Endless Debt.

"You look at it first."

Jeffrey threw a document over, and he then emphasized, "Be sure to look carefully."

Burrog took the document and sat on the sofa to read it word by word. He had never been so serious when he signed the entry contract.

"The negative one..."

Jeffrey sighed from the side, "This is a watershed moment."

Bologo nodded as he read it. In the Bureau of Order, the power bearer is already considered a high-level combat power. After Bologo is promoted to the power bearer, if his qualifications are deeper, he can theoretically form a special operations team independently. , with a brand new action team alone.

Of course, this is only in theory.

The composition of the various action groups in the Bureau of Order is not consistent, and because of the different functions they undertake, each action group has a clear distinction in combat power. For example, in the tenth group, there is Gould who is the defender. The situation also occurred in the fourth group.

The fourth group of abyss watchers, because they are responsible for guarding the evil in this world, their team leader is also a base guard, and he is also the youngest guard in the Bureau of Order. Matrix is ​​the latest iteration of the generation.

There is also the ninth group, atheists, because their functions are related to the devil, although there are no defenders among them, there are several negative people, which is also a very strong force.

In addition, Bologo also heard that there are defenders in the seventh group, but as an operation group for infiltrating intelligence, they have done a good job of keeping their own secrets, and the authenticity of this information is yet to be determined.

In contrast, the special operations team undoubtedly had an extremely deformed composition, with very few members, and the overall strength was also very different.

But it is such an inexplicable action group that has been involved in many major events, and they also undertake the mission of exploring the truth of the devil and ending all this.

To be precise, only Bologo is responsible, and the others are all helpers to help him move forward.

Every time he realized this, Burlogo felt an inexplicable sense of exhaustion.

"You are so lucky that you have all the resources you need."

Jeffrey said enviously, "I was the same as you back then. I was promoted to a believer in the second year, but in order to get enough credit for exchanging resources, I worked for another four years before I was promoted to a person in power."

"How long did it take for your soul to stabilize?"

"Three years."

Burlog gave Jeffrey a blank look, and Jeffrey burst out laughing.

The implantation and promotion of the alchemy matrix can be regarded as an operation on the soul. After each operation, it takes a certain amount of time for the wound to heal.

The time required for everyone's soul to return to stability is different. For example, Bologo, although he is a debtor, his soul is unexpectedly stable.

The soul is like a piece of solid ice. The implantation and promotion of the alchemy matrix is ​​to melt the solid ice, and then wait for the melted liquid to cool down until it solidifies into solid ice again.

This is a self-circulation of the soul.

Even if the soul is unstable, Bologo can use his immortality to forcibly advance.

Theoretically, Bologo can go directly to the Glorious One in one breath, but this is only a theory. There are too many risks waiting for him on the way to promotion, just like when he is promoted to a believer, if there is no astronaut's help, Bologo Nearly lost, consciousness evaporated, and the body became a living corpse.

Even if Bologo can survive this heavy trial, multiple operations on the soul in a short period of time will still bring great risks, not to mention that each operation is so complicated and in-depth, it may damage Boluo Ge's alchemy matrix, and then distorted and deformed.

Soul deformity.

This is what alchemists call this situation, and this situation often occurs on the way to promote the negative. The distorted alchemical matrix will affect the soul, and even reflect it on the body, and then further destroy the will of the individual.

In order to avoid this unnecessary trouble, Burlogo proceeded step by step.

Negative bishop.

As Jeffrey said, this level is the watershed, distinguishing the ordinary from the extraordinary.

In the ranks before the power bearer, the distortion of the ether to the human body is not obvious, but after reaching the power bearer, the ether will sublimate the mortal body, thus giving Burogo the etheric qualities.

Pure ether energy will replace the flesh and blood of human beings to a certain extent, and the affinity with ether will further increase. Some power holders can even transform themselves into pure spirits through the cooperation of secret energy and etherization. The ether dispersed.

Bologo has seen similar examples in the book. There is a person in power who has the ability to control thunder. After he is etherized, he can even transform himself into thunder, travel through the city grid at high speed, or affect the entire city. electricity to fight.

In comparison, Lebius and Geoffrey, whom Burlogo is familiar with, did not study etherization in depth, and it was only regarded as an incidental trait.

The situation of Rebius was not clear to Bologo, but why did Jeffrey know.

Jeffrey is similar to Palmer to a certain extent. He is a bit lazy. If there is no special operations team established, Jeffrey should work in the logistics department until retirement.

According to the content described in the document, the Hall of Scholars has designed a promotion process for Burrog, and Burrog turned over a few pages, all of which are long paragraphs full of academic terms.

Bologo felt a headache reading it, and then he saw the notes Bailey left for him on the next few pages. She explained this part to him in a sentence that Burlogo could understand.

"The promotion is only incidental, and the main purpose is to explore the ether world by deepening the connection with the secret source during the promotion."

Borrog knew this, and as the concentration of aether rose and primordials appeared, the Hall of Scholars began to doubt the reality of the world.

They suspect that another dimension, the etheric world, is gradually overlapping with the physical world. Because the overlapping area between the two is getting bigger and bigger, the concentration of ether is also increasing. It is hard to imagine what will happen when the two dimensions overlap completely.

Burrog could guess what it would be.

First, the ether fills every corner of the world, and all human beings will be bathed in the brilliance of the ether. The alchemy matrix will be improved by leaps and bounds, and the iterations between desublimers will be faster and faster. Then there will be a large number of ether vortex points. Appeared, the high-concentration ether has been realized in the real world, setting off a series of extraordinary natural disasters.

What a chaotic and magnificent scene it was.

Like the industrial revolution of mankind, it may be another extraordinary revolution.

Jeffrey asked, "Do you have any questions? It's best to ask them all here so I can give them feedback."

"No more," Burlogo shook his head, "I don't have any ideas."

"Well, you can go back," Jeffrey added, "Don't work for a few days, I will give you and Palmer a leave of absence, you two, take a rest and maintain a good mood."

"Why bring Palmer?"

"You're not here, do you think he can be more productive?" Jeffrey complained, "Instead of looking annoying, it's better to ask him to go with you."

"what……"

Burlog raised his eyebrows, trying to control his expression.

"Let's go, I'm busy," Jeffrey urged Burrog, but when Burrog was about to leave, he said, "You can look forward to it, Burrog."

Burrog looked at Jeffrey, and he showed a playful look, "The negative is a watershed, and you will see a brand new world."

"Ah."

Burrog nodded.

……

"Every change in the alchemy matrix technology will cause a huge generation difference between the sublimation users. Even if they are at the same level, the impact of the generation difference is also oppressive."

A hazy voice sounded next to his ears, and the man continued to narrate, "In fact, from this point of view, every sublimation person has a very bad 'age anxiety'."

"Once you slow down, you become old and get thrown out by the young."

The man tried to respond, "New things eliminate old things, this is the law of everything."

"But as the concentration of ether increases, the speed of change will become faster and faster. Maybe this group of Sublimation has not yet grown up, and another group of Sublimation has already joined the stage of the era with a brand-new alchemy matrix."

The voice became distressed, "It can be foreseen that one day in the future, sublimation will be produced in large quantities, just like commodities on the factory assembly line, will be continuously put into the battlefield, and its power will increase day by day, until Destroy everyone."

The man said, "Are you worried about war?"

"From a certain point of view, I am the munitions manufacturer of war. It is always right to worry about the future market prospects."

"You won't be unemployed anyway."

"Haha."

The voice did not laugh for too long, he paused, and said again after a while, "The generation difference of the alchemy matrix is ​​not completely impossible to catch up."

The man didn't respond immediately. He was half lying on the operating table, his muscles all over his body felt sore and tingling, and he was exhausted and sleepy. On the surface of the exposed skin, there were dim paths of light floating. The extremely cumbersome pattern seems to be carved into the limited skin with countless transformations.

"Do you need painkillers?"

A slightly stooped figure appeared beside the man, and he pulled a trolley with bottles and cans on it.

"No... no, I need to stay awake," the man said, "You also said that it is a miracle that I can be promoted in this state. I need to stay awake to deal with any possible abnormal reactions."

"A miracle indeed, Lebius."

The other party looked at Lebius's body. The robust body was covered with scars, which were damages that etherization could hardly avoid. To this day, there are still residual ethers nailed into the body like steel needles. The most serious one It was Lebius' ankle, and the injury could not be completely healed. For this reason, Lebius had to use crutches all these years.

Lebius thanked in a low voice, "Thank you, Mamo."

"It's nothing."

Mamo said while reaching out to stroke the scar on Lebius's body, "You were injured too badly during the secret war, the enemy's aether flow penetrated your alchemy matrix, leaving wounds everywhere on them."

Looking at it as a whole, the brightness of the light of the alchemy matrix covering Lebius' whole body is inconsistent. The light of ether in some areas is extremely dim, and it is completely extinguished at the position where his leg was injured.

The alchemical matrix is ​​engraved into the soul, reflected on the body, and driven by the union of body, mind and spirit.

After being promoted to a negative person, the etherification causes the body and soul to overlap and undergo the highest sublimation. At this time, it is enough to kill human wounds and cannot break the etherification body, but it is also enough to leave scars in the depths of the soul.

Such soul scars covered Lebius' body. Although his soul was stable, it was full of loopholes and wounds like a debtor, and the risk of promotion increased several times.

"Just such a soul scar is not enough to limit your promotion. The real trouble is the blood contract on your body."

Mamo's expression was serious, he vaguely sensed the aura of madness on Lebius, it was so weak that no one had noticed it for so many years after the end of the secret war.

It's not that Lebius concealed it well, but that he didn't get much from the devil in the blood contract deal.

Lebius said, "It's just a wish. I have no gift from Belphegor, and I am not his debtor."

"But you have his protection on you."

Mamo stretched out her hand sadly, trying to smooth Lebius's frown. Lebius always looked nervous and couldn't relax for a moment.

Everyone thought that Lebius was an overworked workaholic, but only the senior officials of the Bureau of Order knew that it was a curse of protection, a never-ending labor under eternal labor.

"It's nothing, haven't I been promoted now?"

Lebius recalled the terrible risk in the promotion, and then felt the strength in his body. He clenched his fists, and a faint joy rose in his heart.

"I am very satisfied that I can live until now," Lebius said half-jokingly, "I had already made up my mind to be liquidated after the war."

"How come, you made a deal with Belphegor just to win the war."

Mamo knew the inside story of the secret war, and he sighed again, "Just like a prank of fate, without the protection of eternal labor, it is difficult for you to persist in the disordered time axis for so long."

About this part of the information, Mamo also knew after the secret war. In the countless times of backtracking and overlapping offensives, only the absolute sober will brought by eternal labor can sustain countless tortures, and only in this way Only with his protection can Lebius be able to fight against the sixth seat.

"Because of my involvement with the devil," said Lebius, "it is a pity that I cannot join the multitude."

Mamo smiled, and he thought of another thing, "Does your partner, team member, know these things?"

Lebius shook his head, "They don't know, and they don't need to know."

In the Bureau of Order, only a very few people know about Lebius' experience. He was involved in the chaos of the time axis. In order to disrupt the offensive of the Sixth Seat, he chose to trade with Belphegor and obtained the freedom from temptation. Eternal labor.

The serious injuries suffered in the secret war, as well as part of the soul donated by the exchange with the devil, made it difficult for Lebius to be promoted. Step position, still dare not take a step.

Until the sixth seat came again, Lebius made up his mind completely.

Lebius succeeded, he passed the dangerous test, and thus reached the rank of defender.

"You have just been promoted to the base defender, and your existing strength is not enough to fight against the sixth seat," Mamo said, "From the iteration of the alchemy matrix, the two of you are in the same generation, but he became the base defender. It's been too long, maybe it has touched the edge of the Glorious One."

"I know, that's why I want to know what you said."

Lebius' goal is very clear, "How to catch up with the generation difference of the alchemy matrix?"

It takes an extremely long period of time from implanting the alchemy matrix to becoming a usable combat power, and while the sublimation grows, the generation difference of the alchemy matrix continues.

It can be said that the alchemy matrix carried by the existing high-level sublimation practitioners in the world is already behind the times. The new generation of alchemy matrix is ​​being carried on the shoulders of newcomers, and they need time to catch up with these predecessors.

In contrast, what Mamo said about catching up with technology is extremely important, which may bridge the gap between Lebius and the sixth seat.

"It's very simple, just equip more powerful alchemy weapons." Mamo said, "It's no secret."

"Sublimation requires time to grow, but alchemy weapons don't, as long as you have enough ether to support them, they can work.

The capacity of Mangyin's soul is not as good as Canjin's soul, and it cannot carry an overly complicated alchemy matrix, nor can it grow the alchemy matrix, but as long as technology changes and qualitative changes, alchemy weapons will always be at the forefront of the times. "

Mamo then asked Lebius, "Do you think the undead are powerful?"

Lebius shook his head, "Although he is immortal, the alchemy matrix they carry is too backward. Even if they have a huge amount of ether, the conversion efficiency of the alchemy matrix is ​​still too low, and they can't play much at all. actual fighting power."

"Yes, this gap is like the gap between a steam engine and an internal combustion engine," Mamo said, "so some active undead often carry a large number of advanced alchemy weapons, relying on these weapons and their own ether storage Quantitative combat."

Lebius understood what Mamo meant, and he showed a surprised expression.

"Do you really think that the secret sword is just a ritual reward?" Mamo continued to explain, "The Bureau of Order previously obtained the body of a secret sword and the blade he carried. I remember his name is Sang Deke, and that secret sword is called the Sword of Fog Hidden."

"From a purely technical point of view, the alchemy matrix of the Sword of Misty Hidden is more advanced than the alchemy matrix carried by Thorndike, which means that this secret sword was created after he became a believer.

so you get it?The secret sword is not only a reward, but also a way for the king's secret swords to catch up with the generation. "

Mamo stared at Lebius and said softly.

"You need a weapon, a weapon that can bridge the gap between them."