In the meeting room of the Communication Group of the Monster Countermeasures Bureau, after two hours of discussion and summary, everyone broke down every word of this conversation and considered it, and even explored the potential meaning of these words through reading comprehension, and finally Some conclusions were drawn.
But this is just what the other party may want to express. How much of it is true and how much is false requires further discussion and confirmation.
Therefore, after the basic interpretation, the people in the communication group had no intention of taking a rest, and immediately called the main leaders of several other groups to come here for the second round of discussion and analysis.
The team leaders took their seats one by one, and then Mr. Wang stood up. While controlling his personal terminal to send the discussion content and previous call records to the tablets in front of them, he said:
"The results of the first round of negotiations were pretty good. The other party did not show any substantial resistance. And through this dialogue, we also got a lot of information, but!"
Having said this, Mr. Wang's tone rose slightly:
"Whether this information is really correct or not, we need to judge for ourselves. This is just to publish the communication content, not to popularize the truth as a science."
"We understand, you can start." The leader of the investigation team nodded slightly. Lin Wenxue, who was the transfer person, was from their investigation team, so he knew more than other teams.
Seeing someone praising him, Mr. Wang immediately continued:
"The first is about our biggest doubt before, which is where those captured Kaitan went. According to the code name [Instructor], they are dead."
"Dead?" This expected but unreasonable answer made many people have weird expressions on their faces. They picked up the tablets, and then the torture team said:
"Is the lifespan extremely short? But those who are invisible are often tortured for half a year or even longer. The low-level monsters we capture can only live for three to five days on average before disappearing, and the high-level monsters are often even shorter."
"This involves several subsequent issues." Mr. Wang pointed at the projection screen behind him with a laser pointer and explained at the same time:
"According to the other party, they need to increase their lifespan through transformation. According to the current intelligence, most of the hermits are basically captured in an organized manner. This probably means that only a very small number of the beneficiaries will Individuals are transformed, and the rest are just short-lived consumables like worker ants and soldier ants."
"Everything else can be explained, but the skills they possess cannot be practiced in just a few days." The leader of the tactical operations team shook his head and said:
"And so far, most of the ghost stories can be traced to age, but there is no sign of aging from the time they were captured to the time they disappeared. How can we explain this?"
"The other party didn't give an answer to this, but I have some records here from more than thirty years ago." Mr. Wang switched the projection to some scanned documents, which recorded some descriptions of Infinite City——
"At that time, the attitude towards ghost talk in Infinite City was not as bad as it is now. We also got some information about that world from some people who had returned from the hidden world, and one thing worth noting is that in almost everyone's memory , there were no children, and related to lifespan issues, we have reason to suspect that the population of that world did not increase through childbirth."
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As the meeting continued, most of the content had been conveyed, and what was left in the end was the last question, which was the last question Feng Xue threw——
"What kind of weird stories can truly put your mind at ease."
"God." Suddenly, a faint voice came from the farthest corner of the conference room, where there was the least sense of existence and where there was almost no speech in the entire meeting.
The person sitting there had the "Archives Group" sign in front of him.
The Archives Team is a small and transparent organization within the Kaidan Management Bureau, and is usually responsible for organizing files and files.
However, because the behavior of ghost stories has become more and more homogeneous in recent years, the archives team has very few files to manage. It is like a library with only a hundred books. Just flip through the catalog and you will know where the things you want are. Compared with other groups, this department is more used to house those "welfare departments" that are involved in strange incidents but have little combat effectiveness.
Therefore, everyone seemed a little unfamiliar with this department, which was usually responsible for sorting out documents. However, when they heard the other party's speculation, they couldn't help but start thinking about it.
"Little money, it's rare that you have an idea. Let's hear it." Mr. Wang showed an encouraging smile to the speaker. The woman sitting in the corner, who was only twenty-eighty-nine years old and looked a little shy about society, was a little embarrassed. He stood up and said with a slight stumble:
"According to existing documents, ghost stories existed before Infinite City. In addition to the ghost culture of the Eastern Kingdom, the most famous one is the worship of various indigenous gods and totem gods, such as the Aztec Quetzalcoatl. If Without Iberia, Quetzalcoatl would still exist with the Aztecs."
The leader of the archives team, known as Xiao Qian, stuttered a bit at first, but as she got to the point, her words became smoother and even a little faster.
Just listening to her speaking like this, the leader of the inspection team shook his head and said:
"It sounds reasonable, but Quetzalcoatl is dead after all. Not just Quetzalcoatl, Amun-Ra, An, Zeus... these are all dead."
"That's because of which countries have perished! If you can become the god of a powerful country, you can live with the country. And the code name [Instructor] may be the idea. He wants to become the god of the Yan Kingdom." The leader of the investigation team touched the short beard on his chin, but the leader of the tactical operations team frowned and said:
"But we don't need God, and the people don't need God either."
If this statement were made in other countries, it might be completely criticized by those religious organizations, but in this country where various religions that cannot be dealt with can be brought together to hold a conference (password), this statement has no problem at all. No.
But at this moment, Xiao Qian spoke again:
"I think what [the instructor] wants to be may not be a god."
"Uh..." The leader of the investigation team stood up for Xiao Qian, but he didn't expect that Xiao Qian would overturn his conclusion. Just seeing Mr. Wang's expression, he still quietly waited for Xiao Qian's next words.
At this time, Xiao Qian seemed to have gone to the other extreme of nervousness, speaking so fast that people had no time to think:
"The belief in gods will change, dilute, and disappear with the passage of time, the change of dynasties, and the advancement of science and technology, but history will not, and civilization will not! He hopes to be the source of martial arts, not the god of martial arts. I am afraid that is what he wants With the element of [martial] integrated into our civilization, he does not want to be Haotian who rules the world, but wants to be the Suiren clan who drills wood to make fire."
Regarding whether the label will disappear if you do things that don’t fit the label…
This is a unique rule for Infinite City tags, because in Infinite City, tags are [lent] to Infinite City by Wu, and they naturally have the right to take them back. Infinite City is like a company. It gives you the position of senior engineer, and you are the senior engineer. If it fires you, you are nothing.
The label recognized by real people is something you actually own, just like if you have passed a senior engineer certificate with sufficient gold content (sufficient credibility and high recognition), then no matter where you work, you are a senior engineer. Changes occur when you resign and change positions. Even if you stay at home and don't work, you are still a senior engineer.
(End of chapter)
