Veronica's statement confused Gawain.
"An individual?" He frowned, "What does this mean?"
Veronica's eyes held a trace of memories, as if she had sunk into those thousands of years. In the ancient memory of the past, after a few seconds of pondering, she said in a soft and gentle tone: "I believe you already know that during the disobedient plan a thousand years ago, the Baishuang sisters served as consultant scholars and accepted the advice of the newly appointed scholars. The employment of the Duo Empire... This employment lasted for hundreds of years. Until the outbreak of the magic wave 700 years ago, Fierna White Frost and Leerna White Frost were secretly working for the Gondor Empire.
“The first time I saw them was in the Vast Palace of the Imperial Capital...a Druid facility for studying the natural environment and species evolution. They were a pair of very cheerful sisters. What impressed me most about them was that they were always laughing. They were full of curiosity about everything in the human world and had many bold ideas. They were different from the ordinary elf scholars who were relatively conservative and old-fashioned. Very different...
"Sorry, I said too far. That's how it is when you fall into memories. You always remember too many irrelevant details."
Veronica showed a trace of apology. With a smile, Gawain shook his head at her and motioned for her to continue speaking.
"They are indeed a pair of sisters. As I said just now, they were indeed two people at the beginning, until the accident...
"That is disobedience The plan has just reached the stage of preliminary analysis and contact with the power of gods, also known as the first stage. In a certain experiment, we want to test an observation method that has never been tried before. The general process is to open a crack leading to the boundary of the real world in a highly closed room. This crack crosses the shadow world and the shadow world. We are infinitely close to the Kingdom of God at a certain critical point. We hope to achieve a certain degree of monitoring of the Kingdom of God through this gap...
"Now it seems that it was a bold and reckless attempt, but Our understanding of the power of the gods was far less clear then than it would later be.
“This dangerous experiment required two operators, one to maintain the rift and one to conduct the actual observations. Yes, you guessed it...the Frost Sisters.
“They signed up voluntarily for an irrefutable reason: as twins, they have an extraordinary tacit understanding, which can greatly increase the success rate of the experiment. If something unexpected happens, they can quickly do it without communicating. By taking countermeasures, the reaction speed will be much faster than that of ordinary researchers.
“I personally sent them into the laboratory...I watched them walk in, and then the entire laboratory was on the automatic system. completely closed under control.
“Even the most powerful magician cannot detect the situation inside through the strict protection system.
“After the countdown ended, the laboratory was opened, and it was full of people. Amidst the thick smoke and turbulent flow of mana, I rushed in with my people. The laboratory was already in ruins. Among the ruins... there was only one scarred elf.Lying on the ground, the other one has disappeared. "
After Veronica said all this with a calm expression, Gawain couldn't help but frown slightly: "Who is missing? Who stays? ”
“I don’t know. "
Gawain raised his eyebrows: "I don't know? "
"The appearance of their sisters is almost exactly the same, and it has never been difficult for outsiders to tell them apart. At that time, the laboratory was in a mess, and the identification card carried by the injured was also severely burned, so no one knew. Who survived. "
Gawain couldn't help but adjust his sitting position: "Then what happened to them..."
"The one who survived sneaked out of the hospital one day, and she returned The Druid Laboratory built by their sisters. Three days later, the 'White Frost Sisters' returned to the Palace of Vastness. Later reports showed that a large amount of biomass in their laboratory was missing... but everyone could guess its purpose. "
"She created one for herself..." Gawain already understood, "Then what? You just accept it? "
"The Frost Sisters are back, at least that's what they say. They seem to be doing business as usual. Although everyone knows it, we welcome their return. "
Gawain did not hide his surprise: "They... No, her mental state is obviously problematic. Didn't you notice? "
"This is obvious, but among the disobedient, especially those at the forefront, this level of mental problems is not a problem at all," Veronica smiled lightly. He spoke with a calm tone, but the content of his words was thrilling, "We are confronting the gods, standing in front of the indescribable and vast knowledge, we are facing an abyss, and are rubbing against countless fatal and invisible truths every moment. Passing by, sometimes just by accidentally glancing at the wrong sample, or mentioning the wrong word at the wrong time, someone will fall into madness, someone will suddenly disappear, someone will mutate and die...
< p> "Before we can roughly grasp some rules, we have already sacrificed hundreds of lives. Many people died silently. The cause of death cannot be disclosed. No honors can be awarded after death. Many more people fall into permanent madness. , and because he possesses the knowledge of the gods, he can only be placed under house arrest in various mental control facilities."Even myself... As a former Gondorian, have you ever heard of it. The name Ophelia Norton is mentioned in any book on royal history?
"In this extreme situation, every member who maintains the ability to work is precious to the disobedient.
"Compared with those in the worst situation Come to think of it, Sister Bai Shuang is just a little delusional... The symptoms were very mild, at least at that time. "
Gao Wen didn't know how to answer for a while. From a normal person's logic, he could not imagine what it would be like to allow a person who has obviously suffered from mental problems to continue to participate in the project, because the project itself isAlready crazy enough, such madness naturally requires stronger reason to fight against it, however...
Mortals are so fragile that sometimes they have to use madness to fight madness. This is not what they want to do, But it has to be so.
He believed that Veronica and the team she led must have thought carefully back then. Perhaps they confirmed that Sister Bai Shuang’s mental problems would not affect their daily work, or perhaps they believed that Sister Bai Shuang’s mental problems would not affect their daily work. The role of the Frost sisters as consultant scholars is far greater than their mental dangers. In any case, those were considerations and choices made a thousand years ago. He is today, and even Veronica/Ophelia is at this moment. , can no longer comment on what happened that year.
Now he can only express his emotion after the incident: "...She may have been just a little paranoid back then, but now, she...or they, have become ghosts who rebelled against the plan."
p>“…Everyone who participated in the disobedience plan in the first stage is on the countdown to falling into madness. We will discuss this matter candidly on weekdays, because we all know that most members will not survive. On the day when you see the results, you will either go crazy, die, or disappear in various strange and supernatural phenomena... Even if everything goes well and you survive safely, the life span of human beings determines that most members of the first stage will not survive. More than two stages... However, elves, they live too long." Veronica said and sighed softly.
"Perhaps the survival time is too long, or perhaps there is no hope, the Baishuang sisters finally lost control. Unfortunately... I don't even know whether 'they' are Fierna or Lei Erna."
"I have a hunch that sooner or later we will deal with those 'sisters' again," Gawain shook his head, "This kind of persistent ghost will not really go silent."
"Maybe," Veronica pursed her lips, "So besides that, what else have you gained?"
"Technology, everything will eventually die. Technology," Gao Wen said, "We recovered a large amount of technical data from that underground palace, as well as complete laboratory equipment and various samples, semi-finished products, and specimens. These things will be shipped to Pitt in batches in the near future. Man's research facility, but we all know that there is more than just druid knowledge in it..."
"I understand," Veronica lowered her eyelids, "I will help identify and analyze the disobedience. Technology, if dangerous factors are discovered, it will be alerted as soon as possible."
Gawain nodded with satisfaction, and after a moment of silence, Veronica suddenly looked into Gawain's eyes and asked: " So after eliminating the risk factors, what do you plan to do with the 'results' of the End of All Things?"
Gawain glanced at the other party and showed a smile: "Of course I will use them. "
"Even if they are created by the Death Council of All Things?"
"Technology is technology, of course we must take the useful ones.To use it, it can only be people who commit crimes, and it is meaningless to judge tools," Gawain said. "Those flesh and blood magics are really chilling when used to create monsters, but if they are used to treat the wounded, they must be very useful. . ”
“But there may be people who have grudges and even privately criticize you for using black magic. Ignorant people will always have unnecessary fear of what they don’t understand. For a thousand years, people in the world have No matter how much it changes, only prejudice and conservatism remain unchanged. "
Gawain and Veronica looked at each other and suddenly laughed.
"Of course, these people will always appear and blame their failures on the dead creatures. It's better than admitting one's own incompetence and ignorance, but it doesn't matter - for those who are ignorant, teach them and let them know the truth. For those who cannot teach you, or deliberately cause trouble, then set rules and write down a contract. I grant them no need to contact them. The technologies and their derivatives excavated from the ruins of Solinburg, after all... In the application stage of new technologies, our social resources are not enough. Some people actively want to isolate themselves from new technologies, so why not satisfy them? What about a loyal heart that saves social resources? "
"...I admire your style of doing things. ”
Veronica left, and the study became quiet for a while. Gawain exhaled, stretched his muscles a little, and prepared to return to work.
However, he I just picked up a document on the table, and before I could take a closer look, I heard a slight sound of wind passing by the window.
The next second, someone hit the window frame. There was a real "bang" sound.
Since this was already a daily routine, Gawain had no thoughts of sighing or complaining. He just stood up naturally, opened the window, and put the dizzy Amber away. Come in.
As soon as Amber landed on the ground, he started shouting: "What are you doing with the windows closed and locked in the middle of the day..."
Gao Wen said expressionlessly: "The weather is cold. Yes, the elderly are afraid of the cold. "
Amber: "..."
"Why are you here in such a hurry? "After successfully choking back the shame of all things, Gawain felt a little better, and then asked seriously.
Although Amber jumping out of the window is a standard operation, jumping out of the window also has different styles and Situation:
Standing outside the window sill carefully studying the anti-amber clips and locks for a long time, carefully eliminating all traps and then climbing in through the window is a routine operation. Usually, it is a daily report when there is nothing important; in a hurry Jumping in and accidentally stepping on the clip is an ordinary emergency. Usually there is a report that needs Gao Wen to read immediately; but like now, he didn't even notice that the window was locked, but he bumped his head against the window frame. That's amazing, Gao Wen Wen met twice - the first time was to report that Francis II was assassinated, and the second time was to report that Rebecca's prototype aircraft malfunctioned and fell from the sky and killed Tire.
Hearing Gawain’s question, Amber immediately couldn’t care less about being choked back.Details, she was indeed here to report an important situation. After taking a breath, she spoke quickly: "Rebecca's aircraft over there..."
Before she finished speaking, Gawain frowned. Wrinkle: "The unlucky sea monster of Tire was crushed to death again? It's okay, you also know that she can recover..."
"No!" Amber almost jumped up, this short winter melon had a particularly expression on his face Excited, "It's flying! It's flying successfully this time!"
Then she took a deep breath and continued: "And it landed smoothly - right side up!!"