Upper level narrator.
After hearing this bluntly composed phrase, Gawain was briefly confused for less than a second, and then he vaguely made some guesses about the meaning of the word.
This made him look serious instantly and his attitude became serious.
In Sandbox No. 1... something unexpected happened, and this so-called "god's pollution"... is probably much more complicated than everyone guessed! !
What Gawain can think of, Selina and other "archbishops" can certainly think of. The phrase "upper-level narrator" itself contains a lot of information that can be directly understood. The spectacled Yuri quickly frowned and looked at the old priest who was being hypnotized by Selina: "What is the specific meaning of the upper-level narrator?"
"It is the creator of the world. He is also the destroyer of the world, the monitor of the world, and the guide of the world..." The old man in gray robe showed a peaceful and peaceful smile on his face, and said slowly with the joy of preaching, "He is in our world. For him, he is an omniscient, omnipotent and irresistible master..."
Listening to these standard preaching speeches, Selina frowned slightly and interrupted: "How was the world born? ”
The high-ranking priests of the Dark Sect are all experts with in-depth research on religion. They know how to quickly collect information and grasp the essence when they first come into contact with an unfamiliar belief system - generally speaking, All mature faiths will inevitably try to interpret the birth of the world, and their interpretation process of the birth of the world will reveal their three views and ways of thinking, as well as their main dogmas and core myths and legends to the greatest extent.
The old man in gray robe was slightly confused, and then under the guidance of hypnosis, he said what he had kept in mind:
“The world... is woven by the upper-level narrator. , He first created the chaotic sky and the gray-white earth from nothingness, and then gave color and form to all things in the world...Then, the upper-level narrator formulated the rules for the operation of all things, and wrote the initial history, so the world Then it started to operate, and under the power of the law, it continued to thrive..."
"...It conforms to the startup process of Sandbox No. 1," Selina whispered to Yuri and Daniel, "The upper level The narrator... refers to us."
"A religion that believes in the 'upper-level narrator' was born in the sandbox?" Yuri had an expression of disbelief on his face and his voice was low. While thinking to himself, "Is this the 'traces of gods' we observed? Will a sect born in a dream...have the power of gods?"
"I don't know, But if this sect that was born in a dream is really the 'divine pollution' we observed..." Selina's voice suddenly became vague, and her tone even trembled, "Then...then we may have been unconsciously I touched upon the ultimate secret and the ultimate taboo in this world!"
Besides, Gawain also ran through countless speculations and assumptions in his mind, and suddenly thought of a question, and couldn't help but look at Daniel: "This sect that believes in the upper-level narrator came after the No. 1 sandbox got out of control. Was it born? Did the surveillance staff not discover this sect before the sandbox went out of control?"
Daniel immediately turned to Selina and asked Gawain's question exactly.
Selena did not doubt that he was there and nodded to answer Daniel's question: "Before the sandbox got out of control, the personnel responsible for monitoring did not discover that such a sect existed in the sandbox... But due to the limitations of monitoring methods , it is impossible for outsiders to grasp every detail of the sandbox world, they can only control the overall situation and 'historical trend', so it cannot be ruled out that the germination of religion has appeared in some remote corners of the sandbox world... But Generally speaking, even if some buds of faith have emerged, Sandbox No. 1 will never have such a mature sect that can establish a church and have a complete creation myth before it gets out of control. Such a large-scale anomaly will definitely be dismissed. Observed."
Gawain rubbed his chin and said to himself: "In other words, this church that believes in the 'Upper Narrator' was born after the sandbox got out of control, and before that. At most, there are some trends of thought that cannot be observed by external monitors, or the emergence of beliefs... Daniel, let me ask another question, does the 'divine pollution' observed by the Eternal Sleeper refer to the emergence of churches and sacrificial activities? Something like 'magical power' that can affect reality?"
Daniel faithfully relayed Gawain's question, and this time it was Archbishop Yuri who stood aside: "We observed The 'god pollution' is some chaotic church silhouettes and blurry images of sacrificial activities. Considering that the sandbox world is a complete 'godless realm', the appearance of such fragments with distinctive characteristics in the sandbox itself already means that it Contaminated by gods. As for the 'magical power' that can affect reality... this has not been observed."
Then the archbishop paused and added: "If it is based on dreams. The 'magic' that can affect reality has escaped from the sandbox world, and the seriousness of the situation is no longer what it is now. It will no longer be pollution by gods, but means that the power of the true god has arrived and has begun to distort reality. World! No matter how big the sacrifice is, we will shut down the entire spiritual network at all costs."
Gawain breathed out in thought: "There is no problem for now."
< p>Daniel immediately told the other two archbishops that he had no doubts, and Selina began to ask the old man in gray robe about other things to learn more about the changes in the world in Sandbox No. 1."You just mentioned the day when the bell rings - what does the day when the bell rings mean?"
"The day when the bell rings is the 'upper-level narrator''s indication 'Day of Shelter', once a week, in the evening of this day, the bell will ring at the last minute before the sun sets, and people should return to their homes or other places.In the shelter of the house, light the lights and get along with your family under the protection of the lights. Never leave the house and go to the street... You come to the church on the day when the bells ring because you wander too far on the street and have no time to return. At home? "
"Really," Selina replied casually, and then asked, "What will happen if you still stay on the street after the bell rings? "
"She will be punished by the upper-level narrator, she will suffer the sacred and irresistible 'delete', and disappear from this world..."
Selena wrinkled again Frowning.
"How many people in the whole world believe in the 'Upper Narrator'? "She asked again.
"How can I count them clearly? "The old man in gray robe shook his head, "Everyone in the world believes in Him. As many people as there are in the world, there are as many people who believe in the great upper-level narrator..."
"...It seems that the whole No. 1 The sandbox has been completely contaminated," Archbishop Yuri sighed softly and said to Daniel next to him, "A church was born in it... This is something that no one expected. "
"Just the birth of a church is not terrible. What is terrible is...if this church is behind..." Daniel shook his head mid-sentence, "From a safety perspective, my suggestion is to stop immediately. The operation of Sandbox No. 1, no matter how many secrets there are in it - the weirdness of the situation is beyond control, and now is not the time to continue research. "
Daniel's suggestion is the most reasonable choice under the current circumstances, but he knows that other archbishops must also be aware of this choice. It is not that they have not tried to stop Sandbox No. 1 - the key is that this has already The out-of-control dream cannot be stopped at all.
And for some reason, these supposedly cold and cruel cultists are quite resistant to "physically cutting off" Sandbox No. 1 by killing all the brain servants. , even though they have realized that the situation is out of control, they have not yet considered this method that sounds most likely to work.
This makes both Gawain and Daniel very confused.
Even though. In this case, Daniel still had to make his own suggestions - this is the duty he must perform here as the security director
Hearing Daniel's words, Selina did not speak for a moment, her eyes were deep and calm. Her emotions were invisible in her eyes, while Archbishop Yuri sighed: "Of course we understand that in fact no one expects Sandbox No. 1 to be repaired and return to normal. The unanimous opinion of the Supreme Council of Bishops Just stop it, but..."
"It is not that easy to stop Sandbox No. 1," Selina said calmly, "We have tried many methods, but No. 1 The sandbox refused to execute any instructions and all our methods failed.
Daniel hesitated for a moment, and then spoke after confirming Gawain's expression from the corner of his eye: "I heard that there is another method that has not been tried... which is to forcibly cut off the nerve cords of all the brain servants." ”
Selena watched quietlyDaniel, who stood in front of him in the form of an elegant middle-aged man, asked calmly after a long time: "Do you support this method?"
"...I don't support it," Daniel shook his head, "Loss It is too large, and from a technical point of view, I am not sure whether a large number of brain servants suddenly going offline will have unpredictable effects on the normal mental network-too strong information fluctuations may even destroy the entire network."
Daniel did not explain from the direction of "conscience" and "compassion", but from a technical perspective. This was to prevent his attitude from arousing suspicion. On the one hand, talking about conscience and mercy in a dark sect is a bit weird. On the other hand, he was a ruthless person when he was tortured and half crazy, and the upper echelons of the church should have some understanding of this aspect of him. He did not want to show too much in front of a senior archbishop like Selina. personality changes.
“Half of the archbishops are also opposed to doing this,” Selina said after listening to Daniel’s reply. “This includes me, His Majesty the Pope, and Archbishop Yuri.”
< p> "I know... so I'm actually a little curious, Archbishop Selina," Daniel nodded and asked while considering the words, "If you don't think about it from a technical point of view, if you can accept a higher price, how can you deal with Sha No. 1?" Destroying the 'material basis' of the box on a practical level should be the most likely to work. The reasons why you and His Majesty the Pope are opposed to this..."Daniel did not say the next words, but the meaning was already very clear. clear.
Archbishop Yuri cast his eyes on Selina, who was holding a lantern. The latter stood there calmly and calmly, her eyes as deep as water falling on Daniel for a long time.
This gaze did not seem to bring any pressure, but it still gave Daniel an instant illusion that all his secrets had been seen through - if the security measures set up in advance did not issue a warning, he would probably have to I suspect that the other party is reading his deep memory.
After staring for nearly ten seconds, Selena calmly withdrew her gaze and said slowly: "Some things are almost no longer secrets."
"We don't There are many reasons for adopting the 'effective means' you mentioned, including technical aspects, cost aspects, or... compassion, but these are not the main ones.
"The main reason is that if the status quo of Sandbox No. 1 is maintained, then the 'things' in the sandbox... can at least be kept in the sandbox."
One A slight chill emerged in Daniel's heart.
"What do you mean..."
"Although it is still unclear what is brewing in Sandbox No. 1, His Majesty the Pope has noticed some clues...Then Things have undergone qualitative changes, and Sandbox No. 1 itself has also undergone qualitative changes. It is no longer just a dream. Although the mental matrix formed by the brain servant is the material basis for maintaining the operation of the sandbox, on the other hand, it is also the mutation. The last shackles of the dream... break this shackles, and the dream may disappear.Lost, but it is possible..."
Daniel murmured to himself, adding the second half of Selena's unfinished sentence: "It is also possible to wake up in the real world..."
< p>Selena glanced at Daniel and nodded slightly: "As long as you understand. ”