Ember Gun

  Chapter 321 Enemies

   "Do humans really have the so-called...free will?"

   Arthur's voice is not high, but it is so clear that he seems to be not only asking Lorenzo but also Anthony next to him.

This is a strange combination. Three people with different identities, different positions, and different interests are now discussing...philosophical things for the overlapping purpose. A few minutes ago, the three almost Draw swords to face each other, and set off a battle in the streets of Old Dunling.

   "In fact, apart from our various positions, we all have at least one goal, that is, we all want to figure out what a monster is, right?"

   Arthur continued.

  "We have studied the cleansing agency from a rational point of view for a long time, and we found that the erosion of demons seems to be related to the so-called spirit, and you also know this information Lorenzo.

They did an interesting experiment, probably an experiment extended from'conditioned reflex'. This thing is called'operating conditioned reflex'. They kept a mouse in a box completely free from external interference. , And train it to press the red button to get food.

However, as the experiment progressed, they made the feedback of pressing the button longer. Perhaps a dozen times of pressing would only give out one food. In this case, the mouse gave up this and it no longer pressed the button. When the distribution of food began immediately, the results of the experiment changed. The mouse did not know how many times the pressure was applied to produce food, perhaps several times, or perhaps dozens of hundreds of times, but this time it did not give up. It is to continue pressing the button persistently. "

Excluding the heavy rain and the roar of the iron snake, only Arthur's voice is left in the iron snake at this moment. He whispered about the weird experiment. Lorenzo is still expressionless, but Anthony has it. With a somewhat curious look, in the Fei Lengcui named after faith, the so-called reason is heresy.

"The results of the experiment are very interesting. Each time the mouse presses the button, it is a kind of reinforcement. It constantly strengthens the belief that'as long as you press it, there will be food'. The power that completes the contradiction of instinct is attributed to instinct...

  Mr. Lorenzo Holmes, don’t you think this is very similar to us humans? "

  In the airtight iron snake, the air became dull and suppressed. It seems that since Arthur told the experiment, the three of them became rats in the box and were trapped in it.

   "Why do we do a lot of stupid things, knowing that we won't be rewarded, but still sticking to it meaninglessly?"

  Anthony's expression also became serious. As the current patriarch of the Order, he knew very well that the so-called faith was just a tool to control the lower-level ignorance, but in Arthur's story, he heard something different.

"Yes, in fact, this kind of thing can also be exchanged. We have become mice in the box. From time to time, iron spears will fall from the box to kill other mice. We are very scared, but as long as we keep pressing the red one Button, the iron spear will not fall.

In fact, it shouldn’t be called a button anymore at this time. It should be distinguished in more detail. The action we press is to worship, and the squeaking sound is to read the holy text. 'Button, the iron spear will not fall..."

  Dead silence, there is only dead silence in the carriage. No one understands that Arthur would interpret the so-called "faith" in this way, but after listening to this experiment, not only Lorenzo, even Anthony did not have any rebuttal words.

  This is too similar, the similarity is frightening.

  Isn’t that button a **** to the mouse trapped in the box?

  “Of course, the conclusion of this experiment is that humans have no free will. We are all trapped in boxes and affected by different things, even ourselves.

  Are we really craving food? It is still said that the hunger of the body drives our actions, and the power and wealth... After all, we are all prisoners of boxes, controlled by different desires. "

   Arthur half said, but he smiled and vetoed everything before.

"But who knows this kind of thing? We have lived in this world for so long, and all laws and laws have to rely on ourselves to explore, establish what is known, and then when our cognition breaks through the boundaries, Overthrow everything before."

  This is the history of mankind, the establishment of the kingdom, the overthrow of the kingdom, the establishment of a new kingdom on top of the ruins of the kingdom, and the rebirth of destruction and rebirth.

   "Good interpretation."

   Anthony said in the silence.

   "I thought your faith would collapse." Arthur smiled.

"how could be?"

  Anthony said meaningfully.

  Then his eyes fell on Lorenzo, who had been silent. This is an interesting story, Lorenzo said.

   "So, do you justify yourself? Arthur."

  Sometimes people are so strange. Lorenzo can understand Arthur's embarrassment. After all, he is under the control of Queen Victoria, but even if it is understood, it does not mean that Lorenzo will not be angry.

   "No, this is not my excuse. I don't need to excuse anything. In fact, this experiment is mainly for you, Lorenzo."

   Arthur finally pointed the finger at Lorenzo, his turbid eyes reflected Lorenzo's appearance, and then rolled up the chaotic storm, pulling Lorenzo's appearance into chaos.

"I?"

   "Venus."

   Arthur asked precisely, as if he had seen Lorenzo through.

"That name, the name Lorenzo Holmes..." Arthur continued to explain the weird experiment, "Every time the mouse presses the button, it is a strengthening, strengthening this behavior, and increasing the desire for the result. ."

"Every time you say this name, is it not a cognitive enhancement for you? You are like self-hypnosis, making yourself a'Lorenzo Holmes' instead of the so-called May Danzo, 047."

   "What do you want to say?"

The name    is a wish, a belief, and Lorenzo is furious every time it is involved.

  "You are not free, Lorenzo, you are always being affected, being affected by the pseudo-Holy Grail, just like the mouse in the box, it is not aware of its own ridiculousness at all in the box.

  Haven’t you noticed your weirdness? Humans can't come back from the dead, nor can they manipulate the armor of original sin in... that kind of almost weird way. "

  There was another long silence, Lorenzo said slowly after a long time.

   "You don't trust me anymore, do you?"

"Perhaps, in fact, I have also begun to believe in the things that Merlin often talks about, what... cursed knowledge, this thing is really damn, after learning this, I sometimes doubt everything that exists, and feel that everything is Unbelievable, this has bothered me for a long time.

  But who cares about this? "

  Arthur showed an unsightly smile. In Lorenzo's eyes, he was like a person who was imprisoned by chains. Those chains were called Arthur, the Duke of Phoenix, and his father.

No, it's not just Arthur, everyone is bound by different chains, they are so heavy, they make it difficult for the person who bears them, and now the chains are wrapped around Lorenzo's body, pressing him almost out of breath .

"I suspect that you are affected by the erosion of the pseudo-Holy Grail, and the so-called Lorenzo Holmes name is the reason. Under the influence of the pseudo-Holy Grail, it has been distorting your perception and making you from 047 became the non-existent 042, the so-called Lorenzo Holmes."

  Anthony intervened in the conversation. As Lorenzo's opponent, he didn't have the hesitation that Arthur had before, and he said coldly.

   "And the pseudo-Holy Grail is gradually eroding people around you, Lorenzo."

  Lorenzo is keenly aware of the anxiety, this is Anthony's purpose, the previous **** experiment or the strange story, are all for the preparation of all this now.

  The script for this hunt has long been set, and Lorenzo is forced to march on it, and it is difficult to find a breathing room for resistance.

  The order to kill the innocent people and the queen. These are not the reasons that really made Arthur so tough. It was his own threat that really made Arthur this way, or what Moriarty deceived...

   "You also saw your roommate, he was corroded... by you." Anthony said.

   "But you didn't even see him just now, why do you know this?"

  Lorenzo looked at Anthony. When the witchers came, he left Sieg in the alley. Anthony had never seen Sigg. How could he be sure of Sigg’s state?

  But Lorenzo soon felt ridiculous for his slowness. This is not a war of words on the negotiating table, but a premeditated hunt. Anthony must have his own reasonable rhetoric.

"Because we focused on your roommate before that, he was corroded, and according to the data of the cleansing agency, the Cork Street area has not been corroded in the past few days. Only you, the pseudo-Holy Grail Unknowable erosion, maybe we are shrouded by your erosion now, maybe.

Sieg was eroded and fell into madness. He killed all the members of the mutual aid association and the poor psychologist... The cleansing agency detected the abnormality of the erosion. After dealing with the White Church, it decided to contain you urgently. . "

Lorenzo was not surprised when faced with Anthony. This was what Moriarty did. Presumably where he caught an unlucky ghost to replace him and fell into suspended animation, as long as he continued to hide in the dark. Lorenzo was unable to prove this. After all, "Moriarty" does not exist in the eyes of the cleansing agency. Even if there was a man named Moriarty, he would have already died in the Whitechapel. inside.

   "Emergency containment? All the demon hunters, and even the original sin armor...I even thought you were going to start a local war in Old Dunling."

Lorenzo thinks what Anthony said is ridiculous. The cleansing agency has a rapid response team to deal with emergencies, but they can't block the entire block in such a short time. Only Lorenzo and the enemies are on the entire street. .

   "Because Joey was also eroded by you, Lorenzo." Arthur said slowly.

  Lorenzo was startled, and then he couldn't believe it.

"What did you say?"

"Joy, he was detected for erosion a few days ago, but he has been staying in Old Dunling recently, stationed at the stronghold. He has not been in contact with any monsters, nor has he been pulled by the perpetual pump to do experiments, and he is We set a contact for you. The thing he usually comes into contact with the most and the closest thing to a monster is you.

Joey is a high-ranking knight who cleans up organs. After spiritual specialization, although he is not as good as the knight commanders, he also has a certain resistance to erosion. But just like this, he is still corroded. At the core of cleansing organs, In the old dunling. "

  Arthur whispered the invisible fear.

   "The false Holy Grail is corrupting the people around you with you as the source."

In an instant, countless invisible hands grabbed Lorenzo, imprisoned his limbs, and strangled his throat. The Protestant Order planned all this long, long ago, and now all the conspiracies overlap. Together, they have created the status quo today.

say what? The words of the Protestant Mission are not credible? Lorenzo felt that such an excuse was pale and weak, but at this time Anthony continued to pursue, the hideous scar slowly twisted with the squirming of the muscles, like a centipede that had come alive.

  Anthony looked at Lorenzo with a smile, confiding a devilish word.

  "Are these not enough to prove? Or do you want to see more ‘proof’?"

evidence……

  It is a sense of powerlessness, self-blame, and anger.

  Gray-blue eyes tightly locked Anthony's face in the abyss-like pupils. Lorenzo knew very well that Anthony's words were threats and provocations.

Moriarty was hiding in the dark. As long as Lorenzo continued to resist him, he would create one "evidence" one after another. This was Lorenzo's negligence. He was too proud of himself. After killing Lawrence, he thought he was More or less able to live a normal human life, with seemingly normal social interactions, but he is a fire, a fire burning in the darkness of death, his light illuminates the people around and is loved by those Lorenzo Of people were found terribly weird.

  Those who know well...

  The time has come to decide whether to pull up a folding knife and kill everyone, then flee from here, or just step into the conspiracy of the Protestant group to keep those people alive.

  Is it a human or a monster.

  The dull air almost condensed into heavy leadstone, and the carriages filled with iron snakes squeezed everyone wantonly, and the atmosphere was extremely suppressed.

   "I accept... I accept your containment, Arthur."

Under the extreme pressure, the voice became blurred, but after hearing this, Arthur took a long breath and exhaled all the muddy air in his lungs. He really felt it. The murderous aura that reached the extreme just now seemed to be In the next second, Lorenzo will ignite the rising flames, and desperately set off a war in this old Dun Ling, but what he did not expect is that such a rebellious Lorenzo also sometimes bowed his head. Accepted, but then he said again.

   "Father Anthony."

  The voice sounded.

   "You are my enemy, Father Anthony."

  The sound is very calm, without the slightest fluctuation, nor violent. If you don't listen carefully, it will even be obscured by the roar of the iron snake and the sound of rain.

  This should be a cruel word that threatened others, but it was so common to be said so, and people didn't care about it, and then the voice rang again.

   Arthur looked at Lorenzo, as if someone was holding his heart for a moment, and the emotion called fear spread to his whole body along the ups and downs of the heart.

Lorenzo was very normal, his expression was calm and there was no slightest anger, just as before, his eyes were cold, but this time Arthur felt a little familiarity, and at that moment he suddenly remembered how he looked when he first saw Lorenzo. .

In fact, Arthur had met Lorenzo as early as seven years ago. At the time of the Red River massacre, it was an unforgettable scene. The Thames was dyed red, and the broken limbs and internal organs changed with the ups and downs of the rapids. Ascending, some even washed up on the streets, all the gangs raging in the Xiacheng District were eliminated, and the Shrike’s empire was commanded to rise here and completely control the Xiacheng District.

Arthur saw Lorenzo in the information provided by the Shrike. On a black and white photo, if it weren’t for the Shrike’s pleading at the time, Arthur had planned to kill Lorenzo, but he could contact Lorenzo later. In the time, Arthur gradually forgot his thoughts at the time, and now he suddenly remembered.

  I remembered why he wanted to kill Lorenzo.

At that time, the Duke of Phoenix was "Arthur", leading the decontamination agency to fight against the demons. When he saw Lorenzo, he suddenly had a strange illusion that the people in the photos were so normal, but Arthur can feel the nameless violence and rage from it, as if he would penetrate the shackles of the photo with his sword in the next second, and kill everyone with his sword...

  It's a monster like a human, no, it's a monster like a human to be precise.

   "You are my enemies."

  The gaze of the demon is empty, as if looking at the unknown nothingness.

   "The Protestant Mission."

  The bright light pierced the rain curtain, and the armor-covered iron snake swiftly advanced along the railroad tracks, toward the continuous black silhouette behind the rain curtain.

  　1, the mouse in the box originated from "Skinner's box", an experiment that I feel very restrained, very interesting, you can go and find out.

  　　2, py by group friends, recommend it.

""We Wild Monsters Don't Want to Die" crossed to become a black dragon, but the world is full of players. In order to survive, gather the wild monsters around, build the most difficult copy ever, and strive to become the unruly black dragon boss, and become the wild monsters. Savior."

  (End of this chapter)