Chapter 765 Extra 3: The Princess and Prince of the Atlantis Empire

Chapter 765 Extra 3: The Princess and Prince of the Atlantis Empire

Chapter 765 Extra 3: The Princess and Prince of the Atlantis Empire
Atlantis Empire, Anunnaki District, many years after the "Creator" left Earth.

In the teleportation array in the urban area, a handsome man and woman walked out of the teleportation array.

One of them was wearing an Atlantis-style long skirt, and the other was wearing a long gown of the same style. They both looked to be around twenty years old, with delicate and beautiful faces.

The female's name was Evangeline, and she inherited her mother's golden hair and jewel-like eyes.

The male's name is Richard. He inherited his mother's brown hair and his father's beautiful black eyes.

After coming out of the teleportation array, he said, "My mother said this is a very good city."

Evangeline nodded slowly and glanced at the two small suns in the sky: "The temperature is just right, neither too cold nor too hot."

The Anunnaki region is not on Earth; it is a planet outside the Milky Way, in a stable binary star system.

The two stars are big and small, and the small star also revolves around the big star. The Anunnaki is a planet that revolves around the asteroid. The two suns in the sky are one small star and one big star.

Because the larger star is farther away, it appears to be about the same size as the smaller star.

Although this place is very far away from the solar system, it is connected by a convenient teleportation array. Even ordinary people can get here from the solar system in just a few minutes.

Because the weather here is warm like spring all year round, many people have settled here, forming a fairly large city.

Evangeline and Richard, a brother and sister who were out traveling, first sat down in a roadside beverage shop, ordered a drink each, listened to people chatting, and sometimes joined in.

This was the way their father taught them to get information about a city before they left: listen more, look more, and ask more.

Currently, there are more than thirty planets belonging to the territory of the Kingdom of Atlantis, which is already a huge interstellar empire.

At the suggestion of their parents, Evangeline and Richard began traveling. This was their first stop, and their goal was to travel to every planet in the empire.

Soon they heard about some of the great sights on the planet, and that the "Universal Railway" here was famous throughout Atlantis.

But this planet seems to be just an ordinary tourist city, nothing special about it.

The two men finished their drinks and walked casually on the street.

Evangeline looked at the Atlantis-style buildings around her and asked, "Why did the two mothers ask us to choose this as our first stop?"

"I've been thinking about this, too." Richard scratched his head, "If only my mother suggested this, it must be because of the unique scenery here.

"But it's very unusual that Audrey's mother, who doesn't go to the stars, would also suggest something like this."

Normally, Richard would call Fors "Queen Mother" and the other queen "Queen Mother Audrey". Evangeline did the same, calling Fors "Queen Mother Fors".

However, if we are in the outside world and not attending official events, we will only call them mother.

Evangeline knew very well that her mother must have given some hint, so she tried hard to look for something different on the street.

But this place is similar to Angelou. There must be an "elven-style" restaurant on the street, an Atlantis-style clothing store run by Loen people, an appliance store opened by Feysac people, a bar opened by Feynapot people, and a hotel and couples restaurant opened by Intis people. There must also be a snack street in the city.

If it weren't for the two suns in the sky, they wouldn't have felt that they had left the earth at all.

After searching half a street, Evangeline said impatiently, "Forget it, let's stop looking. Let's go see if there is anything fun here first."

Richard smiled and said, "I agree."

So, both of them looked towards the game hall not far away.

They have their own game room in the palace, and sometimes my father will play a game with them.

They originally thought that game halls were boring, until one day when they saw the lively scene in a game hall on the street in Angelo, and then they realized what game halls were like.

But in Angelo, everyone knew them, and they were always accompanied by butlers or servants, so they did not dare to enter the game room.

But it’s different here. Here they are not princesses and princes, but two ordinary tourists.

But after they entered the game hall, they came out soon because Richard accidentally broke the table in half while playing billiard with a teenager.

It was only then that they realized that the toys in the game room in the palace had all been reinforced.

So after paying the money, Evangeline quickly left with her brother amid people's surprised looks.

The two men smiled helplessly and decided to try something else. After trying some local delicacies, they prepared to travel around the world.

At first they planned to take a round-the-world train, but then they thought it would be boring to stay in the carriage for so long, so they bought tents and other equipment and planned to hike around the world along the railway.

The brother and sister are born angels, so there is no need to worry about diet, and wild animals cannot pose a threat to them. Anyway, they have plenty of time now and can travel around the world at a leisurely pace.

Even if you don't want to go on halfway, you can use your extraordinary ability to return to this city.

The brother and sister set off excitedly. Although they tried to slow down as much as possible, they still walked more than 50 kilometers in an hour!

Some indigenous villages can be seen here. When they were studying history, they learned about the "Interstellar Colonization Act" promulgated by their father.

The bill clearly stipulates that if there is intelligent life on the planet to be colonized, all colonial land must be traded with local indigenous people in a reasonable and legal manner.

Unless they actively attack, indigenous people cannot be killed at will. They all have basic personality and enjoy the basic right to life.

At the same time, there are regulations for the colonization process. First, a survey team composed of extraordinary people must determine whether the place has colonial value and is suitable for human habitation. If it only has colonial value but is not suitable for human survival, they must pray to the "Creator" to transform it into an environment suitable for both humans and local indigenous people.

If it were any other god, accomplishing this might require certain trade-offs, but the "Creator" has no such worries at all.

Even if the air on a planet is poisonous or even has no atmosphere, people can still survive on this planet like they do on Earth.

After solving the environmental problems, the vanguard team will also communicate with the indigenous people and explain to them the principles of Atlantis colonization.

Only later did officials who "understand" the language of the planet move in, trade land with the indigenous people, and build colonial cities.

Finally, the planet will be systematically incorporated into the rule of Atlantis. After a long period of investigation, officials will prepare a report to explain the main role of this planet.

For example, oil or oil-like deposits have been discovered on several planets. Currently, the Academy of Sciences of Atlantis is developing high-power space engines, and the manned aircraft project will soon be realized.

The next issue is how to develop. Generally, local indigenous people do not have the corresponding development technology. When encountering such a situation, we still have to trade with them, help them with infrastructure, and then obtain local resources.

This not only enables the acquisition of resources, but also allows the country's excess production capacity to be dumped.

Some civilizations have a high level of technology, and some are even already developing outer space.

For such a civilization, the people who deal with them are basically Extraordinary People. They will sell them teleportation arrays, extraordinary potions, extraordinary treatments, etc., obtain advanced technology from them, and effectively supplement and refer to the technology of Atlantis.

Of course, due to different customs and beliefs, some conflicts are bound to occur.

At this time, it is the turn of the Atlantis angels and Sequence 3s to appear on the scene. They will show their magical powers to the natives, and basically the natives will regard them as new gods.

Not only did it solve the problem, but it also provided a certain number of anchors to the High-Sequence Beyonders.

The Anunnaki planet is similar to other planets. The natives here get along well with the Atlanteans, so there is no need to worry about being attacked by the natives.

The brother and sister would hike wherever they pleased, and when they saw beautiful scenery around them, they would stop to admire it. Sometimes they would leave the railway line and go to the mountains or lakes to take a look.

They traveled around like this for four days, and the brother and sister were very happy because this way of traveling was unrestrained and made them feel the taste of freedom.

On the morning of the fifth day of the trip, they set out on their journey in the sunshine as usual.

After walking for a while, they came across a large train station!
There are also stations along the "Global Railway Line" of this planet. The main reason for setting up stations is to conduct some trade with local indigenous people.

Before Atlantis developed this place, the technological level of this planet was not high, but this planet had many scarce mineral resources for earthlings, such as gold, silver, rare earths, etc. Not to mention that they were all over the ground, but there was a large amount of gold sand in almost every river, and you could dig up silver mines by just digging a hole.

So Atlantis used industrial products to trade gold and silver with the locals, and for a time Atlantis achieved "golden freedom".

The empire’s currency is almost no longer dared to be tied to precious metals, but is preparing to be tied to annual electricity generation.

However, train stations for trading with the natives were generally small, but the station in front of them was very large.

Another reason it was strange was that there was no one at the station.

Such a big station was built here, why are there no staff?
Obviously, this station is a station with confidential purposes. Most trains do not stop here. Only a certain train with a confidentiality level will stop here.

Behind the station, there is a flat road that leads deep into the mountains.

The brother and sister were curious and walked along the road into the mountains.

The road is lined with trees that are unique to this planet, completely blocking the view on both sides. Walking on this road gives one the illusion that this is the only road in the world.

Suddenly, a barefoot man in a white robe ran out of the woods. When he saw the brother and sister, he first showed a surprised expression, then rushed towards them with some surprise, making "Ahhhh" sounds from his mouth.

Then, several people in Atlantis uniforms chased up from behind, pinned the man in the white robe to the ground and arrested him.

The siblings did not take action because they had no idea what was going on.

The man who was pinned to the ground could only make “Ahhhhh” sounds, and he seemed very happy until he was kicked hard, then he started to cry.

After the leader of the uniformed men saw the man being arrested, he asked Evangeline and Richard, "Who are you?"

Evangeline smiled and said, "We are tourists."

The leader carefully examined the two men before saying, "Don't go any further."

After saying that, they left with the man in white robe.

After they walked away, the brother and sister looked at each other and saw excitement in each other's eyes.

Evangeline asked: "Did you notice? Their badges are from the Institute of Biology!"

His younger brother Richard nodded repeatedly: "I also noticed that there is an extraordinary person among them!"

As far as they knew, any research unit equipped with Beyonders was basically conducting key national research projects.

There was no need to discuss further. The brother and sister hid their backpacks in the woods, then used their extraordinary abilities to avoid the main road and came to a nearby mountain to look around.

On the other side of the mountain, I saw a large building complex.

In the middle of the forest, there is a large factory-like building surrounded by a high wall. There are seven or eight buildings, some large and some small, and a tall water tower.

The brother and sister took a look at the tall building, and after using their spirituality to confirm that there were no extraordinary beings at the angel level here, they once again used their extraordinary abilities to appear on the top floor of the building.

Next, Richard, the "Duke of Entropy", will use his extraordinary abilities to constantly "distort" the vision of people around him, making them ignore him.

So the two men swaggered into the largest building. Before entering, they noticed that there was only a simple sign "Sixth Research Institute" written on the top of the building, and there was no specific name.

This is also a bit unusual, because the names of Atlantis research institutes usually include place names or research project names, but this institute does not have such information.

The siblings became even more curious, so they went inside the building and looked for clues about what was being studied. They did not plan to interrogate a researcher, as they felt they could find the truth on their own.

First they found a number of large rooms on the first floor. Those rooms were filled with men and women in white robes. They were obviously adults, but they were playing on slides and swings in the rooms. It was obvious that they were having a lot of fun, and they often laughed like children.

But they all seem to be unable to speak, they can only say “ah ah eh eh” and gesture.

Two people came to the second floor. They were a younger man and woman, also wearing white robes.

As they went up, they saw teenagers, children, and babies.

Finally, on the top floor they saw embryos being cultivated in glass bottles with various tubes inserted.

The brother and sister looked at each other, still not figuring out what experiment was being conducted here.

But what is certain is that human experiments are being conducted.

As far as they knew, human experimentation was strictly prohibited.

At this time, they saw researchers taking a man in a white robe from the first floor and taking him to a two-story building with almost no windows and walls reinforced with metal.

The brother and sister immediately followed him in. They saw the researchers tying up the man in white robes with chains, and then an extraordinary person took out a sealed object with serious negative effects.

Under the influence of the negative effects, the man in white robe became emotionally unstable and began to scream hysterically, and was already close to going crazy.

At this time, the Extraordinary One put away the seal and injected a small bottle of medicine into the white-robed man. The researchers around him were carefully recording the white-robed man's reactions.

After a minute or two, the white-robed man's mood obviously improved, so after letting him rest for a while, they began the second round of experiments.

The seal was still used to affect the man in white robe, but this time the effect lasted longer. The man in white robe's eyes turned blood red, his teeth and nails grew rapidly, and there seemed to be small snakes swimming quickly under his skin. He showed obvious signs of turning into a monster.

Only then did he put away the seal and poured another bottle of red potion into the white-robed man.

This time, after more than ten minutes, the man in white robe miraculously recovered. Although he still looked painful, the signs of him turning into a monster disappeared.

The researchers applauded together to celebrate the experimental results.

The man in the white robe was taken to a separate room, where he would apparently continue to be observed and experimented on.

When the brother and sister saw the man in white who was tortured to the point of almost losing consciousness, they looked at each other. The tacit understanding they had since childhood did not need to be discussed. Richard "distorted" the minds of several guards who were escorting the man in white away, and asked them to send him outside the building.

Evangeline said solemnly: "It is forbidden to ask for help here.

"It is forbidden to exchange information with the outside world here."

At the same time, Richard had "twisted" all the men and women in white robes in the building to the yard and was preparing to send them away.

woohoo~
At this moment, a dull alarm suddenly sounded in the research institute. This sound was like a spell that slowed down everyone's movements, including Evangeline and Richard.

At this time, they also understood that the extraordinary layout here was more advanced than they had imagined.

The next second, not far from them, a dim door opened, and the vampire Duke Olmer came out of the door. He was about to attack the intruder, but suddenly recognized him: "Your Highnesses, why are you here?"

Even Evangeline's speech speed slowed down: "Uncle O'Murmur, we are traveling on this planet."

When the two of them went to their grandmother's house to play, they often saw Olmer, so they were quite familiar with him.

Olmer looked around and roughly understood what was going on: "Nonsense!"

As He spoke, He took out a switch made of "Order Crystal" and turned off the alarm first, otherwise angels would keep coming to support.

Under Olmer's command, he drove all the men and women in white robes back before inviting the two "naughty kids" to his office.

Evangeline and Richard also knew that since even the angels had shown up, the research here must be very important, so they followed behind obediently without saying a word or asking any questions.

Only after she sat down in the reception area of ​​Olmer's office and the secretary served tea and left did Evangeline suppress the surrounding sounds to prevent them from being heard outside the office: "Uncle Olmer, is the Empire secretly conducting human experiments here?"

Olmer glanced at the siblings and said, "Yes!"

The brother and sister were a little surprised. Evangeline said, "But, but..."

Olmer raised his hand and said, “Before I explain the research here, let me tell you something.

"Although you were born as angels, you all must know that every time a Beyonder is promoted, it is extremely dangerous, right?"

The brother and sister nodded. They had heard this since they were young.

Olmer continued, "We have done statistics over the past decade or so, and based on the knowledge of the 'playing method', the risk of advancing to Sequence 9, Sequence 8, and Sequence 7 is not high.

"The success rate is about 98%. Of course, this statistic must exclude those Beyonders who have been injured or mentally polluted and are unable to advance normally.

“从序列7晋升序列6成功的概率在90%，序列6晋升序列5的成功概率是78%。

"This is the probability when there is organizational support, knowledge of the 'acting method', and access to promotion experience and 'acting' experience.

“And it’s only the probability of successful promotion. Reasons such as the status deteriorating after promotion or being unable to continue to be promoted due to other reasons are not taken into account.

"It is said that the probability of wild Beyonders being promoted from Sequence 7 to Sequence 6 is less than 60%. There are many Beyonders who have completed the promotion process without digesting the potion, and the probability of them losing control is also very high."

The brother and sister probably understood that this should be a place to study extraordinary madness and distortion.

Olmer continued, “Even below the level of demigod, Feifan behaves very uncontrollably, so His Majesty the Emperor ordered the establishment of this research institute.

"And using the cloning technology traded from the planet Sevas..."

Richard suddenly asked, "Cloning technology?"

It was a word he had never heard of.

"Yes." Olmer explained, "This is the name given to this technology by His Majesty the Emperor. It means asexual reproduction and artificial creation of life."

He continued the previous topic: "After being modified by our blood race, this technology has undergone fundamental changes compared to the original technology.

"First, an embryo can grow into an adult in three seconds if we need it to.

“But because the demand for experimental subjects is not that great, they are basically cultivated using instruments. Even so, it only takes three months for an embryo to grow into an adult.

"Another change is that we prayed for the help of the 'Creator' and 'changed' the process of the birth of life. The experimental subjects you saw only had a virtual consciousness in their bodies, not a consciousness in the sense of life.

“It is said that this virtual consciousness was jointly developed by His Majesty the Emperor and Emperor Roselle. They also gave it a strange name, called ‘Operation System’.

"Because these consciousnesses are not formed naturally, they only give normal physiological reactions and basically do not think about themselves and the world. Moreover, after the subject dies, the 'operating system' will disappear on its own and will not produce any spirits.

"So we all think that these experimental subjects are not life in the general sense."

The brother and sister both understood why the man in white robe they met on the road was surprised at first, then delighted when he saw them, and even seemed very happy after being caught, because in his opinion, it was just a game.

At the same time, they also understood what Olmer meant. These experimental subjects were not life in the general sense, so these experiments did not violate the laws of the empire.

Then Evangeline asked again: "What exactly are they researching here?"

"There are two major research projects at present," Olmer said truthfully. "One project is to use experimental subjects to find a way to use drugs to suppress or even cure loss of control.

“According to our research, the normal human body has a spiritual circulatory system that tends to be balanced under normal conditions and can operate on its own. Ordinary people also have it.

“The extraordinary properties of the potions taken by extraordinary people will break this balance and cause temporary instability.

"If the ascended person uses meditation and other methods to restore his normal state, the spiritual cycle will also be restored.

“But if this spiritual cycle is unstable for a long time, it will show signs of being out of control. This is also the internal theory of loss of control that we have studied.

“Based on this, we have developed a number of drugs that can restore spirituality to normal within a certain period of time, which can effectively reduce the time and degree of loss of control.

“Combined with meditation and other methods, even if there are signs of losing control, you can return to a stable state within a certain period of time.

“At present, this is already a necessary medicine for the official Beyonders of the Atlantis Empire. However, it can only delay the signs of loss of control. Ultimately, the problem of poor condition must be completely solved by digesting the magic potion.

“In addition, due to injuries or mental pollution, this medicine is only suitable for first aid.

“We are now working on drugs that can effectively treat the process after it has already started.

"At present, we have a general idea. In addition to restoring the normal spiritual cycle, we also need to treat the damage to the mind and body in order to stop or delay the loss of control."

Richard asked incredulously, "Does that mean we are going to defeat the loss of control?"

“No, it’s just that we have certain means, and we are trying to treat loss of control as a disease.” Olmer sighed and said, “In addition, these drugs are very effective for low-sequence Beyonders, and they are also effective for Sequence 7 and Sequence 6 Beyonders.

"For patients who have reached Sequence 5, the effect is very limited. Sequence 4 and above will have no effect. Fortunately, at this level, angels can be found to help in a short period of time.

“So we had another research direction.”

Olmer's expression gradually became serious: "The second research direction is to find a way to basically control the Beyonder Characteristics."

The siblings realized that this was a process similar to the search for extraordinary ways and the exploration of potion formulas in the First and Second Ages.

Evangeline quickly asked: "Are there any results?"

"The results are very limited at the moment." Olmer said helplessly, "Our main idea now is to use drugs and training to make the spirit of the Beyonder stronger so as to deal with the Beyonder power.

"You should have heard about this. Since last year, His Majesty the Emperor has required official Beyonders to strengthen their spiritual training and hold frequent exchanges to share their experiences in 'acting'.

"We haven't found a good way to directly deal with the distortion and madness of Beyonder characteristics. We don't even have a feasible idea."

The brother and sister fell silent. It was only now that they truly realized the twisted side of the extraordinary.

Evangeline said, "I understand why the two mothers recommended that we make this the first stop of our tour. They hope that we can understand that the empire is built on an extraordinary foundation, and that extraordinary things are so uncontrollable."

Richard nodded, indicating that he had similar thoughts.

Then he asked, "Can we find a way to completely control the Extraordinary?"

"I also thought there was little hope." Olmer smiled and said, "But His Majesty the Emperor said that we have plenty of time. If we can't find a solution in a hundred years, then we can do it in a thousand years. If that doesn't work, then we can do it in ten thousand years. We will always find a feasible idea.

"If you just have a feasible idea, you can become someone who will be remembered forever by the extraordinary world."

Richard and Evangeline looked at each other: the story of the old man moving the mountain.

Evangeline looked at the teacup in front of her and said, "I hope that day will come soon."

(End of this chapter)