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Chapter 310 309. The origin of distortion

Although this page of forbidden knowledge is a bit too safe, it is brand new content that Lloyd has not been exposed to before——

What is described above is the development history of this system [Distortion].

It doesn't involve any substantive knowledge, but it can actually bring mental pollution?

Lloyd was a little surprised by this.

But he has always been curious about his system. Who discovered this system that was obviously not prepared for humans? How to practice and explore? This is a question that has been bothering me for a long time.

So he didn't mind that the knowledge was too basic, and he still watched and learned it very seriously.

As for the development history of this page, a simple overview is probably——

A person goes crazy and becomes stronger...

Although this simple record does not mention what kind of foundation this person has, even the name has been erased, and only the words '■■■■' can be seen.

Lloyd had no choice but to call him Cube Man in his heart...

And this square man lived in the glorious era of the past, but he was not a [brilliant gold], but a mediocre person with the third level of fighting power. Because he was not talented in all aspects, he could only engage in the research of paleontology.

Later, during an excavation of paleontological fossils, he unexpectedly gained the power of [Distortion], just like the situation when Lloyd completed [Enlightenment].

He was still in the era of 'sword and magic' at that time, and there was no term 'extraordinary' at all, let alone any 'extraordinary system', so in a sense, this cube man should be the first A transcendent person by the modern definition.

After completing [Enlightenment], Cube Man seemed to have suddenly enlightened, with all kinds of knowledge in his mind, and began to follow the guidance of this knowledge to gradually improve and become stronger.

In that beautiful era when there was no spiritual pollution, relying on the various magics and technologies at that time, the rituals of the [Distortion] system did not seem so dangerous. At most, they were just a bit curious and disgusting.

So apart from the fact that the cube man's mental state is getting worse and crazier, he is also living a good life.

Moreover, his strength also skyrocketed in a short period of time, and he was soon able to defeat the most powerful mages or warriors one-on-one. Later, even [Brilliant Gold] was no match for him.

His situation immediately aroused the curiosity and attention of many [Brilliant Golds], so they took advantage of his madness, set up an ambush, and captured him alive after paying a high price.

After that came various investigations and studies, as well as inhumane experiments, and the first [distortion] came into being.

After that, many strong men and scholars continued to get involved in it, gradually perfecting it, and optimistically believed that this new power had the possibility to change the destiny of mankind and bring about a new future.

Before they could get more results, the doomsday catastrophe suddenly came, and mental pollution began to spread...

The originally safe and calm 'knowledge' has begun to become restless and dangerous, and can be 'airborne' without a carrier in a way that humans cannot understand.

It is precisely with this wave of drastic changes in the environment of the times that [distortion] related research that could have been carried out quickly turned into dangerous suicide behavior.

Even the knowledge related to it has all become terrifying taboo knowledge...

Those who have been involved in it quickly fall into madness under the influence of mental pollution...

At the same time, because of the death of those [bright gold] at the speed of light, mankind has lost its most powerful support and is completely unable to resist this change.

After that, with the death of the last relevant person, the development and improvement of [Distortion] completely stopped.

The entire system seems to have been 'banned'...

It was not until many years later, with some 'archaeological', 'retro' and other activities, as well as the 'spread of knowledge', that [Distortion] was able to see the light of day again.

When Lloyd saw this, he paused temporarily and sorted out some information in his mind.

It turns out that [Distortion] is a power born in the past era? So, [Distortion] is the first extraordinary system that humans have come into contact with?

I always thought that the first set of extraordinary systems was [redemption]...

So no wonder the intensity of [Distortion] appears to be so unbalanced, and no wonder it is so capable of causing death——

This is all because no one can study it anymore, so it is naturally impossible to optimize and improve it. The content of 'seeking death' and 'suicide' is still retained, making [Distortion] completely incompatible with the current era. Version.

Without the support of magic, fighting spirit, and even magic technology and alchemy technology from the glorious era, this system would be completely unsuitable for humans to get involved.

Uh...wait a minute, that doomsday catastrophe, could it be related to [Distortion]?

Lloyd couldn't help but think of a very bad possibility...

But he immediately made up for himself in his heart:

It shouldn't be like this. The time doesn't match up at all. From the time when the Cube Man was captured by the strong man and used to conduct research, to the time when the catastrophe came, although there is no clear time in between, judging from various descriptions, it is at least hundreds of years. time.

Although [Distortion] seems to be 'banned', [Distortion] is not the only one who has been banned. Isn't it the same with other ancient knowledge, becoming taboo knowledge?

But in comparison, although knowledge like [Ancient Magic] has become very dangerous, 'magic' itself was the mainstream core of that era, and it has been improved and completed by countless people over the years. Optimization is completely different from the 'upstart' like [Distortion].

Therefore, the key to the doomsday catastrophe should lie in the direction of why knowledge becomes dangerous and causes spiritual pollution.

After all, why can something as conceptual as 'knowledge' be separated from the records of the carrier, spread inexplicably on its own, run around, and even take the initiative to get into other people's heads? Obviously there was no such thing in the glorious era...

As soon as Lloyd's thoughts came to this point, there was a beating of gongs and drums in his mind, reminding him to prepare for the banquet.

And this time, even the inspiration got involved and it was a joy.

This shows that the danger of this issue is not limited to ancient related aspects.

Uh... don't think about it anymore, I was wrong, I was wrong...

He shook his head vigorously, then raised his head again and looked at the incorporeal Professor Hazred.

"Have you finished reading? How do you feel?"

"Fortunately, although there are some doubts that I dare not think about..."

"That's the Book of Truth protecting you, don't disobey it."

Professor Hazlade reminded, and then returned to the topic:

"As for the origin of [Distortion], it's not just as simple as the summary on this page. It's just that more of the content has been lost, making this already imperfect system even more fragmented."

"Uh...will the missing parts...come to me on their own?"

Lloyd asked bravely.

"I hope you don't encounter this kind of thing, and I hope Hiltina can help you resist this kind of thing."

"Saints... they work really hard..." "This is their choice, their responsibility, their sacrifice, and also their greatness."

Professor Hazlade said in a very serious tone.

Now that the topic came to the saint, Lloyd simply brought up another matter:

"By the way, speaking of saints, I once met a very cute girl. She seemed to have no power, but she was called a saint?"

He remembered that the clerk at the antique shop said that if he wanted to know about Elolo, he could only go to Mizkatok and ask, so he might as well try to see if Professor Hazred knew about the situation.

In the end, the professor really didn’t disappoint him——

"Oh? Are you talking about 0-266? I learned about this from Hiltina's letter. I didn't expect that you are quite powerful. You almost kidnapped someone. Fortunately, Hiltina intervened in time. , so that it could not cause a big disaster.

So she also specifically mentioned that I should watch you carefully and stop being a prostitute in the academy..."

Professor Hazred was originally speaking very seriously, but suddenly he laughed evilly and said instead:

"Hehe~ But I won't listen to her. If you like any senior girl in the future, or any senior girl who is about to come in, you can tell me openly. I can get all the girls' information!"

I never thought that a highly respected professor like you would actually have a 'business' in this area?

But having said that, the 'childhood sweetheart' recommended her to enroll in school through the presiding judge, and also recommended herself to her teacher at that time, but why didn't she want to end it herself?

It can't be because of some 'girlish reserve and shyness', right?

Lloyd was thinking wildly when he heard the professor continue:

"But... let's forget about that cute-looking girl. She is not human and cannot have children..."

"Uh...I really haven't thought that far. I just want to find out what happened to her?"

Lloyd explained quickly.

And Professor Hazlade was really like a 'search engine', answering like a treasure trove:

"Well... you can think of her as a kind of artificial saint based on the cutting-edge technologies of the past. She has some of the abilities of Hiltina and others, and can also resist the invasion of knowledge and spiritual pollution to a certain extent. Acts like a 'filter'.

But whether it is 0-266 or 0-006 derived from her, there are still many imperfections in itself. After all, when they were made, mankind was in that precarious era, and there were inevitably many uncertainties. factor.

To this day, I also think that the risk is too great. Once something goes wrong, all the extraordinary beings in the entire system will probably fall. I can’t believe the consequences. I’m afraid it won’t just destroy the City of Joy. It’s so simple…”

After hearing what he said, Lloyd thought for a moment and asked quickly:

"The 0-006 you mentioned, could it be..."

"Yes, it's what you think. People outside call it the Sanctuary Saint. Although it is weak in all aspects and has many risks, it is still running normally and maintaining the operation of the City of Joy.

And your lovely 0-266 is used as an 'operation insurance' for it, so you know how dangerous your act of abducting people is, right? "

"Ah...I didn't think much about it at the time. I just found out that someone was abusing her and using her for some kind of evil experiment, so..."

"Huh? Wait... someone is experimenting with 0-266?"

"Yes."

Lloyd then told what he knew about what happened to Elolo during that time.

"But fortunately, I rescued her with the help of a few friends. After she was sent back, her life seemed to be normal."

"Wait a minute, let me confirm this."

Professor Hazlade didn't seem to care at all about how Lloyd rescued the person. Instead, he showed obvious nervousness. His invisible body disappeared into the air, and then reappeared in the air almost half an hour later. middle.

"I've confirmed that those lunatics outside actually did such a thing... This really makes me... makes me... ugh..."

He didn't finish what he said, as if he didn't want to say it because it was too heavy, so he changed his mouth and said:

"You and Hiltina handled this matter very well, otherwise it would have really caused a tragedy...

As for this 0-006 and 0-266, I must take more supervision measures to prevent this dangerous move from happening again. "

"You mean...supervision?"

"Yes, both of them are from Mizkatok. Although we don't have much contact with the real world, it doesn't mean that we really stay out of it and do nothing."

Professor Hazlade explained.

But he somewhat missed the point——

Through his nervous attitude, Lloyd probably guessed that these two artificial saints with the prefix '0' were related to the academy.

What he was really curious about was why a professor from the Department of Distortion would care about and have jurisdiction over this kind of thing?

In addition, my "childhood sweetheart" is a Saint of Veto and is also quite accomplished in "Realization", but why is she a student of a professor from the Department of Distortion?

Is he really a professor of the distortion department?

While Lloyd was pondering these questions, he noticed that the professor pointed at the dead end of the world outside the rooftop and said:

"Our distortion system was not like this at the beginning, but just because we also needed a saint, we conducted a dangerous experiment... and then the scene you see now happened.

Fortunately, this is Mizkatok, and all aspects of processing and response can be relatively timely... So I have always disagreed with 0-006, which is not stable when activated outside, and the same goes for Hiltina.

It was only Astra who persisted and convinced the other three that the City of Joy project was launched. "

"Uh...this is..."

"Huh? Didn't Hiltina introduce it to you?"

Professor Hazlade asked in surprise, and then explained lightly:

"He is the Redeemer."

　I have observed the data and your feedback, and I feel that no one likes the previous update method of 3k+3k+2k...

　　So let’s try this 4k+4k or 4k+3k method a while ago.

　　The more words in a single chapter, the denser the amount of information, and the better the reading experience, right?

　　Is this how it will be updated from now on?

　　

　

(End of this chapter)