Mysteries: Arcana Wars

Although in the eyes of the researchers at the Star Technology Center, Dr. Helgi has always been a mean, gloomy, and vicious person, Helgi still thinks of himself as an open-minded person. As long as the proposal is beneficial to the interests of the Abraham family, he is willing to consider it.

Compared to the dwindling and dying Abraham family at the end of the Fifth Age, Abraham today is an unprecedented behemoth.

In the Fourth Epoch of the Gods, the Abraham family was just as glorious as it is now, with vast territories and people. But in that era, among the people Abraham owned, how many were truly citizens recognized by the law, how many were truly "people" in the modern sense, and among these "people", how many were truly the privileged class with the name "Abraham"?

The rest were a large number of slaves and servants. They were not recognized by the law, did not enjoy human rights, and were not worthy of the name of Abraham. These people crawled at the feet of the nobles, and were just their property. Their existence was only to provide supplies for the nobles, and no matter how close they were, they would never be regarded as companions.

In other words, for the once glorious Abraham family of the Fourth Epoch, they actually had very few people to be responsible for, and the remaining mortals were just nutrients for their development and a kind of property. The people at the bottom of the pyramid would be completely discarded when needed, while the people at the top of the pyramid would have no burden at all.

In Helgi's opinion, although the current Abraham seems to be as prosperous as the glorious era when the ancestors were active in the Fourth Epoch, it is indeed a completely different situation. In this giant beast named Abraham, the extraordinary people and ordinary people each have their own duties and complete their own work in their own positions, just like the different types of parts in this machine, so that this huge machine can operate stably.

Everyone is part of this huge machine. They absorb nutrients and then produce work. Gain and give, over and over again, pushing the entire Abraham forward, and Helgi himself is no exception.

Today, the Abraham family is not only responsible for its own members, but also for the hundreds of thousands of employees working in the Abraham Group. Only when every part of this machine is functioning properly can the entire group be stable. But at the same time, in the face of the optimal solution, sacrifice is inevitable, and no one can stay out of it. If Helgi's sacrifice would be the optimal solution to a problem, he would obey the arrangement without hesitation.

Rights and responsibilities are always one and the same. Since you have enjoyed the good life brought by Abraham, you must be responsible for your family and the group. This is Helgi's consistent purpose.

From "slaves" to "people", the change in the concept of the times requires more substantial support. More people who need to be responsible means more resources, more efficient systems and more correct decisions. At the same time, the lost god who once protected Abraham was lost in the unknown, which made it more difficult for Abraham to survive.

Moreover, in this era, with the support of science and technology, the advantage of low-sequence extraordinary people over ordinary people is rapidly decreasing. In the history of the Fourth Epoch, ignorant slaves could be frightened and become loyal to low-sequence managers by their little tricks of showing off in front of others. But now, as long as people are willing, armed ordinary people are enough to cause huge damage to the low-sequence managers at the bottom through various means.

The riot of exiles a few days ago is the best proof of this.

Just like a high-rise building, ordinary people cannot actually demolish it, but if they want to, they will always find ways to arm themselves and then smash a corner of the building, causing you all kinds of trouble.

Abraham and his companions were facing unprecedented challenges, and Helgi felt the burden on his shoulders was so heavy that he couldn't even find any reference.

"So, why did you ask me out today?"

Helgi asked coldly. There were a lot of things waiting for him to deal with when he returned. As a commander and manager, Helgi could not leave his post for too long. This was an irresponsible behavior. He did not have time to chat nonsense with Vardas here.

"I know you are short of manpower right now. You need someone who can help you solve various problems - strong help. As it happens, I can provide great value to Abraham right now."

Vardas raised a finger. He leaned forward and stared at Helgi with an ambitious look, his smile full of menace and oppression.

"I can go back to Abraham, but only if -

"I want to join the Council of Elders."

Helgi glanced up at Vardas.

"When did you start thinking about this?"

"A long, long time ago."

Vardas relaxed again and leaned back in his chair.

"I've wanted to do this ever since I peed on the elder's robe with you."

Vardas' tone was light and affectionate, like an old friend reminiscing about their childhood, but Helgi saw a fire in Vardas' eyes, with reluctance and ambition burning in his eyes.

The once proud genius was ostracized by the Elders Council for his radical ideas, and eventually stole the family seal and defected in anger. But Valdas never gave up coming back. He wanted to prove himself right in front of those annoying old immortals and to completely avenge this indomitable and humiliating behavior.

“The destruction of the outpost is probably not that simple, right?

“No… I should say that your next move against the outpost will definitely not be as simple as simply updating the space station and dispatching astronauts.

"The Harvest Church was bombed, the Rupert Satellite went out of control, and the exiles rioted... You will definitely take more complicated measures, so you will definitely need more professional manpower."

"This reason is still not enough to prove your worth."

Helgi said.

"As a Sequence Three, I can do what you can do. In terms of project status, I know the current status of my family's roaming technology best. In terms of astronaut practical experience, you were not even selected to join the astronaut team back then, and you were rejected because your personality did not meet the standard in the psychological test.

"You can't even impress me with these conditions alone."

Vardas had expected doubts and rejections, but he smiled even more brightly, even seeming confident of victory.

"So, what if I've already been promoted to Sequence 2 and become an Angel?"

Vardas swirled his glass, admiring the rare look of shock on Helgi's face.

"Now, am I qualified to negotiate with the Council of Elders?"