Chapter 46: I Have No Spiritual Relatives
When the vessel of the gods came out of the elevator on the twelfth floor, the director did not come out with him, but went down the elevator again.
There are no stairs on this top floor, only two elevator doors. The elevators on the 11th and 11th floors are connected respectively.
Other than that, it doesn't even have a rooftop.
The décor on the twelfth floor is very close to the one below, and it is all in a silver-gray high-tech style.
After exiting the elevator, the vessel of the gods arrived at a perfectly perfect hexagonal hall with six black metal columns arranged in a similar hexagonal shape.
There are two long corridors on the left and right sides, with no end in sight, and there are six directions in the elevator hall.
Directly in front of the door facing the vessel of the gods was the three-toothed revolving door that Russell was already familiar with—it was the same as the deer head and the door on Tokhithat's side.
It didn't close, it was wide open.
The Vessel of God could be seen from afar, and Amirus was looking at something to the left of the Vessel of Gods with his hands behind his back.
The old man was wearing a dark purple slim-fitting suit with a special pointed-toe shoe on his feet, which symbolized his status as a director. The pure white curls were already a little thinning and combed back. By the standards of an old man, he had a straight back, making old Amirus look like an old gentleman who was not angry and arrogant.
Hearing the voice, he turned to look at the door.
Amirus wears monocle gold-wire glasses with deep pupils reminiscent of dark green jade.
"Long time no see, Russell."
When the old elf saw Russell, he smiled slightly: "Or, should I call you ultramarine?" ”
"You can call it whatever you want."
The corners of the God's Container mouth rose slightly.
He spread his hand and replied cheerfully and unceremoniously: "You are my elder, it doesn't matter if you call me by my real name." But in front of outsiders, I still hope that you will not expose my personal information......"
"Then call you Ultramarine, and Russell when we are alone."
Amirus smiled gently.
It was then that the vessel of the gods finally walked in and saw what Amirus was looking at.
- It was half a human head floating in solution.
From the bones, it can be seen that it is probably the same feline spirit relatives as Russell.
Parts of his scalp were completely removed, and several electrodes-like pieces were clinging to the bone. His eyes were neatly removed, and two lollipop-like devices with smooth ends like pebbles were in his sockets...... It's like a prosthetic eye pretending to be reversed.
His throat was neatly severed, and several more tubes were attached. It should be an artificial visceral duct that supplies nutrients and water.
There are four screens underneath and on the left and right sides of the container. Two on the bottom and one on the left and right...... There are also two input modules.
It's all strange data that is completely outside of Russell's knowledge, dense and constantly updated data, and abstract drawings that are constantly distorted like AI paintings.
…… If Russell had seen it in person, he would have been horrified by this.
But the vessel of the gods only blinked, and asked curiously, "Old man, what is this?" ”
"You mean this device, this person? Or is it all in general? ”
Amirus asked kindly as he stared at the ever-changing data.
The vessel of the gods said casually, "All—I'm curious. ”
"This device...... Have you ever heard of the brain in a vat? ”
“…… Are you a complete body? ”
"It's not that simple."
Amirus shook his head: "He's just dreaming, hazy and vague. If you really want to build a virtual world where people can't tell the real from the fake, it is still impossible with the current technology.
"Speaking of which, this person and you are still colleagues."
“…… Well? Who is he? ”
"The bodyguard of your Kamalser director. Half a month ago, he was attacked along with Director Kamalse...... He was swept straight into a sieve by fire. But fortunately, my brain was not injured, which is also a blessing. ”
The old elf smiled softly and stroked the container containing the computer: "Although these days, psionics are not very valuable. He is not a naturally awakened psyker like you, but a catalyzed psyker...... But even so, after being suppressed by the chip by two levels of strength, he was able to develop his psionic energy to the peak of the fourth-level red-shift, indicating that his blue-shift had surpassed the limit of mortals and reached the seventh-level.
"If he wasn't acting as a bodyguard, but as an uncensored person. Probably now he has crossed the wall of the zodiac and become a strong man.
"It's a blessing to be able to keep this brain. He had been strafed by at least six or seven fires, and if he had been shot in the brain, he would have been completely destroyed. It's just a pity that the other bodyguards present at the time failed to protect his brain in the first place, and he was still brain dead.
"Otherwise, he won't have my turn to do it himself."
“…… Was the psionic armament originally made with psionics? ”
The Vessel of the Gods looked at it and was a little addicted for a moment, and couldn't help but sigh softly: "No wonder, all psionic beings can synchronize with any psionic weapon. ”
"It's not too rigorous, in fact, psionic weapons still have a synchronization rate."
Amirus squinted, amiable like an old man next door.
He turned around and said with a smile: "For example, 'the beheading of the saint'." It comes from an assassin who tried to assassinate me, and the person who killed her was your mother. So after I beheaded her as a saint, I gave it to your mother as a gift.
"Her demon is called 'Determination to Cut Everything'. I did my best to maintain its rarity, giving it the ability to lengthen, regenerate, become sharper and stronger with its 'determination' to suck it, and this was the first psionic weapon I made, and one of my pride.
"When it's in your hands, it's obviously much more synchronous than in your mother's hands......"
Amirus glanced at Russell's arms and felt a little regretful: "Didn't you bring it with you?" ”
"Do you want to use it?"
"You're not like Alice, you have an arm prosthesis. Then I think it would be better to put it directly into your prosthetic hands...... Next time you can bring it. I'll give you a free upgrade. ”
"I thought about fusing them together, but it had to be close to my skin...... Ordinary contact is not enough, and it must be held with all your might. ”
"Oh, you misunderstood. That's the safety lock I set for Alice, otherwise it could easily hurt the user. It also has a blade that acts as a dagger, because there is such a thing as a weapon, and it is enough to bring one. I added a blade to it so that it could be used on a daily basis. Your words...... I can remove both the shank and the blade so that the weight of the prosthetic hand doesn't increase too much. ”
Amirus said earnestly.
The vessel of the gods couldn't help but look at him again: "I heard that you are the most devout cardinal of the Cyber Church, and I thought you were a very extreme great good person. Didn't expect ......"
"Why am I not a good person, I will give you something and sell it for free. Isn't that a good guy? ”
The old man was not angry at all, but responded happily: "Or do you think this production process is a bit cruel?" But I haven't killed anyone with my own hands, have I?
"Actually, I think you're going to react more violently, or you think you heard that I'm using psionics to make psionic weapons, so you killed them directly. I'm ready to persuade you, I didn't expect you to accept it so quickly. I was right about you...... You are indeed the same kind of person as I am. ”
"A class of people?"
"Make the most of what you ......"
The old man showed a happy and relaxed smile from the bottom of his heart, invited the vessel of the gods to sit down, and even took the initiative to pour him a cup of tea: "Don't take the initiative to kill, and don't take it." But for what others 'wasted', and the wealth held by the enemy, they will do their best to recover it by any means.
"The first time I saw you, I knew you were such a person. You have eyes similar to mine...... There is a hypocritical but benevolent, warm but indifferent heart, and a 'persistence' similar to mine.
"Oh, yes. You're my hero, but I haven't introduced myself to you yet, have I? That's a real no-brainer...... Well, it's my fault.
"MUNDANE IDENTITY NEEDS NOT BE MENTIONED—OLD MAN, I AM THE ELF OF THE NAME WHO IS DESTINED FOR 'PERSISTENCE', ARMILLUS II. He is 1,381 years old this year, and he still has one year and three months to live...... It should be the longest-lived elf at the moment. ”
Looking at Russell, the old elf's eyes were as gentle as warm jade.
And the words that came out of his mouth did not hesitate to involve taboos that should not be understood by mortals: "And as an elf before 'Year Zero', I have no spirit relatives of my own...... I regret that, too. ”