"More evil?" Qiu Tu chewed on these words, then raised his head and asked, "Why are they evil?"
Jackal did not answer the question directly, but looked up at Qiu Tu and asked, "My lord, do you know about "technological explosiveism"?"
Hearing Jackal's words, Qiu Tu was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly.
Technological explosiveism, also known as "effective additive doctrine", is a loose organization composed of a group of crazy politicians and scientists.
They believe that if they want to save humanity, they must explore and discover new technological singularities, and then detonate the new technology at all costs to start the next reincarnation.
The reason why this is a "loose organization" is because this organization does not have strict superiors and subordinates and an organizational structure, but is more like a political line or political tendency.
The reason why Qiu Tu knew this was because the Lin family was a member of this loose organization back then.
It was also their radical research on the "Double Catastrophe Pathway" and "Butterfly Gu" that led to a series of subsequent events. (Chapter 577)
Now when he heard Jackal asking about this organization, Qiu Tu suddenly had a suspicion in his mind.
He nodded and replied in the affirmative, "I know this organization."
"However." At this point, Qiu Tu changed his tone and asked, "You mean, there are also members of this organization in the 3rd shelter?"
Upon hearing Qiu Tu's words, Jackal first shook his head, then nodded again.
He corrected with a sneer, "Lord, the 3rd Sanctuary does not have members of this organization. Rather, this organization originated from the 3rd Sanctuary."
He thought for a while and roughly guessed that Qiu Tu knew the origin of "technological explosiveism". So, he added another sentence,
"I remember that the head of the Lin family in the 7th shelter visited the 3rd shelter and was deeply affected by their political leanings."
After hearing Jackal's words, Qiu Tu's face suddenly showed a hint of realization. He felt that many things had gone smoothly.
He nodded, then stretched out his hand to signal the jackal to continue.
Jackal moved his knees forward, adjusted to a more comfortable kneeling position, and then continued, "The reason why Sanctuary 3 is the origin of "technological explosiveism" is because their situation is quite special."
"After all, they are one of the earliest shelters established by human beings. Back then, there was a lot of pressure to face evil gods and catastrophic creatures, so many of their methods were more radical, and the competition was also relatively intense."
"For example, their political system. Although their parliament holds the highest power, they have many factions."
"If I remember correctly, there are more than twenty factions in one of their sanctuaries, and these more than twenty factions will compete for the 36 seats in the parliament every five years." (Chapter 458)
"Only the faction that occupies the most seats in the new parliament can form a new government and become the new ruler of Sanctuary."
"This means that all their factions must strive to evolve, iterate, and develop. Only in this way will they not be eliminated."
"In the past few years, they have changed their ruling factions seven or eight times. Things like "Mechanical Faction", "True God Faction", "Fusion Faction" and "Lawful Faction" have been rotated one after another."
"Because they have too many factions, generally speaking, no matter which faction is in power, the other twenty-odd factions can discover new and explosive new technologies in those five years."
"After that, the strength of that faction will rapidly increase, quickly occupying an absolute advantage in the sanctuary, and then successfully take over in the next five years."
Having said this, Jackal paused and commented, "To a certain extent, they have indeed practiced the line of "technological explosiveism"."
Qiu Tu:
Just listening to Jackal's words, Qiu Tu felt that this third shelter was a bit crazy. This made Qiu Tu, who likes to follow order and stability, feel a little uncomfortable.
Therefore, he asked, "Introduce the factions that have been in power in the 3rd Sanctuary?"
"For example, what are the "Mechanical Faction", "True God Faction", "Fusion Faction" and "Lawful Faction"?"
The jackal nodded.
He said, "The 'Mechanical Faction' is actually the earliest faction to emerge in Sanctuary 3."
"Because, this faction was founded by some scientists from the National Weapons Research Institute and Arsenal before the Cataclysm Era."
"They believe that even in the era of catastrophe, human beings' greatest advantage over catastrophic creatures is still science and machinery."
"Give up your own strengths, learn the power of catastrophe, and then fight against those catastrophic creatures that can use the power of catastrophe. In fact, you are using your shortcomings to gain your strengths."
"So, they relied on the legacy of the old era, relied on the 3rd Sanctuary to establish the cornerstone of the arsenal, and began to study the integration of the power of catastrophe and mechanical products."
"This allowed them to develop advanced mechanical weapons such as unmanned ships, hive drones, mechanical wolves, etc. at the beginning of the Catastrophic Era."
"After that, their ambitions grew bigger and bigger, and they set goals to excavate and open up all the arsenals and industrial facilities before the destruction of the world. They would rebuild the human industrial system and form an endless mechanical army to fight against evil gods and catastrophic creatures."
Qiu Tu frowned slightly after hearing what the jackal said.
As a man in two lifetimes, what Qiu Tu realized the most is: the general trend of history is difficult to change by human power. The wheel of history rolls forward and will crush everything that attempts to block it.
If you sit on the trend, pigs will take off. But if you go against the trend of the times, you are destined to be eliminated.
Sure enough, there was a trace of ridicule on Jackal's face. He said, "In the beginning, when the concentration of catastrophic power in the real world was relatively low, the 'Mechanical Sect' did lead the Third Sanctuary to a period of golden development."
"However, later on, when the concentration of catastrophic power in the real world became higher and higher, and the levels of catastrophic creatures became higher and higher, and even when there were 3rd, 4th, and even 5th level catastrophic creatures, the "Mechanics" were completely unable to withstand it.
Already."
"After all, no matter how powerful the mechanical army is, it can't enter the "Boundless Heart Sea". It can't capture the elusive catastrophic creatures."
"The turning point of everything was actually a joke made by a powerful evil god in the "core area"."
Having said this, Jackal paused, then looked up at Qiu Tu and asked, "Does Your Majesty know about the book "Brave New World" and related events?"
Qiu Tu was stunned for a moment when he heard the title "Brave New World".
He recalled it and vaguely remembered that Yudie (Qin Shuman) told him the story of this book when he was still in New Territories City.
It seems that this book was popular in major shelters more than ten or twenty years ago. After reading this book, many people committed suicide or died strangely. As a result, a terrifying creature was born in the "Boundless Heart Sea-Edge Zone"
Cataclysmic creatures.
That terrifying cataclysmic creature had a special ability. It could directly affect reality by causing disasters in the "Boundless Heart Sea". As a result, six or seven cities in the Third Sanctuary were destroyed one after another. (Chapter 81)
The Third Sanctuary also spent a huge price to get rid of this catastrophic creature.
Thinking like this, Qiu Tu couldn't help but look at Jackal, nodded, and affirmed, "I know about that incident."
Seeing this, Jackal did not talk about the whole story anymore, but directly explained, "At that time, the restrictions in the "Boundless Heart Sea-Core Area" were still relatively high, and evil gods higher than level 5 could not come."
Marginal area"."
"But the rapid development of technology and machinery in the 3rd Sanctuary was really interesting, so a powerful evil god wrote this book and threw it into the 3rd Sanctuary."
"I want to use human thoughts and distractions to breed a peak level 4 or even level 5 cataclysmic creature directly in the "edge area", causing trouble for the third shelter."
"Unexpectedly, it actually succeeded."
"Because that fifth-level catastrophic creature only moves in the "Boundless Heart Sea", the "Mechanical Sect's" mechanical wolves, unmanned airships, and hive drones are of no use at all. They can only be beaten unilaterally."
"So, under the attack of that cataclysmic creature, the entire Third Sanctuary suffered heavy losses. In the end, it was only through the desperate efforts of experts and the assistance of the Second Sanctuary that we got through this level."
"After that, the "Mechanical Faction" was impeached and stepped down. It became a small faction, declined, and completely withdrew from the core power stage of the 3rd Sanctuary."
Hearing this, Qiu Tu nodded slightly.
The jackal thought for a while and gave the "Mechanical Sect" a fair evaluation, "Of course, even so. The "Mechanical Sect" has still made a lot of contributions to the human camp."
"Like nuclear weapons, there are also various weapons, such as light individual mortars, shoulder-mounted light howitzers, P12 rapid-fire machine guns, etc. They have re-researched, manufactured and provided them to major shelters." (323
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Hearing this, Qiu Tu was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help but pay respect to the "Mechanical Sect" in his heart.
He felt that this was just like what Su Wanqing said to him at the time as the "ancestors of the Kou family":
The decline of a family is probably not because of anything wrong. It's because the world no longer needs them.
The mechanists didn't actually do anything wrong, it's just that times have changed.
Thinking about this, Qiu Tu asked again, "What about the 'True God Sect'?"
Hearing Qiu Tu's words, the jackal bared his teeth and said with a smile, "My lord, the 'True God Sect' is even more interesting."
"The "True God Faction" is the faction that came to power in Sanctuary 3 after the events of "Brave New World."
"They were inspired by the "Brave New World" incident. They believe that since the Cataclysmic Era is a spiritual "apocalypse", the spirit can change the material world and even give birth to catastrophic creatures."
"Then, human beings can completely gather their faith, and with the thoughts and thoughts of all mankind, their faith will give birth to a powerful human god."
"In this way, wouldn't that powerful human god be able to protect humans themselves?"
"So, they began to study various methods to unite their spirit and faith, and called on all the residents of the 3rd Sanctuary to unite the god they named "Wa Huang"."
"For the sake of purity of belief, the "True God Sect" regards "Huang Wa" as the only true god in the world."
Having said this, the jackal paused for a moment and started talking about an off-topic topic, "So, we gods who are opposite to "Emperor Wa" are evil gods."
"This is also the origin of the name of our evil god."
Qiu Tu frowned slightly when he heard this. He said, "This one should also have failed, right?"
The jackal bared his two rows of sharp teeth and said with a smile, "Of course."
"If it were so easy to create a god, then the powerful evil god wouldn't have written a book specifically to create catastrophic creatures."
"And even if the "Emperor Wa" is really born, it may not be a good thing for humans. After all, even if the "Emperor Wa" is born, it doesn't mean that humans can control him."
"If he betrays us, humanity will suffer a devastating blow."
Qiu Tu nodded slightly, feeling that it made sense.
Immediately afterwards, Jackal told Qiu Tu in detail about the "Integration Faction", "Agriculture Faction", "Destruction Faction" and other major factions. Each of them has its own unique characteristics.
Overall, the entire Asylum 3 is like a concentration camp for lunatics.
Human diversity flourishes in it. All kinds of experiments, research, and technological explosions emerge in endlessly.
And because the 3rd Sanctuary changes its term every five years, more than 20 factions compete for the 36 parliamentary seats, and all kinds of bloody events occur. Therefore, in the eyes of evil gods like jackals, the 3rd Sanctuary is considered worse than them.
Evil door.
Don't even talk about them. After listening to Jackal's story, Qiu Tu felt that the third shelter was a bit abstract.
This also reminded him of Yanyan.
He remembered that Yanyan also seemed to have studied abroad in the 3rd shelter. (Chapter 228)
Qiu Tu remembered that the intelligence at that time showed that Yanyan went to the Third Sanctuary [Agricultural University] for further study. She studied animal and plant breeding and hybridization.
Hmm. Inexplicably, Qiu Tu felt that Yanyan's contrast and weird behavior seemed reasonable.
There is even a more reasonable reason for Yanyan to help him bring women back every day: Could it be that the girl is doing her own thing and trying her best to help Qiu Tu with breeding and crossbreeding?
After talking about the major factions and history of Sanctuary 3, the two finally talked about the current ruling faction of Sanctuary 3, the "Lawful Faction" where Shen Lingshuang's father belongs.
I don't know if it was an illusion, but when they talked about "lawful system", Qiu Tu obviously felt that the jackal's expression became much more solemn.
The jackal knelt on the ground, then raised his head, his eyes full of seriousness, and said, "Your Majesty."
"I actually have a bad impression of Sanctuary 3. The main reason is that their current ruling faction is the "Lawful Faction."
He said, "The 'Lawful Faction' is a major faction that has existed since the establishment of the Third Sanctuary. And its strength has always been among the top three."
"In these years, the "lawful faction" has been developing peacefully. No matter which faction comes to power, they are drawn to it, which makes their power expand rapidly."
"Among the seven level 6 cataclysms in the 3rd Sanctuary, three are in their faction."
"And we suspect that there are still level 7 cataclysmic creatures in the "lawful system"."
Hearing this, Qiu Tu nodded slightly: He was actually not surprised that there were level 7 catastrophes in the third shelter.
After all, the two major thresholds for catastrophes are actually "catastrophic awakening" and "fourth level". The former may die after taking medicine, while the latter is the "disaster of yellow charm".
After passing level 4, although every subsequent step is difficult, it is not so dangerous.
In addition, those who hit level 4 back then were all the proud ones of heaven. Therefore, even if the "catastrophic path" is relatively average, there is a chance that one or two level 7 can be achieved through hard work over the years.
However, just as Qiu Tu was thinking this, Jackal suddenly repeated, "Lord, I'm not talking about level 7 catastrophic beings, but level 7 catastrophic creatures."
Hearing the jackal's repetition, Qiu Tu was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help but look up at the jackal.
The jackal grinned, revealing his two rows of sharp teeth.
He said, "You may not know. In fact, your political line of "using evil gods to control evil gods" was not the first one to propose it."
"At first, a small faction proposed the idea of ​​Sanctuary 3. Later, that small faction was swallowed up by the "Lawful Faction"."
"After that, the "lawful system" seemed to have been tinkering with some weird things."
"For example, there is something wrong with their deputy speaker Shen Yuzhou's daughter."
Hearing the jackal's words, Qiu Tu was startled. He didn't show it on the outside, but he was alert in his heart.
He looked at the jackal and asked, "What's wrong?"
After saying that, he kept paying close attention to the changes in the jackal's expression, trying to see if the jackal was mentioning Shen Yuzhou on purpose.
Jackal seemed to have really reached this point in the conversation. He hesitated and said, "I can't tell you exactly."
"But, Lord, you know I am a dog. I have a very good nose and senses."
"I just feel like Shen Yuzhou's daughter seems to have changed into a different person over the years."
Qiu Tu keenly caught Jackal's words. He frowned slightly and asked, "Did you change someone?"
He glanced at the jackal's 72-point loyalty again, and then asked tentatively, "Are you sure it wasn't her soul that was separated that caused the breath to change?"
When the jackal heard this, he quickly shook his head, "Definitely not. She just changed. And she has a strong "smell of evil spirits" about her."
"It's just that I don't know what the "Lawful Department" did to that girl and what they replaced her with."
"Maybe it's some kind of horrific experiment on the human body or soul?"
Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu's face finally became serious and could not hide it.
He still remembered when Zhao Ji examined Shen Lingshuang and said that Shen Lingshuang's soul was not complete, only one soul and one soul. (Chapter 467)
After that, Zhao Ji speculated that Shen Lingshuang's body was probably some kind of special catastrophic path, which required splitting the soul to remove the "impurities" in his soul; or he had encountered some kind of big change and his spirit was stimulated (Chapter 468)
Now it seems likely to be the latter.
Combined with the information revealed by the jackal, Qiu Tu couldn't help but have an extremely terrifying conjecture in his mind.
In order to enhance their own strength, the "lawful system" goes crazy and radical to the point of cultivating evil gods to devour humans, or using humans to give birth to evil gods.
Afterwards, through some means, they control the evil gods they cultivated, replace the original human identities, and fight for them.
And Shen Lingshuang is probably the chosen "sacrifice".
But due to some coincidence, Shen Lingshuang's soul was not completely swallowed, but floated to the 8th Sanctuary. Finally, under the influence of the "Flower of Earth Lines", she was resurrected as a half-baked pharmacist with only incomplete memories.
Thinking like this, Qiu Tu couldn't help clenching his hands, feeling that he might be close to the truth.
Meanwhile. Sanctuary 3. Parliament Building.
As the highest authority of Sanctuary 3, this parliament building is like a silent beast entrenched in the center of the city.
The exterior wall of the entire building is made of cold black marble. Each stone seems to have been tempered in dark purgatory for thousands of years, revealing a biting chill.
And on the top floor of this black parliament building, in a black room, an old man was talking to a middle-aged man.
The old man's beard and hair are all white, his face is stern, his frown is like a deep groove carved on his face, and his long face looks a bit unsmiling.
He said slowly, "According to what you said, Qiu Tu followed the same path as us, "using evil gods to control evil gods"?"
The middle-aged man responded, his expression a little solemn.
He looks to be close to 40 years old, and his facial features are vaguely similar to Shen Lingshuang's. This means that even though he has been invaded by time, he still looks elegant and handsome.
If Qiu Tu were here, he would be able to recognize him at a glance as the deputy speaker of the Supreme Council of the 3rd Sanctuary, who is Shen Lingshuang's father, Shen Yuzhou.
In the entire 3rd Sanctuary, the only person who could speak to him as a superior was obviously the Speaker of the Supreme Council of the 3rd Sanctuary and the leader of the "Lawful Department": Xing Su.
After hearing Xing Su's words, Shen Yuzhou nodded slightly, and then shook his head, "Qiu Tu's political line is indeed somewhat similar to ours, but it is different."
"He doesn't control the evil god through certain means like us. Instead, he uses "emotion" or "personality charm."
"Haha." Xing Su sneered twice and commented, "Emotions are the most unreliable and the easiest to deteriorate."
"Once there is a conflict between the two sides and there is no check and balance, it is likely that everything will be lost."
Shen Yuzhou nodded slightly, and then said seriously, "That's it."
"Moreover, it is only maintained by feelings. In fact, the two parties are just a cooperative relationship."
"Once the other party betrays the enemy, the entire situation may immediately deteriorate."
"So, I plan to take Lingshuang to the "Northwest Region" again to meet Qiu Tushi and see how good he is."
Speaking of this, Shen Yuzhou paused and then said, "Just in time, the 7th shelter sent a request for help to the 3rd, 4th, and 5th shelters today. I hope our three major shelters will lend a helping hand to him."
"The 5th shelter refused, but the "Steel Detachment of Women" from the 4th shelter was very interested in Qiu Tu."
"After all, one of their long-time rivals, the nine-headed lion and the jackal, was killed and the other was captured alive. They are also curious about what it was like to end their two rivals, Qiu Tu."
"In addition, Sanctuary No. 2 is also somewhat interested in Qiu Tu and requires us to judge Qiu Tu's potential."
“Let’s see if there is any value in accessing the “core area”.”
"So, I plan to take Lingshuang and the "Steel Detachment of Women" to the "Northwest Region" to meet the famous Qiu Tu."
After hearing Shen Yuzhou's words, Xing Su was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly and slowly gave his answer, "Yes."
After receiving Xing Su's approval, Shen Yuzhou showed a smile on his face, and then he was about to stand up and leave.
As a result, at this moment, Xing Su stopped him again.
"Yuzhou."
Shen Yuzhou stopped and then looked at Xing Su.
Xing Su said in an old voice, "Lingshuang's strength has improved so much during this period. Can she still control it?"
Hearing Xing Su's words, Shen Yuzhou showed a smile on his face, "Dad, don't worry. Everything is under control."
Having said this, he raised his hand, revealing a jade ring on his thumb, and said, "Isn't there another one here?"
After hearing Shen Yuzhou's words, Xing Su nodded slightly and then waved his hand.
After leaving the Speaker's office, a girl who looked exactly like Shen Lingshuang was waiting at the door.
However, that girl is obviously not as well-behaved as Shen Lingshuang. She wears a black midriff-baring upper body, a black leather jacket, hot pants, fishnet stockings and black shoes under her smooth belly.
Coupled with her nonchalantly blowing bubble gum, she looked like the bohemian girl on the street.
Seeing Shen Yuzhou come out, the girl's eyes stayed on Shen Yuzhou's jade finger for a second, and she called, "Dad."
Then, he looked up at Shen Yuzhou and shouted nonchalantly, "Lao Deng, are you done? Let's go."
Seeing the girl dressed up, Shen Yuzhou's face darkened, and he shouted softly, "How many times have I told you, outside you have to act like the speaker's daughter."
"What are you wearing?"
Hearing this, the girl tilted her head indifferently and said disdainfully, "Who cares about being the speaker's daughter?"
Shen Yuzhou:
Shen Yuzhou took a deep breath, then turned the jasper finger on his thumb, and said in a deep voice, "Stop talking so much. Clean up, we are going to the "Northwest Region"."
When the girl heard this, her face was filled with displeasure, "Going to the "Northwest Region" again? Didn't you just go there last year?"
When Shen Yuzhou heard this, he looked at her expressionlessly and said, "There is something important this time."
After speaking, he paused and said softly, "Shen Lingshuang seems to be alive."
Hearing Shen Yuzhou's words, the girl's pupils shrank slightly at first, and then an evil smile appeared on her face.
"Interesting, interesting."
At the same time, the 7th shelter in the northwest region, Fengqi Prefecture, the state capital.
Qiu Tu was sitting on a chair with his eyes closed, meditating while giving orders to Guan Xiao.
"Ask La Riluo to send Shen Lingshuang to Zhao Ji in the "Dongcheng area"."
"During this period, let her not leave Zhao Ji. Just say, practice for her."
"Then, let the jackal leave, let him unite the evil gods around the 7th Sanctuary, and then block the passage between the 7th Sanctuary and the "Infinite Heart Sea-Core Area"."
"Inform Princess Xi and Tang Feifei and ask them to speed up the progress."
Speaking of this, Qiu Tu opened his eyes and said with clear eyes, "I hope to see the 7th Shelter captured tomorrow and the day after tomorrow!"
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