Shuge became the "father".

Of course, this is not a "father" in the conventional context.

An hour after the first experiment, he returned to the lab and met the strange being who considered himself a "relative".

The pitch-black liquid mass that had not yet escaped its identity as a test specimen and was still bound in the magic container was now slowly vibrating at a faint frequency, it was obviously in a state of slumber, but even so, it seemed to be able to sense Xiuge's arrival, so the pitch-black viscous gum gently shook as Xiuge approached.

"Experiment...... Is it a success? ”

"Count, it doesn't count."

Justina stood beside Shug, holding an experiment log in her hand, and her gaze fell on the black shadow inside the test container: "According to the most preliminary examination, it is no longer the same as those monsters...... Although the frequency and nature of the magic of the two are similar, there is also a fundamental difference, and we are afraid that there is no way to treat it as the same kind of monsters, it is now more like a new breed born under human interference. ”

Contrary to Shuge's expectations, Justina lost her enthusiasm in the face of this kind of development, which was absolutely amazing in the entire wizarding world, and she even looked a little lost, obviously the change in the heirs in front of her did not meet her expectations.

"According to the original plan, we would rather have a special individual that is basically the same as those monsters, rather than a new breed that is completely different from them...... With the current situation, I am afraid that we will not be able to put it back into our original group, I am afraid that in the eyes of those monsters, it is not the same kind at all, just some kind of food similar to our own form. ”

Speaking of this, Justina adjusted her state slightly: "However, for us, this is also the most important first step, although the process is bumpy and full of some 'unknown factors' that we can't control, but in terms of results, at least it shows that human beings can indeed exert influence on these monsters, but the specific process and methods need to be further adjusted." ”

Shuge nodded slightly.

This is the attitude that a law committee scholar should have when faced with a difficult problem, and if Justina and the others are discouraged by this first attempt, then Xiuge's evaluation of them will probably drop severely.

Regardless of what the experimental object in front of him represents to Justina and others, it has a very special meaning for Shuge herself.

He could now clearly feel the subtle connection between the child of the abyss in front of him and himself, and as he tried to mobilize the magic power in his body, the shadow imprisoned in the container in front of him continued to give Xiug a faint response—a connection that stemmed from the magic that Xiuge had "bestowed" on him, forming a magical connection between the two sides that was almost like that of the caster and the summoned creature.

Xiuge took a step forward, he raised his hand and pressed it lightly on the surface of the container, and the heir who felt Xiuge's movement also changed into a palm and slowly touched it inside.

It was still too weak, and the "punishment" from the Abyss Court had almost dissipated it completely, and now, it had to rely on a constant supply of magic and alchemical potions to survive.

Shug withdrew his hand, he moved his fingers, and set up a layer of soundproofing magic in place, and then he asked Justina, "What do you think is this specimen that is now in a container?" ”

"Huh?"

"I mean, it's similar to the monsters in the city in terms of physical nature, but it still retains a considerable part of the memories and knowledge that belong to humans, and if we succeed in verifying that it has indeed lost its hostility towards humans themselves, then what should we do with it?"

Hug looked at Justina in thought, and continued, "Or if we think differently, if one day, one of us becomes one of those monsters while retaining his will and memory, do you think we should still call him one kind?" ”

Justina's gaze flickered slightly.

She looked at the container in front of her, the black shadows still flickering slowly, the surface of the container reflected by the light and the color of its contents, so that Giustina could see her face clearly.

She bowed her head slightly, closed her eyes and sighed.

"Mr. Ernst, my answer to your question is yes...... I believe that as long as an individual retains his or her full will and memory, then a mere physical change cannot really change his position. ”

"That's what you think?"

"May the goddess Mel bear witness, I think so."

With that, Justina turned around and walked towards the outside of the laboratory, and as she walked, she said, "Sir, the hermit and General Boots still need you to attend an impromptu meeting to discuss some of the next plans of action, and we should continue to prepare for the next experiments...... Based on the first experience, we will divide it into arrays and verify and compare the following samples at the same time...... For the rest of these experiments, we don't think we need your intervention for the time being. ”

"Is it to ensure the purity of the results?"

"Yes, even if these samples with human memories collapse on the spot for various reasons, we hope to be able to get the results we need most."

After explaining these things, Justina went about arranging the affairs without looking back, leaving Shuge alone with the specimen who did not know whether to be considered a success or a failure.

Driven by intense curiosity, Shuge once again used the abilities bestowed upon him by the Roots of Fate.

As soon as the psychedelic colors flooded Xiuge's eyes, a dilapidated laboratory appeared in front of his eyes, and like the other scenes Xiuge had seen before, it was also ruined by the abandonment, and most of the magic containers were badly damaged.

Strangely, however, Hug didn't see anything else.

In the illusion presented by the Roots of Fate, the group of descendants of the abyss who had been transformed by Xiuge's own power did not appear, and no matter how Xiuge explored, he could not find the slightest trace related to it.

So Xiuge sank into his spiritual world, and the roots of fate who sensed Xiuge's arrival surfaced from the illusory waterhole one after another, so Xiuge directly raised his own question: "In your past, have you ever encountered an existence that cannot glimpse fate?" ”

Hearing this, the tendrils in the magical waterhole stirred, and they were using each other's power to constantly discuss and communicate with their own kind, and a moment later, the leader of the tendrils who had spoken face-to-face with Shug before came to the front, and on behalf of his own people, he respectfully gave a rigorous answer that the entire race had integrated.

"Master, since the birth of the race, we have hardly seen the existence of an incalculable fate."

The translucent tendrils writhed slightly, and then it continued, "But as the dependents and followers of the god of fate, we can also glimpse some special cases from its bounty. ”

"For example?"

"For example, a dead creature that has reached the end of its fate, or a special creature that should not exist in this world in the first place."

Shuge frowned and repeated the two concepts, and then he asked, "Is there any other possibility?" ”

"Yes."

The Root of Fate Leader gave a very honest and direct answer.

But then, after a slight pause, it sent a message to Shug: "The last possibility is those that I dare not talk about and cannot talk about...... They don't have a fate, and even if they do, it's not something we can see. ”

The Roots of Fate have made it very clear that the dead do not need to explain it, and the "last possibility" they refer to should refer to the gods that have existed since ancient times, just like the warnings given by Theseus before, as a family, even if the Roots of Fate are more special and have amazing wisdom, they do not dare to say the names of these gods at will, and talk about them casually behind their backs.

What makes Xiuge feel meaningful is what they call "special creatures that should not exist in this world".

Shuge began to ask questions, but this time, the roots, who had been excellent in speech since they had "moved" into Xiuge's spiritual world, suddenly became sluggish, and they discussed it for a long, long time, before their representatives once again gave an answer.

"What should have died did not perish, and what should not have been born was forcibly born...... That's what we're talking about. ”

The Root of Destiny Leader said cautiously, "Master, the remnants in front of you should belong to one of them, it should have completely perished due to betrayal, but you used a special method to make it survive in a special way...... Now it is neither a family of the gods, nor a natural creature of this world, it belongs to you alone, you have given it a new life, and it will belong to you alone. ”

"What do you mean......"

"You have become its supreme master, you are the god it is today, and it is the first ...... that you have created with your own hands Dependents. ”

……

Soon, because the follow-up experiments entered the preparatory stage, Xiuge could only leave the laboratory, even if his actual status in the city of Seren was high.

When he left, the heir of the abyss, who had a subtle connection with him, even used his body to change his mutilated face and limbs, and showed reluctance and reluctance.

This kind of performance confirms the statement of the Roots of Fate.

"I have a family too?"

Xiuge's brain was a little messy.

Of course, he was self-aware, and he knew very well that although his current strength could be "rampant" in most places in Vane, it was not ranked at all in the face of those truly ancient terrorist threats, and he preferred to believe that that that special Descendant of the Abyss was a special case that he had unintentionally created, rather than a family that regarded himself as a god and a believer.

It's so strange that it's as if he's elevated himself to the level of those lost gods.

When he reached the hall of the Dharma's residence, a message from Valery, the Leg's Master outside the city, succeeded in distracting Xiuge.

This is an important piece of information that the Celem City Emergency Committee is unlikely to leak to the city.

For this information, General Butz, the ruler of Iris Street, even rushed to the Judicial Council headquarters overnight under the protection of the mages.

In the intelligence, Xiuge and the others saw a potential possibility that was very unfavorable to the city of Selen, as Xiuge had guessed before, within this temporary emergency committee, there were in fact many different opinions on the city of Seren at the same time.

And among these opinions, there are a few that can be said to be extremely unfavorable to the survivors in the city.

"This is the opinion put forward by the Plateau Mage Council!"

General Butz was a very thorough Germanic nationalist, and he had never had a good impression of the plateau people and many countries and organizations on the plateau, but because of Xiuge's face, he did not dare to attack completely, but said with a mood full of anger: "Ah...... These people, whether they are mages or not, will always want to deal with the problem in this crude way, and if they feel that the city cannot be redeemed, they will completely burn down the city, and if they think that there is no way to completely distinguish the situation of the inhabitants of the city, then they will kill everyone! A bunch of barbarians! ”

Faced with the anger of General Butz and the silence of the hermit of Jeant, Hugg quietly took the information in his hands and read it carefully and carefully.

His gaze lingered for a moment on the line "The use of extreme methods to completely clean up the city of Salem" was fixed for a moment, and then Xiuge looked up and asked, "When did you receive this information?" ”

The hermit replied, "An hour and a half ago, Valery gave us some hints when handing over the supplies today, so we adjusted the Mystic Instrument of Mel's Eye and succeeded in receiving this secret information. ”

Later, he added: "Similar situations have indeed occurred in the past...... Six hundred and forty years ago in the Strait of Hain, and four hundred and thirty years ago in the Eastern Country, there were special actions taken due to serious wolf plagues, and in the face of those magical plagues that may spill over at any time, this is the most thorough and safest way to do so as a last resort. ”

"yes, I know."

Shug nodded, then he pointed to the text on the paper: "But you see, Valery is emphasizing here that this proposal was urgently put forward by the Plateau Council within the committee this afternoon...... Their attitude before was not so drastic. ”

"It probably means that it wasn't that long ago that something happened that was beyond expectations, which is why they were so fierce and cautious."

(End of chapter)