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Chapter 598 The Shadows Under the Night of Wetland

"Throat lozenges."

Hai Xi spread his hands, and handed the candy wrapped in silver plastic paper to Desank in front of him.

The silent wind blew across the empty venue, and the speech had long since ended.

"thanks,"

DeSank thanked in a hoarse voice, picked up the candy, pushed it away and threw it into his mouth. He raised his head and stared intently at a huge advertising screen not far away. On the screen was a mid-term election countdown.

There are several countdown screens like this on this street.

"I remember that every time there is an election, there will be a screen showing this kind of countdown. Is this a masterpiece of a consortium?"

Hessie moved a stool and sat next to DeSank.

"A media company,"

De Sank replied slowly, "Wittland Entertainment Media, this is one of their marketing methods. They are very good at marketing, and the price is not high. My original campaign planning, including the group building and construction that I am still using The private domain traffic pool solution was provided by them."

Hai Xi raised his head, staring at the huge advertising screen, watching the huge countdown.

00:01:49
There was a silent tremor in the depths of her soul, which made her a little uneasy.

In the sky, there seemed to be hazy clouds winding around.

-

"Jace, you need to understand,"

Wells held the genetic medicine in his hand, stood in the howling wind, and spread his arms, "We are all ants, and ants cannot hinder the great existence."

"But it seems that your great existence needs the help of you, an ant,"

He Ao pulled out the wooden box from behind with no expression on his face, "I don't know if it's because he's not great enough."

Wells' expression froze.

In the silent and quiet place, the violent thoughts are like waves that can easily tear apart a giant ship, passing through He Ao's soul.

The illusory and misty mist, accompanied by the howling cold wind, crossed He Ao's cheeks.

This wave of turbulent thoughts seems to overflow from the depths of people's thinking and condense into a substance that can be peeked at.

Now, even the slightly inspired can feel this unreal tide.

He Ao activated his super memory, stood on top of this towering building, and looked around.

"Ugh-"

The prosperous and magnificent city of Wittland is like an isolated island floating on the waves. The surging waves beat against the towering city walls. In the depths of the lonely sea, a shadow bigger than this city is emerging from the deepest part of the sea. floating out.

The moment He Ao stared at this vast and terrifying shadow, He Ao's vision suddenly went black, and the bright red stained with purple covered his eyes, and endless chaotic thoughts exploded in his mind, like countless birds stretching out from the deep sea. The outstretched tentacles violently tore at his soul, trying to drag him into the endless abyss.

"Looks like you're trying to spy on something you shouldn't."

Wells looked at He Ao's eyes that lost their brilliance in an instant and were bleeding tears, and laughed softly.

He didn't attack He Ao, but cast his eyes on the countdown in the distance.

"So it's really a ritual,"

He Ao's vision covered by a piece of bright red gradually recovered, his face was calm, this level of damage was only slightly more than when he was usually spying on secrets, he was used to it,

"Guide people's thoughts, make their thinking go in a well-defined direction, ride the 'wave of thinking'?"

He stared at Wells calmly, "When everyone's thinking converges to a certain point, can your 'great being' return from the deep sea of ​​thinking?"

"It seems that your understanding of occultism is indeed very deep."

Wells smiled back at Howard.

"There are many ways to mobilize thinking, and there are many events that can achieve the same effect, but you only choose the election,"

He Ao looked at Wells, "The focus of this ceremony is not only on the process, but the 'result' is also very important?
"The election is not only the most influential 'thinking choice' in the city, it also has another attribute. It is one of the most credible events in the city, and it has 'immediacy'. Usually, the election ends The moment is the moment when the result is announced.

"And what you need is the process of 'announcing the results'. When the results are announced, the ceremony is completed."

Because it uses all-electronic, real-time voting without human interference, there is basically no verification process in the federal election. As soon as the election is over, the result can be released in real time.

"Excellent reasoning, I think, the hidden existence you asked for help would not know such detailed knowledge,"

Wells looked at He Ao, "You have deduced the general appearance of the ceremony based on only a few details. You are far smarter than your parents. I am not at all surprised why my mercenaries and subordinates died in front of you. Got it."

He paused, and raised his hand towards He Ao, "Jess, you have surprised me more today than in the past ten years combined. If you had shown such wisdom ten years ago, maybe I would consider absorbing it." You, become the master's servant, and we can all gain eternal life in the new world."

"So, what will the people in this ceremony pay?"

Howo held the handle of the ax, and his voice was calm.

"Jess, this kind of short-sighted kindness will become a high wall that hinders your growth,"

Wells looked at He Ao, there was no emotion in his orange eyes, "It is their honor that the people of this city will become part of the great god and merge with the revived great being."

"Unfortunately, your god is dead."

He Ao raised the bone ax and walked towards Wells step by step.

Those who are in this world are all 'coming', and only those who are not in this world will use 'return'.

"I suggest you stop your 'ceremony'."

He threw the bone ax out of his hand violently.

It is legal in Wittland to restrain the wounder to a certain extent when the harm is in progress.

"Even in eternal sleep, the master's will can still interfere with this world. Isn't this a proof of His mighty power?"

Wells was not angry when he heard He Ao's words, he jumped back abruptly, dodged He Ao's attack, further distanced himself from He Ao, and replied calmly.

"There are a lot of dead guys who want to return from history, but this world is too crowded, the dead guy, it's better to roll back into his coffin."

The hard bone ax collided with the signboard of the huge "Walmer Medical Research Building" not far from Wells, and the cold wind blew across He Ao's cheek. He pulled the bone ax back to himself hands, and quickly approached Wells.

The coercion of vastness and terror emerges from the depths of the endless ocean of thinking, and the vast shadow that emerges from the deepest part of the ocean is already close to the 'surface of the sea'.

Even if the super memory is not turned on, He Ao can vaguely see that the whole city is being covered by the shadow of a colossal monster.

He saw again what he saw last night, the tentacles covering the sky, and those were just the beards on the surface of this colossal giant.

The lights of the city are still bright, and people coming and going shuttle between the buildings as usual. Today is the same as usual, but it seems different from usual.

People shuttled among the huge shadows, but they didn't realize it.

The shadow under the night of Wetland finally revealed its full figure at this moment.

"Jess, do you know what your problem is?"

Wells looked at He Ao who was running towards him, adjusted his figure to distance himself, and then slowly pulled out the cork of the genetic medicine test tube in his hand.

There are only five seconds left in the countdown of the building below.

"Your ignorant kindness is your shackles. As long as this shackles exist for a day, no matter how smart you are, your behavior is under my control. You can't escape the cage I have drawn. Everything you do is nothing more than In my pre-written story, it's all over, good little one,"

He dodged the bone ax thrown by He Ao again, raised the test tube, turned his back to the countdown screen, and smiled, "Who do you think should be the one I selected in the end?"

The cold test tube came to his mouth, "Ned? No,"

The huge countdown goes to zero.

"Ugh-"

The soul-shaking voice resounded throughout the city.

The countdown advertising screen instantly switched to the studio, "My friends who are broadcasting live, the mid-term election is over, let's see who will be elected in the end..."

Looking at He Ao who was approaching constantly, Wells shook his head. He held up the genetic medicine in his hand, poured it into his mouth, and named the person he chose,

"It's DeSanc."

-

Sitting in the speech venue, De Sank and Hexi clenched their fists at the same time, staring at the huge screen.

The phoenix system will immediately announce the names of the candidates on the official website of the Wetland City Government 'Alanser Palace', and the people in the news broadcast room have already opened the webpage through the special network channel of the media, waiting for the final moment.

The staff standing near the venue also stared at the screen above their heads, waiting for the last moment of the announcement of the answer.

Then they saw the gaze of the host in the studio turn from anticipation to shock and then to confusion. The host raised his head and looked at the camera awkwardly.
"Sorry everyone, there seems to be a glitch in the system."

A huge web interface was projected onto the screen. The web interface was very simple. The upper right corner was the emblem of Vitland Alanthe Palace, and a large area in the middle was a black screen with only a simple line of words on the black screen.

[The system is checking the ballot, please wait...]
Seeing this interface, everyone was stunned.

Hai Xi immediately raised her bracelet and visited the official website of Alanser Palace. The network that was originally very responsive suddenly faltered at this moment.

The page keeps getting stuck on loading.

This proves that at this moment, many people are trying to visit the official website of Alanthe Palace.

Haixi refreshed the webpage over and over again.

Finally, after an unknown number of attempts, the web interface was loaded.

Haixi stared at the simple text on the screen that was the same as that on the advertisement screen, and then moved his gaze to Desank who was at the side.

At this moment, Desank was also staring at the interface on his bracelet.

At this moment, both of them realized one thing at the same time.

There is a problem with the phoenix system.

-

"Jess, are you surprised?"

Wells put down the empty test tube in his hand, with a calm expression,

"It doesn't matter to me who becomes the senator, I care about who can bring the most effect to the ceremony.

"It is true that Ned is supported by the Whitmere Foundation, but he is so stupid that there are very few people who really support him, and very few people can mobilize his thoughts.

"Although I don't like De Sank at all, in comparison, he is the one who can mobilize most people's thoughts and make this ceremony more perfect.

"But De Sank's idea is destined not to be accepted by the consortium, and it is doomed not to be supported by the consortium. Even I can't convince the board of directors of the Valeme Group to support him, so I can only invest in Ned, an idiot. .”

He spread his hands, "But Jess, what you did made me see an interesting turning point. I really believe in your wisdom. Of course, I believe in your kindness even more. I know you will definitely help Dethank.

"So when you helped De Sank campaign, I determined the ultimate goal of the ritual thought before the ceremony officially started, and began to guide people's thinking."

He looked at He Ao with a smile, "Jess, your performance did not disappoint me. What you did was even better than I imagined. You successfully helped me complete the ceremony. I should thank you."

He stared at He Ao's cheek under the night, and for the first time there was a mockery in his eyes,

"Of course, in fact, I'm not worried that you will guess my plan. Even if you know that the person I finally choose is Desanque, you will work hard to help Desanque become a senator. Your kindness will not allow you Let the spokesperson of the consortium continue to become the senator of Wetland.

"Your father was stubborn, and you were even more stubborn than him.

"This is a circle, a circle you can't get out of, even if your force is unrivaled, even if you are extremely smart, if you have weaknesses, just get stuck in my circle and let me manipulate it, just like you are researching genetic medicine for me , pushed the ceremony to the most perfect state for me.

"Jess, in this world, the person who understands you best is actually me."

He crushed the glass test tube in his hand and let the dust of the glass blow away with the wind, "Don't worry, you and Desank, as well as the lady scavenger, will all become part of a great existence tonight, this is yours." pleasure."

"Are you finished?"

He Ao raised the bone axe, pointed to the screen on the building behind Wells, "Don't you think there's something wrong?"

"Ugh-"

The cry that seemed to ring in the depths of the soul still echoed around, and the terrifying shadows still filled the radiant buildings.

But, that's all, the ceremony seems to have reached a certain critical point, and then it can't go any further.

There is no sound on the outdoor advertising screen, which is subtitled by artificial intelligence. Wells couldn't hear the voice of the advertising screen behind him. He turned sideways and looked at the screen.

When the simple line of text on the screen appeared in Wells' vision, his body froze briefly.

And at this time, He Ao looked at him, opened his mouth and said, threw a bone axe, and quickly approached Wells,

"Wittland Entertainment Media, a legendary company that was born only a few decades ago, has developed into the only private media group in Wetland that can compete with the media part of the Trisson Group in just a few decades.
"From the day when Wetland Entertainment Media was founded, you have served as the chief consultant of this company. Of course, it is normal for a media company to hire a psychologist as a consultant.

"However, by checking the early records, it can be found that the company's early step-by-step style is very similar to yours, and I also discovered that Vader, who once tried to attack me, was once an executive in this media company.

"The founder of Enright Chemical Company, where my father died, sold it 17 years ago to an undisclosed buyer who, despite signing a non-disclosure agreement, revealed the buyer in a drinking session. Home is a 'media' company.

"At the same time, after the Enright Chemical Company went bankrupt, the business qualification of the Vik Mental Hospital, which acquired its factory building, is also through the channel of Vitland Entertainment Media."

The bone ax hit the ground, splashed stones, and hit the huge signboard. He Ao had already gotten a lot closer to Wells. He retracted the bone ax and continued to move forward, saying ,

"So I think, I'm afraid you are not a simple 'chief consultant', Vitland Entertainment Media should be your company, at least, you are one of the founders.

"And 15 years ago, Vitland Entertainment Media was controlled by the Huiermei Medical Foundation through a share exchange plus cash, and Weitlan Entertainment Media also had a seat on the board of Huiermei Medical Consortium.

"And this is the real reason why you can influence the board of directors of Huiermei Medical Foundation.

"When the Ned scandal broke out, Witland Entertainment News TV Station, as a TV station affiliated to the Weller Medical Foundation, was one of the first TV stations to follow up on the scandal report. This is not a reasonable thing in itself. .”

When he guessed that Wells might be the mysterious person, He Ao verified his guess, and at the same time found Vitland Entertainment Media by following the clues.

In Vitland, the shareholder information of private companies is not public. He Ao can't directly inquire about Wells' holding information on Vitland Entertainment Media, but he can find all possible relevant information of Vitland Entertainment Media through Eve.

This information exposed the relationship between Witland Entertainment Media and Enright Chemical Company, Vic Mental Hospital, and even Vader's subordinates of the 'mysterious man'.

Of course, if you only start from the above points to investigate, you will encounter various "suspects" set by Wells. For example, Wells guided the acquisition of Ernst's media company to the Wells Group through some clues. own media company.

The Vic Mental Hospital is also related to some hospitals under the Walmart, and the entire process is not limited to Vitland Entertainment Media.

Wade has not only served as an executive in Wetland Entertainment Media.

Even, there is more than one company connecting these companies and characters at the same time.

However, in order to separate the two identities of light and dark and avoid being suspected, Wells, among all the "doubts" he set up, only Wetland Entertainment Media has a relationship with "Doctor Wells".

Although He Ao wasn't too sure about Wells' identity at that time, nor was he sure that Wealth Entertainment Media was Wells' property, but he still followed the clues and discovered the strangeness of Weltland Entertainment News.

At that time, He Ao actually had faint doubts about the purpose of the mysterious man.

In fact, He Ao still has a suspicious point that he has always suspected, and that is the incident of Vader chasing and killing Hexi and Desank.

It is impossible for the mysterious person with a strong desire to control not to know Vader's character, and it is impossible not to know that Vader will go alone and try to ambush He Ao.

But he still let Vader attack Hexi and Dethank.

If Vader kills Howard, it will be a good thing, and if he can't kill him, it will also allow Howard to get in touch with Dethank smoothly, and show the hostile relationship between the "mysterious man" and Dethank, and help Dethank quickly. Earn Howl's trust.

Either way, Wells stands to gain.

After clearing these things up, He Ao asked Eve to investigate the phoenix system in depth.

"It seems that you have found a lot of things,"

Wells stopped in his tracks. He glanced at the content on the big screen. His face was full of doubts and incomprehension. He turned his head and stared at He Ao. His hoarse voice was mixed with some disbelief.

"how did you do that?"

As the founder of Vitland Entertainment Media and a competitor who has been fighting with Trisun Group for half his life, he knows very well that the Phoenix system has no flaws and cannot be breached.

It was out of faith in his enemies as well as in himself.

"you guess."

Howard shrugged, "Thank you for your efforts to help my friend DeSank get elected to the Senate."

After the flaw of the phoenix system is triggered, it cannot be breached, nor will it affect its computing power, but the calculation result will be delayed by 10 minutes.

The conditions for triggering this defect are very harsh. Eve mobilized most of the computing power, used big data to predict people's behavior, and then tried to interfere with at least 10 people by sending text messages and making phone calls. In the end, only 2075 people succeeded. .

"Jess,"

Wells took a deep breath, and then took another deep breath, "I think I have been kind enough to you. On the day you complete the genetic medicine, I should execute you with my own hands."

Powerful purple power gathered around his body, transforming his body.

"Ugh-"

The huge shadow cruising in the ocean of thinking made a piercing sound, as if a flame of anger was burning in He Ao's mind.

A huge illusory tentacle protruded from the void, and then inserted into Wells' back.

Immediately afterwards, the huge tentacle phantom merged into Wells' body little by little.

That's what Wells has been doing.

He is trying to create a body, a body that can allow his great existence to wake up from eternal sleep and walk in the world for the time being.

The previous magic circle was an attempt to create an illusory shell. After the failure of the magic circle plan, he turned to genetic medicine to make himself a shell that accommodates a great existence.

If the ceremony is successfully completed, then that great existence can successfully fuse with him after he drinks the genetic potion.

Awakened from eternal sleep.

It's a pity that there is no if in the world, and the ceremony was not successfully completed. To be precise, this time the ceremony failed.

Because the effect of genetic medicine is time-limited.

The results announced after the delay will also greatly reduce the effect of the ceremony and increase the possibility of fusion failure.

The purple power filled Wells' skin, and he raised his hand, "Jess, you should pay for your actions, I will tear your soul apart."

The terrifying coercion spread to He Ao's soul along the huge shadow.

And He Ao just watched him calmly, raised the bone axe,

"Now, you are not human."

The dark night sky crumbled in his vision, turning into a land burned by flames.

　Two in one, ask for a ticket.

　
(End of this chapter)