Chapter 112

The warden returned to his office.

Ben was already waiting there. When he saw him return, he bowed respectfully and said, "Mr. Warden."

The warden nodded.

His movements seemed somewhat mechanical, like they were programmed in advance. If he still had a sense of humanity when he was with the sparrow keeper's corpse, then the feeling of inhumanity gradually increased as he walked from the corridor to the warden's office.

The black-haired young man started to deal with his work on his own.

He opened the file, but out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of something on the surveillance camera. He paused and said flatly, "Tell 2512 to leave the library. She's not allowed in there."

Ben: “Yes.”

The man quietly left the office.

He walked towards the library, but knew that everything was coming to an end.

At this time, Ursula also discovered new content in the wordless book whose cover turned moonstone blue.

[…Freeman is the key. He possesses the bloodline concentration that confirms his status as a high priest, and he is a recognized high priest. If the plan is to be completed, his personal participation is necessary.]

[Unbreakable bonds, sharp and intense emotions, sincere and pure faith, and the cause and effect that lead to the ending are all essential ingredients.]

[They will assist the agent, allowing him to complete his transformations time and time again.]

[After the complete transformation is complete, this child will go to...]

"2512."

Ben's figure appeared before her, and the book closed, quickly broke free from Ursula's hand, and disappeared into the darkness.

The black-haired girl raised her head.

There was no expression in her eyes, and her pupils, one gold and one blue, were dim and unclear.

Ben said businesslike, "Your work is done. From now on, the library will no longer be open to you. And once 2511 completes his work and is released from confinement, you may leave Eastwood."

Ursula said, "Why?"

"Things are changing so fast." The pressure on her body gradually increased. She stared at the man and spoke word by word, "Did Caesar get into trouble?"

"Please don't make any assumptions." Ben's expression remained unchanged. Knowing Ursula's abilities, he controlled his thoughts, preventing her from hearing anything he didn't want to reveal. "The Warden is a good person. You have no right to interfere with his actions."

“…”

The black-haired girl stopped talking.

She knew she couldn't get anything out of Ben.

But there is one person who must know some details.

The words in the wordless book just now echoed in her mind. She knew that this incident was most likely still related to Xia Zuo.

She had to ask clearly.

…

Watching the black-haired girl leave, Ben turned around, picked up the wordless book, and put it back on the shelf.

This book was not written by one person, but is a special gift item, written and completed by different people and slowly filled in.

Until it was passed down to the warden's generation.

Ben knew what the warden's intentions were. After entering the second stage and becoming the warden, he should have been extremely rational, but it seemed that subconsciously, the warden was still biased towards the two children - otherwise, things like 2512 learning these secrets would never have happened.

They will just wait for the end in ignorance.

"class."

A voice came from behind him. Ben turned respectfully and lowered his head: "Lord Crest."

The person who appeared here was the black-haired young man who was supposed to be sitting in the office.

But unlike the other warden, his body was translucent, as if it was just a projection.

"The transformation process will take some time. During this time, I will be active in Iswater under another identity. You don't have to worry about me."

"yes."

A moment later, the black-haired young man walked down from the tower.

It's just that his appearance has changed drastically, and his body has become solid, but it looks a little bit weird.

Ben didn't ask any further questions, knowing that this was normal.

——What the warden was using at this time was just a mechanical body with a talent effect attached to it.

And his body is undergoing a thorough self-transformation and is operating according to the will that should have been set by the warden himself.

The black-haired young man and he had long known about the plans of the picket tower and the birdkeeper. Besides the conclusions drawn through reasoning and analysis, the deep-seated nails placed on the picket tower also played their due role.

The Picket Tower certainly didn't want to kill the warden.

——What they really want is replacement.

The first step is to make sure that the spies who have been trained and selected with great difficulty can squeeze into Eastwood without being killed. The second step is to select suitable partners. Finally, it is to reach a cooperation and carry out the plan.

The range of candidates for cooperation is really limited. After all, the ultimate talent product offered by the Patrol Tower requires the life force released when a talent holder of at least S-level 1 dies.

Then, they have to find a madman who has the required strength and intelligence and is willing to risk his own life for this matter.

After much deliberation, we finally decided on a bird breeder.

After all, although the birdkeeper cherished his life, in some aspects, his degree of madness was no less than that of several prisoners of the same level. Moreover, the birdkeeper was more likely to use some tricks.

He decided to use Xia Zuo as his own target.

Wasn't the warden partial to him? Hadn't he come for the warden? Then let him do these things himself, and make sure the warden was completely replaced—that would make the bird breeder extremely happy.

Unfortunately, the most critical talent product in their plan will not only not cause any harm to the warden, but will also accelerate his progress.

Didn't the Patrol Tower want to use a completely loyal spirit to perfectly replace the Warden and thus control Eastwood? Then the Warden used such a top-level gift product to separate his main spirit and physical body, allowing the body's transformation to proceed faster without any interference.

At the same time, the bird keeper's action of pulling Xia Zuo along also corresponded to the gears of fate, allowing the warden to completely enter the third stage.

The spirit of the Patrol Tower, who, after the innate product separated the warden's mind and body, wanted to use the power of the innate product to enter the physical body... the moment it touched the warden, it would be completely assimilated and become a tiny bit of nutrients in the other party's spirit body.

You know, the Warden's inspiration was originally high, and with his subsequent growth and strengthening, it was already a level that was completely beyond the reach of ordinary talent holders. That's why he could not reside in the product of his talent like the spirit that tried to take over his body, but appeared directly in the state of a spirit.

His body transformation had been ongoing since childhood and was nearing completion. Even if something truly wanted to take advantage of the absence of the main spirit, the moment it came into contact with the warden's body would be the moment they died.

However, "with the participation and assistance of the high priest", the top-level talent product "expelled the spirit from the body" and "caused serious consequences close to death", which perfectly met the causal logic he needed to complete.

Therefore, cause and effect are established, conditions are met, and transformation begins again.

The first time, he died for another priest, and the emotions slowly faded away.

The second time, he was seriously injured by another priest, and his memory gradually became blurred.

As for the third time... it should be the most subtle and least noticeable step.

…

This was the first time that Xizel used this mechanical body, and he felt a little curious.

The comic's will followed his spirit body to this body, and hesitantly said, "You're not trying to use a sock puppet to gain popularity again, are you?"

"He's just a tool at most, don't worry about him." Xizel replied.

"But if we follow your current scenario, the final result won't be be, right...?"

The comic will almost choked up: "This is not good, my Xia Bao QAQ"

Xizel blinked. "Why would you think that? Just like giving the candy before the knife, how can the happy ending be fulfilled without a period of suffering before it appears?"

Comic Will: "..."

It makes so much sense, I can't refute it.

"Is it okay to put your body there?" Comic Will changed the subject, a little worried.

"The body is controlled by a tiny wisp of my consciousness, enough to carry out everything a warden should do," the black-haired young man said slowly. "But of course, this can't be portrayed in the comics. It needs some minor changes."

Comic Will: "QAQ I'm sorry, my current power is not enough to influence the comics too much..."

Xizel smiled slightly: "It's okay, I can do it."

Comic Will: "......???"

…

It took a while for the comic will to realize that this was the consequence of allowing the contract object to continue to grow and successfully obtaining the cartoonist's recognition.

After all, he was a manga artist whose will was confirmed by the comics and whose connections to the real world had been established, so naturally, the comics would have some leniency and privileges towards him. Coupled with his powerful ability to expand his authority, Xizel could still conceal certain things from the comics if he wanted to.

The comic will dived down sadly, feeling more and more like a waste.

But the mechanical boy has already arrived at the cell area.

To prevent possession, the authority to control all the gifts within Isvet is imprinted deep within the warden's soul, so Xizel is still able to exercise his power. This also means that even if the patrol tower succeeds, they will not get what they want.

The boy with short black hair avoided everyone accurately and came to the cell that he had chosen on the way, which was located in the deepest and quietest place. He walked in calmly, stood still, and tilted his head. The cell door closed automatically, and the message "Prisoner" appeared on the screen next to it.

[Cell: A1]

[Prisoner: No. 0]

It's just a tool robot anyway, so this number is enough.

Eastwood's earliest numbering started from 01, and No. 0 would not collide with other prisoners, nor would it delay the sorting of subsequent prisoners.

After the novelty of removing the eyeballs, arms, knees and other mechanical parts wore off, the boy stopped and let the comic will open the comic forum on the ceiling.

Since the last update did not finish drawing what happened in the comic world, this update will most likely be brought forward.