Chapter 221: Using Technology Against Magic
Chapter 221: Using Technology Against Magic
Let me try again?
Upon hearing the words of the Purification Bureau Director, the Water Bottle Director couldn't help but take a deep breath, feeling as if his brain was truly boiling.
If one were to rank the most painful experiences in this world, the process of having one's memories read by a Divine Mind Devourer would undoubtedly be among the top.
The long, purplish-red fleshy tongue, gently gliding along the brain's crevices, slowly extracted memories, causing an excruciating sensation, not only from the gradual loss of self but also from the physical torture.
The entire memory extraction process was akin to having hundreds of burning feet trampling between one's legs, aiming for a specific spot, kicking relentlessly for over ten minutes—a pain no human could endure!
"Impossible! I..."
"Sorry, but since it involves the Watchtower Palace, I must ask you to try again."
"What if I still fail after another attempt?"
"Rest assured, this time there won't be any issues!"
The Water Bottle Director, with his temples throbbing, looked at the Purification Bureau Director, who also understood the agony of the process, and said with a slightly apologetic tone, "Before you wake up, the Taurus Director has already inspected the Memory Furnace and temporarily repaired the corroded parts. This time, there won't be any problems."
The Taurus Director?
Upon hearing the Purification Bureau Director's assurance, the anger in the Water Bottle Director's eyes subsided slightly.
As someone chosen by the Watchtower Palace, the Taurus Director's integrity was beyond question. Even standing on the "opposing side," she wouldn't resort to underhanded methods in such matters.
Additionally, the real reason for the malfunction of the Memory Furnace might not be the Mind Devourer's stomach acid but a mistake on their side. After all, the brain in his skull wasn't the original, and some discrepancies were inevitable.
With no other choice, it seemed he could only undergo the memory extraction again.
Looking at the director, who apologized with words but had a resolute gaze, the Water Bottle Director stopped his futile struggle, took a deep breath, and stood before the Divine Mind Devourer with a grim expression.
...
When he initially decided to take action, he had anticipated the possibility of having his memories read and prepared a corresponding solution.
The Divine Mind Devourer's memory extraction, though it involved physical contact, did not tamper with the soul. By replacing his brain with an identical one, he could evade its scrutiny.
To withstand memory extraction at a critical moment, he drank the water from the Twin Mirror Lake and created a duplicate of himself. After killing it with prearranged methods, he extracted its brain.
Next, by putting this replicated brain to sleep and creating a highly convincing fake memory by showing it a realistic dream, he could create an almost flawless false memory.
The only flaw was that the other brain's memories were from a dream, so the extracted memories were somewhat disjointed and might be exposed if someone observed them directly.
Fortunately, the Mind Devourer didn't provide the original memories but instead replicated them into dreams through the Memory Furnace, filling in the final five percent discrepancy.
After all, he was the genuine Water Bottle Director, and although his brain wasn't original, the memories within it perfectly matched his claims, with only a slight blur to confuse and deceive.
As for why there was a problem now... Perhaps it was due to an earlier timing?
Glancing towards the direction of the Gemini Bureau Chief, the answer he received was that no one had tampered with the device, and the issue indeed lay with the malfunctioning Memory Furnace. The Water Bottle Director couldn't help but sigh in frustration.
When he underwent the brain replacement surgery at the Gemini Bureau, the doctor performing the procedure had mentioned that it would take around two to three days for the new brain to fully synchronize with the body.
However, due to the sudden appearance of the Purification Bureau Chief and the direct questioning, the memory reading was conducted a full day earlier, causing the new brain to not be fully awakened, resulting in an incomplete memory extraction.
Fortunately, he had anticipated this possibility, and the doctor from the Corlok Kingdom provided a solution for such a situation.
Secretly pressing the thin copper plate embedded in his occipital region, slightly increasing the electric current to activate the brain, the Water Bottle Director and his false memories were once again completely overwhelmed by hundreds of tongues covered in fleshy tumors...
...
Little Lyon... We might be in trouble...
After reading the "Water Bottle Director's Memories" sent to him, the Red-Haired Bureau Chief sighed, crushing the sphere containing the memory dream, and silently apologizing to Lyon in his heart.
Although the Memory Furnace malfunctioned, resulting in only about five percent of the Water Bottle Director's memories being replicated, it was still enough to reveal clues.
To ensure the Water Bottle Director's complete neutralization, he, Beverley, and the Gemini Bureau Chief, who actively provided a large amount of evidence after learning the situation, conducted extensive investigations during this time, uncovering eight to nine tenths of his movement trajectory.
However, in this five percent of the memories, the Water Bottle Director's actual actions were vastly different, completely contradicting the intelligence they had gathered.
So, if his guess was correct, the Water Bottle Director had likely prepared other measures during these two to three decades, even finding a way to deceive the Divine Mind Devourer.
For now, although the sudden malfunction of the Memory Furnace successfully delayed the first memory reading, after the Taurus Lord's inspection, the next reading would undoubtedly function without issue. It seemed that he couldn't escape the memory reading, and even Lyon might be implicated.
Indeed... Initiating the inquiry was a bit hasty. If he had prepared more, perhaps he wouldn't be so passive, and at the very least, Lyon wouldn't have been dragged into this...
...
"I just checked it, and its operation is perfectly normal!"
The Red-Haired Bureau Chief, with a furrowed brow, was regretting his lack of preparation when Lyon, standing on the main platform, confidently assured the Purification Bureau Chief by pounding his chest:
"After the Taurus Lord's inspection, this device's effectiveness has increased significantly, and there's no doubt it will work normally!"
"That's good, let's hope it doesn't malfunction again."
Receiving assurances from both Lyon and the Red-Haired Bureau Chief, the Purification Bureau Chief nodded in satisfaction, never suspecting that someone might have tampered with the device.
Meanwhile, Lyon, standing beside him, switched to the Elite Performer and timely intervened, saying: "Speaking of malfunctions... Director, when I first touched it, there was no issue, and it should be usable. The Memory Furnace is indeed old, but it's not at the point of malfunctioning.
I suspect the Taurus Lord probably thinks the same, but she likely couldn't find any other problems. You didn't have time to look for other issues, so you could only temporarily conclude that the Memory Furnace was damaged."
Hmm?
Upon hearing Lyon's reminder, the Purification Bureau Chief paused, then looked towards the Taurus Lord, who was indeed frowning in deep thought. He then thoughtfully said: "You mean... the problem might lie with the Water Bottle Director?"
(End of Chapter)
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