As one of the main executors of the "Rebellion" plan in the past, Kamel was well aware of the "gods" created by this plan, including the first generation of gods and the last generation of mutated gods. It was done under his nose, so when Tyr handed him a piece of purified aberration remains, he quickly saw features in the remains that made him uneasy.
With a few simple tests and some parameters that cannot be faked, the anxiety became a fact.
"Although I am unable to determine the sequence of genetic factors in the wreckage due to the lack of more professional equipment, the mutation results are enough to conclude that the aberration is the mutation product of the 'god'," Kamai Er said in a heavy tone, "The power of the demonic tide covered the genetic expression of the gods... There were terrible loopholes in our plan back then. We underestimated the magnitude of the mutation of biomass in the face of the demonic tide. The genetic factors of the 'gods' The inability to resist this level of mutation causes factor carriers to become...monsters before they can adapt to the demonic environment."
Kamail has tried his best to calm down his emotions, but Gawain still remains. He could feel the great sorrow in the heart of this ancient magister, and he could imagine this sorrow - Kamel and his colleagues sacrificed everything for this cause, and the price even exceeded the limit that humans can bear, but in the end The ending was more terrifying than failure. Instead of saving the people they wanted to save, their cause turned those people into monsters... Even if he thought about it from his perspective, Gawain felt that he was in trouble when facing the same blow. Kamel may not be as calm as he is.
However, he still had to ask his question: "Do you know what happened to the 'gods' you researched after they were sent back to the hinterland of the empire?"
"I The part I'm responsible for is limited to research and development, and I don't know the subsequent 'application' link. But although the details are unclear, I can make a rough guess," Kamel said slowly, "Didn't you mention that it has never been done in the outside world? Is there any news about the demon tide? So I guess it all happened in secret - after the 'gods' were returned to the imperial capital, the royal family should have used centralized immunization and other methods to gradually eliminate the gods over three centuries. The genetic factor is injected into all people and makes it a stable genetic factor for mankind. Because our goal is to save everyone, every Gondor citizen must become a carrier of divine evil. ...The endless aberrations that emerged overnight after the arrival of the demon tide also have the answer.”
Gawain thinks that what Kamel said may be the truth.
Genetic modification is not something that can be accomplished overnight - Kamel and his colleagues can use powerful magic to directly transform themselves, thereby directly turning themselves into carriers of divine evil. However, for thousands of people in the Gondor Empire, For tens of millions of ordinary people, it is unrealistic (and not confidential enough) to carry out such a degree of transformation. Therefore, the Gondor royal family at that time could only adopt secret and step-by-step methods, such as transferring mutant material to the parent generation, into the maternal body, and then make theirThe next generation becomes a natural bearer of divine evil.
It would take more than one generation to carry out this kind of transformation for the entire population of the entire empire, but there was a time gap of three hundred years between the completion of the rebellion plan and the actual outbreak of the demonic tide - three hundred years. The Duo Empire's technological capabilities are sufficient to complete this huge plan.
"Having said that...I seem to have really thought of something," Gawain touched his chin and suddenly found some valuable information from his memory, "At the end of the Spark Age, the empire did suddenly suddenly Several types of centralized immunization and newborn examination projects for residents were added - the imperial capital's statement at the time was to alleviate the increasingly serious problem of elemental assimilation syndrome, and to select magic adaptors from the newborn stage... If this is correct, This should be the application stage of the 'Disobedience' plan."
Kamail said in a low tone: "This will eventually harm everyone..."
"No, if it is true as I think. If so, then your plan may actually be successful." Gawain suddenly straightened up and looked at Kamel seriously.
Camel raised his head in astonishment. He did not see any deliberate comfort on Gawain's face.
"I didn't comfort you," Gawain couldn't see Kamel's expression, but he could imagine what he was thinking, "Your rebellious plan should have indeed worked - but it didn't Everyone was saved. Kamel, have you forgotten that the four major human kingdoms were established by the survivors of Gondor?"
After saying this, Gawain felt a sudden change in his eyes. Bright - Kamel becomes bright.
The ancient magister said with a slightly excited tone: "You mean..."
"Many people think that the pioneer army seven hundred years ago - or rather The Gondor refugees escaped the first impact of the demonic tide and survived by hiding in a safe zone in time before the second impact, but in fact, we experienced the complete first and second impact ," Gawain said as he recalled, "When we gathered the team, the surrounding natural environment had already begun to mutate. A large number of animals, plants, and even lifeless soil and stones were changing in front of us. The Chaos Demon The high-energy clouds brought by the energy gathered above everyone's heads, and the surge of magic energy continued day and night. No one escaped the first impact - we ran out despite the first impact."
Kamail flashed: "No one has mutated?"
"Many people have died, from malignant diseases or elemental poisoning, but no one has mutated," Gawain said seriously, "And there is another very important clue - the breakout team at that time was not only humans, but also many elves, dwarves, halflings and other races that were stranded in Gondor when the demon tide broke out were also mixed in our team. Here, the mortality rate of those aliens in the demonic tide is several times higher than that of humans. Basically, except for the middle-level and high-level experts who can survive 70% to 80%, their low-level professionals and ordinary people are also The first few months were spent dying."
"So... the 'antibodies' still have an effect..." Kamel seemed to be muttering to himself, "But why have all the people in the hinterland of the empire turned into aberrations?"
"Perhaps it's because of the Deep Blue Well," Gawain expressed his thoughts. "The Deep Blue Well had an explosion one year before the outbreak of the demonic tide. At that time, two of the four main reaction towers exploded, and a large number of demons were destroyed. As a result, they can escape to the center of the empire, and they are like unstable fuel. When the chaotic energy of the demonic tide suddenly bursts out, the energy of the Deep Blue Well has a catalytic effect... The 'god' genetic factor may indeed enhance human beings. The ability to resist the erosion of the magic tide, but its effect is obviously limited."
"If this is true..." Kamel's tone calmed down, "Maybe it is also a consolation."
Gawain couldn't help but think of the identity verification device found in the mountain ruins (Fortress of Disobedience). At that time, the device clearly regarded all humans, including Gawain, Byron and others, as " "Safe and stable to carry", but the alarm sounded when Amber tried to pass the verification. Gawain once thought that it was the result of damage to the device, but now he guessed the function of the device.
The device is not broken at all - it has indeed identified safe and stable carriers. Every human whose ancestors came from the Gondor Empire is a carrier of the "god's evil".
But even after understanding the origin of the aberrations, Gawain still had a lot of doubts about those monsters.
"If the aberrants are all mutated from humans carrying the genetic factors of the gods, and are not the so-called 'chaos creatures' produced in the demonic tide, then many of their characteristics are completely unexplainable," Gawain said his doubts, "For example - when the number of aberrations exceeds a certain threshold, a chaotic magic energy environment will be generated around them, and when the intensity and scope of the chaotic magic energy environment reach a certain level, there will be distortions The body is produced 'out of thin air' in the chaotic magic field... How should this be explained?"
If the aberrant body is a "chaos creature" and the life form is similar to some elemental product, then they are in the magic tide environment? It can be explained that they continue to proliferate out of thin air, but if the aberrations are "regular life forms" that have mutated from humans, how do they "appear out of thin air" like elemental creatures when the environment is suitable?
This question cannot even be answered by Kamel. It is beyond the scope of the ancient magister's knowledge. The latter can only boldly assume: "Perhaps it is the source of 'gods' - gods. The power of God is at work? Although the evil god only uses the genetic factors of the giant deer Amorn, for gods, stealing its flesh and blood is equivalent to stealing its power. The power of gods is difficult for humans to understand. Perhaps this The power gives the aberrations some... characteristics that are not part of conventional creatures."
"In any case, it is really difficult to explain that it can be 'produced out of thin air'," Gawain shook his head and sighed. , "Everything in the wasteland is unknown, and no one can guess what has happened to those monsters."
After ending the topic about aberrations, Kamel finally remembered Gawain’s original purpose for coming to him. He asked curiously: “Lord, I heard that you designed something?”
< p> "It's a weapon manufacturing plan, but I'm not sure if it's feasible yet," Gawain nodded, picked up the drawing on the desk and handed it to Kamel, "Although energy weapons have obvious advantages, facing the anti-magic shield There are significant shortcomings when it comes to things like this. We still need live ammunition weapons-preferably both weapons, so that we can always maintain an advantage on complex battlefields."The lord looked at it. He seems to be approachable and open-minded, but in fact he is a cautious and well-planned person who will never give the enemy any chance of survival on the battlefield. Kamel has realized this after learning what Gawain has done, so he does not do anything. Not surprisingly, Gawain would retain the plan for live ammunition weapons - and he also tended to use a variety of weapons and equipment to meet challenges, so he took over the drawings and quickly became interested in it.
"It's still a repulsion mechanism... using a continuous repulsion structure to form an acceleration track? You've mentioned this before..." Kamel looked at the detailed instructions on the drawing and murmured in a low voice, " But this time you plan to add hurricane runes to the cannonballs?"
"Not only are the cannonballs changed, but the acceleration track part also has a special design," Gawain pointed to the drawing and explained, "I took it as a reference. Rebecca's 'amplifier' idea added a magic field receiver and a load balancer at the ends of the two acceleration rails, and used an additional set of runes to guide this part of the energy into the repulsion mechanism. In this way, When the cannon is fired, all the repulsion mechanisms are equivalent to overload, and their thrust will be greatly increased. With the strengthened acceleration rail, coupled with the auxiliary power of the cannonball itself, its range and power will fully meet my requirements - even farther away. Far more than that."
Kamail couldn't help but question: "Continuous overloading? This may shorten the service life of the magic circle by more than half..."
< p>Gawain had long known that the other party would have this question. He smiled slightly: "I think... many people have fallen into a misunderstanding in the field of industrialized magic devices, and magic masters like you are no exception.""What is the misunderstanding?"
"Industrial products are not afraid of consumption - a finely crafted traditional magic ring can be passed down from generation to generation like a family heirloom, and even be used for hundreds or thousands of years. They have become heirlooms with legends and stories, but things made through industrialization... they are not meant to be passed down from generation to generation from the beginning.
“They are consumables as long as they last. If they can meet or exceed actual demand, then they are qualified industrial products. Although a longer service life is good, it is just the icing on the cake, not indispensable.
“If it can be used to complete its own mission, it is qualified. If it can be used to eliminate and replace technology, it is an excellent work.generation... then it affects the industrial process and the advancement and upgrading of technology.
"Want to know why? The reason is simple. Industrial products will not only be mass-produced, but also mass-updated. As long as there are no problems with the industrial chain itself, the replacement speed will far exceed that of traditional products. Magical and alchemical devices - new technologies and new products will continue to replace old things and make them more useful and practical. For me, the magic ring from hundreds of years ago will still be powerful after hundreds of years. It does not exist in the new order we want to build. If we really create something, and it remains a mainstream product and the mainstay of society for decades or hundreds of years, then we can only say... Cecil led it. The Magic Industry is finished."