Overturned Tower - Vol 2.3 Chapter 66

Instead of Lycaon, what appeared in front of Russell was a wrinkled old man with thinning white hair.

He looks like an aged Magneto. The old man sat upright in the position just now, exuding a serious and quiet demeanor. His green pupils were no different from Russell’s, and his sharp eyes looked completely different from Russell’s.

The old man claimed that he was not “Yaw-12”, but just “Yaw-Up”.

– The initial “promotion”.

“…I see.”

Russell took a deep breath, and from the ambiguous attitude, he understood the danger hidden in the words.

Since the Sky Island era, the Pope of the Cyber ​​Church has been elected—and must be re-elected every seven years. And each pope does not only become pope once. If in a certain era, there are two cardinals who are good enough, then there is a high probability that the pope will rotate between them.

However, it doesn’t really matter who the pope is. That’s just used to fool ordinary people.

Because if you want to become the pope, you have to wear the “crown” that symbolizes the pope and make yourself an angel. The highest-ranking angel named “Savior”, everything he does is for the sake of the world, with a pure heart of rationality and compassion. Only such a ruler who is “absolutely dedicated to the public” can gain people’s peace of mind and respect.

Instead, the rulers themselves are deprived of their human rights.

Therefore… From a certain point of view, becoming Pope is not an honor, but a “sacrifice”.

For the prosperity and continuation of the church, he sacrificed his body and mind, and brought the spirits of the ancient saints into his body. Temperament changes are natural. After the seven-year inauguration period, it is also reasonable to permanently change the personality, or simply lose the memory of this period.

That is the price of giving up the power of an angel after gaining it again.

Compared with the Pope, who is essentially a “tool man” responsible for work, the name elves are more interested in permanent positions such as “Minister of Internal Affairs”, “Chief Referee”, and “Registrar” who have power but are not so busy. interested.

And the promotion -1 is the first pope since the Sky Island era.

At that time, the “Church” had just begun to be renamed the “Cyber ​​Church”, and the first Pope was also the first host of the “Savior”, who was “Father Andrew” who had developed the God-Descent Device in the past.

Until today, almost a hundred years have passed. And there are only twelve “promoted”. However, he suddenly said now that there has never been a “promotion-12” in this world… there has only been one “promotion” from the very beginning. 1

That can only be Andrew himself.

—The moment each Pope puts on his crown, they are no longer the Cardinal they were before. The infused thoughts completely changed their minds and allowed “Ascension” to be reborn from their bodies.

“Did you obtain eternal life through this method?”

Luo Sheng asked: “Having controlled the power of the Cyber ​​Church for a hundred years… What exactly do you want to do? What did you do?”

Even though his soul was imprisoned in the prayer device, Russell was fearless. That’s not Yan Shuangying’s behavior of “I bet you don’t have bullets in your gun”…but that Russell really has the means to turn the table now.

After the redshift exceeds eight levels, Russell is no longer purely human. Not to mention, for him, the “human” body is just a fragile consumable. Russell, who can modify his own shape at will, can rewrite it into his own form as long as he borrows a body at random. Just like he imitates others, there will be no flaws.

If he had to abandon his body, Russell could also sneak into the dream world, or into the Internet. As long as he can obtain even a bionic body, he can also “backdoor go public” again. Just as the monkey-faced eagle reveals its true form, it can even cause disasters that must be solved by the self-sacrifice of the name elf

– This kind of thing, I can do it now!

In a sense, Russell is the same kind of “promotion”, and even goes one step further. At least promotion must be done by someone else

Only by actively wearing the Pope’s crown can he win the opponent’s heart, and Russell does not need to use this redundant method at all.

From this point of view, it is not certain whose home field is here!

“what can I do?”

The white-haired old man asked back, “The power of the church is controlled by the elves, what can I do?” Rather than saying that the Cyber ​​Church is independent of the seven empty islands…it is more accurate to say that it is shared by the seven giants. .”

Indeed.

Russell nodded.

From the time of the Islamic Wars, a large part of the church’s top leaders were elves. But now, as humans have changed several times, the elves of the past are still sitting in their positions… Even among the newly appointed high-level, the proportion of being transformed into elves is getting higher and higher. Today, the Cyber ​​Church has essentially become a pure elf force.

“The souls of elves have been solidified. They may be able to obtain the power of the holy order, but they cannot become angels. This means that elves cannot become popes, only pure-blooded humans are the only ones who can become popes. Because of this, the high-level church Not all of the cardinals have turned into elves—because someone has to be sacrificed.”

The old man sneered.

He only raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a look of taunting all living beings, mixed with compassion and sarcasm: “Or, do you think that the purpose of my existence is to stay in this puppet-like pope’s position, to get along with those people?” Elves fighting for power?

“If I wanted to, I would have been an elf. I have that talent, and I’ve been invited.

“I am indeed the first angel in this world because my original test subject was myself.

“You know, I’ve always been like this. When I invented the God’s Fall Device, I used it on my body and adjusted it repeatedly. I didn’t even know it. After I finished the adjustment, I handed over the God’s Fall Device to the Pope for acceptance. At that time, I was still my original self.

“But so what? I will not let children become my test subjects. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com The church invited Lycaon because I recognized his talent and character, not because I sent him considered consumables.

“Before Lycaon, I had experimented with myself. Only when I confirmed that this transformation was safe and controllable would I spread it to others.

“Right now, the only child fused with me is Lycaon, but there will be more soon.

“The monkey-faced eagle uses this technology to fuse the will of others with itself, devouring and manipulating their individual minds. It is undeniably evil. It is not fusion, but domination.

“And with me as the supervisor, I can ensure the smooth progress of the fusion. I will preserve the consciousness of everyone first, and when everyone is ready, I will be the first to dismantle the barriers of individual consciousness. I will always be the first First, I am the leader, I am the pioneer.

“—At that time, under my leadership… Humanity will merge into a true ‘God of the Group.’”

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