Overturned Tower

The one who interrupted their conversation was the inferior sitting on the sidelines.

There was a little sarcasm in his eyes, but his words were extremely flat: "This is the basic principle of Happy Island...it is the 'rule' of this broken scene."

Chapter 24 Happy Island Unhappy

After he said this, both Russell and Delphinium fell silent and looked at him.

The inferior person leans his body back and leans on the sofa.He raised his right leg and stepped on the table in front of him.

But at that moment, Delphinium's gaze suddenly became severe.

The temperament on her body changed suddenly, and she squinted her eyes to look at the inferior.

The proud stag coughed lightly, put its legs down without a trace, and reached out to wipe the glass tabletop where he had stepped on a shoe print.

He sat up straight again as if nothing had happened, crossed his legs and said in a deep voice: "So in Happy Island, behaviors that reduce happiness are sinful, and behaviors that increase happiness are worthy of encouragement. Therefore, Tianen Group encourages idols, virtual games , toys, outdoor entertainment and other industries.

"You know, Mr. Russell. 'Idols', 'singers', 'actors', 'entertainers' and 'producers' have a higher status than our executives here. It's because they can give people' Brings happiness'... Among these professions, the comedian is the highest.

"—By the way, in Happy Island, the so-called 'hero' is also the highest type of 'idol'."

The inferior said, grinning: "Don't blame me for spoiling your interest at this time, I told you this because I saw that you don't look like a bad species. When you really meet other 'heroes' later , you will know why I said that.”

Hearing this, Russell seemed to vaguely understand why the inferiors disliked him.

In fact, he probably also realized the extent to which people would abuse the name "hero" in this environment.

Even if it is not packaged, but a real hero... Under the indulgence of this environment and the worship of people, I am afraid that he will be easily corrupted, and even ascend to the altar and become a chess player.

But Russell had another doubt instead:

"... Can the happiness that is detected and turned into data be considered happiness?"

"On the contrary. Only those who are detected are considered happy."

The inferior sneered and said in a low voice: "Whether you are happy or not, the company only looks at the detected data indicators. This is a test that includes the detection of your dopamine, flexibility, and the analysis includes words and deeds, social status, physical health, income and Savings and other data are included to obtain a comprehensive value. If the data says you are happy, you are happy; if the data says you are unhappy, you are not happy."

Hearing this, Russell suddenly realized something.

Seeing Russell's dazed expression, Delphinium's eyes softened inexplicably.

"It's similar to the idea of ​​Sogo Island."

She whispered: "Sogo Island uses the excuse of 'using artificial intelligence to predict crime' to analyze the unreasonable behavior of suspected demons. And Tianen Group is using the excuse of 'testing happiness' to detect 'out of control psychic powers'." 'Traces of infection.

"The monthly test report will report the corresponding happiness level of the person. If it is close to the dangerous value, then it will be forced to ask for a period of time off for the other person, visit a psychologist according to the guidance, participate in psychotherapy, or exercise and fitness, and enter the virtual space Playing games, taking therapeutic drugs...until the happiness value returns to green, you are not allowed to continue working.”

"...Won't you be fired if you ask for leave for a long time because of the treatment of happiness?"

"Of course. So if 'not happy' often leads to 'unhappiness'. Jobs are relocated first, then income levels drop, and it can even snowball. So everyone is trying to stay 'happy' , With a smile on your face, from the boss to the employees, if someone complains or loses their temper, they will be alienated immediately.

"The directors and managers of those small companies may even be interviewed by the media if they cannot patiently explain to their subordinates with a smile on their faces. Then they may be attacked by public opinion on the Internet - if the happiness level drops because of this, they may not even be interviewed by the media. It is allowed to participate in the board of directors. If employees are not 'happy' enough, they may be forced to 'vacate' to adjust their mood, or even be fired.

"A person who keeps venting bad moods to his side, his colleagues are eager for him to leave quickly. They are worried that their mood will be polluted by him."

— just unbelievable.

For the first time, Russell realized that the life pattern on Happy Island might be even more distorted than Sogo Island.

There is no Sogo on Chongguang Island, and there is no happiness on Happy Island... Only then did he fully understand why Bad Ridge said such things at that time.

"How can a person be happy if he loses his job, loses his income, loses his relationships?"

"Of course it's medical treatment. Sometimes surgery may be needed, and there are some more drastic methods. But I don't want to tell you about these, because you won't feel the truth. It's best for you to see it yourself when the time comes."

The inferior was silent for a moment, and continued: "Of course, in more cases, people will take precautions before they happen. When they realize that their data may not meet the standards, they should find a 'firm' to process the data in advance. Ordinary people , I will try my best to reward myself before the exam... such as doing something pleasant, or eating delicious food to temporarily increase dopamine levels.

"After all... If you are not happy for a long time, it is really possible to turn people into demons."

The inferior narrowed his eyes: "Then, instead of solving the cause of unhappiness, it is better to stop directly from the point of 'unhappiness'. A person who has been depressed for a long time, if his desire is strong enough, it is possible Those who are still awakening psionic energy...for example, you, such as us. If you can't use the correct method to release the psionic energy to channel your desires, you may turn into a demon.

"Therefore, this happiness test will also detect traces of the other party's spiritual infection. If the other party's spiritual energy has 'redshift level significantly higher than the blueshift level of spiritual energy traces', that is, traces of out-of-control spiritual energy, Then, without alarming the other party, an alert will be sent directly to our department.

"However, this test cannot confirm whether the other party is a real demon - the equipment that directly detects the level of psionic power is extremely expensive, and the demon must be vigilant.

"Whether it's a demon or a familiar, or an ordinary person attacked by a demon, as long as he has been affected by the ability of out-of-control psionic energy, he will be able to detect this kind of infection. Because generally speaking, awakened demons will become much more cunning .Although they don't know the truth about the happiness test, many people will use various means to bypass the test with caution. However, those who have been attacked or controlled by them will always reveal their secrets.

"The growth period of demons is usually about a month. Therefore, the happiness test is also once a month, but if the demons devour the wisdom of too many people, they may hatch early.

"When we received the report, it meant that the demon had already started attacking ordinary people or making familiars. And I don't know how long it took since then, before the victim's traces were detected by us. Generally speaking, It is required to find out the real demon within three days of receiving the report.

"If there are multiple reports, by comparing the intersection of human relationships, it is easy to detect the devil or narrow the scope to a few individuals. In that case, even if coercive means are used, there is at least a direction.

"However, if the demon's attack behavior is relatively cautious and slow, there may be only isolated cases reported within a few days, then it will become very difficult to investigate the real body of the demon. The familiar must start from the people around him, but the The person who attacks is not necessarily closely related to oneself. But once the grass is alerted, it is easy to make the devil no longer hide, and start to devour innocent people, and use this method to speed up incubation. "

"In other words, can we only investigate secretly?"

Russell asked.

Delphinium nodded: "Be quick, and you can't make mistakes. Once you make a mistake, it's not as simple as wronging a good person... Once the devil is successfully hatched, it will be the sacrifice of at least dozens, up to hundreds of thousands of people." .”

"So, the specific strength of the enemy I want to fight is...?"

"The hatched demons are generally sixth-level psykers who have broken through the wall of the Zodiac."

The girl with white hair and dog ears said seriously: "You should know this. Although I haven't been to college, I think college should have taught this kind of knowledge. The boundary between level 1 and level 2 is called the Wall of Bechymos. 5 -The level 6 boundary is called the wall of the Zodiac. After crossing the boundary, not only the strength of the psychic power varies greatly, but also the psykers who have crossed the wall of the Zodiac have difficulty controlling their own psychic power...Must use Assist in unfolding the chip to seal itself."

"I know."

Russell nodded.

Psykers over level six, if not sealed, may even subconsciously rewrite the will and memory of people around them in their dreams, and do things similar to demons—if they have nightmares, they may even be in the Killing the person in the same bed in the dream.After completing the shifting ceremony of redshift = blueshift, the redshift will no longer decrease, so ordinary suppression methods are useless.

Psykers who have reached the sixth level must use the auxiliary expansion chip to blur the memory of their awakened psychic powers, and save the memory as a 'key' into the key chip.

This will cause their psychic power to be suppressed below level five.When needed, insert the key chip from the interface of your own prosthetic body—just like a USB flash drive for reinstalling the system, the key memory will be recalled and the blurred ones will be recalled at the moment of insertion The memory is instantly remembered, and thus the freshest emotion and the most stable spiritual energy are obtained, and a powerful and controllable spiritual energy bursts out.

If the psychic power continues to be strong and crosses the "Leviathan Wall" between the eighth and ninth levels... then it will become a real monster.

Not the body, but the mind.After the redshift reaches the ninth level, it is a "monster of the soul" that cannot be restrained by morality, logic, emotion, memory, and law in the world.

There are also some schools of thought that this can also be regarded as a kind of "going to the gods".It is a process in which all things are sublimated into "gods".

But because psykers over level nine were not clearly described in the textbooks, Russell didn't know what that meant.

Speaking of which, when Russell was learning the "assisted deployment chip", he hadn't recalled the memory of his previous life.But thinking about it now, it seems a bit like Kamen Rider's transformation...

"As long as you want, you can apply for an auxiliary chip at any time. Those psykers in the executive department, as well as some illegal psykers who are afraid of death and do not want to become demons, will use the auxiliary chip to seal themselves. But after you complete the transfer Before the surge, there is no need... If you don’t seal the psionic energy, it will grow faster. Your blue shift is level [-], and it may take a few months to raise the red shift to level [-] and complete the shift. ceremony.

"You have to be at least level six to ensure your own safety and the ability to deal with demon affairs. The demons that have just awakened must be no more, no less, exactly level six—if demons appear, this is the giant of the local Special Executive Department of Sky Island." An omission. We must risk our lives to make up for this error immediately and ensure that the situation does not escalate further."

Speaking of this, Delphinium paused, looked at Russell and added: "Of course, if something goes wrong, you can ignore it for now. After all, you are not strong enough to participate, and you can't participate in this level at all." battle."

"At that time, let me and the minister deal with it."

The inferior said softly: "You don't have to be afraid. Now you are still in the internship period, and you have not become a regular... Mainly responsible for tracking down suspected demons."

"……Wait a moment."

Hearing what they said, Russell suddenly realized a very important question: "Such a big happiness group, with more than 2 employees...is there only the three of us in the Special Executive Department?"

Chapter 25 Psionics: Deathly Love

"To be precise...there are three normal people left."

The poor man's tired eyes with dark circles turned into an abyss: "I remember when the minister first joined four years ago... There are still five of us, right?"

"At most it was six."

Delphinium corrected.

"Traitors are not human beings."

The man with a pair of sika antlers folded his arms on his chest and snorted coldly: "Not counting the traitor, two people have been sacrificed in the past four years. Thinking about the good, at least the sacrifice rate is much lower than that of the executive department.

"In addition, there is another one. It is also our former colleague...or the former minister. He is still alive, and you may see it later."

"...He was promoted?"

Russell asked with a fluke mentality.

"He turned into a demon. Of course, I think it's because of his mental stress... and the company's final report is that he abused psychic powers."

The poor man reached out to take out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, but was glared at by delphinium, and put the pack back angrily: "That guy is now being held in the research institute and provides us with healing psionic chips. He He used to be a good guy, but after he became a devil, he was no longer him.

"If there is a chance in the future, I can show you what a demon looks like... I won't talk about it. Change the subject. You, take this."

With that said, the inferior took out a chip box the size of a USB flash drive and threw it directly to Russell.

After Russell took it, he pushed it out for inspection.

"what is this?"

He checked and asked questions.

There are four chips inside, which are red, yellow, blue and green.

Looking at the shape, it is similar to the chip used on the airship on the bad day before.

"You definitely don't know this, because this is a technology that can only be accessed by the executive department."

As the inferior said, he rolled up the sleeve of his left hand, exposing the forearm with the interface.

Only then did Russell realize that the prosthetic body of the inferior was on the left arm.

I saw the inferior inserting a chip with a blue label into the slot on his left arm—his unruly and indifferent temperament suddenly became much calmer.

"For example, this is the psychic chip made by the minister's psychic energy. As long as this chip is plugged in, I can use the minister's psychic power."

After finishing speaking, the inferior returned the chip intact.

The chip was still green, not red.That means it's not being consumed.

"If you used it just now, I would say something to you."

The delphinium beside him smiled, and seemed not angry, just joking.

But the inferior man lowered his head and replied seriously: "I understand, minister. I won't waste it like that again."

"... Psionic energy, how did you burn it?"

Russell couldn't help asking.

"The essence of psychic power is memory and emotion. As long as you want...or be forced to be imprisoned, you can copy the memory of the moment when you awakened the psychic power, and the emotions that accompanied that moment, and give it to others to use."

The inferior said seriously: "But remember, you must only use the chip issued by the head office, and you can only use one psionic chip at the same time. Don't pick up those mercenary chips and use them."

"Why is this again?"

"It's the same as those psychics in the executive department. The chips issued by the company are also processed safely. After you use them, that part of your memory and emotions will be deleted. This is to protect personal privacy, and on the other hand, In order not to cause personality disorder.

"The technology in the lower urban area is not so good, and it is also cost-effective. What they manufacture is a semi-permanent chip. After inserting the chip, it can be used continuously for several hours or even days. However, the residual memory will not be deleted completely, and It will remain in the mind deeply, even stronger than my own memory.

"You have to know that things like memory are easily deceived. That kind of memory is mixed with your own memory, and it is very easy to confuse it with your own memory, creating false memories that don't exist. Basically, as long as you use it once, you will be sure It will have negative effects, and you will go crazy after a few more uses.

"Considering human rights and privacy issues, it is up to you to make your own psionic chips and distribute them to whom. But demons have no human rights-we can capture the ability of demons to become our strength. So capturing demons There is a bonus, but there is no killing. But if you can't capture it alive, you still have to kill it, at least you can't let the other party go.

"But even if these chips can be reimbursed, the same chip cannot be used continuously within 24 hours, otherwise it may still cause memory confusion or undesired emotions. In severe cases, the blue value will even be reduced."

As he said that, the inferior man shook his chip case: "Therefore, you usually only carry one type of each type of chip. Your four types of chips are the first-level psionic chips that every executive officer comes standard with. According to red, yellow, blue, and green The sequence is 'Juli', 'Detection Camera', 'Protection against Light Bullets', 'Quick Healing'. If there is still demand, you can apply for another level [-] chip. However, if the psionic chip exceeds level [-], you must start from Buy from internal channels at a discount...but be careful, never sell to outsiders. There is an application batch number on the unused chip, and it is very easy to check.

"Used chips can be thrown away or recycled. The data and batch numbers inside have been destroyed when they exit. So don't worry about being picked up and doing bad things."

Hearing this, Russell became more and more curious.

Although he didn't know if this question could be asked...but after struggling for a long time, he still asked it.

"So," he asked, "what is the minister's psychic power?"

Hearing this, there was a moment of silence around.

"Don't call me Minister, call me Delphinium."

Delphinium said with emotion: "My psionic power... has many uses.

"But the memory I made into a chip has only one effect. That is, when the blue value is below the sixth level, the blue value can be temporarily increased by one level. This means that as long as the mood is appropriate, you can safely burst out higher. Level [-] psychic power."

She had a slightly false smile similar to Bad Day: "That's one of the reasons why I was pushed to the position of 'Minister of the Executive Department'. In this case, I had to volunteer for my subordinates. We have provided the chip."

"...was making chips a painful process?"

"No. To be precise, apart from recalling that memory, there is not even any burden."

Delphinium shook his head: "But it's just like my code name. Using this chip has negative effects..."