From the end of the world

Chapter 175 Tailoring the Reality Magic Realm 3
It must not feel good to have someone hold your heart and ask you questions. Moreover, this senior researcher is probably suffering from excessive blood loss, and his body temperature is getting lower and lower.

However, under the coercive force of the black rope lock heart ring, he still had to move his lips and desperately pour out the information he knew.

"After summoning the avatar 'Doctor', Ying Lingyun transferred the position of the highest authority to him, and he himself went to the outside world and frequently created so-called monsters... Monsters are what he called them, and we call them cyborgs internally." The senior researcher said with difficulty.

"I heard that the goal of your Humanitarian Department is to create extraordinary warriors who are completely obedient to mortal society. But now you allow Ying Lingyun to spread the seeds of heart in society and create monsters who massacre the weak. Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?" I asked.

"The activities of the Humanitarian Department require massive financial support, and we must produce results that are enough to earn the money from the backstage. To this end, we need to take the initiative to use cyborgs to create strange events in society, lure out Luoshan's impermanence and confront them, let the backstage see the prospects of the cyborg plan, and also collect data for our subsequent research." He said expressionlessly, "As for how many ordinary people died in the process, the backstage will not care, they are only thinking about maintaining their own power."

“Who’s behind the Humanitarian Department?” I asked.

"...People at my level are not qualified to inquire about that kind of information, but most of us suspect that they are big shots in this country, those in high positions of power and the super-rich...There may also be some overseas government and capitalist forces among them," he said.

In other words, the backers of the Humanitarian Department may be the ruling class that is in danger after the "Fantian Incident".

In the past, many local dignitaries in Saltwater City were killed by the shadow-changing monsters. However, judging from the ruling class that is powerful enough to become the backstage of the Humanitarian Bureau, those so-called dignitaries are probably no different from ordinary citizens.

Although these are just speculations from senior researchers, they are indeed reasonable.

"Serving those rulers who are indifferent to human life...are you really willing to do this? From your last conversation with Doctor Silver Mask, it seems that you were not a ruthless mad scientist at first, but you were forced to do this by Ying Lingyun, right? But I see that you seem to be enjoying it now?"

I asked this not to make any moral criticism of him, but I was just curious about his mental journey as a researcher.

"Enjoying it? How is that possible!" He sneered, "I admit that Ying Lingyun has something against me. If I don't obey, it won't just be me who will suffer, but also my wife, children and parents... But even if I haven't been caught, I will still take the initiative to join this work.

"Once Luo Shan overturns the social order and seizes the power to rule the country, the social values ​​will be turned upside down. Where will mortals like us go? Even someone like me who has finally become a scientist through hard work is destined to lose my current status and rights, let alone others.

"Whether or not one can master magic power - this alone is enough to distinguish people from the inferior in that terrible society. I don't want to be classified as a lowly commoner or even a slave along with my parents, wife and children.

"...No, compared to the 'worst future', that is still a 'relatively good future'... In short, once the demon hunters' ruling order is established, ordinary people will no longer have the slightest possibility of resistance. It will be an absolute rule that will last until the moment of human extinction.

"How much corruption and terror will breed under absolute power? A kid like you who hasn't read many history books can't imagine it at all..."

As he spoke, he seemed to have thought of countless horrific scenes, and his expression became trembling.

I think even in the society of demon hunters, a scientific worker like him who possesses a wealth of knowledge might not necessarily be classified as a so-called "lowly common people" or even a "slave", but most of what he said makes sense.

Luo Shan's hegemony forces hope that demon hunters can integrate into society, but transcendentalists like Lu Youxun believe that they will sooner or later embark on the "path of enslaving mortals." Transcendentalism regards mortals as "grass that is not even worth enslaving." Although Lu Youxun claims that "this is better for mortals," I cannot believe that the future will really be as gentle as he describes.

However, there is one thing that neither Lu Youxun, nor I, nor even Zhu Shi, can deny. In this world where demon hunters exist, the replacement of the ruling order of mortals is a historical inevitability. It is better to say that the history so far is rather strange, a history that has been distorted by the "Divine Seal", a thing of unknown origin.

Even if the Humanitarian Department develops a demon hunting power that ordinary people can use for its backers, I can hardly have a hunch that "ordinary people's lives will get better from this." Facts have also proven that the backers of the Humanitarian Department don't care about the lives of ordinary people at all.

The "terrifying absolute power" may not only be born from Luo Shan, but also from them.

"For this, you are willing to shed the blood of innocent people and commit countless crimes against your conscience?" I asked. "Your experimental subjects include not only demon hunters, but also ordinary people. Even pregnant women and babies are within your target range, right?"

"You don't understand. Luo Shan could start a war at any time. It wouldn't be surprising if it happened a month, a week, or even a day later." The senior researcher said, "We don't have time anymore. We must race against time to come up with results and create a cyborg that can rival the Great Impermanence. However, that doctor... He himself has attacked so-called 'innocent ordinary people', but he is still fussing about whether he is a child or not!"

As he spoke, he began to grit his teeth.

Creating a monster that can rival the Great Impermanence is really an incredible dream. In other words, they want to create a "god". However, considering that Chen Long, who was at the level of success in the past, was suspected to have been promoted to the level of great success by the monster transformation technology, this dream may not be 100% empty talk. If they can really do it, they may really be qualified to sit at Luo Shan's negotiation table.

The problem lies in this "monster transformation technology" - this is not a technology that should appear in this era.

"Where did your monster transformation technology come from?" I asked.

"…That was also taken out by the Silver Mask. He was able to become one of the highest-level decision-makers in the Humanitarian Department because of this contribution." The senior researcher said, "He can summon his own clones that represent different possibilities… Perhaps one of them is 'the self who becomes a scientist and invents the technology to cyborg'."

This is impossible.

The monster transformation technology has clear traces of the doomsday era, and no matter how rich a person's possibilities are, they are based on his past life and should not be based on the future.

Could it be that Ying Lingyun has a secret channel to contact the doomsday era?
I continued to ask the part that concerned me: "Is Ying Lingyun inside this stronghold now?"

"No, he's not here." The senior researcher said, "He did come back once a week ago, but he was in a very bad condition. It seemed that he was fatally injured somewhere, and he used the treatment equipment inside the base to rest for several days before waking up.

"After waking up, he seemed to give an order to Chen Long, and then he hurriedly left the base after his wounds were only half healed. I don't know what kind of work he went to do. Chen Long also temporarily left the base and captured someone from outside."

After hearing what happened next, I couldn't help but tighten my right hand that was holding his heart, and he looked painful again.

"Arrested? Who?" I asked. "Where was the person detained?"

"...I don't know him. I only know that he is a young man of college age." He answered with difficulty, "We are forbidden to ask for any information about him. We don't even know if he is still inside this base."

No matter how you think about it, the young man captured by Chen Long is Chang'an.

As for the "Ying Lingyun who was fatally injured a week ago" mentioned by the senior researcher, it obviously corresponds to the incident in which Ying Lingyun's consciousness network was destroyed by me. He did not die, but he was still severely injured.

Why did he order Chen Long to kidnap Chang An as soon as he woke up? And why did he leave this place despite being seriously injured?

Is this related to his wish to "resurrect Silver Moon"?
"Is there an entrance and exit to this alien space? How do you enter and exit here?" I asked.

"Only Ying Lingyun and Chen Long have the right to enter and exit this place. We researchers and the guards are just like the test subjects. We can neither leave this place nor ask about the methods of entry and exit." The senior researcher said, "But we can submit an application to the doctor, stating the materials and test subjects we want... The latter usually won't approve it, so I originally planned to apply to Silver Mask himself, but he left very quickly..."

I then asked him the question again, and this time I wanted to confirm the discrepancy between "the stronghold in his eyes" and "the stronghold in my eyes".

Before I could ask the truth, I suddenly heard several messy footsteps in the corridor outside, approaching here quickly.

I had a bad feeling, so I pulled him back and summoned the Outer Path Impermanence Sword again.

He showed a gloating expression.

"It's too late... All of us researchers carry tools that monitor our vital signs at all times. Once we die, an alarm will be triggered. My vital signs have already dropped to the point of being on the verge of death, which will attract guards to check on me." He said sarcastically with a weak face, "I don't know how you brought the Impermanence Sword in, but you are doomed to be unable to escape from now on."

Just as he finished speaking, the iron door of the cell was roughly kicked open from the outside.

(End of this chapter)