Pride Online

Chapter 710: The Start of The Meeting Part V

“And what’s the connection between Pride and the organization?” He asked again.

Silence overtook the place for a while before the spotlight shone on Mavin.

“On the outside, Pride may only be an online game or an online world that connects every computer’s communication system. The truth is, Pride is actually a big database of the organization. Other than overseeing the world through its online system, it also helps us control this world.”

“What do you mean?”

Wisana asked. The spotlight moved to Payu again.

“Pride is a big frame that we created to control this world. Everything goes online now today, be it a doorknob or a supercomputer that controls the nuclear. Everything is connected directly to Pride. Pride is like a remote control for this world.”

“...An online game?” Wisana narrowed his eyes.

“That’s the outside, Vincent,” Payu said. “The network was created from thousands of Signeraters’ high-level brain waves. What’s special about the Signetic is that it can control almost every kind of electric appliance through the online system that Pride has set up around the world. We call it the Pride System.”

Wisana sighed softly.

“Why does it have to be an online game?”

“At the beginning, creating Pride System by using Signeraters’ brain waves wasn’t stable enough for the system to work to its full potential,” Mavin said. “We needed more circulation of human’s brain waves to build a strong foundation to stabilize it. And Pride Online is the best energy source for Pride System.”

Through every human’s brain waves in there.

Whisper told Wisana an answer. One person in Pride was like one electric wire that took Signetic around Pride System. When a lot of people around the world gathered in Pride, the Signetic would circulate until the system got stable, even though there were only a few Signeraters as sources.

“What did you build Pride Online for?”

Payu sighed softly when he heard the question.

“To control this world according to the organization’s principles.” He answered. “And to connect it with you, the King Who Controls.”

“Connect it with me?” Wisana frowned. “What do you mean?”

“Pride System was created for you. And you were born for the Pride System.” Mavin said. “You’re a perfect child whose genes have been modified. Your naturally synthesized Signetic is the most flawless one from Winter and Viola’s chromosomes. They were the Signeraters who were selected to be a model and a vessel for the king.”

“That means you created me as a core of the Pride System?”

“That’s correct.” Payu nodded. “You’re chosen to be the king who controls the Pride System. You can even connect to the world’s online system without the brain wave modifier like the PM. Every cell in your brain can control the Pride System at any time. Your brain will become Pride System. You’ll become the world’s movement and the key to the organization and the future of this world.”

“....”

Wisana was speechless. His lips parted in awe.

If Pride System was the foundation of all online channels in the world and it could even control every kind of technology that was connected to Pride Online, Pride Online could almost conquer the world.

If what Payu said was true, that meant his brain was to become...

“You’ll be able to make the whole world explode by ordering the American military to release a nuclear missile. Or you can observe and detect any disturbance, such as terrorists, before you use your brain to order half of the world’s armies to go out and wipe them off the face of the world. You can go online and control everything with only your thoughts. You’ll decide the world’s future from now on as the King Who Controls. That’s your duty, Vincent.”

Wisana went quiet.

He was trying to slowly put every puzzle piece together since everything was so surreal. Was his brain really going to become the Pride System that controlled the world?

Of course, the world was digitalized now.

Everything was electrical and online. If the organization could control every appliance in the world, he would become somewhat like a god!

But why...

Why did it have to be...

“Why does it have to be me?” Wisana’s voice trembled. “Why did you have to create me? You can control the Pride System even without me.”

Silence overtook the room.

Because it was the first time that Wisana’s voice shook. Even though he seemed to be calm and understanding, there were so many things that were too hard to comprehend.

“That’s because the Pride System needs you.”

A voice of a man echoed in the room. Wisana halted since he found his voice familiar. The spotlight moved to the man sitting in the middle, revealing a tall white man with golden hair and outstanding blue eyes.

He smiled at Wisana.

He still remembered his name well...

“Laurent Pierre Di Deschamps.”

Not only the name, but also the last name. The man who was friends with Waree, his sister, and the leader of the French branch of Pride. As expected, he was really one of the people here.

Hearing that, Laurent grinned.

“Should I be happy that you remember that much?” He tilted his head a little.

“What did you mean by that?” Wisana did not care. “That you said that the Pride System needs me.”

The golden-haired man smiled and tilted his head again.

“Pride System is very delicate. It’s created solely for you to use so that no one else can touch it. Do you know why?”

Wisana went quiet. He looked into the French man’s eyes as if he was challenging him. However, Laurent smiled carelessly back.

“So that there’s only one man who controls it. We’ll make sure that everything that happens from now will be from your decision, the chosen man. And to prevent any mistake that can happen if it falls into bad people’s hands, there must be only one controller, you.”

Wisana pressed his lips tightly.

“...And why didn’t you just leave it to the AI?” He spoke through his teeth.

“The AI is too straightforward. We must admit that humans are sharper with their decisions. We’re not going to risk having a computer to control the human race, right, Mr. Vincent?”

Wisana frowned. He rested his head on his hand and narrowed his eyes.

“And you put all of that on me? Don’t you think it’s too heavy?”

Laurent laughed softly.

“It’s not like that at all, Mr. Vincent. You’re just born for it.”

Wisana scoffed. Not only him, but even Mavin and Payu also gave Laurent an eye.

“It’s not like you can use the Pride System whenever you want. You’re one of us and every movement has to be approved by all of us. To be frank, for me, you’re only a caretaker of the Pride System, not a god.”

“Laurent.”

He talked too much and Payu had to call his name as a warning. The golden-haired man only shrugged. Wisana put his hands under his mouth, thinking.

“Okay, so you created me to support the Pride System.” Wisana smiled. “...But how do you know if I’d use it in the right way? Or that I’d give in to your orders?”

Laurent chuckled and shook his head.

“That’s a good question.” He said. “I don’t argue that you’re well suited for this. Your Signetic circulation is at full capability and you’re strong. As for personalities, we were actually quite concerned that you would grow up into someone not suitable for being a king as intended...”

Then, he smirked.

It was a smirk that Wisana had to narrow his eyes.

“Because of that, I sent someone to observe you closely, be it in Pride or reality.”