Veronica's statement made Gawain a little confused.
"An individual?" He frowned. "What does that mean?"
There was a hint of memory in Veronica's eyes, as if she had sunk into the ancient memory thousands of years ago. After a few seconds of pondering, she said in a soft and gentle tone: "I think you already know , in the rebellious plan thousands of years ago, Sister Baishuang accepted the employment of the Gondor Empire as a consultant scholar... This employment lasted for hundreds of years, until the outbreak of the demon tide seven hundred years ago, Fierna Baishuang and Lena Rimefrost is secretly serving 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 the evolution of species. They were a pair of very cheerful sisters. What impressed me the most about them was that they were always Laugh, they are full of curiosity when they see everything in the human world, and they have many bold ideas, which are quite different from the usual relatively conservative elf scholars...
"Sorry, I said it too far. This is how falling into memories always reminds me of too many irrelevant details."
Veronica showed an apologetic smile, while Gawain shook his head at her, signaling her to continue talking.
"They are indeed a pair of sisters, as I said just now, they were indeed two people at the beginning, until the accident...
"That was the stage of the Rebellion Project that had just reached the stage of preliminary analysis and contact with the power of the gods, also known as the first stage. In a certain experiment, we wanted to test an observation method that had never been tried before. The general process is In a highly enclosed room, a gap leading to the boundary of the present world is opened. This gap crosses the Shadow Realm and the Shadow Realm, and at a certain critical point is infinitely close to the Kingdom of God. We hope that through this gap, the Kingdom of God Achieving a level of monitoring…
"It now looks like a bold and reckless attempt, but our understanding of the power of the gods was far less clear then than it was later.
"This dangerous experiment required two operators, one to maintain the rift and one to do the actual observations. Yes, you guessed it... the Rime Sisters.
"They signed up voluntarily, and the reason is irrefutable: as twins, they have an extraordinary tacit understanding, which can greatly increase the success rate of the experiment. If something really happens, they can quickly take countermeasures without communication, and the reaction speed will be faster. Much faster than the average researcher.
"I personally sent them into the lab... I watched them walk in, and then the whole lab was completely sealed under the control of the automatic system.
"Even the most powerful magister can't detect the situation inside through the strict protection system.
"After the countdown ended, the laboratory was opened, and it was full of thick smoke and mana turbulence. I rushed in with people, and the laboratory was already in ruins. In the ruins... only a scarred elf was lying on the ground, The other one is gone."
After Veronica finished all this with a calm expression, Gawain couldn't help frowning slightly: "Who is missing? Who stayed?"
"have no idea."
Gao Wen raised his eyebrows: "I don't know?"
"The appearance of their sisters is almost exactly the same, and outsiders have never been able to tell them apart. At that time, the laboratory was a mess, and the identification cards carried by the injured were also severely burned, so no one knew who survived."
Gao Wen couldn't help adjusting his sitting posture: "Then what happened to them..."
"The one who survived sneaked out of the hospital one day, and she returned to the druid laboratory built by their sisters. Three days later, the 'Sisters of Frost' returned to the Palace of the Vast. Subsequent reports showed that their laboratory There's a huge amount of biomass that's gone unaccounted for...but the uses are pretty much anyone's guess."
"She created one for herself..." Gao Wen had already understood, "And then? You just accepted it?"
"Sisters Bai Frost are back, at least that's what they say, they look like business as usual, and everyone knows it, but we welcome them back."
Gao Wen didn't hide his surprise: "They... no, her mental state has clearly gone wrong, didn't you find it?"
"It's obvious, but among rebels, especially those at the forefront, this degree of mental problems is not a problem at all," Veronica smiled faintly, her tone was calm, but the content of her words was clear. It is thrilling, "We are against the gods, standing in front of those indescribable and vast knowledge, we are facing the abyss, and we are passing by countless deadly and invisible truths every moment, sometimes just Accidentally glance at the wrong sample, or mention the wrong word at the wrong time, and someone will go crazy, someone will disappear suddenly, someone will mutate and die...
"Before we roughly grasped some rules, we had paid hundreds of thousands of lives. Many people died silently, the cause of death could not be disclosed, and they could not be awarded honors after death. Many people fell into permanent frenzy, and Because he has the knowledge of the gods, he can only be imprisoned in mental control facilities one by one.
"Even including myself... As a former Gondorian, have you ever heard of the name Ophelia Norton mentioned in any book about the history of the royal family
"In this extreme situation, every member who maintains the ability to work is very precious to the rebel.
"Compared to those who are at their worst, the Frost Sisters are just delusional... It's mild, at least back then."
Gao Wen didn't know how to answer for a while. From the logic of normal people, he couldn't imagine what it would be like to let a person who obviously had mental problems continue to participate in the project, because the project itself was already crazy enough. A stronger sanity to fight against, however...
Mortals are so fragile that sometimes they have to fight madness with madness, not because they want to, but because they have to.
He believes that Veronica and her team must have thought about it seriously back then. Maybe they confirmed that Sister Baishuang's mental problems would not affect her daily work, or maybe they thought that Sisters Baishuang, as a consultant scholar, could produce In any case, it was already a consideration and choice a thousand years ago. Today, he, and even Veronica/Ophelia at this moment, can no longer deal with the past. What to say about things.
Now he can only sigh with emotion after the fact: "... She may have been a little delusional back then, but now, she... or they, have become ghosts who defy the plan."
"...everyone who participated in the first stage of the rebellious plan is walking in the countdown to madness. We will discuss this matter frankly on weekdays, because we all know that most members will not live to see the results. Or go crazy, or die, or disappear in all kinds of strange supernatural phenomena... Even if everything goes well and survives safely, the lifespan of human beings determines that most members of the first stage will not survive beyond two stages... However, the elves , they live too long."
Veronica said, sighing softly.
"Maybe it's because the survival time is too long, or maybe it's because there is no hope in sight. After all, the Baishuang sisters are out of control. Unfortunately... I don't even know if 'they' are Fierna or Leierna."
"I have a hunch that sooner or later we will have to deal with those 'sisters' again," Gawain shook his head. "This kind of persistent ghost will not really go silent."
"Perhaps." Veronica pursed her lips, "Then what else do you gain?"
"Technology, the technology of the death of all things," Gao Wen said, "We recovered a large amount of technical materials from that underground palace, as well as complete laboratory equipment and various samples, semi-finished products, specimens, these things They will be delivered to Pittman's research facility in batches in the near future, but we all know that there is not only druid knowledge in it... "
"I understand," Veronica lowered her eyelids, "I will assist in identifying and analyzing the rebellious techniques, and if any dangerous factors are found, I will remind you as soon as possible."
Gawain nodded in satisfaction, and Veronica suddenly looked into Gawain's eyes after a moment of silence, and asked, "Then after eliminating the risk factors, what do you plan to do with the 'results' of the end of all things?" deal with?"
Gawain glanced at the other party, showing a smile: "Of course it's for use."
"Even if they were created by the Dead of All Things?"
"Technology is technology, and of course we have to use it if it's useful. People can only commit crimes, and it's meaningless to judge tools," Gao Wen said. "The use of flesh and blood magic to create monsters is really chilling. But if it is used to treat the wounded, it must be very useful.”
"But there may be people who hold grudges and even criticize you for using black magic in private. The ignorant will always have unnecessary fear of things they don't understand. Over the past thousand years, no matter how the world has changed, only in prejudice and conservatively have never changed."
Gawain and Veronica met each other's eyes and suddenly laughed.
"Of course, these people will always show up, and it's better to blame your failures on dead things than to admit your incompetence and ignorance, but it doesn't matter—the ignorant, just teach them, let them know the truth, teach the incomprehensible, or deliberately Those who make trouble, then set the rules and write down the contract. I grant them no need to touch the technology and its derivatives excavated from the ruins of Solinburg. After all... In the stage of new technology application, our social resources are not enough. , some people actively want to isolate themselves from new technologies, so why not satisfy their loyal heart of saving social resources?"
“…I admire your style of conduct.”
Veronica left, and the study was quiet for a moment. Gawain exhaled, stretched his muscles a little, and prepared to return to work.
However, he had just picked up a document on the table, and before he had time to read it carefully, he heard a slight wind passing by the window.
The next second, there was a loud "bang" when someone hit the window frame.
Given that this was already a daily routine, Gao Wen had long since lost any thoughts of feeling or complaining. He just got up naturally, opened the window, and put in the dazed amber.
As soon as Amber landed on the ground, she began to scream: "What are you doing with the windows closed and locked in broad daylight..."
Gao Wen was expressionless: "The weather is cold, and the elderly are afraid of the cold."
Amber: "…"
"What's the matter of coming here in such a hurry?" After successfully choking back the shame of all things, Gao Wen was in a slightly better mood, so he asked seriously.
While Amber window jumping is standard practice, there are different styles and situations of window jumping:
Standing outside the window sill and carefully studying the anti-amber clips and locks for a long time, carefully eliminating all traps and then coming in through the window is a routine operation, usually when there is no serious matter to report to work; jumping in in such a hurry that I accidentally stepped on the clip It is an ordinary emergency, and usually there is a report that Gao Wen needs to read in person at the first time; but as it is now, even if the window is locked and the window is locked, it will be terrible if you bump your head against the window frame. Gao Wen has encountered it twice——
The first time he came to report that Francis II was assassinated and died, and the second time he came to report that Rebecca's trial-produced aircraft malfunctioned and fell from the sky and killed Tyre.
Hearing Gao Wen's question, Amber immediately ignored the details of being choked back. She was indeed here to report an important situation, and after panting, she spoke quickly, "Rebecca's aircraft..."
Before she finished speaking, Gawain frowned: "Tire, that unlucky sea monster was crushed to death again? It's okay, you also know that she can recover..."
"No!" Amber almost jumped up, and the expression on this short wax gourd was extremely excited, "It's flying! It's successfully flying this time!"
Then she took a deep breath and said, "And it landed smoothly—right side up!!"