For a New Phyrexia Demon Judge, replacing the old shimmering oil with new shimmering oil is not strictly as simple as replacing an energy source or core.
Rather, it is equivalent to copying the core program of strong artificial intelligence with consciousness and self-awareness, and then significantly modifying and adjusting the underlying logic until it completely changes into a completely different new form.
And because the New Phyrexia creatures that have been completed by the Shimmering Oil have no souls, their consciousness, thinking and perception are all given by the Shimmering Oil.
Therefore, this kind of modification, adjustment and replacement is actually equivalent to killing the creature that was originally transformed by the old shimmering oil, and then resurrecting it into a structure controlled by Zuo Si.
It's just that the time when these demon judges and other New Phyrexia creations were born is too short, and they don't have a clear concept of death, let alone the meaning of life and death.
The only thing I want to do is to work hard to become stronger, evolve, and gain power beyond others of the same kind.
That’s why people actively embrace Xin Shuoyou.
If it were the old Phyrexia Demon Judge led by Yawgmoth, they would definitely choose to resist desperately when faced with the counter-infection of the new Shimmering Oil.
Even if it destroys itself, it will never allow the underlying logical structure that maintains self-awareness to be tampered with.
Especially as the Blue Devil Judge, Jinji Towers has a fanatical and radical pursuit of technology and research and development. The characteristic of his faction is the pursuit of fatal and bottomless crazy experiments, and the belief that only by constantly transforming himself can he obtain "perfection" in the true sense.
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As long as they can retain knowledge and memory and make themselves smarter and stronger based on the original, these guys don't care whether they change their body or whether the body is filled with new oil or old oil.
During the original development of New Phyrexia, it was Jinji Towers who, with the help of Tezzeret, traveled to the Kamigawa space and time to conduct in-depth research on the intertwined real and spiritual worlds of this world.p>
Finally, a technology was created to perfect the planeswalker while retaining the spark.
To know this, even Yawgmoth himself, who created the Shimmering Oil, couldn't do it.
Coupled with the essence of the World Tree that the green demon judge-Fulin Kai later stole from Kaldheim time and space, he successfully created a "cave tree" that connects the entire multiverse and countless time and space, which can continuously transport troops to
In any known time and space, the technological level in some aspects far exceeds that of old Phyrexia.
Therefore, in Zuo Si's view, the most outstanding, advantageous and development value of New Phyrexia is precisely Jinji Tasha and the Blue Progress Engine faction led by him.
In other words, these guys are naturally a group of crazy scientific researchers and can form a new team independently.
In addition, because they do not have any concepts of human nature and morality, they will not have heated debates about taboo subjects involving the human body, soul, and social ethics like those earth scientists in the Floating City of Plantia.
This means that Zuo Si now has several subordinate institutions on hand that are responsible for research and development and conducting various experiments.
Among them, Plantia Floating City is one, which mainly focuses on the combination of natural science and magic, with a little research in the field of social science;
The second is spellcasting organizations such as the Arcane Society and the Masked Mage Guild, which are responsible for multiple functions, specializing in the study of magic and supernatural powers;
The third one is the ninth level of Baator Hell, an organization formed by devils and various evil alien creatures. Its main research directions are law, contracts, souls, vicious magic, various drugs and creations that can make people addicted and corrupt.
Intelligent creatures with hellish blood;
The fourth one is also in the ninth level of Baator Hell, but it is research on shimmering oil and shimmering oil technology derivative products in several affiliated planes. There is also one that specializes in the research of purgatory dragons;
The fifth one is naturally Jinji Tasha and the New Phyrexia blue faction he leads.
As for the several laboratories and mage towers that Zuo Si built himself, they have not been classified there yet.
Judging from this layout alone, it fully reflects his sense of crisis that he never puts his eggs in one basket.
While Jinji Tower was being upgraded and renovated, Wabas quietly came closer and cautiously tried: "Master, I have completed the task according to your instructions, can I get my own soul now?"
?Even if it’s just a small part!”
"Of course.
Due to your outstanding performance in recent times, I can now forge a complete soul for you.
But before I start, I want to ask, what do you want your soul to be like?
Just like the faction color you represent now, full of power, ambition, enthusiasm and destructive impulse?
Or is it something else you expected?
Although the soul will not directly change your personality and memory, it will continue to have an impact in the future.
You must know that once the soul is forged and integrated with the body, there is no room for change."
Zuo Si gave a brief explanation to the red magic judge in front of him with a smile.
Perhaps due to the influence of his education and concepts, he has no objection at all to giving souls to New Phyrexia creatures, and he is not as strict about the free will of his subordinates as Yawgmoth.
After all, whether in the floating city or the continent of Faerûn, it is a normal operation for the caster to give the creation independent consciousness, mind and soul.
Spells such as undead enlightenment and construct enlightenment were also invented early and put into use on a large scale.
In this regard, just look at the large number of creatures that can communicate and communicate in the lairs of archmages and even legendary mages.
Some creations even have various weird personalities and little hobbies.
For example, there is a stone golem in the Black Staff Tower of Kelburn that likes to keep cats and feeds them whenever he has time;
The mad mage Halaster Blackrobe in Leyline City also has a cowardly golem who is afraid of strangers and hides away.
And these golems, which are more like humans than humans, are actually endowed with souls.
"I want to design a soul for myself?"
Wabas was stunned for a moment.
He obviously didn't expect that the soul has so many things to pay attention to, and he suddenly became extremely entangled, and he couldn't make a final decision after he hesitated for a long time.
Zuo Si comforted him casually: "Don't worry, you can think about it slowly. Anyway, we all have enough time since we are not bound by life span. Just come back to me when you think about it."
"Thank you very much! I swear that I will continue to serve you in the future, hollow out the entire New Phyrexia, and turn it into the palm of your hand."
Wabas quickly lowered his head to show his loyalty.
Because with the addition of Blue Demon Judge Jinji Tasha, he is no longer alone in the Demon Judge Council, but has a reliable ally.
The next thing to do is to find the next target and bring it to Zuo Si to complete the transformation.
As a result, three of the five factions - white, black, red, green, and blue - have become their own.
Even if the plan is exposed by then, the other two factions can be defeated through war with hard power.
The only question is, where should the third faction start?
Is it the leader of the green faction who has no brains and only knows how to fight with brute force - Fulinkai?
Or is it Elenon, the leader of the white faction who suffered a heavy blow and was unable to recover?
Or is it the most cunning, cunning and ambitious among the Seven Steel Lords, who has become the leader of the black faction in name only - Xiori?
No matter which one of these three, it is obviously not easy to deal with.
Because they are not as smart and rational as Jinji Tasha, and they are only interested in research and development of technology.
Fulinkai is a typical reckless man, he only knows how to hit and rush, and he probably doesn't even understand the hints.
And it is unlikely that he will surrender to Zuo Si, who does not appear to have undergone any unruly transformation.
Needless to say, Elenon will never choose to give in, whether it is to maintain the dominance of the Mechanic Orthodoxy in New Phyrexia or to re-establish her power as a regent.
In contrast, Xiori, a capable and ambitious pragmatist, is actually a good target.
At least according to Albas, not only is she very smart, but she also has no principles of loyalty at all.
As long as enough benefits can be given, such as supporting him to start a civil war to unify the factions and become a veritable black magic judge, then there is a high probability that Xiori will choose to take refuge.
Of course, these are all the thoughts that remain in Wabas' mind.
For the specific implementation, he still has to discuss it with the blue demon judge Jinji Tasha who is about to complete the transformation.
After all, the latter is the real master in playing tricks and intrigues.
Time flies...
Half an hour passed in a flash.
When the light emitted from the eyes began to dim, and the sound of the metal skeleton structure's vibration also completely disappeared, Jinji Tower finally regained its life.
It feels great to not be subject to any restrictions! I can feel that my intelligence, especially the breadth of my thinking, has increased several times, and I am generating fantastic ideas all the time."
"Congratulations, you are now a living being with free will, although it is not complete because of the lack of a soul."
Zuo Si smiled and sent his blessings to the Blue Demon Judge.
Although the appearance of Jinji Tower is basically similar to that of an alien, especially the disproportionately long and slender head, spine and limbs, its sudden appearance in a dark place will probably scare the living person to wet their pants.
But he just doesn’t like it.
No way, who made this guy the chief leader of New Phyrexia's technology department?
To be continued...