Advent

"how is this possible."

Hearing Mark Dom's conclusion, even Sakhir, who has always been very calm, was a little surprised.

Mark Dom's analysis system will also directly give a preliminary analysis on the projection while capturing the data, and Sakhir and Rafael followed Mark Dom as spectators and watched so many clips repeatedly, never in the projection See any suspicious signs.

All of Raymond Morecambe's reactions were so natural that it was almost hard to believe that he had anything to do with the bizarre murder that took place inside the base.

But Mark Dom has a completely different view of the legendary sole survivor.

"All his reactions were just too perfect."

Mark Dom's icy gaze swept across rows of intricate numbers on the projection.

"Surprise, worry, dissatisfaction, and even anger towards me." Makdom whispered, "Raymond Morecambe's reaction at these times is completely in line with the state that a standard benchmark human being should show ...But don't forget that everyone has their own unique personality, and no one can respond to their emotions so perfectly. Unless he is a bionic person, or has undergone strict self-hypnosis to completely cover up his emotions All spontaneous emotions."

"I can assure you that Raymond Morecambe is not an android..." Duran interrupted Mark Dom, frowning, "We've checked all his data, I mean,' All'—since he was dragged into this damn base, all our work has been around him. Except for the unexplainable distortion inside the space-time vesicle, Raymond Morecambe's other physiological data are all very normal. At least, we didn't find any suspicious traces of artificial modification on him."

When it came to his own work, Duran's tone sounded sharper.

"If there's nothing wrong with Raymond Morecambe physically, it means..."

"It means there is a problem with his 'software'—that is, his thinking mode." Raphael said, he seemed a little flustered, "Don't tell me, he is really an agent..."

"His name is not on the War Office list. Raymond Morecambe was not on the Secret Service list, at least as of yesterday."

Makdom said firmly.

No one took the initiative to ask him why he was so sure—it was the list of secret agents of the military department.

"Hypnosis..."

Just when the office became stagnant and silent because of this incident.

Mark Dom suddenly looked at Raymond's projected image in a daze, and whispered softly.

"Maybe it's hypnosis... No one knows what happened to him when he was in the time vesicle. Don't forget that when he was swallowed into the time vesicle, other than human beings were with him. There are naga..."

This time, the other three present were a little uncomfortable.They turned to look at Mark Dom, a little hesitant to speak.

In the end, Rafael couldn't hold back the anxiety in his heart, gritted his teeth and asked.

"Please allow me to ask, whether we have misunderstood your judgment, what do you mean..."

"It's just a guess, but...the Naga can hypnotize and transform humans through spiritual tentacles, and even manipulate humans like puppets."

Makdom said slowly word by word.

But this time, after his voice fell, the other people in the room all showed relieved expressions. Although they were a little rude, their current behavior really seemed like Mark Dom was telling a funny joke.

"I thought this kind of statement was just a legend, and those outsiders who wandered on the edge of the galaxy would believe it... We all know that human beings are always full of strange assumptions and fears about things they don't understand. Those legends are also so."

Duran refuted Mark Dom in a somewhat impolite way: "Taking a step back, assuming those strange rumors are true, the Naga can hypnotize human beings and play with human beings in their hands-those Naga also need to be 'elders' to do this, don't we? But haven't we already found out that there are very few naga people who can live to the level of elders - those old things died many years ago It’s almost there, and the rest can only be huddled in their temple of silence. Otherwise, it won’t be the white one who becomes the emperor now—”

"Dr. Duran..."

Speaking of the White Emperor, and considering the complicated relationship between Raymond and the White Emperor, everyone except Duran looked very unhappy.

But obviously, Duran himself didn't care about these at all.

"Losing the so-called treasure in their legend, what is it called—yes, the White Star—that group of Naga can't survive a few waves of madness at all, can they?"

Along with Duran's narration, Raphael's face became more and more confused.

Sakhir, who was standing beside Rafael, was keenly aware of his bewilderment, and his heart moved slightly.

He suddenly realized that he had been staying in the central area, which was safe and stable, like a paradise. Rafael was probably completely unaware of the rumors circulating on the front line of the human war.

Those wonderful speculations and legends about the Naga people...

Almost all legends about the Naga come from a race known as the "Outlanders".

They are the descendants of wandering human beings who smuggled and plundered with pirates during the expansion of the universe and had to leave the solar system to the edge of the universe.

During that chaotic and disorderly time, in order to survive, these human beings stubbornly mixed with and even intermarried with many alien races wandering in the central area of ​​Naga and human influence, and even formed a large group of mixed alien blood over time. The "hybrid".

Although these "people" can also communicate with humans, their culture and thinking patterns have long been infected and influenced by other alien races.

When human beings finally started to contact this group of famous people from outside the territory again, those bizarre legends and strange rumors were also known to human beings.

One of the most well-known rumors is that the Naga can hypnotize any kind of cosmic creature through their psychic tentacles.

This is also a rumor that Raphael knows.

However, after a long time at the front, people will naturally know that there are many details in the legends belonging to the naga.

For example, the strange class judgment among the Naga people: only after living a certain age, the Naga people's huge size and terrifying force can give them the title of "elder". According to tradition, the Naga people's The emperor is born from the "elders".

It's just that among today's Naga people, there have been no "elders" for many years-because the nearly invulnerable Naga people have a fatal flaw, which is the so-called "tide of madness".

It is something that only appears in legends. People say that as long as the Naga grow up, their overly keen perception will allow them to hear the chaotic whispers from the depths of the universe.

Those whispers came from the gods of the naga, already mad and broken.All naga who hear these whispers inevitably fall into the same madness.

Young and weak naga are far less perceptive and may survive the first few bouts of madness, but as they grow older and stronger their perception inevitably becomes sharper.

Similarly, the damage to the Naga people from the tide of madness will become more and more terrifying. In the end, the "elders" of the Naga people who have become extremely powerful and terrifying over the long years will eventually be completely unknown to those humans. They will completely collapse in the ravings, and they will be scattered into countless squirming pieces of flesh, flying to the depths of the universe following the whispers of darkness, and finally disappearing in the boundless darkness.

Of course, like all boring legends.

This sad fate of the Naga has not always existed.

They became like this because their god had lost his mate - and that mate was called the White Star.

"...the supreme god of the Naga lost his beloved white star, so it was polluted by the darkness of the universe and fell into collapse. In the end, he could only curl up his dirty body and hide in the deepest part of the universe, constantly sending out Painful wailing. And this strong perception has also affected its own people... As long as the Naga people grow up to a certain age, they will naturally die out."

Sakhir measured his body and explained to him in Rafael's ear.

"White... star? God's companion is called this name?"

Rafael looked a little dazed.

"Ahem, it's just a legend."

Sakhir could only respond with a wry smile.

In fact, even in the most detailed legends, there is no accurate description of what the so-called "White Star" looks like, or... what it is.

If you only rely on the superficial description, you can take it for granted that it is a gorgeous white planet.

However, in many legends of people outside the territory, the white star seems to be more like a code name.

In the epic poems of the Klosters, the "White Star" is described as a giant silver tree towering over the sky.The flapping sound of its blades when it sways can soothe the wailing from the ancient gods.

But in the monuments left by the people of Ainta, the white star depicted on the slate is actually a star whale that can soar.

Every year when the Star Whale cruises up, the Naga people will become very gentle, and that is the best time for the Ainta people to trade with the Naga people, but once the Star Whale ends the parade, all the Ainta people will It is necessary to quickly evacuate the territory of the Naga people.

because……

[At that time, mourning filled the night sky, and the silver cloud turned into endless flesh and blood]

As for those weak races that have not even left their words, the description of the White Star is even more complicated. Sometimes it is simply described as a silver diamond that can be held in the palm of a person, and it is set on a necklace. Dedicated to the queen of the Anyar people 1 years ago.And sometimes, it's even just a giant unconscious ice worm, wriggling slowly on the bottom of the sea of ​​helium...

……

It is precisely because these rumors are often inconsistent and logically unclear. For human beings, these legends are just legends, and it is almost difficult to collect and study them as organized scientific information-these so-called rumors have absolutely no Qualified to be the subject of such a secret meeting of the Security Service, not to mention, to be the evidence that Raymond Morecambe was hypnotized by the Naga.

In fact, under Dr. Duran's almost rude ridicule, Mark Dom suddenly fell silent.

——Even he himself finds it very strange why he so inexplicably connects Raymond Morecambe's abnormality with the hypnosis of the Naga.

"I retract my previous statement."

Makdom's face was stiff, and he said slowly.

But then he said again: "But I still think that Colonel Raymond Morecambe is quite suspicious."

Having said that, he suddenly turned his head to look at Duran.

"In the coming period, strengthen the monitoring of Raymond Morecambe... and, you need to make Alan Morecambe and Raymond Morecambe go further. If you can, let them both live together Come together."

"Wait, what does this have to do with Allen? If Raymond really has a problem, for the sake of Allen's safety, shouldn't we keep people away from Raymond?"

Hearing Mark Dom's order, Raphael asked in shock.

"Raphael—"

Sakhir tugged on his cuff vigorously, motioning for the latter to calm down.

If Rafael is now facing those bureaucratic Security Bureau officials on Earth, he may have been reprimanded by this time.

Thankfully, although Makdom was a bit difficult to get along with, he was not that kind of person, and he even explained it to the three people present quite calmly.

"...as I said before, Raymond Morecambe reacted to everything I did with an unnatural degree of perfection. But from my observations, when Alan Morecambe When you interact with him, that faux pas fades away in an instant and turns into his real emotions. I think the only time Raymond has real emotions is when he's talking to Allen."

As if to confirm what he said, Mark Dom began to repeat Raymond's previous words and deeds.

"He will be happy and happy because of Allen's comfort..."

Mark Domme was referring to the scene when Allen reached out and gently stroked Raymond's knee.

"We can't ignore that he has a very deep desire for Alan Morecambe, but he is trying to hide it. It is precisely because of this that we can basically conclude that Raymond Morecambe cares about Alan. Morecambe's reaction. Raymond's camouflage was weakest in front of Alan Morecambe."

Under Mark Dom's thoughtful real-time explanation, even Sakhir, who is very insensitive to emotions, can see that indeed... Only when interacting with Allen, Raymond Morecambe's performance will be different. It seems a lot more sincere.

"Keeping the two of them together would be a huge stimulus. We'd probably be able to find out what his real intentions were, and who he really was."

Mark Dom said, now, even Rafael has no way to issue any rebuttals.

This secret meeting finally ended with this order.

Rafael and Sakhir left the office first. Judging from Rafael's dazed state, it seems that he still needs some time to digest the information he heard at the meeting today.

Duran stayed in Mark Dom's office for a while longer, and the cold man rechecked all the physiological information of Raymond since he entered the Tianmao human military base...

As always, they found no flaws.

It's just that Duran rubbed his temples impatiently and was about to leave Mark Dom's office.

Mark Dom said thoughtfully.

"Dr Duran, I would like you to re-examine those around you, Alan Morecambe spent the entire evening with Raymond last night and your medical officer said it was approved by superiors. I checked Mission log, their actions last night were indeed authorized by their superiors, but obviously, this is not normal. Rather than saying that this is a normal medical behavior, it is better to say... It is more like someone is deliberately creating Raymond and Allen A chance to be alone."

"last night?"

Duran's face suddenly changed.

Although he didn't say much in front of Mark Dom, Duran involuntarily opened his database after returning to his office.

He resumed reviewing Raymond's medical logs from this period of time.

Then, just as the diary was coming to an end, Duran's brows suddenly frowned tightly.

He leaned forward slightly so that he could take a closer look at the two medical officers who appeared on the projection—they were reporting Raymond Morecambe's medical routine to Alder, Duran's most important assistant, with a blank face. .

Everything seems to be normal, all the reporting languages ​​and the records sent are in compliance with the specifications, the only problem is...

Duran had never seen those two "medical officers" in his team.