The academy primary, the underground cavity below the library.

"Wake up, wake up!"

Re-infiltrating the Academy, Duncan awakens the sleeping Mr. Dragon, Hydra, and the Sphinx.

- Although there is no need to guard the seal now, the three giant beasts feel bored staying outside, and simply go back to sleep in the underground cavern where Duncan once sealed.

"What's wrong? Mr. Principal. The sleepy-eyed Sphinx looked at Duncan, who looked like a cute little boy in front of him.

"It's a long story, there are some things that need your help!" Duncan's expression was solemn.

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The deepest part of an extradimensional prison.

Behind the emerald green barrier, Russell heard the Demon King's magnificent voice ringing in his head.

"I'm getting better and better...... "I'm still sealed away, and I can't interfere with the outside world." ”

Russell, who had just spent several hours refining the medicine, nodded thoughtfully, looked at the bright red liquid churning in the pot, a faint smile flashed at the corner of his mouth, and walked to the wall and pressed the button on the wall.

- This means that he has completely succumbed and finished refining the dream potion according to 001's requirements.

As the button was pressed, the crisp sound of a jingle bell rang out, echoing in the deepest depths of the extradimensional prison.

Russell took a deep breath as he looked at the emerald green barrier in front of him, knowing that he was still trapped in the most inescapable cell in the world.

Even if the Demon King was fully revived, he would not be able to break through this cell and escape.

"I don't know how far the contradiction between 001 and the thorn bird has developed." Russell listened to the tinkling bells while imagining the situation in his mind.

He deliberately sowed discord before, not expecting the two to break out over his words, but just hoping to insert a spike in the hearts of 001 and Thorn Bird to make the existing rift even bigger.

These two legendary figures are so proud that they obviously won't be friendly forever, especially now that they have been imprisoned, the academy has been taken over by the Supreme Council, the headmaster has fled in a hurry, and most of the external threats have disappeared, and the conflicts that have been put aside during the war for a common goal are likely to be rekindled.

As a person in the play, Russell knows very well that stories need contradictions and conflicts, and what he is best at is to detonate contradictions!

Moreover, Russell knew that Mr. Duncan, the Headmaster, must also be as planned, in some corner of the world, using his ability to follow his words to amplify the contradiction between Thornbird and 001, even if it is too far away and the subject's personality is too high to achieve little effect, it may become the last spark to ignite the gunpowder.

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The headquarters of the Supreme Council, now in ruins.

001 stepped on the hot and steaming rubble bricks, blood streaming down his cheeks, and the head of the Supreme Council breathed a sigh of relief:

"It's finally over."

The combination of all members of the Supreme Council, plus home advantage...... At first, 001 thought it was too cautious, but now he was glad he was cautious enough.

Consumed 5 top-level charms; 010 fell, and even the soul was destroyed; All of 006's contract undead were killed; 008 is seriously injured and has mental problems; Minor injuries to themselves and 012; The entire headquarters building was destroyed...... The Supreme Council paid the price of such an embarrassing posture to successfully encircle and suppress the Thorn Bird.

Thinking of this, 001 couldn't help but smile self-deprecatingly.

When I fought Russell last night, how much water did the thorn bird release!

Looking at the body of the woman in black in the air slowly dissociating into a shattered point of light, witnessing the fall of the legendary witch, 001's extrasensory perception told him that the thorn bird was most likely not completely dead.

Relying on the abilities of the realm of mind and illusion, after tens or hundreds of years, the legendary witch may return from death. However, this form of resurrection is not as good as the blood magic that specializes in resurrection, and the power of the Thorn Bird after returning will definitely not be at its peak.

Moreover, after such a long time, everything must have long been settled.

"Let's go," 001 looked at Lady 012 in a luxurious purple plush:

"I heard the bell ringing when Russell pressed the button in the Extradimensional Prison."

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The deepest part of the prison in another dimension belongs to Russell's cell.

Russell saw 001 and 012, men in dark red tuxedos and women in rich purple plush coats standing outside the emerald green barrier.

"I've done what you told me, 001."

Russell handed the crucible containing the bright red liquid that continued to bubble dreamily to the barrier.

001 beckons to the cauldron, defining it as a substance that is allowed to leave the cell.

The cauldron carrying the Dream Potion flew over on its own, easily passing through the emerald green barrier and reaching 001.

I saw 001 rub the diamond ring on his index finger, and the diamond on the ring suddenly emitted a snow-white brilliance.

This is an extraordinary item with a powerful divination effect.

001 has to divinate to determine whether the potion refined by Russell is a real dream potion and whether it contains danger!

While 001 was divination, Russell suddenly spoke:

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency, I have just thought carefully about your previous statement about the dangers of universal immortality and transcendent universality, and I have some thoughts of my own."

"Say it." 001 said as he let the glow of the diamond envelop the entire cauldron filled with potions.

Russell nodded, and began to justify it with his own logic:

"It is a fallacy that you said that because there is inequality in the world, and that the extension of life is only the extension of the years of oppressed labor, all mankind should not be endowed with eternal life and extraordinary power.

"Not to mention that you, as the head of the Supreme Council, are not very qualified to say such things, and more importantly—

"Historically, every technological advancement has not made human beings completely equal, but that doesn't mean that the bottom of society hasn't benefited from these advances. The destitute of today's population have better diet, shelter and hygiene, and are more likely to have education and personal freedom than people in the same social position 1,000 years ago.

"The immortality brought about by the dream elixir only perpetuates youth, and does not prevent death caused by external forces, and this form of immortality is repuditable and harmless.

"If someone thinks that eternal life is just a prolongation of suffering or believes that eternal life is a punishment, they can choose not to take the medicine in the first place, or choose to kill themselves when they are tired of life. But at the very least, no one has the right to deprive them of the opportunity to choose, not even the head of the Supreme Council of the World Occult Council.

"It's also a sophistry to think that death is an equal equality for all people in an unequal world, and therefore should not be taken away.

"First of all, in your assertion, there will still be a small number of elites of your choice who will live on immortality, which is contrary to your view.

"More importantly, a means of enhancing the well-being of all people in the world should not be considered harmful in the eyes of the vast majority of mentally sound people. Even the Rawlsian social welfare function, which is an extreme pursuit of equality, only holds that the level of social welfare depends on the utility of the person who is the least off in society.

"You say that if leaders in all walks of life don't grow old and die, the world will become a stagnant pool. Again, this is a conjecture without evidence.

"Over a long period of time, human beings have always been able to learn new things and accept new ideas, even if at such a slow pace, that in a new era of infinite life, many centuries are just the blink of an eye. From slash-and-burn farming to high-rise buildings, the entire history of human civilization is only one of the eternal seconds. Not to mention, there will be new babies born all the time.

"Your arguments about family and ethics are the least convincing part of the whole impromptu speech. Ethics and morality always have to adapt to the development of productive forces and society, and they are tools to assist in the construction of society, rather than ropes that limit our development.

"You think the earth can't carry too many people, and that's true. Therefore, the dream potion seems to have been self-conscious at the beginning of its birth, and it brings not only eternal life, but also extraordinary power.

"Think about it, the entire transcendent world, at its peak, with only a few tens of thousands of people, had already created legends, occults, and folklore stories from all over the world. If the size of the otherworldly world were to be expanded by a factor of 100,000, the productivity gains would be greater than anyone could have imagined.

"At that time, the concept of 'transcendental' will no longer exist, and the power that we once thought of as supernatural forces will become a natural part of the world since ancient times, along with steam power, electricity, and nuclear energy......

"Creating things out of thin air, creating something out of nothing, bringing the dead to life, bringing time to a halt, summoning creatures from another dimension to the present world, distorting and folding space, limiting the fantasy of the book to reality......

"In the infinite future, humanity will no longer be confined to this tiny planet on the third arm of the Milky Way. We will cross the atmosphere, set foot on the stars, transform each planet, and use supernatural powers to transform unsuitable wild places into beautiful paradises......

"The new home will be on the Moon, on Mars, in the orbit of Jupiter's moons, all over the solar system. We'll also fly over Oort, fly over Proxima Centauri, and reach the airspace many light-years away. We'll explore other planets, attract never-before-seen civilizations, and build new cities on exoplanets......"

Russell said so, his voice calm, but each spell was clear, as if each word carried an extraordinary weight.

The boy remembered what he had led the Earth to do more than a year ago in the Chaos Red Demon Order's entrance assessment, in that stuck dream.

Russell remembers that in his dreams, relying on the magical ritual of the city of Omara, he took the earth across the stars and conquered the galaxy.

And now, even in the deepest cell, Russell still sees the brilliant galaxy.

The expression on 001's cold face became more and more gloomy as the young man spoke.

I saw Russell pointing at the bright red liquid in the crucible, and his tone was raised a few points:

"The ultimate dream that mankind has longed for for thousands of years is here, and I don't know what the spread of the elixir will bring, but I know that if anyone tries to burn it to the ground, then he will be the unforgivable sinner of human history, and even if he is broken into thousands of pieces and resurrected 100 million times, it will not be enough to make up for the billions of sins he has created.

"Every second, more than one person dies in the world. As I spoke, in a corner of the world, an old man with an oxygen tube in a hospital bed, who could have regained the healthy body of his youth because of the dream potion, had to leave his children because of your selfish desires.

"The same tragedy will happen again and again in the next minute, hour, day, week, year, 10 years, 100 years, 1,000 years.

"A child who could have been a permanent youth is pronounced dead at birth; Boys who should run wild on the earth with their young, healthy flesh must be in their hospital beds thinking about whether they will survive until the next Christmas or New Year, while their children are thinking about how to abandon their aging parents; Girls who have been able to live on the streets begging and flipping through the trash cans for a living, thanks to the increased productivity brought about by the extraordinary human beings......

"Preventing eternal life is no different from killing people directly. Your Excellency the Supreme Council, the most vicious criminal and war madman in the history of mankind, has spent his life stained with less than a fraction of your blood......"

Russell's words were filled with more and more emotion:

"That's right, Your Excellency. You said that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, day and night alternate, the vast majority of mortals eventually die, and the supernatural power is secretly in the hands of a very small number of gifted people, and this is the law that the world should not be changed.

But is it really the law of the world that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, and the alternation of day and night? This is just the result of the rotation of the planet that we are on top of the Earth. Beyond the Earth, in the vastness of the universe, there is no such thing as a law of absolute truth.

"My great-grandfather – well, my adoptive father's grandfather – was born at the end of the 19th century. At the time of his birth, the emperor was still there, and many things seemed to be a natural part of the world since ancient times. But it didn't take long for the Qing Dynasty to fall. My grandmother was still bound by traditional rules when she was young, and until she died three years ago, there were many traditional ideas in my grandmother's mind, but now everything that seems immovable is not immutable......"

Halfway through that, Russell pulled his left hand into the air, infusing a ghost with spiritual energy, making it glow and visible to the naked eye.

This primitive ghost who continued to sit and hammer the stone appeared next to Russell, still as if he was unaware of his surroundings, and continued to sit and percussion for thousands of years.

(End of chapter)