Chapter 720

Veronica's statement confused Gawain.

"An individual?" he frowned. "What does that mean?"

Veronica's eyes carried a trace of memory, as if she had sunk into the ancient memory of thousands of years ago, and after a few seconds of indifference, she said in a soft and gentle tone: "You must already know , In the plan of disobedience a thousand years ago, Sister White Frost accepted the employment of the Gondor Empire as consultants and scholars... This employment lasted for hundreds of years, until the magic tide broke out 700 years ago, and Philna White Frost and Laerna Rhoor in secret for the Empire of Gondor.

"The first time I saw them was in the vast palace of the imperial capital... a Druid facility that studies the natural environment and the evolution of species. They were a pair of very cheerful sisters, and what impressed me most about them was that they always When laughing, they see everything in the human world full of curiosity, and they have many bold ideas, which are very different from those relatively conservative and outdated elf scholars...

"I'm sorry, I've gone too far. Falling into memories is just like that. There are always too many irrelevant details."

Veronica showed an apologetic smile, while Gawain shook his head at her, motioning her to continue.

"They were really a pair of sisters, like I said, they were really two at the beginning, until that accident...

"That is the stage of the disobedience plan, which has 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 want to test an observation method that has never been tried before. The general process is In a highly closed room, open a fissure leading to the boundary of the world. This fissure crosses the shadow world and the shadow world, and at a certain critical point, it is infinitely close to the kingdom of God. To achieve a certain level of monitoring...

"It seems like a bold and reckless attempt now, but our knowledge of the power of the gods was far less clear then than it was later.

"This dangerous experiment requires two operators, one to maintain the rift, and one to do the actual observation. Yes, you guessed it...the White Frost Sisters.

"They signed up voluntarily, and the reasons are irrefutable: as twins, they have an extraordinary tacit understanding, which can greatly improve the success rate of the experiment. If something really happens, they can quickly take countermeasures without communication, and the reaction speed will be improved. Much faster than the average researcher.

"It was the lab I personally sent them in... I watched them go in, and the whole lab was completely closed under the control of an automated system.

"Even the most powerful mages can't detect what's going on inside through that tight protection system.

"After the countdown ended, the laboratory opened, and it was full of smoke and mana turbulence. I rushed in with people. The laboratory was already in ruins, and in the ruins... only a scarred elf lay on the ground. , the other has disappeared."

Veronica finished all this with a calm expression, and Gawain couldn't help frowning slightly: "Who disappeared? Who stayed?"

"do not know."

Gao Wen raised his eyebrows: "Don't know?"

"The appearances of their sisters are almost identical, and it is difficult for outsiders to tell them apart. At that time, the laboratory was a mess, and the identification cards carried by the injured were severely damaged, so no one knew who survived."

Gawain couldn't help but adjust his sitting posture: "Then what happened to them afterward..."

"The one who survived sneaked out of the hospital one day and returned to the druid laboratory built by their sisters, and three days later the 'Frost Sisters' returned to the House of Vasts. Later reports indicated that their laboratory There's a whole bunch of biomass that's missing...but everyone's guessing what it's used for."

"She made one for herself..." Gawain already understood, "And then what? Did you just accept it?"

"The Frost Sisters are back, at least that's what they say, they look business as usual and everyone knows it, but we welcome their return."

Gawain didn't hide his surprise: "They... No, her mental state has obviously gone wrong, haven't you noticed?"

"This is obvious, but among the disobedient, especially the disobedient at the forefront, this level of mental problems is not a problem at all," Veronica smiled lightly, her tone was calm, but the content of her words was not. Thrilling, "We are fighting against the gods, standing in front of those indescribable and infinite knowledge, we are like an abyss, and every moment we are passing countless deadly and invisible truths, sometimes just Accidentally glanced at the wrong sample, or mentioned the wrong word at the wrong time, and someone went crazy, someone disappeared suddenly, someone mutated to death...

"Before we roughly grasped some laws, we have already sacrificed hundreds of lives, many people died silently, the cause of death could not be disclosed, no honors could be awarded after death, and many people fell into permanent madness, and Because of the knowledge of the gods, they can only be placed under house arrest in mental control facilities.

"Even myself...as a former Gondor, have you ever heard the name Ophelia Norton mentioned in any book on royal history?

"In this extreme situation, every member who maintains the ability to work is precious to the disobedient.

"Compared to those in the worst condition, Sister Hood is just a little paranoid... It's a mild symptom, at least it was back then."

Gawain didn't know how to answer for a while. From the logic of a normal person, 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. Stronger reason to fight, however...

Mortals are so fragile that they sometimes have to fight madness against madness, not if they want to, but have to.

He believed that Veronica and the team she led must have seriously thought about it back then. Maybe they confirmed that Sister Baishuang's mental problems would not affect their daily work, or maybe they thought Sister Baishuang could be a consultant and scholar. The role is far greater than their spiritual hidden danger. In any case, it was a consideration and choice a thousand years ago. Today, he, and even Veronica/Ophelia at this moment, can no longer deal with the people of the past. What did you say about the matter.

Now he can only express his emotions afterwards: "...She may have been a little paranoid back then, but now, she...or they have become ghosts who go against the plan."

"...Everyone who participated in the Disobedience Program in the first stage is walking on a countdown to madness, and we will discuss this matter candidly on weekdays, because we all know that most members will not live to see the results. , or madness, or death, or disappearing into all kinds of strange supernatural phenomena... Even if everything goes well and survives safely, human lifespan determines that most members of the first stage will not survive more than two stages... ...But elves, they live too long."

Veronica said and sighed softly.

"Perhaps the survival time is too long, or it may be that there is no hope. After all, the White Frost sisters are out of control. Unfortunately... I don't even know whether 'them' is Firna or Leerna."

"I have a hunch that sooner or later we will deal with that pair of '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 all things will die," Gao Wen said, "We recovered a large amount of technical data from the underground palace, as well as complete laboratory equipment and various samples, semi-finished products, specimens, these things It will arrive in batches at Pittman's research facility in the near future, but we all know it's not just Druid knowledge..."

"I understand," Veronica lowered her eyelids, "I will assist in identifying and analyzing the disobedient technology, and if any risk factors are found, I will immediately remind you."

Gawain nodded with satisfaction, while 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 and showed a smile: "Of course it's for use."

"Even if they were created by the death of all things?"

"Technology is technology. Of course, we have to use what is useful. Only people can commit crimes. It is meaningless to judge tools," Gawain said. But if it is used to treat the wounded, it must be very useful."

"But there may be people who are grumpy and even criticize you for using black magic in private. The ignorant will always have unnecessary fears about what they don't understand. For a thousand years, no matter how the world has changed, only in prejudice And conservatively has never changed."

Gawain and Veronica looked at each other and suddenly laughed.

"Of course, these people will always show up, and it's better to blame the dead for your failures than to admit your incompetence and ignorance, but that's okay - ignorant, just teach them, let them know, teach them incomprehensible, or If they make trouble on purpose, then make a rule and write a contract. I allow them to not have to touch the technology and its derivatives excavated from the ruins of Solimburg. After all... In the application stage of new technology, our social resources are originally It's not enough, some people actively want to be isolated from new technologies, so why not satisfy their loyalty to save social resources?"

"...I admire your style of doing things."

Veronica left, and the study was quiet for a while, Gawain exhaled, moved his muscles and bones a little, and was ready to go back to work.

However, he just picked up a document on the table, and before he could take a closer look, he heard a slight wind blowing from the window.

The next second, someone hit the window frame with a solid "bang".

Given that this was already a daily thing, Gawain had long since had no thoughts of feeling or complaining. He just got up naturally, opened the window, and put the dazed Amber in.

As soon as Amber fell to the ground, he began to scream: "What are you doing with the windows closed and locked in the middle of the day..."

Gao Wen was expressionless: "The weather is cold, and the elderly are afraid of the cold."

amber:"……"

"What's the matter with coming here in such a hurry?" After successfully choking back on the shame of all things, Gawain felt a little better, and then asked seriously.

While amber window jumping is a standard practice, window jumping also comes in different styles and situations:

Standing outside the window sill and studying the anti-amber clips and locks for a long time, carefully eliminating all traps and then turning in the window is a routine operation, usually when there is no major event to report to work on a daily basis; jumping in in a hurry and accidentally stepping on the clip It is an ordinary emergency, usually there is a report that needs to be read by Gawain at the first time; and it would be amazing if the window is locked and the head hits the window frame like this. Gawain has met twice—

The first time was to report the assassination of Francis II, and the second time was to report that the aircraft that Rebecca prototyped had malfunctioned, falling from the sky and smashing Tyre to death.

Hearing Gawain's question, Amber couldn't care about the details of being choked back. She really came to report a major situation. After breathing well, she said quickly, "Rebecca's aircraft over there..."

Before she could finish Gawain's words, she frowned: "Till's unfortunate siren was smashed to death again? It's okay, you know she can recover..."

"No!" Amber almost jumped up, and the dwarf melon's face was very excited, "It's flying! It's flying successfully this time!"

Then she took a deep breath and said, "And landed smoothly - face up!!"