Overturned Tower

Until he got on the float vehicle, Russell was still confused by this unexpected situation.

The vitality idol I just met yesterday turned into a suspected demon after just one night...

Speaking of which, he quite liked Xiao Liuli.

Because she gave Russell a feeling of "very strong heart".

Xiao Liuli's skin looked fair and smooth, with a considerable part of her body exposed, but almost no prosthetic features such as circuit board traces and interface slots could be seen... However, with Russell's professional eyes, he only needed to glance over. I know she has a pretty high level of transformation.

At least 60% of her body is artificial - for example, her gorgeous rainbow-colored hair, which cannot be achieved by dyeing her hair.

A very simple inference is... the elves are the well-known rulers of this world. If the prosthetic transformation really has no negative effects and only benefits the implanter as advertised, then it is only reasonable that all elves should undergo ultra-high-level prosthetic transformation.

The truth is, however, that all elves have only a minimal degree of prosthetic implantation.

That's not even considered prosthetic transformation, just implantation.

Normal prosthetic modification involves removing the original parts and then implanting various models of civilian prostheses from the prosthetic doctor, completing the nerve connections, and writing the chip synchronization permissions.

Although "prosthetic fitting and maintenance" is professional, it sounds a bit similar to "excavator maintenance".

But it is actually a high-tech profession involving neural micro-operation and chip permission writing.

Having too many body parts modified into prosthetics will in itself cause a certain degree of mental stress.

According to a view of psionics, the positions of the soul and the body correspond. One possibility that the elves did not master psychic powers was because they did not cut off their original bodies.

This kind of self-recognition only occurs when the original body is lost and a prosthetic body is assembled, causing the brain to have the intuition that "my body is missing", but when confirmed, it will feel the illusion that "the body does exist". A sense of confusion will stimulate psychic activation. The soul that was originally imprisoned in the body couldn't help but wake up, and stretched out the tentacles of perception from the incised wound.

Just like injured parts of the human body, they may become cancerous due to long-term stimulation.

Cutting off a certain part of the body in early childhood and converting it into a prosthetic body is a preparatory step for awakening psychic powers.

Russell has indeed heard that some islands emphasize the philosophical concept of "perfect body" and advocate the implantation of prosthetic bodies instead of modifications... Of course, this is mainly to imitate those who are "born noble" and have a higher status. Elf.

They do what the elves do. Use this to imitate "perfection".

——But they are indeed unable to awaken spiritual energy.

This is an example of the doctrine of "spiritual overflow".

Generally speaking, the safe retrofit threshold is one quarter.

Just like those "personal bodyguards" who protect Xiao Liuli, that level of prosthetic modification will cause a serious mental burden.

Just like when some people are sleeping, their body can't help but shake to check whether you have burped or not. If too much of the original body is lost, this instinctive stimulation will become more intense.

Even Russell sometimes suffered from this delusion. His left arm is a prosthesis, so he can complete complex tasks without getting sore and carry heavy objects without fatigue.

When Russell worked or exercised, only the right side of his body felt tired, while the left side felt nothing. This sense of asymmetry also makes him sometimes unable to help punching the wall with his left arm, using pain to confirm that his left arm is indeed there.

The bodyguards in black became taciturn because of this.

Xiao Liuli's degree of prosthetic transformation was no worse than theirs, but her words were full of enthusiasm, and her pupils as clear as glass seemed to be shining with light.

This is enough to prove her inner strength.

But such a person is now...

“‘Those who appear to be demons’ are not necessarily demons.”

The bad guy who was driving in the driver's seat glanced through the rearview mirror and saw Russell huddled in the back seat, frowning and thinking, and couldn't help but emphasize: "It may also be a familiar controlled by the devil, or simply a Anyone who is attacked, this is possible.”

"……I see."

Russell nodded slowly and straightened up: "That's why I want to wear regular clothes, right?"

If Xiao Liuli was the devil himself, Russell would not have exposed the identity of the "Special Execution Department".

If she was the one controlled and attacked by the devil, Russell's appearance and approach would not make the mastermind behind the scenes feel vigilant.

"Although you can't have access to this information yet... Xiao Liuli knows me and Delphinium. We can't contact her directly, so we can only rely on you to conduct preliminary investigations.

"I cannot accompany you at any time. In order to prevent you from misjudgment, I am here to inform you of the specific information."

The inferior made a low voice while driving: "Xiao Liuli submitted the 'happiness test' two days ago. This means that her psychic traces were contaminated two days ago.

"If she is a demon, then she should have developed at least the third level of spiritual power by now. If she is a familiar, her subconscious has probably been partially controlled; if she is attacked by a demon, it will take at most two days. The memory has been modified or the cognition has been distorted. If you find the devil immediately, you can still save her. But remember not to alert the snake. It is very difficult to completely save 'Patient Zero'. You have to get used to this kind of cognition. …Can you understand what I want to say?”

"……I see."

Russell nodded with a heavy heart: "You mean, give priority to chasing the demon... rather than saving the victim."

If she was the victim, it would have been impossible to save her intact. So don't worry too much.

"Not bad, hero."

The lukewarm voice of the inferior sounded: "You are very aware. This is good."

"--but."

Russell interrupted: "I still want to try."

"You know what you're talking about."

"I just want to say...what if. It's a demon or a familiar that is already dead, but if it's just being attacked, there's still a chance that it can be saved."

Russell's voice became softer, but his expression became firmer: "I just want to try. What if she was just attacked..."

The more he spoke, the lower his voice became, and finally he disappeared.

The Inferior made no reply to Russell's words.

There was silence in the floating car for several minutes.

After that, the bad guy skipped the topic and whispered: "According to the real-time positioning information of Xiao Liuli chip, she is currently at the Honeycomb Nightclub. You can think about it yourself and what your identity should be. I will not help you. .

“If you need help, just go to any of the cameras and speak to the camera. Delphinium will have your back and she’ll leave the message on a visible device near you.

"As for me--"

At this point, the bad guy stopped the car.

This is deep in a dark alley.

After the bad guy turns on the stealth mode, the color of the floating car almost blends in with the surroundings.

Although it was less than a block away from the Beehive nightclub, passers-by on the street would certainly not have noticed Russell getting out of his float car.

"I parked my car here."

The inferior said, exhaling slowly, raising his right arm back, palm up in front of Russell's eyes, revealing the data interface on his wrist.

He glanced at Russell.

There was no emotion in those cold and indifferent pupils.

"You haven't given a code name yet, let's add a temporary friend. Remember, if you are in danger, call me for help as soon as possible.

"As long as you are within three hundred meters, I can save you."

"……good."

Russell thought to himself, you still haven’t said whether my previous idea works or not.

Is this a leader’s unique series of “it’s up to you” responses?

Although he was thinking this in his mind, Russell's hands kept moving. He still pulled out a data cable from the prosthetic body of his left arm and connected it to the interface on the inferior's right wrist.

[Please select access mode]

——Conservative mode.

Russell clicks on this default link mode.

[The accessing party sets the connection rules to -conservative mode]

[This physical link will not unlock data exchange permissions]

[This physical connection will not unlock administrator rights]

After that, Russell saw the bad guy’s business card for the first time——

Shabby Advanced User

[Tianen Group] Deputy Director of the Execution Department, Member of the Special Execution Department

Served as director of the security department of [Tianen Group] and deputy director of the human resources department of [Tianen Group]

"…Sabi?"

Russell's expression was a little subtle and he couldn't help but pronounce the name.

Because of the knowledge he shouldn't have... When this name is pronounced, it always produces homophonic meanings that are quite strange.

--Um?

Russell was suddenly startled.

He suddenly noticed that the inferior's permissions were actually high-level permissions.

But almost everyone he had added as a friend...except for Amirus and his elf mentor, did not have this permission...the words after their names instead of "active".

If you die, this label will be changed to "Logged out".

Or is this because the bad guys joined the Special Enforcement Department?

Well, this is an easy question. As long as you add Delphinium as a friend, you should be able to get confirmation...

"--hurry up!"

The inferior scolded impatiently: "What are you studying there?!"

"Right away, right away..."

Russell responded repeatedly.

When he clicked the [Follow] button, it directly changed to [Mutual Follow] status.

Russell was then ejected from the car.

He straightened his clothes.

Russell stood in the dark alley and thought carefully about what kind of mood and attitude he should adjust to meet Xiao Liuli.

Then, he rubbed his face vigorously, kneading his expression into the desired shape like plasticine, and finally left the narrow alley.

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An update of 6,000 words, please give me a monthly recommendation~

I dedicated a friend's book "You're Not Afraid at All, Are You", a new book by the author of "Pokemon's Dirty Trick Trainer" a few years ago~