Overturned Tower

Russell's pupils tightened slightly as if his heart was grasped by an invisible hand.

In his emerald green eyes, there were slender vertical pupils like cats.

Whether it was the fact that the other party knew his mother's name... or the identity he revealed, Russell felt subconsciously nervous.

It sounds like it's just a "general manager".

But if the prefix of the Big Seven is added in front of this title, the meaning will be completely different.

Of the eight remaining floating islands in this era, each of the seven giants holds one. For example, the Happy Island where Russell is about to arrive is the location of the "Headquarters" of Tianen Group.

Although in name, this world has no country, no army, and no laws... But in fact, the "headquarters" on each island are basically equivalent to the emperors of their respective islands.

Blessedness Group, Hudson Marine Mining Company, Ampoule () Biomedical Technology Company, Taoyuan Trading Company, Sogo (Sogo) Co., Ltd., Thoth Spirit Energy, Shenzhi Heavy Industry—the floating island controlled by Blessedness Group, It is the island of happiness.

On each island, there are six other "branches".

In a sense, this branch is basically equivalent to an embassy, ​​and its power is much higher than that of the embassy.

Because these branch companies can also support some small companies on other empty islands and participate in the rule together. It's just that the influence is much weaker.

These branches do not have a "24-member board of directors", but directly belong to one of the directors of the head office. The director is also the "general manager" of the branch.

Among these directors, half of them are elves who live so long that they can't see their heads.

Their positions have never been moved.

There are only twelve positions on the board that can be replaced, and the "short-lived species" compete for the top position. Mortal directors who can only live for a mere few decades, and even burned three-quarters of their lives after ascending to the position of director, cannot compete with these long-lived elves. The power that can be grasped is naturally far inferior to the remaining half of the elf directors.

— In other words.

This old elf named "Amirus" is one of the eighty-four most powerful people in the world.

Knowing that the person he saved was such a big shot, Russell didn't feel ecstatic, but sank in his heart.

He realized how complicated and troublesome he was involved in.

But he didn't intend to get involved.

So, in a flash of thought, Russell showed just the right look of astonishment on his face: "A big man like you... would you take the airship alone without a bodyguard?"

"As for the bodyguard, it doesn't make much difference whether you bring it or not. Those who have the guts to attack me will naturally do their homework in advance."

The old elf, who was shirtless, made a calm and gentle voice: "Look, for example, the current situation... What difference does it make if I wear it or not? It's nothing more than a few more people dying because of me."

"I was able to save you, and it was just luck..."

Russell said in a low voice: "At best, I can only say 'near victory'."

Turning the achievements of the bad day into his own... For the current Russell, it is still a bit shameful.

But that's all he could say.

Because he wanted to divert the topic away from "Alice".

If it was an hour ago, then Russell had a clear conscience and had nothing to be afraid of—it was nothing more than following his mother's last words to join his uncle after his mother died.

But today, the situation is different.

He was told by Bad Day that there was something strange about his mother's death, and he learned that his mother was once a member of the wanted illegal organization "Babel Tower"... After knowing so many "things Russell shouldn't know", he Without that self-confidence, I can't say something that shouldn't be said in front of an old man who has lived for more than a thousand years.

"Thanks to it."

Amirus cast his eyes on Annan's psychic weapon, and smiled with interest: "Thanks to you... for being able to bring it onto the airship.

"Looking at it, I thought of your mother."

—The old man was obviously not fooled.

wrong…

In other words, this was originally a loophole deliberately left by Bad Day in order to attract the attention of others.

Expose your little mistakes to hide your big ones—Russell immediately recognized the idea of ​​a bad day.

After a short pause, Russell sorted out his thoughts and immediately showed a somewhat embarrassed expression: "Yes, Your Excellency. I used some tricks to bring it up. But it's also thanks to this... I just graduated and haven't mastered psychic power yet. Without psychic powers, I can't stand against those vicious gangsters."

He tried to steer the conversation in the direction of "Illegal Carrying of Dangerous Goods".

Amirus just smiled and didn't go into it.

He just showed a nostalgic expression: "I gave this psionic weapon to Alice back then. She saved my life at that time... I gave her this prototype dress as a gift.

"And now, she left the 'Saint Beheading' to you. You just used it to save me once again."

Amyrus looked at Russell, showing a gentle and kind smile: "There is no doubt that this is a kind of karma."

Russell's heart skipped a beat.

Wait a moment.

If mom saved Amirus back then...

That should have been twenty or thirty years ago. Considering that Mom gave Bad Day the Sage's Beheading when he was a teenager, she should have gotten it earlier.

At that time, Mom was probably only a teenager.

As a teenager... how can she save an old elf?

Russell didn't quite trust Amyrus' words.

But he agrees with what the other party said - in his capacity, if someone really wants to kill him, "bodyguard" is meaningless. Because the other party must have a way to bypass the bodyguard.

And those Xiao Xiaozhi who couldn't bypass the bodyguards were probably found out and captured as early as the planning stage.

The artificial intelligence on Sogo Island does just that. By reviewing all the intelligence on the Internet, analyze each person's psychology and motivation through their behavior.

Finally, before the opponent tries to commit a crime, the mechanical police are sent to monitor him. And after the evidence is sufficient, directly arrest and control him.

Although Russell didn't know much about Happy Island, Tianen Group must have similar means.

Thothrin can certainly do the same.

A crisis that can bypass this defense and directly pose a threat to directors like Amirus...how can it be solved by a healer like his mother who has no direct combat power?

Seeing that Russell remained silent, the old elf sighed softly and slowly stood up from the ground while leaning on the corner of the wall.

Amirus sighed with emotion in a low voice: "Sure enough. You and your mother not only look alike, but also have similar personalities.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of the matter of you boarding the plane with psionic weapons. Not only that, but your justifiable self-defense against these gangsters..."

When Amirus said this, he thought for a while and then changed his words: "No, it should be said—to stand up and act bravely at the first time, and rescue more than a hundred innocent people from armed thugs, and I was also killed by you. Saved."

"…is this okay?"

"This is a fact. If such a feat is not publicized, it will definitely be claimed by someone from the Tianen Group in the end."

Having said that, Amyrus patted Russell on the shoulder, and his tone became a little tougher: "This kind of trivial matter can only be regarded as a fraction of the affection of 'being saved by you' at most. You don't want to shirked."

Russell nodded helplessly.

He didn't do anything at all. These people were all saved by bad days.

This kind of guilt from the bottom of his heart makes him not want to accept this kind of credit—but if the credit of Bad Day will be stolen by another person that Russell doesn't know at all, then Russell would rather let himself get it right, and thank Bad Day later. day.

I don't know if it's a coincidence, or the other party did it deliberately. After accepting Amirus' kindness, Russell felt that his relationship with the old man was drawn closer.

"Where's your shirt?"

Russell asked casually, "I'll get it for you. If it's damaged, you might as well wear my coat first."

This is not deliberately flattering others, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com but a subconscious politeness.

The captain has been untied and freed, so the airship is about to land.

Russell couldn't just watch an old man who had just been kidnapped and had strangle marks on his body, appearing **** and wearing shorts in front of the people on board, and even the media.

The habit of respecting the old and loving the young from another time and space flowed into Russell's heart as he recovered his memory. This is also his subconscious feedback after accepting the kindness.

—I don’t want to take too much advantage of myself, so I think of ways to give back to the other party.

"It's still in my room, the one closest to here."

The old man smiled and said cheerfully: "They were worried that there might be some mechanism hidden in my clothes. So they simply stripped me naked before tying me up. I have to say, they are very smart...otherwise this kind of Stuff can't hold me back."

Russell said clearly, "Then I'll get it for you..."

But just after he took a few steps, he suddenly realized something.

The boy with cat ears looked back at the old elf in surprise.

If he fell asleep after catching the virus, how would he know where his clothes were?

That being the case... Does it mean that this old man was not caught in the control of the virus from the very beginning?

Is this to avoid confrontation with the other party?

Amyrus looked at Russell who turned around, and nodded slightly to him.

—Although there was no evidence, Russell suddenly felt that Amyrus was just acknowledging the speculation in his heart.

Russell suddenly felt a little self-doubt.

Did the oboe performance between myself and Bad Ri really fool him?