Greg and Rady returned to the containment room safely. Although they did not bring back any valuable items in the end, they obtained quite important information without even knowing it.
Shen Xiao Walker's message said "The poisonous snake has got into your bed", which verified his suspicion about Shen Zhihe, and she also mentioned a deal between the Federation and the Salvation Alliance, and wanted Ma En to accept the deal. .
This is also the "Blade in the Shadows" she mentioned among the three prerequisites for killing the Moon God. The other two are "The Blade of the Forerunner" and "The Trap Called Oblivion".
After Ma En woke up, he read some stories related to prophecies, which basically involved the misunderstanding of prophecies. However, if the person who left the prophecy was a true prophet, he should not need to consider this possibility too much.
Even if he has a wrong understanding, it may eventually lead to the right path, because Shenxiao Walker wrote that text not because of what he saw, but because when she saw that text, she would move towards what she wanted. The future moves forward.
Therefore, he has made the most basic analysis based on this passage. The shadow is either a literal hiding place, or it refers to the shadow of the current minister of the Investigation Department or the Investigation Department he represents.
The Forerunner blade in the tower should be the best understood among the three sentences. The Forerunner obviously refers to those Titans who have already embarked on the road to fight against the gods. This sentence means that there is a knife from the past hidden in the tower. God-killing weapon.
The trap called Forgotten gave Ma En some doubts, but the phrase "traveling through the passages across mountains and rivers" in front of it made him finally confirm the answer.
After he woke up, the first word "channel" he saw was the employee channel on the note he left, and it could indeed cross mountains and rivers, and could even do much more than that.
Then forgetting obviously refers to the Unrememberable One who allowed himself to escape from the mental hospital. Because of his existence, Ma En has not yet tried to return to the hospital, even though there is a possibility that underground lycanthropy patients there can be converted into employees. .
He could go back underground and trade with them on the condition of "regaining freedom" like a devil. He believed that there would be many lycanthropy patients willing to pay a huge price, but Ma En had never considered this idea at all.
The Unmemorable Man couldn't kill himself at that time, but that didn't mean that he still couldn't do it now. Maybe he was in a weak state after fighting with himself at that time, so he couldn't end his life.
Ma En himself is still in this weak state, and he has not found any way to reverse the effects on himself. Simple attempts to evoke emotions are useless. Even telepaths have not heard of anything that specializes in memory processing before. The technique of erasure.
After all, no one would think of ways to fight against something that doesn't exist.
But if Skywalker's prophecy really points to the right path, then maybe the current Victor Sanatorium is not as dangerous as he imagined, but if it is not dangerous to him there, how can the Moon God be removed? Introducing a deadly trap?
Before getting information about the other two things, he might not be able to figure out exactly what the trap was, and he didn't know the specific way to lure Luna into the trap.
But there is actually one doubt about the trap Ma En - her purpose in writing these words is definitely not to benefit herself, but to deflect the future towards successfully saving the world, so her life and death may not depend on this matter. within consideration.
And this worry largely comes from what Shenxiao Walker told him. She said that although she could see her future, she could not remember it, but she still wrote these words now, which also proved that even if she It certainly wasn't completely unable to influence her judgment.
So for Shenxiao Walker, how much of the impact can she see? Whether she can clearly perceive whether her own life or death is good or bad for her desired future, or if she puts these aside, the most important question will still remain.
That is, is one's own life and death good or bad for the world?
The answer to this question itself is also unknown. Even if Ma En feels that he is definitely on the side of justice now, there is no guarantee that he will maintain this idea in the future.
And he may indeed have the potential to threaten the safety of the world.
Thinking better, even if he now vows to always walk on the road of helping to save the world, and strictly demands himself based on this creed, it does not mean that his existence will be positive to the world.
After all, no one dares to say whether the actual impact of his or her life on the world is in line with his or her own ideas. Even a saint without any moral flaws may cause the world to be destroyed by accidentally encountering an abnormal object.
Based on Ma En's understanding of Qin Luan, she was not the kind of lunatic who judged other people's lives and deaths based on pure probability and the result itself. She still had normal moral values, but the problem was that the words she wrote were not what she wanted to say.
Qin Luan not only couldn't understand those Chinese characters at all, but he also couldn't influence what he wrote.
Therefore, in fact, the realization of this prophecy can only make the future move in the direction that meets Qin Luan's expectations, and Ma En cannot be sure that this is also beneficial to him, and there is no way to directly conclude that it is safe for him to return to the mental hospital. .
But he can also push the future in the desired direction himself.
Moreover, the probability that the prophecy will lead to his death is actually very low. This is just the worst possibility. Ma En is more reminding himself through thinking not to take it lightly just because of the existence of the prophecy.
And the current situation is slightly different from the prophecy. The deal did not come directly to him as predicted. Leiyu and the others were ordered to contact Qin Lan through Ma En and to kill him.
This also made him feel confused.
The Investigation Department definitely wants to negotiate with Qin Lina, but if they simply want to do so, killing herself should not be the Investigation Department's top priority. This approach will only reduce their chances of success.
They should have adopted a gentler approach, unless killing themselves was one of their goals.
No matter what the reason is, his current desire to obtain the "Dagger of Shadows" is definitely not as simple as described in the prophecy. So overall, the goal that he should complete first should be to obtain the weapons in the tower.
It was precisely because of this that Ma En came outside the holding room.
When he pushed them away, the metal controller Grek was staring in the direction he walked in, but his eyes did not focus on Ma En, as if his eyes could penetrate Ma En's body.
"I refuse to carry out a second exploration mission like this." Greco made his request calmly and firmly, "No need to play tricks on me, I am very familiar with that set of things.
"If you didn't need my skills, I would be dead."
He's doing what his superior level 0 employees once did, asking for what he wants
Ma En calmly sat down in front of him:
"You're not stupid, but you should be aware of a problem.
"I know what you want, and you know what I want, but I have much more chips than you. I can waste the resources I have at will, but you can't afford to lose even once.
"You only have one life."
Greco showed an expression of "You're right" and shook his head as if admitting defeat.
"Well, I have no room for refutation. You are a strong man. Not only do you control my life and death, but you also deprive me of my power." He lowered his head slightly and said, "So I really have no choice but to let you dictate this path.
"Although I don't know what is going on, it seems that the Federation has misjudged its opponents."
Greg slowly raised his hand and signaled:
"But before rushing me to the next mission, I would like to ask you to listen to what I have to say. If you are still unwilling to change your mind after listening, I will stand up and carry out the second mission.
"I know the guy who caught me. He should be Shen Zhihe, a member of the Salvation Alliance. From what I know, you don't seem to be that free. Capturing low-level ability users at will will definitely bring risks to you. , so if you don’t even want to hear these words...
"Then I will die gladly."
Greg looked at Ma En with calm eyes:
"After all, I'm just a prisoner. This is the worst behavior I can do. The outcome between us was already decided before I was caught. I can't shake your victory, but at least I can make myself lose. Be decent.”
Ma En nodded slightly to him:
"Tell me?"
Greg said with respect in his expression:
"In my opinion, it is probably more beneficial to you to give us prisoners a little bit of moot hope than to maintain the current situation, and I am sure you must have thought of this.
"But as a real prisoner, I have some experiences to share. You have the technology that can control our power and teleport us, but you cannot directly decide our life and death. What is before me is likely to be executed. Mission to death.
"This feeling of being destined to die and not being able to see any light makes me feel a heavy despair. For many people, this kind of terror may be higher than death. I believe that many smart people will choose to end their own lives. life.
"Moreover, most of your prisoners should have been able to decide the life and death of ordinary people. Being reduced to this situation would make them feel extremely unacceptable, and may even cause them to react hysterically.
"Even if reason tells them that the best choice is to continue mission after mission and survive as long as possible, this is not the path those capable people who once claimed to be superior to others will choose. They will try to escape, work passively, or even It is a direct rebellion against you.
"They're going to lose, you're always going to win, that's a fact.
"But you can get more benefits than you have now. As long as you give them some visible hope, like a carrot hanging in front of a donkey, they will not choose a path worse than death in despair, but will find ways to live on.
"You can even use the resources at hand to let us do a fatal task that would be absolutely impossible to carry out, such as giving their family some money that is useless to you.
"Everyone is afraid of death, but when we have no choice, we all want to die with less regret. In other words, we all hope that our death will have some meaning, even if it is a false ambition.
"What do you think of this idea?"
Ma En nodded:
"What you said is very good."
In fact, he already had the same idea. If he wanted to send these level 0 employees to die, they couldn't just rely on the threat of death, but he originally thought that he wouldn't have to spend time on it in the short term.
However, the man in front of him brought up what was on his mind, and he maintained a very low attitude when speaking. Even when he told the information he had, he still maintained a superficial respect for himself.
Such a guy is not someone you can deal with casually, but relatively speaking...
His ability will also be stronger than other employees, which will help Ma En successfully obtain the weapons in the tower, and when his life is completely under control, this kind of clear-thinking guy is actually better than other people. People with abilities are much safer, and there is no possibility of deliberately messing up the mission.
As he continues to recruit level 0 employees, if he wants to retain the more capable ones, he must give them hope, otherwise they will at worst resist through negative tasks.
Of course, this is subject to resource constraints.
Ma En said:
"There is something we want to get on the high tower you saw. If you can take it out smoothly, I will consider your proposal."
Greg nodded gratefully:
"Thank you for listening.
"Then before this mission is completed, you already have 100% loyalty from me and Ladi. As long as I am still alive, I will give my best to carry out this mission, and he will even be willing to die for it.
"He is my friend, and he trusts me. I will put the mission above his life. Of course, I will not let him realize that he is dying, and I cannot let him if there is no choice." Go on an adventure.
"We are friends."
He did not ask Ma En what reward he would give, nor did he show any curiosity about it. This was not only because he wanted Ma En to feel his sincerity, but also because asking questions now made no sense.
Only after completing this mission can he get the real answer. No matter how much Ma En promises now, it may not come true. He can change his mind at any time, and if Ma En wants to play tricks on him, he will be able to tell it sooner or later. .
Greco doesn't ask for much, just a road that can lead to freedom. Even if the purpose of this road is not to let them leave here, so it is so difficult and dangerous that it is impossible to cross, it doesn't matter, as long as there is an end point. exist……
He can walk there.
