This was the first time Gwen had entered the central temple of the City of Dreams.
The temple was located in the center of the City of Dreams, and from the structure of the mental network, the data that made up the temple was also located in the deepest part of the network. It was directly monitored by the highest bishops and was under the "watch" of Pope Meghul III. All mental activities in the temple area were based on the highest security policy, and the data flow control was extremely strict.
Therefore, for a long time, Gawain didn't have any thoughts about this area. In order to prevent himself, a 'stowaway', from being discovered by the temple's monitors, he didn't even move around the temple area.
Until today, Daniel became the monitor of the temple area and reconstructed the data flow of the entire area.
Gawain calmly teleported to the inner corridors of the central shrine, and then walked unhurriedly into the resplendent circular hall.
The figures of the archbishops appeared one after another in the magnificent hall that was illuminated by the passive light. The golden round table in the center of the hall was engraved with many mysterious runes. Each rune shimmered with the arrival of the participants. Gawain slowly walked to the side of the round table. His gaze swept across the magical and sacred runes floating around the edge of the round table. He could not help but sigh in his heart.
People who work in the network like RGB, as if this thing could really improve the performance of the mental network.
While he was thinking, the figures had quickly solidified. The archbishops of the Eternal Sleep Congregation had arrived at the venue and came to Gwen.
Gwen looked at the seats and saw a total of 23 seats around the magnificent round table, which corresponded to the 23 archbishops, including Daniel.
But at the moment, there was an empty seat.
Gwen remembered the situation reported by Daniel. In the previous exploration of Sandbox No. 1, an archbishop of the Eternal Sleep was mentally contaminated by the higher-ups while covering for others. Now, she was isolated in the real world. It seemed that the empty seat was hers.
Gwen came to the empty seat and casually sat down. This seat was not bad, it was now his.
Except for Daniel, none of the archbishops knew that the wanderers had come to them. They took their seats around the round table. Yuri Chalvin sat to the left of Gwen, while an unknown archbishop sat to the right of Gwen.
A few bishops could not help but look at Gwen's seat. Of course, what they saw was just an empty seat. One of the archbishops shook his head and sighed. "Sigh … I hope Archbishop Venti can recover soon."
A few voices of agreement rang out from the surroundings. Several gazes that were cast in Gwen's direction carried sighs and melancholy.
Gwen felt a little embarrassed, but he still sat in his seat with a straight face. After all, Daniel was sitting across the table, and his image as a wanderer could not be destroyed. As a wanderer, he could not run away from his seat because of embarrassment.
At this moment, a voice rang out in the hall, announcing the start of the meeting and removing Gwen's awkwardness. "Everyone, let's begin."
Gwen looked in the direction of the voice and saw Selena Geer sitting in a seat not far from him. She was wearing an elegant white dress, and her voice was as calm and gentle as he remembered.
"His Holiness the Pope will also participate in this meeting," Selena continued.
Meghul III?
Gawain's heart skipped a beat. The face of the pioneer who was known for his honesty and gentleness in the north appeared in his mind. Almost at the same time, a constantly wriggling and transforming starlight amalgamation that floated above the golden round table suddenly appeared in everyone's sight.
Gwen's eyes froze for a moment. The memory of Gwen Cecil surged in his mind, but he could not overlap the indescribable mass of starlight with the "comrade" in his memory.
He could not help but think of Bertilla who turned into a plant, and of the "great patriarch" Franken who fused with the body of a false god and died …
It seemed that mortals had to pay a huge price to fight against the passage of time and live for a long time.
Then, he heard a trembling voice that was indistinguishable from the original voice coming from the starlight. The voice said to the archbishops present, "We are facing a special crisis. The 'Narrator from the upper echelons' brewing in Sandbox No. 1 has begun to infect the real world. I believe all of you are aware of the specific situation.
"Apart from that, all the minds in Sandbox No. 1 have been confirmed to have disappeared, including three thousand of the church's compatriots who were the test entities, and millions of virtual minds formed by the sandbox system.
"We still can't confirm the reason for the disappearance of these minds. They may have been 'devoured' by the Upper Narrators, or … they may have somehow merged into Sandbox No. 1, or even melted through the shield and entered our surface network."
Meghul III's voice echoed in the hall. Gwen's eyes gradually became serious.
The minds in Sandbox No. 1 had disappeared … It contained millions of minds, most of which were virtual personalities created by the sandbox system …
The huge number of "virtual personalities" did not surprise Gwen because the sandbox ran an extremely simulated "real world", and as the internal historical "script" developed, the scale of the sandbox world's civilization would certainly develop, and the huge number of "residents" could not all be real test subjects. That meant that the Eternal Sleepers had to put the equivalent of an entire country's population into their sandbox, which was obviously unrealistic.
Therefore, using virtual personalities as the "NPCs" of the sandbox system was an inevitable choice, and Gwen had already expected it.
But he did not expect that Sandbox No. 1, which seemed to be operating normally on the surface … was actually empty inside?
As for whether the virtual "NPCs" could simulate the human mind, and whether they could achieve high-level artificial intelligence, Gwen was very concerned about this, but obviously, it was not the time to be concerned about such things.
While Gwen was thinking, the archbishops in the hall also started a formal discussion.
The archbishops who had participated in the exploration of Sandbox No. 1 described more details of the exploration operation, and the technical archbishops, led by Daniel, threw out several plans. During the discussion, the grim situation became more and more obvious, and the pressure of this crisis weighed heavily on everyone's heart.
Selena stood up, her eyes were calm, and her voice was low.
"… So far, we still can't confirm the nature of the Narrator from above. His power invisibly and invisibly pollutes everything that enters Sandbox No. 1. Conventional means of resistance are ineffective.
"The attacked vanguard was attacked by an invisible enemy at night. Other than the suspected illusion of mind backlash, we still know nothing about this attack.
"My compatriots, we are trying to fight against a power that may override the human mind … I'm afraid conventional plans are useless."
There was a low discussion in the hall as the archbishops quickly exchanged opinions. Even Gwen, who was listening to the meeting in stealth, could not help but fall into deep thought. He came up with possible countermeasures based on the large amount of information he had just heard.
In any case, he still did not want such a useful mental network to end so soon. Moreover, the Narrator from above sounded strange and dangerous. If possible, he did not want to let that thing really enter the real world.
Selena Gehrfen quietly looked at the archbishops who were discussing. After a few minutes, she suddenly broke the silence.
"My compatriots, listen to me.
"Perhaps what I'm about to say will make you feel incredulous, but the seriousness of the situation is obvious to all. I hope that all of us can seriously consider more possibilities.
"Regarding the current situation, His Holiness Meghul III and I have discussed, and we have a bold plan —"
Gwen subconsciously raised his head and looked in the direction of Selena Gehrfen with the other archbishops.
"Perhaps, we should seek cooperation from the extraterrestrial wanderers," Selena said calmly.
The hall suddenly became so quiet that even a pin drop could be heard.
Gwen: "…?"
Daniel: "…?"
The next moment, a buzzing sound of discussion suddenly rang out, and the entire hall seemed to have turned into a pot of boiling soup. When the name of a "large neutral wild boss" that the Eternal Sleep Congregation regarded as a "large neutral wild boss" appeared in this special meeting room, even the archbishops of the Dark Church could not help but fall into shock and confusion.
At this moment, Selena's voice sounded again, and the hall quickly quieted down. "Quiet, everyone, please listen to me. This is not a whimsical idea, but a serious idea.
"Through the continuous observation and analysis of the extraterrestrial wanderers, we should have a certain understanding of this indescribable existence. All kinds of characteristics show that although he has shown great danger and various strange means in the process of wandering in many worlds, he has relatively certain rules of conduct during a specific journey. According to the summary of the memory fragments of the extraterrestrial wanderers and the observation of the Cecil Empire, every time the extraterrestrial wanderers come to this world, they have a specific goal, and all their actions are carried out around this goal. And in our world, his goal is … to build a new order.
"And according to the various new policies of the Cecil Empire and the details of the religious reform he has carried out, we can be sure that he and the gods should be in some kind of opposition. At least, the two should not be in the same camp.
"Based on this point, it is not impossible for us to cooperate with the extraterrestrial wanderers when it comes to matters involving the upper level narrators."
As Selena's voice trailed off, the archbishops began to discuss again. Someone could not help but stand up and say, "But can we summarize the 'rules of conduct' of this indescribable being with the fragmented information we have now? His actions and goals are likely to be beyond human understanding. How can we be sure that what we have now is accurate? "
Selena looked towards the direction where the voice came from. "We can't be sure. We can only say that within a certain period and a certain range, his goals are not in conflict with ours, and we have the possibility of cooperating with him."
Another person stood up. "Archbishop Selena, I don't think that's right. The extraterrestrial wanderers may not be in the camp of the gods, but they are clearly not on our side either. Cecil is doing its best to wipe out the dark cult, and the Doomsday Cult has been uprooted. Our compatriots in Cecil are also being captured and reformed by the local security forces and the Extraordinary Discipline Center. He obviously doesn't like us … "
"The order he promotes does not allow the existence of an out-of-control and extreme group like the dark cult. But this does not mean that we can't have 'partial cooperation'," Selena said again. "The main force of the cult is in Typhon. We can not be active in Cecil. This way, we will not be in direct opposition to the extraterrestrial wanderers. Under this premise, we may be able to reach a tacit understanding with him on the issue of 'gods'."
The archbishops looked at each other, apparently still in shock and uncertainty. Yuri Chalvin, who sat on the left of Gwen, could not help but look to the right, exchanging thoughts with another archbishop a seat away. Gwen, who was sandwiched in the middle, leaned back in his chair, listening to the discussion of the group of eternal sleepers as his mind wandered …
A particularly loud voice rang out. Magnum's voice woke Gwen up. The short and grumpy archbishop stood up. "The extraterrestrial wanderers may be able to deal with the thing in Sandbox No. 1. He has the corresponding level, but will he really help? Or rather, if he really helps us, will we be facing an even greater threat? We can't deal with the upper narrators, but we can't deal with him either! "
Obviously, this was the common concern of everyone present, and immediately many voices echoed. Yuri, who sat on the left of Gwen, stood up and looked at Daniel across the table. "Archbishop Daniel, what do you think about this?"
Daniel: "?"
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