Sword and Magic and Taxi

The big guys are having a meeting. He received the news halfway, so Zhao Mai did not see the old man directly. Instead, he and Zhong Jianbai turned a corner and came to a special reception room. This is a pure white room with thick blue horizontal strips surrounding the walls, just like the furnishings of a hospital. There are simple furniture such as sofas and coffee tables, as well as a bar full of snacks. Zhao Mai was not in the mood to eat, so he suppressed his temper and sat down, waiting for news from the old man and the medical team.

Opposite him was a whole wall of electronic screens. Zhong Jianbai swiped his badge, and then the screen lit up. The large dialog box is like an electronic chat room, with lines of words appearing continuously.

Electronic equipment? Zhao Mai pointed to the wall, Isn't it inoperable?

Zhong Jianbai nodded: Although it looks similar, this is not an electronic device. We cannot directly understand the communication method of the bosses. This is a conversion device, which is equivalent to a real-time translation device. There are several such rooms, and time travel The reporter and all the action teams watched the meeting live in such a room.”

Is the boss you are talking about the transcendent one?

Yes, the old man is spokesperson No. 1. Look, there are seven left. Zhong Jianbai pointed at the screen and said, This time, they have to decide how to handle this incident. Billions of people are affected. , I guess someone must be unlucky.

Zhao Mai looked at the screen, and the words on it were displayed one by one. Who is the person being questioned inside? Zhao Mai saw that in addition to Nos. 1 to 8, there was another person.

Some guy with a lightning scar on his forehead. Zhong Jianbai obviously had a bad impression of him, curling his lips and said, Just an unlucky guy.

Not only Zhao Mai was watching this meeting, but also other organized time travelers. There were no winners in this incident, at most there were only some survivors. Most of the survivors were also shocked by this horrific attack, and those whose family members and friends were harmed were even more furious. Where Zhao Mai couldn't see, the war had already started. Because the inquirer said that he hoped that the Transcendents could stop the attack on their base.

This is not the first time that the forgetting spell has been used on ordinary people. The words on the screen appeared: There have been several similar incidents before, including on individuals, small groups, and once even on the entire New York City. Oblivion spell. We have warned the wizarding world many times that this behavior must be stopped. You can use abilities, but you must use them without causing harm to others.

I believe our previous actions have been recorded at the Transcendent Meeting: We are doing this to avoid conflicts with Muggles and avoid war. It is an act of protecting the goodwill of both parties.

Don't use the word Muggle. A spokesman said: We believe that the era of labeling people according to the blood and abilities acquired at birth has long passed. Although this phenomenon still exists in the world today, human beings There is a consensus that words like nigger, yellow-skinned monkey, cripple or muggle should no longer be used.

Sorry, I should have used non-magical people. But the word Muggle itself has no discriminatory meaning.

Yes, we agree on this. The word itself has no emotions. The discriminatory meaning it contains was given to it by some of you later. Speaker No. 4's barrage was fast and fierce: You The so-called avoidance of war is just to cover up the troubles caused by oneself, and at the same time trample on the rights of others. Should I just erase all of you in order to avoid trouble? Anyway, I have the ability, so I can do it?

The defender was silent for a while, and then said: This time, it is not an action by the magical community, but a small group of radical mages experimenting with new forms of spells. We are deeply sorry for this disaster, but this was not our intention. .”

We also agree on this point. We believe that you have completely lost the ability to manage yourself. Spokesperson No. 8 said: We have foreseen this situation and issued warnings many times. The final result proves that we are highly capable of managing ourselves. I have estimated your self-discipline.

Yes, we also overestimated your determination and ability to act. There are differences in ability between people in many places, but this does not mean that there must be chaos. We have transformed hundreds of worlds from hundreds of worlds over thousands of years All the experiences gained are provided to you, the wizarding world, with the most sincere hope. Spokesperson No. 7 added: Memory is the most basic thing that constitutes a person's spirit and soul. Without memory, lessons cannot be learned, and lessons cannot be learned. If you cannot understand what is good, the most basic human being will cease to exist. Any ability to modify other people's minds and memories requires more than ordinary attention and must be done with caution. The reasons you defend for avoiding acts of war stand It is untenable because you have repeatedly erased the memory of the person concerned, thus causing ordinary people to have no accurate concept of you, only the vague impressions and emotions left after being hurt. Your spell has caused things that the person involved cannot explain with reason and memory. There is no way to channel tension, fear and hostility, which will naturally lead to worsening relationships.”

We will find the person responsible for the incident and hand it over to the Transcendent Meeting.

Not interested. And there is nothing constructive in what you said. Speaker No. 4 said: I propose to cancel the half-space connection between the wizarding world and the earth and send them back to the void. The vote after the proposal was very short. It's almost done, two votes in favor and six against.

The voting starts so soon? Zhao Mai sat upright on the sofa and asked, What will happen if we encounter four to four?

At that time, the old man's vote will be regarded as two votes. Director Zhong said: So far, that situation has not happened once. It was either a unanimous vote, or six to two or five to three, which is very strange. Bar?

Zhao Mai nodded, not understanding why.

The Transcendents are not actually blind candidates. They all have the ability to calculate and will form a balance. All proposals that are rejected will not be put forward at all. Seven to one will cause isolation, and four to four will improve the old man's ability. The right to speak also means reciprocal conflicts, which they don't want to see. Director Zhong pointed to the screen: The voting will be very fast. Let me tell you, that lightning scar is He's an unlucky guy who always gets into trouble, and this time he's being pushed out to face the blame.

It is proposed to reduce the independence of the magic world, adopt a competitive approach, and place it under the supervision of detached people to avoid problems from happening again.

Zhong Jianbai sighed Wow and said to Zhao Mai: If this passes, then in addition to traveling to other worlds, there will no longer be a possibility for the magic world to spontaneously produce transcendent beings! This is not a trivial matter, just It’s no different from a reprieve, it’s a very severe punishment. But... considering what they did this time, it’s quite appropriate.”

A red number suddenly appeared on the screen: Four to Four. Zhong Jianbai stood up suddenly, trembling all over and speechless. Then the second line appeared: Five votes in favor, four votes against, the proposal is passed.

Proposal: Go back in time to the time of the incident.

Four to four. The final result was five against.

Proposal: Go back to two years ago, before the incident in the magical world of Cape Carnd.

Seven to one, the proposal passes.

Zhao Mai pointed at the screen: Didn't you say this won't happen? He saw Zhong Jianbai trembling all over and said four times in a row, It's going to be chaos now, it's going to be chaos now.