hunting light

In the Magdeburg refugee camp, densely packed simple buildings like psoriasis occupy the entire hills and river valleys.

The transport plane landed in the open space of the camp, setting off billowing yellow sand.

It is midsummer locally, the sun is scorching, the hot wind is dry, and there is a sour smell mixed with garbage and human excrement floating in the air.

Crowds rushed forward, scrambling for the food and medicine dropped from the transport plane.

They were all from crossfire zones, and not all supported Raphael I.But their immediate priority is to solve the problem of hunger and cold. Whoever gives them food and shelter is their current master.

A dozen young and strong soldiers stepped down from the side of the transport plane.The one who walked at the end was a young and thin man.He was wearing jeans and a jacket, and he wore a peaked cap, which would not have been recognizable as a priest were it not for the black French knot on his collar.

"Father Mitchell?" A big man with flowery arms was leaning on a four-wheel drive land vehicle, with a cigarette in his mouth, squinting his eyes at the visitor.With those contemptuous eyes, he obviously felt that he could bite the mouth of this frail priest into pieces and swallow him at any time.

"Captain Scott?" Ian stretched out his hand towards him, "It's a pleasure to meet you."

"I don't think so." Scott squinted at Ian arrogantly, "I will cooperate with you entirely because of the entrustment of my benefactor, Your Excellency the Duke. I am quite opposed to bringing you such a troublesome thing I'm on my way. The duke's money only entitles me to protect your life, but not your chastity. So, Father, in such a place outside the law, you must do your own thing."

Ian waited patiently for the other party to finish speaking, and then calmly said: "My personal safety will be in my own hands. Although I don't want to boast, there may be many places where you will need my help in the future."

"We know how to pray." Scott sneered, and opened the car door, "Get in the car, we don't have time to delay. 'Package' is bleeding in a sewer in Nîmes right now."

Guangji said in Ian's sea of ​​knowledge: "The package refers to Leon."

"I know." Ian said.

Guang Ji said: "Today is the No. 16 day when Leon was trapped and lost contact. It is still unclear about his injury. If there is a lack of medical treatment, his wound is very likely to be infected, suppurated, and extremely serious. High probability of suffering from sepsis. If the condition is serious, he may need amputation..."

"Please don't say it!" Ian was going crazy.

Such a system that does not understand the world, which pot does not open and which pot is lifted, really pokes blood holes in the hearts of the people.

But this system is also a guarantee for Ian to be confident that he can rescue Leon from the heavily guarded city of Nim.

Although it is always confusing, it is also powerful enough to easily crack the firewall and control various intelligent electronic machinery.

A system that doesn't even know where it came from, but has been ordered to guard Ian.

In this regard, Adway's conclusion was: "You are the one chosen by God, Ian."

After Ian made the decision to go to the front line, he had an in-depth conversation with Advi.

The two sat in the dead of night in the office, separated by a desk with a lamp.They have known each other for more than a year. Although they have cooperated closely at work and cherish each other, they have established a good impression that has nothing to do with gender.But they never really had a heart-to-heart conversation.

Now that I think about it, I believed Ian only by relying on a good impression, and Adwei, who revealed the existence of "Prometheus" to him, was really brave and arrogant.

"You are very courageous, Mitchell." Adway said the same to Ian, "The real battlefield is a hundred times more cruel and dangerous than what you experienced on the field. And when the shells fly towards you At that time, there is no system to eject you from the space field and save your life. You will die so that you can't even find the dregs. In this way, my report will become ugly again!"

"Thank you for your advice, Dean." Ian smiled sincerely, "But I have a helper. You don't know him yet. I'll ask him to come out and say hello to you."

Advi raised an eyebrow.

An audio-visual instrument in the office suddenly started automatically, and a young man's warm and clear voice came out of the speaker.

"Hello, Garcia Adevi. The third grandson of the last sultan of the Russell royal family, the heir of the blood and treasures of the great Burhan king."

Advi: "..."

After an awkward silence, Adway said to Ian: "Your narcissism really surprises me, Mitchell. Even the system must use its own voice."

"The voice is a little different from mine, Your Highness." Ian replied with a smile.

Advi: "..."

Guang Ji said: "Strictly speaking, the royal family of Russell has been destroyed, and Saran has become a democratic republic. Mr. Advi no longer enjoys the title of prince. His current status is a fourth-level cleric, St. The dean of the Luo Monastery. A servant of God, an ordinary citizen. But I found out that his clergy qualification examination papers had a plagiarism rate of 48.9%, which does not meet the regulations of the Holy See. Do I want to report..."

"Please don't do anything." Ian said, "I think Dean Adway himself should be very guilty of falsifying the thesis, and in his later career, he also proved that he is a qualified priest with his actions Personnel. Also, Dean, please don't throw the audio-visual equipment out of the window, you will hit passers-by. And this will not stop him from continuing to speak at all..."

"Yes." Guangji's voice came out of a holographic communication device again, "I can use all civilian electronic products, including but not limited to: communication, audio-visual, personal optical computer, game console, kitchen and bathroom supplies... ..."

"There's no need to continue the show!" Adwei threw the audio-visual equipment back on the cabinet, and sat back in the chair.

He rubbed the root of his nose and said, "I think, I can call you 'Guang Ji'?"

Ian was horrified: "Why do you..."

"Know his name?" Adway finally found his place, and the corners of his mouth curled up triumphantly, "You may have a universal system, Mitchell. But I have a long-established and huge organization. I know far Much more than you."

"Guangji has something to do with Prometheus?" Ian was even more surprised.

Captain Adevi tapped his fingers on the table, and said: "Since you have Guangji, then it can explain why Asura was awakened and chose the kid Earl Wilman."

"Yes." Ian said, "I used Guangji to search for Asura and wake him up."

"Everything is destined." Advi murmured in a low voice, "The legend of the light guide and the dark sentinel is like a fire that will never be extinguished. Even though human beings evolve, there are no longer these two genders, but there is always There are some people who can escape from time, unconstrained, and exist as living fossils."

Ian couldn't help wrinkling his facial features: "Please speak the imperial language, Dean. Guangji's words are confusing because his memory chip is damaged. I think your brain should still be intact."

Advi laughed twice, staring at Ian.

"Leon Coleman is the new leader of our organization. Although he is still immature, we have high hopes for him. Even without Guangji, in order to pay tribute to your brave actions to go to the front to rescue him, I have decided to send Some secrets told you. And since you have Guang Ji, then you are entitled to know everything I know."

Adwei leaned back in the chair, put his long legs on the table unceremoniously, and looked at a two-dimensional star domain map hanging on the wall.His deep and mellow voice is comparable to that of a TV announcer, and when he speaks, he seems to be explaining a vivid documentary.

"The name of our organization is 'Tinder', and each member is a 'Prometheus'. Our organization has been established long before the founding of the Byron Empire. The purpose of the founders to create 'Tinder' is to try to The power of a single spark, to fight against this powerful, stubborn, and extremely conservative ruling class that rules all new humans."

"Our society is not in the current solidified situation by nature, Mitchell. There is a powerful force above our heads. With the occupation of knowledge and the cooperation of the ruling classes of various countries, he deliberately put the entire planet The social form of the domain is maintained in such a deformed state. People in the middle and lower classes are deliberately made ignorant and backward, but their yearning for knowledge and a bright life makes all human beings worship that power even more crazily."

"Are you talking about the Holy Lord?" Ian's throat tightened a bit.

Advi looked at Ian meaningfully.Under the warm yellow light, the black-haired priest's handsome face was as warm as jade, but the corners of his mouth were tightly drawn.

"Yes." Advi sneered, "Perhaps this answer will make you uncomfortable. However, the Holy Lord is our top ruler. And the ruling classes of all countries are his most loyal servants. Those kings Don’t officials and officials know that the people below are living in poverty? Don’t they know how rigid the current society is? But they have been domesticated by the Lord for generations, becoming lazy, selfish, and despicable parasites!”

"The Holy Lord will choose the most loyal and powerful political force to him, and bestow the most sophisticated technology—most of which are military technologies. His lackeys can use this to implement their own autocratic rule and enjoy the Holy Lord The most excellent medical technology bestowed—just a single treatment cabin has made countless aristocrats bow down to the Holy Lord. People’s fear of aging and death allows them to expose the ugliest side of human nature to the sun.”

Ian unconsciously tugged on his robe, lowered his eyelashes, and stared at a pen holder on the table in a daze.

Compared with the calm expression, the shock in his heart was like a monstrous tsunami, rushing ashore and sweeping away everything.

"What is the Holy Lord?" Adway continued, "He may be a god, or, according to the words of the founder of our organization, he is a top-level optical brain!"

Ian seemed to be stabbed in the back by a needle suddenly, his whole body trembled suddenly, his dark eyes stared at Adway.

"You have suspected it a long time ago, haven't you?" Adwei also stared straight at Ian, like a rattlesnake with its tail raised, "I don't know how many rumors about the Holy Lord being an AI have been circulating for a long time. Years. Believers choose to ignore a message and still worship him as a god."

"Gods can exist in any form in the world." Ian finally spoke with a hoarse voice, "Gods will use miracles or science to display their almighty power. All technological inventions are the wisdom bestowed by God on mankind. .”

"Maybe." Adway sneered, "If the Holy Lord is really a top-notch optical brain, then it is normal for him to possess knowledge far beyond human's own invention and exploration. How can the human brain be comparable to the optical brain?"

Ian took a deep breath: "You mean, the Holy Lord has controlled human beings and controlled human society in this deformed form. Then, why?"

"Because only in this way can its rule last forever." Adway said, and changed the title, "If the wisdom of human beings is not enlightened, they will worship and enshrine it forever."

"If the Holy Lord is really a...optical brain," Ian took a little effort to spit out the word, "then what does he want from human offerings? He is not human, and has no entity. To maintain his operation, But it only needs a little energy, or a host warehouse with a good environment or something. He doesn’t need fancy clothes, gourmet food, or a partner. Even if his humanity is extremely high, he is still an inorganic machine after all!”

"If it has a very high degree of humanity, maybe it can simply enjoy this kind of worship and support." Advi shook his feet leisurely, "Since it is all human, then it can have spiritual enjoyment-ah , so to speak, this is still a very high-level optical brain!"

Ian couldn't help rubbing his eyebrows: "This speculation is too untenable, Dean. Is this the opinion of the founder of your organization?"

Advi said: "Actually, we don't care much about what the Holy Lord is. Anyway, for more than 1 years, he has never shown his true face. It doesn't matter whether it is a clone, or a brain, even if it is just a gorilla in the Uradau rainforest. , as long as it represents this authoritarian ruling force, it is what our organization will fight against."

Ian suddenly realized: "You chose Leon to be your leader just to achieve this goal, didn't you?"

"It's up to him to tell you." Adway said, "But we will choose him because Asura chose him as the master. Our founder has left a legacy, and he will come to the world again In the world, drive Asura and lead us to start again."

Ian said: "Leon...is the...reincarnation of your creator?"

"It doesn't matter if it's a reincarnation, a clone, or an N-generation grandson," Adwei said casually, "I don't care what their relationship is, anyway, Ashura chose him. And Guangji chose you."

Advi went around for a long time, and finally went back to the beginning: "The founder also said that there will be a friend to help us. It is a force that can compete with the Holy Lord, called 'Guangji'. Guangji and A Shura will find out the light guide and the dark sentinel from the sea of ​​people, assist them to grow and mature, and become the new leader of mankind-congratulations, Mitchell, you will become the leader!

Ian responded to Advi's teasing with a blank face.

Advi coughed, and finally retracted his feet.

"Guide and Sentinel used to be the two genders of our ancestors." Ian said, "After humans settled in the giant cetus, the environment caused human gene mutations, and these two genders have disappeared."

"But the gene fragments still remain in our bodies." Advi said, "After marking, the mutual induction between AO is the same as the induction between sentinels. Alpha's powerful physique also comes from the genes of sentinels. Omega mutation More serious, basically lost the keen perception of the guide. But the guide is a rare gender."

Yi An was silent for a moment, and asked, "Guang Ji, who ordered you to protect me?"

Guang Jidao: "The memory chip is damaged, and the answer to this question cannot be read."

"Don't ask this little confusion." Advi said: "I can explain it to you. Our founder said that the Holy Lord is a false god, and the real god has fallen. But the true god left a spark of hope, A secret key that can control the Holy Lord..."

"The secret key!" Guang Ji suddenly had an inspiration, "Ian, your gene is the secret key, and you have the authority to manage it."

Ian stood up from his chair and stared at the holographic communicator in shock.

"This can explain a lot of things." Adway whistled, "It's hidden, Father Mitchell. Just like in legends or teenage anime, ordinary boys often have the most legendary life experience, And the most powerful power. This is probably the halo of the protagonist, it’s really dazzling~~”

"Why my genes?" Ian was confused.

Guang Jidao: "Human genes are affected by growth and environment, and are changing every moment. Ian, your original genes are the ancestral key, and the changed genes are the mobile key. Therefore, I found You, follow you in human society. And you can also manage him."

Adway smiled and said, "Let me translate Guangji's words. Father Mitchell, your body is a biological quantum cipher! I really want to drink to this idea!"

Just when Adwei got up to look for wine in the wine cabinet, Ian sat back in his chair, desperately digesting all the information in his mind.

The Holy Lord may be an optical brain that dominates human beings, but the real god has fallen.Before falling, the true god left behind and created (?) himself.He will help the "Tinder" organization to overthrow the Holy Lord's notice...

"Guang Ji," Ian asked, "Is the 'he' you are talking about hunting us... the Holy Lord?"

Guang Ji: "The memory chip is damaged, and the answer to this question cannot be read."

"Hunting you?" Advi was a little surprised, "This is why you have been hiding everything? But it is not surprising. Its eyeliner is everywhere. The programs of all modern electronic products are 'given' by the Holy Lord Human. It can invade any place with a network and manipulate all electronic machinery."

Guang Jidao: "He can do this, but his host cannot support it at present, and his cloud computing functions are also limited. So he mainly monitors government and military networks."

"Ah!" Advi burst out laughing wildly, "Holy Master's memory sticks are not enough. Hahahahaha... I can eat this joke for a year!"

He laughed so hard that he almost spilled the wine in his glass.

Yi'an rubbed his forehead, feeling that his usual clever and quick mind could no longer keep up with the speed of this one person and one machine.

"Your founder," Ian asked, "such a great man, who is he?"

Adwei put away his foolish smile, and said in a respectful tone: "He is a hermit in the world, a wise mentor. He is also a master of mecha manufacturing that will last forever-Master Yang Ming."

"He is the creator of Asura!" Ian blurted out.

"Yes." Adway said, "All four Aurora mechs were made by him. He is also the master and military advisor of Emperor Brad Coleman. I can even say this: He is the true leader of the Byron Empire." Emperor Taizu!"

Yi'an was stunned: "On what basis did he conclude that the Holy Master is a false god?"

Advi got stuck and couldn't answer the question.

Ian asked again: "He created the 'Fire'. But is the birth of me and Leon also included in his calculation? Your organization obviously knew nothing about my existence before, so you can only wait passively for me and the birth of the light to be born. Ji appears."

Advi still didn't know how to answer.

"The Holy Master is a false god, which is a one-sided statement by Master Yang Ming. Even if the Holy Lord is an optical brain, it may be manipulated by humans and accept human instructions..."

"Instruction." Guang Ji responded again, and found some readable content from the damaged memory chip, "It is his order to search and hunt you down among all human beings!"

Now, even Adwei's expression changed.

"This is inconsistent with our organization's secret training." Advi said, "However, if the Holy Lord ordered you to be hunted down, then there must be someone who gave the order. Have you thought of what I thought? ?”

"Yes." Ian's voice trembled.

Following this logic, there is only one most reasonable explanation:

The Holy See regards the Holy Lord as a god, and controls the countries with the help of the Holy Lord.Then, they are the only ones who are most likely to control the Holy Lord!

"It's like watching a criminal investigation movie at [-] o'clock." Advi mocked, "After looking around, it turns out that the big boss behind the villain is actually the police chief. It's really nothing new. But anyway, I have never had a good impression of the Holy See. But you, the pious Father Mitchell, I think you must be feeling uncomfortable right now. The Holy See, who raised me and was treated as a big family by me, is probably the one who wants to kill me."

"This is all just our speculation." Ian suddenly had an extremely bold guess, "Guangji, is the 'he' who ordered you to protect me the real god?"

Guang Ji said: "The memory chip is damaged..."

Advi laughed.Ian nearly hit his head on the desk.

"Change the question." Adway said, "I'm also curious. Guangji, in your definition, what is God?"

Guangji didn't have another convulsion this time, and the electronic voice replied solemnly: "God is a great, compassionate, and fraternal person! He shoulders the important task of protecting the human race, leading mankind to break through the desperate situation and find a new life. He will time and time again Bring light to the world and continue the flame of hope for mankind!"

Adwei was stunned: "The kindling... the god is... Master Yang Ming?"

Guang Ji: "The memory chip is damaged, and the answer to this question cannot be read."

Now it was Advi's turn to bang his head on the desk.