Chapter seven hundred and ninety seventh informant
Another name of "Overlord" is hegemons, which uses a plural form. As a "adventurer group that places its own population interests first" according to Su Jing's understanding, Lu Mengyao is not surprised by their appearance. However, the magician did not mention another thing, that is, she believes that "Overlord" may become the biggest enemy of the travelers.
The facts were as she expected.
When Lu Mengyao and Yamamura Sadako arrived in New York, the "overlord" had almost taken over the base of the Technological Union and Evolutionary Council. Adventurers almost unresisted and devoted themselves to the overlord's leadership. Its philosophy sounded more gentle than its name, but magicians knew very well that its name had already revealed its essence. However, the overlord tried to be the first regime to rule the adventurer society in the post-demon era, and could save travelers a lot of work.
As the first regime to face various challenges one after another, it can set a good example for travelers.
Compared with Su Jing's estimate, Lu Mengyao has a deeper understanding of the "weakness" of the masses. This understanding may have begun when she witnessed the family business participating in various labor negotiations. Compared with the real strong, most adventurers are just "ordinary people with strength".
They have not yet obtained the transformation of ideas and minds from the adventures of various universes, and are simply obsessed with immediate interests. This narrow vision is related to the power they hold and the circle of contact, and is not a sin, but this narrowness makes them easy to be manipulated.
However, she was also surprised that the "hegemon" was able to form such a rapid and take over the regime. The other party's preparations and actions were above her expectations.
In fact, half a year ago, before she entered the gold level, she had already contacted the "hegemon" in the Infinite Trade Association and the Paradise Lost Group. However, this term was just a joke among the members of the organization. Their name was "free people". The "hegemon" at that time was just an organization formed by a group of middle-class adventurers who tried to get rid of the "slaves" of the world's center, trying to find a world that was enough to free the adventurers from the shackles of the world's central contract, just like the "Green Word Research" in the Cthulhu mythology world, which was enough to free the adventurers from the shackles of the world's central contract. And it could allow adventurers to gain dominance over the world.
At that time, Lu Mengyao was not enthusiastic about this organization. She just recorded the organization with an inherent observer attitude and secretly understood the important member list and organizational structure of the organization. Magic scholars at that time believed that an organization composed of people who escaped the world could not become a powerful force that dominated the adventurer world in the future. However, after Tianqing, the "overlord" transformed from the "free people", which surprised her.
Among the original "free people", the strongest strongest man was just a unsuccessful gold level. However, in the post-god era, the gap between the non-gold and gold level was greatly narrowed, and the "free people" also saw a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. At present, all adventurers have got rid of the contract of the world center and returned to their freedom, making these explorers of super-time and space a confused and powerful group. The "free people" who have prepared to get rid of the control of the world center in advance have become strong people who stand out in the chaotic state.
"The key to things is the technology that transcends the universe."
Lu Mengyao and Yamamura Sadako stood in front of the original technology joint building, and the original sign had been changed to a huge "hege tun".
"It was my intelligence collection error. I didn't investigate that they had prepared precise cross-time and space transmission technology before the collapse of the sky." The magician shook his head, "These guys were trying to use this technology to build a cross-universe country after getting rid of the center of the world... Hey, now it's the center of the red heart."
One thing that made Lu Mengyao interesting. She found that these people did not seem to be able to accurately identify whether a person was an adventurer. After the collapse of the world center, the original character card system also disappeared, and the current adventurers were essentially no different from "ordinary people with special abilities".
The current "overlord" building does not have the technology of previous technology, and entry and exit requires manual registration. The visitor needs to register his or her name at the front desk or the identity of the group or the free adventurer to whom he once belongs to demonstrate his or her ability... Only after registration can he or she get a temporary identity card.
The lobby on the first floor of the building was crowded with a large number of people queuing in a long line. At the end of the line was a row of tables, and "adventurer subsidies" were issued, and envelopes were constantly handed to the queue. Someone tore open the envelope without taking two steps and took out a stack of US dollars from it.
"About a thousand dollars." Lu Mengyao whistled and sneered in a silence, "It's so generous."
After the collapse of the world center, the original universal points of adventurers were instantly scrapped, and only the props in the prop bar suddenly appeared around them. Many adventurers suddenly found that they were penniless, and the business system of adventurers society instantly returned to the primitive period of barter. The situation of a few adventurers who used a large number of props as a way of fighting also became very embarrassing.
Adventurers living in the base world have been accustomed to relying on the biosystem established by the group for a long time. After no universal points, they have no property, and even the place of residence and daily expenses are gone. After two months of turmoil, New York's security system is on the verge of collapse. While investing in technology and joint assets for a long time, Iron Man, who has long invested in adventurers, opened an adventurer fund, also had to go out with the Avengers every day to punish all kinds of adventurers who had to attack citizens because of hunger and cold, began to steal and rob, and thwart several powerful adventurers who tried to conquer the world.
At this moment, the "overlord" that spans time and space appeared.
Although the problem was not completely solved, several powerful adventurers under the overlord's command still effectively calmed down the situation. Not only did they knock down and absorb several adventurers who tried to conquer the world, reorganized a bunch of loose adventurers, and established more powerful adventurers funds. Now, the daily adventurer subsidy is also a recent project.
After a while, Lu Mengyao finally waited for the person she was waiting for. An old man with a gray beard walked towards her with an envelope tremblingly, then instantly straightened his waist, pulled off the wig on his head, revealing his short ginger hair, and dusted the gray on his body.
"Hello, Miss. I wonder what honor I have to meet your noble Tianyan again?" John Constantine bowed smoothly and fanned the air with US dollars as a fan.
"I'll get the information." Lu Mengyao rubbed her fingers. "Don't say you've forgotten your job."
"Of course not. I am a reputable intelligence dealer. Please don't slander my professional ethics." Constantine frowned and took two steps back with a serious look. "But life has not been easy recently. The overlords only send such a little money every day. I have to disguise myself as different to collect it again and again. Fortunately, the people who send the money are all small fish, and they can't see through my exquisite disguise..."
Lu Mengyao shook her head and slid a black gem out of her sleeve. The powerful negative energy fluctuations emitted like tangible texture, causing several adventurers who stood close to her to look at each other.
Constantine quickly took out a silver tube from her arms and put the black gem into it. Then she took out a tightly rolled document from her arms and stuffed it into Lu Mengyao's hand. "I haven't seen you for many days, your strength has improved so much. You can touch the gem with such a powerful curse... Everything you need is here. If nothing else is done, I will queue up two more times. I suspect that even if I don't disguise, these little fools will foolishly hand me the envelope..."
"I still have some time, so we can go have a cup of coffee or have a meal." Lu Mengyao stared at the Science and Technology Union Building thoughtfully. "I think there are some things that I think face-to-face communication is better."
"Yes, of course I won't refuse someone to treat me." Constantine smiled and rubbed her hands, looking very vulgar. "But please don't use your spiritual energy to spy on my heart anymore. My amulet is so hot that it almost burns my shirt."
"Sorry." Sadako Yamamura turned her eyes deliberately staring at the roadside to the master of black magic and tricks, "I'll do my best."
"I like the habits of you Chinese, and always like to talk about things while eating. The stingy guys I have dealt with are so different." Constantine burped and stroked her stomach happily. "Ah, and it's so pleasant to have a meal with tasteful celebrities, especially when I don't have to care about the bill at all. Hey."
Constantine snapped her fingers at the waiter, "Get a bottle of good wine. Pick up the most expensive ones. Write them in this lady's account."
Lu Mengyao and Sadako Yamamura sat opposite the table. Sadako Yamamura was sucking pasta with a fork while still studying the recipe of the noodles. The magician calmly opened his small wallet under the table and looked at it, confirming that his credit card was still in his bag.
"Actually, I think this overlord... is very ambitious. It's not just because of this name. It's because of their philosophy. I've gotten into them and heard their propaganda. They... well, it's really potential. And I guess they will indeed become big shots and even leaders in the adventurer society in a short time. However, I don't think they will last long. Why? It's very simple. Doesn't anyone think about it with their heels?"
The snack in front of Lu Mengyao did not move for a moment. She made a "swallowing" action.
"Think about it, do the gods and demons who left. Do they really have no backup plan? If they like the world before, and even spent a hundred years without changing, they became the way we saw before, simply because of the compromise between power? Now they have left, and these guys jumped onto the stage and tried to change the world that gods and demons have spent a hundred years to build? To be honest, this sounds too unrealistic. Even if they have great potential and know how to bring out the potential of this concept, it is too abnormal. Gods and demons must know what we don't know, and they must understand why there is such a risky system. No matter what transformation or choice, they must know what this is for, and know that this is what adventurers should do."
The wine came up, Sadako Yamamura took a sip, Constantine on the opposite side drank all the wine in the cup, and then ordered another bottle of wine.
"It has been a process that has been continuously carried out for hundreds of years and has been changed by the overlord in just a few months. Perhaps this is indeed the wave of the times, but I don't think so." Constantine raised her hand rudely, "We can better understand the power of gods and demons than these low-level adventurers. Their vision... I don't think it is comparable to those guys who are trying to control the adventurer world now. Even from the shallowest place, they are trying to make adventurers the masters of the world. At the beginning, how will they get along with the Avengers of this world? Without adventurers of gold or higher level, who can defeat the top power in this world? Can they fight against things at the level of universe gems? Or is the universe gems their goal, and seek higher power when they lose their gold level combat power?"
"Remember to use less force when you speak." Lu Mengyao wiped her face with a napkin.
"After all, what adventurers are competing for now is who can regain the surreal conceptual power first. If they do not have the determination and strength to do this, then collapse is only a matter of time. After all, want to treat adventurers as a powerful interstellar nation? Is the power of adventurers really that strong? I admit that some adventurers may be really strong, and can even compete with the top experts in this world. However, in these vast universes, there are many things outside of theory that can suppress them. Only the power of gold can support their ideals. We are back to the first question."
"And you are, the noble lady. Your traveler is also an organization trying to completely reverse the concept of adventurer. From a wanderer who travels through the stars to a philanthropist who runs to every corner of the universe to a poverty alleviation philanthropist? To be honest, if I want me to choose one between a traveler and a hegemon, I will choose a hegemon. Any adventurer who does not have the noble morality of you will be cast to the hegemon. Of course, I did not completely turn to them, just feel that they are trying to die."
"Wrap all of this." Constantine finished drinking the first bottle of wine, greeted the hospitality, and then clamped the second bottle under her arm openly, "Thank you for your generosity, and hope you will have a chance to meet next time. Goodbye." To be continued.
Chapter completed!