To be honest, Gawain didn't mind that Pittman was once a believer of the death of all things (and a believer of eternal sleep), and from a long time ago, he had a vague feeling that there was a certain connection between this little old man and those fallen druids —Even if there is no connection, Pittman cannot be an ordinary low-level druid.
He really knows too much about high-level divine arts, and he knows too much about the history of the Druid sect. Although he explained that this is all part of the Druid heritage, Gao Wen never said this. I didn't believe it. And even without considering the knowledge beyond the inheritance of low-level druids, Pittman's creation of the "inverted array" is a very interesting situation: the inverted array needs to use the technology of the ancient Gondor Empire, and its The rune array itself also has many structures beyond the inheritance of orthodox druids. These things... ordinary druids are difficult to touch, only those believers who are obsessed with extreme technology, and those who live in the mountains and forests of the Silver Empire, Only experienced druids who specialize in ancient secret arts may be proficient in this way.
Theoretically, the senior druids of the Silver Empire would not go to the human kingdom to be deceived, so Gawain preferred the former.
After finally piercing the layer of window paper, Pittman also completely relaxed. He held the teacup that was no longer so hot, and sighed in his tone: "Actually, I hesitated for a long time whether to tell these things or not." — After all, you still seem to be a good lord, but I also have to watch my head... "
"Now that the matter is out of the way, you must be more relaxed." Gao Wen showed a smile, "I don't mind what sect you joined in the past, as long as you can work for me now, and to be honest, you joined two sects. The experience of a dark sect is actually a kind of value to me—from the normal way, it is difficult to grasp the secrets inside the Death of All Things Society."
He only mentioned the end of all things, because there are better insiders among the Eternal Sleepers-Daniel, who has been promoted to the Bishop of Nightmare, is a better source of information than Pittman.
"Don't have too high expectations in this regard," Pittman reminded, "The Church of the End of Everything has strict internal controls. Although the Wither Priest belongs to the middle and high levels, the secrets I can access are still limited, and I leave It's been there for decades, and it's hard to say if it's still the way I know it inside."
Gawain looked into Pittman's eyes: "At least you can tell me its general structure, their operation mode, and their general purpose."
Pittman pondered for a while, and then recalled and said: "...the wither believers are the most basic members of the Death of All Things Society. Generally speaking, members who have just joined the church are at this level. The wither believers include the lowest-level druids. , merchants and minor nobles who donated their wealth, as well as a large number of ordinary people...
"Above the withered believers are the shepherds. From this level onwards, it is a class composed entirely of extraordinary people. The shepherds are an important force in the death of all things. They are responsible for walking in the world and absorbing New members, spread the doctrine of the end of all things, create havoc, manage the wither believers at the lower level, or execute other orders from the upper priests...
"Further up is the withered priest, which is the class after the forest shepherd is promoted. Usually, middle-level extraordinary power is required to be promoted, but there are exceptions. Withered priests are qualified to study those ancient classics, learn and participate in the death of all things. Go to the various taboo research...
"The higher level is the dean, which is equivalent to the bishop. Only at this level can you have access to the real secrets of the church, understand the entire appearance of the church, and have the qualifications to talk to the grand dean...
"The Grand Priest is the supreme leader of the Death of All Things Society. Middle and low-level church members have only heard of him, but they are not qualified to contact him. It is said that the Grand Priest lives in an ancient underground palace and studies the most taboo secrets of flesh and blood. surgery...
"The Death of Everything has a very strict organizational structure and strict internal management. Members at all levels have corresponding authority to act. The members at the bottom are not qualified to know the whole picture of the entire organization, nor are they qualified to know the full content of the orders from the upper levels. This is for the sake of Prevent leaks of secrets and damage to the organization by defectors.
"The death of all things will carry out brainwashing preaching to the middle and lower classes. They will cure terminal illnesses, grant strength and even immortality as bait to make the congregants die, and the various secret techniques they master can indeed realize them to a certain extent. Promises such as curing disease and prolonging life. But as far as I know, this superficial feat was never really the purpose of Death of All Things. They have a bigger plan. I don't know the full content of this plan, but Judging by some of their research directions, I think they may be pursuing ... some kind of evolution."
Gao Wen couldn't help raising his eyebrows: "Evolution?! What do you mean?"
"I don't know the specifics, but I once had contact with a female priest named 'Beltera', she was a paranoid and crazy woman about biochemical modification, she even fused her body with a bloodthirsty plant together, into a half-vegetal, half-human form, and she told me that those transformations were all part of a 'great evolution', and as far as I know, the other patriarchs are more or less present Similar transformations, and their transformations are all in preparation for some kind of 'great evolution'... ”
Gao Wen stroked his chin, and thought about it for a moment—seeking "evolution" through biochemical transformation, this is indeed the path that the lunatics of the end of all things would take, but is their purpose really just to pursue "evolution"
It's a pity that Pittman knows only this - he only reached the level of "withered priest" in the end of all things, and the secrets he can touch are limited to knowing the concept of "great evolution" That's all.
Gao Wen asked again: "How much do you know about the cooperation between the End of Everything and the Eternal Sleeper?"
"I only know that the three major sects have established cooperation since the beginning of their fall into darkness. The death of all things will provide biochemical transformation technology, the eternal sleepers will provide knowledge and... 'thinking assistance', and the children of the storm... They are a very special group, they They bring secret forbidden knowledge and various magic materials that cannot be found on land from the deep sea. Besides, they hardly establish communication with the land. They seem to have been looking for something in the deep sea. The relationship with the other two sects Not that close either. All things doom will be considered to have a fixed connection with the son of the storm, but 'we' don't know what those ocean madmen are up to, and we even think they have too much contact with the dark and twisted secrets of the deep sea, They have been idiosyncratic from spirit to body, and sooner or later they will become something like sea monsters, and they will completely fall to the other side of the ocean."
"Looking for something..." Gawain pondered, "Maybe I can ask Tyre... No, I'm afraid that salted fish can't think of anything, they only care about their big squid..."
After pondering for a while, Gawain knocked on the table: "Let's go back to the issue of the artificial nerve cord."
"The artificial nerve cord does have the hidden dangers you mentioned, and neurosurgery is required, and the risk is extremely high. At least when I left, this technology still has no hope of breakthrough," Pittman nodded, "but If you want to realize the interaction between the human brain and the rune array without resorting to the secret technique of the eternal sleeper, the nerve cord or similar neural transformation body is an unavoidable medium. I don’t know where you got it from. Part of the technology, but you must be able to notice its role: between the human brain and the machine, there must be a biochemical interface. Of course, if you have a special spiritual talent, or are good at the secrets of the eternal sleeper, it is another matter... "
"You're right, the biochemical interface must exist, but it doesn't have to be implanted," Gawain interrupted Pittman, "Remember Patty's crown?"
Pittman was startled, and the wrinkles on his face deepened: "You mean..."
"The Eternal Sleeper has done further research in this field. Patty's crown is actually a non-implantable brain-nerve interface. Establish a solid connection between the brain and the rune array."
"But the core part of the crown cannot be simplified, and it uses a lot of materials that cannot be obtained by conventional means..."
"It's true that our technicians didn't find an idea, but some people have made some progress." Gao Wen laughed, pulled out a document from his desk, and pushed it to Pittman, "Let's take a look, you should be able to understand it. "
Pittman took the materials suspiciously. He noticed that the words and pictures on the paper should have been written not long ago, and they still exuded a faint fragrance of ink. After seeing the specific content of the materials, his eyes immediately It can no longer be removed.
These materials were just sent to Gao Wen by Daniel through the mind network, and they were also the second batch of materials about brain wave connection technology.
Pittman raised his head in astonishment: "This is..."
"Non-implanted nerve cords, the ingenious complementary contact structure improves the fault tolerance rate, and adds a layer of runes with filtering and protective functions, which can effectively reduce the user's nerve pressure, reduce hallucinations and phantom pain— Most importantly, because it is non-implantable, it can be cut off quickly when there is a problem with the connection. Although it may cause certain sequelae, at least there is no need to worry about brain death.”
"It doesn't look like it's finished yet..."
"That's right, there are some key points that cannot be finalized due to the lack of actual tests," Gawain nodded, "The person who designed it...doesn't have the conditions to conduct experiments for the time being."
Daniel has just settled down in Typhon's imperial capital. In order to prevent suspicion, he must keep a low profile now. Before his private laboratory is completed and he is trusted by the Typhon Royal Mages Association, his experimental conditions are very limited.
"The person who designed it..." Pittman heard a deep meaning from Gao Wen's words, and he realized that he still knew too little about this pioneer who had returned from the dead.
Behind this lord, there are still some invisible people or forces working for him.
"We have experimental conditions here, laboratories, personnel, materials, all of them," the old druid raised his head, and the wrinkles on his face stretched out, "now there is another one that has both the death of all things and the technology of the eternal sleeper." Experts with experience—and only double the bonus."
"If you can turn these drawings into real objects, I can give you three times."
"Oh, then everything will be easy."
After Pittman left, Gawain breathed a sigh of relief behind the desk, then stood up and came to the large French window of the study.
Technology is neither good nor bad, the key lies in people.
After today, Pittman should be able to make greater contributions to the territory—a priest of the dark sect who has let go of his burden (and has joined the sect twice), how useful can his knowledge be
Gao Wen was looking forward to it.
Through the crystal glass of the floor-to-ceiling windows, he looked at the little scuffle between the girls that was still going on in the courtyard.
Tyr was finally unbearable by the snowball and rushed to the courtyard to participate in the battle. Now she turned into a group of sea monsters with a diameter of more than ten meters and entrenched beside the pool, with more than a dozen tentacles extending from her body, extending in all directions. Throwing the endless snow balls, the ferocious, huge and indescribably huge limbs are like the abyss monsters that ravage the world in horror myths, and opposite this huge sea monster, Rebecca is holding up the dharma under the cover of amber. Staff, brewing a fireball bigger than the door panel...
Gao Wen: "??"
No... Where are the warm and everyday girls having a snowball fight
The window of the study room on the second floor was pushed open: "You guys, come up for me!!!"
The last snowball fight of the three of Rebecca this winter is over.