dark moon

Chapter 551
"I don't know what it means. I once asked the gods, but she just shook her head. She told me that even with the technological level of our clan, many problems cannot be solved. Knowing too much will only increase worries." Roland De regretfully simulated a human sigh, "So I didn't ask any more questions. I just followed what the gods said, and under the premise of ensuring safety, I patrolled within my ability to try to save some lost people who had a similar fate to us. In the past thousand years, we have achieved some results. We have rescued some strange races sporadically and brought them into the bodies of gods. Although the gods sleep most of the time and rarely wake up, She is still sensitive to the vitality of the outside world. After sensing that we brought back carbon-based life, she specially modified her body to grow life-sustaining food and water for carbon-based organisms, so that they can survive here smoothly. stay alive."

"Do you nourish mortals with your own blood and flesh?" Although Shuer had already guessed it, he still glanced at Moria secretly, or in other words, he glanced at Master Anika hidden in Moria's soul. , even a god with such an unpredictable mind would do such a thing, which is really unexpected.

"Unfortunately, the lifespan of those carbon-based organisms is very short, and their number is not enough to maintain the continuation of civilization. Over the past 1000 years, most of the races that have been saved have died out naturally, and only a few races with long lifespans have continued. However, due to different life and cultural characteristics, everyone still lives in different locations. Occasionally, some of them with outstanding physical strength will go out to patrol with us, but their recovery period is longer than ours. There are many, so most of the time we search by ourselves.”

"But as time goes by, their number has become less and less. Now, apart from us, there are only a few hundred intelligent creatures on this planet. In fact, some races also have the opportunity to re-develop their own civilizations. , especially some technological races, they bring with them the gene pool of the race, and the quantity is not a problem, but in order not to add too much burden to the gods, they still gave up and chose to leave the gene pool to us for safekeeping, and wait for the opportunity to rebuild their civilization. , and they themselves chose to perish.”

"As for you... you should belong to a race whose main development direction is individual strength. Technology is all about improving individual strength. Sure enough, you can see that you can use your body to travel through the space of destruction. Then you You should be able to live very well here. The gods have provided everyone with sufficient living resources. You can choose freely whether to live in our city or to contact other races. If you want to contact other races, we can To lead the way and introduce you."

"Then don't rush to make a decision. Compared with those races, I am actually more interested in the space inside the Source of Disaster." Shuer asked expectantly, "In the past 1000 years, do you know anything about it? "

"No." Roland answered without thinking. "We only followed the orders of the gods and moved within a safe range. We have not explored in depth, so we have no further understanding of the destruction space."

"Well, what about the god?" Xiure said thoughtfully, "If possible, I would like to talk to her face to face, especially what she said before. The only way out of the world, I would like to have an in-depth discussion with her.”

"I'm afraid this request cannot be met. The gods have not woken up for 300 years. I don't know when they will wake up next time." Roland dissuaded, "I don't know how long your lifespan is, but I don't think it will be until your lifespan expires." Before the end, there is a chance to wait until the gods wake up."

"Oh, whether there is a chance, it actually mainly depends on your thoughts. The god may indeed be sleeping, but I think as the first group of believers to follow and believe in her, you should have a way to wake her up, right?"

"It is not wise to wake up the gods. The gods choose to sleep in order to reduce their own consumption. Forcibly awakening will only accelerate the collapse of her power and reduce the time she can persist. Therefore, we are firmly opposed to awakening the gods." Roland said seriously, "And , even if you asked, the answer she gave would probably be the same as the one she gave to us. I think maybe she is right, just like in this destroyed space, we are powerless, and the same is true for you, so what can we do even if we get the answer? ?”

Xiu'er didn't speak again, but his face darkened, and he stared straight at the metal life form on the screen. Under Xiu'er's gaze, the metal life form that had lived for tens of thousands of years actually felt at a loss. , the body even leaned back subconsciously, and the golden light on the head did not even dare to touch Xiure's eyes.

"If it were your brother, he would never say such a thing." After staring at him for a long time, Shuer sighed deeply, slowly shook his head, and said softly, "Oh, maybe he has done some memory work. The exchange, it must have been a little emotionally affected, I actually felt a little sad for him when I heard you say that."

Roland made a low humming sound, as if mumbling to himself. "You know, Roland, I thought a lot when you confided in me just now." Shuer ignored Roland's reaction and talked to himself. As he spoke, his fingers moved rhythmically on his waist. The hammer tapped lightly, "I've been thinking about why you said these things to us strangers who met for the first time. I even considered whether it might be that this matter has been pressing in your heart for thousands of years, and you urgently need it." To vent your emotions, you will choose us two unrelated outsiders to talk to. After you vent your emotions, you will find a way to kill us two people who know your innermost secrets."

"Impossible." Roland's head turned quickly and subconsciously, "How could I..."

"I already know that I misunderstood you. You can't do such a thing." Xiure said with a half-smile. "If you can do such a thing, I will pay more attention to you, because no matter what your character is, , you at least have courage, but now... To be honest, Roland, I look down on you. Do you know why? Because thousands of years have passed, but you have not changed at all. Even if you know that your brother has died heroically, Even if you see the gods using their bodies to protect you, and using their own flesh and blood to support your lives, you still haven’t changed. For thousands of years, you haven’t grown at all, not at all. You are still the same courageous person as you have been for thousands of years. A fearful piece of trash."

This was quite a severe accusation. Not only did the various geometric figures of the metallic lifeforms on the screen tremble at a distance, but even the city under his feet was trembling slightly. However, Roland did not refute a word.

"Why don't you refute, Roland, because you know in your heart that I am not wrong at all." Shuer had a sneer smile on his face and his tone was full of mockery, "Don't want to face the insignificance in your heart? It doesn't matter. If you don’t want to say it, let me say it for you. Let me ask you, Roland, have you really considered the future?”

Silent, despite having a body as huge as a city, Roland instinctively retreated a distance, lowered his head and said nothing.

"Haha, you should know that the gods may be able to protect you for a while, but they cannot protect you forever. She said she will not die, but from the hundreds of years of slumber, I don't believe you can't tell that she is living like this. It makes no difference if she dies, and everything she does is to protect you. It can be said that your survival is all due to her sacrifice." Shuer sneered, "But what have you done? You can feel at ease with her Parasitized on her body, you are aimlessly wasting the time she bought you. You have not even considered whether you will die if one day she cannot support it anymore, let alone consider changing the status quo. Oh, you are glaring at me, right? I can see that, yes, at least you still have the courage to glare at me, a little stronger than before. The question is, why are you glaring at me? You think I said something wrong. Have you considered changing it? Current situation? Okay, then tell me, from the moment she turned into a planet, have your positions changed, even by one meter?"

"No, right? Hahaha, with your size and power, if you concentrate your strength, you can completely pull her to move. If you move a certain distance, when the strength is insufficient, you will retreat into her body to rest, and then continue to move. Although it will be slow, , but in more than 1000 years, you can move far away. During this period, you may be able to find an exit from this space. This is your only chance, but have you done it? No. Why haven't you done it? You didn't think of it. Is it? No, it’s because you don’t know how to make your own decisions at all. In the past, you put the burden of making decisions on your brother, and then you lost your courage to God. You don’t even have the courage to make your own decisions. I’m sorry. , I said it wrong, once, huh, isn’t it ironic? The only time I decided my own destiny was to escape from the battlefield."

"Why am I convinced that you can't do something like confide to us and then turn around and kill us? Because you don't have the courage and courage to do so. The reason why you confide in me is actually because your brother and I have exchanged memories. You subconsciously regard me as your elder brother and cry to your brother as you did in the past, hoping to get comfort from your brother and let him shoulder everything you should bear. That's why I said, I look down on you, Roland, your brother. I forgive your cowardice and entrust the remaining clan members to you because I hope you will grow up and become like a true leader. Is this how you repay his tolerance and trust?"

"You don't want me to wake up the gods, and it's not for the reasons you mentioned. I once suspected that you would be worried that the gods would wake up and you would have no place to stay. Therefore, even if waking her up would help her, we must prevent her from waking up. If it is true, In this way, although you are inhumane, you are at least a qualified leader. Unfortunately, it is not for this reason. Hahaha, you are unwilling to wake her up, just because after she wakes up, you do not have the courage to try your best to repay her kindness, and you don’t know what to do. How to face possible changes in the future? You would rather live in confusion and live day by day than make up your mind to make changes. You would rather watch her sleep like dead than find a way to save her."

"I really feel sorry for your god. Why did she sacrifice herself to save such a timid and fearful waste like you?"

(End of this chapter)