult for even the elven directors to fight.

"At that time, the church did not thaw the mechanical angels...... With all the forces united, the victory over Mammon was still very costly.

"In order to solve this problem, even we at the Tower of Babel have been dispatched.

"I wasn't born at that time. But I've also heard the deer head talk about it. ”

“…… What kind of demon is Mammon? ”

Russell couldn't help but ask, "Is it codenamed Mammon, or is it just called Mammon?" What exactly is the situation of the white incident? ”

"It's pronounced mammon."

Bad Day earnestly begins to tell Russell important information about Mammon, as if to tell the Bad One and the Paradise Bird the secrets: "This seems to be one of the many languages left over from a bygone era. Miss Flower Touch said that the demon's name translates to 'the wealth of the world', and comes from a kind of 'dead language' in which all users have long since died.

"Mammon's host is a very greedy and wealthy merchant.

"He has been amassing money at all odds since the days of the earth – he is an old merchant who lived from the Sharia Wars to the Sky Island. It is said that in ancient times, people did not trade goods with so-called credits, but used some specific metals as currency.

"The most expensive of these coins is forged from 'gold'. The host of Mammon hoarded a full 860 tons of gold...... You may not quite understand what this concept is. But when he was on earth, he was the richest man in the world. He was even able to buy several kingdoms with ease. Of course, he was not self-made, but the last heir of a certain family at that time. ”

"Wait," Russell suddenly realized something, "since he's so good, and he's a member of the family." Why short-lived?

"This kind of person...... Didn't you become an elf in the end? ”

Hearing this, the Paradise Bird looked over with some confusion.

But Bad Day just shrugged his shoulders: "The specific reason is not clear, maybe it is because the elves hate him...... Or maybe you think he's too aggressive. After all, most of the elves are still research talents and artistic talents. Although they are more or less in business nowadays, I am afraid that they still hate this kind of businessman whose essence is too pure. Of course, I guessed...... Who knows.

In short, at the end of the old rich merchant's life, when he used various means, coercion, or begged the elves to transform him into an elf, the elf still chose to refuse.

"The elves are only willing to perform various surgeries on him to prolong his life. But he was never willing to give him true eternal life. And he didn't have much to do with the elves.

"When he lived to be one hundred and twenty years old, his offspring were dead, his grandchildren were ninety percent dead, and his great-grandchildren had died of old age. Eighty percent of his organs had been replaced with prosthetic bodies, but he still didn't want to die, he was almost insane at the time.

And when he walked into his vault for the last time...... And Mammon came.

"—A huge monster made of 860 tons of gold. Sparkling in the sun.

"The skin and hair of those who are illuminated by the light, whether it is shaded or not, will gradually lose their color. Hair that was originally black will gradually metamorphose into brown or brown, then blonde and gray, and then white. When the hair and skin become completely pale, the person loses the 'heart' completely...... From the beginning of fading to complete whitening, the whole process will not take more than half an hour.

"Whether it's the brave or the sage, or even the earthly saints of the Cyber Church. When they are completely whitewashed, they completely lose the emotions and memories they have had. The power of the Holy Rank, psionic powers, and spells that he had held were all wiped out in the blank.

"Even though people are still alive, they can still live, talk and work normally...... But live like the walking dead. Forever lost dreams, hopes, and love, his face was always so pale, and his pale pupils became hollow. If the 'Pale White' continues to receive the illumination of Mammon, the soul will begin to be extracted by Mammon and attack indiscriminately around him, plundering all valuables and returning them to Mammon, increasing the size of Mammon. In other words, they became Mammon's messengers.

"The children they give birth to are all white hair—even if their spiritual relatives do not have white hair. This is the reason why most of the residents of Tongshen Island today have gray hair. ”

Just listening to the bad day's story, Russell frowned.

He felt a little incredible.

“…… How did such a powerful monster finally come to victory? ”

"You still want to win?"

Bad Sun asked rhetorically, "That is, Mammon has no desire to fight at all, otherwise its incomparably huge body alone would be able to destroy Tongshen Island."

"As a result of Sanguine's temptation, if you don't attack Mammon directly, you won't be counterattacked—if you dig with equipment, you'll be considered an attack, but if you're a flesh and blood person...... Especially if the poor dig it, Mammon will forgive them and allow them to take some of their own gold. But if you take too much at once, Mammon may get angry.

But the chaos that followed Mammon's arrival caused the deaths of more than a thousand people. More than 1,000 people were basically killed by their own people...... Because in the beginning, the pale white ones lost their senses and attacked indiscriminately, like zombies. It was suspected that it might be some kind of virus, so they killed all the mutants.

So Tongshen Island was finally excavated at night by dispatching laborers. If she only takes seven or eight pieces of gold at a time, or a dozen gold coins and turns around and runs, to this extent, Mammon will completely ignore the other party.

Then they separated the magical gold coins and put them in a completely closed black box. Otherwise, even if it is taken away from the main body, the 'Mammon Gold Coins' will still make people gradually become white.

"Shensane chose to be at night because the reflection caused by moonlight is much weaker than that of daylight, or at least it is easier to get closer to the past. They also tried to change the celestial phenomena to obscure the sky, but if Mammon could not see the light, they became anxious and began to move towards the light source.

"After all the volunteers in the entire island of Tongshen had taken one turn, Mammon's size had shrunk considerably. But at that time, everyone had already entered a dangerous critical period, and if they received the light again, they might become white......

"Tongshen Island sent a request for rescue to other Sky Islands, but there was no Sky Island response, only some of the lower priests of the Cyber Church answered the call and went to Tongshen Island."

"Where's the dragon?"

Russell couldn't help but ask, "Didn't the dragons react at all?" ”

Bad Day frowned: "The dragon has action, but the movement is very strange. They seem to know some of Mammon's secrets, so they make it clear that the elven directors are not allowed to forcibly capture others, and that the victims must be voluntary. The dragons were not unconcerned about this, but they did not organize and call for rescue teams, nor did they prevent others from volunteering. But no force is allowed to force others to participate...... We tried to capture some of the prisoners to do this, but were stopped by the dragons.

"By the time the cyber church had finished another round of moves, there was only a small piece left. Not only did the people from the other Sky Islands not come, but there were also many people on Tongshen Island who were unwilling to come to help. In the end, it was the volunteers who had already been dispatched for a round to stand up again, and paid the tragic price of 4,000 warriors to completely seal Mammon—this time the whitening ones were not attacked and killed, but controlled.

"After Mammon was sealed, they were relatively normal...... I was able to generate new feelings and memories. But the previous feelings and memories were still destroyed by Mammon's power. In order to take care of their lives, Shenzhi Heavy Industries took them in as employees.

Since then, every year on Tongshen Island, there has been a situation where he and his family and neighbors have gradually become whitened by stealing Mammon gold coins. Seven or eight years have passed like this, and it has been relieved only when Shenzhi Heavy Industries has repeatedly proposed to hand over all heavy metals.

"It was only after that 'credits' completely replaced all the old trading models. Certain metals can no longer be used as currency...... This is also for safety reasons. After all, no one knows if the precious metal they got is part of Mammon.

"The rich merchant's vault contained not only gold coins and bars, but also some silver and jewelry. But these things should have been destroyed and re-forged by Divine Heavy Industries. ”

Bad Day spread his hands: "I know what you suspect." I also suspected that the material of the psychic protection chip may be part of Mammon, which is why the chip cannot be imitated. After all, I don't quite believe that the mere need of an electric shock to make a person faint can stop the awakening of psionic energy.

"Can a person who is truly in pain forget his pain because of a brief fainting? If that's the case, then how can you borrow wine to kill your worries and let the chip be electric. ”

"That makes sense......"

Russell nodded, exhaled, and changed from a "detective" appearance back to his original posture. I felt inexplicably lighter.

He had guessed part of it before.

What he couldn't understand was how Mammon, a demon, could be used by psionics all over the world.

But if Mammon's specifications are so big, then it is understandable. It makes perfect sense.

He also knew why the "Pale White Incident" had not yet become a "history" forbidden by the dragon, but he had not seen any details on Sogo Island and Happiness Island.

However, it also confirmed that Russell's idea was correct.

"This is indeed a testament to the fact that Thortonic does have the technology to turn demons into raw materials to craft certain items. And it can also retain some of the properties of the raw materials......"

Russell muttered, glancing expectantly at the heavens, his tail wagging slightly.

He wanted to add a small round shield to his prosthetic hand.

I hope that Mr. Heaven will grant this little wish of the cat......

------Off topic------

Suddenly pulled out to provoke the meal, and the cat died of heat-

It's a little late, but today is an update of 6,000 words~